American Crafts Guest Designer

I am super duper excited to share I am guest designer this week for American Crafts you can check out my work on their blog here MKatAC . American Crafts is has been one of my favoritest companies from the start of my scrapbooking (I have a stock pile of AC product that I just look at cause I just can't cut into it lol).I got the email from Paige in May while I was working the Epiphany Crafts booth in Novi I just about peed my pants I was so excited Tricia gave me that what the hell look so I handed her my phone and she read the email I was so excited i didn't finish reading it after the first few lines since the only thing I was seeing was "would you like to be a guest designer for American Crafts?" YESSSSSS!!

I am truly honored to Guest Design for American Crafts it's another one of those OMG that could never happen to me moments I have experienced this year. This hobby that I love has brought so many wonderful opportunities into my life, I have learned so much and not only grown as a scrapbooker but as a woman in this big ol world. I have met and gained the friendship of some very awesome ladies and a Dude!I can't wait to see what's instore for this little hicktown girl the rest of this year I mean seriously does it get any better than this?

And just to tease a little bit how bout another sneak of something I'm working on today.

~Mandy

A Sneak Peek for you!

If you read yesterdays entry I said I would be back today with a Sneak Peek of something FUN I get to share tomorrow. So here is your peek.

Any guesses on what I'll be sharing?

Epiphany Crafts Projects from CHA

Thought I would finally share my projects that were requested for the Epiphany Crafts CHA-S booth. I was so excited to get these done and mailed that I didn't take the "final good photo" of each project but these will work for now.

Framed Art & Vintage Spool Display

The framed art features both the EC 14 & 25 Round Shape Studios.The Spool display features the EC Vintage Settings, Charm Settings, & the 14 Round Shape Studio

You make me Happy CardThis card was fun to make its mostly Crate Paper with a couple others added in. It features the EC Round 14 & 25 Shape Studio tool and the Charm Settings.

Felt Tablet Case

the felt tablet case features the Vintage settings, 14 Round Shape Studio, & Star Flowers

I have some more fun news to share mid week that I'll share some peeks of tomorrow. Have a great Monday!~Mandy

Wanted to share with you that JoAnn's Craft Store located in Torrance Ca, will be selling the Chipart tool. This weekend they are holding a free make and take and you will just love how cool this tool is! This will run for the next 8 weekends and I hope to see you there!

Here is the address

Joann ETC Store #1919
Del Amo Fashion Center
21800 Hawthorne Blvd Ste 100
Torrance, CA 90503-7004

For store times Call (310) 214-0992

she's not so girlie

Do you have a happy place you go to for inspiration, to soul search, a place that just makes you happy when nothing else possible could? I know we all have those places a coffee shop, a flower garden, for me it's my Grandparents farm. No matter the mood I'm in the farm always puts a smile on my face and it gives me a new look on what ever might be going on. Today I am sharing a layout with you of one of my favorite photos taken at the farm of my sweet girl Avery 3 years ago. The farm is the perfect place not only for the momma to get that boost she needs its also the best butterfly, frog hoppin, dragonfly catchin spot in the county and that is what Miss Avery loves to do best hunt bugs. I knew that Donna's papers would be the perfect fit for this layout with all those beautiful flowers and butterflies prints.

The journaling down at the bottom reads: She'd rather be out huntin bugs. These butterflies are beautiful on the original papers but I wanted to use them together and since the group is from a few different papers I decided I would cut them out and get this scrapbookers/card makers have a name for this technique is called "Fussy Cutting". Who would have thought it had a special name I certainly didn't so I had to google "Fussy Cutting" to see what everyone was talking about and boy did I need a V8 to the forehead for that one lol.

Donna Salazar Products Used:

Pretty in Purple - Spring in Bloom Collection by Donna Salazar

Artistic Journal Cards - Artistic Papers Collection by Donna Salazar

Peachy Dream - Spring in Bloom Collection by Donna Salazar

Spring Journal Cards - Spring in Bloom Collection by Donna Salazar

Butterfly Harmony - Spring in Bloom Collection by Donna Salazar

Harmony - Antiquities Collection by Donna Salazar

Take Flight - Spring in Bloom Collection by Donna Salazar

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It's 10:54am and what am i doing??

really craving one of these salads -->

sitting here catching up online.

drinking Pepsi Max

listening to Sir Duke snore

itching my eyes

looking like crap HA

watching cartoons with Miss Avery

have a million things swirling around in my head

waiting for Mav to come down stairs again

thinking I probably should get some things down see below

What should i be doing?

finish some projects that need to be done this week

make Mr.K and I doctor appointments because hello the papers to the insurance company have to be in by August 30th.

Laundry oh that is a never ending job

unload and load the dishwasher

probably should get dressed at some point today.

call about Harry Potter tickets for date night on Friday

make a grocery list for this weeks shopping trip

make plans to do something fun and adventurous with the kiddos that Mav will actually like and not scream the whole time. this one is taking lots of brainstorming at the present time since he's not much for leaving home.

a whole lot more but that's a good list for now!

ok now that I've wrote it all down I should actually get off the computer and go try to check some of that list off. Have a happy hump day all!

A few imperfect Favorites

I came across some photos that are not so perfect either blurry, over exposed, under exposed, not centered, closed eyes etc. whatever it may be I could probably fix some in photoshop but I really love them just the way they are. Perfect imperfections that have become some of my new favorites.Here are a few

What do you do with those imperfect photos? Do you scrap them as is or try to fix them in photoshop? Do you just delete them?

~Mandy

Colors Everywhere...

Colors are everywhere around us, sometimes we gravitate towards certain colors more then others. I'll be the first to admit I am usually a creature of habit when it comes to colors I am always reaching for the same ones, looking for the same colors when shopping, decorating with the same colors,wearing the same colors and just plain ol getting giddy when I see those colors. If your asking what those colors might be they are greens, yellows, reds, turquoise, browns, grey, black, and white. This months color challenge was right up my alley and this photo immediately popped out to mein this photo you can see why. A peek at my spools of color collection I keep in a vintage roaster.So tell me what colors do you gravitate towards? Do you notice that the colors you use in you home decor spills over to your scrapbooking?

GCD Studio Products Used:
Happy Camper - The Great Outdoors Collection by Heather Tozzi
Adventurer - The Great Outdoors Collection by Heather Tozzi
Trail Blazer - The Great Outdoors Collection by Heather Tozzi Come One, Come All - Funhouse Collection by Tina Higgins

Totally forgot to share

My Precocious Paper July Sampler - Pink Limeade projects from this month so I'll share them now.2 pins that the girlies have claimed as theirs, a layout about feet, and a minibook that will have to wait to be seen again til January since it was picked up for publication. The pins and the layouts also use the Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Shape Studio and Vintage Settings.

Thanks for peeking! Have a great weekend! Mandy

A little bit of Slippin, A little bit of Slidin, & A whole lotta Slurpin

Yep that's right here at the House of K its all about the water! My kids are total water bugs! So it's no suprise that the day the kids got this slip-n-slide last weekend was spent slippin, slidin, slurpin up the water, and hootin&hollerin.
and some patient well not so patient waiting for your turn.Hey we got thru it even if the whole town heard how much it sucks having to wait for your 2 sisters to take their turn before you get another go at the slip-n-slide. even the 4 legged kid had to get in on the action somehow when dad wouldn't let him take a turn sliding down the cool new toy he decided to slurp all the water up and have some fun too.It was funny to watch!

Have a great Friday all!~Mandy

So I'm a little bit boring...

Yes yes I am! No big adventure or new projects to share just yet so I'll share this cute little photo that I may have had a hand in making really funny(at least my fam thinks its funny). Have a great Thursday it's one more day closer to the weekend woohoo!!

A new GCD Studios Contest

Have you seen this yet? GCD Studios is doing something new each month they will be putting together a kit that two guest designers and a design team member will be creating with. A challenge will be posted on the blog and if you choose to play along, you could win the kit for yourself! Pretty cool huh?You should give it a try (YES I'm pointing at you my fabulous blog readers!) details for the contest are below and you can find info HERE too! And now a look at this months Kit.

Now for the Kit contest rules:

Create a project about summer.
The theme is pretty big, so put those thinking caps on
Your entries must be in by
Friday July 22nd
Midnight PST

Heidi will then post our top 3 favorite layouts on the GCD Studios blog and the voting will begin.

Rules:
-You need to use 50% of GCD Studios products
-entries after July 22nd will not be entered into the kit contest.
-All entries must be emailed to Hsonboul@gcdstudios.com

Have a great day!~Mandy