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 ♥

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 

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 ♥

A watercolored hello

Hello! I have really been loving watercoloring since the latest Watercolor For Card Makers class at OnlineCardClasses! Dawn {the Wplus9 watercoloring genius} is such an inspiration! :) Anyhoo,  I did lots of masking with the Flora And Fauna 2 set by Wplus9. Then I watercolored with distress inks. I cut out around the top of the butterfly and top of the flowers... and popped that whole bit up on foam tape. So, basically, the stamped area is all one piece and popped up. :)  The greeting is from the Hand Lettered Hello set by Wplus9. 

I hope you've had a wonderful weekend! 

♥ Nikki ♥