I'm Wild About Ka-Zoo!!!

Mornin' guys! Happy Wednesday! I can't believe it is mid week already! Where does the time go?!!! It goes by too fast! I did get scrappy on Tuesday though. I am working on a Valentine's Day board book and should have it ready to share by tomorrow. In the mean time though, take a peek at what the hubby brought me. It's the Ka-Zoo Valentine's paper pad and chipboard by K & Co.!!! I love it! The little critters are just downright adorable! Even the little package that the chipboard comes in is so cute!!! Check it out:

So since he brought me the goodies, I had to scrap!!! I first created a layout with the robot paper, but I can't share it with you guys yet. I am going to be submitting a few layouts to a Memory Makers book call. It requires that the page is 'never before seen.' If you are interested in submitting your stuff, here is the link for ya:

http://www.memorymakersmagazine.com/article.aspx?id=321

Come on girls! Show 'em your stuff! I hope we all make it in! :)

But after I finished the layout, I did decide to play a bit more and made a card. Nothing too fancy, but I had so much fun using these new papers and chipboard. I can't wait to use them some more! If you do not own this paper stack, I highly recommend it! Cute Cute CUTE!!!!

I hope you all have a wonderful day!!! Thank you for visiting today and Happy Scrappin'!

Sweet Cheeks

Mornin' Yall! How are ya on this Tuesday? I hope you are having a wonderful day so far! Brandon and I have to go and get our drivers licenses renewed this morning...ugh! But it has to be done! First though I wanted to share some new stuff with ya. Mom and I were able to scrap via Skype again on Sunday night and I finished up a layout and a card. I did this layout first. This is my nephew, Carter, playing outside when he was small. He was so cute! It was a nice spring day and he just loved to run around. His little cheeks would get so red and he was just darlin'! I cut the alpha's for the word 'cheeks' out using my Cricut and SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot) software. This font is called 'Mr. and Mrs. Popsicle.' It reminds me of a font I have seen on Thickers. All of the patterned paper that you see is Die Cuts With A View. Mom and I split this stack and I love it. It's all glittered and so funky. I believe the stack was called 'Doodlin' Around.' I added some lace, pom pom trim, trim, pearls, and bling. Here is the layout:

"Sweet Cheeks"

Aren't those little cheeks adorable? Tee Hee! Of course, I am partial since I am his aunt, but he is such a doll! :)

To show the dimension of the pleats and trims...

I cut this little owl of some of the patterned paper...

Now, I don't know about yall but I always seem to have SO many scraps when I finish a project. So I think I am going to try something new for a while. I am going to make a card out of my scraps from every layout I do so that my scrap bin does not get so full. It's overflowing now. LOL. I had to do another 'easel' card. I just love doing these. They are so easy and fun! So here is my card made from my leftover scraps....

"Thank You"

I want to thank you for stopping by my blog today! I hope you all have a wonderful day and Happy Scrappin'!!!!! See you soon!

Always Kiss Me Goodnight

Hey guys! It's Monday and you know what that means....another fun challenge from The Cuttlebug Spot!!! Whoo Hoo! This week's challenge is a color challenge. We are challenging you to use the colors black/silver. I have to say when I first saw this challenge I was a bit weary. I would of never thought to put these 2 colors together but have to say I'm in love! They are so classy together and I definitely will be using these again!!!

For my DT project this week I chose to do a card. I have noticed these 'easel cards' a lot lately and knew I wanted to give it a try. So I researched and found these directions:

http://s27.photobucket.com/albums/c191/d0npen/Card%20Templates/?action=view&current=4x4EaselCard2.jpg

Yall have got to give this a try if you never have! It was so much fun and so easy to do! I just love the result! It's like having a card that is also a home decor' piece you can sit in your home. I think I will give this to Brandon for Valentine's Day. I used black for my base and added in some black/cream patterned paper from Creative Imaginations. I have had this paper and the coordinating stickers for quite some time, but had yet to use them. I'm glad I finally got to use them. I brought in some silver through some matte silver cardstock, metallic silver cardstock, silver magic mesh, silver staples, and silver brads. I added some black trim and black brads also. I used a vintage button. As for embossing, I used the Cuttlebug Victoria, Swiss Dots, and Lips embossing folders. I also used the Sizzix Texture Plate in Argyle. I staged this sitting on a mirror with a dish from my dish collection and some cream rose petals. Here is my card, which is meant to read:

'Always Kiss Me Goodnight'

Up close of the magic mesh. I pleated the mesh and turned up the pleats a tad for dimension. I hope you can tell.

The inside reads 'me goodnight' and then I added 'Happy Valentine's Day.' I used Making Memories Tiny alpha's.

Up close of some of the embossing:

I turned the card around a bit so you could see how it sits up like an easel. This was just so fun to make!!!

If you can, do hop on over to The Cuttlebug Spot to check out the other DT's fabulous projects and join us for the challenge!!! Here is the link for ya:
http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/
Thanks for stoppin' by today! Have a wonderful week and Happy Scrappin'!

Scrappin' Via Skype

Hey guys! Happy Sunday! I hope you are having a wonderful afternoon! Mom and I scrapped via webcams using Skype yesterday!!! It was so great to be back to scrappin'! We scrapped almost 12 hours I think! It was such fun!!! First, I had to cut some boardbooks. I cut a 'family' board book that will be in a beach theme for Mom. Then I cut out 2 Valentine's boardbooks. One of them is for me and the other for Mom. So I will have it decorated asap and share with ya! I'm very excited about it! So after cutting out board books, I got down to some other to do's. I had to cut out a few of my SVG files for Mom and for another friend. I cut out some kick line images for Mom. She is doing a 'dance line' boardbook for a young lady. I can't wait to see it!

So after all that, I got down to creating!!! I first made a card for my DT project at The Cuttlebug Spot. Since it is for The Cuttlebug Spot website, I can't debut it until tomorrow when the challenge debut's....but how about a teaser.....

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the full project and info on how you can join us for the challenge!!! :)

After creating the card, I had another project that I needed to finish up. As some of you know, I am a veteran designer for a wonderful blog called 'Unscripted Sketches.' The ladies over there are so nice and very talented. Well the owner, Jenny, wrote to me and asked me for a favor. She asked me to create an ATC (Artist Trading Card) for her. She is going to hang these cards from all of her scrappy friends on a bulletin board in her scrappy space! How cool is that idea??!!! It's like scrappin' on the walls. She asked us to create a card in our style with a picture on it. So here is what I came up with. These are definitely some of my favorite colors. Of course, what is a project without bling, ribbon, and trim!!! My faves! Here is the front of my ATC:

Love me some Thickers as well as ribbon/staples! I had to included those!

Then for the back I added a die cut card with a quote on it. It is not my favorite quote or anything, but I do like it. I also wrote a tad about myself as requested.

I hope Jenny will like this!!!

Next, as a favor for another online gal pal, Bobbi, I designed these NC State SVG's. I had posted them on my SVG blog and offered to cut one of each for her so she could add them to a scrappy project. Of course, it's not a gift from Aymee without Stickles glitter glue on it! LOL! Yall know how I am with my Stickles!

Last, I have a project that I've been wanting to share with yall for months. I participated in the Purple Cows contest. I did not make the semi-finals, so I thought I would share my project with you. It is a little box full of 24 drawers (which are matchboxes) that you pull out to count down the days until Christmas. Inside each box a little sweet treat is hidden. I used the Purple Cows laminator for this entire project. I love the laminating because it really helps the drawers to slide in/out easy. I found the instructions for this project on the SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot) forum. I then cut out 24 matchboxes, laminated each piece, cut them out, folded, and adhered them together. Then I followed the instructions on how to put the box together and embellished. Here is a link to the instructions if you are interested:
http://www.bubblyfunk.co.uk/tracie-hudson-christmas-advent-a-39.html
Here is my finished project:

The top:

I pulled out a few of the drawers so you could see:

Inside the drawers Santa is peeking out at ya....

Even though I didn't win, I am still very proud of this project. I worked for almost a week on it and I know it will be a treasure in our home for years to come. I can't wait to have some kiddo's to pull open the drawers! :)

Oh, and be sure to check out what Mom accomplished yesterday! She was on a roll!
http://southernbellesmom.blogspot.com/

That's all for me today! Me and Mom are off to scrap via webcams again. I am going to work on some layouts! I hope all of you have a wonderful rest of your weekend! Thanks for droppin' in and Happy Scrappin'!

Happy Saturday!

Hey guys! Mornin'! It's Saturday and I am so excited today! For the first time in almost 2 weeks, I am going to scrap!!!! I just needed a teeny break due to some personal stuff and am ready to get back in the swing of things. So I will have new stuff for ya this evening or tomorrow. I believe me and Mom are gonna online crop via Webcam and Skype. Yay!!! Love scrappin' with Mom! Also, I wanted to say Thank You to Tammy at Pocket Full of Papers for choosing my blog this week! I am so grateful and excited!!! This too really got me in the mood to create today! Check 'em out! What a inspirational place!!! I am now a follower and I hope you will be too!

http://www.pocketfullofpapers.blogspot.com/

The hubby is going to work today too so that means I have free reign of the house! I think I'll crank up the tunes before I get to scrappin'! LOL. I hope yall have a fabulous day today!! Thanks for droppin' in and Happy Scrappin'!!!

She's Crafty

Hey guys! I am working on fine tuning the details of the new blog. I thought I had it finished last night, but changed a few more things this morning. I think I got it now. LOL. Anyways, I wanted to share something with yall this morning. First, check out this lady...she is my very best friend in the whole wide world....my Mom, Carol:

Isn't she so pretty?! Love her to pieces!

Anywho, yall remember all the board books I've been designing using SCAL?? Well, my Mom has decorated a lot of those and she is just doing a wonderful job! They are all the cutest! So if you have time, do go on over and check out her blog. Leave her some luv too if ya can! I know she would appreciate that so much! Here is the link:

http://southernbellesmom.blogspot.com/

Hope you will enjoy her blog as much as I do!

Thanks for stoppin' by today! I am going to do a few more things online and then hopefully get back to scrappin' tomorrow! Yay! Have a wonderful day you guys! Big hugs!

Introducing the new blog look....

Hey guys! Well, what do you think? I completely revamped my blog!!! It is SO different and I am so lovin' it!!!! I hope you will too! I needed a change!!! I decided to switch to a 3-column blog and added in some personal touches such as the date/post titles. I also added in a special siggy/post divider combo for underneath each post. I really like how my work will be in the center now instead of on the left. I also added in some other goodies. I've been working on this for 2 days!!! So glad to be done. Now I will have to do the other blogs, but it may be a few weeks before I get all of them done. Tee Hee! Now, if you are wanting to vamp up your blog and are wondering how I did a few of the things I did, I thought I'd share that with ya too. I found some helpful tutorials/goodies on the following sites. Check 'em out!

http://www.shabbyblogs.com/index.html
http://www.thecutestblogontheblock.com/
and one of my new faves!!!!
http://www.kevinandamanda.com/whatsnew/category/tutorials/blog-design

As for me personally, if you remember I had told you a day or so ago that I needed a teeny tiny break. I am on some new meds and my body is having to adjust. They just wipe me out and I did not feel a bit creative. Well I am happy to report that I am feeling much better!!! I had a great day today and am so cheerful! I hope to be back to my ol' scrappy self by the end of the week! I can't wait to sit down and create! I miss scrappin' and chattin' online sooo much!

Also, I wanted to send out a special message to my hubby, Brandon, for putting up with me these past few weeks!!! I know these hormones are driving you bonkers! Tee Hee! But know I love ya darlin' and you mean everything to me!!! I owe ya big time!

As always, THANK YOU SO MUCH for stopping by today! I hope you are enjoying a wonderful week! Take care of yourselves and Happy Scrappin'

Undergoing A Major Facelift....

Hey guys! I've been working for 2 days on an 'example' for my blog. I think I'm finally ready to start transferring everything over to my blog and setting things up differently. It's going to be WAY different, but I am excited about it. It's a more custom look and I hope yall will like it. So if you are droppin' by and things look all funky, please pardon my mess until I get it all like I envision.

Have a great night!!!

Hey Guys!

Hey guys! I just wanted to take a minute to say hello to all of ya! I am sorry I have not been posting much this week. I am on some new meds and just do not feel like myself at all!!! I haven't sat at my scrappy desk all week and have hardly been online. If you know me, that is way out of the norm!!!! But I hope to be back to my old self again soon!!! I just need a few days off I guess! I hope all of you have a wonderful week this week!!!! I will be back!

Big Hugs!
Aymee

Happy Scrappin'!

Good Day Sunshine

Hey guys! Happy Thursday! How are ya today? I hope you are having a beautiful day!!! Today I have a layout to share with you. This layout features some 'faux pleating.' I have created a tutorial for this as some DT work for Scrapbook Circle. So if you would like to learn how to do this 'faux pleating' technique, be sure to check out the Scrapbook Circle blog today. Here is the link for ya:

http://www.scrapbookcircle.com/blog/

Now on to the layout. This is Carter back in 2005 enjoying the beach breeze in Gulf Shores. He was so cute! I miss him being this little! My 'faux pleating' is the orangy red that you see.

I hope you will try out the pleating!!! It is so fun and so easy! It really gives a little extra dimension and interest to your pages. It is a favorite technique of mine. There are numerous ways to paper pleat, so pull out that paper and see what you can come up with! Let me know if you do too! I'd love to check it out!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day and Happy Scrappin'!!!

Laughter Is The Best Medicine

Good Morning Tuesday! This morning I wanted to share a page I did this past weekend with you. I played along in two different online crops. One on ScrapFIT and one on Treasured Scrapbooking. So I did a little double duty and used this for a challenge on each board. One, for Kelly's 'Belly Laugh' challenge. You had to create a page about laughter. This is Carter running around in the front yard at my Mom's when the sprinklers were going. He was so funny! Second, this is for Jenni's challenge on Treasured. For her challenge, you had to use solid cardstock for your base, atleast 10 circles (polka dot ribbon), atleast 5 buttons, and atleast 2 pictures. Here is what I came up with....

As always, thanks for stoppin' by today! I hope you are having a wonderful day so far and I'll see ya soon! Happy Scrappin' my friends!

Time To Announce The WINNER!!!!!!

Hey guys! So, you wanna know who has won this FABULOUS kit from Scrapbook Circle???!!!!

Of course you do, right?!! Tee Hee!

Well, first I would like to shout a huge THANK YOU to everyone who signed up to win. There were 195 comments!!!! Wow! So awesome! I wish I were a rich woman! I'd buy enough for all of ya! Thank you for coming by and visiting my blog!!!!

Now, since I had soooo many people to enter, I decided on a different way to choose a winner. They have a true random number generator at random.org. So I put a min. of 1 and a max of 195 (for the number of comments) into the random number generator. The first number to pop us was.....


Drum Roll Please....


184!!! So that means that

CREATIVE DIVA IS THE WINNER!!!! WHOOOO HOOOO!!!!

Congrats!!! Please send me your mailing address to aymee810@yahoo.com. Thank you!

If you are in need of a kit...be sure to check out Scrapbook Circle! The kits are fabulous and at a great price!!!! Also sign up for the newsletter and visit the forum while you are there!!

http://www.scrapbookcircle.com/

Again, thank all of you guys for playing!!!! I will host another RAK again soon!!!! Happy Scrappin' and Take Care!

Cuttlebug Spot Party Favors

Hey guys! Happy Monday!!! I hope you are having a fabulous day! If you are checkin' in to see who won my RAK...you'll have to wait just a teeny bit longer. I have a doctor's appointment this morning and I need some time to put all of the names into the randomizer at random.org. There were sooo many applicants and I was so excited to see all of you here! So I promise to have it up before the day is out. I should be back home after lunch and will get right to work on it if at all possible. Thank you for bearing with me!!!

But in the meantime, it's Monday and that always means another fun challenge from The Cuttlebug Spot!!! Yay!! For the month of January, we are celebrating 2010. This week we are in the mood to party and making party favors!!! If you would, be sure to check out the blog to see all of the other DT's inspiring creations...

http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/

Now, for my party favor. When I first sat down to create a party favor, my first thought was to make some sort of party hat, streamer, or candy shaker. But then I thought that was too obvious. I decided I would like to make something the person receiving the favor could use even after the party was over. So I decided to make a coaster box. I always pick up coasters when we go out to dinner (usually at Outback and yes...I do ask before just stashing them in my purse...LOL) and have tons of these in my scrappy closet. These are great for any desktop as a pencil holder, scissors holder, etc. Anything really. I have made these several times before, but this time instead of using my Crop-A-Dile to punch all those holes, I decided to use my Bind It All. Let me tell you, it was so much easier to use the BIA and much more accurate. I used a combination of October Afternoon patterned paper and cardstock. Then I tied the whole box together with coordinating ribbon from RibbonFX (Hobby Lobby's ribbon brand). For the solid cardstock, I used a Sizzix Texture Plate called 'large dot'. Then for the inside, I made some Cuttlebug confetti and it is embossed with 'Script.' I then tucked a little package of cookies in for the recipient to enjoy at a later date. Here is my favor...

I also thought I wouls post a link to instructions for this in case anyone was wondering. They have a great tutorial for these on Splitcoast Stampers:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/coaster_gift_box/

That is all from me for now. I hope you all have a fabulous day! I will be back later to post the RAK winner!!!! Whoo hoo!!!

Happy Scrappin'!!!!

The 'Bare' Necessities

Hey guys! Happy Saturday! I hope you are having a wonderful day so far! I know I am! I have been croppin' away, just spent about an hour on the phone with one of my best gf's, and the hubby is at home. So it's a good day!!!

I wanted to take a minute to share a layout with ya that I finished up last night. This layout is doing double duty. I am using it for two crop challenges on different boards. First, this is for Lydia's 'Believe In Magic' challenge on ScrapFIT. The challenge was to use a Disney title, song, etc. in your layout. I took a spin on a song from The Jungle book called 'The Bear Necessities.' I changed the way I spelled one word and I think you'll see why when you see the pic. LOL. Then this is also for Ginger's 'Clean' challenge on Treasured Scrapbooking. Her challenge was to create a 'clean' page. This was a definite challenge for me. Yall know me. I like to add, add, add. I sat down to do this one on my own, but kept drawing a blank. So I went online and found a page on Two Peas that I liked. So I decided to lift. I cannot remember the lady's name who I lifted from, but if you recognize it, please let me know so I can give her credit for the design. Her page was just so cute and I hope I lifted it ok. In the end, I was pleased with the result, even if it is clean....LOL.

The 'Bare' Necessities

Ok, off to crop some more! If you are in the mood to scrap, feel free to hop on over to ScrapFIT or Treasured Scrapbooking for some awesome challenges!!!

Also, if you haven't signed up for my RAK with the Scrapbook Circle kit, be sure to do so. The info is in the post below this one. I will announce the winner on Monday! Good luck ladies!!!

Happy Scrappin'!!!!

Wanna Win A Free Scrapbooking Kit??!!!

Hey guys! Happy Wednesday! It is a wonderful Wednesday because I have a free scrapbooking kit up for grabs from Scrapbook Circle!!!!!!! Whoo Hoo!!! Their kits are FABULOUS!!! Here is a link to the kit that I have for ya...

http://www.scrapbookcircle.com/kits.php

Here is a picture of the kit! I have this kit and have enjoyed working with it sooo much! The papers, Thickers, and other embellishments are super yummy!!!

For more eye candy, check out these fabulous projects by the Scrapbook Circle DT!!!

So you wanna WIN it???!!!! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post answering the following question...

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What scrapbooking goal do you have for the year 2010???

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This contest will run through Sunday night at midnight, EST. So be sure to comment and answer the question above. ALSO please leave me some way that I can contact you if you are the winner!!! I will announce the winner on my blog on Monday, but I still need a way to get in touch with you in case you happen to forget to check back. You can leave your blog addy, a email address, etc. Just something so I can get back in touch with ya!!! That's it...you're entered!!! Easy as pie! Good luck my fellow scrappers!!!

Also, I wanted to let you in on a little sale! Yay!!!! Scrapbook Circle is running a special this month! Anyone who comes into the store can purchase a kit at the 6 month subscription price...no commitment to buy more! That's a sweet deal! Check it out!

http://www.scrapbookcircle.com/kits.php

As always, thanks for stopping by my blog!!! Happy Scrappin'!!!