Silhouette Challenges - September 2012 - Welding

It's the first of the month again and time 

for another Challenge here at

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Ch# 5 Welding Letters

Begins: Sunday, September 1

Ends: Monday, September 30

Sponsors this month are:

My Scrap Chick

Prize: $10.00 GC

My Crafting Channel

Prize: $15.00 Amazon GC

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

$15..00 GC

For my project this month, I decided to create a PL LO for my daughter's spring dance recital.  Her cute little class danced to "You Are My Sunshine", so I used that phrase and welded the letters together. :)

This was my first time "welding" but it definitely won't be my last!!  I can use this for EVERYTHING!!!

Don't forget to link your welding project up to the link above for your chance to win some fabulous prizes!!

Amber :) 

page planning process.

I wanted to document (for my own purpose - I want to see how my "process" changes over time!) how I get my pages planned and finished.

Step 1:

The first thing I do is decide which page protectors I will need to fit all of the pictures I've taken.  I am VERY picture heavy.  There's so many things that N does right now that I want to document!  I don't print my pictures to fit specific protectors.  I make what I print work in what I have. :)

After I've figured out which protectors I need to use....

Step 2:

I figure out what cards I will need - by size and qty.  It's a much quicker process to use pre-made cards, however, I wanted to make my own this time. :)

Step 3:

Cut!!  I used Everyday Eclectic by Echo Park for this specific spread.  

I went space by space and figured out which color combos I wanted to use.

Step 4:

Once I've gotten all of the cards cut that I will need comes the fun part - EMBELLISHING!! :)  I used Thickers, UmWow! Chipboard butterfly, Heidi Swapp sequined hearts - those are the main embellishments on here.

You can make this as simple or as fancy as you'd like!  Some of my spreads are super simple - others have more details.

Here's the final product:

I used a bunch of white cardstock cuts that I had already cut out using my Silhouette Cameo.  The "life is good" embellishment is self-adhesive cork that's stamped on that I got the idea from a sweet lady in one of the Facebook groups that I belong to.  You can use whatever tickles your fancy!!

Absolutely LOVE how this spread turned out!  Journaling will be done later. :)

xoxo Amber

Silhouette Challenges - August 2012 - Shaped Card

It's the first of the month again and time 

for another Challenge over at

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Ch# 4 Shaped Card

Begins: Thursday, August 1

Ends: Saturday, August 31

Sponsors this month are:

My Scrap Chick

Prize: $10.00 GC

My Crafting Channel

Prize: $15.00 Amazon GC

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

$15..00 GC

For my shaped card challenge, I created a cute little cupcake "HB2U" card for a special someone that has a birthday on the 7th.  I sure hope she likes it! :)

Remember - for your chance to win one of these fabulous prizes, link your shaped card project up using the directions above!

Amber :)

Silhouette Challenge - June 2013 - Print and Cut!

June is HERE and so is an incredible challenge from Silhouette Challenges.  

This is my first "official" month on their Design Team and I'm SUPER excited!  

Here's the details:

June Ch# 2 Print & Cut

Begins: Saturday, June 1

Ends: Sunday, June 30

Sponsor: My Scrap Chick http://www.myscrapchick.com/ 

Prize: GC

Sponsor: Tabitha's Designs http://tabithasdesigns.businesscatalyst.com/

Prize: Digi Paper Pack Winners Choice

Sponsor: KaDoodle Bug Designs http://www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com/

Prize: $15 GC

All you have to do is link up your project here, and follow the directions!

Here is my VERY FIRST print/cut attempt {EVER}.  

Once you try it, you'll find all of these ideas come swarming to your head about how you want to use this. I've started Project Life this past week and will use this SOOOOOOO much on those little 3x4 and 4x6 cards! Think of the $$$ you'll save in stickers!

Ok, probably not really because if you're like me, you'll still buy them. :)

Now, what are you waiting for? Let's see what you got!!

xoxo Amber