Rainy Saturday! Sunny Sunday!

Hello,

I hope you're enjoying the tennis, the mens final always seems to be a thriller and this year is no exception. I have half an eye on the tv and half on typing this so please excuse any spelling mistakes ;-)

Here's the card we made yesterday as the M&T at my catalogue launch. Thank you so much to everyone who came along, and two lovely ladies who couldn't make it in person on the day - the sun tried and failed to come through but we had a lovely day nonetheless. A very special thank you to Debby for the house loan, and to Doreen for making all the refreshments...it did look a little like I was moving in when I starting bringing my boxes in, so I must have given Debby a bit of a fright considering her house is now all back in order after a few months of 'chaos'.

On to the card we made - the background is stamped with Basic Grey onto Lost Lagoon and then the flowers cascading down the edge are all layered up using glue dots and dimensionals. The leaves are from the Bird Builder punch and were tucked in just wherever they seemed to look best. I think it went down quite well with everyone, even though it took a bit longer than a usual M&T.

Supplies used:
Stamps - Petite Petals, Hardwood, A Dozen Thoughts
Colours - Whisper White, Mossy Meadow, Lost Lagoon, Blackberry Bliss, Basic Grey

Punches - Petite Petal, Bird Builder, Itty Bitty Accents
Framelit Dies - Word Bubbles

Misc - Rhinestone Gems, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Thanks for visiting - I'm getting back to the tennis now ;-)
Nikki
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Petite Petals - New Catalogue Launch

Hello there,

Three posts in one week....I'm going to have to go and lie down in a quiet room for a while after this ;-)

Today I have a little sneak peek of the Make and Take my lovely ladies will be able to make on Saturday. My amazing friend Debby has very kindly lent me the use of her house for the morning, and we were hoping we might get a sunny day being July, but it doesn't look like the weather is going to play ball...it won't dampen our spirits though! Cakes and strawberries and cream are also on the agenda :-)

Will be back with the full card and hopefully some of the display items after the weekend.

Take care and enjoy the sunshine while it lasts.
Nikki
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Inspiring Inkin Annual Catalogue 2014-2015 Launch Blog Hop

Good morning,

 

Today I'm really excited to be joining in with the Inspiring Inkin' Blog Hop, where 17 members of the team are bringing you fantastic projects using products from the new 2014-2015 Annual Catalogue which goes live on 1st July 2014. Not long to wait now ;-)

 
You can join the hop anywhere in the chain and hop along to the next talented team member by clicking on the next person on the list. Aren't all the projects fantastic - I'll be CASEing for sure ;-)
 

As my first love is scrapbooking I had to do something based around that, so my project is a little mini book using the gorgeous new Lullaby Designer Series Paper (DSP) - 12 double sided sheets of 12" x 12" paper, which I don't think is ever done true justice until you see it IRL. I've lost count of the amount of times I've looked at paper in a catalogue and thought nothing of it, and then seen it in real life and thought...why on earth haven't I bought this, it's gorgeous! Please don't tell me I'm the only one who does this!  

 

 

This DSP is perfect for use with baby/toddler photos, although I've used it here to record a wedding day just to show how versatile it is. Envelopes used to create the inside of the mini book (which was made following a template I purchased) have been folded and cut to create little pockets, where I've added additional pull out sections making use of another new product, which is possibly my favourite item at the moment - I'm an Adminstrator by day...what can I say, filing and organisation is a bit of an obsession! ;-)

 

Supplies used:
Stamps - Everything Eleanor, Perfect Pennants, Petite Petals
Colours - Whisper White, Early Espresso, Hello Honey, Coastal Cabana

Punches - Bird Builder, Petite Petal
Framelit Dies - File Tab 
Misc - Lullaby DSP, Rhinestone Gems, Paper Doilies, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Envelopes

I hope you're enjoying the hop. Use the links below to hop along the chain. If you're following in sequence then your next stop should be  to the very lovely Liz, check out her wonderful work and don't forget to leave us a comment if you're enjoying the hop :-)

1.	Nikkis Free Time
2.	Elizabeth's Craft Room
3.	Very Victoria Stamps
4.	Jessie B's Crafts!
5.	Elaine's Creative Musings
6.	Linda's Stamping and Stuff
7.	Kerry's Stampin'spiration
8.	Kazza's World
9.	Crafting by Design
10.	Caro on Stampin'
11.	Paper, Stamps and Sticky Things
12.	Inspiring inkin'
13.	Shiny Sparkly Stamping
14.	Petra's Craftink Place
15.	Paper and Ting
16.	Passion & Purpose
17.	My Little Craft Haven

Thanks for taking time to visit, I hope you'll pop back again soon.
Have a lovely weekend.
Nikki
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In colours 2014-2016

Hello and welcome,

I hope you had a great weekend, don't they always seem to go too fast though!
I have a very simple offering today, again using the new In Colours for 2014-2016. There are lots of cards on Pinterest using this same kind of design, and I really like the speed at which you can produce them....great if you have lots of swaps to make ;-)

Supplies used:
Stamps - Serene Silhouettes, Petite Petals, Gorgeous Grunge
Colours - Tangelo Twist, Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Whisper White, Basic Black
Punches - Petite Petal
On Saturday I'm joining in with my very first Blog Hop so do pop back then if you can.

Thanks for visiting, I hope you have a lovely week ahead.
Nikki
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