Passing the Torch....

My time as an Amber Ink torchbearer is drawing to a close, and while it's sad, I'm also SO excited to be able to pass on the pretty pink torch to a very talented stamper, blogging friend and all around sweetheart.

The pink torch is moving on to.....Meredith Winston! Congratulations Meredith, you are so sweet and I know you'll have a blast at Amber Ink and will wow us with your creations!

Thanks again to Steph for passing on the torch to me, I had so much fun!

Be sure to stop by the Amber Ink blog for all the goss on the newest torchbearers!

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Fawn-d of You!

Hi everyone - I'm back with another Amber Ink creation. My time as a torch bearer has almost come to a close - but due to some unexpected time constraints I'll have a couple more projects to show you next month!

My card today is a complete CASE of this absolute CAS beauty from the adorable Jodi.

I've used two Amber Ink images, you can find them here and here. I combined them in photoshop and printed them directly onto my kraft card base. I decided I want to pop the fawn image up, so printed it again and fussy cut around it before adhereing with foam dots. The papers on this one are from Echo Park - Season's Greetings.

The large scallops were cut with the Simply Scallops Large die-namic from MFT Stamps.

Have a wonderful day!

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Some Bunny....

I'm back with another Amber Ink creation. these adorable bunnies were a must-have for me, I just love them, and wait till you see the sentiment! You can even get ipaper to match!

I had to go for pastel shades for this card. The Love Bunnies - Flirt image was coloured with Copics and I added a hint of liquid applique to their tails. I cut them out with nesties and sponged around the circle with Antique Linen distress ink. A few prima flowers and some silver jumbo brads finished off this simple card. The paper I used is from the Two Scoops range by Basic Grey.

I told you the sentiment was cute! I must have looked at it ten times before I realised the B was a bunny - adorable!

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Card for my Fungi!

Hey everyone! I'm here with my first Amber Ink creation for this month. I'll have five more to share over the coming weeks.

I am a sucker for a good pun stamp, and this one definitely fit the bill! I totally had to read it twice (something to do with how us kiwis pronounce fungi, not my super slow brain!) and when it clicked I laughed for a good few minutes.

I just knew Shan would get a kick out of this stamp so I HAD to make him a card with it. He'll often talk to me in "stamp" language - he'll say 'owl love you' - that kinda of thing. I'm happy to report he loved it as much as I thought he would!

Cute right? love that stamp! In fact, I had so much colouring it up one night I came very close to burning the lasagne (it was ok despite the extra 20 mins in the oven!)

I kept the design clean and simple. I've been looking for a reason to use that toadstool embossing folder! Shanan said this was one of his favourite cards ever, I sooooo didn't tell him the image was 50c! YUP... 50c! You can grab it here.

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Stamps: I think you're a fungi (Amber Ink) Cardstock: Kraft (SU) Paper: Odds and Ends (Cosmo Cricket) Dies: Simply Scallops Die-namics (MFT Stamps)  Other: Corner Rounder Punches, Rhinestones, Toadstool Embossing Folder, Copic Markers

Running with the Torch!

I have a fun announcement this morning - this month I'll be an Amber Ink Torch-bearer! Thank you to the lovely Steph who entrusted me with the pink torch for October!

It's fitting I'm representing pink - it's my fave colour, but not to wear - for electronics! Pink cell phone, pink iPod, pink kindle cover...you get the idea! If it's a gadget and it comes in pink, I want it!

So for the next month I'll have some fun projects to share with you using wonderful Amber Ink stamps and digital papers. Carrying the torches with me will be Susa, Kristin, Esther and Michelle. I know we'll all have a blast!

I'll be back soon with my first Amber Ink card - till then, you can visit the Amber Inklings blog to find out more information about the torch-bearers!

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