LOVIN' the New In Colours!

I have a new favourite colour combination: Pear Pizazz, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade, which are three of the new In Colours from Stampin' Up!

I used this week's sketch over at Sketch Saturday which is fab as always and here is what I came up with...

...arty angle...

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Niki xx

Saturday's Class

We had a fab day on Saturday! All my ladies made 31 Christmas cards each which is a huge amount in just 6 hours

I meant to take a picture before we started but I ran out of time!

So here is an action shot!

and we had a very special guest pop by for a quick visit, the lovely Becca, who made an absolutley fabulous card! Didn't she do well!

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Niki x

Little Pressies

My lovely husband asked me the other day "can you put together a card and some little pressies for my mum and grandma by the weekend"

Right, that meant my scrappin night last night turned into a card and box making night instead!

Here is the card - I followed this weeks Sketch Saturday sketch

arty angle...

Little box containing a face mask, body scrub and some Hotel
Chocolat chocolate drops (very yummy!)

...box together with fancy soap from Lush...

...and finally, everything together!
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Niki xx

More Christmas Crafting - Tags for All!!

For my Christmas Workshop on Saturday, my ladies have a challenge: they must make as many tags as they can in order to win a fab prize - what they don't know is that they all have to be different!

Here are a few of my examples - I've taped them all up on the windowsill for inspiration!

...a few more...

...and a close up of some of my favourites...

...this one isn't quite right but hopefully my ladies will do a better job than me!

Again I'm entering this one into Charisma Cardz challenge this week which is 'Christmas Crafting'

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Niki x

Christmas Crafting

I'm holding an all day workshop on Saturday - we'll be making 30 (yes 30!) quick-make Christmas cards, one large card (see my post of 2nd October) and as many present tags as possible. There is going to be a prize for the person who makes the most - watch out for my samples on here!

Anyway, as a thank you to my lovely ladies for coming, they will all be getting a little box containing a few little choccies and a small packet of buttons

Here is the box with the contents

...box on it's own...

...all five together...

...and a close up of the detail!

I'm entering these in the Charisma Cardz challenge this week which is 'Christmas Crafting' - a nice easy one.

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Niki xx

Bold & Bright - not my thing!!!

I fancied a challenge and thought I'd step outside my comfort zone and go for a really bright colour..Bermuda Bay...I clearly shouldn't have done!

I don't like this one at all!!!

I followed the fab sketch over at Friday Sketchers and also used the 'Spots & Stripes' challenge over at A Spoon Full of Sugar for extra inspiration

Hopefully my friend who is s for, who is not crafty whatsoever, might not mind the brightness!

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Niki x

It's Christmas!!!! (well almost!)

I love the Christmas season!!! What a great excuse to make cards!!

I've been getting ready today for my 'Get Ready for Christmas' workshop next week and this is going to be the feature card for the workshop

Love this little charm!

and I have even decorated the inside

I hope my ladies will like it!

It is World Card Making Day today and I am entering this card in the Daring Cardmakers challenge in aid of this

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Niki xx

Sit back, relax & enjoy!

It is a good friend's birthday on Monday so I have put this little card together for her

I love this image - it's a Nikki & Friends one (love them just for the name!) and I bought loads of them at ally pally last weekend!

I follwed the sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday which is fab this week!

Thanks for stopping by

Niki x