My last Prima post....

Sadly it is true. I decided not to reapply for this next year with Prima. So many things are going on at home right now, and with Cree's current schedule (with speech classes and upcoming appointments, and who knows what that may follow from those), I thought it was best to just let the door close when it came time.

I have had an absolute blast this last year with Prima, and am going to miss it sooooo much! (I know my bank account will be hurting for it as I love their products so much too!) I want to Thank Prima soooo much for giving me the opportunity to design for them this last year. It has been an absolute honor to be on the team alongside so many amazing ladies!

So without further adieu-here are my last Prima LOs.

These first two were actually made a really long time ago! But I am just now able to show them. They still haven't made it up on the Prima blog, but that is ok. :D On this first one I had two things that I specifically needed to work with: the Flirty Little Secret papers and the Caliope chipboard. Both are older lines, but still very gorgeous. I also was trying to do a more grid kind of style, and actually really liked how it turned out-until I added the journaling strips. :P Now I really regret it. Oh well. Nothing will ever be perfect. LOL!

Supplies: Paper-Prima Rue 88 "Rendezvous", Prima Breathe Collection, Prima Flirty Little Secret "Ruby" "Frock", Prima Steel Toe Mary Janes "Her Perogative"; Embies-Prima 4 Seasons leaves, First Blush Rubons (Michael's Exclusive), Prima Lace Madeline, Prima Caliope Chipboard, Prima Camelot Roses Victoria (little green flower), Prima Dandies Flower, Prima Cabbage Rose Amber, Prima Cabbage Rose Light Pink, Prima Nursery Tales Green Rosette (Michael's Exclusive), Prima Windsor Rose Hampton; Tools-EK Success tiny dot border punch

And this is probably one of the only cards I have ever made that I like. :P LOL! I really am not good at making cards, and am quite embarrassed by the fact that this card took me about a week to do. Oh well. It is sweet, and I like the color pops so it was worth it. :D

Supplies: Paper-Prima Indeed "Delighted" "Lilac Breeze" "Enchanted", Prima Paradise City "Fruity Jungle", Prima Flirty Little Secret "Memoirs"; Embies-Prima Whispered Words Flocked Alpha Brown, Prima Build A Frame Collection II Stamps, Prima Parlor Petals Dusty Rose

Next up is the LO I did for this last BAP. It went up on the blog a little bit ago, but I am only just now showing it. Whenever I pull out the camera anymore, these are the kinds of photos I get as she wants to be as close to it as possible so that she can see when the picture comes up on the back. Too funny! It is sweet, but makes for some pretty blurry and intensely close up photos! :P

Supplies: Paper-Strawberry Kisses "Summer Picnic", Prima Paradise City "Island Beauty" "Fruity Jungle", Prima Wink "First Love", Prima Shabby Chic "Morning Poetry" (butterfly), Prima Shabby Chic "Majestic Breeze" (moth); Embies-Prima Newsprint stamp, Prima Tiny Frames stamp, Prima Eline Pearls Midnight, Prima Madrigal Maestro Mauve, Prima Parlor Petals Dusty Rose, Prima Michaels exclusive Spring Mix rose, Prima Gallery Roses Pierre, Making Memories Vintage Findings pearl flowers, Making Memories Metro White glitter alpha stickers, Making Memories Vintage Findings crystal pin, Basic Grey Opaline Rose pearls, KaiserCraft Rose pearls, Prima Heirloom Velvet leaves Meadow, Basic Grey Opaline Turquoise, Prima Lace, KaiserCrafts red pearls, Singer pink stick pin, American Crafts Delight thickers White

This LO I created just before CHA, so it has all older products on it. I only just recently got it in my galleries and such. It is about my husband. He is so wonderful. We have our bad days, more often than either of us want, but he is my best friend. Meeting him saved me from so many disastrous paths I was on. I am so lucky to have him. He says that he thinks he is too manly to have so many flowers on a LO about him, and said just for the sole purpose of making me laugh. He says so many things like that which leave me cracking up for hours. I had started with just a few things for this LOs color scheme, but as I kept searching in all my stuff I kept finding things that would fit, including the flowers, so I couldn't stop! LOL! The tab on the top of the photo is actually connected to a tag that pulls out from the back of the photo for journaling. :D This LO was a lot of fun to do and yes it is another 8x8 to add to my collection! LOL!

Supplies: Paper-Prima Blooming Retro "Origami Gardens" "Apple Tree" "Raindrop Sprinkles", Prima Rebellious "Toxic", Prima Youth Transparency "People"; Embies-Prima Gallery Roses Quillen, Prima Bonnet Blooms Gold Leather, Prima Artistry Flowers Scribe Trio, Prima Raja Center Red, Prima Raja Center Pewter, Prima Youth Epoxy stickers, Prima Felt Stems Cream, Prima Flower Center Classy Chipboard, Prima Canvas Tag, Prima Youth Rubons, Prima Wanderlust Pebble, Prima Red alpha, Maya Road Pewter pearl pin, Jenni Bowlin Reverse Black letter stickers

And last, but not least, my final LO. This LO makes me both happy and sad at the same time. I am happy that I have this LO, the colors I am absolutely thrilled about! Creating it was very freeing cause I just did what I felt. And it is about my dear daughter's made-up language. But I am sad because it reminds me of two LOs that I do not have anymore. Two that I will never have again. I created three for CHA, and only got this one back. But I am not going to dwell on that anymore. I really truly am very grateful to get this one, of all of them my favorite, back in my hands and to have for my daughter to be able to look at when she gets older. (I will just say that I have learned my lesson sooooo intensely that it really is essential to photograph your LOs before sending them off for CHA! And to create things for CHA that it really would be ok if they didn't get returned. :P)

Supplies: Paper-Prima Shabby Chic "My Lovely", Prima Pastiche "Vintage Garden" "Love Letter" "Butterfly Wings" "Seaside"; Embies-Prima Raspberry Tea Glittered Stickers, Prima Devines Orchid Bush, Prima Alphabet Mocha, Prima Lace Nikki, Prima Madrigal Blossoms Maestro Mauve, Prima Calcutta Petals Maize, Prima 4 Seasons Velvet Leaves; Tools-Martha Stewart Starburst punch, Martha Stewart 3-in-1 Butterfly punch, sewing machine

Well that is it! :D There is a little pain in my heart that I won't be designing for them anymore (that is if I even made it again! :P), but it felt really good to go through all my stuff and down size my Prima stash finally! :D And you know what that means? I will be having a giveaway soon! :D That's right! It probably won't be for a couple weeks as I have quite a bit of other stuff to go through too, but I am getting the boxes together!

My next post I will be sharing my April Polka Dot Whimsy LOs with you! I should be getting my May kit in the mail about that time so hopefully I will have some sneaks for you too! Take care!

~Amy

Giveaway over at the Crate Paper blog!

Head on over to the Crate Paper blog today because they have a little giveaway going on! :D All you have to do is just leave a comment telling us what you would like to see on the Crate blog! Anything from additions to posts to links on the sidebar-just any suggestions that might help us improve the blog to make it more what you want to see! :D Easy peasy!

And while you are there be sure to look at all of the incredible LOs on the post as well, all created by girls on the Crate team! They are so inspiring! It blows me away what they can all do with paper! Love it! :D

I will be back tomorrow with the last of my Prima shares! Take care!

~Amy

Happy Easter!!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Bunny Day!!! :D We celebrated with an egg hunt yesterday. We drove to my husband's brother's place where everyone on Jed's side of the fam got together! There were so many kids!!!! It was CRAZY!!!! Well at least up until they were able to go egg hunting. LOL! I got a million pics of Creedence, as this was her first time celebrating Easter. (Last year she just didn't really understand it) But with Jed's help, she caught on pretty quick.
I think you will be seeing these pics on quite a few LOs coming soon!!! :D Can't tell you how excited I am to scrap Easter pics! (And how much of a dork that last sentence just made me!) LOL! Oh well. :P

Ok so I have something to share, and it has been killing me to keep it a secret, but the reveal was last night so I can share now!!! :D I made the Crate Paper Design Team!!! I was a screaming mess when I got the email!!! LOL! I am so excited! I had no idea who was on the team as well until the reveal, and seriously as I was reading down the list my jaw just kept dropping further and further! I am sooooo honored to have been chosen alongside so many scrappers that I look up to! Thank you so much Crate Paper!!!

*And the very last thing I have to say is that forgive any mess that may be around on my blog as I will be trying to redo it in the next few days. LOL! We'll see how that goes! :P

Take care everyone!!

~Amy

Photo Heavy Prima Day!!

Hi Everyone!!! Been a little bit since I was last on here. :P But we have been a little bit busy because my Grandma made a surprise visit!! :D Well it wasn't a huge surprise, I had a few days notice. I am so thankful that she came to visit because I really needed a Grandma hug and she says she really needed a Amy hug. :D LOL! And it was absolutely wonderful for her because she was able to hang out with Cree the whole time! They had a blast! And Jed and I were able to, for the first time since Creedence was born, go on a date just the two of us!! We had fun, but it was a little hilarious because we didn't really know what to talk about. LOL! We went to dinner, and then saw a movie. I had my Grandma take our picture before we left, and I have the stubbs from the movie (which Jed kept for me!) so a scrapbook page is in order I think! :P Yeah I know I'm silly.

Well I realized that I hadn't shared my LO from February's BAP so I thought I would do that first. I had a lot of fun with this LO! The different colors and such. It seems a little empty to me, but I guess that is because it is a 12x12 so there is a lot more space. I really truly am on a 8x8 kick right now, so anything 12x12 just doesn't look right to me. LOL!

Supplies: Paper-Prima Strawberry Kisses "Cupcake" "Summer Picnic" "Berry Splash", Prima Watercolor Rainbow "Because", Prima Blooming Retro "Cotton Clouds" "Cocoa", Prima Paradise City "Love Letters" "Sweet Whispers", Prima Shabby Chic "Apricot Tree"; Embies-Prima Belle Artes Poetry roses, Prima Pearl Penache White Wedding, Prima Nursery Tales flowers (Michael's exclusive), Prima First Blush flowers (Michael's exclusive), Prima Lilliput Roses Teaberry, Prima Cameo Roses Aqua, Prima Devines Orchid Bush Voila (backing), Prima New Alpha in Mocha, Prima Whispered Words alpha in Cream, Prima Moss and Cream Rose Limited Edition; Tools-Martha Stewart Starburst punch, Martha Stewart 3-in-1 Butterfly punch, Marvy Scalloped circle punch, E K Success tiny dot border punch

And some close ups:

And next I have a bag that I made actually a long time ago, but am only just now able to show! LOL! One side was on the blog the other day so that gave me permission to show it on mine. :D

Supplies: Prima Fairy Ring Antique Lace, Prima Gallery Rose Pierre, Prima Trellis Rose Lemon Creme, Prima Voila Felt Cream, Prima Holiday Lights Pearl Spray

And here is the other side:

Supplies: Prima Fairy Ring Galaxy, Prima Parlor Petals Tudor, Prima Trellis Rose Coral Rose, Prima Holiday Lights Pearl Spray, Prima Lace Jaqueline, Prima Devines Green Felt Voila

And lastly, I wanted to share with you all the 7 Gypsies Printer's Tray that I filled with Prima ATCs that is now on the Prima blog! I used the first prompt from Shimelle's class as my inspiration with this! We were supposed to use metals, so I dug and dug through all my metals (tons and tons) and found lots to use! :D I ended up using 18 brads, 2 keys, 1 frame and 2 metal gears! I was very proud of myself as these types of things never make it onto my pages. :P Anywho-here it is:

Supplies will be listed below each ATC. :D

Supplies: Paper-Prima Pastiche "Heartstrings" "Seaside" "Love Letters" "Quirky"; Embellishments-Prima Shabby Chic Glitter Chipboard, Prima 4 Seasons Velvet Leaves Chartreuse, Prima E line Pearls Olive, Prima E line Pearls Midnight, Prima Parlor Petals Verne, Tim Holtz Metal Gears, Tim Holtz Metal Game Spinners; Tools-Martha Stewart Starburst punch, Martha Stewart 3-in-1 Butterfly punch

Supplies: Paper-Prima Paradise City "Fruity Jungle" "Island Beauty", Prima Indeed "Enchanted"; Embellishments-Prima Spring Mix Mini Roses (Michael's exclusive), Prima Say It In Pearls and Crystals Maroon, Prima E line Pearls Fairy Eggplant, Prima Orchid Bush Voila Felt (backing), Making Memories Noteworthy brad, Basic Grey Lemonade brad; Tools-Martha Stewart Scallop 1 in circle punch

Supplies: Paper-Prima Pastiche "Butterfly Wings" "Seaside", Watercolor Rainbow "Tropical Lagoon"; Embies-Prima E line Pearls Garnet, Prima E line Pearls Sunflower, Prima First Blush Journaling tag (Michael's exclusive), Prima lace Tamera, Prima Summer Mix mini roses (Michael's exclusive), Prima Donna Downey Canvas Sheet in Teal; Tools-Martha Stewart Rose Leaf punch, Martha Stewart Scalloped 1 in circle punch, Martha Stewart 3-in-1 Butterfly punch, Provo Craft mini scallop decorative scissors

Supplies: Paper-Prima Strawberry Kisses "Raspberry Lemonade"; Embies-Prima Light Pink Rose Limited Edition, Prima Spring Mix mini roses (Michael's exclusive), Prima Velvet Heirloom Rose Leaves in Meadow, Prima Camelot Roses Diego, Prima E line Pearls Fairy Eggplant, Prima E line Pearls Fuschia, Little Yellow Bicycle Vita Bella brad, K and Company brad, Basic Grey Lemonade brad, Kaiser pearls in Rose, Maya Road trinket pin, Prima Floral Burlap Sheets

Supplies: Paper-Prima Strawberry Kisses "Summer Picnic", Prima Pastiche "Heartstrings"; Embies-Prima Donna Downey Canvas Sheet in Teal, Prima Velvet Heirloom Rose Leaves in Meadow, Prima Spring Mix mini roses (Michael's excusive), Prima Nursery Tales posies (Michaels exclusive), Basic Grey Lemonade brads, Basic Grey Opaline Teal/Aquamarine, K and Company pearl, Kaiser pearl in Rose; Tools-Martha Stewart Starburst punch

Supplies: Paper-Prima Shabby Chic "My Lovely"; Embies-Prima Parlor Petals Dusty Rose, Prima Spring Mix mini roses (Michael's exclusive), Prima 4 Seasons Velvet Rose Leaves in Chartreuse, Prima E line Pearls Olive, Prima E line Pearls Fairy Eggplant, K and Company brad, Kaiser pearl in Rose, K and Company pearl in Pewter, Basic Grey Lemonade brad, Vintage material from book spine

Supplies: Paper-Prima Shabby Chic "Majestic Breeze"; Embies-Vintage lace, tulle, Prima Melange flower in yellow, Prima Nursery Tales posies (Michael's exclusive), Prima Mini Roses Sunrise Yellow, Prima 4 Seasons Velvet Rose Leaf in Evergreen, Prima E line Pearls Fairy Eggplant, Prima E line Pearls Sunflower, Making Memories Vintage Key

Supplies: Paper-Prima Shabby Chic "Morning Poetry"; Embies-Prima Trellis Roses Ivory, Prima Summer Spring Mix rose (Michael's exclusive), Prima Velvet Heirloom Rose Leaf in Meadow, Prima E line Pearls Fairy Eggplant, Prima E line Pearls Fuschia, Prima lace Cynthia, Little Yellow Bicycle Vita Bella brad, K and Company brad, Singer stick pin, Kaiser pearls in Rose, Vintage laces

Supplies: Paper- all Prima Flight of Fancy papers; Embies-Prima 4 Seasons Velvet Rose Leaf Chartreuse, Prima Center Kisses in Brown, Prima Cameo Roses Aqua, Prima Spring Mix rose (Michael's exclusive), Basic Grey Lemonade brad, Making Memories metal vintage frame, Prima E line Pearls Fairy Eggplant; Tools-Martha Stewart Medallion double punch

Supplies: Paper-Prima Strawberry Kisses "Raspberry Lemonade"; Embies-Prima 4 Seasons Velvet Rose Leaf in Evergreen, Prima Spring Mix rose (Michael's exclusive), Prima Symphony Blend Acceso Red, Prima lace Cynthia, Prima E line Pearls Fairy Eggplant, Prima E line Pearls Fuschia, Kaiser pearls in Rose, Kaiser pearls in Red, Little Yellow Bicycle Vita Bella brad, Making Memories Noteworthy brad, Basic Grey Lemonade brad, Studio Calico Jute in Brown, Making Memories vintage key

Supplies: Paper-Prima Strawberry Kisses "Cherry Bloosom"; Embies-Prima Shabby Chic Glitter Chipboard, Prima 4 Seasons Velvet Rose Leaf in Chartreuse, Prima E line Pearls Midnight, Prima E line Pearls Olive, Prima lace Nikki, Prima Cameo Roses Aqua, Prima Spring Mix rose (Michael's exclusive), Prima Gallery Roses Pierre, Basic Grey Lemonade brads, Singer stick pin; Tools-Provo Craft mini scallop decorative scissors

Supplies: Paper-Prima Watercolor Rainbow "Because"; Embies-Prima Innoscence Winter Orchid, Prima E lines Pearls Fuschia, Prima E line Pearls Midnight, Prima Calcutta Minis Willow, Prima Shabby Chic Glitter Chipboard, Prima Spring Mix roses (Michael's exclusive), Prima 4 Seasons Velvet Rose Leaf in Evergreen, Basic Grey Lemonade brad, Kaiser pearls in Rose; Tools-Provo Craft mini scallop decorative scissors

Well that is all I have today! I finished my PDW April LOs, but they are not up on the site yet, soooo I can't share them yet! :P Hopefully soon! As this last kit was a ton of fun. I will be back soon to share those and to tell you all about Jed's and my Date Night (I just need to get those pics downloaded!)! Take Care Everyone!

~Amy