Tuesday, September 30, 2014

dragon quote ATC

Hey guys! 
So, as you may have read it has been a long week for me losing my cat... she was family to  me so it was hard but just taking one day at a time and today we are looking at an ATC I made for a dragon. 

But first I will address an emailed question I was asked... I don't get a lot of comments usually it's just Ashley telling e what she loves (which I am ok with that bc I love her and love to know what she thinks) but from time to time I do get an email asking what materials or stamp set I use or things like that this time a lady asked me where do I have time to craft so much and post. Well guys you may or may not have read in a past post I work two part time jobs and usually if i am not sleeping or working I lay in bed watching Netflix. But I am luckily enough to work midnights at a seasonal motel, having that job leaves me a lot of down time and that's kinda when I craft this summer. A lot of these ATCs have been made this year. Usually not any rhyme or reason how I post I look at my pix first then decide which to post then i name the post and start from there. Here and there I will stay up til about 3 am when I have a night off from the motel to do some crafting at home in my art/craft studio. But then I was working 4 days at both jobs at the moment I am working 5 days at the motel til Oct 19th and now we have enough employees at the store I am down to like 3 days a week :( sad face but it's ok for now anyways. But that is my crafting time lately. But it's ok I love my life and wish the motel was year around but living in Northern Michigan apparently no one wants to visit when we have 5 feet of snow (or what we call lyzz height snow haha)



So with these dragons i made like 5 each were different but within the same style as showed in the two examples I have posted above.  This little guy was made for a swap-bot swap called dragon, unicorn and cat we had to make one of each. They were made on a BRIGHT orange background. the dragon... surprise surprise is a Lawn Fawn Stamp from the critters ever after set. stamped the dragon on white computer paper (bc that's what i like to use) then i colored him with neon sharpies wrote on it a J.R.R. Tolkien quote to "never laugh at live dragons". Then I took a white gel pen adn went to town with doodling on it. the bottom ATC i used a black sharpie to try a border i didnt care for it i jazzed it up with a stardust gel pen. Well I hope you've enjoyed.

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Have a great day <3 lyzz

Friday, September 26, 2014

dragon pokemon

hi guys. so here is my atc for the dragon pokemon. it's been a hard week and it's still not over but have had some kind words from everyone in my life and i thank them for that. not much else to say with out tears in my eyes so on to the good stuff...

dragonite



i perfer the green and orange one.

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Have a great day <3 lyzz

Monday, September 22, 2014

sad

Hey guys, so it's been a hard day... Miss Pablo was put down. She was in my life for 8 years longs pet I have ever had. She was family and it is super hard but i know it had t
o be done. I came home she was dizzy and disoriented, she didnt seem to know where she was or that i was there and she looked like she wasnt able to walk. We called the vet had her seen and things didnt seem good and clearly they were not. Her yo-yo-ing health in the last month kept getting worse and worse... to the point to have her put down. it's really hard and she will be missed very much.

Ok so these are just a few of my favorite photos from 2014










The last photo that I took of Miss Pablo
My Pablo tattoo I have had since 2006 I have under my right knee

...:::Family photo:::...

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Have a great day <3 lyzz

Sunday, September 21, 2014

week update

Hey guys! it's been a heck of a week... stressed tired everything inbetween and beyond. 

I swear I must have a sign on my forehead that says loves to be full of drama and stressed lol

My god mother has passed away, Miss Pablo isnt eating the dry food so it's looking like she might have to have surgery, at teh gas station we went to scanning so i had to go to work early like 2 hours so i got up 3 hours earlier than usual after working at the motel 12-8am and at work by 230 plus walking home and then to work then got from the gas station to the motel sleep then go back to the gas by 430 then gas then the motel. Then boyfriend and i had a misunderstanding i misheard something and got overwhelmed hung up on his and wont anwser the phone and it was stupid of me. But i was just tired and stress and worn the fk out... blah it was a rough week and all this happen from sunday to tuesday really! life man... but life is ok other wise i have been able to see my man and spend a little time with him which is always a great time after i understood i'm dumb and freaked out over nothing (really nothing new lol) 

the rest of the week has been good tho... paid off the credit card got an auto loan had a get lunch with my man and waiting for the dealership to find the right Jeep that boyfriend wants and to have it shipped up here. Then in like 5 hours from right (446 am 9/21/14) we will be meeting up with our Grand Rapids friends we love and adore in Mackinac City which thank god is an hour from us so we arent traveling like 4-5 hours south to see them lol they are coming up to see us... mildly bc Tam doesnt wanna cross the bridge (MACKINAC BRIDGE). Which is understandable it's an insane bridge... The Mackinac Bridge is currently the fifth longest suspension bridge in the world it is The total length of the Mackinac Bridge is 26,372 feet.

Thank you for stopping by if you have any questions or tips let me know either in the comments box or email me and don't for get to like me on Facebook,
Have a great day <3 lyzz

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

100th post & a giveaway

Heya guys so when i went to post today i seen it was the 100th! Celebration! I made it to 100 so i like doodled ALOT actually that said 100 but it was all horribly bad... i was like, " 'Holy Terror of T-Rexs' these are bad!" So, i just decided fk it i hate them so i wont be posting any pix of them. 

I also decided while typing this that I will be offering a fun little give away of an ATC or drawing of a name or something like that to someone who comments on this posts so a fun little give away. So, a luckily person who posts will get something made for them and have a little input on what they receive too. Maybe a fun name for them or for their kid and/or kids. 

So comment below and by Tues Sept 23rd I will pick someone to receive something made by me.


Random ATC I made for myself lol


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Have a great day <3 lyzz

Friday, September 12, 2014

patriotic

Hey guys! Since 9-11 was today/yesterday (it's 1:48 AM on the 12th now) I did not lose anyone on that day but I still feel a lose for the people who had lost someone that day. In memory of that day and those people who were lost that day and there after due to the attacks that day. I wanted to show my Patriotic ATCs i made a while back for the LAB SWAP.

I never understood what my grandmother said about how she remembered what she wore, who she was with where she was and basically everything about the day that JFK was assassinated; until Sept 11th 2001. That day is officially burned in my memory. I was in high school and remember everything and was old enough to understand what happened that day.



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Have a great day <3 lyzz


Monday, September 8, 2014

*RHINO*

Heya everyone! Ok so, i wasnt sure which ATC to share with you guys I was going to share the onesie i made for Ash's baby girl little miss Carly Sue (whom i might add is SUPER ADORABLE!) but i forgot to take pictures of 2 of them lol so i will get her to take some pictures and then i will post it up! 

Ok so today I totally wanna share this Rhino ATC I made for my swap-bot swap I was hosting inspired by my stuffed animal Rhino...


Molly has a Facebook too!

Here's some fun pictures of Molly and Miss Pablo too.

Here is one from 2013 Pablo was using Molly as a pillow that little burger
Pablo wasnt to happy I spotted her using Molly as a pillow
Here is one from 2012 on the Greyhound bus from visiting my momy and poppy out in Utah (them crazy kids are living way out in Utah) but i thought it was funny bc I had her buckled in

*OK ON TO THE ATC*







So, I love this little ATC it's the only one I made. First I made the background I drew the word Rhino graffiti like and then drew the Rhino on some clear tape with a sharpie, it was kinda hard to draw too and I am sure there was probably an easier way to make this but it's ok I love the way it looks and that is all that matters.

The person I made this for really enjoyed the ATC which means more to me than I could really tell you guys IDK I really enjoy creating and making things and when they are for other people makes it even more worth wild to me.

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Have a great day <3 lyzz



Saturday, September 6, 2014

-hello-

Hey guys,
So, Kim was surprised at my blog post bout the amazing package she sent me. She also made me blush she messaged me and noticed something very kool i havent noticed before she also was very kind and said some nice things... here's what she said,

"I love how you communicate in your writing. I feel like we are sitting on a sofa talking an having a cup of tea or something. You have a way of making the reader feel so at ease, like your talking directly to them as a friend. I love the details, I hate to read something and it's so vague with missing parts. The details is the main part of the story. You are very talented! The pics were awesome"

I never really realized that I write as if I am talking to you guys in a conversion. I knew my writing style is more of the way I talk but I never realized that it was more of a conversion though. It's kinda neat actually and it was very nice of her to tell me such nice things. Glad she liked everything. As for the pictures that makes me super excited to hear bc i have been paid for doing photography jobs and have that fancy pricey camera i have talked about before which i freakin love that camera so that pleases me that she likes my pictures.

*SPEAKING OF PHOTOS*



Here are a few pix of Miss Pablo layin on my side bag and IPOD. She's been sick and this was the first day she was feeling a little better and of course that meant...

"hey mom, look at me... Look at me... OMG MOM LOOK AT ME!!"

I love her but she is alla bout getting pett-in's and being right next to me more than usual. I love her and I am glad she's feeling better I hope she gets to 100% soon tho... it breaks my heart when she's sick.

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Have a great day <3 lyzz

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

*A SURPRISE PACKAGE*

HEY GUYS! I am so EXCITED to tell you about a surprise package i received today!!

Ok so i was in a swap on swap-bot.com with the theme of a Mason Jar. Mine was cute and the lady really loved it! Which makes me more than excited about but i have never received such a package in my life for just one ATC swap and it could not have come at a better time.

So this weekend kinda rocked and sucked all at once. I worked Saturday 430 to 1130 off from the motel then got up on Sunday at like noon bc i couldnt sleep anymore bc i was to excited for Beth coming to town layed in bed all day tho but couldnt sleep i was so tired tho so at 3 to 5 hung with boyfriend and then went and had dinner with Beth and her amazing parents (no lie!) then we went to her other best friends house Jess she's super nice and her and i have alot in common (including a mutual best friend, named Beth!) well the 3 of us watched Frozen which we all love and Beth, her boyfriend Kevin, her brother Paul and her parents Sandi and Dave all went to see Frozen on Christmas Day in 2013 so it's an extra special movie to me bc of that. We were there til i went to work at midnight to 8am. Monday like the same thing happened i was to excited so i got like no sleep then about 7ish i was so worn out i texted Beth and told her i was sleepy and i did want to see her but bc i had to work like 16 hours straight i needed sleep and luckily for me she's amazing and totally understands especially since she now works two jobs also. So, slept for a few hours... horribly tho. Got up and at 11:10 and got ready and walked to work at the Motel for midnight to 8 am then went to the store to work 9 to 5pm LONG DAY! The truck didn't come on Monday bc of Labor Day. Plus being a small town everyone was off on Monday so every had to work and apparently everyone needed coffee, red bulls and monster energy drinks today it was a mad house to say the least. I also was training the new manager on our register which was a little slow going on that but he's a nice guy and try to put things away at the same time it was crazy. So boyfriend picked me up we went got McDonalds and went home to eat and watch some criminal minds on Netflix i fell asleep about 7ish then got up at 1030 to shower and bout that time boyfriend went to bed (later than he has been bc of all the extra work he has with his quoted "field promotion"... basically his manager is on bed rest for the rest of her high risk pregnancy and him being the assistant manager it falls to him but we love his manager, we have known her for 7 years and wish her a safe pregnancy with a healthy baby!) but not at work at the motel.

SO BASICALLY THIS SURPRISE PACKAGE WAS MUCH NEEDED AND REALLY REALLY APPRECIATED! More than I could really say. I thank Kim VERY MUCH!

She really hit the nail on the head i have never had anyone do so well at picking things for me. seriously it was like i went to your craft area and pick it all out myself!

SO ON TO THE GOOD STUFF.... ALL THE FUN STUFF KIM SENT ME!


The Package 
*EXCITEMENT*

 *THE STUFF*
*A NOTE FROM KIM*
*THE ATC*


CRAZY CUTE RIGHT?!

3D-ness!

*PAPER*



*HALLOWEEN 




AMAZINGLY MADE!She must have a Victorian Gothic soul! love them!
 *SOME DIE CUTS*



 *THE GOODIE BAG*









*the atc kit inside the goodie bag*












 HOW AMAZING IS THIS PACKAGE?!
This lady is amazing i wish i could really express how much i love and appreciate this package OMG tearing up (i'm such a girl!)

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Have a great day <3 lyzz