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

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

A little something different

I took a break from card making this week as I had an idea in my head for a 3d project that I wanted to try and make for my son.
Kris has collected dragons for a while now and as he bought me a 3d pen for Christmas, I thought I'd try and make something 3d with it! Lol
Here is the little friend I made for him....

 I love this little guy..... So much fun to make.
I'll add more pics when I'm on the laptop, the phone is being silly!......
Whatever you get up to this weekend, have fun.
Nikki x

Happy Birthday Kris

We'll my little boy just ain't that little anymore...
Last week he turned 26...
I really can't put into words how proud I am of him. He has turned into a wonderful, kind, thoughtful, caring and helpful young man.
I think he is just incredible.
This is the birthday card I made for him...

We always have so much fun when we are together. 

It was great to get the drawing pencils and pens out again. Its been too long!

Whatever you are doing this weekend, have fun.

Happy crafting 

Nikki xxx

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Welcome 2016!!

Happy New Year to you all.
I can't believe that we are now into a brand new year.
It's great that new beginnings mean exactly that - time to close the door on the old chapter and start a fresh page.
So here's to all of us and the new adventures that 2016 will bring.....

The card I wanted to show you today is the card that I made Kris for Christmas....

Here are a few close ups for you to show off the details.....

I loved making this card..... what crafty things have you been up to - or what crafty things do you have planned for 2016?

Nikki x

It's a very special day today!

My son Kris turns 25 today.....
25!!! How the devil did THAT happen!!!

I couldn't be prouder of the wonderful man he has become. I fell in love with him before he was born and I am so amazingly lucky to have been blessed with Kris as my son and that I was part of the adventure that his childhood was.

This is the card that I made for him today.....

Happy birthday Kris!!!
Here's to the next 25 years.....
Love you to the moon and back xxx

Hopefully by the time this post goes up, he will have opened his prezzies and read the card.... lol

Have a great crafty day, whatever you are all doing.
Nikki x

A little altered art project

The project that I want to share with you is a prezzie that I have made for my son...... He hopes to be moving to his new place over the summer and I know how much easier it is to do your shopping with a list....
So, this is what I made for him....

This project started life as one of the large Do Crafts pegs, the paper I used to decorate it was the front cover from my Heritage Press paper pack.

 And I loved the idea of the message peg so much that I just had to make him a matching notebook.... I might go back and decorate the pen too!

 Here is a close up of the peg.....

 And this is how they go together.....

I thought this would make a great stocking filler...... and an ideal little gift for the man in your life.... (or woman for that matter).... fit perfectly onto a desk too........ and looks really good with photos in it.

What creative things have you got planned for the weekend?
Happy crafting, whatever you do.....
Nikki x

Reach for the stars.......

Well another Monday here so that means it's time for my #docraftsmonday post and also a very proud mum post.....
Kris, who a lot of you will know, is my son. He is a super son and I am soooo proud of him I could burst. I normally keep my blog for all my crafty things but today I wanted to dedicate my post to Kris.
He has not always had it easy, he has me for a mum for a start! lol..... but really, that has not always been easy for him as I have had illness darken my door a lot over the past few years and since he was 4 he has had to help me with a lot of things..... So thank you Kris for always being there and for being like a shining light for me when things were dark.
His Dad died 5 years ago and then Kris developed alopecia. Again, he faced the world bravely and made sure I was always doing ok.
So this week it's all about him, today is his first official day at his new job. A job that I think he will be amazing at and a job where he can really make a difference....
Kris left school and went straight into mechanics..... now, to say his place of employment was awful is an understatement, but he stuck it out for 7 years and in fairness he made some good friends and worked with some good people along the way. But now it's time for a new adventure......
So good luck Kris.... I think you will be a fantastic carer.

He really is one of the very best....

Here is the card I made for Kris......

Have a great bank holiday Monday and remember to share your #docraftsmonday posts on fb or twitter with us.
Happy crafting
Nikki x

Happy birthday to Kris

My little boy turns 24 today!!!

How on Earth did that happen!!!!
I am so proud of my son - he has grown into a wonderful, kind, considerate young man who is a joy to be around.
This is his birthday card from me.....

 

 I love the Wellington range - hopefully Do Crafts do more of this at some point...... 

Gonna spend the day with Kris doing whatever he wants... so must dash.....

Hope your day is fun.

Happy crafting

Nikki x

Road trip...

At the end of last month Kris and I went away to Center Parcs for the weekend.
It was wonderful to get away from every thing and just chill for a few days.
We went to Whinfell - a beautiful place..... and best of all, we took the pupsters with us...
Here are a few piccies of what we got up to,

This was us stopping for a break and a quick walk half way there..... Daisy is keeping an eye on the geese that are just behind me.....

 Kris and I settled into the villa - I seem to look a bit manic in this one! lol

 Crazy golf - I lost!

 Some fabby food.....

 And of course, we just had to have a go at the paint your own pottery..... this was my attempt...

 Pre being fired in the kiln...

And after the kiln...

It really was a great long weekend - although it was over far too quickly....
Back soon with some more crafty things to show you.
Nikki x

Kris turns 23

Oh my goodness!
Were on earth has all the time gone... How did I get to the stage I have a 23 year old son, it was just yesterday that he was a tiny little baby in my arms.

Well today is Kris's birthday - I am so very proud of the wonderful man he has become.
He is so kind and thoughtful.

Here is the card I made for him today....

  

Here are a couple of photos I took of him with the number balloons I bought him.......
I do love a balloon or 2.... hee hee hee

Now I'm off to fill the house with more balloons and banners....... well - you just have to don't you? lol

Whatever you are doing today - have a fab day!

Nikki x

To my wonderful son.....

Happy Christmas.....
I am so very proud of my wonderful son, he is kind, loving, and just a fantastic person!
I am very lucky to have him in my life.... I hope that 2012 brings him everything that he could wish for.

This is the card I made for Kris for his Christmas....

 Now for those of you that don't know, Kris is a mechanic (well I'm not allowed to call him that anymore - he is a light vehicle technician.... or something like that!!! lol).... So I thought I would create him a card with his own little garage on it...... well I know he would love that to happen eventually.....
Here are a few close ups...........

Merry Christmas to all of you too! I hope that whatever you are doing, you have a wonderful day.

Happy craftin'

Nikki x

It's National Heros day....

So who would be your hero?
I know there are many people in my life who I am so lucky to know and who inspire me every day, but there is one person who really is my hero.....
He has inspired me since the day he was born - he turned my life around and was my reason for living.

Whenever the going got (or gets) tough he was the reason I got up to face another day.
My wonderful son!

Kris and I are very very close. He has my mad sense of humor and is as wacky as me too.
I love how independent he is but yet he still tells me every day that he loves me. He's never afraid to give me a cuddle (and I always need a lot of cuddles!).
He has given me strength when I thought there was no more to be had.
We have so much fun together - he is one of my best friends.

 

So here's to you son.... I am so very proud of you.
You really are a hero to me xxx
Love you lots (like jelly tots!) lol