I have a new home...

Hi All

It's been a while since I posted on here but that's because I have a beautiful shiny new blog called Being Scrappy. Pop on over and have a look: www.beingscrappy.blogspot.co.uk

Hope to see you there xx 

Niki xx

Ruby Wedding

Hi All

Well it's my last week on the Design Team for Simply Stampin' Challenge - I'm off to pastures new (watch this space!!)

We had a fantastic sketch to follow this week:

and I had a commission from my Dad to make a Ruby Wedding card for my mum!

Here's what I came up with:

I embossed the white heart and then rubbed some Riding Hood Red ink over the top to make the embossed pattern stand out.

The background started off as Very Vanilla card and I built up the colour using an ink blending tool and various inks and stamps.

Recipe:

Stamps: En Francais, Medallion 

Inks: Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Real Red, Early Espresso

Card: Riding Hood Red, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

DSP: Love Letters (retired), Bridesmaid specialty (retired)

Punches: Eyelet Border punch, Heart

Red Brads

Black ribbon

Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder

and I printed the sentiment on my PC!

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by - I might not be around for a while but like I said at the top, watch this space!!

Niki xx

Perfect Pairs

Hi All

We have an absolutely fab challenge for you this week at Simply Stampin' Challenge - it is 

'Perfect Pairs'

which means you have to use two of something on your creations this week

I took inspiration from the pairs/memory game I used to play as a kiddie - you know, the one where you have two if each card and you have to pick up the same two in succession ?

Here's my card:

Recipe:

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes, Baroque Motifs

Card: Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Whisper White

Ink: Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party

Other: Basic Rhinestones

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Colour Challenge

Hi Everyone

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

Now I really really loved this combo - such classy colours

Here is my Design Team entry:

I really love the Everything Eleanor stamp set and put it to good use here, I think I used nearly all the stamps!

Recipe:

Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Sincere Salutations

Card: Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Ink: Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede

DSP: Beau Chateau

Punches: Scallop Ribbon Lace Border

Ribbon: Soft Suede, Lace

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

Simply Stampin' - Sketch

I don't know about you but I absolutely love a good sketch! Here is this week's sketch over at Simply Stampin' Challenge:

and here is my Design Team entry:

I needed a simple male card for a stamp-a-stack class I was running and this card was perfect!

Recipe:
Stamps: Lovely as a Tree, From the Heart
Card: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso
Sponge dauber

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by

Niki xx

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