Oh Uncle Adam!

I think you are going to be a very good daddy one day! Photo taken at Red Elephant August 2010...Uncle Adam was the main dish!

Enjoy your day!! Amber

Pink + Green Prep!

It's random, but I always associate the color combo of pink + green with the word "preppy." Haha! And a polo with a flipped up color...anyways, made two little cards with this color combo...lots of yummy GCD Studios Artsy Urban on this one...which, by the way, the Homespun Chic paper pads are available now at Hobby Lobby if you happen to like them! Happy Monday! Amber

Presley's Baby Shower Album

First off, sorry these pictures are so blurry...barely remembered to take pictures! This was the baby shower album I made to follow up Presley's baby shower...

This was the sign we hung on the door: also, the opening page with all the pertinent information + sonogram pictures! This has some detail shots and the baby shower party crew...

Then, there were several pages like this with advise cards (filled out by guests) and coordinating pictures...Then the closing page...

I kept the whole thing VERY simple because of my very busy schedule and sometimes, I think just having a book that is DONE versus a book that is very fancy and never gets completed, is definitely better...need to apply that to my scrapbooking philosophy...

Have a great day! Amber

Yikes!

So I've been MIA...for a long time. I superficially feel bad about it, but honestly, blogging is not as high of a "priority" (haha, I am using that very loosely) as you know...going to church, working, studying, spending time with my hubs, and having a clean house...the later two of which my success rate seems pretty slim anyways on a good day (at least right now)...sigh!

Hard to find a good balance! Anyways, a few posts are scheduled with some VERY simple crafty things (I get about 10 minutes every week or so of "free time")...haha!

But for today, here's some long overdue pictures from my mama's birthday...
A nice lady took a picture of the whole family!Taylor was VERY excited to help open the gift + card...I got my mama a photobook from Shutterfly...it turned out really cute!I love nap time pictures...She only wanted Uncle Adam and her mama...NOT Auntie Amber...she was so tired and NOT ready to get up!

It was a very good day. I love being together with family even though it seems so far and in between these days!! Can not wait until I have less on my plate!! =)

Ten Favorites!

Well, I hope you have enjoyed scrappy week! There is one more post tomorrow! Today's post is about ten current favorite things...some are very serious and some are more lighthearted. I also used up some index prints so they would fit inside the paper frames I cut out...mostly American Crafts Craft Fair on this one...I just kept playing with the same stuff I had out I guess! This was definitely a favorite line of mine!! A close-up!

And another close-up!

Enjoy your weekend! Amber

One Fine Day...

A two-pager! Yes, it's true! I love two pagers, but rarely do them...I have no idea why! Anyways, trying to rectify it, I guess! Lots of paper-piecing on this one...pretty simple design...about our fun day with the Newtons to Shell Island & Boondocks! Thanks for stopping by! Amber

Scrappy Week Day Three!

So up today is a card set which I made with only the Craft Fair line (American Crafts), some cardstock, and glitter thickers...and I love how these turned out...all very different, yet similar! This polka dot paper is my favorite...

Cupcakes are so cute and yummy....

And finally....

Do you like them? I am such a fan of bright, crazy eclectic cards! Cards are so fun to put together, don't you think? I make a lot of cards because they're a quick-scrap fix, when I don't have time to really scrap a whole layout!

Thanks for stopping by! Amber

Blissful Birthday Pedis!

It's day two of scrapbooking week here on the ol' blog and today we have a layout about pedicures Melissa and I got on her birthday! We remembered to take pictures and I got them scrapbooked in the same year I took them...which I think I consider to be a small victory!! =)

Lots of AC I Do and a little Dear Lizzy on this one...super girly, cause well...that's what I like and I guess, because it's about pedicures, which is a pretty girly activity to me! Thanks for stopping by! Amber

Scrapbook Week!

So I have some goooood news...I have been hoarding up a collection of scrappy layouts, cards, and altered items for a fun *scrapbook week!* Yay! So, I've pre-posted a fun post every day this week! Hope you enjoy!


Here's whats up for today:

Kindof in keeping with my new philosophy - you know, the one where I actually scrapbook some of the picture I have developed...haha! Anyways, pictures are from last year on Adam's birthday...yummy Chili's Molten Lava Cake!

Happy Monday! Amber

You & Me

I'm trying to loosely get caught up on major 2010 events in my scrapbooking (haha...we will see). I'm not a huge chronological scrapbooker, but Adam likes that better, and I like get pictures out of piles and into pages. Anyways, this was a fun weekend I had with T & T earlier this year, for Tori's birthday celebration and Taylor spending the night and going to the Mother-Daughter banquet (since Melissa had Tori's party that day). This picture is a teensy bit blurry, I think it part because sometimes I sharpen things in Picasa and then they look blurry elsewhere...any suggestions on that?Anyways, this is seriously one of my favorite pages ever. I love the soft girly-ness of it!

All products are American Crafts! Thanks for stopping by! Amber

Happy Birthday, Mama!

Today, I like to wish a very happy birthday to my Mama! She has been a wonderful example of both a wife and mother, as well as a Godly lady. I am SO blessed to have her in my life and I love her so very, very much! Happy birthday, Mama! Love you! Amber

Alphabet Thickers "Print"

I have been enamored lately with all the cute alphabet prints out there for babies...due to my hectic lifestyle, I am figuring if I want babies in the next oh, I don't know, ten years, I better start making stuff now, so...voila! I made my own alphabet "print" version with American Crafts Thickers and a white frame I had on hand...I'm pretty fond of how it turned out! What do you think? Enjoy your weekend! Amber

True Love

Just a quick American Crafts card...lots of my favorite things on this one - AC pearl dotted cardstock, chipboard doilies and Dear Lizzy paper flowers (cut up as leaves), and oh so cute rub-ons with brads! And of course, a simple matching envelope! Thanks for stopping by! Amber

Six Flags Fun!

So a couple weeks ago, Adam and I were blessed enough to get the opportunity to chaperone our church's youth trip and this year it happened to include a day at Six Flags. I wanted to post just a few pictures because these are from Stephen's (our brother-in-law) first "real" roller coaster...and they make me laugh!

Adam & I before the ride:
Adam demonstrating the proper "rollercoaster technique" - hahahaha!The roller coaster!The hair - after the ride! Haha!
Have a great day!

CPA Exam Studying...

I kindof feel like this....exhausted, fed up with a messy house, and sometimes catching myself doing more page skimming than actual studying...which results in a mental scolding...haha..
...but to cheer myself up, I secretly like to pretend I'm cute & chipper and loving this studying stage of my life...

Hahaha! Possibly chance of spotty blog posts in the future! Happy Friday!

Amber