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~

39 years ago!!!!!

You were born today!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Kari!!!!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!!

Happy ST. Patrick's Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!'
Go Green Go!
~Love Meem's~

March Kit

Dont forget that the March Kit is available in store this week :) Its yummy! Dont miss out. Limited quanities available.

journal prompt #11

Good morning every one!!!! I'm still recovering from the most amazing weekend ever!!!!! the classes were great...watch for lots of new stuff coming in soon, lots of new inspiration!!!!

here is your prompt for week 11.

JOY...describe it!

Joy to me ...is simple. Its sleeping on a weekend, having someone make me a pot of coffee, having my children clean their rooms with out asking. Joy is seeing the first sign of spring... a robin, or tulip bud popping thru the snow. Joy is spending time with friends, laughing and giggling. Joy is a ice cream hug from your children, It's also hearing them sing behind closed doors, and hearing them laugh from deep inside them.

Joy is getting my hands dirty, whether it is in paint or ink, or in the dirt of my flower beds. Joy is the colours of the rainbow, especially orange!!!

Joy is crawling into bed at nite with cool crisp clean sheets, a little peck on the cheek from hubby, and getting 8 hours of rested sleep.

There are so many more joys that i have in my life, but these are just a few of my favorites...

share your joys with me!!!

Have a great week everyone!!!

~tam~

WOW What a weekend!

Be sure to check the photos on Embellished's Facebook page. We got a ton of them from our weekend in Edmonton at the retailer's convention - including TIM HOLTZ!

It was an amazing weekend - lots of new products, lots of new paper lines from old favourite companies, great classes and ideas, tons of inspiration from all the instructors and companies via class and make and take projects.

Watch for new and exciting projects and classes coming soon!

Now - for the moment you have all been waiting for.....TIM HOLTZ! What an amazing guy. Seriously witty and one of the most inspirational teachers I have had. As most of you know, I never really got into his products. They intimidated me. I have used a bit of grunge board here and there - but simply painted.

OMG the 2 classes that we took had me down and dirty with Tim. I learned alcohol inks (both colour and metalic), the new paint daubbers (both regular colours and the metalics), grunge, used his dies, distressed inks, the ink tool, stamping (and his new stamps!), resist, his new distressed stains and the list goes on. When we left the classes we were inked, happy and inspired. I can not believe how much we learned in those 2 classes. AMAZING! Thank you Tim! I may have just converted to use a bit more of this and challenge myself to step outside of my comfort zone :)

~~Melanie

More kit inspiration!

Hey everyone! It looks like spring may actually come this year! I can't wait! There's still a chill in the air, but the temperatures are on the plus side!
So let me show you what else I made with the kit!
This one here of my daughter is a pretty simple one. I cut out a large heart, and stamped on it with some of Tim's number stamps. I cut out the title by hand from the same pink cardstock. Some of the rick rac alond the bottom and top left. I love the white space left. I threaded some of the tulle through buttons. Everything is kit, except the letter stickers, stamp, and buttons. :)
Another one of my boyfriend and I, lol, could you guess? I love that dotted pattern paper, my favourite of the kit! You can't tell in the picture, but I punched out the circles of the paper, and pop dotted them up. Everything is the kit but the stickers for the title.
And here's my card. I cut out a square, stamped "smile" on it, embossed it with black. More tulle threaded through a button, and then on the pink background. A quick and easy card, my favourite! :)
All right, there you go! See you again soon!
~RonniH.

Ronni's kit creations

Hey everyone, are you excited and inspired by the latest kit?

Ready to see what I did with it?

I love Kari's instinct for colours and patterns. She has such a knack for putting together papers and embellishments, don't you think? First up is a picture of my daughter. I stamped and embossed with white powder circles. Punched out some circles from the die-cut folder paper that I loved, sewed down a strip of the cool orange paper on the side as well as sewed down the letter stickers of my title, cut out a flourish-y type of base from the patterned paper I used under the photo, added some rick rack, and finished with some maya road acrylic flowers and brads. All is the kit except the buttons, stamps, flowers, title stickers, and brads... they were from my stash.

Up next is a simple one of me and my boyfriend. Inked the edges of the patterned paper, cut out squares with my pinking shears to give a postage stamp look to the patterened paper, painted the hearts black, stamped some orange circles on the white background, added some ribbon and buttons. All is the kit except the stamps, title stickers, paint, and buttons.
I'll have more to show you later this week! Don't want to overwhelm you all at once! :)
Any questions about techniques or products used, please don't hesitate to ask. I love all your comments!
See you soon!
RonniH
and BTW, if you're looking for something to do this weekend, or the next two weekends, come see me in the play that opens tomorrow night in Taber!

My Minds Eye Paper a full new rack, great selections, oh so hard to choose which ones...
plus mini 6x6 paper pads!
Prima, amazing new flowers & paper,
Teresa Collins NEW Paper packs,
Echo Park New For the Record paper...

NEW MAGNABILITIES... are in stock! Great interchangeable necklaces, pendants, with a magnetic button, I am totally in LOVE, and can' stop at just one choice. Get in here to see!

I must say I am totally in love with all the new stuff coming into the store, it is so hard to choose between lines.

Journal prompt #10

hey everyone...glad to see the weather is gonna be better today!!!! ...how is everyone doing??? I think this week is going slow do far...just because i need a little holiday . We are off to convention this week..that's rite , off to see T!m!!! im so excited!

here is your prompt for this week...

Your Job...love or hate it?

I definitely LOVE LOVE LOVE both of my jobs!!...First as a massage therapist, I love that i am able to help people feel better. I love the social aspect too...i must say that i have the BEST clients in the world!!!!

Also i love working in the store, It allows me to be open and creative. Also i do believe that we have the best client and customers in the world.

tell me about your job....

~tam~

Some Thank You and Congratulations cards

My sister asked me to make up some cards she could send out as Thank Yous after N was born. I took some closeup photos of his hands/feet, had a bunch printed and badda boom badda bing they were done. Easy peasy.

~~Melanie

Kit inspiration from tammy...

So the Feb kit was alot of fun, different from many of the kits that we have had before..... If you remember the kits we had a year ago they were usually all the same paper line with cardstock to match... we this year you are gonna find the kits a little different, they will be mixed paper lines, showing you how u can mix companies together and still make fantastic layouts!!!! they are a little more challenging and will help you think out side the box....

With this card, I did something a little different...i did all double inking, 2 colours..very cute technique!!!

I love this layout of K and her hand made sock money from grandma O...this layout has a new idea for making paper flowers....drop by the store and we can show ya how!!!

To quote my Hubby!!!..... " no one ever remembers a normal picture!!!"

And last but not least!!! This layout says alot!!! My oldest DD deals with Anxiety , ADD, and is hearing impaired on one side...that's alot for a child to carry!!!

You will find this year that i will be scrapping more of raw emotion that goes on in my life. we all scrap the pretty stuff, and the fun events....this year will be different.

This layout is therapy for Az... she now wants the pic so she can scrap about her special needs and put it in her book.

Have a great weekend everyone...hope to see you all at the crop ...or drop by and see us at the store for some awesome inspiration!!! Don't forget the theme is FLOWER POWER...that is how ever u interpret it:)

~tam~