obw:

 

Jessica Sprague Digital Store

Honey MEGA Kit $1

the winners are:

 

 

 

I have been slacking,

but I finally picked 2 winners for my
give away of

Paper Issues Fresh & Easy kit.

 

I had so many wonderful replies; I couldn’t just give one
away!

Thank you all for the blog love!!!

 

The winners are Buffy & Denise Bryant

instafriday: week 4

Seriously where did the week go

 

1. A little sneak for simple scrapper

2. Got a rack to hold all my twine

3. Celebrating a new design team!

4. I have a dream, happy MLK day Rav

5. Hello cutie

6. Kevin built me some shelves

7. My precious chi wii

8. Drinks at the castle

9. Dinner & a show

obw: & an announcement

 

 

Jessica Sprague Digital Store

Blossom MEGA Kit $1

 

Also I am please to announce that I am now on the

Pretty Little Studio Design Team

 

instafriday: week 3

 

It’s that time again, time to share what our phones
captured!

This past week was super busy with CHA!

Monday alone I took 249 photos!

 

Here are 9 favorites!

1. Took Colten shopping at ikea

2. My project was featured on Samantha Walkers blog

 3. This little piggy
went to CHA

4. Lucky Charm Dear Lizzy’s new line

5. Project Life Pig

6. Glitter thickers! Do I need to say more?

7. CHA Pig visited Starbucks!

8. Love this view

9. First stop Elle’s Studio

 

obw:

 

just wanted to share one of the super cute cuts,

on sale today over at Jessica Sprague

look how cute these boxes are

I whipped them up in no time flat!

 

Jessica Sprague Digital Store

Rosie MEGA Kit $1

Pair of Hearts boxes 50% off

scrapFit: #84 Color Inspiration

 

Diana
our Creative Trainer has created the most calming color combo for you! 

To get the best results you may want to
listen

to the sounds of waves on the beach and light a lavender candle while
your creating your layout.  

Lets see your calming creativity!

Last New Years {2012}

Kevin and I headed up to Ventura for the day! It was chilly but beautiful!

We are so very lucky to live in this place

 

When the challenge said listen to the waves,

I knew instantly that I wanted to use this photo!

The colors were absolutely perfect

 

 

 

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

The winner of this challenge will win



         FITkit - Fresh & Easy {by your one and only} Aimee Maddern

from Paper Issues

 

 

I am giving away one of these kits!

Just leave me a comment, when was the last time you visited the beach

 

and as always Just enter my name AIMEE

at check out for a 20% discount!

my favorite: paper issues

 

We have a new theme up over at Paper Issues

 

 You should have arrived here from Lori's blog...

If this is your first stop, be sure to
head over to

Paper Issues's to start at the beginning!

 

 

“My Favorite”

 

Last week I posted my 12 layouts of 2012

Well this was one of them.

In fact I liked it so much I repeated 3 times, same photo
different paper.

 

 

 

 

The first one I made was for Simple Scrapper, a challenge to
just use scraps

The second one was for Remember When, favorite was the
challenge here

The third I made for American Crafts DT Application, using
all AC product

 

I love how each one is different, yet the same!

 

Go link up your favorite project at Paper Issues for a
chance to win a

 

And be sure to link, like, follow and pin to win

 

 $20 dollars to the  Paper Issues Store

instafriday: week 2

 

 

Friday again?

So much going on around here I don’t have the time to
document…

Hope for some down time, but that’s wishful thinking

 

What’s the saying idle hands, idle mind?

 

It’s good to be busy definitely keeps my mind on the right
track, sometimes it feels as if I am in the deep end and cant seem to get to
the edge for a breathe.

 

There I go rambling…

 

It’s Friday and for most of you that means the weekend!

 

I am off to CHA-W-2013

Follow me on instagram for peeks into the convention I’m
aimeemaddern

 

And now for what you are all here for the week via simple
photos

 

1. Darn you Starbucks and your cute V-day mugs

2. Kevin has friends

3. Darn you Target and American Crafts

4. Happy Baby Colten

5. Lettuce from my garden

6. I’m a be published-my mini on it’s way

7. Merry Xmas to me

8. Celebration drink-and fine crystal

9. Tuna salad-That’s what’s for lunch

 

samantha walker: january blog hop

Welcome to the Samantha Walker Creative Crafters Team Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Meg's blog!...

If this is your first stop, be sure to head over to Samantha Walker's blog to start at the beginning!

This month one lucky winner will receive the fabulous

Spellbinders Botanical Swirls and Accents Dies

AND be sure to look extra closely at Step #4 to learn how you can get this FREE SVG and Silhouette Studio file:

 

To enter, just leave a comment on Samantha's blog during January 9th through January 13th. The winner will be announced on Samantha's Facebook page on Monday, January 14th. 

For additional entries:

1. Receive an additional entry for commenting on each of the other blogs in the blog hop.

2. Go here and follow Samantha Walker's blog 

3. Follow her on Facebook

4. Sign up for an e-mail subscription to Samantha's blog and you will automatically receive a link to a free SVG cutting file that you can download and use on your personal electronic cutter. If you are already a subscriber, just enter in your information in the secure form on Samantha's blog!  The free files will be e-mailed early next week!

To receive the additional entries and get the free files, mention in your comment on Samantha's blog that you have done so! 

WOW, that is 17 chances to win!

The January theme/assignment was Winter

Me being in so cal {yesterday it was 75 degrees} winter is
tough for me. The only think that represents winter to me is Christmas. I am
sure you don’t want to see another Christmas project for a while. I know New
Years has already passed us, but 2013 is for another 356 days. When I came
across these 3d bottle boxes, yes New Years popped into my head, and that’s
what I kinda went with, but really they could be used for any party or anything.
I just shrunk the 2013 phrase down to fit on the side of the box {you could
easily add a name or phrase here}. How simple and cute would it be to show up
at a party with a bottle of wine {or your drink of choice} and the recipient
name cut into it! Of course I am on this sequin fetish right now and they dress
a package up so EAISLY!

I hope you enjoyed my project and it inspires you do dress
up your bottle for that next party you attend!

 

3d bottle box     3dshort bottle box     "2013"

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Click on the image below to head over to 

Samantha Walker Facebook Page!

Click on the photo below to go to your next stop!

Happy Hopping!

simple scrapper: january blog hop & giveaway

 

 

Hello Hoppers

 

Want to win a one-month Simple Scrapper Premium Membership?

Visit the team member blogs and look for the entry link.

Entries will be pooled and one winner selected at 11:59pm CST on Wednesday, January 9.

You may enter from multiple blogs.

Use this link to enter the giveaway for a one month trial membership to Simple Scrapper: http://ow.ly/ctrlx.

 

 

 

Hope you are enjoying the hop so far

I made 2 layouts to share with you this month

 

This layout makes me laugh… When Thanksgiving rolled around
last year {2012} all my friends pulled out their “elves on the shelf”. I was feeling
rather left out since I don’t have kids. I finally broke down and bought that
damn elf. Kevin wasn’t very excited about our new roommate, so he named him
Dick. I took him everywhere we went the first week of December. It soon got old
and Dick’s adventures died off.  I
took this photo at where else? Starbucks. 
I saw this photo opp and took it. Though not until days later did I come
up with the original title.

 

This sketch was perfect for this photo, letting the photo
tell the whole story.

I also used this kit from Paper Issues.

 

 

The next sketch I used, really lent a hand to the January
Fit Kit that I designed for Paper Issues. The kit has not yet been released but
since I designed it I figured I could show you some sneaks of it her today! Look for it in the Paper Issues store January 15.

 

Use this link to enter a giveaway for a one month

trial
membership to Simple Scrapper: http://ow.ly/ctrlx.

 

Next up on the hop is

Jean Manis

Jean really rocks those digi pages!

 

 

"The Premium Membership at Simple Scrapper provides skills and

shortcuts to help you simplify and find more meaning in your memory
keeping."

 

instafriday: week 1

 

It’s a new year and a new week!

 

I will share what I did with my insta’s of 2012 as soon as
they arrive

I am having them printed!

 

Here is what happened the first week of 2013

 

1. Something you don’t see everyday at Starbucks

2. Float Tour 2012 South Pasadena

3. Gold Card = Free drinks!

4. Dino-Soar La Canada’s Float

5. Float Tour 2012 La Canada

6. Mmmm N-N-Out Truck late night feeding for the folks working
on the floats

7. Strike of Midnight yep that’s my man

8. A little Left Right Center

9. New Stuff at Starbucks

12 goals in 2012:

I was going through the archives of my blog on Tuesday and I
found this post.

OMG I totally forgot about this, lol.

 

I forgot that I had made this list. I guess that is the # 1
reason I don’t make resolutions.

I had only written them here in hopes to follow. I never
wrote them out on paper. Never printed them out to see everyday.

 

Here’s how I did

 

My 12 goals for 2012

1.
Use more of my stash {scrapbooking product} - FAIL 

2. Get on a design team - CHECK

3. Lose some weight - FAIL

4. Complete a studio for myself - IMPROVEMENT

5. No unfinished projects - IMPROVEMENT

6. Pay debt - IMPROVEMENT

7. Get a bit more organized - FAIL

8. Plant a garden - CHECK

9. Purge - IMPROVEMENT

10. Simplify - FAIL

11. Enjoy - CHECK

12. Start walking, and yoga again! - FAIL

 

Here is how I scored

 

CHECK - 3

IMPROVEMENT - 4

FAIL – 5

 

All in all 3+4 = 7 right?

So I did better than half of my goals

 

Gosh that means I need to set new goals right?

Nope I am just gonna keep with these and try to work harder
on the ones I failed at.

obw:

 

Jessica Sprague 

Big Top Birthday MEGA Kit $1

Sprial Flower digital dies 50% off

 

 

 here is a little recap of New Years Eve

 

12 lo's of 2012:

 

My top 12 layouts of 2012

 

It’s so crazy to look back at all the layouts

{and projects} and see my work evolve.

here they are In no particular order

 

Beach Day: made for Simple Scrapper, the challenge was to
create a red, white and blue layout that was not about the 4^th of
July

The Good Life: was made using all Amy Tangerine product,
when I applied for the AC DT

 

Hello There: was made for ScrapFIT, the challenge was to use
flags/pennants

 

Photos With Santa: {album cover} made for Simple Scrapper
using the Holiday mini Kit

Arizona in Feb: was made for Simple Scrapper, this was my
first LO using my Silhouette Cameo

A Day in The Life: was made for Simple Scrapper using a
freebie template

Favourite Moment: I made this LO for my DT application for
Remember When Scrapbooking Store in Valencia Ca. The challenge was to create
something that was you favorite

{this just might be my all time favorite lo!}

 

Hell Ya: was made for Simple Scrapper. I loved working with
this Studio Calico Kit, and the Simple Scrapper Sketch. This LO came together
really fast and easy!

O The Places I will Go: made for Remember When, the
Challenge was to use paper from a travel line my Reminisce, I got Italy. This
LO was inspired by Amy Tan

Lake Paradise: made for Remember When, The Challenge was to
use the Amy Tangerine line Sketchbook

A thankful heart: made for ScrapFIT the challenge was to
make a thankful LO

Me & You: made for Simple Scrapper, the Challenge was to
use a Sketch from Designs by Diana