Blog Candy

I would like to wish everyone a very healthy , peaceful and happy New year!!

I am so excited that I am almost at 10,000 hits and would like to celebrate by offering an amazing Blog Candy to one random person, and all you have to do, is leave me a comment and tell me what your New Year's resolution is. Please spread the word!

I will post a card tomorrow so please come back.

Hope you are all having an amazing night.

Hugs
nicky

Happy Holidays

I wanted to take time to wish everyone a very healthy, peaceful and wonderful Holiday Season and a year filled with lots of laughter. My New Year's resolution is to blog more often and to participate in more card and sketch challenges.

All stamps and supplies for both cards are from Stamping Bella.

The blue swirls are a fabulous background stamp from Stamping Bella that I love and use very often. It aligns perfectly every time, as you can see in this card. I used the snowflake Cuttlebug folder, and coloured with Lyra pencils and Mineral Spirits.

What are your New Years Resolutions ?

Hugs

Nicky

Here's to Huggabugg's

I know that it has been awhile since I have posted but things have been so hectic and busy. I apologize and will try to post more often.

Emily at http://www.stampingbella.com/ has launched the sweetest, most hug able and lovable little creatures that you are going to want to own, stamp and colour, so go over to her blog and look at the sample card I made with one of the Huggabugg's and check out all 8 of them . Emily is also giving away blog candy if you leave a comment on her blog.

Meet Fluey Huggabugg (the image on my card ) and tell me he isn't the cutest ever, I just love this image. I used Mineral spirits and Lyra pencils to colour and olive green pearls as the embellishment. I popped up the image and used the Gigga circle punch for the circle. Hope you like it.

I will try to post the Lovey Huggabugg card I made, tomorrow. It would be nice to hear from you so leave a comment and let me know that you were here. Have a great week

Hugs

Nicky

cruise pictures

I can't believe the cruise is over. We had the best time, the weather was glorious , the classes went well and I had the chance to meet and hang out with the nicest, most warm , friendly and fun loving people ever. There is so much to tell and I don't exactly know where to begin. I will follow with pictures at the end of this post. Stampers Rock.

Emily and Ryan are 2 of my favorite people in the whole world and they made this trip so special for Joe and I. We had a blast with them and I don't remember ever laughing as much as we did together. Joe and Ryan were inseparable and were hysterical. Thanks so much Em and Ryan. These are memories we will treasure forever. Can hardly wait til the next trip

Emily (http://www.stampingbella.com/) and I went a few days before the cruise to help Gina K from (http://www.ginakdesigns/) and Nichole from (http://www.papertreyinc.com/).

The 2 days at sea we started classes at 9 A.M. and we finished at 11 P.M. We broke for lunch and dinner, and finished the night meeting for drinks after the last class. The 4 days at port we relaxed, slept in and sat by the pool soaking up the sun. It was heaven on earth.

Emily had a brilliant idea of giving everyone a necklace and filling it with beads. What these women and gentleman wouldn't do to fill their necklaces, they screamed , flirted with Ryan (Emily's hubs) , and showed up in PJ's for the classes. It was soooo much fun. The people with the most beads won prizes.

There is so much more to tell, but I would be typing for the next few days, so I think that I will stop and post my pictures now, and just trust me, that if you ever get the opportunity to come to one of Emily's, Gina's and Nichole's events, just come, because they are FANTABULOUS and you won't want to miss out.

Thanks so much for reading this far. Here are the pictures I promised. I am sorry but my computer doesn't have a caption button so I had to download the pictures and the caption separately.

pictures:

#1 -Gorgeous and adorable Rina & Alicia (Gina's daughters). Just love those girls.

#2 - Our Hubbies - Tom (Gina's), Ryan (Emily's),(David (Nichole's) and my cutie patootie, Joe.

#3 - Alma (The Cat's pajamas), me and Kim (My Favorite Things). I really miss you guys.

#4 - Me, Julie, Charmaine % Amber. The nicest girls ever.

#5 - Gina, me & Nichole (I love you and miss you).

#6 - Ryan and his Girlfriend (How cute are they .....).

#7 - Sweet Charmaine and little old me.

#8 - Me, Emily, Irene and Michelle (Thanks for the support).

#9 - Kim, me, Alma and Emily

#10 - Our adorable Calgary group Brenda, Charlene, Wendy and Rhonda

#11 - My favourite girls Gina, Emily, Nichole and me

#12 - And last but not least Gina, Nichole and me

Thanks so much for stopping by

Mwah & Hugs

Nicky

I am cruise bound

Well it is finally here, the boxes are shipped, and I am finally packed and I am leaving in the morning for the StampingBella, Papertrey and Gina K stamping extravaganza cruise and I can hardly wait to meet everyone. Please keep checking Emily's Blog for reports and updates on what's going on everyday www.stampingbella.com
Stamping Bella will also have all kinds of exciting challenges and specials going on all week on her blog while we are away, so don't miss it.

I will post cards, pictures and tell you guys all about the trip when I get back so stay well and I will post again in a weeks time. Did I tell you how excited I am ...

Hugs
Nicky

Challenge Sketch

I had so much fun in the Bella blog challenge that I decided to try Beata's sketch challenge and here it is.

I coloured Polly Packages a Stamping Bella stamp

http://www.stampingbella.com/

with Lyra coloured pencils and mineral spirits. For the embellishments I used 3 Bon Bonz and variegated ribbon also from Stamping Bella. Lots of glitter makes her pop.

Hope you like it.

We have been so busy getting things ready for the cruise and finally see that there is an end to all of the cutting and packaging. I can hardly wait to meet everyone.

Thanks for visiting and please leave a comment.

Hugs

Nicky

http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/2008/10/03/weekend-sketch-challenge-60/

Bella Blog, Hop and a Skip

I am so excited to participate in my very first challenge. Shannan Teubner our very first Guest Designer challenged a few of us to come up with a gift item using the holiday Bellas.

I decided to use a paper acrylic block from the dollar store and stamped the new prezzie Stella on the top of the box and the mini presents around the border of the container. These paper blocks make the best hostess gifts, teacher gifts are great for masculine gifts (dad's day, teacher etc.) just change Stella for a Fella and voila a masculine block.

I used a cotton ball and green Pebble chalk to warm up the white card stock, Stamped Stella and the presents with Tuxedo black Mementos ink and coloured in with mineral spirits and Lyra coloured pencils. I finished the card with glitter and variegated sheer ribbon. Hope you like this project.

Please hop on over to the other sistahs and check out their blogs

Amy Rysavy

Carole Burrage

Debbie Olson

Jen del Muro

Lauren Meader

Michele Boyer

Shannan Teubner

Taylor Van Bruggen

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