Entirely Bonkers

Vera Lane Studio are embracing all things Alice with these new releases this month, check them out on etsy. 

We are also having an Alice themed ATC trade, so this little Mad Hatter will be traveling overseas somewhere ....

Bonkers is such an english word ... I love it,

Thanks for stopping by x

MEOW !!!

There is a fun new ATC trade at Vera Lane Studio Facebook group ... Halloween mix up, I have used one of the new skulls from the Skullies set, coupled with the body of Hayes and cat paper from Serena Bee's new collection.

New skullies set :

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Let's Play

I had fun making this ATC, featuring one of the images from the Vera Lane Studio set Calacas : 

The background and torn paper strips are gelli prints. The image is coloured with copics and fussy cut. The clouds are from the set from the Floral Park Collection called Maison. The words are from a set called Lost in Space. I cut these two out of a longer sentiment.

I have some sparkly elements with liquid pearls, diamond glaze and wink of stella pen. 

Thanks for stopping by x

Cherry Blossom

A new ATC trade and a new release from Vera Lane Studio, look at these gorgeous Kokeshi Dolls:

 I have used one of these lovely girls for my blossoms ATC :

I have used origami paper for the background, a branch die and flower punch for the blossom. The letters are from a letter pack by Ranger. The image is coloured with copics and fussy cut.

Thanks for stopping by x

O' Canada

Happy to be here as Canada commemorates its 150th year.

I took part in an ATC trade, and used these fun images from Local King Rubber Stamps :

1. Happy Canada Day !!!

Summertime fun

Today I'm sharing a fun atc featuring the gorgeous gal from the June Birthday set by Vera Lane Studio.  I made this for a Summertime themed atc trade :

She is of course holding a yummy ice cream, also by Vera Lane Studio and by the looks of it, shes not sharing ! LOL

The orange portion of the background is acrylic paint and a brayer and the pink is water colour powders with a stencil. The grass is cut using a die. The other elements are coloured with copics and white sharpie pen. The words typed on my typewriter.

Thanks for stopping by, please check out the Vera Lane Studio store. Its awesome !

Summertime

There is a new ATC trade at Vera Lane Studio facebook group, entitled Summertime.

Here is my creation, featuring one of the gorgeous gals from the Floral Park Collection, The Organics set :

She is holding a big double scoop ice cream, from the Sweets and Treats set, the border is from Vera's Borders. All are coloured with copics and gel pen highlights added. Then fussy cut. I cut the arms so I could slide in the big double scoop waffle cone shes about to enjoy on this warm sunny day. The background was made with water colours. I doodled around the edge, sponged the edge and added washi tape and sequins.

Thanks for stopping by x

Candy Love

The new Goldilocks set from Vera Lane Studio is adorable, a gorgeous gal, a house, trees, words ... such great value to get all this in one set.

 But the best thing about digital images is that you can resize them, rotate them, change the dimensions, layer them etc. Which is exactly what I have done on my ATC, Goldilocks is enjoying a big striped lollipop. Trees work as lollipops right ? lol

Goldilocks is coloured with copics, prisma colour pencils and gel pen. White highlights added with a sharpie white acrylic paint pen. I added a layer of crystal effects to her eyes and the lollipop. The background is made with water soluble powders, and I doodled in black and white. Finally washi tape for the ground. The words are typed on my typewriter and this ATC will go up for trade in the Vera Lane Studio facebook group, theme this month is Love.

Thanks for stopping by x

Puppy Love

There is a fun ATC trade at the Vera Lane Studio facebook group called All Creatures Great and Small. Here is my ATC, featuring the gorgeous pooch from the Hope and Honey set, and the heart border from the Veras borders set.  You can find the Vera Lane images at etsy HERE. 

Here is mu ATC for the trade :

 The dog is sitting in the hearts, I loved that, and this was done by layering the images in word, so I was able to size them properly and avoid some fussy cutting. I used copics, gel pen and some neon pens from Staedtler. I added diamond glaze to a few elements.  The background is moulding paste, colourised with water colour paint. I added a couple of layers of washi to the ground, typed the words on my typewriter and matted the background into red card stock.

I just love this little pooch, here's a close up : 

Do you remember that old song ... And they called it puppy love .... It wasn't exactly aimed at an actual puppy LOL. But I thought it worked perfectly.

Thanks for stopping by xxx

I have also entered this ATC into Wicked Wednesdays cats or dogs challenge :)

A fond farewell ...

Today marks the end of a very special couple of years for me ... as a member of the wonderful Design Team at Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge blog. My final make is for a challenge called : Cats or Dogs, sponsored by Sami Stamps. I have used this adorable floating kitty image : 

I will still be playing over at Wicked Wednesday, its so fun to enter their varied challenges, and they have awesome sponsors, and prizes you can win. 

I thought I would share a few of my fave and most memorable Wicked Wednesday makes from the past few years :

My first ever Wicked Wednesday make : Blog post is HERE 

Isn't she gorgeous, I really enjoyed the pairing of image, embelishments and papers. Blog post HERE

My first ever make with Vera Lane Studio images : I had a toddler at the time so this was very close to my heart x Blog post HERE

This alcohol ink background was so fun to make. And I loved the scene. Original post HERE

And who doesn't adore Octopode Factory images, combined with a little of my Englishness. Original post HERE

Paper piecing the witches dress from a candy wrapper - unforgettable :) Blog post HERE

This one was a hoot and amused me greatly hahahaha. Like I say ... its gotta be fun - right ? Blog post HERE

And him ... how stinkin' cute is he xxx I loved the pairing of him with those words. Blog post HERE

Look at this poor kid ... excess of candy. LOL. I love his expression. Blog post HERE

And finally .... how awesome ... LOL. I just love him. Blog post HERE

Quite honestly I could go on and on .... LOL but the above images gives a good range and sample of my makes over the past few weeks, once a week. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and all the fabulous images provided from the sponsors. Sad I can't show all of the artwork here, but I have all my makes in a folder on pinterest if you are interested to see the whole catalogue : HERE

It has been an honour to be part of the team, thanks girls and see you around online xxxxx

Oh Deer !

Wicked Wednesdays challenge this week is 'Things starting with the letter D', sponsored by the fabulous Miezo. I have used this image, Ralfi the Deer. The image is the whole, but I just focussed on her head, and added some nice long lashes :) Isn't she gorgeous :

Ralfi is coloured with copics and prisma color pencils. Diamond glaze added to her eyes. Background are leftovers from mixed media backgrounds, inks and sprays. I typed the words on my typewriter.

Thanks for stopping by xxx

Winter Hats and Accessories

Wicked Wednesday are sponsored by Miss Rach this week, here is my ATC featuring this wonderful flamingo :

It's a Party !

It's that time of year ... the season of the (dreaded !) Christmas party ...

This gorgeous gal from the Mini Manga set by Lost Coast Designs is certainly looking the part, heading out for the first party of the season :

The girl is stamped and coloured with alcohol markers, then her dress and boots are clear embossed. She has been fussy cut.

The gorgeously rich background is made with Nuance powders by Magenta, and when it was dry, I stamped 'It's a Party!' from Party Words by Lost Coast Designs and embossed them in white. I added a little red washi tape and matted the ATC front onto red card stock.

Hugs and best wishes as we approach the holiday season, Nikki x 

Science Geeks

This week Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge blog are doing a science geeks challenge, sponsored by Polkadoodles. 

Here is my geek :

I'm not exactly sure what hes cooking up there ... but he looks pretty confident :)

Hes coloured with copics.

Reflecting on this wonderful hobby ...

Do you ever look back on your blog posts ? Reflect on some of the awesome things you made ? For a particular task this month, I am doing just that, sharing some of my favourite recent makes.

So many to choose from .... but I will just aim for a few that I enjoyed, that indicate my style and weird ... erm I mean .. quirky sense of humour ;)

This whimsical bird is a fave of mine ... I cant seem to give this card away, theres just something about it ... HERE is the link to the original blog post :

I really enjoyed making this card, so many yummy layers. HERE is the link to the blog post and tutorial : 

A little love for Vera Lane Studios digital images, a card I made. HERE is the link to the actual post :

And another Vera Lane Studios card: HERE is the blog link

And another Vera Lane Studios image, made into an ATC. HERE is the blog link.

I made some thank you cards, they were so fun and easy to make. HERE is a link to the actual blog post and tutorial :

My fave little dog stamp from Stampotique assisted in the making of this card ... note that no dogs were harmed in the stacking up of the pyramid lol : HERE is the blog post link

Another Stampotique make I enjoyed : HERE is the link to the tutorial : 

And lastly my fave Halloween makes : 

Day of the Dead ATC: HERE is the link and tutorial

And a card. HERE is the link to the original blog post.

I am getting  bit carried away ... I'd better stop now. Looking back through all my post and the hours and hours of work, and pleasure and leisure that go into this hobby, the connections and friends I have made through it, both online and face to face ... I am thankful. Nikki x

Cinderella

Concetta Kilmer of Enchanted Designs Studios is this weeks sponsor at Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge blog. I have used the Cinderella image and fussy cut the section that I wanted to showcase. She is coloured with copics and prisma colour pencils, and gel pen :

Doesn't she look like she has attitude ? Hence the words ... she doesn't look like she's getting back from the ball by 12 !

The background is made by embossing in silver a harlequin stamp. There is colour in the background too as I used a piece of scrap card stock with impressions on it already.

The words are typed on my typewriter.

Thanks for stopping by x

Mojo comes back with a little help from Vera Lane Studios

Hello blogland, 

I know my posts have been a little sporadic of late. As creative as many of us are, sometimes it can be a struggle and rather than force it and not enjoy this wonderful hobby of ours, its good to take a little time off. I have had a few months of doing other stuff, with the occasional make. I missed crafting but knew my heart wasn't in it. But, thanks to Janet Klein with her awesome images at Vera Lane Studios ... I am back into the creative process - Yay. Its good to be back :)

Today I would like to share two projects with you, first is a card for a good friends Birthday. Her dress is inspired by the outfit my friend wore at our coffee date. This gorgeous gal is from a set called 'Thinking of you'.  She is coloured with copics and gel pen, and fussy cut. For the card base I used craft card stock and inked up my 4" round gelli plate with white and some residual green acrylic paint. I stamped it onto the card front. The words were stamped from a set by Waltzing Mouse Stamps (sadly closed now), and embossed in silver embossing powder. 

I also made an ATC to recognise all the scaremongering and a lack of acceptance that seems to be all around us right now ... I don't know about you, but it sure feels chaotic to me.

This gorgeous whimsical princess is from a set by Vera Lane Studios called 'Kiss the Frog'.  I coloured her with copics and gel pen and fussy cut her. The background was made with a painted pink acrylic base. I used molding paste and a stencil to add some random texture. Then I applied dark blue ink directly from the stamp pad to pick up the high points and some other random parts. I used Staetler neon markers to add some crazy scribbles. The blue strip behind the gal is a left over piece of a paint chip when I was die cutting icicles. The words are typed on my typewriter, a little colour added to them. 

See how serene and calm she looks - she's not phased at all by all the crap thats going on in the world right now ... Its so hard to know what to believe in the media and especially on social media ... so advice from the princess is to stay calm and keep your dignity.

Look out for more regular makes from now on. 

Thanks for stopping by x

Winter ATC

This weeks challenge at Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge blog is 'Winter'. I have used this gorgeous Christmas Deer image  by All Dressed Up :

The image was resized in word, coloured with copics and gel pen and fussy cut. I then clear embossed the deer.

The words I typed on my typewriter then cut them down into a sign post, colouring with copics and adding fake snow to the sign and the ground 

The background is made with molding paste through a stencil, spray ink and glitter.

I thought this image was so peaceful and delightful, thanks for stopping by x

Close Ups

For this weeks challenge, Close Ups, at Wicked Wednesday, sponsored by The East Wind, I have used this adorable Unicorn image.

She is coloured with copics and fussy cut. The background is made with nuance powders from Magenta. I typed the words on my typewriter and cut them out individually and edged them with copics. I added white gel pen and some glimmer using wink of stellar pen to the horn and wings:)

The image is actually her whole body but I resized her in word so I could just do a close up of her upper body. I shredded some shredded pink ribbon to ground her. The atc is matted onto brown card stock.

Thanks for stopping by x

Give thanks

Wicked Wednesday is sponsored by Aurora Wings this week, and the challenge is anything goes fall/autumn related. I used this adorable Sea turtle kiss image, with the words Give Thanks.  Wouldn't you want to give thanks to be so close to such a wonderful animal - I mean the turtle :) lol

Thanks for stopping by x