So Versatile .... :):):):):):):):):)

Good Morning Everyone! :)

This is Julie Tucker-Wolek and I am filling in for one of the other girls today, as she has a little bit on her plate right now (Tis the Season, right!!! LOL!) anyway ... I just wanted to share some projects that I have made using North Pole Nights ... I wanted to show that Nikki's AMAZING papers don't have to be used for just Christmas projects, they are so versatile ... they can be used for ANYTHING!! I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE that! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Here is a little wall hanging I made for my desk at work! That is my DD Brookie wearing an outfit that my Aunt made FOR me when I was a child.... (Hence the "my 70's girl" title! LOL!).... and I was soooooooooooooooooooooooo excited when I saw it in some things that I had stashed away...and it fit my Brookie :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)









Then I made these two lo's with the North Pole Nights :):):):):):):):):):):):):):) The first about my DD BRookie "Turning 1" and the 2nd one about a Chritmas Decoration that I have ALWAYS wanted to buy....) and PS....this year I did!!!!! YAY! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):)




































Soooooooooooooooo for anyday occasion, or holiday lo's .... Nikki's North Pole Nights are just the papers for it!!!!! I sooooooooooooooo love how they can be used for any occasion!!!! Love to all! And have a WONDERFUL holiday Season! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Love,
Julie :):):):):):):):):):):):)

Traditions And Making Memories For Your Christmas Projects

Hey there readers! Laura here and I have to tell you I love this time of year! There is so much to do and so many things to see (and shop for) but oh so many opportunities for creating! For this month I created a couple of different projects using the North Pole Nights collection. So cute and so versatile! You can make projects that have more pink in them like this Believe banner I made or you can make projects using more red in them like my Christmas Morn layout.

I created this banner using some papers from the 6x6 mini pad, chipboard letters, ribbon and a bunch of sparkly stuff like glitter, stickles and glimmer mist.









For this layout we always take a picture of our kiddos together on Christmas morning. Collecting the photos together from over the years is a great way to show case your Christmas memories.



Thank you for stopping by! Now get scrapping!
Laura Achilles
Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker Design Team Member

It's the most wonderful time of the year...

Hi, it's Susan, and Christmas is by far my favorite holiday. I wish I were more organized like Nikki! That girl had her Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving. My lights are still in a bag beside my tree just waiting to be put up. Well, maybe today. I have to say I've been busy making little Christmas crafts instead - much more fun than climbing up and down that ladder!

Today you not only get to see some projects by me, but also Julie Tucker-Wolek. She doesn't blog until after Christmas. It would be a shame for you not to see the cute things she has created.

First up is this ornament I made using the top of a Prima flower container. It was so easy to make! I just used the lid to trace around - of course, using one of the cute pieces of paper from "North Pole Nights". I then added a little glitter to the little elf. Next I glued him on to the inside of the lid. After that, I added a little more glitter around the center and added the ribbon.

For this ornament, I bought a pre-made shaped ornament at Hobby Lobby. I then covered it papers from "North Pole Nights". Again I added glitter and ribbon to embellish it.



Aren't these Christmas items that Julie made, adorable? I love the candle holders, the added embellishments to the penguins and those wonderful place cards.

Here is a close up of the place cards. You can see that Julie used Nikki's stamps from "North Pole Nights" on them.

Here I made a gift card holder and a card. For the gift card holder I used a cut out sheet from "North Pole Nights".

I hope you have been inspired by our projects. We can't wait to see what wonderful ideas you come up with using Nikki's fabulous papers! Here's hoping you have a wonderful holiday season!

Susan Dupre

I ♥ North Pole Nights...

Hi everyone, Deana here! Isn't it FUN to see how everyone is creating with the North Pole Nights line this month? I am so inspired!

I love to paper-piece on my projects. Nikki's lines make it SO easy with all the cute & fun images she's created! One of my favorite things about her lines, though, are the scalloped-edge papers! I love them & use them a LOT!

My first project is my December Daily album. I made my first December Daily last year. This year there was no question that I would use the North Pole Nights line for my book! It certainly makes it easy when everything is already coordinated! I started my book with 2 of the chipboard albums. I chose the Victoria's Street House album & the North Pole Nights Tag album. Then I covered all the pages with patterned paper from the North Pole Nights line. I adhered the paper & then cut it with a craft knife for a smoother edge. I inked all the edges, too, to give it a more finished look. The scallops worked well for the "roof" on my cover page...

I made my own "wreath" for the door with paper from My Sweet Cherry Pie by using 2 different size punches & then added some red pearls for my "berries"...

I love how you can cut out images from the patterned paper to use as embellishments on your page... like the ornaments for example! The craft flags are always fun to use, too...

For the next 2 pages, I used a journaling stamp & a journaling block. Both are fast & easy ways to jot down what you want to remember...

More My Sweet Cherry Pie on my envelope on Day #6. The red & green in that line work perfectly with the North Pole Nights line... a great way to re-use what you already have!

I'll be posting more pages from my book as the month progresses! So... grab your North Pole Nights & follow along with me!

Next I made a little dress card... quick & easy. Just drew a pattern for my dress, cut it out & added a corduroy brad on the "belt"...

This gift card holder was made using the North Pole Nights Tag album again. I cut my paper into a mitten pattern & adhered it to the front of the card. Then I painted the inside of the card pink to match. I used embroidery floss to bind my card together. Don't ask me what kind of stitching I did. It makes no sense whatsoever!

And finally, just for fun, I made a 2010 calendar combining most of the lines...

Thank you SO MUCH for the opportunity to share my work with you! I hope you all enjoy the holiday season!

Time to celebrate!

Hello everyone!

My name is Claude and I'll be hosting the blog on the 5th of each month. I can't wait to share my "Nikki" work with you, as I like to call it! You'll come to see that I am one of the "simple scrappers" in the bunch. As a simple scrapper, I love Nikki's papers because they speak on their own. They are so beautiful and colorful that not much else is needed to make something special. Case in point:


As you can see, this card is made of paper exclusively, no embellishment whatsoever. All that was needed were a few punches and some pop-dots!

Here is the layout I made for the DT challenge back in November. This is my take on "A holiday memory". No picture needed, just beautiful papers and lots of words. This layout is 8x8.


I also made this layout about my dad, who I lost 3 years ago, using the mini-paddies of all 6 collections. I had this vision in my mind, I really like how it turned out! A little ink brings it all together.


And my ever-trusty butterfly punch makes another appearance here. I love how we can use tiny scraps to embellish a page!



Thanks for checking us out at Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker, join us again tomorrow for some great work by Deana Boston!

Adoring North Pole Nights

Hi all, my name is Mieke Nagtegaal and I will be your host on the 4th of the coming months.

So proud to be a part of Nikki's team, I love the papers and little things.

My favorite line is North Pole Nights for sure.

It's such a fun line to work with. Different colors then most lines.

Totally adore this!

You might have seen my mini album and my Blue Balls layout,

that was show on this blog.

These are the other projects made with the wonderful Christmas line

The flower is made with a Spellbinders die and the Cuttlebug.

I put some Stickles on the edges.

This is a (bread)less tab, covered with glue and lots of beads after painting the tab.

Here my next project, a little wooden bird house

The stamp on the roof is from Nikki's line "U R my Favorite". It sure is my favorite!

All the little things are from the cut out sheet.

Again I used stickles around the edges.

And here my card from the leftovers.

Thank you so much for looking, keep an eye out for the next addition of the blog, lots of inspiration to be found this month!
Nikki, thanks for giving us the time to show our work on your blog.

Do leave a message, here or on my blog and tell me what you think of it, it's much appreciated.

Hugs,

Mieke

I pushed my paper under water for a few seconds, then put it around my acrylic stamp block and let it dry for about 24 hours, it's very scary to get the paper wet cause it tears up pretty fast but it went well and the outcome is so good.

Let the festivities begin!

Hey there! Michelle here! I am so glad to be able to blog on this here blog - should be lots of fun and inspirational - right?

Well, I don't know about you but I am all about the Christmas Spirit this year! I was only too happy to get some pictures from last year out to scrap with Nikki's North Pole Lights Line.




I used the postage stamp directly on the photo -- I used Staz-on ink so no smudges would happen!


Also on the Santa word and stamp image I stamped - I used water colored pencils to add more dimension.

I rolled up a blank piece of paper to "look" like it is her Christmas list. I think it would be really cute if there was a real one there right? I might do that this year.

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Next I decided to make a little something for my daughters room. I came up with this.

I used 3 of the Chipboard book pages and after adhering the pattern paper, I used my cropodile and punched holes. I then connected them with ribbon -- so easy!

The alphas are actually some old ones from my stash that I covered in martha glitter.


Of course I took advantage of all the cute little clipart that is on these papers and cut them out. I added bits of bling to each section.


The snowflake was made using my cuttlebug:)

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And then this one that Nikki showed yesterday:)

I used a lot of 3D tape and my cuttlebug -- I think it helps to make the page a little more festive!

Well I hope that you got some holiday inspiration from my post. If you want to see more about me click here.

Thanks for visiting.

Michelle Lanning