Favorite Stamp of the Month

Hello! Each month Emma picks a set to be her favorite of the month, but this month she picked three. The sets are My Little Firecracker, Have Fun in the Sun, and You're My Best Buddy. These sets will be on sale for the month of June. I chose to used Have Fun in the Sun for my super simple card today. I decided that I wanted to go "old school" for this one...just simple paper and an embossing folder. The flip flops are a Cottage Cuts die.

The cute sentiment is from the Have Fun in the Sun set from MyCreativeTime. Pop over the Emma's Blog to see what the other designers made! :) 

♥ Nikki ♥

Burger Card and PeachyKeen SALE

Hello! I hope you're having a fabulous weekend! I walked outside to get the mail a bit ago, and could smell all of our base housing grilling out. YUM! So, I just had to whip up a burger card. ;) I used the cute burger from the Hot Diggity Dog set from PeachyKeenStamps. I paper pieced it. SHOCKER! I actually used papers from a Christmas Echo Park line of paper. 

I stamped the background with the Picnic Tablecloth stamp. I LOVE that stamp! 

***Enabling Alert***

Have you gotten your shop on over at PeachyKeenStamps??? There is 29% off of almost everything in the store...AND a free stamp with purchase!!! Go pick out some peachies! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

PeachyKeen Challenge 19

Hello and welcome to another PeachyKeen Challenge. Today we have the above photo to use for color inspiration. Here is my card {i swear the colors are closer in real life}

I used the sweet gnome girl from the March 2012 set. I paper pieced her with papers from the Melody collection by Prima. Have you noticed yet that I'm a paper piecing junkie? ;) 

The sentiment is from the Happy Flowers and Cheerful Phrases set. I just LOVE that set!!! Okie dokie...pop over to the Challenge Blog and set the other creations and to play along! :) 

***ENABLING ALERT***

The PeachyKeenStamps Memorial Day SALE starts tonight at 12:01am Central time!!!

29% off of almost everything in the store!!!

additional discounts on retiring sets {will be marked when the sale starts}

AND A FREE STAMP WITH PURCHASE!!!! 

sale runs Saturday May 26- Tuesday May 29

HAPPY SHOPPING!!!!!!

MCT 17th Edition May Stamp Release BLOG HOP!

Hello. You should have arrived from Nancy's Blog. If not, head to Emma's blog to start at the beginning.  I would like to start off by apologizing for my super plain and boring card! SORRY EMMA! I'm not feeling well at all {and this card shows it LOL}. I used the new set called Fun Pockets for my card. I stamped the background with one of the stamps in the set. I filled in the centers with glitter spica markers...

The sentiment is also from the Fun Pockets set. I white heat embossed it.

***GIVEWAY ALERT***

In honor of Emma's Birthday month, she has decided to give away 12 "Surprise" Gift bags full of goodies!  All you have to do is leave a comment here & for MORE CHANCES, leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop!  Also leave a way for us to contact you!  Emma will use random.org to pick the 12 LUCKY winners from ALL THE COMMENTS COMBINED!!! So, you actually have 21 chances to win~!  Again, All you have to do is leave a comment on all blogs in this hop for more chances to win! The deadline is Sunday, May 20th at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

Your next stop on the hop is ROSY

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Amy ~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~  http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cindy B. ~ http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.com/

Cindy L.~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Kim ~ http://www.scrapinmomofoneinspiringlittleboy.blogspot.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Micia ~ http://yellowbirdcreation.blogspot.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/ <---you are here

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com

Carrie ~ http://thegreenbeanscrafterole.blogspot.com/

MyCreativeTime May Release Day 4

Hello! Today's card for Emma's May Release was made with the new set called Celebrate Good Times. This awesome set also comes with dies, including this sweet ice cream cone! I gave the ice cream a face from the Cherub Faces from PeachyKeenStamps. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Celebrate Good Times set onto the Real Estate Sign punch. I white heat embossed it. The papers I used are from the Hello Summer collection by Echo Park. 

This wouldn't be a party w/o GIVEAWAYS!With all of our SAMPLES/ SNEAKS this week, 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 me in your post!

 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop  @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

MyCreativeTime May Release Day 3

Hello! For my card today I used the new Fun Pockets set for the sunshine and the cute little pocket. That pocket is one of 2 dies that come with the Fun Pockets set! Super cool! The sunshine has a face on the stamp, but I wanted it plain so I masked it off and then stamped it. 

The sentiment is also from the new Fun Pockets set. I also used one of the tags from the new Tag Dies.

This wouldn't be a party w/o GIVEAWAYS!With all of our SAMPLES/ SNEAKS this week, 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 me in your post!

 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop  @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

MyCreativeTime May Release Day 2

Hello! Today we are all showing projects using the new set called Here's Lookin At You from MyCreativeTime. The sentiment and all the little stamped glasses are from Here's Lookin At You. The big glasses are a die that comes with the new set called What's Growin On.  

This wouldn't be a party w/o GIVEAWAYS!With all of our SAMPLES/ SNEAKS this week, 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 me in your post!

 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop  @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

MyCreativeTime May Release Day 1

Hello! Today starts our fun week of showing off the May release from MyCreativeTime. I made this super quick card using the new set called What's Growing On. This set comes with awesome dies too! This mustache die matches this paper from the Echo Park Times and Seasons collection perfectly! Psst...if you are a member of the Peachy Picks Kit club, then you have this paper! :) 

This wouldn't be a party w/o GIVEAWAYS!With all of our SAMPLES/ SNEAKS this week, 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 me in your post!

 Emma will randomly pick & announce all winners on Friday, May 18th during the blog hop  @ 12:01am PST in her video! GOOD LUCK!

 Log onto to your facebook now & let start spreading word!;)

Happy Mother's Day

Hello! Happy Friday to you! Here is a card today I made using 3 different stamp sets. Firstly, I Stamped the watering can with flowers stamp from the Happy Flowers and Cheerful Phrases set a few times on patterned paper and kraft so I could do some paper piecing. The papers I used are from the Hello Summer collection by Echo Park. I stamped the greeting from the Happy Mother's Day set onto the watering can and white heat embossed it. 

The adorable faces on the flowers are from the brand new May 2012 Stamp Kit of the Month set. 

I hope you have a fabulous peachy weekend!

♥ Nikki ♥

SURPRISE!!! Happy B-day Emma :)

♫ Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you...happy birthday dear Emma!!! ♫  Hope you're surprised my bestie! :) You should have arrived from Nancy's Blog, if not, head to the beginning HERE.  I used the NEW Tag Dies from MyCreativeTime. The adorable cupcake is from the NEW Cupcake and Ice Cream die  also from MyCreativeTime.

I white heat embossed the sentiment from the NEW set called Celebrate Good Times  from MyCreativeTime. OH the face on the cupcake is from the In Stitches Face Assortment from PeachyKeenStamps. The patterned papers are from the Hello Summer collection by Echo Park and this paper line is PERFECT for the new release from MyCreativeTime!!! :) Forgot to add that the cutie cupcake is on a wobble that you can find HERE. 

I hope you have a FABULOUS birthday!!! ♥ ya Emma! :)

Your next stop on the hop is ROSY 

♥ Nikki ♥

in case you get lost...

Micia~http://yellowbirdcreation.blogspot.com/

Amy~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/
Cassandra~http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/
Cathryn~http://www.inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/
Cindy B.~http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.com/
Cindy L.~http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/
 Glora~http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/
Jeanne~http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/
Katie~http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/
kim~http://www.scrapinmomofoneinspiringlittleboy.blogspot.com/
Leanne~http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/
Liz~http://www.lizspaperloft.com/
Nancy~http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/
Nikki~http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Rosy~http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/
Ruthie~http://www.septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Shar~http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/
Tracy~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

PeachyKeen Alumni Blog Hop

Hello! If you have arrived from the amazing Samantha's Blog, then you're hopping in the right direction! If not, head back to the beginning HERE. It sure is great to be hopping with my original Peachy Sisters! It feels like we "got the band back together" HA. Anyhoo, for my card I used the Baby Monkey stamp from PeachyKeenStamps. Isn't this lil' monkey just the cutest?! EEK! 

I did some paper piecing with papers from the Splash collection by Echo Park. I added black enamel accents to the handle of the umbrella. The sentiment is from the Small Talk set from MyCreativeTime.

Our very generous friends at PeachyKeenStamps are giving away 3 gift certificates along this hop! One for $50..one for $30...and one for $20 dollars! We don't know which blog will be giving them away...so your best chance to win is to comment on ALL the blogs AND on the Peachy Blog! :)

Ok, your next stop is the fabulous Heidi. 

♥ Nikki ♥

Here's the hop list...

Peachy Keen Stamps Blog http://www.peachykeenstamps.blogspot.com/
Emma Aguilar http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Joanna Bandeline http://scrap-making.blogspot.com/ 
Lisa Buttafuoco http://www.our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/
Samantha Casey http://samanthacasey.blogspot.com/
Nikki Foraker http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Heidi Giebel http://gotscraps.blogspot.com/
Vivienne Holden http://craftinghaven.blogspot.com/
Kathy J. http://www.peachykeenstamps-kathy.blogspot.com/
Ruthie Nixon http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Erin Lee Shriner http://www.erinleecreative.com/
Angelica Suarez http://www.typicalaquarian.com/
Janice Wilson http://www.stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com/
Lorie Souther http://thethinkinspot.blogspot.com/
Peachy Keen Stamps http://www.peachykeenstamps.blogspot.com/

Monday Madness...Imagine That

Hello! It's time for another Monday Madness...Imagine that day over at MyCreativeTime. This time we have the above sketch to follow for the challenge. Here's my take on the sketch..

I used an old paper pad I had to get the curved shape, but I'm sure there are a billion similar cricut cuts. The large bottom flower was made with the Flower Petal Dies from MyCreativeTime.

The sentiment is from the Gift Card Sentiments set also from MyCreativeTime.

Pop over to Emma's Blog to see what she and the rest of the DT made and to play along. You have until May 20th to play along. 

♥ Nikki ♥

We make a great pear

Hello and happy Saturday evening to you! Tonight we are partying over on the PeachyKeen Connection to celebrate the new release {that is now available for purchase}. Please join us HERE for challenges and FUN! :) I made this card for the Challenge #1. The challenge is to create something using 2 or more pieces of fruit. I stamped the NEW Picnic Tablecloth Background and clear embossed it. I inked it with shabby shutters and crushed olive distress inks. I stamped the pears from the Faceless Fruit set a few times so I could quickly color them with my blending tool and distress inks. I then paper pieced them back together. The faces are from the NEW May 2012 stamp kit of the month set. SO CUTE! :)

The sentiment is from the Be Mine set from PinkByDesign. I cut it apart to make it longer. :)

Ok...scoot over to the PeachyKeen Connection and play along with us!!!

Go HERE to see all the awesome new releases and to get your shop on!!!!

♥ Nikki ♥

PeachyKeen Sneaky Peek!

Hello! Today I have some sneaks from the new May Stamp Kit of the Month from fabulous PeachyKeenStamps. For this first card I did my favorite paper piecing technique. :)

Speaking of paper piecing, isn't this paper awesome?! Well, it's in the new Peachy Picks Kit! SUCH A GREAT KIT FULL OF AWESOMENESS! :) OH and lookie here...another paper pieced card...

This too was made with the new May Stamp Kit of the Month from PeachyKeenStamps. And also with the new Peachy Picks Kit. :)

You are just going to LOVE LOVE LOVE the new May Stamp Kit of the Month and the new Peachy Picks Kit. :) Hope you liked the sneaks! 

♥ Nikki ♥