Nicky Noo Cards

Friday, March 20, 2026

Simon Says Stamp 'In My Heart' Release Blog Hop

Hello and a warm welcome to my blog on this, Day 1 blog hop of the In My Heart new release from Simon Says Stamp. Please note that tomorrow Saturday March 21st there is a second blog hop filled with even more inspiration.

Did you spot the graphic at the top of this post? Buying anything from the In My Heart release and this sweet little stamp set will be added automatically to your order. This gift with purchase will expire 3/22 at 11.59pm EDT or until stocks last.

Here's a handy link to the In My Heart release so you can get shopping without delay! You'll be pleased to know that Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop from our comment sections. Be sure to leave a comment for me below to increase your chance of becoming a lucky winner. Winners will be announced on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, March 25th and there it will explain how you can redeem your prize.

Now to the details on my card today ....

My card uses the brand new Wild Rose stamp set and coordinating dies together with the new Moonflower cardstock and previously released Weaving Plate die.

I used the Weaving Plate die to die cut an A2 panel of the very beautiful new Moonflower cardstock. I backed this panel with white craft foam and glued it to a larger white card base and I set that to one side.

I stamped the floral images, coloured with Copic markers, splashed on Simon's Pawsitively Perfect White Splatter Medium then die cut using the coordinating die set.

Each image was backed with dimensional foam tape and adhered to the Moonflower panel allowing the petals and leaves to overhang the edges but not to exceed the edges of the card base so that it isn't too vulnerable when mailed out!

To complete this sympathy card, I chose a sentiment from the Wild Rose stamp set, stamped and die cut the image and floated it above the roses with tiny pieces of dimensional foam tape in a single or double layer depending on what was behind it. I also grabbed some gold glitter Stickles and dotted it into the centre of the open flowers as a final touch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and don't forget to comment to be in the running for one of those $25 coupons. Have a wonderful day!

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Friday, February 27, 2026

Simon Says Stamp 'Beautiful Moments' Release Blog Hop

It is always a great time when Simon Says Stamp has a new release and yesterday they launched their 'Beautiful Moments' release which is full to the brim with beautiful, adorable and useful products. Please use THIS LINK to take you to everything that is new.

This is the first of TWO blog hops celebrating the release, the next one is tomorrow at 8am Eastern so be sure to join that one too! Today, if you comment below this post before leaving, you will be in the running to win a $25 coupon, make sure to comment on every stop along the blog hop to increase your chances. The winner will be announced on March 4th on the Simon Says Stamp blog and it will be explained to you then just what you have to do to redeem your prize. Good luck!

Please keep scrolling to the end of my blogpost to find the blog hop order list, thank you.

Turning now to the card I have made for this blog hop, this is a project for a beautiful friend who needs to know how much you adore them. I have used the following products:-

Beautiful Friend die

Friend Like You

Taking an A2 white panel of cardstock, I ink blended a focal point using Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink and glued it to my already prepared card base.

I stamped the Friend Like You images using Memento Ink in Rich Cocoa and coloured with Copic markers. I die cut and backed the images with foam tape and adhered to the ink blended background.

Sentiment time! I die cut the Beautiful Friend words from white and pink cardstock. I assembled the two parts and backed it with more foam tape and applied to the background also. Below it I tucked a smaller sentiment from the Friend Like You stamp set.

To complete this card I simply dotted some specks into the sky.

I hope you like my card, thanks for stopping off on the hop and don't forget to leave your comment below in order to be entered to win a $25 coupon.

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Nicky Meek (you are here)

Friday, January 30, 2026

Alex Syberia Designs February Release & Giveaway

Hello and welcome to my blog for the Alex Syberia Designs February Release & Giveaway. First of all I'd like to link you HERE to the Alex Syberia blogpost associated with this release. Additionally, you may find THIS LINK handy because it takes you directly to the Alex Syberia Designs shop where you can immediately shop the new release.

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $15 (or £15) gift card to four lucky winners. Open internationally, all four winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog Hop by midnight BST, February 9th, 2026. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog GIVEAWAY WINNERS PAGE on February 10th 2026.

Keep scrolling to the bottom of this blog post in order to find the list of the blogs you need to visit and leave a comment on in order to be eligible to win one of the gift cards.

My first card for this release and blog hop showcases the following new products:-

Love Tickets

Love Tickets Die

Tiny Flowers Stencil Set

Charming Medallions Die Set

The border was created using the ever useful and formerly released 'Good Day Quilted Rectangles Die Set'.

I started with a panel of very pale and muted shade of pink cardstock. I created the background using the Tiny Flowers Stencil and Distress Oxide Inks in Spun Sugar, Saltwater Taffy, Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade. I then using the Quilted Rectangles Die to give the panel the interesting edge.

I created the love tickets using the Love Tickets Die from the same pink cardstock and then used the coordinating stamp set to stamp the images and sentiments. Images were stamped with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink and I used just a tiny bit of the same ink to shade around the edges of the tickets and around the edges of the main panel. These tickets were applied with foam tape.

To finish, I embellished the card by creating die cut flowers using dies from the Charming Medallions Die Set and to which I added ink colouring to repeat the colours already used. These were pieced together and backed with foam tape and applied. A few sparkling clear sequins completed the card.

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Nicky (you are here)

Friday, December 5, 2025

Alex Syberia Designs New Release Blog Hop & Giveaway

Thanks for joining our Alex Syberia Designs new release blog hop. You can find their release blog hop post right HERE.

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $15 (or £15) gift card to four lucky winners.

Open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog hop by midnight BST December 14th, 2025. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog 'Giveaway Winners' page on December 15th, 2025.

Scroll all the way past my blogpost today to find the blog hop order - thank you!

To make this card I took a panel of patterned cardstock from my stash and over this I layered a white die that was created using the new 'Delicate Frame & Friend Die Set'. I adhered the frame to the patterned panel and recessed the white centre within it glueing in place.

I stamped and coloured the largest image from the new 'Lovely Day' stamp set and coloured with Copic markers to tone with the original patterned panel then I die cut and applied it to the centre panel with foam tape.

Copic markers used were:-

Greens - BG57, BG34, BG23, BG32, G00, YG41

Yellows - Y15, YR32, Y0000

To complete the card I used the 'Hello & Hugs Die Set' which also forms part of the the new release. The word 'hugs' comes in two parts and I die cut the background piece from white and the top word from pale greeny blue cardstock and then using Copic markers I added a little Ombré affect before glueing the two parts together then applying with foam tape across the bottom of the flowers to complete the card.

I hope you enjoyed this cheerful card, don't forget to leave a little comment to be entered to win the GIVEAWAY and continue on your way to the other hop participant's blogs.

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Nicky (you are here)

Friday, November 7, 2025

Simon Says Stamp 'And Everything Nice' Release Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Simon Says Stamp 'And Everything Nice' blog hop where I'm sharing my second project for this festive release! You can locate all of the new products on offer HERE and also please note that this is the first of TWO blog hops for this release, the second will be held tomorrow Saturday, November 8th starting at 8am Eastern.

Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 gift card to every stop on the hop and so to be eligible you must leave a comment on my blog and on the other participating designer's blogs. Full list of links at the end of this post. Simon Says Stamp will select their winners from those comments and on November 12th their blog will announce the lucky winners and tell you how to claim your prize. Good luck!!

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Now to the details for my card today. I have used the new Baby Fawn stamp set in combination with the formerly released Postage Stamp Edge Frames Die. I took a panel of white cardstock and I masked a line and ink blended above it using Distress Oxide Inks in Spun Sugar and Black Soot. I removed the mask and used the Postage Stamp Edge Die to die cut the panel. I adhered the outer cut/frame to my card base and I backed the centre cut with white craft foam and carefully aligned and adhered it. I used a stylus dipped in white acrylic paint to create the falling snow and I set this to one side to dry for a few minutes.

I stamped the utterly adorable images from Baby Fawn and coloured them with the following Copic marker combinations:-

Fawns - E49, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40

Blush - R22, R21, R20, R00

Red Noses - R27, R05

Santa Hat - R27, R05, R22, C3, C1, C0

Scarf - R27, R05, R22, C5, C3, C0

Trees - C5, C1, RV000

The images were then fussy cut and applied to the background using dimensional foam tape.

To complete the card, I popped it in my Misti and stamped the pretty sentiment, then I highlighted points with a white gel pen.

I came in with Copic markers C5, C3, C1, C00 to add shadow underneath the Fawns and last but not least I used Stickles Glitter in 'Diamond' to glitter up the trees and the shadows under the Fawns.

I hope you like my card, thanks for stopping off on the hop and don't forget to leave your comment below in order to be entered to win a $25 gift card.

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Monday, November 3, 2025

Alex Syberia Designs Christmas Release & Giveaway

Hello and welcome to my first card for Alex Syberia Design's fabulous Christmas release. I encourage you to visit their blog today using THIS LINK for lots of inspiration and information. All of the new products are now available for purchase and this second link will take your directly to the Alex Syberia SHOP.

Importantly .... please read all the way to the end of my blogpost today because that is where you'll find the Blog Hop order for today's event.

Alex Syberia Designs is giving away a $15 (or £15) gift card to four lucky winners.

Open internationally. All 4 winners will be drawn from the entrants that have played along with this Blog hop by midnight BST November 11th, 2025. Winners will be announced on the Alex Syberia Designs blog 'Giveaway Winners' page on November 12th, 2025.

To create my first card for this release I have used the following Alex Syberia Designs products:-

Merry Mail Stamp Set

Merry Mail Die Set

Sparkly Flakes Cover Die

Good Day Quilted Rectangles Die Set

Jingle Bell Joy Die Set (berries)

Winter Foliage Die Set (sprigs of fir)

I began by taking an A2 panel of white cardstock and ink blending it from the bottom left up towards the top right and fading as I went. I used Distress Oxide Ink in Rustic Wilderness to achieve this. I then die cut the panel using the Sparkly Flakes Cover Die and I splattered white acrylic paint over it all in a fine spray created with my craft toothbrush. I adhered the green panel to a slightly larger panel of sparkly silver cardstock found in the Black & Silver Mix Cardstock pack and in turn this was adhered to my card base and set to one side.

I used the Good Day Quilted Rectangles Die Set to create the white frame which I backed with foam tape and applied to the green panel.

I created four postage stamps using the Merry Mail stamps and dies and I kept them simple and white so they'd pop against the background I had created. I also stamped the four images and sentiment and I coloured the images with the following Copic markers:-

Green - G28, YG67, YG45, G12

Red - R59, R39, R29, R27, R24, R14, R22

White - C5, C3, C1, C0

I highlighted with a white gel pen then die cut and applied the images to the stamps with foam tape. I arranged each stamp and then backed them with foam tape too and adhered in position. Lots of dimension!

Time to add some sparkle! I used the same silver glitter cardstock from the largest panel and die cut sprigs of fir from the Winter Foliage Die Set and red glitter cardstock was used in conjunction with the Jingle Bell Joy Die Set to create the berries. The red glitter cardstock can be found HERE. I inserted and glued the little bunches of 'greenery' to the lower left and upper right corners.

The final step was to apply some Fairy Jewels by Open Studio just to take the eye around the festive design.

Thanks for stopping by on this Blog Hop, please find below the Blog Hop order and continue on your merry way!

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