Paper Piecings By Nikki DT Offering - 100% Sweet Bookmarks

Wonderful Wednesday to You - Paper Piecings by Nikki which is located at her online store http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/ has a darling collection called You’re Never A Bother To Me.  It includes six different characters – the possibilities are endless on what one can create. 

For today I took three of the images and made some bookmarks – if you have some readers in your life you could design some bookmarks for an Easter treat.

Here are my bookmarks - You Are Special!

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it! ………………cyberhugs..........Mama LoveBug

Paper Piecings By Nikki DT Offering - Sympathy Card #2

Terrific Tuesday – As I said yesterday, I bet if you’re like me you have on occasion needed to design sympathy cards.  Some can be very somber and some can hopefully generate a smile to lift the spirit of those who are hurting.  I opt for the latter type.  Here is an example of how I used the Always By Your Side Collection by Paper Piecings by Nikki which is located at her online store http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

For this one I used the Bear with a Harp for the insert and after fussy cutting I embellished with gel pens, frosted lace Stickles, and some appropriate sentiments from Pink By Design.

You can do so much with these piecings, using them as a springboard for your imagination for whatever the occasion might be.

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it! ………………cyberhugs..........Mama LoveBug

Paper Piecings By Nikki DT Offering - Sympathy Card

Good Morning Monday……….I bet if you’re like me you have on occasion needed to design sympathy cards.  Some can be very somber and some can hopefully generate a smile to lift the spirit of those who are hurting.  I opt for the latter type.  Here is an example of how I used the Always By Your Side Collection by Paper Piecings by Nikki which is located at her online store http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

For the sympathy card, the base, and the insert – I made the paper for the base using the second image from this collection, some ribbon, my crimper and corner chomper, gel pens after fussy cutting the darling bears, frosted lace Stickles, and appropriate sympathy sentiments from Pink By Design.

You can do so much with these piecings using them as a springboard for your imagination for whatever the occasion might be.

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it! ………………cyberhugs..........Mama LoveBug

Graphic 45 Blog Hop - March 23 and 24

Welcome to the G45 Blog Hop.  Mama LoveBug adores Graphic 45 paper, especially the VERY lovely selection from Once Upon a Springtime collection.  These papers really speak to me and my mojo! Monica, our hostess, organized this hop to showcase crafting ideas using G45, so grab a cup of coffee (or whatever) and enjoy the hop. Monica has blog candy with more info on her blog.  In order for you to be eligible for the blog candy you must become a follower and leave everyone some love on their blogs.  Here's the line up:

Monica - http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/

Anita - http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com

Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/ HERE

Evila - http://www.frenchconnectiondesigns.blogspot.com NEXT

Lori - http://savingmine.blogspot.com/

Angela-http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com

Tami - http://tamboscreations.blogspot.com/

Vintage Ladies Pocket Cards

Recipe for the pocket cards:

*Graphic 45 double-sided cardstock (designed two using one side of the double-sided paper for each card)

*lined pearls from recollection

*strip of ribbon that matched the cardstock

*Prima Flowers

*crimper

*butterfly punch and sentiment from Pink by Design - Butterfly Kisses and It's a Spring Thing (I combined them)

*embossed and colored stamp images from Loralie Designs Art Stamps (very vintage ladies)

*corner chomper

*lots of love

I love comments so drop me one and become a follower if you're not already to be eligible for Monica's blog candy.  Thank you so much for stopping by..........cyberhugs.........Mama LoveBug

Your next hop spot is:

Evila - http://www.frenchconnectiondesigns.blogspot.com 

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering- Curl Up With A Good Book

Here in NW Ohio we’ve been experiencing VERY spring-like weather – with an occasional day of light rain.  Don’t you just enjoy a nice cozy day to curl up with a good book?  Here’s a bookmark I made using Paper Piecings by Nikki’s Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head collection, which can be located at the online store at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/  Such a darling bear with rain gear – love those boots!!

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it!  Thanks for hopping by the bunny trail today.........cyberhugs..........Mama LoveBug

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering- You Are My Hero

Do you know a hero?  Why not express your gratitude and acknowledgement with a card?  Here’s my hero card, base, and insert for a hero pocket card using Paper Piecings by Nikki and a great stamp sentiment by Pink By Design - You Make A Difference In The Life Of Our Country!

The darling fireman bear and rescued friends are part of the You Are My Hero collection, which can be located at the online store at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it!  Thanks for hopping by the bunny trail today.........cyberhugs..........Mama LoveBug

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering- Exclusive Patterns for Easter Projects

Easter seems to be looming large in my crafty zone – so many to make, but what to use as my focal image?? How about the darling bunny from the Paper Piecings by Nikki Pattern Exclusives?  I used the Some Day My Prince Will Come, which also has a Snow White-ish character too. 

For my card I designed some paper using the bunny image, created a pocket card for the project, fussy cut the bunny, glitzed it up with glitter pens, added a couple of stamped images from Jaded Blossoms Easter stamps, and here’s the result (card, base, and insert):

The information on the Pattern Club can be found at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/category_21/PATTERN-CLUB.htm

Some Day My Prince Will Come is a Pattern Exclusive, which can be located at the online store at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it!  Thanks for hopping by the bunny trail today.........cyberhugs..........Mama LoveBug

Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering- Exclusive Patterns for Keepsake Bookmarks

In conjunction with yesterday’s post on the lovely and unique pattern piecings one can purchase through joining the Pattern Club by Paper Piecings by Nikki and taking advantage of the awesome pattern exclusives, I created several simple bookmarks, which can be given to attendees of a birthday party as a little favor.  The patterns I used for this threesome were all from the exclusives line. 

Bright and cheery paper with a heart-felt sentiment and these exclusives make life-long treasures.

The information on the Pattern Club can be found at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/category_21/PATTERN-CLUB.htm

Be Our Guest and Some Day My Prince Will Come are Pattern Exclusives, which can be located at the online store at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it!

Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by……..cyberhugs from Mama LoveBug!

Be Our Guest - Pattern Club Exclusives - DT Offering

We all want to design projects that are memorable – that stand out from the rest of the pack so to speak.  We all want to have people commenting on the unique way we do such and so………so why not consider Paper Piecings by Nikki’s Pattern Club with her exclusive designs that cry out – you won’t see these any place else!!

The information on the Pattern Club can be found at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/category_21/PATTERN-CLUB.htm

Be Our Guest is a Pattern Exclusive, which can be located at the online store at http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/

Here’s my pocket card for a birthday occasion using this pattern exclusive with a close-up of the base and the insert - all ready for a birthday treat. Happiness is chocolate cake!!

Remember, no matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it!

Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by……..cyberhugs from Mama LoveBug!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!~ Paper Piecings by Nikki DT Offering

As many of you know today (March 2) was Dr. Seuss' Birthday! My son had Dr. Seuss Show N' Tell today and I thought I'd make some sweet treats for him to take and share with his little friends! It worked out perfectly that Paper Piecings by Nikki has a new set out: Kitten in the Hat! It is simply adorable!!! I made the background using different Dr. Seuss book cover images and my trusty cuttlebug! Hope you enjoy these as much as the kiddos did!! :)

Aren't they just adorable???

Have a great weekend! And don't forget Nikki has an everyday sale! 15% off $15 and 25% off of $25! Her patterns are so cute and such a great deal!

Bug hugs,

Kimi