tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53042896509864249532012-01-29T07:55:38.172-05:00Ideas, Inspiration, CreativityNikki Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296039157958349784noreply@blogger.comBlogger8301100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304289650986424953.post-72326098108096769722012-01-28T08:55:00.000-05:002012-01-28T08:55:38.081-05:00

Yah!...It's the weekend and it looks like we're going to have fabulous weather! I can't believe it's January with the temperatures we've been having. Last year this time we were highs of 30's and snow covered, this year our highs have been 50's off and on! Completely bizarre weather! LOL Anyways...today my husband and I have to venture out the commissary for grocery shopping. The kids have

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My friend recently requested a few things for a friend that is expecting soon.  I love it when she comes to me with special requests because she always has the best ideas!  She wanted coordinating pieces....an altered notebook, personalized chipboard walling hanging and a matching gift tag in the colors of baby pink and brown.  So this is what I came up with..... I used SU designer paper and

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The New Year has started...the kids are finally back at school this past week....and my house is in order again!  :P  It took the better part of the morning yesterday but I finally cleaned up from our "long holiday" and definitely have a sense of peace now that the house is just the way I like it.  Now lets just see how long it will stay this way!  HAHAHA Today I'm sharing a card I made using a

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Here is another card using the SU sets called Apothecary Art and Loving Thoughts....and you guessed it...it's paired with the new DSP called Everyday Enhancement.   I started with a card base of soft suede CS. I used DSP for the BG that is matted with some crumb cake CS. A another piece of DSP from the same pack was sponged and matted with soft suede and then ribbon was added at the top.

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Today I'm sharing with you a card I made using new goodies from the SU mini catalog being released on Wednesday and also designer paper from the sale-a-bration catalog.  Never before have I loved a designer paper as much as I do this pack!  This pack comes with some gorgeous floral designs that are vintage and Victorian looking...as well as some patterns that have a more retro feel to it!  I

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I finally made it back to the gym yesterday after 5 days off... (They were closed for the long day weekend and I couldn't go last Thursday) and what do I do?......I pull a muscle in my neck doing the shoulder press!!!  I know exactly when I did it too....I was using the shoulder press and EEEEK..I felt it!   UGHHHH  Now unfortunately I probably won't be able to go back until at least tomorrow

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Christmas is over, presents are unwrapped, and hopefully the tree will be coming down this week so I can put my house in some sort of order again.  I don't think it will be actually be in real order until the kids head back to school but I can try!  LOL My kids had a wonderful Christmas...they received everything they wanted and a couple of things they didn't even ask for.   My oldest is

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Good morning all...the countdown is on!  I can't believe Christmas is only 4 days away and I still don't have my gifts wrapped yet!  I always have been so organized in the past and have all the wrapping done before the kids are out of school but with filling orders and working with FRG stuff for the battalion, time has really gotten away from me this year.  Hopefully I'll be able to lock myself

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I recently had a request for a Christmas pocket card done in all pinks.  I love to do non-traditional Christmas cards....I tend to tire a bit of the constant red and green theme by the time all my cards are done for the season.  This card style was a welcomed change! I started with a card base of melon mambo CS. It is cut the same size as my typical A2 card, I just score it at the 5 1/2 and 1

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Good morning everyone...I have so many Christmas projects to still share and definitely not enough time to do so.  I know many will probably never make it to my blog!  ...Oh well.... ...Lets just jump right in..... This card I made using a sketch from Friday Mashup and a stamp set I bought from CTMH called Belive. Here is a photo of the sketch I used.... I started with a card base of

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I recently saw this tutorial on Sassy & Sweet and loved how clever this little gift box was.  I think this would be a perfect little gift for teachers on the holidays!  I did a couple with the Christmas theme and a couple with the tradition "apple for the teacher" theme. (It was really hard to get a good picture of these because of the glare off the glitter) I made a few in this style...I

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As promised I have another card today that was done for my customer who wanted a bunch of love you/thinking of you cards on hand.   This one uses a past sketch from Taylored Expressions Here is a picture of the sketch.... She requested a couple in the color scheme of Black, White and Red so I decided to use some Stampin' Up designer paper from the pack of neutrals. I love the way SU now has

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I recently had a request for 5 "love you/thinking of you cards" all different in style.  This card today is one of the five I came up with and it uses a set from the SU mini called You are Loved.  I love how the heart in this set has flowers and vines all running through it....and the sentiment matches perfectly.  It has such a romantic feel to it. I started with a card base of basic grey CS.

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Happy Early Turkey Day!  I hope everyone is ready for the festivities.  It will be a quiet day here in our home...just us, and I'm sure football will be on the TV.  If football is on, I'll be in my craft room when not in kitchen!  :P  Today I'm sharing some cards and matching boxy bags that I made for my craft fair this past month.  The 2 Christmas ones sold right away but I still have the

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I tried something new...at least for me...and I have to say I love how they turned out!  These were specifically made for the craft fair I was just a vendor at as kind of a test to see if there was interest in them and they were a hit to I believe I'll be making more soon for my ETSY. I made two different styles....one more general in design and one made specifically for a birthday party. The

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Good morning everyone.  I have a few cards to share this morning that I used 2 different sketches for.  This will be a super quick description so if you have any questions on supplies or technique please don't hesitate to ask in comment...I'll be sure to get you the answers. These first 2 cards use a sketch from Taylored Expressions I used a set I purchased from Close to My Heart called I

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The craft fair has finally come and gone and I am so pleased with how it all turned out.  I felt like I was going to go a little crazy there for a bit but I managed to have enough creations to fill up my tables and some wonderful friends to help me out on each day.  I even received some orders for the future so all in all I'm happy I did it!  I actually can't wait until the one next year rolls

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I thought this sketch from Taylored Expressions would be perfect to use with a smaller image so I decided to make a masculine Birthday using my SU set called Cheer to You.  This card could also be for a lady...but I grew up with the men in the house drinking beer so that's what I think of when I see a mug of beer. I started with a card base of early espresso CS. A piece of bashful blue was

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Today I'm sharing a card I made using a sketch from a fairly new blog called Fetch A Sketch If you haven't visited them yet you should stop on over...they have some great sketches. Here is a picture of the sketch I followed.... I decided to so something patriotic and I dug out an old set from SU called Thankful Thoughts. This set has a couple of patriotic images in it that I love to use. I

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Good morning everyone.  I know it's been a while since I've posted on here.  I"m trying to spend every free second I have in my craft room but I've neglected my blog long enough and have some things to share.  I'm going to make this post as short and sweet as possible without leaving out too much info if you'd like to try to make your own. I remember at a swap quite a few years ago I received a

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************************WARNING....SUNGLASSES NEED************************** I don't usually make too many bright cards but these two would definitely fall under that category!  These came about simply because I have a lot of retired DSP that I have to use up.......I racked my brain and tried to design something I could be happy with.  I have such a hard time with brighter colors...but in the

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I absolutely loved the sketch this week from Create with Connie and Mary and knew exactly how I wanted my card to look. I love it when an idea instantly pops into my head upon looking at a sketch......that's something that doesn't always happen for me so I relish those moments! LOL Here is the sketch I followed for this card.... The main design element of this card...the background...is

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Happy Friday! I actually got to sleep in today...if you can call getting up at 7 a.m sleeping in.  My kids are on "Fall Break"  (I know...what?...fall break)!  They had yesterday and today off for parent teacher conferences  and then this whole coming week.  I will literally have no food left by the time they return next week!  LOL   Majority of it, I'm sure, will be eaten by my son! Anyways..

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Okay...so this is late!  HAHA...This sketch was actually released last Monday and I just got to it yesterday which was Sunday, so technically for me that would make it a Mojo Sunday.....of course, I'm am  posting about it on a Monday....but  too late!  LOL  (Did you follow all of that)?!  In reality...I'm on no ones schedule but my own so I'm only late if I say I'm late.....so.....Nahhhh I'm not

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Good morning everyone...TGIF!  I hope everyone enjoys their upcoming weekend.  I anticipate it being pretty quiet around here as my oldest daughter will be babysitting and my husband will be gone a good portion of the weekend hunting.  I'll probably spend the majority of the weekend happily at my craft desk! Today I'm going to share a couple of wedding cards I made that use minimal stamping.  I

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I know I haven't posted anything on here lately....I've been so super busy trying to get enough projects done for the craft fair I signed up for...plus I've been filling orders on top of that...and of course my household duties are always there...so needless to say I feel a little overwhelmed!  I'll be happy when the fair comes and goes! Anyways....I made this card using a stamp I picked up

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Today I'm sharing a card I made using an old sketch I had filed away.  I thought this sentiment from SU's set called Hand Penned Holidays is great all on it's own so I use no stamp images except for the greeting. I started with a card base of early espresso CS. I added crumb cake to the base...which was sponged lightly with some crumb cake ink. Next I created strips of DSP, from my pack

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Good Morning everyone.  It's been a hectic few weeks here.....and an unusually cold week!  We've been having lows of 50's and only highs of mid 60's.  About 20 degrees under the normal temperature here.  It's nice though to pull out my jeans and long sleeved shirts versus wearing the same old shorts and tanks I've been sporting all summer.  The cooler weather has also causes a lot more of our

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Happy Labor Day everyone...I hope your all enjoying your Monday off from work.  We look like we're going to have a wet one here but I'm not complaining....we really need the rain!  It's been an extremely dry summer here. Well today I'm going to share some tags I made using SU's new Halloween set called Out on a Limb.  I think this set is sooo stinkin' cute!  Honestly it makes me think of Harry

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Happy weekend everyone!  I'm always so happy when the weekend arrives and I know I'll be able to spend some quality time with  my hubby and children.  This new job of his definitely sucks up most of his time during the week so it's nice to have him all to myself for a couple of days in a row!  Tonight Gary Sinice and his band will be here on post performing a free concert for us at the Parade

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Good morning everyone.  Today I'm sharing a set I made quite a while ago using some retired DSP with some new in colors from SU. I loved how the Island Indigo popped against the green in the DSP so knew I had to use that as the colors of my flower. I added some tempting turquoise to make it coordinate with the fabric button brad I added to the center of the flower. Each layer of the flower

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I finally played with some of my new Halloween stamps I purchased from SU's mini catalog.  Halloween is not really one of my favorite holidays but I for some reason LOVE to make Halloween cards!  The images are also so cute...and they always make my kids smile!  My son just adores the holiday...he lists it as a close 2nd to Christmas as being his favorite holiday!  Him and his sister are always

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Good moring...Friday is finally here and I have a great weekend to look forward to with my family.  Jeff was supposed to have today off, but unfortunatly they scheduled a meeting this morning and "mandatory" golf for leaderaship afterwards.  He doesn't even play golf so that should be interesting!  Actually, from what I understand...most attending don't play golf!  You have to "love" those "

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Fall definitely is not in the air yet here in Ft Campbell....at least outside....but it was definitely in my craft room yesterday!  I was able to sit down and play with some new goodies I got from SU and I was on a roll!  In all I made 5 cards yesterday...all fall themed. The idea for this set of cards is not one of my own....I cased a card I saw from Crafty Girl using this same set. Of course

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A quick post this morning as I'm getting the kids ready for school..... Yesterday I actually completed quite a bit of work at my desk, which was so refreshing.  I finished some orders and actually had time to make a card up for my ETSY. Maybe today I'll have a chance to get in their again today. I just got some great Halloween images I'd love to ink up! For this card I used SU's stamp called

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Good morning all...it's been a while since I've been on here! It's been super busy here at the house...we had visitors for a week and then my husband and I had a 3 day weekend to enjoy together.  We had so much fun too.  We drove to Nashville on Saturday to attend a conservations/hunting exposition and while we were there we entered our names into a drawing to win tickets for a dinner/concert

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I have a super quick post for today....lots of things on my agenda!  School started yesterday and we finally got our back to school list and ...Yah...it's tax free weekend here in TN so on top of the gym and cleaning for my in-laws coming tonight I'm going out and finishing that up.  Oh...and we also have a mandatory barbecue to go to tonight at my husbands LT Col's house.  Can you tell I seem a

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My neighbor unfortunately needed a sympathy card recently and requested it to be feminine but elegant.    I just purchased some gorgeous wool blend felt off of Etsy and know I wanted to incorporate some felt flowers somewhere in the design.  I decided to use a sketch from Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge and I used the color challenge from Our Creative Corner. I started with a card base of

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Today I'm "reluctantly" sharing a couple scrapbook pages I did for my oldest daughters album.  She is just as cute as can be in these photos.....she's all of 2 1/2 months old and look at all that hair!!!!  As for me ....LOOK AT THAT HAIR!  LOL    In my defense....it was the style...although I don't think I "had" to go quite as big as I did!  And to top it off....I still have baby weight on....a

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I have plenty of back sketches saved, during my "vacation" from crafting while my husband was on leave, so I decided to scan through them and play a a little.  The sketch I used for this card is from I Heart 2 Stamp. I thought this would look great with the new SU set called Up, Up & Away. Here is a picture of the sketch I followed... I used white CS for the base then added some marina mist

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Today should be a fun day...My youngest daughter Emersyn, who's birthday is in September, decided she wanted to do her Birthday activity early and go to our local water park. The weather here is still gorgeous in September but unfortunately the water park is closed by then so I think this is a fabulous idea on her part! The park we go to is really small, but I love that about it is because

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I think I'm finally getting my mojo back and actually finding some time to sit down at my desk and create!  It's a wonderful feeling when the ideas flow more easily....and I actually like what I create!  That's the real test!  LOL  I've made a few duds lately......more than I care to admit! For today's post I'm sharing a card I made using a new background stamp from SU called Hello, Doily. 

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I've finally found some time to sit in my craft room and use some new goodies I bought from the new SU catalog.  I instantly loved this set called Up, Up & Away and promptly included it on my first order....among a few other must-haves of course! It's been a while since I've actually sat down and made a card so I definitely needed to get my creative juices flowing and what better way then to

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Sometimes it seems just like yesterday when we brought our first daughter home from the hospital. We were stationed in Ft Bragg, NC at the time and I was the young age of 21, my husband newly 23. I delivered her via Cesarean as she was breech and 9.6 lbs. Recovery was not what I had originally expected it to be but after looking in to her eyes, I didn't have a care in the world! My husband and

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Happy Fourth of July to everyone...I hope you all have some wonderful plans to get out and B-Bque and of course check  out the fireworks.  My husband has a 4 day weekend and there is a carnival on post so we've already visited that....and gone broke!  LOL   Those things are NOT cheap!   There will also be a free concert given this evening as well as on the night of the 4th so we'll go and enjoy

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I almost forgot to share this Father's Day card I made for my neighbor to give to her Father.  She personally picked out the image...and I'm so glad she did...I have definitely been neglecting this old favorite called Seaside Sketch by SU. This image really screams serenity to me...or should I say whisper serenity to me...LOL ...so I decided to use some retired DSP that has sage shadow in it.

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I think this might be a record for me....but this card follows guidelines from three different challenges this week!  Whooo...I'm exhausted just thinking about it!  HAHA    I used the sketch from My Favorite Things.....the color combo came from ColourQ and lastly the Patriotic theme is for the Pals Paper Arts. Whooa...that's a mouth full! Here are samples of the sketch, colors and patriotic

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Today's bloggers challenge was to make something with wings....well butterflies have wings so I think this definitely qualifies!  This card today uses a set from Stampin' Up's! summer mini catalog that is so super cute!  It is called Flower Fest and reminds me of crayons drawings my daughters would do for me when they were younger. I decided to follow a sketch for this card by Twisted Sketches

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As promised I finally cropped and prepared the photos of the coffee cup magnets I made for my neighbor.  She requested 9 total....Seven of them being the days of the week and one that says To Do and the other to Say Menu.  She is a very organized lady and puts her  kids chore schedules on the fridge and what could be cuter than using these mugs to hold them up?! I made these pretty similar to

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I finally feel like I found my mojo yesterday .....it's been a while since I've sat at my craft desk and the ideas have flown easily so what a relief when I made 4 cards without too much thought! I know you other crafters out there know what I mean....sometimes its just hard to feel inspired and other times it just flows with ease! Now I just have to photograph and crop what I did so I can

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I've recently received a request from my neighbor to make her some coffee shaped magnets for her refrigerator that matched her kitchen decor.  Well....I did....but I'll share those at another date.  I liked how they turned out so much that I decided to make one for my Etsy shop with one of the coffee cup shaped chipboard I had left and this is what I came up with. I started with a coffee mug

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Happy weekend everyone!  Our weekend started out with a hail and farewell last night at our bowling alley here in Ft Campbell.  If your not familiar with that term (hail and farewell) it's basically a get together of my husbands co-workers where they "hail" the incoming soldiers and "farewell" the outgoing.   It was a long list seem how they've been deployed for the past year and lots of soldiers

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I think I'm finally finding my mojo....I just can't seem to get back into the swing of things since my husband returned.  Maybe it's because the kids are off for summer break and my schedule is just all messed up.....I just can't seem to find the time to sit down and let the creativity flow.  Hopefully this will pass soon..... I did made a few cards here and there recently...this promotion card

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Today is the last day of my husbands leave and I'm so not ready for it to be over yet.  Unfortunately life does have to get back to normal and we all have to go back to reality!  LOL...It was fun while it last though!   My kids have been enjoying their summer so far.  My oldest just turned 14 this past Friday and we celebrated by going to the movies with one of her friends and then came home

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I recently received a request for a Birthday card for an 11 year old boy so I pulled out my Extreme Guitar image and Extreme Biker image and went to work. This first card uses the Extreme Biker image with some retired DSP called StoryBook. I used baja breeze for the card base then added the DSP matted with basic grey for the BG. Next I added a strip of basic grey that I embossed with a

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First of all I have to say Happy Memorial Day to all those veterans out there....I personally am so thankful for your duty to this country and for the ultimate sacrifices so many of you have made. Memorial Day Ponderings It is a day we pause to think about a chain formed link by link that binds us to the liberties that God desires for all. It is a day for looking back at how the mourners

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One of the cards that was requested in my last order from Melissa of My Blue Peacock was a baby card using browns, pinks and lavender...the colors of the baby nursery. The lavender was latter nixed but not before a made a couple samples using those colors. I have to admit...I had trouble putting the pinks and lavenders together into something I was satisfied with...but in the end I like what I

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I know...I know...I've been MIA for way too long!  I've just been enjoying having my husband home so much that I haven't even thought of sitting in my craft room (shocker, right?!) ...ok...well maybe I've thought of my craft room.....just haven't wanted to leave his side long enough to actually stamp!  LOL    We've been having a wonderful time these past 2 weeks....it's almost like he never left!

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Good morning everyone...I'm bursting at the seams to share my good news today!  Remember last month when I posted that my husbands tour in Afghanistan had been extended while his unit was still coming home?...(you can view original post here)...well, we found out about 2 weeks after that crushing news that thankfully he had one superior over there rallying for him and they found someone else to

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I haven't made any patriotic cards in a while so I decided to pull out my star dies and make one up.  I kept this one a more general patriotic card...it could be used for 4th of July....missing you....thank you.....virutally any occasion. I used SU cardstock in basic black, very vanilla and Cherry Cobbler.  The DSP is from a pack called Newsprint.  Each layered of CS was sponged and distressed

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Typically when I make a baby card I use one of my baby images but this time I decided to just use some traditional baby colors and no baby images whatsoever.  I pulled my inspiration from the DSP I chose to use as well as the tag make of crumb cake CS. The cardstock colors I used are crumb cake, blushing bride, bordering blue and close to cocoa.  I also added some DSP from a retired SU pack

Nikki Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296039157958349784noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304289650986424953.post-37105833860237511242011-04-16T08:36:00.000-04:002011-04-16T08:36:17.236-04:00

This weeks bloggers challenge was to use the provided sketch...and you know how much I love sketches so I always look forward to these challenges.  I decided to use the sketch provided to created a Birthday card for my nephew who will be turning 2 next week.....a big Birthday as far as I'm concerned.  At that age they are no longer babies and definitely starting to come into their own! I decided

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Once again...I'm casing myself....or is it re-casing my case seem how I've already cased this card?....I'm confused now!      HAHAHA Anyways, my neighbor loved my graduation card I posted a couple of weeks back and was unfortunately in need of a sympathy card and wanted it to look like the graduation card.  (You can view the graduation card here) I was in total agreement with her...I thought

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I know I've been completely absent from here lately....I've had computer issues and just life in general getting in the way of blogging but I think now my computer issues are solved (for the most part) and well, my busy life is still there but when is that not hectic...right?  HAHAHAHA Anyways...I haven't been in my craft room much lately either (sigh) but I do still have a lot to share that I

Nikki Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296039157958349784noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304289650986424953.post-79451304615764798022011-04-09T09:21:00.000-04:002011-04-09T09:21:31.299-04:00

My good friend Melissa from My Blue Peacock has a wonderful giveaway going on right now at her blog. She's giving away a beautiful sterling silver necklace with pearl accent so be sure to check it out and tell her I sent you!  Good Luck!!!! {SMILES}

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I created this card this past week using the Stamping 411 and then went to upload it a couple of days ago and realized I was one day too late for the deadline! Figures!!! I never take note of the deadlines and therefore frequently miss them. LOL  It's not completing the cards I have difficulty with...it's actually posting them....the computer can be so time consuming!  I decided to used my jumbo

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I've totally cased myself on this card... I made one similar to this last year and loved the colors and the sets I used together but thought it needed a little updating and tweaking.  You can view the card I did last year here.  This card was actually picked this past week in the Favorites Thread over at SCS I was super excited when I found out. :) I combined two sets to create this card, both

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...Well...not the flavors (that would just be bizarre) but the colors I used!  This card was made using two different challenges from this week.  The color challenge from The ColourQ and a sketch from Sketch Frenzy Friday. I decided to use my set from Papertrey Ink called Make a Wish paired with a color palette of Kiwi Kiss, Concord Crush and Bashful blue. Unusual colors to put together when

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One of my favorite ways to make a card is to start with a sketch. I usually then decide on which stamp set I'm going to use, then comes the designer paper, which then decides the cardstock colors.....but ultimately...It all starts with a sketch! This weeks bloggers challenge was to do just that...use the sketch provided. I decided to go patriotic with my card....it's been a while since I've

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Scrapbooking is how I originally started out crafting about 11 years ago.  I had a friend who was into scrapbooking and bought most of her supplies through a company called Creative Memories.  When I saw her albums I knew it was something I wanted to do to preserve my daughters precious photos.  Once I was introduced to stamping and the whole world that opens up scrapbooking has definitely

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This set from SU is one of those sets that I struggle with a bit for a few reasons....one...it's cutesy and pulls me a bit out of my comfort zone and ...two...the images are small and I always seem to struggle a bit with the smaller images.   Regardless, I think the images and matching phrases in this set are too cute so it's definitely a keeper!  :)   I saw the sketch this week at OWH Stars

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Two posts in one day...I'm shocked myself! I treated myself to a pedicure today (the first of the season) and had time to spare before the kids get out of school so I thought I'd share my card I made using the sketch this week from the Verve forum.   I loved all the layers this sketch had and thought it would look great with the DSP from SU called Springtime Vintage and I paired it with the

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Good morning!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend.  It was quiet here...which is just the way I like it.  The kids and I hung out most of the weekend.  We ventured into town on Sunday for a Birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese my son was invited to and he had a lot of fun at that while I chatted with some friends.   Unfortunately I got some disappointing news yesterday when I spoke with my

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After doing my bloggers challenge card for this week I was really on a roll with the whole flower theme so I decided to ink up a set I've definitely been neglecting I loved the color challenge from The Play Date Cafe this week and I paired it with last weeks sketch from Utah Divas International. Here are the colors and the sketch I worked with... I started out with a card base of rich

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Spring is definitely in the air here in Ft Campbell KY.  We got up to 79 degrees yesterday...and it was breezy and just simply gorgeous!  I have plans to get out his weekend and put some Zinnia seeds in my flower bed (my husband & my most favorite garden flower) and I'm also going to try some 4 O'clocks (like morning glories but they bloom with the afternoon sun)  around the base of our tree in

Nikki Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296039157958349784noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304289650986424953.post-41172705088514651692011-03-17T08:08:00.000-04:002011-03-17T08:08:22.186-04:00

I have one more St. Patty's day card I made this year that I saved just for today.  This card is a little different than my first...I tried to go a little vintage, without going over the top with the vintage. I thought I didn't own any Shamrock stamps until I stumbled upon this image in my SU set called Filled with Love. This one flower topper is perfect for shamrocks ...although I don't think

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Noble Deer by SU  is definitely one of those sets that I will always have in my stash.  It is perfect for masculine cards...especially for my family, who all seem to be hunters.  My husband unfortunately missed the season this past fall being that he was away to Afghanistan, but I'm sure he'll make up for it this year when he is home.  He's been slowly buying supplies online in anticipation and

Nikki Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296039157958349784noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304289650986424953.post-70360003331908057402011-03-10T17:17:00.001-05:002011-03-12T07:24:01.217-05:00

I decided to try to make an Easter card using mostly earthy colors and it really just started taking on a life of it's own. As I was in the middle of the whole process I realized that this card definitely had a more masculine appeal to it and how great would it for a father, grandfather or brother. I'm sure they would appreciate it loads more than one that was all pinks and purples! LOL Anyways

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It has been a really long time since I've made what I call a "dangle card". I"m sure there is some proper name out there....beats me what it is! The front of these cards appear to be just a typical greeting card until you open it and reveal the unexpected surprise. This style of card is really playful and just a fun way to bring a smile to someones face. Even though this is a playful design, I

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I was inspired recently by the lovely Ann from The Stampin' Shach. She shared a gate fold card she made, along with a tutorial and I knew I wanted to try too. You can visit her blog for the tutorial as well....if you try one out link it up here in my comment section...I'd love to see what you created!I decided to use a retired set from SU called Faith & Hope. I love the main image of this set...

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HA! ...My measly attempt at sounding leprechaun"ish" LOL These two cards have definitely gotten me in the St. Patrick's day mood! These are actually my first ever ST. Patrick's Day cards I've made...It's not a holiday I celebrate so I've never had a reason to make a card for it but I had an ETSY request one and once I made one I had to make more!At first I didn't know what I was going to use for

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My friend Raquel had the most unique request....she wanted me to make what I would traditionally make a wall hanging...into a magnet for her refrigerator. I love how she thinks outside the box and gives me all these fabulous ideas!I made something similar to this for her Mom for her birthday and she really liked it but wanted a whole set for her kitchen so I started out with the biggest one, her

Nikki Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296039157958349784noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304289650986424953.post-67008116251787568822011-02-28T19:27:00.006-05:002011-02-28T19:44:16.653-05:00

I received a request recently on my ETSY for a bright Easter card and thought this Easter Egg set from CTMH would be perfect for it. I used the The Paper Players guidelines this week, which was to use scallops in your design. I absolutely LOVE all of my scallop edged punches and of course my nestabilities, so this was a fun challenge to do!I started with a card base of white and added some basic

Nikki Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296039157958349784noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304289650986424953.post-17935939929008384452011-02-25T08:36:00.011-05:002011-02-25T12:11:58.441-05:00

I've been absent from here lately....I can't seem to find time for much else than sitting at my desk....but I'm sooo not complaining! It's just where I like to be!Today I'm going to share with you some simple Easter cards I made using an SU stamp called Chocolate Bunny paired with some Pink Flamingo DSP. (What a comical sounding pair that is!) LOLI Made each of these cards similar....with

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A super quick post tonight...I thought I'd share at least one of the cards I worked on today before I vegg out in front of the TV for the evening.I used a CTMH stamp set for this card called Find Your Style paired with some SU DSP called Elegant Soiree. I also followed a sketch from theMFT Forum at SCS.This card uses crumb cake for a card base. I used my Elegant Soiree DSP tor the BG matted with

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HAHA..I don't know how many time's I've heard that phrase from my kids and their friends....and I almost embarrased to admit...even from me and my friends! At first, of course...just poking fun at the phrase, and then it just seems to creep into your regular vocabulary on occasions! :)This card today uses a sketch from The Paper Players. I decided to use a retired set from SU called So Cool and

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Card Patterns has a great sketch going this week and I've actually found some time to play along. This sketch would look cute with so many different styles of cards but I decided to go a little more elegant and pulled out my set called Growing Green. This is definitely one of my favorite sets that I own and a few weeks back I thought I had lost it. It was completely driving me bonkers but it

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My youngest daughter is always asking me to make her something for her room and I always put it off because I have orders to fill or thank you cards to get out....the excuses can go on and on. Well, I've put it off for way too long so I decided I would surprise each of them with a name wall hanging for Valentines day. The funny thing is...I made these right under their noses and they were never

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Today I'm sharing an Easter card I made using the SU set from the Occasions Mini called Easter Blossoms. I loved the images in this set and I thought the sentiment in this set is absolutely perfect for me! I always end my blog posts with {SMILES} so what could be more perfect? I knew this was a must have when I first laid eyes on it!Today card uses a sketch from the Verve forum. It thought this

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This weeks bloggers challenge is very fitting.....the theme is Love! I made both of these cards I'm sharing today for my neighbor a few weeks back and thought they would be perfect for this challenge. She wanted a few Valentines cards that would be suitable to send to her family members so this is a couple of the ones I came up with.This first one uses the SU set called Filled with Love. I

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Yep...that's right...I'm already making Mother's day cards! I really should start on my Easter cards too! I have to buckle down and get some done now that I've accomplished most of my Valentine projects!This card today and definitely using a color pallet that stretches my comfort zone! I don't know what came over me but I decided to use some bright & cheery colors! I think it has to do with this

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I have found that my ETSY has opened doors to some new cyber friendships and a girl can always use some new friends! I met Melissa after I favorited one her beautiful afghan blankets on her Etsy called My Blue Peacock. She does beautiful work and there's nothing better on a cold day then a fuzzy warm afghan!She ended up ordering some cards from me for her shop as well as some for personal use.

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This weeks bloggers challenge was to make something using Red, White & Black. Well I had one more accordion album to alter so I thought I'd do this one up with a love theme using SU DSP called Love Letter. I am totally in love with this DSP and thought it would be perfect for this project.This album could be used for so many things...a wedding present or a gift to your significant other for an

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I've finally dived in and did it! I've actually completed a homemade scrapbook...my first one...and I have to say I'm so pleased with how it turned out! I've made scrapbook pages in the past, actually that's how I started out but I've never done my own from scratch. I can't believe I was so intimated about putting one of these together! It was so much easier than I thought.I created this

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I've tried something new....and I definitely like it! My neighbor has been challenging me in all sorts of ways to make new things for her and I'm so grateful that she's "pushed" me to try new things! I've made wall plaques before but I've never made one this large or added a photo to it. I've seen pieces similar to this before but have never sat down to actually make one but I'm so glad I finally

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I don't think anyone ever wants to have the need for a sympathy card but unfortunately sometimes there does become a need for one. This one I made for my neighbor who's friends mother recently passed.I always go back and forth with sympathy cards, trying to decide whether it should be dark but respectful or bright and cheery to hopefully bring a smile to the recipients face. I decided for this

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This weeks bloggers challenge was to make something Birthday. Well...last week I shared some bookmark cards I made for bloggers challenge and I was on such a roll with the design that I decided to make some more for this weeks challenge.Both of these cards use Stampin' Up! Designer paper from their Sale-a-bration catalog as well as the new cupcake set and punch from the mini catalog. They all

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My neighbor recently requested a matching notebook and card for her teenage daughter. Her specifications were zebra striped, heart and peace sign and to used pink & black as the main colors. Well, I didn't have any zebra striped stuff, and I own no peace sign stamps so I thought I'd take a trip to my local craft store before I started to see what I could find. I know I could of created by own

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Snow day today! Which for me all started when I was woke up at 11:30 last night with an automated phone call that school was delayed two hours....then again at 5:00 this morning with an automated call that school is canceled. What ever happened to the good old days when you checked the news report on TV to see if school was canceled?.....No I have to be woke up numerous times! LOL To top it all

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The mood is definitely changing here on Ft Campbell....for the good! :) 3rd brigade Rakkasan's are now coming home and I absolutely love to watch the local coverage of it on the news. One plane came in almost 2 weeks ago and now three planes are due in this week alone. I can't help but be so happy for those families as they welcome there loved ones home....and of course extremely emotional as

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