Simply Stampin' Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and are all looking forward to a party tonight for New Year...

But in the meantime, we have a sketch challenge for you this week over at Simply Stampin' Challenge:

and here is my Design Team entry:

I needed to make a new baby card for a friend whose friend has just had a baby and this sketch was perfect!

Recipe:
Stamps: Bundle of Joy, Pennant Parade

Card: Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Inks: Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder, Blush Blossom, Staz On Ink
Papers: Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder
Punches: Pennants
Ribbon: Pink Pirouette
Button: Whisper White
Other: Glitter

Hope you like it, thanks for stopping by and
HAPPY NEW YEAR
to everyone!!!
xxx

Merry Christmas Everyone...!

Hi Everyone

Merry Christmas Eve to you all, and a big Merry Christmas for tomorrow too!

Over at Simply Stampin' Challenge this week we have another festive challenge for you, the theme is:

CHRISTMAS

(I know, very original but it had to be done!)

Here is my DT entry. These are very cute little boxes that have an acetate window inside so the recipient can see what treat lies inside for them. I'm going to use them as table favours for Christmas day...

and there's a little Christmas message inside as well...

Recipe:
Stamps: Tags til Christmas, Delightful Decorations, Season of Joy
Card: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Ribbon: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Punches: Scallop Circle, Scallop Lace border

Thanks for stopping by and Merry Christmas to all

Niki xx

Christmas Colour Combo

Hi Everyone

It's Colour Combo week over at Simply Stampin' Challenge this week and we have a Christmas themed one for you this time:

and here is my DT entry:

I made this for the Stamp-a-Stack class I held on Tuesday evening

Recipe:
Stamps: Something for Christmas, Delightful Decorations
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla
Inks: Cherry Cobbler, Wild Wasabi
Punches: Lace Border, Scallop Trim border, Circle
Ribbon: Wild Wasabi & Linen Thread
Pearls

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Doilies

It's sketch week over at Simply Stampin' this week and we have another fab sketch designed by the lovely Kirei for you:

and here is my DT entry. I got a bit carried away with all the layers but I was quite pleased with it in the end!

I'm loving how the Doilies work so well for making backgrounds and I'm also loving the triple layer doily punch!

Recipe:
Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder
Punches: Lace Ribbon Border, Word Window, Modern Label, doily triple layer, Scallop Trim border
Ribbon: Wisteria Wonder
Other: Basic Rhinestone

Thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Snowflake Sparkle

Hi Again Everyone

This week I am continuing my love of the 'Simply Soft' hostess stamp set. The theme over at Simply Stampin' Challenge this week is 'Snowflake Sparkle' and here is my Design Team entry:

The sparkle hasn't shown up very well on the photos unfortunately but I promise it is really sparkly!

Recipe:
Stamps: Simply Soft, Serene Snowflakes, Season of Joy
Card: Night of Navy, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy, Baja Breeze
Punches: Lace Border, Circle, Scallop Circle, corner notch (non SU)
Other: Dazzling Diamonds

Thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Colour Combo

I LOVE this colour combo that we have for you over at Simply Stampin' Challenge this week...

Here is my DT entry:


Recipe:
Stamps: Simply Soft, Happiest Birthday Wishes
Card; Concorde Crush, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade
Ink: Concorde Crush, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade
Punches: Small Square, Scallop Trim border
Ribbon: Lucky Limeade


Hope you like it

Thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Sketch challenge

Hi Everyone

We have a great sketch for you this week over at Simply Stampin' Challenge:

I really like this one and here is my DT entry:

I mourned the loss of the Fast & Fabulous hostess stamp set when it retired in October but I think I am in love with this new hostess set Simply Soft even more!

I'm also really loving this colour scheme at the moment: Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla, yummy!

Recipe:
Stamps: Simply Soft, Happiest Birthday Wishes (both Hostess)
Card: Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Inks: Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ribbon: Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake
Brad: Lucky Limeade
Punches: Lace Ribbon

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Leafy!!

The theme is LEAVES over at Simply Stampin this week which I think is a fab challenge!

Here is my Design Team entry:

I had to do a quick repair job on this one as I made it as a sample for a class I held last night and it got dropped into an ink pad D'oh! (This is also my excuse for my photos being so bad!)

Recipe:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Sanded (retired) and Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks: Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz
Card: Pear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Punches: Word Window, Modern Label

Thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Colour Combo...

Hi Everyone

We have a fab colour combo for you this week over at Simply Stampin’ Challenge:

I really liked this combo as it could be quite autumnal. Here is what I came up with for my Design Team entry:

Love these little tags, they came out really well I thought!

Recipe:

Stamps: Tiny Tags, Oval All, Cottage Garden

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Peach Parfait, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede

Ink: Peach Parfait, Soft Suede

Punches: Circles, Ovals, Tags, hole punch

Ribbon: Daffodil Delight, Gold Elastic

Thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Chocolate Cupcakes - yummy!

Well happy Saturday to everyone out there!

I have been feeling very under the weather this week but have now made a bit of a recovery and fancied some chocolate to cheer me up...!

We have a sketch for you this week over at Simply Stampin' Challenge:

and here is my Design Team entry:

Now I usually do cupcakes in pink but as I felt like chocolate today I thought I'd have a go at chocolate cupcakes! I think they look good! (much better than if I had actually cooked them!)

Recipe:
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes
Card: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Inks: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler
DSP: Mocha Morning Speciality DSP
Punches: Ovals, Scallop Lace border
Ribbon: Crumb Cake

Thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Simply Stampin; Halloween

It's Halloween week over at Simply Stampin' Challenge this week - I know it's a little early but hey, we all need to be prepared in advance right?!

Here is my card:

I had lots of fun with this one, using all my new goodies: new Cajun Craze ribbon, scallop ribbon border punch, Frightful Sight papers - this one is a new product fest!!

The pumpkin is made out of punched ovals and stamped over with the big flourish from the Baroque Motifs stamp set

Recipe:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card: Basic Black, Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Whisper White
DSP: Frightful Sight
Punches: Oval, Modern Label, Word Window, Scallop Ribbon Border
Ribbon: Old Olive Cajun Craze
Ink: Old Olive, Cajun Craze

Thanks for stopping by xx

Niki x

Oooooo Halloween Sweet Treats!

Hi Everyone

We have another great Colour Combo for you this week over at Simply Stampin' Challenge:

and given that we're coming to Halloween, I thought I'd get my treats ready for those Trick or Treaters:

So I made a few sour cream containers and filled them with choccies!

Recipe:
Frightful Sight DSP
Sticky Strip
Crimper

Thanks for stopping by

Niki x

Soakin' Up the Sun

Something a little different today, I thought I'd share one of my scrapbook pages with you from our recent holiday to Portugal:

I really enjoyed creating this layout, especially adding all the clusters of scrappin' yumminess in the corners:

and here is a close up of my two little journalling tags - I made some little pockets behind the photos so that they could slide in and out:

These were just plain tags which I stamped a background on and then doodled stitching round the edge. I added ribbon using my Tim Holtz Tiny Attatcher stapler and journalled on one and added the place and date to the other.

The papers are Echo Park Victorian Gardens range, the alpha is AC Thickers chipboard and the flowers are Prima essentials 11

The layout I used was a sketch over at Pencil Lines.

Thanks for stopping by

Niki x

Simply Stampin; Sketch challenge

Hi Everyone

Sketch challenge this week over at Simply Stampin' and here is my DT entry:

I took colour inspiration from some of the new DSP that I don't have yet (but it's on its way!!)

and I'm really quite pleased with the result!

Recipe:
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Flight of the Butterfly, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card: Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze and Soft Suede
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette
DSP: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette
Ribbon: Soft Suede (retired)
Punches: Butterfly, Eyelet Border, Word Window, Modern Label, Circles

Thanks for stopping by

Niki x

Button Tree

Hi Everyone

I thought I'd get into the Christmas spirit this week and have made my first Christmas Card of the season!

I got this fab stamp recently and thought it would be perfect for a Christmas card and also the perfect platform to try out some new glitters that I have also bought recently!

I followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday.

Here is the result:

and here's a close up of some of the detail - I've glittered some buttons, raised some and added glossy accents to some others, overall I was quite pleased with it.

Recipe:
Tatty Button: Button Tree stamp
Card: Night of Navy, Marina Mist, Tempting Turquoise, Baja Breeze, Whisper White
Ink: as above(except WW)
Punches: Snowflake, Scallop Trim border

Thanks for stopping by

Niki x

Swilrs & Pearls

Hi Everyone

The challenge this week over at Simply Stampin' Challenge is 'Swirls & Pearls' and here is my DT entry:

Lots of swirls in the background plus I added pearls to all the swirls...

and I made a corner bookmark to match...

People seem to have trouble working out how these bookmarks work so here is a demonstration...!

and here they are both together!

I have sent this little set to my lovely Auntie Vera for her birthday this week

Recipe:
Stamps: Cottage Garden, Season of Joy (flourish)
Card: Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo, Concord Crush, Whisper White
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo, Concord Crush
DSP: Cheerful Treat
Ribbon: Melon Mambo
Punches: Eyelet border, Decorative Label, Boho Blossoms, Word Window, Modern Label, Bird
Other: Paper piercer, Pearls, Oval nesties

Thanks for stopping by

Niki x

Simply Stampin' Challenge - Colour Combo

Hi Everyone

We have another great colour combo for you this week over at Simply Stampin' Challenge:

I really liked this one although I wasn't quite sure about Chocolate Chip and Soft Suede...

however I really love the result!

Here is my card:

...and a close up...

...and here it is with a box I made to go with it...

...and here is the box opened out...love it!

Recipe:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card: Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz
DSP: Elegant Soiree, Pear Pizzazz, Choc Chip and Soft Suede
Ribbon: Pear Pizzazz, Certainly Celery, Linen Thread
Buttons: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip
Other: Basic Pearls

Thanks for stopping by

Niki x