Bee-utiful Summer Blog Hop

Welcome to the first day of the Bee-utiful Summer Blog Hop!!  If you just came from Angela's blog you are in the right place.  If you happened to just stop in and would like to start at the beginning, please go to Lisa's Blog.  You are going to find a lot of great inspiration on  your journey!  We also have a lot of sponsors, so please leave a comment on everyones blog for a chance to win.

For my project, I made a layout using my Cricut, Silhouette Cameo and my Close To My Heart Stamps.

 

The honeycomb border and hexagon photo mats was cut using my silhouette from a file from the silhouette store.

 

The bee hive and bees were cut from the Heritage cricut cartridge

 

Pooh was cut at 5 inches using cricut cartridge "Pooh and Friends"

 

Grass was cut with "Everyday Paper Dolls" cricut cartridge at 10 inches

 

"Uniquely You" was Close To My Heart "Flowering Bunch" stamp set

 

The two sentiments under the photo mats were from "Treasured Life" stamp set from Close To My Heart.

 

I hope you liked it :)    Your next stop is Sarah 

 

If you get lost along the way, here is the whole line up.

 

1. Lisa Pontious ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
2. Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
3. Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
4. Haidee-http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/
5. Sheila- http://2pawprints.blogspot.com
6. Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com
7. Jessica ~ http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com
8. Angela - http://angelascraftyspot.blogspot.com
9. Linda - http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com
10. Sarah - www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com
11. Teresa-http://freshandrenewed.blogspot.com/
12. Diana - www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com
13. Patti -http://www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com
14. Tricia - http://mysticalcardcreations.blogspot.com/
15. Robin - http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com

 

 

Jungle Animals

Good Morning everyone.  Today I want to share with you a layout I made using the file "Jungle
Animals" from www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com.  I just fell in love with this set when I saw it. 

I used the print and cut feature on my Silhouette Cameo so I was able to size the giraffe larger than the other two critters.  I wanted to use him more for a border.  Used Martha Stewart punches for the borders and littel burlap for texture.

I don't know if you have heard, but Nikki at www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com has lowered her everyday prices to .99 for sets and .50 for singles.  She is also a Silhouette dealer, so you can buy all your supplies and accessories, along with the machines from her.  :)

Hope you enjoyed this layout, it was a lot of fun to do.

Anything Goes Blog Hop

Welcome to the Paper Piecings By Nikki March Blog Hop "Anything Goes". Our Design Team went crazy and did what ever they felt inspired to do.

If you arrived here from Patti's Blog then you are in the right spot. If you want to start at the beginning, please go to www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com. Here's our line-up in case you get lost along the way.

Nikki - www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com
Patti - www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com
Linda - www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com
Amanda S - http://scrapbookinghayven.blogspot.com/
Debbie- http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/
Barb - http://mommaducksblog.blogspot.com/
Amanda B- http://thescrapoholiccandyshop.blogspot.ca/

For my project I made a super cute scrapbook layout.  It was inspired by the window card I made last week and one of Nikki's new files.

I wanted to make this layout look like the side of a house.  I took coordinations sandable stack and scored it at every 1 1/2 inches and then sanded the score lines to give it a weathered siding look.  I placed the window card in the upper left hand corner with Pookey bear peaking out the window at the
Rainy Day Bear, as if he is checking to see if it is ok to come out and play.  I used the trees for "shrubbery" from the Campin Crazy file.  What I did was combined them in my Silhouette studio software and then used the print and cut feature.  Then popped up the Rainy Day Bear on pop dots to give it some demension.

Using the card on the layout gives you plenty of room for pictures and/or hidden journaling.  This is a picture of one side of the tri-fold card open..

And here it is fully open - total photo mats are 5 - 4 with the tri fold card and one matted on the upper right hand side of the layout :)  I love using cards for this reason - you get a lot of real estate on a 12 x 12 sheet of paper.


Now hop on over to Amanda and make sure you leave a comment on each stop along the way. When you're done hopping, check out the new items at our store, www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com , and 'like' our facebook page for weekly challenges and fun giveaways!

Thanks for taking time to hop with us today!

Creative Cards #2

Hi Everyone.  I made another window card with the new Creative cards cartridge.  This one looks like the front window on your house.

The bee and little teddy bear came from www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com , which I hand cut out.  If you have not shopped at Nikki's store, she has files to fit everyones needs.  If you have a Silhouette or other electronic cutter, she has the files for those, but if you don't - she has them so you can hand cut them out too - so if you you are looking for cute files that you can't get on a cartridge, check out Nikki's site. 

Cricut's New "Creative Cards"

Today, I used the new Cricut cartridge, "Creative Cards".  I made the first card on the cartridge which is the birdcage card.  I didn't realize it was a tri-fold card - what a great surprise!!

Here is the front of the card, cut at 5 1/4 inches or just press "fit to page" feature on your expression and it will automatically cut at 5 1/4 inches. 

here is the inside flap.  You can add a small sentiment below so it will not be seen when the card is closed.

and here is the card totally open for you to write.  You can cut two of the mats and mount it to the right side also if you wanted to :). 

I watched a youtube video on someone that made this into a swing card.  I believe she did this in the Cricut Craftroom or possibly with her gypsy.  She widened the opening and made the birdcage a little smaller and hung it with a brad so it swung through the opening.  Very cute version.   You could cut the birdcage out in black to make it look like a wrought iron cage also. 

All in all I think it came out cute.  The cartridge also has a coordinating envelope to cut for this card.

Hope you like it.

Create a Critter 2

Happy Sunday!!  I am so excited, I bought the Create a Critter 2 yesterday!  I have been looking at it for a while and wondered since I have the original Create a Critter (my all time favorite) if I really needed to get this one.  I am so glad I did.  Even though it has a lot of the same critters as the original one, they have different outfits for different occasions.  I found this chocolate Easter bunny on there and instantly thought of peeps.  I know peeps are usually chicks, but they do have bunny ones now so I made this card with that thought in mind.

I cut the bunnies at 3 3/4 inches along with the grass.  I thought it would be really cute to add the colorful googly eyes and added a little pearl accent to the middle of the bow ties.    It feels so good to make a card with Spring in mind!!!

Love is in the Air Blog Hop

Welcome to Paper Piecings By Nikki's February Blog Hop. "Love is in the Air" The Design Team has outdone themselves with all things "Love". We hope you will hop along with us and be inspired to create your own "love" filled projects.

Nikki has created her very own love creation - a FREE file for everyone who hops along with us today. You can get this file at the Paper Piecings By Nikki Store.  The link is: http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com




If you arrived from Patti's Blog,    then you are in the right place. If you get lost along the way, here is our line-up:
Nikki - www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com
Patti - www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com
Linda - www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com
Barb - www.mommaducksblog.blogspot.com
Debbie - http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com
Amanda B- http://thescrapoholiccandyshop.blogspot.ca/
Amanda S - http://scrapbookinghayven.blogspot.com/
Pam and Kim - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/


You're next stop will be Barb

I made a cute scrapbook layout using the Hersey Kiss file which you can find in the .50 section of Nikki's store.

When I think Valentines Day and Love, I think Chocolate!!!  Nikki's files are truly for everyone and every talent level.  I print these little guys out and hand cut them using the jpeg file format.  You can also use the print and cut feature of the Silhouette or  whatever type of machine  you have, and if you like paper piecing you can use her other formats to do that. 


Make sure you check out all the stops on our hop today - and go to Paper Piecings By Nikki at www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com   to get your freebie. Once you get the freebie and create your project, make sure you enter it in our Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/paperpiecingsbynikkidesigns#!/paperpiecingsbynikkidesigns