Moved Nicole

Welcome to the CREATION STATION BLOG HOP!  This month we are all about VALENTINES!! The big day is less than two weeks away so you've come to the right place.  The blog hop is full of fabulous ideas so make sure you visit all of them!! I was so excited to order new supplies that I didn't think about Valentine's Day being around the corner....so no Valentine sets (sad face).  BUT WAIT!  I know there are others out there that did the same, so I am giving you a couple of Valentines using everyday stamps. This first card was so much fun to make!  If you look closely at the background, you can see the bokeh effect which is a favorite technique of mine.  It gives such a lovely soft look that's perfect for a sky scene. A couple of vellum clouds added in give more interest without overtaking the plane.  And of course since it's a Valentine, I had to add some hearts!  This just goes to show you how versatile SKY IS THE LIMIT really is!  The variety of greetings really makes ...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week we are celebrating Sale-a-bration with TAGS! We could choose anything from the Sale-a-bration catalog to make the tag with, so I went to my favorite set HELLO. Did you notice that I actually featured TWO Sale-a-bration sets on this tag??  Yep, I added in the gorgeous FLOWERING FIELDS set as well!  I am a HUGE fan of lavender, so that's the first thing that popped out when I saw this set.  And how nice is a big hello and lavender??  Very for me!! As I designed this tag, I encountered the dilemma of the "hello" being so ginormous.  How in the world do you fit a greeting like that on a 2" wide tag??  Well, you get inventive and add a ginormous Wisteria Wonder banner to hold that greeting!  And to make it stand out even more, I heat embossed it in white and added bling. Then, I needed a great way to use this beautiful tag.  I don't have any lavender right now to give away, so I thought a ca...

I am excited to be starting on an new adventure this year!  For the next four months I am going to be sharing projects as a team member of the CREATIVE CREW on SPLITCOASTSTAMPERS!  I was honored to be asked to be a part of this talented group of ladies.  I have been a member of Splitcoaststampers for over ten years now, it's a fabulous place for inspiration! This first project for January features my favorite Sale-a-bration set and gorgeous die cut flowers from the new Occasions Catalog. Isn't this beautiful!  I love the soft polka dot background with the bold sentiment and flowers. One of our challenges this month was to use COLOR ME IRRESISTIBLE Designer Paper.  I chose the polka dots and lightly sponged on Soft Sky ink. Next I paired up the bold "hello" from the Sale-a-bration set HELLO with the BOTANICAL BUILDER FRAMELITS .  This collection of framelits gives so many flower options....it's just amazing!  The framelits can be bundled with a coordinating sta...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week we are all about cards that are trimmed down....clean and simple! You may have noticed that I've been into clean and simple cards lately so this was perfect timing for me!  I went with a Sale-a-bration set that I think is perfect for this style of card.....HELLO. See what I mean, nice and crisp....love it!  I actually did two cards to show how versatile this clean design can be.  Just change up your color or your sentiment and you have another great card to use! I started out with a card featuring Archival Black ink (a must have!) and Melon Mambo.  I love this combination of bold colors.   A simple banner and a party hat is all you need to compliment the giant hello on the card. Another wonderful bold color to compliment this card is Bermuda Bay.  This is one of my go to colors for crafting and just about everything else! How about giving this card design a try??  I have the supplies listed for you below ...

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, we had a very busy but good one!  I am back today with another clean and simple card.  This has really become my favorite style of card lately, especially with lots of crisp white! I used the Create with Connie and Mary color challenge that is still going on for my inspiration. I love these three colors together, a perfect recipe for a CAS card! I did a little stamping and a little die cutting to create this clean look.  The stamp from the new Sale-a-bration set HELLO was a perfect match to the GREETINGS THINLITS .  I also added a little bit of the WINTER WONDERLAND VELLUM STACK , love the stripes under the sentiment! And as you already know, sequins are always a great compliment on a crisp card so there are two gold ones added to this one.  I even added a couple to the envelope, couldn't help myself! As we wind down 2015 we have lots of new products to look forward to in 2016!  The Occasions Catalog and Sale-a-bration will begin on Januar...

Welcome to another Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop!  This week we are featuring SALE-A-BRATION products! The SKY IS THE LIMIT stamp set was sitting on my desk, so I used it for today with a clean and simple design. Isn't this the perfect example of a crisp and clean card!  Lots of white with a thick white card base and a layer of Whisper White popped up on dimensionals. I punched a couple of clouds with the TREE BUILDER PUNCH and the new PERFECTLY ARTISTIC designer paper in the Sale-a-bration catalog. It's a set of beautiful marbled watercolor-like papers that are just gorgeous...a real must have!  I also snuck in a sentiment from another SAB set called HELLO.  The "congratulations" came from SKY IS THE LIMIT then I added in "my friend" from HELLO.....they work perfectly together! I have listed my supplies below so you can recreate this card when your SAB goodies arrive! SUPPLIES: STAMPS:  Sky is the Limit, Hello INKS:   Archival Black PAPER:...