MCT Trending Now "Animals"

Hello! It's "Trending Now" day at MyCreativeTime, and today's trend is animals. Today is also my birthday! Woot woot. :) Today's theme is perfect for me because I LOVE animals. I have a membership to the zoo, and I go all the time! We have 2 kinds of flamingo at my zoo, and they're both gorgeous. Anyhoo, I used the Already Missing You set for the flamingo. I stamped and paper pieced them. I used the Mom set to make the background in the shaker window. I used the Love You Bunches set for the greeting. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames and More dies and the Stitched Oval Dies for the shaker panel. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki  ♥

MCT- To Die For Tuesday

Hello! It's To Die For Tuesday at MyCreativeTime. Today we use our dies in creative ways. I used the new Scalloped Egg Dies and Pretty Edge Dies to make fringe-y tulips. :) I first cut the grass edge die, and then used the egg die to cut out the flowers. I colored them with my Copics. I used the Stitched Rectangle Frames And More dies and Stitched Oval Dies for the panel. The greeting is from the new Favorite Bunny set. 

I think the flowers turned out pretty, and hooray for a new way to use our dies! :)

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Trending Now- Sweet Treats

Hello! It's Trending Now day at MyCreativeTime. Today we are making cards with a Sweet Treats theme. I used the You Make Life Sweet set for my ice cream and the greetings. I first inked up the scoops and cone with an ink blender, and then added some Copic coloring. 

I used the Stitched Oval Dies to emboss using a tan embossing mat. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Blog Hop

Hello! It's blog hop day, YAY! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. I used the new Mom set to white heat emboss the flowers, and cut it out with the coordinating dies. I watercolored with distress markers. I used the new "freebie" You Inspire Me set for the greeting and the label it's on. I inked up the Stripey Background with distress markers and sprayed with water to stamp the background. I also used the Stitched Oval Dies. 

Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous RUTHIE. 

♥ Nikki ♥

"FREEBIE DIE"

Starting THIS Friday, April 22, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "INSPIRE" 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 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 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/Ne...! Use the code: APRIL2016 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Fri, April 29th, 2016 @midnight PST.

MCT Do Over Thursday

Hello! It's Do Over Thursday at MyCreativeTime. Today I used my card above from last year and a jumping off point for a new card. I wanted to watercolor, but make it much softer...here it is...

I used distress inks to watercolor. I white heat embossed the Wishing You greeting. I also used the Stitched Oval Dies, Stitched Rectangular Frames And More, Stitched Postage Frame Dies. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more. 

♥ 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 ♥

Happiest of holidays

Hello! I'm playing along in the current MFT Sketch and Color Challenges. Here is my take on both challenges... 

I used the adorable new Santa's Elves stamp set by MyFavoriteThings. I colored him and the colored strips of paper with my Copics. I used the Stitched Oval Dies and the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies by MyCreativeTime.  I added glossy accents and sequins to finish it off. Oh, and the greeting is also from the Santa's Elves set.

This is my first Christmas card this year! Eek!!!!!!!!!!!! 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Trending Now- Embossing

Hello! It's Trending Now day at MyCreativeTime. Today we are taking a look at embossing. I made 2  similar cards because my "practice" piece turned out pretty. :) For both cards I started by embossing the die from the Hey There Little Lady set into watercolor card stock that I had already cut with the Stitched Oval Dies. I used the Spellbinders tan embossing mat to emboss the die. Then I gold heat embossed the coordinating image from Hey There Little Lady. I used distress inks and water to paint the flowers for both cards. 

For this card I gold heat embossed the greeting from the My Thoughts Are With You set onto the banner from the Vintage Labels Dies. I gold heat embossed the Grainy Wood Background onto a panel cut with the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies. 

For this card I again gold heat embossed a greeting from the My Thoughts Are With You set. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies. I kept this card much more informal. I used a dot embossing folder to emboss the patterned paper I chose. {which I'm not sure I've done before and I super love the way it looks!} :)

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more embossed creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

You octopi my heart.

Hello! Here is a card I put together using a background I made with distress inks as "homework" for the Background Check class at OnlineCardClasses. The octopus and greeting are from the Beach Babies Digi set by PeachyKeenStamps. The cutest face ever is from the Sweet On You Face Assortment by PeachyKeenStamps. I colored the octopus with my Copics. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies, Stitched Oval Dies, and the Vintage Labels Dies all from MyCreativeTime. 

I hope you have an awesome Friday! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Copics Used

Octopus- Y17,38 YR04,16,68,09

Eyes-BG13,15

Life is good

Hello! It's time for a new Stamp Of The Month at MyCreativeTime. This month it's the Bracket Sentiments set that I've used for my greeting. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies for all the layers. I used the Stitched Oval Dies for the oval. The ice cream cone and face are from the You Make Life Sweet stamp/die set. The patterned papers are from the Sugar Shop 6x6 paper pad by Doodlebug. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

♥ Nikki ♥

I'm totally jelly!

Hello! I hope you had a fabulous 4th of July! I used the new Rosie's Favorites Face Assortment from PeachyKeenStamps for the adorable face on the jellyfish. That super fun jellyfish is from the new Beach Babies Digi Stamp Set by PeachyKeenStamps. I colored the jellyfish with my Copics {I'll list colors below}. After I colored it, I masked it with liquid frisket so I could create the water. I used distress inks and water to make the ocean. Then I rubbed off the liquid frisket and added wink of stella to the jellyfish. Yay for a glittery jellyfish! HA! I used the Stitched Oval Dies and the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies by MyCreativeTime to create my shaker window. I used the banner from the Vintage Label Dies to cut out the greeting that is in the Beach Babies Digi set by PeachyKeenStamps. TIP ALERT- to cut out a digi greeting with a die, first cut scrap paper with the die you want to use. Then lay the "negative" over what you want to cut out and pop the die in place. Secure it with washi tape, and run it through your machine. Voila! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Copics Used

R11,20,21

Y11,13

G000,00

p.s. I use the Silhouette Studio program to work with digi stamps. It's FREE, and super easy to use. You can manipulate the images...flip, enlarge, shrink, etc...Really makes digi's a great addition to your stamping! I was scared of digi's at first, but now I'm hooked! :)

p.p.s. You don't need a Silhouette machine to have the program. I just use it for printing my digi's. Oh, here's a tip, click the button to "show print border" on the mat. Makes squeezing tons of digi's on the mat easy to print...without wasting any space. :)

Dragon Graduation Congratulations

Hello! My baby nephew graduated from high school yesterday, and this is the card I made him. I seriously can't get enough of the new dragons from PeachyKeenStamps! I used a body from the Faceless Dragons digi set, and his face is from the Dragon Family Face Assortment. I gave him a hat using the Smartie The Owl set from PeachyKeenStamps . I colored him with my Copics. The greeting is from the Dragon Sentiments digi set by PeachyKeenStamps. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies, and the Stitched Oval Dies from MyCreativeTime for the frame.  

I hope you've had a great weekend! 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Sneaks Day 3

Hello! It's day 3 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking a new set called You Make Life Sweet. I stamped one of the cute ice cream cones from the set and did some paper piecing and Copic coloring. The face is also in the new You Make Life Sweet set. I made the shaker with the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies and the Stitched Oval Dies. I stamped the greeting from the new You Make Life Sweet set onto a banner from the Stitched Banner Trio Dies. The patterned paper is from the Sugar Shoppe pad by Doodlebug. I filled the shaker with sequins and THIS glitter...which I super duper love. :) 

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!;)  

Thinking of you...

Hiya! I hope your week is off to a great start! Here's a card I made with the adorable Unforgettable stamp set by Wplus9. I made the background with tumbled glass distress ink for the sky, and cracked pistachio distress ink for the ground. I LOVE that new cracked pistachio color!!! I colored the elephant from the Unforgettable set with cool gray copic markers...with a little pink for the feet, ears, and cheeks. The greeting is from the Window Sentiments & Flowers set by MyCreativeTime. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More and the Stitched Oval Dies by MyCreativeTime for my frame. The patterned paper is from the Hello Again 6x6 paper pad by Carta Bella. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT 38th Edition Release Blog Hop

Hello! You should have arrived from Shar's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. For my card today, I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames & More Dies for the card base and layer. I used the new Stitched Oval Dies to make my shaker window. I used the Fun Stitched Edges Dies for my snowy hills. I stamped and paper pieced the snowman from the new Snow Buddies Set. I used the coordinating die from the Winter Snowman Dies set to cut him out. So simple! 

 I stamped the greeting from the new Snow Buddies set. 

Your next stop on the hop is MICIA 

                                                                   "FREEBIE STAMP"

For our "Freebie" stamp for this release, we are giving away this ADORABLE stamp "Hello You" to the FIRST 150 shoppers! YEP, you heard that right, this stamp will go to the FIRST 150 shoppers for FREE! You do NOT have to add it in your cart, Emma & her shipping crew will automatically include it in your pkg, ONLY to the first 150 shoppers! IF you happen to come through AFTER the 150th shopper, no worries because this stamp will be available for sale! 

Emma, knows there will be questions on whether YOU made the first 150? 

AFTER the 150 shoppers come through, then you will see this set available for PURCHASE along w/the new release items! 

 

***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 better chance 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! Use the code: NOV2014 to receive 20% off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Friday, November 28, 2014 @midnight PST. 

In case you get lost...

Emma - http://www.creativetimeforme.com

Katie - http://www.craftingwithkatie.com

Lee-Ann - http://leescraps.blogspot.com

Lucia - http://www.todoconpapel.com

Candace - http://www.pcquickutzclub.blogspot.com

Jessica - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com

Stacey - http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Cindy - http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.ca

Shar - http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com

Nikki - http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com   you are here :)

Micia - http://lilowldesigns.blogspot.com

Leanne - http://createdbyLeanne.blogspot.com

Teri Beri - http://teriberi2.blogspot.com

Ruthie - www.septemberninthdesigns.com

Emily - http://creationsofanarmywife.blogspot.com

Liz - http://www.lizspaperloft.com

Cassandra - http://www.Ctimz3.blogspot.com

Kim - http://www.kimberlyharrisstudio.blogspot.com

Veronica - http://vkcreate.blogspot.com
Cindy Lovell -  http://cindylee77.blogspot.de

MCT Sneaks Day 4

Hello! It's day 4 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the freebie set called Hello You. I've used the Stitched Rectangular Frames & More dies for my card base and layer. I used the new Stitched Oval Dies for my window. I used the 3 little flowers in the freebie Hello You set to create my pattern. I stamped them with butter bar, soft cantaloupe, and bubblegum Hero Arts Shadow Inks. 

I added the little dots using the Pretty Spring Wreaths set. I stamped the greeting from the You Are Fabulous set with soft granite Hero Arts Shadow Ink.  

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 better chance 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!;)

MCT Sneaks Day 1

Hello! Today is day one of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the new Stitched Oval Dies. I've used them to create a simple shaker card. All white, with just a pop of color with blue sequins inside. 

I used the hello die from the Speech Bubble Sentiments set. And I'll leave you with a trick to get your oval {or circular} card to stand up. Just snip a little bit off the inside center of the card. :) 

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 better chance 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!;)