4x6 Photo Love with Shimelle:September 2011 Guest

Excited to be my friend Shimelle's September 4x6 Photo Love Guest over at 2 peas. I had a lot of fun creating both of these layouts.One is 8.5x11 and the other is 12x12 so there is something for everyone. These both came together really quickly and I used 9 4x6 photos which has to be a first for me I can't remember ever using that many 4x6's. This pocket page is a great idea for all those times you take a million photos but just can't scrap them all. I'm thinking this is going to be my go to design for kids birthday's and the holidays so that I can get more photos off the computer and on pages. This page I used Girls Paperie,7 Gypsies, Crate, Amy Tangerine, and Epiphany Crafts round & square Shape Studio tools.

For this 12x12 I used Crate, American Crafts, 7 Gypsies, and October Afternoon.
You can see how Shimelle picked her supplies and created her beautiful layout by watching this months video.
If you'd like to participate in this awesome challenge head over to Shimelle's blog post HERE for more details.
Thanks for stopping by have a great weekend!!~MK

and there's more...

Here are a couple more of my Epiphany Crafts Square 25 projects that were on the HSN scrapbooking special Monday night 9/26. I've said it over and over again but I seriously love this tool it's one of my favs! And a card that didn't make it on air. ~MK

Tonight at 10PM HSN be there for the Square!

That's right y'all make sure to tune in to HSN tonight at 10pm est to watch Mr. Brian Fogg's presentation of the Epiphany Crafts Square Shape Studio. HSN has an awesome deal on the Square Shape Studio so if you've been holding out and waiting for the right time to buy do it tonight!The square tool is my favorite EC shape right now! You just might see some work by yours truly. Here is one of the layouts that was requested for the show. I'll share the rest later this week. Thanks for stopping!

~Mandy

And the DayDreams goodies goes to......

reneezwirek said...
Pretty LO!

Little things that bring me joy...
time with family, lazy Sundays, this slowly changing Fall (I'm in Illinois and so excited for Fall), walking my daughter to school and back home.

Thanks for the chance to win!

8:07 PM

Renee please click the contact me at the top to send me your addy so I can get your goodies out to you.

WOW I had 299 comments during the blog hop! Thank you all so much for stopping by and leaving your sweet comments. I did read each and everyone of them Mr.K read a few. I love seeing what little things bring you all joy. I hope I was able to inspire you to get those little things documented on a page too!I wish I could send all of y'all something but I think my husband and the postal worker would kill me if i did lol. Please come back and visit the blog again you never know when you might see another giveaway pop up. Again thank you and here is a big ol cyber thank you ((((((((((HUG))))))))))

Peace~Mandy

American Crafts Blog Hop

Hey, Howdy, Hello!! If you've been hopping along the American Crafts Blog Hop and you've come here from Lilith Eeckles blog then you're in the right spot if you just happened upon my blog or you're a follower be sure to start at the American Crafts Blog and hop along to all 20 Designers Blogs you'll have chances to win 2 entire collections and some of the designers favorite AC products. SO get hoppin!

The design team girls were given the challenge to create a layout using pieces from all the Summer releases. You might not think the themes of these lines would mix together but as you can see from all the creations on the blog hop they work great together. Just gotta think outside the box/theme a little and mix it up. Anywho here is my layout.

This layout features some photos I took at my Grandparents house a fw weeks ago.They are some of the simple & little things that brought joy that day: Teagan picking veggies, a toad on the sidewalk, and a single sunflower growing in the middle of a bean field. I love the mix of the little bits from each line and how the photos are still the focus even with using the 5 different AC lines.

I used the following American Crafts products: Amy Tangerine-Hanging Out(35560) Amy Tangerine-Rose Ave(35551),Amy Tangerine-Wishing Fabric stickers(42216),DayDreams-Smile sticker book(42227),DayDreams-Great Day(35602),DayDreams-Gleeful Day(35604),Garden Cafe-Sticker Book(42210),Garden Cafe-Clover Cantina(35537),NightFall-Autumn Cider(35519),Fellow Thickers(53172), Hollyday-Pere Noel(35483),Hollyday-Variety Buttons(85559)

And now for the giveaway because I know that's what all you hoppers are looking for. I'm giving away the DayDreams Friends Dimensional Stickers and Buttons. All you have to do to be entered in the giveaway is leave a comment on this post telling me what are some of the little things that bring you joy? You have until 11:59pm on Tuesday the 20th I'll post the winner on Wednesday morning.

Next on the Blog Hop is fabulous Melissa Mann!

Enjoying some Me time this week

As you can see I haven't been here because I've been enjoying my first week of me time. I've been creating, cleaning , researching, and more. I'll be back tomorrow with a new creation.
Come back tomorrow for the American Crafts Blog Hop and a Giveaway!

A week ago....& Today

A week ago I was home with 3 kids and a husband today I'm here by myself for another hour and a half. Mr.K is at work and all 3 kids are in school. I would really like to know how that happened I mean all 3 can't be school age already can they? This weekend I did a Kindergarten interview with Avery and made a layout then the next layout was one of her when she was 18months old(i think) it's crazy how time flies. When your young especially in your teen years you can't wait to be an adult and do your own thing, then you graduate high school, college, get married, start a family, have a few more kids, then boom the are in school and your getting wrinkly and grey hairs what the hell? I so want to push the rewind button or at least the slow motion or pause button. Ok so I'm not shedding tears and an emotional basket case today believe me it was nice to get a little me time it was weird but nice. so here is the run down

Teagan is now in 3rd grade and will be 9 in just 14 days.

Mav is now in his 5 yr of school he's in a cognitively impaired room with an awesome teacher. he's starting out half days that's why i have the mornings to myself a couple days a week. He's going to be 8 in November.
Avery Ella is in Kindergarten going M,W,every other Friday(which is so stupid, confusing, and another reason why i get a few morning to myself during the week.) she is going to be 6 in January.
Y'all have a great day I'm going to go finish a couple scrapbook pages before i have to go pick up the Dude.

~Mandy

PS. will hopefully be able to show the layouts I made this weekend soon!

WINNER WINNER

Sorry for the delay the winner for the Studio Calico stamp is...

Mandie!

Congrats! Thank you for all the sweet comments.