Sending Sunshine Shaker

Hiya! I hope your week is off to a great start! I started by making my card base with the 3x4 Journal Die from MyCreativeTime. I cut the frame with the 4x4 Journal Die & More. I used the fabulous Stitched Cartoon Cloud Dies for the clouds. For the sun I used the Build A Banner set. The face on the sun is from the Kawaii Face Assortment by PeachyKeenStamps. The greeting is from the February 2014 set from PeachyKeenStamps. 

Have a lovely evening!

♥ Nikki ♥

With Sympathy

Hello! I hope you're having a nice Sunday. For my card today I kept the current Hero Arts challenge in mind which is to make a one layer card. I used a circle die to create a mask for my stamping. I inked up the Hero Arts Three Ferns stamp with Crushed Olive, Faded Jeans, and Chipped Sapphire Distress Markers. I then misted the stamp with water in a mini mister. I love how all the inks blend.

While I still had the mask on, I inked around the circle with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. To finish, I stamped the greeting from the Everyday Sayings set with Navy Hero Arts Shadow Ink.

♥ Nikki ♥

A happy Peachy elephant :)

Hello friends! Happy Saturday to ya. :) I stamped and paper pieced the cutest elephant ever from the fabulous Elephant Parade set by PeachyKeenStamps. Her cute party hat is also from the Elephant Parade stamp set. All the patterned papers on this card are from the Hello Sunshine paper pad by Lawn Fawn. {Which I'm totally obsessed with}

I attached this cutie elephant with a WOBBLE so it wiggles. :)

I hope you're having a fabulous weekend!

♥ Nikki ♥

MCT 32st Edition Release Blog Hop

Hello! I hope you're having fun hopping! You should have arrived from Katie's blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. :) For my first card I stamped the seaweed and seahorse {I colored the seahorse with distress markers} from the new set called Surf's Up. I stamped them before inking in the water. What I did is what I'm going to call permanent masking. I went over the stamped images with glossy accents and let it dry. After it was dry, I used my distress inks to make the water scene. It's not perfect, but it's pretty good. ;)

Here you can see the shine from the glossy accents. I did it this way because it would be borderline impossible to cut masks that little. {and I'm not interested in going blind or getting arthritis} ;) The greeting on this card is from the new set called Sit Back & Relax. And here is another quick card I made for this hop...

For this card I started with the Stitched 3x4 Journal Die. Then I cut the rainbow talk bubble with the die in the Speech Bubble Sentiments Stamp set. 

I used the thanks die from the new Happy Thoughts set to cut my greeting. The sweet little birdie is cut from the die in the Hello Chickie Stamp Set. Her face is from the Chickie Face Assortment from PeachyKeenStamps.

Your next stop on the hop is Lee-Ann 

♥ Nikki ♥

"FREEBIE STAMP"

Just wanted to pop in & give you an UPDATE!!! If you placed your order this morning & your inv number is between 12044 - 12194 then YOU were the LUCKY ones to get the freebie!!! CONGRATS ladies! The MCT shipping crew will include those in your pkgs! If you missed out on this, this CUTE little stamp is available for purchase here:http://shop.my-creative-time.com/My-Kids-Have-Paws-MCT-165.htm

***BLOG HOP GIVEAWAY***

For our blog hop giveaway, Emma is giving away a $50 gift card to the "My Creative Time" store to ONE LUCKY winner! ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

***SALE ALERT***

ALSO, DON'T FORGET our sale that is starting RIGHT NOW! Use the code: JUNE2014 to receive 20% off your entire purchase! Sale ends on July 4th @ midnight PST! 

Hop list in case you get lost

Emma - http://www.creativetimeforme.com
Katie - http://www.craftingwithkatie.com
Nikki - http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com
Lee-Ann - http://leescraps.blogspot.com/

Lucia - http://www.todoconpapel.com/

Candace - http://www.pcquickutzclub.blogspot.com/

Jessica - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Stacey - http://staceyscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

Cindy - http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.ca/

Shar - http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com

Micia - http://lilowldesigns.blogspot.com

Teri Beri - http://teriberi2.blogspot.com

Ruthie - www.septemberninthdesigns.com

Emily - http://creationsofanarmywife.blogspot.com/

Liz - http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Cassandra - http://www.Ctimz3.blogspot.com

Kim - http://www.kimberlyharrisstudio.blogspot.com

Veronica - http://vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Nancy - http://www.scrappingoutofcontrol.com

MCT Sneaks Day 4

Hello! It's day 4 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today I used the new set called Loyal Friends {which is a super cute doggy set} in a completely different way. :) I turned the sweet doggy house die into a bird house. Gotta love getting more out of your dies, right?! 

The greeting is from the Home Sewn set from MyCreativeTime. All the papers are from Lawn Fawn. 

♥ Nikki ♥

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday in her video!

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

MCT Sneaks Day 3

Hiya! Today is day 3 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime. Today we are sneaking 3 new sets... Bee Happy, Stitched Bees & Beehive Dies, and Stitched Honey Comb Dies. I started by using the Stitched Honey Comb Dies to make a stencil. I used my white embossing paste and added a few drops of  scattered straw and wild honey distress reinkers to make it yellow. 

I cut out the bee with the Stitched Bees and Beehive Dies. The Bee and sentiment are from the Bee Happy set. I did a little paper piecing on the bee. 

♥ Nikki ♥

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday in her video!

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

MCT Sneaks Day 1

Hiya! Welcome to day 1 of sneaks for MyCreativeTime! Today we are sneaking 2 new sets. This first card was made with the new set called Happy Thoughts by MyCreativeTime. A super fun set! 

I think this Happy Thoughts set is an absolute must have! :) And here is my other card for today...

This card was made with the new set called You Are Fabulous from MyCreativeTime. I stamped the words with soft cantaloupe, fresh peach, and pale tomato Hero Arts shadow inks. 

The stripes of color behind the words were stamped with the Build A Scripty & Watercolor Background set from MyCreativeTime. 

♥ Nikki ♥

***Sneak Peek giveaway!***

We will be giving away the sets we are showcasing each day to ONE lucky winner! For example, the set we are showcasing on Wednesday, Emma will announce the winner of that on Thursday & the sets we are showcasing on Thursday, Emma will announce that winner on Friday in her video!

ALL you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning! VERY IMPORTANT, PLEASE leave a way for us to contact you w/your comment just in case "YOU" are the lucky winner! 

For EXTRA entries, you can spread the word about this release on Facebook, tweet about it OR even instagram it! #mycreativetime!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE & let's start spreading the word!;)

You are 100% Awesome

Hiya bloggy friends! :) For this card I used the 3 Stitched Star Dies from MyCreativeTime to cut out my stars. Then I glued down all my sequins with glossy accents. {my all time favorite thing to do} :)

EEK! I ♥ sequins so much! :) The greeting is from the It's All About You set by MyCreativeTime. 

Have a GREAT weekend!

♥ Nikki ♥

Sending Big Huge Hugs and....SALE ALERT!!!

Hello! I have another super simple {but Peachy cute} card today. :) I cut the adorable Happy Go Lucky Elephant die by PeachyKeenStamps from white cardstock. I colored her with gray Hero Arts shadow inks. OH, this sweet Happy Go Lucky Elephant die comes with 2 face stamps! 

I gave her pink glittery toe nail polish. ;) The greeting is from the It's All About You set from MyCreativeTime. 

***Awesome Peachy Sale Alert***

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BEGINNING 6:00 am CST on 6-19-2014
through 6-22-2014 Sunday evening at 6:00 pm CST
SAVE 30% this weekend with PROMO CODE SSW30
Minimum order is $5.00
http://www.peachykeenstamps.com/shop/
#peachykeenstamps #supersaver

Happy Shopping!!! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Just PEAcause

Hiya! Just a super simple card today. I stamped and paper pieced the sweet little peas from the Faceless Veggies One set by PeachyKeenStamps. Their faces are from the Kawaii Face Assortment set also by PeachyKeenStamps. 

That perfect greeting is from the Veggie Sentiments One set by PeachyKeenStamps. :)

I hope you're having a nice day. 

♥ Nikki ♥

Hope your day is FLAMINGOING great!

Hello! I located a tiny bit of mojo today and made this card. :) I stamped and paper pieced the adorable flamingo from the April 2014 set by PeachyKeenStamps. All the papers I used on this card are from Lawn Fawn. I inlaid the clouds using the Stitched Cartoon Cloud Dies from MyCreativeTime. I made the sun using the Build A Banner set from MyCreativeTime. 

I used the Stitched Grass Die by MyCreativeTime. And that sentiment is from the Flamingo Phrases set by PeachyKeenStamps. 

I hope YOUR day is flamingoing great! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

hb2u

Hello! I'm back! Miss me? Sorry for my long break, but sometimes ya just have to recharge. :) For this card I used the Lowercase Fun Dies from MyCreativeTime to cut masks from Post-It paper. I stuck them to my panel and then used more post it paper to mask off stripes using lots of Hero Arts Shadow Inks. I overlapped some to get new colors. 

I added sequins to finish it off. And I used the negative of the Lowercase Fun Dies to decorate the back flap of the matching envelope...

Well, that's it. I promise to get back into the swing of blogging! I've missed it. :)

♥ Nikki ♥