son of a scrapbooker

Ok, if this does not make you want to run out to K2 and buy this onsie for any scrapbooking mom who just had a baby, I don't know what would. I know, I am a little partial, but...TFL
Nikki

I won...

...ok, can you say excited. I just found out I won one of Rebecca Sower's 18 boxes of goodies. (I took this picture from her blog, these are the winners boxes!) She posted on her blog that anyone who left a comment would be put in a random drawing and I won!!! I am so excited. She said that she was going to send them out next week. I will let you know when I get it and what was in the box.

Nikki

Just some fun info

...i found this great website called Free Downloads Center www.freedownloadscenter.com
you can download all this great software for free! I want software so I can make copies of my DVD's... and I found it on this site.
Nikki
By the way, is anyone else having trouble viewing my slide??? I can't see it on my computer.

LO's and a photo cube I made...

These are the last of the LO's and items I have been working on this past weekend. Thanks for looking.
Dream, Design and Create
Nikki

Elsie Challenge # 22

...scraplift a journaling style

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

Elsie Challenge # 18 and 19

...scraplift a page design and layout shape. I like the simplicity of both of these LO's. TFL.

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

PS Kim- you better get busy... I think I am caught up now:) !!!

What I am thankful for in 2006 (mini album)

I saw this idea for doing a mini album of things you are thankful for and I just loved it. I copied it and added my own twist... I took two wooden pumpkin cutouts, painted them to mimic pumpkins, and folded 24" long paper into an accordian. I added photos and tons of embellishments. I had so much fun making it, that I made one (minus the photos and embellishments) for my mom and sister in law Lori. On Thanksgiving day, we made them together. I am posting this now, because I was waiting for some photos of Brody. TFL

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

Brody Mini Album

My friend Kim made this mini album for me. She took a Lil Davis 5x7 album, covered the pages with paper. She stamped the paper, then used the Autum Leaves journaling stamps. She embellished each page with tab and a title. All I had to do was add my 5x7 pictures and journal. I did that as well as added some embellishments of my own.. one of my resolutions is to use up my supplies that I have.

Thanks Kim- you ROCK!!!

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

Chic Simplicity... and Challenge # 17

...while browsing this really cool site and their blog, I found this description of their product. When someone asks me what my style is, I fumble to find the right adjectives to describe it. When I read "chic simplicity" that just jumped out at me and seems to fit (at least in my mind) perfectly. Let me know what you think. Here is a LO I did today for the Studio. One of the front windows is going to have a Valentine's theme...TFL

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

PS This also works for Elsie Challenge #17 scrapbook an alphabetical approach...

Another LO for K2...

Yes, I was busy scrappin today... I had so much fun. This LO was so special, because the photo captured me holding both my boys for the first time! I used more of the Imagination Project papers and coasters, thickers and acrylic paint. I will be dropping of these LO's this week, so if you want to see them in person stop by the studio and pick up the supplies.

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

PS Karen, you are right, the thickers are AWESOME!!!

Elsie Challenge # 16

Scraplift a topic...

I saw a great LO about thanksgiving so that is the topic I decided to scrap. TFL

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

Elsie Challenge #15 and K2 design team LO

Scraplift a layout idea.

I had so much fun making this LO. I got some supplies for my design team position at K2 and decided to kill two birds with one stone... (All the supplies for this LO can be found at K2-Imagination Project, Melissa Francis and 7 gypsies.)
I got the idea of the multiple pieces of paper behind the photo from a blog I was browsing...

Here is my take on it. TFL

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

Elsie Challenge #14

We skipped challenge 13, because a mini album of my favorite saying is an ongoing process I am working on and could not finish it in a week.

Challenge 14 was to scraplift a technique. I practiced my doodling (as you can see by my ATC's and also with this LO). TFL

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

ATC's as promised...

Here are 6 ATC's I have been working on. I combined stamping and doodling on these.

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

February ATC class

Next month our ATC meeting will be on Saturday Feb 3rd at 1:00pm.
Our topic will be... STAMPING. I promise it will be so much fun.

As soon as I make some examples I will post them.

The only requirement is the use of at least one stamp when creating your ATC.

There are SO many great acrylic stamps at The Studio right now, so stock up!!!

I am looking forward to see everyone and catching up.

Tammy, Jessie, Cathy and Karen if you would please pass along this info to anyone you know that would be interested, when my computer crashed last week I lost ALL my e-mail addresses.

I really appreciate it.

Dream, Design and Create

Nikki

PS I am sure most of you saw these on K2 blog... i just had to get one for Brody

A fun LO using non traditional items

As I was continuing to clean out my studio for the K2 garage sale, I ran across a really cool wallpaper book. I just sat down and created this LO using what I found. I used wallpaper, a fabric swatch, paint, Bic permanent pens (for all the doodling), and a MME transparent frame!

Dream, Design and Create

TFL, Nikki

Great Gifts Ideas using Scrapbook Materials

I got a copy of the book that a lot of my stuff is published in. It is being released at CHA.
The name of the book is Great Gifts Ideas using Scrapbook Materials, by Tweety Jill Publications. My work is on both the front and back cover and my name is mentioned first in the list of artists/designers! (Sorry for bragging, ok no I am not!! :)) I am so excited!!!!
I am hoping that this book will help get my name out there in the world of scrapbooking.
It is a great way to start the new year.

Nikki
Dream, Design and Create

PS Karen has some of her work in it too!!!

New inspirational books...

I just received 7, yes 7 new books for Christmas!

Our family makes wish lists, making Christmas shopping much easier.

I went on Amazon.com and found some book that looked fun and inspirational.

Here is the names of them, I will let you know what I think of them.

Artists' Journals and sketchbooks by Lynne Perella

alphabetica by Lynne Perella

collage discovery workshop by Claudine Helmuth

Collage Discovery workshop: Beyond the Unexpected by Claudine Helmuth

Quilted Memories by Leslie Riley

Fabric Art Journals by Pam Sussman

Clean and Simple/ the sequel by Cathy Zielske

Happy New Year- 2007

I am so excited about what 2007 is to bring.
I have gotten so inspired to create.
I have been browsing some new blogs, WOW!
I have cleaned out and organized my studio (in prep for the K2 garage sale).
I have written some resolutions and creative goals.
I need to catch up on my Elsie challenges...
I am teaching myself to knit (I have learned how to cast on and the knit stitch so far!) I am going to run a 15K in Feb and a 1/2 marathon in March. (which will hopefully get the rest of my pregnancy weight off)

Hope all of you have started the new year off right.
Nikki
Dream, Design and Create

in three's right?

... everything happens in threes right? Well, I was driving home (with both kids) one evening last week and my car broke down on the highway. (it was already dark and thank God for cell phones). Two days later Sean and Riley were fishing and the boat broke down. Then I went to turn on my computer the next day and an error message showed up and my computer wouldn't even boot up. So I called my computer guy and he proceeded to tell me that my hard drive had crashed and NOTHING was salvagable!!!!
What a way to end 2006.
Nikki