Easter card

Here is another Easter card I have made to enter into three challenges.

Just Magnolia - To follow a sketch by Jane.

Magnolia Down Under Challenge - Stitching real or fake.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - use Tim Holtz products

And my card!!!!!

I really enjoyed following Jane's lovely sketch thank you Jane. I also used my sewing machine on a card for the first time and I am very happy with the results, you might see more of this in the future!

I ditressed all of the edges of the card using Scissors and Tim Holtz distress inks I also coloured the image with Distress inks.

I used MME Papers and Basil Basics and flowers and Brads from my stash spraying them with Pearl Glimmer mist.

I hope you like it thanks for looking.

:)

Nicki.xxx

Kellie's Candy

OMG! look at this candy Kellie Winnell is giving away as she as hit 100,000 hots on her blog.
Hop over and have a look.

Thanks for reading I will be back later with a card.

:)

Nicki.xxx

Friday Sketchers #95

Ok so here is another card I have created for Friday Setchers #95 using the sketch by Jeanette and the sponsor this week is Sweet 'n' Sassy Stamps, hop over and have a look.

I hope that you are not bored with my Easter cards yet? Just a few more to make :) but I love this collection of Magnolia Stamps.

Anyway here is the card.

I hope you like it thanks for looking.

Nicki.xxx

Whiff of Joy #72

Here is my card this week for the Whiff of Joy Challenge I really enjoyed this sketch by Bev, thanks for the challenge Bev.

Supplies used:

Paper - from my stash
Gems - (RWS)
Flowers - Prima
Punch - MS
Ribbon from my stash
Painted with Distress inks
Circle Cutter - EK success (my new toy from RWS)

Hope you like it thanks for looking.xxxx

Beautiful Blogger Award

I was so pleased to receive this award from Lisa, Thank you so much it really made my day :).

Now I need to list 10 things I love and then pass this on to 10 bloggers for them to do the same so here goes:

1. I love my Gorgeous Husband.
2. I love Card Making.
3. I love all of my Crafty Friends.
4. I love Saturday mornings Scrapping and afternoons Cropping and Laughing.
5. I love Magnolia Stamps.
6. I love pay day.
7. I love collecting Crafty Bits.
8. I love going to the pub.
9. I love living life to the full.
10.I love blog hopping.

Now for the ten people I am going to give this award to:

Tracey
Lorraine
Lynda
Anne
Janet
Jane
Helena
Victoria
Anita
Polly


Thanks for reading and a great big thank you to everybody who leaves lovely comments on my blog.

Nicki.xxx

Jane's Friday Candy

Hop over to Jane's blog to see the gorgeous candy on offer this week. :)

2 in 1!!

Hi,

I am going to enter this card into 2 challenges:

Magnolia down under Challenge - Follow a Sketch.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Easter or Spring and some Glimmer!!!

I have used one of my new Easter samps for the card. Everything is scraps from my stash mostly bought from Running with Scissors.

I painted the image with Distress inks and added lots of Stickles!

Thanks for looking.

Nicki.xxx

2nd post of today!

Here is my 2nd entry for today, I am going to enter this card in:

Sketch Saturday Challenge - Follow Sketch.

Whiff of Joy Challenge - To make an Easel card.

I made this Card using up my Scraps in my stash but I am finding my scraps box getting bigger lol!

I used Basic Gray papers and Distress inks.

I hope you like the card have a lovely Tuesday and thanks for looking.

Nicki.xxx

Friday Sketchers and Just Magnolia Challenge

Here is my entry for:

Just Magnolia #47 - To make an Easel card
Friday Sketchers #94 - To follow a sketch by Claudia

I loved this sketch and decided to use one of my new Easter stamps and I absolutely love it!

A view of the flowers Sprayed with glimmer mist and also stickled leaves.

More flowers

And the spray of beads I got on a day out with Tracey.

All supplies used are from Running with Scissors and Picture was painted with Distress inks.

Thanks for looking.

Nicki.xxxx

A Splash of Green

This is a card I made sor simon Says stamp Challenge, using another one of the digi images I got.
The themem was to use Basic Gray papers if you have any and it had to be Green as if you couldn't guess!
So I raided all of my stash for something green and I had more than I thought lol! I even had green Basic Grey Papers. So here it is.

Supplies:

Digi Image - Spesch Designer Stamps

Papers - Basic Gray and Basil Basics (RWS)

Flowers - My Stash (RWS)

Sentiment - K & Co Rub on (RWS)

Punches - Woodware Leaf Punch and Large And Small Retro Flower (RWS)

Heart - Chipboard from Stash (RWS)

Pins - Stash

Gems and Pearls (RWS)

I hope you like it, thanks for looking.

Nicki.xxx

Chelsea's Candy

Here is some wonderful candy that Chelsea is giving away pop over and see.


:)

Nicki.xxx

Friday Sketchers #93

Here is my card for this week's Friday sketcher's. This week I decided to buy 3 digi stamps. They are from Spesch Designer Stamps, I couldn't resist this one as my gorgeous Hubby is taking me to see Alice in Wonderland tonight, I also bought The Mad Hatter and Alice to go with the collection. It is the first time I have used a digi image and I was worried that when using distress inks the printer ink would run. But I was being very careful not to put to much water on the lines, and all turned out well I was very happy with the result.
I also managed to use all papers in my stash.

So here is my card!

Here is the view of all the lovely Flowers I used these were all from my local craft shop run by My lovely friend Tracey at Running With Scissors. (RWS)

And another view

Finally the sketch I used for this creation.

Supplies used:

Image - Spesch Desighner Stamps

Papers - all Bo Bunny and Bazil dots (RWS)
Ribbon and Roses - (RWS)

Punches - Retro Flower Large and Leaf punch Large (RWS)

I hope you like it, Thanks for taking the time to read my blog and comment.

Nicki.xxx

Happy Birthday.xx

Here is a card I made this week for two challenges:

Magnolia down under birthday blog hop challenge - To make a birthday card.

Just Magnolia - To follow a sketh by Bev. (see sketch below)




Here is my card, I had such fun with this sketch thanks Bev.

Supplies I used:

Stamp - Magnolia

Papers - Melissa Francis(from stash) , Bo Bunny and Bazil basics (RWS)
Embelleis - Pins, Large Rose from Wild Orchid crafts, Small Roses (RWS)
Punches - EK Sucess, Woodware Large leaf, Edge punch (RWS)

Distress inks (RWS)

Pearls From my stash.

Thanks for looking,

Nicki.xxx

Whiff Of Joy #70

Here is my entry foe the Whiff of Joy challenge this week.

I have used my stamp that I won in some candy Jane gave away on her blog, the sketch for the challenge is also by Jane (see below), so I just had to use this stamp.

I really enjoyed the sketch thanks Jane.xxx

Sorry just a short post lots of challenges to enter this week so I need to get crafting!
I used all scraps on this card.

Thanks for looking,


Nicki.xxxx

Congratulations Lucy and Adam.xxxx

My friend finally gave birth to a healthy a baby boy. Congratulations!
So I made this card for them using the Simon Says Stamp Challenge sketch this week.

I wanted to make another easel card so I could show off the stamped images by Magnolia, whic are painted with disress inks.

Back View

Side View

Supplies used are all bought from Running with Scissors apart from ribbon slider (on the back of the card), Plain blue ribbon, stamps and mosaic tiles.

Thank you Jane for writing the sentiments for me and to Tracey for lending me your gorgeous punch.xxx

Yummy Candy!

Hop over to Jane's blog there is some gorgeous candy to be won.

Just Magnolia week 45 Monthly challenge

Here is my card for this week's Just Magnolia Challenge. The challenge was to make a tent card.
I would like to thank Helena for lending me the stamp and Jane for lending me the distress ink (Victorian Rose) my new favourite colour!

Side view

Supplies used:

Papers - Bo Bunny (RWS) and another from my stash think this is Melissa Francis

all Flowers, Ribbon, Ribbon Slider and Stickles from RWS.

Thanks for looking I hope you like it.

Nicki.xxx

Friday Sketchers #92

Here is my entry for Friday Sketchers this week.
I used the sketch to make my MIL's Mother's day card, I had to stop myself piling on the embelishments as I need to post it to Cornwall.
Sorry as you can't see the sentiment very well on the card as the flash caught the glimmer mist. it says Just for you!



I am still working my way through all of my old papers these are Basic Grey, and the flowers, Lace and stickles were all from RWS.

I used distress inks to paint the picture.

I hope you like it, thanks for looking,

Nicki.xxx

Friday Sketchers and Just Magnolia.

A quick short post! here is the card that I am entering in this week's Friday Sketchers following the yummy sketch by Carole.

And I am also entering this card into the Just Magnolia challenge as all you had to do was make a birthday card and with lots of birthdays coming up I thought it was easy!

Again using all my scraps I think the paper is MF (not sure though)
I have used my new Sailor Tilda and coloured with distress inks
Scattered Straw (hair), Antique Linen (Boots and Scarf), Worn Lipstick ( Suit, Laces and Cheeks), Tattered Rose (skin). I used Antique Linen to ditress all edges and stamp seniment and New Years Swirl on pink cardstock.

Thanks for looking.

Nicki.xxx

Coffee and Cream for a Fabulous Mum!

Here is a card I made for two challenges:
Whiff of Joy - Coffee and Cream.
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Mother's day /Girlie

Sorry I couldn't stop piling on all of the embelishments I love how it turned out, I hope you like it.

I have been really good lately and I am trying to use up old papers that I have in my stash to make room for all the new stock that my friend Tracey is getting in at the moment. Tracey owns my local craft shop Running with Scissors. I go on a saturday to do scrapbooking in the morning which I love doing and meeting up with all of my lovely crafting friends, and recently I haven't been very good at sticking to Tracey's instuctions so have come away with my own little take on the layout as I seem to cut the paper in the wrong place. Sorry Tracey I will try and get it right on Saturday lol! we have such a laugh. In the afternoons most of us stay til late crafting and laughing, the perfect tonic after a week of work.

I have used :

Spotty basil Brown (RWS)

Bo bunny dots Cream (RWS)

Flowers (RWS)

Most of the embellies are also from RWS - Stickles, Liquid Pearls, Disterss Inks, Pearls, Glimmer mist.

Feather was in my stash along with the pearl flower.

Magnolia - New year swirl around the edge of the image.

I have distressed all of the edges with distress inks and made use of my MS butterfly punch and around the corner punch, I am not sure who the sentiment stmp is by as I found it among my old stamps ( it is surprising what you find hidden among paper!) I have used one of the stamps from the WOJ City girls collection, this is the first time I have used this one and I am sure it won't be the last!

Thanks for looking.

Nicki.xxx