Hello...half b/w half rainbow

'Ello! The fabulous Sandy Allnock has been on Periscope live all day doing a fantastic watercolor painting of a Mama and baby zebra...that has had water spilled on them and turned the puddle rainbow colored. It's flippin' genius. GENIUS I say! So, I was incredibly inspired and made this card.  I used the Birds Of Paradise set by MyFavoriteThings. I wanted my card to be very graphic, so I masked and stamped them they way I wanted them. Then I penciled in 2 lines to tell me where to do the colored bit. I colored them all with my Copics. The greeting is from the You Gnome Me set by MyFavoriteThings. 

BTW...Sandy is still working on the painting on Periscope LIVE! So go download the app and check it out! :) 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. I'm super stoked with how this turned out! Thanks for the inspiration, Sandy! 

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 48th Edition Release Blog Hop!

Hello! You should have arrived from Lucia's Blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. For my card today I have used the fabulous new Mixed Just For You set and the Stitched Apron Dies. I started by cutting the apron from white cardstock and making a plaid pattern on it by masking. I used Hot Lips, Sunshine, and Audrey Blue SimonSaysStamp inks...and Soft Granite Hero Arts ink. I stamped all the utensils and the cupcake and colored them with my Copics. The greeting is also from the new Mixed Just For You set. 

Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous RUTHIE 

"FREEBIE STAMP"

Our "Freebie" for this release is this ADORABLE "Bestie" die. 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, the 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 die 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/New-Release_c40.htm! Use the code: OCT2015 to receive a discount off your entire purchase! This sale applies to "IN-STOCK" items ONLY. This sale will end on Friday, October 30th @midnight PST.

MCT Sneaks Day 3

Hello! It's day 3 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime and today we are sneaking the sweet little Bestie Die. This die is the "freebie" for this release! :) I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies and the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies. I used the greeting from the new Friendships Are Forever set, and the sweet new Bestie Die. 

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!;)

Zombie Gnome

Hiya! I can't get enough of zombifying! :) I turned this guy from the You Gnome Me set by MyFavoriteThings into a zombie. I colored him with my Copics. I used the Cartoon Cloud Background by MyCreativeTime for the sky. The greeting is also from the You Gnome Me set. I used the Bunch Of Fun Circles Dies and Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies from MyCreativeTime as well.  He might look a little more possessed than a zombie, but whatevs. ;) 

20 minutes till the Cubs game starts! EEK! GO CUBS GO!!!!!!!

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT Sneaks Day 2

Hello! It's day 2 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the new Best Friend Background Stamp. For my card, I gold heat embossed it. Then I added water and picked raspberry distress ink to it. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies and the Bunch Of Stitched Circles Dies to make the panel. I used the heart from the Stitched Belly Band Dies. The friend die is from the new Friendships Are Forever set. I cut it in white and made it gold with distress stain and covered it with glossy accents for shine. 

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!;)

MCT Sneaks Day 1

Hello! It's day one of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking the new Friendships Are Forever set. This is a stamp and die set. I've used one of the dies to make a stencil for this first card. I neon inked through the stencil. I then used the heart from the Stitched Belly Band Dies to cut a heart from the panel cut with the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More Dies. And for the next card, I used the stencil from this card...

I used the Stitched Square Dies to cut the panel, and turned the stencil into a shaker. I also used a greeting from the new Friendships Are Forever 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!;)