Scrappin' Navy Wife: February 2016

Monday, February 29, 2016

Leap For Joy... It's Sale Time! MCT Blog Hop

Good morning & welcome to our LEAP FOR JOY SALE Blog Hop!!! This sale is for 24 hours ONLY that is going on right NOW! In honor of Leap Year, we are releasing a new set of dies! They are "Pretty Bold Numbers!" SO MANY OF YOU purchased the Pretty Bold Letters & these new dies will coordinate with those PERFECTLY! Use the code LEAPYEAR16 at checkout to get 20% off your entire order! Sale applies to in-stock items only! This sale will end on March 1, 2016 at 12am PST!

Hello! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. Today we are showing off the fabulous new Pretty Bold Number Dies. I used the numbers to create a shaker with the Stitched Honeycomb Dies. I thought it would be fun to create the birthday girl's birth year. I also used the Sitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies for some of the layers.

Your next stop on the hop is the fantabulous RUTHIE.

♥ Nikki ♥

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY!

Leave your comments on every stop for a chance to win a $25.00 Gift Card to the "My Creative Time" store! Don't forget to leave a way for us to contact you "just in case" YOU are the LUCKY winner! Good Luck!

In case you get lost...

Emma - http://www.creativetimeforme.com
Brigit - http://www.brigitsscraps.com
Emily - http://creationsofanarmywife.blogspot.com
Jessica - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
Katie - http://www.craftingwithkatie.com
Kim - http://www.kimberlyharrisstudio.blogspot.com
Lucia - http://www.todoconpapel.com
Nikki - http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com
Ruthie - www.septemberninthdesigns.com

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Cards...and happy Sunday/Oscars day

Hello! Happy Sunday to you. :) I realized that I have a few cards that I've made in the last weekish that never made it here to my blog. Sometimes I get antsy, and just post them to my Instagram. :) Do you Instagram? I LOVE it there...drama free social media. I'm @nikkiforaker on IG. :) Anyhoo, for this first card I used the new drool worthy Beautiful Bouquets Ranunculus set by Wplus9. I colored it with my copics. I used the fab new That Is All set by Wplus9 for the greeting.

For this card I masked a circle and made a scene with Simon Says Stamp inks. I used the adorable dolphin from the Clearly Besotted Make A Splash set. I colored him with my copics. The greeting is from You're A Great Catch by MyCreativeTime.

This little cutie is from the Newton's Nook set called Sick Day. I paper pieced and colored her with my Copics. I also used the Stitched Square Dies from MyCreativeTime.

I hope you have a wonderful day. I'm looking forward to watching The Oscars tonight. I have my fingers and toes crossed for Leo. The Revenant was incredible, and he deserves that golden man!

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Enjoy The Little Things

Hello! It's Favorite Stamp Of The Month day at MyCreativeTime. Today we are using the Enjoy The Little Things stamp. I white heat embossed it on vellum and patterned paper. I used the sweet little bunny die from the To My Best Peep set. I gave that bunny a great big ol' tail. :) I've also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies, More Stitched Rectangle Dies, and the Postage Frame Dies.

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations!

♥ Nikki ♥

Saturday, February 20, 2016

You are so loved

Hello! I'm playing along in the MyFavoriteThings Sketch Challenge. Here is my card...

I used the adorable You Make My Tail Wag set by MyFavoriteThings for the sweet doggy and her bed. I colored them with my Copics. I colored her to look like my Mom in law's doggy Greta. :)

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend.

♥ Nikki ♥

Friday, February 19, 2016

MCT 52nd Edition Release Blog Hop!

Hello! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. I made a background by watercoloring with distress inks. Rainbowy goodness. :) I used the incredibly fabulous new Pretty Bold Letter Dies to make the word LOVE. I gold foiled them by using a Zig 2 way glue pen and Deco Foil. Easy peasy. I also used the Stitched Postage Frames dies which I basically can't make a card without these days. :)

Your next stop on the hop is the delightful RUTHIE.

♥ Nikki ♥

"FREEBIE DIE"

Starting THIS Friday, February 19th, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "In Stitches" die. 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: FEB2016 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Fri, February 26, 2016 @midnight PST.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

MCT Sneak Day 4

Hello! It's day 4 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking new dies called More Stitched Edges. I LOVE THEM. Yay! :) I used the curved edge and a scalloped edge in my little scene. I made the frame with the Stitched Rectangular Frame And More Dies and the Stitched Window Dies. The mushroom and the greeting are from the new Home Sweet Home set. I watercolored everything with distress markers. I also used the Stitched Postage Frames.

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more sneaks!

♥ Nikki ♥

(Please copy & paste this to your blogs Mon-Thurs during sneak peeks)

***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!;)

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

MCT Sneaks Day 2

It's day 2 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking a new set called Home Sweet Home. I Copic colored some mushrooms in the set, and the greeting is also from this new set. I also used the Stitched Postage Frames and the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies. Such a super cute new set! Yay! :)

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more sneaks!

♥ Nikki ♥

Monday, February 15, 2016

MCT Sneaks Day 1

Hello! It's day one of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today I'm sneaking a new set called You're My Lucky Charm. I used the little shamrocks in the set to create this fun rainbow background. I used the Stitched Squares Dies to cut the panel and some vellum for the greeting that is also from this new set.

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more sneaks!

♥ Nikki ♥

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Love ya bunches

Happy Valentine's Day {almost}. :) I made this for the current MyFavoriteThings color challenge. I stamped and colored the adorable monkey from the Cheeky Monkey set by MyFavoriteThings. I used the Stitched Squares Dies and You Touched My Heart by MyCreativeTime to make the shaker. The greeting is also from the Cheeky Monkey set.

I hope you have a fabulous love day.

♥ Nikki ♥

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

MCT Tag It Tuesday

Hello! It's Tag It Tuesday at MyCreativeTime. I used the new Cute Tag Sentiments set for the tag that I turned into a little shaker. I used a little rectangle from the More Stitched Rectangles set to make the window. I used the Light The Candles set to make the greetings. The hearts are from the Carved Heart set.

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations.

♥ Nikki ♥

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Wishing you showers of joy

Hello! I hope you've all had a nice weekend. I created this scene with a few sets by Mama Elephant. I used the Chance Of Rain, Woodland Gifts, and Ella And Friends sets. I colored everything with my Copics. I added wink of stella and glossy accents for shine. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies from MyCreativeTime for the panel.

I hope you have a great week!

♥ Nikki ♥

Friday, February 5, 2016

48 Hour Flash Sale Blog Hop!

Hello! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. I used the fabulous new Mad For Plaid set to make my plaid pattern. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies to cut it out. This I used the fun new Stitched Hearts Background to emboss and to die cut the 3 little hearts. I used the Vintage Labels Dies for the greeting banner. The greeting is from the

You Touched My Heart set.

Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous RUTHIE

Good morning & welcome to another "48 Hour Flash Sale Blog Hop!" Today we have a special FLASH sale going on because we have 2 new items that is available NOW for sale HERE! Since we just celebrated our 5 year anniversary, Emma thought..... "Why should we end the party now......right?"

Don't forget to use the code FLASH at checkout to receive 20% off your ENTIRE (in-stock) purchase!

Sale is happening NOW (Friday, Feb 5, 2016) & will end on Sunday, Feb 7, 2016 at 7am PST!

BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY!

Monday, February 1, 2016

You are so loved

Hello! Today is the start of the fabulous Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day Coloring Challenge. It is so much fun to be motivated to color something every day. If you haven't played along before, I urge you to check it out. Lots of fun! :) Here's my card for today...

I just got the Woodland Gifts set by Mama Elephant, so I had to get it inky. I stamped and paper pieced them on the new Spring Fling patterned paper by Pebbles. Then I colored and shaded them with my Copics. I used the Stitched Honey Comb Dies by MyCreativeTime. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies by MyCreativeTime.

I hope your February is off to a great start.

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Manly Monday

Hello! It's Manly Monday at MyCreativeTime. I used the Stitched Postage Frame dies, the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies, and the Bunch Of Fun Circles dies. The greeting is from the new Cute Tags Sentiment And Die set. The patterned paper is from the Hey Boy collection by Basic Grey...who, by the way, are no longer going to be making paper crafts stuff. :(

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more Manly projects.

♥ Nikki ♥