Nickicole's Nook

Blog candy alert!

2009-04-20T14:57:00.000-07:00

Katharina is giving away 2 summer stamp kits! You have until May 1st to enter. Check it out!

Blog candy alert

2009-04-09T12:19:00.001-07:00

Carole is giving away some blog candy for her blogaversary. It's open to everyone, worldwide. Check it out!

Blog candy

2009-03-26T13:21:00.001-07:00

Jen over at Phoenix Crafts is giving away awesome blog candy! Check it out!

Crafty Goings On is giving away Copic markers!!!!!

Blog candy alert

2009-03-14T19:31:00.000-07:00

Shannon over at Inkhearts is giving away awesome blog candy!! Check it out!

Blog candy alert!

2009-03-03T12:21:00.000-08:00

Lim is giving away some awesome candy.

Also check out Kath's blogaversary giveaway!

Check out this blog candy!

2009-02-21T17:17:00.000-08:00

Jacqui at Cats Whiskers is giving away awesome blog candy!!

Shout Out to Sheetload

2009-02-17T07:45:00.000-08:00

It's time for another Shout Out to Sheetload! Check it out! Great ideas and layouts. If you shoutout you can win a new punch!

Happy Birthday, Dad!

2009-02-15T13:37:00.000-08:00

I made this owl card for my Dad for his 70th birthday which is today! Wild Card for the base and envelope. George and design studio for Who's 70? Distress inks for the inking. Dew drops for eyes. Thanks for looking!

Blog candy alert!

2009-02-09T20:55:00.001-08:00

Michelle is giving away some awesome blog candy here!

Happy Valentine's Day

2009-02-08T17:55:00.001-08:00

Here are some Target mailboxes I made for my kid's teachers. I got the cut file from the cricut mb. I altered them with different valentine patterned papers, ribbons, and stamps. The scalloped heart on the front of all three is a cut file from CarlaSchenk. I filled them with Hershey's and Reese's hearts.

This is the card I made for my hubby.

Blog candy alert

2009-01-31T15:07:00.000-08:00

Enfys is giving away some yummy blog candy. Check it out!

Shout Out to Sheetload

2009-01-15T11:03:00.000-08:00

Sheetload of Cards is giving away some blog candy. While you are there check out the January Sheetload here. You can get great ideas for cardmaking.

Blog candy alert!

2009-01-05T08:10:00.000-08:00

Michelle over at Stamps, Paper, Scissors, and Donkey Smiles is giving away some yummy Valentine's Day blog candy. Check it out!

Happy New Year!

2009-01-02T07:39:00.000-08:00

I can't believe how long it has been since I have posted! I was so busy making Christmas cards and trying to get them sent out in time that I forgot to take pictures of them! I made over 30 and all were unique. I'm such a bad blogger! Here is one that I did manage to remember to photograph. Sorry it's blurry.

I cut the top note and branch out with my Cricut. They are cut files that JenC made! I used my textile cuttlebug folder on the red piece. I used stickles for some little ornaments on the wreath. The stamp is studio g, I think.

I'm so excited!

2008-12-22T16:36:00.000-08:00

I won Graphically Speaking cartridge on ebay for $36 + FREE shipping! Can you believe it?!?!!

I just had to tell everyone! I can't wait until it gets here!

A FROST-y Giveaway

2008-12-22T07:01:00.000-08:00

SheetLoad ShortCuts is giving away a Large Pack (20 pcs) of our Frosted Card Blanks!!!

Blog candy alert

2008-12-13T14:13:00.000-08:00

Suzy over at Papermonkey is giving away a huge assortment of yummy blog candy! Check it out!

Chirper Challenge #8

2008-11-14T07:23:00.000-08:00

This challenge was to use black and white with a splash of color. Oh, and a brad.
I used more that a splash! I gave this to my parents for there 35th anniversary.
Thanks for looking!

Chirper Challenge #7

2008-11-04T08:27:00.000-08:00

Blog candy alert!

2008-11-04T08:21:00.001-08:00

Bev has some awesome blog candy up for grabs. Check it out!

Happy Halloween

2008-10-23T08:49:00.000-07:00

This was my first attempt at a stair-step card. I used Paper Doll Dress Up for all the trick-or-treaters and bat. George for the Circle/moon. The ghost and jack o'lantern are Peachy Keen stamps. Ribbon is from my stash. The scalloped circle was sent to me by a cricut message board friend. The sentiment is from Stampin' up.

This card was sent on a mission for the Cricut Card Fairy Army. The lady broke her arm and loves Halloween. Thanks for looking!

Wedding Card

2008-10-23T08:43:00.000-07:00

Bride, groom, and trellis are all from Paper Doll Dress Up. Paper is Bazzil. Scallop border is Fiskars Threading Water Punch. Ribbon is from my stash. I used Patina and Icicle Stickles on the bouquet. Faces are Peachy Keen face stamps.

Great gift idea!

2008-10-11T11:45:00.000-07:00

Robin, The Pink Stamper, has made a great video of an Apple Cider Slider Card. It looks like a great gift idea and super easy. I think I might make some of these soon.

Chirper Challenge #6

2008-10-08T11:14:00.000-07:00

This challenge was to include a flourish, the color brown and the attached sketch:

Here's my card:

I used DCWV and Archiver's cardstock, ribbon from Target $1 spot, flourishes that someone from the cricut mb cut for me (from Storybook, I think). Stamp is Peachy Keen.

I'm a Cricut Card Fairy and we have a mission right now to send a card to someone who loves the color purple and Autumn is her favorite season. I think this will do perfectly. Thanks for looking!

Chirper Challenge #5

2008-09-30T08:04:00.000-07:00

This challenge was to NOT make a card or scrapbook page, but to alter something. We had to use our favorite color and some glitter.

Everything about this cute little box was made on my cricut. The box was designed in Design Studio and cut with George. It measures about 3" x 3". All the Halloween shapes are cut with Paper Doll Dress Up. I cut the tree at 2", the ghost at 1 1/2" and all the rest at 1". I added Patina Stickles to the pumpkin top and vines and Black Diamond Stickles to the eyes of the moon and bat. And you probably can't see them in this photo, but I used Icicle Stickles all over the background for twinkling stars. Happy Fall Y'all! Thanks for looking.

And yet more blog candy!

2008-09-30T07:49:00.000-07:00

Donalda is giving away a fabulous Whiff of Joy stamp on her blog.

Jeanette is giving away a huge assortment of stamped images and embellishments and an adorable Magnolia Tilda stamp. Enter here.

More blog candy!

2008-09-29T08:22:00.000-07:00

Michelle is giving away Alota Stamps Donkey sets and a lot more. Check it out here.

Heather is having a 5 Day Giveaway to celebrate her hubby's leave. Click here.

Blog Contest

2008-09-26T13:26:00.000-07:00

Martha Stewart is having a blog contest. You can enter here.

Alzheimer's Charity Blog Candy

2008-09-25T08:03:00.000-07:00

Cammie is hosting a blog candy assortment for Alzheimer's on her blog. She has received a huge amount of donations for this event. Check it out here.

Chirper Challenge

2008-09-17T08:44:00.000-07:00

I'm on the Design Team over on Chirper Challenge.

These are some of the cards I've made for the challenges.

More Blog Candy!!

2008-09-17T08:17:00.000-07:00

Go and check these blogs out!

Bev is giving away some great Whiff of Joy blog candy on her blog, All the things I love.

Gina over at The Card Kabin is giving away fabulous Penny black stamps in her blog candy.

Sheila over at Kipper Craft is also giving away a huge assortment of yummy blog candy.

Blog candy

2008-09-11T12:26:00.000-07:00

Heidi is giving away some awesome blog candy here. Check it out!

Get some "Whiff of Joy candy" on this blog.

Carmen is giving away some goodies too. Check it out here.

More great blog candy from Nikki here.

Anni-VERVE-sary Sketch #8-12

2008-08-13T09:05:00.000-07:00

Whew! I finished all 12 sketches! I decided to start doing Christmas cards with these to get a start on them this year.

Anni-VERVE-sary Sketch #7

2008-08-07T13:26:00.000-07:00

My friend had her 2nd baby boy last night so I thought I would use today's sketch to make her a card. I used Bazzill cardstock for the base and Making Memories patterned paper for the background. I cut the scalloped-bottomed rectangle with my cricut. The train stamp is from Target $ spot. I colored it with Bic Mark its and used Black Diamond Stickles on the wheels. The sentiment is studio g. The ribbon and button are from my stash. Thanks for looking!

Anni-VERVE-sary Sketch #2,5, and 6!

2008-08-07T07:29:00.000-07:00

#2 - The base is Bazzill, the patterned paper is from a small mat stack from Making Memories, the stamp is from Target $ spot, ribbon from my stash, and skittles.

#5 - Sorry it's blurry. This one was a challenge for me because one of the directions for this sketch was tall & skinny. I don't usually do any other size than A2 cards. This one is 8"x4". I used a Bella stamp that I got in a swap. I stickled her wings. The sentiment is clear embossed. The cardstock is Bazzill and DCWV glitter. The scallop I made with DS and cut with George on my cricut. The fiber is chenille.

#6 - This card didn't quite turn out exactly like the sketch. The cardstock base is Bazzill. I made the scallop circle on DS. I clear embossed the bubbly water and added clear skittles for dimension. I used two pearl brads that I got from LTD catalog.

Anni-VERVE-sary Sketch #4

2008-08-06T08:51:00.000-07:00

I used Bazzill cardstock for the base. The patterned paper was given to me from a friend that thought is was ugly! LOL The butterfly was sent to me by amychelle from the cricut mb. They are from the Butterfly die and embossing set. I stickled the body and antennae. The stamp is studio g. The little flower and brad set are from the Dollar Tree. Thanks for looking.

Anni-VERVE-sary Sketch #3

2008-08-06T08:46:00.000-07:00

I skipped #2 but hope to go back and complete it today.

Anyway, here's #3. I didn't end up following the sketch exactly, but I liked how it turned out.

I used Bazzill cardstock, primas, skittles, ribbon from Target's $ spot, and a stamped image from a swap. I colored it with Bic Mark Its! and stickles.

More Blog Candy!!

2008-08-04T08:41:00.000-07:00

Gisela has some great blog candy to give away. Check out her blog!

Hilde is celebrating 65000 hits!

Debbie designed these stamps!!! Wow. And she's giving them away here!

Michelle is celebrating her last day of nursing courses and having almost 60000 hits! Check it out!

Josianne is celebrating 1000 new visitors and 1400 hits this week with yummy blog candy.

Vicki is giving away lots of great prizes. Check her blog out!

Anni-VERVE-sary Sketch #1

2008-08-04T08:24:00.001-07:00

I used Bazzill Cardstock, Spots & Dots embossing folder, Bic Markits, ribbon, scallop designed on DS cut with Cricut, cinnamon stickles, and a stamped image from an image swap. Thanks for looking.

Blog Candy

2008-08-03T15:55:00.001-07:00

Check out Bev's blog for some yummy blog candy!

Some birthday cards for soldiers

2008-07-26T14:49:00.000-07:00

These are some of the birthday cards that I made to send to the soldiers overseas.

Bella image is colored with Bic Mark Its and stickes. Sentimen stamp is studio g. Scalloped square was designed on Cricut Design studio.

This simple but elegent card was designed by Capadia on Design Studio. I stickled the letters and put some green Bazzill cardstock on the inside to show through.

This is an image that I received in a stamped image swap. I colored her with Bic Mark Its. I made the awning in Design Studio. I made the button out of chipboard and the same paper as the awning then clear embossed it to make it shine. The sentiment is from Inkadinkado.

I'll post more soon. Thanks for looking.

Mojo Monday sketch

2008-07-26T13:40:00.000-07:00

Mojo Monday 47

Bazzill Cardstock, skittles, flowers with a raindot, Bella image colored with Bic Mark Its.

This week's sketch from 2 sketches 4 you

2008-07-26T13:31:00.000-07:00

I used Bazzill cardstock for the base. I stamped the spirals from an Inkadinkado set with Versamark. I machine stitched around the mat. That was a first for me! I used some old buttons from my Grandma's collection for the balloons. The cricut cut was one that I received in a swap, I have no idea what cartridge this is from but it sure is cute! The layered piece in the middle is a sticker! The sentiment is a rub-on. Thanks for looking!

Quilt Giveaway

2008-07-18T21:01:00.000-07:00

Old Red Barn Co. is giving away a gorgeous quilt. Just click on the link in my sidebar, under my hits counter, and you can enter the drawing too!

Mojo Monday sketch

2008-07-16T06:34:00.000-07:00

This is Mojo Monday Week 46 sketch from Poetic Artistry

Here's my take on it. I used Bazzill cardstock for the base and DCWV paper and cardstock for the rest. I made the scalloped circles with Cricut Design Studio. Presentahbella here was colored with Bic Mark it! and then Candy Cane Stickles. Sentiment is a studio g stamp. I finished it off with some blue ribbon and a bejeweled brad. Thanks for looking.

This week's sketch from 2 sketches 4 you

2008-07-15T06:05:00.000-07:00

This sketch was a very simple, elegant, pretty sketch. But, I found that it challenged me. It took me out of my comfort zone. All because of that scallop strip that went passed the edge of the card! Isn't that silly?

Meet the Verve Divas challenge

2008-07-14T13:45:00.000-07:00

The Verve Divas over on Splitcoaststampers.com have their first challenge up this week.

This is my entry.

I used the color combination that they chose with papers from my stash. They are not exactly the same colors because I don't have Stampin Up cardstock, but it's close. I embossed the brown with the D'vine Swirls cuttlebug folder and inked it with old paper distress ink. I distessed the edges of the pumpkin mats and inked those too. The stamps are Studio g. I used Cinnamon Stickes in the flower centers.

This week's sketch from 2 sketches 4 you

2008-07-10T08:01:00.000-07:00

This week's sketch was so much fun! I used my new cuttlebug folder, D'vine Swirls, to emboss both background papers. The House Mouse stamp I colored with Bic Mark It! markers and stickles. The scalloped circle I designed on Cricut Design Studio, because I don't have the Mini Monograms cartridge. The sentiment is an Inkadinkado stamp. I finished this off with various primas, skittles and buttons. TFL

Christmas in July

2008-07-07T13:35:00.000-07:00

Cricut lovers, yahoo group, is having a Christmas in July contest. Here is my entry:

I used George for the rectangles, some eyelets, Bazzill cardstock, and some white ric rac from my stash. The snowflakes are brads that I received from a RAK from scrapfor4. I added some white snow-like glitter to them which she also sent me.

This little cute House Mouse stamp is colored with Prismas and the MCPT. I also used a red Bic marker and Candy Cane stickles for his hat. The sentiment is studio g, also from scrapfor4.

Okieladybug's Card Challenge

2008-07-03T13:07:00.000-07:00

My friend is having hip replacement surgery soon so I thought this would be a good card to send to her.

Cricut board member, Okieladybug, created this .cut file with Design Studio and challenged everyone to use it. Here is my card. I used Okie's cut file on Bazzill cardstock and Beyond Birthdays for the flowers. The sentiment and bee are Inkadinkadoo and the grass and bunny are studio g.

In this photo you can see the acetate for the window pane.

This week's sketch from 2 sketches 4 you

2008-07-01T11:32:00.000-07:00

Here is this week's sketch by Laura:

Here is my take on it:

I used swiss dots embossing folder, distressed the white core cardstock, used a scallopped edge that I made on CDS, crop-a-dile to punch the 1/8 inch holes, Beyond Birthdays for the sentiment, and a Dollar Tree stamp.

More Cards for Soldiers

2008-06-24T08:03:00.000-07:00

More cards that I made last night.

This one I was just playing around with some cute glitter cardstock. I cut out the monkey and popped him up, stamp is studio g.

This is an attempt at the Cuttlebug Smoosh Technique Doodlecharms watermelon.

Beyond Birthdays sentiment and Animal Kingdom penguins. Flowers are primas.

House mouse image is one that someone RAKed me. I colored her with chalks and a blending marker. Background is vellum embossed with the Cuttlebug and then colored with MCPT. Stamp is studio g.

This week sketch from 2 sketches 4 you

2008-06-23T14:52:00.000-07:00

I made two cards for this weeks sketch.

This one is my entry for the challenge.
Beyond Birthdays for the sentiment, House mouse stamp, prima flowers

I actually made this one first, but it didn't turn out how I imagined it. I don't like it as well. I am going to put this in for the Cards for Soldiers though. The cuts on this one are all from Doodlecharms. The embossing folder for the background is Tiny Mosaic.

Cards for Soldiers

2008-06-23T14:24:00.000-07:00

These are some of the cards that I made for Cards for Soldiers.

This one is a .cut file made by Capadia,
Doodlecharms ladybug, swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder, stamp is studio g, Candycane Stickles

This one I made by modifying Capadia's design a little bit.

This one is embossed with Spot & Dots Cuttlebug folder, stamp is Studio g, flowers are Primas.

Another modified Capadia design. Stamps are studio g, Flowers are clear embossed, swiss dots

Outside: Capadia designed window card, Stamps are stampin up and studio g

Inside:

Stampin up stamps and swiss dots folder

Cricut doodlecharms popsicles, sentiment and watermark stamp are studio g

Outside:Stampin up stamp and swiss dots embossed

Inside: stampin up stamp

Spots & Dots embossed background and flower is cuttlebug embossed

Paper Bag Album

2008-06-21T08:59:00.001-07:00

This is a Paper Bag Album album I made for my FIL for Father's Day. It is made with 6 white paper bags. I used hemp for the binding and tags.

Shout Out to Sheetload

2008-06-19T09:18:00.000-07:00

Get your June issue here.

Sheetload ShortCuts

2008-06-19T09:03:00.000-07:00

Please visit Sheetload ShortCuts

"ShortCuts will help you create stunning papercrafts by using pre-made "blanks" of those items we usually have to make by hand. Your time can be spent decorating, instead of fabricating."

You can win some blog candy! It's a sampler of their new products.

BBTB entry

2008-06-19T08:40:00.000-07:00

This is an entry for a contest over at BBTB
It had to be brown, have a heart and have to do with a baby.
I used Bazzill cardstock, SU Little Love stamp, Studio G flourishes, a heart from George cart. and Ribbon someone RAKed me.

Large Card Challenge

2008-06-17T14:18:00.000-07:00

On my favorite message board, cricut.com, they had a large card challenge and drawing. The challenge was to make a card by folding an 81/2 x 11 inch paper in half. Here was my entry:

Father's Day Card

2008-06-17T13:56:00.001-07:00

Here is a card I made for my FIL. I used the timy mosaic embossing folder, a stamp from The Dollar Tree embossed with Vintage Photo distress embossing powder and colored with Prismas. Oh and some clear skittles.

First Post

2008-06-17T13:45:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share this card that I made with a sketch from http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/.