Hello crafty friends! I'm over on the MarkerPOP blog today sharing this super cute CAS flamingo card! I made this for my husband since our anniversary is coming up!

To start off, I used a Neenah Solar White card stock base. The Avery Elle "celebrate" die cuts also are Neenah Solar White, as well as the Lawn Fawn Flamingo Together palm trees and MFT banner die cut that "flamin-go" is on. The green part of the palm trees are stamped in Altenew's Forest Glades, and the brown pieces are stamped with Dark Chocolate.

The flamingos were stamped on watercolor card stock with VersaMark embossing ink, then heat embossed with black embossing powder. Using ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Markers in 028 Pale Pink & 021 Light Carmine, I colored in the flamingos lightly, and then used a water brush to blend the colors together. The beaks use ZIG CCRB 095 Dark Gray. Then they were die cut using Lawn Fawn's Flamingo Together die set. The heart was colored in using ZIG CCRB 024 Wine Red, then finished with a coat of Clear Wink of Stella.

Underneath the two groups of palm trees, I used ZIG CCRB 091 Light Gray to quickly color a shadow under them to ground them. The palm trees were adhered directly to the card base. The sentiment was stamped using black ink. The celebrate die cuts were adhered directly to the card base for some added texture, and a fun way to include another sentiment without taking away too much from the main sentiment. Since the card is being used as an anniversary card, I thought "celebrate" was perfect to include on it ;)

The flamingos were attached to the card base using foam tape, and the heart was glued directly to them.

I hope I've inspired you today! Thanks for stopping by!

Nicki
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Honey Bee Stamps - Anniversary

Happy Thursday everyone! I'm here to share a Honey Bee Stamps Anniversary card with you today.

I started by die cutting the main stamped panel (stitched rectangle border die). I stamped "Anniversary" first, then "HAPPY" above it. Using the swirly stamp from the Happy Everything stamp set, I randomly stamped it on the panel using the eggplant and tan ink colors. I did the same thing with the large open hearts (from Camera Love) and the smaller solid hearts (from Country Wreath). Before adhering the panel to the plum cardstock panel, I wrapped a thin gold cord around it and tied a knot. After attaching the whole panel to the card base, a few gold enamel dots were added.

I'm sooooo glad you stopped in today! If you haven't already, make sure to check out the mood board challenge we have going on right now (there are PRIZES drawn from the entries)! Not much time left, so hurry! Here's the original blog post with all the details, and some awesome inspiration from the design team!!!

MOOD BOARD CHALLENGE - ENDS FRIDAY, MAY 13th

Nicki
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Uniko Studio Introducing: Flower Power #7

Hello there! I'm excited that today I can finally share with you my first project using Uniko Studio's new stamp set called "Flower Power #7". Beginning May 11th, 2015, you will be able to purchase this set HERE along with the other new set being released this month!!

In case you missed it a couple days ago, here is the Sneak Peek photo of the stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to visit all the design team members and Beverley's blog to see more gorgeous creations using this fun set! COME BACK TOMORROW FOR MORE!!

Beverley (Uniko Studio)
Amber
Deborah

Nicki  ----> THAT'S ME!

Sandie

Sarah G
Sarah P

Below I have outlined the release schedule and as for previous releases there are prizes up for grabs :)

Sneak Peeks... May 7th and 8th - These little teasers give you hints at what is in store!

Introducing... May 9th - 10th - Here you'll get to see the soon to be released products in action. The design team and guest designers will be joining in on the introductions and you won't want to miss a second!

Release Day! Monday, May 11th you will get to see all the products in their entirety and purchase them HERE on the website! As tradition holds there will be a Design Team Blog Hop with a chance for a lucky person to win the ENTIRE release!

Now, you won't want to miss out on any of the fun from May 7th - 10th as Bev from Uniko will be drawing totally random winners for mystery prizes. She's not giving any hints as to the prizes or their value, you'll just have to join in on the fun!

Places to join in on the fun and have a chance to win a prize are by commenting along the way on the Uniko Studio Blog, Design Team and Guest Design Team Blogs, liking the Uniko Studio Facebook Page, following on Twitter and on Pinterest!



Supplies: 
Stamps: Uniko Studio - Flower Power #7, Nature's Treasure I, Beautiful Blooms II
Cardstock: PTI - White
Inks: PTI - Basic Black; Stampin' Up - Cool Caribbean, Groovy Guava, Almost Amethyst

Moxie Fab World: All That Glitters is Gold

I haven't jumped on the Gold bandwagon much lately, but I decided to use it in this anniversary card for my husband. I'm entering it in the All That Glitters is Gold Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

I've incorporated gold in several ways. The two outside hearts are embossed with gold ep (the middle one is red, glittery ep). The edge of the card front has a strip of gold, glittery cardstock. My favorite part is the stitching. I used gold embroidery floss along with the Sew Easy tool to stitch a zigzag pattern over the part where the card base and the gold strip meet. I think it gives the card that extra special touch ;)

Thanks for stopping in for a visit!

Supplies
Stamps: PTI - Heart-2-Heart #3; Uniko Studio - Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum
Cardstock: PTI - Rustic Cream; Glittery Gold cardstock
Ink: Stampin' Up! - Real Red ; PTI - Classic Kraft
Other: Gold embossing powder, Red glitter embossing powder; Gold Embroidery Floss (stitched using the Sew Easy tool)

Uniko Studio April Full Product Release and DT Blog Hop!!

So, have you enjoyed seeing all the Uniko Studio New Product Introductions & Sneak Peeks over the last few days?!?! Which has been your favorite? Well, today is the big day! I'm here to show you the full product release for April, along with some more projects showcasing these wonderful stamps and dies! It's all now available for purchase on the Uniko Studio website. Oh, and another bonus - they now offer FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING on orders over £50 (USD $76, CAD 78, EUR 59)!!

Designer Dies: Bright Butterflies

All Occasion Sentiments #1

Background Builders: Round in Circles

Flower Power #1

Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum

Digital Paper: Round in Circles

Digital Paper: Basics On The Grid

Digital Paper: Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum

Ok, now it's time to show you my creations!

This is one of my favorites. Can you believe I incorporated FOUR different products in this card?! That's pretty incredible considering it's a CAS card :) The flowers on the Bright Butterfly die cuts are stamped in black and are from Flower Power #1. The edges are inked in black, then popped up for dimension. The horizontal lines with the circles is from the Background Builders: Round in Circles set, stamped on Soft Stone cardstock, and then a layer of vellum is placed on top of it. Some grey rhinestones finish it off.

I used a Watercolor Technique I've never done before. It was very easy, and I'm pleased with the results. If I had more distress inks, I would have added more color to the flowers, but hopefully you can see the orangy color in the center of each flower, and then of course the pink.

Using a stamp from the Background Basics: Round in Circles set, I curved it on the acrylic block and stamped on angles to create kind of a party decoration look. Then, from the Label Love: Birthday set, I added a few polka dotted balloons to create a super festive Birthday card! The sentiment is taken from the Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum set.

Are you ready to see what the other Design Team members have cooked up?! Be sure to join along in the FABULOUS Blog Hop! You have until Sunday, April 14th to leave a comment on each blog below to be entered for a chance to win the ENTIRE April Release!!

Uniko Studio
Aimes
Amber
Erika
Gayatri
Kerry
Nicki -------THAT'S ME!
Ren-Yi
Stacey
Taheerah (April Guest Designer)

Supplies - Card 1:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Background Builder: Round in Circles, All Occasions Sentiments #1, Flower Power #1

Cardstock: PTI - Soft Stone; SU - Going Grey, Orchid Opulence
Ink: Staz-On - Black
Other: Uniko Studio - Bright Butterfly Dies; Vellum; Rhinestones; Dimensionals

Supplies - Card 2:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum

Cardstock: SU - Creamy Caramel, Watercolor Paper
Ink: TH Distress Ink - Fired Brick, Tea Dye; Versamark; Tsukineko - Jumbo Java
Other: White Embossing Powder, Water Spritzer, Dimensionals, Rhinestone Stickers - Recollections

Supplies - Card 3:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Background Builder: Round in Circles, Label Love: Birthday, Pure Florals: Chrysanthemum (sentiment)

Cardstock: PTI - Rustic Cream
Ink: SU - Rose Red, Bashful Blue, Apricot Appeal, Groovy Guava, Lavendar Lace, Sage Shadow,  Tsukineko - Jumbo Java
Other: Dimensionals

Papertrey Ink August Blog Hop

I'm thrilled to participate in the Papertrey Ink August Blop Hop! The theme this month is Autumn Textiles. It makes me a little sad though, because that means summer is quickly coming to a close. I do look forward to some slightly cooler temps, but I'm just not ready for summer to be over!!

One thing I look forward to in the fall is my wedding anniversary. Since the fall brings lots of earthy/manly colors, I thought it would be perfect to make my hubby's anniversary card for this hop. I think this card will go down in history as the earliest I've EVER made a card LOL (our anniv. isn't until mid Sept)!

I would have loved to used some burlap or felt, but I didn't have any on hand and didn't have a chance to shop. To incorporate some fall texture, I used the houndstooth stamp from the Mat Stack 5 Collection, and stuck with a very fall color scheme. The stamps from Modern Basics remind me of leaves, so I stamped them behind the Mat Stack 5 diecut. For some embellishment, twine is wrapped around the popped up diecut. Three buttons at the bottom add some more interest!

Thanks for making me one of your stops along the hop, and enjoy viewing all the wonderful creations!!

Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Mat Stack 5 Collection, Modern Basics, Beautiful Butterflies (sentiment)

Cardstock: SU -Kraft; PTI - Rustic Cream

Ink:SU - Mellow Moss, Night of Navy; Tsukineko - Jumbo Java, Pumpkin

Other: PTI Mat Stack 5 Die, PTI Buttons, Twine, Dimensionals

CR84FN15 & DeNami Button Challenges

Good morning friends! I have a card to share today for two challenges: CR84FN15 and the DeNami Button Challenge. It's my first time participating in the CR84FN Color Challenge, and I just loved it! Color challenges are one of my favorite kinds. I will definitely keep an eye on this particular challenge blog! Looks like great stuff! I am also entering this in the DeNami Button Challenge. In case you missed it, last Sunday and Monday was the Beautiful Buttons Blog Hop, and they are doing something new this time. If you add a project using buttons to the inlinkz on their blog, you have a chance to win a spot in the next blog hop, AND you'll get to

choose a few stamps of your choice!! HOW COOL IS THAT?! :)

Ok on to my card. I used 2 DeNami stamps - Leafy Vine & Flower Vine Swirl, and the sentiment is Stampin' Up! I most likely NEVER would have come up with this color combo, but I think it's just stunning! They go SO well together! A prima flower, large DeNami button, and some lace is the perfect way to finish off this card! What do you think? I would love to hear your feedback...it's ALWAYS appreciated! Thanks so much for visiting today!

 

Supplies:

Stamps: DeNami Design - Leafy Vine, Flower Vine Swirl; Stampin' Up! - Hugs and Wishes

Cardstock: SU - Very Vanilla
Patterned Paper: The Paper Studio - Poteeka Souffle

Ink: SU - Taken With Teal, Certainly Celery, So Saffron

Other: Nesties Labels Eight, Prima Flower, DeNami Button (Aqua Boutique Buttons Pack), The Twinery - Twine, Lace - Joann's

Color Cue {8} and Cardabilities Challenges

I needed an anniversary card for my in-laws, so I decided to combine the Color Cue {8} Challenge with the Cardabilities Challenge. I love how this card turned out! Perfect fall colors!
Isn't the patterned paper just gorgeous?! I couldn't believe how perfectly it matched the colors for the challenge, so of course I had to use it. The yellow vertical piece of cs is made with a stamp from the Double-Line Doodles SU set. I love my Frames with a Flourish SU set, but haven't used it all that much. I thought it was a nice complement to the patterned paper. Finally, the polka-dot ribbon ties it all together. Thanks for stopping by! I would love to hear your feedback! :-)

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up - Frames with a Flourish, Everyday Flexible Phrases, Double-Line Doodles

Cardstock: Stampin' Up - Whisper White, So Saffron, Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive

Patterned Paper: Heidi Grace Designs

Ink: Stampin' Up - Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke

Ribbon: Joann's Papercrafting Ribbon

Other: Dimensionals

My First Post!

Hello and welcome to my blog!  I have finally entered into the blogging world! I plan to share my handmade cards, scrapbook pages, and any other crafty projects here for your inspiration and feedback. I love the fact that we can all be connected through the web, and that we can learn from each other!

 

So, what do you think of the first card I'm posting? I am SOOOO happy with how it turned out! It's the first thing I've made using Stampin' Up!'s In Color Rich Razzleberry...and I'm so very glad I bought it. I couldn't pass up yet ANOTHER shade of purple ;-) It's hard to tell, but I stamped the RR vertical strip, and the black flowers on the white bkgd is scrapbook paper! Gorgeous, isn't it?! This card is for my Dad and stepmom's anniversary. I hope they like it because this is one of my favorite cards that I've done.

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up - Hugs and Wishes (Happy Anniversary), Happiness, Make it Count

Cardstock: Stampin' Up - Whisper White, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry

Patterned Paper: Doodlebug Design - White Flourish

Ink: Stampin' Up - Rich Razzleberry

Ribbon: Michaels Store, Inc

Other: Crop-o-Dile, Dimensionals