Create and craft samples

I was very busy last week making samples for the latest launch on Create and Craft for Do Crafts - and boy was it yummy to work with!
It was the new Tatty Taddy double cd set - Spring Chic..... full of uber nice stuff to play with. And I just love love love digital designer - the amazing techy tool from Do Crafts that lets you create the most wonderful projects!

I thought I would share some of the projects that I have been busy making (I have put them into 3 posts so that you don't have too many pics to have to look through each day).

If you bought it, please let me know, as I would love to pop onto your blog and see what you are creating with it.

I'll be back tomorrow with some more.
Whatever you are doing today, stay safe and have fun!

Happy craftin'
Nikki x

Creating your own banners

This has been very popular at my demos - sorry for those of you who have been waiting for this tutorial! Life just has this habit of getting in the way sometimes.
So here it is..... a nice easy way to create banners for all your projects (and when you see how easy it is, you'll wonder why you ever bought one! lol)

So for this card I have used a collection of bits from my stash. The most important thing that you will need is a strip of paper to create your banner.

It doesn't matter how long or wide your strip is - a larger strip gives a larger banner.

I am using a 2cm x 22cm strip of paper.

The first thing we are going to do is to create the center section of the banner.

Move your fingers slightly to the left of the center section and fold the paper back (use the photograph as a guide).

Repeat this to the right hand side.

Now you will have your center section.

Go back to crease on the left hand side, move a little bit further along the paper strip and repeat your fold.

Again use the photo as a guide.

When you have done the left side, go ahead and do the same to the right side.

To finish off the banner, cut a little triangle out of each end.

This will really help finish off the banner - simple! Now all that is left, is for you decorate your card and banner!

Here is my finished card.

 A little close up of the banner....

See - really simple!

Now think of all that money you are going to save by using all of your scraps to make beautiful banners!

Happy crafting

Nikki x

It's that time again...

No - not the C word....... lol
It's time for another challenge over on Sarah's blog.
This time the challenge is a Letraset challenge.

Here is the card I made

I loved this little robin the moment I saw him. I've coloured him in with Promarkers - a big tick for the challenge there.... and then added some glitter to his tummy.
Well you just have to don't you.

Come on over and join in with us. And remember to tell us that you are playing along.

Nikki x

Odds & Soxlets

I was very lucky to be asked to be a guest designer for the fabby Odds & Soxlets blog - wow.... I love love love the little characters that Erica makes - I now have a few of these wonderful little characters keeping me company as I craft away.
Erica also has some fab digis - there are some free ones on there too!!!

Come on over and have a look - join in the fun on the blog and join in with some of the challenges.
This is the card that I made

I thought that this card would be perfect for my niece, especially as I had Erica make her a little sock money all of her own, I just know that Bethany will love it (both the card and the monkey!).
Let me know if you join in with us, I'd love to visit your blog to see what you make.

Happy craftin'
Nikki x

Fun with fimo

I love playing around with different mediums.... and for todays projects I used fimo and sculpey.....

I love the effect that you get and it's a great way to make very affordable embellishments too.
They are also very light so don't add to much weight to your card.

I added glitter to the edge of the snowflakes to give that little bit of sparkle to it all..... I just got to have some sparkle! lol

Nikki x

Urban butterflies

Here is the card that I want to share with you today, I made it using some of the fab new stamps that Do Crafts have out at the mo.

I love the gentle look that these stamps can give. They are very elegant.
I will be demoing these this weekend in Glasgow at Millers - make sure you pop on over and say hello if you are in the area.

Happy craftin'
Nikki x

Cracking Christmas...

I thought that this card was  a great little card to give to anyone this year... nice quick and simple to make and one that the kids or grand-kids could have great fun with too!

So whatever you are doing today - I hope you have a cracking time! lol - ok ok.... I'll stop the silly cracker jokes now!

Happy craftin'

Nikki x

My little froggie...

This is my latest quilling project that I made last weekend.
I love quilling and I have done it for years, normally just on cards or as an embellishment, but now I am getting into 3d projects too.

I had a lot of fun making this little chap for a friend of mine and I am now already thinking of other projects, so watch this space.
Let me know if you would like a little tutorial done on this and I can put something together for you.

He reminds me a bit of the little Smash advert alien....... ooh - I could make one of them if I have some silver quilling papers.......... lol

Have a very crafting day, whatever you are doing.

Nikki x

Using buttons challenge

I know I have been missing in action for a few days now (well weeks..... but who's counting....) sorry - things have been a bit hectic to say the least here and there is no sign of it getting any better for a while yet.....

I was very aware that I hadn't put anything up on here though, so I wanted to sort that out!! lol Thank you for bearing with me!

Here is my project that should have gone onto Sarah's challenge blog last week - another huge sorry for that one Sarah......

The challenge over on the blog was to use buttons, this is what I came up with.......

I love this image - it's so easy to adapt to the colour scheme that you want to use this year.
I have gone for a more traditional colour range with this one.

We would love to see what you make - come on over and join in with us!

Happy craftin'

Nikki x
(I will be back to normal with posting etc soon I hope - the tutorial list is still there and I am working on new tutorials as we speak - so please make sure you pop by again soon).

The little Robin...

I love Robins - they just make it seem really like Christmas.
Whenever I see a Robin, I think of my Grandad or of David.
This little chap just makes me smile, he's a Kanban topper that I bought a year or so ago.

I just had to add a little bling with the adhesive stones.
I've made quite a few 'blue' Christmas cards this year - that must be the colour I'm doing for my colour scheme this year - well that and purple. It just wouldn't be right if there wasn't any purple from me!

Keep an eye out next week for some tutorials coming your way. I've got an every growing list of them!!
If there is anything you would like to see a tutorial or project on then please just shout and I'll see what I can do.

Happy cratfin'

Nikki x