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

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:

 

 

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