Snow is Coming - lets celebrate!

There is something special and exciting about the first snow of the season.  I live in Maine and tonight we are expecting the first "Nor Easter".  Not your typical Maine Nor Easter because they are only calling for 1-3 inches of snow.  A typical Nor Easter for Maine is 10-14 + inches of snow.  But the first snow is coming so I made my first winter/Christmas card.

My image came from www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com it is her freebie snowman file.  I didn't want to make a typical standing snowman so I made him  looking up at the sky - as if he was watching the snowflakes falling to the ground.

Red cardstock - Pebbles "Welcome Christmas" paper stack (really nice weight paper)
White cardstock - from my stash, embossed with the cuttlebug embossing folder
glitter - Crystal snow, from Stampendous!
Crystal stickles were used on the hats rim
Liquid Glass, from CTMH were used on the eyes

I am entering this card in 10 challenges!!! 
www.onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com - anything goes
www.raisethebarchallenge.blogspot.com - anything goes
www.anythingchallenge.blogspot.com - anything goes
www.cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com - card - anything goes
www.craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com - use the color red
www.craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com - no flowers
www.divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com - Lets get Cute
www.clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.com - use the color red - anything goes
www.kaboodledoodles.blogspot.com - anything goes
www.foreverfriendschallengeblog.blogspot.com - anything goes

Winner of Fall Celebrations Blog hop!

Thank you to everyone that played along with us on the Fall Celebrations Blog hop last week.  I had 3 people that went to www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com and told me what their favorite files were.  The winner of the Martha Stewart circle cutter is...

SILVIA from http://sillyscrap.blogspot.com/.  Congratulations Silvia, I sent you an email, as soon as I get your mailing address, I will mail you this great circle cutter.

Fall Celebrations Blog Hop - Link Up Party!

Welcome to our FALL CELEBRATIONS BLOG HOP. The design team is thinking outside the box this fall to bring you some new crafty inspiration. Whether you are celebrating a fall birthday or anniversary - birth of a new baby or a Halloween celebration...and let's not forget those of us in the US celebrating our Thanksgiving...there are plenty of ways to celebrate in the fall. Please hop along with us as we show you ways to celebrate those special fall occasions.

If you arrived here from Patti's blog then you are in the right spot. If you'd like to start at the beginning, please start at www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com. In case you get lost along the way, here is our complete lineup.

Nikki - www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com

Patti - www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

Linda - www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

Kimi/Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/

Barb - http://mommaducksblog.blogspot.com/

Mary- www.scrappintoday.blogspot.com

Amanda S - http://scrapbookinghayven.blogspot.com/

Mindy - http://mindyscreations11.blogspot.com/

Amanda B- http://thescrapoholiccandyshop.blogspot.ca

I love Fall, it is one of my most favorite seasons.  As Halloween gets closer, I like to make luminaries to line the walk way to the front door.  Where I live now, we don't get any little trick or treaters :( - but I can still enjoy luminaries on my table.

 

The luminary base came from the Silhouette Studio, in the software I was able to take an image from Nikki's  "Beary Scary" file and cut a hole in his belly for the tea light to shine through.  The smaller luminary, I used Nikki's "print and cut" feature and cut the shape of the Frankenstein bear and then placed two colored ones on each side.  Nikki's files are so versatile with all the different file types, the possibilities are truly endless.

 

Here is a picture of them lit up with battery tea lights.

I placed a little sheet of vellum behind the openings.  I love how they came out and you can do this with any of Nikki's files - like I said, the possibilities are endless.  Hope I inspired you to think outside the box.

 

I am offering BLOG CANDY!!  All you have to do is go to www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com and tell me what your favorite file is.  You can win a Martha Stewart's CIRCLE CUTTER.

 

 

 

 

Now for some fun!!! After you've hopped through our design teams amazing projects, come back to www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com and link up your own fall celebrations project. The rules are simple.

1) Make a fall celebrations project using a file from Paper Piecings By Nikki

2) Become a follower of the paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com

3) Like "Paper Piecings By Nikki" on facebook and join in all the fun challenges and giveaways we have every week!

You may enter more than one project - but no more than three.

We will be picking one lucky person to be a guest designer in our November Blog Hop. The person we pick will be able to pick the file of their choice - FREE and use it to create a project in our hop. We can't wait to see what you all create. You will have one week to link up your project (s). Happy Paper Crafting and Piecing!!!

Nuts For Fall Blog Hop

Welcome to the Nuts 4 Fall Blog Hop. Today we are celebrating all things fall. We have an amazing lineup for this hop.

For my project today, I made an A2 size card.  I used "Happy Fall Crow" file from www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com. 

I inked the edges with walnut ink and rubbed it over the face of the card to tone down the yellow.  The title was cut with the silhouette cameo.

For blog candy, I am offering as a grand prize I am offering a free fall file of choice to each hopper from my store at http://scrappingwithlisadesigns.com/. What a great deal. To get this file, all you need to do is choose which file you would like and then email me at ljopeters62@yahoo.com with your file choice and I will send it right over. If you request to join my fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/groups/432903053405029/, you can also request 2 more bonus files. So join the fanpage and you can pick 3 files of your choice. If you are already a fan on the fanpage, you can let me know and I will still grant you the two bonus files. Now aren't you glad you stopped by. Everyone is a winner for this hop, you get a free file and get to see the awesome projects that were made.
Now onto the next crafter for their great project. Here is the lineup:

Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ 
Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.blogspot.com
Anita http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
Mickie ~ www.littlescrapcorner.blogspot.com
Audrey ~ http://scrappyemt.blogspot.com
Linda - http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

Fall Fun Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Fall Fun Blog Hop. Nikki has created some amazing fall files and our design team has gotten together to offer you some crafty inspiration. Grab a warm cup of spiced cider and a fluffy cinnamon bun or slice of apple pie, and hop along with us today.

If you came from Patti's Blog then you are in the right spot. If you want to start at the beginning, you can start with Nikki. www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com

I used Nikki's Print and Cut files to make these really cute and fun cards.  They were so quick to put together!

For the background, I used Martha Stewarts "Punch all over the page" Crow and Branch pattern.  I love it!!!    The little candy corn bear is from Nikki's "Beary Scary" file.  I used crystal stickles on the headband and the middle of the candy corn to jazz it up a little.  To make the eyes and nose shine, I used liquid glass.

This card was easy also.  I just punched two crows out on the side of the card and placed the little ghost bear, again from Nikki's "Beary Scary" file, on the side.




Next up is Mary

Blog Candy....Blog Candy....Blog Candy...

For a chance to win $10 in paper piecing files from Nikki, all you have to do is:

1. Hop along and become a follower of each blog along the way
2. Leave a comment at each blog
3. Follow Paper Piecings By Nikki on facebook - http://www.facebook.com/groups/ppbncraftyinspirations/
4. Follow Paper Piecings By Nikki's blog - paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com

WINNER from the September 4th, blog hop is: Deanna Lynn!!

Please contact Mandy or Nikki with your choice of files. The winnder of this hop will be announced on October 2nd.

Thanks so much for joining us today - we hope you have been inspired - visit Paper Piecings By Nikki for a look at all her new patterns and stamps!!!

Boys and their Toys

Happy Monday!!  Nikki has done it again and has come up with an another awesome file to play with.

If you have boys, you can think of so many things to make with this file.  I decided to make a scrapbook page.

I chose to use my silhouette cameo for the title, the vertical boarder and the doily.  I used Nikki's print and cut feature - makes for a quick page when you don't have a whole lot of time. 

 

If you would like to see all of Nikki's files, please visit her at www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com.  She will be coming out with two more sets today or tomorrow for fall and they are ADORABLE!!! 

 

Thank you for stopping by.

Back to School blog hop

Welcome to the Back To School Blog Hop with Paper Piecings By Nikki Design Team. Nikki has created some great back to school files and we are here to give you some ideas on what you can do with them!

If you arrived here from  Amanda then you are in the right spot. If you want to start at the beginning, then you can start at Nikki's Blog - www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com

Here is my Back to School project:

My son is turning 23 this weekend (1st day of hunting season and he is sooo excited) and this is the 2nd scrapbook layout I have done for his elementary years.  Yes, I am very very behind!!!

I used Nikki's file "Back to School" for the School bus and little bears, the "Fall Character Boarders" for the cute border on the top.  The title I cut from the Silhouette Cameo. 

This little kindergarten picture of my son brings back so many memories.  This little boy did not want to go to school.  I did everything to get him excited about going to school, I took him to the school's playground and showed him how much fun it would be, we looked at the school buses...but nope, he made up his mind he was not going to school.  So I wanted to make sure there was journaling he could look back on and hopefully his children.  So I used Martha Stewarts scalloped boarder punch and wrote Christopher of my memories of his first day of school and slid it under the layout.

Your next stop on the hop is with Barb Thank you so much for joining us today.

If you get lost along the way, you can find you're way here.

1. Nikki - www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com
2. Mandy-http://lovestoscrap11.blogspot.com/
3. Kimberly ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com
4. Pamela/Kimi - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
5. Amanda B   http://www.scrapoholiccandyshop.blogspot.com
6. Linda - http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com
7. Barb - http://mommaducksblog.blogspot.com

I am also entering this in www.critterchallengeblog.blogspot.com, www.incywincydesigns.blogspot.com
www.lovetocreatechallenge.blogspot.com
www.craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com
www.craftingforallseasons.blogspot.com
www.bellichallenge.blogspot.com