He liked it, so he put a ring on it

Hiya! Here's the engagement card I made for my friend Beth, who just got engaged! YAY! :) I finally used the Print Then Cut feature of my Cricut Explore machine. I cut the panel with the custom greeting on it using a font in my computer...and it was actually super easy. WOOT! Then my all time favorite part, gluing on the sequins. So therapeutic. :)

I hope you're having a nice Friday night. 

♥ Nikki ♥

I miss you. a lot.

Hello! Here is my "homework" for today's Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Techniques class at OnlineCardClasses. I painted a beach scene with my distress markers and water. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies and the Stitched Oval Dies from MyCreativeTime. The greeting is from the Miss You Lots set by Wplus9. To finish it off, I drew in 3 little birds with a black pen. 

I hope you have a peaceful day. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Do Over Thursday

Hello! Today is "Do Over Thursday" at MyCreativeTime. For my card today I made a different version of  this card...

Deets on this card are HERE. For my new version I again used the Party Hat Dies. I used the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies and the Starburst Circles Dies to make my little shaker. I used the numbers from the Sitched 4x6 Journal Dies. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies. I again did my watercoloring with distress inks. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more "do overs". :)

♥ Nikki ♥

A Happy Hello

Hello! I am super loving the Watercolor For Cardmakers Intermediate Techniques class at OnlineCardClasses. Dawn {teacher} makes it all seem so doable. Anyhoo, I used the Pretty Peonies set from Wplus9 as a jumping off point for my flowers. I used the Hand Lettered Hello set by Wplus9 for the greeting. And I totally stole Kelly Latevola's awesome white outlining of sentiments thang. I think I'm probably hooked on that now. :)

I hope you're having an awesome day! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Hello sweet friend

Hello! Today is the first day of the Watercolor For Cardmakers: Intermediate Techniques class. I LOVE THIS CLASS! I feel almost like a legit artist for a minute. :) I used the little apple die from the Love To Learn set by MyCreativeTime to trace my apple pattern. I painted them with tube watercolors that I've had since my art school days {just a few years ago}. I really love the artsy look I got. Yay! I used the Hand Lettered Hello die by Wplus9 and the Hand Lettered Hello stamp set also by Wplus9. 

Also, my ridiculously talented friend Kelly Latevola is featuring me in her "Casing Genius" series! ME! Crazy. :) You can check it out HERE. And if you don't follow her, get on that! 

Have a FABULOUS evening!

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT 51st 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 I used the awesome Stitched Postage Frames Dies for my panel. I used my copics to color the Stitched Umbrella Die. The greeting is from the brand new Be Awesome set. 

Your next stop on the hop is RUTHIE

♥ Nikki ♥ 

"FREEBIE STAMP"

Starting THIS Friday, January 22, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Be Awesome" 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, 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: JAN2016 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Fri, January 29th, 2016 @midnight PST. 

MCT Sneaks Day 4

Hello! It's day 4 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the new Party Word Dies and Party Hat Dies. I cut the hat and ombre watercolred it. I also made a few of the circles into tiny shakers, and filled them with little gold stars. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies for the embossed vellum panel. I used the Stripey Background stamp for the card base. 

♥ 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 on my blog! 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!;)

"Starting THIS Friday, January 22, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Be Awesome" 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, 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!"

To celebrate 5 years, Emma is giving away the ENTIRE 52nd Release (Feb Release) to ONE LUCKY winner! IT'S A GOOD ONE wink emoticon To qualify for THIS giveaway, you must leave a comment on ALL blogs posts, including all my designers blogs as well this entire week! Emma will announce the winner on Friday, Jan 22nd @ 8am PST on my blog during our 51st Edition Release Blog Hop & Sale!!!

MCT Sneaks Day 3

Hello! It's day 3 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking a new stamp/die set called Cute Tags. I used some images in the set to make a circle around the greeting from the set. I colored the images with my copics. I used the Stitched Square Dies for the panel. 

♥ 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 on my blog! 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!;)

"Starting THIS Friday, January 22, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Be Awesome" 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, 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!"

To celebrate 5 years, Emma is giving away the ENTIRE 52nd Release (Feb Release) to ONE LUCKY winner! IT'S A GOOD ONE wink emoticon To qualify for THIS giveaway, you must leave a comment on ALL blogs posts, including all my designers blogs as well this entire week! Emma will announce the winner on Friday, Jan 22nd @ 8am PST on my blog during our 51st Edition Release Blog Hop & Sale!!!

MCT Sneaks Day 2

Hello! It's day 2 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking a new set called You Matter. I made a quick watercolor background with bright new distress inks. Then I used a baby wipe and a stencil to lift color for the pattern. I let the greeting from You Matter be the star of the show by stamping it with black ink. I stamped a few stars as accents using the Hello Baby and Thanks For The Lift. 

♥ 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 on my blog! 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!;)

"Starting THIS Friday, January 22, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Be Awesome" 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, 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!"

To celebrate 5 years, Emma is giving away the ENTIRE 52nd Release (Feb Release) to ONE LUCKY winner! IT'S A GOOD ONE wink emoticon To qualify for THIS giveaway, you must leave a comment on ALL blogs posts, including all my designers blogs as well this entire week! Emma will announce the winner on Friday, Jan 22nd @ 8am PST on my blog during our 51st Edition Release Blog Hop & Sale!!!

You're kinda pawsome

Hiya! I hope you're having a wonderful Sunday. Here is the card I made to say a ginormous THANK YOU to the folks at Rescue Junkie who saved my little girl Wrigley from death row, and cared for her until we found each other. We just love our new baby girl to pieces! So grateful! Anyhoo, I used the adorable Cat-itude set by My Favorite Things. I watercolored Wrigley, and her new big brother Simba. The talk bubbles are from the A Birdie Told me set by Lawn Fawn. 

Take a look at Wrigley helping me choose Copic colors for a different card. It's exhausting. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Thoughtful Thursday

Hello! It's Thoughtful Thursday at MyCreativeTime. I used the awesome Postage Frame Dies for my panel. I used the hearts from the You Touched My Heart set.  I used the Mini Greeting Dies for the sentiment. I watercolored with distress inks. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

You're a cheeky monkey.

Hiya! I am in love with the new Cheeky Monkey set by My Favorite Things. SO CUTE! I used the hill stamp from the new Ewe Are The Best set by My Favorite Things. I colored the monkey, grass, and sky with my Copics. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies, Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies, and banner die from the Chocolate Greetings set all by MyCreativeTime.

♥ Nikki ♥ 

You Rock

Hello! The theme of the Periscope Art Challenge this week is Music. I made this card as a kind of tribute to David Bowie's "Space Oddity". What an incredible talent he was. :( I used the Space Cadet set by Paper Smooches for the little planets and the alien. I drew in the huge planet. Then I went nuts with distress inks. If you look closely, the galaxy is covered in music notes. 

♥ Nikki ♥

'ello

Hello! I finally played with the London Mouse set by My Favorite Things. It's such a fun and quirky set. I stamped the scene, and drew in a sidewalk and street. I drew a teeny talk bubble, and wrote "ello" for a greeting. I watercolored with my distress markers.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

♥ Nikki ♥ 

Baby I love you

Hello! It's Favorite Die Of The Month day at MyCreativeTime! This month it's the Baby Word Die. I used the heart dies in the Carved Heart set to create these inlaid hearts. I rainbow inked them. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies for the panel. The "I love you" is from the Chocolate Greetings set. I finished it off with a few sequins. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more projects!

♥ Nikki ♥

Wishing you tons of fun

Hello! I am 100% in love with the Adorable Elephants set by My Favorite Things! I masked and then colored these cuties with my Copics. The greeting is also from the Adorable Elephants set.

Ok, I'm gonna go back to playing with miss Wrigley Pearl! HOW CUTE IS SHE?!!!

Snowpeople ornaments

Hello! I hope your 2016 is off to a great start! I wanted to share these ornaments I made for gifts this Christmas. I used the Snow Funny Face Assortment set by PeachyKeenStamps for their faces. These are chipboard snowpeople that used to be available at PeachyKeenStamps, but aren't anymore. 

There is a great SALE going on at PeachyKeenStamps right now! Head HERE to check it out!

♥ Nikki ♥ 

OH...our year is off to a great start, we adopted this little cutie pie yesterday! Please say hello to little miss Wrigley Pearl. :)