WOYFW

My portable desk so I'm not to hunched over and also my kitty's favorite hiding space.
I must add kitty likes to play inside moving everything on me constantly lol.
Didn't even clean it up just picked it up and pushed the whole desk aside to take the picture. I've been making ATC Cards up for the big Swap I have 7 finished and one that I'm working on using up my tiny scraps that we always end up having lying around. So here's my desk so far if you want an ATC you can send me an email or leave a note I'm trying for 10 in total (at least 10) 1st come 1st serve. You can see the little stack of ATC's I've made and each one is different too I'll take a picture of them all when all finished up for next week.

 So One is already spoken for who ever is beneath me besides that every other one I make is up for grabs using my own digital images from Limited Runs that I've create myself

Happy WOYWW and check out everyone Else's space at Julia's

Hugs Nikki

Little Peek of Xmas

Show us Some Metal I've used a few different styles but it doesn't show up really well in the picture Brad, Silver Ink on embossed paper, Silver pen on Box to add some more dimension to it. The whole card sparkles. I've even coloured the bear grey just to match up with the theme.

 

Challenge - Incy Wincy - Metal Mania 5/27

Craft-deebowz - Handmade Bows 6/1

Make it Monday - Anything Goes 5/27

 Challenges for Everybody - Anything Goes 5/24

Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes 6/1

Scrappy Frog - Anything Goes 6/6

Recipe

Digi - Stamp Fairy, Ribbon & Brad from Stash, Papers- Cardstock, Sizzix Embossing

Touch Markers, Sakura Gel Marker, Colourbox Ink.

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

WOYFW

Here's my desk this week I new Penguin that your getting a sneak peak from Limited Runs he's not even in the store yet Just finished him up and he's been tested to see how he looks

I think he's a cutie :) Some trees that I've cut up to go with the penquin

I Think his name is going to be "Harold"
Below him is a DT Card that I'm trying to work on and not so sure where I'm going with it yet lol.

 My Stamps are stored in 2 binders I try my best not to go to crazy and go over board any time I do I share them with my sister and we trade back and forth below is my little friendly,thank you sentiments .. You can honestly never have enough of these and I love the smaller ones to fit in little tags and just randomly add in any little space, plus I still have room to fit some more in even if I have to add in another page lol. But I have found that at least once a year you need to move all the stamps around so they don't get over stuck on the acetate otherwise this works perfect for me flip and look for what I need

UPDATE!!

Just in case those that need to remember who's company makes which stamp

I stamp them across the page then add a little colour dot beside those that aren't the same
So I can remember mostly these little guys are Studio G with a couple imaginisce thrown in

on my other pages I have sets together with company & set names to know who's who

and they are stuck on acetate with a sleve to go around them.

 

thank you for peaking in and check out everyone elses desk at Julia's

I'll pop into everyone that visits me

Happy Wed

hugs Nikki

 

Few Grey Hares

Bunnies are just so much fun to colour and I love the these guys little faces to cute

so I had to colour them up again and make a little Fat Card

Challenges

High Hopes - CAS

Make it Monday - Anything Goes

 

Recipe - Stamps High Hopes, Paper Anna griffin, Stampin Up Punch, Touch Markers

Ink - Color box,Versafine.

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Happy Bunny!!

Care2Stamp is this week's sponsor and you can buy this Mel Jen Stamp from her store we all know that rubber is so much fun to have. I love to emboss with my stamps when I can and for those that have a little hard time staying in the lines it's a fab way to keep you there !! Here's a little Birthday/Friendship card for ?? don't know yet just adding it in my stash it's for someone special :)

Recipe Mel Jen Digi, Stamp Studio G. Markers-Touch,Prismacolor. Papers Recollections,Anna Griffin. Dew Drops. Flowers-Prima,K and Co. Die-MFT. Mirror Butterfly & Ribbon from stash.

Challenge - Incy Wincy - Animal Antics 5/20
Sugar Creek Hollow - Spring Flowers  5/18
Creative Corner - Things with Wings 5/17
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes 5/23
Cute Card Thurs - Something Blue 5/16

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Things that lurk Below

Having fun trying to use up my stash of coloured images I colour more then I could make in cards for a while. Since my sister sent me all that extra paper I've been having that feeling of trying to use it up quickly it seems. I've even started making matching envelopes to go with the cards but it could be also because I don't own any 5 by 7 in ones. lol

This card became a little unexpected with the sweet little mermaid and the big scary octopus but I like it :)

 Inside with 2 pull out cards to write on and Matching Envelope

Challenges -

Annabelle Stamps - Anything Goes 5/17

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes 5/17

Sister Act - Anything Goes 5/17

As You Like it - Die Cuts/Punches 5/14

C.R.A.F.T - Birthdays 5/15

Cute Card Thurs - Somthing Blue 5/16

Recipe Digi-A Day for Daisy, Stamp-Studio G,Blockheads,Artistic Stamper,Katzel Kraft.

Papers - Recollections,Basic Grey. Ribbons- Offray,May Arts. Die - Spellbinders.

Die Cuts- K and Co. Touch Markers. Ink-Tim Holtz,Versafine. Stampin up Clear embossing.

 

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki 

WOYFW Plus a Lucky WINNER!!!

Well it's Wed and I treated myself to some pencils I've been wanting to get for a really long time and finally broke down and bought some Inktense & some Soft Pastels. So tonight it looks like I'll be colouring in some images and see how they turn out I've never tried Inktense and can't wait to see how they go once they get a brush over them. Seeing they are suppose to be like watercolour pencils which I love to paint with every once in a while.

So here's a couple images I've coloured in

Flower is with the inktense they remind me alot of watercolour pencils crayons

but more intense

The Soft Pastels very soft indeed just like a chalk pastel ... they smudge just as easy

must remember to not rub my hand across it, like I did but very dreamy like can see alot of clouds made with these

 

And the lucky Winner of my candy is....

With the doing of a little math and adding all the comments/followers/those who posted

then giving in all the numbers to Mr. Random Generator and it is....

Winnie!!!!

Please send me your home address and I'll get it off into the post to you ASAP !!!

CONGRATS and sorry if you didn't win this time around

there will be more sooner or later.

 

Have a Happy Wed and Check out everyone else's desk

at Julia's and take a snoop thru everyone's stash & spaces

it's so addictive to do lol

hugs Nikki

Winter Rescue Team

First Time I've ever made a card with Grey and Yellow and I like it even better it's that it's for Chirstmas such an odd colour combo that just works well together. This is something I'm gonna try again it's kind of a poor man's gold and silver lol.
I've used a dark grey border around them looks close to black but it isn't.

Recipe - Digi - Dr Digi, Stamp Studio G. Papers-Recollections,Cardstock.
Touch Markers. Dies- Sizzix,Spellbinders. Recollections Brads.
Stampin Up Silver embossing

 

Challenge - Incy Wincy - Grey and Yellow
Catered Crop - Embossing
Glitter and Sparkle - Anything
2 Sisters Challenge - Embossing,Pattern Paper,Die Cuts/Punches
Winter Wonderland Dashing Thru the Snow

Thanks for looking
hugs Nikki

Tickled Pink

Well I've been adding to my collection and we all need cards to pop into the post to our friends and shipping these days get's a little crazy so I'm trying to make some thin cards so they are easy to mail out.

I actually made this card so it has a pull out panel to write it making it a re-useable card or a fantastic gift card just trying to things a little different and it has a handmade matching Pink envelope too.

Matching Inside

 Challenges

Fab and Funky - Lots of Pink 5/6
Wags n' Whiskers - Girly Birthday 5/16
Crafting Musketeers - Anything Goes 6/1
One Crazy Stamper - Flowers 6/1
Stampotique Designers - Pink & Turquoise 6/1

Recipe Stamps - Tickled Pink,Imaginesce.

K and Co Acetate Die Cut. MFT Die Shrunk down by double cutting it. Spellbinders

Papers SEI,Recollections,Basic Grey. Punch-MS,Ek Success.

Touch Markers,Dew Drops.

WOYFW and Candy to WIN

 

I forgot to take a picture of my little space when it was messy so here it is

slightly tucked away :)

some cards to finish and post up shortly

1 more week for my candy too

Have the winner next TUES Night

Rules Ends MAY 7th DUH !!!

Leave a comment to enter on this post or last wed post to win
Post on sidebar for 2nd entry

Follow me for a 3rd entry (would love that)

Thanks for visiting me and I'll be around to everyones desk that leaves me a message
hugs Nikki & Good Luck !!

What Swims in the ocean!!

 I love making bookmarks they are just so simple to make extra ribbon a coloured image and scraps and of course some strong cardboard to keep it rigid and I also made a card for this week too using MelJen's Digi's

Challenges

Incy Wincy - Ocean Animals

Creative inspirations paint -Anything 5/4

Creative Ribbon - Anything with Ribbon

 

Challenges

Lacy sunshine -Monochrome 5/11

Allsorts - Anything But a Card

Creative Corner CAS

Recipe - Card - Digi MelJen,stamp - Clear Dollar. Die Cut-Quickutz. Ribbon-May Arts,Micheals. Twine-Farmers market. Brad Making Memories. Charm & Bling from Stash.

Touch Markers

Bookmark - Digi - MelJen. Paper Basic Grey. Smirk Fibers. Brad from Stash.

Thanks for looking

hugs Nikki

Birthday Time!!

Well I just finished this up in time!!!  It's not my usual type of card, but I love the results so I may try making more with this style

 Inside Left side has a gift card holder

Challenges Kraftin Kimmie -Blue,Lace,Clock

Fairy Tale - Special Occassion 5/3

Stampin for the weekend Die Cuts & Punches 5/10

Aud's Sentiment - Birthday Sentiment 5/1

 

Recipe - Stamps- Kraftin Kimmie,Studio G,Friskars,Katzel Kraft,Paper Salon.

Inks Versafine,Tim Holtz.

Touch Markers.

Dies - Tim Holtz,Quickutz,Spellbinders

Punch - EKSuccess

Papers My Minds Eye.

Recollections Lace Ribbon.

Bling from Stash

Thanks for looking

Hugs Nikki

I have candy below !!!

Holly Jolly Mouse

I really Need to start getting ahead of myself for Christmas I need about 70 Cards so here's

One I just finished using some of my Quickutz dies that I bought after Christmas last year and finally got to use them YAH they will be showing up more in my creations this year

Something about Red and Brown Christmas cards I love must be how warm they look

Challenges
Winter Wonderland - Photo
CSAYL - Anything
Art Impressions Stamp - Layer it Up
Crimbo Crackers - Anything 5/10

Stamps - Unity,Digi -WOJ, Papers - Recollections,Tim Holtz. Quickutz Die Cuts. May arts & from stash ribbons, Sakura Gel Markers,Touch Markers. Recollections embellishments.
I have candy  May 7th
Post below !!!

WOYFW + CANDY TO WIN!!!

So here's my floor this week My kitty ever so vigilant sitting on my paper that I plan on using so I guess he wants to be petted, Yet again and again and again SPOILED BRAT lol

Oh Yes I'm still trying to make a few Christmas cards, it's a full time hobby lol but all they are parts of set of 4 mini ones playing around with the layouts. I have a bunch of images all coloured up and ready to be made into cards ... forcing myself to start using them up lol. Little felt owl I'm surprised he hasn't been snagged yet my Kitty. I've Posted the finished card here.

Well it seems I am still the proud owner of an envelope filled with CANDY for some lucky person so I thought why not offer it up yet again and include all those friends of mine from WOYWW If you want to go for a peak around every one's desk this is the place to see how everyone Else's space looks like. It's so much fun to spy every one's desk. So leave a comment on this post and one lucky winner will win a package full of goodies I'll leave it posted for 2 weeks just to let some of my sweet followers and friends enter as a thank you too it would be fab if you could be a follower too :) WILL SEND WORLDWIDE!!!

Rules  Ends MAY 7th DUH !!!

Leave a comment to enter.
Post on sidebar for 2nd entry

Follow me for a 3rd entry (would love that)

 

Thanks for visiting me and I'll be around to everyones desk that leaves me a message
hugs Nikki & Good Luck !!

Cute Bunnies

All in Purples I was inspired by my sister's pad of paper she sent me from her stash that she hadn't used and wouldn't use and I'm using it like crazy these are some softer and more muted colours but I'm liking how they are turning out. Plus I've been making matching envelopes seeing most of the cards I've been making are 5 by 7 inches.

Challenges

High Hopes - Add A Border

Creative Card Crew - Handmade Flowers

Make it Monday - Anything

Love to Create - Flower,DieCut,Ribbon
Get Inky -Bling

Recipe - Stamps - High Hopes, Studio G. Papers Recollections, TouchMarkers and Prismacolors, Inks-Versafine,Studio G. Flower Center K and Co. Ribbons from Stash and

flower hand made by me..

Thanks for looking hugs Nikki

I have some Candy to win Here ENDS MAY 7th