this one time with... Epiphany Crafts

Today I thought I would share a couple photos of projects and the EC booth from CHA. Many of you know over the last 3(***oops edited I thought it was 4 but it's 3years) I've been creating projects for Epiphany Crafts for their displays at CHA,trade show booths, and HSN.

I love working with Brian and Tricia!

It's been so fun! They get me and are always telling me how awesome my designs are(duh who wouldn't love that,right?!?). I've been able to travel some and I feel as if they have given me that little push that I needed in this industry. Thanks for that!!!

Together Brian and Tricia came up with the Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio which I absolutely love!

There are 17 different designs now. I have my favorites but I will leave y'all wondering which ones because seriously you have to pick one up and try it. I would probably suggest starting with one of the circles or square tools and bubble caps.

a pic of the booth from CHA-W 2014

This year Epiphany Crafts came out with the Chevron and the Butterfly. OMG when I got these 2 in the mail I about cartwheeled around the house. I LOVE both of them!!

**Crappy pics taken right before the hand off in the bad hotel light with an iphone.**

the butterfly

the chevron

I actually ran out of both shapes epoxies creating projects for CHA. There are lots more pics of projects from the booth floating around on the web. I actually didn't take any in or of the booth cause it felt weird to me since they were my own projects(i'm a dork like that!).

Seriously can't wait to see where this company goes next and continue this journey with them! I'm sure it will be AWESOME! Again thank you Brian and Tricia for EVERYTHING!!

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

Getting Geeked about Halloween

It's my favorite time of year fall and with fall comes one of my favorite holidays Halloween! We are getting geeked about Halloween this year. The kids get to finally have Halloween parties at school and will be dressing up. This will be their first year celebrating at school our old school didn't celebrate Halloween. We haven't got costumes picked out yet they are still narrowing their lists down. Mr.K & I might dress up too. We have decided that we are going to go trick or treating for a bit and then have our annual home Halloween party too. Excited!!
To get you in the Halloween mood here are a couple layouts I created using photos from Halloween's past.

And have you seen this awesome kit Bag of Bones by Cocoa Daisy? You can check it out HERE.

Do you love Halloween too?Do you dress up for Halloween?
Have a great day!MK

The Stringery Blog Hop

At The Stringery, we love all things string. Bakers Twine, Burlap String
and ribbon!

I LOVE me some string! I've been using it alot lately the layout above and the card below are just a couple projects using these fabulous string from the Stringery. Come check out the shop and pick up some of our adorable wooden spools full of twine OR our brand new addition - CHEVRON ribbon.
Each spool(cute little wooden spools) of twine and string is generously measured with over 5 yards. If your anything like me you'll want it all so guess what i have a special coupon code for you to use MANDIE20 just enter the code when you checkout!The shop has just been updated with new colors and products. And if you forget something the first time around guess what there is a March coupon too!Awesome right? Enter MARCH17 to save 17% off your order this month.

Want to know when the shop has been updated or if we have a sale? Become a fan on Facebook for current updates, more giveaways and ideas on how to use your string!

FACEBOOK PAGE

Now its time for a giveaway and a mini blog hop.

Check out the blogs for giveaways one each one! 4 chances to win!
Jennie
Mandy: Your here now!
Erica
Cori

And we'll have another giveaway on Facebook! Leave us a comment over there for a chance to win.

We're giving away 5 prize packs from the shop! Each prize pack will have a sample of products from the shop!

Leave a comment what your favorite item at The Stringery is and I'll pick a winner on 3/21!

Now go check it out you know you want to but don't forget to leave your comment here for that sample! Have a fab Friday!~MK

5 for Friday and a bonus...

Decided to share 5 more projects I've been working on some are from the Epiphany Crafts CHA-W booth and some are from HSN this past week.and a bonus photo of my messy space I'm creating in.

and the mess(taken with the camera & phone. Right now my space is part of the big laundry room.)


**Question if you've looked or read this far: Do you scrap the same photo multiple times?

My Answer: Yes, especially when I've printed the photo in different sizes. Some times the photo fits 2 different "themes" of layouts. And last but not least my 3rd reason for scrapping the same picture is if its a layout that's been sent in for pub or DT work that I know I might not get it back for awhile or maybe not at all.

Have a great Friday and be sure to check back tomorrow or after midnight est tonight I have something pretty cool the share with y'all!
~MK

PS. I still have more projects to share with you too just don't want to overload you all at once :)

HSN Project and you can still get the tools....

First wanted to let you know that if you missed the presentations for the Epiphany Craft tool bundles on HSN yesterday you can still get in on that awesome deal and get your kits HERE!Plus the Pennant tool & Flower tool can not be found in any stores yet but you can get them on HSN so get the new tools before all your friends! Run don't walk there's a limited number left and we're letting everyone know on Facebook, Twitter, and DT blogs.It's a seriously Awesome deal that you won't find anywhere else!

EPIPHANY CRAFTS TOOLS AT HSN

I have lots more to share with you this week! Have a Wonderful Wednesday! ~MK

Epiphany Crafts on HSN..

That's right Epiphany Crafts will be back on HSN tomorrow March 6th.Tune in starting at 7am EST with the Studio Shape Oval Tool, then back on at 5pm EST with the must have Studio Shape Round 25 Tool and then we’ll finish out the day at 9pm EST with the brand new Flower and Pennant Kit!!!! if your not able to watch or if you want to get a jump on the crowd head over HERE to purchase now before they sell out.

a little peek at some projects you might see if you tune :)

2 posts in one day wow not likely to happen again soon lol but I will be back the next few days to share more projects I've created lately.

~MK

The last of my HSN projects

finally coming out of my cave(that's what Mr.K is calling my scrap space right now).I've been creating like crazy for the last week and a half over 25 projects done some I'll be able to share very soon with you until then here are the last of the HSN projects I created for Epiphany Crafts.
Hope you're having a great weekend!

I told you there was more...

projects that I created for Epiphany Crafts that were on HSN and guess what I still have a few more to share with you next week.

2011 A Year in Review:this one makes me so happy to look at it's one of my favorite layouts that I have created in a long time. It has everyone on it and I love how all the memories of the past year come flooding back.

Supplies Used: Epiphany Crafts Oval Shape Studio & Epoxies, American Crafts Amy Tangerine line, American Crafts thickers, Scenic Route Months Stamp.

10 Things I love about Grandpa: Oh my goodness this one tickled not only me but the subject at age 74 he saw himself up close on TV as Brian Fogg picked this layout up and the camera zoomed in Gma said he was all smiles and they got on the phone right away to tell me they saw the airing with my projects and just how proud they were of me. Love that!

Supplies Used: Epiphany Crafts Round14 Shape Studio & Epoxy, Studio Calico paper& fabRip, American Crafts thickers, office tags and the numbers are punched from a magazine.

Charm Bracelet: This bracelet has charms of some of the things I love on it when I get it back I'll be adding more to it for sure. Sewing machine(I'm still learning this but I love it), Made with Heart(love to make handmade stuff), K(our initial I have K's a small collection of K's and when I see a new one I add to it),The doily(my Gma made this and she is near and dear to me). I have plans to add a date, the kiddos photo, and a few other things too.

Supplies Used:Epiphany Crafts Square Shape Studio & Epoxy & Square Charm, heart, bracelet & K charm Hobby lobby, Doily Gma Jean.

Fab Floral Thanks Card: This was fun to create and I finally used this Sassafras flowers I have had forever.

Supplies Used: Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Shape Studio and Epoxies, American Crafts Stamp, Sassafras flowers, Misc papers from Magazines and Studio Calico inserts were used for the epoxy centers.

Birthday Tag Book

Here’s a fun tag book using Epiphany Crafts & American Crafts products that will keep all the family birthday’s organized and nobody gets forgotten.

This would also be great not only for birthday but for all those other important dates and would be a great gift too.

Super Easy to create: Cover both sides of tags with pattern paper. Adhere journal spots or Cardstock(place to write names/important dates).Embellish with pattern paper, stickers, doilies, etc. Using Epiphany Crafts Shape Studios make custom month embellishments stamped on paper or use an old calendar. Adhere title to front tag. Put all the tags on a ring. Add names, dates, etc.

A view of the tags off the ring.

Supplies Used to Create this tag book:
Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Button Studio
Epiphany Crafts Round 20 Button Studio
Epiphany Crafts Star Shape Studio
Epiphany Crafts Scallop Shape Studio
Epiphany Crafts Square Shape Studio
Epiphany Crafts Round 25 Shape Studio
Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Shape Studio
Epiphany Crafts Oval Shape Studio
American Crafts Amy Tangerine Pattern Papers
American Crafts Tape
American Crafts Thickers
Studio Calico Scrap Pad
Studio Calico Notions
Scenic Route Stamp
Vintage doilies
twine
Office Supplies Tags

5 for Friday: The small town girl who made it on HSN

Here are 5 of my projects that were on HSN during Epiphany Crafts presentation earlier this week.I have more to share but figured I'd show a few here and there instead of all at once.I still can't believe my work and chubby face was on TV. I get giddy every time I think about it.Miss A got all excited when she saw herself on TV she was jumping up and down on the couch.
If you missed the shows on Tuesday and would like to watch them you can see the 2 Videos HERE(oval&star tools)& HERE(square&round14 tools).If you don't have these tools yet you can get some great deals on HSN!

Have a great weekend!~MK