3 months today...

and it will be Christmas! Whoop whoop!
So today I thought I would share a Chrimbo card with you....lol
This is made using some of the latest ranges from Do Crafts....
I've paper pieced the stamp...

 The little flowers have been made using vellum.
Here are a few close ups for you....

I just adore these little buttons.... and the leaves around the flowers have been made using a snowflake palm punch.
The weather here is horrible today - a perfect day for staying inside and crafting.... shame I have to go to work really! lol
Hope you are having a craft filled day wherever you are x
Nikki x

WOW! post is live

Well it's my turn over on the WOW! blog to post today...

This is the project that I created for the theme this month........

And a few close ups to show you too....
I knew the minute the theme came up just what I wanted to do...

It's amazing with a little bit of sparkle just how you can breathe new life into some old chipboard shapes that you have got lying around....
We would love to see what you create, embossing powders are so much fun to use and there are so many techniques to do with them.
Why not enter this months competition. It would be great if you could pop on over and join in with us today..

Here's the powders that I used to create my card

WOW! Ruby Romance Embossing Glitter

WOW! Metallic Gold Rich Regular

WOW! Metallic Brass Sparkle Embossing Glitter

Happy crafting

Crafting with Kuretake

For those of you who follow my page on facebook -(it's here by the way...lol) you will have seen a doodle sheet that I created this week using a selection of pens from Kuretake.
They have an amazing range of pens for every occasion.
Well, I promised to share some of the things I made, so here you are....

I made this bookmark...

and this card ....

So far that is...
So many other things I want to make, but that will have to wait for another day.... today I am working on a few commissions and tomorrow I am playing with a new toy that arrived last night....
Watch this space about that one.... I'll be blogging about it very soon...
Happy crafting
Nikki x

Making Minions...

After the last Minion card I made I was asked to do another one and a game.... so....
I have created this card

and this pin the eye on the Minion game....

There were soooo much fun to make.
I've been asked a couple of times now if I would make a template to sell for people for these, but ..
I love to share my crafting and templates would be a lot of work to create and get the stuff for, then to have to sell them... soooo
Watch this space!
This weekend I will create some tutorials for these with all the measurements (for free - cause I love to share my craftyness! lol)..... and then you will be able to make them until your heart is content....
Happy crafting
Nikki x

Long weekend weather

Typical....
September weekend comes around and the weather takes a turn for the worse.... I think autumn is here with a bang and with the chill factor, winter will not be too far away...
As all of you who follow me on facebook will know - the Chrimbo countdown has reached the 100...... only 14 Saturdays to go!!!!

Love, today I am doing some demo prep - it's perfect weather for crafting...
Here is the card I wanted to share with you today..

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I used the new Do Crafts circle cutter to create the shape of the card - simples.... and I love the speed that it creates circles...... lots of uses for that one for me!!
The little critter is from the Country Companions 'Winter Wishes' range.
I'm loving the finished look...

More samples to make now - so I'll be back tomorrow with another one to show you.
Have fun, whatever you are up to this weekend...
Nikki x

Weekend crafting

Hi everyone...
Well the autumn seems to have crept up on us.... tonight the rain is lashing against the window of the study... hey perfect for crafting then!
Looks like I might be doing quite a bit of that over the next few days then.....

Here are a couple of things I made this week and wanted to share with you..
The first one uses one of the new Do Crafts palm punches, this design is a snowflake...... but in true Nikki fashion, I found something different to do with it..... It's perfect for a wreath...

This next little project is made with felt.... I love making little pin cushions....

The final card for this post is made using the scraps that I had left from another card.... I thought it looked like a bright little fence.... so that's what I did with it...

Tonight I planned to make some more things, but I had a great chat with a girlfriend on the phone...... so now I might just blog hop around for a bit.... more crafting to do tomorrow...
Have a great weekend, whatever you get up too.
Happy crafting
Nikki x

Crafting Cafe

So it's my turn for the inspirational post over on the Crafting Cafe - and before I go any further... they are having a dt call ! It's a fab team to be part of..... pop on over to the cafe blog to see how you join the gang...
The theme this month is 'altered art'.... I thought I would use the fabby image from Delicious Doodles to make something for my favourite time of year....... and I wanted to have something that I could have up all year........ so, what did I make?
I make a Christmas countdown!!!!! Did you know that there are only 112 days left til Christmas.....?
My project started life as a chipboard scrapbook album.

 My project just needed one of the scrapbook pages - lots left to get creating some other bits...

 I found some NitWit papers - I love them and have just been waiting for the right project to use them on.

 Next I got to colouring the fab digi that I chose from our wonderful sponsor this month

 It's a stunning digi to work with and I love the finish...

 This is my finished wall hanging/countdown to Christmas....... did I tell you there are only 112 days to go....?

 Here are some close ups for you - look at the sparkle and shine of the stars.....

Ok, so over to you now.... we would love to see what you can create with the theme this month.... and remember there's a dt call out too!
Back soon to show you some more crafty things that I have been up to.

Happy crafting
Nikki x

A tag and a tag card

I really love working on tags... there are so many things that you can do with them.... and I love challenging myself to work on a smaller canvas at times....

(Watch this space to see tomorrows post for the crafting cafe...... it has a lot of tags on it!!! lol)...

Back to today... here are the projects that I want to share with you...
Here is a tag that I created

and here is a card using a tag at the main embellishment.....

The wind here has had us all up most of the night, my poor little pupsters just don't like it.... Hopefully I will still have a roof left!

I've been asked to create a couple of flower tutorials for the roses you can see above so watch this space for that too.

Stay safe and warm, wherever you are.
Nikki x