Amber Ink Birthday Blog Hop

Welcome to the Amber Ink Birthday Blog Hop. If you came here from Suzi's blog you're on the right track if not you can start the blog hop with Taylors blog. For my card today I used the martini glass from the Hostess with the Mostess set. I saw a card on SCS with the cutest thank you sentiment so I made a similar computer generated one. I paired the image with the Olive you ipaper from AI.

Twelve short months ago
we made our big debut,
So now we'd like to commemorate
our 1st birthday with you!

This flash mob of torchbearers
always light our way.
Won't you please jog along
on our special day?

Leave your comments here and there
over the next 48
On Friday we'll announce the loot
Don't wait...let's CELEBRATE!

1. TAYLOR USRY @ http://taylorusry.blogspot.com/

2. WENDY PRICE @ http://paperinkandsmiles.blogspot.com/

3. SUNGHEE @ http://www.creativityinprogress.com/blog/

4. EMILY LEIPHART @ http://www.leiphartonart.blogspot.com/

5. LINDSEY MP @ http://bashfulblogging.blogspot.com/

6. MEG CRAIG @ http://corgi-creations.blogspot.com/

7. CHERYL GORKA @ http://shestamps.blogspot.com/

8. MICHELE GREENWOOD @ http://whimsicalcreations.blogspot.com/

9. SUZI McKENZIE @ http://mrsweyremaster.blogspot.com/

10. SHANNON ERSKINE @ http://hoppycreations.blogspot.com/

11. KERRI MICHAUD @ http://cardsbykerri.blogspot.com/

12. ALYSSA SCRITCHFIELD @ http://critterlyss.blogspot.com/

13. KEVA BROWN @ http://hownowbrownkow.blogspot.com/

14. RENEE LYNCH @ http://itsapatchworklife.blogspot.com/

15. LEE ANNE VERRET @ http://motherofonewifeofone.blogspot.com/

16. THANH VO @ http://yummycreations.blogspot.com/

17. JACKI RANDOLPH @ http://papermoments.blogspot.com/

18. JULIE ELAK @ http://lastminutecrafter.blogspot.com/

19. LAUREL SEABROOK @ http://want2scrap.blogspot.com/

20. NINNI @ http://ninarsku.blogspot.com/

21. KARIN MARTIN@ http://karin-withaniforpaper.blogspot.com/

22. TANIS PALMER @ http://tannyps-rubbish.blogspot.com/

23. MELISSA CZAPOR @ http://melissacreates10.blogspot.com/

24. RHONDA MILLER @ http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/

25. STACIE GORSE @ http://hestiashelper.blogspot.com/

26. CHERYL ANN FIRST @ http://cafexpressions.blogspot.com

27. ALLISON FILLO @ http://stampinwhenican.blogspot.com/

28. CAMMI BODDIE @ http://cuttin-up.blogspot.com/

29. JOEY McKELVEY @ http://joeysworldofstuff.blogspot.com/

30. SCOOPY SUE @ http://scoopysstuff.blogspot.com/

31. ANNE CULLEN @ http://craftyannyskoolkardz.blogspot.com/

32. PENNI VICKERS @ http://lazycatscards.blogspot.com/

33. SUE KMENT @ http://suesstampingstuff.blogspot.com/

Be sure and stop by all the blogs and leave comments because there will be prizes along the way!! Now its time to hop over to Kerri's blog. Have a great day!

Passing the torch

The time has come....I have had a blast playing with Amber Ink this past month and sadly its time to pass my torch. Pam and Amber are a hoot and I have throughly enjoyed my time as a torchbearer with them(thanks for not booting me off the island girls!LOL!). Im super excited to pass my torch to KERRI!!!! Kerri's cards always caught my eye on the SCS challenges and she always makes the sweetest comments and then I found her blog when she was guest DT for ATS and I've been following her blog since (and seriously Im such a goof b/c I was following her blog for a couple of months before I put her blog and SCS gallery together then the light finally came on!LOL!Sorry Kerri!!). Yall all know I love me some cute and Kerri has such a cute style with some great coloring skills and I cant wait to see what she comes up with during her time as a torchbearer! I also want to say Thank You again to Charmaine for passing the torch to me and letting me join in on the Amber Ink fun!

Hey there chickadee

Well my plans to stamp this week got put to a halt! I started feeling a little under the weather Tuesday night and then started running a fever. I'm still not feeling 100% but I did manage to play in some challenges today. I cased Jazzytobi's card here for todays featured stamper challenge. I changed the image to Amber Ink's new More 2 love girl. The sentiment I used is from PTI. I thought it was perfect to pair with this girl. I changed the colors to this weeks SCS colors. I havent used espresso or cajun craze yet and I think these colors are great together! I used lots of different browns on this card for Copic creations brown challenge. I love making long cards and haven't made one in awhile so I had to make this one a long card like Tobi's. The card measures 3 1/2 x 6.

Its Sunday so that means the KKKG have come out to play today. This week is Team A's challenge and its to make anything but a square card. You can go here and check out the fabulous Krafty Girlz creations and play along. Theres also some info about a contest going on to name the new Krash Kittenz!! You can find more info on Donna's blog here and get a sneak peek at the new images! If your name is chosen you get the image you named PLUS 2 free single digis!!

Copics used: skin-e000, e00, e11

espresso-e44, e47, e49

khaki pants-e30, e31, e35

cajun-e09, e19

peach parfait-yr04, r05, r08

hair-e34, e57, e47

Hostess with the Mostess

My poor desk has been missing me...I would feel it call out to me every time I walked by it this week!LOL!! I finally had a chance to sit down and put together this card tonight. Todays Stamp something challenge is Stamped something (clear or rubber stamps). I used Amber Inks new set that Im just lovin Hostess with the Mostess. This new set from Amber Ink is available NOW in clear stamp or digi stamp!! I love how you can add all the accessories to her tray to make this such a versatile set! I decided to go with Thanksgiving for this card with her. I used some BG Indian Summer dp and the sentiment is from SU. I started out using this weeks SCS sc for my layout but then realized I left off a panel but I still love how it turned out. Sorry the pic isnt great we've had some rain so I pulled out my photo tent and remembered why I havent been using it..my nephew broke one of my bulbs.

Come join us this week at Stamp Something and pull out your clear or rubber stamps and get them inky! Check out what the SSDT got inky this week here!

More 2 Love

Okay I have to admit...Im so not good under pressure. Im such a dunce and realized late Monday night I was supposed to have a card for today using this fabulous new set from Amber Ink. So I got busy Monday coloring up this image (well thats the easy part for me!) Im telling you if I was a stamp this More 2 love girl would be me!! I love it! So I used me as inspiration and colored her up just like me she even has a purple blackberry in her hand that I can be seen on several occasions with!LOL! Dont you love her sparkling pink and brown polka dot bag?! I have one just like it!LOL! So back to my under pressure story...I came home Tuesday after I went back to work (not quite ready yet from our Fall break) and found Mercys sketch and decided to use it for my layout. Well apparently that was easier said than done!LOL! I took this card apart 3xs! I dont know what was wrong with me!LOL!! I finally got it to where I was satisfied with it (or at least I knew if I took it apart again I was gonna have to start all over!LOL!). I know we all have days like this. Maybe it was going back to work today that threw off my Mojo so that definitely means I should call in tomorrow and stay home and stamp all day right?!LOL!! But enough about me..Are you loving this image?! She is available at Amber Ink and be sure and check out the Torchbearers creations and the new challenge. Im sending this card to a friend of mine who is having hard time so I thought it would be fun to let her know what an awesome friend she has that loves her bunches!

Torchbearer

So I told you yesterday I had some exciting news and here it is!! Charmaine is such a sweetie and she is one of the first people from SCS I ever received a RAK from...well she asked me if she could pass the torch to me from Amber Ink. Of course I said YES!! I think its wonderful how Amber and Pam let their DT pass along the torch and Im already excited thinking about who I will pass the torch too...but until then Im going to enjoy playing with their images!! Tomorrow brings a new release for Amber Ink that Im super excited about!! So be sure and stop back by tomorrow to check that out! Until then here are is a list of my fellow torchbearers

Emily- http://www.leiphartonart.blogspot.com/
Jackie-http://papermoments.blogspot.com/
Lorraine-http://coldwaters2.blogspot.com/
Rhonda-http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/