Jamie Lindstrom Designs: 07/01/2011

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Copic Certified

Later on this evening I plan on sharing some copic information.

Now that I'm copic certified I have so much more to share.

I will probably even put it on its own page to be looked up from time to time.

I know there are a lot of copic marker lovers and many of you probably know more than me

but I still want to share my knowledge and some things shared with me. :)

Instead of making a post about it, I will make a page about it and will do it over a couple of day, and I will promise to let you know when it's done.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Thursday Challenge

I went to a class this Summer and learned about this challenge.

I'm going by memory and would never post what the whole class was about.

It had to do with layouts anyway.

But I think this challenge is an excellent one for anyone and everyone.

In a bit when I find her name I will credit the idea to the person who did the class.

It is around here somewhere. :)

The Challenge:

Think about someone in your life who has passed away. It could be anyone.

Then think of and write down all of the questions that you wish you would've asked that person.

Write down all the things you wish you knew about them.

When all is said and done you could put these in a jar if you wanted.

Then on any given day, for instance, a day you are sick of the everyday scrapbooking of pictures pull out one of the pieces of paper.

And do a scrapbook page on that.

Remember there is someone in your future who will probably have that same question about you.

This is a good way to keep the history alive even when you are gone and it will be firsthand knowledge.

Some examples of questions:

How did you meet your spouse?

Where was your first date?

Tell me about your first kiss?

What were school like when you were younger?

You could even do a whole page of the age you are now and how much things cost such as bread, gas, etc. and how much and what year it was when they were that age.

Go for it!

Keep the history alive and let your future generations know about you even when you're gone someday.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

My Pink Stamper Design Team Call

The requirement was to make a project with our favorite cricut cartridge and use the colors:

Orange, turquoise, brown, and green. (one optional color allowed).

I chose Blast Off because right now I really like this cartridge because it has a font and it has shapes for boys and girls.

I specially made the turquoise paper with the RGB codes to make sure it came out right.

The letters were cut in orange and green at 1 inch.

The cupcakes were cut in the same colors but different patterns at 1 1/2 inches.

I also used brown ribbon on the side and as a divider along with a banner from MM that is light turquoise and says "Friends for Life."

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Cancer Support and Survivor Blog Hop 7/16-7/17

Cancer Affects Everyone

even if you aren't the one that has it!

Either you know someone that has/had it or you may have had/have it!

It has touched every single person in someway or another or it will in their lifetime.

These people all need our support and everyone needs more awareness.

I am doing a ribbon for each person I've known or at least met or that someone I have known has been affected by cancer in some way.

Here are some of the colors and what they stand for: http://www.cmtfp.org/BCH/CH_cancer_colors.pdf

http://www.chemoangels.net/Angels%20Corner/Sub%20Folders/cancer_colors.htm

Also here is a great site on facebook that you can order the color of the bracelet you want and ALL proceeds go to the American Cancer Society.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Survival-Bracelets-for-Cancer/164187630268983?sk=wall

Tell them the Scrapbookpinkprincess Jamie from FB sent you.

I don't get anything from it, just like to know who actually buys from them that I send. :)

I just happen to know them from my son's swim team and know the man that does them is a police officer. I think they both had parents affected by cancer.

There are survivors. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers!

::This hasn't been my greatest layout ever but I think you get the point across that CANCER is UGLY::

Erica http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

Tina www.craftyandgreen.blogspot.com

Amanda http://craftsbyamanda.blogspot.com/

Jackie http://jackrabbitscrappin.blogspot.com/

Tammy http://cuttinandstampin.blogspot.com.

Nina-thehotpinkscrapper.blogspot.com

Jamie http://myamusinglife.blogspot.com/ < -----here

Emily http://www.createserendipity.net <------ here next

Charlotte-http://charlottes-creations.blogspot.com

Heather S http://operationcricutdesign.blogspot.com (the end)

Cartridges used:
Ribbons-Stand and Salute
Alphabet and border-Elegant Cakes

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Theme Thursday-Disney

Check out My Cricut Craftroom for

other projects made today using the Disney theme. Every Thursday is theme day on our design team and Disney was chosent for this week.

Here is my project:

These are pieces I made for a swap that I'm in on a yahoogroup.

Cartridges:

Graphically Speaking

(Speech bubbles, cut at 5")

Disney Font

(Oh Boy!, cut at 1")

Disney Mickey and Friends

(Mickey hand, cut at 2")

(Mickey head, cut at 1/2")

Also used:

Charcoal Chalk Ink

Bazzill Paper

Unsure of brand of PP

Clear baubles colored with yellow stickles

Enjoy!

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Blog Award :)

I just received my 4th blog award.

I received it from Laura. Be sure to check out her site and even follow her. :)

Thank you Laura!

Now I have to award it to some of my favorite blogs that I check out daily.

I'm going to do like she did and just pick five.

They are going to be a random five because I will be honest, I don't have a five favorites.

I have a bunch I go through and rotate through daily.

Here is who I chose to award to:

Check out their blogs. Theirs are just a few of the ones I love. You can check out my whole page that says Erica's design team and see lots of great ones there as well as the Cricut Circle page.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Winners from Surprise Blog Hop

Prize #1-Surprise for cricut machine

Winner was Julissa Morales

Please email me @ jamiemom2two@aol.com with your information so I can get that out to you! :)

And

Prize #2-Clock theme of your choice

Winner was Tina

She has already been notified and wants her theme to be "go green"

I'll share the clock when I'm finished with it but she knows it may not be until next week since I have a few projects going on this week.

Congrats ladies!

Card Creating Tuesdays

Here is a card I made for Card Creating Tuesdays at:

Erica's Cricut Craft Room

This is an Anniversary card I made for my husband.

Our Anniversary will be on 7/7 and I will give it to him then.

I used "Just Because" Cards.

Love you latte was cut at 5"

oval cut at 4"

and I "think" the coffee pot at 6"

Everything cuts really small on this cartridge.

Inked everything up with chalk inks

Colored in the letters with Glaze Sakura pens

Bought the Happy Anniversary sticker already put on the glitter by MM

Used two dew drops and put glitter glue on them

used prima hard flower for center of letter O in love

Enjoy!

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Surprise Blog Hop

You should have arrived here from Heather.

If not, you should go back to the beginning and start at Erica's blog, don't want to many any surprises or blog candy!

I want to begin by saying Congratulations to Mike and Erica!!!!!

Also congrats to her little Bella who I will be sending a small package out to this week.

Here is the card I am sending to her and her now husband:

All of the supplies came from CTMH.

And now for my layout that has to do with love/marriage.

This was a picture taken during our cruise that we went on for our 10th Anniversary, two years ago, in the Grand Cayman Islands.

I remember we were looking to see which pictures we were going to buy and a little old lady asked us how long we had been married. We told her we were celebrating our anniversary. The next thing I know she had bought the whole package for us which had to be about $70 or $80.

We really enjoyed our swim with the dolphin.

Also that anniversary I finally got my diamond ring to go with my platinum band.

This year will be our 12th Anniversary on 7/7/11.

So in 5 day!

I thought I would share our story of how we met and married:

We met in late 2008 on the internet without any intent of a relationship. We weren't on the net looking for love, relationships or any of that.

I just happened to go to a chat room that he was in at the time. It was an army chatroom. I went in there to ask some questions because I was thinking about joining the local army national guard.

The next thing I know we are chatting and IMing and even before long it was an everyday thing.

We were racing to our computers at a certain time to talk to each other.

Then he started calling me on the phone as well.

He was stationed in Washington State and I was in Texas.

Could we be any more farther apart?

He told me that he was leaving for Korea in January 1999 for a year.

I thought to myself this is the perfect way for him to have a way out from what was going on.

He said he would call me once he was there, at his unit, and all settled in.

A part of me believed yet a part of me again had a little doubt.

He was only 19 and me, 20, he had no reason to stay in a serious relationship.

Well sure enough a few weeks later he called.

We continued to talk daily while he was there.

And I knew if something not so good was going on over there before he had a chance to even breathe.

We decided to finally meet in person during his leave in July.

We were going to meet up in Montana which is where he is from and he made the suggestion to get married.

It wasn't really anything official, a real proposal even, just a little suggestion.

I flew up to Montana for two weeks.

We met in person and were married a few days later.

Would've been married even sooner if the courthouse wouldn't have been closed since Sunday was the July 4th.

We spent two weeks together, I flew back home, he drove back to WA to see some friends.

And we spent our first 6 months of our marriage apart, him in Korea, me in Texas.

My family knew I had eloped but didn't know him at all.

He flew to Texas at the end of his tour, helped pack my son and I up and we moved to Colorado for his next duty station.

Here we are 12 years later!

Hasn't been an easy 12 years but it has been worth it all.

So that's MY love story.

I DO have BLOG CANDY!

2 things to be exact.

I first want to say I would be happy for you to:

1.Friend me on facebook (link on right).

2.Follow my blog.

BUT I'm not making you do those things for the blog candy.

I do need you to leave a comment though with a way to get into contact with you.

Blog Candy #1- Surprise for the cricut machine.

Blog Candy #2- Altered clock in theme of your choosing.

Why a clock?

Because all relationshiops have to do with time.

Time to meet.

Time to get to know each other.

Time to spend together.

You get where I am going with this.

So the clock can be a theme you've chosen or you can let me if you win it.

Good Luck!

Now onto..... Jen Roseman http://memorieswithjen.blogspot.com/

And here is the complete line up because we've had a few mishaps along the way so you can go to where there may have been a break or you have missed something.

Blog Hop List

If you get lost here is the entire line up....