hello everyone Ive been rather busy which is why i havent been on much....

Good morning everyone :D

gosh I should really get into bed!! I have been crazy busy with crafting, attending a craft fare in manchester, weddings, changing and clearing bits up in my craft room.... the list is endless. Anyway I have now started selling my crafts, checkout my facebook page, please check out my page and message me with any questions. I can post and deliver but will come at an additional cost. The next two weeks at work are hectic but starting from the beginning of Oct I only have 5 shifts then my annual leave starts so I will have a little more blogging time.............. she says haha, hope you are all well.

take care

nyt nyt
x nikki x

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2 quickie cards I made last night before heading off to dream land

 I have used a sheet of A4 acetate folded it in half and used the hunkydory floral pack. A few gems and voila!! A quickie card for when we just simply don't have time tee hee.

I have used hunkydory products and added a few gems and sparkles :D I love sparkles!!! I've matted and layered the elephant to give it a 3D effect.  I love this kit the elephant is soooo cute.

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A little something I've made to wear for my friends wedding and a few bits I've managed to cram in before I go back to work tomorrow.

As her made of honor I thought I would make a bracelet and a pair of earrings to wear on her big day. Something plain and simple but to tie in with the necklace we are all wearing. I have also made a book mark with our first scan photo of our little girl Olivia ( A book mark certainly beats folding over the corner of the page... tee hee ). I've also started printing off a few bits for Olivia's scrapbook I'm making her and decorated the front cover and even made a little gift for my penpal Brigitte..... and breath lol, yes I've been very busy!!
so I better shoot as I have to run a few erins before sorting all my work bits out for tomorrow :(
Take care everyone :D
Nikki x



 For some reason my craft room is a mess again!!! hmmmmm Im not a tidy crafter at all!!!

 Heres a book mark I created today with our first scan of our little girl Olivia on it :D

  A gift for my penpal Brigitte.

 Heres the front cover of our scrapbook Im making for Olivia and our travels so far.

Were back from the gorgeous Lake District :D

Yes we treated ourselves away for a week with the family in the gorgeous Lake District. OMG it was beautiful!! I think the capture button on my DSLR has worn a little ... tee hee. Here are a few snaps that we took.

 Haven't seen a money tree before???? you have now, although its all coins, its still a money tree!!!

 Me and Will at the waterfall :D

good evening everyone.

So my day started off with the sunshine beaming through our curtains and being woken up by the girls ( Our cats ), Followed by our 21 week scan :D eeeeek so we are proud parents of a little girl called Olivia Ann Mary panter. Shes a perfect size all organs functioning correctly so were very pleased, and due to us finding out the gender of our little squishlet we had to pop into town to buy some outfits for her.   Then for tonight's events we grabbed dinner and a movie DESPICABLE ME 2. very funny!!! its a must see!!

So now at 22:45 I am finishing off  some hen party invites for a friend of mine then I am off to sleepies.

Cant wait for the weekend Friday, me and my friend are driving down to Kent for a craft and country event woop woop, it was a birthday gift :) at least the weathers going to be lush, I shall need to apply sun cream ill end up looking like a lobster and if I do I will sure be uploading the photo's!! And Saturday Wills friends are coming down from the midlands :) baring in mind he hasn't seen them since just before xmas!!!

On that note I will say good night and god bless and will fill you in with all my antiques from over the weekend shortly.

Nikki x

On one Friday afternoon (21.6.13)

Hello :)

 so i want to share with you a few bits I created yesterday afternoon, unfortunately I didn't have enough time to blog them but seems as I finished work earlier today I have a sneaky half hour to fit this in.

 I decopatched a plain and boring 'love' sign for our lounge. I used country, shabby chick papers to give it still a rustic look. It looks perfect infront of our moving in present from a good friend of mine (Orchid- Anna B).

 Some quick cards made from a gold, floral cardstock pack I had acquired a long time ago lol. 

 Another quick card using 'Teresa Collins - Fabrications paper pack' and a butterfly die from spellbinders. I never really use gold cardstock but the vintage paper and distressed butterfly go really well together.

 I shaped the butterflies wings to give it a 3D effect and added a trail of  3D glue dots covered with gold glitter .

Well Ive been given a task from the 'Bride to be' to make her a card post box.... well at first i didn't know what that was until she showed me a picture. So if I get time later (After our new cat is being collected) I will give it a go using my new crafters companion 'ultimate pro' which again hasn't been used yet.

I still have to make her hen party invites arghhhhh must get cracking, see you all soon :)

Thank you for visiting 

Nikki x

A few bits I've made over the weekend :)

Good afternoon from sunny yet muggy Southampton.

I can actually move in my craft room!!!! HORRRRAY!! work surfaces still haven't arrived yet but its fine, I have my desk in front of the window, stereo all plugged in and all my craft bits away in there kind of correct places, HAHA, I have purchased storage drawers for all of my card stock and colored paper, painted an old unit and put my own personal touch on it, and taken off the doors of an old wardrobe and made some plain curtains to hide the contents of all my crafty bits :D among all that I have been enjoying the weather with Will and taking photos, BBQ's with family and friends, adventuring to Bournemouth beach and visiting their sea life center and watching the big cruise liners set off. I hope everyone enjoyed Fathers Day. Back to work tomorrow and what a hectic week I have ahead of me :( I love being busy but i'm sure we could all think of better places to spend our time!!

Thank you all for joining me today,  I have started making my own recipe book!!! So once i have completed it, I will share some snaps with you all. Take care

Nikki x

 Theodore our pet Ferret playing in the lounge

 Enjoying the sunshine in the New Forest and taking full advantage of the ice creams!!

 My dads Fathers Day card.

 The old unit that i have painted, glossed and decopatched letters to put on the front :)

 A shelf that has been decopatched!!

 Wills Fathers Day card from our bump.

A photo frame I decorated of me and my best friend Holly .

 A very happy fish

Me and Will in Bournemouth.

This afternoons events!!

Good afternoon everyone, late night post again. I've only been able to sit down for the past hour. My mum wares me out!! Then blitzed the whole house, did my laundry and I'm now designing and journaling a few scrapbook pages for our baby!!!

So I've been logging everything into my diary so i can put EVERYTHING into our scrapbook. Brought a few stamps, pegs scrapbook paper, buttons now all I need is some ribbon and other elements, and not forgetting the photos!!! tee hee. I will be missing out on Novembers NEC craft show but ill have to go a different month/ different craft show.

anyway yet again oscars laying on me again as I type, he will be blogging soon!!! 

Nyt Nyt all 

Nikki (Night Owl) x

Im back!!!

Hello everyone we have moved into our new place and have settled in :D With sky and the internet insralled it means i can blog in peace whilst the other half is on his ps3! ....................... Only problem is Im waiting for the work surfaces to be delivered to complete my craft room so wont be crafting that much for a few more weeks but will keep you all posted.

Sooooo what have i been doing apart from mpving house???................I have been sending and recieving bits from my penpal Brigitte in Texas which has been great fun, I have started knitting again which I am currently knitting a multicoloured blanket but in a parchwork effect, this however is a very slow project as have alot going on at work (as usual) and still working on my craft room,  The last week or so has been beautiful weather so Ive been in the forest taking photos!! ,Sorting out the garden with our bbq, bird feeder and flowers, and last but not least having a new addition to our family.... Oscar the ginger kitten, hes very much a mummys boy and is currently led accross my chest as I write this :).

Well I have a few ideas on what to make for the next few months so Ill keep you all updated. As for now

im going to sort out all my bits for work tommorow as yet again I have picked up overtime!! work a holic !! take care everyone.


Nyt Nyt Nikki x