Today's selection...

of cards from the Me To You launch on Create and Craft.... (don't worry only a few more posts to go with the samples cards) lol.
Next time I promise to take a group shot and just pick out a few of my favourites - I just couldn't chose this time!

Today I am making more samples for another Create and Craft show.... there will be a couple on next week that I have made the samples for. 
One of then is an Oriental selection that Dawn Bibby will be showing, the other will be 'oor Sheila'.
As soon as I know all the details, I'll let you know.

Be back soon....
Happy craftin'
Nikki x

Some more for you.....

Well here are my samples to show you today, these were part of the set I made for the Me To You launch on Ideal World last night.

The images are soooo sweet. Lovely to work with.
The die cut decoupage make things soooo much easier!!! And a lot of it is already glittered too!
I find that a lot of the backing papers can be used for any time of year - a great bonus if you have any left after making your Christmas cards.

Today my challenge is to make some more samples for an upcoming pick of the day..... shhhh - I can't tell you what it is yet, or show you anything from it.... but I can tell you it will be on Ideal World/Create & Craft on the 29th....... As soon as I can, I will upload the pictures of whatever I create....

Happy craftin'
Nikki x

Me To You Christmas...

I was lucky enough to be creating with lots of the wonderful Tatty Teddy goodies for the Me To You launch show that Do Crafts have brought to Create and Craft tonight...
Here are some of the samples I made,

I don't want to over load the post with pictures!!! lol - so I will put more pics up over the next few days. I have lots and lots to show you...
I managed to make 34 cards in one day!!!! - it really was a crafting marathon!

I hope you managed to get your cd or decoupage packs.
My samples where all made with the decoupage packs or stamps but all the images will be on your cds too.

Happy craftin'
Nikki x

Creativity mag

Things here have been a bit mad lately.... you know what it's like... sitting around doing not a lot and then all the deadlines come at once.....
Here are some of the projects that I created for the Creativity magazine - go to your nearest stockist (or order online) for your copy...

I had great fun playing with the new nesting dies from Do Crafts.... fab shapes and a really good price (starting at £9.95) so kind to the pocket too!
I'll be back soon with some more bits to show you - keep an eye on Create and Craft tomorrow - new launch of Me to You items!!!!
Nikki x

Blog candy winners....

Ok - so first of all - I am very naughty!!! I didn't get around to putting up the pics of the blog candy!! Sorry - life just ran away with me last week and before I knew it I was too late!! oopsie....

Oh well.... at least this way it will come as a lovely surprise to the winners when they get it!

Thank you all to entering and for all the wonderful messages about my blog. It's very humbling to know that you all enjoy reading my blog....

I have decided to have 3 winners (picked by the random thingy).... so here they are - in no particular order...

1. Dawn
2. Nicolajayne Saul
3. Jackid

Can you please contact me with your address details so that I can get your candy into the post for you!?!
Well done....

Happy craftin'
Nikki x

Blogoversary - blog candy! (This will stay at the top until the 15th July)

Well today is my blogoversary..... woo hoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And I couldn't think of a better way to celebrate by having a blog candy....

The picture of the blog candy will follow - but it will be a biggy!!!!

So how do you enter into my celebrations.......well
1. If you are a network blog follower of mine you are entered once.
2. If you are a normal follower of my blog you are entered once.
3. If you link my blog to yours by telling your wonderful blog people about this you are entered once.
4. If you create a celebration project and tell me about it here you are entered once.
5. If you answer this question you are entered once...... where do you get your crafting inspiration from?

So you could get 5 chances at winning some candy.
Remember to comment on this post so that I can come over to your blog and say hello!
Please leave a comment on here - even if you are a follower as this will tell me that you want to be entered into the blog candy. If you do not put a comment here then I will presume that you do not want to be entered into the candy. Thanks x
If you don't have a blog you can still enter.
I will close this candy on the 15th July ....

Happy craftin
Nikki x

A first for me...

Today I was blog hopping and over on the Passion for Promarkers challenge blog (you can find it here) their challenge for this week is to use gingham..... so I did....
It's a first for me because I've never entered any of their challenges before.
I loved working with the Promarkers...... here is what I came up with...

I took a picture of the card lying down flat as well as I thought it was quite hard to see it all because of the shape of the card.

I love these stamps (sorry I'm not very sure whose they are but if you want to know I can find out for you).
As my paper was green, I thought I would keep that colour as my feature colour for it all.......

Here are a few close ups....

I love this last picture because it looks like he is playing peekaboo with the camera!
I did the highlights in silver to see if it would work and I think it does.

Anyway, I hope you like it.
Why don't you pop on over the the blog and play along too - having a challenge is a good way to get the mojo working!

Happy crafting
Nikki x

Tag-o-holic

 This is the tag that I created for the Do Crafts Creativity mag that is out now.
I never used to really do tags, but they have become my latest obsession! I love making them. You really can turn them into mini works of art.... and if you don't want to use it as a tag - use it as the topper on your card or as an embellishment on your scrapbook.

Here are some photos from different angles.... just because I can! lol

 I have used the new nesting dies, Tulip range and paper flowers, as well as ink and glitter.
Look out for some more tags from me very soon!

What a wonderful demo I had yesterday - I was at Craftworld in Hillington. Oh how we laughed!!!
The ladies who came to see me where a wonderful bunch, all very keen.
We crafted and chatted all day long - sorry ladies for the amount you all just 'had' to buy.... it is beautiful stuff though isn't it!?!
I'll be back there in a month and am already really looking forward to it..... I just need to work out how I am going to challenge them next time!

Time for another cup of tea now I think, whatever you are doing today.... have fun!!!!
Happy craftin'

Nikki x

It's Elle's birthday!!!

Well if you have made it over to me from Michelle's blog  then welcome!!!
If not, welcome anyway..... why don't you join in over on the Elle blog as it's our birthday..... we are having a celebration blog hop to celebrate....

July ~ {Celebrations}

Blog Hop

Start~ Challenge Blog

Jill
Joanne

Michelle

Nikki

Tamara

Tina

Finish ~ Helen

 

Here are my cards that I made for the hop...........

I have had sooo much fun using all the lovely digi stamps.... my problem was working out which ones I would use - I wanted to use then all....

I would love you join in the hop with us and let us know that you have been by.... if you stop and say hi then I can come on over and have a look at your blog too.

Happy birthday Elle - time to celebrate!

Nikki x

Surprise mini easel

As promised (I know - sorry it's taken me a while to put it up!!!)..... here is the little surprise mini easel card that I came up with......
It's very easy to make - all from an a4 piece of card.

Sorry about the blueness of the pictures - not sure what happened there!!! I'll call it mood lighting..... lol
Take an a4 piece of card stock and score it at 9cm - turn the card round and score it again at 9cm.
Cut these 2 strips out.
On each strip score at 9cm and 18cm (this will give you 3 panels of 9cm x 9cm) On the centre panel of one of the strips score at the half way point (this will be at 13.5cm). Only do this on one of the strips.

Attach your ribbon the the centre panel of the strip that does not have the middle score. Make sure you add plenty of ribbon as this will be what keeps the card closed.

Attach your two strips like so.
You will be left with what looks like a T...

At this point cut the edges with your chosen decorative punch (if you want a fancy edge.)

I have chosen to layer my panels, if you want to do the same you will need 6 sets of 8.5cm x 8.5 cm base layer and 8cm x 8cm for the top layer. Remember that if you have used a decorative punch for the sides you will need to reduce the size of your layers for four of the panels so that you can still see the pattern of your edge.
You will also need a 2.5cm strip of paper layered onto a 3cm mat for the strip that will help the card to stand.

Fix these into postion with your chosen adhesive - I have used double sided tape.

Decorate your panels. This is my middle 'hidden' panel.

This is what my card looks like from the outside.

And this is the card standing.
If you want to make it a gatefold mini easel then just cut each of the sides on the top section of the T card shape in half - or fold back these sides before you decorate the panels.

Let me know if you make one as I would love to stop by your blog and have a look.

Happy crafting'
Nikki x