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Drum Roll Please . . .

Posted on September 20, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

Today I am super excited to get to announce something I have been ~~covering my mouth with duct tape~~ sitting on for a while. Yes, I CAN keep secrets . . . Today over at Kiwi Land Designs, I am one of the proud and honored mugs being introduced as a new design team member! I am over the moon and I can’t wait to share with you their product! It is one of those products that once you use it, you are like, “Where have you been my whole scrapbooking and crafting life!”

These girls running the show over there have some serious connections and we are going to be partnering up with some A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and very well known products that you are not going to want to miss… I am like, “Someone please pinch me!” Be sure to head over to Kiwi Lane Designs (KLD) and say HI, like them on FACEBOOK and join in on one of the most fun and EASY ways to get your scrap and craft on with only using scissors!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “gotta love the Kiwi girls” pie with me!

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It is so fun to be ONE!

Posted on August 30, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

Woot! Woot! It is Friday and we are in full P-A-R-T-Y mode!

If you are hopping along the “blogiversary ” going on over at Everyday is an Occasion you are in the right place! If you are here by chance, you are in for a treat! Jill from Every Day is an Occasion is celebrating her one year blogiversary! Today you will be hopping from blog to blog gathering birthday inspiration. AND she has some amazing CHA crafting swag she scored over this summer for her goodie bag giveaway!

My birthday inspiration came from the delights of one of my many weekly Target runs. Yes, I said Target! I saw a card in the stationary section that caught my eye and when I almost summoned up the courage to think I may buy it, I realized that I could so easily make this and save the ~~million dollars~~ $4.99 they wanted for it. Duh!!! Yes, sometimes I loose my mind and forget that I have a 300 square foot crafting island in my house. I blame that moment of insanity on the blinding bright lights of Target and my kids nagging me to get over to the toy department so they can add to their already mile long Santa list.

So here is what I came up with!

This is a Samantha Walker cut that can be found at the Silhouette Store. It was super easy to put together and all I did was copy the base of the image and flip it and weld the two bases together to form a “fold” card. If you need a good tutorial on welding with your Silhouette, click HERE.

I inked the edges and added some bling and buttons and had a lot of fun playing with the fun features of this card. How cool is the “cone holder”? I added some baker’s twine and more bling and buttons to finish off the cone

I added sentiments from the retired My Pink Stamper Collection under the scoop flaps for more sweet surprises.

This card was a lot of fun make and I know it will bring a smile to any birthday celebration!

Be sure not to forget to head over to the “Birthday Blog” and get yourself in the giveaway mix!

Now let’s keep the party hoppin’!

Jill – http://everydayisanoccasion.com/

Holly-http://www.ribbonsandglue.com/

Arin-https://apieceoflifespie.com/ (YOU ARE HERE)

Angi-http://cokiepopaper.blogspot.com/

Court-http://www.alittlecraftinyourday.com/

Shelly-http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com/

Lisa-http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Jessica-http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

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Some Berry Exciting News!

Posted on August 15, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

Hi all! Today is the big Design Team announcement over at Amelia & Me Crafts and my mug is part of the lucky crafty talent. I am super excited to be on this team since it is a blog/online store that is dedicated for Silhouette Cameo and American Crafts product ~~lovers~~ obsessed. Yes, they are an authorized retailer for both Silhouette and American Crafts products! Does it get any better than that? Head over and meet this amazing group of talent and see what amazing products are available! Also be sure to LIKE them on FACEBOOK! You will not want to miss all the fun happening over there!

Since we are on the subject of my love for my Silhouette and being on a team that celebrates all that is wonderful about that amazing piece of crafty engineering, here is how I dressed up some homemade jam I made yesterday from strawberries we hand picked on Monday with my kiddos for my youngest birthday. I thought it would be a fun way to give thank you notes to those who have shared in celebrating with a very special little lady turning four with the strawberries she picked.

All I did was break down Lori Whitlock’s Circle Banner (can be found via Silhouette store) and add color and a cute sentiment. I then used the pint and cut feature, added a button and some CTMH burlap twine and cute fabric and called it done! The hardest part to all of this was making the jam!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “berry good news” pie with me!

Linking Up To:

Gotta Create

The Real Thing

Everyday is an Occasion

DL ART Thankful Thursday for August

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The Five Minute Card

Posted on July 27, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

OK, so most of you that follow me know that I tend to make things that take some time, but TIME IS NOT ALWAYS MY FRIEND . . . so I am finding as my kids’ schedule is starting to kick into high gear with school, activities and just life.

I love making cards for people, and the thought of running out and buying a card because time is running out is just plain sacrilegious! I find myself breaking out into cold sweats when I am holding a “manufactured” card at the checkout counter.

Well, I just found some pretty amazing products at Michales the other day that changed my world in the scope of being able to make a card that is cute, trendy and heartfelt totally on the fly! GOODBYE over priced Hallmark cards and Hello to Mambi Cards, by Me & My Big Ideas!

I seriously made this card in about FIVE minutes! All I did was pick a pre-cut and scored card from the Mambi card stack, cut down a piece of paper scrap for a layer and wrapped a piece of ribbon around the middle and set it with my ATG.

I then punched out a circle on another piece of scrap I had on hand and inked the edges and secured it with my ATG.

Finally I added the pre-made embellishments from Recollections I found on clearance and called it done!

I have a feeling you may be seeing more of these fun and quick cards!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “cards on the fly” pie with me.

Linking Up To:

Everyday is an Occasion – Sunday Funday

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Little Girls are made of Rainbow & Unicorn Magic

Posted on July 26, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

Hi all and happy Friday! I am super excited to share a fun and VERY easy banner I recently made for a birthday party of a close family friend. The theme was what any six-year-old little girl would want, Rainbows and Unicorns! I wish I could say I came up with this idea on my own, but with time not being my friend, I pulled inspiration from this amazing banner I found on PINTEREST! Thank goodness for Pinterest!

I actually dusted off my Circut to make the banner bases and letters with the Storybook cart, but the star of the show came from Miss Kate Cuttables over at the Silhouette Store. I ended up un-grouping and filling each layer with color and then grouping the colored layers back together. I set the cut to OUTLINE only and then ran through the printer and cut.

I punched holes at the top and secured with some American Craft ribbon, added some stickles, gems and a couple rainbow stickers and called it done in about an hour.

I love when time-pressed projects come together like this one did. I happened to be over at my friend’s house this week and saw the banner hanging in her little girls room… now that made me smile and made me love my ~~hobby~~ passion more!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “girls are made of rainbow and unicorn magic” pie with me.

Linking Up To:

Everyday is an Occasion – Sunday Funday

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The Clock is Ticking!

Posted on July 19, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

Yay it is Friday and do I have a fun and “timely” project up over at Globecraft and Piccolo! I have been having a ton of fun playing with their 3-D Enamel Gels and the NEW INSTANT UN RESIN! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Head over and check out the project see how much fun I have been having!

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Just Add Sunshine . . .

Posted on July 5, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

Hi all I hope you all had a great 4th of July! Today my post is up over at Globecraft & Piccolo featuring a NEW PRODUCT that is just AMAZING. It is sheer magic! Head over and check it out, I promise you will not be disappointed!

Here is my sneak peek to hopefully spark your interest in a project that I am new to doing, but am finding I really like!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “spreading the summer sunshine” pie with me!

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Gone Fishin’

Posted on June 29, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

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I just wanted to wish you all a wonderful Fourth of July week and to let you know that I am hanging up my sign that I have “gone fishin'” for the next week! This will be one of our very first family vacations and we are going to my favorite lakes on the planet, Bass Lake! The temps are suppose to soar and the fireworks will be done over the lake. I am just too excited to for this fun family adventure of playing in the lake, going to Yosemite (this time I will not be climbing Half-Dome, I have done that 4 times pre kids) and getting to see the park through my kiddos eyes and eating All American Cuisine all week!

Be sure to eat lots of apple pie and hot dogs and enjoy all of your family and friends this holiday week and weekend!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “gone fishin'” pie with me!

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Jinger Adams All Occasion Card Kit with a Fun Suprise!

Posted on June 25, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

Happy Tuesday All! Today I have a fun and creative project using Jinger Adams All Occasion Card Kit up over at Jinger Adams today! Be sure to click on my “sneak peek” orHERE to check out reason #457 of why you must have this amazing card kit that is jam packed full of amazing designer paper, adhesive embellishment and 4 sets of amazing pop-up cards!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “cards full of surprises” pie with me!

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Congrats Grad!

Posted on May 29, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

Happy Wednesday All! We are rockin’ and rolln’ over here in Southern California this morning with the 5.0 earthquake that hit our coast. I did not feel it since I was on my morning walk, but those always bring on a bit of a buzz among the local folks.

Today over at Decorate to Celebrate, we are kicking off a new challenge with the theme of Graduation. Whether if it is your little squirt graduating Kindergarten or your kiddo graduating Medical School, it is cause for celebration and we would love to have you LINK up your project to share.

The design team has some great inspirations to kick off this challenge and this is what I made for my nephew who is graduation High School tomorrow! This is the last of the four boys my brother-in-law and sister-in-law have to walk across the High School podium. My nephew’s gift is music and he was honored with the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award this year, so I used that as a thread to my theme for his banner.

I cut the base of the banner using my Cricut (had to dust that baby off a bit). The cart was Country Life cut at 7 inches. I found some cool Lori Whitlock rosettes via the Silhouette Store and I cut those out at 2.8 inches. The musical notes were a cut from the Silhouette Store as well. Using some Heidi Swapp Gold Lame Color Shine, I added some shine to the base of the banners. Added some washi tape I got from Paper Issues and Pick Your Plum, I called it done!