Life in Details Challenge - September 2013 - 4x6 Recipe

Good morning everyone!!

Today I'm posting my very first challenge with the Life in Details {project life} Creative Team that I'm on.

The challenge was this:

You must create a 4x6 card that must include the following:

- Ribbon or Washi Tape

- Flair

- Bling

- Chipboard or Wooden Veneers

- 2 Different Patterned Papers

Here's what I came up with:

We took Bug to her first concert back in August, Brad Paisley.  I had been given this super fun paper from a super sweet gal, LBAB, that I met through Crop Chocolate.  It was the perfect paper to make this spread!!

Come play along!  All you have to do is link up at the link above.  There's a spot on the right side bar to add your projects. :)

xoxo, 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

holy exciting, batman!!!

I heard about a PL Creative Team call in one of the groups on Facebook that I'm in and I thought, what the heck - why not try for it?  All they can do is tell me no, right?

Well, guess what....

I MADE IT!!

I am SO excited to be a part of this awesome team and since I'm still new to PL, I will be able to learn SO much from these ladies!!  

Life in Details Challenge Blog

Can't wait for this new adventure to start.  First challenge goes up on September 1st!!

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 :)

plugging away at more PL spreads.

Here's my latest PL (Project Life) spread!

I am still trying to find my "style". I tried to use no pre-made cards, but just cut paper and use my Silhouette to make the cards and I really like how it turned out!!

Silhouette Challenges - July 2012 - Faux Stitching

Happy July!!

It's time 

for another Challenge over at

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.
You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Ch# 3 Faux Stitching

Begins: Monday, July 1

Ends: Wednesday, July 31

Sponsors this month are:

My Scrap Chick

Prize: GC

Tabitha Designs 

Digi Pack (Winner's Choice)

Most of you know that I've started doing Project Life style scrapbooking.

I am breaking a cardinal rule of scrapbooking - I'm redoing my daughter's baby book.  I have SO many pictures that I want to use, and after only 3 (3!!!  Don't crucify me TOO harshly!! ;)) LO's, I'm just not happy with the direction that it's going.  She is going to be my only child and I want this to be something I love and will be proud to give to her one day.

For my July project, I decided to incorporate my Silhouette Cameo into the mix. :)
I absolutely LOVE the look of stitching on projects.  It just adds SO much more to it!

However.
I am lazy when it comes to sewing.  I don't like to drag my sewing machine out every time I want to stitch on something.

But guess what??
PROBLEM SOLVED!!

You can do faux stitching on your Cameo using the Print & Cut feature!!
(you can also do this with the sketch pens if you have them!)

Here's what I came up with:

Here's a closer up shot of the 3 cards that have the faux stitching on them:

For this part of the LO, I made a 3 inch slit in the page protector so that I would be able to get the hidden journaling card in and out of the pocket. :)

If you want to play along for a chance at these fun prizes listed about, link up here! and follow ALL of the instructions!!!

xoxo Amber

project life.

If you're an avid scrapbooker, then you'll know what I'm referring to when I mention "Project Life" or PL.  I've recently began to dabble in this style of memory keeping.

I felt like I was getting too behind.  

Too many pictures to catalog (and let's be honest - I'm NOT going to take less! :)) so I needed something that was going to let me document everything that I feel needs to be included in our family scrapbook.  I obsessed over this Memorial Day weekend debating if I wanted to take on something else and totally change how I've been doing thing.

The answer is yes, and I'm loving every minute of it! :)

Here's my first REAL attempt at cataloging a week:

I've done several "spreads" since and I see my style changing (and getting better, haha!) already, and how I'm going to go about doing my weeks going forward.  I plan on "traditional" scrapbooking the BIG things - professional pictures, some holidays, etc. and just incorporate them into this different style.

I need to catch up on blogging.  Several posts coming your way! :P

xoxo, Amber