Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Getting all ready...


Well "Nikki Sivils" headquarters is definitely hopping these days... we can almost smell the sent of CHA getting closer everyday!! I'm so excited and can hardly wait to show off my new collections!!

Dan and I are going to do it again.... DRIVE to CHA in Chicago! You'd think after our experience last summer driving to Orlando FL pulling a trailer of product and being car sick all 14 hours there and the 14 hours back home that we'd never do it again. Well we are!! But this time its only a 9 hour drive and no pulling a trailer now that we have a crate that ships to the convention center. The hardest part for me right now is leaving my 22 month old German Shepherd! For those of you that don't know we got a beautiful male German Shepherd (GSD), Nico is his name and I just hate leaving him now that we have FINALLY established that we are his pack! (This takes a while to accomplish, GSD don't take to people quickly.) But we've found him a great trainer that we love and she is going to keep him while we are gone. We also have a wonderful couple that will be staying in our home and taking care of our other fur-babies so I have nothing to worry about... but I know I will! :)
Here is a picture of my new man... Nico!

I was talking to Stephanie Hunt (owner & designer of Bella Blvd, go check out her awesome reveals for CHA) this morning on the phone and she wanted to know where all my CHA sneak peeks are for "Nikki Sivils"?? Soooo.... that got me thinking that I do need to show some more peeks for my 6 new CHA releases... so here is the entire collection of "My Friend Birdie" which is named and designed for my Best Friend Jill Warden, aka "Birdie" (she has bird legs)!!
Chirp Chat:
Fly High:
Shake a Tail Feather:
Jilly Bird:
Birdie Bubbles:
Birdie Border Strips:
Birds of a Feather:
Birdie Cut-Ups:
Birdie Crossing:
My 6x6 Mini Pad of Papers: (the 12x12 papers reduced down to 6x6)
My Brand New 12x12 Cardstock Stickers: (I'm so excited about this new item!)

Leave a comment here letting me know which paper is your favorite and I'll have Henry (My Kiddo) pick a # for the winner tomorrow morning!! I'll also have some upcoming giveaways on my Facebook Fan page so become a "fan" and you could win even more CHA goodness!!

I hope you all have a great rest of the week and stay tuned for more CHA peeks and updates!! -Nikki

*Nikki has drawn a winner....see here to see who was the lucky winner!!* :)

80 comments:

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

Wooooooooooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooooooooooo (and crossing my fingers you don't get car sick like last time....ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i remember you documenting that trip!! LOL!)... Loveeeeeeeeeee the photo of you and Nico...and love love love love love love the NEW LINE!!!!!!! Speaking from experience ... those new stickers of yours are AMAZING!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

sssalad said...

I love them all Nikki! I wish you were stopping in Springfield on your way to CHA - I'd love to see you again!

Abby Beard said...

I so wish I could meet you at CHA, It's only 150 miles from me.. maybe next time, hopefully!

I LOVE this line! I think Chirp Chat and Shake a Tail Feather are my faves, but I do love it all! Can't wait to get some :)

Piali said...

Loooooooooooove them all. Super cute!! love the colors.The border sheet is the cutest !!

Joni Parker said...

OHHHH...I love this line!!! I like Birds of a Feather ... those birds are too cute!! (and I love that shirt you have on in that pic of you and Nico!!).. Have fun on your "shorter" trip to CHA!!

Unknown said...

OOOOOooooo this line so cute. I love the Jilly Bird paper. I think I gotta have that one. Loving this color combo too.

Rebecca Keppel said...

I love Jilly Bird. Super cute line :)

Rhonda Van Ginkel said...

I like birds of a feather and shake your tailfeather - too darn cute!

Best wishes on your drive to CHA, hoping it goes fabulously for you! Nico is awesome! I grew up with a GSD and they are fabulous!

See you at CHA!

Nicole said...

This is fabulous!! I love them ALL, but if I just have to pick one, it would have to be "shake a tail feather!" Good luck on your trip to CHA!

Tracey said...

This is such an adorable line! Cute little birdies and fabulosu colours!!

Angela Fehr said...

Love the colour scheme - especially the green in Birdy Crossing. jilly bird paper is great too! And the border strips - I can imagine a dozen uses for them. Have a great trip to CHA!

Tiffany G. said...

I love Fly High! It is so adorable with the little birdies and the banner-just to die for! Such great colors and papers. I can't wait to use them all!

Jennifer_GlitterInMyHair said...

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Love them all!! Can't wait until they come out!!! I think Chirp Chat and Shake a Tail Feather are my favorites!

Unknown said...

First of all: what a handsome young man you've got there beside you! He looks so strong and soooo sweet! He's quite large, isn't he? Nico..hehe...great name for a dog ;)

The bird papers look awesome. Really hope I'm able to buy them this time, as it's still very hard to find a shop that sells your stuff here in the Netherlands. Don't know what they can't see, because again I am very exited by seeing this new papers.

Love the bright colors and the prints.

Have fun at CHA!

xx Monica

Nathalie said...

What a fabulous collection Nikki!!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!! Love the colors, the patterns and those birdies are just the cutest!!!! I can't wait to see what the DT creates with it :D

Cindy F said...

I really like the borders - you can do so much with a sheet like that!

kshand said...

OMG!! These are soooo cute!!! Love them all, but especially the ones with the birdies...Fly High and Birds of a Feather. Can't wait to get these at my LSS.

Kelly Massman said...

Very cute new collection! I like Shake a Tail Feather and Fly High! Thanks for a chance to win! Best of luck on your trip! Wish I could go... :-)

Beejay said...

love, love, love it!

Thebug415 said...

Oh I love Birdie bubbles. So much you could do with that one. Have fun @ CHA...wish I could go!

Stephanie said...

So excited to see some more reveals! This is adorable! Looks like your friend Birdie was a great muse for you! Great job Nikki!

Christa Allgood said...

I love the entire collection!! In fact I bought it at Scrapbook Generation.....probably the same day that you had the picture taken of you and your new baby!! We even discussed how cute that shirt is!! But seriously....I love the birds!! They are definitely my favorite so far!

Sandi said...

With 3 grandchildren who love Cars and a hubby who is a car nut I would get ALOT of use out of this cartridge....thank you so much for the opportunity to win such a great prize!

Anonymous said...

I can't pick just one, but if i have to it would be chirp chat! Also love those cut ups. Super cute designs and catchy names!

Tina in MI

Ria Maningat-Mojica said...

OMG! Nikki, you oudid yourself with this one...love everything about this line and can't wait to play!!!

ShoppingTamii said...

I love them all (gotta get my hands on this collection!), so I will say my favorite is the border strips, cuz it has a little of each :)

StaceyL. said...

Chirp Chat and Birds of a feather! Super cute stuff and great for my kiddos!

Linda Beeson said...

Gorgeous dog and LOVE that collection!

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

LLLOOOOVVEEEE your new line!!! Birds of a feather is my fav...so can see that with pictures of my kiddos playing together on it... fantastic new release!!!

Jennifer Riley said...

Too CUTE!! Birds of a Feather is my favorite paper. And, I'm so excited about the cardstock sticker sheet!

Margie Higuchi said...

Had to pop in to say I love this collection but even more, the story behind it! LOL!! I'm sure you BFF really appreciated the shout out on her legs! LOL!! See you soon! xo

Scrapamum said...

How do you expect us to pick 1 favourite? They are all soooo adorable!!! Since you asked you will receive mu fav is Shake a Tail Feather but I do love everything!

Jenna Ruth said...

My fave is Birds of a Feather! Love them all :) Gonna have to get these papers...

Tracey Taylor said...

omg!!!! that is SO cute! LOVE those little birdies!

fong33 said...

Love this line, especially Jilly Bird! That is going on my wishlist.

Leah l'Orange said...

ooh, Nikki! what a stinkin' ADORABLE line! your friend Jill must be TICKLED PINK with such an honour! :)

i lurrrrrrve the Birdie Border Strips - they'll go a LONG way in my scrapbook and on my cards, OH YEAH!

Anonymous said...

Nikki--I really love My Friend Birdie. It is soooooo cute! Debbie Linton

Summer Braxton said...

I can see myself using birdie crossing on sooo many projects. Such a great background piece. I love papers like that.

Kathy Martin said...

A whole lot of CUTENESS here! My fave is 'Fly High!'

Merri Lynn said...

I really like the "Birdie bubbles paper but as always it was difficult to pick just one as they are all so great.

Brittney said...

I love "Shake a Tail Feather". Great name, too!

Anonymous said...

I love Blueberry Hill the very best.

Melinda AKA medialady said...

Wow! I love it all with these cute little birds so it is so hard to pick a favorite but if I had to narrow it down it would be Birds of a Feather.

Liza said...

Love the new line! Those birdies are just way cute!!!

cards4ever said...

Cute papers. I really like Chirp Chat. Have fun at the CHA.

Ilene said...

This line is SO adorable!! I love them all, but the die cut is definitely to die-for! And I really adore that one with the tree and the birdies on it too - so cute!! Awesome, awesome job Nikki, as always!

Heather said...

Love, love, love it! Chirp chat is for sure my fave, I am a sucker for diecut papers!

TeenaBugg38 said...

Lovin it ALL NIkki! I think flyin high is my fave tho...I love the banner look

Bumbles and Fairy-Tales said...

Oh my, I love them all! And I am an avid 6x6 pad collector, so I will take one of those please ;)
Such a sweet line of birdies! I cannot wait to see what else you'll have!
Have a safe trip and good luck with CHA!

Vicki said...

Fly High is my favorite, but I love them all. Good luck on your trip.

Gine said...

This is sooooo awesome Nikki wtg, cant wait to see it IRL

Christie said...

Nikki, this is super cute! I love all of the birdies! If I have to pick one, I guess it would be Birds of a Feather. Have fun at CHA!

Anonymous said...

I think the birdie bubbles are simple beautiful so so colorful. Sandy

Melissa said...

Oh my gosh I have to say this one is my favorite! Those birdies are adorable!!!!!! And how exciting to have those cardstock stickers. A perfect addition. Can't wait to see this all in person and hopefully meet you at CHA!

Cecile said...

I love them all and keeping my fingers crossed:)Fab job Nikki!!!!!!!

Shannon Tompkins said...

I like Birds of a Feather the best but I have to say I love love love the new sticker sheet!

D said...

Wow, Nikki, thank you thank you for giving us another sneak peak!!! I love sneak peaks! I am in love with Birds of a Feather.

Sorry you have to leave Nico. Once they decide you are part of your pack though, they are the most loving, protective dogs!

Becky Moore said...

I love the new line it's terrific and I want it all. But honestly I'm really loving Nico! What a gorgeous baby!

BIRDIE said...

Nik, I love, love, love every bit of it!! You are amazing! I am beyond honored by this line! You mean the world to me! And yes I do have birdlegs, but my fanny is not that big...is it??? Good luck at CHA and I hope this line is your biggest hit EVER!! I love you and can't wait to see you next weekend!

XOXO......Birdie

Jona Panesa said...

this is so cute!!!! loved the bird of a feather paper and your new stickers!!!

Jona Panesa said...

not so sure if my comment went through. I loved your new line especially the bird of the feather paper and your new stickers!

Anonymous said...

I think they are all adorable; I am partial to the Birdie Border Strips. So fun!!

Renee J.

Nadine Carlier said...

What fun papers! I love them all but I'm really loving the Birdie Bubbles paper.

Amanda L. said...

very cute....Flying High is my favorite!

craftymom205 said...

Love the shake a tail feather paper.

Lea said...

Good luck on your way to the CHA!!
And have fun!

greetings Lea

polinka said...

birdie bubbles is my fave!! but I love them all!! :)

Susan said...

HOw cute!! I love them all, but I am going to say "Shake a Tail Feather" is my fav1 Thanks for the chance to win some goodies. Can't wait to see more sneaks!

Dana Tatar said...

Fun Collection! I'm a sucker for die-cut papers so I of course LOVE "Chirp Chat!" I would love to have this entire collection. Thanks for the chance!

Stacy said...

Ok....I love them all...sorry can't pick a favorite. :)

Janet's Joy said...

I love the Chirp Chat but they are all adorable!

Jscraps4u said...

WOW...Very hard to pick a favorite from that fantabulous line! But, I'll have to go with Chirp chat! Can't wait to see the rest and have a wonderful and successful CHA!!

Penny Peck said...

Hi Nikki! I love ALL of the Birdie new line so bought the mini pad plus a few of the other product. So excited for you and Dan getting to go to CHA!

smahrty said...

that little fat birdie is soooooo cute! tfs.

Nitasha said...

What a lucky BFF you have to have such a cute paperline name in her honor! My favorite is Jilly Bird!

Unknown said...

So fun! Thanks for the chance!

Anonymous said...

Birds of a feather for sure :)

Anonymous said...

Bird of a feather for sure...love it.

Mel said...

Nico is adorable! I hate to leave our pup too. Hope you have a great trip!!

Jill Yegerlehner said...

That "birdie" is soooo cute!!! I was wondering where your sneaks were too? Keeping them all to yourself?

Safe travels and prayers that you don't get car sick.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

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