Here Comes Santa ... LOOK OUT 4 HIM

Here Comes Santa ... Where are his Breaks!!!
Do you really think he can drive without his Reindeer.. ??
This here is a card Plus a tree ornament (2 in 1) Santa pops off to be hung up in a tree.

Which makes this little card a slight interactive with swinging Santa makes it feel like Santa is a slightly tipsy driver .

Challenges Entered
Winter Wonderland #8 Santa is coming to town - really fast on my card

High Hopes # 40 Xmas in July - Yep it's for Christmas

Materials Used
Papers: Card Stock
Inks :Brown and White
Stamps: Inkadinkadoo
Embossing Powders : Clear & Winter White
Santa Die Cut ..he's already Years old but perfect for this card :)
sewn , ribbon from my stash & a brad

Thanks for looking and all your comments

Huggs Nikki

Distressed "4 You" Tag

Wanted to make a sweet little "4 You Love" Tag

It really started out smaller but ended up I wanted more on it so

I've extended it by adding on sides and now really like how it turned out.

Challenges Entered :

Tuesday Taggers # 10 Curls and SwirlsCreative Inspirations # 18 Distressing Paper Play #26 Favorite Belli Challenge #70 - Metal TagPile it On # 7 Orange Materials Used

Papers : Cardstock,Basic Grey,Bazzil,Once Upon A time

Stamps : Inkadinkadoo

Embossing Powders : Clear, Distress Walnut Stain,

Hand Cut : 4

Inks & Colors : Black, Green, Pearl Ex,Perfect Pearls,Acrylic Paints, Prisma Pencils

Others : Pewter Embellishments, Glass Beads, Hemp, Fiber Threads,

Used a Ribbon Punch on here to let peak thru a little sparkly paper that is tucked in between the layers

Thanks for Looking and letting me know what you think

Huggs Nikki

Motivet Challenge "All In Blue"

Motivet Sketch Challenge: Made a Card Holder

I Call this : " ALL IN BLUE"Ends July 31st and you can win 5 of their Sweet n Cuddly stamps
You must use one of their stamps and follow the sketch
I've used "Doraline with a birthday cake" I've also included some close up as I've made her shiny and she's been embossed to give it a touchy feely, I've also made it for a "Sweet 16"

Materials Used:

Paper : Bazzill, Cardstock
Stamps : Motivet-"Doraline" and Inkadinkadoo for BG
Coloring : Derwent & Loew watercolor Pencils, Pearl Ex, Ranger Pewter
Inks: Black, Baby Blue
Gel Pens : White, Black ,Silver
Embossing Powders : Clear and Glassy Glaze
Mini Brads and Gem Brads, Flowers painted w/ Pearl ex & ranger
3 different Ribbons, Glitter, Sewn ,little Blue Gems
Rose tucked in behind the little book plate has been tinted with Pewter to tie in more
Corners cut with Friskar sissors (Cotton Candy)
Handwrote: Sweet 16

Thanks for looking
& I love to hear what you have to say
Huggs Nikki

Vintage Christmas

A Vintage Christmas

I've created a postcard on really thick card board but it's gonna need an envelope to mail now

with everything I've done to it off to make one up

This is my Take on a Vintage Card just with a couple Modern Twists.

Embellishments - Mini Brads,Ribbon,2 Holly Buttons,Vintage Image
Inks: Gold,Red,Beige,Brown,Copper,Embossing Powder - ClearSewn : Dark Red and Dark Brown threadsAlso Used Copper Gel Pen To create Line and My little Logo Signature

Stamps : Inkadinkadoo(front) Postcard Stamp(unknown)
Papers : Bazzil(Border),Red Leather Like Paper - It's so soft, Card stock
Thanks for looking hugs Nikki

Handmade Flower Card

TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE
I'm not sure if I want the bee or not I guess it depends on who gets the card or what mood I'm in but I have it all set to stick on in a second ...Which way to go ??

Challenges Entered :
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #7 : Decoupage (layer up those images)
-Layered everything up flower,bee,back ground,bookplate
Paper Play - Create a Handmade Flower - no stamps just me and my scissors
Stampin'B Designs # 13 - Use Metal - Those cute little Mini Brass Brads r Metal

Materials Used:

Papers : Basic Grey, Bazzil,Card Stock
Stamp : Studio G

Vintage Gem & Mini Brass Brads,
Flower and Bee - Handmade and Designed by me
Flower is individual petals all attached together and curls slightly to give it more 3-d effect then colored in with Prisma Pencil Crayons and Gamsol. The Bee is Cut out of card stock - Black layered over yellow tinted with yellow ink and white gel pen for highlights.
Sewn on my Wittle machine

Maybe I'll Make a template (printable of course) of the flower and Bee
let me know if you'd be interested I'd love to hear what you think
about this :)

Thanks for looking

Huggs Nikki

Flies in the Summer

Flies in the Summer
This card has that summery feeling to me it's light and airy at least looking at it reminds me of summer

?? Butterfly or FLY ??? which do you think ??

Challenges entered in :

Created By Hand Ends 7th : Summer Challenge - Can be anything
Cupcake Craft Challenge #46: Summer Challenge
Spoonful of Sugar #58 : Summer Challenge
The Pink Elephant : My Fave Color Combo ( Love this Combo )
Cute Card Thursday # 67 : Stitch in Time ( Hand or Machine or Drawn )
Danni's Dreams # 64 -Flutterby Wed -Need to have a butterfly Materials Used
Papers : Anna Griffen, Bazzil sparkly stock
Petalloo flowers and little paper ones (?)
Stamp - My Acrylix - PostMark set
Handmade Vellum little butterfly .. but the more I look at I think just Fly lol
With a vintage Gemstone Body, Clear and holograhic Embossing power
Mini Gems And Glittler Glue to add extra Sparkle
Sewn with Yellow and Blue thread - Stitches on the ribbon too


Thanks for taking a little peak !!
Huggs Nikki

Winter Wonderland Blues

Winter Wonderland "Blues" ChallengeI didn't want to miss out on this Challenge at all it's getting me already for Xmas Early
(It's Late for the challenge But not for Christmas lol)
The Glue wasn't even dry on the gems before I snapped my picture. I collect Vintage Postcards and Blue Santa's are really rare to find... And they come with a large price tag... Which are a little out of my price range. So it gave me the idea of a simple little Blue Santa who sparkles

& Charima Cardz Challenge --ANYTHING GOES wee
One small card coming up :)

Materials Used
Papers : Brazzil, Cardstock, Vellum
Colored with Primsa & Gamsol
Glitter and also Ranger Metallics and little blue snowflakes and Blue Bling

Thanks for Looking
Have a Beautiful Day :)
I will It's my BD today it's a YAH but Darn I'm Another year older
Huggs Nikki

MMM Cupcakes who doesn't love em !!

Pink Persimmon Cupcake Challenge -
Always wanted to make something with a cupcake on it so here it is
It's also their One Year Celebration too Oh yah you can win a Cake Stand to hold your home

baked creations on and Cupcake Stamps... Can you say YUMMY!!!

Secret Crafter #37 Pink and Green

-worked out really nice-

Charisma Cardz Challenge - ANYTHING GOES
-- Made A topper --

Materials Used:
Papers: Brazzil ,Paper Company (Its like a fabric paper),Card Stock
Black & White & Pink Gel Markers, Primas Pencils -used Gamsol and Burnishing Techniques
Heat Embossed with Clear and a touch of Holographic for more sparkles
Heart Shaped Mirrored Sprinkles, Greenish Brown Ink to age the Sewn Paper
Hand Drew the Cupcake... I own no cupcake stamps and also Wrote out the "Your So Sweet"

Thanks So Much For taking a Peak
Huggs Nikki C

Strength is a Butterfly

For a Butterfly is Stronger then we think :)
Materials Used

Papers : Basic Grey(What I had Left over just enough to make this), Brazzil, Card Stock, Vellum
Stamp : Penny Black On inside
Cover Butterfly : Hand Drawn by Me, Used Primas, Black Gel Marker, Clear Heat Embossing,
Scrap thick Cardboard :Painted w H20 and Metallic and Rounded off and dented to create shape of butterfly, Thin metal wire.
Sewn on my machine, and tinted with Blue ink the circle is Primas And gamsol and covered with Clear Heat embossing.
Love the sentiment It's on vellum

Thanks So Much
for taking a Peak
huggs Nikki

Let it Snow !! In JUNE ...ahhh

Let it Snow .. I Know yet another Christmas cards I blame all those sites that don't want me to rush around like a mad women at Christmas trying to get things done and ... staying up endless nites what are you thinking lol .... I think this might be better this way

Here's my My Card

Winter Wonderland Challenge #3 - Let it Snow
-( Just made a cute wintry scene with lots of Snow)-

PaperPlay Challenge #22- Christmas in June

-( Xmas is Early this year )-
(I have to play with my camera the 2nd pic is actual colors)

Materials Used :
Buttons- Snowman and Winter Greetings (broke the backs off them)
Paper - Card stock Green and Beige, Brazzil for trees and House, Snowflakes
Doodle Bug - Cut outs (from my sis)
Lots of Glitter- in Clear and Blue
hand cut all the snowy hills :)

Enjoy and thanks for looking
May it be Really SUNNY wherever you are!!!
Huggs Nikki

Frosty the Shaker Snowman

Frosty the Snowman

Theme Christmas Card Song for Winter Wonderland
Link in Side Bar

Shaker Card - W Gift Card Holder Pocket

Items Used
Paper Brazzil Dark Shiny Blue and light Shiny Blue - Hand stamped and Clear Heat Embossing Powder, Also Hand Drawn on Swirls. Also Used Chalks and Inks to add extra Depth
Lots of Little Bling to add More sparkles
H20 Luminart Paint - On Large Snowflakes
Cuttle Bug Cut out's From a Dear Friend and Snowflakes and Shadow box (she has all the toys)
Sewn Up on my Machine with Light Blue Thread
Blue Shiney Ribbon just perfect for this card

Thanks for Looking
And those that Comment
Nikki

Birthday Mini Album

Square Corner Bookmark(love these soo Compact)

High Hopes-Buzy Mama
(Soo Cute and Pink)

My Stamp Box-Border lines Set
(Just the Perfect Touch)

The Inside Pages

Hi My sister owns a little cutter and she sent me this Blank Mini Album to play with when I had the time well it was sitting there staring at me .. saying "WHAT GIVES ALREADY!!" so I grabbed it and started working on it and low and behold it magically turned into a Birthday Album with a few extras ...
Bookmark to keep your place, plenty of little places to put pictures with a pull out picture holder
And a place to keep your secrets at the end :) ... All the boys she might have a crush on

My Large List of Items Used:

Stamps: My Stamp Box (Border Lines Set) Made the Cutest Button Flower So perfect for this
High Hopes (Buzy Mama & Grey Hare Sentiment) .. But had to be PINK

Penny Black: Flower & a Couple I'm not sure who

Drawings By Me 2 girl faces and butterfly (Watermarked Images)

Papers Almost every Page Anna Griffin (From Steph), Chatterbox, Cardstock

Inks: Pink & Ranger Perfect Medium

Punches: Flowers, Martha's Easter Bunny

Cut outs: From my Sis, Tags, Frames,Album,Circles,Mini Folder

Mini colorful and Secret Pewter Brads
Colored Images with: Primas and Gamsol , Watercolor Pencils too, White Gel Pen

Added in Sewing, Clear Glitter Glue, Gems, Butterfly Gems, 1 Dragonfly sticker

Binder Rings to hold it all together.

Hopefully that's everything :)

Thanks For Looking

Nikki

Tag Your It Challenge - Wings week 48

Here's what I've Created for This weeks Challenge
Called "KISSES ON BUTTERFLY WINGS"

Wanted to do a Circle tag and loved the idea of wings so I've hand and drawn out the little butterfly wings and used Prisma Pencil Crayons,Gel Markers, Ranger Powders to color them in and give them a little sparkle to them, they really are shimmery but the camera doesn't show them all up They are on a very thin sheet of tracing (vellum) paper and if you hold the tag in your hand as it starts to warm up the butterfly wings will curl up which is fun to play with and gives a lot more movement .. so you know what I was doing before I attached them to the tag .. Roll over for me little butterfly lol
The Tag says Kisses on Butterfly Wings which I've hand written with a silver Gel Pen and is on a chipboard covered with Ranger patina and then sealed with Clear heat embossed
The Pink border is actually little pink hearts the run all around the back of the tag to give it a scalloped look and A simple blue Ribbon so you notice the butterflies not the ribbon.

I'd Love to hear what you've got to say
Enjoy :)

Tiny Altered P-Arts

My First Post About My Wittle Stuff May you enjoy
It's funny I never thought I'd use these little bottle caps when my sister mailed them to me and low and behold I have ... Surprized me and I even liked how they turned out know I want to try and find different things to test out and ALTER away gonna get me some small Bits and Bobs and paint and stain away :)
I love how something so tiny can just draw you in and make you really take a look at it Now that I've made these what will I add them to .... Hummm I have no Idea just making Parts for the time being eventually it will come to me I'm sure

Can't even decide which one is my fave lol. I keep flipping back and forth between em.