Lucky!

Hello! I spent the morning playing with the February 2012 stamp set and the Peachy Picks Kit both from PeachyKeenStamps. The Peachy Picks kit this month is super awesome! Don't you just love those sweet canvas banners?! I stamped on them with stamps from the February 2012 set...What a neat texture! 

I tied on the banners with the awesome blue twine that also comes in the Peachy Picks Kit. I don't believe I've ever seen colored twine...LOVE ♥! The pretty patterned papers are also from the Peachy Picks Kit. The paper pad in the kit is the Times and Seasons collection from Echo Park. PRETTY! 

Hope your day is just peachy! ;)

♥ Nikki ♥

Shamrock Card

Hello! I hope you're having a fabulous day thus far. :) For my card today I started by stamping my background with the awesome new Lucky Day Shamrock background stamp from PeachyKeenStamps. I stamped it with Tim Holtz embossing ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. I used distress inks in Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint to add the color.....I stamped the adorable shamrock's from the February 2012 set from PeachyKeenStamps on white cardstock 4 times. Two of them I cut around to make the outline white part. The other two I rough colored with my foam blending tool and distress inks in Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint. This is a SUPER FAST way of coloring, and you can control the blending too. After the rough color just cut right on the stamped line and paper piece onto the outline part. Voila! ;) 

The adorable faces on the shamrock's are also from the February 2012 set from PeachyKeenStamps. CUTE! I added a little glossy accents to make their eyes sparkle. OH and they are both on wobbles so they wiggle! I LOVE wobbles....they make a good card GREAT! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Happy St.Patrick's Day

Hello! For my card today I used the awesome new February 2012 set from PeachyKeenStamps and also used the adorable new Kiss Me Leprechaun set. I stamped the barrel, feet, and arms from the February 2012  set. I stamped them each a few times so I could paper piece them. I stamped and cut out the head from the Kiss Me Leprechaun set. I also paper pieced that a little. :) I wanted to make it look like the little guy got stuck in the barrel. {actually I thought of Alice in Wonderland in the house when she drinks the bigger potion...make sense? }

The sentiment is also from the February 2012 set. I stamped in onto the Real Estate Sign Punch and white heat embossed it.  The patterned papers are from the new Peachy Picks Kit

 I just LOVE LOVE LOVE how awesomely the kits match back to the Stamp of the Month! ♥ 

Okie dokie! I hope you're have a great weekend!

♥ Nikki ♥

3-D Wednesday

Hello! Welcome to another 3-D Wednesday with MyCreativeTime. Today I have a super duper simple project. I used Emma's brand new die called the Bubblegum Treat Box Die. The paper I used is from the Blast Off collection from Bo Bunny and it goes just perfectly with the sentiment and little rocket ship stamps! I stamped the sentiment and rocket ship from the Classmates Valentines set onto the circle from the Scallop and Stitched Circle Die. 

Ok...pop over to Emma's Blog to see what she and the rest of the DT have made!

Feliz Cumpleanos Angelica!!! Blog Hop :)

Feliz Cumpleanos/Happy Birthday Angelica!!! I hope you're enjoying your surprise birthday hop! :) You should have just arrived from the fabulous Samantha's blog...if not, start at the beginning HERE. If you don't know, Angelica is the daughter of Kathy Jakopovich, the genius behind PeachyKeenStamps. She is a FABULOUS design team coordinator for us, and I just adore her. LUV YOU ANGELICA! ;) Aside from that, she is an amazing artist in her own right! She is the brains behind {and owner} of the fantastic MarketStreetStamps. So for her card, I got inky with two of her fabulous background stamps! 

For the background and the red strip I used the Punched Tin background stamp. Perty, huh?! I used only 2 distress inks on this card...my favorites Broken China and Festive Berries. For the butterflies I used my new all time favorite background ever...Sweet Lace. LOVE IT! And to finish this off I added the sentiment from the Wow So Many Candles set from MyCreativeTime.

Angelica, I hope you're have a GREAT BIRTHDAY!!!

♥ Nikki ♥

now keep on hoppin'! Next stop, HEIDI 

This is a BIG hop {cuz Angelica is so loved}

in case you get lost...

Kathy-http://www.peachykeenstamps-kathy.blogspot.com/

Amanda-http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/
Amy Crockett- http://www.scrappingmommy.com/
Cristina Garcia- http://www.craftingwithcristina.com/
Lauren Brewer http://www.laurenscreative.com/
DoBea Alberts- http://www.dobeaalberts.blogspot.com/
Raven Baca- http://www.Love4stamps.blogspot.com/
Jennie Garcia http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/
Heather Hoffman - http://housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com/
Lorie Souther- http://thethinkinspot.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Muzzulin- http://www.handmade75.blogspot.com/
Erin Schreiner - http://www.erinleecreative.com/
Brenda Weaver- http://www.sweetpapertreats.com/
Michelle Criswell- http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com
Michele Gross-  http://studiomsg.blogspot.com/
Leanne Garner - http://www.createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/
Tifany DeGough - http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/
Samantha Casey- http://samanthacasey.blogspot.com/
Nikki Foraker- http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Heidi Anne Giebel - http://gotscraps.blogspot.com
Glorajean Beardall - http://www.glorascrafts.blogspot.com
Vivienne Holden - http://www.craftinghaven.blogspot.com/
Janice Wilson  http://stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com/
Saundra Rega http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/
Julie Day - www.daydesigns.blogspot.com
Lisa Buttafuoco - http://our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/
Kristi Bennett - www.littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com
Mel Haas- http://doxiemeldesigns.blogspot.com/
Stephanie Washburn- http://sweetstephcardcreations.blogspot.com/
Kim Score -http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/

I love you.....Scroll Down for MCT Blog Hop

Hello! Nikki here with a sweet little penguin card. I started by cutting the Winter Character With Stocking Hat die. Onto that I stamped the Penguin Girl. I then stamped the Penguin Girl a few more times onto kraft cardstock and on patterned paper from the awesome Peachy Picks Kit. I then paper pieced this little cutie together.  See, just because the "holiday" season is over doesn't mean you can't still use the adorable stamps that came out during that time...switch up your patterned papers and colors and BAM you've got a sweet Valentine's Day card. :) 

Here you can see the sparkle I added to the ice and hat by using my favorite Ice Crystal Glitter Paint. This stuff is AWESOME! It's clear and sparkles just like stardust stickles BUT it's great because you can use a brush and get complete control with it. LOVE THAT! The sentiment is from the Cupid's Sting set. 

Have a PeachyKeen day! 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. No need to adjust your monitors, yes, that is a kraft penguin. My love for kraft knows no bounds. ;)

p.p.s. Make sure you head to the PeachyKeen Blog and click follow so you NEVER miss a post from any of the awesome design team members! Inspiration awaits! 

My Creative Time's January Stamp release BLOG HOP!

Hello!!! If you've come from Nancy's blog then you're hopping just fine...if not, head to Emma's Blog to begin at the beginning! For my card today I used a few stamp sets and dies. I used the NEW Teeny Tag Dies to stamp the Teeny Tag Greetings onto. These sweet dies come in the Teeny Tag Greetings set! I also stamped the NEW Script Background onto the Heart Die from the 100% Sweetness set. 

I inked up with hearts with Festive Berries distress ink and spritzed with perfect pearls and water in a mini mister. Ok...that's it for me........

***HUGE GIVEWAY ALERT***

For our giveway today, we are  giving ONE LUCKY winner a $100 Gift Certificate to Custom Crops!  All you have to do is leave a comment here along w/the rest of the design team's blogs AND also leave a way for me to contact you! Each designer will be picking a winner, then Emma will use random.org to pick the lucky winner out of those 19 names! So remember you  have "18" chances to win! All you have to do is leave a comment on ALL blogs in this hop for more chances to wine! The deadline is Sunday night at midnight! EASY PEASY!!! GOOD LUCK!:)

Just a little re-cap, ALL stamps are available right now for purchase HERE. There are 3 different bundles being offered for sale until Friday Jan 27th @ midnight!  All orders will start shipping out on Monday! The stamp shown above "Be Mine" will be offered for ONE CENT for the first 100 Shoppers! It was supposed to be FREE, but I had to put in a dollar amount so I can keep track when I hit the 100th shopper! As soon as the 100th shopper hits, then I will offer this stamp for $3.99.

Now keep hopping...next stop is ROSY

In case you get lost..

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~  http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

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

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Jeanne ~ http://www.thecricutcorner.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Linsey ~ http://linseyrickett.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Trell ~ http://polkadotsandpaint.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/