tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89795935891731455502024-03-13T13:13:30.710+00:00Happy ScrappyCrafty CornerNickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-4963487487560526522012-11-08T18:05:00.001+00:002012-11-08T18:05:26.483+00:00Sparkle<div id="dE_H" style=";width:100%; height:100%; ;"><font face="Arial">Here is a Scarf I have knitted for a friend's 30th. Her favourite colour is purple and she likes bling. So when I saw the wool I knew it was for her. She hasn't seen it yet so I hope she likes it. </font><div><br></div><div><font face="Arial"><img id="imgebec3e3d-1825-470b-8c09-facd26065b44" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jLCDLFKojeQ/UJv0YCdfDCI/AAAAAAAAAmY/-dP6BGfwtR0/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" style="height: 640px; width: 480px; "></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Thanks for popping by.</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Until next time,</font></div><div><font face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial">Nicki.xxx</font></div><br><p/><br/><a href="http://www.bewriteapp.com"><img src="http://bewriteapp.com/iblogwithbewrite.gif" alt="I blog with BE Write"/></a></div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-16979442206464340392012-10-16T22:10:00.001+01:002012-10-16T22:22:08.831+01:00Circle Journal Cover<div id="dE_H" style="height: 100%; width: 100%;">
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Here is a little project I have knitted to store my circle journal in. I just have to make some flowers for it.</div>
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I hope you like it, hopefully I will have some crafty bits to share soon.</div>
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Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-19198250460075281632012-09-27T17:41:00.001+01:002012-09-27T17:41:13.760+01:00A New Blog To ReadHi,<div>
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Sorry for not blogging in a while, I'm not sure where all the time has gone. </div>
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My lovely friend Tracey has set up a new blog for her shop Running with Scissors - you can find the blog <a href="http://runningwithscissorsshop.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/creative-cardmaking-issue-46.html?spref=fb">here</a>.</div>
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I'm sure it will inspire you. Tracey is so talented so pop over and have a look. </div>
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Hopefully it won't be long before I post some crafty bits. I just need a little time to make something. </div>
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Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-49864602532729089612012-07-06T07:38:00.001+01:002012-07-06T07:38:36.839+01:00Oooooppss!!!Sorry... It's such a long time since I blogged. I promise to blog more when I finally get round to some crafting in a couple of weeks.
I hope you are all enjoying the gorgeous sunny weather in the UK.
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Nicki.xxxNickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-12541993845957844442012-04-11T13:25:00.001+01:002012-04-11T13:25:25.728+01:00Postcard Catch up! And an ATC.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Life has been hectic lately, I have finally managed to catch up with my postcards for <a href="http://art-and-sole.blogspot.co.uk/">Darcy's Challenge</a> although I haven't had time to do the story (it will follow)</div>
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Week 10 - Canada</div>
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Week 11 - Netherlands </div>
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Week 12 and 13 - Israel and Turkey</div>
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Week 14 - Singapore</div>
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I had a little longer to complete this postcard, I used a scrap of animal print paper (graphic 45) and stamped the images and painted with distress inks, added letters which I cut in my cuttlebug and finally added a bright flower and gems from my stash.</div>
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Last but not least here is the ATC I made for <a href="http://tj-runningwithscissors.ning.com/">Running with Scissors</a> monthly swap the theme was Woman.</div>
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Thanks for popping by now I'm going to start my next postcard hopefully will get this done in time lol.</div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Phew!! it feels good to have finally caught up, I have started my book to keep them in too. although it looks like it may take me forever to complete, especially as I start back at work next week after 4 months sick:0/.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It will be glad to get back to normal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and other good news, I joined weight watchers last week as the pounds have crept on while I have been inactive, I have managed to loose 4.5lbs Yay!!! I was well impressed as I ate out 4 times last week too although I did eat stuff that I would never have chosen before I really enjoyed it and would definitely eat those things again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my postcard for <a href="http://art-and-sole.blogspot.com/">Darcy's challenge</a>. I am a bit later than usual posing it but it is finally here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't know if Hotel Chocolat originated in Belgium but I had the ribbon and it suited the card so I used it. I coluoured the stamped images with my Polychromos and stuck them on with 3d foam pads, coloured the flag with my Neo colours (a bargain not to be missed as I was informed by <a href="http://aniw-madethese.blogspot.com/">Anita</a> they are like magic!) Oh! and they are!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wB07CiUBVMc/TzoXOtt3oYI/AAAAAAAAAj8/Sx6u44mBTdI/s1600/Postcard+week+6+-+Belgium+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="165" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wB07CiUBVMc/TzoXOtt3oYI/AAAAAAAAAj8/Sx6u44mBTdI/s320/Postcard+week+6+-+Belgium+front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here is the back of the postcard.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OCvn39aCBZ0/TzoXZCIw6xI/AAAAAAAAAkE/hUgHtOz-lKA/s1600/Postcard+week+6+-+Belgium+back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="230" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OCvn39aCBZ0/TzoXZCIw6xI/AAAAAAAAAkE/hUgHtOz-lKA/s320/Postcard+week+6+-+Belgium+back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">It reads:-</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em>Dear Spencer,</em></div><div align="center"><em>No regrets, I had a wonderful time. I return the ring to Harry this week, wish me luck.</em></div><div align="center"><em>No need to call let's keep up the postcards it's more fun.</em></div><div align="center"><em>P.s. I'm in Belgium at the moment eating lots of lovely chocolates.</em></div><div align="center"><em>Penny</em>. (although I have just realised I haven't signed it off from penny ooops!!).</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Thanks you for reading and also thank you for taking the time to leave comments, I will be popping to everyone's blog on Thurs/Fri.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Until next time,</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Nicki.xxx</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-22676333485182986572012-02-03T08:00:00.006+00:002012-02-03T08:00:07.375+00:00Postcard From Paris - Week 5<div style="text-align: center;">So week 5 has arrived already! here is my card for <a href="http://art-and-sole.blogspot.com/">Darcy's Challenge</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The card was sent from Paris and I really had the urge to use my sewing machine so I sewed the edges of the flag for some texture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lZtFccmm3BI/Tysg1Ll-6rI/AAAAAAAAAjs/jxiH9f6Kh-I/s1600/Postcard+Week+5+-+France+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lZtFccmm3BI/Tysg1Ll-6rI/AAAAAAAAAjs/jxiH9f6Kh-I/s320/Postcard+Week+5+-+France+front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div align="center">Here is the back of the card</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2sgwBU4JXBk/TyshAAD2X2I/AAAAAAAAAj0/Sp5_i53fILk/s1600/Postcard+week+5+-+France+back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="216" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2sgwBU4JXBk/TyshAAD2X2I/AAAAAAAAAj0/Sp5_i53fILk/s320/Postcard+week+5+-+France+back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It reads:-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Dear Penny,</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I'm in Paris the romantic city, and thinking of you. Hope you don't have any regrets.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Shall I call you?</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Spencer</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do apologise that I didn't get round to many blogs this week but I will try harder this time and catch up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for your comments as always I love reading them, I wonder where the next country will be.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">thank you for looking, until next time,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nicki.XXX</div><div align="center"></div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-1997776642306871332012-01-31T16:07:00.000+00:002012-01-31T16:07:21.363+00:00Calendar Pages for January 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to join my friends with Kate Cranes Calendar Challenge 2012, I thought this would be fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here is my pages for January, I wanted them to be nice and bright and had to use my brick stencil too, this was so much fun. all I need to do now is fill in the squares and start February's pages :0)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see all the other entries <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-bring-it-on.html">here</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for popping by and leaving your comments,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">until next time,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nicki.XXX</div><div align="center"></div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-24157768209139302692012-01-27T21:14:00.000+00:002012-01-27T21:14:04.696+00:00With Love From China<div style="text-align: center;">Here is my postcard for week 4 of <a href="http://art-and-sole.blogspot.com/">Darcy's</a> Challenge. It was sent from China.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I would have a go at drawing lol! I am rubbish at drawing but I drew a panda and had to use it so</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> here he is eating his bamboo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-65nKHIXjTj8/TyMRTU_S-RI/AAAAAAAAAjU/WmGAkCu95NA/s1600/Postcard+4+-+China+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-65nKHIXjTj8/TyMRTU_S-RI/AAAAAAAAAjU/WmGAkCu95NA/s320/Postcard+4+-+China+Front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">The back</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ntHKjiFt3As/TyMReeBO2lI/AAAAAAAAAjc/d-Lns91d7xM/s1600/Postcard+4+-+China+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ntHKjiFt3As/TyMReeBO2lI/AAAAAAAAAjc/d-Lns91d7xM/s320/Postcard+4+-+China+Back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And it reads:-</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Dear Spencer,</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>I get back from China on Monday. I'll meet you on Wednesday. I'll explain the ring when I see you.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>Penny.</em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So we will find out the next destination on Monday :0)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you for all of the lovely comments you have all left I am on my way round to look at your postcards.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Over the weekend I will share my calender Pages for Kate Cranes challenge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nicki.XXX</div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-10198557784312274452012-01-20T08:00:00.002+00:002012-01-20T08:56:00.826+00:00Brazil Week 3 of Darcy's postcard Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">This is my postcard for week three of <a href="http://art-and-sole.blogspot.com/">Darcy's postcard challenge.</a> And it was a challenge this week as I didn't know what I could do for the postcard, so I decided to use the flag colours and the famous carnival< I sat and crocheted the flowers and thought what I could do while I was crocheting and I came up with the idea of a mask and lots of bling!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pRXms8qVEew/Txiwd1n3FGI/AAAAAAAAAjE/7E-Eo1mczE0/s1600/Brazil+Postcard+Week+3+-+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pRXms8qVEew/Txiwd1n3FGI/AAAAAAAAAjE/7E-Eo1mczE0/s320/Brazil+Postcard+Week+3+-+Front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The back of the postcard,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><em>Dear Penny,</em></div><div align="center"><em>Let's meet and reunite you with this ring. I'm in Brazil at the moment but will have a stop over in London on Wed 1st Feb 2012. Meet me at the bar in Claridges Hotel at 8pm, there will be a cocktail waiting for you at the bar - I will be in my uniform. By the way 'Im intrigued, you say it's no longer yours, I imagine a girl doesn't easily give up a diamond this</em> <em>big!</em></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I hope you like it and thank you all again for all of the lovely comments, I am loving this challenge so much, why didn't they do something like this at school so I enjoyed geography?</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I am so looking forward to the next country.</div><div align="center">until next time.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Nicki.XXX</div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-15364054578283771552012-01-13T11:39:00.000+00:002012-01-13T11:39:56.585+00:00Postcard Challenge week 2 - Spain<div style="text-align: center;">Yay!! week 2 of <a href="http://art-and-sole.blogspot.com/">Darcy's Postcard challenge</a> has arrived!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The country for this week is Spain. I chose Madrid as this is the fashion capital of Spain and it fits so well with my story, I decorated my postcard with Tim Holtz sewing room die and Tag and bookplates. I added some thread, a wooden button, pearls, lace and brads and glossy accents crackle. I also printed an old map from google images and used this for the background. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k4TsCvXaA7A/TxAR9tt94yI/AAAAAAAAAi0/FD6-yEEjjbE/s1600/Postcard2-+Spain+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k4TsCvXaA7A/TxAR9tt94yI/AAAAAAAAAi0/FD6-yEEjjbE/s320/Postcard2-+Spain+front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And on the back of the card I made a template on the PC added the word postcard in Spanish ( I hope it's right :0/ ) I also added an old Spanish stamp I found in my stash.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W4W4iNb3d-k/TxASJlzumvI/AAAAAAAAAi8/YGcpnFwE9bA/s1600/Postcard2+-+Spain+back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-W4W4iNb3d-k/TxASJlzumvI/AAAAAAAAAi8/YGcpnFwE9bA/s320/Postcard2+-+Spain+back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The postcard reads:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Dear Captain Spencer Everett,</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Thank goodness you found my purse.You see the item inside no longer mine and I need to return it A.S.A.P. We need to meet but it seems we are both regular travellers. I am a fashion designer and am often overseas, as you'll see from the card i am in Madrid at the moment.If you you would please let me know when you are next in London I will arrange to pick up the purse.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Yours Gratefully,</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Penny</em>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you are enjoying the story so far? </div><div style="text-align: center;">I am really enjoying the challenge and already looking forward to Monday to find out the next Country.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also taking part in the challenge are my lovely close friends:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tj-runningwithscissors.blogspot.com/">Tracey</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://aniw-madethese.blogspot.com/">Anita</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mags-cutsandcorners.blogspot.com/">Margaret</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for all of your lovely comments and welcome to all of my new followers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Until next time,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nicki.XXX</div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-22966398478095839792012-01-06T09:01:00.000+00:002012-01-06T09:01:37.884+00:00Week 1 - Austria<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my first postcard for <a href="http://art-and-sole.blogspot.com/p/postcard-challenge-2012.html">Darcy's</a> postcard challenge I used the sound of music for decorating my postcard and I am quite chuffed with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qPA8E_5PgRw/Twa0QiLwr4I/AAAAAAAAAik/WWHI6Vy_v8o/s1600/Post+card+1+Austria+front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qPA8E_5PgRw/Twa0QiLwr4I/AAAAAAAAAik/WWHI6Vy_v8o/s320/Post+card+1+Austria+front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is sent from Austria by a pilot named Captain Spencer Everitt to a Lady called Penelope Chalmers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also printed the back of the postcard and printed a stamp all from google images. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MMw9M1KZp7Y/Twa0aYEi-xI/AAAAAAAAAis/w09sRgKA3wo/s1600/Postcard+1+-+Austria+back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MMw9M1KZp7Y/Twa0aYEi-xI/AAAAAAAAAis/w09sRgKA3wo/s320/Postcard+1+-+Austria+back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Inside the postcard reads-</div><div align="center">Dear Penelope, I hope you enjoyed your flight on Jumping Jet airlines. I was your pilot Spencer. I found your purse on the plane witht your address inside I would like to meet youy to return it. you will know from wht's inside why I san't post it to you. I'm in Austria now but write to me in London and let me know where we can get together.</div><div align="center">Captain Spencer Everitt</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Story to be continued........</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I also have pictures of my characters which I haven't quite finised yet but will post these at a later date, I also still need to make some kind of storage for the postcard.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I hope you will pop back to see part 2 this is so much more fun than I imagined!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Nicki.xxx</div><div align="center"></div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-13012717214320640782012-01-05T10:04:00.003+00:002012-01-05T22:00:26.459+00:00Challenges<div style="text-align: center;">Good morning all!</div><div style="text-align: center;">this is just a short post today to let you know that this year I have committed myself to two challenges:-</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Postcard Challenge 2012 which you can find all of the details <a href="http://art-and-sole.blogspot.com/2012/01/postcard-challenge-2012.html">here</a> on Darcy Wilkinson's blog</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">also</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 366 Calendar challenge which you can find <a href="http://thekathrynwheel.blogspot.com/2012/01/2012-bring-it-on.html">here</a> on Kate Crane's blog.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am joining the challenges with my friends <a href="http://tj-runningwithscissors.blogspot.com/">Tracey</a>, <a href="http://aniw-madethese.blogspot.com/">Anita</a> and <a href="http://mags-cutsandcorners.blogspot.com/">Margaret</a> which will hopefully encourage us to keep up with the challenges;0), although I'm not doing very well at the minute and haven't started <span style="background-color: white;">but</span> to having the cold bug that everyone seems to have at the moment.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have lots of ideas whizzing around my head though.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So pop back between Fri and Mon to hopefully see my first postcard and the theme for this is Austria.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks for reading,</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Nicki.xxx</div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-88038628985715810612012-01-01T00:29:00.000+00:002012-01-01T00:29:46.196+00:00Happy New Year!Wishing you all a very happy new year, I am blogging from my new toy again :0) and I love it! Thank you Mark.<br />
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Well it has been an eventful year so here is to a better year, cheers to everyone.<br />
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Nicki.xxxNickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-36501147584474414712011-12-25T15:26:00.000+00:002011-12-25T15:26:06.540+00:00Sending loveMerry Christmas to all my fellow bloggers. I am blogging from my new toy! I am so lucky.xxxNickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-11089685062445348842011-12-21T16:55:00.000+00:002011-12-21T16:55:02.287+00:00Merry Christmas<div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Merry Christmas to everyone! Have a great Christmas here is a few Christmas makes from me</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Christmas Wreath Inspired by <a href="http://tj-runningwithscissors.blogspot.com/">Tracey</a> and <a href="http://aniw-madethese.blogspot.com/">Anita</a>, and thank you for helping me build it too.</div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">Ok, so I hear you ask 'what is this' well last night hubby was at snooker so I thought I would join in the craft and chat group with the QVC ladies <a href="http://limegreenbogiegirl.blogspot.com/">Kirsty</a>, <a href="http://simplicityinscrapping.blogspot.com/">Amy</a> and<a href="http://sugarandspicecrafts.blogspot.com/"> Marion</a>.</div><div align="center">OMG!! what a laugh it was, Kirsty managed her demo with distorted sound she made a great tree out of an old book, then it came to Marion who was there in sound and no picture just a blue screen! eventually sussing it out and demoing lovely flowers and then it was Amy's turn, well! we switched channels due to tech difficulties then she had sound and no pic then pic with no sound so she managed her demo in silent eventually, with everyone in the chat room making stories up as she went along.</div><div align="center">everyone had such a fun time it is definitely one to remember!</div><div align="center">apart from hubby coming home early and thinking I was bonkers, almost wetting myself looking at a blue screen it was fab thank you for the entertainment ladies.:)</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Last but not least here is the lovely bunch of flowers I received from work thank you to everyone.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Welcome to all of my new followers and once again Have a lovely Christmas and a happy new year.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Nicki.xxx</div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-7642701562610417812011-12-20T19:27:00.000+00:002011-12-20T19:27:56.656+00:00Merry Christmas Mark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my card I have made for my wonderful husband :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am going to enter this into the <a href="http://wojmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/">Whiff of Joy Challenge</a>. It is ages since I have entered a card challenge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you like it I will blog again tomorrow as I have something to show you,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for your lovely comments.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you like it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nicki.xxx</div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-9237454478898183862011-12-11T16:05:00.000+00:002011-12-11T16:05:26.512+00:00Nearly back to planet earth!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you to everyone for all of your well wishes:) I am back home from hospital slowly getting mobile:) still in a lot of pain mainly from the staples but it is easing, I am pleased to say.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am hoping when I can sit up I am going to catch up with Tim's tags, it is torture not being able to make them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So in the mean time here is a card I made in November for my father in law.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I used All of Tim's products on this and used crackle glossy accents on the clock and letters.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Just a quick simple card.I hope you like it.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Nicki.xxx</div><div align="center"></div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-83273690722555117312011-12-05T08:54:00.000+00:002011-12-05T08:54:59.182+00:00T!m's Tag - Day 4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is my next Tag for day 4 of T!m's 12 tags you can see Tim's <a href="http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/12/12-tags-of-christmastag-4.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had so much fun with this tag, although it was a long process waiting for everything to dry. I have put 2 pictures on as I couldn't decide which I liked best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't have the snowman die (although I have ordered it) I couldn't wait to get started, so I hand cut the snowman and I didn't have the snowflake die so I punched some out of acetate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So my big day has arrived:( just a quick post, hopefully I will be able to catch up after my operation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Better go and finish packing and see you soon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks again for your lovely comment's it keeps me smiling feel free to comment as I am hoping to be able to get wifi in my room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nicki.xxx</div><div align="center"></div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-19041871138468718252011-12-04T10:30:00.000+00:002011-12-04T10:30:33.778+00:00T!m's tag day 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh my gosh!!! I am having sooo much fun with these tags:) I am so looking forward to today's tag too :).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OK so I didn't have the stamp or embossing folder or cut and dry foam or bells lol! for this one so I stamped lots of Xmas stamps in different colours and added some fluffy stuff and glitter to make it a little different, I wasn't sure about it at first but I am loving it now:).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">you can find Tim's <a href="http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/12/12-tags-of-christmastag-3.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I did emboss the tag using dots die by cuttlebug and added some stickles randomly to the embossing, I used a Wood ware punch and the pine cone die for the leaves, added red pearls for the berries:)</div><div align="center">and instead of the bell I found a lovely flower in my stash from a bracelet which I broke off :)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Thank you to everyone for all of your lovely comments I am loving everybody's different take on the tags and squeezing in lots of blog hopping too, I have become a follower of some lovely new blogs I have found too:)</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I hope you like my version of the tag please let me know what you think.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Nicki.XXX</div><div align="center"></div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-4550538734432843012011-12-03T14:36:00.000+00:002011-12-03T14:36:34.804+00:00T!m's Tag - Day 2<div align="center">Here is my Tag for Day 2 of Tim's 12 tags of Christmas, you can see T!m's <a href="http://timholtz.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/12/12-tags-of-christmastag-2.html">here</a>.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Mine is slightly different I used paper from Tim's seasonal paper pad and put two reindeer's on:)</div><div align="center">Thank you Anita for posting them to me:)</div><div align="center">I like my finished take on T!m's tag.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center">I hope you like today's tag, and please leave a comment so I can pop by your blogs, it is blog hopping that is keeping me entertained at the moment.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Nicki. XXX</div><div align="center"></div>Nickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07002626904307500447noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8979593589173145550.post-52068858313837362242011-12-02T14:59:00.001+00:002011-12-03T14:22:33.786+00:00Tim's Tag day 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ok! so it was Dec 1st yesterday and that means day 1 of Tim's 12 days of christmas :) yayyy!!! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see Tim's tags <a href="http://timholtz.typepad.com/">here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So here is my take on Tim's tag, I am so glad I have done lots of internet shopping while I have been unwell lol!! I bought the pinecone die and didn't really know what to do with it :( Guess what...... Tim used it on his first tag!!! although it has taken a lot of prctice to get it right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am hoping to do tags 1-3 then I go in hospital to have a Disc removed from my back on mon :0(. I am hoping I will be well enough when I get out to play catch up, I managed 8 of the tags last year,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How many of you will be joining the 12 days of christmas tags this year?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is an advent Calender I have made while laid on the floor in my lounge lol! I was inspired by <a href="http://tj-runningwithscissors.blogspot.com/">Tracey</a> and <a href="http://aniw-madethese.blogspot.com/">Anita's</a> which they made but I did my own version. Thank you to Anita for lending me your special punch.</div><br />
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