Have Fun at the lake

Hello! For my card today I used the Camping Critters cartridge to make my card base and for my little fishy. To give my fishy texture I used the Extra Small Polka Dot set from PeachyKeenStamps.com.  I used Emma's stamp set called Have Fun in the Sun to make my own patterned paper and for my sentiment. I stamped the words randomly and used my Tim Holtz distress inks in the colors broken china and shabby shutters. I ♥ these colors together! I then misted lightly with water in a mini mister while the ink was still wet to get a more watery effect. And to finish it off I sprayed a little bit of perfect pearls in a mini mister to give it a little sparkle.

♥ Nikki ♥

P.S. Who else is super bummed that Casey Anthony didn't testify??? BOO!

Happy Birthday

Hello! For my card today I used FOUR different stamp sets and 3 of them are background stamps! Can you spot em all??? Ok, I'll point them out. ;) Oh, and they're all from PinkByDesign. The main portion is the Newsprint background stamp. I stamped it on white and used Tim Holtz distress inks in Old Paper and Antique Linen...in fact, those are the inks I used for this entire card. I then stamped the Canvas Backround stamp and inked it up. I punched the butterflies out of some of it, and used the rest to make the strip at the bottom...I stamped over that with the Distressed Music background stamp and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  

The perfectly shabby sentiment is from the Vintage Greetings set which I just LOVE and think is a total must have!!! Okie dokie, that's my card for today. Gotta get back in front of the t.v. court is back in session! I am OBSESSED with the Casey Anthony trial...I know I'm not alone there! HA

♥ Nikki ♥

PeachyKeen Challenge 55

HI!!! It's PeachyKeen Challenge time again and this week we have the above sketch to follow. No twist this time. ;) For my card, I flipped the sketch on its side...

I stamped the cute kleenex box from the Ballin' Bunnies set and colored it with my prismacolor colored pencils and blended with odorless mineral spirits. I colored it to match the striped patterned paper which is from the 6x6 Confetti Paper Pack from PeachyKeen. Yep, they carry paper too! ;) Hint Hint there are TONS of awesome goodies in the "supply" section...just sayin'! ;)

I used the Extra Small Polka Dots stamp to create my own patterned paper strip. And I stamped my sentiment from Ballin' Bunnies over top of the dots. Ok, that's my card for this challenge. Head over to the Challenge Blog to see what the other ladies made and to PLAY ALONG!!! ;)

Have a Peachy day!

♥ Nikki ♥ 

Happy 4th of July...and THANK YOU FOLLOWERS!!! ;)

    Hello and happy Saturday! I am so excited because today I reached 1,500 followers!!! YEAH ;) Thanks to everyone who has clicked my "follow" button!!! Ok...onto my card for today...The 4th is right around the corner so I made this card using only stamps from PinkByDesign. NO CRICUT on this one. The flag is a two part stamp from the Independence Day set. The large solid star is also from that Independence Day set. The flag is on a wobble so it wiggles ;)

The smaller star and the sentiment are from the Red, White, & Blue set. I stamped the sentiment in the ticket from the Just The Ticket set from PinkByDesign. I stamped both with embossing ink and heat embossed with white powder. OH and the twine is called AirMail from PinkByDesign as well.

Again, THANK YOU to all who have ever clicked my "follow" button. :o)

♥ Nikki ♥

My Creative Time's June Stamp Release Blog Hop

Hello! If you arrived here from EMMA'S BLOG you're on the right track. ;) For my card I used the new stamp set called Encouraging Quotes for my sentiment. I LOVE this set!!! My sweet giraffe is from the Create a Critter cartridge. All the papers I used to make this card are from the Stella and Rose "Hattie Papers" collection by My Mind's Eye.

Her cute face is from the Critter Faces Small set from PeachyKeenStamps.com. Ok that's my card...Now on to a super cool announcement in addition to the stamp release...

Yep, DIES!!!! Cool, huh?!

Ok...be sure to comment on ALL blogs along the hop for your chance to win a stamp set of your choice OR the new die. We will be choosing 11 winners in all, one from each blog along the hop.

Your next stop is the fabulous KATIE

♥ Nikki ♥

Here is a link list in case you get lost ;)

Emma ~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/
Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/ <---you are here
Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/
Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/
Leann ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/
Cathryn ~ http://www.inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/
Jen ~ http://jennyscards.blogspot.com/
Kate ~ http://www.scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/
Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com

Cindy ~ http://cindylee77.blogspot.com/

Birthday Wishes

Hello and happy Friday. Here is my last card for my guest designing with over at Everyday Cricut. I used my gypsy to weld the base together and create this card using the Lacy Labels cartridge. I LOVE that cartridge!!! Sorry the pics are so dark and horrible...

The birthday wishes sentiment from Emma's set called Polka Dot Surprise fit perfectly on the front and packs a big punch. ;)

A big THANK YOU to Melanie and Joy for allowing me to share my cricuty love on their awesome blog this week!!!

♥ Nikki ♥

Hello!!! This is my project for the Everyday Cricut Blog today. SUPER EASY LAYOUT!!! I will add the pics of my hubby's advancement to First Class Petty Officer as soon as I get them. Head over to everydaycricut.com for the details on this layout. SORRY blogger is being mean to me!!!!! I had this post made and explained!!!!