rafting and weddings

This weekend was a blast. It was one of the best weekends I've had since my trip to Tennessee. We were on the river for most of the day on Saturday, camped out over night on the bank of the river and then rafted for 1/2 the day on Sunday before heading home. There was about 300 people on our trip and about 50 or so in our group... mostly friends of my Mom's from the hospital. We had tons of food and drinks and plenty of laughs. We really enjoyed it... now I want to plan a trip for next summer for all of mine and Ron's friends.

Kacy and I were partners and even though I came pretty close to pushing her outta the raft or hitting her on the head with the paddle, we survived the experience. Once we got our rhythm we were cruising down that river.



A quick photo after we packed up all the gear to head back to the river.



The craziest thing was there was a wedding in our group on Saturday night. We saw these two ladies on the river with veils on so I yelled congrats to them and they told us the wedding was that night back at camp and everyone was invited.
I did end up bringing my canon so I went over to their camp site and took pictures for them. They were so thrilled to have someone with a nice camera there to document the event. I got some email addresses so I will get the photos out to them today. It was a really cute ceremony and I was so happy I could help with the photos.



I have a few water cameras I will develop this week so hopefully we have some more pics of us actually rafting.

hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

heading to the great outdoors...
we're going rafting and camping this weekend.
pretty excited to get outside and in the water.
i'll share pics when i get home... if i take my camera... i'm a little nervous to bring it... obviosly not on the water, but i might bring it to the campground.
we'll see.

on another note...
is it sad that the main reason i want to bring my camera is so i can use this line of products with the pictures?




happy weekend!

the classic

The newest collection goes on sale today at SIStv. The Classic.
It comes with the coolest set of alphabet stamps from October Afternoon, lots of American Crafts and a bunch of other elements that definitely bring out the classic in everyone. Here is what I have made so far with my collection.





oh, also, I signed up for this online class taught by the uber talented Ashley Wren. This girl rocks and I am super excited for the class.

happy monday.

Celebrating 5 years

of marriage to my cute husband.
We are spending our anniversary relaxing at home and either going out to brunch or dinner. I just am looking forward to hanging out home together, watching movies and cuddling on the couch. my kind of a perfect day.

Hoping you have a wonderful weekend.
love nikki

eta: we had a great brunch this afternoon and then took a nap on the couch watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We just got home from an awesome dinner at one of our favorite restaurants out in Marin.... bacon wrapped filet minot medallions, scalloped potatoes, wine, creme brulee and a latter for the drive home. perfect day.

RAK winner

monica v said...
loving that paper.....i shopped too...scored a beach bum kit.

Congrats Monica. email me your addy so we can get it in the mail for you!
nikkigreenpeterson@yahoo.com

tgif, RAKs, and Sales.

my life feels crazy.
but good crazy.
but still crazy.
my to do list never gets shorter.
my bank account never gets larger.
but, i have been having fun.
lots of it.
i don't think i would be happy with a calm life,
even though i always complain about the hecticness of my current one.

okay,
and
breathe.....

so i do have things to share from my trip to Tennessee (which was a blast) but i will save that for later.
cause it is 4:23am and I must go to bed.

but, because all the other girls are doing it :)
i'm doing an RAK today!

okay, so SIS is having a 20% off sale till 12 noon CST today 6/27. Just use the coupon code ONEDAY and your entire order will be 20% off, and there is some yummy new thickers and making memories and heidi swapp and more.

So, here's where the RAK comes in... if you shop the sale and then leave a comment here I will send you a pack of not-yet-released Orange Milk Lab paper from SIStv..... and it is super cute...
in fact, here is a LO Jo-Anne made with some of the paper...


so happy shopping!

bye for now.

i'm heading out the door for the airport in about 5 minutes for SISiversary in Tennessee. I hope everyone has a great week. I'll be home next monday.

Oh, be sure to check out the Fashionista Blog on Thursday cause I am posting a fun tutorial.

Love Nikki

sneakie peakie!

a few more for my upcoming class on July 5th at PMP. I love this little album so much. I can't wait to share it with you all! And I think my final count was 28 total pages.... i'm telling you it is jam packed!

to sign up call the store or sign up online. I hope to see you there!

off to finish all my packing for tennessee.

loves!

goodness gracious!

I have become a bad blogger... like for reals! I have been a bad blog reader too... i think my reader must have 1000 posts to catch up on. Sorry ladies, I will catch up soon. I think i got so outta the habit when I realized I was slipping I didn't know where to jump back in... so, I figured I would start with some recent creations.

this was obviously for the lovely Gigi. Can't wait to meet her IRL in two days!!!


this was for the current Scrapjacked. Check it out. This one was sponsered by SIStv so a bunch of us joined in the fun. I used to be a loyal jacker and then fell off that wagon so this was a great boost to start doing them again.


and this little baby is part of my new creative regimen. I am a pretty fast scrapper most of the time, but last week I didn't have much time at all but I totally wanted to create so I gave myself 15 minutes. It is so fun to create an LO that quickly cause you don't think at all, just go!



I am off to Tennessee on Weds for SISiversary and so this is pretty much all I have been thinking about. I can't wait to meet all the other SISters IRL. My list of to-do's is a mile long so I am off to finish a few projects I am taking with me... oh, and to make some goodie bags to share with the girls.

Love nikki

BIG THANKS!

to all you wonderful ladies who took my first two classes ever. You all were amazing and it really meant a lot to me to have you all there. The pages you created blew me away and touched my heart cause seriously, it was outta this world to see so many LOs that I inspired.
THANK YOU!

oh and marie, the poem rocked. you rock. i loved it. but stupid me didn't have my camera :(

My next class will be on July 5th, same time, same great place.

It is gonna be a Travel Journal. I intended it to be taken on the road with you while you travel to document as you go, but you could totally use it to record a previous trip too. And, it isn't very "themey" so it would also make a great mini for any other topic you so desire.

here are two sneakies....




I think i am more excited for this class cause the book is jam packed with over 20 pages and we are gonna do so many techniques. I got some fun paint things i have been playing with, plus flocking, sewing, stamping and tons more.

I'll post some more sneaks as the month goes on :)

ALSO, SUPER IMPORTANT! I know some of you emailed me about extra class kits... I only have 4 left and they are so full of product, like over $50 worth (hambly, pink paislee, love elsie, thickers and more) plus some handmade embellishments by yours truly. They are $30 plus shipping and come with all the directions to create 4 layouts and you will totally have left overs. :)


email me if you are interested @ nikkigreenpeterson@yahoo.com

get your paint on!

don't forget, this Saturday is my second paint class over at PMP.

This is one of the 4 LOs we will be creating!

i just spoke with Suzy today and there are a few more spots left. Sign up on the website or by calling the store. We had a blast last month and I know this month won't dissapoint... oh and we are croppin all day too!

hope to see you there!
love nikki

i am home. well i have been home for a few days but life is busy and therefor my little blog gets a little neglected. but vegas was awesome. we shopped, we gambled, we saw an elvis show (hehe) and ate some yummy food. it wasn't long enough.
more layouts coming soon. gotta go teach a class for starbucks new employees at the training center.
love nikki

THE HIPSTER and Las vEgas

these babies were made with the upcoming SIStv collection The Hipster. I am so in love with that Pink Paislee stamp set. Lots of funky fun things in this collection, Sassafrass Lass, Cosmo Cricket, Pink Paislee stamps and paper... lots of yummies.

Okay, I am off to Vegas today so have a fabulous few days and I will be home on Friday.
love nikki

demo time

i am busy creating some new LOs with my recently delivered SIStv collection (yippee) but I wanted to stop in and share a little demo I did for National Scrapbook Day last weekend at Picture Me Perfect.


We raffled the final project off at the celebration. Good Day. Good People. Good Fun.




oh, and check out KLs video too. that girl rocks!

creating

i have found some time lately between everything else to make some stuff. I am trying to do something crafty everyday. Here are some recent creations.

This first one was my challange over on the fashionista blog... check out the original post for all the pics.

the really long post.

last Saturday was my first class at PMP and it was so fun. The girls there really stepped out of their boxes and created some stunning layouts. I loved having them all there and I really could not have asked for a better group to teach my first class to. I hope to see more of you when i teach it again in May. Here is another sneak of one of the 4 LOs we will be creating.

I also got my style phyle from SIStv in the mail this week and couldn't resist creating a tribute to one of the best tv shows... i mean come on, the collection was called Jim & Pam.


Also, every Friday Angie has a thread called Truth or Dare. It is a lot of fun. Here is my dare from last night. Diane dared me to create an LO using the very last picture I took with the title "A picture is worth 1000 words"
I took this yesterday AM cause I love to buy myself flowers even thought I feel a bit silly about it... oh and I love my tin can vase but Ron thinks it is trashy... he has no taste.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend.
Love Nikki

PEACE LOVE & HAPPINESS

some yummy cupcakes for my cute baristas to celebrate some accomplishments.

the romantic

i can not express how excited i am for this collection to release. It was all designed by my wonderful friend and fellow fashionista Kerry Lynn Yeary for SIStv. I am just thrilled to bits for her and I can't wait to get my hands on it and have some fun. German glass glitter... skeleton keys...vintage music sheets.. exclusive KL papers... oh my!

It goes on sale on Monday at 10am so hurry cause I have a feeling this baby will be selling out quick.

Congratulations my dear Kerry.

these awesome layouts were made by Kayla Aimee using the collection... stunning huh?

from a child's perspective

life can be a lot more interesting thru the lens of a kid.

Today Kerry and I met for coffee downtown with her wonderful kiddos and introduced them both to the wonderful world of photography. All of these pics are created to Maddy and Ben. They both had a blast lugging the big ol' camera around their necks and shooting away. I love the results. They were also quite intrigued by the magic of Polaroids.

The weather here today was AMAZING! hottest day so far but quite comfortable in the low 80's. To bad I was at work till midnight, but it was an awesome day.

happy weekend!

camera fixed...check!

not sure what was wrong with it but we are working fine now...

here is one of the yummy finds i got in alameda last weekend. a vintage yo-yo quilt isn't it lovely? courtney and i split the cost and ripped her in half. can't wait to cut it up and play.


also a quick banner i made last night for our living room. this has been on mind all the time especially since the 5 year anniversary of the war and all.... hopefully it will come soon.

oh, the banner was just some XL chipboard that i painted and glittered and stung onto some tulle... quick and simple decor.

IRL!

it was a splendid weekend! while i was at work all 3 days i still got to sneak in some fun time.
went to the alameda antique fair on sunday with my lovely friend courtney... a friend who i met via SIStv.
we've been planning this trip for a while but too bad KL had to bail due to sick kiddos and husbands with midterms. bummer.
but the good news was the beautiful Rachel was in the bay and headed to the fair too, so we all met up for some shopping and talking. she is as sweet as can be and has the most adorable family. seriously they are picture perfect.
pictures, ahh yes pictures, so i would have some but when i got to the fair my dumb camera wasn't working. all i have it this one via rachel's camera and a polorid of court (which i will share as soon as my camera is back up and running... errghghgh!)


also scored some wonderful finds. will share those too when said mentioned dumb camera is fixed.

ribbon storage

i have finally pulled all my jumbles of ribbon out of the bag they were all crammed in and got organized. it feels good!
originally i thought to do this

or this

or this

but as pretty as they all looked, none were very practical for the amount of ribbon i have. I saw this idea and knew it was the best option.


so lots of stick pins and cardboard later, i am finished. loving my pretty ribbon basket!

love my plastic camera!

just got back from the photo lab with a nice roll from thailand a la my holga camera!
this one is my favorite. loving the vibrant colors you get when you cross process the film!
tfl!
-n

little surprises!

Those sneaky original fashionistas over at SIStv all made some lovely LOs to welcome us new fashionistas to the group. So sweet!
My big SIS is the amazing Becky Novacek. Dude, this girl is amazing with a camera.
Well, we couldn't let them do all this work and not let it be reciprocated....
so.....

here is what I made for Becs.
I hope she likes it!

oh, and guess what,
tomorrow the boutique at SIStv will be all new and fantastic! there will be all new Hambly, Sassafras, Bam POP!, Glimmer Mist, Thickers, and Banana Frog stamps....the first 100 orders will also receive a $20 goodie bag!

And, on april 7, a new style phyle will be available called *jim and pam*. Really, who doesn't love the Office??

And a new collection called "The Romantic." Okay, i don't think i can tell you more about that part yet, but let me just say that you are gonna love it! And, the lovely lady who designed it... she is pretty much amazing!

So be sure to get to the boutique early tomorrow so that you are one of the lucky ladies to get some goodies!

Headed off to the beach today so have a wonderful afternoon!
-n