*Showcasing YOU!!!!!* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Hi all..............

Julie Tucker-Wolek with you here today....and let me TELL YOU...I have one of the FUNNEST jobs here at Nikki Sivils!!!! Every month, I scour blogs, online galleries to find lo's, cards and projects made by people using Nikki's products!!!  And then every month I get to showcase them RIGHT HERE on Nikki's blog!!! *love it*...I loveeeeeee seeing everyone using Nikki's products, so if YOU have made anything using at least 80% of her products, feel free to send it my way at bmwgirl@cox.net!!! :):):):):):):) I would loveeeeeeeeeeee to show YOUR work off in here!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Ohhhhhh but first, before I get to everyone's creations, did YOU KNOW that JOANNS.COM is SELLING Nikki's mini pads, embellies, chipboard albums and stamps!!???!!?? How EXCITING is that!!??!!??!! So, if YOU are looking for Nikki's products ONLINE...make sure to check out JOANNS.COM RIGHT HERE!!!! How EXCITING! :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And this month....I have been BEYOND blessed to have NINE people send me their projects!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! NINE!!! I loveeeeeeeee it!!! :):):):):):):):):):) And I am GOING to share TWO PUBLICATIONS that have showcased Nikki's products too!!! WOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

So lets get started showing them off to YOU! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

First, we have Allison Davis!!! I found her through one of Nikki's local DT gals, Stacey....Allison is her Sister!! I just loveeeeeeeeeeee this 2 pager!!! I loveeeeeeeee how Allison used "Dan the Record Man" for these ADORABLE photos of her kids singing!!! Soooooooooo love it!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next we have my dearest Jocelyn Petcholan!!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeee this girl!!! And HOW PERFECT is this photo for the "Willow Bee" collection!!!! PERFECT!!! And I am loving how Jocelyn used the Burlap buttons!!! *LOVE* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And NEXT I have a card and TWO lo's from Jillian Deiling Cassity!!!! I have a "secret" scrappy crush on my Jilly!! (Well...I guess its not a secret anymore, is it??? LOL!) ... I was lucky enough to meet Jilly last summer at a scrapping convention (IN FACT....YOU will SEE ME ME ME in her third lo!!! YAY!) and she is just the SWEETEST girl....and I love her even more cause she is one of my friends that is actually TALLER than me!! LOL!! Just look at HOW YUMMY Jillian used "My Sweet Cherry Pie" collection and the "Will He B the 1?" collection!!! She is AMAZING! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next we have Audra Wright!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeee this girl (she is JUST GORGEOUS!!!).... and I loveeeeeeeeeeee this LO!!!! She is using "Will He B the 1?" collection....I loveeeeeeeeeee how she used the  scalloped circle paper...and love love love loveeeeeeeeee how she journaled all the way around her lo!!! This just ROCKS Audra!!! *swoon* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next we have Melonie Madison!!! I have also had a 'scrappy' crush on Mel FOREVER!!!! She makes all her lo's look like "poof! I just threw this little bitty together!" ....I soooooooooooo wish I had that gift!!! And look at this lo she created with "Henry's Brilliance" collection!! I loveeeeeeeee the FUN photos and love love love love the way she folded the little strips! :):):):):):) *gorgeous* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next, we have Jackie Weeks!!!! I was soooooo happy that she sent me these GORGEOUS lo's!!!! Jackie used "Victoria's Street" and "Dan the Record Man" for her lo's!!! I just loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee these....I loveeeeeeee how she added the lace to her first one and HOW PERFECT is that photo for her second one??!!?? *love it* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next, we have Joni Parker!!!! I am sooooooooooo HOPING to meet this girl IRL someday as we are both in Arizona!!! YAY!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this girl!!! And I love love love love love love how she has used the "Henry's Brilliance" collection on her TWO lo's that she sent me!!!! I loveeeeeeeeeee that banner on the first one....ABSOLUTELY LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE it! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next, we have the AMAZING Frances Sylvia!!!! She is AMAZING!!! I just loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the two lo's she sent me!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!! She has used the "Willow Bee" collection and "My Sweet Cherry Pie" collection!!! And I just loveeeeeeeeeeeeee those little bees and berries that she has added to her lo's!!! WOW WOW WOW!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And next, we have Deb Famularo!!!!! I loveeeeeeeee this girl!! I loveeeeeeee her style and the way she can always make it happen!!! *gorgeous!* She has used, "My Sweet Cherry Pie" collection for this lo....and Deb, I promise, I will send Brookie your way someday for a photo shoot!! LOL!! (sorry...little inside joke for Deb and I!! LOL!) :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Next I wanted to share TWO recent PUBLICATIONS that showcases Nikki's products!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

First, in the June edition of SCRAP STREET MAGAZINE!!!! Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, not ONLY did Scrap Street do a FEATURE article on Nikki's "Flaming Butterfly" collection with Scrap Street's contributing journalists making some GORGEOUS lo's,  (you can see the WONDERFUL creations and the FULL ARTICLE right HERE HERE HERE!!!!) I also was lucky enough to have a LO I made with the "Flaming Butterfly" collection...(ironically...I had NO idea that Nikki's collection was being featured in the SAME issue using the SAME collection in the SAME month!! LOL!) with a feature article done by the WONDERFUL Stacey Michaud on the challenge blog that I run..."These are a Few of My Favorite Things".....   Our feature was in the "Blog Bay" section of their magazine, right HERE HERE HERE!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):) I can not THANK Scrap Street ENOUGH for these well written, amazingly GORGEOUS articles on Nikki's WONDERFUL collection and on my challenge blog I run!!! And I want to tell U....this is an AMAZING magazine....make sure to head over to Scrap Street Magazine and SIGN UP to get all of their issues for FREE!!! Go here.....to sign up....I promise...U will NOT be disappointed...their magazine is FULL of soooooooo much INSPO!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Here is the LO I made for the article on "These are a Few of My Favorite Things" :):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And Nikki's "Willow Bee" collection was recently showcased in the Dutch Scrapbook Magazine!!!! The VERY TALENTED Lea Albers.... made two LO's with the collection and one of them was FEATURED on the front cover!! GO LEA!! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!! And I was lucky enough that one of my Dutch friends Hanneke sent me a copy of the magazine, so I could send it to Nikki!! Sooooooooooo YEP Lea!!! Nikki now has her very own copy of this magazine!!! Thanks sooooooooo much for letting me showcase your lo in this magazine here today!! I just LOVED seeing your lo in print!!!! GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

And before I head out of here for the day...I wanted to share a quick card I made for my In-Laws Wedding Anniversary...which was Monday!! Monday...they CELEBRATED 41 years of MARRIAGE!!! CONGRATS to them!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):) I used the "Will He B the 1?" collection...and I sure hope my Father in-law is the "1" as they are celebrating 41 years!! LOL! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Thanks for stopping by...we TRULY appreciate the support on Nikki's blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)