NEW fruit basket stamp set COMING SOON!!

Good afternoon all. I just wanted to share a new stamp set which is coming soon!

It's called the fruit basket stamp set with corresponding punches!!!  The demonstration that was given at stampin up onstage last weekend was brilliant!  So I thought I'd make a little tag today as I have a gift for someone and thought this would be perfect.
The punches are super cute and the sentiments are amazing!
If you would like me to do a video tutorial to show how I made the tag please let me know.
so what have you spent your day doing? 
Nikki x

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE NEW SPRING / SUMMER CATALOGUE 2018 AND I WILL POST ONE OUT TO YOU AS SOON AS IT IS RELEASED.

Good morning all, DATES RELEASED FOR ONSTAGE 2018!!

Good morning all,

      So had a busy weekend and a busy week so far.
Went to Bath on Friday to visit 'My' shop as I call it or gorjus santoro if you want to be specific tee hee. I purchased my calendar for 2018 and have already written in all important dates and events  :D I really wish the shop was as big as the website! We then continued further up north to our hotel in Birmingham followed by dinner as a family. Saturday I Attended Solihull Stampinup onstage event!!! Came home with lots of goodies (as usual) met some new and wonderful demo's and was lovely to catch up with some of the demo's which I already knew. We had a whole day full of live demonstrations, chatting and giggling, creating our make and takes and eating of course! The evening came to an end when we all got together as not only fellow demonstrators but as a stampinup family who are there to support one another Always! Food was absolutely divine thank you to Julie Wade who always puts alot of effort into arranging our evening meal. We were all shattered saturday evening as most of us where up at 6am unless you where me who was up at 4:30 due to excitement! didn't go to bed till around 23:00 so i slept like a baby to say the least.
Sunday was a very relaxed day, we had breakfast at the hotel, packed then headed to cadburys world where we enjoyed the tour round the factory and tried lots of chocolate yummmm. I've wanted to visit the bull ring in Birmingham for a few years now but have never got round to it so thats what we did on our 'family day' as we call it. Nandos and looking around all the shops which lead to a slow drive home where we did not hit any traffic. BONUS!!
Next years Telford onstage event is April 7th so me and a few other demonstrators have already booked our hotel! Eager or what

This week I have been really focusing on healthy clean eating and exercise so I've hit the gym Mon,Tues and Wed. Today i had an hours power walk around my local area with the dog (Hes shattered to say the least as he only has little legs)  I'm currently drinking my new chocolate 100% pea protein shake, sounds revolting but it just tastes like a thick chocolate milkshake.

A day full of crafting for me, what are you all up to?


Nikki x


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Halloween! Stampin up style

Good morning all!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

 Well I have a few little bits to share with you this morning. So I've never been much of a 'Halloween gal' but now my little girl is old enough to take trick or treating I really get into it. This year I decided to jazz up the sweets in which the children will receive.

What do you think? Comments are much appreciated.

Products used:
Stampin up test tubes,whisper white,delightful Dijon cardstock,seasonal chums And labels to love stamp sets, bakers twine, peekaboo peach, crumb cake and pear pizzazz ink.
I purchased a pumpkin charm off eBay and the black cellophane bags also came from eBay.

Enjoy trick or treating tonight, stay safe.

x

There's a merry Christmas in the making!

Good afternoon all,


 I will soon be in the process of moving my crafting space into the other room so will upload some pictures once this has been done in the next few weeks.
what have you all been crafting recently?? well I've been doing a bit of everything, birthday cards, Halloween gifts and tags and now a little of Christmas.


Today I am blogging this!
I totally forgot I even this stamp set until I came across it underneath all the other rubbish on my desk (whoops) I do love a spot of coloring with my aqua painter I find it really therapeutic. I was inspired my Ann Schach with the use of her shading and color combo.
well I'm off to read more of my sarah millican autobiography and hopefully have a doze in my armchair before the school run :)
Have a wonderful afternoon.
Nikki x

stampin up 2017 gorgeous grunge/petite petals

First ever video made!!!!

#was nervous!!

#stampinupdemo

Wedding day celebrations with the bestie

Good morning all, so its the morning after the night before!! My little miss is now a Mrs. I honestly don't know how that happened, it all came around too quickly. I wanted to make her and her hubby a beautiful elegant, sophisticated card using stampin ups very own 'falling for you stamp set'. I hadn't used it yet and I will admit I did purchase the set specifically for her wedding. I'm sure ill get more use out of it in the future.

 I made two cards as I forgot I had purchased the falling for you embellishments to match the stamp set and embossing folder.  Its easily done as a crafter!

After yesterdays long day I'm going to relax my dancing feet and enjoy doing nothing.  :D

Happy Sunday everyone!!

Nikki x

Good morning all,
                  What do you have planned for today?? I have a busy day/night ahead so I'm keeping this short and sweet. It was my brothers birthday recently so thought id make him a moving birthday card whilst round my friend (Sarah-Jane) house. Once you know how its very simple!! have a lovely day everyone and enjoy the first day of the week...... if you can.

                                                        Here's the card in action !!

male happy birthday card

Good afternoon all from a beautiful New Forest!!

I thought the forecast said it was meant to rain? I was looking forward to staying in my pjs all day and slobbing around... now I feel like I have to go out and enjoy it haha.

Well before I do that I thought id sent a cheeky post showing off the hexagon embossing folder!! I love it, do you?

Feel free to ask me any questions or the link to the stampin up website to view the PDF version of the catalogue.

Happy Sunday everyone.

Nikki x

A little wild shaker card

Good afternoon all!!!

Today I have a special little card I made whilst having one of mine and sarah jane rae's crafty days.I had a few cards I needed to make and this was one of them. This is a baby shower card for a friend at work. I'm really happy with the end result, I hope you think so too.... The mother to be adored it.

The only products that aren't stampin up is the stitched edge framelits and the sequins. However stampin up do have their own 'layering square/layering oval framelits' and their own assorted sequins but I couldn't take all my stash in a tote bag haha. We both love this stamp set!! we love it even more as it comes with dies too so no fussy cutting.... BONUS!!! 

I hope you've had a lovely Saturday, the weather has been gorgeous here in the New Forest.

See you all soon.

Nikki x

stampin up ' make a medallion'

Good morning!!!

               What a miserable day here in the new forest. never mind typical British weather hey! What have you all got planned for today??

I made this card for a friend of mine the other night. I just wanted her to know how lovely and how appreciated she is.
I chose the make a medallion stamp set due to its elegance.
I used smokey slate and island indigo inks to stamp with as I felt this was a good combo ;)
A little crushed curry cardstock to give it a little pop and this is what I produced :D


Enjoy your Friday!!!
Nikki x

stampin up 'cards for causes'

Good morning all.

 Works been a tad hectic so far this week, I'm looking forward to my 8 days off starting from Sunday.

So us demonstrators have been rather busy since the Manchester bombings, Some of us have made and posted some hand made 'Thank you' cards in order to show local hospitals and services how truly grateful we are for all their hard work over that past few weeks in both Manchester and London. One of our demo's Julie Wade and a few other demonstrators have now organised every month a charity, service, person/ people or organisation to make cards for, which i am proud to say I am now a part of!

 Here are the designs I made for the  London fire brigade. I made 38 in total :)

Please feel free to comment their much appreciated.

Have a wonderful day!

Nikki x

Stampin up ' pretty kitty stamp set'

                               


 Good afternoon all,
                           
                  After my laptop crashed earlier I thought I would put it down and try again later. This post was supposed to be the 'pretty kitty' upload that was supposed to work earlier today. I do hate technology sometimes.
Anyway here is this mornings make, A pretty little card using the stamp and sentiment from stampin ups very own 'pretty kitty' selection. I purchased this stamp set a long time ago but forgot I even had it (true crafters brain right there) To make this card all you need is cardstock, aqua painter to color in the stamp a few 3D foam pads, bakers twine,  my decorative label punch and ......voila!!
cute isn't it!!


This card is for all the cat lovers out there!!


All comments are greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Nikki x