Happy New Year!

Hello to all my bloggy pals! I've made a few of these simple cards to send to family and friends to usher in 2015. I don't know about you, but I'm ready for a fresh start! :) Anyhoo, I used the number dies from the 4x6 Stitched Journal Die by MyCreativeTime. 

I popped some glitter paper behind the year. BTW, don't you think 2015 looks great, design wise?! :) The greeting is from the Card Sentiments set by MyCreativeTime. 

I hope 2015 is a fabulous year for you. Fill it with people and things that make you HAPPY!

♥ Nikki ♥

Smile, it's your day!

Hiya! Here is the card I made for my Sister In Law. Today is her birthday. Happy Birthday Beth! :) She is a huge Mickey fan, so I made her a Mickey girl. The girl and her outfit are from the Once Upon A Princess Cricut cartridge. The Mickey on her dress and her hat are from the Mickey Font Cricut Cartridge. 

The greeting is from the It's All About You set from MyCreativeTime. The face is from the Cartoon Bombshell Face Assortment from PeachyKeenStamps. 

♥ Nikki ♥

Baby's First Christmas Ornament

Hello! Here is the ornament I made for my BFF's baby. I used THIS chipboard Penguin Shape set from PeachyKeenStamps. I painted it with acrylic paints. I used some glitter paint for the black and for the feet, so it's shimmery on the tree. :) I used the adorable Happy Penguin Couples Face Assortment from PeachyKeenStamps for the face. 

Here you can kinda see the sparkly paint. :) I painted on her name and the other info. 

♥ Nikki ♥

There is STILL TIME to get in on the awesome SALE at PeachyKeenStamps!

through JANUARY 1st, 2015. We want your shopping experience here to be as simple and hassle-free as possible!

• December 2014 RANGE 1, PROMO CODE: SAVE20 Save 20% when you spend $5.00 to $35.00
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I {heart} you Pig Time! :)

Hello! Merry day after Christmas. :) Here is my first lovey/Valentiney card for 2015. I started by coloring the completely adorable little piggy from the May 2013 set by PeachyKeenStamps with my Prismacolor colored pencils. I blended it out with OMS/gamsol and added some white details here and there with my favorite Sakura White Gel Pen. I also added wink of stella to the tummy, ears, snout, and hooves. I stamped the XO Background from PeachyKeenStamps with Soft Granite Hero Arts Shadow Ink. I also stamped the Chinese Swirls Background with Bubble Gum Hero Arts Shadow Ink, but it was too pink...so I layered a piece of vellum over it. I cut both layers with the Stitched Rectangles And More Dies from MyCreativeTime.

I used the Large Cloud Bubble Edge Die from MyCreativeTime. I created the greeting by masking off the "i {heart} you" from the Lots Of Love set by MyCreativeTime. I made the "Pig Time" with the fabulous Alpha Pack by MyCreativeTime. Hehehehehe. Get it? I {heart} you PIG TIME! Ha. I crack me up. :) I added a bunch of sequins to finish it off. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

There is still time to shop the SALES at PeachyKeenStamps and MyCreativeTime! 

Here is the PeachyKeenStamps sales info...

through JANUARY 1st, 2015. We want your shopping experience here to be as simple and hassle-free as possible!

• December 2014 RANGE 1, PROMO CODE: SAVE20 Save 20% when you spend $5.00 to $35.00
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Merry Christmas

Hello! I hope you're having a wonderful Christmastime! My hubby is a huge Star Wars fan, so I used my Cricut Explore and the Design Space program to make him a Vader Reindeer card. HA! I found the Vader image on google, and cleaned it up in Design Space. I used the Photo Booth Props Cricut Cartridge for the antlers.

I welded the antlers to the Vader head...and added a glittery glossy accent covered nose. :) The greeting is from the Boughs Of Holly set from MyCreativeTime. There ya have it. It's not perfect, but my hubby will love it. :)

I hope Santa is good to you! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Hi Buddy! My own SVG with the Cricut Explore

Hello! I am SOOOOO happy with this card! I used my Cricut Explore and Design Space to make my own SVG from an image. I've always loved Mr. Narwhal from Elf, so I made my own version of him using a photo that I found on google. I used the Explore to cut out the shape I wanted, and then I drew in the lines to make my own "stamp". I used the Kawaii Face Assortment for his eye, and the Squee Face Assortment for his mouth. Both awesome sets from PeachyKeenStamps. I colored him with my Prismacolor colored pencils and blended out with OMS/gamsol. I went over his eye and eyebrow with a black sakura glaze pen. 

I colored in his horn {which is really a tooth that only male narwhal's have} with a wink of stella clear glitter marker...and then added glossy accents to it. I inked the sky with tumbled glass distress ink, and added snow with my sakura white gel pen. Mr. Narwhal's line in Elf is, "Bye Buddy. Hope you find your Dad."....but I made this a hi card. I used the Claire's ABC's set from Lawn Fawn to make the greeting. I also added wink of stella to the snowy iceberg in front of Mr. Narwhal. :)

♥ Nikki ♥ 

p.s. Be sure to check out the awesome SALE at PeachyKeenStamps!

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May your days be merry and bright

Hello! For this card I used the Cute Reindeer SVG from Miss Kate Cuttables. I cut it out with my Cricut Explore. I used the Sweet On You Face Assortment from PeachyKeenStamps for the eyes. I used the Trick Or Treat set from MyCreativeTime to stamp the stars on the scarf. 

The greeting is from the Oh By Golly set from PeachyKeenStamps. I added wink of stella and glossy accents to the nose. :)

♥ Nikki ♥ 

MyCreativeTime SALE info.

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Have your ELF a merry little Christmas

Hiya! This little Buddy from Elf svg is another one I got from doing a blog hop a little bit ago. Sorry, the file is no longer available. I used my pretty new Cricut Explore to cut him out. I hid the face in Design Space so I could give him a face with the Wide Eyed Kids 1 1/8 set from PeachyKeenStamps. 

Little baby Buddy is so cute. ;) The greeting is from the Oh By Golly set from PeachyKeenStamps...which is super awesome and HUGE and you totally need it. There is still time to take advantage of the killer SALE at PeachyKeenStamps. ;) OH...almost forgot...I used the fabulous Candy Stripe Background stamp from PeachyKeenStamps for my card base. 

♥ Nikki ♥

PeachyKeenStamps SALE deets! 

through JANUARY 1st, 2015. We want your shopping experience here to be as simple and hassle-free as possible!

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We wish you a kickin' Christmas

Howdy! ;) I hope you're having a swell day. I made this card with the Cowboy Christmas set from PeachyKeenStamps. I gold heat embossed the boot and watercolored it with my distress markers. I made the greeting by selectively inking two sets. I used the Holiday Sentiments set for the "we wish you a Christmas" part. I used the Faceless Chickens set for the "kickin" part. For whatever reason, I had a really hard time getting a decent photo of this card. Sorry about that. 

♥ Nikki ♥

PeachyKeenStamps SALE info

through JANUARY 1st, 2015. We want your shopping experience here to be as simple and hassle-free as possible!

• December 2014 RANGE 1, PROMO CODE: SAVE20 Save 20% when you spend $5.00 to $35.00
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Happy birthday Kathy da Peachy Queen!!!! :)

Today is a very special day, it's Kathy's {the Peachy Queen} birthday!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATHY!!! Kathy is the obscenely talented lady behind PeachyKeenStamps. And here is the birthday card I made for her. I stamped and paper pieces the Tropical Vacation Kitty Cat. Eek! I just LOVE her so much! The kitty AND Kathy. ;) 

The greeting and speech bubble are from the December 2013 set from PeachyKeenStamps. I used adorable papers from Lawn Fawn...and of course made a little shaker using the Bunch of Fun Circles Dies and the Stitched Rectangular Frames and More dies from MyCreativeTime. 

♥ Nikki ♥

PeachyKeenStamps and MyCreativeTime are having some AWESOME SALES!

through JANUARY 1st, 2015. We want your shopping experience here to be as simple and hassle-free as possible!

• December 2014 RANGE 1, PROMO CODE: SAVE20 Save 20% when you spend $5.00 to $35.00
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***Warning...borderline naughty card*** :)

See, I warned ya in my blog post title. ;) I got this hysterical SVG file of Cousin Eddie from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation from a blog hop a few days ago on my pal Michelle's blog. I used my new Cricut Explore to cut him out. I did him up pretty much the same way Michelle did. He is just so funny! 

I used the Alpha Pack from MyCreativeTime to make my greeting...a.k.a. Cousin Eddie's famous line from the flick. And, yes, this is a Christmas card. ;) Boy, did I crack up while I was making this. 

♥ Nikki ♥

Here's the clip of this part of the movie. 

Warm Winter Wishes, Addie

Hello. There is a little girl named Addie, who is likely celebrating her last Christmas. Her family thought it would be nice for her to get a lifetime of Christmas cards. You can read about her story HERE, and like her Facebook page HERE. I encourage you to make her a card. :) 

For my card for her, I've used my brand new Cricut Explore to cut the adorable Faceless Penguins Peachy Pieces SVG from PeachyKeenStamps. You get 2 cutie pie penguins in the set. I gave miss penguin her sweet face with the Happy Penguin Couples 1 1/8 set from PeachyKeenStamps.

I used the Cableknit Background from PeachyKeenStamps on her hat. I inked the hat with bubble gum Hero Arts shadow ink, and then stamped the background with the same ink. I used passion flower Hero Arts shadow ink for the purple bits. I added wink of stella to the purple bits as well. The greeting is from the Holiday Sentiments set by PeachyKeenStamps. And I made her name with the Alpha Pack set from MyCreativeTime. Miss penguin is on a WOBBLE so she wiggles. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

Cricut Explore vs. Cricut Expression Cut Comparison

Hello! It's here, IT'S HERE!!! :) Here is the picture I snapped with my phone last night when I took my new Cricut Explore out of the box. :) I knew that when I got the machine, I wanted to do some comparison cuts with it and my trusty old Cricut Expression. I was always disappointed in the way a circle and a scalloped circle cut with my Expression, so I knew that is what I would compare. I also compared an intricate scalloped circle design. I used some of THIS cardstock from Walmart to really put both machines to the test with not so great cardstock. Here I cut this design from the Cindy Loo cricut cartridge...

I cut them both at the same size {4 inches}, but the Explore did a much better job. The Cricut Explore is a much more detailed cut. Look at the little heart on the bird's head. The scallop around the outside is more even. What I found with all the cuts I made, is that the Explore actually cuts true to size. The Expression cuts everything just a little bigger than the actual size selected. {No this wasn't a sizing/real dial size mistake by me...I know my way around a Cricut} ;)

I used the Cricut Craft Room Basics cartridge for my circle and scalloped circles cuts. I cut the circle at 2 inches with both machines. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the Expression cuts a wonky circle. And again, it's bigger than the circle the Explore cut. 

Here is where you can really see the difference! I cut both at 2.25 inches. Look how perfectly the Explore cut! Again, the Expression's cut is wonky, and those scallops look terrible. 

In addition to being extremely impressed with how the Explore cuts, I am in LOVE with the Design Space program you use with it. It is incredibly simple to use. And the best part??? You can cut SVG's with it! I've already loaded all my SVG's into Design Space, and if I can do that, you KNOW it's incredibly simple! ;)

So there it is. My 2 cents on the new Cricut Explore. And if you feel the need to get one yourself, it's on sale again for $199 HERE at Walmart. :) {that's where I got mine}

♥ Nikki ♥

Season's Greetings

Hiya! For my card today I used the super cute Faceless Snowmany Mittens and Hats set from PeachyKeenStamps. I stamped and paper pieced the head and hands. I made the body of the snowman with die cut circles. I went around the edges with a black marker to try to make it look more like it was stamped. Her face is from the Happy Snow Couples Face Assortment also from PeachyKeenStamps. 

The whole idea here is that the snowman looks like you're looking down at it from above...make sense? I added wink of stella to the hat, mittens, and around the outline of the snowman/lady. The greeting is from the Winter Cheer set by MyCreativeTime. 

♥ Nikki ♥

PeachyKeenStamps SALE info!

through JANUARY 1st, 2015. We want your shopping experience here to be as simple and hassle-free as possible!

• December 2014 RANGE 1, PROMO CODE: SAVE20 Save 20% when you spend $5.00 to $35.00
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MCT Tag It Tuesday- Reindeer Crossing

Hello! It's Tag It Tuesday at MyCreativeTime. For my tag I used the Just Tags dies. I used the 3 Stitched Star Dies for my window on the tag. I stamped the deer from the Oh Deer set. I colored him with my prismacolor pencils. I also used them to color the background behind the deer. 

I gave the deer googlie eyes and a great big sparkly red nose. The greeting is also from the Oh Deer set. I embossed the panel with THIS embossing folder. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. My new Cricut Explore should be here tomorrow. Eek! :) 

Happy CHICKmas!

Hiya! Happy Saturday to ya. :) For my card today, I turned this sweet chicken into a Christmas chicken. I stamped and paper pieced the Faceless Chicken from PeachyKeenStamps. {On special right now in addition to the amazing sale going on...details at the end of this post} I LOVE these chickens! I gave her a face using the new Happy Penguin Couples Face Assortment. I used the new Faceless Happy Snow Day Characters from PeachyKeenStamps for the hat. I made a little piece to be the back/inside of the hat. Super easy. 

I made the greeting using 2 sets. The "happy" and "mas!" are from the Happy Snowman W/Label set. The "chick" is from the Sunny Side Up Sentiments set. {also on special!} I just love how my little Christmas chicken turned out. :) 

♥ Nikki ♥ 

Here's some awesome PeachyKeenStamps SALE info

After a meeting here today, PKS decided to take all the guessing out of it for you!! We are beginning this sale today and it runs through JANUARY 1st, 2015. We want your shopping experience here to be as simple and hassle-free as possible!

• December 2014 RANGE 1, PROMO CODE: SAVE20 Save 20% when you spend $5.00 to $35.00
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MCT 5 Days Of Christmas...Day 5

Hello. Today is the last day of our 5 days of Christmas at MyCreativeTime. For my card today I used a cup that I made when I was working on THIS card. I stamped the background with the Grainy Wood stamp using Soft Brown Hero Arts Shadow Ink. I cut a tag from the Tag Layers Dies out of vellum. I used the Alpha Pack to gold emboss my greeting on it. 

The cup and heart vapor are from the All You Need Is Coffee set. I stamped the pinecones, berries, and boughs on it from the Pretty Spring Wreaths set. The circle it's on is from the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies. 

I hope you have enjoyed the 5 Days Of Christmas! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

I hope you have enjoyed our 5 days of Christmas and Emma's AMAZING GIVEAWAYS! Remember, in order to qualify for a chance to win, you will need to comment on each blog. Please remember also to leave an email address for us to contact you if YOU are a LUCKY winner! You still have the weekend to leave your comments. Emma will announce ALL five days of winners on her blog Monday, December 8, 2014! Good luck everyone!

MCT 5 Days of Christmas...Day 4

Hello! It's day 4 of the 5 Days of Christmas at MyCreativeTime. For my card today I used the tree die from the Seasonal Greetings set to make my shaker window. I also used the fabulous Stitched Rectangular Frames and More dies for my card base and panel. 

The greeting is from the Warm Holiday Fun set. 

♥ Nikki ♥

I hope you enjoy our 5 days of Christmas & AMAZING GIVEAWAYS! Emma has put together some of HER favorite "MUST HAVE'S" for the giveaway's this week! To qualify for a chance to win, you will need to comment on each blog & VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave an email for us to contact you if YOU are the LUCKY winner! You will have the ENTIRE week to leave your comments! Emma will announce ALL the winner's on Monday, December 8, 2014 on her blog! Good luck everyone! :) xoxo

MCT 5 Days of Christmas...Day 3

Hello! It's day 3 of the 5 Days of Christmas at MyCreativeTime. For my card today I started by using the Fun Stitched Edges dies to make my snowy hill. I used Tumbled Glass distress ink to blend in the sky. I also used it for the sky on the Bunch Of Fun Circles panel, and to stamp the snowflakes from the Winter Cheer set. I would not normally use distress ink to stamp with {it's really not for stamping with} , but because it's such a light color, it worked out. I also used that ink to stamp the greeting from the Winter Cheer set. 

I die cut the sweet deer from the Oh Deer set a few times and glued them together to bulk it up. It's hard to see, but I covered the die with wink of stella. 

♥ Nikki ♥

I hope you enjoy our 5 days of Christmas & AMAZING GIVEAWAYS! Emma has put together some of HER favorite "MUST HAVES" for the giveaways this week! To qualify for a chance to win, you will need to comment on each blog & VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave an email for us to contact you if YOU are the LUCKY winner! You will have the ENTIRE week to leave your comments! Emma will announce ALL the winner's on Monday, December 8, 2014 on her blog! Good luck everyone! :) xoxo

MCT 5 Days of Christmas...Day 2

Hello! It's day 2 of our 5 days of Christmas at MyCreativeTime. For my card today I took inspiration from my DT sister Leanne's adorable snowman shaker HERE. Hers is way better than mine, but I loved the idea so much...I just had to give it a go. :) I made the shaker window, and the snowman body pieces with the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies. The scarf and hat were cut with the Winter Snowman Dies. I free hand cut the stick arms and carrot nose. I used 2 hole punches for the eyes and buttons for the tummy. 

I filled the shaker with sequins. The greeting is from the Snow Buddies set. This card came together really quickly, and although it's a shaker, would be fairly quick to mass produce. :) 

♥ Nikki ♥

I hope you enjoy our 5 days of Christmas & AMAZING GIVEAWAYS! Emma has put together some of HER favorite "MUST HAVE'S" for the giveaway's this week! To qualify for a chance to win, you will need to comment on each blog & VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave an email for us to contact you if YOU are the LUCKY winner! You will have the ENTIRE week to leave your comments! Emma will announce ALL the winner's on Monday, December 8, 2014 on her blog! Good luck everyone! :) xoxo

MCT 5 Days of Christmas- Day 1

Hello! We are celebrating 5 days of Christmas at MyCreativeTime this week. For my card today I've used lots of MCT goodies! :) I started by stamping the Grainy Wood Background with Cup Of Joe Hero Arts Shadow Ink. I cut 2 tags from the Tag Layers Dies, one from vellum and one from cardstock.  I stamped the cardstock tag with the argyle from the Coffee Backgrounds set with Red Royal Hero Arts Shadow Ink. I used the new Stitched Oval Dies for the oval. 

I die cut the cup from the All You Need Is Coffee set. The little heart shaped vapor is also from that set.  I stamped the pinecones, greens, and berries on it using the Pretty Spring Wreaths set. I stamped the greeting from the Do The Cocoa Motion set on the banner from the Vintage Label Dies. 

♥ Nikki ♥

I hope you enjoy our 5 days of Christmas & AMAZING GIVEAWAYS! Emma has put together some of HER favorite "MUST HAVES" for the giveaways this week! To qualify for a chance to win, you will need to comment on each blog & VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave an email for us to contact you if YOU are the LUCKY winner! You will have the ENTIRE week to leave your comments! Emma will announce ALL the winners on Monday, December 8, 2014 on her blog! Good luck everyone! :) xoxo