tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57751985837918864392024-03-05T13:16:16.462-08:00My JoyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-32254358165288598352012-02-14T08:00:00.000-08:002012-02-14T13:05:28.693-08:00SwissgirlDesigns Blog Hop!!<span style="color:#ff99ff;">Happy Valentine's Day</span> everyone! :D<br /><br />Well today is exciting because it is the <a href="http://swissgirldesigns.com/2012/02/14/blog-hop/#comments">SwissgirlDesigns Blog Hop</a>! (If you have stumbled upon my blog and didn't know about the blog hop then click <a href="http://swissgirldesigns.com/2012/02/14/blog-hop/#comments">here</a>, and it will take you to the beginning :D)<br /><br />Now I know I went on and on about these stamps in my last post but if you have never heard of Rahel Menig's stamp company SwissgirlDesigns, the you NEED to check them out! They are beautiful, and of really good quality, and the designs are clever. :D And lucky for you guys, I actually have one set to giveaway today!! This is one of my fav sets of hers: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70181051/swissgirldesigns-sew-happy-clear-stamps">Sew Happy</a>.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/swissgirlDesignsSewHappyStamps.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Aren't they amazing?! :D Be sure the check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/swissgirlDesigns?ref=seller_info">her shop</a> for all her other designs (trust me you will wanna!<br /><br />Here is my layout about my little Aurelia. :) Isn't she silly?! She is always trying to grab the camera when I take pictures anymore so I have to work with what I can get. :P The theme for this blog hop is love and sparkly! I did lots of glitter and of course I love my little baby. I had lots of fun doing this layout. Hope you like it!<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">*ETA!!*</span> Hi everyone! Ok so I am not quite sure how it happened but my layout image never loaded into the post? I checked this post what felt like a billion times before I pressed for it to be prescheduled, but we have had a crazy morning and I am only just checking on everything now. Anyone ever had that happen before-where blogger just eats your image?! Weird huh?! Wel it is here now! :D Sorry bout that everyone!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 688px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerTopFivegfblog.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 333px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerTopFivecloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 500px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerTopFivecloseup2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Ok so in order to get your name in for this stamp set, I need you to leave me a comment telling me about the best Valentines Day gift you have ever received or given. The one that meant the most to you, that you will never forget your whole life. Even if you bought it for yourself!! Laugh! I would LOVE to hear about it! I will share my absolute hands-down fav with you all when I announce the winner! Thanks so so much for stopping by!<br /><br />Your next destination on the blog hop is the very talented <a href="http://lilithandscrap.blogspot.com/">Lilith</a>! And just in case you get lost somewhere along the way here is the whole line up:<br /><br /><a href="http://swissgirldesigns.com/2012/02/14/blog-hop/">SwissgirlDesigns</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.marcypenner.com/">Marcy</a><br /><br />Amy <-- That's where you are now! :D<br /><br /><a href="http://lilithandscrap.blogspot.com/">Lilith</a><br /><br /><a href="http://allisonwaken.squarespace.com/">Allison</a><br /><br /><a href="http://swissgirldesigns.com/2012/02/14/blog-hop/">SwissgirlDesigns</a><br /><br />Hope you all have a great time hopping! And again <span style="color:#ff99ff;">Happy Valentine's Day</span>!!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-6966709099600659632012-02-11T23:32:00.000-08:002012-02-11T23:35:57.544-08:00SwissgirlDesigns DT!Hi everyone!! I am back with a very be-lated announcement. :) I am a member of <a href="http://swissgirldesigns.com/2012/02/06/the-big-announcement/">Rahel Menig's new design team</a> for her amazing stamp company <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/swissgirlDesigns">SwissgirlDesigns</a>!! It is such a huge honor to be on this team, and working with a very good friend as well. :D I have known Rahel for a little bit now and she is seriously the sweetest person alive! I am truly blessed to know her.<br /><br />If you are familiar with my blog or my work then you will know that stamping isn't exactly a go-to technique for me. I have done stamping for sure! But just not on a regular basis. Well this last year (maybe a little less) I have been in a pretty significant rut in my scrapbooking. I needed something to help me get out of it! Something new and challenging, and like magic, this opportunity came along! I am in love with having something new to work with on my pages! I even made the gigantic leap and started embossing! LOL! Crazy, no?! I am certainly no proficient at it, but I think with more practice and expanding my collection of stamp pads and powders, I'll get the hang of it before too long. :D<br /><br />I want to thank Rahel again for giving me this amazing opportunity! I am super honored to be on the SwissgirlDesigns DT with an incredibly talented group of scrappers! Check out the announcement <a href="http://swissgirldesigns.com/2012/02/06/the-big-announcement/">here</a>. I still can't believe that line-up. I am HUGE fans of all those girls (including Rahel), and just hope I can live up to it! :D<br /><br />Here is my first layout for you! Don't you just love that face? She is sooooo much more emotional than Cree was. And goodness she has one heck of a temper! When she doesn't get what she wants she LITERALLY lunges backward slamming her little self on the floor. :P Colliding with whatever she happens to run into along the way. It seriously makes my heart stop when she does it. Every. time. (Did I mention she is only one and I already have grey hair going on?!) Gah!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 603px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerAbsoluteMeltdown.jpg" border="0" />(I gotta admit I was slightly intimidated learning that almost all the girls are minimalists-and clearly that rubbed off on me with my first layout here-but I will work hard to make sure that I still stay true to myself as well.)<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 900px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerAbsoluteMeltdowncloseup3.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerAbsoluteMeltdowncloseup2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerAbsoluteMeltdowncloseup2.jpg" border="0" /></a><img style="DISPLAY: block; 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text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom;"> <a title="Stazon Jet Black Ink " target=_blank href="http://lm.inlinkz.com/go.php?i=68569&c=11448"> Stazon Jet Black Ink <BR> </a> </div> </div></td></table></div><div><a style='font: normal normal normal 10px/normal arial;color: #BBB; text-decoration: none;' href=http://www.inlinkz.com>InLinkz.com</a></div><!-- 0.00301599502563 --> <img width=0 height=0 style="border:none !important; margin:0 !important; padding:0 !important" src=http://lm.inlinkz.com/cimp.php?c=11448><br /><br /><!-- inlinkz code end --><br />Well there you have it! :D More to come soon as I will be part of a Valentine's Blog Hop! Thanks so much for stopping by! Take care!<br /><br />~Amy<br /><br />Oh and P.S. Do you think this place needs a facelift? I have been feeling like it has for a while now but it is such an undertaking I honestly don't think I will be able to get to it til like April! LOL!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-81992838188610781492012-01-24T12:56:00.000-08:002012-01-25T01:21:15.114-08:00Guesting for Pink Paislee!Hi everyone!! It has been an awful long time since I have come on here and updated.<br /><br />Actually updated.<br /><br />I have been busy, true. But mostly I have just been spending time with my family. The girls are growing so fast. I can't even believe that Aurelia is going to be 1 year old in a matter of days!! Time goes by way too fast.<br /><br />I kinda realized lately that I needed to take a break. The signs were there I just couldn't read them til it had all fallen apart. :P Don't you just love that? lol.<br /><br />Anyway, I have still been keeping up with some scrapbooking though, and just this week my <a href="http://www.pinkpaislee.com/2012/01/get-to-know-guest-artist-amy-parker/">guest feature</a> at <a href="http://www.pinkpaislee.com/">Pink Paislee</a> went up on <a href="http://www.pinkpaislee.com/pink-paislee-blog/">their blog</a>! I am still so thankful I had the opportunity to guest for them! I used a wide variety of their products, including some of the first stuff I ever bought of theirs: Office Lingo paper! Loved how it all turned out.<br /><br />*Note: I really really REALLY tried to get InLinkz set up for you guys so you would be able to see what products I used on all these, but the site is not working with my internet explorer browser or something. Sooooo, I'm stuck. I'll keep working on it and hopefully be able to figure something out.<br /><br /><span >*Edited to add!!* I got InLinkz to work! :D Enjoy! </span><br /><br />Here they are! :D<br /><br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerPinkPaisleeGDAurelia.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 597px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerPinkPaisleeGDAurelia.jpg" border="0" /></a><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerPinkPaisleeGDAureliacloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerPinkPaisleeGDAureliacloseup2.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; 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Almost all the layouts above have little banner/pennant flags on them made from the Mistables muslin scallop trims. I altered them by cutting all the little scallop parts off, making just long strips of the muslin that I then cut into. I was left behind with all these little half circles, and decided I would try my hand at flower making! I added it to a Pink Paislee flower from the Enchanting line (?), and also some velvet that I had in my stash. It is so pretty and was super easy!<br /><br />Well that's the whole thing. I have tons of stuff that I haven't shared from my dt positions, and really need to get on the ball and share them. I will try to do that soon! :D<br /><br />Take care everyone!<br /><br />~AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-7045960485599553482012-01-01T01:07:00.000-08:002012-01-01T01:31:52.932-08:00<div align="center"><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/HappyNewYear2012.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 530px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/HappyNewYear2012.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;">[<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/14003448811082405/">pinned here</a>]</span><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-83442441417131599362011-11-05T07:00:00.000-07:002011-11-05T07:00:01.310-07:004 years old....Hi Everyone! Been a long time. (I honestly have no clue if I still have readers or not! LOL! Hopefully not all of you have abandoned me!) Lots been going on, but mostly we have just been either busy or sick. :P Seems we always get sick this time of year. Last year at Thanksgiving we were taken out by a serious cold or something and it lasted for FOREVER! Well we are kinda going through another one as it just won't go away. We are non stop runny noses and coughs and feeling icky. Which really stinks because that means Creedence is missing speech therapy and play and learn classes. But she has recently been making a lot of great improvements so after talking with her speech therapist, we both feel she will be just fine waiting to resume sessions til she is fully recovered. Which she pretty much is, it is just me and the baby now that need to get better! LOL! I am always the last to get anything and it always takes me a really long time to get better. But lots of rest and vitamins should start helping soon. :D<br /><br />So I wanted to share with you all some pictures from this last couple months. Creedence's birthday was the 12th of September (!!), and I realized I had never shown any pictures from then. She turned 4! 4 PEOPLE! I can't even believe it. It is incredible to think that 4 years have passed!<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence66sunnydaysforblog.jpg" border="0" />This little girl changed my life. She made me a mommy and it is the greatest thing to have ever happened to me. Even though she is wild and crazy and loud and extremely energetic, I adore her! <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 900px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence32sunnydaysforblog.jpg" border="0" />She is funny and silly and creative and resourceful, proactive and determined. She can be so caring and sensitive and emotional and loving. But she is also a force to be reckoned with. She is headstrong and stubborn, eager and strong-willed. She is also still extremely impressionable, as she still is only a little girl. I think Jed and I tend to forget that every now and then.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 900px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence43sunnydaysforblog.jpg" border="0" /> She is a non-stop chatterbox anymore, and is always some sort of character or animal. And even though I LOVE this about her, I do worry for her with always being something else. Sometimes other little kids don't really 'get' her, and it really breaks my heart to see that. I want so much for her, but I am realizing there is very little I can do at times to help her. She just kinda has to figure some stuff out on her own, and making friends and fitting in with them is one of those things. Once she gets a little older and understands other kids better, then I think I will be more helpful, but for now I just have to let her be. Letting go of that control is a hard thing to do!<br /><br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence40sunnydaysforblog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 900px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence40sunnydaysforblog.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><div><br /><p>Real soon we are going to be putting her name in for a couple schools around here, and OMGOODNESS I am so nervous about that! I have no clue as to whether or not she will be really ready for it then, development-wise, but we have to put our name in early if we hope to have a chance when the lottery is drawn in February. If she makes it into one of the schools then we will start assessing her to see where she is. And that is still a few months off so we are working hard to try and get all ready for it! :D She is very excited! </p><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 900px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence34sunnydaysforblog.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p>So that is what is going on right now with the Munchkin. :D She is being as great a big sister as ever and is just busy being a crazy happy 4 year old. </p><br /><p>And because I probably should start catching up with my scrapping shares that I have been making, here is a layout that went up on the <a href="http://crate.typepad.com/cratepaper/">Crate Blog</a> on Tuesday for the Farmhouse Harvest Week event going on right now! :D I made a layout about our Autumn tradition of visiting the Hacienda Hay and Feed store here in Carmel Valley. I love that place so much, and these photos are some of my favs from our visits there. </p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 459px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperFarmhouseeventlayoutPumpkin.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 935px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperFarmhouseeventlayoutPumpkincloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 518px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperFarmhouseeventlayoutPumpkincloseup2.jpg" border="0" />I have to give credit to <a href="http://aprilfoster.blogspot.com/">April Foster</a> for the <a href="http://aprilfoster.blogspot.com/2008/12/im-still-excited-for-christmas-mainly.html">TTV tutorial</a>! Be sure to check it out as I am in love and have been converting my photos into these non-stop! :D </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Til next time! Take care!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>~Amy </div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-5767110398991719972011-09-19T07:00:00.000-07:002011-09-19T07:00:01.303-07:00Today I....Hi Everyone!!! First off, I want to thank you all soooooo much for all your wonderful comments! From the bottom of my heart! Thank you! :D You are the sweetest blog readers ever! <br /><br />Now I know I said I would be back with birthday photos, but we had a snag with that and it is taking longer than expected. They will be soon though! :D <br /><br />Instead today, I am going to share with you my first posting over at the Authentique blog. I chose to talk about different things with this post: scrapping from the heart and not being afraid to document the hard times too, and also a twist on patterned paper blocking on your layouts. I decided I wanted to go ahead and share the whole thing over here too for all of you to see as well! Just in case you don't make it over to the Authentique blog that is...:D<br /><br />So here it is: <br /><br /><em>Hi Everyone!!! This is Amy Parker, and I am so excited to be posting my first post here at Authentique! :D I was gonna cover two things today, and I really hope you will be inspired by both of them.<br /><br />Over the years, since I have started scrapbooking, I have noticed that I tend to not use large blocks of patterned paper on my layouts. I like strips of it or hints of it here and there, or in shapes or something. Anything, as long as it isn't just a rectangle or square, but is altered in some way. I am not sure why, but something in my just has to chop it up into something different! LOL! But I will admit, I am very jealous of those scrappers who can pull off blocks of patterened paper on their layouts. I have tried so many times in the past, and been so disappointed that my layouts came out looking NOTHING like theirs, or even remotely as good.<br /><br />Well, I decided to give it one more try this time. And again it just wasn't working for me. I had my piece of paper behind my photo and it just looked so flat. Then a lightbulb went off! And this may not be anything new to lots of other scrappers out there, but I was so excited when I got this idea that I was literally bouncing in my chair while cutting the paper! :P Anyway, one thing I am addicted to on my pages is texture. I LOVE creating depth and movement on my pages with different texture techniques. Now I don't mean mixed mediums and whatnot (although those are fun!), what I mean is layers upon layers upon layers of papers, embellishments, and pretty much anything that I find in my house that will work. :D So this idea I had was to create the same color block with the patterend paper, in the same spot as I intended before, but this time I chopped the paper into a whole bunch of squares and rectangles (just free-handed it)and just started stacking them on top of one another. :D This created a very layered and piecey and textured look! I was soooo happy with it! And because I seem to NEVER be able to do a layout without sewing anymore, I stitched vertical lines across my paper pieces. This created even more texture and I just love it!<br /></em><br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueLostYouforblog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 450px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 412px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueLostYouforblog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>This technique is really easy and so fun, and freeing! I know I will certainly be doing it more in the future! :D</em><br /><br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueLostYoucloseup1forblog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 450px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 347px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueLostYoucloseup1forblog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueLostYoucloseup2forblog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueLostYoucloseup2forblog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>So the subject of my layout you may notice is not the happiest in the world. Since we became a family of four, we have mostly been indoorsy kind of people. Or at least stay in the front yard kind of people. So for our first real big outing as a family of four we went to the County Fair a couple weekends ago. We had a wonderful time, and the Munchkin (just in case you aren't familiar with my blog-that is what we call our eldest daughter Creedence, and that nickname comes as natural to us all as her actual name) was beside herself she was so excited! She went on rides and saw livestock and played games! It was seriously like the best day of her life so far. Up until the last 15 minutes we were there. While eating some food that we picked up last minute while heading back to the front gate area, both Jed and I took our eyes off Creedence. It was only seconds, but that was all it took and she was completely out of our sight. Seriously I am shaking as I type this I am still so scared by what happened. Luckily there was a guy who saw where she went and he helped me find her, as Jed had to stay with Aurelia in the stroller. I felt like I was running in circles, my mind was racing yet empty at the same time and I could hear my heart pounding in my head. The whole thing lasted for no more than 5 minutes as I saw her little ponytail in between some chairs in front of the stage area, and I ran at her and grabbed her. And I just started bawling. Almost losing her was the scariest thing I have ever been through, and the that was hands down the worst day of my life. I felt sick for days afterward. And I made a promise right then and there-to Creedence, to my husband, to our youngest Aurelia, and to myself-I would never ever let go of her hand again like that. Ever. My heart can't go through that ever again.<br /><br />I shared the story behind my layout with you because it goes along with the next thing I wanted to tell you about. I use scrapbooking as a form of therapy. It is extremely helpful for me to have this outlet, and to be able to let those feelings and emotions go by scrapping them. I felt the need to get this particular memory down on paper, as it was not only a milestone in my mommy years (not a good milestone but something I learned a huge lesson from), but it was also a big day in our family, and one that I never want to forget. I wanted you all to see that it is just as important to document the hard times, as it is the good times. Don't be afraid to scrap something difficult, cause it is incredible how therapeutic it is to get it down on paper, and that has helped me so much through the years.<br /></em><br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueLostYoucloseup3forblog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 500px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueLostYoucloseup3forblog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueLostYoucloseup4forblog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 484px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueLostYoucloseup4forblog.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><em>Well I hope you all enjoyed my first posting here at Authentique! (And I hope I didn't talk your ear off! LOL!)<br /><br />~Amy</em><br /><br />What did you think??! I actually wanted to ask you all: is there something you would like to see me do tutorials on in the future? Topics you would like me to cover? I would LOVE your feedback, as I have lots of tutorials that I need to plan and need some ideas for them and could really use your help! Thanks so much! :D<br /><br />I will be back soon with the birthday pictures....kinda. :P <br /><br />~AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-27399369654507086992011-09-16T08:04:00.000-07:002011-09-16T08:21:25.587-07:00Basic Grey!!!!Holy Cow everyone!!! I can't believe it! Seriously I just can't. :P Not until I saw <a href="http://blog.basicgrey.com/?p=396">this</a> on the BG Blog this morning! That made it official! :D<br /><br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Basic%20Grey/bgdesignteambanner.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 48px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Basic%20Grey/bgdesignteambanner.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I'm so excited!!! Yay!! And I am so so honored to working with this amazing company and all those incredible designers listed! Thank you so much BG for this awesome opportunity!<br /><br />Be back tomorrow with a birthday post! :D<br /><br />~AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-19742369943251452092011-09-03T12:23:00.000-07:002011-09-03T13:39:08.509-07:00Authentique and Basic GreyHi Everyone!!! Got a couple shares for you all today. :D I have been crafting! It feels so great to be scrapping on a regular basis. But after I get this up I have some major house cleaning to do! :P
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<br />First of all I wanted to share with you my very first Authentique Paper layout! :D Yay! It is up on the <a href="http://www.authentiquepaper.blogspot.com/">Authentique blog</a> today for our first challenge as a DT! You should totally come check it out as the DT just did an amazing job with the sketch! Hope you all get a chance to play along as we would love to see what you do with the sketch too!
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<br />On this layout I mixed a couple different lines, using my favs from them. :D It is so awesome how well all the lines work together! I put my own twist on the sketch for the challenge, while still somewhat keeping the basic design. This layout is sized 8x8.
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<br />And a few close ups...
<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueHaircutcloseup2.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueHaircutcloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Authentique%20Paper/AmyParkerAuthentiqueHaircutcloseup3.jpg" border="0" />
<br />Next I have just a real quick share for ya. A layout that I just finished yesterday and barely got sent off in time for the BG DT Call! :D Yep that is right, I just couldn't resist!! Who can though right? I LOVE BG, and have wished they would do a DT call for a long while now.
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<br />I had intended on creating more than just one new layout, but ran out of time. It takes me a while to do a layout and I just didn't have enough time to get all I had wanted done for this call's deadline. Oh well. :D I will have some more time this week to work on more of them.
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<br />I made this layout using several different BG collections: Nook and Pantry, Out of Print and Basics. I used my absolute fav things from my fav lines on this layout and really love how it turned out. :D I was tempted to put some of my Prima flowers on it but decided to keep it pretty much just paper instead, and I am glad I did!
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<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 595px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBellyLaugh.jpg" border="0" /> And here are some close ups...
<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBellyLaughcloseup1.jpg" border="0" /> <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 418px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBellyLaughcloseup2.jpg" border="0" /> <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 401px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBellyLaughcloseup4.jpg" border="0" /> <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 365px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBellyLaughcloseup3.jpg" border="0" />
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<br />I sent several other layouts with my submission, and I am hoping they loved them as much as I do! :D I sent these:
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<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 599px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerNoelMignonDearDiaryBabyCarrying.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerbabycarryingsneak4.jpg" border="0" /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerbabycarryingsneak5.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerbabycarryingsneak5.jpg" border="0" /></a>
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<br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerPeekABoo.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerPeekABoo.jpg" border="0" /></a><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerPeekABoocloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 445px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerPeekABoocloseup3.jpg" border="0" />
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<br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerNoelMignonSweetSueChanges.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 598px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerNoelMignonSweetSueChanges.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerNoelMignonSweetSueChangescloseup1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 600px;" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerNoelMignonSweetSueChangescloseup1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerNoelMignonSweetSueChangescloseup2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 388px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerNoelMignonSweetSueChangescloseup2.jpg" border="0" /></a>
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<br />And also these 4 projects from waaay back when I was with Scrapbook Nook:
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<br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/0113.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 436px;" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/0113.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 393px; height: 600px;" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/014.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/016-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 393px;" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/016-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/012-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/012-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>
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<br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/0043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 337px; height: 600px;" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/0043.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/005-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/005-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/006-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Scrapbook%20Nook/006-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-48344384435701374232011-08-24T08:42:00.000-07:002011-08-24T08:53:40.004-07:00Simply Crate!Hi everyone!!! Morning! First I wanted to thank you all so much for your sweet comments! They mean the world to me! :D
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<br />I am so excited this morning because <a href="http://crate.typepad.com/cratepaper/2011/08/hi-everyone-this-is-amy-parker-and-i-have-for-you-my-first-cp-tutorial-yeah-i-was-set-to-do-a-simply-crate-this-time.html">my first tutorial</a> for the <a href="http://crate.typepad.com/cratepaper/">Crate Paper blog</a> is finally up today!!! :D I LOVE this layout that I made and really worked hard on typing out thorough instructions on how to make it.
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<br />I was assigned a Simply Crate, which means you are only supposed to use a limited amount of supplies in order to keep it simple. And this is a HUGE challenge for me! But I really really had a lot of fun with this one, and created something I am so happy with.
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<br />Be sure to check out the <a href="http://crate.typepad.com/cratepaper/">Crate Paper blog</a> if you would like to remake this layout yourself! :D Take care!
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<br />~AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-31891884901225966582011-08-20T16:22:00.000-07:002011-08-20T16:22:51.620-07:00Authentique Paper Design Team!!Hi yall!! Been a little bit since I have been back and posting. Sorry bout that! I have all these posts that are half done that I just need to finish up and then I can schedule them. :P I have a bad habit of starting them but just not finishing them at all on the time schedule I had planned. LOL! Anyone else like that?
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<br />Anyway, I have some awesome news that I am actually a few days late in sharing.....I am a designer for the new paper company Authentique Paper!!!
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<br />I put my name in for this call (almost completely last minute!) and I got an email from them the other day! I am very excited and honored to be a part of this company's new adventure, and can't wait to get started! I really do think their lines are gorgeous and am especially in love with all the alpha and text stickers! :D I am a sucker for those!
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<br />Here are a few of my favs from their 6 new lines!!
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<br />Awesome stuff right?! Hopefully I will have some projects to show you soon, but right now I am still awaiting my box! :D Getting things all ready for it to arrive though!
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<br />Hope you all are well! I will be back real soon with some more scrappy shares, and also an update on the girlies! We had a 6 month birthday recently and I have the most adorable pictures of Aurelia eating her first birthday cake! :D See you again soon!
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<br />~Amy
<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-27872630951814117312011-08-10T07:00:00.000-07:002011-08-10T07:00:11.173-07:00Seriously...Hi everyone! So the second layout I made for Crate Paper recently was put up on their blog last week, which means now I can share it here! :D I used the Random Collection for this one, and did something different that I had never done before. I created a little flip book on my layout using the new 6x6 paper pads Crate came out with this CHA! I had a lot of fun doing this, and will definitely be using these paper pads like this in the future.
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<br />The story behind this layout is one I am very happy to have scrapped, but I think it might be one of those 'you had to have been there' moments. Laugh! It displays the type of relationship that my husband and I have, and what keeps us laughing together. These happy moments I cherish, and when I saw these photographs I knew I had to document it.
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<br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperRandomSeriously.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 597px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperRandomSeriously.jpg" border="0" /></a>I had asked Jed if he wouldn't mind taking some new photographs of me, as I needed some for not only Crate Paper's new DT announcement, but also for the upcoming Guest Design gigs I had coming up. So of course he said yes, because he honestly thinks he is a really great photographer, and any opportunity for him to prove that he will take. LOL! One of the many things that he does that makes me laugh! Even though it may be slightly annoying, it really does put a smile on my face.
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<br />Anyway, the photos are going well, changing backgrounds and smiles and blah blah blah. Taking pictures of myself is honestly a pretty daunting task for me, as I really think I am the least photogenic person alive! But I am who I am, and I know that I will be kicking myself years from now if I hadn't taken any pictures of my early days as a mom and of me in my late twenties. These moments only come for a short period of time and then they are gone!
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<br />Everything is going well til we move to the waterfall (yes I have a waterfall in my front yard. I keep saying to Jed that I really think he is confused as to where we really live, cause I waterfall is the last thing you would normally find in the front yard of a home in our town! LOL!) Jed all of sudden says "Ohhh I know what would look really good! Stay right where you are...." and he just keeps snapping pictures whilst sloooowly moving the camera away from me. I start to think he must have some sort of look he is going for with these, but it just keeps moving further away and he is talking still like I am doing great and to not move. :P A couple more seconds go by and he is still moving away and I said "Wait a minute!! Seriously?! Do you even have that camera pointed at me anymore?!!
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<br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperRandomSeriouslypage2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 423px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperRandomSeriouslypage2.jpg" border="0" /></a> I said "Nu-uh! Your not getting me out of this shot!!" and I leaned over as far as I could making sure I stayed in the camera's view! Laugh!! He is such a punk! Always trying to pull a joke and give me a hard time! I totally didn't think he was getting me in the shots, but then when I loaded the pics to the computer and saw that he actually was, well I knew I needed to scrap this memory, cause it gave us both quite a laugh. This moment is actually really special for me, and I am so thankful to have these photos to go with it.
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<br /><div>~Amy </div>
<br />Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-44344649772477890832011-08-09T07:30:00.000-07:002011-08-09T07:30:02.540-07:00Wishful Thinking....Hi! So my workload for this last CHA was REALLY light! :D I only had to make one layout for Crate Paper's booth at CHA, and one for their blog to use a week later. I was actually quite thankful for this because it turned out to be a rather busy time for me at home. :P<br /><br />My CHA assignment was to work with Peppermint, which is their Christmas line. So gorgeous! I am totally in love with the colors of this collection, and all the patterns and details just make it wondeful! :D The only hiccup I have with a holiday collection is that we NEVER where I live. :P Never enough to really be able to take a picture of before the sun comes up and melts it that is. Laugh!<br /><br />So I had to get creative with my subject. I chose to use some pictures of Creedence spinning the sand at the beach, pretending it was snow! This little girlie wants to go see the snow sooo badly! I honestly think she will be quite shocked when she finds out how cold it is! Laugh! Either way, I am really happy with how this layout turned out, and wish I still owned it :P But I seriously have enough product to be able to recreate it if I wanted. :D<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 597px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperPeppermintWishfulthinking.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 469px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperPeppermintWishfulthinkingcloseup4.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 406px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperPeppermintWishfulthinkingcloseup2.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperPeppermintWishfulthinkingcloseup3.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Crate%20Paper/AmyParkerCratePaperPeppermintWishfulthinkingcloseup1.jpg" border="0" /> Be back again soon with another Crate Paper share!<br /><br />~AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-86613877484146449642011-08-07T07:00:00.000-07:002011-08-07T07:00:10.641-07:00A little more American Crafts love....Hi again! :D Crazy to see me again so soon huh? :P<br /><br />I wanted to real quick let all those who have written me emails as of late that I still need to respond to know that I am going to do so this weekend! :D I have not forgotten about you at all, things have just been super busy, so forgive me please! Life is just taking the wheel a little right now.<br /><br />So as I mentioned yesterday, I decided to put my name in for the AC Design Team call-totally doubt I will make it but you never know huh?! :D I am trying to stay positive about it and not go nuts checking my email every 5 minutes ya know? I'm sure they had soooo many people apply this term, not that they don't every time, but I am just trying not to get my hopes up real high. :P I just think about how much fun I had making these projects and it makes me remember why I do this hobby. :D For me to have some fun, and get my family's memories recorded.<br /><br />On with the layouts! :D<br /><br />So my first here came out differently than I had started, definitely not how I had imagined it, but I am still very happy with it. I really love this photo of Creedence, even though it came out super blurry (it is actually focused on the tree behind her), and really wanted to use it on a layout. So I did sort of a play on words thing, and my title is Trying To Stay Focused. It is about knowing Preschool is just around the corner, and I am trying to make sure that Creedence is prepped for it. Staying focused on how it will all benefit her and help her in the long run, but at the same time I am starting to realize that the sooner we get to that point, the sooner she will no longer be a little baby!! She is growing up so fast, and I am just not ready for it.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 597px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerFocused.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 346px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerFocusedcloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 444px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerFocusedcloseup2.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 315px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerFocusedcloseup3.jpg" border="0" /> This next layout is also about the Munchkin, she is just going through so many stages and changes that I am finding it difficult to keep up!! :P She has always been super active and on the move 24/7, but as of recent I have started to think she was seriously going overboard with being active! She is a million miles a minute, and that is <strong>NO</strong> exaggeration! She is always talking, moving, jumping, tickling, asking, drinking, eating, running, pretending, and just plain loving being a kid!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 590px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBusyBee.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBusyBeecloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 371px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBusyBeecloseup3.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 522px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBusyBeecloseup2.jpg" border="0" />My last paper scrapbooking project for the call is this card. :D Now most of you who know me absolutely know that I am <strong>NO</strong> card maker! I have gotten many a laugh from myself at my failed attempts at cardmaking, and I have also wasted a TON of scrapbooking supplies trying to make said cards. :P But it is so much fun when it comes together as easily as this one did! It really helps when you have stuff that all goes together. :) To be honest, I think this might be my fav card that I have ever made!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 377px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerSunshinecard.jpg" border="0" /> And last, but certainly not least, my altered project. I had really REALLY wanted to do a particular mini album, but I had to put that aside for later due to time constraints. (I have intentions on doing the mini real soon though!) So instead I made this t-shirt for Creedence! I had started one for the baby as well, but realized I used the wrong size onesie-I used a 6 month when she fits 9 month so there was no fudging trying to get her in it! :P She is just waaaaay too much of a chunker anymore to fit anything but 9 month. Which technically for her age is the right size, but she has actually been in that size since she was almost 5 months!!! :P<br /><br />Anyway, this shirt was so much fun to make! I have really been loving the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/amytangerine">cute little t's</a> made by <a href="http://amytangerine.blogspot.com/">Amy Tangerine</a>, and really hope someday I have enough money to get some for the girls! But for right now I opted to make my own. And it actually was a lot easier than I thought it would be!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerCreedencePapaTshirt.jpg" border="0" /> I decided to use my favorite font, American Crafts Regards chipboard thickers, and they worked beautifully for this! This particular font was big enough to show what the letters were when stitched, yet small enough for all the letters to fit on the shirt :D I just simply stuck the letters on the shirt where I wanted, then stitched around them, and peeled them back off when I was done, to reveal the perfect size letters! :D I was really quite proud of myself because this was pretty crafty for me! Laugh! The little heart I made out of felt, and I sewed some Dear Lizzy ribbons onto it and then a pretty little bow in the middle! It came out pretty cute and Creedence LOVES wearing it!<br /><br />She had such a blast posing in it that I couldn't help but send in this other cute pic of her wearing it! :D She is such a ham!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerCreedencePapaTshirt2.jpg" border="0" />So there you have it! My submission! :D I really hope they like it!<br /><br />And I totally blew it the other day when I posted my Guest Design projects and forgot to put up my cards! I made two cards for it, and they took almost as long to make as the layouts because I am that card challenged! Laugh! They are both pretty simple, and both baby cards. I am still in baby mode over here! And I think it is safe to say that I probably will be til the littlest turns one. :D<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 509px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerPinkBabyCard.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 485px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBlueBabycard.jpg" border="0" /><br />I'll be back again soon with my recent Crate Paper shares!<br />Take care!<br /><br />~AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-21789015587559058132011-08-04T10:25:00.000-07:002011-08-04T10:28:58.269-07:00Guest Designer at American Crafts!Hi Everyone! I know I have been gone for a little bit here, but it is because I have been non-stop crafting and had family visiting. :D I hope to get back on a blogging schedule real soon here! It is incredible how much time has gone by since I was last on here, and it seems like a million and one things have gone on in that time! :P I am writing up some other posts today, most of them will be scrapbooking catch up, but I will make sure to do some update ones on the girls cause they have grown sooooo much!!<br /><br />Anyway, back to the scrappy stuff for right now....I received an email from <a href="http://chrisandpaige.blogspot.com/">Paige Evans</a> of <a href="http://americancrafts.typepad.com/studio/">American Crafts</a> a while ago about being their Guest Designer for the week! I couldn't believe it! Talk about a dream come true! :D Who doesn't love American Crafts stuff huh?! So of course I said yes! It has been a little bit since <a href="http://americancrafts.typepad.com/studio/2011/07/guest-designer-of-the-week-amy-parker.html">my layouts went live</a> on the AC blog, so I thought I would share them here too. :D <br /><br />This first layout is about my two favorite flowers we had in our garden this season! I LOVE Ranunculus and this was my first time having some! They are so beautiful and delicate and just perfect for putting in vases. :D Make me very happy. And then we had a surprise in the garden with <strong>millions</strong> (I am not exaggerating!) of poppies! Jed threw out a butt load of seeds without paying attention to what went where or anything, and as plants started growing we would try to figure out what they were. Well for the <strong>loooongest</strong> time we thought these were weeds, but as buds started to form we realized they were poppies! And man they were stunning! So many colors and sizes, some single petaled and others super thick!! And with how many seeds they let down they should come back even more next season! <br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerRanunculusandPoppies.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerRanunculusandPoppiescloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerRanunculusandPoppiescloseup3.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerRanunculusandPoppiescloseup2.jpg" border="0" /><br />The theme for my week of guesting were decorative brads, so I tried my hardest to use them on my projects! But they really took center stage for my altered project: hair barrettes and pretty clips! I couldn't resist making these! They not only work for going in your hair but also clip onto clothes or scarves! Some I made specific for me :D , and then the rest I made for the Munchkin and Aurelia!<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBarrettes.jpg" border="0" /> These are for the girls!<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBarretteslower.jpg" border="0" /> And these are for me! :D I've already worn the middle one several times and love it!!<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBarrettesupper.jpg" border="0" /> I know there were requests to do a tutorial on making the little hair clips from the Elmer's and XACTO Blog Hop, and I haven't forgotten that! I will be working on that real soon! :D<br /><br />Next up is a layout about the little one. I am working on trying to catch up on her monthly layouts, and I am still three months behind now! Laugh! Anyway, I had so much fun making this layout! I tore out a couple sheets of paper from a spiral I have and messily folded them in half. Not a bit of it was even, as sheets were sticking out in different directions in several places. I trimmed some layers with decorative scissors, and then stuck some strips of patterned paper cut with punches into some of the sections. Everything is leaning differently and it is slightly messy, but by keeping the colors crisp and bright and using a clean white, it keeps it from looking a mess! :D Once it is all stuck down, then I sewed through each layer and started adding photos!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 524px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParker3mo.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParker3mocloseup2.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />I have my dear friend <a href="http://www.swissgirldesigns.com/">Rahel</a> to thank for the gorgeous pink Thickers!!! She is the sweetest!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParker3mocloseup3.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParker3mocloseup1.jpg" border="0" />And last, but certainly not least, is my layout about Creedence's Speech Therapist, Sharon. I am so indebted to her, I don't know how I could ever thank her enough for all she has done for Creedence! She worked so hard with her and was so patient with her, and Creedence is not the same little thing because of it! Her speech has improved immensely and I am so happy because of it! Laugh! Now Creedence seriously <strong>NEVER STOPS TALKING</strong>!!! But I wouldn't change a second of that! :D<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 593px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerTuesandThurs.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerTuesandThurscloseup2.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerTuesandThurscloseup3.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerTuesandThurscloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><br />So there you have it!! :D All my American Crafts GDT work!<br /><br />Less than two weeks later was the deadline for the DT call, and serioulsy with all this amazing AC product that I had just received I could not resist putting my name in!! :D I will be back tomorrow to share with you my submission!<br /><br />Take care!!<br /><br />~AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-52945569473083180302011-06-11T14:50:00.000-07:002011-06-11T14:51:47.902-07:00Elmers + X-ACTO Craft and Tell Blog Hop!!!Omgoodness everyone! My sincerest apologies!! I have no clue what happened, but my post is gone! :( Had it prescheduled (done it a million times), and it has just disappeared. ? Anyone ever had this happen? So needless to say I am rewriting the whole thing! :P<br /><br />So by now you have made it through the whole line up-such an amazing group of ladies right?!!! (In case you are joining the hop without starting from the beginning-<a href="http://amyheller.typepad.com/amyheller/">go here</a> to Amy Heller's blog) I know I have told Amy a dozen times, but I am so honored to be a part of this awesome group of ladies!! Their creations are far superior to mine, so I feel awful being the last on the list for you all to see! I hope you all enjoy my creations!! :D<br /><br />I am going to start you all off with the PRIZES!! Elmer's has been extremely generous with their prizes for this hop! We have 4 prize packs to giveaway, with a retail value of over $400 in total!! That is just incredible people!! :D<br /><br /><strong>2 Grand Prizes</strong>-Two lucky people will receive this prize pack<br /><br /><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Elmers_BIGPRIZE.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Elmers_BIGPRIZE.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In EACH of the (2) GRAND PRIZE bundles include:<br /><br />3 X-ACTO Retract-a-Blade knives<br />3 CraftBond Extra Strength Glue Sticks<br />3 CraftBond Tape Runners<br />3 Mini Bi-fold 9x12 Foam Board packs<br />1 Painters Markers pack<br />1 X-ACTO Decorative Edge Scissors pack<br />1 Circle Cutter<br />1 X-ACTO Self-Healing Mat<br />1 Glue Dots pack<br />2 Photo Corners packs (various colors)<br />1 Gel Pens pack<br />1 Tacky Glue bottle<br />.................................<br />$140/retail!!<br /><br />and then there are 2 more prize packs being given away by Amy Heller!<br /><br />Prize Pack #1<br /><br /><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 477px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/ElmersPrize-1_AH.jpg" border="0" /><br />1- XACTO Cutting Mat<br />1- XACTO Gripster<br />1- XACTO Circle Cutter<br />1- Elmer's Foam Board Pack<br />2- Elmer's Photo Corners<br />1- Elmer's Glue Spots<br />4 Gel Pens<br />.................................<br />Approx. $50/retail (US)<br /><br /><br />Prize Pack #2<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 347px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/ElmersPrize_2_AH.jpg" border="0" /><br />1- XACTO RotaryTrimmer<br />1- XACTO Scissors<br />2- XACTO Decorative Scissors<br />1- Elmer's Glue Spots<br />1- Elmer's Craft Bond<br />5 Gel Pens<br />.................................<br />Approx. $50/retail (US)<br /><br />Here is how to possibly win one of these for yourself: <em>Hop through all ten blogs on the hop (starting with </em><a href="http://amyheller.typepad.com/amyheller/"><em>Amy Heller's blog</em></a><em>) and leave a comment on each blog. You have until 11:30PM, PDT (West Coast Time) on Sunday to comment- that gives you all weekend! :D Winners will be chosen and posted on Amy's blog on Tuesday. :) </em>Super duper easy right?<br /><br />Now to show you my projects!!<br /><br />I will first start with some barrettes and clips I made for both the girls and myself. :D Please note that I am really really (REALLY) late to the 'make-your-own-flower-hairthingy-and-clips' bandwagon. So these are my first attempts at it. :D I had a blast making them! But somehow it slipped my mind how INSANE my eldest Creedence is, so all the pictures of her are crazy and super blurry. This child is wild I tell ya!! But I think the only reason the pictures of Aurelia turned is because, bless her heart, she is stuck in her swing! Laugh! Won't be long though before this baby is on the move! Ok back to the projects....<br /><br />This is the best picture I got this headband I made. :P But I love how this looks!!! :D I used my bottle of <a href="http://www.elmers.com/product/detail/E430?filterPath=craft">Elmer's Tacky Glue</a> for this project, and as long as you let it completely dry then it works great!! The top part of the band (that goes across the top of the head) is actually 1 inch cotton seam binding that I sealed closed by applying a line of the glue on the inside and simply folded the two sides together. The bottom part (which is underneath your hair at the back of your neck) is some elastic ribbon, just enough to make the headband taut on the head. Glue these two pieces of ribbon together and you have your head band! The flower was really easy. I made it out of felt. There are tons of tutorials on how to make these rolled up felt flowers online, but if you would like a link to one just let me know in the comments and I will find one for you. :D On top of the flower I glued a bow and a yellow flower brad (which adhered beautifully!).<br /><br /><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Creedencewhiteheadbandflower.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedencewhiteheadbandflower.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These next photos are ones that I was talking about. Creedence is just moving waaaay too much and I am not a good photographer so I don't know how to not get them blurry. :P I actually have no clue how to use the camera except in automatic. Laugh! These are simply just felt circles cut out and then a brad through them. I used some aligator hair clips and used the <a href="http://www.elmers.com/product/detail/E430?filterPath=craft">Tacky Glue</a> again to ahere the ribbon on. (I can do a tutorial for this if you would like! It is so easy anyone could do it!) This isn't an instant drying glue so the ribbon did take some holding onto for it to dry together but it didn't take long. :D And now I have customized hair clips for the girls!<br /><br /><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Creedencegreypinkbarrette.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedencegreypinkbarrette.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is the munchkin playing peek-a-boo with me while I am trying to get her picture!<br /><br /><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Creedencepeekaboo.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedencepeekaboo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Her mouth here is completely covered in chocolate milk! My daughter is one of those that can not help making a mess no matter what she does.<br /><br /><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Creedencelookatcamerabarrette.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedencelookatcamerabarrette.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is Aurelia with her barrette! It matches her outfit :D Probably the only time this baby has worn coordinating stuff since she was born! Laugh! </p><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Aureliasbarrette.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Aureliasbarrette.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And because I can't do this blog post without having a picture of this baby looking at the camera!<br /><br /><p align="left"><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Aureliawithbarrette.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Aureliawithbarrette.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is a side view of the barrettes so that you can see them on the clips.<br /><br /><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Creedencesclipssideview.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedencesclipssideview.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />And here are two clips that I made for my sweaters. :D I almost ALWAYS (even when I sleep) wear a little plain silver barrette in my hair to help keep my bangs out of my face, but rarely do I wear a decorated barrette in my hair. So seeing as I wear sweaters all the time, I thought I might make a couple little things to dress them up once in a while! One has a clip back and the other a pin. Both are adhered, again, with the <a href="http://www.elmers.com/product/detail/E430?filterPath=craft">Tacky Glue</a>! (Love this stuff!)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Sweaterclips.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Sweaterclips.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And because the munchkin has to be in EVERY PHOTO I take now a days, she just couldn't resist putting her hand in there!<br /><br /><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Creedenceshand.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedenceshand.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Next is a layout I made about all my favorite quotes from Pinterest lately. :D This was an enjoyable layout to make! It is a two pager (8.5x11 double). I products I used for this project are: <a href="http://www.elmers.com/product/detail/E430?filterPath=craft">Elmer's Tacky Glue</a>, <a href="http://www.elmers.com/product/detail/E4006?filterPath=craft">Craftbond Permanent Tape Runner</a>, and <a href="http://www.elmers.com/product/detail/E4002?filterPath=craft">Craftbond Glue Spots</a>. They worked beautifully for my scrapbooking!! The glue spots are super thin (so no lifted off the page effect when you are not wanting it), the tape runner is so smooth and easy to use (and quiet! I used to have a tape runner when I first started scrapbooking that made a clicking noise the entire time you ran it-and when you have a little one in the same room as you in the dead of night when you are trying to craft-quiet means a lot!! :D), and my fav of all the Tacky glue works fabulously! What I love most about this glue is that it is thick, but it doesn't warp your paper like other glues I have found. And I am a wet glue girl, so I have used MANY a bottle of wet glue since I started scrappin. :D So this glue for me is a keeper.<br /><br /><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=AmyParkerRememberQuoteLove.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerRememberQuoteLove.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And lastly, I have here a project that I have wanted to do for a VERY long time!!! Ever since I first saw these frames from Sassafras Lass I knew they would be awesome for this! So I finally did it! Here is our little family portrait hanging for the living room! Doesn't go at all with our furniture or the colors anywhere in our house, but I LOVE IT!!! I can't wait to get it hanging in it own designated spot in the living room! (for this picture I just hung it on the pan rack in the kitchen area so I could get a picture next to the sliding glass door) I used all the same glues as the above project, and again they worked like magic!<br /><br /><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=AmyParkerSassafraslasshangingJohnsonFamily.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerSassafraslasshangingJohnsonFamily.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><p align="left">So there you have it!! All my projects! I had a few things in my box that did not get used, though I have intentions to do so. There was a <a href="http://www.xacto.com/Product/X2010">circle cutter</a> (something I have NEVER owned) so I was really intimidated by it. Circles is not something I have used much on my layouts because I would have always had to hand cut them out, and they look all wonky so I just avoided it. But now that I have the cutter I am going to put it to good use. I tried to use it for these projects but kept messing up (user malfunction! Laugh!), so I need to work more on my technique with it and then I know I will get it right eventually! :D And the other thing I wanted to use was the <a href="http://www.elmers.com/product/detail/905142">Foam Board!</a> I could not for the life of me figure out what to do with this, until last night an idea came to me! LOL! A little too late huh? So I have plans on putting that together this week and hopefully will have it done soon!<br /><br />Again Everyone I am so so sorry that this did not go up when it was supposed to! I have never had a post just get eaten up like that before! :( All your comments on my other posts will all be counted, so no need to recomment unless you really would like to! Thanks so much!!!<br /><br />Real quick I wanted to say a HUGE Thank you to Amy Heller!!! She is the best, and I really had a blast with this Craft and Tell! And also a HUGE HUGE THANK YOU to Elmer's and XACTO for making all this possible!! <br /><p align="left">Take care everyone! And good luck with the hop! </p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-62939960423827413832011-06-02T06:01:00.000-07:002011-06-02T06:01:00.136-07:00Elmers + X-ACTO Craft and Tell!!!<div><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/ELMERs-Blog-Hop-Icon.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 492px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/ELMERs-Blog-Hop-Icon.jpg" border="0" /></a>Yay!!! I can finally share my excitement!! This is gonna be so fun! </div><br /><br /><div>A little while ago I was contacted by the amazing and awesome <a href="http://amyheller.typepad.com/amyheller/">Amy Heller</a>, asking if I wanted to be a part of an Elmer's + X-ACTO Craft and Tell Blog Hop she was hosting! Of course I said YES!! I was so honored that she asked me, as I not only love her work but adore her as well! She is the sweetest and nicest and is serioulsy talented!! I have been super giddy ever since I got her email! :D I received my box about a week later, WOW I couldn't believe some of the stuff in there! Some things really cool, some so super useful, and others that I have never used before in my life so this was certainly a fun and new experience! And I have had a blast! I will have some sneaks to show you real soon, but they just aren't quite ready yet. :D The full reveal will happen soon.... First off it is time for you guys to have some fun!!! </div><br /><br /><div><em><strong>On Saturday and Sunday, June 11-12</strong></em>, mark your calendars, because some of the most talented ladies out there will be bringing you layouts, cards, altered items and mini albums all created with Elmer's + X-ACTO's specially designed adhesives and cutting tools, perfect for paper crafting aficionados such as yourself!</div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://amyheller.typepad.com/amyheller/">Amy Heller</a> is going to be announcing a new member of the Elmer's + X-ACTO Craft & Tell Blog Hop Team via <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000792606360" target="_self">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/amyhellerdesign" target="_self">Twitter</a> each day (so make sure you are friends with her there/or following her there). Each day the person she announces will have a post on their blog, maybe even with a sneak peak of one of their projects that will be shown in its entirety during our hop! It is going to be a lot of fun seeing what all the amazing ladies on this team have in store for you!! :D </div><br /><br /><div>Not only will there be TONS of inspiration, but Amy will be giving away two spectacular prize packages (U.S. residents only) provided by Elmer's + X-ACTO!!! HUGE!!! Here's a look at what Elmer's + X-ACTO will be giving away that weekend!</div><br /><br /><div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 477px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/ElmersPrize-1_AH.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><div>Prize Pack #1</div><br /><br /><div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 347px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/ElmersPrize_2_AH.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />Prize Pack #2<br /><br />Totally AWESOME right?!!<br /><br />Remember this will all start on Saturday the 11th!! So make sure you check out <a href="http://amyheller.typepad.com/amyheller/">Amy Heller's blog</a> on that day to begin hopping through our blogs!! :D<br /><br />In the meantime, make sure you "Like" Elmer's and Xacto on Facebook and follow them on Twitter:<br /><br />FacebookElmer's : <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Elmers" target="_self">http://www.facebook.com/Elmers</a><br /><br />X-Acto : <a href="http://www.facebook.com/XACTO">http://www.facebook.com/XACTO</a><br /><br />TwitterElmer's : <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/elmers" target="_self">http://twitter.com/#!/elmers</a><br /><br />Woohoo Can't wait til the 11th!! Hope you all have fun and I'll wish you luck!! :D<br />~Amy</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-9369595077852865062011-06-02T06:00:00.000-07:002011-06-02T06:00:06.747-07:00Exciting News and Winners!!!Hi Everyone!!! Lots going on today, so I am going to have a couple posts go live today. I have winners to announce, layout shares and super duper huge awesome blog hop that I am so honored to be a part of!!! :D Let's get to it!<br /><br /><div>First up, so so sorry that I did not get on here sooner to tell you all the winners of my Scrapbook Trends April magazines! And I totally blew it when the munchkin drew names and didn't have my camera out. :P Which was probably best cause I was almost in tears when the names were finally drawn and all was said and done. I was so frustrated because Creedence just did not want to listen at all to my telling her to just pull ONE NAME AT A TIME, she wanted too much to just throw the whole bowl up in the air and have all the little papers go flying, and pretend like it was snowing on her. :P Bless her little heart, she just loves to have fun! Needless to say though I think I will have Jed pull names for future giveaways from now on. And something awesome...I decided to do three names instead of just two!! :D So there is one more lucky winner! Yay!</div><br /><div>Here they are:</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/14395813823137441539" rel="nofollow">Glue Meets Paper</a> said...<br /><em>wow Amy great post :) Your little ones are too adorable! No surprise they picked that pretty little girl for the cover! And btw when I saw your picture I thought "wow she looks GREAT for having such a young baby" and then I read how you're still unhappy with how you look. So let me just say I completely understand that feeling (i have so much more to lose and my baby is already 8 months eek) but you really look fabulous. OH and your layout is so darling....love it! Alright- long comment for a long blog post :)</em><br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://09122007.blogspot.com/2011/05/where-i-have-been-and-what-i-have-been.html?showComment=1304877108052#c8068088648418989465">May 8, 2011 10:51 AM </a></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13751863333372920969" rel="nofollow">Katey</a> said...<br /><em>great photos! congrats on the layout on the layout!</em><br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://09122007.blogspot.com/2011/05/where-i-have-been-and-what-i-have-been.html?showComment=1305777708066#c6798431340018990197">May 18, 2011 9:01 PM </a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/13085853152465936977" rel="nofollow">Olivia</a> said...<br /><em>Wow Amy, what a beautiful layout with the patchwork heart! Your Easter looks like it was fun, love the cute photos of Creedence's expressions :)Hope that you had a lovely Mother's Day xx</em><br /><a title="comment permalink" href="http://09122007.blogspot.com/2011/05/where-i-have-been-and-what-i-have-been.html?showComment=1304893836722#c6177829932675095366">May 8, 2011 3:30 PM </a></div><br /><div><br />Yay to the lucky ladies!! Congrats! If you ladies could all email me (<a href="mailto:09122007@sbcglobal.net">09122007@sbcglobal.net</a>) your addresses I will get these off to you ASAP! :D Thank you to all who left comments!! I will have more giveaways coming real soon! </div><br />I also wanted to thank you all for your wonderful comments about how I look. :D They really made me feel so much better, as I had been really low lately. You all are wonderful!!! Thank you!!! *HUGS!* I have started really watching what I eat (as I had been eating a ton of <a href="http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/single-serve-cookie-dough">this</a> lately!) and been trying hard to kick my butt in gear with working out, but I am determined not to be watching the scale. I need to get back in shape and not be so focused on the losing weight part. It is unrealistic for me to automatically assume that once I am back to my previous weight I will be able to fit all the pants I wore just out of hight school. Laugh!! What truly is just silly. I know that things have changed since I had the girls. Things shifted that are never gonna move back! So I need to just come to terms with that. :D But being healthy is a goal I can achieve. And that is what I will be working towards. </div><br />Everyone is good here, just chuggin along. Jed has grand plans for the house and is getting an itch to start them, so we are in the middle of combining our offices right now. Thought this would be a lot easier than it turned to be. I knew it would be madness!! So now my scrap room (which was somewhat close to being done) now got turned upside down again, and has about half of Jed's stuff in with it too. :P This did not make some of my pending deadlines very easy!! :( But I am working on it. <br /><br />Speaking of scrapiness stuff, I have a share for you all! :D It is a layout I did for the new Noel Mignon challenge which is all about <a href="http://noelmignonchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/you-say-its-your-birthday-challenge.html">Birthdays</a>! My layout was late (thanks to my missing mojo) so it is not on the challenge post, but it is up on the Noel Mignon blog. :D I used the new Mary Ellen kit for this layout! Love that kit!!!!<br /><br /><div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 597px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerNoelMignonDoubletheTrouble.jpg" border="0" /></div>This layout is filled with so many layers! It was a lot of fun to make, but took quite a bit of planning! :D I put this in for the Elle's Studio call, didn't make it though. :( I will keep trying for that team though cause I want it soo much! :D Really love the colors in this kit! I hope to get a couple more layouts done with it before the new kit arrives!<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 419px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerNoelMignonDoubletheTroublecloseup5.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerNoelMignonDoubletheTroublecloseup4.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerNoelMignonDoubletheTroublecloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerNoelMignonDoubletheTroublecloseup3.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 342px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerNoelMignonDoubletheTroublecloseup2.jpg" border="0" />That's all I have right now so I will be back soon with more scrappy shares and picture updates! <br /><div>I have also posted info in another post on the totally awesome blog hop so be sure to check that out!! :D<br /><div><br />Take care!</div><br />~Amy </div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-88404613180296669592011-05-16T22:52:00.000-07:002011-05-16T22:56:48.000-07:00Giveaway still open.....Hey everyone! So I don't know if all of you know but Blogger <strong>WENT NUTS</strong> over the weekend and lots of my comments on <a href="http://09122007.blogspot.com/2011/05/where-i-have-been-and-what-i-have-been.html">my giveaway post</a> got deleted. :(<br /><br />So I am going to keep the giveaway open for a little bit longer so that you all can make sure your name is in there if you were wanting it :D<br /><br />You now have til Wednesday 11:59 pm PST to comment! Be sure to do so in the <a href="http://09122007.blogspot.com/2011/05/where-i-have-been-and-what-i-have-been.html">Giveaway post</a>!<br /><br />Be back soon with a winner!! :DAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-53872902127183992002011-05-08T07:00:00.000-07:002011-05-08T07:00:00.634-07:00Where I have been and what I have been doing....<div align="left"><span style="color:#339999;"><strong>*Giveaway down at the bottom of the post*</strong><br /></span><br />Hi Everyone! :D I want to thank all of those who left a comment on my last post. I wrote that at about 1 in the morning, and had just kinda let everything go with it. Which was really good! Very therapeutic, but really sad. Sometimes you just have to get it out though ya know? It has taken me a few days now to stop being so emotional and sad, but with National Scrapbooking Day and Mother's Day this weekend, I have lots of reasons to be happy! It is 1 am again and I am sitting here editing photos from Easter! Laugh! Better late than never right? :D First I will share a little update on what we have been up to:</div><br /><div align="left"><br /><strong>This one is growing faster than I ever could have imagined.</strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence83sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><div align="left"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">(asked her here to please give me a smile but her mouth was super full of candy! Of course!)</span></em><br /><br />She is talking non-stop, and in more complete sentences. She has an enormous vocabulary, it just astounds me! She said the other day that I was beautiful, she was pretty and Aurelia was lovely. :D She is such a joy and a sweetheart!<br /></div><br /><div align="left">But she still has her extremely stubborn side, and is as strong-willed and stubborn as the day she was born! (If not more so!) Time-out is much more frequent as of late, but that is because she is now testing more than ever. And she knows how to back talk now too! It is cute as ever, Jed and I have the hardest time keeping a straight face! But Holy Shnikes I had no idea one little kid could be so crazy from the moment she wakes to the moment she falls asleep! It is like pulling teeth to get her to do anything, including listen to you. :P </div><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><br /><div align="left"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence94sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" />Physically she is doing tremendously well. She is so tall right now, she is up to my mid waist! (I am super short but still! This is my baby! When did she get this big?!) She loves to run, jump, spin, scream, fly and go for walks, and that is all before breakfast. Laugh! </div><br /><div align="left"><br /></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence86sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" />She is getting so good at sharing, and is always very concerned when sister cries. She is loving to read books right now, and can count to 12! Still working on understanding what those numbers mean though. She may play tough to get most of the time but she is such a huge softie, and absolutely breaks down when she gets in trouble. Automatically the Mommy I Love you's come out and she just wants to be held. And I can't help but do just that. :D<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence49sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> (Awesome perspective here huh?! Jed took this picture :D)</span></em><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left">It's pretty funny these pictures below-she just could not help herself but to start eating!! </div><br /><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence68sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence70sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence63sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" />And start talking while she was eating....</p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence66sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" />Want some?! .... :D She is at such a challenging yet super fun age! </div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=Creedence60sunnypopresize.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence60sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><div align="left"><strong>This little one is growing more and more everyday!</strong> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AureliaandJed130sunnydaysresize.jpg" border="0" /> <em><span style="font-size:85%;">(Please ignore Jed's face here. He too couldn't stop eating the candy!)</span></em> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Aurelia133sunnydaysresize.jpg" border="0" />Aurelia is now 3 and a half months old, and is so stinkin tubby it is hilarious! She has some super power thighs under those pants there! :D She is the cutest Sumo baby when she is just in a diaper. Cuteness overload! She has also started laughing! She is very select at what she laughs at, but she smiles at almost everything. She is naturally a happy baby, and we are so lucky to have this little one! She reveals more personality everyday, and it is so fun to see her becoming who she will be. She <strong>adores</strong> her sister! She would watch Creedence all day long, if only Cree would stay within Aurelia's sight. She loves to be sitting up and feel a part of what is going on, and absolutely can not stand to be left laying there for more than like 20 seconds! She is one of those that wants to go with you where ever you go, and if she can do that she is perfectly content. :D<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Aurelia131sunnydaysresize.jpg" border="0" /> She has been having some not so happy times lately because she is getting 4 teeth in! I can see quite easily that this is affecting her, and I feel so bad! The poor thing. 4 is just way too much for one to handle all at once! And what is worse is she can't hold onto anything yet so teethers aren't working for her at all. She found her hands fairly early so she uses those to chew on when I am not there nursing her or holding something for her to chew on. I know that she will only be this little for so long and also this bout with teething will pass soon, so we are doing our best to get through it. :D<br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/meandaurelia44sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" /><em><span style="font-size:85%;"> (Love those chubby cheeks!)<br /></span></em><br /><strong>This guy is being an amazing father, and a wonderful husband.</strong><br /><strong></strong><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Jed100sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" /> He comes home from work (that's right! He found a job! :D), exhausted, but will still make time to play with the girls-be it a full tackle and run session with the munchkin, or playing airplane/superbaby with the bitty. Creedence and him have a special time that they spend in the front yard when he gets home. She helps him with moving rocks to the pond, and planting seeds and picking weeds. She LOVES to be outside with Papa. Jed has taken on a couple things since Aurelia was born, things that help around the house but also make for special bonding times with the girls, but mostly for Creedence. He bathes the girls almost every night (sometimes Creedence passes out before bath time happens!), he brushes the munchkin's teeth every night, and he puts Creedence to bed at night (as I usually stay up later and am nursing Aurelia at that time). He is also the champion cuddler of the house. If anyone has a owie or is upset, he is there to let them sit on his lap. (ie: the munchkin! hehe)<br /><br /><br /><p align="left"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/JedandAurelia135sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" />And as a husband he is really being wonderful. So understanding of the fact that the first year having a baby some things just have to get put on hold. We are working hard to keep our relationship strong, and communicating much better with each other than we ever have. He's a crazy guy who constantly needs to be kept in check, but I love him. :D </p><br /><p><strong>And this is me as of right now.</strong> </p><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/meandaurelia39sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p align="left">I won't deny that I am not really very happy with how I look right now. But that is kind of normal seeing as I just had a baby and am dealing with about 20 extra pounds that wasn't there before. :P I don't know what is going on but I tried to put on a pair of pants this evening that I wore last Tuesday and they would not get past my hips. Sigh. That right there made it official. I can no longer fit any of my non-maternity pants, and am stuck with wearing my maternity jeans or my sweatpants. All. the. time. I am really bummed. Tomorrow starts a change in my diet and regular exercise. And I can't tell you how extremely difficult it will be!! Omgosh. It's gonna be super hard. But I gotta do it, cause I am so tired of this. I hate the way I look right now, and I want to wear my clothes gosh darn it! :)</p><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/meandaurelia55sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" />Here is a pic of almost all the cousins lined up and ready to start egg hunting!! Creedence did so good with posing for these! She stayed in one spot and kept this huge smile for like 6 pictures! Laugh! That is really good for her! :D <br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/thekiddos5sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" />And here is a picture of almost the whole family on Jed's side. :D There are several people missing from this shot but hey at least all the kiddos are there! </p><br /><p><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/allofus159sunnypopresize.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/allofus159sunnypopresize.jpg" border="0" /></a> And because it is just too gosh darn cute I have to share a pic of the sweetest most adorable little puppy I have ever seen!! :D <br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/puppy143sunnydaysresize.jpg" border="0" /> I seriously just wanted to put it in my purse as I left! And it would have totally fit too! Love!<br />Now for scrapbooking related stuffs!! :D I have a couple things I wanted to share with you all.</p><br /><p>First off I want to tell you about a site that a new friend of mine, <a href="http://www.swissgirldesigns.com/">Rahel</a>, just started called <a href="http://scrapbookmentor.com/">The Scrapbook Mentor</a>!! It is not your ordinary scrapbooking site. You can think of it as an ongoing, online scrapbooking course. This “course” is taught by <a href="http://www.swissgirldesigns.com/">Rahel Menig</a>, the on-site Scrapbook Mentor. She has years of scrapbook experience and is so inspiring!! Her scrapbook style is flawless and fresh and I absolutely love some of the ideas she has for using products on her projects! Every month she will have new things to show us and teach us! Each month as an exclusive member you will get:</p><br /><p>2 New Video Tutorials (invaluable insight on how she creates her masterpieces!)<br />3 New Articles On Various Scrapbooking Topics (tips and techniques that will inspire you!)<br />1 Open Question & Answer Webinar (being able to talk one on one with Rahel herself!)<br />1 Product or Service Review With Giveaway (free stuff! seriously how awesome is that?!)<br /><br />Here is a little bit more talking about the site (taken from the main page :D): <em>Think of this site as a scrapbook meetup that never ends and an online scrapbooking classroom that never closes! As a member of our site, you can login day or night at anytime and participate in the growing members only forums. At the same time you can get inspiration for new scrapbooking pages and learn some new techniques from our resident expert. We feel that this site takes scrapbooking to the next level. There is nothing better then being a part of a special community and that is exactly what we’re building here. We don’t know of any other sites in the scrapbooking world that are doing what we are. We want you to be a part of this!</em><br /><br />Here is a link to <a href="http://scrapbookmentor.com/blog/">The Scrapbook Mentor's blog</a> where you can check out not only the awesome projects she has featured for members this month (which includes tutorials, behind the scenes footage, inspiration, and thought process while making these gorgeous creations!), but also the current National Scrapbooking Day Challenges she has posted!!! Yay!!! I am working on mine this evening and am having a blast! Here is a link to the <a href="http://scrapbookmentor.com/faq/">FAQs page</a> if you have any questions, or you can <a href="http://scrapbookmentor.com/contact-us/">contact Rahel here</a>. :) Please come check it out and give it a try!! Rahel is super sweet and would love to see you there!! :D </p><br /><p>Next thing on my list to tell you all about is the <a href="http://www.noelmignon.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=4029">awesome NSD challenge</a> going on over at <a href="http://noelmignonlayouts.blogspot.com/">Noel Mignon</a> that was posted by the lovely <a href="http://www.jillcornell.blogspot.com/">Jill Cornell</a>! It is all about using up those old kits and getting your layouts you make submitted for publication!! It is a for fun challenge so no prize involved, but still a great challenge nonetheless! :D Totally need to do this as I have massive amounts left over from Noel's kits that desperately need to be used! And many a call to submit to that I keep forgetting to do! </p><br /><p>Two last things to tell you about before I head back to my scrap room to start scrapping again-Today was my day to post up <a href="http://cosmocricket.typepad.com/cosmo_cricket/2011/05/a-challange-and-a-winner.html">a challenge over at Cosmo Cricket</a>! I was so nervous about this because the last time I did a post there I had soooo many typos it was seriously ridiculous! Laugh!! But I used spell check this time so I think it turned out ok. Here is my layout for the challenge: </p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Cosmo%20Cricket/?action=view&current=AmyParkerCosmoUpcycleHeart.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Cosmo%20Cricket/AmyParkerCosmoUpcycleHeart.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p>Totally didn't photograph at all like I had hoped it would, but it was my second round with photographing it and I really didn't feel like doing it again. Laugh! The layout turned out differently than I had intended but I kind of like it being different. My handwriting on it ruined it though! Guh. Well hopefully Creedence will appreciate seeing my handwriting when she is older and flipping through her albums. :D </p><br /><p>And then last but not least: I received my box of the April 2011 Scrapbook Trends with my layout on the cover!!! </p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=st-coverapril.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/st-coverapril.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p>I had no idea they would send me so many copies! I have two for me to keep (just in case one gets ruined-you know, having a particular monkey around LOTS of things get ruined fast), one each for my Grandma and my Dad (who each requested one :D), and <strong>TWO</strong> to giveaway for you all!!! So leave a comment on this post by Wednesday 11:59 pm PST! I will have my munchkin/monkey Creedence draw two winners on Thursday! </p><br /><p>My last thing to say: </p><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/?action=view&current=mothersdaydahliapostcardcopy.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/mothersdaydahliapostcardcopy.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><p>I know this is the same image I used last year, but I just love it soooo much!!! :D Can you blame me for using it again? :)</p><br /><p>Take care everyone!!! :D Be back soon! </p><br /><p>~Amy</p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-28537483384249515302011-05-01T07:00:00.000-07:002011-05-01T07:00:03.795-07:008 years....I have been dreading May 1st for about a month and a half now. It is incredible how fast this day came. Even though it is May Day, a gorgeous flower holiday, it is so hard for me to see it as that, because 8 years ago today my dear mother passed away.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/mommemelissaresize.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 413px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/mommemelissaresize.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is my Mom, my sister Melissa, and me (I was 16 here!). </p><br /><p>I remember parts of that day so vividly. It is funny what sticks with you. It rained that day, but only after she passed. Rain always makes me so happy, so maybe she was trying to cheer me up. I always think of my mom whenever it rains anymore.<br /><br /><br /><p>It is incredible how much I have clung to just because it was something that she loved. Like I still have her purse. Completely untouched and intact since the last day she used it. I don't know if I have shared this on here before (can't remember) but there is a little restaurant here in town that she LOVED. We always went there. It is a breakfast and early lunch place. Breakfast was her fav meal, and she would get blackberry pancakes. They never had enough blackberry to them for her (even though they were covered in fresh blackberries) so she would put a couple of those little tiny blackberry jam packets they have for toast ontop of her pancake stack. And she would always take a few for the road so she would have some at home just in case. Her purse still has a few packs in it. It has been almost 5 years since I looked in her purse last, I break down every time I do. </p><br /><p>Jed used to give me a real hard time about the fact that I watch the same movies so much and so often. It took him really pressuring me about it for me to realize why I will play Harry Potter 10 times in one day, though I only see it once throughout the whole day but in bits and pieces. My mom layed in her bed, which was in the living room, for most of the time and to bring her a little more happiness we would watch movies. There wasn't a whole lot she was able to do so this was special for her. I would give anything to be able to watch a movie with her one more time. And I promise I would actually sit there through the whole movie. It is uncontrollable my need to have a movie on. I can't describe the happiness it subconsciously brings to me. </p><br /><p>I did a layout about a month ago about this day. Sadly I have a lot of regrets that I am finding very hard to come to terms with. So it was very therapeutic to get it all down on paper. Although rereading it all to type it, it all still hurts so much.</p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 596px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerNoelMignonRegret.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><p>Journaling reads: <em>I can not believe how much I didn't say that I should have. You deserved so much more from me than I gave. I regret staying away because I didn't know how to deal with it. I miss watching movies with you. Meandering through stores. I miss your humor, your laughter, your creativity. It makes me so angry my daughters will never know you. I cry so hard some times I can barely breathe. It has been almost 8 years and it feels like nothing has changed. I should have been there more. Been more involved. Tried to make a difference for your life while you were still here to enjoy it. I'm sorry I didn't. Although I can not remember everything from that day, I most certainly can recall it being the worst day of my life. The main emotion I feel when I think of it is regret. I did not expect that day to come as quickly as it did. I remember when grandma came to me and told me she thought it was close. I didn't believe her. I guess some part of me always thought you would get better. I actually had attitude when she told me. And you were gone 20 minutes later. I can barely remember what your hand felt like in mine. These things I own I will never part with: Your purse-with all the little blackberry jam packets you would take from the Wagon Wheel still inside. The answering machine-the only recording of your voice that I own. It absolutely rips me apart inside when I hear about women not having a relationship with their mothers that is constant. Daughters that hate their mothers. I never once told my mother I hated her. From the time I was 12 years old I was afraid of losing her. Of being pulled out of class to be told that it had finally taken her. And if I had not dropped out of school to be there, that would have happened. I would have missed those last months moments with her, so I don't regret even for a moment disappointing her and not graduating when I should have. I will never again be able to tell you I love you. hug you. help you. enjoy with you. laugh with you. Be able to call you. depend upon you. ask anything. hold your hand. I will never again hear your voice. Hear you tell me how proud you are of me. How much you love me. It is kind of silly but I miss being called your Mazy girl. Why didn't I cherish that more?</em><br /></p><br /><p>I have an awful lot to work through. My grieving process has only just started recently. When you sit down and actually talk about the pain, it feels like it is neverending. I miss my mom so much. I am very thankful to have my wonderful husband Jed and my two beautiful girls. They keep me going. I am going to spend today remembering my mother, but spending some quality time with my family to make it a little easier. </p><br /><p>I am sorry I have been so MIA recently. I have been distracted by this happy silly girl (who is growing so much! Since when did her 3T pants not need to be rolled over at the waist anymore?)</p><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence187sunnydaysresize.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><p>and by this chunky monkey! (She is cutting three teeth already! which means she is almost constantly nursing :P</p><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Aurelia202sunnydaysresize.jpg" border="0" /></p><br /><p>I will return soon with updates and shares! Hope you are all well! Take care!</p><br /><p>~Amy</p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-14840086909922775982011-03-31T23:00:00.000-07:002011-04-01T00:29:35.613-07:00Lily Bee shares and an update on pictures....Hi! Well I really thought I would have pictures to share by now but they haven't made it on here yet. I am going to be taking more tomorrow and do some editing so hopefully I will have updated pictures real soon! :D Until then, I have some layouts to share with you all. See layouts are actually easier to do than take pictures cause I do my crafting at night when the little ones are sleeping, so I get more done then. During the day if I try to take pictures of the munch she usually has several things going on that keep the pics from turning out like I would want-super messy hair, food on face, absolutely no clothes on (this one happens a lot. I turn around and poof! she is naked again!), or just doesn't want me to take pictures. :P I need to get over the fact that pictures are not always going to be perfect every time! And focus more on documenting the everyday. I really really need to do this. <br /><div><br /><div>I have a busy weekend coming up as it is massive house cleaning time here at the Johnson house. I have neglected the house long enough this week, and it is just too much right now! I can't stand it anymore, so a huge cleaning is in our future and that will hopefully make it easier for me to take pictures cause I won't be worrying about getting that messy pile or those dishes in the shot. :P Laugh!</div><br /><div>So on the scrappy side, I decided to throw my name in the hat for the Lily Bee Design Team call. :D I really love their products, and am always so inspired by their current DT that I thought I would give it a go. Unfortunately though I really don't have a whole lot of their past few releases (just what I have gotten in kits) so I had to work with some old OLD product for one of my submission LOs. I don't think they will mind though. :D It was not at all required for submitters to use new product. So here are the two LOs I sent over this evening. </div><br /><div>This first one I used the This & That collection, and it is about my two girls getting along as sisters. They are just doing wonderfully together, and I couldn't be more happy! (I used my Jump and Jive kit by Noel Mignon to make this-there are still some left!!)</div><br /><div></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 597px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerNoelMignonJumpnJiveLilyBeeHope.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 385px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerNoelMignonJumpnJiveLilyBeeHopecloseup1.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 403px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/AmyParkerNoelMignonJumpnJiveLilyBeeHopecloseup2.jpg" border="0" />And this next LO I decided to go very neutral on the background cause I wanted lots of color pops, and used flowers to do this. So I relied heavily on the Lily Bee papers as neutrals to balance my LO and also give those colorful flowers something to bouce off of. :D I really love how this LO turned out, although it still needs journaling-which will go on the left hand side written in black. I am still trying to figure out all I want to say so that is why I left it blank for now. :D </div><br /><div></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBlossoming.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBlossomingcloseup2.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBlossomingcloseup3.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AmyParkerBlossomingcloseup1.jpg" border="0" />So keeping my fingers crossed and wishing good luck to all who applied!! Can't wait to find out who they pick for the new team! :D In other scrappy news, I have something pretty awesome to announce! I found out the other day from my good friend Noel that I made the cover of Scrapbook Trends April edition! I was thrilled!! This is seriously a scrappy milestone for me-and I never thought I would have this opportunity! But here it is: <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/st-coverapril.jpg" border="0" />I can't even believe it! Thank you thank you thank you a million times over to Pam Baird at Scrapbook Trends! She is the sweetest! It will be a little bit before this mag is in my hands, but I can wait. :D Well that is all I have right now, I will be back with more scrappy shares this weekend, as this has been a busy crafting week! :D Hope all is well with you all! Take care! ~AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-74583459318843960772011-03-20T06:00:00.000-07:002011-03-20T06:00:05.185-07:00Noel Mignon Blog Hop!!!Hey Everyone!! So here is the low-down on the Blog Hop!!<br /><br /><div></div><div><em></em></div><div><em>Welcome to the April Kit Sneak peek Blog hop! </em></div><div><br /></div><div><em>This will be a two day event, so be sure to join us both Saturday and Sunday to join in on all the fun. This is more than just a fun way to get a bunch of sneaks all in one weekend, we have also turned it into a fun game! For April, we are revealing the name of the kit through jumbled letters (this is a 3 word name, with 11 total letters). </em></div><div><br /></div><div><em>The first stop on the hop is the </em><a href="http://noelmignonlayouts.blogspot.com/2011/03/lets-get-hopping.html"><em>NoelMignon LO/Project blog</em></a><em>. So if you are stopping here first, please head back over there and start over to be sure you collect all the letters. </em></div><div><br /></div><div><em>Also, be sure to leave comments along the blog route, as there will be one lucky winner of a $10 discount pulled from all the comments left along the way. We are going to pull the winner from ONE blog, but that blog is a "mystery", so be thorough, and leave comments on every blog so you don't miss out! </em></div><div><br /></div><div><em>The kit goes up for sale bright and early Monday morning! There will be a full reveal and kits will start shipping that very day! Get your order in early, as this one has the lines that have been getting a lot of attention since they debuted at CHA, and it won't last long! Check in at the <a href="http://noelmignonlayouts.blogspot.com/">Noel Mignon LO/Project blog</a> on Monday for the full kit reveal! </em></div><br /><br />So here is my letter for the word scramble! :D <div><br /></div><div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/Amy-1bloghopsneak.jpg" border="0" /></div><br /><p>Ok so remember, it is a 3 word-11 letter phrase that you are trying to figure out so make sure you get every letter-one from each design team member! And in case you were having a little difficulty with figuring it out....Noel gave me this fun image to show so you had a little hint! :D </p><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/swing-dance-swing-orchestra.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Happy Hopping!!! And Good Luck! Now head back over to the <a href="http://noelmignonlayouts.blogspot.com/">Noel Mignon LO/Project Blog</a> tomorrow morn for the full reveal of this gorgeous kit! :D </p><p>~Amy</p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-17798813194309286022011-03-19T14:58:00.000-07:002011-03-19T15:00:29.274-07:00Pictures from FebruaryHi again! :D I have pictures to share today, but they are not recent. :P I went to go grab the camera just a few minutes ago and the battery is dead, so I need to ask Jed when he gets home where the charger is so that I can take new pictures tomorrow. Until then I will share pics from our photo shoot at Carmel Beach from February 11th. (Can't believe it has been more than a month since then!!!)<br /><br />I will start off with this silly crazy little girl! She is just a wild thing nowadays, and is growing so fast! She is feisty, and opinionated (now that she can verbalize it all!), but she is so sweet and caring as well. She is a wonderful big sister, and I thank her for that everyday. She really appreciates being needed and helpful. She is still just as head strong and stubborn as the day she was born. Even though those are her most difficult attributes to deal with, I don't ever want her to lose them! She is doing a lot more on her own (eating, playing, and talking), and is wanting to do more on her own. She really growing and becoming a beautiful little girl.<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence41Sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence13sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence50sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Creedence206sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />These two are doing beautifully together. Aurelia puts up with 50 plus kisses a day (sometimes just that many at bed time!), and constant little hand holding. Creedence wants to be able to interact with her but realizes that there are limitations with what Aurelia can do. I know too well that that will be changing real soon, as this first year is going to be tremendous in regards to Aurelia's growth! (*Sigh* I had to take a little pity party moment there after typing that sentence! Why do they grow so fast?!) And Aurelia is just entranced by Creedence! She loves to watch her and be around her! It is so sweet to see!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/CreedenceAurelia96sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />And this is me. :D I haven't really wanted to take a whole bunch of pics of me lately, but I know that my children will appreciate it when they are older. I just really wanted the weight that I gained to be gone quicker! :P I know I know, I am only 2 months out. But sheesh! I seem to have a ton more on me after this baby than I did with Creedence! Laugh!<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AureliaMe123sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AureliaMe60sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />And me and my girls. These photos below mean a lot to me. This is us, all day long til Jed comes home. I thank him very much for capturing these images for me. They leave me speechless. :D<br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Us77sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Us76sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Us83sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Us84sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" />And here he is. This man is wonderful. He didn't skip a beat when Aurelia arrived. He stepped up and did what he needed to around the house, and with Creedence, and for me or Aurelia anytime something needed to be done. I can't thank him enough for being there and being so congenial about it. And he loves being a father. I can't believe my girls and I got so lucky with him. :D <br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AureliaJed136sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 600px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AureliaJed146sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/AureliaJed157sunnypopforblog.jpg" border="0" />Well there is an update (kinda! :P). I will be back tomorrow with the Noel Mignon Blog Hop, so be sure to check in!! :D The hop started today so if you would like to get the first part done, it all starts on the <a href="http://noelmignonlayouts.blogspot.com/2011/03/lets-get-hopping.html">Noel Mignon layout blog</a>! :D Happy Hopping!<br /><br />Be back soon with more project shares and pictures! Take Care!!<br /><br />~Amy<br /><br />P.S. all pictures here were edited with <a href="http://paintthemoon.net/site/#/home/">Paint The Moon</a> PSE free actions (specifically sunny days)!! Check out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/paintthemoonphotography">their facebook</a> for details! :DAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-5162400193065366632011-03-18T12:15:00.001-07:002011-03-18T15:48:22.502-07:00Be there!!Wanted to let you all know real quick we have another blog hop happening this weekend at Noel Mignon!!! More details on that will be coming up soon! But be sure to check in to the <a href="http://noelmignonlayouts.blogspot.com/">Layout blog</a> on Saturday to get started!! :D<br /><br /><a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/bloghopgraphic.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 504px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 504px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/Noel%20Mignon/bloghopgraphic.jpg" border="0" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5775198583791886439.post-31215495670175635532011-03-17T10:31:00.000-07:002011-03-17T13:09:52.368-07:00Happy St Patrick's Day!!!<a href="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/cloverrollipforblog.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 600px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk163/09122007c/cloverrollipforblog.jpg" border="0" /></a> I hope you all have a Bonny Bright Day!! :D (Jed took this picture btw)<br /><br />I will be back soon! I promise!<br /><br />~AmyAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07330151763490557390noreply@blogger.com1