SEQUINS!!! :)

Hello! I totally dreamed this card last night, and woke up and made it. :) The pictures aren't great, I think it blinded my camera. ;) Anyhoo, I used the Hannah Montana cricut cartridge to cut out the negative space for the music notes. I traced the notes on another piece of paper and covered it in sequins. SO FUN! I found it therapeutic, like my beloved paper piecing. :)

 SO SHINY AND FUN!!! YAY! I ♥ SEQUINS!!! tee hee! Ok, I got off track there for a second... I popped up the negative music note layer so the sequins had some room. And that fab sentiment is from the Great Big Greetings set from MarketStreetStamps.

I had music on the brain because...My Sailor and I are road trippin' on down to see Alan Jackson tonight! YEE HAW! I ♥ him! I wore out tons of his tapes...and then CD's. :)

Have a SHINY HAPPY weekend!

♥ Nikki ♥

Peachy Keen Challenge

Hello Peachy pals! It's time for another Peachy Keen Challenge. This challenge is a Photo Inspiration with the above photo. You can make anything you want, just use the photo as a jumping off point. When I was looking at the photo, I was drawn to the gradation in the colors on the flower petal. It immediately made me think of a sunset/sunrise sky. So that's how I came up with my card...

I started by inking up the Cloudy Day background stamp with Butter Bar, Orange Soda, and Pale Tomato Hero Arts Shadow Inks. Shadow inks blend like a dream! LOVE! Then I masked the face off of the Large Sun stamp so I could give it a different face. The face is from the Sweet And Silly Face assortment set. I colored the sun in just a few seconds with a blending tool and Butter Bar and a little bit of Orange Soda shadow inks. 

I stamped the greeting from the Baby Easter Bunny set. And I finished it off with my new obsession...SEQUINS! :)

Pop over to the Challenge Blog to play along!

THE CHALLENGE

Create a project using the photo as inspiration. Interpret the photo ANY way you'd like, just be sure to let us in on your creative process! The colors next to the photo are only suggested!

We'll be awarding "TOP PEACH" to the player who uses their Peachy Keen Stamps this week and  our two runner ups will receive a spiffy badge to display on their blog!

Guidelines:

- Design must be new

- Link up by 5/22 - 11:59 pm EST

Thinking Of You

Hello! Happy Tuesday to you. :) Today I had some fun with the Faceless Flowers 12 Pointed Petal set from PeachyKeenStamps. This set is retiring, and is only $8.97! Score! :) I stamped the flowers with Pale Tomato, Butter Bar, and Orange Soda Hero Arts Shadow Inks. I stamped some on their own, and some I layered to get different looks. FUN! :)

I filled in some of the blank spots with the little dots from the Bloom Where You Are Planted set from MyCreativeTime. The greeting is from the Great Big Greetings set from MarketStreetStamps. And to finish it off, I added some...wait for it...SEQUINS!!! :)

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. Lots of good t.v. tonight...including the first episode of So You Think You Can Dance! YAY! 

Birthday Blog Hop and SALE :)

Hello! You should have arrived from Nancy's blog, if not, head HERE to start at the beginning. First off...HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA! I hope it's a great one! :o) And now to my card for her... I started by stamping the polka dot squares from the Coffee Break set in Orange Soda, Pale Tomato, and Tide Pool Hero Arts Shadow Inks. I stamped them on an angle after being inspired by THIS fabulous card that the lovely and talented Kristina Werner made. I stamped the greeting from the It's All About You set from MyCreativeTime.  I stamped the lady from the We Are Family set and stamped the brackets around her from the It's All About You set. 

Then I stamped the cameras from the You Are Here set and added some sakura stardust glitter pen to them for sparkle. And to finish it off....my brand new obsession...SEQUINS!!! ;) I added some gems to the middle of the sequins for more shine. :)

Your next stop on the hop is ROSY

BIRTHDAY GIVE AWAY ALERT!

How would YOU like to be the LUCKY winner of this FABULOUS  “Project Life COMPLETE Scrapbook Kit BLUSH EDITION”?  Yep, Miss Emma had ordered an extra one to giveaway for this special day! ;)  All you have to do is leave a comment at EACH stop in this hop!  For additional entries you can spread the word on facebook to all of YOUR friends! Once you do that, go ahead & visit my facebook page HERE & let me know that you did so!  This is a FABULOUS prize so "Good Luck!"

***SALE ALERT***

Okay, are you all ready for an AMAZING sale as well? For THIS WEEKEND ONLY, please use this code: BDAY42  at checkout to get 20% off of your purchase! You can start shopping HERE! This sale will end on Sunday, May 12th at midnight PST!  As a Birthday present from ME to all of YOU, I am giving away this ADORABLE stamp set to orders placed THIS WEEKEND ONLY! There is a $20 minimum order required to receive free stamp set!

***All orders from this sale will start shipping out on Monday, May 13th~! My Mom will be having the weekend OFF for Mother's day!;)

Blog hop line up:

Emma~ http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ 

Amy ~ http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Cassandra ~ http://www.ctimz3.blogspot.com/

Cathryn ~ http://inthepinkcathryn.blogspot.com/

Cheryl ~ http://dragonflydesigns58.blogspot.com/

Cindy B. ~ http://www.cindybcreations.blogspot.com/

Courtney ~ http://courtscrafts.blogspot.com/

Glora ~ http://glorascrafts.blogspot.com/

Katie ~ http://www.craftingwithkatie.com/

Kim ~ http://www.scrapinmomofoneinspiringlittleboy.blogspot.com/

Leanne ~ http://createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Liz ~ http://www.lizspaperloft.com/

Micia ~ http://yellowbirdcreation.blogspot.com/

Nancy ~ http://scrappingoutofcontrol.blogspot.com/

Nikki ~ http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/
Rosy ~ http://sweetdelightspapernmore.blogspot.com/

Ruthie ~ http://septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Shar ~ http://scrapendipity.blogspot.com/

Tracy ~ http://tracyscricutcorner.blogspot.com/

Veronica ~ http://www.vkcreate.blogspot.com/

Thrifty Thursday at MyCreativeTime

Hello bloggy friends! It's time for another Thrifty Thursday over at MyCreativeTime. This is the day when we all use up our scraps!  Today I used a bunch of scraps I had shoved in my Hello Luscious by Basic Grey paper pad. TIP: When you're going to paper piece, it's a great way to use up little bits of scraps. :) I also like to cut strips of scrap patterned paper to make my own designs. Super quick and easy. I stamped and paper pieced the hot air balloon from the Fly Away With Me set. There are also dies to go along with this set, but since my vagabond died, I cut the base out by hand. 

I stamped the greeting from the Fly Away With Me Sentiments and white heat embossed it. 

Pop over to MyCreativeTime to see more creations. :)

♥ Nikki ♥

Peachy Keen Release Party Challenges! :)

The release party chat is over, but now you can get started on the challenges! Challenge #1 is to create a project with flowers on it. For my card, I paper pieced the UDDERLY adorable little cow from the brand new May 2013 set. I used flowery patterned paper for her hooves and horns. And the other bits were stamped on text patterned paper. I then inked those with gathered twigs distress ink. 

The greeting is from the new May 2013 set as well. And that sweet flower in her "hair"? That's from the fantastically cute new set called Hey Baby. And here's my card for the next challenge...

Is this floatin' froggie hoppin' adorable or what?! Challenge #2 is to create a shaped card. I used the Songbird cricut cartridge for my card base. It turns out my Gyspy is still not welding correctly, so I just cut the bottom layer twice and stuck them together at the top to make a card base. I stamped the adorable frog from the new Female Floatin' Frog set...and had lots of fun paper piecing. :) The greeting is also from that set. 

So pop over to the Peachy Keen Connection to play along. :)

And pop over to PeachyKeenStamps to get your paws on the NEW RELEASE!!! 

♥ Nikki ♥

Peachy Keen Sneak Peek

Hello peachy friends! It's sneaky time for PeachyKeenStamps again. You guys are gonna swoon over this release! Adorable to the maxx! :) I paper pieced that sweet little piggy from the new May 2013 set. 

I made a thought bubble and white heat embossed the greeting from the new May 2013 set. A very simple card, but with a piggy that cute it doesn't need much. ;)

Pop over to the PeachyKeen Blog to see more sneaks! 

♥ Nikki ♥

p.s. It's my birthday today, and I've spent it playing with new peachies! YAY! :)