~ Have A Sun Shiny Day ~

I am so honored to be asked again to be a guest designer for The Paper Nest Doll's.  I love chickens and am a country girl at heart so when I saw Ellie with her cute little hen, I knew I had to make a card with her.  Living on a cute little hobby farm with with my own brood of chickens would be a dream come true!

I created the woodgrain on the fence and the hen house by using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop to give my card stock the woodgrain look and coloring the card stock with E59 and E79 to give it the old barn wood color.  To make the fence I used Lawn Fawn's Picket Fence border.  I made the hen house by cutting and paper piecing the woodgrain card stock I had created.  My brood of hens love their little house!

The Paper Nest Dolls:  Ellie with Hen

Copics Used:

Skin:  E50, E51, E53....Cheeks: R20

Chicken:  Y21, Y26, E44, E57, YR04, R24, R29, R59

Basket:  Y21, Y26, E44

Eggs:  C1

Hair:  E53, E55, E57. E47, E49

Reds:  R24, R29, R59

Blues:  B34, B37, B39

Shadows:  BV20
Sun:  Y15, Y19
Fence:  E59, E79

Dies Used:

Whimsy Stamps
 Grass & Cloud Edger Die Set

Lawn Fawn
Spring Showers
Puffy Cloud Borders
Picket Fence Border
Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop
Lg. Stitched Rectangle Stackables

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ Ooooh Baby, Baby! ~

Hi everyone,

I am so excited to be a guest designer for the new release at The Paper Nest Dolls. There are so many adorable images to choose from but I have decided to use the adorable "Baby Words" stamp because I can't pass up a cute bunny!  Be sure and check out what some of the other designers have created and leave a comment on the The Paper Nest Doll"s blog for your chance to win some goodies.

Tonic - Button and Star Strip Die Set

The Paper Nest Dolls - Baby Words

The Paper Nest Dolls BLOG

Copics Used:

B00 B12

G40 G43

E50 E51 E11 E93

C1 C3

Happy Stamping

~ Nicolette ~

~ A Golden Fairytale ~

Hi crafty friends,

I have another adorable image to share with you by The Paper Nest Dolls.  Ballgown Ella is from the Fairytale Collection and she reminds me of my daughter when she was little dressing up like Belle from the movie The Beauty and the Beast.

I colored Ballgown Ella with Copics and added a bow made with C.C. Designs Make A Bow Die.  I really like how the bow added a delicate touch to the card layout.

Copics

Skin:  E50/51/21

Hair:  E50/43/44/Y21

Dress:  YR30/Y21/23/26/R02/24/46

Shading:  BV20/23

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you have an awesome day!

~ Nicolette Marie ~

~ Watermelon Ellie ~

Hi everyone,

Sorry it has been a while since I posted, but I went back to Indiana to help my mom take care of a few things.  You gotta help your momma, right?!  While we were away, a water leak decided to occur in my craft room right over my desk, ugh, what a mess.  Luckily our daughter caught it in time before it became a total nightmare.  Coloring this adorable image, Watermelon Ellie, from The Paper Nest Dolls is just what I needed to take me away from dealing with the fact that my craft room is in total disarray along with the family room and dining room which is where everything is going to be for the next few weeks.  The Paper Nest has the cutest images!  Watermelon Ellie was so much fun to color and I look forward to coloring more of these cuties!!!

Copic

Skin:  E50/51/21

Eyes:  B93 ~ C1/3/5

Hair:  E21/23/25

Teal:  BG72/75/78

Red:  R24/27/29

Green:  YG03/17/67

Dots:  C5 & C10

Cast Shadows:  BV20/23/25

Happy Stamping,

~ Nicolette Marie ~