scrapFit: #83 wish upon a star

 

We
are working out with the stars for this Workout. 

We want to see a layout or a card that shines bright with
stars!

 We will count our lucky
stars that you all join in on this Workout!

 

I can’t say this is my favorite layout, but I can say I
enjoyed making it.

This challenged asked fro stars.

Not knowing what I wanted
to do I played around with my Cameo.

I cut a bunch of different star things

{I was
going for a 12x12 star mask but it didn’t work out}.

I found this photo of the
space needle I took this past August.

To infinity and beyond popped into my
head and I then knew it was perfect.

I used stars that I had cut out and misted
the background.

I went through my stash and found the fabric stars {I think
they are Jillibean}

I decided to stitch around a few stars to give definition,

and of course the ever so popular Studio Calico wood veneer stars!

 

If you want to play along with this challenge, hop on over to ScrapFIT
blog

The winner of this challenge will win



         low cal kit -  Shot Through The Heart

from Paper Issues

 

and as always Just enter my name AIMEE

at check out for a 20% discount!

what christmas looked like here:

 

I have to confess. I am not a huge fan of Christmas.

When I was about 16 I realized there was just way too much
fuss!

Yes I am Bah Humbug

 In my early 20’s I
was a nanny.

Having Jacob around my house I got into the Christmas spirit.

He
loved the lights. So more lights I put up.

Once again with no kids around the
house, the magic is gone.

I even hate wrapping presents. But I do love to wrap
gift cards and such.

 

yes we have a BRIGHT PINK tree

{would you expect anything else from me?}

 

{I'm kinda obsessed with these old vintage light ups}

 

 

This year we Kevin and I gave mostly gift cards, and we made
fudge for the peeps at Starbucks.

I had a lot of fun packaging these things.
Hey its what I do best!

I started off with a shipping tag. I stamped a Christmas
sentiment on the stamp {not shown}. I then took a glue dot and attached the
gift card to the tag. With a piece of scrap music sheet, I wrapped the tag
& gift card. I then glued some greens {cut with my cameo} and sequins,
added a sticker and then tied with some twine. I slipped the tag into a mini chevron
treat bag.

 

 

 

 I then slipped the chevron bag into a glassine bag. I topped
it off with a raffle ticket that I had sewn a punched snowflake onto, and stuck
a fabric sticker on top.

 

 

For the main package I took a brown paper bag {you know old
school lunch bags} cut of the bottom fold it over and stitched a red zigzag.
After I filled the bag with the contents {gift card} I folded the top over and
sealed with washi. I folded the doily in half, and glued down. I cut the large
snowflake and reindeer with my cameo. I stitched mini market {October
Afternoon} to the deer. Glued the deer down, glued the snowflake down. The other
snowflakes are punches that I have. I punched and then sprinkled the sequins,
and viola.

 

 

 

For the fudge and peppermint bark, I simple took the same
snowflakes, and raffle tags I had made. I folded over the top of the glassine
bags and stapled it altogether with my tiny attacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

happy new year:

 

 

from our home to your's

 

 

right here, right now:

 

Yep its new theme day over at paper issues

Right here, right now!

Part 2 of our Project Life theme.

N Kat Designs is graciously sponsoring this theme

 

 

Here is what you need to do to win:

1. Like Paper Issues on Facebook

2. Like NKat Designs on Facebook

3. Link up a project!

 

Hop lineup:

Diana

Christina

Carol

Patricia

Kellie

 

 

The prize is a 3 month subscription to NKat Designs PL subscription service.

There
are more details about the subscription here

 

Also N Kat is offering our readers a 15% off all orders

code: PI15OFF

 

you can also find more N Kat Designs

at these links

 

Shop

Facebook

Pinterest

Blog

 

instafriday: the very last friday of 2012

 

 

I can not belive this is the last friday of 2012!

this is pure craziness

I guess I need to do a instafriday year in review

 

heres this weeks photos

and can you believe I didnt take a single one since Xmas eve?

 

1. Merry Christmas to me! I got a package from Paper Issues
Christmas eve

2. Pressies for Starbucks

3. Winter solstice: thank god I live in so cal

4. The only thing that looked yummier than this cake was those
rings!

5. Cute undies at urban outfitters

6. N-N-Out’s cute closed sign

7. Ugly scarf contest?

8. My babies

9. If only I had a blackberry-not, but do love this cover!

 

we have a winner:

 

of the Paper Issues low cal kit

"Times Square"

 

Thank you all for the great comments

I love that most of you hang out with
your families

 

That’s pretty much what I do too!

still a chance:

 

 

there is still a chance to win this kit

thats right, the giveaway is still opem

 

just comment on this post here

telling what your new years eve traditions is

to win this sold out kit

instafriday:

 

1 more friday of 2012

WOW

I can not believe that I made it the whole year

 

this weeks photos

1. Making stuff for Paper Issues January Fit Kit

2. Wrapping presents

3. Had lunch in San Pedro

4. Making Fudge

5. Late night Xmas shopping in old town Pasadena

6. Fudge is messy

7. Got a laugh from the name of this magazine

8. Hello beautiful day

9. 405 traffic sucks! Took 2 hors to get from El Segundo to the
Valley

 

 

Next week I will show you how I combine instafriday and Project Life!

 

public service announcement:

 

I made the Samantha Walker Design Team!

And I am first on the list!

{ probably because my name starts
with an A lol}

 

 

Other news just been super busy trying to not get caught up

in all the Christmas rush!

Does that even make sense?

 

 

I will leave you with a few photos cause everyone loves photos!

shopping at Crafted

our pink xmas tree

making a mess with my cameo

working on January's Fit Kit

 

are you ready for Christmas?

 

it's your life: amanda rose stamps

 

Good morning well at least here in Cali it’s still morning!

The next 2 themes at Paper Issues are sponsored by some
really great girls who make “Project Life” style products.

First up is Amanda Rose Stamps

OMG these stamps are Fab!

Yes I have all of them!

Now you may know I have a different approach to “Project
Life”.

I print 9 instagrams from the week out on a 12 x12 and slip it into an
album-quick and easy!

Well these stamps would work great for this approach!

Though
I have not actually used them for that, I am planning on it!

I wanted to show how you could use these stamps, even if you
didn’t do “Project Life”

 

SO I made a card & a layout

 

My Card

 

I simply stamped the RADiculous stamp
on a scrap piece of the white wood grain {LOVE THIS}

with a bright pink Hero Arts ink bad

A
scrap of black & white chevron from Amy Tan's Sketchbook, a Scrap piece of
Bazzill {i think lagoon}

wrapped
the card with some twine from the Twinery {i think marigold}

threw
some aqua sequins on it, and I have this totally RADiculous card -get it RADiculous!

 

 

My layout

 

I literally finished this LO at 11pm last night,

so I had to
take the photos inside on the kitchen floor {lol}

I used the boyfie stamp to represent the love of my
boyfriend!

Products here are the white wood grain, the gold polka dot
Vellum from Crate Paper, and a piece of Bazzill {blossom}

The rest of the product is Fact & Fiction from Basic
Grey available at JOANNS Fabric

Also used was a Studio Calico veneer arrow, tiny attacher,
dear lizzy date roller stamp {mint green handle} and some sequins

 

 

 

So like always let Amanda know we sent you,

please leave a
comment on her blog and follow,

come back and let us know you did the above at
Paper Issues Facebook page,

to be entered to win a stamp!

We will have 3 winners

 

Now don't forget to go see what the other design team members have created with Amanda's Stamps

 

Heather

Judean

Missy

Kellie

                -----> Aimee <-----  thats me!

 

 

Amanda is also offering a buy one, get one sale for our Paper Issues readers!

please read the following instructions for the sale

 

Details are as follows:

1. Visit the STAMP SHOP to peruse the sweet selection.

2. If you're interested in
purchasing, and want the above offer to apply, send me an e-mail

[ amandaroseblog@yahoo.com ]

telling me which stamps you would like

*in the
subject line of the email please write PAPERISSUES

3.  I will follow up with an
e-mail and a Paypal invoice applying the discount.

4. Once I receive payment on the
invoice, I will happily ship your items.

PLEASE NOTE:

For the offer to apply, all transactions must be done through e-mail.

If you attempt to purchase the stamps with the 'Add to Cart' button on

the STAMP SHOP's website, the offer won't apply. 

Offer is valid until Saturday, 12-29-12

 

 

ps dont forget I have a giveaway going on for

the "times sguare" lowcal kit!

just go to this post and tell me what yout new years eve tradition is!

PPS this kit is sold out and this is the only way you can get one!