Guest Designer - 3 Girl JAM - Things I Love

I got a message from my dear friend, Karen, a few weeks ago asking if I'd like to do a Guest Designer post for a fabulous Design Team that she's on for 3 Girl JAM.  

Um, YES!!!  I would love to!! :)

I honestly have never used any of their ribbon so Karen sent me some and I can promise you that I will be purchasing some in the future!  It's soft, and super easy to work with.  I loved it!  This ribbon is also AWESOME for layering.  It's not thick so it doesn't add a ton of bulk to your page which really impressed me.

Before I had decided what project I was going to use it on, I knew from others that have used the ribbon that it was easy to dye so I knew that I could make it work on ANYTHING!!  I ended up not needing to, however, because the cream matches the paper/embellishments that I chose REALLY nicely. :)

Michaels has an exclusive Project Life core kit by the fabulous Maggie Holmes, but no embellishments to go along with it.  Since I work for Cuttin' and Stampin', I decided to add some of the embellishments to our store to fill that void. :)

Here's what I came up with:

Title card:

One of my all time favorite cards I've ever made - probably my favorite.  

I used UmWow Studio arrow mash and heart mask for the black hearts and main arrow.  I used a gold Wink of Stella brush on the arrow, and a blue one on the butterfly.  I also added 2 Regal Gold Candi dots to add a little more oomph to the card.  Lots of dimension to this!!  Love it!  The UmWow chipboard is the best that I've found that makes the Wink of Stella ink the most glittery.  It's really kind of hard to see the glitter in the image, but trust me - it's there!!

Left side:

Right side:

The frame on the bottom right card is a fabric frame that I just folded over the top of the picture since it's a bit bigger than this photo.  Love all of the different materials on this spread! :)  The blue heart and yellow geotag (left bottom picture) are from WeR Memory Keepers Enamel Dot collection.

Butterfly layered 4x6 card w/a strip of the 3 Girl JAM ribbon:

(again, lots of layers!)

3x4 Butterfly card with a simple knot of ribbon:

Thanks, Karen and 3 Girl JAM, for letting me Guest Design for you today!  It was a BLAST!!

xoxo, Amber

Cuttin' and Stampin' - Pink, Orange and Grey Color Combo

January 28 - February 3, 2014

Weekly Challenge - Color Combination
Pink, Orange and Grey

A while back Teresa Collins introduced her You are My Happy line.  The design team went crazy over it.  We decided that it could be used in SO many wonderful ways that we couldn't put just one theme to it.  The challenge for you is to use the colors in the line to create a project.    

(This line can also be found here for purchase!!  There is a complete product listing at the end of this post.)

In addition to this super cute line, we also just got in the CHA release from My Mind's Eye called "Record It!" and I. AM. IN. LOVE!!  I figure why not use 2 of the best paper companies out there together?!

I chose to use You Are My Happy and mix in some of the "Record It! - Charmed" line because the gold looks really good with the other collection.  

I am NOT a gold-lover.  I don't own any gold jewelry so I was kind of surprised that I was loving these gold foiled cards.

Another issue I ran into was I am actually ALL caught up on my Valentines Day pictures!  So, I decided to create my spread for our 2014 Valentines Day. :)

(Not usually ahead of the game...kind of strange for me!!)

Here's what I came up with:

Left side:

(PS it's hard for me to create a spread with no pictures!!!  The white heart cards are where I'm planning my real pictures to be.  Using these place holders makes it easier for me to visualize since I usually put my pictures down first.)

Right side:

Close up of left 3x4 cards:

Right 3x4 cards: 

Title card: 

If you want to link up and join us in this challenge, here is where to go!

Until next time.... :)

xoxo Amber

Product Listing:

(click link to take to store!)

MME Charmed Journaling Cards

You Are My Happy collection

UmWow Heart Mask

Cuttin' and Stampin' - Crate Paper Love Notes

Hi again!!  Another guest post for Cuttin' and Stampin'! :)  

I'm kinda liking filling in for these awesome ladies!

January 21 - 27, 2014

Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes with Arrows

As a design team, we have seen SO many wonderful paper lines and projects created using arrows.  We decided we wanted to play with arrows too.  The design team is using the Crate Paper Love Note paper line and the Love Struck Paper Smooches stamp set.

I didn't use any arrows on my project, so I'm technically breaking the rules so don't follow my example! :)

I did however use the uber cute Crate Paper Love Note collection to make this Pocket Page:

Another heart veneer colored with the Wink of Stella brush in Dark Pink. 

I also included a hidden journaling page.  :) 

All of these products can be found for purchase here.

We hope you enjoy this challenge as much as we have.  You have until January 27th to enter your projects HERE. 

Cuttin' and Stampin' Weekly Challenge - Non-Traditional Christmas Challenge

Hi again!!  I'm filling in again for one of January's {Pocket Thursday} posts!

Use some Christmas paper in a non-traditional way.  

This week the Design Team is using Bazzill Basic Paper Believe collection to create with.

Cuttin' and Stampin' Scrappy Supplies Facebook Store Believe album has the paper and stickers available for purchase.   

Looking at that paper, it's hard to imagine it as something other than Christmas paper.  

Honestly?  I struggled with this challenge a bit.  But, alas, here's what I came up with.

These are the 3 sheets that I had to work with.  Tonight, I'm counting my blessings for double sided paper! :)

(I also used Echo Park's This and That for the embellishments.)

Before I start, I always lay my pictures out.  

To me, it's more important to have all of the pictures I want vs. cute cards. :)

(cute cards are fun, too, but I think my little girl is cuter. :))

Once my pictures are laid out, I cut papers and lay them out as well.

Here's the left side:

Here's the right side:

So, this little red heart was colored with my new favorite product - a Wink of Stella glitter brush pen.  They're like muted stickles and have become my new addiction.  In the Cuttin' and Stampin' store, we have gold, silver, red, green, and clear available now with more colors on their way!  I was pleasantly surprised with how well it went on this wooden veneer.  I am 100% positive that this will become a staple in my Pocket Pages going forward!!

Now it's your turn to have some fun and create a project using Christmas Paper in a Non-Christmas way.  You have until January 13, 2013 to enter your projects HERE.

xoxo, Amber

Cuttin' and Stampin' - Challenge #49: Pockets

Most of you know that I've began working with an online store called "Cuttin' and Stampin'".  I am absolutely LOVING being back in the industry!!  With each scrappy job I've had, I've made friends and learned so much.  This time is definitely no exception, and now YOU can learn and play along, too because they have a challenge blog!!  I am filling in for one of the girls over the holiday so I'm pretty excited to be here with you!

#49

Challenge:Anything Goes with a Pocket

December 10th - 16th, 2013

We are thinking about pockets.  Everywhere you look in scrapbooking and card making, you see pockets.  All of the design team projects are using Sn@p December Documented paper this week to create something with pockets.   

We were supposed to use Simple Stories "December Documented" line so I cut down the 6x6 pad and made my own Pocket Cards. :)

I also used the following supplies that can all be found here in our store:

December Documented Paper

Style A Page Protectors (Project Life)

Wink of Stella Pen (clear) on the candy cane (gives a subtle shimmer...hard to see in the pic!)

Black Rainboots Thickers (Santa)

I actually used a die to cut this little gem out.  It's the Lawn Fawn 3x4 Journaling Die.  Made cutting the cards MUCH easier and quicker!! :)

Please make sure your creation post has a link back to Cuttin' and Stampin'. 

Thanks for playing along we will be announcing the winners on December 20, 2013.

Please click HERE to link your project.

Silhouette Challenges - December - 3D

It's the first of the month again and time 

for another Challenge here at Silhouette Challenges!

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Ch# 8 3D

Begins: Sunday, December 1

Ends: Saturday, December 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 December project, I've just put together a cute little treat box for Bug's dance teacher. :)  It's got some twine and treats inside of it.

I am not going to lie - this box was a PAIN to put together!  I used this shape from the Silhouette store.  The top was quite tricky to get it to stay closed!  If you try this and have it work successfully, please let me know what your secret is!!

Silhouette Challenges - November - Anything Holiday!

Happy November, everyone!

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# 7 Anything Holiday

Begins: Friday, November 1

Ends: Saturday, November 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

Today, I've created a cute little {simple} spread of the Santa Pictures Bug had done last year.

For this one, aside from the top left card, I made my own cards.  Really SOOO easy with the Cameo!

Welding letters is fast becoming a favorite thing to do. :)

All you need to do is link your entries up here!  It's really that easy. :)

xoxo Amber

(Products used:  Silhouette Cameo, Doodlebug 6x6 Home for the Holidays, Doodlebug Candy Cane washi tape.)