How much is that doggie in the Window?

A layout I did about Bella, our Yorkie, at our garage sale. My husband put a "for sale" tag on her for $1.00!! He got in trouble with both of us. (However she's a daddy's girl and he would not
know what to do with out her.) Have a great day!! -Nikki

PAPER, PAPER, AND EVEN MORE PAPER....

Here it is... my adorable business card!! My sweet Willie-B in a Bee costume. I've fallen in love with my logo. I sure hope everyone else does too!!
We are in the middle of getting all of our papers all ready to go to press, getting files ready, checking them twice or maybe that should be twice a minute every minute of the day!! Our stamps (8 different sets) will all arrive around the middle of May. I can't wait. One of my surprise products that I'm debuting at CHA this summer, came in yesterday, all 5,000 of them. They are so great and i can't wait to start playing with them.... and I can't wait to share them with the scrapbooking/craft world!!! Hint: it's a common everyday household item that totally rocks on layouts, cards, and any crafting project!! Give up.... well you'll just have to wait a little longer!
Have a great weekend.

"Joy"

This is a layout I did of my sweet sister-in-law, Tessa, the day she married my brother Ryan. I loved this paper and knew it was perfect for this picture of Tessa. In this picture of Tessa, we, the bridesmaids, were walking to the chapel when Tessa's youngest brother called her name and peeked his head around the corner to see her one last time before the ceremony. It was such a sweet moment, he even asked her if it was OK to hug her. I think all of us girls had tears in our eyes as we watched this sweet moment between a "big" sister and her "little" brother. -Nikki

A Birthday layout....

I never feel comfortable making a 2 page l/o, I'm definitely a one page l/o girl!!! But, every once in awhile I feel like I need to do one, then I end spending hours arranging and rearranging pictures and I never quite get the feel down for it. So I usually end up using a Becky Higgins sketch; however this is not her sketch, it's mine. (Of which you have probably figured that out by now.)tee hee
This is my niece, Alex and her birthday is just a few days after Christmas. So we try and make a big deal of it since it follows such a big holiday. The pictures from this l/o are from this past December. -Nikki

Happy Easter!!!!!

I know that I've share the l/o above with you all before, but since it's Easter here it is again!!
Happy Easter to all...............

Dan's 40th b-day layout...

I've been trying to do this l/o for over a year now, and finally finished it at CKC STL last weekend! Not my most creative page..... I was getting tired when I started this one!! However I do like my candles and stitched "40". Since Dan we be 42 this June I figured I should get this l/o finished! tee hee More to come.....

Bella is...

Here is a page is recently did about our little sweet pea, not!! Well, she can be, but she is a terrier too!!!!! I didn't want to cut up or cover up this great paper, so I cut out the center and and put Bella's picture from the bottom up. I hand stitched the yellow circles and used a sewing machine on the edges after sanding, tearing and inking the edges too. Then I just started putting rhinestones, brads and stickles everywhere. I even put a "full length" photo of Bella under the little frame with a bow on top! The journaling, I had to think about b/c again I didn't want to cover up this cool paper, so I wrote "Bella is" on the small blue petals, then wrote the rest of the sentence on the larger blue flower petals. I'm lovin' this l/o....it's all kinda crazy and wild!! Bye Bye -Nikki

Playing....

I seem to be so busy working on "Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker LLC", that I haven't really had the chance to be very creative lately so............. my sweet husband sent me to the Creating Keepsakes Convention in St. Louis for 3 days!! This took place last weekend and my birthday was last Friday so it was a perfect time to chill out and just play. And that's excatly what I did... I took some FUN classes like "Boy Fun" and "Girl Fun" that Kim from Keller's Creations, taught. Not only is she a sweetheart, but the 2 wall hangs I made in her class are adorable! I'll post them tomorrow. (and if you want to check out her store you can go to www.acidfree.com) I went to the Friday night crop and sat with 2 ladies that I became instant friends with, and we've even emailed a few times since I've been back home. (Hi...Dawn and Julia!!) Also met up with 2 of my "online" friends, Steph and Christie, Hi to both of you too! We went to lunch and did a little shopping. But, I have to say that the best part of my weekend was that I entered CK's card contest and used my new stamp set that I created, from my first paper line called, "My Sweet Cherry Pie", this line will debut this summer, and it won!! It was so exciting and I felt like it gave me a little validation that I might be on the right track with my paper line and the matching stamp set that goes with it!!!
The next best part of my weekend was I kinda skipped the Saturday night crop and ordered room service, and scrapbooked until 1 am.... I watched 3 movies on HBO and just played and played!!!!!! (I'll post everything I made tomorrow.)
Well I guess that's it for now. See ya soon, Nikki

INTRODUCING ALFRED!

I was lovin' these colors and made this layout about our newest rescue Alfred...a Yorkie mix!! He is such a cutie pie and so very sweet. We are still trying to find the perfect home for him, but our requirements for him are VERY high, so he's with us until then. We'd love to keep him, however our Bella, hates him and picks on him all the time!! (3 fights yesterday) Bella spent most of her day in and out of "doggie" time out....her crate!!! Anyway wanted to share this l/o of Alfred, looking out the car, his favorite thing in the world.....car rides!!! Oh and Walks too!!! Happy day to all.........Nikki

CHA here we come.....

Our booth spot at CHA no longer says "reserved", it now has "Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker" labeled on it. Very exciting for us!!! We, my husband and I, are right across from Prima and behind Mayarts. I can't wait to be apart of the "scrapbooking world"!! I've worked so hard on my paper lines I hope EVERYONE likes, NO LOVES them!!!!!!!!! They are so cute, I wish I could share them with all of you... maybe a sneak peek later on down the road!! Have a great day -Nikki

I finally got to play a little yesterday....

I did this sweet little layout about Ellie, my niece, with chocolate milk on her face!! Isn't she a cutie...I just love her to death. I had a great time on this layout. I painted, did some stitching, used these cool rub-ons that have matching rhinestones, and drew a little. Love the colors and the matching pink and brown in the picture and paper. Hope you enjoy. -Nikki

Dreams really do come true....

Well.....here is my first announcement about my new scrapbook company:
I'm official, Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker LLC, is a manufacturing company that will debut in July 09' at CHA in Orlando FL!! My husband (it sure is nice to have a lawyer as your business partner/hubby) and I are very excited and a bit overwhelmed too. I have some great designs for back to school, Halloween and Christmas papers, stickers, clear stamps etc!!! We hired two ladies to join our team who have over 20 years of experience in the industry. My website is still in the "coming soon" stages, but you can check out my great illustration of me and my Willie-Bee at www.nikkisivils.com (he has been buzzing around me since the beginning of creating this company.)hehehe....
Stay tuned for more information. Oh, and thanks for checking in!!! -Nikki Sivils and of course Willie-Bee too!

You and Me

I made this layout about my mom and I. I had a bunch of ribbon scraps and wanted to use them so I made this layout using most of them. This picture was taken last summer at my brothers engagement dinner. I also hand stitched and stamped; this was a fun layout to put together.

I know....I got a little ahead of myself....

But I love Easter and wanted to do a layout about me dressed as Mrs. E. Bunny! Also I love this picture of my brother and I. He's suck a cutie-pie!!!!

Don't you love the boldness of the black which is so not an Easter color, but works great with this layout.

Valentine Cards

I made these sweet and simple cards for my nieces and nephew for Valentine's Day. They were so fun to make; the stamp set is called "cupcake" by Close To My Heart. The inside says I love you to pieces.

Miss You

I was missing my little guy so I thought I would do yet another layout about him... It's just coming on a year in March and I still miss that little fella being always at my feet! I took this picture of him in my car looking out the window...It's one of my most favorites. Miss you so much Willie-B.

Life is Merrier with a Yorkshire Terrier!!!

Just a little layout I did about Miss Bella and her "robber"!! This is her most favorite toy ever!! We've gone through several over the years and keep ordering them from eBay..hopefully they won't ran out!

Bella's update...

Well, as you all can see she is feeling a little bit better! She is out of the playpen now and has free range of the house again, however she is meaner that ever!! Starting fights with sweet Savannah and Alfred. (Mostly Alfred!!) Dan and I have both been bit in the process as well. If she was a large animal we'd have to put her down, really she has become that hateful. Our vet says she's just still not feeling well and is letting the other dogs know to leave her alone. So last week I found this t-shirt and had to get it for her...it says "I tried to be sweet but I got Bored"! Well that pretty much says it all. She now has an infection and we are treating it with antibiotics, so she still can't do her Pet Therapy visit. Hopefully next month. Thanks for all your prayers and e-mails. -Love Nikki and Bella

Bella's update.....

Well, we have Bella home; however she is still a very sick girl! We have to keep her down so she has to be in a crate or playpen all day and night. (Unless we are holding her.) So because no one would want to be confined to a small crate all day we put her in a child's playpen and she seem to be fine with it. But when we put her in her crate, that by the way she's had since puppy-hood and was fine with it before, is now hating it. And I mean HATING IT!!! So the playpen it is! Bella is on a strict diet with very little water and a 3 medicines that she has to take every 30 minutes before she eats her food twice a day. We have to start giving her medicine a hour and a half before meal time. We'll be doing this for several weeks, but we don't care as long as we have her with us!! Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!

It's been a rough start to 2009!

Well the pictures should say it all...our little Bella is one sick girl!! Our vet thinks it's her pancreas, but we are still waiting for those test results to come back from the lab. Bella was at the vet hospital all day Wednesday and we were able to bring her home last night but it was just for the night, they wanted her back at the hospital at 7:45 the next morning. Then our night took a turn and Bella started to look really bad and not responsive to our voices so we took her the ER night vet hospital. She had to stay the night there and then go straight to our vet the next morning. So now we are just waiting, and waiting and waiting, to see if she'll keep her fluids down today! If she does then we get to take her home tonight but she'll have to go back again in the morning for more IV fluids. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. -Nikki

Working at the Askinosie Chocolate Factory...

Dan, Henry and I all worked at the our friend's, Shawn and Karen's chocolate factory the Saturday before Christmas. We all had a great time but ate too much chocolate, it's so good it's hard to stop!! Dan and Henry worked a few different stations and I helped with some Christmas packaging.

I made this for my sister and her baby.

I made this for my sister for Christmas! I gave it to her today and she loved it! It was so fun to make too. The wall hang is made by Maya Road, I painted it white and added all the embellishments, ribbon and pictures.

Christmas time at the Sivils...

I love Christmas and everything about the holiday! Decorating, baking, shopping, parties, Christmas movies and songs. Christmas starts at our house starts the Saturday before Thanksgiving and runs until January 2nd when I take everything down. Here are a few photos of "everything" Christmas at our house. Be Jolly.....