Prehistoric!

And onto the second card for today, another Simples design, but cute none the less.

I have just used plain old coloured paper and card for the matting and layering with a piece of ribbon across the middle.  I have used the sketch from DZ doodles for this one.

The image is called 'Birthday dino' from whippersnapper. It has again been colouredwith pro markers.

The sentiment has been printed on my computer punched out and layered onto the smallest nesties scalloped circle die cut.  I have then used glossy accents on the top.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/ Prehistoric

http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/ Pink yellow and green

http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/ Animals

http://deedledeedoodles.blogspot.com/ Sketch

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ Sketch

http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/ You animal!

Come back soon.  :o)

Nikki

Beautiful babies

Good morning all.  I am away for the weekend so there will be 2 posts this morning and I will catch up with you all on Sunday evening when I return.  I hope you all have a good weekend and the weather stays fine  :o)

And onto the first of todays cards.

Well my cards were pretty complicated yesterday so I thought I'd go for Simples today!!  I have used the Papertake weekly sketch for this one, and the embossed card is Tiny tots feet embossed card which I have layered onto pink card.  I have used gingham ribbon for the cross section.

The digi stamp is from stampfairy and I have coloured her with pro markers.  I have used my square lace nesties for her to sit on.  The sentiment is from dove crafts  foiled sentiment pack.

The brad is a felt baby hand I have had in my stash like forever!!

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://sundayswithcrissy.blogspot.com/ Spring/babies

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ sketch

http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/ Beautiful babies

Thanks for visiting and feel free to leave a comment. 

Nikki

Polka dots

Hi everyone, here is another post for you today.  Hope you like it.

Ihave used the sketch from the forever friends blog for this one! And made a box for it to fit in.

I have used Pink petticoat digi download papers for this, Mocca and Blossom. I have used brown and pink card for matting and layering.

The image has been put onto Nellie Snellen multiframe dies, I have embossed the circle with a dotty folder, stamped happy birthday onto a nesties scalloped oval.

The image is a stamp from do crafts forever friends range and have coloured it with pro markers.

This is the box lid, I have used a tag to put the birthday sentiment on and used brads in the corners of the papers.

I will be entering this card into the folowing challenges

http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ Pink cream and brown

http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/ Easle card

http://foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Sketch

http://daisydoodlescreativechallenges.blogspot.com/ May flowers

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/ Brads

http://cookingitupwithkatie.blogspot.com/ Tag, ribbon and bows

http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.com/ Flowers

http://thepapervariety.blogspot.com/ Polka dots
http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ May flowers
http://pixieduststudiopixiechallenge.blogspot.com/ Lets play!
http://doyoustackup.blogspot.com/ Make it POP 3d effect

See you soon!

Nikki

T is for trouble!

Good morning everyone, and it looks like it is going o be another beautiful day!  I am having so much fun catching up with my challenges, but am not going to be able to get to them all this week, but hopefully will be back to normal proceedings next week when my oldest goes back to school!

Here is today's card.

I have chosen this sketch from the backlog of the sketch and stash sketches.  I was my favourite.  The papers are from My minds eye 'Spring papers pack' and have been layered onto blue card.

The image is a Kenny K digistamp called 'Uptown angel' from the glam gang set. I have coloured her with pro markers, cut her out and attatched with foam pads.

The flowers are from Wild orchid crafts and the swirls are Marianne creatables die cuts.  I have used pearl gems to embellish.

I hope you like it.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://kennykkraftygirlzchallenges.blogspot.com/ 'Springtime'

http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Free choice sketch'

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ 'Pearls and swirls'

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/ 'Flowers'

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/  'T is for trouble'

Thanks for looking

Nikki

Jokes and laughter!

Hi it's me again!  trying to catch up on some challenges!

I Have used the sketch saturday sketch for this card.  The backing papers are from Dove crafts Pieces of cake paper pack.

I wish I knew where this stamp is from!  I have a bunch of them but was lucky enough to get them from somebody, but have no idea who makes them!  I have coloured it with pro markers and stamped it onto a Nellie Snellen Multiframe, which has been inked and liquid pearled.

The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  Buttons from stash.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges.

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ Jokes and laughter

http://stampingwithdragon.blogspot.com/ Sports

http://colourcreatechallenge.blogspot.com/ Pink , blue and brown

http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ sketch

Hope you like it

Nikki

Buttons and Bows

Well I'm back!!  I hope you all had a lovely Easter and had lots of Chocolate!!  I had a very relaxing time at our home in Bude, No TV, No Card making stuff, Just read 3 books in 5 days!!  Was getting a bit  twitchy by the end though so am glad to be back among all my favourite toys!!   Hee Hee!  I got back yesterday unpacked and had to catch up on mt DT cards so you can't see them yet.  But I made this card this morning.  Hope you like it.

The sketch for this card was taken from Mojo Monday.  The backing papers are from Pink Petticoat. and I have used yellow card to layer the pieces.  A fiskars lace border punch was used down the side with pink ribbin tied around it and pearl gems added to the scallops

The image has been stamped using tuxedo black momento ink then coloured with pro markers.  The stamp is from Nellie Snellens Dawn range called DAWN-4  I have also used a Nellie Snellen multiframe die to stamp it on and inked around the edge.

The buttons are from my stash and I have used pink cross stitch thread to tied through them.

The flowers have been made using Xcut flower punches and pearl gems in the center.  The leaves have also been punched out.

I hope you like my first attempt at card making in a week!

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Anything goes'

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ 'No text'

http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ 'Bling it on'

http://sassystudiodesigns.blogspot.com/ 'Pastels'

http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/ 'Sparkle, Pearls, die,& yellow'

http://sentimentalsundays.blogspot.com/ 'Lets get punchy'

http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ '1,2,3' 1 image 2 papers 3 differen types of embellies

http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ 'Flowers, buttons and sparkle'

http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ 'children's card'

http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ 'sketch'

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/ 'Childsplay'

DT post for sponsors digi at OSAAT 'Sports'

Well here is my second card this week for OSAAT but this is with one of the sponsor's digi's called 'skater tween'

The sponsor being

http://www.digiswithattitude.com/

I have used some free papers that came with a 'Simply Cards and Papercrafts magazine. Probably years ago!!

I have used my new embossing folder from cuttlebug and coloured the image with promarkers, cut her out and attatched her with foam pads.

The folwers and buttons are from my stash, no idea where I got them from!!

The charm is also from my stash and has been attached with a gem brad.

The sentiment has been stamped using an Inkadinkado stamp from the 'Thoughts for the day 'set, and has been stamped onto the smallest nesties scalloped oval, which has been inked and liquid pearled.

As with the card above I will link to challenges when i get back on tuesday.

Hope you like it.

Nikki

DT post for OSAAT Fathers day

Good Morning everyone.  Not sure what the weather is like today as I have had to schedule this post as I am away for the Easter hols!  Hope you all have the easter bunny hiding your eggs in the garden!!  We have! Hee hee!
 So it's Sunday so that must mean another challenge week over at One stitch at a Time challenge blog.

We have 2 sponsors this week.

http://www.cosmocricket.com/

The prize will be an Upcycle crafting kit

http://www.digiswithattitude.com/

3 Digi's of the winners choice.

Oh and don't forget this is the start of a New collab.  Buy £10 worth of digis at http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/ and you will recieve the collab set free.

I will add a picture when I get back!!

And onto my DT card for this challenge

I have made this card fairly simple as the image I have used is a lovely silouette and I always favour black and whit with them! The digi stamp was created by Floppy Latte at the stitchy bear store.  I have printed the image twice to decoupage and give it some depth. I have then matted and layered onto black and white card then added ribbon and the fathers day seniment that i printed on my computer with foam pads.

The sentiment was a freebie from a site, but I have lost it for the moment will let you know what one when I find it again!! I have punched it out an layered it onto a NellieSnellen multiframe die and hung a charm onto it. I have also attached it using foam pads.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges challenges

http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/ 'There's a man in my life'

http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.com/ 'One for the boys'

http://stamp-n-doodle.blogspot.com/ 'Masculine card'

I hope you like it.

Nikki

Birthday boy

And onto post 2!  Well I never seem to have many boy cards in my collection so I thought I would make one of those with this challenge.

The backing papers are from K & Company called 'Roam' and have been layered ontp brown and yellow papers.

The image is from Lili of the Valley called ' Lazy afternoon' it has been coloured with pro markers and cut out with teh largest Spellbinders scalloped circle nestie, which I have inked around the dge and liquid pearled.

The birthday boy sentiment is again from Lili of the valley and has been stamped  onto the smallest scalloped oval nestie.

I have adeed ribbon and pearl gems to embelish.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.com/ 'Sketch'

http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ 'Birthday'

Hope you like it

Nikki

Mmmm Chocolate!

Welcome to anoher beautiful morning here in Sidmouth.  I will be going away tomorrow for the Easter Hols for nearly a week, with no internet access.  OMG I feel the withdrawal symptoms already!!  I am posting 2 cards today and will schedule my DT card for Sunday and will link it to challenges when I get back.  Hope you all have a wonderful Easter and I will see you all when I return.

So onto card 1

The papers are from a Digi down load set called 'Hugs and Chocolate' from a website called

PC Crafter. I have used heart lace to edge the piece accross the centre.

The image i stamped from an Ice cream from a set  but I don't know who made them. SORRY!.

I have coloured it with pro markers and cut it out with a Nellie Snellen multiframe die and inked and liquid pearled and pearl gemmed the edges and scallops.

The paper flowers have been punched from 2 sizes of Xcut flower punches out of one of the same papers I used for backing and some sugar paper.  I have used pearl gems in the centre and the swirls are from a Marianne creatables die.

The sentiment is from the same digi download set and i have cut it out using a Marianne creatables lable die, inked around the edge and added some ribbon.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/ 'Texture'

http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ 'Pearls and swirls'

http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/ 'Mmm chocolate'

Thanks for looking, feel free to leave a comment if you like it

Nikki

April showers

Good morning everyone.  Looks like the sun could be shining again today!   I hope so, didn't get out in it yesterday as I was making cards and posting blogs! 

So here is todays card

I just love this image!  This card is fairly plain as I am entering into a chlallenge that said no patterned papers, so I have just used yellow and green card for matting and layering and a dotty embossing folder!

The image is a stamp from Funstamps called Another rainy day and I have coloured it with pro markers.  I have also used a clear glaze on the rain drops.

I have wrapped cross stitch thread around the base of hesamped image, then use a Lili of the valley sentiment and stamped it onto my smallest scalloped oval nestie and inked around the edge.

I have used shrink plastic and a Penny black stamp to create this dangler! and attatched with a brad.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.com/ 'Weather'

http://paperplaytime.blogspot.com/ 'Weather'

http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ 'April showers'

http://littleclairesdesigns.blogspot.com/ 'Animals'

http://totallygorjuss.blogspot.com/ 'No patterned papers

http://aifactorychallenges.blogspot.com/ 'Party animal'

I hope you like it

Nikki

DT post for Gingerloft challenge blog

Welcome to my first Gingerloft DT challenge blog post.  I hope you like my interpretation of the sketch for this weeks challenge.  Don't forget that Gingerloft sponsor this challenge, so 3 digi images of your choice will go to the winner of the challenge.

Here is the card.

The backing paper I found in my stash, but I don't know where I got it from, was in a book but the cover went years ago!!  I have layered a piece of vellum across the centre of the card onto gold mirror card, and the largest lace square nestie has been cut from the same mirror card. 

The image is from gingerloft clalled star godess and she has been cut out using a smaller square lace nestie and coloured with pro markers and had a few gems added to the flowers in her hair.

The metalic corner embellies are from Wild orchid crafts as are the flowers and pearls that decorate the left bottom corner.

The butterfly is from a die I have that has 4 different butterflies on it and I have used mini gems to decorate it and to show it's movement!

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://stampinroyalty.blogspot.com/ Spring
http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ 'Spring'

Thanks for looking, I hope you like it.


Nikki

DT card for OSAAT Sassy 2!

Well here is card 2 for the day

The papers are again from My minds eye and have been layered onto pink and green paper.  I have used a fiskars border punch down both sides of the side layer.  The image is sat on a spellbinders lattice oblong.

The image is called butterfly girl from the gillus gallery at stitchy bear stamps and has been coloured with pro markers and I have used glitter on her wings.

The flowers have been made using Marianne creatables flower die cuts with gem brads for the centres and I have added a bit of gitter to the petals.  I have sat Butterfly girl on the flower as though she is playing in them!  The swirls again are marianne creatable die cuts.

The sentiment is from Inkadinkadoo sentiment pack and has been stamped onto the smallest lattice nestie and inked around the edge.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges

http://doitwithdigis.blogspot.com/?xyz=16 'Fairies, Pixies and elves'
http://sundayswithcrissy.blogspot.com/2011/04/sundays-with-crissy-challenge-16-spring.html 'Spring is in the air'
http://www.totallypapercrafts.blogspot.com/ 'Spring time'

Thanks for looking.  hope you like it.

Nikki