Get using the scraps

Now, as a crafter, I know what happens...... you use a little bit of paper and are left with the rest - now crafters never throw anything away... not without a massive hissey fit that is.... lol
We just don't like to waste anything..... there might be something we want to use it for in a million years! lol

 These cards are a great way to use up some of those scraps - very quick and easy.... I love the effect too...
(I think the red and white one makes me think of a very famous mouse and his girlfriend!!!... you know who I mean!)

I have used the same paper on these cards - but it's a great way to mix up your papers too - you get a totally different look every time!
What crafty things have you been up too?
I'd love to see what you do with this kind of card design - let me know if you make one and I will pop on over and leave you some crafty love.
If you love to blog - like to colour in and use digis.... love to be part or an uber talented design team and love to be challenged..... watch this space! The Crafting Cafe are having a design team call starting from tomorrow......
Happy crafting
Nikki x

120 days til Chrimbo!!!!

Whoop whoop!!!
I do love Christmas and last year I promised myself that I would be much more organised with my Christmas cards.... and I can honestly say... I am!
It has really helped to set myself the challenge to create some Christmas cards every month.
I have been sorting out my stash (and I think it will take me another month to get that room sorted!!!!) and it's amazing what you find when you are going through things.... wow I think I could open up a small shop and be well stocked.... but you know, it's all stuff that I need!!!!
Here are the cards that I wanted to share with you today...

Pop on over to the cafe blog - there's still time to join in with the challenge....
We'd love to see what you can create.
Happy crafting
Nikki

My WOW post...

I love Art Deco so was really pleased to see the challenge that WOW set us this month.
I decided to do something a bit different this month....
Art deco to me is designs with hearts, silver and elegant....
So I decided to create a birthday heart wall hanging..... if you wanted to you could add a handle to the heart and then you would have a fan....... But I liked to the idea of a wall hanging...
So this is what I created...

 Here are a few close ups for you....

Pop on over to the WOW blog to find out how I did it and what I used....
There's still time for you to enter the challenge too - there's a great prize on offer too...
Happy crafting
Nikki x

Oops....

Wow, time flies when life is full to the max...
My poor little bloglet has been ignored for a few weeks - sorry about that... Life was just a tad manic!
But, I'm back!!! lol -

So here is a card and tag to share with you today.... I love this image (It's a Lily of the Valley I think).....

I love the black and white combo.
What crafty things have you been up to?

Back tomorrow with some more to show you...
Happy crafty
Nikki x

New month means...

a brand new challenge over on the Crafting Cafe blog....
Come on over and join us in the challenge this month - there are a whopping 7 digis up for grabs as the winner!
Our theme this month is 'A baby is born' - very apt when you think of all the new babies that have arrived in the past few weeks...
Here is my card that I made for the challenge,

One of the wonderful things about digis is that as you are the one adding the colour, you can decide if it will be boy or girl colours!
Another thing I love about working with digis is that you decide on the size and unlike a stamp - once you own the digi you can resize it over and over again!
If you had said to me a couple of years ago that I would tend to use digis more that stamping, I would have thought you had gone mad!
Today's crafting for me will be using some old earrings to make lots of new ones....
Watch this space - hopefully I will remember to take a photo of them!!!
My papercrafting today will be finishing off the projects that I have been making with this weeks Creativity Club download.... Oh my - loving it!!!! Owls in blue and purple!!!! blinking adorable!

Jill Pryor is one very talent lady! I can see me using this download a lot!!!!
What ever you are doing today - have a great day x
Happy crafting xxx
Nikki x