MCT Whatever Wednesday

Hello! It's Whatever Wednesday at MyCreativeTime! Today I used the awesome Pretty Bold Numbers Dies to create my background. I used the numbers to emboss "60" into the background by running it through my machine with the Spellbinders tan embossing mat. I then watercolored over it to match my image. {cut from the Ole cartridge with my Cricut and colored with Copics} 

You can kind of see it better here. Sorry, it is hard to get a good photo of. It's really cool in real life! Super easy, and totally custom! 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more projects. 

♥ Nikki ♥ 

p.s. I've started doing LIVE crafty broadcasts on Periscope! You can watch my replays HERE. Periscope is a FREE app, and super fun! So, be sure to follow me on there to catch me LIVE! :) 

MCT Manly Monday

Hello! It's Manly Monday at MyCreativeTime. I used the Get Whale Soon set. I used just the dies to cut out the whale shapes. I watercolored behind them, and popped the panel up. I used the stitched rectangular Frames and More Dies to cut out the panel. I used distress inks to watercolor, and just did some messy stripes for the background paper. Easy peasy. :) 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more projects. 

♥ Nikki ♥ 

MCT Made In Minutes- Mother's Day card

Hello! It's Made In Minutes day at MyCreativeTime. I made today's card by stamping and white heat embossing just the top of the daisy from the Love You Bunches set. {just ink up the flower portion with versamark}  I used my Gansai Tambi watercolors to very quickly paint them. I used the More Stitched Rectangle Dies set for my greeting and vellum backer. The greeting is from the Mom set. I finished off the design with a few sequins. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. 

Have a fantastic day! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Sneaks Day 4

It's day 4 of sneaks, and today we're showing off the new Paint The Town set. I used the paintbrush in the set for my card. I watercolored them with distress inks. I then used the same colors to make the drips. The greeting is also in the new Paint The Town set. 

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 on my blog! 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!;)

MCT Sneaks Day 3

Hiya! Today is day 3 of sneaks, and we're showing off the new Berry Special set. I used the pineapple in the set and heat embossed them. Then I watercolored with distress inks. I also white heat embossed the greeting on vellum circles from the More Stitched Circles Dies. 

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 on my blog! 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!;)

MCT 56th Edition Release Blog Hop!

Hello! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. I used the new You Are Spot On set for me card. I white heat embossed the circles and then painted them in with distress ink and water. I also white heat embossed the greeting. 

Your next stop on the hop is RUTHIE 

♥ Nikki ♥

"FREEBIE STAMPS"

Starting THIS Friday, June 17th, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Fun Polka Dots" Stamp set. It will be given to the FIRST 100 shoppers! If you are one of the 1st 100 shoppers it will be automatically added to your package at the time of packaging/shipping. Once 100 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 100. 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: JUNE2016 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Fri, June 24th, 2016 @midnight PST.

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! Today is "Do Over Thursday" at MyCreativeTime. For my card today I made a different version of  this card...

Deets on this card are HERE. For my new version I again used the Party Hat Dies. I used the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies and the Starburst Circles Dies to make my little shaker. I used the numbers from the Sitched 4x6 Journal Dies. I also used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies. I again did my watercoloring with distress inks. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more "do overs". :)

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Sneaks Day 2

Hello! It's day 2 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking a new set called You Matter. I made a quick watercolor background with bright new distress inks. Then I used a baby wipe and a stencil to lift color for the pattern. I let the greeting from You Matter be the star of the show by stamping it with black ink. I stamped a few stars as accents using the Hello Baby and Thanks For The Lift. 

♥ 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 on my blog! 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!;)

"Starting THIS Friday, January 22, 2016 @ 8am PST ~ Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Be Awesome" 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 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!"

To celebrate 5 years, Emma is giving away the ENTIRE 52nd Release (Feb Release) to ONE LUCKY winner! IT'S A GOOD ONE wink emoticon To qualify for THIS giveaway, you must leave a comment on ALL blogs posts, including all my designers blogs as well this entire week! Emma will announce the winner on Friday, Jan 22nd @ 8am PST on my blog during our 51st Edition Release Blog Hop & Sale!!!

You're kinda pawsome

Hiya! I hope you're having a wonderful Sunday. Here is the card I made to say a ginormous THANK YOU to the folks at Rescue Junkie who saved my little girl Wrigley from death row, and cared for her until we found each other. We just love our new baby girl to pieces! So grateful! Anyhoo, I used the adorable Cat-itude set by My Favorite Things. I watercolored Wrigley, and her new big brother Simba. The talk bubbles are from the A Birdie Told me set by Lawn Fawn. 

Take a look at Wrigley helping me choose Copic colors for a different card. It's exhausting. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

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 ♥ 

Tomorrow is a new day

Hello! I've made a card to play along in the current Wplus9 Sketch Challenge. There is the above sketch to follow, and here is my take on it...

I started by using a curvy border die to draw a curved line that I could later cut out around my images. I stamped the butterflies from the Flora And Fauna 2 set by Wplus9 and watercolored them with distress inks. I cut up to the butterflies, and then fussy cut around the wings that I wanted to hang off the curve. So, the butterfly panel is all one piece. :)

I used a woodgrain embossing folder for the right side, and I think it makes the wings that hang off really pop. :) The greeting is from the A New Day set by Wplus9. 

I hope you're having a wonderful day.

♥ Nikki ♥

Warm wishes and sunny smiles

Hello! I hope you're having a beautiful day. :) I finally broke in the Penguins In Paradise set by MyFavoriteThings today. First I made them a beach by watercoloring with distress markers. I colored the penguins and the palm tree with my Copics. I added wink of stella and glossy accents to the penguin's swimmie. I also added glossy accents to the floating penguin's sunglasses. I used a few sequins for coconuts on the palm tree. The greeting is from the Polynesian Paradise set by MyFavoriteThings. 

I am trying to keep myself busy until the Cubs play tonight! Eek! The antici....pation! 

♥ Nikki ♥

You are simply amazing.

Hello! Happy World Card Making Day! I hope you're celebrating by making a card! I tried my hand again and some no line watercoloring. I used the fabulous Flora And Fauna 2 set from Wplus9. I watched Dawn's {the Wplus9 queen} video on YouTube HERE. She is amazing. Seriously amazing. Me? I'm trying. :) Anyhoo, I used distress markers to paint with. I used Heidi Swapp Gold Lame color shine spray to add gold dots to the flower centers, but you can't tell in this crummy photo. The greeting is from the Quite Like You set by Wplus9. 

I'm gonna head back to the craft room and try to make another card. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

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 ♥

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 ♥

Warm wishes...

Hello! I really enjoyed this Watercolor For Card Makers class at OnlineCardClasses. It was short, but super informative. :) Today I gave no line coloring a go. I used the flowers from the Hey There Little Lady set by MyCreativeTime. I painted with distress inks and water. The greeting is from the Polynesian Paradise set from MyFavoriteThings. 

I hope you're having a great night! I'm super stoked that my fave band/obsession PEARL JAM is going to be on the Colbert show tonight! YAAAAAYYYYYYYY  :) 

Just Because

Hiya! Here's my card inspired by day 2 of Watercolor For Card Makers at OnlineCardClasses. I made a background with seedless preserves and picked raspberry distress inks and water. Lots of water. :) I used the same inks to sponge over a stencil on the card base. I used the Believe In Your Dreams set by MyCreativeTime for the feather and the greeting. I finished it off with some sequins. 

I hope you're having a great week so far. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

sending a little happy

Hello! Here's the card I made inspired by day 1 of the Watercolor For Card Makers class at OnlineCardClasses. I made a background using the plumeria cluster from the Polynesian Paradise set by MyFavoriteThings. I stamped it over and over and white heat embossed it. Then I watercolored with distress markers. I cut a circle from vellum using the Bunch Of Fun Circle Dies by MyCreativeTime. I embossed it with a folder.  I used the Happy Trio Dies by MyFavoriteThings. And for the greeting, I white heat embossed "sending a little" from the Sending Sunshine set by Wplus9. I finished it off by adding glossy accents and sequins. 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Sneaks Day 1

Hello! It's day 1 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the fabulous new Stitched Squares Inside And Out Dies. I made this super simple card by watercoloring with abandoned coral and dried marigold distress inks. I then cut the watercolor piece with the dies all together. I then put them on my card popping every other square up. The greeting is from the Hey There Little Lady set. 

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!;)