AmberInk 21-day Challenge begins today!

Time to Wrap It Your Way with AmberInk!  For this challenge, take a little gift, and instead of using that boring old wrapping paper, use some AmberInk goodies to really make it sparkle!

For instance, aren't you tired of taking a plain old bottle of wine as a hostess gift? How about this:

Super-easy, super-fun. This quick little wine tag uses a new addition to the Spin Pin series of iPaper patterns, as well as last month's release, Hostess with the Mostess.

Ok, so I know our little hostess is carrying champagne, yet this is a bottle of lovely Italian red wine...but hey, I just don't keep champagne in the house! Italian reds, however, are always welcome! Next time, I'll color accordingly :)

You too can participate in the AmberInk Challenge -- and the prizes are great! The lucky, lucky winner will get a chance to design her (or his) very own stamp set! Go check it out for yourself :)

Oh, and I'd like to give a little shout-out to the wonderful Meg, who totally has me hooked on Picnik for photo editing -- totally gives my taken-in-the-dark-of-night photos a new life :) Thanks, lady!

Buried Treasure

Hi there --
So, I was scrolling through my iPhoto pics, and I realized I never posted this quick and fun little project:

A simple/rustic thank you card, combined with a little gift sack -- for my pal Vera (I'll explain why in a sec). I used PTI's Big and Bold Wishes for the sentiment, along with a cute eggbeater from the sadly-defunct Cornish Heritage Farms. There's a Hero Arts doily stamped in the top corner, but it's so stinkin' subtle that it barely showed up in the photo! A twiney bow finishes off the card, and more twine and a button on the bag. By the way, the bag contained a Michael's gift card and some cute cupcake papers, which might make sense when you see what Vera made:

My dad's birthday cake! Isn't it awesome? He's super-handy (redid our kitchen and does that kind of thing for a living) -- and he loved it!  Vera made it for his surprise birthday party -- you can see the layouts I made for it here, here, and here. It was a dang tasty cake, too -- chocolate cake with mocha buttercream. Yum.

Anyway, I have some new layouts coming up for you, along with a couple of exciting announcements, so stay tuned!