Use those Dies for A2Z Scrapbooking!

Happy Saturday friends!  I'm over at the a2z Scrapbooking blog  sharing a fun way to use those coordinating dies without the stamps.  There's also a little tip on keeping your die cuts exactly where you want them when trying to glue them down!

Here's a little sneaky peek of what I'm talkin' about!  I would love it if you hopped on over to take a look!!

For all my supplies you can find it at the a2z Scrapbooking store and use code NICKI15 for an extra 15% off your purchase of $25 or more.  The best part is a portion of the proceeds goes to support the Behcets and Celiac Disease communities.

MAHALO for stopping by!!

Meet Biscuit!

Hi friends and Happy Monday!  It's been whirlwind of events in my household celebrating 3 generations of birthdays within a week, having family in town and the addition of this new little fella...

Meet Biscuit!  He's a 2 month old Pomchi (Pomeranian/Chihuahua) from a coworker's litter.  All of his siblings (all girls) were sold and my coworker kept asking if anyone wanted him.  It just so happened my 10 year old has been asking for a puppy since her 5th birthday, but I just didn't feel it was the right time and totally unsure about taking care of a pet!  We fostered him for a weekend to see how he would do with the kiddos and everyone fell in love!!

So with a new puppy means I had to make a puppy card!

I combined Hero Arts Balloon Animal Birthday and die with Hero Arts Playful Animal.  I created the panel by diecutting a stitched rectangle.  I used distress inks to create a subtle blue background.  I then die cut the balloons using the coordinating dies.  I stamped up some solid balloons using Hero Arts ombre inks and die cut them as well to create more dimension to the shaker card.  I used the WRMK fuse tool to make the shaker (filled with Martha Stewart mini sterling stars) to keep the card from being too bulky.

I used Hero Arts Intense Black ink for the dog and sentiment and colored with copics.  I love that Hero Arts now has a copic friendly ink!!

That's my card for today!  I really liked adding the die cut balloons with the shaker balloons for dimension and fun.  Definitely a perk to have coordinating die cuts with your stamps!!
Mahalo for stopping by!!

Congrats Cranes for A2Z Scrapbooking

Happy Aloha Friday friends!  I'm over at a2z Scrapbooking blog today to share some watercoloring and heat embossing...a winning combination in my book...hehe.  Would love it if you stopped on by!

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Here's a little sneaky peek...

I would love it if you stopped on by!  My supplies can be found over at the a2z Scrapbooking store. Use code NICKI15 for 15% off your purchase of $25 or more.  

Mahalo!!

Mother's Day Bloom

Happy April friends!

We've started up a new challenge over at a2z Scrapbooking using watercolors!  I'm a huge fan of watercoloring and was super excited to use some Hero Arts goodies from the latest catalog.

For my sentiment I heat embossed Hero Arts Platinum Embossing Powder using Hero Arts Kelly's Outline Letter and used some watercoloring to highlight the words.  Then I took the Hero Arts Paper Layering Mum Flower and die cut the corner of the stitched rectangle piece.  Each petal was watercolored using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  I added an enamel dot and some sequins for more bling and mounted the watercolor panel on a scalloped rectangle die cut and then my card front.

I think watercoloring is such a fun and easy way to add color to any image or die cut!  I hope you'll join the challenge for your chance to win $25 to the store!!  The stamping and die cuts can be purchased at a2z Scrapbooking and if you use code NICKI15 on your purchase of $25 or more you can get a 15% discount.  A portion of the proceeds goes to helping the Celiac and Behcets autoimmune communities.

Mahalo for stopping by!

Balloon Animal Fun!

Happy Monday friends!  Hope you all had a beautiful Easter (if you celebrate) and are refreshed to start off the week.

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I always need birthday cards so today I'm playing with the Hero Arts Balloon Animal Birthday.  I wanted to watercolor them I heat embossed them with Hero Arts Platinum embossing powder and used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and a water brush pen to spread the color.

Sometimes I get so excited for a stamp set that you just have to use all the stamps!  I had some scrap pattern papers around so I heat embossed the sentiment with the same embossing powder. 

 Isn't that confetti stamp so fun?!  It's been a while since I entered a challenge and linking up to Seize the Birthday!

Mahalo for stopping by and I'll be announcing my random winner from the Spring Coffee Blog Hop soon!  Stay tuned.

Pour on the Embossing Powder

Happy Wednesday friends!

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Speaking of craft stores?!  A2Z Scrapbooking is constantly getting in new product and if you spend $25 or more you can use code NICKI15 for 15% off!  Wednesdays always call for a little retail therapy if you ask me...haha!!

Today I've got a card for our latest challenge: embossing.

Here's a little sneaky peek...

I would love it if you stopped on by the A2Z Scrapbooking blog and left me some comment love! Mahalo for stopping by!!

Finally...a coffee card!

A big thank you to Amy, the DT and sponsors for always making this such a fun event!!

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I love the Hero Arts/Kelly Purkey Coffee and Donuts set which is perfect for this blog hop! I flipped the little wooden blocks over in its box, inked them up and pressed the paper to it using Hero Arts Summer Sky hybrid ink for a tone on tone look.  I took a strip of pink card stock and stamped out the sentiment from Hero Arts Hello Gorgeous and Kelly's Outline Letters (inked in Hero Arts Caramel hybrid ink).  

I think this card is gonna be perfect for those days when I just need some coffee shop talk with friends!  The panel was then foam taped to pattern paper from Lawn Fawn's Perfectly Plaid collection.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  As a little thank you I would like to giveaway a $20 gift certificate to the A2Z Scrapbooking.  Leave a comment below for your chance to WIN!

MAHALO and have a blessed day!!