About
Posted by Amy
Amy Locurto is a work-from-home wife and mom of two from Texas. A graduate from Oklahoma State University with a Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design, Amy has owned a design business, Atomic Egg, for 10 years and is also co-founder of a photography web site I Heart Faces LLC.
Here you can find her free printables, menu plans, recipes, fun party ideas and crafts. Amy loves to showcase other creative people. So if you have an idea for Living Locurto please submit it here.
Have a question? Please scroll down to see the FAQ’s before emailing. I can’t guarantee I will return your email, but I’ll sure try.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What printer do you use?
I love my Canon i9900. This is great for my design comps since it prints up to 13″x19″. I’ve had this for about 5-6 years and never had a problem. I also have 2 other printers… an HP Laserjet 5000 and a Canon MP 460.
What paper do you use?
I use lots of different papers, but just started buying Staples Heavyweight Paper. I like that it’s FSC certified and endorsed by the Rainforest Alliance. I also really like double sided matte paper for when I print on both sides. Epson and Staples brands are both good. I prefer matte over gloss any day. Another great paper company is Red River Paper, they have wonderful ink jet papers.
How do you do all that you do?
I don’t sleep much! Seriously… I only get about 5 hours of shut eye a night.
What is your favorite pastime besides arts and crafts?
I LOVE playing tennis, photography and traveling.
How do you make your printables? Are they original drawings or stock? How can I do what you do myself?
All of my designs are original and usually hand drawn, then scanned and traced in Adobe Illustrator. I have gotten pretty good with drawing directly in Illustrator, so some designs I whip out pretty quickly.
Unless you’re a professional designer, you don’t need Illustrator. I’m on the hunt for affordable drawing programs because I get this question so much. Right now, I have been recommending Photoshop Elements. You can download free trials of Adobe programs at Adobe.com. You can also try this cool online program aviary.com.
How do you stay so organized?
I AM NOT an organized person! LOL! I just have good ideas for organizing. I have good intentions of staying organized, but never follow through:-) It’s the artist in me that works best in clutter I guess.
Want to know more about me?
- Read what I dream about doing.
- Strange things that really did happen to me!
- My History – Growing up in a small town.
- My Small Town Tour.
- Read about a big day in my son’s life!
Fun Things: I’ve had the perfect…
- Summer in Hilton Head
- Day in Tuscany (Florence, Siena, then San Gimignano. Heaven!)
- Pregnancies and Births
- Tennis Match (once!!)
- Summers at Church Camp (Anyone ever go to Falls Creek in OKLA?)
- Childhood Girlfriends to Play Charlie’s Angels
- Grandparents
- Mountain bike ride through a rain forest
August 16th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Hey….Amy Poehler???? She was my old improv coach at UCB in NYC……..96-2000!
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August 29th, 2008 at 3:40 am
You seem very cheerful, and a creative person, happy go lucky.
ur blogs r superb
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August 30th, 2008 at 12:14 am
Found you via Donna’s blog. I just got my first Mac…someone gave me their year old laptop….I’m loving it. I need to still buy a few programs…trying to decide between Microsoft office 2008 for mac or imac….what are your thoughts on that?
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September 11th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Hello Amy,
I found your blog via Wordpress.com. I find that your blog looks quite interesting especially with your creative mind to make your home look much lovely. I am in the same shoe that one of my goal is to make my home look more modern and lovely. I have saved your blog in my favorites.
I also have home businesses, which I take care of. I am a single mother to a 4 years old boy, who is a preschooler.
Just a thought to leave a comment to let you know that I stopped by your blog. You are also welcome to check my blog out and let me know what you think.
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September 22nd, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Well Ms. L, I am impressed. No wonder I haven’t seen you on the tennis court! Sounds like you’ve been a busy bee. S has grown since I saw her playing baby Jesus. In the words of Gayle King, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your blog. Take care!
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October 7th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
Where are we with our spouses on the celebrity couples that would be fun to hang out with???!!!! We would rock your world girlfriend!!!!!!!!!!! Miss you! P.S. Happy Belated Bday!!!!!!!!!!!!
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October 16th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Hi Amy! Finally looking at your website. It’s awesome! Seems like you stay very busy and your kids are gorgeous!! Does Rocky need a girlfriend? I know of a very lovely tabby named Mia who is looking for love…..
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October 22nd, 2008 at 4:53 pm
I found you off Whittaker Woman. Great idea for the minnie pumpkin! I was coordinator of our MOPS group in Florence, SC for a couple of years. What city are you in? Am I allowed to ask that? Also when was your perfect summer on HH? I grew up there so I was wondering if it was working there in college during a summer.
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November 5th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Hi Amy, I saw your ‘Gifts of Grace’ program and thought I’d let you know that I am the owner of a Toy company called Kidlink, Inc.. We produce “Fundoodies” card games for kids and we are partnered with CARE.org in order to raise money for families sufferring from poverty around the globe. Please check out the site and see if you’d like to link up with me. I’d be happy to exchange links with you and support your mission since it is congruent with my own. Thanks and have a super day! You can reach me on my cell anytime after 2:00 today @ 715-417-2470. Beth Fischer
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November 10th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Love your site. So happy that I came across it. I found you through a comment that you left on the Inspired Room. I’m from Ok and currently live in Oklahoma as well. Will be visiting you more often for sure. I am a crafty person myself, but don’t get to doing the crafty stuff that I’d like to be doing. I really need to make that more of a priority though.
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December 10th, 2008 at 12:51 am
I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WOLD BLOW US ALL AWAY SOME DAY & YOU HAVE! LOVE THE SITE & ALL YOU HAVE DONE!
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December 10th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
I love your blog. I think I could spend hours looking at your work. Got her through Just Something I Made! You creative ladies are fabulous! Your home is beautiful as well and I’m so jealous you are able to spend full time on your creative work. I dabble a little on the side when I have time from mommie duties and my full-time job!
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February 4th, 2009 at 12:48 am
I was wondering what part of Texas you’re in? I’m just a few files outside of Houston.
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March 6th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I somehow stumbled upon your blog and I love it
I love photography and I love graphic design – although I’m not good at either… yet! Haha.
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June 17th, 2009 at 9:25 am
Amy WOW this site is awsome, im not really sure how i got hear but i must say again WOW!!! i could have used stuff like this when i was raising my kids 10 years ago. the meals alone would have save me a lot of work. i would say good luck but i dont think luck had anything to do with this wonderful site! Thanks You.
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November 25th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Amy,
I love your blog and want to know how I can get my website mentioned.
http://www.StickyLife.com went live in July and has all kinds of cool products available for customers to design and personalized.
We have been trying to build awareness and improve our search engine ranking.
Your feedback would be much appreciated.
Best Regards -
Nathaniel Fisher
StickyLife.com
1.800.356.8904
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February 10th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
Hi Amy,
LOVE you site! Just wanted to know if I can share some of your stuff with my readers, giving credit and links of course back to you?
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February 25th, 2010 at 2:05 pm
Hey Amy! I’m going to order a laptop sticker on SticViews since it comes so highly recommended by you! What size template do you use? (I usually work in photoshop) to make sure that the image is the right size?
Thanks for any advice you can give on how to make sure I get a good looking skin!
Kendall
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Amy Reply:
February 25th, 2010 at 2:18 pm
@Kendall,
it depends on the size of your laptop. I just measure mine and make it that size. I’m sure they have standard sizes on their site. I’ve made mine a 300 dpi jpg in photoshop. The higher resolution, the better quality. If you have questions, just email or twitter them. They are very helpful:-)
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