tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90526964194901535752024-02-19T09:56:34.660-07:00My creative treasuryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger511125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052696419490153575.post-84328646051169388742014-04-25T14:15:00.000-06:002014-04-25T14:16:25.297-06:00So Tired.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been feeling so run down lately. Sleeping a lot and too tired to do a lot. I'm making easy dinners and making the kids do a lot more cleaning than they usually have to do. No fun for them, but it sure is making my life a little easier. I love them so much for it too! <br />
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I was able to play around with some more of my new BasicGrey goodies. I thought these flower diecuts were so cute, but they needed some kind of demensional center to them. I found these Maya Road heart pins and thought they would be adorable glued to the middle. </div>
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I'm also in love with these new Jillibean Soup wood tags. I placed my Lillybee stickers over the top and tied some twine to it before adhering it to my card base. </div>
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We are expecting our fourth child! Baby Smith is due November 4th!</div>
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So lesson learned for next year-- don't try to force creativity on my kids. They will get creative enough with a regular dye kit, no fancy roll on paints needed here!<br />
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We got some fun Maya Road product to work with this week and I couldn't stay away from it. I just adored this burlap ribbon and I thought it would look nice to keep the chipboard words naked to go with that natural feel that the burlap gave. The tags and paper are from Chic Tags and the ribbon, twine, chipboard, metal, and mist are all Maya Road. </div>
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It was my turn on the blog over at Chic Tags! I was inspired to share my love of photo corners with everyone. You can see my post<a href="http://blog.chictags.com/2014/03/tuesday-tip-dig-out-those-photo-corners.html"> here. </a><br />
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All of the products are from Chic Tags January Exclusive kit! I loved the colors!<br />
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These are some of my favorite things, not just on cards, but layouts, gifts, boxes of goodies, etc. They are just so fun! This card is mostly made with Chic Tags goodies! Look at those yummy labels! There are so many fun colors it's hard to choose. The twine is from May Arts, gems from Doodlebug Designs and the buttons are from my button stash. I think these colors are so dreamy!<br />
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KandisUnknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052696419490153575.post-16461236510244054802014-01-25T14:36:00.002-07:002014-01-25T14:36:22.650-07:00Chic Tags Design Team<br />
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I'm so excited to be joining the new Design team for Chic Tags-- some fabulous girls to work with over there and killer product! It's going to be one exciting year!<br />
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Hello everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous holiday and a great new year. I always love the start of the new year--fresh goals, a fresh start. We've been busy around here--really busy. But we had a blast during Christmas and my parents came to visit during New Years so we've been having so much fun. This is our family picture that we used for our Christmas card this year. I thought it turned out so cute! And I had us wear the same colors that are in my living room so that it will match my decor! haha<br />
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I'm loving the teal, yellow, and black color combo right now-- it looks so fresh and put together. I used some prima flowers and some older Maya Road pins and paired them up with Echo Parks papers. <br />
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So I have a little love affair with my Sillhouette--I can't help it. If you have one, you know what I'm talking about! Look at this cute diecut thank you card? I embellished it with some BasicGrey papers, Prima flowers, and some Maya Road ribbon. </div>
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Today the teams are showcasing projects from our latest "Jenni Bowlin"
Photo Freedom collection. Be sure to follow the blog hop list below as
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com61tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052696419490153575.post-44894664702692847692013-06-28T14:30:00.004-06:002013-06-28T14:30:50.429-06:00Summertime!<br />
I can't believe it's almost July! The fourth is coming up and I'm so
excited, as are my boys. Every time we drive past a fireworks stand they
almost pee their pants with excitement! They have even saved up a
little of their chore money to buy their own fireworks--I'm sure they
can get some snakes or sparklers for a dollar or two! ;) (anyone else
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ending, painting my living room, and dealing with the heat! But I'm
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052696419490153575.post-59072185938739559322013-05-16T16:31:00.001-06:002013-05-16T16:31:35.864-06:00A Sneak peak...I feel so lucky and blessed to get to work with really fantastic companies! I got asked to create some fun cards with some beautiful <a href="http://www.pebblesinc.blogspot.com/">Pebbles Inc.</a> papers, stickers, and goodies! Oh man, are they just simply adorable! The post will go up tomorrow on the Pebbles blog-- go check it out! Here's some sneak peaks of what you will see:<br />
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Kandis<br />
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Hello everyone! I have a little card to share with you today using Hampton Arts new Bundle of Joy stamp set. I paired it up with the matching papers from Echo Park's Bundle of Joy collection. </div>
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I love those stars! And they are easy to cut out! I used the Echo Park solid paper for my base, rounded the corners, and added some patterned papers to one side. The stamps are the easiest to use. I love Hampton Arts stamps because they are so easy to clean off! The hardly ever stain, and the images are always crisp and clear! </div>
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For a chance to win either a stamp prize from Hampton Art or one of
three collection kits from Echo Park Paper, please continue on the blog
hop leaving a comment on each blog. Winners will be selected and
announced both on the Echo Park Paper and Hampton Art blogs on Monday,
April 29th. All comments are due by Sunday, April 28th at midnight EDT
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<br /><a href="http://www.echoparkpaper.typepad.com/">Echo Park Paper</a><br />
<a href="http://blog.hamptonart.com/">Hampton Art</a><br />
<a href="http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/">Laurel Seabrook</a><br />
<a href="http://elendae.wordpress.com/">Linda Auclair </a><br />
<a href="http://happylifecraftywife.com/">TamaraTripodi</a><br />
<a href="http://creativelysavvy.blogspot.com/">Susan Stringfellow</a><br />
<a href="http://www.wendysueanderson.blogspot.com/">Wendy SueAnderson</a><br />
<a href="http://jengallacher.blogspot.com/">JenniferGallacher</a><br />
<a href="http://mycreativetreasury.blogspot.com/">Kandis Smith (You are here)</a><br />
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Can you believe my little Coop is 2!? 2!!!! I can't. He's getting so big... and using so many words now. He was playing kickball with the boys in the hallway and as I walked past he looked at me and said, "Watch out mommy!" Ok--not in perfect pronunciation, but I could totally understand him! That's his first three word sentence! :) Gets me all choked up!<br />
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Landen is 5 now--a whole hand. And he thinks he is big time grown up. I guess he is... I just don't want to believe it! He asks me everyday if Kindergarten starts tomorrow. haha--you've got a couple months kid! The way he thinks just makes me laugh. The other day Logan was talking about playing basketball at practice and how he kept hitting 3 pointers and the coach told him he was on fire. Then Landen said, "It's ok Logan, don't be scared. You aren't really on fire. He was just teasing you." Hehe Made me giggle.<br />
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Hope you had a great Easter and are enjoying a little bit of warmer weather! We've broken out the t-shirts around here! :)<br />
hugs,<br />
Kandis<br />
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This card is just adorable! Love this collection!<br />
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Welcome to the Echo Park Paper Design Team Blog Hop!
Today the Echo Park Paper Design Team is showcasing projects from our latest
collections. All about a Boy and Sweet Girl collections are out this month! And let me tell you--they are darling!!! Echo Park did an amazing job coordinating all the little embellishments to match also--chipboard, stickers, washi tape, brads, etc. I wanted to show you a little card I made using the Sweet Girl collection--here is is:<br />
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Aren't they gorgeous? How can you NOT create something adorable with them! They scream cute!<br />
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Be sure to follow the blog hop list below as you hop from one blog
to the next. Return to the Echo Park Paper blog at any time for the next
blogger on the list in case you get lost or confused! ONE winner will be
selected from each blog to receive an Echo Park Paper collection kit of their
choosing. To qualify for the kit, comments will be due by midnight EST, Sunday,
February 24th to qualify for the drawing. The winner will be announced on each
blog Monday, February 25th <span> </span>so be sure to
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Echo Park
Paper: <a href="http://www.echoparkpaper.typepad.com/">http://www.echoparkpaper.typepad.com/</a></span></div>
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Laurel Seabrook: <a href="http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/">http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/</a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Susan
Stringfellow: <a href="http://creativelysavvy.blogspot.com/">http://creativelysavvy.blogspot.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Linda Auclair:
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Tamara
Tripodi: </span><a href="http://happylifecraftywife.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">http://happylifecraftywife.com/</span></a></div>
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Olga Vasilieva: <a href="http://www.olgavasilieva.blogspot.com/">http://www.olgavasilieva.blogspot.com/</a></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Lowri McNabb: <a href="http://www.papervinenz.com/">http://www.papervinenz.com/</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Nancy Damiano:
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">ME: <a href="http://www.mycreativetreasury.blogspot.com/">www.mycreativetreasury.blogspot.com </a></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Echo Park Paper: <a href="http://www.echoparkpaper.typepad.com/">http://www.echoparkpaper.typepad.com/</a></span></div>
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Hugs,<br />
Kandis <br />
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com191tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052696419490153575.post-30733471613171425072013-02-11T22:56:00.003-07:002013-02-11T22:56:58.858-07:00Creative Cards<br />
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Echo park just came out with a fantastic new Idea book-- Creative Cards! And like always... it's FREE!!!! Gotta love that. And since I'm card crazy--I'm particularly fond of this one! :) Click on the image for the link or go <a href="http://echopark.mybigcommerce.com/creative-cards-idea-book/">HERE.</a><br />
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There are so many fantastic designers in here--and 24 beautiful cards! Go check it out!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052696419490153575.post-40965444429238196542013-02-07T23:28:00.001-07:002013-02-07T23:28:45.634-07:00Black and White LOVE...I found some really cute pictures of my boys sitting on my computer that I totally forgot about! I've been playing with the black and white actions over at My Four Hens--LOVE them. They are so great! And super affordable--they are $8 for the set. Unlike other companies that charge hundreds! This set I'm using is called Match Stick. <br />
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Kandis Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052696419490153575.post-18452781925912926252013-02-06T10:46:00.004-07:002013-02-06T10:46:50.000-07:00Always and ForeverYou need to hop on over to the Hero Arts blog today and check out my video! The Hero Arts team has joined up with BasicGrey to make some darling projects! I made a darling little heart garland card--perfect for Valentine's Day! The new True Love papers by Basicgrey are so cute--I paired them up with the True Love clear stamps and Amore stamps. Go <a href="http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/">HERE</a> to see.<br />
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The boys got out Logan's Transformer play doh machine. They made an army of rainbow Transformers!</div>
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Cooper is the new Batman! Duh na na na (Batman theme song)</div>
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Landen loves to play with his power rangers and Ninja Turtles in the bathtub!</div>
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Ok--isn't this the cutest picture of Coop? My goodness--that's his beautiful smile that I can't always capture on camera! </div>
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Friday night we headed over to Leo's Place for Pizza, Playland, and Arcade games! It's the whole family's favorite place to go!</div>
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What a good big brother--he brought Cooper on his bed and read book after book to him. </div>
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Possible the cutest little boy collection I've ever had! I love this new Scoot! collection by Echo Park--really fun! I made this fun layout of my little Cooper getting into all the drawers in the house!<br />
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There are so many other fantastic PDF's too--go check them all out!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052696419490153575.post-78901699748153030322013-01-29T10:44:00.001-07:002013-01-29T10:44:35.956-07:00We have a winner!<img alt="Blogger" class="comment-icon blogger-comment" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /><span dir="ltr"> </span><br />
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Amazing card...love the lace :)<br />
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Congrats Andrea! I emailed you! :)</div>
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We went to the library--ended up with 40 books. That's usually how it works with us. The max is 50 books allowed. We sometimes have to put books back! We are big readers! look at that bag bursting with books!! </div>
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Someone got into the bowl of flour I had on the counter to make bread. When I turned my back, a little munchkin thought it would be fun to shower in it! </div>
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The boys love Headbanz! Have you played it? Landen ends up telling everyone what they are after the first couple rounds! </div>
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Landen smacked his head on the door frame Friday night--ended up with a giant goose egg on the back of his noggin. Daddy had to sit with him and ice his head! </div>
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