It'a a thank you hop....

Today is a thank you hop over on the Do Crafts Design Team....
Becky has left Do Crafts to follow her dreams ...... Good luck Becky....

Everyone wanted to thank her for the inspiration, hard work and friendship that she has shown everyone (and will continue to do).....
I also wanted to thank everyone in the team for all their work too....
So here is the list of everyone on the hop...

Jill

Louise 

Sarah 

Paula

Katie 

Michelle 

              Nikki  (you are here)

Heather

Keren

Denise

So here are the cards I wanted to share with you today ....

 Hop along and see what everyone else has been creating too......
Whatever you are doing today..... have fun!

Happy crafting
Nikki x

Hi everyone..... so sorry that I haven't been on the blog for a few weeks.... carpal tunnel has hit and it's making my crafting life really difficult at the moment.... but I'm back today...
WOW! and Ruby Rock-it are having a blog hop......  I have loved working with both these amazing products and will definitely be getting a lot more product from these companies to work with.... loving them!!!!

Hello Ruby Rock-It Fans and WOW Embossing Powder fans!  We are delighted to have you join us this week for the fun with our blog hop!

We are very excited to be partnering with this fabulous company and their amazing designers, so here's all the info you will need...and then come and join and hop along!

Here's the blog hop order, all you need to do to be eligible for our prize, is to leave a comment on each designer's blog and then come back to our blog letting us know you have done so!  Comments will be closing on Friday, November 21st at 11:59pm PST.

Ruby Rock-It Blog

WOW Embossing Powder Blog

Nikki Smith

Sandie Dunne

Pattie Beltran

Susan O'Connell

Donna O'Leary

Erin Yamabe

Irit Shalom

Jen Deal

Alicia Barry

Jenifer Cowles

Patti Hamil

Nicole Picadura

Maya Isaksson

June Goh

Trish Latimer

Nataliya Serova

Beckie Dreyer

Sian Ridley

Kaka Costa

Christine Saunders

Candice Elliott

Here's our beautiful prize:  The Essence East Coast collection! [album not included]

And here's my project! 

I am getting a head start on my Christmas prezzies for next year!! Kris and I have decided that next year we are making all of our Christmas gifts. 

This will be filled with cookie mix so that the person who gets it will be able to make some wonderful cookies..

 I loved working with the Ruby Rock-it Country Cookin.....

 Watch this space for more Ruby Rock-it projects heading your way......

Now, on with the hop.... the next person in the hop is Sandie

Sandie Dunne

Enjoy the hop!

Happy crafting

Love

Nikki x

WOW! meets 3L adhesives in a blog hop

If you pop on over to the WOW! blog over this week, you will see that there is a blog hop going on with WOW! and 3L adhesives.....
Today is day one and I was one of the dt on the launch post.
Here are the cards I made....

If you pop on over to the WOW! blog you will see all the items I used to make the card.
I loved using the 3L adhesives, great quality .... another must have to my crafty stash!
Keep an eye on the WOW! blog as you will see all the dt coming up with fab project using both products.... and next month we will be having a hop with Ruby Rock-it.... Great goodies on offer from both hops.....

Have a crafty filled day, whatever you are up to.
Happy crafting
Nikki x

Creativity Club Design Team first ever blog hop

Hey everyone..... a massive welcome to the first ever Do Crafts Creativity Design Team blog hop.... If you are a regular on my blog - a massive wave to you...... thank you for coming back to visit..... if this is your first visit to me and you have found me along the hop - welcome, welcome, welcome.... it's lovely to see you here. Grab yourself a drink, pull up a chair and come along with me on my crazy crafting journey.....
Thank you for hopping on by.
The dt have been very busy creating projects (they really are a very talented bunch!)......
Here is the project that I created for the hop....

I used some of the downloads available to all Creativity members of the club over on www.docrafts.com. I have also been playing with some of the latest goodies from Do Crafts, some of my favourites from this crafty loop are the wonderful build a scene dies..... you get stunning results with these dies and they work in all die cutting machines..... I can see me using these time and time again.

Here is the list of designers who are taking part in the hop, it would be great if you could pop on over to their blogs and leave them some love.... They have some brilliant projects to show you.....

1. Nikki (that's me! lol)

2. Michelle

3. Keren

4. Heather
5. Denise

6. Sarah D

7. Katie

8. Jill

And if you have hopped on over from the Crafting Cafe group on Facebook (check out the link at the top of my blog if you would like to come and join us) - a massive wave to all of you too! I love hopping around to see what my Crafting Cafe Crew have been up to.

Right I'm off to hop around the list too before I finish that massive amount of die cutting that I am working my through for a Do Crafts project that needs to be sent off to head office. I'll share the pics and maybe a sneaky peek or two when I can.

Happy crafting
Nikki x



Edited ....... I decided to add some sparkle to my project and turn it into a Christmas card.......
So here is the same card with just that little bit of sparkle......
What do you think....... better?

Celebration Blog Hop!!!

Whoop whoop.... the day is finally here!
Today is the Celebration blog hop from the Crafting Cafe FaceBook group.....

Our theme is celebration and nothing says celebration to me like Christmas!!!!!! Only 242 days to go!!!
(At this point I am ducking as I know some of my followers do NOT love Christmas the way I do....)...

I decided to make 3 cards to show you... but blogger wouldn't play ball and let me upload them... so I went back through the online albums and found this one to share with you.... I made this for my DS in 2011..... He was and still is a mechanic so I thought this one worked very well for him.

Now if you have started the hop with me - brilliant! Well done.....
Next you will be off to visit Lindsay......

If you get lost anywhere along the way, head back to me and follow the list from here....

1. Nikki
2. Lindsay
3. Katie
4. Dawn
5. Barbara
6. Amanda
7. Debbi
8. Andree

When you have popped round everyone it would be great if you could either join us on Facebook, or come back and let me know if you have had fun.
If you would like to take part in our next hop - come on over and join us on Facebook........ or if you have any themes you would like to see covered or tutorials you would like made, please feel free to leave a message here and I'll add it to our list...

Thank you for being part of the hop...... If you have taken part in the hop, feel free to take the blog hop badge and add it to your blog.

Before you go, I also wanted to share this photo with you......

This was my wonderful hubbie and I on the most magical of wedding days.
Sadly he is no longer with us here (always in our hearts) but today would have been his 43rd birthday - Happy birthday David xxx
Loved so much and missed with every breath.

Have a fun filled and crafty weekend.
Happy hopping xxx
Nikki

Our first ever blog hop!!!

Well today is the day of the first ever Crafting Cafe blog hop - I am soooooooo excited!!!

The Crafting Cafe is a wonderful group over in the land of Facebook. They are friendly, kind and helpful. Everyone has their own talent and I love nothing better that chatting to them all and seeing all the wonderful things they have created.

So, today is our first hop - if you take part in the hop and would like a badge for your blog - here you are,

We would love to see the blogging world filled with these little purple frogs!

So how does a blog hop work.... well if you are reading this.... well done! You are at the start of the blog hop!
From here you hop onto the next blog (I'll give you the link for that after I've shown you my card).... on that blog you will find a link to the next blog and on you hop to all of the blogs.....
If you get sidetracked or lost along the way.... pop back here as I will have the whole blog hop list on the bottom of my post...

In this hop we are offering some prizes......
There will be some embossing powders from WOW...... some stamps from Chris......... a digi from Ellephantastic...... and some crafty yummy bits from me!!!
To be in with a chance of winning all you have to do is comment on every post in the blog hop.... easy..... the hop runs for 24 hours. After that I will go through the hop and see who commented on all the posts. I will then use the random number generator to allocate prizes - this is open to everyone no matter where you live.

So the theme for the blog hop is friendship....
Here is the card I made for it,

I used one of the Do Crafts heartwarmer toppers - I adore these... there are lots to chose from and they have covered just about every topic that you can imagine! The come in different sizes too - perfect to finish off any crafty project.

Now from here you need to pop on over to Lindsay's blog - let's go and see what she has created.... you will find her blog ...... here!
Remember to leave a comment on all of the blogs in the hop to be in with a chance at winning one of the fabby prizes!!!
And a massive thank you from me for stopping by my blog! xxx
Have fun with the hop!!!
Happy craftin,

Nikki xxx


If you get lost along the way.... here is the complete blog hop list......

1. Nikki Smith - www.what-nikki-did-next.blogspot.com
2. Lindsay Elise Jolly - http://craftymonster81.blogspot.co.uk/
3. Andree (Ace Cards)  http://acecardsandree.blogspot.co.uk/
4. Lynne Anne Digney http://lyndi-littlegirlblue.blogspot.co.uk/
5. Janna Gay http://www.janna-scrappingintheattic.blogspot.com
6. NJ - http://pinkdelightcraft.blogspot.com
7. Emma Goddard - http://www.emmascardsuk.com/
8.Dawn Lancaster- http://dawn-dawnscrafting.blogspot.com
9. Lisa Garrow - http://lisagarrow.blogspot.com
10. Sylvia Anderson-http://sylviaskards.blogspot.co.uk/
11. Celia Harrington  .http://celiascardcreations.blogspot.co.uk/
12. Debbi Powell - http://cards--galore.blogspot.co.uk/
13.Crafty bits-http://carolinesspicecrafty-bits.blogspot.co.uk/
14.Helen Laurence aka Ellephantastic http://ellephantasticcardsandcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Blog hop sneaky peek....

Can you tell I am a tad excited about our blog hop tomorrow morning!!!!! lol
Here is a little sneeky peek of the project I have created for it.....

Come back tomorrow to see the project and to get the list for the hop..... you start with me and hop on through some uber talented ladies! I can't wait to see what they have created....
The hop starts here at 9am (GMT).....
Nikki x

Getting a tad excited...

It is the first ever crafting cafe blog hop tomorrow!!! Woop woop....
I can't wait to see what these very talented ladies have created......
There will be prizes to be had and lots of inspiration too - make sure you pop on by tomorrow as the blog hop starts here!!!!!
This is the badge that people will be able to have if they want to show that they have taken part in the blog hop....

It just had to be purple!!! lol

Here is a card that I made a while ago and have been meaning to show you,

It was all about masking techniques (I'll be showing these in my upcoming Do Crafts demos) and doodles......
The sun is shining here today - let's hope it lasts...
Have a craft filled day!
See you here tomorrow, from 9am for the blog hop!
Nikki x

Hollywood Blog Hop

Hopefully all goes to plan and this pop will have popped up at the correct time! (I'm away at a demo in Inverness today).
Gill is hosting another fabby blog hop.
If you want to start from the beginning go on over to Gill's page - here....
If you are already in the hop you will have come over from Linda's page - here....

Our theme for the blog hop is 'Hollywood'
So this is the card I put together for it.....

I had a lot of fun making the card - it's not a topic I would have gone for normally, but it's good to stretch yourself as a crafter every now and then to see what you can come up with.
I hope you like it.

Now to continue on with the hop..... your next stop is on Rachel's page - you will find that here.....

Thanks again for joining us.
Let us know if you make a Hollywood themed card so that we can pop over and have a look.

World Cardmaking Day..... blog hop...

Come on over and join in the blog hopping fun!!
If you started the blog at the beginning then you will have started at Gill's blog and hopped over a few blogs until you got to Pam's blog right before mine......

Here is my card to help celebrate this wonderful event!

 

this card is also for the new challenge over on the Elle blog....

Thank you for popping over and visiting my blog - to go on with the hop you need to pop on over to Becky's blog.

This blog hop is going on over the next week so make sure you pop by and have a look... A lot of crafting will be getting done this week.

Remember to let me know you have made a card and I will pop over to your blog for a look.
Happy crafting xxx