Layout Ideas!

Here are a few layout ideas that i have been working on...

Faces are covered due to privacy, but I am happy with how they turned out

so thought I would share. Enjoy!

Hello Glitter...
Anyone love playing with glitter? Here are a couple samples of the cards i have been making the past little while. I love the technique and the possiblities are truly endless of what u can do with this product. Have a great weekend everyone! & ENJOY~

Dreamed About Sale

Come on down to Embellished Memories and participate in the sale you've always dreamed about!!

Starting October 12, 2011.

10 - 40% off everything in the store with the exception of the new Christmas lines, cardstock, Simple Stories "Baby Steps", Stickles and a few other new products.

Most of the store is dotted with different colors: red=40%, yellow=30%, green=20% and blue=10%.

Come in soon as items will go quickly.

You can't beat the price!!!!

October is croppin' time. Our October Croptacular is October 21st - 23rd. Call or drop in the store to reserve your seat. They are going fast! Only three seats left.

Christmas Cards

Kristina Werner has a segment on her blog - 25 days of cards. Check it out. She is doing a different design, different techniques, different cards everyday for 25 days!

http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/

I finished 50 Christmas cards last weekend. Now, just to write them up, address them and mail them in time this year!

Do you make your own cards?

~~Melanie

Creative Cropping Part 2

Use a foreground element when composing a landscape picture. The foreground element gives the viewer a reference point from which to view the main scene. This technique works when composing a picture of a person also. Makes the picture more personal.
A tall item on either left or right side of landscape is an example of a foreground element. You can crop part of it out or most of it, depending on the picture but still maintains a point of reference.

Before you press the shutter, scan the edges of the camera viewfinder to see if there are any distracting objects. These can't always be cropped out and can spoil a nicely composed picture.

Next week learn how to make water stand still or if moving, look like silk.
Happy picture taking.
Edith

NEW CARD KITS!

The first card is one of 6 beautiful cards created with Graphic 45, by Diane. This great kit will be ready for pick up by Saturday October 1st.


The 2nd picture is a preview of another must have card kit, created by Kathy. All these cards are truly beautiful as well, and they are ready for pick up now.

These two kits have full, pictures, instructions and all embellishments to complete.
Make sure you stop by the store to see these amazing kits in person.

Enjoy everyone & have a great night.
Kari

Creative Cropping

I am busy taking pictures and have wanted to learn more about creative cropping for sometime now. I have some great articles that I am posting tidbits from. If I find a good site I will post it on the blog.


Here goes:

Cropping goes hand in hand with composition. If you have a great photograph and it is cropped poorly, this takes away from the composed photograph.

We hear the word composition all the time and many of you already know this. I will start with the basic rules of composition to get the best camera exposure:


Rule of thirds is very important. Experts tell us that we should never place our subject in the middle/center of the photograph. In general this is a good rule, but there are times when you can place subject in the middle. This holds true in some landscape pictures when we want our eye drawn to the subject matter in the background. In general, for good composition, use the rule of thirds. Imagine a tic-tac-toe grid over your image in the viewfinder. Place your subject wherever the lines intersect.

Place subject off-center: when you take a picture of your subject off-center, you are giving the viewer the opportunity to scan the picture for other interesting elements. When your subject is in the absolute center of the frame. the viewer gets stuck on the subject. I found this quite interesting and true. Take a look at your photos and pick out pictures that have the subject dead center and pictures that subject is away from the center. Surprising isn't it!




More to follow next week.
I would appreciate any comments you may have as I continue this series. If you have a question , I will do my best to answer it.
Edith

I went to the zoo just the other week....

It's Carolyn and I'm back again, thought I would let you know about my adventure recently to the Calgary zoo. It was a beautiful day - the weather couldn’t have been any better and it has been 8 years since the last time we went. We got to see many of the animals and of course the prehistoric park. On the drive there everyone is excited and singing different songs - the most common one is:

We're goin' to the zoo, zoo, zoo
How about you, you, you?
You can come too, too, too
We're goin' to the zoo, zoo, zoo.

Not for my husband he likes the David Wilcox version and sings it even on days we aren't going to the zoo:

I went to the zoo
Just the other week
Saw the kangaroo
Had a talk with the chimpanzee
He said, "Hey brother, if you want a thing that's hip. Do the bearcat."

Do you have songs that you and your family sing on the way to the zoo or on vacations that everyone joins in and has fun with? Have you ever scrapbooked the title of a song to incorporate with your layout? Or the lyrics even?

If you haven't been to the zoo for awhile it’s a great way to spend the day - just watch out for the peacocks as they seem to have free reign everywhere and are not afraid to get close to you especially if there is food nearby looking forward to scrapping the pictures soon! Probably at the Croptacular October 21, 22 and 23. Hope to see you there!!

My apologies for the large space between pictures. I am still learning how to post to the blog. Practice makes perfect doesn't it?? Hope everyone is having a great fall day. Get your camera out and ready as fall colors will soon be in full array and they make wonderful pictures to scrapbook.

Try some creative cropping for a different look. Trim out all the non-essentials in your picture. There are so many creative ways to crop a picture. I will post some of these ideas to the blog next week. Stay tuned.

Kari designed a lovely scrapbooked notebook for Cooper's first week of school. What a neat idea Kari. A great way to use up scraps and probably works for a number of ages.

Sale, Sale, Sale!!!

October is croppin' time. Our October Croptacular is October 21st - 23rd. Call or drop in the store to reserve your seat. They are going fast!!

We are having a COLOR SALE from Wednesday, September 20th to Monday, September 26th.

All products colored yellow, orange, pink, turquoise or black are 30% off.

NOTE: Sale excludes cardstock, Tim Holtz, Stampers Anonymous and kits.

Hope to see you soon!!

"It's the most wonderful time of the year"……..

Every year when the Staples commercial starts playing for back to school supplies I start giggling and realize it’s the time to get everything organized and ready once again.

Get the school supply list out and sort through what leftovers we have from the year before we can "reuse". Then heading to the stores to try and find all the "new" supplies, including the 3 boxes of Kleenex to share with the class and the 12x18 sketch book. Some of the items are not so easy to find and you can spend so much time looking for them.

Then comes the school clothes shopping, making sure that you have not 1 but 3 pairs of runners. You have to have the daily walking to school shoes, the non-skid non-marking gym runners for phys-ed and then the spare pair in your locker in case the ones you wear everyday to school get dirty.
I don't mind but it does get a bit out of hand, especially since children usually grow and those 3 pairs alone may not make it through the whole school year. Then the different colored tshirts for the different team color days. Do you know how hard it is to find a plain purple tshirt for a boy?
What happened to those days where you had a pencil case, notebook, binder and 1 pair of runners and another pair of shoes? We never had to bring in Kleenex for the whole class either you used your sleeve or went to the bathroom and used toilet paper.

Well the kids are back to school once again and most motorists are obeying the school ground zone speed limits, the alarms are going off and most of the time everyone is getting up and ready when they need to. The weather has been exceptionally nice which has been so fortunate.
I always take a first day of school picture and this year I forgot until after school that day. My son was accommodating and did the posing for me. I love scrapbooking that picture and seeing how much they have changed and grown from the year before. Do you take pictures of your children on the first day of school? If so, do you do a different layout every year or just put the pictures next to the year before?

My name is Carolyn and I am a "scrapper" and have been a friend and customer of Embellished Memories since just after they opened their doors. I will be popping on the blog every couple of weeks for some stories, quotes and ideas or to get your ideas on a project I am working on. See you soon!

Hello to all you scrapbookers out there,
Embellished Memories is hosting their wonderful October Croptacular.
Get ready for an exciting scrapbooking weekend October 21st - October 23rd at the store. Fun, food, socializing, see old friends will be part of the menu and of course scrapbooking.

Spots are filling up fast, so call or come down to the store and sign up. Weekend cost is $80.00. What a bargain for 3 fun-filled days of scrappin'.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Design Team Update

It is with sadness that we have to announce that our new design team additions decided not to continue on with their postions. Unfortunetly with the summer months it has been hard to find replacements for them.

We decided to give our other two designers a well deserved break. However they don't listen very well and have been dropping off new layout ideas at the store for display. We will have pictures up on the blog over the next few weeks.

We appoligize for not announcing this sooner, summer is always a crazy time for all. Keep your eyes on the blog for new ideas to start popping up. We appreciate all of our customers support & you are truly all very important to us.

Dear Photograph

OMG What an awesome idea!
We have so many photos of us kids growing up infront of province markers, my baba's store front, my grandparents house, the cabin....I SO want to do this with these older photos!

http://dearphotograph.com/

What have you been up to this summer?

~~Melanie

I also heart b&w photos

So would you like to see more of the photos I took in Waterton?
I love black and white photos, there's something about them that leave so much to the imagination. I like the timeless quality of them. And most (if not all) digital cameras that are made make it easy to take b&w. My Olympus takes that feature, and takes it one step further with a grainy film option. You don't get that on your Canon, my Dear Boyfriend. :) I love the way the Prince of Wales hotel looks kinda spooky. The clouds were amazing that day, probably because of all the wind...
So that's what I got for now, hope I inspired you! I have some really cool pictures of a bear to show you later too! Enjoy the rest of the day!
~RonniH.

I *heart* Waterton

If you're my friend on facebook, then I'm sorry, you've seen these pictures before. If you're not my friend on facebook, why not? Lol. I thought I'd just stop over here quick and show you some of my favourite pictures I got last weekend when I was in Waterton with my boyfriend. It was just a day trip, but it's my favourite place in the world to go. I love the mountains, the walking trails, all the tourists, the candy store, the flora and fauna that are there to take photos of, and did I mention the candy store??I can and have spent all day just taking pictures, and I can't wait to go again next weekend. I plan on a mini-scrapbook of my favourite places, and lots of these photos will be in it. By the way, if you want to, you can click on the photos to make them bigger. :) Till next time, have a good day!
~RonniH.

Happy June

So far, so good, no rain today, right? Right?
While the sun is shining (at least for the moment), get out there and take some photos of all the flowers. Get down right low, get in close, just get out there and see what you can capture.
I don't know if these are weeds or not, but they're always a sure sign of spring. I've also heard you can eat them... don't unless you know for sure, but I thought I read somewhere you can. Anyone know?

See the ant I managed to capture?

I got right down on my belly for this shot. Luckily the grass was (mostly) dry.Bleeding hearts are one of my favourites. The bright pink colours are so *happy*!
So get out there and take some flower photos. Winter will be here before you know it! LOL Have a good week, I'll be back again soon.
~RonniH.

Design Team Announcement!

Sorry for the delay ladies, but we are sure you won't be disappointed!

We have decided to add 2 designers to our team. Each designer will take on part time positions, so you will have double the fun & inspiration will not be lacking.

Our first lady we would like to introduce is Flo. Flo is new to the area & has been scrapbooking for 5 years, she comes to us from Ontario & she is very excited to join our team. One of Flo's first creations is now in store, which is a definite must see! We have posted a few pictures on facebook & will be sure to post them on here as well for your viewing. Watch our blog over the next couple days for Flo's full introduction, and our next announcement.

Have a great day!

In honour of the summer that was...

I wonder if summer will ever arrive? Dont get me wrong. I am not a fan of the heat, sun, bugs, fresh air....you know all those things that go along with the most loved season. But I am kinda getting tired of the grey and blah weather.

After a rainy long weekend here, I just puttered around the house. I scanned in a few layouts I recently completed. Thought I would share here with you since it has been awhile since my last share.

We spent a lot of time last summer (on the nice days) at the waterpark on the Westside with our friend and her kids. Kbear also spent a week at the lake with the family (yup, there are a few more layouts to be completed on that trip!).

Thanks for looking! ~~Melanie

***sorry for the unclickable images. They wont go larger. Something to do with this blog and the system that I use to stitch my layouts.

Don't you just want to be at this party???
I know i do... our new designer has created these items for us to show you that scrappin' can go further than just pages! Enjoy, & create your own birthday fun...
More reveals will come within the next week & we will reveal our designer.
Remember lots happening in the store,
New Basic Grey Sweet Threads, BG Lauderdale, Girls Paperie embellishments, Fancy Pants & more...

Greetings from the land downunder...

WOW oh wow! I can not believe this place! It is amazing. I have taken over 1200 photos. I have fed kangaroos. I snorkelled on the Great Barrier Reef. I have visited 3 cities in 3 areas and have a 4th tomorrow. I watched Little Penguins return home and safely walk the beach back to their burrows on Phillip Island. I held a KOALA today!

I have taken over 1200 photos so far this week! I can not wait to scrapbook Australia!

I am sorry I missed the crop this weekend. I hear you guys had a great time.

~~Melanie

TONS OF NEW STUFF!

Just thought we would let you all know, that there is alot of great new products in the store, you have to come see if you have a chance.

Basic Grey...
Lauderdale Full line, paper, brads, buttons, rub ons, trim, collection pack, 6x6 pad
Sweet Threads, brads, buttons, collection pack, 6x6 pad

Fancy Pants...
Beach Babe & To the Moon, collection packs, brads, buttons & flowers.
Beach Bum, papers, collection, brads, buttons & flowers.

Simple Stories...
New Elementary Line

Odds & Ends of...
Prima, More Ranger Kraft Resist paper, Tim Holtz Sizzix embossing folders, Girls Paperie letters & brads.

Looks like the store has had a makeover...
Come enjoy, & say hi... Enjoy your weekend, & make sure you are scrappin!

April kit layouts

Oh ladies (and gents), this one is BRIGHT. This one is FUN. This one is double sided and has a lot of opportunity. Think outside the box for this one :) If bright colours scare you like they do to me (lol) use them in smaller doses. I didnt use full sheets on these. I wanted the pictures to stand out.

Thanks for looking! Hope you have a great day!



~~Melanie

Remember

TIM CELEBRATIONS!

Start today April 25th to April 30th...

10% off all Tim Holtz Products, 15% off you are a member!

Product Demos from 1pm to 5:30pm daily

Become a member & receive 20% off you membership!

Member Pricing offered for all future classes

Members Receive 15% off all future classes booked.

Tons of ideas, inspiration & come to see what we learned from Tim himself!

Tim Classes taken March 12, & 13th, in Edmonton

Melanie's March DT layouts

Ok you will notice that neither of my layouts here and at the store have photos on them. Well, the one layout is going to be for photos of my friends and some of them do not want their pictures to be on the blog or up at the store. Fair enough....I will add those in later. The other is bc I havent had a chance to print N's 3month photo yet. I am getting behind on his pictures! Bad bad auntie!

Thanks for looking!

All of us at Embellished with you and your family a very "hoppy" and safe Easter!

~~Melanie

Did you think I forgot about you?

I DIDN'T! I was in Mexico for a week (for work) and am in the process of resizing photos to share with you. We had a great time, great weather, great memories! I have some April kit lovin' to share with you as well as some March kit lovin' :) I will get everything up over the next few days. Hope you are all doing well and staying out of trouble! ~~Melanie

More kit love from Ronni

I loved this kit, and found it easy to create so many things. My card is adorable (if I do say so myself, lol) Just some leftover cardstock and patterned paper, and a little lace thrown in for fun!
And this last one... LOVED LOVED LOVED the polka dot patterned paper. I matted Bob's pic on brown c/s, and added that to bits and pieces of patterned paper. Punched out some hearts and butterflies. The journal block in the one sheet of patterned paper made for an excellent title. I cut out some of the flowers and pop dotted them in the top left corner too. Fun stuff, no?

And speaking of fun stuff!!! Oh! My! Gosh! I stopped in at Embellished last night! Have you seen the new Tim Holtz stuff??! I loved it all! I fondled it all! I bought a lot of it! There were bingo chip numbers! And new letter stickers! And mixed media stickers! Binder rings!Just drool worthy fun stuff! I'm thinking I want some of the pen nibs and the pocket watch, but alas! I had to get my taxes done. *sad face* Lol

Anyways, enjoy the winter wonderland that is spring today. I'm hoping to go off on a shooting spree of the photographic kind today, if I don't have to be up to my knees in slush. See you again soon, cause I can't wait to show you what I want to do with that new Timmy stuff!
~RonniH.

Design Team Call

We are searching for 1-2 talented Design Team Members to add to our team. If you consider yourself to be creative, team oriented, like to think outside the box and want to share your ideas, WE WANT YOU! Send 3-5 recent projects that best represent your usual style to ememories@telus.net

Please include the following:
·Full name, address & phone number
·A link to your online gallery or blog (if you have one)
·Why you would like to be part of the team
·Please make sure your name is in the file title - such as “janesmithChristmas2010.jpg”

Expectations of a Design Team Member:
·You must be active on our blog (as per schedule 1-2 weeks per month, min 3 posts per week) with photos, layouts, challenges (examples required), etc
·Projects made with your monthly kit must be scanned at high resolution and posted to the blog on your week after reveal dates (high quality photos are acceptable). They must also be dropped off at the store for display by the due date (usually 1 week prior to reveal).
·Participate in crops by visiting with croppers, sharing ideas, coming up with challenges/themes (Croptoberfest and National Scrapbook Day) or come and scrapbook with us (based on space availability)
·Promote the store to friends and family

Compensation:
Most months you will receive a kit valued at over $20. You may also receive new product to work with through your term when it arrives in the store to create layouts, cards or altered items (the sky is the limit!). These will be displayed in the store to give others inspiration, and once store display is done you will receive all your items back to keep (except cards). All design team will also receive membership pricing on classes, and a discount on regular price product (excluding cardstock... already reduced for all, only 60cents)

The position will be for a 3 month trial at which point both parties may chose to terminate. After the term will last for another 3 months at which point Design Team members will have to reapply for their position

Please apply by May 1, 2011 at midnight MST.
Design team will be announced May 9th, 2011
No Phone Calls Please!

More kit...

Hey my scrappy friends, how are ya'll today? Ready to see more of my kit stuff?
With this one, I inked the edges of the red c/s, and cut an artsian shape out of the numbered patterned paper. I painted the dots with black paint, and adhered them randomly. Using some stickles, I highlighted the "one" on the patterned paper. I matted the picture of the birthday balloons on black c/s, and added some buttons (my stash) to the corners. A bow and a stapled journal box detailing my nephew's first b-day, and it was done. :)
This one too, is one of my favourites, even though it's relatively simple. Some cut out squares (that I stamped on and added buttons to from my stash), a rectangle, and a photo matted on blue c/s are draw your eye to the photo. The chipboard key is also from my stash, and I heat embossed it with gold, and inked it up a bit. I loved the yellow ribbon, but originally it was too wide to tie around the end of the key, so I trimmed a little piece, and used that. I had a leftover piece of patterned paper that I had punched butterflies from, and liked it, and added it. I stamped on the journalling, sorry it's so faint to read! It says: You're just my type. (even if you do shoot canon) I'm always teasing Bob about our camera choices. I'm an Olympus girl in love with a Canon boy. Lol. Maybe I'll be able to convert him one day. Lol.
So there you go, stay tuned for more this week. :)
~RonniH.

Ronni's kit pages

Looks like spring is finally coming, doesn't it? About time! Lol!

Are you curious to see what I did with this kit? It honestly was one of my very favourite set of papers that we've had to date. I made so much with it! For this page of my daughter, I cut out a scalloped border out of black cardstock, and added it to the right side, topped with some red buttons (my stash). I covered some of the circles with blue cardstock, and inked the edges. A few bows of the red ribbon finished them nicely. I did up my title from my stash of letter stickers, and cut out a journal box from the patterned paper. Simple, but I love it!
This sweet little girl is my boyfriend's niece, Taylor. Isn't she cute? I matted her photo on black cardstock with a small small border, and then matted that on the brown. I made the best bowtie I've ever made in my life and tied it onto the matting. I punched out some photo corners and some butterflies, and dazzled them up with some pearls (my stash). I used some Tim Holtz letters, and traced them and cut them out. I used one of the ticket stubs under the title to add a little interest and journaled right onto the page.

So there's the first bit of my take on the kit, more to follow this week!
~RonniH.

SIMPLE STORIES IS HERE! *this companys lines will be alot of fun to work with... coming in a destinations line & life documented... see one sample above but forsure these are lines you must come in & see for yourself!

Ranger Distress Stains are HERE!

TIM Holtz Stamp Blocks are HERE!

Websters will be here by Monday or Tuesday!

We look forward to seeing you soon.... have a great weekend & pray for spring everyone!

Happy Friday Everyone... Sorry no April Fools Jokes here. However have you heard we are getting more snow, actually a storm! I really hope the weather man is playing a joke on us, cause i don't think i can stand more snow. On a more positive note... I can't wait for our order to arrive! Besides the courier man, and myself you will be the first to know when it arrives. So can't wait... & I guess if the weather isn't very good, then we have reason to come shop & scrap.

March Kit inspiration from tammy

Hey everyone!!!!!! first off let me apologise for missing one of my censored words in my last post.....I even read the thing over 3 times ...but missed that one...so sorry!!!!

I hope that u all have had a great week and looking forward to the weekend..i know i am..been a busy week!!!! well on with the show...here is what i did with my march kit...enjoy!!!!

this is my card...a quick simple hello to a friend. I hand cut the

flower and glossied some of the details.

I had these pics for a year just waiting for the right paper to come along.

I took the chipboard rings and wrapped the ribbon around to make my

own embellishments. rubbons are from hambley from my own stash.

I still need to get a pic for this one about my weight loss journey, this is also one of the journal prompt pages i did. Painted and inked the chipboard circles.

Last but not least...I hand cut out the letters to make my sub title...i also glossied these letters too. The bingo card is also from my stash.

I hope u have been enjoying your march inspiration from the design team!!!! Have a great weekend!!!

~tam~

COMING ANY DAY NOW... NEW Websters Pages! 3 New lines of paper, PINS (yes lots of pins), fabric tags, buttons, ribbon & more... Wait... that is not it! Watch for Card Kits, Page Kits, Stunning Classes giving you tons of ideas on what to do with this amazing product line! Also watch for New Company coming, Tim Holtz distress stains & More...:)

journal prompt #13

hey everyone.....

Drop by the store and see the new stuff rolling in!!!!! new buttons for the magnabilities are here:)...they are so cool come check em' out!!!!

Here is your prompt for this week....

What is favorite song rite now?

For me its about what the song says, the story it tells, and if it pulls at my heart.Having gurls, if we could only tell them we are all the same , we all have the same fears, hopes and dreams, and we all hurt the same, I think the world of women would be a different place. Here are the lyrics to my fav song rite now.... and a link to a video that touches on the same subject. Warning video and song has subjective language, not meant to offend anyone, but the message is so true!!!!

F*****' Perfect lyrics......... Pink

Made a wrong turn, once or twice
Dug my way out, blood and fire
Bad decisions, that's alright
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss 'No way, it's all good', it didn't slow me down
Mistaken, always second guessing, underestimated
Look, I'm still around

Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than f*****' perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're
nothing
You're f****' perfect to me!

You're so mean, when you talk about yourself, you were
wrong
Change the voices in your head, make them like you
instead
So complicated, look happy, you'll make it!
Filled with so much hatred...such a tired game
It's enough! I've done all I can think of
Chased down all my demons, I've seen you do the same

Oh, pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than f****' perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're
nothing
You're f*****' perfect to me

The whole world's scared so I swallow the fear
The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer
So cool in line, and we try try try, but we try too
hard and it's a waste of my time
Done looking for the critics, cause they're everywhere
They dont like my jeans, they don't get my hair
Exchange ourselves, and we do it all the time
Why do we do that? Why do I do that?

Why do I do that..?

Yeah, oh, oh baby, pretty baby..!
Pretty pretty please, don't you ever ever feel
Like you're less than f*****' perfect
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel
Like you're nothing, you're f****** perfect to me
You're perfect, you're perfect!
Pretty pretty please, if you ever ever feel like you're
nothing
You're f*****' perfect to me...

Video by Katie Makkai....PRETTY

Just click on the link to see the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6wJl37N9C0

Hope u all have a great week....REMEMBER.....u are all pretty beautiful, and pretty smart, pretty creative... to mee!!!!!!

~tam~

Home on a sat night!!

Hey to all scrappy people,

Hey I am on a saturday night getting ready to put the kids to bed. Once they are sleeping I can scrap and be playful. Hope all of you are playing in a scrappy way

what is Meem's up too!!!

Well the first picture is of a quote I just liked. I love to travel and think its very sweet. The second is an inspiration mini album i got from Ronnie. The third is a picture of my next months kit being started. And fourth is also a picture of the kit inspiration too. The fourth picture is my favourite. This silly hat was bought for Prestin by my mother from the sally ann. Prestin just loved it. Seems it has made quite a journey with our family and all kids who see it just fall in love with it. To me or anyone else its just a hat, to Prestin its more then a million bucks!!!!. Keep an eye on the blog. Well seems its bedtime for this Meem's. But not before I dont have some scrappy happy!!!!.

AMAZING CLASS... coming our way!

So we have a guest teacher coming to teach here @ embellished.

Check out the Tim Holtz Configuration Box below...this is Shari Still's creation & we are so excited that she has agreed to come & show you how to recreate it!

More details on class info will be posted very soon... we are thinking a saturday afternoon would be best, plus we thought this would be a great mothers day gift.

Date: to be announced

Price: to be announded (estimated at about $65 to $75)

(each student will have to bring at least 4 items to provide to fill their boxes, choose items that fit with your style or meaning to you) Some supplies may be slightly different from picture. Other variations to the box will be shown in the class. Tons of ideas, tips, techniques will be shown in this class.

Interested... please give us a call...

and you will be first on our list for this upcoming class. Space is limited...

Stampers Anonymous Stamps are here...:)

Very Excited to have these in stock, but afraid will need to order more here soon! Selling Fast of course as they are just too fun, how can you only buy one?

Watch for new distress stains coming soon... plus previews to our upcoming classes, showing you what we learned with TIM HOLTZ at convention!

What an amazing experience... we all learned lots, left inspired, & wanting to create more!

Meem's on the loose

Today while I was down at the store I picked up some T!m Holtz alcohol inks. I saw Tammy's T!m tags she had made at convention and loved the inked gears she had made. I am looking forward to making some manly birthday invites for Prestin's 9th birthday coming soon.

I finished my monthly kit and took it down to the store before taking pictures of it to post on the blog. Tomorrow is the recipe swapp for those who participated. I am excited, cause if my creation had to stay in my house for one more night I would have eat them all!.

I have been working on a few small projects that are still NOT completed. Well to end this ramble of a post I'd like to say thank goodness for Family and good Friends.

Journal prompt #12

Can u believe we are already 12 weeks into the year??? 40 prompts left to go....let me know if u are following along ...would love hear some feedback

What is your favorite Season?

For me it is definately spring....i love the freshness still in the air in the morning and evenings....i love the sounds of the song birds in the trees. I love that we get more day time hours, even though it is only one it seems like 3 or 4 some days!!! I love seeing my tulip bud popping thru the snow and dirt, and the crocuses blooming in the snow. I love that i have more energy, for those that have seen Bambi, i believe its call .....twitterpaited". I love that my family wants to be out side more. I love all the new baby animals being born, and spending time out the ranch. Most of all i love spring because of days like yesterday when u can see 3 diffrent weathers in a day....snow, rain and sunshine, and still be out side in just a hoodie!!!

tell me ur favorite season?

Ps: pics are of a friends babies from last spring...enjoy!

~tam~