Tuesday, February 14, 2012

My Creative Time Sneaks day 2

Hello! Today we are sneaking a new stamp set from MyCreativeTime called Spring Chicken Backgrounds. For both of my cards I first stamped the Script Type Backgrounds with black stazon ink. I then stamped the new Spring Chicken Background over that with tim holtz embossing ink and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This way you can see the script through the clear embossing. For this first card I inked it up with scattered straw distress ink. Here you can see it a little better...
I swear it really looks pretty in real life! For this next card I did the same thing BUT I did ink up my paper with spun sugar distress ink before clear embossing so that the "clear" parts would be pink. And I made this card much more dramatic by using aged mahogany distress ink. 
See how the "clear" parts are pink? :) and here's a side view to see the shine...
Okie dokie! That's it for me today...pop over to Emma's Blog to see what she and the rest of the team made! :)

Sneak Peek Giveaway Time!With all of our Sneak Peek weeks, Emma likes to do some FUN giveaways!
 ***All you have to do is leave comments on our blogs! You do NOT have to comment on every blog, BUT if you do, you will just have more chances to win!
 ***SPREAD THE WORD TO THE WORLD ON FACEBOOK about this release & whatever connections you may have! Let us know on "My Creative Time's" FB page here http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/My-Creative-Time/364568506334 that you did so! OR you can just tag Emma in your post!
 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Thursday, Feb 16th during this AWESOME release happening @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!
 Log onto your facebook now & lets start spreading word!;)






58 comments:

  1. Wow!!! These are Beautiful!!!! Love the colors you used!! Great techniques!!

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  2. Nikki ~ Just BEAUTIFUL and so ELEGANT! I just don't know what else to say! Seriously! Everything just flows so beautifully! Oh and those bows are beyond perfect! Great job!

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  3. So elegant. I love cards like this . . . simple but classy.

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  4. very pretty cards I love the techniques you used!!
    Kristan

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  5. This is beautiful!!! Love this technique!!
    TFS
    jessica
    chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
    eschfamily@yahoo.com

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  6. Very elegant, just lovely

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  7. Adorable! Thanks for sharing! I love both of them- those florals are beautiful! lclass003atgmaildotcom

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  8. Beautiful work Nikki these are just Gorgeous.

    Hugs,
    Kate

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  9. Awesome! I just love the resist work on these!

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  10. Beautiful Cards!
    bloss4@sbcglobal.net

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  11. Really cute! Love the background stamps.

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  12. Beautiful cards. Love the backgrounds.

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  13. Very elegant.
    marilyn2222 @ hotmail.com

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  14. OH wow Nikki! Both of these are gorgeous girl! You sooooo rock those inks and embossing! You are my ink hero!! Hugs, Leanne

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  15. Gorgeous! Love the yellow best. Love the double backgrounds - you are awesome.

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  16. Really pretty cards!!! Love the embossing techniques on them....thanks for explaining that!!! TFS
    hugs,
    joni

    arcocha at yahoo dot com

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  17. Pretty cards....love the embossing and double backgrounds!!
    croptilludrop23@gmail.com

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  18. Nikki - beautiful cards I love your embossing and use of the background stamps! Awesome job! TFS

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  19. This is so elegant and beautiful! I love black and yellow together! Thanks so much!
    Lisa

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  20. Beautiful card! I am so in love with these background stamps!

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  21. Your cards are just beautiful. Great way to showcase new release.

    Gabriela

    gaby@hispaniclifestyle.com

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  22. Love your cards I am going to have to do more of that embossing.

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  23. Your cards are so pretty! I love them!

    megan.saxe@gmail.com

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  24. Two clever ways to ink the stamp up. The shine of the embossing is great!
    quilt 4 fun 2 at hot mail dot com

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  25. Oh - these are soooo pretty! Love the background layers on both cards. And the techniques you used for stamping the background stamps! Fabulous job Nikki!!

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  26. These are both so elegant....love the dimension on the front panel and the pretty white bow.

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  27. Both cards are fabulous--great technique!

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  28. very pretty cards,I love the colors! :p

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  29. Wow, both of your cards are absolutely gorgeous!!! I just love the colors and stitching on both of them..

    Scrappy hugs,
    Amanda :0)
    amandascraftsandmore(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  30. GORGEOUS!!!!! These are PERFECT. I love the double stamped background, it is a REALLY neat effect! These are AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Hugs- Glora

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  31. FANGASTIC job Nikki with both of your card,They are sooo BEAUTIFUL!I LOVE the great background stamp!!:)

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  32. Wow ... Love how you embossed the cards ... Sooo creative :)

    pruttybird at comcast dot net

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  33. Beautiful! Love these! I don't emboss much anymore but I think I'm planning to start!

    mimi2trentdrew.blogspot.com
    cbarwick@comcast.net

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  34. I love It! I like both of your cards. Love the color from your 1st card. Beautiful!

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  35. Pretty cards!
    qtme2003 at yahoo dot ca

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  36. Very pretty cards. Original designs!

    Julie L.
    jlearned at charter dot net

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  37. I love the double background stamped cards Nikki! :) Thanks for sharing!!
    Suzanne suzyq28024@gmail.com

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  38. Love the cards!!!
    Scrappinwithjc@gmail.com

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  39. beautiful!! great technique! u always empress me!

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  40. man oh man! your distressing always leaves me amazed!

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  41. Cute, I like the damask paper.

    Sew Sweet N Crafty
    SewSweetNCrafty.blogspot.com

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  42. Very pretty cards.

    Tina
    aurathentic@gmail.com

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  43. Gorgeous! TFS!
    candyyoung826 at msn dot com

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  44. Such beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing.


    Danielle
    leeceratops@comcast.net

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  45. I love the background stamp and how you used it. I also love the colors you used to stamp on both your cards. Very elegant.
    Dawn RI

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  46. Nikki - these are just as cute as can be. When I saw the red one all I could think off was a very HIGH end paper store selling this. Very good job. I love them.

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  47. both cards are beautiful


    rosiemini@gmail.com
    www.scraplovingminis.blogspot.com

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  48. These cards are so pretty. I especially love the red and black. I love how you stamped the black then embossed. LOVE it!

    DeeGeeScraps at gmail dot com

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  49. How pretty. I love both of your cards, thanks for sharing the double background stamp technique:)

    Peace, Love, & Cricut Hug's!
    Monica L.

    monita23@ca.rr.com

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  50. So pretty! I love the different color versions!!

    Tracy
    http://scrappininthewoods.blogspot.com

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  51. These are so beautiful...but Nikki your cards are ALWAYS beautiful!!!!!!

    hugs
    Cassandra

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  52. Nikki, these are FAN-Tabulous! Smooches... Felicia - frankleecrafts [at] gmail [dot] com

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  53. Nikki i lovee all your work is just super fab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  54. BEAUTIFUL Cards Nikki! Thanks for sharing :)

    Suzanne
    suzwatanabe@yahoo.com

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  55. These are so very elegant!! Awesome use of the new stamps!!

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