Amber Ink Recap

I've had a such a great month serving as the blue torchbearer for Amber Ink this month! I wanted to share a recap of my projects that I made this month...

AND, in looking through my project file, I discovered one more Amber Ink project that I hadn't shared yet: a sweet sixteen card...


I used Amber Ink's digital "I believe in pink" stamp, Papertrey Ink cardstock (raspberry fizz, white, kraft, aqua mist), stamps (signature series: cupcake) & dies (doily details, mat stack #5). The pink numbers are Pink Paislee.

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Snowflakes

Well, with the snow we got here last week, I'm inclined to believe, although rather reluctantly, that winter is here.

Sigh.

Oh, well, at least winter lends itself to one of my favourite pastimes-- staying inside where it's warm! LOL!

I wanted to share a few more projects that I made with some Amber Ink digital goodies. First up, a couple of cards...


I used Amber Ink ipaper and a digital stamp for the sentiment. I also used PTI cardstock (rustic white), Peace Be Still stamps and dies, twine and buttons.


I used Amber Ink ipaper and a digital stamp for the sentiment. I also used PTI cardstock (stamper's select white), twine and dies (damask snowflake, limitless layers). The metal star is Making Memories.

And I also made an ornament...


I used an Amber Ink digital stamp for the sentiment. I also used PTI cardstock (stamper's select white, aqua mist) and dies (damask snowflake, limitless layers.) The little pearls are Hero Arts and the glitter is SU! Dazzling Details. Now I just have to figure out how to hang it... ;)

I've had so much fun as a blue torchbearer for Amber Ink this month-- what an honour to have been asked to do this!

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Believe

This month, Amber Ink is sponsoring Less is More: a clean and simple challenge blog. This week's challenge is leaves, with the card being one layer.

For someone who enjoys layering, this challenge was a little more difficult for me, but I did success in making a card that I was happy with and included a bit of layering after all. ;)


I used PTI cardstock (rustic white), stamps (leaf prints, bb: text style). The sentiment is a digital stamp from Amber Ink.

And because I'm sending this card to someone who was diagnosed with terminal cancer, I stamped a verse from PTI's Beautiful Blessings set on the inside:


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Less is More

This month, Amber Ink is sponsoring Less is More: a clean and simple challenge blog.

Here is the card I created for the challenge to use orange & red:


I used Papertrey Ink cardstock (rustic white), stamps (Think Big Favourites #9, Peace be Still) and dies (Mat Stack #4 & Fillable Frames #7). I also used Amber Ink patterned ipaper.

This challenge also coincides with Sue's Papertrey Princess Challenge to create a card using non-traditional colours (& while I realize that I didn't create a fall card, as per her instructions, I did got out of the box using these colours for a winter card.)

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Hey, y'all...

It feels like it's been forever since I posted!

On Saturday, when I went to check my emails, I couldn't get my desktop to appear on my computer, just a black screen with the little white arrow for my mouse! I took it in immediately and picked it up this evening. Thankfully, it was fairly simple and inexpensive for them to fix. Whew!

I wanted to post a card that I made recently, using this beautiful digital stamp from Amber Ink. I was inspired by a card that I saw in a magazine by Maile Belles.


In addition to the Amber Ink digital stamp, I used Papertrey Ink cardstock (rustic white, sweet blush, kraft), stamps (Iconic Images, Signature Series: Dress Form (sentiment)) and dies (Mat Stack #4, Fillable Frames #7). I also used some SU! pearls.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Halloween

I've been really looking forward to today. I've always loved Halloween, ever since I was a kid. A holiday that includes dressing up and chocolate? Bring it on!

Actually, I think I would get a little too excited about it.... I remember several Halloweens where I would end up getting sick and spending it on the couch, while my brothers would go out trick or treating. My mom tried to make it fun for me by suggesting I count the trick or treaters that come to the door. Nice try, Mom.

Anyway, last year's owl costume for Sage was such a hit that she's wearing it again this year. And Jonah wanted to be a Clone trooper, so I just found him a white hoodie at the thrift store for him to wear with helmet he already had. Only Austin needed a costume. Enter the Fiskar's email to save the day: they had the step by step instructions to make a Harry Potter costume. Sold! I got it done a few weeks ago. I told the kids we'd be doing a photo shoot today after school with their costumes.

The kids wanted to know what I was dressing up as. I'd thought about being Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb, but then had the great idea of being Harry Potter's white owl, Hedwig. I got my costume finished yesterday, modifying the idea behind Sage's costume to work for me. Sage wanted to be my baby, but we suggested instead that she could be Ron's owl from the books, Pigwidgeon. She's very excited about this!

Okay, enough rambling... I wanted to share my first project that I made as a torchbearer for Amber Ink blog:


I used the Amber Ink digital stamp Love Bug, which I printed out twice. Once on PTI rustic white cardstock, along with the rest of my title, and the second time onto Crate Paper patterned paper. I then cut it out by hand and adhered it over the cardstock title. I added some more Crate Paper patterned paper, PTI stamps (fall elegance, and dies (limitless layers, mat stack #4 and tag sale #5). Also, I did a little recycling on this page. The black mat stack die cut and pumpkin are from this this treat bag that I'd made for my pumpkin carving party. I just love repurposing!

Thanks for looking!