Whiff of Joy Challenge

What a great sketch they have provided at Whiff of Joy Challenge. Have had the image below for a little while and thought this would be the ideal card to use her. Had lots of fun stitching her laces on her shoes - putting the little gems on her hairband and ribbon and also stitching the twigs on to add a bit something for the swing to be attached to.

Card Receipe:

Stamps

Whiff of Joy - Spring Kit 2009 - Girl

Whiff of Joy - Swing with Roses

Whiff of Joy - Christmas Swirls

Stampin up - Sentiment - One of a Kind

Kelly Panacci - Faux Stitching

Misc

Papers from a good friend Lou not sure who they are by

Twig from garden

Ribbon is Stampin up

Martha Stewart Doily Lace Punch

Happy crafting Nicky xx

Allsorts Challenge

The challenge this week for Allsorts Challenge is animals. So have just made this cute Christening card for a friends little boy with a rabbit on it, so thought I would enter it for the challenge too.

Card Receipe:

Stamps

Magnolia Stamp - Rabbit

Hero Arts - Its Your Day sentiment

Whiff of Joy Swirls

Papers

From Stash

Punches

Woodware Retro - Flower Punches

EK Success - Bracket Punch

 Thanks for looking, Nicky xxx

Lazy Afternoon

This is a card for my husbands brother's birthday. Sat yesterday having a play with bits and pieces both old and new.

Card Reciepe:

Stamps

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  Lili of the Valley Stamp - Lazy Afternoon
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  Magnolia - Toadstools
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  Studio g - Alphabet stamp set series 1

Punches

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  Stampin up - Bird Punch
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  Stampin up - Jewellery Tag punch
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  EK Success - Bracket Edger punch

Misc

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  Page from old dictionary
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  Versa pinecone cube to edge work
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  Watercolour Pencils to colour image

Thank you for looking. Hugs Nicky xxx

Camping!!!

I have created this card using a free digi image I printed off a while a go, but unfortunately didn't make a note of where from!!! Thought it would be great for would be campers or a boys card.(I'm not one of them, tried it once and hated it. I like my luxuries too much!!!)  Having a go at creating an easel card but using a different shape which took me ages to figure out using my nestiabilies. (easy when you know how though.)

Card Reciepe:

Stamps

Free digi image - can't remember where from though. (sorry!!)

Stampin up - (Grass) Pocket Sihouettes

Stampin up - Sentiment Circle of Friendship

Stampin up Roller - Funky Forest

Woodware - (Birthday wishes) Circular Greetings

Punches

Stampin up - Jewellery tag punch

Nestabilities - Labels 1

Misc

Ribbon, Thread & Buttons from stash

Watercolour pencils

Colour Box Chalk inkpad - Prussian Blue to edge

Thank you for having a look. Nicky xxx

Squiggles Challenge

The following card has been created following the sketch for the Squiggles Challenge. I loved using the sketch and found it easier to create my card using a sketch something I don't do very often.

I used:

Stamps

Squiggle Stamp - Squirrel Picnic

Stampin up - Sentiment (pocket silhouttes)

Papers

Rusty Pickle - White Chocolate Bunnies ( from the challenge last month)

Misc

Linen Thread

Ribbon from stash

Gems from stash

Nestabilities

I thought I would use the items that I won from last months challenge. They are fab and can't wait to make more creations with them - thank you again.

Thank you for looking at my card - Nicky xx

Pearls and Petals

Allsorts challenge this week is to add pearls & petals to your project. Who needs an excuse to add some extra bits to your card. Well here is my card -

I used : 

Stamps 

 Whiff of Joy - (a stamp from the spring 2009 kit)

Hero Arts - Big Flower Pattern stamp

Papers

Daisy Bucket - In the Meadow (celeste)

Punches

EK Success - Bracket Punch

Woodware - 2 different size flowers

Woodware - leaf

Hole punch 2 different sizes

Misc

Linen Thread

Crystal Stickers - Pearls

Opalite - Artic Emerald reflective ink (used on flower in background)

Thank you for taking the time to view my card - Nicky xxx

Sir Stampalot Challenge

This is my card for sir stampalot challenge. I wanted to do something a little bit different. Fleur made a fab card which inspired me to make one this same shape.

I used: Squiggles Stamp -  Flourishes & Daisy & toadstools

Magnolia - Mushrooms stamps
Lavinia - Fairies & mushroom houses

Crafters Companion Flower Fairies - Rose Fairy Stamp Set( fairies & senitments)
Photo of Bewilderwood from own stash

Papers - Fantasy (paper stack 6x6)

Card - Stampin up Beige

I had fun making this and I hope you have fun looking at it. Nicky xx

Laundry!!!

I know how this feels. I have a pile of ironing to do but have been crafting instead. Will do tomorrow.... I have created this cute image which I borrowed from a good friend Fleur. (It was her birthday present from Lou another crafty friend.) But the Greeting Farm stamps are lovely.....

I am entering for: Roses and Paper Challenge

I used:

The Greeting Farm Stamp - Laundry

Stampin Up - Sentiment

Martha Stewart Punch - Lace Doily

Woodware - Corner Punch

Papers - Cosmo Cricket - Earth Love (love these papers)

Nesties - Big Scalloped Circles (for flowers)

Plain card from stash

Brads from stash

Thank you for looking at this card. Nicky

A Day at the Zoo

Just a few of my favourite photo's that I took today on visiting Hamerton Zoo near Sawtry Cambs.

My Favourite of all has to be this image of the owls. The weather helped as most of the animals came out to enjoy the sunshine.

Even the little monkeys had time to sun bathe!!!!!

Happy Half term hopefully some cards to follow soon. Nicky xx

Happy Easter

Hope you all had a great easter and didn't eat too many eggs. Just a quickie card that I made for Holly after my visit to Sir Stampalot to see Lou. Great demo. I then got a text later from Fleur to tell me that I had won the squigglestamps challenge for March.

I used:  Hero Arts Clear stamp set - Big Flower Patterns

Stampavie Rabbit stamp - Loopy Lops Strawberry Fair

Sentiment an old stamp think its papermania?

Paper from my scrap box

Thanks for looking at my blog - Nicky xx

Happy Birthday Mum

My mum's birthday is next week, so thought I would make her a special card. Something a little bit different. I found this design on Splitcoast Stampers a good source of inspiration. It is called a "Surprise Pop Up Card", hope you can see why from the images below. (You pull on the tag at the back to reveal a picture or sentiment.) Thank you Holly for helping me take these photo's.

I used the following: 

Stampin up papers - Bella Bleu & Taupe card (12 x 12 paper sets)

An old Dictionary (used on flowers)

Stamps: -

Hero Arts - Sweet Owls

Whiff of Joy - Swirls

Bildmalarna -Tossa Flower

Stampin up - Whimsical Words

Woodware Punches - Flowers

Misc:

Diamond Gems

Linen Thread

Thank you for looking. Hugs Nicky xxx

p.s Holly's has commented on my blog but has used my sign on as she doesn't have her own yet!!!!

Spring is in the Air!!

A little while since I've crafted so thought I would have a go at a challenge, so have designed this card for the Squiggle stamps March Challenge "Spring". The colours I have used are colours I wouldn't normally use but they reminded me of Spring.

I used the following to make the card:

Squiggle Digi Stamp- Fenella & Friends - Picked for you.

Laundry Line Clear Stamp - Flirty Play (flower image stamped in versa watermark on background paper)

Dovecraft - Spring is in the Air clear stamp

Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch

Woodware punches - Flowers & leaves

Versa Colour cubes to colour in image

Papers from scrap box

Thanks for looking Nicky xx

Mothers Day Card

A bit late but this is the Mother's Day card that I made for both my mum & Nick's mum. They both said they liked it as it was a bit different. I was up till midnight on Saturday making them!!

I used:    My Minds Eye papers

Stampin up Flower & sentiment stamp

Sarah Kay Image

Sizzix  Flower, branch & leaf set for the leaves

Woodware Flower punches

Unfortunately my husband scanned my card for me and this does not show the card at its best. Maybe I can borrow back to re- photograph and adjust image at a later date. Only this week to go and back to normal hours at work so may get more crafting and blogging done.

Nicky

This is the first card that I have made since our weekend away. I have lost a bit of interest in  crafting at the moment due to work commitments so friends and family have been given brought cards!!! This card was for a good friend who celebrated her 40th Birthday on Monday.

Various stamps used: Sara Kay Image, Stampin up tree (wheel), Whiff of Joy Swirls & Dovecraft sentiment.

The number 40 was cut out by Fleur on her new cricut & I also borrowed her bigshot die for the leaves.

The flowers are woodware punches.

Hopefully I have got my crafting passion back or maybe in two weeks when back to normal hours at work.

See you all soon and promise I will start looking at your blogs and commenting on your creations soon. Sorry - Hugs Nicky

If you go down to the woods today!!!

You'll be in for a big surprise - no just 9 crafty women in disguise!!!

Well I know I had a great weekend even if I had to leave early due to a mirgraine. Big thank you to Fleur for driving me home and sorry you had to leave early... Well my weekend was full of things that just went wrong. First of all Fleur and I got lost and ended up 14 miles away from our destination ( well Mablethorpe was nice for the brief stop - bit should have been near Louth!!!). Then I had been texting Lou's hubby Nick  and not my hubby Nick ( thankfully I hadn't been texting anything I shouldn't have!!). Then to top it all my battery on my camera died after 3 photos and spare was dead too - and finally feeling unwell so had to leave early.

But I promise I really did enjoy myself and the company was fab. Hope to do it again soon. Hugs Nicky.

Hugs & Kisses

I brought this stamp from my friend Fleur yesterday.  So I thought I would have a go at making hubby's valentines card. Tried to keep it all in brown tones for a change to the vibrant reds that you normally get.

I used: Hero Arts Cling on heart stamp, Kelly Panacci stitch stamp, Whiff of Joy Swirls, Squiggle stamps Bird Flourish. Tim Holtz sentiment & distress ink antique linen. Button & heart from stash. Papers were ladybug & friends (Light brown) and brown spotty paper was a scrap piece. Hugs Nicky xxx

Fairy Special!

This card has been made for a male friend of mine. I have used the Alva Sitting stamp which is a female elf but I have made the hair short and put it onto blue and think it may pass as a male elf???

I have used :

Stamps: Alva Sitting (Magnolia), Mouse (Penny Black), Sentiment (Woodware circular greeting), Small toadstools (squiggles stamps) thin toadstools (magnolia) stitches (Kelly Panacci) Big Flower which I made into the big toadstool (Hero Arts) & the ticket was a freebie.

Papers: My minds eye - Merry days of Christmas - All a glow (green patterned paper & blue dots. Magnolia - White Christmas - Frosty Fir. Dark blue bit from scrap box.

Misc: Clear embossing powder and a little glitter used on thin toadstools. Coloured in using watercolour pencils.

I really enjoyed making this card and followed a sketch which made it easier to put together. Not long now till our crafty retreat!!!!  Nicky xx

New stamps..

I brought most of the stamps used on this card on Saturday at Sir Stampalot. The little elf is sooo cute I just had to have her. I have even started to get the hang of shrink plastic (thank you Lou).

I used:                                                                                                                       

Stamps:-  Alva Sitting - Magnolia

Sweet Owls - Hero Arts

Mushrooms - Magnolia

Wish - Stmapin up

Papers:-  Sweet Branch Collection - Crate Paper Green - Hope & Blue Cherish

My Minds Eye - Orange

Misc:- Flower - Arts Flowers which was inked & clear embossed

Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch

Woodware Leaf punch

Nestabilities Label 1

Watercolour pencils to colour

I would like to thank Sir Stampalot for selecting my card previously featured on my blog as card of the month which has helped with getting me back into crafting.

Happy crafting Nicky xxx

A little Coffee & Inspiration!!

This card started by using Fleur's corn stamp whilst having a coffee and chat with Fleur, Lou & Chris and by the end of the day this was the finished result.

I used Kars stamps for images and a Stampin up sentiment.

Not sure whether it needs a little mouse on one of the bits of corn. But I'm finding it really hard to get my crafty head on at the moment but after spending some time with some crafty friends today at Sir Stampalot it may be on its way back. Hopefully more to follow soon. Nicky xxx

Birthday !!!

Well Happy New Year to you all a little late I know but have only just got back into the swing of making cards that are not christams cards!!!!  (you all no what I'm talking about...) A couple of quickie cards as nearly forgot birthdays that were the first few days into the new year.

Used my Magnolia stamp and a couple of stampin up stamps to create this male card. Oh how I find it hard to create male cards. Mind you I don't have many stamps in my collection to create them.

This lovely stamp is called "Tossa Flowers" by bildmalarna stamps a really cute image and the first time I have used her. Anyway have several more cards to create for this month. Nicky