Easter

Hello and Happy Easter to all!

Surprise Surprise we have an Easter themed challenge for you this week over at Simply Stampin Challenge and here is my DT entry:

I went to make this card and realised I don't actually have any Easter stamps - disaster! So I figured I could probably make some easter egg looking things using an oval punch and reached for an old favourite - Flight of the Butterfly!

Recipe:

Stamps: Flight of the Butterfly, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card: Wisteria Wonder, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight
DSP: From the Garden
Ribbon: Pretty in Pink, Daffodil Delight, Certainly Celery
Brad: Pretty in Pink
Punches: Word Window, Oval, Eyelet Border

Hope you like my makeshift Easter card and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Colour Combo

Hi Everyone

We have a fantastic colour combo for you this week over at Simply Stampin' Challenge :

and here is my DT entry:

I used the lovely DSP 'Beyond the Garden' for this card and go out one of my favourite stamp sets 'Just Believe' which has been neglected a bit recently :o(

Recipe:
Stamps: Just Believe
Card: Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango, Whisper white
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tange, Daffodil Delight
Ribbo: Daffodil Delight
Punches: Scallop Edge

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Sketch Week - Cupcakes!

Hi Everyone

It's sketch week this week over at Simply Stampin' Challenge and here is the sketch we had to follow:

and here is my DT entry...

I needed a card/present for my lovely hubby and I know the way to his heart is chocolate so I thought I'd combine the two and this is what I came up with!

Recipe:

Stamps: En Francais,Medallion
Card: Real Red, Chocolate chip,Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip
Punches: Heart, mini Heart, Scallop Trim Border, Circle
Ribbon: Real Red
Cupcakes: M&S!!

Thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Totally Tags

Hi All

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

Totally Tags

Which means we need to see Tags on your creations this week. Here is what I came up with for my DT entry:

Recipe:
Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes, Heard fro the Heart, Confetti
Card: Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake
Punches: Circle, Small Tag & Large Tag, hole punch
Ink: Perfect Plum, Melon Mambo
Ribbon: Perfect Plum

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Colour Combo

Hi Everyone

I really love colour challenges, I sometimes agonise over choosing colours but having set colours solves that problem and I (usually) make the colour combo work for me, however random!

I don't think this one's random though from the Simply Stampin' Challenge:

I think this one works really well. Here is my DT entry:

Recipe:
Stamps: Faith in Nature, Sincere Salutations, Medallion, En Francais
Card: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade, Baja Breeze
Ink: Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Chocolate Chip
Punches: Oval & Scallop Oval, ScallopBorder
DSP: Tickets & Tags Simply Scrappin' Kit
Ribbon: Poppy Parade
Other: Border Sticker from Tickets & Tags Simply Scrappin' kit, Basic Pearls

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Graduation

Hi Everyone

Ben totally threw me when he said, 'can you make my sister a graduation card please' I had absolutely no idea what to do for it given I didn't have any graduation type stamps to hand, so I began thinking about using punch art to make a graduation hat (I know they have a special name but that escapes me right now...!) and then had a brainwave: the owl punch (wise owl and all that) wearing a graduation hat!

I had a look on google to see if anyone else had done this (and how they'd done it...!) and there was of course plenty of them out there, so I took inspiration for the hat and the scroll but came up with the gown all by myself!

I followed the sketch for this week's Simply Stampin' Challenge:


and here is what I came up with for my DT entry:

I spent about an hour putting the own together and had just finished him (and was very pleased with myself) when Ben came in to my craft room - I showed him the owl but his response was, 'well have you make a card yet or what?'

I was very cross.

So apart from Ben's initial reaction I was very pleased with the way the owl turned out and Naomi (Ben's sister) said it was the best graduation card she had received, so all in all, a very successful graduation card!

Recipe:
Stamps: Tiny Tags & Swirls & Curls Verses
Card: Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake
DSP: Tickets & Tags Simply Scrappin' Kit
Ribbon: Riding Hood Red, Linen Thread
Punches: Owl Punch, Scallop Trim border

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

In Love with Lace

This week's theme over at Simply Stampin' Challenge is to use lace on your cards - what a fab challenge!

There are so many ways to use lace - actual lace or lacy punches, both of which I love! Here is my Design Team offering:

I thought I'd better get organised and make a Mothers' Day card given that it's Mothers' Day whilst we're away on holiday (with my mum) so I need to take it with me...!

Recipe:
Stamps: Greenhouse Garden, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card: Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Rose Red
DSP: Pink Pirouette
Punches: Lace Border, Bird punch, Modern Label
Ribbon: Lace
Other: Basic Pearls

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Colour Combo

What a fab colour combo we have for you this week over at Simply Stampin', I love pinks and purples so this was perfect for me!

Now I know this colour combo screams doilies because of the DSP but I wanted to do something other than doilies as I've done so many recently I'm actually a little bored of them!

So here is what I came up with...

I know I didn't avoid the doilies completely - I think they make a great background!

Recipe:
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card: Wisteria Wonder, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
DSP: Flirtatious Specialty
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette
Ribbon: Wisteria Wonder
Punches: Scallop Border, Decorative Label, Circle

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Sketch Challenge

Hi Everyone

It's Sketch week over at Simply Stampin and here is what we came up with for you:

A really great sketch and here is my DT entry:

Now I wanted to use soft subtle colours but for some reason I had a strange desire to use Concord Crush, not exactly soft or subtle! I think Pink Pirouette is probably a bit light for this colour combo but hey ho, I think it turned out ok (ish)

Recipe:
Stamps: Precious Butterflies, Teeny Tiny Wishes
DSP: Concord Crush
Card: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade
Ink: Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade, Pink Pirouette
Punches: Circles, Eyelet Border
Ribbon: Lucky Limeade

I love this stamp set - a new one for me and I think it's going to be another favourite!

Thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Heartfelt

Well it's that time of year again when those lovely hearts make an appearance and here is my Valentine's offering and my DT entry for this week's Simply Stampin' Challenge:

I actually used this card for a workshop I did last week and the hostess wanted Valentines but in Rich Razzleberry rather than the usual reds and she didn't want it too lovey dovey, which I think I achieved!

Recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Postage, Borderlines, Confetti, En Francais, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Card: Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla
Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Pink Pirouette
Punches: Heart to Heart, Postage Stamp, Word Window, Modern Label, Eyelet border
Ribbon: Very Vanilla

Hope you like it and I hope my Husband does!

Thanks for stopping by

Niki xx