october..

I know...but it is that time of year...
custom 5x7 flat cards.
front & back design (front only shown below).

let the holidaying begin (;
nik

baby announcements*

love doing them...babies, seniors, wedding, Christmas...
my word Christmas is right around the corner..
nik

*cards and photo products only available with nikolaidesigns images.

christmas cards*

*cards only available with nikolaidesigns photo session and images.

grad announcements.

these little 5x5 cutouts...

just slay me...
love em'
nik

a cut above

press products for the class of 2011*


sample card fronts.

5x5/5x7.
boutique card.
$1.90 (per card)
fully custom design.
personalized messages.
front/back printing.
multiple paper options.
envelopes.
only available with photo session*
love it.
nik

a fake.

the card that is...
I am stating this right up front, just in case my very logical brother wonders if my sister changed her name to meghan and is going to re-marry "john" on the same date, different year, she married him the first time....it's a soap opera.



in plain English...I have been wanting to design some Save the Date cards....
tis' the season to plan your wedding you know?
So, I used the beautiful baby sis' photos...(I am sure she will be thrilled about this)even though her and the hubby are already married....oh yes,
I also changed her name to meghan (she will probably be very disappointed it's not sasha, I will save that for next time)...
that is...if she ever lets me take her photos again!!!

nik
p.s. she has a droid...and I expect a call in 3...2...1...

valentines day.

5x5 heart-shaped card.
heart!
nik

scallop

did you know, scallop (pronounced /ˈskɒləp/ or /ˈskæləp/) is a marine bivalve mollusc of the family Pectinidae?



just love these little 5x5 squares....cute.
nik

hot hot hot

Ok, I love love love press printed products.
What can I say? I'm a texture girl. Card stocks available in pearl,
art-linen,art-recycled, art-watercolor...need I say more...
ok, I also love love love creating unique card designs...

My card design recipe:
take 1-3 nikolaidesigns images.
liberally use wacom pen and tablet.
paint. paint. paint.
throw in a bit of texture.
mix in some distressing (light or heavy to taste).
sprinkle with personalized topping.
voilà....it's just yummy!

but now I have 50 different card shape options to add to the mix...
50!
fifty!
fiffy!
I mean that's just plain sexy.

nik

sweet

if you've got em'...flaunt em'....really, it's just about me...cracking myself up...sad really...lol

nik

deep

my suggestion, 5x7 folded, pearl w/ uv coat...sweet.
nik

Whooooshhhhh!

Big deep breath. I think...I think, I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel...a couple more custom card orders to go...
I LOVE what I am doing...have I mentioned that before?? I LOVE painting cards!
love love love. LOVE! I love painting on images...I love taking images...just feeling a lot of LOVE today...

so many things have been on the back burner through this season...
can't wait to get more hats posted!!! can't wait to get my custom Thank You
and Monogram card series up....hmmmm and a few more projects....
oh, and can't WAIT to change my home page...way way to long...

ok, nice breathing for a few minutes...
but back to work...(:
nik

i adore

last years photos...this years hand painted cards...



love em'...the kiddos...and the cards.
nik

snowflakes

I was up at 5:30am...I know, obsessed with snowflakes...maybe I am missing the Montana snow...you're right.......nah!

Three things on my mind...
1. happy birthday (yesterday) to the BEST papa in the world...papa is a celebrity to my boys...seriously.

2. happy birthday to my new little niece Hannah Gruenstein....can't wait to meet her and take some pictures...yea!

3. my deep thought: I wasn't raised celebrating Christmas (don't ask...well, unless you want to buy me a latte and have a long long long chat...) Any who...because of that or whatever other reason...Christmas is an "interesting" not necessarily a "spiritual" holiday for me...

but I will say...designing cards... thinking about the song-Joy to the World...written in 1719 by Isaac Watts (1674-1748), a non-conformist whose views were so extreme that he was imprisoned...

I mean it really was Joy to the World on "that" day....well, Joy to my World anyway....
Joy to my World... the Lord is Come!
Let my heart prepare Him room...He comes to make his blessings flow...
He rules with truth and grace...
the WONDER of His Love...
Joy to my World.

nik

meet Carl, Leah, and the girls!

Carly, Emily, Elle, Camille and Evellyn.

Poor poor Carl...look at his beautiful girls...like my boys say, "girls are trouble!" wink wink! Love you guys!!

Why not design a card around the girls polka-dot pink skirts...too cute!


Carly...I promise I will not be too crazy in the stands...sort-of. (: Don't forget to send me your schedule! (:
nik

Meet Dianne and crew.

Ok, so Dianne comes from a large family...and I don't know...but it is all I can do not to call her Aunt Dianne. It just seems right...(: She is warm...and that warmth extends to her family....









thanks Dianne! it was so fun to do the whole family this year...I will tell the lighting "assist" to keep practicing rolling her "R's" (:

much affection.
nik

happy holidays

Have I mentioned I think Erika is a neat kid...?

maybe once...or twice...(:

nik.

random thoughts.

What a gruesome story Little Red Riding Hood is when you really think about it...I mean a wolf swallows a grandmother and then little red whole. I mean he literally swallows them whole. Of course, they are rescued from his belly by the woodsman...blah blah blah....but really, swallowed whole? Did you know this "theme of restoration" is also found in Peter and the Wolf, the life of Saint Margaret, and Jonah and the whale.

now you know....just in case anyone ask you...

nik.

btw. I think this card would be simply beautiful on Linen Card Stock.

modern.

I don't know why? because I am obsessed with green in every shade.

nik.

b&w modern.

Four FRONT ONLY Designs (backs custom designed to match):
For those of you who like it modern...you know who I am talking to...(;

remember, not everything is black and white.

nik.