You're so...

Hello! Today in the Clean And Simple 4 class at OnlineCardClasses...the fabulous Julie Ebersole shared a sweet trifold card. Hers used balloon dies and was super simple and elegant. Anyhoo, I decided to make a trifold card as well.  The card is 5.5 x 11 and scored at 3 5/8. I used circle dies for my windows, so my little skunks could peek out. :)

The skunks, hearts, and the greetings on the front and middle are from the Stinkin' Cute set from Simon Says Stamps. I traced the circles and then created circle masks to stamp through. This way my skunks aren't just floating. :) I colored them with my Prismacolor colored pencils. 

The "Happy Valentine's Day" greeting is from the You Make My Heart Smile set by MyCreativeTime. To finish it off, I added black glaze pen to their eyes, and wink of stella to the hearts... and to their tummies and tails. 

I hope you're having a stinkin' great weekend! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

Love U

Hello! Today's Clean And Simple 4 class at OnlineCardClasses was all about inking. So, I decided to get super inky. ;) I also used my Cricut Explore to create a mask for the first time! Fun stuff! I cut this image from the Valentine's Day cartridge out of Post-It Craft Paper. I put the dial on the Explore on the cardstock setting, and it cut like a dream. I started by inking up the panel with spun sugar and worn lipstick Distress inks. Then I put the mask on. 

I sprayed picked raspberry distress ink in a mini mister over it. And then I flicked on some of that ink. Then I sprayed it with Gold Lame Heidi Swapp Color Shine spray. It looks SO COOL in real life. Basically impossible to get a good picture of all the shine. 

After I took off the mask, I also flicked on some gold color shine. This card looks different depending on how the light catches it. :) 

Happy Friday! I hope you have an awesome weekend!

♥ Nikki ♥

Hello sunshine!

Hello, sunshines! :) Today is day 4 of Clean And Simple 4 class at OnlineCardClasses. Today the fabulous Jennifer McGuire stitched on her cards, so I decided to bust out my embroidery floss. I started by die cutting a circle for my sun, and I used the embossed edge left by the die as a guide to poke my stitching holes. I stitched around the sun, and then created random rays as well. Then I {of course} turned my sun into a shaker. :) I stamped the card base with the Cartoon Cloud Background from MyCreativeTime. The "hello" word die is from the Speech Bubble Sentiments set by MyCreativeTime. I used the Claire's ABC's set from Lawn Fawn for "sunshine". For my panel I used the Rectangular Stitched Frames and More Dies from MyCreativeTime. I finished it off with more sequins. :)

I hope you're having a sunshiney day! :) 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Throwback Thursday "Do over"

Hello! It's Throwback Thursday at MyCreativeTime...today we are picking an old card to "Do Over". I made the above card back in 2012, and while it's not entirely hideous, I don't like it. LOL ;) Here is my "Do Over" version...

Ahh. That's much better. ;) I used the XL Label Die from MyCreativeTime to make the shaker window. I used the same sweet ladybug from the Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge, but I gave her a different face. I used the Kawaii Face Assortment from PeachyKeenStamps. 

The greeting is from the My Favorite Sayings set from MyCreativeTime.

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations!

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. If you look closely at the heart on the tummy...you can see how much better the Explore cuts than the Expression. :)

You're such a deer

Hiya! It's day 3 of Clean And Simple 4 class at OnlineCardClasses. My card today was inspired by the immensely talented Julie Ebersole. I don't have the supplies needed to do the technique she showed, so instead I just used her pretty card as inspiration. I used the same Distress Ink colors as her...picked raspberry, ripe persimmon, and mustard seed. Such a pretty color combo! I inked over THIS stencil, and then splattered ink as well. I used my Cricut Explore to cut the deer with a THIS svg file from Miss Kate Cuttables. 

I inked the deer with tarnished brass distress stain. The greeting is from the Oh Deer set from MyCreativeTime. To finish, I added a few gold sequins. :)

I hope you're having a wonderful week! 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Inspiration Wednesday

Hiya! It's Inspiration Wednesday at MyCreativeTime. I guess my card was inspired by my desire to play with my Cricut Explore. ;) I bought the Everyday Pop Up Cards cartridge a LONG time ago...specifically for this hot air balloon! I love how it looks with Valentinesy papers. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies from MyCreativeTime for the card base and panel. 

I stamped the Cartoon Cloud Background from MyCreativeTime on the card base and greeting strip. 

The greeting is from the Puffy Hearts Just For You set from MyCreativeTime. I put the hot air balloon on a wobble, so it wiggles. :)

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

Thinking of you

Hello! It's day 2 of Clean And Simple 4 class at Online Card Classes. Today I fell in LOVE with the fabulous Shari Carroll's awesome technique...stamping with fun foam! I am seriously smitten with this technique. Incredibly easy. Incredibly fun! I used the Pointed Feather Dies from Simon Says Stamp. I cut it out of white fun foam to make my stamp. I inked it up with Mint Julep Hero Arts Shadow Ink and then rock-n-rolled on some Soft Pool ink. While I liked the first stamping, I super loved the second generation stamping...and that's what I used on my card. :) Subtle and lovely. 

I also cut some vellum feathers with the Pointed Feather Dies. I used the ink splotch stamps from the Family Is Everything set from MyCreativeTime to add gold embossing to my vellum feathers. For the sentiment, I used the Chocolate Greetings set from MyCreativeTime. 

♥ Nikki ♥

An Orchard of thanks!

Hiya! Today is day 1 of the Clean And Simple 4 class at Online Card Classes. The fabulous Julie Ebersole showed a cool technique called Faux Ceramic Tile. I decided to give it a go. :) For my version, I started by gluing 2 pieces of watercolor paper together. I put post it paper over that. Then I used the little apple die from the Love To Learn Dies from MyCreativeTime. I peeled off different areas of the mask so I could color my apple with shadow inks and daubers. Then I spattered with black soot distress ink....and then I added clear embossing powder to make it tile-ish. :) The greeting is from the Fruit Sentiments One set from PeachyKeenStamps. 

I ♥ taking classes at Online Card Classes...really gets ye olde creative mojo flowin'!

♥ Nikki ♥

You're My Universe

Hiya! Today I made a card to play along in the Paper Smooches Challenge. It's anything goes this time, and here's my card...

I started my creating my Valentiney galaxy background. I used the following Distress Inks... worn lipstick, picked raspberry, barn door, and festive berries. After I got it how I liked it, I splattered white acrylic paint on to make "stars". I used the adorable Space Cadet stamp set by Paper Smooches. I colored in the planets and the alien dude with Prismacolor colored pencils.

The greeting is also from the Space Cadet stamp set. To finish it off, I added clear wink of stella glitter marker, sequins, and glossy accents. 

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Heartfelt Thanks

Hello! I'm playing along in the My Favorite Things Color Challenge. I still don't have any MFT stuff, but it's still fun to play along. :) Here is my card...

I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies from MyCreativeTime for my card base and layer. I used the Stitched Sweethearts And XOXO Dies for my heart. I die cut it, and then did some masking to make it lined. I used Hero Arts Shadow Inks in Stone Wash, Lime Green, and Passion Flower. Pretty darn close to the challenge colors. :)

I used the Happy Thoughts set for my "thanks" die cut word, and for the "heartfelt" stamped greeting. I resisted the overwhelming urge to add sequins...this is for a guy. HA! 

I hope you're having a happy Friday! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Trending Now Thursday

Hello! It's Trending Now Thursday at MyCreativeTime. Today we are exploring the Wood and Lace trend. For my card, I stuck to just wood. :) I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies for my card base and layer. I stamped the Grainy Wood Background on the smaller layer. I used the Alpha Pack to stamp "wood", and the rest of the greeting is from the 100% Sweetness set. I masked off the first word so I could customize it. 

My little beaver was cut from the Oh Canada Cricut Cartridge. :) I gave him a heart from the Stitched Sweethearts and XOXO dies. Oh, and Mr. Beaver is on a circle from the Bunch Of Fun Circles dies. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

Love you tons!

Hello! I made this card for the current Lawnscaping Challenge. The challenge is to create a background with stamps. For the arrows and hearts background I used the Into The Woods set. And for the rest of the hearts I used the following sets... Get Well Soon and Wish You Were Here. 

The hippo is from the Year Four set. I colored him with my Prismacolor colored pencils. I used the Claire's ABC's set to create my greeting. 

I hope you're having a nice day! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

I can't conseal how I feel ;)

Hiya bloggy friends! :) For my punny Valentine today, I cut the seal from the Birthday Bash Cricut Cartridge. I made his face with 2 sets from PeachyKeenStamps, The Happy Penguin Couples Assortment for his eye, and The Moodies 1 1/8 set for the mouth. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies from MyCreativeTime for the panel and patterned paper layer on it. I also used the Fun Stitches Edges Dies from MyCreativeTime for the scalloped border. 

I used the Alpha Pack from MyCreativeTime to stamp my punny greeting. :) I stamped SEAL in darker gray to make it stand out more. I also went over the letters with a sakura glitter pen for sparkle. I added wink of stella clear glitter marker to the ball and his hat. 

I hope you're having a great week thus far! Just a heads up...tonight at midnight Eastern starts 24 hour craft day on HSN. :)

♥ Nikki ♥ 

MCT Made in Minutes Love Card

Hiya! It's Made In Minutes Monday at MyCreativeTime. For my super quick card today I used the Uppercase Fun Dies from MyCreativeTime. I also used the Stitched Sweethearts And XOXO dies for the heart to replace the "O" in love. I used glitter paper behind the letters. And to spice it up just a bit, I strung some beads and sequins to hang in the ♥. :)

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations!

♥ Nikki ♥ 

You put the Hot in Hot Stuff

Hiya! Happy Saturday to you! I decided to play along in the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge. I don't have any MFT goodies yet, but I'm playing along anyway. :) Here is my card...

I made my hot sauce bottle with the We Go Together set from PeachyKeenStamps. The greeting is also from that set. The face on the bottle is from the Kawaii Face Assortment from PeachyKeenStamps. 

I used the 3x4 Journal Die and the Stitched Sweethearts And XOXO dies from MyCreativeTime to make my shaker. I made the card base with the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies. I used the Vintage Labels dies from MyCreativeTime for the greeting banner. 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. In case you haven't heard, you'd better get the PeachyKeenStamps you've been wanting! They're ceasing manufacturing stamps. :( 

MCT 39th Edition Anniversary Release Blog Hop!

Hello! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning! For my first card today, I've used the new Heart To Heart Frame Dies. I cut it from white, and inked it up ombre. 

I filled my window with sequins and beads. And for some added sparkle, I used clear wink of stella glitter brush marker on the love die cut. :) And here's my other card for today...

For this card I started by making my background. I used the Build A Scripty And Watercolor Background. I stamped the stripes with bubble gum and mint julep Hero Arts shadow inks. I then used the XOXO stamp from the new Best Bots Forever set to stamp over the stripes with Charcoal Hero Arts shadow ink. I also used that stamp on the ground the robots are standing on. I stamped the Cartoon Cloud Background with mint julep ink.

I stamped the adorable robots from the new Best Bots Forever set, and colored them with my prismacolor colored pencils. The greeting is also from the new Best Bots Forever set. I added wink of stella and glossy accents to some areas of the robots. :)

Your next stop on the hop is RUTHIE. 

"FREEBIE STAMP"

It is now 11:30am PST, and our 200th shopper has already come through!!! If your invoice number is between 14463 - 14664, YOU are the LUCKY shoppers who will be receiving this stamp set in your HAPPY MAIL!  THANK YOU and I CAN'T WAIT to see what you ALL create w/this new release!! xoxo
IF you are interested in this "I Love You Beary Much" stamp set, it is available now for sale! Please remember, this set is NOT included w/the Entire Release Bundle….it is sold separately! You can purchase it HERE. 

***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 better chance 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! Use the code: JAN2015 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Friday, January 23rd @midnight PST. 

BLOG HOP LINE UP

Emma - http://www.creativetimeforme.com

Brigit - http://www.brigitsscraps.com

Cindy - http://cindylee77.blogspot.de

Emily - http://creationsofanarmywife.blogspot.com

Jessica - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Katie - http://www.craftingwithkatie.com

Kim - http://www.kimberlyharrisstudio.blogspot.com

Liz - http://www.lizspaperloft.com 

Lucia - http://www.todoconpapel.com

Nikki - http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com  You Are Here 

Ruthie - www.septemberninthdesigns.com

Veronica - http://vkcreate.blogspot.com

Audrey - https://audreypettit.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/mct-39th-edition-anniversary-release-blog-hop/

MCT Sneaks Day 3

Hello! It's day 3 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we're sneaking 2 new sets called The Last Pieces Of Our Family, and Stitched Puzzle Pieces Dies. I inked up the heart puzzle die pieces with bubble gum and mint julep Hero Arts Shadow Ink. Not sure why the mint color looks blue. LOL. 

I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies for the card base and panel. 

I white heat embossed the greeting on the vellum for the shaker window. In real life, the mint sequins match the color on the heart! Promise! :)

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 in her video!

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 better chance 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 2

Hiya peeps! It's day 2 of sneaks at MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking a new set called You Make My Heart Smile. I've used it for my greeting and die cut word. I stamped the greeting on the Large Cloud Bubble Edge Die. 

I used a heart from the Stitched Sweethearts And XOXO Dies. I gave him googlie eyes, and made his mouth with the capitol D from the largest font in the Alpha Pack 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 in her video!

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 better chance 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 1

Hello!!! Welcome to day one of sneaks for MyCreativeTime! Today we are sneaking 2 new sets. The I Love You Beary Much stamp set and the Bear Dies. For my card I used the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies to create my shaker. I put the small circle in the middle to make a circle border shaker. It's really cool in real life. I stamped the bear from the existing Beary Special Thoughts set, and cut him out with the new Bear Dies. I colored him with my prismacolor colored pencils. 

I added some wink of stella clear glitter marker to the bear for sparkle. I stamped the greeting from the new I Love You Beary Much 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 in her video!

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 better chance 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 Designer Challenge

Photo Credit 

Hello! It's the first Designer Challenge of 2015 at MyCreativeTime! Yay! We have the above photo to use as inspiration. And here is my CAS take on it...

I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies for the card base. I used the 3x4 Journal Die for my front panel. I die cut the heart with the fabulous Stitched Sweethearts & XOXO Dies. I used spun sugar, worn lipstick, and picked raspberry distress inks to give it an ombre look.

I used the Family Is Everything set for the Love die. I cut it from the heart panel and inlaid it back in. I colored the word gold with distress stain. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations and to play along in the challenge!

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Inspiration Wednesday

Hello! Today is Inspiration Wednesday at MyCreativeTime. I don't have an inspiration photo, I was just really loving white on white. :) I used the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies from MyCreativeTime. I cut the year with the number dies in the 4x6 Journal Die set from MyCreativeTime. 

I did some masking on a greeting from the From Our Family To Yours set to get just the "Happy New Year" part. I stamped it with gray ink, and went over it with a glitter pen. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥