Saturday, November 20, 2010

*Sharing Design Team work* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

Hi all.....

Julie Tucker-Wolek with you here today and I am proud to share some of the Design Team's work with you! I just loveeeeeeeeeeeeee what the girls created this month!! AMAZING WORK as always! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

First, I have some projects from Carina Lindholm!!! I loveeeeeee this girls work! :):):):):):):):):):):):):) She used Nikki's "Happy Holly-Days" line!! LOVEEEEEEEE this line! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)





*I loveeeeeeeeeeeee these tea light card holders that she made...swoon-able for sure!* :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)




Next, we have projects from Michelle Bertuzzi!! She used "Happy Holly-Days," "Something for Everyone" and "Victoria's Street" chipboard...and WAIT ohhhhhhhhhhhh WAIT till YOU SEE what Michelle made using Nikki's BURLAP BUTTONS! ALL I CAN SAY is .... "WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!" :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
 *Is that frame-o-buttons AMAZING or what??????* :):):):):):):):):):):):)

 







Next, we have Erika Taylor (ADORE HER WORK!) and she is using "Happy Holly-Days" this month!! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE these cards...the added glitter is PURE PERFECTION! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) 




Next, we have Sarah Eclavea!!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeee her work! :):):):):):):):):):)  She has used "Something for Everyone,"and "Tree Love!!" I just loveeeeeeeeeeeeee these! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)

*I loveeeeeeeeee the title on this one!! PERFECTION!* :):):):):):)):):):):):):):):):):):):):)




Next, we have projects from Lori Roop!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee LORI'S WORK!! It is GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) This month Lori has used, "Tree Love!" :):):):):):) I love love love love love these teacher gifts!! AWESOME ideas! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)




And last but HOPEFULLY {{lol!}} not least is a few lo's from ME! I have used, "Tree Love," "Something for Everyone," "Happy Happy-Holly Days!" :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) 












Thanks soooooooooooooooo much for stopping by...I will be back on the 28th with my monthly installment of "SHOWCASE ON YOU!" where I highlight cards and lo's made by Nikki's fans!! I hope all in the US have a very BLESSED THANKSGIVING!!! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):) 
 

Friday, November 19, 2010

Give a big welcome to our November Guest Designer Liz Chidester!


A quick apology to Liz by me is due.  I should have posted her beautiful work on the 15th, but as you can see, that date has come and gone!  Sorry Liz!  Saying that, I can't begin to tell you how honored we are to have Liz as our guest designer this month!  There are so many times I have admired her work in other galleries, and now we get to share it here on ours.  Before we show off her amazing layouts, Liz wanted to share a little about herself.  Here is what she has to say:

Hello, my name is Liz Chidester. I am 32 yrs old, married to my best friend and a mother of 4 adorable children (2 boys and 2 girls). I started scrapbooking when my oldest was born about 11 years ago and I haven't stopped since. I love the creative outlet that scrapbooking brings to me and I love the opportunity to document our family's lives. I am a cake decorator by profession but I love all things crafty: painting, toll painting, home decor, and writing. I am super excited to be designing for Nikki Sivils this month, I adore all of her collections and products here.
I have a sketch challenge blog which I also use as my scrapping blog...check it out!  www.thescrappiest.blogspot.com
 

 Now for those amazing layouts by Liz:
Liz did such a wonderful job on her layout titled 'Bee'autiful using Nikki's Willow Bee line.  Can you see she also threw in some of Nikki's cute brads and buttons?  


On the layout above Liz used one of my favorite lines of Nikki's - My Friend Birdie.  Liz did a great job of incorporating one of Nikki's cut outs for her title "Best Buds".  What a cute picture that is as well.


Ok, how cute is this?  What a clever idea Liz had to use blocks of paper to mimic building blocks like those in the photo?  Again, Liz is using My Friend Birdie in this adorable layout.

Wow, what amazing layouts from Liz!  Liz, you rocked it girl.  Thank you so much for being our guest designer this month.  We are so excited to have you.  You did a fabulous job with Nikki's products.  Thank you for the wonderful inspiration.


Also, don't forget today is day 2 of the fun Holiday Hoppin' blog hop with Spellbinders! 
See this post for more details and all the links!  You won't want to miss all the
fun and prizes! 

Until then, happy crafting!
Susan Dupre


Thursday, November 18, 2010

Happy Holly Days Fun and a little Something for Everyone!

Hi everyone, Katrina here on the blog today. We have to give Nikki some time off occassionally...hee hee..but really I am going to tell you a little secret.  She has been busy proofing her new lines that will be coming out at CHA in January!!!!  And since I live across town from her, let me tell you, it's hard NOT to run over there and spy in the windows to see what is going to be coming our way to play with!!!  I have no clue what she has done, but I am sure we will all love it!

Today, I have a few projects from who I like to call "my girls"!  Rae, Linda, and Karen have created some fun stuff to get you in the holiday spirit from the Happy Holly Days collection.  And Rae and I have created with the Something for Everyone collection also.  So let's get to the good stuff!!!!

First up is Karen Taylor, she does some neat altered items and today she has a super adorable stocking to share!


 

Next up we have Rae Barthel.  This girl ROCKS cards and these are no exception!!!! So, lets get to hers!  First up some Christmas cards!!! 

This nutcracker card is PERFECT for that nutcracker collector in your family, don't you think?  Every family has a nutcracker collector!!  And I said nutcracker...not NUT!  hee hee

And I LOVE how both of these cards match, but yet are so different!  These are from the Something for Everyone collection! 

Next up is Ms. Linda Beeson, with a really unique idea for those Christmas pictures that get taken every year, but you may have extras of.....turn them into photo cards!!!!  HOW adorable are these?!!!!!




And finally, a layout from me!  I used the Something for Everyone collection.  I had been looking for the right paper to use with this photo and I just couldn't seem to find the right one....but then I got this collection and everything just worked!  
I cut around the scallop die cut and then used the inside circle and then pleated some of the paper that I cut from the circle and slightly "mirrored" the circle at the bottom.  

Well that's it from us today.  Everyone's blog links are to the side, please go check them out!!! They have some amazing talent and ideas to share with everyone!  

And before I forget today is DAY 1 of the fun Holiday Hoppin' blog hop with Spellbinders! 


See the post below for more details and all the links!  You won't want to miss all the fun and prizes!

Have a Wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday if you celebrate it!!!!  See you next month!!

Have a Scrappy Kinda Day!!~~Katrina

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The winner is & Spellbinders...

I asked Lanie, who works for us, to pick a number between 1 & 60 and she picked number 10 for the Happy Holly-Day's Christmas Tree giveaway.... #10 is Ange who said "When ours goes up totally depends on the year. But in general if we're using the fake one it will go up the weekend after Tday or the first week or 2 of Dec if we get a real one."  Ange please email me your address and I'll get your goodies to you soon! 


 Well our Big Boy, Nico, went in to get neutered today. Bless his heart, he's not going to be a happy boy when we bring him home tonight! I always hate having any dog go through surgery; it scares me a bit. But we heard from the vet and he is waking up and doing fine. So keep Mr. Nico in your thoughts while he recovers... I'm going to spoil him rotten the next few days!! :) 



The first day of the Spellbinders™ Paper Arts Holiday Hoppin’ Blog Hop is tomorrow!   

*Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker*  is thrilled to be included in this event!  All of the designers in this hop are showcasing the newest products available, just in time for your Holiday crafting and gift giving. 

Lots of creative ideas are in store, as well as prizes galore!  Each participating company has  donated towards the prize package listed on the Spellbinders Blog.  A total of two identical prize packages, one for each day, November 18 and 19 will be given away!  To enter, just leave a comment on a participating blog!  Comments in the first 48 hours of the post are eligible.  One commenter each day will be randomly selected as the winner.  Winners will be announced on November 22, on the Spellbinders Blog!

Visit all of the Holiday Hoppin’ blogs:

November 18

November 19

Simply leave a comment on each of the listed blogs above to be eligible to win the Spellbinders Holiday Hoppin’ Prize Package (Hyperlink tohttp://spellbinderspaperarts.com/blog/holiday-hoppin-with-spellbinders  blog post w/prizes)!  One winner will be chosen from all the comments on all the blogs participating today.  Comments made in the first 48 hours of this post will be eligible to win.  Winner’s names will be published on the Spellbinders Blog on November 22, and they will have 48 hours to reply to Spellbinders to claim the prizes.

Doesn't this sound like fun! I have 2 of my design team ladies participating, Mimi Leinbach & Rae Barthel so be sure and stop by their blogs first!  

Have a great day!! -Nikki

Monday, November 15, 2010

Doing nothing...

Hi all! Hope everyone had a nice weekend, I sure did!! I had the entire weekend to myself no kid, no hubby but I did have the 4 dogs (which was fine) so I decided to not work at all. I didn't even open my mac, in fact I turned it off and put it away! I had so much fun, I got to scrapbook for hours! One paper line I adore is Bo Bunny's new Halloween line and I bought all of it at my local SB store and used just about every sheet of it, all I have left are a few chipboard pieces.
I had a blast watching one movie after another just playing with paper and glue!! ;)

I have Christmas goodies to share... now I wish I could take credit for these layouts but I can't, they were created by a few of my rockin' DT Gals! They used my new Christmas paper line "Happy Holly-Day's"!
This one was created by Liz Qualman, isn't it so pretty!
 This one was created by Leah Farquharson...  I love her son is these pictures, what a cutie-pie!
And this one is by sweet Sarah Eclavea... I love everything about this layout! 
Didn't these ladies do a great job at getting different looks from the same collection! I'm always amazed by their awesome work!! Thanks ladies!!  
I don't know about all of you but I make it my Christmas "mission" to buy every single Christmas paper I can get my little hands on!! Do I use it all? Rarely but that doesn't matter... right! LOL! That being said I have a video of my friend Christine Urias going through some of the new 2010 Christmas releases, including mine, you can see all the goods HERE! Sooooo.... I thought this would be a great time to host a "Happy Holly-Day's" giveaway... leave me a comment on this blog post telling me when your Christmas tree will go up in your home and I'll send my entire Christmas paper line, Happy Holly-Day's to one lucky lady!  At my house all of our trees go up the Saturday before Thanksgiving then after Thanksgiving everything Christmas comes out! 
I'll pick a random winner and announce it on Wednesday's post! Good Luck! -Nikki

Friday, November 12, 2010

Whoo Hoo! It's Friday!!

If you plan on having a scrappy weekend, here is some inspiration from some of our fabulous design team girls here at Nikki Sivils.  I am always impressed by the diversified talent that the girls have.  To get us started lets share some work by the girls using "Something for Everyone".

 
both by Deana Boston

by Julie Howard

both by Jennifer Matott

I am sure some of you are still snacking on that Halloween candy while you are scrapping those Halloween photos.  To inspire you here is a layout using "Boo-tiful".

by Julie Howard

Let us not forget that for some of us Fall is still upon us.  Down here in Texas we are finally getting that nip in the air and those crispy cool mornings.  Nikki's "Tree Love" is perfect for those Fall layouts!

by Jennifer Matott

Ok, seriously, can you believe Christmas is just around the corner?  I love Christmas, but I hate shopping in all those crowds!  Thank goodness for online shopping.  It saves my sanity.  It is also time to start thinking of scrapping those Christmas photos.  Nikki has a cute line called "Happy Holly-Days" to help you out with those Christmas projects.  To get you in the mood, check out these amazing projects.

by Julie Howard

by Leah Farquharson

by Susan Dupre

Nikki has also teamed up with Creative Charms to add some extra bling to our work. 

by Mimi Leinbach

Now last but not least!  We have some "sweet" layouts using "Sugar Cookie".

by Mimi Leinbach

by Leah Faquharson

Wow!  That is a lot of inspiration from some of the girls!!  I truly hope you were inspired!

Until next time, happy crafting!
Susan Dupre

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