oh May, how I have missed you!

May is here, and I really want to get out of my scrapbooking slump!  ick.  I might get some stuff together to work on tonight while I'm at work.  I'm sure it will be a looooooong night.  Well that is all for this moment.  Another post will probably follow from my phone with some pictures of projects I did LAST month!

Online Cricut Circle Swarm challenges....complete!!

So...I have been super busy creating...as you will see below.  I will post the info on what I used for materials in the am.  Hope you all enjoy.

30 minute before work card

So...for a few minutes before I had to get ready for work I decided to put my chores I didnt get done this weekend aside just to let my creative juices flow.  So, I put on palladia (I have digital cable it is in my hd stations), sat down at my desk and went to town.
For this card I gained some insperation from DCWV Cafe Mediterranean stack.  I really wanted to use a sheet of papertrey ink clear cardstock.  The sentiment on the card was of course from Pink by Design.  The paper I stamped the sentiment on was of course from papertrey ink.  They have adhesive white paper that I just couldnt live without.  For the flower I used my gypsy and walk in my garden.  I know flowers like this are kind of one of the hot new things, so I wanted to put my twist on it.  A lot of tutorials I have seen suggest a brad or eyelet.  I simply used some tape runner by elmers and adheared the flower together after I distressed it with some brown ink, and added a colorbok gem in the center.  I must say I am in love with this card!  I hope you enjoy!!!

Amee

1st Blog Award, and a bunch of other stuff!

Thank you to NancyDiane for my first blog award!  I just found out tonight (even though you posted to me on 3/6).  So, I decided to reach out and snag some of my fellow circle members who don't post often, but have fabulous blogs!

The Liebster Blog award is given to bring newer blogs into the light. It's a great way to share blogs that might not otherwise have been noticed and should be!

As recipient you must share the love and pass it along to others.As well as these four things:

1. You must post on your blog and tell a little about the award and announce your 3-5 picks. 

2. Let those know you have chosen them. 

3. Copy and post the award on your blog for all to see. 

4. Have fun and continue to inspire


Here are the blogs I have chosen:

1. Brandi at http://www.pink-scrap-attack.blogspot.com/

2.  Stephanie at http://onceuponapaper.blogspot.com/

3. Alejandra at http://www.scrappidyashy.blogspot.com/

4. L B at http://www.coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com/

5. Sara at http://www.snugasabugdesigns.blogspot.com/

I am so happy to announce the 5 people I have chosen for this award!

Congrats to those ladies!  I cannot wait to see what other things you come up with!!!

Amee

Happy Birthday T-ma!!!!!

Today is Nick's mom's birthday.  I made her a card and sent it but couldn't post until I knew she got it!  So here is a picture of it.   I used the butterfly from gypsy wanderings, all paper from recollections (even the card portion), I sprayed some glummer mist on the green backing, pink by design stamps and voila!
Hope you enjoy!

My first vinyl.

I am posting from my phone so please be patient!  This was my 1st attempt at vinyl.  Not bad if I do say so myself!  The cut is from the newest circle member cartridge...cricut everyday.  I was so happy to see this phrase.  I have a grandmother who use to quilt.  She has unfortunatly stopped because of the progression of ALS.  She use to have a wonderful sewing room.  One sign that I always loved in there was "She who dies with the most fabric wins!" 
I love the color and look that came with this and for my itty bitty scrap spot this was the best place.  Next project is the two canteens that are here.  I think we are going to put the key lime vinyl on Nick's, and white on mine.  I plan on decorating my cricut too.  I think I just found a whole new addiction!!!

Hope everyone enjoyed this quick post.

Amee

Well I know I posted it on FB but I should really...

Keep this up to date too....

I have been working on some things, just haven't had the chance to really get it all photographed and uploaded.

So since we celebrated Valentines Day yesterday I wanted to share a picture of my amazing boyfriend and I and my other little valentine, my son, Owen.

Owen and Piglet at this year's meet the characters for the 114th Winter Carnival

My love, Nick and I at his cousin's wedding in September.  (I need an updated picture of him and I since I have lost well over 60 lbs since this picture was taken-still one of my favorites though!)

Now to move on to some things I have made and have picked up since Jan 9th when I last posted

 Card I made as a request

So I got the MS score board from M's for 50% off.  I stopped in to my LSS and got the Tattered Angels mat, and some tattered angels glimmer mist.  I picked up some break cleaner and re positionable glue for the magic trick by Sarah PinkCricut.  The Art store right here in town had a "cleaning out the back room sale and I picked up some chalk, and some ink.

I also picked up 2 wooden stamps out of that sale, and some prismacolor markers.  Remember that $9.99 cricut cart sale?  Well I got to my M's later than I had planned on and was able to get 2 carts, jubilee and simply sweet.  Because of 2 choices I had at M's for that sale, I had to spend the extra and I got Savory from WM. 

In case you don't know, Oh My Crafts is a fantastic shopping website.  I got the cuttlebug dies and folders from there.  I am very excited to say I am the proud owner of some Pink by Design stamps, and you can see them there.  Under the PBD stamps I invested in my first packs of Papertrey Ink paper.  I got white cardstock and Clear cardstock.  I also picked up some of the tag sticker's from papertrey ink.

The other two stamp packs you see there were from M's.  I was excited to see those for like $5/pack when I got them because I wasn't sure if I'd have the $ to order some stamps from Pink By Design.  I also picked up that Valentines stack.  I like it, but I wish I would have got my hands on the v-day one by DCWV.

and the very last little toy is hiding in there...my your story :)

I made this card trying to channel in spring.  I am tired of winter!!!!

I just noticed that the coin thing and the little turning knob is missing off this card, but it was there.  and I'll tell you what, this one was a pain in the butt to make!!!!  But I still fell in love with its look!!!

Alright, well it is almost 11 pm here-I'm gonna get myself ready for bed and all comfy in time for Chelsea Lately.  Good Night everyone I hope you enjoyed!

Amee

Some goodies from 2010 and on to 2011! :)

 Since my life has been quite chaotic the past week and I am just getting to this now....

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!

I hope all of you and your famlies had a fantastic holiday and rang in the new year in style!  This year was our first night attending First Night, and lemme tell you what, it was a BLAST! Minus the strep that decided it was a good idea to play in my body!! ARGH!  Anyway, I have been trying to keep up with the TONS of people I follow in the papercrafting and bariatric world, but holiday time it is def tough!  Soooo. I have held off on posting some more creativeness I did.  I have decided while I have a little bit of time and with no distractions it would be a fabulous time to post these new creations!!!

Snowflakes Card:

Christmas Cartridge (solutions)

Stickles

Rope Ribbon from the Christmas Ribbon Michael's had on sale

Peachy Keen Stamps:  Everyday Face Parts and Funshine Faces Face Parts

Bazzill basics card stock for the card

 Noel Card:

Red cardstock (background):  Bazzill Basics

Gold cardstock and red patterned cardstock:  DCWV 'Tis the Season & Christmas Comb stacks

Ribbon/Gold twine:  Creative (Michael's)

Xmas Red Stickles

 When life hands you limes.....

Lime and letters from Cherry Limeaide (Lite Cricut Cartridge)

Lime green Stickles

Peachy Keen Stamps:  Everyday faces

Inside the card reads (in green ink) Make a Margarita!! Happy Birthday!!

I kind of kicked myself in the pants after doing this one because I should have done a pink background for the card and instead of the top layer of the Owl being blue I could have done pink...for Valentines day, but here is the finished product of this one....

Owl cut from the Cricut using Cindy Loo

"Owl always love you" cut from Gypsy Font

on the blue part of the Owl I used some Waterfall colored Stickles.

The brown and green on the Owl I had in my seperate pieces of paper, and the green card was from Card of the Month Club.

The white paper and the blue paper is Recollections from Michael's.  The white is shimmery when you take it out of the package which I just LOVED!

It JUST struck me that I don't have any pictures of the other 2 clipboards that I made.  I will have to take pictures of them and put them on here.  I really hope to get my rear in gear and make some more things really soon!!!

My goal for this year is to get more creative and post more often and perhaps get on one of these design teams that people have going!!!

Well that is all for now!  Enjoy!

Amee

I had a bit of a dry spell...buuuuuut tons of projects for you to see!!!

So everyone....I have been out of touch lately, and had a crafting dry spell....more or less...STUCK IN A HUUUUUUUUGE RUT! So recently, I did some holiday blog hops...saw tons of awesome things. Check out the people I follow and you will probably be able to find some nice inspirational ideas!! One inspirational idea I got was doing coasters. I went to my local hardware store (the one that usually has just about everything. Well they didn't have coaster size tile so we had to deal with hot plate sized tiles. Fine by us, it would be a little bit bigger than coasters, and each person would get one, for a hot plate or decoration.  So here it is (and I have labled each one as far as who made it since my friend and I made a bunch together (well 8 of them).

Made by Carrie:

 Made by Carrie:

 Made by Carrie

 Made by Carrie:

 Made by me

 Made by me

< also made by me

  My favorite of them all!!!  I made this one second.....

 Sooo...then I had to do something (like I do every year) for school pictures for family.  I picked up these frames from the dollar store.  Cut out Owen's name with my cricut.  Used the paper inside to mat his picture.  framed it all up distressed the wood on the frame some and it was good to go...each one is a little different just like each set of Great Grandparents these ones will go to!!

 This one is one of the pictures for the Grandparents.

 This is the other one....came out extremely similar...I just made some distressing changes between the both of them.  I really wanted to use stickles really bad buuuuuuuuuuuut I am sure that would have made a boy frame turn pretty girlie quick like!

So, to say there are a couple of quick simple (inexpensive) gift ideas that I am pretty sure people will love and cherish since they are homemade and from the hart-makes me happy.

One last project I have worked on for Owen's teacher came out really cute!

This was pre- i*Rock.  :)

 This is post i*Rock.  I rather have the i*Rock's on it than not.  Came out sooooooo cute and I hope she likes it!!!

Well thats what I have for now!!!

I made a card and an explosion box, but they haven't had a photo shoot yet!  Those will come next!!

Amee :)

I have been M.I.A.

Hey everyone!!!

Sorry I have been so absent lately. As some of you know I had surgery. I went under the knife on 10/27 for gastric bypass surgery. I must say one of the best decisions of my life!!! Today is finally one of those days where I am feeling perky enough to hop online and catch up on EVERY THING....NOT just Facebook.

Just before I went on my little hiatus I started putting things together for my son's bday party that is on the 13th. My little guy turned 5 today... *sigh* Say it isn't so!! So for right now I have a picture of the invitations I made....

I'm making some cards now...so I'll have some more pictures later!!!

Amee

Since the links didn't work before....

Here they are....

Layouts

Cards

Not everything mostly everything is posted to my facebook page, which for personal reasons you have to be a friend to see everything. Other than that there is a group where a lot of it is posted, and I'll put the facebook link up for that in the near future (I'm at work with no access to fb, and having a brain fart cuz I haven't done much with my papercrafting fb page).

What happens in mid October in the Adirondacks?

SNOW!!!

Yep. Its getting to be that time again! Prime scrapbook time in the adirondacks. It started snowing today. In away, HOPEFULLY it wont last!!!

Well for your viewing pleasure....beginning...and about 10 mins after it started.....










Peace Love and Snowflakes :)
Amee

my galleries

So, I'm going to share some of my galleries today. I hope everyone enjoys!!!
Layout Gallery (via scrapbook.com)


Card Gallery


I haven't yet added any of the stuff I posted here, or on facebook. I'm gonna try to do that tomorrow since I'm off. My other big project is working on the RSVP cards for my friend Kye for her wedding. Evenutally when she gets the pictures done I can mess around with them and add the font/info to the card and make it something truely special and unique. I hope you all enjoy my post for today!!!

Amee

Halloween Project for Cricut Me That

So I finally am participating in this one!!! I did this super cute candy corn card for halloween. I'm in love with it!!!



I hope everyone enjoys!! <3