Monday, December 19, 2011

Monday Fun Day - with a very special hop!




Happy beautiful Monday everyone!
Well it is a 'hoppy' one indeed as today we celebrate TGF's blog hop with our wonderful customers!
I wanted to ink up my sweet Cheeky Mate to celebrate many of our troops coming home.
I've been there, counting down the days until my soldier returned from a deployment, 
and it is always such a wonderful and exciting time prepping for their homecoming.
I'm SO excited for all the families who will have their parent(s) home for the holidays!

This week over at our Farm Fresh Challenge Blog, we have a Monday Funday recipe:
*twine, button, and kraft cardstock*
So I made sure to use all of the above with Cheeky Mate. ;)

Now this is a fun and exciting blog hop, so be sure to get comfortable
and get ready to see some awesomeness from the friends of the Farm!
Click here to see the entire list of hoppers, 
you won't want to miss the amazing lineup of talented crafters!
Thank you for coming by everyone, happy Monday to you~

66 comments:

Jessica Diedrich said...

I love this- am particularly touched by this since my cousin just came home from a 12 month deployment. God bless our troops! Wonderful card, Joni!

Jessica Diedrich said...

I love this- am particularly touched by this since my cousin just came home from a 12 month deployment. God bless our troops! Wonderful card, Joni!

Suzi McKenzie said...

OMGosh What a beautiful card, and a very special message too.
Hugs
Suzi
xxx

Heidi Brawley said...

AWE this is just darling! Great Work!
Hugs, Heidi

mousekemom said...

Fabulous cheeky card! Love the vintage feel, Joni!

Annette Allen said...

very cute...love this image and it looks great on the kraft...

Desirée said...

Great card, I really love the colours you chose Joni :)

Sarabeth aka Sarita said...

what a great card, i love it :)

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

Great colors on your card!!!

Maria said...

Very cute
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Denice said...

A great card Joni! So glad to hear your loved one is returning safe...hugs for their service! (Fab coloring!)
:Dx

Doodlecraft said...

She is darling, means alot this Christmas with my hubby in the military. Great work! Merry Christmas! :)
Nat

Anonymous said...

Your card is cute and so appropriate. Godspeed to all the returning troops. Thank you to your hubby and you for the sacrifices you make to guarantee our freedom.

eva said...

such a wonderful and thoughtful card! lovely coloring!

Bumbles and Fairy-Tales said...

Stunning card, Joni! Love everything about it, especially the meaning behind it :)
Happy Holidays, xo!

Geekay said...

I love how your cards turned out.

GK
pkanchana8@hotmail.com

Jamie said...

Beautiful card! Love the embossing!

Jamie
http://jamiek711designs.blogspot.com/

Jas said...

This is awesome, looove cheeky cherry! What a nice card to share, TFS! HUgs, Jas

Rhonda Miller said...

What a cute card. I love the image. TFS.

Creations by Shirl said...

A very cute card..
Happy Holiday's!

Unknown said...

Super cute Card!!! love it
Karla U

Cara said...

Love your card, Joni! Merry Christmas and all the best in 2012!
Cara

Gwen's Busy Little Hands said...

Joni this is beautiful. As a military wife I'm sure this was a project close to your heart. I love the colors. Awesome!

Smiles!
Gwen

Cyndi S said...

Pretty card.
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Susan said...

love the card and idea.

faithnme said...

Soo very Gorgeous. Joni,,, I love all the details of your card..

Hugs

Lou Mac said...

Very cute card with such a beautiful meaning behind it!! I love your colouring and the way you've sat her on the twine - so neat!! Gorgeous embossing and layout too!! Fab start to the hop. Enjoy your Monday! xo

Anonymous said...

Very nice! I love the simplicity of colors you used.

Anonymous said...

Such a lovely card!

Anonymous said...

Wonderful card, love the vintage feeling and the cheeky!! Hope your family will be reunited soon. Merry Xmas!

RiNNE said...

Yay for our troops coming home! Such a pretty and amazing tribute! Love the embossed background and wonderful coloring! Have a Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Lisa said...

Lovely sentiment and something we should all not forget - our troops coming home :)
Sweet card!

Bonnie Lynn said...

Cute card. Thanks for using this one as I have two nephews in the military.

Marsha said...

this is such a cute card ;-) love the colours you used !

lati said...

Great colors! :)

Shelly said...

Great card. Love the colors you use.

The Wolverina /// said...

What a great card! I love the vintage feel of it. What an awesome purpose to it as well, very well done!

Lisa M. (aka. Lisa @ Farm Fresh) said...

How special and sweet this card is! She's lovely on craft!

Rachael said...

Such a fab card!! Love how it Cheeky Mate is sitting on the sentiment!! Rachael :) xx

Simply Sandy said...

what a cute card and idea for the our military!

Unknown said...

Very pretty! Love the vintage look!

gobeagirl said...

Hi Joni. I love how you have colored this Cheeky little lady. Great colors and her hair is fantastic. I love the card as well with all the texture and swirls between the embossing and the little tag she is resting on. Very very cute card. Hope you are having a great day. Hugs, Lisa G

Tash Daly said...

I love the vintage feel!! So gorgeous :-)

Lorraine said...

What a beautiful card and love the colored image!

Sammi said...

Beautiful card!! Yay for homecomings :D
Sammi
xxx

Taryn@pinsandprincesses said...

Love her. It's very USO inspired. So sweet. TFS

Kellie said...

One of my favorite stamps! Great card.

Grandma Bonnie said...

Joni, i was a fan of your blog before you wee on the TGF team and i will continue to be one after..i love what you do!

Anita said...

Amazing card!

Chelsea said...

This is currently one of my favorite stamps Well done!

Amber J said...

I love the way you colored her! Such a pretty card.

Kim Ricketts said...

Super cute card!! I love it and your coloring on the hair is amazing!

Kim

Carisa said...

what a great card with a sweet reason behind it!

Mimi said...

Gorgeous card! Love the colors and beautiful layout! TFS! ;)

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

Gorgeous card! Love the swirly background.

Susan said...

A fabulous card Joni. Love it!
Susan xxox
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tracey said...

Cool card Joni. Kraft carsdstock is one of my very favorite supplies. TFS.

kris said...

This card is such a GREAT honor to those who served and are still serving! =)

Naomi said...

AWESOME card, Joni! I really LOVE the colours you chose!

Happy Holiday Hugs,
Naomi

Jan Garber said...

What a terrific idea! She is adorable and the thought goes way above and beyond!

kim.scrapper said...

Such a thoughtful card and I am so happy that many families will have their loved ones home for the holidays and saddened that some will not, tfs

Kim (kim.scrapper@yahoo.ca)

Leanne said...

Hi Joni!
This is awesome girl! I love how you did her coloring. Another gorgeous reason why you are on the team.
;)

Catherine said...

Love the retro vibe and patriotism aspect of this creation! TFS!
Wishing you a blessed Christmas.

Lucianna Dilsaver said...

Great card, love the colors and your adorable image with your wonderful sentiment :)

My Scrap Diary said...

Great card and embossing. Love Cheeky Maye.
Jess M

Rachel Parys said...

Love this card! Just bought Cheeky Mate, myself. Now I will have to break her out and play!!

Happy Holidays!