My *A Million Memories* May 2008 Kit Projects

The May 2008 A Million Memories kit was just GORGEOUS!! I had a million ideas swimming in my head for what to do with it. Here is what I came up with. (No peeking Mom...there's something here for you for Mother's Day....LOL!!)

~Heavenly~





~Vanessa Marie~








~Pure Luck~





~Mother's Day Mini Album and Gift Box~





~Happy Mother's Day! MOM~

Mike and Luke's First Holy Communion!!

Just a few photos from Mike and Luke's First Holy Communion!!

All of the kids outside of church. I LOVE how Vanessa has her hand on Nick's shoulder!!


Michael


Luke


Together right before the service. (Can you tell Mike was a bit nervous??)


Vanessa


Nick


Vanessa with Celia and Ella at the party.

My PHutch Sketches Design Team is up!!

I'm so excited to announce my first ever PHutch Sketches Design Team!!! I'm thrilled to have such AMAZINGLY talented ladies on my team.

Check it out here.

AMM May Kit Sneak Peek!!

It's that time again....here is a sneak peek at the A Million Memories MAY Kit. Hurry...this one will sell out!!!

CHECK THIS OUT!!! New classes at AMM!!!

I am SO excited. A Million Memories is going to host ONLINE CLASSES!!! The first one is hosted by DT Member Karen. She is amazing....check it out!!!

The cool thing is you can buy the class and use your own stash...OR...you can by the Limited Edition kit to go along with the class.

Welcome Spring Kit at AMM!!!

Check out this GORGEOUS kit by the fabulous BECKY HEISLER available now at A Million Memories.

Includes full color instructions with various photos and template for making your own flowers.

• 6 Fancy Pants Papers
• 1 Hambly Butterfly Paper
• 1 pack American Crafts Poolside Thickers in Pink
• 1 Jenni Bowlin Transferware Rubons
• 1 Creative Imaginations Scalloped Wooden Sign
• A few Maya Road Chipboard Piecs
• A few gold buttons
• 1 yard of pearls
• 1 sheet scalloped paper

All for only $25.99. You can grab the complete kit HERE or just the instructions HERE.

My AMM Design Team Entries!!

Can you say, YAAAAHOOOO!!!!!! I made the Design Team again at A Million Memories. I'm SOOOO excited. The talent this time around was amazing and I am honored to be a part of the team for another term!!!!

~Thank Heaven for Little Girls~
-Mix of MM Noteworthy and Garden Party with a touch of Websters Pages. Handpainted, glittered embellishments.







~Yum-o ~ (like Rachel Ray says it!!)
- New Basic Grey "Sultry", Crackle Painted Title Tag, cute daisy trim and Hot pink MM glittered Letters.










~Watch Us Grow ~
- Custom made acrylic album (Christine Peneflor RAK), K&Company "Wild Saffron", lots of ink (of course), bling, Hambly, MME, felt, vintage trim, masking, and lots of hand cut embellishments.

The DESIGN eXperiment!!! Challenge#.

Here is my layout for The Design Experiment - Challenge #4.

Head over to The Design Experiment blog to check out the rest of the team's entries!!

I mixed the new BG Boxer and Sultry PP. Journaling card (behind title) is Prima, title is Tim Holtz Grungeboard and Crackle Paint (Aged Mahogany), Felt accent is American Crafts, Brown trim is Fancy Pants, Font is AL Worn Machine.

Journaling:It's only a few months until I turn FOURTY-FIVE . The last few years have been a fog but this year is going to be better…much better!

-I love that most people can't guess my age.
- My kids think I can sing.
- I'm working out 5-6 days/week.
- Mike and I are married 13 years and together 20!
- I'm almost in my "skinny" jeans.
- I think my freckles are cute.
- I'm hooked on Teavana Jasmine Tea.
- I've been teaching Aerobics for 20 years and still going strong.
- I "bleed green".
- I love to make people laugh.

AMM April Kit Projects!!

Well....I finally had enough light outside to take pictures of my projects!!! I know that every month I say "This is my favorite kit" but this ONE IS!!!! It's just gorgeous...and I didn't want it to end. The paper was gorgeous and the embellishments and thickers...a perfect match!!

~pure beauty~
I can't get enough of this little face. When I saw this kit I knew these pictures would be perfect. For the letters I used Tattered Rose Crackle paint. Then like 2 or 3 different colors of Distressed Ink to make it "messy". The flower embellishment is two layers of PP cut with the Sizzix "Blazing Sun" die, inked and crumpled. I added an (inked) flower from the kit, a Prima and an MM brad. The brown CS border at the bottom is a Fiskers punch (which I got at Target while looking for the Treading Water punch).





~nessa~
My girl can pose!! I just love this shot and how her hair is to the side and how you can see the blue in her eyes!I only used one piece of PP here. Then I added the cardstock border (using the SU! border punch). I added LOTS of stickles and Primas. Bling brads are Deja View (Michael's). The journaling block is the backside of a piece of PP in the kit. The stamp is from the March kit.






~10 Things I love about YOU - Mini Album~
Just a fun little mini with current pics of the family unit. I wanted it to be simple so I just used PP and stickles on each inside page. On the cover I used Distressed inks with a Heidi Swapp butterfly mask. I used Peeled Paint crackle paint on the frame, added stickles to the CB letters and about 3 colors of distressed ink on the flower. Wooden button is Deja View (Michaels).














~Happy Birthday MOM!!!~
My Mom's Bday was on Sunday so this card was perfect timing!! I added the SU! border punch.


~Matchbook Mini Album~
This was made from the scraps I had left from the kit. When I sorted everything out, there seemed to be a bunch of equal sized square pieces and one long piece of PP. I thought OH!!! MINI ALBUM. Then the matchbook idea came to mind. (It's really just like the Basic Grey ones they used to make). I stapled the inside pages in and then used my xacto to cut a little notch on the front. I added the bling swirl, rubon and lace trim to the front. I think I'll use it for quotes or just some random pictures. Seriously...it took about 10 minutes!!!

The DESIGN eXperiment!!! Challenge#3.

Here's is the layout I did for challenge#3 over at The Design Experiment. It's all digital. Everything is from Jen Wilson Designs except the title letters...they are Little Dreamer Designs.
Thanks for looking!

~FULL CIRCLE~

AMM April Kit - full preview!!

WOW, WOW, WOW!! Can you believe how pretty this is??? And as I type this my package is on its way!!!

AMM April Kit SNEAKIE PEEKIE!!

OMGOSH.....can these kits get any more beautiful????? Check out this sneak peek of the April Kit at A Million Memories. (hee, hee, hee...cause I know what else is in the kit)!!!!

If you want to make sure you get this kit....hurry...and grab it HERE.

~Charm~ Another Digital Layout!!

Here's my layout for Michelle's challenge at A Million Memories.

I went totally DIGITAL!!! (And I might say THANKS to my friend Christine for first introducing me to digital....I am SO hooked).

All of the papers and elements are from the new PrimaHybrid lines (Corina Nielson, Doris Castle, Dianne Rigdon, Trish Jones, and Weeds&Wildflowers)...also stuff from the Vintage Garden collection.

New header....what do you think?

I just made the new header for my blog. All digital elements are from JEN WILSON DESIGNS (love her). The only other elements are the "TWINS X 2" alphabet by Erica Hernandez (2peas Vibe kit).

What you you think??

Tagged by Kimmi

So my friend Kimmi tagged me.

I have to make a list of 7 Random Facts about me....not sure what to say.

1. I was on the Swim Team from age 8 until I graduated from college. Now, I HATE swimming. (Laps...not really the pool).
2. I grew up in the city (Philadelphia) but when to an Agricultural High School (you know FARMING....LOL)!
3. I am a Certified Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer. I don't do PT right now but I teach two GroupEx classes a week.
4. I'm afraid of the DARK. Seriously....VERY AFRAID....run from my bathroom to my bed (3 feet away) afraid.
5. I've changed my hair style and color like a MILLION times in my life. I have no idea what my natural shade or style is.
6. I played Flag Football for about 10 years. I played defense cause I liked to try and intercept the ball. I was pretty good.
7. I can't snap my fingers on my right hand...no sound....at all...nada!

Design Team call at A Million Memories!!!!

A Million Memories is having a DESIGN TEAM CALL!!!! Check it out...it's an AWESOME team to be on. I'm going to try out again!!!!!

Here is the information. If you want to try out, just register on the site and get chatting on the Message Board. We want to get to know you!!!
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We are looking for 8 Design Team Members and will be accepting applications through March 31st, 2008.

We will announce the eight new designers once they have been contacted and have accepted their posts. The design team position is a commitment through September 30th.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

We are looking for eight energetic, outgoing, talented, versatile and creative individuals who are team. Strong photography, digital scrapbooking and class experience is a plus, but not required.

Interested applicants must register and post on the message boards at AMM during the DT call. We want to spend the next month getting to know you and we want you to get to know us and our community. Your design team experience at AMM will require daily activity on our boards.

Read more here......

If you have any comments or questions, please email us at michelle@amillionmemories.com

The DESIGN eXperiment!!!

So....my friends Emily, Kimmi and I created this really cool challenge site called THE DESIGN EXPERIMENT!!! You seriously have to check it out!!



Here is my first layout. It's all DIGITAL!!!

~note to self:~

All digital supplies are from PrimiaHybrid. (I'm LOVING these products)!