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Everthing is Better ......

2012-02-14T08:39:00.002-05:00

Remember that super awesome love sneak peek layout I showed awhile back ??? Well Im finally able to show it. I created this layout using the Promise Me paper collection. The banner strips come in the sundries pack. To make the flowers, she punched tissue paper out using a paper-punch and layered them together.

Happy "LOVE" Day. Make sure you XOXO someone special.

PKP Casting Call

2012-02-03T07:47:00.000-05:00

Thought I would share just incase you are in my area. Please Share if you might know someone. Is it Spring Yet? Patty K Photography is looking for that Perfect Fun Loving Family of Four. FOR WHAT you ask ??? A Family themed shoot based off the book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”.

*The session will take place in March/April on a weekend in my favorite location.

*Preferred ages for children are 6 months – 6 years.

*Check out the details below to apply.

How to apply

Email me a picture and a little bio about your family to patriciakumfer@pattykphotography.com

I’ll be selecting the family that I feel has the most outgoing personality!!!

What you receive

Free Full Themed Session

5x7 hard cover Proof Book of all your images

10% off any other products {excludes a la carte’ prints}

Conditions

Your family must be FUN and up for anything.

Loving the CAMERA is a must.

Signing a model release is required.

{These images will be showcased in a studio sample album as well as on FB/Website}.

Wardrobe needs to be classy casual with whole family coordinating.

{No t-shirts, torn jeans, ect}.

You have until MARCH 1st to get your submission emailed to me. I will contact the family who is picked by March 5th.

Ryan's Six Birthday !!!

2012-01-31T17:30:00.001-05:00

Finally time to share those party pictures. If you have not noticed yet …. I like to dabble in a lot of creative ventures. My son had a blast and hopefully this will be something he remembers. {Because Momma did a lot of baking}. If you did see my kiddos 6 year pictures you can find them HERE. A little bit about the party. I normally have this long list of places I purchased things from, however I have to say I banked on this party. A Christmas themed shindig was just the ticket a week after December. I actually found everything at Target & Wal-Mart. Those seriously cute cocoa cups are from Garnish. Yup that’s the list.

CHA Faves 2012

2012-01-29T10:39:00.000-05:00

Though I don't scrapbook as much as I like to anymore. To be perfectly honest I became just IDK "Burnt". Hopefully I will get back into it soon. I was kinda tempting myself to not look at any CHA stuff this year .... but im glad I did because I got giddy. -------- That's a very good sign to get some paper out. lol.

First up who seriously does not love this new Dear Lizzy line. Must get some of this for my spring packaging for Patty K Photography. {Those stamps would be perfect}.

and of course some Amy Tan.

{which I still need to get some of her other line ...opps}.

I know my list is not long this year. I saw so many great collections but these are what stood out and thought "I MUST HAVE". I could pretty much have a garage sale with how much paper products I own. So I'm being picky now.

Before I go a quick SEI layout share ......

For us here in North Carolina we have had a Florida Winter .... for real ..... a neighbor was outside mowing the lawn yesterday. lol. But for those of you with snow, I hope your inspired.

What SEI had to say "Patty captured this great photo of her son playing in the snow. She scrapbooked it using the Silver Valley collection, perfect for all sorts of wintery layouts".

Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday.

How could this be ???

2012-01-19T19:05:00.001-05:00

Hello Hello .... look at this another blog post this week ... YAY. Me. Where on earth has everyone been??? You better all be working on CHA projects or comments are required. LOL. So very excited to share another publication. WOOHOO. ---------- YES, I do still get excited about them.

This layout was done for Echo parks Victoria Gardens release last CHA. You can check it out in the newest Scrapbook Trends.

Since this layout is for the month of Feb. Here's a little sneak peek at a layout I made with the Promise Me Collection for SEI. LOVE THIS PAPER. If you ahvent gotten any yet, I suggest you do. Can we just say light pink and gold embossed map. EEKK. love.

Yup this is all you get. Sorry. next month.

Party Planning .......

2012-01-16T12:17:00.003-05:00

It's been a party planning couple of weeks. My kiddo is turning 6 {can't believe it}. This year we decided a to do a Polar Express Themed party {during winter months its always hard to figure out a theme}. Since Ryan loves Christmas & Trains ..... lets just say he is very excited. Thought I would share some party planning things I have been diving into.

First up is Ryan's 6 year Birthday Pictures {if you didn't see my last post HERE}.

Okay so THIS is my dinning room table at the moment. I have to say this was the perfect theme because I got some amazing things on Clarence. lol.

{If you see towels over some bags ----> its because my wonderful cat LUCY likes to rip plastic bags apart. We already had an incident with ripped bags and marshmallows everywhere. I will not be serving those at the party}.

Yes, I know this table is a mess and I have a ton to do before next Saturday.Next up is Ryan's invite I have worked so hard on. It's a 5x5 tri-fold card.

Some Digital Details ......

Each Invite sent out came with a ticket for each child to bring to the party.

Last I wanted to show you this great idea for cupcakes I will be making at the end of the week {with help from a friend}. How cute are these !?! You will have to check them out here on Pinterest.

Be back next week with the actual party details. Comments have dwindled {sad face inserted here}. Hoping my scrapbook buddies haven't abandoned me just yet ......

The girl with Scrap News .....

2012-01-13T08:59:00.000-05:00

So I had to share one scrappy related item ..... before I went on a mission to figure out how to make these cake pops everyone is raving about.

Here's a first publication for the year {hoping there will be many more}. This was one of my first projects using the Happy Days line for last years Echo Park CHA. Pretty neat !?!

Im currently in the process {or should I say I really need to get started on} goodies with this new line from SEI Promise Me.

Who's very excited about the CHA sneak peeks ??? ummm hello ME !!! I still haven't scrapped a lot. Getting my ducks in a row with a new company and being a single parent again this deployment has been very hard. Hopefully towards the middle of the year I will get my schedule straight.

I love seeing the CHA products lines I design for gives me an idea of what I will be working with soon. Right now I'm only designing for SEI. Decided to take a break from some teams to get like I said "My Ducks in a Row". I really didn't expect Patty K Photography to take off like it has. So my favorite new SEI line coming out soon is Field Notes. IDK why .... I just LIKE IT.

Alright last post for today .....

What's new with the Family ???

2012-01-13T08:37:00.000-05:00

Hello blogland. Been hard at work planning my sons birthday party for next Sat. His Theme is Polar Express {Yes, our house still has our tree up}. lol. He loves that movie so it was a great theme considering its chilly. Here's a peek at his Birthday/Invitation Pictures.

To check out more of the pictures go HERE to my photog. blog.

{More peeks on the party soon}

When my husband was home on leave we got a chance to get our family photos taken from the very awesome Katherine D Photography. Here's some of my favorites ..... Just love them.

Hope you enjoyed a peek at my family .... see ya soon.

New Year .... SEI Projects

2012-01-05T08:05:00.004-05:00

I have been so bad with blogging lately. sesh. I feel like I haven't been on here in FOREVER. Things have been very busy with the holidays. My husband was on leave for Christmas and he deff. comes first. lol. Here's a couple peeks at some new SEI projects I have been meaning to post all December. Sorry folks.

So I used both of these awesome Christmas/Winter Lines. Holiday Cheer and Sliver Valley. The product picture does not do it justice. Everything is foiled or glittered and gorgeous.

First Up is a New Year Eve Party Project {I know ... Patty your Late on posting this.}

A Holiday Gift {Which I did give to someone}

A layout {love this layout}

Here is what I said for the SEI BLOG

"The Holiday Cheer collection is perfect for those bright cheery pages or a fun grunge look as well. I started with printing out the tile with my printer. I then used a bar-code font and printed it out large enough where I could punch out circles. After putting the layout together my finishing touch was the Holiday Cheer die-cut mittens that I finished with twine."

okay be back ... promise .....

Echo Park WinterPark !!!

2011-12-08T08:36:00.000-05:00

Hope everyone enjoyed the blog hop. I enjoyed all your comments. One of the newest echo park collections is WINTER PARK. I just LOVE it. Here's some of the projects I made for this wonderful collection.

First up is an altered snow lodge I made. This a paper house I got at hobby lobby.

Snow Jar & Pocket Card

Last, a layout. I used pearls for tiny snowflakes.

Echo Park Paper "Holly Jolly Holidays" Blog Hop

2011-12-07T07:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to the Echo Park Paper "Holly Jolly Holidays" Blog Hop! We've created a special one-day blog hop event in which you can hop from one designer's blog to the next viewing beautiful holiday cards. Be sure to follow the blog hop list below and leave a comment on each person's blog. Finish up at the Echo Park Paper blog with a final comment. THREE Winners will be selected to win a collection kit of their choosing. Comments can be made through midnight MST today for a chance to win! Winners will be announced on December 8 on the Echo Park Paper blog.

So excited to participate in the Echo Park Blog hop. Can you beleive in a couple of weeks its going to be 2012. Is it just me or did this year go by sooooo fast. My card this hop is a New Years Card using the Seasons Greeting Collection.

Here's the Hop List {Have Fun}.

Leslie Ashe = http://leslieashe.blogspot.com/

Lowri McNabb = http://papervinenz.blogspot.com/
Vanessa Menhorn = http://www.wingsofabutterfly-vanessa.blogspot.com/
Izzy Anderson = http://writesnapscrap.blogspot.com/
Wendy Sue Anderson = http://wendysueanderson.blogspot.com/
Carolyn King = http://myblogbycammie.blogspot.com
Tamara Tripodi = http://happylifecraftywife.com/
Linda Auclair = http://elendae.wordpress.com/

Kandis Smith = http://www.mycreativetreasury.blogspot.com/

Patricia Kumfer = http://scrapbookpatty.blogspot.com/

Amy Heller = http://amyheller.typepad.com/amyheller/

Echo Park Paper = http://echoparkpaper.blogspot.com/

Just incase you can't remember what awesome holiday collections Echo Park has out right now.

December Daily 2010

2011-12-06T11:46:00.000-05:00

Well have you started yours yet? I haven't started mine. But I was always a last minute person when it comes to this thing. I normally have it finished by the end of January. But as long as I have it done, I suppose. lol. I thought I would give you a full peek of mine from last year.

Supplies: Binder (Target) Ali Edwards Digital Elements (Christmas Memory Tags, Holiday Outlined Word Art, Holiday Word Art 1&2, December Daily Templates 6x8) KPertiet (Text Clusters No3, Christmas Notes) Me and My Big Ideas (Holiday 5x7 Paper Pad) Ormulu (Freebie Christmas Tags) Flocked Paper (Target Wrapping Paper).

Now on to actually working on this years. lol. Happy Crafting.

Thankful

2011-11-24T09:40:00.000-05:00

Today is Thanksgiving, the day you remember the things you are thankful for and appreciate the people you love. I am thankful for so much. My loving family, great friends, and the wonderful opportunities I have gotten to experience. This thanksgiving I decided to relax at home with my son {watch movies and start decorating}. What are your plans? Who's going shopping Friday?

Thought it would be nice to share one of my favorite Thanksgiving Layouts. This was published in the last Create: Holidays Book. {I'm glad I can finally post it again}.

Can't sign off without one more scrap related gossip. Some Echo Park news {yes I may not be on the team anymore, but they still have lots of projects to preview}.

Take a peek at the new Echo park E-Book.

The ebooks are packed with 17 projects from your favorite EP designers. Lots of great Christmas Inspiration {even a layout from me, which I will give you a peek at later}.

Have a great Thanksgiving, Yummy Food, and Creative Crafting Day.

EP/May Arts Hop Winner {and some News}

2011-11-21T13:30:00.002-05:00

Time to announce the winner of the Echo Park Times and Seasons Giveaway. I had 103 people sign, which is AMAZING.

Kerys said...

WOW! I love this layout! The collection is fantastic! I have my parents wedding album to scrap for them for their 60th wedding anniversary - this collection would be perfect! Thank you so much for the chance to win :-)

{Contact me at scrapbookpatty@yahoo.com with your address so I can let EP to send you the new Times and Seasons Kit}

Thank you to everyone who signed up. Now on to some Patty News. This was a big decision but at this time I had to do what was right for me. I decided to part ways with the Echo Park Design Team. I will still be doing guest work here and there {You will also still be seeing some of my projects, since they haven't all been released yet}. But I will not be a full time DT member. It was a hard decision, but with school, Patty K Photography, and other commitments I had to let something go. Thank you all the Echo park fans who stopped by my blog !!!! I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.

May Arts & EP Blog Hop

2011-11-14T10:00:00.013-05:00

So excited to participate in this great hop. If your just stopping by take a look around and say hello. Below I posted all the other places to hop to.

Here is a fun layout I made with the new Times & Seasons Collection from Echo park. May Arts ribbon worked great with this layout.

Take a HOP around and visit some friends on my EP team....

May Arts

http://www.mayarts.com/blog/

Echo Park

http://www.echoparkpaper.blogspot.com/

Tamara Tripodi

http://happylifecraftywife.com/

Kandis Smith

http://www.mycreativetreasury.blogspot.com/

Shaunte Wadley

http://shauntewadley.blogspot.com/

Leslie Ashe

http://leslieashe.blogspot.com/

Wendy Sue Anderson

http://wendysueanderson.blogspot.com/

BEFORE you leave here's your chance to win the new TIMES & SEASONS ECHO PARK kit.

Just leave a comment and say HI and on Nov. 21st I will pick the winner. {Make sure you become a fan of my blog, so you can see who the winner is. I also will be giving away more EP kits in the near future .... maybe even right after Thanksgiving. woohoo.}.

SEI Projects

2011-11-11T10:00:00.002-05:00

A peek at another project using the SEI Homestead Collection. Here's a invite I made for Thanksgiving. I made a pocket folder invitation where you can slide the invite out from the top. I used a small office tag with a clothes pin to let my guest know what I would like them to bring 'pumpkin pie'. Finished the invite with some twine and leaves. I just love this collection.

and if you missed the layouts posted on SEI blog here they are ..... Fall Love.

Remember | Veteran's Day

2011-11-11T08:48:00.000-05:00

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave." -Elmer Davis

Remember those who fought and thank the ones who continue to do so. 11.11.11 ♥

EP Times & Seasons

2011-11-10T22:10:00.001-05:00

I finally got the go head and Im so excited to share all the awesome goods I made with Echo Parks Time and Seasons Collection. This was such an amazing kit.

First up one of my Favorite Altered Projects

A Card.

Last a pillow box party favor.

FB Giveaway !!!!

2011-11-07T14:54:00.001-05:00

I haven't done a giveaway in awhile, so I thought hmmmm what a better way to say how thankful I am for fans and clients then to giveaway one my favorite Camera Straps from an amazing artist on ETSY, Knitty Bitties. My life at the moment is photo sessions {since the holidays are right around the corner}. Promise scrapbook goodies soon.

How pretty is this strap !!!

So how do you enter to win ???? Take a visit to Patty K Photography on Facebook and if your not a fan yet please "LIKE" me .... you will see this picture {above}. Leave a comment on something you are so Thankful for under the photo. That SIMPLE.

The winner will be announced on Facebook November 14th. Good Luck.

SO HAPPY ... for SEI !!!!

2011-11-02T18:40:00.000-04:00

Hi Everyone. I know LONG TIME. lol. So glad to finally post some projects, I am aloud to show. he.he. Here's part of the first round of SEI projects. I'm so happy to be on this Design Team. So for the year of 2012 I will be rockin SEI products !!! For the month of November I crafted with the Homestead Collection. It is a must for Fall and Thanksgiving Memories. {You can't really see it, but most of the paper and stickers is foiled in Gold and Copper} SO PRETTY.

So want to see the projects {I will post them all soon promise} but HOP over to the SEI BLOG and take a peek HERE.

Little EP Share ......

2011-10-27T09:23:00.000-04:00

Good Morning All. So here's a quick Echo Park share {since EP showed it yesterday, I figured it would be okay}. The new Times & Season's Collection is so awesome I just love it. I'm so happy to share something with you because my EP stuff is always hush hush for release later.

On to the project. Here's a quick little pillow party favor I made with photo booth props. Perfect for any party. Yes, that is a little wooden spool attached. Perfect for this line.

Little update before I go. My toe is doing much better, finally able to walk. Just hoping to be full walking by the first weekend of November {since I have a big mini session event}. Hope everyone has a great week.

Where has Patty been ???

2011-10-20T19:50:00.000-04:00

Figured this would be a perfect time for another edition of .....

WELL ..... where should I start ??? I guess I can start with Echo Park news, in case you were wondering WHERE on earth my Christmas projects went on blog; well long story short EP needed them taken down for a neat project they are doing. More on that later. I was hard at work last week getting new projects made with the TIME & SEASONS collection. Your going to love it.

Here's a peek of what I made (I know horrible peek, but I cant show a lot or I would be in trouble).

Second, Patty K Photography is in full swing I had some amazing session these last couple months so I have been supper busy. Here's a couple peeks at my faves.

Even managed to take a time out and get a few of my kiddo at the pumpkin patch.

Third ..... here's the BIG NEWS. I BROKE MY TOE. Yes i said that right. Monday night as put Ryan to bed, I managed to fall down the stairs and break my toe. You could say I'm not a happy camper at the moment. Doctors orders: Crutches for 10 days, foot elevated, the works. I'm behind on DT projects, I Had to cancel sessions, and my mother is here helping me since my hubby is deployed. SIGH. Not a great time for breaking body parts. lol.

So I guess this was a sign telling me I should SLOW DOWN .... back to blog reading haven't done that in a long time. Be back soon.

Pebbles Projects

2011-09-27T18:42:00.001-04:00

It was so fun being a guest designer for pebbles last week and all the comments on the pebbles blog were amazing. It deff. made my week. Sorry I haven't posted this sooner.

I want to take a moment to thank everyone who visits and leaves comments. I'm sorry I'm not able to respond more. With my husband now deployed (We said goodbye last week and still getting use to a new routine) , my son in kindergarten, Patty K Photography exploding with clients, and DT Project assignments .... I am beyond busy. So thank you for your comments, I read them and they make my day.

On to the projects ....

And one of my favorite projects ....

Pebbles Guest Designer !!!

2011-09-23T13:55:00.000-04:00

HELLO ALL. So today I am the guest designer on the Pebbles Blog. I was so excited when they contacted me a couple weeks ago and couldn't really tell anyone. lol. You can check out my goodies using a couple of there new lovely lines HERE and why your there leave a comment you could just win a Pebbles PRIZE PACK.

I will post some more detailed pictures of the projects tomorrow. Hope everyone is having a great week !!!!

Pub. & EP Share

2011-09-15T12:27:00.002-04:00

Hello Hello. Yes, I'm still hard at work with Echo Park Christmas Projects & I just received a BIG BOX of SEI stuff I have to dig into soon. But for now a little Echo Park news .....

Well first .... yes that's right MORE PUBLICATIONS.

Whats pretty awesome about this layout is half of my Echo park design Team is in this magazine. I'm so lucky to be working with such a crafty group of ladies.

I'm also in one of the new Create: Idea books. You will have to get this one. Its packed with wonderful ideas for every holiday !!!!

OKAY, back to ECHO Park. So Echo Park has teamed up with the company iDiecut.com. If you are obsessed with your die cut machine, here's the place to check out for ECHO PARK SHAPES.

I would check this out since today is there launch day, I believe if you become a fan on facebook you get a free design as well. Hope everyone is having a good week.