Capturing the Moments

Winner of OA give away....and a few other things I've been working on. :)

Well...hellooo to all my favorite people! :) 

The winner of these AWESOME OA products...picked by Random.org is...

True Random Number GeneratorMin:Result:17

CHRIS POZZI said...

YOur work is gorgeous! Love OA products... Sadly difficult to find locally so would love to play!!!!

Thank you Chris for your sweet words...Please send me your mailing address so I can mail these off to you right away. :) 

Thank you EVERYONE for all your positive feedback and for playing along! :) xx

Onto a few fun other things. I'm not nearly ready for Christmas this year...Everything is just coming along WAY to fast for this for some reason! I need to get my act together! 

I got this most precious gift...early Christmas present from my daughter Noelly...who is in Korea right now. I think I cried for 5 hours straight...with joy! This is my song for my kids...the fact that she picked out something to have made for me, that is ME in every way! She sees me...her crazy Mom...she sees me! No matter how tough and crazy life gets...and how I drive her crazy...she gets me, and loves me...what else could I possibly ask for? I am blessed! All my children are my best achievements in life.

Here is a littl sneak peak of what I've been working on for Crate paper for creative weekly...which you will find on the Crate blog next week. :)

I'm still loving knitting...but haven't done as much lately. I have been experimenting with adding stitched embellishments to what I knit. I've been getting inspiration from my favorite catalog. Sundance! :) 

Tomorrow is Bigfork Parade! I'm so excited! We love parades, but this one is special...it's at night...in the snow...and all the beautiful twinkling lights! I will have my camera ready...and I can't wait! I wish all my kids were here with me for this too! 

I love Christmas decorations...I think my facorites are nutcrackers! 

So...that's a little bit of me in a nutshell

I hope you all are having a FABULOUS Holiday Season! 

xoxo

Loves,

K

 

Re-cap November with October Afternoon as Guest Artist

I hope you all had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving week. I sure did! I spent it down in Arizona with my children, and even got to skype with Noelly for a little over an hour. It was all fabulous!

I can't tell you how much fun I had working with the new Farm Girl line and Make it Merry for October Afternoon aka OA this past month.

Here is a re-cap of the creations I made for each week.

Click on links to see more details on each of these layouts.  

Here is November 9th post:

November 16th post: Also seen here for Got Sketch Blog

These layouts below are using the new Make it Merry line. 

November 23rd post:

and for my final post:

It was EASY to work with...

Every layout just magically flowed together...

and October Afternoon is top notch and super generous with their products! 

I have so much of their Make it Merry line, I thought I would like sharing it to a random person who leaves a comment here on my blog. Let me know what you love the most about OA, products or service. 

You will have an opportunity to leave a comment until Wednesday December 5th. I will draw a random name at midnight, and post the winner on the 6th. 

Here is what you have the opportunity to win! :) Aren't these stamps DARLING? 

along with a bundle of these too! 

Thank you all for stopping by, It's been a great pleasure working for OA all month long. :) 

xoxo,

K

 

 

Thankful MONTH...so much to be Thankful for

Sometimes we get so busy in our daily happenings, that we lose sight of all the wonderful blessings in our lives to be thankful for. 

Several years ago a dear friend taught me a significant, life changing way of praying. Always start with Praise and a Thankful spirit. Thank you Lord for...

Well...This is how I've prayed ever since. Not always getting the outcome I desire or want, but always trusting it's the exact outcome I'm suppose to have and learn from. 

This month, I am outwardly expressing things I am thankful for on FB...and it's just nice to express some of those things I am thankful for outwardly. 

I love my job/jobs! I wear many hats...all of which I LOVE! 1. Being a Mom is my most favorite of all! :) There is nothing more rewarding, than the love of my children. Loving them comes easy, even when they go through periods of not liking me so much...I am in awe of how much love that exudes from my heart all the time. 

2. Photography...and how my business is continuing to grow. Thankful for those who have encouraged me over the years and taught me. Thankful for all the wonderful people who have liked my fan page on FB.

3. Crafting! Yes...I LOVE Scrapbooking...and that it's not just a job...but a creative outlet that I get to incorperate EVERYTHING I love while doing it! 

4. Cosmetologist...working in a Salon once again has been so AMAZING! I'm confident and good at this naturally...and it feels really good to be able to say that. Not to be boastful by any means...but sure of what I'm doing with out hesitation, is really a great place to be.

I'm excited to share a few Place Card ideas that I created for American Crafts Blog :) 

For more details on how I made these, click here for instructions. :) 

This month I've been invited to be a Guest Designer for October Afernoon too!

Today I finally get to share with you one of the creations I made using their wonderful new product lines! 

This layout was creating using Farm Girl :)

I love working with these new lines from OA, and the colors and designs of their lines are always easy for me to work with. 

In case you missed what I created for Crate Paper this month, you can click here to see the two layouts I did also. Two of my newest favorite creations.

and last but not least...I'm still knitting too! Ha!

I made these for a friend...and love them! :) 

OK...that about sums it up for now...

You all have a blessed rest of your week...and weekend! Stay warm...and safe!

xoxo

Think good thoughts...because our thoughts are powerful you know!

Loves,

K

 

Crazy week!...and Little Yellow Bicycle Winner ANNOUNCED! :)

Hey everyone! 

Sorry to keep you all waiting for the results of the Little Bicycle Back to School Collection! 

I didn't think going to Utah to see my oldest daughter off to Korea (with the Air Force) was going to be so hard and absorb so much of my emotions for the past week...I kind of dropped the ball for getting my winner for this AMAZING fun collection posted! So sorry! 

Thank you all for your super sweet comments...they all were so fun to read! :)

Here is the Lucky Winner for this collection! :) 

True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result:3 Powered by RANDOM.ORG...which is miss Leslie! So..I need your mailing address miss, so I can get your box of goodies to you in the morning. :) 

Thank you all for playing!...and stopping by my blog! :)

Here is my last blog post for Little Yellow Bicyle...THANK YOU very much for coming to see what I've created...and for having me as a Guest Designer with your AMAZING products! xx

Here are a few pictures of my time with Noelly before she left...we had a great time together...and did CRAZY fun things, like riding a sky coaster and a big yo-yo sling shot ride! Over all...a great time! 

and Olivia, Noelly and I FLEW! This was AWESOME!!! 

and here Noelly and I are being slug shot into the air in a little ball.

Total BLAST!!! At Lagoon Amusement park in Utah! :) 

I have a layout to share too...I used a sketch from

Got Sketch Express 4 class

If you haven't signed up for this class yet...I HIGHLY recommend it! Valerie crated the BEST sketches to date for this class...LOVING them ALL! 

and for Flower Power for

Paper Crafter's Corner

using the NEW Crate Paper lines! Lahooove! :)

Thanks for stopping by! :) 

Have a blessed rest of your weekend! 

xx

Loves,

K

 

Fabulous Friday with Little Yellow Bicycle, as GD. :)

This month I was asked to be a guest designer for

My Little Yellow Bicyle

Working with their Back to School line, I've created several fun projects that have been posted on their blog every Friday this month. 

If you'd like to come check out my Friday posts, simply click on the dates below. :) 

September 14th

Septmeber 21st

Here is a layout I created for today's post

My Little Yellow Bicycle was so SUPER generous with this line, that I had more than enough to create several projects and still have a TON left! :)

 I get to SHARE an entire collection

of these goodies with one lucky winner! 

YAY!

Isn't this AWESOME? 

So, here's what you need to do: Leave me a comment here on my blog letting me know what product you like the most in the Back to School line :) 

You have until Monday, October 1st Midnight EST to leave a comment. I will randomly select a winner and announce it on Tuesday, October 2nd. :) 

I can't wait to hear what you all have to say...and all of your favorite products! :) 

Thanks for stopping by, and have a beautiful weekend! 

Loves

xo

K

 

 

Spotlight for American Crafts...Makes me SMILE! :)

 

A quick post to share what I created for my Spotlight day for American Crafts DT. 

I am so thrilled and excited for this year ahead with this AMAZING company and all of their products!

This layout is my current favorite for many reasons. I LOVE these two girls together. They are such a joy, and always off creating some fun adventures around my Aunt place in California. I really loved combining several of the new lines together for this layout. They all work so well together. Lately I've really been enjoying making banners with my patterned papers. For this layout, I created a fun banner frame to add movement to my page and draw the viewers eye right to the photograph. I really love the Roxie Alphabet Stamp set too. It's the perfect size for a subtitle, and really great to mix it up, as I did for my title, with a pen diluted with water to fill it in.

Supplies: Malibu Paper (35722) - Shoreline, Newport Paper (35724) - Shoreline, Fresh Blooms Paper (35630) - Neapoltain, Paige's Portraits Paper (35691) - Sketchbook, Sea Breeze Paper (35643) - Neapolitan, Lucky Laugh Paper (35640) - Neapolitan, Serendipity White (53291) - Thickers, Shane Letter Stickers (42221) - Remarks Books, Palette (42240) - Remarks, Spiral Notebook Border Punch (63054) - Knockouts, Roxie (85587) - Stamps

Here is a card I created for my daughter who is in the Air Force. I wanted something bright and cheerful for this card so the new Amy Tangerine Paper lines and embellishments were perfect! 

Supplies: Pigment (42241) - Remarks, Surfboard (85584) - Delights, Journal Black (53337) - Thickers, Padma's Pattern Paper (35673) - Sketchbook, Haper's Hue Paper (35678) - Sketchbook, Ivory Impression Paper (35677) - Sketchbook

I get a day off tomorrow! Well...not really! I get to get caught up and get creative...so excited to have a day to create more! :) 

I with you ALL a happy and super blessed week! 

xoxo

Loves,

K

 

 

Garland anyone? :)

Hello to all my favorite people! :) 

I can't believe Fall is here...where does the time go? 

I've been having tons of fun creating with my favorite lines of paper! I love creating different ways to use paper on my pages! :) 

Today is my first Tutorial post for Crate Paper...come on over and take a look! :) 

Here's a little sneak of what I created:

Crate Paper also had a team up with PageMaps this month too...and I got to create this happy layout with their AWESOME sketch! :) I LOVE this layout, and the pictures of Olivia and my niece Marilyn! They have the sweetest little bond and it shows in all of the pictures I've captured of them!

Left side...

Right side...

I've also been working on the New Bella Blvd lines as well...Stop by the blog to see more details and what the other talented girls have created. :)

With all the Back to school rush going on, I've been a tad busier than normal, but I love it! 

I have a little something else up my sleeve, that I can share on Friday too! Stay tuned! :) This is all I can share for now! ;) xx

Have a great rest of your week! 

Back to my craft table for more fun!

Think good thoughts! 

xx

K

 

Getting back in the swing of things...

Just got back from AZ, where me and the kids had a great time hanging out together, minus Noelly.

Decked out for Seahawks game

Back home and taking pictures at the School playground...Love this playground for pictures!

Olivia and her girlfriend True

We are just about ready for going back to school. Getting all our last minute crazy fun free time out of our systems. 

I am LOVING all the goodies I'm playing with for Crate Paper and American Crafts and Bella Blvd's new lines too. 

Here is a layout I created for Bella Blvd Creative Wednesday

and here are a couple of sneaks...I've been playing!

Also still at it knitting...finished a cover for my Dad for his birthday...Lahoove how it turned out. :) 

I did something crazy this past week. My all time favorite lipstick was not at Ulta, or even on their website! I kind of freaked out, and went to the Urban Decay website to see if I could possibly get it there. Guess what? It was on sale from $22 to $8...so I got 10!!! I don't know what I will do when they run out, but hopefully I will be over it by that time! LOL. Do you ever do crazy things like this?

Now back to creating...and cleaning...and processing more photographs. Stay tuned!

Hope you all are being blessed! 

xx

K

 

 

Finally slowing down to share some fun! :)

It has been a crazy busy last few weeks here for me. 

Busy taking pictures...

Busy editing and playing with pictures..

Busy working outside...

Back to school preperations...

Busy working at the Salon a couple days a week (Friday and Sat)...Lately there have been a LOT of wedding's, so I've been doing a TON of up-do's...which I LOVE doing! :)

In my spare time I knit too! Ha! If you are on Ravelry...here is where you can find me and my latest creations...oh and don't forget to friend me too! xx

Busy with fun new projects for American Craft, Crate Paper and Bella Blvd! 

I LOVE all my jobs...but my favorite of all time...is my Mom duties! :) 

So, I wanted to share some sneaks of what I've been up to...

These are using American Craft Amy Tangerine 

(to die for)lines of goodies!

Crate Paper Creative Weekly

and a little something extra for Crate Paper using Little Bo Peep products

Lastly, a layout I created for Bella Blvd, for inspriation weekly! :) I LOVE inspirational challenges...like sketches, they always get my creative juices going fresh again! :)

Now to finish this weekend off, I have another Photo Session to get done and a little more work outside to do, and then home to relax for the rest of the evening! :) 

Thanks for stopping by! I will try not to take so long to update again...my routine's should start kicking in with school starting for little miss too! :)

Come back soon to see the full layouts as soon as I can share them! :) 

 

 

 

Another super FUN...HAPPY surprise to share! :)

Announcing...the NEW

Allison Waken - from Phoeniz, AZ
Amy Heller - from Newtown, CT
Andrea Budjack - Orlando, FL
Angie Gutshall - from James Creek, PA
Becky Williams - from Wolfforth, TX
Carina Lindholm - from Koping, Sweden
Corrie Jones - from Dallas, GA
Erin Stewart - from El Paso, TX
Heather Leopard - from Cypress, TX
Jenny Chesnick - from Brooklyn, MD
Jill Cornell - from Windsor Heights, IA
Kimberly Neddo - from Bigfork, MT *smile*
Leah Farquharson - from Lauderhill, FL
Leslie Ashe - from Fort Worth, TX
Lilith Eeckels - from Bertogne, Belguim
Melissa Mann - from Pensacola, FL
Michiko Kato - from Japan
Monika Glod - from Krakow, Poland
Paige Evans - from South Pasadena, CA
Patricia Roebuck - from Mandeville, LA
Sophie Crespy - from Saint Jean De Maurienne, France

So much fun! I am so thrilled to be Designing for this AMAZING DT too! It's going to be such a fun creative year! 

Thank you for letting me share my excitement! :) 

xoxo

Have a blessed day! 

Now back to playing in the beautiful sunshine with my kids! 

Think good thoughts...

Loves,

K