More Mothers Day Blues

Here is another card I was commissioned to do.
I love all things hexagon..... it's such a nice shape to be able to use as a background.
You can get them in layered dies from Do Crafts or as a single punch from stampin up. The dies give you lots of option for layering etc and the punch is ideal if you want to just use one size as a background.
I just had to have both!!!! lol

The papers are the Parisienne Blue capsule collection from Do Crafts, the lettering is from the Madam Payraud collection - I love letter stickers and these are really cute!!! They are like the old style typewritter keys.
More pyrography and a few more cards to make today..... I'll show you as soon as I can.
Have a great day everyone....
Happy crafting
Nikki x

Another busy week....

I've been working away on commissions this week. Nice to be busy and nice to be creating with something totally different... pyrography...... I'll be able to show you some of these very soon.
I have also been asked to create some cards for some ladies at work...
Here is the first one I created,

I was really pleased with the way this one turned out.
What crafty things have you been up to?
Nikki x
I'll be back soon with another one to show you...

Times flies...

when you are having fun!
Lots of things have been going on here..... crafty stuff galore this week.... some of it I can't show you at the moment, but the minute I can - I will!
I've had fun with it... over the weekend it will be time for the write ups... not my fav part but they do need to be done! lol

If you have joined me as part of the Facebook group - Crafting Cafe blog hop.... welcome.... if you are not a member of this group but you 'do' Facebook and would like to join us, you will find a link over on my side bar..... just send a request and we will add you x

If you have joined me from Do Crafts for their weekend blog hop - well 'Howdy' to you all too!

If you are here just to visit.... please feel free to have a look around - great to have you here....
Over on the Crafting Cafe blog there is a new challenge, this month sponsored by WOW! embossing powders.... The prize is 6 pots of embossing powder! Love these powders....
Here are some of the things I made for the launch post...

 With my first card I embossed the background design with clear embossing powder and then covered with ink. When you wipe the ink away it only stays on the cardstock, and on the embossed area just wipes off. It's an easy technique that gives amazing results.

 For these hearts I used one of WOW!'s silicone moulds. You just melt the powder - I use my melting pot, then pour the liquid into the moulds. It sets very quickly and the results are amazing. Great for using as embellishments on your crafty projects, but these can also be made in jewellery!!!!

With my final card for today - the material on the background has been triple embossed with clear embossing powder, in fact I think is was done several times as I was just having way to much fun!!! It made the material really stiff. Great for then cutting or die cutting.... But I just wanted it on the card as it was.

SO this weekend I have lots of writing to do and a couple of desks to clear..... but I think I might just have to go and do some colouring in..... or maybe some other crafting............
Hey, the boring bits and housework will still be there tomorrow....

Whatever you are up to this weekend, have a great weekend!
Happy crafting,
Nikki x

Hello.....

A few months ago I was asked to create a card for one of the Hobbycraft flyers (you know the ones.... they are the free instruction leaflets that you can pick up when you visit their stores)....
It had to be clean and simple and use the alphabet and heart dies.
This is what I came up with....
The heart is cut from the card on the top green card and then layered - it's a bit hard to see from the photo.
The full 'how to' instructions are available in Hobbycraft..... I must pop by and pick one up! lol
Happy crafting, whatever you are up to today
Nikki x

What are you up to?

I thought that for my post today I would show you my creative space and what is on my desk this morning......
I have a very busy week this week with one thing or another...... (both crafty and none crafty)....
This is my creative space....

 

I love my crafty room..... it's filled with all my fav stuff.... I can play away here for hours and hours....

Sometimes you will even find me in here just looking out the window and the incredible view that I have. 

I look onto the Pentland Hills - they are stunning at every time of the year.

 

I have an obsession with ribbon.... and these boxes (you just gotta love Ikea for storage!!!) are jammed full of ribbon..... As you can see I also love to visit the £1 shop for double sided tape....

And then there is my love of all things paper..... This stack that you can see here is a 12x12 stack that I bought many a year ago..... it's about 6 foot tall and as you can see is now full. I remember when I bought it thinking that I would never fill it..... oopsie.... this year the plan is to really get into it and start using it....

So what is on my desk right now..

Today I have to finish off these pyrography samples and do the write ups that go with them....... do some write ups for some cards that I made over the weekend and get them emailed across to Katy....... make some more samples..... organise a craft workshop....... get my blog post ready for the next challenge over on the Crafting Cafe blog ..... and I have another commission to do for a lady at work...

What are you up to today?

Have fun, whatever you are doing....

Happy crafting...

Nikki x

Mothers Day Blues

I have been commissioned to make a few Mothers Day cards for people at work so I thought I would play around with some ideas.
This card is using the new range of Parisienne Blue from Do Crafts..... The whole range has a very french feel to it. I think this will be very popular. The stamped little bottle tops have been created using the Madam Payraud typewriter stamps and a medium circle punch.......
When you punch out the circles and then just emboss the edge it looks like a little bottle top - very cute!
I can see me using this technique for lots of things like names etc for mens cards.

 The purple background has been created with the new Do Crafts spritzing ink.

Have a great crafty weekend
Thanks for taking at peek at my latest project.
Nikki x

I'm entering this card into a few challenges.....


Brown Sugar Challenge Blog - Anything goes
Craftitude - Challenge #56
QKR Stampede - white & blue
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

15th birthday commission

I always find it harder to do a commission card when you have no idea about the person who is getting the card....
It always makes it easier when you know at least a little bit....
This was the problem I had with my latest commission..... create a couple of cards for a 15th birthday, for a young man called Ryan....
Hmmmm..... Now normally the creativity is not very hard to find, but as I have been under the weather it has taken me a lot longer....
This is what I came up with.

They seem to have gone down well with the person who is giving them so all is good.
Today my desk is covered in tissue paper, ink and pva........ I'll show you what I am creating as soon as it's finished.
Have fun with whatever you are doing.
Nikki x

Paint sample strips

Today I wanted to show you 3 cards that I made with some of the paint sample strips that I have.
You know the ones - you are looking to chose a colour of paint so you get the free sample strip with lots of shades of the same colour on them..... well this is what I made with them......

Nice clean and simple cards, but they are great fun to make and really quick and easy.
Perfect for that crafting in a hurry and you always know the colours will work together!!!
I think I might need to get some more of these....
Happy crafting
Nikki

The last of last year....

Well in cards that is.....
Here are 2 of my favourite cards from last month..... I had to wait until now to show them to you...
The first card is made using the village scene dies from Do Crafts - I can see me using this die a lot!
The backing papers are some of the downloads that are available to Creativity Club members.

 Lots of dimension by adding some 3d foam pads.

 This card was a commission card that I did.
Emma loves giraffes and Elmo..... so I did this to combine them.....
I do love a challenge!

Enjoy your day today with whatever you are doing.
Nikki x

Welcome Ellie...

Last year I was commissioned to create a new baby card for a very special little girl who made her entrance into the world.
It had to be quite a big card as there were a lot of people to sign it.
This was the card I made.

It was a lot of fun to make and I was really pleased with the finished card.
What creative things have you been up to over the festive season?
Nikki x