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. 

MCT-Stamp of the Month

Hello! It's time for another "Stamp of the Month" at MyCreativeTime. This month it's the Believe in Your Dreams set. I made this card for my Nana as a thank you for helping me hang some art in my living room when she was here. So I made the feathers look like the artwork.

Anyhoo, I gold heat embossed the feathers and painted them with distress inks. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames and More dies and my new favorite Stitched Postage Frame Dies. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more projects with the stamp of the month set. 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. I have a card entered in a contest HERE at Blitsy (which I LOVE btw) and I'd super appreciate you taking a minute to click over there and vote for me. While you're there...you can snag some off the charts awesome deals too...if you're so inclined. ;) THANKS! :)

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 2

Hello! It's day 2 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the new Best Friend Background Stamp. For my card, I gold heat embossed it. Then I added water and picked raspberry distress ink to it. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies and the Bunch Of Stitched Circles Dies to make the panel. I used the heart from the Stitched Belly Band Dies. The friend die is from the new Friendships Are Forever set. I cut it in white and made it gold with distress stain and covered it with glossy accents for shine. 

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!;)

You are simply amazing.

Hello! I'm loving Sandy Allnock's fabulous FREE class called Go For The Gold. Today I'm playing along by doing gold heat embossing. I used the outline images from the Pretty Peonies set by Wplus9 to stamp the flowers. I did a lot of masking. I did some loose/artsy watercoloring with distress inks. I stamped and heat embossed the greeting from the Quite Like You set by Wplus9 on vellum. To finish, I added Antique Linen distress stickles to the flower centers...it's looks like little gold flakes in real life! :) 

I hope your week is off to a great start. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

Hello gorgeous

Hello! The fabulous Sandy Allnock is doing a week long FREE class on her blog called Go For The Gold. Yesterday she made a fab card using gold embossing creme...so I busted out the gold embossing paste that I've had FOREVER and have never used. LOL. I used a triangle stencil to make the background. The circle is from the Bunch of Fun Circles Dies by MyCreativeTime. I used the Hand Lettered Hello Die and the Hand Lettered Hello stamp set for the greeting...both from Wplus9. 

I hope you're having a lovely evening. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Sneaks Day 3

Hello! It's day 3 of sneaks at MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the new Fun Stitched Cloud Dies and The Sky Is The Limit set. I made a very subtle sky wash with tumbled glass distress ink and water. I cut the Fun Stitched Clouds out of vellum. I gold heat embossed the hot air balloon, banners, and sentiment from the new The Sky Is The Limit set. I used abandoned coral, dried marigold, scattered straw, cracked pistachio, and tumbled glass distress inks to watercolor the balloon and banners. I finished off the design with a few gold sequins. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more sneaks! 

***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!;)

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 ♥

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 ♥

MCT 5 Days Of Christmas...Day 5

Hello. Today is the last day of our 5 days of Christmas at MyCreativeTime. For my card today I used a cup that I made when I was working on THIS card. I stamped the background with the Grainy Wood stamp using Soft Brown Hero Arts Shadow Ink. I cut a tag from the Tag Layers Dies out of vellum. I used the Alpha Pack to gold emboss my greeting on it. 

The cup and heart vapor are from the All You Need Is Coffee set. I stamped the pinecones, berries, and boughs on it from the Pretty Spring Wreaths set. The circle it's on is from the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies. 

I hope you have enjoyed the 5 Days Of Christmas! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

I hope you have enjoyed our 5 days of Christmas and Emma's AMAZING GIVEAWAYS! Remember, in order to qualify for a chance to win, you will need to comment on each blog. Please remember also to leave an email address for us to contact you if YOU are a LUCKY winner! You still have the weekend to leave your comments. Emma will announce ALL five days of winners on her blog Monday, December 8, 2014! Good luck everyone!

Autumn is a second Spring...and a SALE! :)

Hello! For my card today I used the Clear Canning Pint Jar from PeachyKeenStamps. I stamped and gold embossed it with Ranger Super Fine Detail gold embossing powder. I stamped and heat embossed the leaves from the Clearly Autumn Pint Jar Contents set in the jar. {pssst. this set it on sale} I watercolored the jar, lid, and leaves with distress markers and water. For the lid I used antique linen. For the jar I used tumbled glass. 

For the leaves I used spiced marmalade, ripe persimmon, worn lipstick, picked raspberry, and seedless preserves. To ground the jar, I used weathered wood. I also gold embossed the greeting from the Clearly Autumn Pint Jar Contents set. Again, that set is on SALE! In addition to that, there is an amazing 40%  OFF SALE going on at PeachyKeenStamps right now! In addition to 40% off, shipping is only .99 cents!!!  A great time to grab the sets you've been wanting. Here are the deets...

USE Promo Code at check out:
THANK-YOU-VETS (typed just as shown: UPPERCASE letters and dashes included)
PKS Says THANK YOU to all of our USA VETERANS and their FAMILIES!
(Both fallen and serving in all branches of the USA Armed Services)

This WEEK we CELEBRATE YOU!!!
We are offering 40% off our entire site and 99 cent USA shipping in your HONOR!!!
Because we CAN, thanks to you!

SALE STARTS AT 12 NOON CST on Monday 11-10-14 and ends at 12 NOON CST on Friday 11-14-14.
Thank you for fighting the fight to protect our freedom! 

So get your behind over to PeachyKeenStamps and get your shop on! :)

Jesus Is The Reason...

Hello! Yesterday the class at Online Card Classes was all about watercolor. For my card I heat embossed the nativity scene from the Greatest Gift set by Hero Arts. I used Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold embossing powder. Then the fun part, watercoloring! :) I used shabby shutters and peeled paint distress inks and water for the grass. I used tumbled glass, broken china, salty ocean, chipped sapphire, and seedless preserves distress inks on the sky. I wanted it to look like it was glowing close to the scene, and then get darker. 

The greeting is also from the Greatest Gift set by Hero Arts. 

I hope you're having a great day! I'm off to work on my homework from today's class. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. I'm also entering this in the current Hero Arts Challenge in the Mad About Metallics category. 

MCT Made In Minutes

Hiya! It's Made in Minutes Monday at MyCreativeTime. For my card I started by gold heat embossing the Grainy Wood Background. I used Ranger Super Fine Detail Gold embossing powder. I cut a circle with the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies. I die cut the deer from the Oh Deer set in the circle. I covered the deer with embossing ink and then used Wow Ultra High Gold Embossing powder on it. That embossing powder is awesome, and perfectly matches the super fine gold powder too! Score! I inlaid the deer back in the circle. 

You can see the dimension from that high embossing powder. It's really cool stuff! :) I gold heat embossed the greeting from the Winter Cheer set with the fine embossing powder. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. It's not easy getting decent pics of a card that is so shiny. Sorry about that. 

Trending Now Thursday

Hello! Today is a new feature at MyCreativeTime called Trending Now. Our trend for today is GOLD! Ahhhh, gold. :) I made my card base and layer with the Rectangular Stitched Frames and More dies. I gold heat embossed the Stripey Background Stamp. I inked up the splotches from the Family Is Everything set with Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn distress inks...spritzed with water, and stamped them on the background. 

I used the tag from the Tag Die Layers set. I used the wreath from Pretty Spring Wreaths set with Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn distress inks...misted with water to soften and blend...and stamped it and the flowers from the same set. I fussy cut the flowers and leaves that I also gold embossed. The greeting is from the Pretty Spring Wreaths set as well. I finished it off with some gold sequins. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

Be Good To Yourself!

Hello! It's "Thoughtful Thursday" over at MyCreativeTime. I had tons of messy fun making this card. ;) I started by cutting a bunch of clouds with the Stitched Cartoon Clouds Dies to make masks for my background. I stuck the cloud masks down and sprayed Peacock Feathers distress ink {mixed with water in a mini mister} over them. Then I laid a Heidi Swapp mask over that and sprayed with gold Heidi Swapp color shine. The result of that was a very subtle pattern...

See that pattern? No? It's there. Promise. ;) Anyhoo, I peeled up the cloud masks and flicked on some more inks to messy it up a bit. I used the new Stitched Party Dies to cut the banners. I inked them up with gold distress stain and then sprayed over that with the Heidi Swapp gold color shine mist. I also added some antique linen distress stickles to every other flag on the banners. I stamped the greeting from the new Girls Night Out set with Ranger archival jet black ink. I finished it off with some sequins.

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more projects. I hope you have a great day!

♥ Nikki ♥