Saturday, September 01, 2012

American Crafts Farewell Blog Hop

 If you landed here from  Leah Farquharson blog welcome! If you're one of my blog reader hey, howdy, hey! If you happened here by chance well take a minute to read this post then go back and start the hop at the American Crafts  Blog. Some of the designers are doing giveaways so make sure you check all the blogs out! Here are the fabulous ladies I got to be on the AC team with!

I feel so lucky to have worked with these amazing ladies(some who I was just like nu-huh seriously wow!and now she's my friend OMG! I also got to meet Shimelle in person this summer too which was AWESOME! she is such a sweetheart!). 

Designing with American Crafts was a dream come true I compare it to that nerdy girl getting asked to the prom by the high school football team quarterback it's one of those things I never thought would happen to me and it did ,it was awesome! I love AC's products and had so much fun creating with them every month. But now it's time for change and change is good right? mix it up a bit and see what next adventure is out there for me. 

Here are a few of my favorites that I created from this past year for AC. 
(my first cover)

 (this was HSN & published with Scrapbooks Etc.)


(published with Scrapbook Trends)




If you'd like a chance to win some goodies that I have in my American Crafts stash leave a comment here by Tuesday September 4th @ 12:30pm saying whatever you like and I will draw a winner. Please make sure you leave a way for me to get in contact with you or come back Tuesday afternoon to see if your the winner. Thanks! 

Now that you've seen my favs, you've read my farewell post, I guess you're ready to hop along right?  Well then You'll be heading to the super fab Melissa Manns Blog

Thanks for stopping by and if you'd like to know when this blog is updated become a follower or stop in when you can. Have a wonderful weekend! ~MK


135 comments:

Tracey said...

Loving your projects!!

Emmanuelle said...

wow!! so many beautiful projects! thanks for sharing

mn36 said...

Love AC and your Wonderful projects. Great blog.

Gina200 said...

Love that layout from Scrapbook trends cover!

Danielle Higginbottom-Brown said...

fabulous work! thanks for the chance!

8thgypsy said...

Love all those layouts and have now saved them to my scraplift folder.Count me in for a chance to win.

CJJohnson said...

Thanks for sharing your wonderful creations.

Kim said...

Love all your stuff....biggest fan. I cannot wait to see what/who you will be designing for next!

Melissa Mann said...

Awesome layouts! And congrats on the cover page :-)

liberal sprinkles said...

Lovely layouts! What don't I like?! I'm especially crazy about papers and tags, though.

grace

Emily Mae said...

Awesome projects! Congrats on so many published projects! :D

TeenaBugg38 said...

So sweet....I love the all of your layouts and especially the one with the big photos.....adorable!

Romy said...

Your work looks fabulous! I love what you do with AC!

Patricia said...

Thank you for your inspiration- so many great projects! Thanks for the chance!

Стокли said...

You can easily manage both big photos and lots of small on a page, awesome.

Tine said...

Lovely projects, Mandy. I wanna see some more :D Thanks for the chance to win. Greetings from Germany, Tine

irene said...

love your lo's. The one that's called she travels is my favorite. Bye Irene

Anski said...

Wonderful projects, especially the cards!

Jess said...

beautiful pages!

Christina said...

Love your pages and how prominent the photos are! I also love your comparison to the nerdy girl asked out by the football quarterback, so cute!

Cynthia Baldwin said...

So glad you got asked out by "the quarterback" - :)
Thanks for sharing your lovely creations with us!

Lora Oliver said...

These projects are all fabulous, I can't pick a favorite. Great job with such great products!

Jacqui said...

I love the "she travels" layout. i think I am going to have to CASE that one.

Melanie Marshall said...

I JUST found your blog on the hop and i'm in LOVE with your work - beautiful! Your cover is probably my fave layout so far - totally deserved! x

Lilith Eeckels said...

Stunning work and have loved getting to know you a bit more through your work this year.

Maggie G. said...

so many great projects! thanks for sharing.

Inge said...

Lovely projects!!!

Cheryl Leong said...

U HAVE THAT GREAT THING WITH MULTIPLE PHOTOS ON AN LO!

cheryl131091 at yahoo dot com

Rachael F said...

What beautiful projects! Thanks for to chance to win the goodies :)

Zahra said...

Thanks for the opportunity, I've liked looking at your favourites!

julie e said...

Thanks for sharing your work and for the chance to win.

Kim said...

Great layouts!

Miriam Prantner said...

Wonderful projects, I have really enjoyed seeing your work on the AC Blog this year, can't wait to see where you'll pop up next!

Unknown said...

Beautiful cards, I love to make cards and yours are so inspiring! Thanks for sharing :)

Sandra said...

You have made some wonderful projects.

rhonda nickol said...

Love your AC projects! Have a great weekend Mandy!

leah said...

Fun layouts!! It's been fun working on the team with you!!

Jen D. said...

Beautiful projects. I love your prom simile. I can only imagine what a wonderful job you have. :)

Fleursbydesign said...

Love your projects :)

ising2dlord@bellsouth.net said...

Thank you for all of the projects and the wonderful inspiration you provided for AC.

Debbie P said...

What awesome work you do! Thanks for the chance to win some AC products!

Ana Roberta said...

Lovely projects!

Bethany Becker said...

Great projects!
blw1003 at gmail.com

Cook Scrap Craft said...

Those cards are really cute! Thanks for the chance to win some goodies.

Robin Walston said...

Really nice cards!
indyqltr@hotmail.com

brigid16 said...

love the cards!!! So cute!!!

Jeannie Phillips said...

Thanks for a fun year of inspiration and thanks for the chance to win.

Shawninaz said...

Beautiful work and I'm sorry to see you go. congratulations on the publication, how awesome is that!
Sew7752@aol.com

Keathe said...

I just love your layouts! Thanks for the inspiration

LaughingSun said...

Great layouts, I love the splashes of color you use! Thanks for the great inspirations. - Andrea

Miss Kathy said...

Your layouts are beautiful. Love the daddy, da da one. Thanks for a chance to win.

K Clark said...

thanks for a year of inspiration!!

Paige Taylor Evans said...

Such a great collection of projects you shared! And even a cover layout - woot woot! It's been wonderful working with you and I hope to do so again soon whether at AC or ST :)

Paige Taylor Evans said...

Such a great collection of projects you shared! And even a cover layout - woot woot! It's been wonderful working with you and I hope to do so again soon whether at AC or ST :)

Dara Lynn said...

Best wishes on your new endeavors - your journey is only beginning. Thank you for your contribution this year and being a part of a great team! Your style is uniquely you--

Big Mamma~ a.k.a. Mary S said...

You guys are almost making me cry. What a wonderful chance but then again it had to be with so much talent.

Jen said...

really lovely layouts & huge congrats on the cover page!

Unknown said...

That first cover page must have felt amazing!!
Wish you luck for your next adventure and I'm sure I'll see you in the blogger-sphere real soon!

Scrap Ronnie said...

oh wow - your layouts are just amazing!! love your style!

Leslie Ashe said...

Love your work Mandy!! Congrats on your first cover! That's fantastic!! It's been an honor to work with you this past term & I'm sure going to miss you & your beautiful work!
Best of luck in all you do!

Brenda Smith said...

Wow wow wow. So much amazingness featured in this post. Thank you for sharing! Can't wait to see how you will inspire us all in the future.

Karen Decker said...

Some fun stuff! Thanks for sharing your creativeness.

Christine said...

Awww your first cover rocked! Nicely done!

Nicole Doiron said...

What fabulous projects! Don't we all love American Crafts!! Thanks so much for sharing and for the chance to win some of their products! My email is nicutopia(at)hotmail(dot)com :)

Sparklin said...

Great projects! Especially love the instagram page since I'm hooked on instagram!! Thanks for the inspiration!

Anonymous said...

Love how you have used all those beautiful colours to full advantage on your LOs and cards. Thanks for the chance to win!

Margot margotmacg(at)yahoo(dot)co(dot)nz

Teri said...

Love your projects and style!

paperpapier said...

absolutely gorgeous layouts...

Maria Krumbaek said...

I love the three cards in the end of this post. They make me miss the summer (it's all gone in Denmark already :P)

Nora said...

Your layouts are amazing:)

Allison R said...

Love that instagram layout. Thanks for the chance to win!

~amy~ said...

awesome projects and congrats on being a cover girl! How Exciting!!!!

Louise H said...

Thanks for your inspirational work, and the opportunity it gives me to produce fab pages.

KellyG said...

Awesome work, love how different each of your projects is!

craftykellyj said...

Really really love your cards!! Thanks for the giveaway!

Kelster Jean
www.kelsterjean.blogspot.com

Gayle215 said...

I love your "She Travels" layout! That is one that I am going to have to copy! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

blupixy said...

Love your layouts! I love the She Travels layout! I will have to scraplift that one! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win!

Kathleen | ScatteredConfetti said...

Love your layouts and projects! The "She Travels" is one of my favourites!

Lisa C. said...

Love your beautiful projects!!

Anne Fisher said...

Wow - I really love your She Travels layout. So cool! Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win!

Melinda said...

Nice layouts-no wonder the quarterback asked the nerd to the dance! ;) Thanks for sharing and inspiring!

DeeAnn said...

Loved seeing your pages. Thanks so much.

Cathy said...

love all of these projects and adore the cover for Trends...awesome work!

CJb said...

Love your layouts! Thanks for sharing!

j.leija said...

I've always admired your use of instagrams. Thank you for all of the inspiration!

Love2Scrap said...

great projects !!!!!!!

gotta love american crafts!!!!!!!!

Penny Walker said...

Thanks so much for sharing.

Anonymous said...

Best of luck!

Laur

Kim H said...

wonderful layouts and cards. great layering and colors. love the she travels layout. thank you fo rsharing and a chance to win.

Jennie P. said...

I love the layout with instagram!

Angela said...

Fabulous! Daydreamer was one of my favs!!

Anonymous said...

Enjoyed following AC designers this year. All inspiration!
debbie
digram@socal.rr.com

Antonia SH said...

I love your projects; they are so varied!

Trish said...

Four things: 1) Congrats on the first cover - Beautiful; 2) Enjoyed The Koeppen 5 Edition; 3) Love the "Sometimes Being 6 Sucks" LO) and 4: love the title of your blog.

marta said...

I love your last card, the summer ones.
wishes from Italy. marta
(martalaspertini@yahoo.it)
bye!

justem said...

Have I made it clear how disappointed I am that you aren't on this team again???? Because I am. That is all. :)

marianne-g said...

Thanks for all your fabulous inspiration.

Lou said...

Love all of your projects!

Thanks for the chance to win! :)

Ann said...

I adore your "She Travels" page-fabulous! Heck, they're all fabulous!! Thanks for sharing.

Sherry Butcher said...
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Blogger Sherry Butcher said...

Great LO, projects and ideas. I like the cards best. TFS and good luck with what ever is next. Thanks for the chance to win.

Amanda said...

Love your work. My favorite is "You 2 Are."

Julie Shearer said...
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Julie Shearer said...

The cover of Scrapbook Trends !!! You go , girl !! Your work is so amazing ! TFS and a chance to win.
julieshearer@sbcglobal.net

Erin said...

Love your layouts! My fav are the chevron papers (Amy Tangerine I think). Anything AC rocks!!!!

Thanks for a chance to win!

Unknown said...

Adore all your layouts and projects!

Nicole said...

please don't include me in the giveaway...just wanted to say that they were lucky to have you :)

xo

mel said...

I love that map layout with the pins!
Thanks for sharing, I'm glad I hopped over!

Andrea Garland said...

Congratulations on your first cover, that's something amazing.

ccledbetter said...

Love your layouts!

Jeannine H. said...

I have that issue of Scrapbook trends magazine! I love the magazine and the layout is truly beautiful. Thanks for all the inspiration over the past year and thanks for the chance to win AC goodies - Amy Tangerine is a favorite but can't wait to see Shoreline at my LSS.

serena said...

love the analogy of the nerd getting asked to prom by the football star. cute. great work!

SusanMcL said...

Very nice layouts that I will have to scrap lift.
irishiz4@yahoo.com

Wanda said...

inspiring!!

Lisa P said...

I can see why these are some of your faves. You are incredible. I have loved seeing the stuff you create for AC.

Last Diva Standing said...

beautiful and fun layouts.good luck w your future endeavors!

Tina S. said...

Love your layouts!

Suzanne said...

pure awesomeness! Love your style mama ...keep it up!

Angeline Choo said...

congrats on your 1st cover!! and I specially liked your father/daddy/dada LO! pretty!

Ifa said...

Love your projects.Thank you for the inspiration.

Lavinialusenkofta said...

Oh, such fun layouts! :)

Funky Finds said...

Thanks for all the inspiration!

Sandi said...

you've done a great job!

Traci P. said...

What a great recap of some of your great layouts created with American Crafts products.
Continue to scrap on! :)

michele said...

Sorry to see this team go thank you for shareing and being a part of its wonderfulness.

A Creator JCM said...

I love the travel layouts from the Amy tangerine lines! Such an amazing crafts designer you will be very missed in American crafts:')

Jennifer Grace said...

Gorgeous projects, I love the 'you 2' page with the big photo! x

Sue D said...

Fabulous projects--my favorites are the last set of cards--great colors.
slrdowney at hotmail dot com

Krysta said...

Great projects! Thanks for sharing!

Michelle Price said...

Adorable projects-love your style!

Linh C. said...

love the amy tangerine line.

pennykitz said...

Enjoy your work. You are very talented. I love goodies lolol

Beatrice Lawson said...

Beautiful projects and loved your mag cover!! Well done!

Lynette C said...

Your're so talented. Love your work.

Curlywiggles said...

You truly were a fantastic member of the AC DT! Your layouts are wonderful, I love the 'She Travels' the best.

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