Chocolate ATC

Here is my last one for Janis Challenge I played along every week for the month plus I love to create them and with a little prompt it's interesting to see what you make So I drew out that Yummy Chocolate that I like to have 2 of in my chocolate martini please. it's been painted up in Watercolours

Janis ATC - Week 4 Chocolate **won**

thanks for looking
hugs Nikki

Winter Tag

Just A little Warm Winter Wishes for you all stay warm. This tag has more going on then I thought It would when I started the main tag is a Tim Holtz Tag, I altered it to have a icy feeling the reindeer is painted brown then attached on to the tag where I went over lots of it with White to add in a snowy effect the snow on the bottom has crushed glass and fancy glitter on it

The Circle Stitched die is a Stamplorations die with the outside stamped with the circle from the Coffee Petities Set I stamped it a bunch of times seeing I missed the alignment so I just kept stamping till it looked more uniform.  The Words are just random sentiment parts.

Challenges -

Tagplorations - Winter Tag 1/31 ** won**

Cute Card Thurs - AG

ABC Christmas - A is for Antlers

Little Red Wagon - Winter Wonderland

Merry Christmas - Christmas

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - AG + Critter 

Creative with Stamps - Snowflakes

Dies R Us - AG

thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

Dressing Up for Halloween

For our challenge at Incy Wincy we want to play dress up so
Here's a little Halloween Card I made up and using Sheepski Design - Clair Bear.
I used up one of my old basic Grey papers that are no longer made but it was nice to use up some old papers.

Challenges
Angie's Digi - Spooky/Scary
Come and Get it  - Purple,Orange and Black 11/4
Crafty Friends - AG
Sisterhood of Snarky - Z= Zombie
Colour Crazy - AG
Creative Fingers - AG


Next Card I'm using Damian from Limited Runs I love his Huge Teeth and Claws

Dare2Bartzy - Fall Colours 11/5
Dragonfly Journeys - Halloween
Pile it on - Spiders/Cobwebs 11/12
Ribbon Girls- Ribbon + Image
A gem of a Challenge - Spots/or Stripes + Halloween
Victorine Originals - -Halloween Mood Board **WON**

Thanks for looking
hugs Nikki

Christmas Moose

This Moose just makes me smile when I look at him and he's from Joy Clair Stamps with the fun sentiment to match the trees are from the set too I stamped them in distress they didn't show up very well so I coloured over them with markers. The Paper I stamped on was the backside of some pattern paper I owned and it was a little shiny which didn't really allow the ink dry quickly.  So it could be moved around

I only used ONE colour of Brown on the moose fur and loved how much depth I got from the black ink just tinting the brown here and there. so kewl wish I had more of this paper now to play with.

Joy Claire - May anything goes **WON**

Little Miss Muffet AG 

CHPP - Pattern Paper 

CHCCE-  AG

Christmas with cuties Christmas and holly

Stempelgarten -Wildlife /31

Thanks for looking 

Hugs Nikki 

Mini Boxes

It's the Coffee Lovers Blog hop and I'd like to share something my sister made for me 

these are suppose to hold chocolates in them (all gone now) This is by our little hot chocolate area I made up for Christmas  must  buy more hot chocolate and some things to fill these boxes up 

So I'm going to enter this into the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and if it wins my sister is going to be shocked for sure 

**So I was lucky to win a GC from the Coffee Hop .... and it went to my sister for making these
May she enjoy the GC from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Let's just say she will enjoy spending it 

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki

Santa Coffee Cup

Here's a new Digi From Limited Runs 

You can Buy it Uncoloured or Pre-coloured to save time 

this one is the Pre-coloured version and I went over it with a pencil in a few places to give it 

that hand made look. Fussy cut out and added onto some festive papers. 

Seeing it's harder and harder to find brads I've gotten hooked on Washi Tapes let's just say there will be a lot of colourful tape on presents this year ... So easy to buy to much to use lol

Challenges Creative Knockouts - Tis the Season , Creative Ribbons Christmas + Ribbon ,
Christmas Cards all Year Long - Santa or Elf *WON*

ABC three - 3 papers, 3Washi .Creative Craft Cottage - Ribbon , Scribbles - Happy Holidays , 

Crafty Addicts - AG +Christmas Paper , 

Anything Christmas @

Moving along with the times , Sweet Stampers  , Tinder Dream  , Christmas at Sweet Stamping 

Crafty Creations , Double D (Traditional Christmas)

Anything Goes @

Crimbo Crackers  , Crafty Girl Creations , 

Paper Creator's Crafts  , Through the Craft Room Door

Digi -Santa Coffee Cup - Precoloured

Stamp - Studio G

Flower - MS

Washi - Recollecions

Papers - Tim Holtz, Pepples 

Inks - Tim Holtz, Versafine

Ribbon - May Arts

Thanks for looking hugs Nikki 

Halloween Pocket Letter w a touch of Vintage

I Made 5 Halloween Pocket Letters this year and each one is different and so happy used up so much stash whoo hoo I can't wait for it now to go on sale :)

this one is the 1st time I used a vintage moveable guy and he's been hand sewn together found him on pinterest (I believe) he is so much fun is . Plus I added in a bunch of my own characters from Limited Runs too they just needed a to get coloured up 

I can now post this seeing it has arrived with my swap buddy

Backside  (few home made embellishments and bunch of other fun halloween stash

Close up's of the guys from Limited Runs

FLAD, BAT, Monster 3, Mini Bird Frankenstein Mask 

Challenges 

Anything goes @

Crafty Friends ,Colour Crazy, Jo's Scrap Shack, Polka Doodles , Little Miss Muffet

Let's Colour Sat - Include Hand Coloured Images

Halloween / Trick or Treat @

Dragonflies Journey**winner** , Left of Center , One stitch at a time

Crafty Calender , Di's Digis , Stamping Boutique ,DL art

A Vintage Journey - Make it spooky

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Now for Something Different

Now this isn't a normal card I would make but Why not try something different

Artistic Stamper has a challenge Patterns so I choose to make my own papers using their stamps 

I actually like this and I think it looks really Classy

The Die cut was from my sister and aged it with some more ink and added in some vintage ribbon and little bling .

Paper I made just using stamps and two different inks black and grey to create my 

patterns :)

Artistic Stamper - Patterns **won facebook challenge **
Eclectic ellapu -  Vintage
Crafty girl creations  anything goes

Thanks for looking
Hugs Nikki

Something Magical

This week we are sponsored by Aurella Stamps and you can win 3 digi of your choice

I've used Fantasy Art - Witch Stamp - Esme

I've coloured her all in with pencils but it doesn't really show up as nice here in the picture as how she looks when you hold this cards in your hands the shadows are more noticeable when just looking at them 

Challenges
Anything goes
Dragonfly dreams  , Little Claire's  , Card and Scrap, Doodle Pantry* WON*
Leinzlove Tear Bear  , Paradise of Stamps
Allsorts - Add a Frame
ABC Lots of Layers


Thanks for looking hugs Nikki 

Bold and Bright Bird

I was lucky a little while ago and won a choice of any stamp set from artistic Stamper and this is one of the birds that I won. I'm not going to tell you how long it took to pick this out . Long time figuring it out.  This is one of those cards you need sunglasses to enjoy, but I'm really liking how this turned out. Love the sentiment Happy Wishes can be a birthday card or just a friendly Hello Card.  The image is coloured with pencil crayons using the burnish technique with using a lighter shade of the colours I was working in 

Challenges - 

613 Ave - AG + Twist of Birds or Feathers * honorable mention*

Amusing - Birds* won* 

Penny Black and More - Anything goes with a stamp 8/1

Pile it on - Use your Favorite colours - Yellows and Oranges

Stamping Sensations - AG + Stamps + Ribbons 8/1

The Pencil Case - W=Whatever !!!

WOW - FAve embossimg technique - layering different embossing powders to create a custom look 

Stamps - Artistic Stamper, Studio G

Papers - MME,Recollections, and tag from Judy, Base Cardstock.

Brads from Stash, Last of my fun orange fiber,

Ribbons - Fairy World,

Dies - Quickutz
Embossing powders - stampendous  brights yellow and green

Inks - Memento, Dare2Bartzy

Coloured with Pencil crayons 

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

Mini Notepads

To join in my Candy CLICK HERE 

Time to Alter something at Incy Wincy and here our our sponsors for this challenge Bugaboo  and Oddball Art 

Using Bugaboo- Kidz-3- Sitter I've Altered a pad of Paper into a little note book complete with magnet to keep it shut  the magnet was just one that was lying around the house so I cut it up to fit  I made a little Brick wall for her to sit on and It turned out better then I thought it would :) 

Challenges -
Anything Goes @
Catch the Bug  , Lil Patch of Crafty Friends , A bit more time to Craft
Alphabet - G for Girlie

Image - Bugaboo, Stamp Studio G, Paper - KnCo .
Die - Quickutz, Markers - Promarkers, Shinhan

Next I'm using an Oddball image - "Sugar"  Creepy Style
This one I was just playing around with pencil crayons and blended over the lines to
create a hazy bag which I liked how it turned out added in extra black lines in her hair too

This one is just a flip open notepad great for doodling on


Challenges
Anything Goes @
Artisitic Inspirations  , Craft your Passion ,*won* Crafting from the Heart 
Our Crafty Corner
Stamps and Fun - stripes
CCPP - Pattern Paper 7-1

Digi - Oddball Art , Stamp Unity (from Claire)
Die Quickutz - Coloured with chalks
Papers BG

thanks for looking
hugs Nikki

Flower ATC

Using WOW's New stamps "HEY LITTLE FLOWER" they are amazing I love the flowers and these are my fave I fussy cut them out and embossed one with WOW Opaque White (over black ink too can't even see it !!) these where stamped on DP and then coloured over with a marker then using a white gel pen to add even more detail I'm going to add this into a pocket Letter I'm working on that will be shown more once it's all done, but I just had to share this now.

Challenges 

Wow AG with Embossing or wow 6/1

Dare 2 B Arty - Purple and Turquoise **won**

Stamping Sensations - AG with Stamps 6/1

A gem of a Challenge - Flowers 

thanks for looking

hugs Nikki 

Spring and Christmas

Now I know for some of you it's too early for Christmas cards so don't read this whole post then lol just stop after the 1st card :) 

This week at Incy Wincy we have 2 fun sponsors for you all Sami Stamps and Melon Headz

I've choosen to work with both and here they are

Sami Stamps  used "You and Me" it is Inspired by Book - "The Bee Queen by Brothers Grimm"

Challenges-

Come and Get it - 114 - Things with wings

One Stitch at a Time - Things with Wings

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Things with Wings + Ribbon 5/5

Crafting Musketeers - Spring is in the air

Pearly Sparkles -AG

Tag Your It Challenge - Inspired by Showcased Tag  (below Colours and Wings and Sparkle)

Papers - Bo Bunny - American Crafts

Markers used  Prismacolor , Faber Castel , Spectrum

Painted With H2O twinkling Paints and Stampin Up

Die Cuts - Sizzix and Part of a Spellbinder

Ribbon and Brads from stash

Stamp Studio G stamped with Versafine

Next I've made Oh Yah turn your head if you don't want to see CHRISTMAS images but 12 Cards using Melonheadz Bobblehead Snowmen. So cute I was going to make a pocket letter but I printed them all a little to big so Cards won out ... Kind of glad they did now I'm ahead on some Christmas cards now. Perhaps I'll make another set of these I never make sets so this was a novelty to do.

Challenges -

CHCC- Cute

CHPP- Pattern Papers 5/1

Sweet Stamping - Tags

Happy Little Stampers Christmas - Die cuts

Wow Anything Goes with Embossing (Red Snowflakes - Wow Campari)
Jo's Scrap Shack - Tan,Red and Black ** top 3, winner**

Stamps - Studio G, Dies - Sizzix, Papers Recollections ,

Coloured with Promarkers,Faber Castel,Deserres

Embossing - WOW - Campari.

Ribbon May Arts and Brads from stash

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Little Cutie

Incy Wincy Challenge this time (April 4th-17th)  we have 2 sponsors this week   AMB Illustrations  and Lacy Sunshine I've used a Lacy Sunshine image and thought to get cracking on some Christmas cards seeing that I always use up so many over the holidays. So our Challenge this time is to use your favorite Medium Mine is my markers I can colour some images for quiet a long time just to get the look I'm wanting.  So here's Holly and also check out what the rest of the DT has made and join in.

Challenges 
Anything Goes @
Allsorts 4/9 , Crafty Friends 4/9 , PDE Linky Party

CHCC- Anything Vintage or Christmas **Winner**

Crimbo Crackers - Cute Kids

ABC Christmas - Green or Gold

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Cute Christmas

Papers - Pebbles , Ribbon May arts , Stamp Studio G. Bling EK, Punch Stampin Up Markers Promarkers & Shinhan
thanks for looking  hugs Nikki

Hopeful Bookmark

Holley is hosting a challenge this month and it was to make a bookmark using this little cutie of a stamp from Baby cakes stamp by Sandra Caldwell just made for Holley too

So here's what I've done ... Guess I'm still working in pinks mode perhaps that will pass after Valentine's day lol

This is one of my favorite sentiments it's just so perfect it's from Paper Wings

Paper- Authentique

Dies - Quickutz ,MFT 

Twine - American Crafts

Inks - Memento

Markers - Shinhan ,Prismacolor 

Challenges 

Holley's Bookmark Challenge - with this image3/1

Graph'it Color- Pink and White 3/4

Crafty Ribbons - Animal + Ribbon 2/18

Cute Card Thursday - In the Pink 2/11 Won

Anything Goes @ 

Art By Miram , Crafting with Friends , Simply Papercraft 

 Little Miss Muffet

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

Shark Christmas Card

Now this isn't your normal Christmas card and it took a while to figure out how to use this image but I think it worked out in the end and all the embossing powders really pulled it together I've used 3 different ones on this card just to get it feeling right. Used 2 different Wow - Opaque White Bright and  White Pearl also used a little aged Silver from Stampendous  to pull in the metal pom pom ribbon.

Close up 

Challenges - Wow - AG +Embossing

Crafty gals Corner - Use Scraps ***Won***

Paper Shelter - Use White,blue,Silver Grey

Simon Says - Christmas

A Snowflakes Promise - AG With Winter/Christmas Theme

Lemon Shortbread - AG

Papertake Weekly - Let it Snow

Unicorn - Christmas is Coming

Recipe - 

Digi - Dustin Pike 

Stamps - Studio G, Recollections

Papers - Recollections,Basic Grey

Dies - Sizzix 

Markers Shinhan, Prismacolour

Inks - Tim Holtz, Heidi Swapp

Brads Basic Grey

Thanks for looking 

hugs Nikki 

Birthday Wishes

  All Dressed Up is this week's sponsor and I've used Love to Shop Girl #1 only using part of the digi I fussy cut her out and made a nice CAS card each of those sequins has a mini pearl inside them to keep with the feeling of circle flowers

Incy Wincy - Birthday wishes

Corrosive Challenges - Utterly Feminine

Crafty Friends - CAS

QKR - Use a Die (Flower and Tag)

Simple Create too- AG

Simply Papercraft - AG **WON**

Sister Act - AG

Southern Girls - Shine

Crafty Boots - Fair and Square 

Stamp and Create - Girly

thanks for looking hugs Nikki

Beach Baby

A Day at the beach and here is a stamp I won from Holley she's a Sweet Pea Stamp from Elizabeth Bell she's just a cutie. She's so cute and I wanted to make it feel like a day at the beach. Where it's still to cold to be. But Soon :)

I stamped this image on the back of one of my scrap papers and it has a shiney effect on it that worked out in my favor seeing it gave her a look like she's been in the sun a little to long and is starting to burn.

Challenges Hiding in my Craft room - Super Scraps Saturday *WON*

Sweet Stampin - Childrens Card

Sister act  - AG

DL.Art - Use the Colour Orange

Little Miss Muffet - AG

Crafty Creations - AG no Foolin

Loves Rubber stamps - Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door - AG

thanks so much for looking

hugs Nikki 

2 in One Post !!

This week we are sponsored by STITCHY BEAR DIGI OUTLET  and I've created two cards using one of there stores images from Ginger Loft's - O Winter Trees. This image I altered the colour when I printed it to a rusty green and then used a lot of distress inks and sprays to alter the papers and make them more unique. I love the effect it causes on the image very dream like quality.

Join us in our Tic Tac Toe Challenge this week you can find it below.

Challenges -
Incy Wincy - Brads, 3 Papers & Ribbon

Casing Christmas - Inspired by Photo *WON*
Baffies Kreativladen - AG
Crafty Gals Corner - Try Something New - Used Acetate and Sprayed it with Paints then Dropped
the image into it love the unique effect it created 

Here's my 2nd Card using a Stitchy Bear Stamp - Bah Hum Bug
I did Digitally Colour this image in and then went over it a little extra with my markers to shade it
even more. Seeing it lacked the shading I wanted.

Challenges - Incy Wincy - Use a Punch, Something that Sparkles, Ribbon
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - Lots of Layers
Card Mania - Add some Red 2/28

 Tree Card -Digi -Ginger Loft - O Winter Trees, Stamp - Inkadinkado.

Brads - Recolletions, Ribbon May Arts and Fibers
Santa Card - Digi Stitchy Bear - Bah Hum Bug
Stamp Studio G, Papers Recollections,Tim Holtz,
Punch - Stampin Up, EK Success
From Stash - Ribbon,Pearls, Button

Inks - Tim Holtz, Studio Calico, Versafine. 

Papers - Recollections, Basic Grey,MME

thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Big old Snowflake

I know some people find it to early to start but it really never is last year I thought I would have tons to spare and I ended up with only 2 left both I just didn't want to part with. 

So here's my take on Case-ing Christmas card I just love Black on an Xmas card.

Challenges - Case-ing Christmas - Photo Inspired **Won**

Card Mania - Make it Sparkle

Dream Valley - Christmas

Stamping Sensations - Dies and Punches

Stamps - Studio G,

Papers Basic Grey,MME

Punch - MS

Dies - Quick Cutz,Whimsy,MFT

Inks - Tim Holtz

Embossing Powders - WOW (Blue Lagoon & White Pearl

Thanks for looking hugs Nikki