Hello!! Well, today I have some sad and happy news to share. My time at AmberInk is up and my torch is being passed. It has been so exciting working with everyone at AmberInk and I have had a complete blast learning to use the digital images and papers. It was never something I thought too much about before, but I must admit they are VERY cool!
I have decided to pass my torch on to a good blog buddy or mine and someone I think will do a really great job using the AmberInk lineup. Her name is Amy Everson!
Amy's a great friend and blogger and I just know she will do a fantastic job with the AmberInk lineup!
Hey you guys! Thanks for stopping in. Ok, so you know how sometimes you get in these "moods" where you cannot stamp stamping? That's what happened to me last night. I started out making a card using some of my AmberInk digis and before I knew it, I had made 4 of them. Yikes! I decided to show them all to you at once, so you could get all of the fun in one big post!
This first card is so simple, but the font of this digi just really got to me. I love it. All I did was add some bloomers and patterned paper (of course! ) and voila!
This next card Ava loved. She thought the sentiment was so cool and she picked out the colors. The fan has glitter on the blades and is really shimmery in real life.
This third card is my favorite. The paper combined with those mushrooms was just a hit with me. I LOVE those mushrooms! They're so so cute.
This last one is one that I sent this morning to a friend that I have been thinking about a lot lately. I hope she likes it. This is another in that line of sentiments with that great font.
I hope you guys enjoyed my Amberink "marathon"...lol. Be sure and head over to AmberInk to see what you can get your hands on! They have cool stuff!
Ok, let me go ahead and say that sometimes what comes out of my craft room is a direct result of my mood. Normally, I'm pretty even keeled, but last night? Ugh, last night was not one of those nights. It started off with Ava having friends over for her birthday. I took them to dinner and then to see "Beastly". It was a great movie, go see it. Well, great for what it was. It was no King's Speech or anything, but we liked it a lot. Kind of "Beauty and the Beast", kind of "Twilight". It's just a cool picture. I cried...once. Moving right along, though. So we get home and I realize I need to make this card. I decide (like always) to put on some music. This, my friends, is where I made my fatal error. I put on Adele's newest CD, "21". You have to understand that I love love love Adele. She's oh so fabulous, but she is NOT the person to craft to if you want any happiness at all to seep through. Seriously, the cd is awesome, but sad and heavy. So, all of that to say that this card reflects that. The quote (buy it here from AmberInk) has that Edward/Bella, old school poet kind of feel to it and I was immediately drawn to it. Once you see it and read the quote, you'll know what I mean. It's heavy, sad, and makes your heart hurt if you put YOUR Beloved in your head when you read it.
Ok, but enough of the heavy on a Saturday morning. I am using this month's Sketch For You To Try.
AmberInk is so excited to be the SFYTT Sponsor for March. We love Jen and her sketches! If you play along, you'll also have a shot at winning some goodies from the AmberInk Store...see Jen's Blog for all the details!
So, here is my heavy, lovelorn, tear-stained card....
I *think* hubby might be the best person for me to send this to..you think? lol
Well, that's it for me. The painters are here, so I better see how they're
progressing. I'll leave you with the first single from Adele's new CD. It's called "Rolling in the Deep. It's not too sad, but you'll see/hear how amazing her voice is. If you have iTunes, check her out and listen to her. She's fab!
Stamps: I am Tired, Beloved (AmberInk digi) Card Stock: Black, Pure Poppy (Papertrey); Circa 1934 dsp (Cosmo Cricket) Ink: none, just printer ink Extras: Bling (want2scrap); black grosgrain (Papertrey)
Hello everyone! Happy Tuesday to you all. Today's card is for a friend of mine to give to his wife just as a "no reason" kind of card. I took the opportunity to use another of my AmberInk Digital stamps.
I love the font of this stamp and the little butterflies sure are fun. You can get this stamp here for 50 cents! 50 cents, people! How can you NOT love that price?
Thanks for stopping by. Please be sure and stop by tomorrow morning for a big announcement. ;) Laters...
Stamps: Still Give Me Butterflies (AmberInk digital stamp) Card Stock: Kraft, Dotty Biscotti, Cream (Papertrey); Melon Mambo (SU) Ink: Printer ink, Copics Extras: Black grosgrain and medium scallop border die (Papertey); Button (SU); Pearls (want2scrap)
Woohoo! Ok ladies, here I am with my very first AmberInk project.
Eek! Well, I must say that I just adore this image! She was so fun to print and color and I was able to arrange everything the way I wanted it. That is THE very best part of working with the digital images! So so fun...you guys have got to try this stuff! ;) If you have been around here for any amount of time, you know that I really like using circles in my design. I'm just a huge fan and I think circles are so much more fun than the other shapes. They have an inherent "wee" factor, right? This card almost bounces right off the table for me. A little twine, a few buttons, and a digital image and voila! Oh, I also used crystal effects and glitter to make the puddle and raindrops stand out. They look so cool in real life.
That's all I have for today. Thank you for stopping by! Laters...
Stamps: Rainy Day digital (AmberInk) Card Stock: Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi (SU); White (Papertrey) Ink: Melon Mambo, Copics Extras: Crystal Effects, Glitter (SU); Twine (The Twinery); Buttons (Papertrey and SU); Tag Sale #4 die (Papertrey)
Hey guys! I'm a busy bee today. Check out my other post for the day...I shared some exciting news!!
I am back with the last of the Verve sketches for the month of February. There have been some really great sketches this month, no? Here is the last sketch of the month:
I decided to make a birthday card for one of my best guy friends in the world - Gregg. He and Ava share a birthday. Here is my card:
How about that Mat Stack 4 stamp set from Papertrey? Doesn't that herringbone print on the label just scream "sophisticated man"? Ooh..I just love it! The Mat Stack 4 and coordinating stamps will definitely be getting a lot of action around here. Throw on those wooden buttons and I am just in love. :)
Did you notice that glen plaid paper? It's from AmberInk and it's digital! I just adore it and I feel like I have been looking for this style of paper for years..lol. I love plaid and this paper, as soon as I saw it, called my name. :) I will be using this a LOT! You can get it here!
Hi everyone!!! Thanks for stopping by today. As I told you yesterday, I have huge news! I have been passed a torch. A stamping torch..lol. I am one of the guest designers for AmberInk!
I was so excited to be passed the torch from Laurie. She's such an awesome blog friend and I was so excited that she wanted me - Me!! - to get the torch this month. Thanks, Laurie!
AmberInk has a fabulous section of digital stamps, clear stamps, and some really awesome digital paper! This has been my first experience with the digis, and they are so much fun to play with!
Please stop by the AmberInk blog to meet the rest of the team and to see us at our most babeliciousness! Yes, I'm aware that's not a word, but head over there anyway. :)
