As Sweet As Honey

I'm still alive!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:45:00 +0000

I am so sorry I haven't posted this month. I mentioned at the blog hop that I had been a little under the weather and it wasn't far from the truth, but I do have a reason to be feeling ill. :)

I've been working on a 2 page layout that I promise will be posted soon! It still needs a few touches to it and I'm not quite sure what I want to do yet, but it's finally getting close. I've been missing being crafty! Now that I'm starting to feel a little better I'm ready to get busy again. :)

Feel the Love blog hop WINNER!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:58:00 +0000

Thank you to everyone that became a new follower! I had a great time participating in Jamie's blog hop and I hope you all did too! There were some really cute and fun ideas along the way.

Now for the winner of my blog candy: a $15 gift card to ACOT!

True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result:36Powered by RANDOM.ORG

Random.org picked number 36 and the lucky winner is......Jennifer!!!

Jennifer said: Hi Aimee,

What a cute card!!! :)

Thank you so much for sharing,

Congratulations Jennifer! Please reply back to me by 2/14. :)

Feel the Love Blog Hop!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 06:43:00 +0000

Hello there and welcome to the Feel the Love Blog Hop! If you've just come from Jill's blog then you're on the right track! If not, please head to the beginning over at Jamie's blog: Glitter, Stamps, and Paper, Oh My! Make sure to comment on each blog!!

My family doesn't really celebrate Valentine's Day, but we do usually give each other a card. I actually bought my husband a store bought card (gasp!!) but it was too cute to pass up! :) This card is a little girly so I'll probably send it to a family member.

To make this card, I cut a sheet of 8.5x11" paper in half. I inked the edges, ruffled the paper border to make it look a little more distressed and used Zots so that "Be Mine" could be popped up.

Recipe:
Patterned paper: My Mind's Eye - Penny Lane
Cardstock: DCWV
Twine
Ink: Tim Holtz - Frayed Burlap Distress Ink
Ric Rac: CTMH
Paper border: ColorBok
Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro, Zots
Stamp: Stampabilities
Bling: Hero Arts

Your next stop is Kathy's blog! If you'd like to win a chance for Blog Candy all you have to do is become a follower and make sure to leave me a comment with a way to contact you! On February 7th, I will use random.org to choose the winner! I've been a little under the weather lately so sadly I haven't been able to go shopping. (I know, I know! I'm missing out on all the fun new products!) So for my blog candy I'll give you a $15 gift card to A Cherry On Top. That's one of my favorite online shopping stores!!

Here's the list of the blog line up in case you get lost:

1. Jamie at Glitter, Stamps, and Paper, Oh My!
2. Karel at One by One The Flamingos Are Stealing My Sanity
3. Nikki at The Glamorous Side of Scrapping
4.Liz at Skittles and Scrapbooks
5. Brittni at Life's Musings
6. Jesi at Jesi's Things
7. Ellen at Card Monkey
8. Jessica at Overjoyed Scrapper
9. Casey at Simple Joy Crafting
10. Jenny at Crazy about Cricut
11. Shannon at My Scrappy Creations
12 Meagan at Beyond Paper
13. Jessica at Creative Stamper
14. Jill at The Scrapoholic
15. Aimee at As Sweet As Honey <-----You are Here!
16. Kathy at Kathy and 3 Kids
17. Amanda at Something Sorta
18. Michelle at Holy Cricut
19. Kathy at The Beautiful Life
20. Angie at A Tuttle Time
21. Angela at Created with Joy

A LO of my hunny and me

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:48:00 +0000

Ever had one of those photos where you REALLY want to put it on a LO but haven't found the perfect paper for it? This picture has been taunting me for over a year now.

Last night I decided to finally finish it! As I was sadly saying I didn't have any beautiful Prima flowers to add to the layout, a good friend (thanks Liz!) suggested trying to do a few roses Tim Holtz style! A genius she is! :)

After watching a few tutorials, I felt brave enough to try it. I do not have the Sizzix die Tim Holtz uses, but I do have my Cricut! I used a flower from Straight From The Nest and this is the end result. I used Icicle Stickles and a paint brush to add to the flowers.

I'm also submitting this for Erin Lee Creative. Every Monday a new challenge for Music Monday will be posted! This week the song was "You Are The Best Thing" by Ray Lamontagne and all I could think about was our AAAA Ball picture! So here it is. :)

Recipe:
Straight From The Nest - flower cuts at 2 1/4, 2, 1 3/4 three times each
Making Memories - patterned paper
Say It in Pearls (Hobby Lobby) - bling
Stickles - Icicle
Core'dinations - black cardstock
Hobby Lobby - red cardstock
Adhesive - Beacon craft glue for flowers, Glue Glider Pro
American Crafts - pen

Another Give-a-way!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:12:00 +0000

Sweet Magnolia Rose is having a grand opening give-a-way! Who wouldn't love to win an Expression and 3 cartridges?! Plus, if you post on your blog or FB, you'll have a chance to win a Cricut Cake!

Just click here to head on over to her blog!!

Give-a-way!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:17:00 +0000

Tons of Imaginisce goodies are being given away here: Roberts Crafts blog

You might want to check it out!!

Throwback Thursday Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:53:00 +0000

Over at My Creative Time Emma has posted the Throwback Thursday challenge. This week it was our choice for which cartridge we wanted to use and the only rule was to use hearts. Today I received Sweet Treats and Straight From The Nest and I since they're older carts, I decided to use Sweet Treats for the challenge! I can't wait to try out the cupcake holders and all of the fun options!

I used My Mind's Eye Summer Song paper and I love how glittery it is! I'm not sure where the yellow glitter paper came from but it really does stand out in person. I hope my niece likes her card! The stamp inside smudged a little but I think it gives it character. ;)

Recipe:
Sweet Treats - cupcake 5"
My Mind's Eye - patterned paper
DCWV - cardstock
Hero Arts - Stamp
Kaiser Scrapbook - Rhinestones
Palette - Ink
Adhesive - foam tape, Glue Glider Pro

OLW Banner

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 20:17:00 +0000

I've been patiently waiting for Straight From The Nest and Sweet Treats to arrive to add to my banner but I decided to go ahead and post what I've done so far. For the ends I plan on using either the butterfly or owl from SFTN.

I wanted to make a banner for my OLW (one little word) so that anytime I'm in my craft room, I can be reminded of what I'm striving for this year. I wish I had cut the banner pieces a little larger than 5" (usually I do 5.5") but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I used a cereal box to line the back of the banner pieces because the paper was fairly thin. To cut it with my Cricut, I first cut it down to size, and then adjusted my blade to 6 with "max" pressure. It cut it perfectly and I didn't even have to buy a deep blade or make any alterations once finished.

Here's the recipe!

My Mind's Eye (Penny Lane) - patterned paper
Core'dinations - white cardstock
Gypsy Font - Letters 2.75"
Rosette - 2"
Tags, Bags, Boxes & More - Banner 5"
Fiskars - punch
Ribbon - Hobby Lobby
cereal box for backing (Thanks Kix!)

One Little Word

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 17:47:00 +0000

For the past few years I've been choosing one little word to live by, instead of choosing a few resolutions that I'd soon forget about.

I first heard of this from some fellow scrappy friends who follow Ali Edwards blog. Please click here to read Ali's post on her blog. Since last week I've been trying to find a word that really speaks to me. I really love Grow, Believe and Create but the one word that has stuck with me is Faith.

There are many reasons this word speaks to me. One of the biggest reasons is still personal, but I also want to renew my faith in God. I want to remember to have faith in myself, my abilities and in my family.

I've decided to follow Liz's idea and create a banner to hang in my craft room. That way anytime I'm feeling a little low, all I need to do is walk in my room and focus on believing. :)

What word have you chosen? I'd love to hear about it!

My first crochet project!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:15:00 +0000

For Christmas I asked my hubs to buy me a beginner's book to learn how crochet. He bought me this one from Joann's and it was really easy to understand! I did have a slight advantage because a friend of mine taught me a few things when we had a girl's night (woohoo margaritas!) but the descriptions are easy to understand and it's a great deal because you get 6 hooks to start out with.

I decided a scarf would be the best option to start out with and after grabbing some worsted yarn at Hobby Lobby I sat down and finished this in just one day. I think it turned out pretty good for being my first project! My neice's birthday is in February and I'm hoping she'll like it too. :)

Merry Christmas!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:04:00 +0000

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We were lucky enough to have a white Christmas and my son loved playing in the snow on Christmas Eve. :) A few of our family members were able to make it down to see us as well and it was so good to be able to spend the holiday with family and friends.

I wanted our son to give his grandparents something cute and while reading My Pink Stamper I saw a video of her using Glitter It to make sparkly ornaments and thought it would be perfect for P to do! Just click her name and it will take you to her tutorial. It really is super easy!!

I wasn't able to find Glitter It at Hobby Lobby so I called them to order it over the phone. Their customer service was very helpful (and patient...hey, there were lots of colors of glitter to choose from!) and within a few days I had a UPS box in my hand.

I ordered Kelly Green and Silver Hologram from Signature Crafts along with the Glitter It and honestly, the pictures do not do it justice. They're very bright and so pretty! I also used Pixie Stix Strawberry glitter.

I kept these simple but next year I plan on being more elaborate.

Peachy Keen Stamp Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:45:00 +0000

Over at the Peachy Keen Stamp blog they're having an embossing challenge. Sadly, I do not have any Peachy Keen stamps (they're on my list!) but I am busy making my final Christmas cards. I saw a card similar to this in CTMH's Winter Idea book last year and I thought it was very cute to try!

I didn't have a matching green to heat emboss the trees with so I used clear embossing powder.

Products used:

Patterned paper, ink and stamp - CTMH

Bling - Queen & Co.
Cardstock - DCWV
Twine

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 21:09:00 +0000

Gift card holder that I was making in my Jeep yesterday. :) Sadly, I forgot to take a picture when I wrapped a ribbon around the top but I assure you, it was very cute! (yes, you read correctly, I was working in my Jeep! It totally slipped my mind to make the holder a head of time and yesterday was the last day to give my son's teachers their gifts.)

These are so simple to make and really will only take you about 5 minutes!

To make: cut a piece of cardstock to 4"x7". Score at 1 1/4" and 4 1/4". cut paper choice at 3 3/4" x 2 1/2" and 3 3/4" x 1". Adhere paper and any embellishments you'd like and then tie a ribbon around the top portion to keep the flap closed! Really, it's that easy! :) I used a glue dot to keep the gift card in place.

Patterned paper and cardstock from close to my heart.

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:18:00 +0000

Season's Greetings! It's one week away from Christmas and I am STILL making my cards! I've sent out many of them and I'm down to the last of my list but I'm feeling the pressure to get them finished and in the mail. (As I should be, hmm? haha)

Here's one that I did this morning. I love snowmen! :)

The important stuff:
Gypsy Wanderings - Snowman
Queen and co. - Bling
PP - My Mind's Eye
cardstock - Hobby Lobby & D
Ink - Doodlebug Design
Punch - Fiskers
Twine - purchased on Etsy (super cheap and received a ton! Leave a comment with information if you'd like her store!)
Sizzix dots embossing folder

Handmade Christmas gifts/cards

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:24:00 +0000

The weather has finally (finally!) cooled down here and I'm itching to make some Christmas gifts and put up our decorations! I usually wait until the day after Thanksgiving to put everything up but this year I'm really feeling the spirit early. :)

I haven't been scrapping much lately, but I have been able to make a few Christmas cards and two sets of DIY coasters. Making your own coasters is so easy! I used scrapping booking paper for these, but I plan on making a few with a cute stamp as well. (seriously, just do a Google search and you'll find tons of tutorials that show how easy!)

I took this picture last night so it's not the greatest but you can get the gist of it. :)

All you need to do this is:

4x4 tiles from any home improvement store --I bought these for 16 cents a piece!
scrapbooking paper --1sheet will finish 9 tiles
Mod Podge -- can be found at Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, etc. Use a coupon!
Acrylic Sealer
Foam brush
Felt pads or cork board for backing

I'm trying to finish enough cards that I won't have to buy any this year, and I'm on a pretty good role so far. Here's a few I've done!

And so begins our journey...

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:45:00 +0000

Last week I started following 2 Teaching Mommies in hopes of finding great ideas for homeschooling our lil' man. He turned 3 in July (wow, where does the time go!?) and I've been searching for lesson plans that incorporate God and not just the regular "abc" material. I am so happy I found their blog!!

Madonna and Amber make it so easy to teach. Other than working with the Korean children while we were stationed in Korea (their material was already determined), I haven't had any experience. I was so excited to find their weekly lessons FREE for download which also includes extra optional ideas as well as all the links you'll need. How handy is that!? Plus, they have a free giveaway that goes perfect with their first weekly lesson. Head on over and check them out!

A few pictures of P in action:

We colored the letter B and he was gluing pictures of different body parts onto the B. He also glued pom-poms onto the number "2" but for some reason, I don't have pictures of that. Hmm...sneaky pictures.

Today we'll be finishing up the 3 day lesson plan and will begin week 2 - my family, my home. I can't wait and neither can he! :)

Thinking of Ewe

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:09:00 +0000

I've been wanting to play with the Songbird and Just Because cartridges and I finally got a chance today. I love the font on Songbird and Just Because has some fun options!

Materials & Techniques:
Sheep and "Ewe" - Just Because cut at 5.5"
"Thinking of" - Songbird cut at 1.25"
Patterned papers - My Mind's Eye-Summer Song
Pen - Creative Memories
3 dots embossing folder - Sizzix
Ink - Studio G
Dimensionals - Paper Studio
Gypsy

You Wind Me Up!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:54:00 +0000

How cute is this card from Recollections? It's perfect for a fun boyish LO or card...and those are sometimes hard to find!

For this card I used Fancy Pants Star paper. I stamped the robot twice and then cut the body out to add a little extra to the card. I used dimensionals to raise the card stock as well as the body of the robot.

Wow! That's all I can say!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:30:00 +0000

I'm a huge fan of Gina's Weight Watcher's Recipes over at www.skinnytaste.com as some of you may know. (I'm not going to lie, I talk about it a lot. haha) Tonight I tried her recipe for Grilled Peaches and wow! It was so delicious!! I had to restrain myself from licking my plate. :)

This was the first time I tried greek yogurt and I wasn't sure what to expect. It was pretty good! Click "grilled peaches" above for the link to the recipe. You won't be sorry!

Boy Birthday Card

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Mon, 31 May 2010 20:20:00 +0000

The Mr. Campy line is so darn cute! Here's a card my hubs actually helped me design. I asked him the usual, "what do you think?" and he had the idea of making the car/star movable. How awesome is he?! His mechanical ability comes in pretty handy. :)

Father's Day Card

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:49:00 +0000

I made this card over the weekend for Father's Day. I haven't started working on one yet for my father, but this card will be perfect for my son to give Willie along with his gift. It's simple but that's just the way my husband would like it. :)

Fancy Pants!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:23:00 +0000

One of my huge, and I mean HUGE favorites is Fancy Pants for their paper, embellies, tags, rub-ons, etc...well you get the point. :)

I did this LO last night with the Holly Jolly line from 2007. I found a great deal I believe on peachycheap.com a few months back and it came with this fun paper, some rub ons, ribbon and a sheets of tags. I used Thickers pink glittery chipboard letters (how often do you get to do that on a boy layout!?) and the cute little tree, star and the little circle are also Fancy Pants, but is from their Happy Holidays line. I used bling leftover from a mini album from Michael's for the tree.

More to come....

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sat, 22 May 2010 19:51:00 +0000

A few LOs I finished last night. If you're on BBC and love to scrap or are just interested to know more, swing by the Crop board and join us! :)

In February of 2009 we took a trip to Thailand and Malaysia, and I have yet to scrap these photos. I know, I know! You're not the only one telling me to get on the ball! (love you babe. :D) Wait, I had yet to scrap a page until last night that is.

We had a white space challenge and I found a really cute LO at another blog that I wanted to lift. I used DCWV cardstock, Queen & Co. felt, Thickers (umbrella), Fiskars punch, Prima flower, Basic Grey brad, and a Fancy Pants stamp.

Here I used Cosmo Cricuts Mr. Campy line, a Fiskars punch for the brown border, Making Memories flowers, and brown ricrac from CTMH . For the letters I used Designer's Calendar and the paper I used was actually a patterned paper from K&C Company. Lots of collaboration going on here! haha

Strider Running Bike giveaway!

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Sat, 15 May 2010 16:03:00 +0000

Over at Granola Mom 4 God's blog, she's had the awesome chance to write a review for the Strider Running Bikes and as a bonus gets to choose one to giveaway! If you haven't heard of these yet, they are really amazing! They teach children how to balance without the use of training wheels.

Head on over to Granola Mom 4 God's blog and enter her giveaway! Make sure to tell her I sent you! :)

WW weigh in day...

noreply@blogger.com (Aimee) — Wed, 12 May 2010 06:20:00 +0000

and I'm down another 1.2 lbs! Yay! (Monday was weigh-in day)

While I wouldn't complain if I lost more than that, I'm completely fine with loosing a pound a time. I know the weight will stay off easier if I lose it more slowly and honestly, I can see a huge difference in my body compared to the beginning of this year!

I've lost 11.4 lbs since beginning Weight Watchers in Feb. yay for getting healthy!

I'm 13.8 lbs away from my goal weight. It feels so awesome knowing I'm getting close!