It's the Third Wednesday and Stacy is here!

It's no secret that Stacy loves to alter things and she has been very busy doing that this month.   Altering Wendy Vecchi Art Parts Stacy came up with this cool way to display messages complete with a little bit of cork.  This project was created using the Messages line, which has lots of fun die cuts shapes that would go perfect on any message board. Don't forget to add those burlap buttons for that little touch of added embellishment.

Up next Stacy continues to share her little bit of vintage with us!  This is a very special project that she created for our very own Nikki.  Using the line Audrey, in honor of Nikki's grandmother,  Stacy created this unique way for Nikki to display a photo of her grandmother.

So, Stacy went totally vintage with these two collections and she showed us just how versatile you can go with these Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker collections!

Be sure to visit Stacy at her blog!

Buttons, Buttons and Nico!

My Cute as a Button, Burlap Buttons have been so popular that I thought I'd make a sweet little frame with the buttons and some stitching for my booth and Valentine's Day!

I used the buttons for this frame and added one little black button too! 

I also made some sweet little wrappers for candy bars for some friends of mine. 

I used my papers from my "Messages" collection and burlap buttons.

The buttons I used...

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Last but not least I had to share some pictures of Nico at the office!

Helping us keep an eye out for the Fed-Ex guy 

(who Nico actually likes b/c he brings him treats)!

Thought these might make you smile! 

We sure love our big boy, Nico!

He doesn't even fit in this chair! 

Have a great day!

Tuesday Mix Up!

We are going to mix it up a little today.  Yesterday, we had You're a Hoot projects and today we have some of those also.  BUT, we have some fun Gingerbread Land projects for you too!

Have you STARTED your Christmas cards yet?  Me, I ordered from Target....I admit I just don't have time to make Christmas cards for everyone.  Some special people might get some handmade ones if I have time, but anyone we send cards to is going to get some photo cards.  

First up on the blog we have Linda Beeson.  This lady has some of the cutest card ideas!  She used her Cricut Expression on both of these and I love how she used the negative of the cut.  I think I have said it before, but I really need to try that.  Linda used the Gingerbread Land collection for both her cards here today.  

Ria Mojica sent me this layout and when I saw the tree...well, I fell in love!!  So cute and it looks pretty easy to do.  She used the Gingerbread Land collection on this great layout.

Now we have Delaina Burns with a couple of layout ideas for you.  I just love her scrappy style and all the layering that she does.  She makes it look effortless!

 Here she used the Gingerbread Land collection.  And I LOVE the cluster in the bottom right corner.  And just look at that sweet face! 

You're a Hoot is the star collection on this layout, but I am thinking the kids in the picture are the stars of the layout!  Delaina cut out a strip of circles from the Hoots Border Strips and then used the Warm Cord Brads and the Cute as a Button burlap buttons as accents for the strip.  Great idea.

Next up is Leah Farquarhson with a couple of very cute Thanksgiving themed cards and a fun layout!  

Leah used You're a Hoot on these cards.  She used her Cricut Expression with the Paper Dolls cartridge to cut the leaves for the cards.  

Then she used her Storybook cartridge for the mats.  

Her layout definitely has some "silly boys" on it!  And she use the You're A Hoot collection along with the My Lil' Monster collection to create this layout.  

That's it from us today.  Here in the United States we are getting ready to give thanks for the wonderful lives we have, family that we are blessed with, and everything in between.  And maybe...just maybe....sneak in a little creative time along with all the cooking!

Have a Scrappy Kinda Day!!~~Katrina

We are doing a little Hootin' here today!

Who is going to admit it with me that you are ALREADY listening to Christmas music?  I know, it is probably WAY too early, but I have been listening to it for well over two weeks.  And not to mention that I pulled the White Christmas DVD out and popped it in the player while working on something for December.

Well, today we are going to do a little You're A Hoot.  Lea Albers and I have some projects for you.

First up, I have a layout and a card with the You're A Hoot collection.  On the layout I used the Warm Cord Brads and on the card I used the Cute as a Button Burlap buttons.   

Now for Lea Albers fun project with her instructions on making it.  It is an adorable calendar that is for the first half of the year and then the backside is for the second half of the year.  We are going to show just the first side for you....

She got the template for the calendar pages from a Google document that is available to anyone.  You can find that HERE.  She used chipboard for the background that measured 10.5 by 12 inches and just placed a background paper on top of it.  

The measurements of the individual months are listed out below.  She just printed them out on white cardstock from her printer. 

• January is 8 x 6 inch

• February is 8 x 7 inch

• March is 8 x 8 inch

• April is 8 x 9 inch

• May is 8 x 10 inch

• June is 8 x 11 inch 

And then just repeat for the remaining months!

How cute would this be out of ANY Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker collection and used as a gift for Christmas or a hostess gift?!  

Don't forget, we have an OPEN DESIGN TEAM CALL going on RIGHT NOW.  You can find out all the details, requirements and how to apply on this post HERE.

Have a Scrappy Kinda Day!!~~Katrina

Welcome Our Guest Designer Kerryn Lawson!

Help us give a huge welcome to Kerryn Lawson, our guest designer for March.  You can check out more of her amazing work at her blog AsterixLawson.  We are really excited about sharing Kerryn's work with you this month.  We love her sweet feminine style.  I think you will as well!  Let's see what Kerry has to say:

Hi, my name is Kerryn Lawson. I am beyond thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Nikki’s fabulous products this month.

I live in sunny.. soggy... well these days it’s hard to know, but I come from the land down under. South Australia to be exact. I have been married to my high school sweetheart for over 10 years and we have 2 gorgeous kids, a son who is almost 6 and a daughter who is almost 8.

My poor long suffering husband is the reason I caught the scrapbooking bug. He brought me a scrapbooking kit as a birthday present so that I could record memories of our first family holiday. Little did he know the chain reaction that would come as a result of that innocent birthday gift.

I do love recording moments and memories but really, for me, scrapbooking is just about being creative. I love the process of bringing photos, paper and embellishments together to celebrate a special memory or showcase a special photo.

While I don’t have as much time for scrapbooking as I used to, I still make time every day for this wonderful hobby of mine.

We are thrilled to share with you these beautiful projects that Kerryn has made for her guest spot this month.  Just take a look at them!  Can you see all the fabulous details in her work?  Kerryn used a variety of Nikki Sivils products i.e. cord brads, burlap buttons, bread(less) tabs and of course, one of Nikki's latest releases It's Raining, It's Pouring.  There is not one thing I don't love about this layout!

Now how about this layout? It is still Nikki's It's Raining, It's Pouring papers, but Kerryn has added those yellow tags and dictionary paper giving it a totally different and unique look.  Again, what a fabulous layout!

Ok, how about a card and a tag for you? 

 Again Kerryn used the yellow tag pulling out the yellow in Nikki's papers.  I like how she took that little element and made something her "own".

How cool is this card!  Look how Kerryn did the umbrella and boots!  The 3D effect is amazing, and then the glitter on the raindrops was just the perfect touch!

Wow, Kerryn, your work is great!  How lucky we are to have you guest design for us this month!!  Again, be sure to check out Kerryn's blog link above for more of her beatiful work.

Well, check back with us again to see what else is going on in the Nikki Sivils world.  Have a great day, and

Happy Crafting!
Susan Dupre

It's a Boo-tiful Monday!

It's a Boo-tiful Monday here at Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker and I have some really fun projects to share in getting ready for one of my very favorite holidays: Halloween.  I think I have more fun scrapbooking photos for this festive celebration than any other holiday.  How can you not love black, orange, purple and green all mixed up together???  I'm getting a little giddy anticipating the end of this month and another year of photos.  What are your super cute little stinkers going to be this year?

Aren't these Boo-tiful papers and embellishments so much fun???  I love the bright colors mixed with the distressing and the ghosts are pretty darn cute, if I do say so myself.   Perfect for my little spooky girl.  She loves this holiday as much as I do and still insists on wearing her costumes all year round.

I mixed one of Nikki's cute little Craft Flags in with the ghosts and added the sentiment, "Boo!"  I also inked the edges with some chalk ink to make the white flag stand out more against the spooky white ghost.  Then I tied on a little polka dot bow for some added fun.

Nikki's Burlap Buttons make the perfect finishing touch by adding a little interest and texture to the layout.  The thing I love most about these, is you just stick the little suckers right onto the project.  No sewing necessary and no need to add adhesive.  I also used my Cricut to cut this shape in the striped paper to break up the squareness of the layout and then used the shadow feature to cut the black mat.

Nikki adds so many cute embellishments right into her papers.  I used a 1 1/2 inch circle punch to pull this pumpkin out of one of the papers.  Then I inked the edges and pop-dotted it to make it stand out more.

This card completely cracks me up!  I used one of the chipboard ghosts from Nikki's awesome Ghost Mini album that is currently being featured in this month's Creating Keepsake Magazine (see below).  I am a big fan of Nikki's 6x6 patterned papers and this striped paper is the perfect background for this spooky little guy.  I cut the sign from the embellishment page in Nikki's Boo-tiful papers and added the sentiment with some of her sticker letters from the Tree Love Collection.

Can you see it in the Number 1 spot???  We are all very excited about being featured, especially since we know how much fun Nikki's Chipboard Mini Albums are.  Make sure you check out the others HERE.

I'll close it out with one more card.  I can't seem to get enough of these frightening little ghosts, so I had to add them to the bottom of this card along with a big "Boo" sentiment which I cut with my Cricut using more of the 6x6 Boo-tiful patterned papers.  Hope you all have as much fun creating this month as I am...and don't forget to grab some of Nikki's Boo-tiful collection before it is all gone :)

Thank you so much for stopping by - Liz

mixing up!

Hi, I am Wendela from the Netherlands and this is my very first blogpost here at Nikki's blog! How cool! I'm so happy to work with those beautiful papers. I LOVE the colours and the Retro Style of it.

Today I mixed 3 lines.....did you find them??

Here in this layout I used Boo-tiful, a small scalopped piece, My friend Birdie and Tree love...

 Look at my home made flowers! Do you like them? It's really easy to do! Grab some embroidery thread and wind I think 5 times around 3 of your fingers. Use five fingers when you love to make a large flower, and two or maybe one finger when you love a smaller one.Then make a knot in the middle, add a brown corduroy brad in the middle, shape the petals and your flower is ready for use.

And here again the three lines Boo-tiful, My Friend Birdie and Tree Love. I LOVE the small blue burlap buttons, they are so CUTE!

Thanks for stopping by,

with love from the Netherlands,

XOX Wendela