instawhat? yep im i'm late again

 

It was quite the week around here. Yes I’m late as usual
with instafriday.

Hopefully I will share the rest of the week’s details soon!

 

 

 

Be jealous girls! Be very jealous! I got the first bag

In-N-Out on our way to CHA

The Eiffel tower in Vegas

Our Suite at the Palazzo-Vegas style baby

It was awesome meeting Leah l’orange and Kristy Dalman of
Some Odd Girl in person!

Look at all the new washi from scotch tape

World’s tiniest burger

Christmas in July!

Oh ya this happened again! We saw the
heat Thursday night

instawhat?

My last instafriday post I was in Woodburn Oregon. This
weeks post starts in Woodburn and ends at home.

I Monday July 15 we left Woodburn Oregon and drove the 101
{the coast} home.

I took way to many photos, to post the regular 9. If I had
managed to post on Friday {yes I’m a slacker} I would have done a travel
version! But lucky for you, you get 28 photos in 1 post; just click the image
to view larger. Today I leave for Vegas, for Craft & Connect other wise
known as CHA-Summer. Be sure to follow me on instagram @aimeemaddern, to see
all the product that is revealed.

And now for the photos:

 

Who needs gloves when you live in So Cal? I do when they are
$.60

Hello Scotch Washi at Target

Hello giant Sculpey stamp for $10 in Michaels clearance
lisle

My little chiwee

Get Serious!

Xmas Tree Farm

Antiquing in Aurora

The flowers are seriously AMAZING in Oregon

“Kevin, give me the jerky”-Jager

Wild flowers

Dixie’s café, my moms name is Dixie

Greetings from Florence Or

Oregon Dunes

You mean the world to me-Seriously

1^st stop Rosie’s art Carnival in Florence Or.

Of course I had to buy MORE Washi

 

They want to make sure you see the “ocean view”

It was pretty phenomenal view

Love these 2 guys

ELK

Yes that Elk was 10” away from me!

Jager looking for more elk

Windmills and cattle, home away from home

I have shared this view many times, and it will always be a
favorite, especially when the sun is rising

Hello Sunshine-a field of sunflowers on I5

Pink or Blue?

 

Thanks for stopping by today! It’s summer time and the
living is easy… or flakey, lol Sorry my post have been sporadic. I’m sure they
will continue that way through out my favorite season!

nature walk: paper issues

 

Paper Issues has a new “issue” this week.

That’s right our issue is with Pretty Little Studio,

and
their new line Nature Walk.

And guess what I am on both teams.

Though I am not one of
the girls on the issue at PI I have some projects

I wanted to share using
Nature Walk.

 

First layout I want to share is my all time fave photo of
Kevin. I made this layout for the sketch challenge over at PLS .I’m sure I will
be scrapping this photo for years to come. And yes I am so “thankful for this
face” I used some real feathers and dyed them with some mist, to mix in with
the die cut feathers. I also snipped the die cut feathers to give them a little
“tattered” feel.

 

 

The second layout I want to share with you I made for the
color challenge at PLS. Again I used Nature Walk.

 

 

 

And I can only give you some sneaks, but I will have 2 more
projects featured on the PLS blog this week using Nature Walk.  Be sure to visit on Monday and Saturday to see
these 2 projects.

you can find this project here!

 

Make sure to link up your projects at Paper Issues, using
any Pretty Little Studio Product, or anything that has to do with Nature!

 

we've moved: paper issues new shop

Have you heard?

Paper Issues moved…

That’s right, they moved to a big girl store of their very
own!

Paper Issues out grew etsy! Thank you etsy for being a
wonderful host.

Make sure to go visit the new site, and leave some love on
the contact page!

 

 

Don’t you just love this clean new look?

our personal codes no longer work in the new shop!

so please disregard my code in the sidebar.

I have left it for nostalgic reasons {ok I just don’t know how to remove it!}

 

Use the code HELLO for your every day 20% savings!

instafriday: week 28

I’m in Oregon for the weekend.

As always it’s been a crazy week.

I tried to relax and enjoy the holiday.

But with assignments due, babysitting and packing it was
tough.

To many exciting things happened this week for me not to
share.

So today you get a bonus with 16 instagrams rather than my normal 9.

 

And now for the pics!

 

 

Our second tomato harvest of the season.

S'mores in the pool, yes please

Working on assignments

Our third chili harvest-Kevin got creative, I love it when
is creativity shines through {he’s really talented!}

Recliners at the movies, yes please! This is the end was
AWESOME

Good morning Starbucks in Anderson CA

Blueberries and strawberries, yum, yum

Good morning Shasta

Before: trying out oven dried tomatoes

It was so crazy driving in the middle of the freeway {I’m
actually driving on the southbound part}

Hello Oregon

After: out of the oven

Yes my mama bribes be for photos #wannacookie

Not gonna lie this place creeps me out just a bit

Breakfast in bed=best boyfriend ever

samantha walker: july blog hop

Welcome to the Samantha Walker Creative Crafters Team Blog Hop!
You should have arrived here from Samantha's blog!


 

This month's theme is Family Fun!

 

 

 comment by Sunday, 07/14 at
11:59pm MDT in order to be eligible for the free SVG/Silhouette file as well
as the prize...which is the

All Boy Stamp Set

 

We will announce
the Blog Hop Winner on Monday, 07/15 on Samantha's Facebook
Page.

 

 

I choose to make Samantha’s tic tac toe board

I cut it about 100’s to get the layers! Ok maybe not 100!

I did cut it a whole bunch and then glued together so the
board and pieces were stable! Little fingers can easily pick up the pieces to
play.

I love displaying my work in my house and currently the
board has been gracing my coffee table. I am now traveling and slipped the
board into a zip lock and brought it along on our adventures!

 

 

 

 

 here is a link for the file in the Silhouette store

 

Don't forget to sign up for Samantha's Newsletter 

through the Rafflecopter widget to receive your

FREE SVG and Silhouette Studio file!



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Maya
Oren-Dahan

 

instawhat?

 

I know I know I am slacking,

and it's only gonna get worse!

 

Just wanted to post so I am not a complete flake!

Have a great week!

 

seeing: stars & stripes

 

Happy 4th to you all!

 

Hope you have a wonderful relaxed day, and get to see lots
of fireworks!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last year Kevin was traveling home from Chicago, he made it
to state line {Primm Las Vegas and Cali} just in time to see the fireworks
there. I went with my friend Shemaine, to Dodger stadium to see the fireworks!
We took this Selfie right before the fireworks started! I used my Stars &
Stripes kit to create at this layout! {the kit was a limited edition I designed
for Paper Issues, and had Chic Tag exclusive tags!}

 

Look for my next kit in the Paper Issues Shop coming July 15^th!

 

Be safe and
enjoy all the Red White & Blue today!

simple scrapper: july's sketches

 

Simple Scrapper is no longer having blog hops. But I still
want to share my work, so I will still be posting the first Tuesday of the
month!

 and to see more inspiration visit team mate Sara's blog

I really really love Jennifer’s Sketches! I know I say that
every month, but I really do. I am so thankful to be on this team. Getting
these sketches each month has really improved my scrapping skills!

 

I was running behind in June with all the crazy things that goes
on in my life. I only got to scrap 2 sketches. I normally scarp 3 layouts a
month for Simple Scrapper, so I am feeling like an underachiever right now!

 

For my first layout, I wanted to use this paper so bad but
it is sooo busy! I took this photo of me feet {go figure I took a photo of my
feet!} on a new throw rug I picked up at target for $4.99. Well I am sure glad
I snapped this photo when I did, cause the rug got washed and faded terribly!
Anyways color makes me happy and this paper makes me happy and blue toes make
me happy- I think you get it. So glad I got this all documented. When we turn
in our work at Simple Scrapper we always leave a tip for the members. I am
gonna share my tip here today, cause I know a lot of you shy away from such a
busy paper!

 

TIP: when using a very busy background paper, scrap a simple
photo that won’t compete with the paper.

 

 

For the 2^nd sketch I used the digital version and
I printed it out on cardstock. My printer was low on ink so I am having it
printed from Persnickety Prints.

I hope I like how it’s printed {really hoping it comes on a
cardstock like their instagram photos}

 

{photo is grainy because it was taken in low light & is an instagram}

Anyways if I like how the print it, I am gonna make a bunch
more have them printed and add to my summer stories album!

 

Wouldn’t this template be super awesome for a December
Daily! It’s so simple to drop the photo in the template and journal. Then embellish
with physical product later!

 

Wow I really had a lot to say today! Thanks for going
through all my ramblings! lol