Nichole graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2004 with a B.A. in Art Studio, Drawing concentration and a minor in Psychology. She has illustrated one children's book, The Nails Who Cried by Brenda Farthing, and designed two, The Nails Who Cried and When Jesus Returns, also by Farthing. In 2007, she graduated from American InterContinental University with a B.F.A in Graphic Design. Interning at Meridian-Chiles (then, Jordan-Chiles) in the Spring of 2008, she gained invaluable experience in the design world, and she continues to do so at Sampler Publications.