Scrappin' Navy Wife: August 2015

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

MCT-Fave Stamp Of The Month- Bonjour

Hello! It's time for Favorite Stamp Of The Month again at MyCreativeTime. This month it's the Springtime In Paris set. For my card, I started by die cutting a panel of watercolor paper with the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies. I then white heat embossed the Eiffel Tower and greeting from the Springtime In Paris set. I used distress inks and water to paint the scene. I wanted to bring in the pink of the patterned paper, so I added little dot flowers with a distress marker and went over them with a smidge of water. Easy peasy. :)

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♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. It's going to be quiet around here for a while, we're a Navy family, and it's time to move again. In fact, the packers come in the morning! :)

Sunday, August 23, 2015

If I come back as a zombie....

Hello! I am so excited for the new show Fear The Walking Dead that is starting tonight, so I made a zombie card today to celebrate it. :) I used the awesome Faceless Zombie Kids 2 set by PeachyKeenStamps. This set is only 5 bucks! If you want it, hurry because when it's gone, it's gone. I colored her with my Copics. I added dots and stripes to her shirt. The greeting is from a set that it no longer available, sorry. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies and the new Stitched Square Dies Inside And Out by MyCreativeTime. I blended Fog and Smoke SimonSaysStamp inks for the background.

I hope you have a zombie-tastic evening! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

Saturday, August 22, 2015

I wheelie like you!

Hello! I made a card to play along in the current Lawnscaping Challenge. Here's my card...

I used the adorable Wheelie Like You stamp set and the Wheelie Like You Lawn Cuts dies. I used the wheel die to partially die cut, so it is all one piece. I used my stamp-a-ma-jig tool to stamp the wheel on the die cut piece. I embossed the bottom with a dots embossing folder. I colored my hamster and wheel with Copics. I fussy cut out the hamster, and put him in his wheel. The sweet greeting is also from the Wheelie Like You set by Lawn Fawn. I blended some Sea Glass ink by SimonSaysStamp behind the wheel...and finished it off with some sequins.

I hope you're having a great weekend. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

Friday, August 21, 2015

MCT 46th Edition Release Blog Hop!

Hello! You should have arrived from Liz's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. For my card today, I've used the new Prehistoric Holidays set. I colored my dinosaur, palm tree, and grass with Copics. I used Duckling, Sunshine, and Sunkist inks by SimonSaysStamp for the sky. I used the fabulous new Stitched Squares Inside And Out dies for the card base and panel. The greeting is also from the new Prehistoric Holidays set.

Your next stop on the hop is RUTHIE

"FREEBIE STAMP"

Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Fangtastic Day" 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, the die 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 die is not a part of the “bundle” and will be sold separately!

***UPDATE ON FREEBIE*** I just wanted to let you know that the 150th shopper came through! If your invoice number was #16948 - #17098 then YOU my friends were the LUCKY ones to be getting our CUTIE FREEBIE "Fantastic Day" included in your order! If you missed out on this freebie, no worries because is IS available for purchase here: http://shop.my-creative-time.com/Fangtastic-Day-Stamp-Set-M… THANK YOU ALLL SO MUCH for LOVING this release just as much as my team & I have!!!

***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: AUGUST2015 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Friday, August 28th @midnight PST.

Wednesday, August 19, 2015

MCT Sneaks Day 3

Hello! It's day 3 of sneaks at MyCreativeTime! Today we are sneaking the new Fall Friends set. I've used the sweet little raccoon and his coordinating die to make a partial die cut window. I also used the fabulous new Stitched Squares Inside And Out dies. I colored the raccoon with W gray Copic markers. I used Sea Glass and Audrey Blue SimonSaysStamp inks for the sky, and Catkin SSS ink for the grass. The greeting is also from the new Fall Friends 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 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!;)

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

MCT Sneaks Day 2

Hello! It's day 2 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime! Today we are sneaking a new set called Too Cute To Spook. I masked my little guys, and colored them with my Copics. I used Sea Glass and Wisteria inks from SimonSaysStamp for the sky, and Catkin SSS ink for the grass. The greeting is also from the new Too Cute To Spook set. I used the new Stitched Squares Inside And Out for the panel and card base. As a finishing touch, I gave my little mummy googlie eyes. :)

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more sneaks!

♥ Nikki ♥

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***

Monday, August 17, 2015

MCT Sneaks Day 1

Hello! It's day 1 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the fabulous new Stitched Squares Inside And Out Dies. I made this super simple card by watercoloring with abandoned coral and dried marigold distress inks. I then cut the watercolor piece with the dies all together. I then put them on my card popping every other square up. The greeting is from the Hey There Little Lady set.

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♥ Nikki ♥

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***

Thursday, August 13, 2015

MCT Trending Now- Embossing

Hello! It's Trending Now day at MyCreativeTime. Today we are taking a look at embossing. I made 2 similar cards because my "practice" piece turned out pretty. :) For both cards I started by embossing the die from the Hey There Little Lady set into watercolor card stock that I had already cut with the Stitched Oval Dies. I used the Spellbinders tan embossing mat to emboss the die. Then I gold heat embossed the coordinating image from Hey There Little Lady. I used distress inks and water to paint the flowers for both cards.

For this card I gold heat embossed the greeting from the My Thoughts Are With You set onto the banner from the Vintage Labels Dies. I gold heat embossed the Grainy Wood Background onto a panel cut with the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies.

For this card I again gold heat embossed a greeting from the My Thoughts Are With You set. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies. I kept this card much more informal. I used a dot embossing folder to emboss the patterned paper I chose. {which I'm not sure I've done before and I super love the way it looks!} :)

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more embossed creations.

♥ Nikki ♥

Saturday, August 8, 2015

We're birds of a feather

Hello! My new goodies from this release by MyFavoriteThings arrived, and I just had to color a birdie! I'm playing along with the MyFavoriteThings Sketch Challenge. The new Birds Of Paradise set is sooooo awesome! Here is my card...

I wanted to keep everything white, so that super colorful bird could be the star of the show. I colored him with my Copics...I'd list the colors, but that might take a year. ;) The bird and greeting are from the Birds Of Paradise set by MyFavoriteThings. To finish him off, I gave him a googlie eye. :)

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. This was my first go at blending 2 colors together {green/blue}. It was fun. :)

Friday, August 7, 2015

My Copic Storage

Hello! Happy Friday to you! I wanted to share my Copic marker storage today because the company, Stamp-N-Storage, that makes these Marker Nooks announced a great new rewards program today! If you sign up through my link HERE, you help me to earn points and you get 10% off your first purchase! Score! The units I have for Copic storage are the Marker Nooks For IKEA Expedit/Kallax. They fit perfectly in the cubbies. They have this unit in another size as well. I have all but 10 or 20 of the Copics, and they are so easy to store by color family in these Marker Nooks! I would also like to point out that I have Copics in all the body styles, and they all fit great! Stamp-N-Storage has lots of other great storage solution for all of our creative gear. :) I really can't say enough about how well these units are made! I plan to paint mine black to match my IKEA unit.

Again, if you sign up through my link HERE, you help me earn points...and you SAVE 10% on your first order. :) I hope you have a super awesome weekend!!! I'm waiting on the mail dude to bring me new goodies. :)

♥ Nikki ♥