tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89528193023579996142024-02-19T03:51:27.659-08:00Momma ScrapsScrappin' since 1996Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-24226371817403093292015-01-27T10:06:00.000-08:002015-01-27T10:06:15.015-08:00You're LovedIt is almost Valentine's Day! I have to admit I've always wanted to be one of those "cool" people that went all out decorating for each holiday and transforming their living spaces to magazine worthy wonderlands. I have discovered I am not that person! But I do like to craft and even though I have more than enough loverly cards to choose from I can't help but make more! <br />
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Today's card has a base from Die Cuts with a View (DCWV). I won a challenge over at Hiding in My Craft Room last month and received this totally awesome box of goodies from DCWV! This card comes from their Baby collection but I knew I could transform it :) I used my Cricut to cut out the grey accent from the Artbooking cartridge from Close to My Heart. I also cut the heart border out of Close to My Heart paper using the same cartridge. Switching cartridges to the Close to My Heart Art Philosophy I cut out the cute heart and used a Close to My Heart stamp for the sentiment. Add a little twine and voila! <br />
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The colors are a bit unconventional for a Valentine's card but that is just how I roll! I was inspired by challenges at <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2015/01/himcr-184-any-holiday.html" target="_blank">Hiding in My Craft Room</a></span>, <a href="http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-have-a-heart-2/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Simon Wednesday Challenge</span></a> and <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2015/01/case-this-sketch-107.html" target="_blank">CAS(E) this Sketch</a>!</span><br />
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Thanks for stopping by! Happy Creating!Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-10768196510373384962015-01-10T15:55:00.000-08:002015-01-10T15:55:15.843-08:00Its a Scrappy Saturday!My brother's birthday is coming up soon so I needed to make a card for him. I decided to use the <a href="http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/2015/01/unity-be-inspired-challenge-jan-8-feb-11.html" target="_blank">sketch challenge at the Unity Stamp Company blog </a>along with the color inspiration. I had stamped the <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/shop/woohoo-owl/" target="_blank">WooHoo owl image</a> as soon as I got my shipment from Unity and he was just floating around my desk unsure of what to be used for. I was cleaning off a few things to start crafting and found him and thought he was perfect! I know I've said it before but if you love cute owl stamps you need to go to Unity Stamp Co!<br />
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I decided to play with my Spectrum Noir markers some more. I am still figuring out how to use them and have them look nice. I am finding that I am woefully lacking the colors I want to use and wish instead of the brights I had gotten another set first. Hopefully I can add some soon. After coloring my image I had to use these cute black vinyl flags I picked up in Target's dollar spot. Love that dollar spot! I pulled out my Stampin' Up Whisper White craft ink pad and an older Stampin' Up stamp set for the sentiment. I love this white ink but it takes forever to dry so you have to be really careful not to smudge it!<br />
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After digging through my scrap papers and adding a bit of Close to My Heart shimmer trim my card was done! <br />
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<a href="http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2015/01/himcr-182-super-scraps-saturday.html" target="_blank">Hiding in my Craft Room - Super Scraps Saturday!</a></div>
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-59858248788987747992014-12-16T09:44:00.002-08:002014-12-16T09:55:58.247-08:00Play time!I stayed home from work not feeling well today so I thought it was the perfect time to play with my new <a href="http://www.spectrumnoir.com/" target="_blank">Spectrum Noir</a> markers! I purchased the skin tones and the brights a few weeks ago (still waiting on the browns, reds and blues to come!) and I've only played two times so I'm still really new at this! I used the DR2, DR4, BP3, BP4, FL1, FL2, CR7, CR9, LG5, JG1, TN2 and GB6 markers just to name a few! Pretty much most of the brights :)<br />
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My niece's birthday is coming up in January so I got a head start on a card for her. I found this adorable image on the <a href="http://bodilsscrappeverden.blogspot.nl/2010/06/new-free-digital-stamp.html" target="_blank">blog of a lady named Anne from Norway</a> and thought it would be perfect for my sweet little niece. I played around with a lot of different colors in the brights pack and I'm pleased with how she turned out!<br />
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Next I calculated how to cut the image out using my Cricut and the Cricut Craftroom software to give a cute border which I also punched small holes in with my hole punch to give it a little lace effect. After picking out some paper from my scrap bin (man that thing is overflowing!) I added some ribbon and the sentiment that was in my stash. The sentiment came in some kit several years ago and I trimmed it down into a tag which I attached with a small safety pin. <br />
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I love how this card turned out and I hope she does too! I'm entering this in the Super Scraps Saturday challenge over at <a href="http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/" target="_blank">Hiding in My Craft Room</a>. Its my favorite challenge since I always have a TON of scraps laying around! Thanks for stopping by!Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-68532672280448012402014-12-04T14:58:00.000-08:002014-12-04T14:58:03.752-08:00Crafty Goodness!My life has been challenging lately and I haven't been crafting as much. When I do make a card or two I haven't had a chance to photograph and upload it - sorry for the long absence! I am really hoping to get more put up in the future!<br />
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Today I made two items to share. I was inspired by the<span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Unity Stamp Co.</a> </span>and the <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mojo Monday</a> </span>sketch challenges. <br />
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First up is a card created with <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/shop/older-wiser-better-owl/" target="_blank">itty-bitty Unity Stamps</a>. These stamps are perfect for cardmaking! They usually contain an image and a saying (though not always) but are always super cute! I love owls so I had to snatch this one right up. Seriously - if you love owls too head right over and check it out - they have SO many cute owl stamps!! I recently purchased some Spectrum Noir markers to start coloring with and I am having fun with those. The paper came from my scrap bin so I have no idea what it is! The flowers are Recollections found at Michaels. I also broke out my We-R-Memory Keepers Cropodile to set two eyelets for the centers of the flowers. I have to admit they were a bit dusty! A little sparkle by Stickles and this card was done!<br />
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My granddaughter is one year old now and I am woefully behind on her baby book! There is another little girl due in April so I really need to get with it and get her book as caught up as possible before I have two to do! There is just something about cute babies that makes me want to scrapbook. They are just so fun! With a 12 year old boy left at home I am glad to have some girliness again!</div>
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She is just so spunky! The paper is from Recollections (can you tell I just went to Michaels?) The <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/shop/letterpress-numbers/" target="_blank">number background stamp</a> and the <a href="http://www.unitystampco.com/shop/typewriter-love/" target="_blank">typewriter</a> are both Unity Stamp Co. I had fun with this layout. The split design in the back was inspired by Mojo Monday and seemed perfect to highlight the two sides of my cute baby girl!<br />
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***This week's challenge over at <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://hidinginmycraftroom.com/" target="_blank">Hiding in my Craft Room</a> </span>is Freestyle so be sure to head there to enter that challenge as well!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!!Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-24808412579803360852014-04-29T12:11:00.001-07:002014-04-29T12:11:22.591-07:00New Button New Business!Hey everyone! You might have noticed a new button on my sidebar. I just joined Close to My Heart and can help you with all your papercrafting needs! Click on the button and you will be taken to my website where you can order paper craft items or even utilize our digital scrapbook program Studio J. Have you seen our very cool <a href="http://mommascraps.ctmh.com/retail/Products.aspx?CatalogID=2176" target="_blank">Picture My Life</a> lines? If you are a fan of the wildly popular Project Life supplies you definitely want to take a peek! I’m so excited about this new venture!!Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-63041132094120972272014-03-30T09:53:00.000-07:002014-03-30T09:54:21.175-07:00Hello again!To say it has been awhile is an understatement! It has been an incredibly crazy busy year and I just haven’t made enough time to craft! Yesterday I attended an all day crop for Crops of Luv and that definitely got my mojo flowing. I finally finished layouts for the group and started one of my own which I finished this morning. So without further ado ....<br />
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I used one of the <a href="http://citrustwistkits.com/" target="_blank">Citrus Twist</a> kits from last year for the paper and letter stickers. The sketch I used came from <a href="http://www.scrapbookchallenges.com/" target="_blank">Scrapbook Challenges</a>. I wish I could have entered it into their challenge but it is not a very well organized site and when I clicked on the link for what I thought were the current challenges it took me to February’s challenges but didn’t tell me it was Feb. Oh well. I’m going to submit it to Laurie’s <a href="http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/" target="_blank">Hiding in my Craft Room</a> for the Freestyle challenge. No matter though because just getting scrappin’ again was reward in and of itself.</div>
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**During our Friday at home date night we watched Joss Whedon’s version of <i>Much Ado About Nothing</i>. When one of the characters said the line I used in the layout as my quote I knew it would be perfect!</div>
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-7326644698516777322014-01-05T10:05:00.000-08:002014-01-05T10:05:00.827-08:00CAS-ual FridaysI just found this fun blog - <a href="http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">CAS-ual Fridays</a>. They host a challenge every few weeks so I thought I’d play along with the current challenge. The challenge was to choose a word for the year and I chose the word “thanks”. One of the things I want to do this year is be more thankful and focus on my blessings not my lack. In that vein here is the card I created:<br />
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I used Certainly celery ink from Stampin' Up for the line stamp from Unity Stamp Co., Slate ink from Close to My Heart for the sentiment also from Close to My Heart. I cut the banner out of the Art Philosophy cartridge with my Cricut and added a Heidi Swapp cherry and a bling brad from Making Memories. Super easy and super quick!</div>
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-38026834184270198202013-12-29T11:32:00.001-08:002013-12-29T11:32:28.918-08:00I love Growing in Unity Week!I hope you enjoyed the week’s creations. Make sure you check with the <a href="http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Unity Blog</a> to see who is up for next week!<br />
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There were 83 total comments for the week. I assigned a number to each comment based on the order they were posted. Using Random.org I entered the range 1-83 and it picked #10. So........drumroll please........our winner is:<br />
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Very pretty. I like the embossed background.<br />slrdowney at hotmail dot com</div>
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Congratulations! Please email kelli@unitystampco.com with your choice of 2 itty-bitty stamps and she will get them out to you!Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-39940368100389478142013-12-27T08:00:00.000-08:002013-12-27T08:00:02.556-08:00Growing in Unity day Five!It is my last day for Growing in Unity week. I love participating in this group each year. If you have ever wanted to be a Growing in Unity gal head over to <a href="http://www.myunityplace.com/" target="_blank">My Unity Place</a> and check it out. There are signups for next year posted. <br />
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Today I am ending my week as I began - with an embossed resist technique. I used the <a href="http://unitystampco.com/shop/distressed-dots/" target="_blank">Distressed Dots</a> stamp for the background with Twilight and Cornflower Blue ink from Close to My Heart. The ticket stamp is from “<a href="http://unitystampco.com/shop/a-love-beyond-measure/" target="_blank">A Love Beyond Measure</a>” and the birdy and sentiment are from “<a href="http://unitystampco.com/shop/fall-for-you/" target="_blank">Fall for You</a>”. </div>
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Thank you for joining me this week as I showcased some of my favorite Unity Stamps. Be sure to comment on each day to be entered to win your choice of any two itty-bitty stamps! Happy Scrappin’!</div>
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Welcome to day four of Growing in Unity week! I am using another new stamp today - the “<a href="http://unitystampco.com/shop/absolutely-priceless-simple-stories-itty-bitty/" target="_blank">Absolutely Priceless</a>” itty-bitty. I LOVE this stamp! It is just so cute! I stamped the ballon on three different scraps from my scrap basket and then once on white paper with my black stazon ink. I then cut out the small sections and adhered them to the base stamp. This card was so quick and easy! </div>
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-84464859764488986172013-12-25T08:00:00.000-08:002013-12-25T08:00:01.678-08:00Merry Christmas! Growing in Unity Day 3I hope you are having a very Merry Christmas!! We are celebrating with our baby granddaughter who is 6 weeks old. I know she won’t remember her first Christmas but I’m so excited she will be with us!<br />
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I gave my big basket of Unity Stamps to my daughter and so my choices for Christmas stamps were very limited. I decided to capture my son and some of his mischievous faces for this layout. The paper stamp from “<a href="http://unitystampco.com/shop/a-love-beyond-measure/" target="_blank">A Love Beyond Measure</a>” was perfect for a letter to Santa! I cut the kraft paper on my Cricut using the Cricut Craft Room to turn the rectangle into a trapezoid to skew the background a little bit. Throw in a couple of Heidi Swapp brads that have been sitting in my stash forever plus one pin from last Christmas and a few sparkly letters...... you get a quick and easy Christmas layout!</div>
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I hope you are having a wonderful holiday! Be sure to leave a comment to be entered to win your choice of two - yes 2! - itty-bitty stamps from Unity Stamp Co. You can enter every day this week by commenting on each of the 5 blog posts. Thanks for stopping by!</div>
<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-37579468030759196962013-12-24T08:00:00.000-08:002013-12-24T08:00:02.814-08:00Growing in Unity Day Two!Welcome back and Merry Christmas Eve! Today I am using an itty-bitty stamp that I just got in the mail last week! The <a href="http://unitystampco.com/shop/charming-cone-flowers/" target="_blank">Charming Cone Flowers</a> is one of my new favorite stamps! After stamping in Stazon Black I used Close to my Heart ink in Hollyhock, Sorbet, Topiary and Buttercup to color the image. I dug into my scraps to find the paper for the background. I also used another sentiment from “<a href="http://unitystampco.com/shop/just-wanted-to-say/" target="_blank">Just Wanted to Say</a>” (seriously one of my favorite kits!!!) to finish it off. <br />
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Did you know that Unity hosts a challenge each month? They do!! Head over to the <a href="http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Unity Stamp Co. Challenge Blog</a> and play along. I used the card sketch for December as my inspiration on this card. </div>
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-49549949344774764792013-12-23T08:00:00.000-08:002013-12-23T08:00:02.655-08:00Growing in Unity Day One!I am so happy you are here! This week is my week to host “Growing in Unity” showcasing some of Unity Stamp Co.’s most amazing and fantabulous stamps! Seriously - I love these stamps!!<br />
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This week I am using images from two different sets - <a href="http://unitystampco.com/shop/just-wanted-to-say/" target="_blank">Just Wanted to Say</a> and <a href="http://unitystampco.com/shop/a-love-beyond-measure/" target="_blank">A Love Beyond Measure</a>. I was inspired by the amazing Maria Levine - one of Unity’s ‘ippity chicks’. In <a href="http://www.myunityplace.com/video/ippity-embossed-resist-with-acrylic-inks" target="_blank">her video</a> she shows how to do an embossed resist and I couldn’t resist (heehee) trying it! (click to see how she does it!)<br />
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I stamped the butterfly image from the “A Love Beyond Measure” kit with versamark ink and used B&J’s Art Stamps embossing powder in Mystic Fire on top. After heating it I used Inguilde Bolme chalk ink in Coltsfoot Stemens and Close to my Heart ink in Sorbet over top. The sentiment is stamped in Stazon black from the “Just Wanted to Say” kit. The blue butterfly sticker is from Typo.<br />
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Thank you for stopping by today and be sure to leave a comment every day! One lucky commenter will win their choice of 2 itty-bitty stamps! So fun!<br />
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-3417149944114752522013-12-15T10:29:00.001-08:002013-12-15T10:29:14.079-08:00Back to Scrappin’!It has been a long hiatus. Working full time and going to school full time has really cut down on any extra curricular activities. I’ve missed it! Hopefully as both are winding down for the Christmas break I can get much more time in my craft room!!<br />
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I decided to start my crafty season off with a layout for the <a href="http://www.theunitystampco-challenge.blogspot.com/2013/12/i-love-you-new-be-inspired-challenge.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">challenge over at Unity Stamp Co</span></a>. I adore their stamps and use them quite frequently on my layouts and cards. Here is a sweet layout of my beautiful new granddaughter!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Supplies: Pattern Paper from Carta Bella “Hello Chevron”; Citrus Twist Kits - button flair, sequins and twine; Amy Tangerine letters; Unity Stamp Co. “Love Beyond Measure” stamps; Staz On black ink, Close to My Heart Slate ink)</span></div>
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Thanks for looking at my layout today. Stay tuned for more work in the weeks to come including a FULL week of UNITY STAMP CO. goodness coming up at the end of the month. You definitely don’t want to miss out on that one *wink wink*!!</div>
<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-29433588855555881612013-09-16T06:52:00.000-07:002013-09-16T06:52:02.237-07:00Have you seen the Zink?I’ve been MIA for a little while now but I wanted to share a fun giveaway my friend Michelle of 4 Men 1 Lady is giving away. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.4men1lady.com/getting-kids-to-clean-up-after-themselves-with-zink-and-a-giveaway/" target="_blank">Head over to her blog</a></span> to see the fun things she has done with the Zink printer and enter a giveaway to win one of your own!Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-78560547169788688792013-08-06T17:21:00.001-07:002013-08-06T17:21:07.693-07:00Zink!!<a href="http://www.4men1lady.com/printing-with-zink-happy/" target="_blank">Check out the giveway at 4 Men 1 Lady</a> - this printer is amazing and I can’t wait to get one!Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-48989184204819594842013-07-20T06:00:00.000-07:002013-07-20T06:00:06.135-07:00HIMCR #107- Freestyle!Today’s card (yet another birthday card!) was made with the new <a href="http://www.rubyrock-it.com/" target="_blank">Ruby- RockIt</a>! Carnival Queen papers. These were really fun to use. I dusted off my Cricut (literally - there is too much dust here!) and cut out the cute cupcake from the Rock Princess cartridge. The sentiment tag was cut from Art Philosophy and the stamps on the sentiment are my new stamps from Unity Stamp Co. I topped it off with some sparkly stickles and a few metal gems from Joann’s. I really love how it came out and know my niece will love it too :)<br />
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-39037834408282474392013-07-13T05:30:00.000-07:002013-07-11T16:44:42.597-07:00HIMCR #106 - Super Scraps Saturday!It is my favorite challenge of the month! Time to use up all the scraps you've been accumulating!<br />
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I am back with another birthday card (hey we have a large family!) This week I used a scrap I played around with when we challenged you to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://mommascraps.blogspot.com/2013/05/himcr-98-try-new-technique.html" target="_blank">Try a New Technique</a>. </span>I made several of these little "cards" playing around with that faux linen look so I figured it was time to use one up. <br />
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Thanks for looking and head to <a href="http://hidinginmycraftroom.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Hiding in My Craft Room</span></a> to link us up!<br />
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-10990012462290905082013-07-06T06:00:00.000-07:002013-07-06T06:00:00.071-07:00HIMCR #105 - Red and Green!This week is a color challenge - red and green! You can do something for Christmas in July or any other project using red and green. Make sure to go to <a href="http://hidinginmycraftroom.com/" target="_blank">Hiding in My Craft Room</a> to link us up!<br />
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I chose to make a card for my niece's birthday that is coming up. I really dug into my stash this time! I used Lil Davis (remember them?) rub on letters for the greeting. I think I've had them for about 6-8 years now! Eek. I really need to purge my supplies......<br />
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Head over to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.4men1lady.com/galaxy-note-8-tablet-want-one/" target="_blank">Michelle's Blog - 4 Men 1 Lady</a></span> - and enter to win!Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-21207752190556716302013-06-22T05:30:00.000-07:002013-06-22T05:30:02.301-07:00HIMCR #103 - Wedding! After taking a short hiatus last week I am back with another Hiding in my Craft Room challenge! This week the theme is wedding! It is that time of year with blushing brides abounding and its the perfect time to create a card, layout or other wedding themed item to enter into our challenge. Head over to <a href="http://hidinginmycraftroom.com/" target="_blank">Hiding in My Craft Room</a> to link us up and check out the other great design team projects!<br />
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My daughter got married in Dec. and I hadn't started her wedding book yet so this was the perfect impetus! I still need to edit and print the photos I took but I did have the shots my brother took at the wedding itself that I got printed yesterday and then created this layout. I still have a bunch of tulle leftover from the wedding so I pulled out a strip, cut the sides with my pinking shears and then sewed a line of thread down the center to gather it into a ruffle to put on the layout. I really love how it came out and being able to keep a small momento is wonderful! Her colors were teal, purple and the purply pink of the tulle so you will be seeing a lot of those colors as I work my way through the pictures!<br />
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<br />Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-3931182146545911042013-06-08T05:30:00.000-07:002013-06-08T05:30:01.001-07:00HIMCR #101 - Super Scraps Saturday!Thanks for joining us last week for our 100th challenge celebration! This week you get a "break" - it is super scraps saturday! So dig through those scraps you created last weekend and whip us up a project on any theme/style/whatever! you! want!<br />
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I created a card this week using scraps. These are some of my favorite papers and I am going to be sad when they are completely gone - it's almost there!<br />
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13614096535899341586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952819302357999614.post-42984975253836823432013-06-01T10:00:00.000-07:002013-06-01T10:00:02.929-07:00HIMCR #100C - Use a Digital Image!Our sponsor for this challenge is Naomi from <a href="http://www.creativebugdigis.com/" target="_blank">Creative Bug Digitals</a>. She has some freebies so head over, pick one out and use it on your creation! I chose this darling Girl with Flowers to create a card that I can later add a sentiment to for whatever occasion it may be. I find it helpful to have a few "blank" cards on hand for that last minute card needing activity!<br />
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