Twelve Things Tuesday

That's right this Tuesday is brought to you by the number 12. I'm going to share twelve wonderful and not so wonderful things I've learned and know right now. K are ya ready?

#1 my grandparents are the smartest people EVER! Seriously, they know everything. Sometimes I have no clue how or where they learned but they did and I'm glad they are passing it along to me.

#2 detergent whether it's dish washing or laundry does not and I mean never ever feel ok in the eye it hurts so bad for hours and hours. Like your eyeball is going thru every cycle the washer has to the point you'd like to pluck it out. That was me yesterday.

# 3 there is no greater or more stressful gift in life than children!

#4 you can love your spouse, they can be your best friend, but they will also be the first person to drive you crazy.

#5 there are stupid people in this world get use to it.

#6 Google has the answers for everything especially all the stuff yOu did not retain in high school.

#7 when the sign says stop you really do have to stop! Don't fool yourself by rolling thru it because you'll never get away with it ask my sister in law.

#8 opinions are like assholes everyone has one.

#9 take the time to enjoy your kids while they are little. Life doesn't rewind it only fast forwards.

#10 just be who you are and people will either like you or they won't. If they don't then it's their loss not yours!

#11 everyone needs to try a lemon drop at least once in their life they are wonderful

#12 live it, love it, laugh about it, be it , do it, enjoy it, remember it.

Do you have a 12? Do share.

MK

Sunday Hip Kit Club layout & Card

Hey y'all! It's me with this weeks Sunday with Mandy projects from my post on the Hip Kit Club Blog you can read the full post HERE.

I absolutely love this new Echo Park line!! The colors and patterns are fabulous!! I did some layering and stitching which you can read about on the link above. This wasn't exactly the photo I planned to use but I like how it turned out so it's a winner :) 

A fun and fast card created with leftover scraps from the layout above. Again the colors!!!

I've survived the weekend from Hell! OMG it's been a doozy. Let me just share the Facebook status to give you an idea.

Off to bed. Maybe a rambling Monday post. 

~Mandy

Hello Summer

Hey everyone! Today I'm sharing my last 2 projects created for Evalicious. The last few months creating with Eve's products have been fun and I suggest when she has her new dt call in the fall y'all apply!!  

 

One thing I really loved about creating with the Evalicious products for the last few months was that  no matter how old or new the paper I was creating with her product still works, it's like that little black dress. On this layout I used old Sassafras Lass pattern paper.

I had a basic simple design in mind when I started creating this layout. I wanted to stick with just a few colors and I made a I searched through my Evalicious products I pulled all those colors that fell into the the scheme. I'm pretty happy with how it all turned out.  

Thanks for joining me today!

~Mandy 

Right Now - Hip Kit Club

Hey y'all! Taking a minute from this busy crazy week to share this recent layout and tag created with the awesome June Hip Kit club kit. Having so much fun working with Kimberly and the design team over the. Love the kit they are totally up my alley every month. Really excited about July!!  

This layout was really simple and easy to create. I say that a lot I guess but I'm that kind of scraper it has to be simple and easy. 

 Usually we create a card and layout weekly for assignments but sometimes cards bewilder me and I can see you rolling your eyes now saying what? but seriously sometimes I just can't do the card thing so I opt for tags. I've always loved tags no matter how my style, love for layouts or minis etc has changed I've always loved creating tags. This week I decided forget the card I'm making a tag because the card just wasn't working for me. This tag was snap snap and done. You can see my blog post with 5 tips/tricks on the Hip Kit Club Blog.

Off to try to figure out how to get the girls new show to work online since we missed it the other night. wish me luck. 

~MK

Hip Kit Club & Elle's Studio Blog Hop

Hello! Bonjour! Bienvenidos! Buenos días! Gon ni chi wa! Ciao! Aloha! Hi! And welcome to the Hip Kit & Elle's Studio Blog Hop!

If you have been hopping along you should have arrived here from Valerie Bishop's Blog. If you just stumbled on this blog post by chance be sure to start the hop at the beginning   Hip Kit Club  and hop along through the fabulous designers blog to be inspired by their awesome creations then you'll end the hop at Elle's Studio.Trust me you you want to go back through there are prizes and seriously awesome projects to be seen!

Speaking of projects today I am sharing a 12x12 layout I created for the hop. I used the June Hip Kit Club kit featuring Elle's Studio Shine collection. 

Hello There a cheeser layout about myself. Journaling is about how I perk myself up after doctor appointments by taking photo booth shoots in the car with the phone app. 

I think the veneer of the Elle's Studio Shine collection are so cute not only for summer but for other projects like how I've used them on this page. By tucking the lemon slice under a few layers it almost looks like a viewfinder or movie reel and fits my photo booth photos. 

I love the colors of both the Hip Kit June kits and the Shine collection. The colors and patterns on these papers totally fit the story I was trying to tell about how my moody changes from not so great to ok.

GIVEAWAY One person will win a $10 gift certificate to use at Elle’s Studio AND a $10 gift certificate to use at Hip Kit Club! Leave  a comment on this blog post telling me something that makes you happy during those sour moments in life. You have until 11:59p.m. PST Sunday. Winners will be announced on the 28th. 

Now on you your next stop on the hop: Jenny Evans  

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the hop and have a great weekend!

Monday: Sneakage

Thought I would share some sneak age of some projects I am working on, with, and few things I will be sharing in the upcoming weeks.  Here we go…

The Bestest Daddy EVER!!

Happy Father's Day to the bestest Daddy ever Mr.K!!

 Thank you for being an awesome dad to my babies I couldn't have asked for better father for them! 

Get Ready It's Almost TIme…..

And Today is Brought to By the Letter H

That's right y'all this post is brought to you by the letter H as in Hip Kit Club! I am delighted to share

I was in TjMaxx shopping for luggage when I got the message from Kimberly asking me to join her team to say I got little happy was an understatement I got all giddy and did a little dance enough of a show that a store employee came to see if I needed help. "Uh nope just trying to decide if I need this extra bag to go with these 2, oh I can see you're happy about those 2 so you should get the bigger too." I device against the bigger but I did wear a huge smile the rest of that rainy day! 

JUNE 2014 MAIN KIT

I truly think these kits are a perfect match for me and my style of scrapbooking. I love how Kimberly's(the owner) mind works it's like she can see my wants list and puts it together in kits. 

JUNE 2014 EMBELLISHMENT KIT

I love that the kit and add-ons are affordably priced and will fit any scrappers style. 

JUNE 2014 COLOR ADD-ON KIT

The color kits have me thinking outside the box and I love that. I'm excited to share what I have in mind for this months Heidi Swapp Mini Stencils. 

JUNE 2014 STAMP ADD-ON

One thing that I think stands out about the stamp add-on with Hip Kit Club is that K usually includes some sort of supply to use with the stamp like ink or embossing powder. so cool. 

JUNE 2014 PATTERN PAPER ADD-ON

June 2014 Add-On CARDSTOCK 

I'll be back soon to share some sneaks using these awesome kits! Thanks for letting me share my exciting news and if you have time take a look at the fabulous kit Kimberly puts together I know you'll love them! 

~MK

Anywhere Smile - Chic Tags

Today I'm sharing more of the layouts I've created lately. Here are 2 layouts created with the uber fabulous Chic Tags products!! 

This layout was created quickly for a fill in blog post on the Chic Tag blog. It was created in like 20 minutes or less. Love all the tucked layers. 

Another layout created with photos from the same set taken the day as the above layout. I love Geralyn Sy's wonky circle cut for the silhouette. so fun to work with. This also included bits and pieces from Chic Tags exclusive kits. 

Really loving the vintage actions from the Pioneer Woman's blog. 

Can you tell it's finally spring here in Michigan? The kids love being outside and I am finally using the big dslr camera rather than my phone to take photos which makes me super happy. 

Is it spring in your neck of the woods?

New Creations

Hey! How goes it? Pretty crazy here too. End of school year is coming, I've been doing some traveling, planning more traveling, doing the get healthy thing, creating, and just living. I haven't shared a whole lot here lately so I thought I'd do that today.

First is this layout created for the crossover between Therm O Web and Ruby Rock-It. Of course I busted out my favorite Laina Lamb frame die and went for lots of layers.

 These 2 layouts were created with the fabulous Evalicious products! I'm stamping now for reals! Love the stamps and embellishments Eve has!

These last 2 were created for the October Afternoon Blog. Daily Mo was created with the awesome cut file Amy Heller created for the October Afternoon blog. You can find it HERE.

This one is just all about my boy Mav. Created with the OA All Boy line.