golden.

I am, without a doubt, in LOVE with Lady Antebellum's new single "Golden".

As I was on the way home from my parent's house over Memorial Day weekend, this song gave me the {perfect} idea for a LO that goes along with the sketch hosted by UmWowStudio over on Cropchocolate.com.

My husband is my everything.  This song is EXACTLY how I feel about him, and what better way to show that than with a picture of him, and the greatest gift he gave to me. :)

I did the journaling around the picture and one of the butterflies:

Here's the title:

I linked up here:

Cropchocolate.com

UmWowStudio

Silhouette Challenges

Party Time Tuesdays

Use It! Tuesday (I used my hoarded stash of MME's Miss Caroline - reserved for special occasions!)

Anything but a Card (I used my hoarded stash of MME's Miss Caroline - reserved for special occasions!)

xoxo Amber

pinterest fail - mini pizzas.

I love doing my meal plans from Pinterest, especially since I can plan things that Little N can help with.

Last night I tried these mini pizzas:

Put the crust (Pilsbury Pizza Crust) in the pan, bake 1/2 way through, add toppings and finish baking.

Really - I know I'm NOT the best cook in the world but who could screw this up?

They turned out really heavy and just not good at all.  I ate one, and N had a few bites.

I am going to try again with maybe a different crust....or maybe my pizza will come out of the box from now on. :)

very proud mommy <----------- :)

I am a VERY proud mommy today.  Little N made her first LO's - with very little help from me.

happy Memorial Day.

And I'm proud to be an American,
where at least I know I'm free.
And I won't forget the men who died,
who gave that right to me. 

-Lee Greenwood

they forgot "paper hoarder".

I saw this on Facebook this morning and had to steal it. :)

xoxo Amber

a birthday card.

Here's a quick little card I made:

I struggle with "masculine" stuff...I prefer bright colors and flowers. :)

Linking up to:

Ribbon Carousel RCC81 - Celebrations

Cocoa Creations - #1 - Let's Celebrate!

cutting Washi Tape with the Cameo.

These pictures are awesome... Fotofly always does a GREAT job and I have never had a bad experience there.  

However...

I have fought with these pictures for WEEKS - trying to find the "right" papers to match with them.  I put them up on my desk where I'd glare at them every time I'd walk into my lair.

2 friends suggest bring orange and pink but I never found the perfect papers.......

Until last night.

MME's "The Sweetest Thing" flower paper border on the right side got this ball rolling.  

I wanted to use a brighter pop of pink than what's in the flowers and I had some perfect Washi Tape for it.

Then I got thinking - why not cut some brackets OUT of the bright Washi Tape so it all matches perfectly?  Off I went on another Cameo adventure. :)

It's super quick and easy.  I measured out the size of brackets I wanted, covered the measured white cardstock in the said Washi, and cut!  When cutting, make sure you adjust your paper thickness because it will NOT cut through on the first time.

I may or may not have figured that out by trial and error. :)

Here's a close up of the brackets:

Linking up again to Silhouette Challenges May "Anything Goes" challenge.

xoxo Amber

print & cut with my Cameo.

I got this lovely little machine last year for Mother's Day.

Until now, I haven't really done TOO much with it.  I've got some shapes here and there, but it's really capable of SOOO much more!

I'm SO excited that I'm going to {HAVE} to learn how to use all of it's features because I'm SO lucky to be on the Design Team for "Silhouette Challenges"!

The term officially starts in June so I've got a little bit of time to play and figure some things out. :)

Here's a little card I made last night for a dear friend's father who is in the hospital and FINALLY being released today after 2 weeks in the joint.  I thought a little card would cheer him up.

The "thinking of you" portion was made with the "print/cut" feature.  I forsee a lot of this being used and saving oodles on stickers!!  

I'm linking up with Silhouette Challenges May "Anything Goes" challenge.

xoxo Amber 

2 going on 16.

she's 2.

first bike.