Like Mother...Like Son!

I was so happy the other night when Nic asked if he could scrapbook after dinner!!! WOW, that is every scrapbook Mom's dream. Of course I said YES!!! It was so great to watch him sit at my scrapbook table and create! Thank goodness my friend Lorna reminded me to take a picture!!! Thanks Lorna! I taught Nic how to ink chipboard, how to use stickles and even how to use my Big Shot. Of course under close supervision!!!! So here is my boy, and the layout he created!

My Turn

So it is my turn at LIITD to issue a challenge!! WOOHOO!!!!! Our gallery of layouts and cards over there are so amazing, so the challenge is to pick a number between 1 and 1,362 (yes that is how many pages of talented work we have!!!) and then find a layout that inspires you! To participate in the challenge click here.

I chose a wonderful page by Ali and created this layout using October Afternoon's awesome patterned papers and stickers...

And now I have a challenge for my scrappy friends that read my blog!!! Come on over and join us at Love Is In The Details, we have the most fun, easy going, hilarious and talented group of ladies that you will ever meet. I miss my scrappy friends!!! I really hope you will pop by!

Another Day...Another Challenge

The Mix It Up Blog has a great challenge going on, you should check it out! They have an awesome sketch and then challenge you to use a recycled item on your layout. The best part is that you do not have to do both on your layout...it is up to you.

I ended up using the sketch and the recycled item on my layout. My recycled item is the stars you see on the layout below. They are actually those things from Starbucks that you slide on the cup so you don't burn your hand. I ran them through my Big Shot with my star nestabilities, turned out pretty cool.

Thanks to the Mix It Up Girls for an awesome challenge, it was a blast! Here is my layout:

Scrapping Out Loud

Great challenge over at Scrapping Out Loud, the challenge is to scrap Me, Right Now. This was really cool because I never scrap myself. So this is what I came up with...

Thanks ladies for the awesome Challenge and all the inspiration!

I spent the morning with Nic's class and another 3/4 making pottery plates. It was actually really fun, can't wait to see them when they are done.

They are studying Japan so when the plates are done they will be having Sushi on them!

Very cool!

Posted my first challenge this week at LIITD, it is my die cut challenge and the girls have to repeat the same die cut over and over. Here is the layout I created for the challenge...

Eva posted a photography challenge for us this week, have to take pics of things we are obsessed with. This is an easy one for me... Lately all I have been doing is baking...

and never far from me is my laptop and of course it is always at LIITD!!!

March kit

Well we had the March kit Reveal over at Love Is In The Details!!! Melanie and Chelsea did an amazing job with it...as always. Check it out here in the LIITD Gallery.

Here are my layouts and cards...

And there might just be one more coming very soon - as a challenge!!!

If you are interested in purchasing this amazing kit check it out here, you will not be disappointed!

Been a while

Hope you stop by Love Is In The Details tomorrow for the reveal of the March Kit. It is really awesome!!!! By the way I was asked for one of my layouts to be published in the summer issue of Canadian Scrapbooker! I am so excited!!! I will post my kit layouts and cards tomorrow, so stay tuned!!!

Best & Worst

It was the best of times it was the worst of times. Why the best? It was the annual crop of LOVE this weekend at Love Is In The Details!!!! FUN!!!! Why the worst? I was terribly sick for almost a week, which is not common for me!

Here are the layouts that I created to challenge my talented friends this weekend:

The gallery at LIITD is bursting with amazing layouts and cards, you should really check it out!

Ice Ice Go Away!!!

No buses again today, so I drove the boys to school. BIG MISTAKE. Almost did not get back in to my driveway. I have never seen ice like this in all my life. Hopefully it will have melted a bit before I have to go back to pick them up!

I created this cute little bag for my husband for Valentine's Day, sure hope he likes it! I used my left over supplies from the January kit.

I also finished up my layout for the MPC (monthly prize challenge). To see the sketch it is based on click here. You still have lots of time to participate and be entered in to win a $25 Gift certificate from Love Is In The Details!

Buses are not running today so I had to stick to my deal with the boys. When we moved to Winnipeg and we found out the boys would be bused I told them that if buses were cancelled they would get to stay home with me. So we had rain/sleet in the night and the roads are a nightmare, highways are closed and no buses running in the city so I have two boys home with me today! Wanted to share this picture of the boys that I took last week, so nice to see them getting along, this move has brought them closer together - for better or for worse!!!

I also have a Sizzix/Die Cut Challenge Posted over at Love Is In The Details. Hope you will come check it out. Here is my layout that I created for the challenge...

Join us for an ONLINE CROP

Want to complete some layouts? Want to win some prizes? Want to laugh your butt off and have a ton of fun? Come on ladies join us for our Online crop at Love Is in The Details next weekend. (Feb.14) I hope some of you that visit my blog and are not a member of the group will join us! Busy that day celebrating Valentine's day? No one said you had to complete the challenges that day. *wink, wink*

It is an awesome group and we are going to have so much fun!!!! Come on over and tell them Amber sent you.

Boy that made me sound like an infomercial. Ha, ha, ha!!!!

Love

Just have to say I can't think of better place to be then Love Is In The Details!!! Lori is the most wonderful, caring, honest, funny and generous woman I know! Chelsea and Melanie are amazingly talented and a blast to work with on the Creative Team. Of course we have the best group of ladies, we are always laughing up a storm and if you ever need a shoulder to cry on they are there. It is the BEST!!!!

Challenges

Everyone loves a challenge...or two...or three....

Lots of challenges going on at Love Is In The Details.

Why not try Melanie's sketch and bet entered in to win a $25 gift certificate?

Create a great layout and win a great prize!! Can't wait to give it a try.

Chelsea has an awesome color challenge perfect for the month of love!

And I have a couple of challenges too!!!

Try my early bird crop challenge and create a cute little box of kisses for someone you love.

Full instructions on the website.

Or if you have the Monthly Kit try this one...

Of course this is only the beginning of the month....many more to come!!!!

A few more layouts

Here is a few more layouts and cards that I created with the February Kit....

It's February 1st!!!

February 1st today!!! Why am I so excited??? Well today is the reveal day at Love Is In The Details!!!! Not only that but it is the start of the month of love at LIITD too!!!!! So many exciting things going at you must check them out! Lots of prizes, games, challenges, inspiration and of course our online crop on the 14th!!!!!!!!!

Check out the Creative Team reveal for February here. Did I mention that we so lucky that our Creative Team has a new addition!! WOOHOO Melanie!!!!!

We have a great Guest Designer for February, way to go Ali!!! Check out her amazing creations here....

Going to be another great month!!!

Here are a couple of my creations with the February Kit....

To see more check out the link above to the Creative Team Gallery!!!

Home from Holidays

Here are a few highlights from our trip....more to come in the next few days!

Click on the picture to see their faces, priceless!

Get Zurg!

Trying on hats!

My boys are actually on that!!!

Mr.Incredible

Mom having fun!

Go Karting at Amazing Jakes

Rock Climbing at Jake's

Aidan enjoying Smores Night

Nic jumping in the pool, we had amazing weather!

Mix It Up Blog

The Mix It Up Blog has a great challenge going on!!! They have an awesome sketch and you must have the word beginning in the title oh and yeah there is a prize involved too! Gotta love that! I had fun creating this layout for their challenge, thanks for the inspiration Mix It Up Girls!

Challenges

There are some fun challenges going on at Love Is In The Details, you should check them out! Hey I even have one posted there and there are lots more challenges to come. Chelsea made an awesome Monthly Sketch Challenge and when you do it you entered in to win a $25 Gift Certificate from LIITD!!!

Here is my play on the sketch. Should have waited for the sun to come out so the picture was brighter!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I was going to post yesterday but there was just to much going on over at Love Is In The Details I just never got around to it. Yesterday marked my first day as a member of the Creative Team over there and it is so exciting. I get to work with the great team of Chelsea and Guest Designer Melanie and have a fantastic "boss" Lori!

We revealed the January Kit yesterday and you can see all the wonderful creations here...

You can also purchase the kit here ...

But don't wait to long as I am sure it will sell out fast!

We had a great New Years Eve and a very relaxing New Years Day. I hope you had a wonderful day too!

Here are some of my creations (if you want to see more you have to check out the gallery at Love Is In The Details!!!) for the January Kit...