Autumn Picture Frame

October is officially my favorite month. 

 

Well, next to April but that's for a whole other reason. :)

 

Sweaters. Hot drinks.  Cold air.

 

And CUTE little kids to take pictures of at the pumpkin patch.

 

 

I saw this cute little frame on Pinterest and I knew I needed to make one.

 

Get a piece of wood, wrap your favorite twine (I used Timeless Twine's Autumn Splendor) around it so you can slip a picture through it.  Embellish as you see fit!  I like it because I can update the picture in it each year, or you can make it with 1 picture permanently on it.

 

Oh, did I mention that this fabulous fall twine is on sale for $2.25/roll??

 

Well, it is. :)  So go buy some!!

 

xoxo, Amber



Halloween Candle Holder

Happy Friday, friends!

 

Today, I'm up on the Timeless Twine/Bella Creationz blog with a festive candle holder for Halloween.

 

Before I show you my creation, just wanted to let ya'll know that these fabulous Halloween colors are ON SALE!!  $4.50 for a spool.  They're so much fun to play with, and you can find them all HERE!!

 

 

Now, for the feature presentation:

 

 

I took a vase that I already had, and bought some candy corn and white candle, as well as some fun burlap.  After I secured the burlap in place, I simply wrapped the Solid Black twine around it. 

 

My daughter kept saying "that's SO STINKING cute!" when she saw the finished project. :)

 

Happy Haunting!

xoxo, Amber



PlanNerd Sunday

Happy Sunday-funday, friends!

 

I'm up on the Timeless Twine/Bella Creationz blog today with another PlanNerd post. :)

 

 

I absolutely ADORE the Bella Creationz stamps for these planner pages!  They make planning your week extra fun. :)  There's a set (or 4) for everyone.  :)

 

xoxo, Amber



Trick or Treat

Can you believe that next week is the first of October??  Not me.  Crazy how fast this year has gone!

 

October = Halloween, where all of the cute little goblins and ghouls come out requesting candy.

 

It's really not a secret among my friends and family that Halloween is NOT my favorite holiday.  However, in our new house, I have a mantle that's begging to be decorated.

 

So, for my first DIY project in the new house, I've made a cute little banner that I've hung across the mantle.

 

 

The letters were a pre-made kit that I found at Michaels, as well as the ghosts.  The ghosts were solid white, so I took a black sharpie to them to draw their eyes.  I used a small hole punch on both sides of their head to string the Halloween Combo twine through so that I could hang it up.

 

 

All of the Halloween colored twine is on sale for $4.50.  Trust me when I tell you it's SO fun to craft with!!

 

xoxo, Amber



47 Has Never Looked So Good

On Tuesday, we celebrated my handsome husband's birthday early since he has to work on his actual birthday.  47 has seriously never looked so good. :)

 

The Timeless Twine by Bella Creationz theme this month is "Birthday" so what a perfect opportunity to use their awesome products to make a fun pocket layout.

 

 

 

I used Aqua Blue and Raspberry Pink (which all rolls are on sale for $8!!!!) for the swirls on the title card.  The cute little silver stars sequins are coming soon, but there's many other styles available in their shop!  And, my go-to journaling card, Days of the Week.

 

xoxo, Amber



PlanNerd Sunday

I know that I said I'd never get into planners, but with all of the cute accessories and planners these days, it's really hard to just say no.

 

So, that means I'm up today with my first PlanNerd post for Timeless Twine/Bella Creationz.

 

I have to admit, this was REALLY fun to put together.  But don't be deceived - it isn't as easy as it looking!  This spread took over 2 hours to make but I wanted it PERFECT - CUTE yet FUNCTIONAL.

 

Here is the main week:

I LOVE the weekend stamp from the Weekend Plans stamp set!

 

 

I LOVE the journaling spot on the PlanNerd and the Project Planner spot on the PlanNerd 2 stamp sets.  The journaling spot is also GREAT for making lists (like chores...pffft.) and shopping lists!

 

When stamping, one technique that I'm really loving is double stamping w/o re-inking.  It's just fun!!

 

You can find all of these AWESOME planner stamps (and more!) in the Bella Creations Etsy shop.

 

xoxo, Amber

 



Note to Self

Hi everyone!! 

 

As I've been doing strictly Project Life for 2.5 years now, I'm finding my "process" change.  I used to do our spreads on a weekly basis, but now that Neysa is older and is busy with school/dance/playing with friends, I was finding that our weeks were getting kind of repetitive and boring. :)  So, I've switched to a monthly spread.  I do specific events (dance competitions, holidays, a friend's birthday party, etc. for example) together, and then I usually have a few pages of random stuff that we've done throughout the month that's notable, but not necessarily belonging to anything specific.

 

My very favorite part of doing it monthly is going back through my Momento app, and doing screen shot prints of the funny (or sometimes not so funny.) things that have happened that or that Neysa has said that I've posted in Instagram or Facebook.  Using the Design F protector, I cut them down to 3x4 squares and scrapbook them just as I would a picture.  I love looking back (especially since it's now the end of August and today's project is from April....) and re-living those moments. 

 

That's what it's all about, right??

 

Here's April 2015:

 

 

I am TOTALLY diggin' the flower card with the random petals stitched with Cape Cod Twine!

 

 

Timehop makes for some fun screen shots as well. :) 

I did another twine frame around the bottom right picture.  I really love how it gives it some dimension.

 

 

These doilies are FABULOUS for adding even more texture/depth to your basic cards. 

I'll be back September 6th with my very first PlanNerd post!  I'm pretty excited for that. :)

xoxo, Amber

 

Other products used:

Sequins

Happy Days Clear Stamps

Neon Pink Stickers