MCT 48th 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 fabulous new Mixed Just For You set and the Stitched Apron Dies. I started by cutting the apron from white cardstock and making a plaid pattern on it by masking. I used Hot Lips, Sunshine, and Audrey Blue SimonSaysStamp inks...and Soft Granite Hero Arts ink. I stamped all the utensils and the cupcake and colored them with my Copics. The greeting is also from the new Mixed Just For You set. 

Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous RUTHIE 

"FREEBIE STAMP"

Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Bestie" 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, the die 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 die 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: OCT2015 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Friday, October 30th @midnight PST.

MCT- Trending Now "Monograms"

Hello! It's Trending Now day at MyCreativeTime. Today we are all making cards with a monogram. I chose to use the "U" from the Uppercase Fun Dies. I cut it out of the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies to make a little monogram shaker. Then I used the Speech Bubble Sentiments set to stamp lots of words to describe "U". :) I stamped all the words to make a background, and then I used the biggest die in the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies to cut it out. Then I used the smallest die in that set to cut the middle out. I used the middle die in that set to cut some vellum...and then I layered them all together. This way the words still line up. :) I used bubble gum, soft cantaloupe, butter bar, green hills, tide pool, and passion flower Hero Arts Shadow inks. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more projects. 

♥ Nikki ♥

Every little thing is gonna be alright

Hello! I am playing along again in the current Hero Arts challenge. You can see the other card I entered HERE. I had lots of fun making this one layer card. Here it is...

I started by masking off the edges with 1/2inch strips of post-it paper. Then I stamped the butterflies using the Heart Winged Butterfly stamp from Hero Arts. I stamped them with Soft Cantaloupe and Bubble Gum Hero Arts shadow inks. I then stamped the butterfly a few times on post-it paper and cut them out to create masks...

After I masked off the butterflies, I sponged on Soft Pool and Mint Julep Hero Arts shadow inks with sponge daubers to make the background. The greeting is from an older set called Hooray by Hero Arts which doesn't seem to be available anywhere. For a finishing touch I added clear wink of stella glitter pen to the white parts of the butterflies. 

I hope you're having a great weekend! It's raining here in SoCal which is pretty exciting!

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. I bought that set just for the greeting...it's from one of my favorite Bob Marley songs! Enjoy. 

Fun with Stencils :)

Hiya! Today was the first day of the Stenciled class over at OnlineCardClasses. It was a great first day! So I had to do my "homework". ;) I busted out the Falling Stars Stencil from SimonSaysStamp. I inked it up with a rainbow of Hero Arts Shadow Inks. I then {of course} turned it into a shaker. I used the 3 Stitched Stars die from MyCreativeTime to cut my window. Then I filled that puppy up with a rainbow of sequins. :)

I stamped the greeting from the Polka Dot Surprise set from MyCreativeTime. I filled in the polka dots with a black pen to make the greeting a little more bold so it would stand out more. Love stretching stamps! 

I hope you're having a fabulous {and inky} day. 

♥ Nikki ♥

Thrifty Thursday-Shaker

Hiya! It's Thrifty Thursday at MyCreativeTime. Today we use our scraps. I used the scrap Vintage Label Die Cut that I had stamped with the Build A Chevy Background that I used on THIS card. I used a circle die to cut out the center to make a shaker. I stamped the greeting with the new Girls Night Out set with charcoal hero arts shadow ink. 

I filled the window with sequins. For my card base, I used a dot embossing folder {I think an old quik kutz}. And above the dots I embossed 2 lines with my Martha Stewart Score Board. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations! 

♥ Nikki ♥