May your dreams come true

Hiya!!! I got Emma's NEW stamps in the mail this afternoon, so I had to play with em real quick! I used the harlequin pattern stamp from the My Journaling set to create these blocks of patterned paper. I stamped it and heat embossed it in white. Then I used milled lavender distress ink to add the color.

The great big AWESOME sentiment is from the Polka Dot Surprise set by Emma too. I swear the color is way cool in real life...it's all gloomy and doomy here...No sun to brighten the picture!  See you back here tomorrow for another PeachyKeen Challenge!!! Yippe!!!

FEEL BETTER EMMA!!! She's sicky today. BOO!

♥ Nikki ♥

Happy Valentine's Day

Hello! Happy Superbowl day. Before the game madness begins, I have a picture tutorial on how I made my card for The Scrapping Cottage today. I used the Cupid Mini die and cut out a bunch in opposite directions out of Post-It craft paper. Post-It craft paper is self adhesive backed, so it works great for masking. I arranged them in a pattern I liked and then sprayed with viva pink glimmer mist...

Zap it with your heat tool to dry and set it quickly...

Peel them off and BAM you've got custom patterned paper! Using Post-It paper gives a cool water colored effect, but you could use vinyl for a crisper look. {I think}

I used Emma's You Had Me At Chocolate stamp set for the sentiment...I totally goofed and double stamped it cuz I missed a spot...It made a cool shadowed effect so I just left it...HAPPY ACCIDENT! hehe

Okie dokie...that's it for today! HAPPY SUPERBOWL PEOPLES!!!

♥ Nikki ♥

OH...almost forgot...here is the inside of the card...I used the Sympathy set from PinkByDesign....I'm sending this card to my Nana...her valentine {my Papa} passed away last year.

Conserve Water, Drink Beer

Hello! I got new stamps from PinkByDesign in the mail yesterday...So I decided to play with em today! I used the NEW background stamp called Bubbly. I inked up the stamp with embossing ink and then put Tim Holtz distress ink over it and stamped on white cardstock. I heat embossed that with clear embossing powder. Then I used 3 colors of distress inks until I got the look I wanted. I cut the beer from the Smiley Cards cartridge and dry embossed it. Then I added 3 coats of UTEE to make the glass look real. After the last coat melted, I popped it in the freezer for a sec to make it crack a little. I swear it looks cool in real life.

The AWESOME sentiment is from the Just 4 Men set from PinkByDesign. I added Distress Rock Candy stickles to the foam...it's a really cool grungy look in real life! I hope you're having a GREAT Saturday!!!

CHEERS!

♥ Nikki ♥

Click HERE to come to Erin's Ustream tonight at 9 EST...she has a FUN announcement...and we can all get our crafty chat on!!! Yippeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Hopefully Ustream will be nice to me this time! ☺

Grin and Bear it

Hiya! It's PinkByDesign Team day!!! So the Superbowl is this weekend, and sadly, my CHICAGO BEARS are not in it...But when I saw this "grin & Bear it" sentiment from PinkByDesign I knew EXACTLY what I was gonna make! So I colored up the Bottoms Up Snowman from PeachyKeenStamps.com in Da Bears colors. Then I white heat embossed the Medium Polka Dot stamp from PeachyKeen and used Tim Holtz Distress inks in dried marigold and stormy sky to make my own patterned paper in bears colors.

Head over to Sarah {Pink Cricut} to see the other awesome projects from the design team! Be sure to come to Sarah's Ustream tonight at 8:30 EST to see ALL the new stamp sets!!! Click HERE to go to her Ustream

I hope to chat with you all later!!! You know I loves me some Ustream chattin'!!!

♥ Nikki ♥

Hello Chickie it's Throwback Thursday!!!!

Hiya friends!!! It's time for Emma's Throwback Thursday challenge!!! The challenge this week is to create a card using either Just Because Cards OR Wild Card. I used Just Because Cards for my card. It's just a pretty simple card, BUT I gave her a real feather faux hawk! HAHAAHA

I used Emma's Color Me Happy set for my sentiment. Her eye is from the Critter Faces Medium set from PeachyKeenStamps.com. Ok, I know I'm keeping this crazy short, but it's storming here and I KNOW I'll lose internet soon! I hope you likey!!! Head over to EMMA's blog and play along!!!

♥ 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 ♥

WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS

OMG....I have TOTALLY forgotten to post a winner from the PeachyKeen Blog hop...and WORSE than that...I TOTALLY forgot to post winners from my 1,000 followers giveaway!!!! SORRY!!! Ok, here we go

Winner of the St.Patrick's Day set from PeachyKeenStamps from the Blog hop is......

grandmafairymary...she said: Your cards are so darn cute.. and always the music makes me smile! Thanks for sharing! Time to HOP HOP HOP to see some more Fabulous eye candy!


Ok winners from my 1,000 followers giveaway are.........

One stamp set of choice from MyCreativeTime...Dawn, RI said:Congrats on 1000 followers, I dont know where your leading me also, but I'll follow. I enjoy your posts and your creations... Thanks Dawn RI

Tear Kitty Faces from PeachyKeenStamps...LUV 2 Create said: Nikki, this is such a fabulous giveaway. I just love the cat faces. I am a cat lover (have two) and we adore them. Congrats on reaching 1,ooo!!! I follow you on subscriber and love your projects. I have only been following you for a few months now but you are just so talented. I'll see you tonight at Emma's UStream. Have a great day. Marcie

One stamp set of choice from PinkByDesign...Carrie K said:Congrats on 1000!! You always have such great music!! ( I admit that yesterday, I came back twice to hear Don't go breakin my heart!!) Oh, geez, there it goes again as I am typing. Guess I will just sit here a couple minutes!!!Oh, by the way, that unbrella card is very cute!!

CottageCutz Peach Die...Luv Scrapping Together said: Nikki, I just love your card designs! Congratulations on surpassing 1000 followers! I cannot wait to see what you create this year!Happy Crafting!Saundra

Ok ladies...please email me with your addresses and please say what you won so I don't screw up! Oh, and for the stamp set winners...tell me which set you picked

scrappinnavywife@hotmail.com or you can click on the email me button on the top right ☺