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 ♥

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Hello! Here's a card I made today to fit the cute theme in the Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses. I used the adorable Reindeer Games set by Mama Elephant. I did some masking to make them stand on each other. :) I colored them with my Copics. I used Spring Rain ink by SimonSaysStamp for the sky. The greeting is from the Belly Band Sentiments set by MyCreativeTime. BTW I used my MISTI tool for this. I could kick myself for waiting so long to get one. It's seriously awesome. 

I hope you're having a great day! I have my windows open, and it's gorgeous out today here in Florida. I just checked, and it's 70 degrees. Perfect. :) 

♥ Nikki ♥

Warmest winter wishes

Hello! Happy Friday! Today's Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses is all about the cute factor...and it just doesn't get any cuter than PeachyKeenStamps! I used the Faceless Penguins stamp with a face from the Happy Penguin Couples Face Assortment set. However, the Faceless Penguins stamp is no longer available...BUT you can still get it in SVG form HERE and give her/him a face with the Happy Penguin Couples Face Assortment set. Score! :) Anyhoo, I colored her with my Copics. I just love her rainbow hat! :) The greeting is from the Winter Cheer set by MyCreativeTime. To finish it off, I added glossy accents to her eyes, beak, and feet...and gave the snow a good dose of wink of stella. 

I hope you're having a HAPPY day! 

♥ Nikki ♥  

I'm dreaming of a bright Christmas

Hello! I was inspired by May's card in today's Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses...but she made her shape by stamping lots of little stamps...I masked to create a neon plaid. :) I ♥ neon! :)

I hope you're having a bright and happy week! 

♥ Nikki ♥ 

MCT- Tag it Tuesday

Hello! It's Tag It Tuesday at MyCreativeTime! I used the fabulous new Holiday Tags Stamp And Die set for the tag, candy canes, and greeting. I gold heat embossed the candy canes, and watercolored them with distress inks.  I used the Geo Borders stamp set to gold emboss those lines along the bottom. I used the Stitched Rectangular Frames And More dies for the layer and card base. I finished this off with some sequins, and some gold thread for the bow on the tag.  

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Celebrate the season

Hello! It's day one of the new Holiday Style class at OnlineCardClasses. I was inspired by the clean and simple masked card Julie made. So I masked off the edges of my card, and used the Boughs Of Holly set by MyCreativeTime to make the little pine bough scene. I used 2 ink colors, and second generation stamping to get the depth of color. The greeting is from the new Holiday Tags Stamp And Die set also by MyCreativeTime. To finish it off, I drew around the masked area with a fine tip pen. I really liked how my design turned out, so I made the same card 2 other ways...

I used the same exact colors on this card, but it looks a lot different because it's stamped on white. Dig it. :) And then...I had to neon-ify this design...

Ahh, neon. How I love thee. Here I added some black stamping to give it a more graphic look. I think I may like this one the most. :) And because these are all one layer, no extra postage! Score! 

I hope you're having a HAPPY day! 

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT- What a treat Wednesday

Hello! It's What a Treat Wednesday at MyCreativeTime. Today I'm sharing the treat bags I made for Trick-Or-Treaters this year. I used the bag die from the Chalkboard Birthday set for the bags. I used the label from the Stitched Belly Band Dies. The greeting is from the Belly Band Sentiments set . I used my Cricut Explore to cut out the weiner dogs...get it? Halloweeny?! :) I crack me up. I made him green and gave him stitches to make him a ......FRANKENWEENY! hahahahahahaha. Ok. I'll shut up. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more treats. 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. I don't know what cartridge the dog is from...I just searched weiner dog and found him...he was 4th of July, and I removed his extras. :)