Friday, December 31, 2010

2010 Favorite Layouts

In no particular order here they are my favs on 2010.



1.

This one came together really easy. I love how it turned out. The typewriter journaling, Studio Calico products, the photos love love love it! I love the reaction I got when I showed Mav's teacher too she loved it.


2

. I love this photo it makes tears come to my eyes when I look at him. He's Beautiful! This layout won the Studio Calico contest over at 2Peas.

3.


This is a layout I made during the getaway Mr.K and I took to Chicago in July. I got the nerve up to submit it for a JBS contest at 2Peas and couldn't believe when it won.I love this little moment between Avery and Trixie Girl so precious.


4.


Oh Avery Ella you know just how to pull at mommas heart strings. I love this because it came together in less then 30 minutes and has so much meaning to me and will to my sweet AEK one day. Everytime I look at it I get goosebumps because of the song in the background we sing that together when we're in the care just us.


5. HEEHEE this makes me giggle it is so her! She's sweet then a monster.


6.

p>I cry every time I read this journaling it's so raw and me! I usually will not allow myself to let go like i did here and have only share this at 3 Scrappy Boys. See I'm crying now OH God how I love my little boy and I'm so scared for this next journey we're about to take with him.

7.



Love the bright colors in this one. Another less than 30 minutes and get this it's Digital!! This was created in the Hotel while waiting for Mr.K in Chicago. I love how happy we look in this photo(this was a very hard day) and that we actually have a photo of US.



8. SO this is and will always be one of my all time favorite layouts. Me, Him, Them it's us. I love the mix of embellishments and of course my #5 love!!


9.

Love the colors and how happy she looks on her first day of school! The Studio Calico kit I used kinda intimidated me til I created this layout then viola I'm able to use it.

10. Another Digital layout. I mixed a few of them in this year they let me create outside my box and seem to come together pretty quick. Thanks for taking a peek! Have a wonderful night! Happy New Year to All!



~Mandy

Thursday, December 30, 2010

January 2011 3 Scrappy Boys Kit Sneaks

I got to work with the January 2011 3 Scrappy Boys Trio kit this month. I have created 8 layouts in 2 days yes I said 8! I couldn't believe it either. Here are a few sneaks.

Studio Calico wishlist

As everyone knows I love that brown box that comes to my doorstep every month via Studio Calico. SC asked it's blog readers to give them their Wishlist because those hard working elves behind the scenes are doing a giveaway and some lucky gals will get a little extra something in their box this month.Yes I still do have a few things on my wishlist even after Reveal night and Mr.K's Christmas present of "SC Shopping" so I thought I'd share.

STUDIO CALICO Wishlist

At the Top of my list is the Natalee Stamp Set. Yes I know I can't go wrong with an alpha stamp set but I just haven't hit that "Add to Cart" button yet.
Jenni Bowlin Dabbers in any color oh how I have been staring at these but just haven't bought.
The Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher is really popular with the SC girls and y'all know I love my staples too.
And since I kinda tried to cut through wire with one of my favorite pair of scissors and now they are a chompy cut I really want these Tim Holtz Non stick SnipsAnd last I'm starting to love the stamp set in the Mendocino Add-on kit and I have been back and forth since Black Friday on whether or not to just get the whole kit lol maybe I should just take the plunge right?
This gal loves her Studio Calico! I especially love this months Who'sWho kit and Add-ons! Oh you should check out the Design Team Gallery WOWZA!!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

I Heart Her Smile



With all the hussel and bussel of the Holiday season i haven't uploaded much (yes I'm a slacker at the moment) but here is a lil something I created last week. Photo was taken this fall Miss A and I were trying different poses and setting on my camera one afternoon. The layout uses Jenni Bowlin Studios PlayDate line which is on sale for 50% off at 3 Scrappy Boys.

I have all the Christmas shopping done! I do have some crafty things I must get done tonight for parties tomorrow so I better say toodles for now~

Monday, December 13, 2010

Hopping Down Memory Lane


We have a snow day here today so kids are home and keeping warm inside. I thought I'd scrap but then I started looking through my pictures on the computer and galleries that I love.That's when I see all the baby layouts & stories of friends that have had babes this year and how they have documented it all.. that's when it hit me why didn't I document more, why didn't I get a shot like that with my babies, why why why what was I thinking? Am I a bad momma cause I have forgotten a whole lot and didn't document it all and my babies books aren't up to date? I feel like a bad momma right now. Then I think ya know I wasn't into this scrapbooking/documenting life thing then like i am now, I had 3 babies and I was a young if I was a new momma now yes I would do it a little different then I did then. Have I forgotten a lot of things I would love to remember just so I can say hey here's what Teagan said dah dah dah , Avery blah blah blah ,and Mav did this on Tuesdays blah blah 2004..YES YES I have does it upset me YES YES it does very much so but what can I do about it now except pick Mr. K's brain and document our lives now? Not a whole lot just move on and smile. So that's what I'm gonna do smile and go create something.
Sorry for the pity party type post just had to get these thoughts and feelings out. I'm good now I promise.
Off to create and document right now!!Happy Monday hope your staying warm!

Monday, December 06, 2010

Hello December


Here in Michigan December came in the best way with SNOW!!Kids and Duke loved playing in it.It's cold cold cold!We have 2 weeks counting this one til Christmas break woohoo kids are excited as am I. I think we're ready for some late morning sleeps and sledding action. Mr.K will be off for Christmas and the day after which kinda stinks cause he wishes he had 2 weeks off too lol. Still trying to explain that life after school is totally different to Teagan she doesn't understand why everyone doesn't get to 2 weeks off and half days lol. Avery got to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what she wants for Christmas yesterday it was cute (yes she actually sat and talked). I have the Christmas shopping almost done thank goodness other wise I'd forget something lol. I am doing another December Daily book this year. I love to go back to December just to see what we did, what we still do, and whats new this year. Mav is Mav he's fascinated by the Christmas lights, likes some Christmas music, and is trying to present hunt in my closet.Miss Teagan has wrote her Christmas list which requires a bushel basket to carry, she's falalalalaing dancing around all the time, she loves laying under the tree and looking up thru it (oh how I would love to know what she's thinking but she keeps it to herself). i think maybe tonight I'll try it just to see what comes to mind under there maybe its a magical place or something ya think?

Til next time Happy December to all!!!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Oh Sweet...

SO I was going to come back Saturday right? Yes well plans got derailed by a let just say not so happy camper named Mr.K who got a hair up his butt and thought we needed to get out for the day whatever....Then Sunday and Monday and Tuesday sickness hit the house of K and of course Mr.K is out of town again this week so a sick momma gets to take care of sick little ones ugh! Fast forward to today Wednesday I was suppose to go on a field trip with Teagan but here I am because yes you guessed it 2 are still sick.Anywho I'm here have no fear with some stuff to share with y'all!
Some really exciting news my layout of Mav using the 3 Scrappy Boys November kit featuring Studio Calico was one of the winners for the 2 Peas in a Bucket Studio Calico product Challenge .Was over the moon to see that!!
3 Scrappy Boys is having an Anniversary Crop in honor of the one year anniversary of Heathers ownership! Chat, challenges and more can be found HERE.
I also won the new JBS line on Shimelle's blog oh so cool!I love JB's new line it's Beautiful and a must have for this gal!
Oh last but certainly not least I get to dust this sign off and use it again! Yes that right I had a couple layouts picked up by Scrapbook Trends for the April issue and the Embellish book.
*If your reading this please don't think I am bragging because I'm not I am just happy and excited about so many things right now. *

Friday, November 12, 2010

oops Forgot....


I took over the 3 Scrappy Boys Blog this week and well as you can see haven't posted anything here. You can check out all my posts HERE. There is a challenge with a prize to be won over there too! please join in so I don't look pathetic with no participants lol. Can I just say that I LOVE Blogger compared to typepad! I've had so frustrations posting this week but I'm learning.I'll be back here tomorrow with an update on all things House of K.I have so much to share.I've had a really lucky I mean REALLY lucky last 2 weeks. I'll share all that news later gotta run man it's Friday night woot woot!!Oh man now i got that song in my head HA! Loves to ya peeps~Mandy

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Sharing this today ...

Go take a peek at this I'm to see it today! Also here are a few sneaks of my 3 Scrappy Boys Main kit projects for November. Thanks have a great day~

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Love them..

Love days like yesterday when I get to spend the day with these 2 and share them with Miss A. I love sitting and chatting with them.They listen, they give the best advise, and they make me stronger.
While creating this layout I had so much I wanted to say in the journaling but I didn't want to over do it. So I wrote what I always tell them and Louis I want a love like theirs, I want a marriage like theirs, after 50 years together they are still in love and have showed me what real love really is.Gma tells me when she looks at Louis and I it reminds her of Gpa and her when they were young oh how that makes me smile. I'm so very happy and so very lucky I found a man like Gpa. I love them so very very much! ok enough of my sappy side y'all have a great day. Maybe I'll be back with a sneak or 2 of the November 3 Scrappy Boys Kit if I don't blow away like Dorothy with all this wind and storms we're having here in the Mitten today.


Saturday, October 16, 2010

Here it is

my favorite find while treasure hunting yesterday with Miss A. As soon I saw this sitting by the door of the store I lit up because this took me back to my childhood. I use to cruise on a trike just like this at my Gma & Gpa's house. I loved that thing. I don't have much memory from childhood because I was kicked in the head by a horse at the age of 9 and had to have major brain surgery so my memory hasn't been great since then( yes I remember bits and pieces of things from my childhood but stuff like this makes the memory clearer). It drives Mr.K crazy sometimes lol when he helps remind me lol of stuff. But heck i think we all like to forget some stuff right lol. Another reason why I scrapbook so when I don't have the memory when I'm older Mr.K and I can flip through the albums and I'll remember even the smallest details.

Friday, October 15, 2010

I'm excited to share this...

I'm one of the new Design Team members over at 3 Scrappy Boys .I'm excited to start this fun new adventure! The announcement was made last night you can read about it HERE .

Kids are off school this afternoon. oh thank you half days you are so kind to a momma of 4 said as I roll my eyes.The girls have already been squabbling, Mav is cooped up in my room on the comfy bed doing his thing, the teenie bopper is waiting for her boyfriend to come over to hang out , and me I'm just here smiling I think i may scrap this afternoon. Then Mr.K and I have date night and we're finally getting a new dishwasher WOOT WOOT!!

Miss A and I went "Treasure Hunting" this morning we found something I think is cool but I haven't taken a pic yet so you'll have to come back tomorrow to see it!

Ok y'all have an awesome weekend!
~

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

A few created in the last 24 hours..


T at 8 using Studio Calico's September Add-on kit Free Range which is still available.


my little sunshine using Studio Calico's July Continental


Her Look using lots of Jenni Bowlin Products.





Thanks for stopping by!

~


Sunday, October 10, 2010

One of those days..



Notta lot to say but on days like this I look at this photo of the Dude I smile and the giggles escape. He's so cool! Today Autism Speaks wanted those living with Autism to share their life because of the date 10-10-10 i don't really get it so Mr.K and I chatted we decided that today is no different for us then any other day just because this 10 10 10 thing won't happen for another 100 years it doesn't change our today or tomorrow with Autism it is and will be the same just like Mav will always be Mav and he will be living with Autism no matter what the date is!


PS to any teachers reading this yes I realize i often use run on sentences I'm sorry my thoughts just spill out that way.

~

Friday, October 08, 2010

I created this...


I created this layout for my friend Kirsty Wiseman's Wednesday night online crop. Love listening to her she's a hoot and so very talented!! This layout is about teen love yes you know the real deal or at least that's what they think goofy kids(shaking my head with a big smile on this face teens lol)! It's my teenie bopper Jessie and her main squeeze. We took the photos here in town last weekend I'm lovin how they turned out. The layout uses Studio Calico's September Kit "Back 40" which is still available HERE.

hope y'all have a great weekend it's looking like its going to be Grand here. ~


PS. Bettyann if you see this THANK YOU so very much for your sweet comment the other day!!!

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

October Already

Ok so i'm not a good blogger i admit it. I just am kinda boring like that i guess. well here is what's going on at the house of K.

Teagan turned 8 on Sept 26th she had fun and a great day!She got some cool stuff and had a sleepover too!FUn FUN FUN!

Teenie Bopper Jess went to Homecoming last weekend looked Beautiful!

Mav is doing good in school! I was stopped while picking him up at school yesterday by a mom of a former classmate she told me that she just loved Mav and that I'm so lucky he's mine! Yes I am very blessed by that little Dude!

Avery is Avery doing her own unique thing while hanging out with momma and testing me everyday little stinker!

Mr.K is good working lots and doing all his manly things!

And in September we added this guy into our family his name is Duke and he's a Boxer.Me I'm well me still going thru a lot of changes in my life but it will only make me stronger(i hope anyways)!I'm scrapbooking here and there,taking pictures, trying to get and stay healthy, and um yeah thats it i guess.

That's an update on us! Hope all is great with you!

This One Time... HI

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