Merry Christmas and SALE info

Hello! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! :) I made this card with the adorable FREE set that PeachyKeenStamps is offering right now. Isn't that bird adorable???? I colored her with my Copics. The greeting is also from the FREE set! Woot! I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies, Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies, and Vintage Labels dies by MyCreativeTime as well. The circle is cut into the front of the card, and the birdie is on the inside. :) 

HOLY AMAZING SALE ALERT BATMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

BLACK FRIDAY SPECIALS:

• DOORBUSTER deal:  Includes 50% off of your order of $25 or more from 4am until 8am CST - ENTER THE PROMO CODE: DOORBUSTER at checkout (all in CAPS)
• STAMPEDE deal:  Includes 40% off of your order of $25.00 or more from 8am until 12 Noon CST - ENTER THE PROM CODE:STAMPEDE at checkout (all in CAPS)
• *** The codes will only work during the times provided above ***
• *** NOTE the sale with tiered discounts will continue after 12 noon ***
• If your order is 75 dollars and over (after discounts) you will get the free stamp set shown below and if you are in the USA.. FREE SHIPPING!
• No other discounts or promo codes during the hours of 4AM to 12NOON will work. 

hello Emily

Hello! I made this card for Jennifer McGuire's Card Shower. I used the new Faceless Winter Character Collection Digis from PeachyKeenStamps for that adorable penguin body. Her face is from  the Raggedy Doll, Teddy, and Bird Face Assortment by PeachyKeenStamps. I colored her with my Copics. 

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. If you get a chance, please consider making a card for the Card Shower. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. You will want to check out PeachyKeenStamps in the wee small hours...DOORBUSTER sale starts at 4am! :) 

G'day Xander

Hello! I made this card for the Card Shower that Jennifer McGuire is doing for 2 children battling cancer. This card is for a little guy called Xander. That adorable image was illustrated by Collin Chan, the creator of the Periscope Art Challenge. You can get the image by emailing them on the homepage of the Periscope Art Challenge site. I colored this guy, who just happens to be named Lord Felix Dundee, with my Copics. Isn't he cute?! A croc wearing crocs! 

I hope you'll consider making a card for Jennifer's Card Shower. I also hope you're having a wonderful day. 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. If you haven't jumped on the Periscope train, you should hop aboard! It's super fun, and the app is FREE! :) I love "hanging out" with fellow artsy types! BTW I have the app on my iPad because I like to watch on a bigger screen. :)

Merry Christmas

Hello! I was SUPER INSPIRED by the fantabulous Kelly Latevola's card in the Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses yesterday. She used greens for her card, but I decided to rainbowify it! Yay, RAINBOW! :) I used the Family And Friends set by Hero Arts for my trees. I used a rainbow of distress inks as well. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies by MyCreativeTime for middle layer...and the greeting is from the Holiday Tags Stamp And Die set by MyCreativeTime. 

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT 49th Edition Release Blog Hop!

Hello! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. For my card today I have used the new Date Night and Popcorn Background sets. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More and the Bunch Of Fun Circles to create the shaker panel. I colored the images with my Copics. Oh, and the greeting is also from the new Date Night set. OH, and their faces are from the You Make Life Sweet set. 

Your next stop on the hop is RUTHIE 

"FREEBIE STAMP"

Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Hi Sweetie" stamp & 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, this stamp & die set 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 set is not a part of the “bundle” and will be sold separately!

***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: NOV2015 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Wed, November 25, 2015 @midnight PST. 

MCT Sneaks Day 4

Hello! It's day 4 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the awesome new Stitched Pop Up Pieces dies. For the front of my card I used the new Stripey Background. I used the We're Better Together set for the coffee cup. I did "no-line" copic coloring on it, and then fussy cut it out. But here is the fun part, the inside...

I used the new Stitched Pop Up Pieces die to make this sweet pop up! So fun! I also did "no-line" copic coloring on the donut from the We're Better Together set. I also fussy cut the donut out...TIP ALERT! I used my teeny hole punch to cut out the middle of the donut...I just went around with it making teeny snips. :) Oh, and the greeting is also from the We're Better Together 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!;)

Season's greetings

Hello! Today's Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses was all about soft and subtle. The wildly talented Dawn from Wplus9 made a beautiful wreath, and she inspired me to give it a go. I don't have any of her holiday sets, so I busted out the Pretty Peonies set by Wplus9 and just went for it. I was going for a shabby Victorian-ish look with non traditional colors. I had my Nana in mind while making this, and this is so right up her alley! I used my distress markers to stamp, and to paint with. I added some rock candy stickles to some of the flowers for a sugared look. {which you can't really see in the pic} The greeting is from the Winter Cheer set by MyCreativeTime. 

I hope you're having a wonderful evening. 

♥ Nikki ♥

NEW PEACHY KEEN STAMPS!!!!! AND A SALE :)

Hello! I hope you're having an awesome day! If you're a fan of PeachyKeenStamps, your day is about to get awesomererer. :) There are EIGHT new face sets! Whaattt??!!! Yep. Anyhoo...I used the new Faceless Winter Character Collection Digi's for my snowman with an ice cream cone on his head. I gave him a grumpy, half eaten nose face from the Everyday Character Snow Face Assortment. I colored him with my Copics. The greeting is also in the Faceless Winter Character Collection Digi's. And here is another card I made with the new stamps...

How stinkin' cute is that penguin?? COME ON! :) He is from the Faceless Winter Character Collection Digi's. His face is from the new Wintertime Buddies Face Assortment. The greeting is also in the Faceless Winter Character Collection Digis. I colored this sweet guy with my Copics, and I made him a plaid scarf. :) I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies, Vintage Labels Dies, and the Large Cloud Bubble Edge Die all from MyCreativeTime. 

Now the SALE deets!

Begins 11-18-2015 and runs until we run out of free stamps!!  HERE IS OUR NEW CATEGORY - Winter 2015-2016 . We have EIGHT NEW FACE SETS as well as a SUPER DUPER TREAT!!  There is a NEW package of a FACE SAMPLER! Tiered Discounts are AUTOMATIC (no code to put in) and are ON TOP OF ALL THE SALE PRICES... INCLUDING ALL OF THE CLEARANCE ITEMS!!

• 1.00 to 49.99 - will receive an additional 15% off  !!!
• 50.00 to 149.99 - will receive an additional 20% off !!!
• 150.00 and over will receive an addtional 25% off !!! FREE STAMP SET is ONLY WITH PURCHASE of $75 (after discounts)          

AND you can get this adorable set for FREE! Yay! 

MCT Sneaks Day 2

Hello! Today is day 2 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the new Be Your Best Selfie set. I used the die for my shaker window. The greeting is also from Be Your Best Selfie. I gold heat embossed the Stripey Background on vellum for the window. I used the Stitched Square Dies for the card base. The banner I used for the sentiment is from the Chocolate Greetings set. I filled the shaker window with gold stars and sequins. :)

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!;)

dec 25th

Hello! Today's Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses is all about sparkle and shine. For my card I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies for the panel and layer. I embossed one of the Bunch Of Fun Circles dies into the front panel, and then watercolored it with distress inks. 

It's difficult to see in a photo, but it's really cool in real life. I used the Dec25th Die by MyCreativeTime. I cut it a few times from white and used Tim Holtz glitter paper on top. Then I added glossy accents to make it shiny. :)

I hope you're having a great day. 

♥ Nikki ♥ 

MCT Sneaks Day 1

Hello! It's day one of sneaks for MyCreativeTime, and today we are sneaking the "freebie" for this release called Hi Sweetie. I used the set to heat emboss this background. Then I watercolored over it with a rainbow of distress inks. I also white heat embossed the greeting. Such a sweet little 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!

Tomorrow is a new day

Hello! I've made a card to play along in the current Wplus9 Sketch Challenge. There is the above sketch to follow, and here is my take on it...

I started by using a curvy border die to draw a curved line that I could later cut out around my images. I stamped the butterflies from the Flora And Fauna 2 set by Wplus9 and watercolored them with distress inks. I cut up to the butterflies, and then fussy cut around the wings that I wanted to hang off the curve. So, the butterfly panel is all one piece. :)

I used a woodgrain embossing folder for the right side, and I think it makes the wings that hang off really pop. :) The greeting is from the A New Day set by Wplus9. 

I hope you're having a wonderful day.

♥ Nikki ♥

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Hello! Here's a card I made today to fit the cute theme in the Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses. I used the adorable Reindeer Games set by Mama Elephant. I did some masking to make them stand on each other. :) I colored them with my Copics. I used Spring Rain ink by SimonSaysStamp for the sky. The greeting is from the Belly Band Sentiments set by MyCreativeTime. BTW I used my MISTI tool for this. I could kick myself for waiting so long to get one. It's seriously awesome. 

I hope you're having a great day! I have my windows open, and it's gorgeous out today here in Florida. I just checked, and it's 70 degrees. Perfect. :) 

♥ Nikki ♥

Warmest winter wishes

Hello! Happy Friday! Today's Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses is all about the cute factor...and it just doesn't get any cuter than PeachyKeenStamps! I used the Faceless Penguins stamp with a face from the Happy Penguin Couples Face Assortment set. However, the Faceless Penguins stamp is no longer available...BUT you can still get it in SVG form HERE and give her/him a face with the Happy Penguin Couples Face Assortment set. Score! :) Anyhoo, I colored her with my Copics. I just love her rainbow hat! :) The greeting is from the Winter Cheer set by MyCreativeTime. To finish it off, I added glossy accents to her eyes, beak, and feet...and gave the snow a good dose of wink of stella. 

I hope you're having a HAPPY day! 

♥ Nikki ♥  

I'm dreaming of a bright Christmas

Hello! I was inspired by May's card in today's Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses...but she made her shape by stamping lots of little stamps...I masked to create a neon plaid. :) I ♥ neon! :)

I hope you're having a bright and happy week! 

♥ Nikki ♥ 

MCT- Tag it Tuesday

Hello! It's Tag It Tuesday at MyCreativeTime! I used the fabulous new Holiday Tags Stamp And Die set for the tag, candy canes, and greeting. I gold heat embossed the candy canes, and watercolored them with distress inks.  I used the Geo Borders stamp set to gold emboss those lines along the bottom. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies for the layer and card base. I finished this off with some sequins, and some gold thread for the bow on the tag.  

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Celebrate the season

Hello! It's day one of the new Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses. I was inspired by the clean and simple masked card Julie made. So I masked off the edges of my card, and used the Boughs Of Holly set by MyCreativeTime to make the little pine bough scene. I used 2 ink colors, and second generation stamping to get the depth of color. The greeting is from the new Holiday Tags Stamp And Die set also by MyCreativeTime. To finish it off, I drew around the masked area with a fine tip pen. I really liked how my design turned out, so I made the same card 2 other ways...

I used the same exact colors on this card, but it looks a lot different because it's stamped on white. Dig it. :) And then...I had to neon-ify this design...

Ahh, neon. How I love thee. Here I added some black stamping to give it a more graphic look. I think I may like this one the most. :) And because these are all one layer, no extra postage! Score! 

I hope you're having a HAPPY day! 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT- What a treat Wednesday

Hello! It's What a Treat Wednesday at MyCreativeTime. Today I'm sharing the treat bags I made for Trick-Or-Treaters this year. I used the bag die from the Chalkboard Birthday set for the bags. I used the label from the Stitched Belly Band Dies. The greeting is from the Belly Band Sentiments set . I used my Cricut Explore to cut out the weiner dogs...get it? Halloweeny?! :) I crack me up. I made him green and gave him stitches to make him a ......FRANKENWEENY! hahahahahahaha. Ok. I'll shut up. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more treats. 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. I don't know what cartridge the dog is from...I just searched weiner dog and found him...he was 4th of July, and I removed his extras. :)

A happy hello

Hello! Have you seen Jennifer McGuire's new Share Handmade Kindness campaign? She is encouraging folks to spread kindness, and that is just awesome! For week one, she would like people to give handmade kindness to friends/family. So, I made this card with my Nana in mind this evening. I get these beautiful Painted Buntings at my backyard feeders in the Spring. My Nana stops at my house for a few days on her way back up North from wintering here in Florida, and she loves to see them. I'm basically obsessed with Painted Buntings...and my Nana. ♥ Anyhoo, I used the gorgeous A New Day stamp by Wplus9...and I turned it into a Painted Bunting with my Copics. The greeting is from the Hand Lettered Hello set by Wplus9. Not gonna lie...I freaked out a little bit adding a ginormous greeting, but I think it totally works. Yay! :)

Please take a minute to check out all the deets of this campaign HERE. Jennifer rocks. 

♥ Nikki ♥ 

p.s. My Nana is gonna flip over this card. Super yay! 

And just so you don't think I made up a rainbow bird...LOL