Thursday, January 31, 2013

Double Feature Revealed

It's that time of the month again...get your mind out of the gutter silly, I'm talking about REVEAL at Cocoa Daisy!
The name of this months kit is Double Feature.This month was another fun kit. I'm not going to lie and say it was my favorite because truthfully I really liked it but it's not my favorite kit that I've worked with.I do have favorite pieces out of the kit but I stumbled when it came time to create.If you follow me on instagram you already know that I really got upset with myself especially with one of my favorite things in the kit. I did figure out a fun way to use that thing so I will wait to share that :) I ended up only creating 3 layouts this time and for me it got really emotional which isn't usual for me I have a few times where I cried while creating but not like this they we big tears, alligator tears and my mood was not good. I think it was a combination of things one being the subjects of my photos: the California Trip with Friends(I miss them) and my Duke dog(he's always by my side on the bad days he knows when something is wrong but his age is starting to show and catch up with him and well it just sucks because I can't even think of what the bad days would be like without my loyal farting, snoring, grunting boy at my side). I still have alot of the kit and add-ons left on my desk and I'm hoping that now I'll be able to go back and create a few more things with it.  ok so enough of my honest rambling on with the show....I got the main kit Double Feature, Starring Role, and Now Showing. I also used a couple tags, vellum, a doily, and old trust(my sewing machine).

***this photo is dark we were in the hotel lounge/bar chatting it up with the Aussie girls one night and I used my panorama feature on the iPhone to take this.***

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

then there was this one time when a small town girl made her way onto Shimelle's Blog

That is right this small town girl feels like she has hit it big again. I was so happy when I got the email from Shimelle asking me to guest blog for her. We've worked on a couple things together last year and I had so much fun with it that of course I said YES again! This time the only prompt I got was "let your style shine" and according to my other friends I did just that with the 5 Ways of Getting Stitchy on Your Scrapbook Pages. Here is a peek at one of the projects on Shimelle's blog.


Shimelle and I met while we were both on the American Crafts Design Team and I'm so glad our paths crossed then. I was able to meet her in real life for the first time in Chicago last summer at CHA-S and then again a few weeks ago at CHA-W. She is so sweet, talented, and fun! I still pinch myself when I say my friend Shimelle(i know so dorky right?).  I would love to cross that big ol pond and hangout in her neck of the woods for the day, I'm sure we'd have some fun adventures together.
 Shimelle with flat Anna from Cocoa Daisy.Photo was taken at CHA-W 2013

A Big THANK YOU again to Shimelle! Hope you all enjoy and are inspired!~MK

Monday, January 28, 2013

Shh.. Pass the popcorn Double Feature is about to be Revealed

That's right I'm sneaking in with some previews of Cocoa Daisy's February Double Feature kit. I won't rattle along let just get to the sneaks K.

Now that you saw the sneaks join us on the Message Board for full reveal at 9pm. Remember one of the perks of being a Cocoa Daisy Subscriber is that you get that special link to purchase add-ons a few days before the general public does. Even if you're not a subscriber join in the fun of reveal night tonight! 
Thanks for stopping by~MK

Thursday, January 24, 2013

CHA hangover, sickness, a new year....

OK so I haven't been around again that happens alot here doesn't it? In my defense I have been on the interweb(as granny calls it) my fav thing is Instagram and that is where i keep up daily and why I don't blog as much and as I've said before New Year and I plan to blog more but if your not seeing updates but only a few times a month hit me up on Instagram MandyKoeppen.

ok back to the title of this post. I stayed up creating the 48 hours before i left for California and I'm glad i did wink wink Epiphany Crafts.
 I have had the worst CHA hangover. Usually travel always takes me a few days to get back to the norm but  not this time its been what almost 10 days my suitcase is sits in the bedroom still have packed(i did take the dirties out of it. man could you imagine the stank if I didn't?) I haven't gotten all the goodies out yet, I am not caught up on the whole interweb friends thing and its just a funk i guess. I think it was too much fun with those Cocoa Daisy girls :)

I went, I saw, I did, I laughed, I cried, I loved, I smiled, I cursed, i shopped, i rode, I walked, I ate, to put it simply I created some wonderful memories with some very special people.

and Thanks to Brian and Tricia from Epiphany Crafts I can cross another item off the ol bucket list DisneyLand yes I went it was fun! Thanks again EC!

I had so much fun and oh have pictures and stories to tell but guess what I came home to? SICKNESS omg seriously! Avery and Mav were the first to get sick then me and Mr.K. thank goodness Teagan hasn't caught anything I think it's all that chlorine she gets dipped in during swim practice 2x a week. and here we are like I said 10 days and guess who is still sick Mav and Mr.K. I think round 2 started for me yesterday but I'm trudging along.  so you might have to wait for those photos and great stories.

I will have sneaks for the new Cocoa Daisy kit up hopefully this weekend if all goes as planned.

thanks for stopping by! MK

Thursday, January 03, 2013

Pemberley, Mr.Darcy, & Elizabeth finally revealed

Hey all-
Here are the projects I created with this months Cocoa Daisy Kit Pemberley along with the Mr.Darcy and Elizabeth addons. I fell in love the moment I saw the names of the kits I am a lover of Pride & Prejudice. Mr. Darcy is oh so handsome and I will admit to a dream or 2 about being in his arms as Elizabeth ahh..... Ok back to the reason you're here the reveal. As I thought the kits SOLD OUT crazy fast and I feel so bad about it so if you were looking for something from the kits let me know I will look thru my leftovers, if I have it I would love to share with you.



Thanks for stopping by and taking a looksie! MK

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