Not another Scary Card MMSC #16

Reminds me of Scary Movie ..he's really not that scary Used the Sketch from
Midnite Madness Sketch Challenge #16 It's been Fun making Halloween Cards.

Here's My Take on it on the Sketch

Other Challenges Entered in :
Creative Inspirations #15 : Stitching - Yep Lots
Pile it on # 12 : Group of 3 .. 3 little orange Bling in a row

Whimsy Stamps #30 - Touch of Sparkle .... Little Twinkles in the eyes
LalaLands # 2- Stitching Real or Fake -- Real it is
2 Red Bananas - Taken from Inspiration Pic - Used Color choices from image

orange/black/white/faded black & brown building

I've Altered the Black and White Paper with Black and Brown ink it was way to Bright
Sewn it all up and added in some Bling Hand Wrote on Happy Halloween. All the Halloween Parts are premade Die cuts Which I love are so perfect for this

Thanks for looking & for any Comments to
Hugs Nikki

Happy Halloween (MMSC#15)

Here is a Halloween Card I've used the Sketch from Midnite Madness Sketch Challenge #15

Materials Used
Stamps Used: Clear Dollar Stamps Jar-Gon Set .. these are so sweet perfect for perserving halloween goodies :)
Various Ribbons, Halloween Stickers to fill the jar and sewn all together

thanks for looking

Nikki

Christmas All Year Long :P

Made these two Santa Cards up for what else but Christmas --MUST GET A HEAD
These are a little different then other christmas cards just because the main bg is in BLACK I really like how the feeling that comes off them little unique I hope

Challenges Entered :
Stamping B's #19 Anything you want

Simon Says #?? Christmas in August
Dutch Dare #58 Christmas

Whimsy Stamps # 15 Ribbons
Flourishes Timeless Tues # Black,Olive,Red,Neutral (the top card has these colors)

Materials Used :

Papers : Cardstock, Bazzil, Leathery type and scraps

Inks : Versamark,Black & Watermark
Embossing : Holographic
Santa Die Cut with Bead Eyes and Snowy Texture both have been Popped up too
Ribbons: Red with Gold Trim and Bright Green
I've also used UHU Glue "Glue & Twist" - they have monthly free samples (link in sidebar)
Thanks for looking and your comments

Hugs Nikki

CupCake Toppers and Sweets!!

Sweet Treat Cupcake SprinklesMy Sister and her girls love to eat cupcakes so I went out and got them a bunch of sprinkles from my local bulk store and created these bag toppers and Tags to label the jars they go into.

These are just me doodling around and having fun with them Plus I loved the bright colors for each.

Challenges Entered:
Cupcake Craft challenge # 53 Something Sweet and Cupcakes (opt) - Covered that Sugar & CupcakesThey are also celebrating there 1 Year so join them in their Blog Hop for this week so go and Visit all there DT's sites and you might just win some Cupcakes aka CANDY !!!
Crafty Creations #29 Tags

Truly Scrumptious # 14 Anything But a Card
Materials Used :
Papers : Various cardstock
Pens/Pencils : Gel Pastels, Black & Prismas blended with Gamsol
Brads and Matching Ribbons to each Sprinkles
Thanks for looking and all your comments
Hugs Nikki

P.S All the Cupcake images are hand drawn by me

Pumpkin Carving Time (MMSC14)

Pumpkin Carving Time

Here's another Page for My Neices Mini Album
Hope she doesn't go sneaking a peak at my blog :P
I just Love all the fun with HalloweenBased on the Midnite Madness Sketch #14 (MMSC14)

Materials Used
Papers : Basic Grey, cardstock , and 2 others ??

Inks: Black, Silver
Embossing : Silver
Tiny little Brads, Brass Tag, Black Bling, Halloween Ribbon, Die Cut Tag

Thanks for looking & for any Comments too
Hugs Nikki

Welcome Back --Basic Grey!!!

Welcome Back Basic Grey Card and Challenge

Basic Grey Challenges is finally up and running and seeing I love their papers what a better use of them but to challenge myself in using them up. I've pretty well Altered almost everything on this card down to the brads. All the papers have been tinted with beige and then added in some glitter for that extra sparkle. Even created the little flowers using Basic Grey Papers and then added a little Bling for more sparkle ..can there ever be not enough.I've decorated the card on the inside and added a little bookmark inside the card .. I love making bookmarks
The Large Square Brad I altered with adding to it BG paper and then heat embossed it in place

it's now just perfect for the card. I hand wrote in Welcome Back!

Thanks for Looking & For any Comments too :)

Hugs Nikki

Winter Wonderland In Paris

Christmas in Grande Paris
Here is a Simple Card Created with 2 stamps and theBackground is just me playing around with Lustre Rub on Shimmer in Black,Silver and White. I've also Heat embossed the Tower with Winter White Embossing and some snow Just to give it that Wintery Feeling

Challenges Entered : Winter Wonderland #10 -Winter Wonderland Card
Allsorts #13 - Vintage - ( I think this works it's made like an old fashion card)

Before the Snow hit theEiffel Tower - Stamp By Katzel Kraft in France

Thanks for looking
Hugs Nikki

Have you seen my Mummy? (MMSC13)

My Sister has sent me another Mini Album to keep me crafting lol like I really need her help

but I started making mini albums one for each of my neices and The youngest BD is close to my fave time of year HALLOWEEN who doesn't love it...I do. So she's getting a little album full of places to put her scary pictures along with some pages done up all scary like... Honestly I've seen Hostel this is soo tame but fun to make.

Based on the Midnight Madness Sketch #13 (MMSC13) Papers From my stash and Cardstock

Stamped the border page with a florish stamp and added age with ink and chalk

Inks: Black, Brown

Each little square is hand cut and then sewn together to alter the BG lines

Punched out holes and weaved thru this fancy Fibers and and hand wrote on tag "Have you seen my Mummy" Also used Friskars Paper Edgers -Volcano, Brad and Die cut Mummy & some bats
Thanks for looking

Hugs Nikki

Gift Card Holder

Mini Gift Card HolderThis isn't a very large Gift Card it's only 9 cm By just under 10cm
I love how it turned out Just Perfect for a Gift card I did not have any lying around
so I made a Quick ATC card to hide inside it

Challenges entered :
Flourishes Timeless Tues # 26 Monochromatic One Color/Shades & White or Beige
Double Dutch #23 The Gift of GivingTues Taggers #11 Wall HangingStamp Something Paper Pieced SomethingsArt Pieces (ATC) # 31 - Less then 10 min ATC Card
it took less then 10 Min

Materials Used :
Gift Card -Paper : Bazzil,Card Stock, & Basic Grey, Glue - UHU twist&glue
Ink: Green -Sewn with Green Thread,Green Silk Ribbon and BradsATC Card: used Black Stazon Ink, and Watercolor Paints & Stamps : KatzelKraft

Thanks for Looking

Huggs Nikki

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