We Are Family.

I LOVE this LO!  I made all of the cards using "We Are Family" by Echo Park.

Left side:

Right side:

I am currently on a Technique Tuesday stamp kick.  LOVE them!!  See, pages can be simple yet so fun using paper you already have and minimal embellishing using stamps. :)  I'm SO pleased! :)

xoxo, Amber

UmWow Studio - July Sketch!

Feeling a little bit in a rut w/my PL'ing and this sketch challenge popped up on my FB news feed so I thought I'd give it a shot!

You can find the link up here if you want to join, too! :)

Here's my take.

Great elements in the original sketch, but it's hard to fit all of them on a 4x6 card so this is my interpretation of it. :)  I used the heart mask and Mustard 29 flair from the UmWow store.

Now, back to my table!!

xoxo, Amber

Guest Designer - UmWowStudio - Pocket Page

Hey everyone!!

Today, I've got a Guest Designer post up over at UmWowStudio.  I've been friends with the owner, DeeDee, for over 2 years now and have been so happy to see her business start from the ground and grow into an incredibly successful business.  I LOVE seeing successful women!!

Her store has AMAZING chipboard and mask products.  If you're into Mixed Media at all, or are just obsessed with naked chipboard like me, you really need to check it out here.

She asked me to be the Guest Designer in June, and of course I said yes.

I had SO much fun with this LO, and had EVEN MORE FUN creating the insert. :)

This is SO easy, my little 3 year old could do it.

First, I took a Project Life insert (design J 4x4 is the one I chose) and put some of the UmWow Pocket Chip, UmWow Documented Hashtag Banners, random sequins, and a metal butterfly.

Once I was happy with how the pockets looked, I broke out my trusty sewing machine, and simply stitched across the top of each pocket.

That's it!  It's so easy, fun and adds so much to your spread.  I can't sew a straight line to save my life, but you really can't tell so that's another bonus.

Another product of hers that I want to draw attention to are the masks.  These are high quality, non-flimsy, pieces of delightfulness.  Last week, I did a post on how to make the card below.  For the star one, I used an UmWow star mask. :)

Here are some other close ups of the right and left pages:

DeeDee, thanks so much for featuring me!  

It's be really fun to play with your products and incorporate them into my weekly PL album. :)

xoxo, Amber

Complete Product List:

UmWow Pocket Chip

UmWow Documented Hashtag Banners

UmWowStudio Star Mask

UmWowStudio Layered Butterfly Chipboard

UmWowStudio Circle Confetti

Random Pocket Scrapbooking Cards, embellishments, washi tape.  

Sneaky Peeky! :)

I'm the Guest Designer over at UmWowStudio Friday!  

Here's a little sneak of what I've been up to. :)

Tune in Friday for the full project!  It's easy and FUN!!

Gelato - It's not just for eating.

I've been in a crafty funk lately.  So much going on, and no desire to do anything above what I HAVE to do.  

I ended up meeting this gal on one of the Project Life groups that I'm in and she did a Gelato/Stencil/Gel Medium tutorial that I {ADORED}.  You can find it here.  I pinned it for future use.

She has ALL SORTS of fun techniques in her blog, too.  This will be my new go-to spot when I need to get that mojo flowing again!!

Wednesday, I had some {mommy time} and went to my lair to play.

Here was my first attempt:

I loved the result, so I posted the in the PL group for her to see, and to my excitement, she said she wanted to feature me on her blog!! :)  Squeeeeeee!!!

I whipped up a few more cards:

This is SUCH an EASY (and WAY fun) technique to add some texture so some plain cards.  You can use them plain, or embellish to your taste.

Thanks, Heather, SO MUCH for featuring me today!!

xoxo, Amber

Cuttin' and Stampin' - Quilt Challenge

Hey ya'll!

April 1 - 7, 2014

Challenge - Create a Quilt Pattern using paper or stamps

The design team is using LemonLush paper line for this weeks creations.  This paper line is perfect for quilting! You can pick up your own pack and the coordinating embellishments in our Facebook Store. 

Here's my take on this:

I came up with a cute little 4x6 card perfect for my pocket scrapbooking.

I wove the yellow and pink papers together and actually ran the square through my big xyron machine before I die cut them.  I know those puppies weren't going ANYWHERE after that!  Once they were stickered, I ran it through my Big Kick with one of the Project Life dies, doodled, added the Acetate Butterflies, and stuck down on my card. :)  

Hope you like it!  Don't forget to link up your entries here.

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