Hello Outdoor Adventures!

Happy Tuesday to you all! Hope everyone's day is going well! Today I am going on a field trip with my sweet baby girl and we are visiting a near by strawberry patch! I have been trying to get my family to one for the past several years but no one in our family loves strawberries but me and my girl. So I am I am thrilled to finally get to one! Yes.....the camera WILL be going with me! I can't wait!

And speaking of Outdoor Adventures.....this week Imaginisce is debuting their new collection called "Outdoor Adventures"! You are going to LOVE the papers and all that goes along with it! So let me get started with what I created with it.

I absolutely LOVE the color palette in this collection! It truly is perfect for all of those outdoorsy pictures! My first layout is all about my son catching his "first" fish. No help what-so-ever from mom or dad. He did it all himself and caught a catfish.

Products Used:

Imaginisce - Outdoor Adventure (patterned papers, die cuts, alphas, Sticker Stackers, stickers)

Other Supplies - Silhouette, EK Success border punch

Next up I have another layout that takes on a totally different approach.This one has more a busy "wild" feel to it hence the title. And the point I'm getting to is the new Outdoor Adventure collection is so versatile! I love that! This layout is documenting my middle child who is my "wild child"! He loves anything that goes fast or is adventurous! 

Imaginisce - Outdoor Adventure (patterned papers, Die Cuts, Alphas)

Other - Silhouette, The Twinery Twine

If you love this collection be sure to stop by the Imaginisce blog all this week and leave a comment for your chance to win! You will have so much fun with this new outdoorsy collection!!

Imaginisce Magnet Daddies....i {heart} this art

Happy Tuesday guys! Hope it's a good one so far!

Today I have a project that I am just crazy about! I made some special magnets with the Imaginisce Magnet Daddies and I-Top tool for this magnetic chalk board I picked up at Target. And of course I had to jazz it up with some other Imaginisce goodies! My sweet, sweet girl is always drawing/coloring pretty pictures for me and I never have had a great place to display them until now!

Want to know how you can make your own? Let me show you!

First I started out by using the I-Top punches and centered it on pictures that I wanted for my magnets and got my Magnet Daddies ready.

Then I centered the pictures in the I-Top tool...

making sure I had the magnet piece (included in packages of Magnet Daddies) between the top piece and the bottom piece and punched it all together to complete the magnet.

Here is a close up of the 3 magnets I made for my project.

And here is a look at the completed project before it was adorned with some beautiful artwork.

And a close up shot of the bottom right hand corner. I really hope this inspires you to create a place for your special little one's artwork! Thanks for stopping by!!

Imaginisce supplies used: Patterned Papers (Childhood memories, Good Dog), Alphas (Love You More), I-Top tool,  I-Top punches, Magnet Daddies (28mm and 22mm)

Other supplies used: magnetic chalk board from Target, ribbon from May Arts, Silhouette

Happy Mother's Day and a WINNER!

Happy Sunday and a HUGE Happy Mother's Day to all our Mom's out there!! Hope your family is being good to you and is showering you all with lots and lots of love today (and everyday!!). My sweet babies and hubby have been showering me all this weekend! They took me out for dinner 2x this weekend! Well, 1 of those times may have been due to the fact that our house is on the market and I have been completely exhausted because of all the last minute cleaning I've done. But nevertheless, it was time spent with my family and I enjoyed every second of it!

Alrighty......on to some GOOD stuff!! I have a winner to announce!! Up for grabs was some adorable pieces of the Pretty Little Studio "Birthday Cake"! So our winner is....

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HesterMay 7, 2013 at 4:35 AM

what a terrific birthday layout, with all the layering it really pops.

Congrats Hester!!

Email me with your shipping address and I will get your prize out to you ASAP!

(aimeekidd(at)carolina(dot)rr(dot)com)

or you can click on my "Contact Me" link above.

Happy Mother's Day everyone! I'm going now so I can spend the rest of the day with my hubby and my babies!

*Birthday Cake* Treat Bag tutorial with PLS

I'm back today with a quick tutorial on how to make these quick and cute treat bags to hand out to your party guests. But before I get into that I just want to thank Pretty Little Studio for letting me be their Guest Designer!! I loved working with them and all of the adorable products I was sent to play with!! I still have some left that I will be playing with in the near future! So be on the look out for some more PLS stuff from me!

Ok, back to my treat bags......Once I had the design in mind it took no time at all to get these babies put together!

1. Gather your supplies...I used the Cupcake and Coffee Cake papers along with the Party Time Note Strips, Birthday Cake Fold Over Tabs, Glassine bags (SRM) some washi tapes, buttons, and an "enjoy" stamp.

2. Trim papers to hang 1/4" over the left and right sides of your glassine bags and enough to cover 2" for the front and back sides. So for example...my glassine bag measures 4 3/4" width and 7" length so I cut the papers at 5 1/4" x 4 1/2".  Before you fold the papers to create the topper use a border punch on the front side to give it more of a creative feel to it. Then fold in half with a bone folder and some type of card making tool. Add your washi tape(s) and stamp a sentiment on the Note Strips.

3. Add candies to the bag and staple your topper and extras on.

4. Add a button to cover up the staple and YOU'RE DONE!! I told you this was going to be quick and easy!

And here is the finished product. Just imagine how cute and adorable these would look sitting on the birthday table!!

Thanks for stopping by today! If you haven't left a comment for your chance to win some fabulous Pretty Little Studio "Birthday Cake" goodies please do so TODAY!! You can find the post HERE on my blog and HERE at the Pretty Little Studio blog!!

Pretty Little Studio sketch....Hello Birthday Girl!

I love Keri’s sketch in the fact that it has lots of layers and so much white space….my two favorite things when making a layout! For my layout I wanted to document the day I took cupcakes to my daughter’s class on her birthday. Instead of using 1 big picture I used 2 smaller pictures of her. And I used a color palette of pink, yellow, and aqua blue which were the colors that most stood out to me with the Birthday Cake collection.

And here are some close up shots so you can get a good look at all the wonderful pieces of the Birthday Cake Collection!

Hope you're enjoying seeing everything I've created so far with the PLS Birthday Cake collection!! Remember if you haven't left a comment please do so for your chance to win some great pieces of Birthday Cake for yourself!! You can find it here on my blog and here on the Pretty Little Studio blog! YES!! That is 2 chances to win!!

Thanks for stopping by!!