Every little thing is gonna be alright

Hello! I was inspired by today's Stretch Your Dies class at OnlineCardClasses. I used The Sweet Life stamp set and dies from PaperTreyInk. I cut masks with the dies, and used soft granite and charcoal Hero Arts shadow inks to stamp the roses. I inked the background with mint julep and soft pool Hero Arts shadow inks. I heat embossed the Every Little Thing greeting from MyCreativeTime on vellum.

I made another card with the "negative" leftover from the mask I cut...I'm gonna share it in another post so I can share them both in the class gallery. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

A "feel better" card for Madison

Hi! Trish, a fellow blogger, posted a while ago about a little girl suffering with cancer. She wanted to spread the word, and get a bunch of people to make her cards. Well, I took a while to get mine done, but here it is. Head over to her blog Techniques By Trish for the full details and the address to send your get well creations to. I will tell you here that she wants all the cards mailed to her on/by Oct 29th, so you better get crackin' if you want to put a smile on Madison's little face! ☺Ok, on we go...Can you believe I cheated on my beloved PeachyKeenStamps??!!! I feel kinda dirty! HAHAHAHA

This stamp is called Flutter Anya and I think she is ADORABLE! I used my Sakura Stardust pen to add the glitter to her wings and little hearts. I LOVE that pen!!! The sentiment is from PaperTreyInk.com.

Have a GREAT day!!!

♥ Nikki ♥

where flowers bloom, so does hope

Hiya peeps! Here is another card that I will be donating to my friend's breast cancer fundraising event. I used Simply Charmed for the flower, and it would have been cute if I had just used the face the cartridge cuts...but it is ADORABLE with the addition of the super cute PeachyKeen face! ☺ This face is from the Basic Paper Doll Face Assortment.

Sorry for the quick posting, but I gotta get back to my card assembly line! ☺ Hey, these cards aren't going to make themselves! hahahahahah

HAVE A GLORIOUS DAY!!!

♥ Nikki ♥

You're my HERO

Hello everyone! Today is my day to post over at The Scrapping Cottage Blog. I am really happy with how this one turned out! I used the American Eagle and the Patriot Bunting dies. All the paper is from PaperTreyInk.com.

The stamp is from My Pink Stamper. Well, that's it for today. I hope you're having a GREAT day...I AM!!!! SO FLIPPIN' GLAD MY SAILOR IS HOME!

HUGS!

♥ Nikki ♥

Route 66

Happy Friday!!! What??? Day 3 of manly cards??? I just don't know what has gotten into me! ☺ I was totally inspired by my Daddy to make this card. He has even traveled all along route 66 in his classic cars in the past! I'm still making good on my vow to post a project from ALL of my cricut cartridges. For this card, I used the Cars cartridge. I actually only bought it because it was on crazy cheap clearance at Walmart, and frankly, I wanted the rewards points! LOL However, after going through the book I really like it! It has some really fun extras and word art too. But I digress...I used Cher {my Gypsy} to weld two signs together to make a shaped card. The numbers are from the Varsity Letter cricut lite cartridge. To finish it off I went into stitching overkill mode. I swear someone will have to pry my Sakura Gelly Roll Pen from my cold, dead fingers! I ♥ my white pen to the moon and back! I should actually say pens, because I have a stockpile! HEHEHE ☺

Have a FANTASTIC weekend!

♥ Nikki ♥

HERE IS A PIC OF MY NANA, AUNT, AND 2ND COUSINS MEETING ☺THE ONE AND ONLY KATHY *PEACHY QUEEN*☺

♥THEY ARE HAVING A BLAST AT CHA!!!!♥

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG BROTHER!!!! ☺

So, today is my big brother Jason's birthday! ♫ Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you...you look like a monkey, and you smell like one too ♫ hehehe!

I'm 30 and STILL the annoying little sister! HA...It's funny how this card came about because I know NOTHING about racing or the drivers or anything...So I had to text my Sister in law and ask her "what color is Jason's favorite car guy"...She "LOL'd" back. HEHEHE Anyhoo, I guess this guy is Jeff Gordon.  I kept it really simple because I had to fight the overwhelming NEED I have to add ribbon to everything! LOL However.........

I did INDEED use ribbon! See the flag, yep, RIBBON! ☺ And actually that ribbon was found on sheer accident on clearance at Hobby Lobby the day I was looking. Talk about shopping fate! LOVE it when that happens! But I digress, I used Everyday Paper Dolls for the car and driver. The stamp is from PaperTreyInk.com. Oooh, the numbers on the car are from Varsity Letter. ☺

All together now.......HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON!!!!!!!!!!!

i ♥ you big brother!

B-day HUGS!

♥ Nikki ♥

Hi there

Hello and HAPPY FRIDAY! This card was made entirely with the Lovely Floral Cricut Lite cartridge. I LOVE this cartridge! Not only does it have a gorgeous font, it has a bunch of really pretty images too. I used Cher a.k.a. my Gypsy to weld the scalloped circles together to create my card base. So, that's the card for today...Onto some other info for ya's......

I spent a few hours yesterday going back and labeling my posts so I could have a list of my projects made with specific cricut cartridges. So, on the right side of my blog there are now clickable links that will take you  directly to projects made with whatever cartridge you would like to see. The list is NOT complete as I have WAY more cartridges than are listed so far! I have a sickness, I admit it! ☺ I plan on trying to make and post a project from EVERY SINGLE ONE of my cartridges so that the list can be complete. PHEW I'm tired already! HA I am sad to admit that I have a few older cartridges that have never been used! That is PATHETIC! LOL So, I'm going to dust them off and give them their chance to shine in the glistening lime green glow of the cricut dude! ☺

Have a Fan-Flippin'-Tastic weekend!

Nikki

P.S. I am off to hobby lobby to get a few copies of Scrap and Stamp magazine because PeachyKeenStamps.com and the design team have a 2 page layout in it! How fun is that?! I am bursting at the seams with Peachy Pride! ☺

P.P.S. My friend Emma from MyCreativeTime announced her DVD today! Super duper fun! SO HAPPY FOR YOU MISS EMMA!!! ☺

Ok, for realsies...I'm really going shopping now. HAHAHAHA

ANOTHER GIVEAWAY...and some cards ;o)

Hoppy Hello! Joanne from The Scrapping Cottage home of the Cottage Cutz dies has let each of us on the PeachyKeen design team give away the die/stamp set we showcased in the Blog Hop on Monday. FUN! So, you will have the chance to win the ADORABLE Happy Lil' Frog from me. Just leave ONE comment on this post for your chance to win. {he comes with two faces!} Now, onto my card made with the frog die...I cut him twice and chopped off his head EEK and layered them so I could give him a tongue. ;o)

He is so silly and I love it! And since I had this super cute paper out I decided to make another baby shower card prototype...here it is...

She is cut from the Everyday Paper Dolls cricut cartridge. Her adorable face complete with binkie is from the Fun Kiddie Face Assortment by PeachyKeenStamps.com. So cute I almost can't stand it!

So, I hope you like my cards for today. Remember there is still time to enter to win the $15 gift certificate to PeachyKeenStamps.com or the Paper Doll Dress Up cricut cartridge from me. Just comment on the Blog Hop post. Comment on this post to enter for the frog die. Have a great day! ☺

Hoppy Hugs!

♥ Nikki ♥

P.S. I will announce winners on Sunday. Good luck! ☺

Softball Birthday Card and Happy Hello Thursday!

Hello! My friend Steph asked me to make a card for her sister's birthday. Her sister loves softball....This is what I came up with. The girl and the softball word art are both from the Sports Mania cricut cartridge. I used Cher a.k.a. my Gypsy to weld the "hope your day is as fun as" together using the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge. Just a simple card. I added a little ribbon to the inside...

Now onto some SUPER FUN NEWS!!!!!!

PeachyKeen will be having a Blog Hop on Monday featuring some NEW...TOTALLY AWESOME stuff!!!!! You are going to LOVE it! I am just bursting to spill the beans, but I won't! ☺ All...YES ALL...of the design team members will have a giveaway!!!! WOO HOO!!!! PLUS...Monday just happens to be my one year blogoversary! So......I will be having an additional giveaway!!! Are you excited???? I SURE AM!!!!

HUGS!!!!! Nikki

P.S. Monday is also my Momma in law's birthday AND my sweet baby girl Jinxy-Cedrika's 3rd birthday. Exciting day, huh?! ☺

P.P.S. Happy Hello Thursday...I am in TROUBLE! I will be getting ALL of them this time!!! Pop over to Tammy's Blog to see the new releases! She linked the titles to their product pages. I love them all BUT I really LOVE the Rock Princess and Simply Charming!!!! I can't wait to get my hands on em!

Craft Queen...and announcement!

Hello! I am super excited to announce that I am now on The Scrapping Cottage design team. They are a great company that sell ADORABLE dies! For my card today, I used the Kitty Princess die. Cute or what??!!! I know if you already follow me you're probably thinking...um, Nikki haven't we seen you do this ribbon technique like infinity times??!!! LOL I wanted to show my "style" for my first posting on The Scrapping Cottage Blog.

My day to post for The Scrapping Cottage Blog will be Sunday. So every Sunday you can see what I whip up with some super cute dies! So I hope you liked my first card for my new DT! Pop on over there to see what the other super duper talented designers create! You will LOVE their work!

Have a PUURRRR-FECT day!!

Nikki

Block Party Card

Happy Friday everyone! Cheers! I used the Block Party Cricut Lite cartridge to make this super simple card. I didn't even add a sentiment or any ribbon because I didn't want to take anything away from her super cute face! I used the Retro Paper Doll Face Assortment set from PeachyKeenStamps. I think they go PERFECTLY with this cartridge! ADORABLE!!!!

So I raise my glass to you! ;o) Cheers to a great weekend!

Clink Clink!

Nikki

Thinking of You

Hello and Happy Friday! I don't usually post personal stuff on here, but if you're the praying kind, we could sure use your prayers! My Father in law had a stroke on Sunday and was then admitted to a rehab facility to get better, but then he suffered a seizure and ended up back in the ICU. He is currently on a ventilator, which they say is sort of a preventative measure, but it is nevertheless terrifying! So, if you care to add him to your prayers, that would be greatly appreciated! Now, back to the craftiness! ;o) I made him a get well card, but haven't posted it....I will be sending this to my Mom in law as a little encouragement...I used the Lacy Labels Cricut Lite cartridge for this card. That cartridge is just downright GORGEOUS! I love love love it!

Just a simple card. I added some pretty prima flowers, and gave the button centers. All papers are from PaperTreyInk.com. Well, I hope that you and yours have a FANTASTIC 4th of July weekend! Later Alligators!

Nikki

Where flowers bloom, so does hope

Hey pals! I used my new Freshly Picked cartridge to make this simple little encouragement card. I got in my BIG order from papertreyink.com this afternoon, so I just had to play with all my new goodies! So, EVERYTHING on this card came from PTI...well, not the bling, but everything else! ;o)

I hope you had/are having a great day! Oooooohhhhh in other news....FUN ALERT!!!!! I got my tracking number from FedEx a little bit ago...my Cricut Circle Welcome box o' goodies is on it's way!!!! YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Cricuty Hugs!

Nikki

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!

Well, I told you there would be more variations on yesterday's card! ;o) I used the new Cherry Limeade Cricut Lite cartridge to make the cute glass of lemonade. This card is just so bright and summery! Pull the ribbon up...

BAM! Strawberry lemonade! Mmmmmm! I hope you all have a super SWEET summer day! See you later alligators! ;o)

Nikki

Kool Mustache!

                                

Well, here it is, the card I told you I dreamed about. Get it? Kool-Aid Mustache! Hehehe I crack me up! I bought a TON of different flavors of Kool-Aid, so I will be making lots of variations on this card/treat. You just pull the ribbon up and BAM here comes some yummy fruity beverage mix!

The Kool-Aid stained stache is from the new Billionaire Cricut Lite cartridge. I bet Provo Craft didn't have a pink stache in mind when they made that cart! LOL!!! The cardstock is from PaperTreyInk.com and the patterned paper is from the Delovely collection by Cosmo Cricket. I hope you're having a great day! I am soooooooo looking forward to True Blood tonight!!!! ;o)

Kool-Aid Hugs!

Nikki

Inching by just to say hi

Hello and Happy Saturday friends! I made today's card with the new Live Simply Cricut Lite cartridge. It has some super cute images on it! And never fear if you haven't been able to find any Lite carts at your Walmart, the 1st is almost upon us and they should ALL be stocked then! YEAH!!! Just a pretty basic card with TONS of faux stitching. I used the Critter Faces Small set from PeachyKeenStamps to stamp a little face for my flower. And, of course, I gave her a little bow in her "hair". The sentiment is from PaperTreyInk. And speaking of PTI, I will be getting a HUGE order in the mail from them this week. My UPS ship notification says the package weighs 16 pounds! ;o) That's a whole lotta papery/stampy/ribbony/twiny love to play with! I hope you are having a FABULOUS weekend!!! I am off to shop for a few things to make a project I dreamed of last night...I thought it was so good I BOLTED out of bed and high tailed it to my sketch pad to get it down before wakefulness erased it from my memory. So, stay tuned for that! LOL I am sooooo weird, I know!

Happy Weekend!!!

Nikki

Lulee's Swim Time Card

Hey everyone! I made this card a while back and I can't believe I never posted it. Probably because I couldn't get a good photo of it, anyway, here it is. This ADORABLE stamp is, of course, from PeachyKeenStamps.com. She is called Lulee's Swim Time and she is just the cutest! So here's the card for today...and REMINDER it's Wacky Wednesday over at PeachyKeen and you have untill tonight to get some great deals through the Wacky Wednesday Sale!!!!

Ooooh totally NOT craft related, but I bought a Dyson Ball "Animal" vacuum today and I am 100% in LOVE with it already!!!! So, if you're in the market for a shiny new vacuum, I HIGHLY recommend it!

Have a GREAT day!

Nikki

Aloha Card

Hafa Adai and Aloha everyone! I'm sure you know what Aloha means, but do you know what Hafa Adai means? My husband and I lived on the island of Guam for 3 years...And Hafa Adai means hello in the native language called Chamorro. Bet you didn't expect to get a pseudo geography/culture lesson! LOL I used the Tie the Knot cartridge to cut the hibiscus flower.

The aloha was cut from the Life is a Beach cartridge. All papers are from the Green at Heart collection by Basic Grey. Well I guess not all, my BELOVED KRAFT cardstock is from PaperTreyInk.com...which reminds me, it's time to do some ordering...I'm getting dangerously low on button twine. GASP! Well I hope you are having a fantastic day! See you back here tomorrow for another PeachyKeenChallenge...and you won't want to miss the announcement of an AWESOME SALE!!! So, if you're been eyeing some PeachyKeen stamps...you will want to get in on the amazing deals!!!!!!

Tropical Hugs!

Nikki

Hoppy Hello *Throwback Thursday Challenge*

Hoppy Hello peeps! Emma has started a Throwback Thursday challenge over on her blog called My Creative Time. She is my new bestie, so I was stoked to give this a go {Aussie Lingo!} HEHEHE....Anyhoo, the idea behind the challenges will be to use our poor neglected older cricut cartridges. For her first challenge we were to use Animal Kingdom. If you don't have it, don't get your kangaroo tail in a twist...Just do a project with an animal theme. ;o) I have to say that this card just makes me happy! I love the Mama and baby roo's!

 

I stamped hi on the little roo's belly as a fun little surprise for the recipient to see when they pull her up. The ADORABLE faces were stamped with the Animal Faces Medium set from PeachyKeenStamps.com. For the baby roo I added an open mouth to make it look like she was yawning. The sunshine is cut out from Doodlecharms and it's face is stamped with the new stamp set called Princess Face Assortment from PeachyKeen. I used this stamp set on my Pin-up girl, but this shows you that they're super versatile! Love that set! The hoppy Hello sentiment is from papertreyink.com and so are the papers used here except for the patterned paper grass.

I hope you're having a Roo-tastic day! Head on over to Emma's Blog to join in on the new challenge fun!

BIG KANGAROO HUGS!!!!

Nikki

PeachyKeen Challenge 29 Recipe Card

                    

Hello! Sorry I'm late posting this today, but I had internet issues. Grrr. The challenge this time is to create a recipe card using your favorite summer BBQ or picnic recipe. For my recipe card I did my ALL TIME FAVORITE pistachio salad a.k.a. "green stuff"! I have LOVED it since I was a baby! mmmmmm

I used vellum to hand cut a frosted bowl for my pistachio salad. I used the sweet faced marshmallows from the Hot Cocoa stamp set for my pistachio salad.  I popped some of the marshmallows up to add dimension.

I did a google search for pistachio's and I found some good images. I thought the nut sticking out of the shell looked kind of like a nut version of ms. pacman...So I used the small Critter Faces set to stamp their eyes. I then {of course!} gave both of my little pistachio girls twine bows in their "hair". Giggle giggle. ;o)

 I hope you will play along with us! We will have 2 winners again this time! One will be judged, and one winner will be drawn at random. The judged winner will receive the Funshine Faces stamp set. The random winner will receive the adorable Henny Penny stamp. I look forward to seeing your creations!!!! Happy stamping to you!!!

Pistachio wishes and Marshmallow dreams!

Nikki

Now hop on over to the Challenge Blog to see what the other CRAZY TALENTED designers came up with...WOW!