MCT Designer Challenge

Photo Credit 

Hello! It's time for another Designer Challenge at MyCreativeTime. This time we have the above photo/color combo as inspiration. Here is my card...

I stamped the card base with the Grainy Wood Background. The "wreath" was cut from the Sweethearts Cricut Cartridge with my Cricut Explore. I inked it with mint julep Hero Arts shadow ink. I cut the eggs with the dies in the Hello Chickie set. I inked them with soft pool and soft cantaloupe Hero Arts shadow ink. The bunny was cut with the die in the To My Best Peep set. The greeting is from the Hello Chickie set. I added sequins to finish it off. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more and to play along! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

Love You

Hello! Happy first day of love month. ;) For my card today I finally used this bubblegum machine cut that I bought the Sweethearts cartridge for a loooonnng time ago. I used the fun patterned papers from last month's Peachy Picks Kit from PeachyKeenStamps. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Teeny Tag Greetings set on the Teeny Tag Dies from MyCreativeTime. OH and to finish it off I added glossy accents to the heart gumball. :) 

Have a great day!

♥ Nikki ♥

Golden fun with Market Street Stamps

I'm here again with 3 cards using the GORGEOUS Vintage Wallpaper stamp from Market Street Stamps. I stamped it twice and got 3 cards out of it. I stamped with distress embossing ink and dusted with perfect pearls in gold. I am in LOVE with perfect pearls!!! I used them for all the elements of my cards...all of the flowers I used started out as plain white primas that I "painted" with distress ink and perfect pearls. Sentiment on this card is from the Faith set from PinkByDesign.

All of the shine kind of stunned my camera so I apologize for the photos..Looks WAY cool in real life!

The heart is from the sweethearts cricut cartridge...This card really killed my camera! LOL Sentiment on this card is from the Here Comes The Bride set from PinkByDesign.

And here is the last card...

Nothing like getting started early on Mom's day cards! Sentiment from the Our Mothers set from PinkByDesign.

Ok, I hope you liked my cards...AND I hope I enabled/inspired you to try perfect pearls!

♥ Nikki ♥

Forget Prince Charming...I have a SAILOR

Hiya! It's my Pink Cricut design team day!!! My gift bag is from Plantin Schoolbook and the frog is from the Sweethearts cartridge. And I HAD to give him a Sailor hat from Paper Doll Dress Up. I used the leftover paper from my bag to make my own "filler". I ran it through my paper crimper and then cut thin strips with my trimmer. I love how my "filler" totally matches my project. ;)

I "masked" part of the cute sentiment from PinkByDesign so I could make it say sailor instead of soldier. I have to say that MY SAILOR just LOVED this project!!! ;) Pop over to Pink Cricut to see what the other AWESOME designers made!!!

♥ Nikki ♥

Be mine

I couldn't just post winners and not a project today...so I whipped up this card! The card base is from the Spring Holiday Cards cartridge that I welded with Cher {my gypsy}. The heart is from the Sweethearts cartridge and is stamped with Emma's You Had Me At Chocolate set. The squirrel is from the Birthday Bash cartridge and her ADORABLE face is from the Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed set from PeachyKeenStamps.com.

I gave her earring and a twine bow. The twine is from PinkByDesign as well as the sentiment that I stamped on the inside of the card...

The inside sentiment is from the Be Mine set from PinkByDesign. I hope you likey! ☺

♥ Nikki ♥

Puppy Love Picture Frame

Hello, and happy Friday! I made this frame for Megan from AboveRubiesStudio to say thank you for including my projects in the DVD she made along with Tammy Skinner called Gypsy A to Z. You may be wondering why there's a picture of Donny Osmond in it...She is a huge fan of his! She even has pictures with him that I hope will fit in the frame. ;o) This is the first frame I've ever made and it was super fun! I mailed it on Monday along with some other "thank you" goodies. She really made me HAPPY, and I hope this will make her happy. ;O) I hope all of YOU have a fabulous weekend!

Big Puppy Hugs!

Nikki

Cartridges used

Hannah Montana-Hearts and Music Notes

Everyday Paper Dolls-Puppy Dog

Sweethearts-"Puppy Love" title

PeachyKeenStamps- Everyday Face Parts 5" to 7"

PeachyKeenStamps is having a SALE that starts tonight at 8pm Central time and ends at Midnight on Monday. Really great tiered discounts! So head on over and get your stampy shop on! hehehe. You know I love to enable! HAHA
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P.S. I am off to play with my newly UPDATED Gypsy!!! SO SUPER HAPPY with the update! YEAH FOR HIDE CONTOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. & Mrs. Wedding Card

Hello! Happy Friday to you!!! My cousin Garrett is turning in his bachelor card tomorrow. ;o) This is the card I made for him and his lovely bride. This card is almost sinfully simple, but I LOVE how it turned out! I used the Sweethearts cricut cartridge for all the cuts. LOVE that cartridge! It's a must have! ;o)

 

I used about a billion cut up pop dots on the Mr. and Mrs...

I stamped Congrats on the inside and added the wedding ring set too. The rings are also from the Sweethearts cartridge. Well, I hope you have a fabulous day and EXTRA FAB weekend!

Hugs!

Nikki

Anniversary *double slider* Card

Hello! Happy Sunday!!! I meant to post this yesterday, OOPS! Anyhoo, I made this for my friends Drew and Teresa who celebrated their first anniversary yesterday....HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DREW AND TERESA!!!! They both totally rock! I hope you dug your card! ;o) ...Now, down to business...This is a double slider card and you can watch Joy's awesome tutorial HERE...Here is what the top looks like open after pulling the ribbon up...

 

and the bottom that pops out....

This style of card seems pretty complicated, but once you try it you'll be hooked! Oh, almost forgot, all the cuts on this card are from the Sweethearts cricut cartridge. Don't ya just love that tree??!!! Oh, another thing, I wrote their names in the hearts super tiny! ;o) Ahhhh the lovebirds! I hope you had a fabulous weekend....And here's to a great week ahead!

Everybody say it with me...

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DREW & TERESA!!!

Big fat lovey dovey HUGS!!!

Nikki

Just Married *Congrats* Card

Happy Sunday! My friend Teresa asked me to make her a wedding congrats card, and this is what I came up with. I used Sweethearts for the car cut. I tried to cut out the just married license plate, but it cut so tiny I gave up and just wrote it in myself. ;o) Just a pretty simple card, but I think this car cut is so cute it would be a shame to distract very much from it.

Have a great night....DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES IS NEW ;o)

ooooooooooh and NEW BREAKING BAD TOO! Good TV night!

Hugs,

Nikki

p.s. I hope YOU like it Teresa! ;o)

My FIRST Gypsy creation! ;o)

Hi everyone! I am so super excited with how my very first Gypsy creation turned out! I made the shamrock shaped card at 5 inches from Paper Doll Dress Up, not too shabby for my first attempt at welding! ;o) I layered a 4 3/4 inch shamrock over it and added faux stitching. The "kiss me" is from Sweethearts cut at 1 1/4 inches. The wee leprechaun and all his fixin's were cut at 3 inches. His super cute winky face was made with the Everyday Character Face Parts set from peachykeenstamps.com. Well I hope you like my wee leprechaun card. (I just like saying that!) LOL

HAPPY FRIDAY ALL!!!!

{HUGS}
Nikki