I love the Minions

I have to admit they have really become a kind of obsession.... I just love the little minions... and everytime I hear them laugh.... well you can just imagine!
So, when I was asked this week if I could make a minion birthday card - no problem!
This is what I came up with.....

Everything I used is a Do Crafts products..... from the cards stock to the circle dies.
They are really easy to create and pop together.
I will do a set of tutorials on the different characters if you want me to....

I've now been asked to create a Christmas minion card - thinking cap is on.... I do love it when people set a challenge! lol

The sun is out here again today and for once a day off.... so time to catch up on all the things I haven't done over the past few weeks.... or maybe today will be a proper day off and I will just do not a lot!

Have fun, whatever you get up to today xxx
Nikki x

See....

I can do it when I try... 2 days and 2 posts! lol
Today I wanted to show you one of the other cards that I was commissioned to do.
I love the copper tones on this one, the stickers I used for the letters were the wrong colour so I coloured them in to get the shade I wanted.

Today the plan for me is to get myself organised for tomorrows demo - I will be over at Craft World in Hillington. If you are in the area make sure you pop in and say hello.
It's a brilliant shop with lots of fab goodies and offers. They even have an area for you to sit, chill and make a cuppa!
It always ends up costing me when I visit that shop...... lol
I will be sharing my demo samples with you over the next week or so, so please do pop on back and check them out.
Have a great day, whatever you are up to.

Happy crafting
Nikki x

You turn around............

............. and a week has just vanished! How on earth did that happen!
I have been here... working away in the background....
Sadly a couple of my demos got cancelled over the past couple of weeks - go to love 10inches of snow! Never mind. one of them has been rescheduled and hopefully I will see the others very soon.

As some of you will know I have been doing a 40 days birthday challenge. Yesterday my challenge was to create some inspirational cards.
Right up my street - I can see me making a lot more of these!

This is what I made...

I hope you like them...
On another note - the Crafting Cafe blog DT has been announced.......
Exciting times!

Today I am working with lots of dies.... but that is for another day.
Happy crafting
Nikki x

A card for Mum.....

Wow - the time has just whizzed by since I was on here...
I have been rushed of my feet this week, very busy at work so - sorry that I've not been around here much.
You just turn around and a whole week has gone!

My demo for today got cancelled because of the snow and transport issues, so you would think today would be a day of nothingness! Nope...... today was the day I made a few cards, cause I had to get them done..... and I started the dreaded tax form...... Now it's a thing I could do in April, but I always leave it right to the last minute to do..... Not good - I do mean to do it quicker.... but I don't like it, struggle to understand it and just don't want to.... So every year it ends up with me calling my Mum..... and having to get her to sort me out....

Where oh where would we be with out our Mums.......
So with that in mind, here is a card for all the wonderful Mums out there - the unsung hero who is always there, always helping, always caring.... no matter how old we get.....

Clean and simple.....

Thanks Mum for everything you do - but most of all Mum thanks for just being you! Love ya xxx

You will see a new tab at the top of my blog..... It's 40 days until my 40th birthday and some of my crazy friends have decided to give me 40 challenges to get me to my birthday.... They say this will help to prepare me for my 40s.......If you want to follow my journey to my 40s I will update it as my challenges are completed....

For the moment..... bed time is a calling me...
Nighty night
Nikki x