(this picture is kinda small so you may want to click for a larger view)We had a great day today at Southend with the kiddies. The weather turned out to be quite warm and sunny in the afternoon which made a nice change. You can see some photo's over at my daughter Zoe's blog. You might notice that I even added a little shell on my card which we collected on the beach.
I had great fun making this Portholes card with these cute High Hopes sea characters and am really pleased with how it turned out. I used twinkling H2o's to give my colouring a bit of added glimmer. These can be purchased from Silly Monkey Crafts. Hope you like it!
If you like the layout of my card you can find the sketch for it here.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you Tuesday with my "Spoon Full" card. If you haven't entered my blog candy see my below post and you still have until Wednesday 6pm GMT to enter.
Card:
Stamps: High Hopes "Diver Dan", "Findley", " Horatio" Sea Horse and "Dive Right in" sentiment.
Ink: Memories, Twinkling H2o's, Sakura Stardust
Paper: SU Designer paper "Fall Flowers, Su Bashful Blue and Chocolate Chip Card stock, Wood effect panel from an old cardboard toy box.
Embellishments: Buttons, Fibres, Charms (thank you Heidi)
Equipment: Wizard, Nestabilities
All SU products can be ordered from me direct to your home. Sorry but I can only ship within the UK.
Close-ups
69 comments:
Glad you had a good day Nikki, it has been really cold here. Love this card it is such fun and beautifully coloured as usual, I think the images call for H20's. So pleased you have started a blog for your sketches,thanks honey
Hugs Jacqui x
Oh so darling, love those port holes, sweet, sweet, sweet.
Oh my gosh Nikki, this is absolutley adorable! Cute, Cute, Cute!! fantastic job, what a wonderful idea...you are so creative!! Glad you guys had a great day today. lance and I are taking the kids to Calaway Park in calgary tomorrow...kinda like the smae thing as Southend I would think! I love this card!! Love it!! Hugs, Kelly
So cute ~~ the portholes are a great idea!!
OMG!! What a cute card!! I love the whole concept of it!! What a neat idea!! Of course your coloring is fabulous and the shimmer looks great!! Really this is so stinkin' cute!!
Glad to hear you had a wonderful day and BTW ~ love the seashell!! Have a great Sunday!! :)Kathy
Waouhh!! I love your card!! The images are so cute and the colours are very nice!! Have a good day!!Hugs,
Christelle.
Hi Nikki,
wauw, what a great idea. Was it the card that made you go to the beach or the other way around.
I love everything about your card. The H2O's give it the finishing touch.
Great to hear you had such a great day at the beach.
Have a nice Sunday.
Hugs,
xoxo Karin
This card is just flat out adorable!! I just love the portholes and the seashell is a very nice touch, as well as the sentiment that you used. Rich colors too.
~Barb
Hai Nikki, what a beautifull card!I liked the way you used the stamps in the holes, super!! The sketch is great too, I'm sure I'm gonna use it soon.
Have a nice sunday, greets from kyra.
Hi Nikki, What an extrem lovely card.
I really thought that I'm sitting on the lower deck of a big boat and looked out of the windows.......and could see three of my friends. THis is a great idea. Perfect colouring and now with the close up I could see the nice effect of Twinkling H20.
Hugs Sinikka
Super cute!!! I love the seahorse :)
Brilliant card Nikki, fabulous idea and I love how you have coloured the images
delightful card I love the images and bright colours your colouring is just amazing, love the fibres you've used and the shell, it all just works together so perfectly Jill x
Wow what a beautiful card!! I love your idea!!
And the coloring is super:))
Hugs
Anja
oh I do love this card Nikki! Beautiful :0)
**Hugs** Heather x
Wow Nikki this is Absolutley Amazing,you have coloured these images beautifully. Hugs Debbie x
Genius! What a great idea!!! Luv this card :o)x
wow, I love your card Nikki !!! Gorgious :)).
Hugs Monique
OMG i just love this!!
You are soo creative! Love the card and the idea with the port holes is just great! Wonderful colouring as always, and your added detail with the shell is just perfect.
Have a great sunday!
Hugs, Line
Absolutely gorgeous. The colours are stuning.
Aww I love this card Nikki. The colouring is outstanding as always and you've put all the elements together beautifully. It's gorgeous. Love the idea of a sketch blog! Brilliant!
Viv xx
Gorgeous Nikki :)
Loving the portholes!!
Marlene x
Oh wow brilliant card Nikki. You are so innovative what a brill idea to use portholes! Beautiful colouring as always. Debbie x
This is a really fun and cute card at the same time. Love the details, layout and the colouring is perfect. Love the shiny look.
Do you know if I can buy stamps from High Hopes and if there is shipping to Sweden?
Take care and have a great day
Hugs to you from me/Gunilla
Great card Nikki! Love the layout, colouring and all your embellies. Glad to hear you guys had fun. Hugs, Maria
wow Nikki,
Your card is so effective with the portholes...with the diver and sea animals peering in...what a fantastic idea. hope you had a lovely day out with your family. Hugs Rachxx
Great fun card Nikki. Love the porthole idea, brilliant.
WOW! This is suuuper cute!!
Love the portholes,and the colours you have used :)
And you`re colouring is beautiful!
Hugs from Maya
Wow stunning card brilliant colours and love the image well done hun xxxxx
Fabulous, love it all!!
Kerry x
Simply stunning Nikkie! What a creative idea!
nikki=- another fabulous HH card, I love this girl! How creative is this! Heidi
This is so cute. I love the idea. Your sketch blog is fabulous. Hugs Marja
Wonderful, like the idea with this card!
//Malin
Wow, another Stunning creation from you this is so cute and adorable. The Image's are so sweet, love it......
Hugs
Heike
what a brilliant idea love it and your colouring x x x
This is so adorable Nikki. I love the fibres you have used they really add texture to this fun card!
Hugs
Lana x
Fantastic card, it is so cute, love the portholes and the peeking diver and fish. Your colouring is perfect as ever and I love the wood effect!
Really lovely card Nikkie. And I love the way you used the buttons. Your colouring is stunning and even more so close up. Absolutely gorge xxxx
OMG Nikki!!! This is just fantastic!! Love the "Windows" and the bright colours, and all the details! AWESOME!!
Hugs, Camilla.
Nikki, this card is just gorgeous!!! a lot of work has went into this and its beautiful :) x
Gorgeous Nikki! I love the portholes too!! Love the sparkle and your coloring!
This is such a cute and lovely colored card!
Wow-wow-wow, the card is fantastic Nikki!
Hugs, Andrea
This has defo got the wow factor Niiki, a fabulous card!
Clairex
Nikki this card is fantastic, the images and the portholes look fab! Really liking the fibres accross the bottom to and the shell looks perfect!
Good to hear you had a lovely day out, we had good weather to and supposed to be nice here all week, although it's a bit grey just now!
Joanne x
such a fun card Nikki and love the sparkle you have on those cute images. And the buttons on the portholes are just fab! annie x
love those images. so cute x
What a "fintistic" card!!! I love it. I have added your blogs to my favorites, so glad I discovered it!!!
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What a fun card! I love love love the portholes and the sparkle adds just the right touch. Beautiful work and fabulous coloring.
This so clever! Really wonderful!
HUGS
MichelleO
Hi Nikki and what an inspired card, so clever and I love it! The sparkle of the H20's really shows up in the close-up and looks wonderful, beautiful colouring. Love all the details of the plank paneling, fibres and sea shell. So glad you have a lovely day out and were able to enjoy the great weather and how lovely to be able to add that shell to your card. Thank you Sweetie for the lovely, lovely comments you've left me, they're so much appreciated. Looking forward to 'Spoonful' tomorrow. Chris xxx
This is just gorgeous nikki I love the colours you,ve used and the cute embellishments well done
hugs karen
OH...Nikki!!!
Your card is fantastic!!!
I love idea!
Great work.
Hugs, mumur
Waouhh Nikky!! What a marvellous card!! The images are so cute and I love the little scene!!
Hugs, Christelle.
Nikki this card is just adorable. Love all the details, sure looks like they are looking through water.
Donna
Nikki, this card is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G !!!
Looove the coloring, the sketch is great and all the details.. WOW.. Love it, love it, love it!!
Hugs,
LIM
Hi Nikki,
your card is fantastic!!!! you're the best!!!
hugs
steph
Fantastic card !! I love the colors and the portholes ! Very good idea and your card is marvellous ! Very great work ! Love it !! Hugs. Val.
i want them!!!!!
LOVEEEEEEE those portholes!! Your cards are stunning!
WOW! This is amazingly cute and one of the most clever cards I have seen1 What a great and fun idea! One of those that make you uncontrollably say Awww! aloud:)
Love love love it! You are so full of the most amazing ideas Nikki.
hugs Bevx
Lovely cards! colouring is great
Wow!!!!!!!!
It's very beautiful!
I adore!!
What a brilliant idea Nikki and perfectly executed - love all the shimmer. Really fun card. x
I love this card! So cute and those portholes are so clever! This is one of my fave cards I've seen recently! Heather x
OMG, I'm totally in love with this card!!! Love everything about it, from the beautiful layout to the way the characters twinkle. Fabulous ~x~
wow, elle est magnifique !!! j'adore l'idée des hublots et le scintillement de l'eau, c'est vraiment superbe !!!
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