Holiday Card Series - Day 3

Happy Friday, everyone!

Today is Day 3 of the Holiday Card Series. Yes! Day 3!

Before I get into the card, I just wanted to explain to everyone that I am switching servers. I am making the move from wordpress to blogger. This is the exact same blog, just with a different name and a different url. It's still the same me though! :)

For today's card, I used what I already had. I bought a few extra items this year for my Holiday Card Series but for this card, I just used items that I already had! I wanted to create a holiday card without using cute images or without too many embellishments and this is what I came up with!

Here is the list of supplies I used for this card:
(Click on the link to find the products at Simon Says Stamp!)

1. Simon Says Stamp "Kraft" Cardstock 
2. Simon Says Stamp "Stars and Dots" Stencil 
3. Simon Says Stamp "Merry Trees" Stamp Set 
4. Tim Holtz "Fired Brick" Distress Ink 
5. Tim Holtz "Mowed Lawn" Distress Ink 
6. Dreamweaver Translucent Embossing Paste 
7. Palette Knife 
8. Red and White Twine 
9. Fiskars 11/2 inch Circle Punch

I will see you guys on Monday with a new card-making video! 

Until next time, 

Holiday Card Series 2014 - Day 1 and 2

Hello all!

I am in the process of switching my servers. I am moving from Wordpress to Blogger and I am moving everything over. Please be patient as I switch things from both blogs and from now on. You can always find me here :)

Here is Day 1 and Day 2 from this year's Holiday Card Series.

Day One

Hello everyone!

Today, I am starting my Holiday Card Series for 2014. This is my first time ever doing a Holiday Card Series so I hope you find plenty of inspiration through my blog and Youtube videos.

You can find a new holiday card series video on my Youtube channel every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until the 2nd week of December.

The 1st card is this series is a very simple, and easy to replicate, Christmas card.

Here is the list of supplies I used for the card:

1. Lawn Fawn “Deck the Halls” Stamp Set
2. Hero Arts “Red Royal” Dye Ink 
3. Hero Arts “Forever Green” Dye Ink
4. Hero Arts “Field Green” Dye Ink
5. Mama Elephant “Winter” Pigment Ink 
6. Red and White Twine (I linked a similar twine.)
7. Wink of Stella “Clear” Glitter Brush 

I will see you guys on wednesday with another video!

Day Two

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

This is my first time actually posting a video on a wednesday! Yay!

For today’s card I actually built a scene to create this card. I love building my own scene – it’s kind of like building your own stamp set! I felt very creative making this card and I loved the output! :)

Here is a list of supplies for the card:

1. Sweet Stamp Shop “Holiday Town” 
2. Lawn Fawn “Merry and Bright” Stamp Set
3. Tim Holtz ” Tumbled Glass” Distress Ink
4. Tim Holtz “Broken China” Distress Ink
5. Tim Holtz “Chipped Sapphire” Distress Ink 
6. Tim Holtz “Black Soot” Distress Ink
7. Simon Says Stamp “Falling Snow” Stencil
8. Copic Markers (I used various different copic markers)
9. Mama Elephant “Mojito” Pigment Ink
10. Neenah Solar White 110# Cardstock

I will see you guys on Friday for the next installment of the 2014 Holiday Card Series! :)

Until next time,

Goals for 2014

c. Google

Hello everyone! ~

There are 17 days until the new year ! Today's post is all about pondering for the future. 

In the past I've made new year's resolutions but I've never committed or completed them. With the new year, it got me to thinking.. what do I want to accomplish in 2014? 

1. My Goal Weight and a Personality Adjustment - This is a little personal for me, but I do have a certain weight I want to reach, and I feel like 2014 is a year to start over. In January, tons of people have this goal but I want to start off slow and build up to eventually run a marathon in Disney world or Disneyland in the fall. I know it might sound weird, but if I reach my goal weight my prize will be to run at the Disney's Wine and Dine half marathon or the Twilight of Terror marathon .. and a week's vacation to Disney. It's a prize i'm really looking forward too!! With the personality adjustment, it's simple. Stop be sassy. At times, I'm very sassy. I get a little attitude amongst other people and while I was attending church, I just thought to myself - I don't want to be sassy/rude to anyone. I want to be a positive person, and I want people to approach me and see me as the kindest person they've ever met. That being said, I'm not a rude person all the time... but I have been told that I do come off strong when it comes to opinions - I'm a free spirit, it happens! lol - but that's just the meaning behind the 'personality adjustment'. 

2. Project Life 2014 - This is my main goal for the year! I really want to be dedicated to this weekly and   I plan too! I've even signed up for Day by Day 2014 (Studio Calico class)! 

3. Organization - Organization is another one of my goals. In the beginning of the year, I was on my A game. I always organized my planner according to the week. I kept my laptop organized with my Filofax schedule. I kept EVERYTHING organized. Sadly, towards the end of the year - I lost my spunk. I stopped using my Filofax.. I stopped blogging .. and my energy for school dwindled. 

4. Travel - This year, I do plan to travel more. I REALLY want to return to Comic-Con 2014. If all goes well, I will be returning. I do want to go to New York or Chicago - or just somewhere spontaneous! Plus, if I reach one of my goals, I do get to go to Florida! 

I've gained my energy back for 2014! I am going to be organized. I am going to commit to Project Life and I am going to fulfill all my goals for 2014. I look forward to sharing an update in the future! 

Until next time, 

Beginning Project Life ... and a little Q&A

c. Becky Higgins

I'm jumping on the Project Life bandwagon for 2014! 

Hi everyone! 

I'm so excited about today's post! I am officially starting Project Life! I've spent an infinite an amount of time watching Youtube videos and I've been stalking Instagram for inspiration and I am proud of the decision that has lead to starting Project Life! 

Why should I decide to start Project Life? 

A lot of people get this question! Several crafters start Project Life because they wanted a simpler way to scrapbook - that's me! :) Project Life is for every type of crafter! I'm the type of person that doesn't like pulling out all the equipment or taking out millions of paper and embellishments to complete a scrapbook layout. For me, Project Life is a simple way to document my days and my weeks. I don't have any children, but I am more than sure that I will still find a way to fill my album pages. It does come off like a huge investment of time and money, but it's not! It's fun and I'm ready for 2014 to arrive so that I may start my Project Life journey! 

Can someone commit to Project Life on a Budget? 

Absolutely!! This was my plan. Around October,  I started shopping little by little. About once a week, I would give myself a small crafty budget to spend at Michaels, Hobby Lobby or Joann's. (My favorite craft store is Hobby Lobby - tons of sales and stuff every week!) 

My first Project Life purchases were the following - the Amy Tangerine Sketchbook album. I purchased two. The main reason behind purchasing two was because I knew that I wanted to embellish my pages. With embellishments, the pages can get pretty thick so I knew that I most likely my 2014 year would be separated into two albums. The next purchase was a core kit - for journaling. Most core kits are filled with 616 cards - more than enough I believe for journaling! I chose two kits - the Blush kit (my fav!) and the Jade kit. There are plenty of kits to choose from - and one than will definitely fit your style of choice! I also purchased a big pack of photo pages - Design A is my favorite. I have seen several pages created with it, but Becky Higgins also has other page design.

c. Studio Calico

 My final purchase was more of a commitment than a weekly purchase - but it was worth it! I decided to subscribe to the Studio Calico monthly Project Life kit. The kit features journaling cards, embellishments, an exclusive stamp set, and much more...! The reason I decided to subscribe was because I wanted a box of inspiration delivered to my home each week - and I wanted to make sure that my butt was sticking to Project Life each week! :) 
That's it guys! I can't wait to share my Project Life layouts with you - it will give you a chance to see where I get my inspiration from and hopefully inspire you! :) 
Until next time,  xoxo Angela! 

Returning to the 'Blog Scene'

I believe, at one point in a blogger's life we have all had the urge to stop blogging.
I call it.. a blogger's 'mid-life crisis'
Out of nowhere, life piles up and we leave behind the keyboard to pursue other obstacles, but in the end we all return.

I returned to blogging because I lost my drive for writing.. It scares me quite a bit because I've written everything my whole life. I've written novels upon novels and I'm only 21. This got me to thinking.. my writing is going to pay for my future.

Writing is what I am good at.. not sales, not public relations, but writing. My editing could use a bit of tweaking but my writing style is rare.

That's what I am returning.. I am returning to the blog that started my passion for blogging, and for organization.

No more excuses, and no more reasons to not write about what I know.

Thank you for taking your time to read this .... and welcome back to Live.Love.Organize. We are a blog for the lovers of stationery, Filofaxes, all things kawaii, and especially organization.

My Week Recap + Update!

A liveloveorganize Update! :) 

I have been on a workaholic spree. I feel like I have no more time left and as if time is passing by so rapidly. I work about 4 days a week, 8 hours a day at a local retail store here in Houston. The pay is great - but the hours are so long. I feel like I have to by new shoes all the time because my feet hurt so much after I get off of work. If anyone can recommend some good shoes, please let me know! 

With that being said, I will be creating a NEW Youtube Channel and Blog! When I first started the liveloveorganize concept - I did not have a game plan. I like to start things with a plan, an organized plan, and that's what I want to blog and film about. I plan to take photographs with my new camera and better lighting since I nothing that even I don't enjoy when the videos come out dim or the photographs come out dim so I plan to film with new equipment since I enjoy making videos. I know I will film mostly during the week since I work most weekends but I really hope I can get things going soon! :)

Here are my previous weeks! :) 

and the week before that -

I hope everyone has a wonderful week! and to the victims of the Oklahoma tornado - take care. We are all here to help you! 
xoxo Angela

Nominated! Libester Blog Award

Thank you so, so, so much Jennifer from http://www.mypurpleylife.com for nominating me. You have no idea how much this means to me. I have never been nominated for anything so good luck to everyone! :)

The Liebster Award is given to up and coming bloggers who have less than 200 followers. 

Here are the rules for receiving this award:1. Each person must post 11 things about themselves.2. Answer the questions that the tagger set for you plus create 11 questions for the people you’ve tagged to answer.3. Choose 11 people and link them in your post.4. Go to their page and tell them.5. No tag backs!

The 11 things about myself :) 
1. I own a PS3 and I absolutely love playing video games.
2. I've never been to Disneyworld or Disneyland :( 
3. I am obsessed with Doctor Who. 
4. I love stationery, stickers, washi tape, pens, everything! :) 
5. I come from a family of 8 - mom, dad, myself, 4 sisters, 1 brother
6. I have asthma. 
7. I have ear gauges. Size 8.
8. I love traveling.
9. I love penguins and owls.
10. My boyfriend has given me over 12 Hello Kitty bears! 
11. I hate slugs! eww. 


These are the questions asked by Jen over at http://www.mypurpleylife.com :)

1. If you were stuck on a deserted island and could only eat one thing, what would it be?
I struggled with this one so I decided not to answer >.< lol 
2. If you were a color, what would it be?
I would go with purple because it is a beautiful color.
3. If you were an actor/actress, who would you be?
I would be Nicole Kidman because she is classy, and she was wonderful in Moulin Rouge! 
4. Who is you favorite singer/band?
Bring me the Horizon :) <3
5. What musical instrument did you wish you could play?
The drums. I know how to play a little bit but I wish I knew how to play more.
6. What are your favorite pizza toppings?
Pepperoni and Sausage :) 
7. What is your favorite quote/saying?
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and to be loved in return!" 
8. What is your favorite season (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall)?
Winter - I love <3 the cold.
9. What color is your car? (If you don't have one, what color do you wish it was?) 
White - I love the color except I have to wash it 24/7 lol 
10. Where would your dream house be?
Seattle <3 I want to live there and I love the place! 
11. What is your favorite scent?
Lavender :) 

These are the questions for my nominees:
1. What's your favorite day of the week? 
2. If there was a zombie apocalypse, what would be the first thing you would do? 
3. Do you believe in conspiracy theories? (Sandy Hook Shooting, Boston Bombings)
4. What's your favorite animal? 
5. Have you ever been to a concert? If yes, which one?
6. What is your dream destination?
7. What are you afraid of? 
8. What do you prefer - Night or Day?
9. Describe your perfect day.
10. What is your favorite element? (Earth, Air, Fire, Water) 
11. If you were about to die, what would be your last words? 

These are my nominees :D
1. http://the-wonderful-life-of-alice.blogspot.com
2. http://organizedheaven.blogspot.com
3. http://thelifeoftheperpetualstudent.blogspot.com
4. http://lilyactually.blogspot.fr
5. http://kentfromoz.blogspot.fr
6. http://thishobbitslife.wordpress.com
7. http://filomaniac.blogspot.fr
8. http://chrissieswelt.blogspot.fr
9. http://wellplannedlife.blogspot.com
10. http://gailwheatley.blogspot.com
11. http://mamacitascircus.blogspot.fr