Tuesday, 10 December 2019

Time to get back blogging again!

So, it's been a while...
I've decided that in 2020 I am back blogging.
I know that there are many social media sites that people use these days but I like blogging.
If nothing else it's a place to share the adventures that kris and I have been on or some of the dt work I have done.
So watch this space!

Wednesday, 2 May 2018

I ♥ ProMarkers New Challenge Day

Over on the I ♥ ProMarkers challenge there is a new challenge today and a new way of doing things......
You can now enter as either anything goes or on the theme that the DT have been working with.
This challenge is sponsored by Dr Digis House of Stamps - Love these images to work with!
Pop on over to the blog HERE to play along.
And remember you can enter as either the theme we are working on or as an anything goes.
The DT have been working with a CAS (clean and simple) challenge.
Here is the project I created....
I had so much fun colouring and creating the card that I made a tag to go with it.
Pop on over to the challenge blog and play along with us, there's a great prize to be won.

Happy crafting

Nikki x

Tuesday, 3 April 2018

Creative Crafting World

Creating with Creative Crafting World papers and cds.
I've loved making these cards.
The sunflower collection is bright and cheery and will brighten your day and the Pollyanna Pickering images are just beautiful.





They both work really well with the Creative Crafting World dies - I love them all!!!

So easy to find your creativity when you have such beautiful things to work with and inspire you.

What is your favourite CCW product?

Nikki x

Sunday, 1 April 2018

Happy Easter

I don't celebrate Easter - except from perhaps eating some chocolate, which to be honest kind of misses the point! lol
I've been really busy over the last month, lots of commission work, some things non crafty that I can't share with you guys yet (but I will as soon as I can) xxx
I always like a challenge or 2 and one of these commissions came in when one of my colleagues at work discovered that I crafted!
Sorry about the water bottle in the first piccy....
I do love all things purple!

 Mary had a wedding to attend last month, this was the card I made her for the special day x
 A few close ups for you.... I do love making quilled roses.
The button picture was a commission from Sharon.... I'm really happy with the way it turned out. She must have loved it too as she's asked me to make one for her family too x
It's a manic few weeks for me. We have a very poorly pupster at the moment and a very very busy couple of weeks at work with all the Easter classes and kids clubs.

Happy crafting whatever you are up to xxx
Nikki x

Sunday, 25 March 2018

Posy Box Tutorial

There's a new little tutorial over on the Creative Crafting World blog - you will find it HERE...
This is the little box that I made for the tutorial


I used one of my favourite Pollyanna Pickering images....
Great fun to use for gifting or storing crafty bits in.

Pop on over to the CCW blog for the full instructions.
I'd love to see if  you make one so be sure to share it with me!

Happy crafting

Nikki x

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

I 💜 ProMarkers - Things That Fly

Our sponsor over on the I 💜 Promarkers Blog for this challenge is Bugaboo.... Fabby digis to work with.
I got to pick one of the digis this time so I chose this wonderful little chap...



He's just so cute!
The die I've used is one or the square dies from Creative Crafting World. I really do love their dies and the amazing cut and look that they give.

Come on over to the I 💜 Promarkers and Creative Crafting World blogs to play along with both of their challenges. We would love to see you over there....

Happy Crafting

Nikki xxx

Wednesday, 7 March 2018

I 💜 Promarkers - Fabrika Fantasy

It's challenge day over on I 💜 ProMarkers..... This month we are supplied with images from our sponsor Fabrika Fantasy.
I chose this adorable little mouse - the theme for this challenge is 'For A Girl'
Come on over and play along with us.
We would love to see what you create.

Happy crafting

Nikki xxx

Saturday, 3 March 2018

I 💜 ProMarkers - Anything Goes

Over on the I 💜 ProMarkers Challenge Blog there is a great challenge! It's an anything goes challenge (one of my favourite types of challenges)...
Dr Digi House of Stamps is this months sponsor. Great set of images to work with.
This is the card I created for the challenge......

 I loved this little guy so I used him to make Kris's birthday card.....
The die I used in the background is one my new ones that I treated myself to. I love it and can see me using it loads of times.

Here's a little close up... I used Anitas 3g gloss for the eyes and tummy.....

Come on over and play along with us.....

Happy crafting

Nikki xxx



Thursday, 1 March 2018

New recipe over on the CCW blog...

It's the first of  the month for there's a new card recipe over on the Creative Crafting World blog.
It shows you how to make this card.....


Pop on over and take a look and find out how to create it.
I'd love to see your crafty projects if you join along.....
Happy crafting xxx

Nikki xxx

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

I 💜 ProMarkers

 Over on the I 💜 ProMarkers blog there has been some love in the air.
This was the image that I worked with from our sponsor - The Paper Shelter.
I loved working with their background papers and images  to create this card.
If you look at my next picture you will see that I just had to add loads of glitter to it as well.
I do love a bit of sparkle.
We would love it if you would play along with us too - you will find the like to the blog HERE....

Happy crafting

Nikki xxx










Thursday, 15 February 2018

Creative Crafting World

are launching a new challenge on the 15th of every month......
This month it's an anything goes challenge.

You will find the link to the blog here.......
We would love to see what you create for it.

Here is the card I made for this months challenge...




I adore these dies! There are 3 sets of dies circles, squares and floral. These ones are all from the floral range.
The black and white card are both from the Lynda Chapman World of Paper range - my go to cardstock for all things papercrafty....
Make sure you pop on over to the CCW blog and play along.
Happy crafting

Nikki x

Saturday, 27 January 2018

Embossing Challenge

Over on the I 💜 ProMarkers challenge blog there's an embossing challenge sponsored by the fabulous Bugaboo (a favourite of mine for digis)...
Here is the card I made for it...


We would love to see what you will create too...
Come on over & play along.
Happy crafting
Nikki x



Sunday, 21 January 2018

I 💜 Promarkers - Catch up

Happy New Year!
It's been a manic couple of weeks between being back at work after the festive season and trying to re-organise my craft space (The Studio)..... I'm not sure you ever really do get it sorted to the point there is nothing else to do.
I get my desk clear and then I just mess it up when I'm working on crafty things....

I've not managed to get on here or share my makes for I 💜 Promarkers yet...... so here you are!

#349 Anything Goes
 and
#350 Thank You


It's great to have a colouring in session!
You will find these over on the I 💜 Promarkers challenge blog.
It would be great to see you come on over and play along with us.....

More to follow from me soon - at the moment I'm making wedding samples, CCW samples for another Pollyanna launch along with some other projects.... Watch this space!

Whatever you are up to, have fun!

Nikki x

Thursday, 30 November 2017

New challenge over on I 💜 ProMarkers

All the DT have loved seeing all your fantastic makes from last month.
Over on I 💜 Promarkers there is a new challene. This month our theme is autumn/winter.
We're sponsored by The Paper Shelter so there' another chance to win a great prize.
Here is the card I made for the challenge this time...



We'd love to see what you make.
Over the winter months I love sitting in front of my wood burning stove and colouring in some digit.
So relaxing.

Have a great weekend whatever you are doing.

Happy crafting

Nikki xxx

Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Exciting News

I have some really exciting news.....
I have been asked to join the design team over at I Love ProMarkers.
How brilliant is that!!!

Today is the first day of the challenges that I will do with them..... Pop on over to the blog and join in the challenge this month.

Our sponsor this month is Dr Digi's House of Stamps....

This is the card that I created for the challenge...

Such a fun image to work with.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you all create....

Happy crafting
Nikki xxxx

Thursday, 19 October 2017

Unicorn and Christmas fun

I love love love spending time with my boy.
This weekend we ended up in The Range in Edinburgh.
Their Christmas shop was out!!! loving all things Christmas.
And to make it even more special.... They had unicorn stuff! Oh my goodness...
So now my crafty studio has a new mat...

And Kris bought me an amazing new bank...

He also made me laugh out loud by trying these on...

How we have never been told to leave a shop I will never know.
Lots of laughter & memories made.

Nikki xxx

Wednesday, 4 October 2017

To blog or not to blog


WoW! It's been a little while since I've blogged.... so much has happened .... it's been a busy few months and I'm afraid my poor little blog has been neglected a bit.... I'm not even sure that anyone reads blogs anymore...... but hey, I do have fun writing it and it's an easy place to put my tutorials so that I can find them again...
I think for me though it will be more of an online diary that will include photos of things that Kris and I get up to, although this may well change again..... lol

Happy crafting
Whatever you are up to at the moment

Nikki x

Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Clean and simple - here come the boys

We often struggle to create cards and projects for the boys and men in our lives and to be honest I think that's because we make it to complicated........ (Me included!)
So I set myself the challenge for some clean and simple cards....
Here is what I came up with...



All of these cards can be made in under 10 mins each so nice and easy for that card that we might forget!

It's great to batch make some of these cards so they are good to go.

I'm off to sort out some more of my studio, it's nice to finally be able to see my desk.

Happy crafting

Nikki x

Friday, 10 March 2017

A little tutorial for you, paperfolding flower

 To make these flowers you will need 6 squares for each flower. All your squares should be the same size.
 Create 1 petal at a time. Lay the square so it looks like a diamond.
 Fold the square in half, point to point.
 Take each side corner and fold up to the centre point.
 Your square will look like this when it's finished.
 Slide your finger into the little pocket that you have just created. Flatten this section, it will look like a kite on each side.

 Fold over the points.
 And then fold the sides over.
 I use a hot glue gun for the gluing as it sets instantly but you can use any adhesive. Glue your 2 outside edges together.
 Follow these instructions to make 6 petals then start to glue them together.
 Only add glue to the inner section as above.

 This is what the finished flower looks like.
I created a selection of different sizes.
If you glue 12 together you'll get a beautiful flower ball.

I'll show you my finished project very soon.
If you make any let me know. I'd love to see them.

Happy crafting

Nikki x