MCT Sneaks Day 3

Hello! Today we are sneaking the new Make A Splash set. I used the set to create this watercolored panel. I heat embossed the boots, and watercolored with distress inks. Easy peasy. :) The greeting is also from the new Make A Splash set. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more sneaks! 

♥ Nikki ♥

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

MCT Trending Now "Watercolor"

Hello! Today for Trending Now we are watercoloring. I white heat embossed the balloon and greeting from the new Love Is In The Air set. I then used my distress markers to watercolor. Easy peasy. I also used the Stitched Postage Frame Dies. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Thoughtful Thursday

Hiya! It's Thoughtful Thursday at MyCreativeTime. Today I watercolored a little scene using the Gobble Gobble set. I white heat embossed and watercolored with distress inks. The greeting is also from the Gobble Gobble set. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more cards. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Tutorial Thursday :)

Hello! It's Tutorial Thursday at MyCreativeTime, so today I have a little tutorial for you. I have used the Gobble Gobble set to make this card. I started by cutting a piece of watercolor paper with the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies. Here are photos of the process...

You can click the photo to enlarge to better see the steps. This is super easy, and makes a really pretty background using the little leaves in the Gobble Gobble set. Start by stamping them with distress ink, and then wet the with a wet brush or a water brush. Then smoosh the ink pads on a clear block and add water to flick splatters. You end up with a super fun background. :)  I stamped the greeting from the Gobble Gobble set onto a banner from the Sentiment Label Dies. After the distress ink has dried, stamp some leaves in black to tie in with the black greeting. To finish, I added a few sequins. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more tutorials. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Blog Hop

Hello! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. I've made a set of clean and simple cards using the new Chalkboard Christmas set. I used the Stitched Squares and Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies to make the panels. I white heat embossed the greetings, and watercolored with distress inks. I then added Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle pen for shine. 

I'm your last stop on the hop. Hope you've had fun! :) 

♥ Nikki ♥ 

Starting THIS Friday, September 16th, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this "Christmas Word Tree" Stamp. It will be given to the FIRST 100 shoppers! If you are one of the 1st 100 shoppers it will be automatically added to your package at the time of packaging/shipping. Once 100 shoppers come through, this die will be available for purchase. So, if it’s for sale in the store, you are not one of the 100. No exceptions will be made. This freebie set is not a part of the “bundle” and will be sold separately!
***BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY***
For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving away a $50 gift card to the "My Creative Time" store to ONE LUCKY winner! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the MORE chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner!
***SALE ALERT***
ALSO, DON'T FORGET our sale starts RIGHT NOW here:http://shop.my-creative-time.com/Ne...! Use the code: SEPT2016 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Fri, September 23rd at midnight PST.

MCT Sneaks Day 4

It's day 4 of sneaks, and today we're showing off the new All Is Calm set. I've used one of the wreath shapes to make a loosely watercolored look. I used distress markers to stamp with, and added water with a brush. I repeated the process until I got the look I wanted. Really easy! The deer head is also from the new All Is Calm set. To finish, I added splatters and sequins. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more sneaks. 

♥ Nikki ♥ 

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

MCT Sneaks Day 3

It's day 3 of sneaks, and today we are showing off the new Baked With Love set. I used my copics to color the cookies, and white heat embossed the icing star. I also white heat embossed the greeting. I used distress ink and water for the background. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more sneaks. 

♥ Nikki ♥ 

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

MCT "Do Over" day :)

Hello! It's "Do Over" day at MyCreativeTime. Today I chose to do another version of this strawberry card. I LOVE THIS CARD, and I love the new version here...

I used the Berry Special set to create this card. I used the carrot die to cut fun foam to make my own stamp to easily "watercolor" the background. I stamped with distress ink. I stamped the focal carrots with copic safe ink, and colored them with my Copic markers. I used the More Rectangular Frames dies as well. The greeting is also form the Berry Special set. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more cards. 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. I have one of the carrot cards in my Etsy shop. ;) 

MCT Inspire Me Wednesday

Hello! It's Inspire Me Wednesday at MyCreativeTime. For this card I was inspired to create my own watercolored and stamped background. I used the die for the strawberry from the Berry Special set to create my own stamp with fun foam. I inked it up with distress markers and stamped over and over, and painted it in with water and more distress ink. Then I stamped over top with the strawberry stamp. I love how it turned out! Super easy and fun. :) I used my Copics to color the 4 focal strawberries. The greeting is also from the fabulous Berry Special set. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies and the More Stitched Frames Dies for the layers. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki  ♥

MCT Inspire Me Wednesday

Hello! I was inspired by this greeting from the You Are A Blessing set for today's card. I wanted an image to go with it, so I chose the hot air balloon from the The Sky Is The Limit set. I watercolored it with distress inks and water. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies for the panel, and I embossed the Stitched Cartoon Cloud Dies into the cardstock with a tan embossing mat. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Sneaks Day 4

Hello! It's day 4 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the new Circle Balloon Dies and Script Words stamps. I watercolored the balloons with distress inks. I used the greeting as a balloon string, and drew in the others with a pen. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more sneaks!

♥ Nikki ♥

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

MCT Thoughtful Thursday

Hello! It's Thoughtful Thursday at MyCreativeTime. Today I've made a thank you card using the super cute Home Sweet Home set for the images and greeting. I used the More Stitched Edges for the hills. I watercolored the hills and background, and Copic colored the mushrooms. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Fave Die of the Month

Hello! It's Favorite Die of the month day at MyCreativeTime. This time we are featuring the Social Media Dies. I used the "hashtag" along with "HBD" from the Pretty Bold Letter Dies. I heat embossed flowers from the Just Because Set. I watercolored with traditional watercolors. To finish, I added wink of stella and glossy accents to the letters. :)

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT 48 Hour Flash Sale Hop

Hello! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. I used the new Hello Die to emboss it into watercolor cardstock. I then used distress inks to paint it. I added splatters, wink of stella, and finally glossy accents. :) 

Your next step on the hop is the fabulous RUTHIE. 

Good morning & welcome to another "48 Hour Flash Sale!" This sale is for 48 hours ONLY that is going on right NOW & will end on Sunday, March 27, 2016 @ 7am PST.  For this sale, we are all featuring a brand new big "HELLO" die!  It is SUCH A FUN die & I cannot wait for you to see all the projects the team has created using it! Don't forget to use the code FLASH at checkout to get 20% off of your entire "in-stock" only purchase! 

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY!

Leave your comments on every stop for a chance to win a $25.00 Gift Card to the "My Creative Time" store! Don't forget to leave a way for us to contact you just in case YOU are the LUCKY winner!  Good Luck! 

Come hop along with us for some AMAZING inspiration using this new HELLO die from the team! :)

MCT Do Over Thursday

Hello! It's Do Over Thursday at MyCreativeTime. Today I used my card above from last year and a jumping off point for a new card. I wanted to watercolor, but make it much softer...here it is...

I used distress inks to watercolor. I white heat embossed the Wishing You greeting. I also used the Stitched Oval Dies, Stitched Rectangular Frames And More, Stitched Postage Frame Dies. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT 52nd Edition Release Blog Hop!

Hello! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. I made a background by watercoloring with distress inks. Rainbowy goodness. :) I used the incredibly fabulous new Pretty Bold Letter Dies to make the word LOVE. I gold foiled them by using a Zig 2 way glue pen and Deco Foil. Easy peasy. I also used the Stitched Postage Frames dies which I basically can't make a card without these days. :) 

Your next stop on the hop is the delightful RUTHIE. 

♥ Nikki ♥

"FREEBIE DIE"

Starting THIS Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "In Stitches" die. It will be given to the FIRST 150 shoppers! If you are one of the 1st 150 shoppers it will be automatically added to your package at the time of packaging/shipping. Once 150 shoppers come through, this stamp & die set will be available for purchase. So, if it’s for sale in the store, you are not one of the 150. No exceptions will be made. This freebie set is not a part of the “bundle” and will be sold separately!

 ***BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY***

For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving away a $50 gift card to the "My Creative Time" store to ONE LUCKY winner! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the MORE chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner!

***SALE ALERT***

ALSO, DON'T FORGET our sale starts RIGHT NOW here:http://shop.my-creative-time.com/New-Release_c40.htm! Use the code: FEB2016 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Fri, February 26, 2016 @midnight PST. 

I miss you. a lot.

Hello! Here is my "homework" for today's Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Techniques class at OnlineCardClasses. I painted a beach scene with my distress markers and water. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies and the Stitched Oval Dies from MyCreativeTime. The greeting is from the Miss You Lots set by Wplus9. To finish it off, I drew in 3 little birds with a black pen. 

I hope you have a peaceful day. 

♥ Nikki ♥

A Happy Hello

Hello! I am super loving the Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Techniques class at OnlineCardClasses. Dawn {teacher} makes it all seem so doable. Anyhoo, I used the Pretty Peonies set from Wplus9 as a jumping off point for my flowers. I used the Hand Lettered Hello set by Wplus9 for the greeting. And I totally stole Kelly Latevola's awesome white outlining of sentiments thang. I think I'm probably hooked on that now. :)

I hope you're having an awesome day! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Hello sweet friend

Hello! Today is the first day of the Watercolor For Cardmakers: Intermediate Techniques class. I LOVE THIS CLASS! I feel almost like a legit artist for a minute. :) I used the little apple die from the Love To Learn set by MyCreativeTime to trace my apple pattern. I painted them with tube watercolors that I've had since my art school days {just a few years ago}. I really love the artsy look I got. Yay! I used the Hand Lettered Hello die by Wplus9 and the Hand Lettered Hello stamp set also by Wplus9. 

Also, my ridiculously talented friend Kelly Latevola is featuring me in her "Casing Genius" series! ME! Crazy. :) You can check it out HERE. And if you don't follow her, get on that! 

Have a FABULOUS evening!

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Sneaks Day 2

Hello! It's day 2 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking a new set called You Matter. I made a quick watercolor background with bright new distress inks. Then I used a baby wipe and a stencil to lift color for the pattern. I let the greeting from You Matter be the star of the show by stamping it with black ink. I stamped a few stars as accents using the Hello Baby and Thanks For The Lift. 

♥ Nikki ♥

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***
We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday on my blog! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the more chances you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a 

way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

"Starting THIS Friday, January 22, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Be Awesome" stamp and die set. It will be given to the FIRST 150 shoppers! If you are one of the 1st 150 shoppers it will be automatically added to your package at the time of packaging/shipping. Once 150 shoppers come through, this stamp & die set will be available for purchase. So, if it’s for sale in the store, you are not one of the 150. No exceptions will be made. This freebie set is not a part of the “bundle” and will be sold separately!"

To celebrate 5 years, Emma is giving away the ENTIRE 52nd Release (Feb Release) to ONE LUCKY winner! IT'S A GOOD ONE wink emoticon To qualify for THIS giveaway, you must leave a comment on ALL blogs posts, including all my designers blogs as well this entire week! Emma will announce the winner on Friday, Jan 22nd @ 8am PST on my blog during our 51st Edition Release Blog Hop & Sale!!!