tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55249575201473267412026-07-09T05:43:33.665-06:00The Nickel NookLiving Life With A Grateful Heart, A Creative Mind, and A Joyful Purpose!
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"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing." (1 Thess. 5:11)Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.comBlogger1741125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-30728878513207974162026-05-14T10:58:01.432-06:002026-05-14T10:58:22.489-06:00Echoes in Vintage Cards for KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!Today I have another batch of fun cards for KCS Designs by Kim.I started with the gorgeous mixed media papers for my card background.I sized them down to fit a 5.5"square card base. I distressed all the edges with both a tool and ink.I then added a variety of word snippets.Kim has lots of great words in the shop. These are from the Newspaper Scraps Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-54575016942782212832026-04-30T14:33:00.003-06:002026-04-30T14:33:46.345-06:00Basic Neutral Junk Journal Video for Lavender Blu JournalsHello, my friends!Today I'm sharing my finished junk journal video for Lavender Blu Journals! It's a really simple but fun journal full of neutral pages and ephemera.I've included all the inserts that I shared in my last video/blog post. Here's my video:Thanks for watching!* * *Lavender Blu Journals Products Used:Basics Junk Journal Kit;Black, White, Ivory Trifold Folio;Vintage Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-64622957431358051562026-04-23T12:02:00.000-06:002026-04-23T12:02:41.273-06:00Spring Cards for KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!I'm back with a new card post for KCS Designs by Kim.I think the Spring Pastel Journal Papers are so pretty!So I had to make some more cards using them.I also had to use the adorable Spring Tulip Girls!The girls, along with the Spring Word Snippets, are freebies from Kim's Ko-fi Shop.Here are my cards:Those three files are such a lovely Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-12331800388692641062026-03-31T00:00:00.008-06:002026-03-31T07:15:18.488-06:00Junk Journal Inserts for Lavender Blu Journals Hello, my friends!I have a fun new project share for Lavender Blu Journals! I'm working on a new journal.It's got a wonderful combination of neutral pages and ephemera.I've been working on some inserts that I'll be adding to the finished journal.They all coordinate beautifully with the pages.Here's what I've made:I've made a Trifold Folio, and some fun bag pockets:I've also Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-69472442774139851742026-03-30T08:34:00.000-06:002026-03-30T08:34:13.317-06:00More Easter Cards for KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!As I said in my last post for KCS Designs by Kim,there are lots of products in the shop for the Easter/Spring Season.Today I am sharing four more, with a completely different look:Again, a closer look at each one:Aren't they pretty?The papers have a wonderful texture in the pretty designs!The Flair are the perfect finishing touch!* * *KCS Designs by Kim Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-69853732028084350892026-03-27T00:00:00.001-06:002026-03-27T00:00:00.119-06:00Easter Cards for KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!Today I'm sharing some fun Easter cards for KCS Designs by Kim!Kim has some great products in the shop that are perfect for the season.Today I have used another fabulous surreal collection called:Easter Oddities Journal Papers. I have these four to share today:Here's a closer look at each one:Aren't those fun? Each image has just a subtle hint ofNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-20205017481304703432026-03-25T00:00:00.002-06:002026-03-25T07:38:19.950-06:00My First Index Card for Bea Grob - Mixed Media and More Hello, my friends!I'm really happy to be back on the Design Team at Bea Grob Mixed Media and More!Bea has such unique and original products to work with!I'm looking forward to sharing more of them with you.Today I am using the newest digital paper collection.It's the Cute Grunge Digital Collage Papers. I've also used the A5 Coral Whisper Stencil.I actually combined these productsNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-72754876449164702142026-03-17T18:10:00.000-06:002026-03-17T18:10:38.344-06:00Frostbound Dreams Winter Junk Journal for KCS Designs by KimHello, friends!Today I'm sharing a fun Winter Themed Journal for KCS Designs by Kim!Spring arrives in a few days, so I'm running out of time.Yet again...I love Winter! So I make Winter projects all year long! This is a particularly lovely junk journal kit.I hope you take the time to watch the video flip-through. Thanks so much for stopping by!I'll have something new to share very Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-50358263163322798422026-03-16T00:00:00.001-06:002026-03-16T00:00:00.131-06:00Masculine Birthday Cards for Crafty Critta Hello, my friends! It's time for more fun foiled cards for Crafty Critta!This time I have made used a number of products to make several masculine birthday cards.It's always nice to have some of these cards onhand.Here's a look at the products I used. All the links will be listed at the end.After running the fabulous foil and toner art through my Your Best Mate Machine, this Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-58386981263678083342026-02-17T16:51:00.002-06:002026-02-17T16:51:43.988-06:00Pretty Printables to make Tags for Lavender Blu Journals Hello, my friends!Today I am sharing my latest project for Lavender Blu Journals!I'm on a fun tag making kick lately, so I have two more for you. These are created with some beautiful products from the New Year Garden Flight Junk Journal Kit.Tags are so fun because there are so many options for size, style and design. These two tags are one of my most common to make. I have Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-77989244878404806222026-02-13T15:32:00.000-06:002026-02-13T15:32:10.246-06:00Heartbreaker Society Tags for KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!Today I have some fun tags I created for KCS Designs by Kim!These would make great Valentine's but they're also lovely for any occasion!The fabulous images are from the Heartbreaker Society Clip Art Collection.There are 26 lovely images included.Here are my tags:The tag shape itself is from the Build an Alpha Cut File in the shop.I've used this file a lot Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-57316106807837129882026-02-11T11:51:00.000-06:002026-02-11T11:51:32.606-06:00Hello Again with Crafty Critta Hello, my friends! Today I have two more "Hello" cards for Crafty Critta!Just like my space themed cards previously shared,these cards are a two-for-one process. First up:I ran the Hello Sentiments through my Your Best Mate Foiling Machine, using the beautiful Toner Foil - Hearts Silver and the White Toner Sheet.Then it was just a Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-1173343479375599022026-02-10T11:07:00.000-06:002026-02-10T11:07:39.188-06:00Happy Valentine's from KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!Today I'm sharing a variety of fun Valentine cards, created with fun products from KCS Designs by Kim!I've used the same files and the same design for all five cards.The images are all from the My Surreal Valentine Journal Pages Kit.These are full page designs but I simply fit four to a page for printing.There are 20 super fun images in this collection.TheNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-41295114683175750112026-02-03T16:59:00.001-06:002026-02-03T16:59:45.260-06:00Some Frosty Fun Cards for KCS Designs by KimHello, my friends!I'm back today with some fun Winter cards for KCS Designs by Kim!These cards both feature some adorable snowmen.These actually come from a free set in Kim's Ko-fi Shop.The card bases are both cut using one of the cut files in the Etsy Shop,and the sentiments are a digital file from the shop.All the links are below!Here's the first card:Isn't he adorable? I love Winter,Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-32540263472184312732026-01-26T00:00:00.001-06:002026-01-26T00:00:00.131-06:00HELLO with Crafty Critta Hello, my friends! I'm back today to share two new foiled cards for Crafty Critta!All the links are listed below!First up:Here I used the Baby Pink Toner Foil over the sentiment from Hello Sentiment Pack 2.The Baby Pink Foil is one of my very favorites!I must say that I LOVE this fabulous Crafty Critta Paper Pack!The quality is fantastic and they are so beautiful!My second Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-25987044048964134992026-01-23T12:21:00.000-06:002026-01-23T12:21:26.583-06:00Some Tag Fun for KCS Designs by Kimm Happy New Year, my friends!I know I'm a little late to the party but I've had the flu ALL year! I'm finally feeling up to posting some projects that I finished ages ago. My first post of the year is some fun tags for KCS Designs by Kim!These have a Winter/hot chocolate theme, which is most appropriate for us in Canada today. We reached -39 C this morning - with a Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-47020227324842922082025-12-20T12:44:00.001-06:002025-12-20T12:44:48.534-06:00Santa Merry Christmas Cards for KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!It's time for some more fun Christmas cards, using products from KCS Designs by Kim!These feature the cute Whimsical Santa Clip Art,which is a FREE file from Kim's Ko-fi shop.I also used a great cut file from the Design An Alpha Set for my backgrounds,and the Christmas Word Snippets for my sentiments.Here they are:Again, it doesn't showNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-38549711597786945982025-12-08T12:14:00.000-06:002025-12-08T12:14:41.504-06:00Cute Critter Christmas Cards for KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!Today I'm back with a new project for KCS Designs by Kim!This time I have made a set of four Christmas cards, using some ADORABLE critters!I used the same process for each card, and had so much fun!Here they are:I began with the beautiful Christmas Gingham Journal Papers for the background.I sized them down, and mounted them on a kraft card base.I Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-79113589287120339782025-11-24T17:04:00.000-06:002025-11-24T17:04:09.519-06:00A Couple of Coffee TN Spreads for KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!I have another fun new coffee project using products fromKCS Designs by Kim!This time I have made two simple TN spreads.I really love the Mixed Media Papers from Kim's shop.They're fabulous fun, and available in many colour variations.These pages aren't meant to go with each other...they were made separate but it works, right?These images are so much fun to play with,and Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-70227962756621339022025-11-13T18:00:00.001-06:002025-11-13T18:00:00.132-06:00Coffee Themed Fun with KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!Today I'm back with a fun new project for KCS Designs by Kim!Kim has recently released some fabulous coffee themed digital. I've made several projects, and will be sharing them with you in the weeks ahead. Remember...these are all digital products.That means no shipping costs and instant access!Today's project is a tag pocket with tag:Isn't he Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-85636930431796828902025-11-12T00:00:00.001-06:002025-11-12T00:00:00.117-06:00Card Series Part 2 for Crafty Critta Hello, my friends! I'm back with Part 2 of my Crafty Critta card series! I've created two more space themed cards, using the same products that I used in Part 1.Again, both cards were made using one piece of foil.The first pass through my Your Best Mate Machine adheres the foil to the Art Foil Design.The second pass adheres the relief of the foil to the TonerNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-6206687938128051752025-10-29T00:00:00.001-06:002025-10-29T00:00:00.140-06:00Christmas Notecards for Lavender Blu Journals Hello, my friends!I'm back with a fun new project for Lavender Blu Journals!I have made a set of eight Christmas Notecards, using only two listings from the shop.I fell in love with the gorgeous Christmas Toile Digital Paper Pack.There are 16 pages in the kit, and they're all beautiful.All the sentiments used came from the wonderful Christmas Labels and Fussy Cuts Pack.It's a full Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-62238720054987044022025-10-27T00:00:00.001-06:002025-10-27T00:00:00.121-06:00Card Series Part 1 for Crafty Critta Hello, my friends! I'm back with a new Crafty Critta post!I'm using some of the wonderful newer products in the shop too.Over the next several weeks I will be sharing a number of new cards with you. I will be sharing them two at a time, with all the product links listed below.If you have watched my foiling video,then you know that I can create 2 cards with each Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-54911253929739832352025-10-25T11:04:00.000-06:002025-10-25T11:04:18.145-06:00Fun Fall Cards for KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!I have some fun new Fall themed cards for KCS Designs by Kim!Both cards use a fabulous combination if digital designs from Kim's shop!Aren't those background papers fabulous?Ideal for a Fall themed journal as well.The girls are just too cute, and so much fun to fussy cut.There are 27 sweet girls in the collection.Head on over to Kim's shop and check out the Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5524957520147326741.post-19314906976500847272025-10-03T22:01:00.136-06:002025-10-03T22:01:00.127-06:00World Cardmaking Day with KCS Designs by Kim Hello, my friends!Happy World Cardmaking Day!Today we're celebrating with KCS Designs by Kim!Everything in the shop is 50% off!The design team will be sharing some really fun cards with you,all created with Kim's fabulous digital products!Here are my cards:Aren't those owls adorable? I had so much fun with this combination of products from the shop.I printed two of each of the Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03802813041770354976noreply@blogger.com0