On your mark...get set...

GO!!!!

Catching the torch from Debra Miller...

They say that life isn't about finding yourself.  It's about creating yourself. Angela Kelley  has created a mighty fine life.  After living in Oregon, Kansas and Finland, she has chosen to build her menagerie in Northern California where she has room for big love Patch the dog, four cats, a plethora of  birds and fish, two adorable children and one love of her life. At this time of year you can find her baking lemon curd or shortbread, decorating the Christmas tree with the children, teaching her monthly paper-crafting and card making classes or using her talents to create store displays in her area.  Just follow the map until you see this sign:  Artistic Detours  Then you'll know that you've arrived.

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Catching the torch from Leigh Penner ...

This little girl dreamt of becoming a princess and Ashley N. Newell sure seems like royalty to us.  If there is any doubt, just read her CV.  You've seen her work frequently in publications, on crafting blogs and you tube. Talk about adhering, Ashley can Divine Twine tie it, love your tape it, or tie it in a pretty ribbon carousel bow.   She met her husband at the age of 16 and he's been her shining knight ever since.  Together they have two little princes charming, ages 4 and 2.  If you need any more proof of Ashley's regality we can prove it - she doesn't do "outdoors", doesn't like her food touching and won't eat canned peas.  There.  Go and wish upon a star @ Ashley's Heart Hugs Design.

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Catching the torch from Meredith Winston...

Stampin' Angel Jenn Borjeson is always first out of the gates and eager to fly to the highest cloud.  She has a spunk and enthusiasm that might make you want to soar too.  She comes from a big New England family and keeps up with two teenagers, a husband, the upstairs FIL, lots of cousins, aunts and uncles, an 8 year old big baby cat, freelance artwork, an abundance of Design Teams and a new job. Whew!  She really does need wings, even if they're the buffalo boneless variety.  Jenn loves color, whether it be in the form of colorful tattoos or prismas with mineral spirits.  Sometimes you might even find this unconventional angel covered in glitter.  You'll have to ask her for the explanation though.  You don't have to bring your halo, but you're sure to leave with a spring to your step after a visit to http://stampinangeljenn.blogspot.com/.

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Catching the torch from Jessica ...

Shirl is joining us from the Big Island of Hawaii.  For the rest of us this might be a little difficult.  By that we mean you might want to shield your eyes when you look at the current temperature gauge on the sidebar.  78 and partly cloudy.  You'll find Shirl's blog to be warm and balmy too.  It is filled with Aloha, from surfing cards to beach boy lyrics, money cards and graduations.  This is Hawaii No Ka 'Oi . We hope you know the lingo, because we're talking BFF's, GF's, SBF's, SIL's, and DD's.  We promise that the pictures will say 1000 words @ http://creationbyshirl.blogspot.com/

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The days are getting dark and cold in Southern Finland, but the light is always shining on Kaija's work.

White lace and pearls, expert folds and watercolor...the kind of art that only happens when you have incredible talent and  can't go outside to play.  We are so fortunate to have Kaija running our torch in winter, when the warmth of chocolate or coffee and cream combined with an arctic light gives a pink  incandescent glow to everything she creates.  Her work will leave you oblivious of anything else.  Go see Kaija at  Kaija Everyday.blogspot.com

New (th)INK Tank! We're Tossing Torches!

We have love love loved the intuition and ingenuity our babes of May have brought to our Inky fingers! We are thrilled to find that they bring that skill to torch passing too! You might even say we're tickled pink...

Speaking of which. The month of June, Nancy's bright Pink Flame
will be carried aloft by Penni Vickers, our newest resident wild child!

 After a brief journey to Norway, our PINK torch returns to the East Midlands region of the UK, Nottingham, England.  Look closely though because by all intents and purposes, you just might think you are in a Mangrove forest in the heart of Bengal. Behind the exotic cats you will find a proper English lady who lives with her best friend and husband of a dozen years, Simon and two beautiful human children, Edward and William. Penni leaves the tinned fish for Thomas and Erin, but keeps the Italian, chocolate, rose wine and papercrafting for her own special moments, and as a Medical Secretary in Clinical Oncology we know those moments are well deserved.

 The cats aren't the only ones doing the stalking @ http://lazycatscards.blogspot.com/. It's been over a year since we first noticed this stand-out on WOYWW and you can only imagine how excited we were to hear that Penni is now running with a torch! 

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Our Bronze torch (formally brown) but I just realized how much more fitting Bronze is ;) is being passed from the wonderfully cheery and ingenius Laura Kayra to Nina Maksimainen or Ninarsku, to you. 

As a pikkutyttö little girl Ninarsku dreamed of being an archeologist or a princess. It makes sense that our newest Bronze torchbearer is a treasure and a treat. Running the torch from Hämeenlinna (say that three times fast) she lives near a castle nestled against the banks of Finland and receives the royal treatment from her hubby.

Nina might as well be carrying a copper torch, because this Finnish babe is our heads-up-penny. Meet our first torchbearer to run a blog entirely in a language other than English (but just for us her entries will be in English too)! We figure finding this scrappy girl with a prowess for modern color and clean lines has to be good luck. When we can't find this adorable brunette at her craft table with her craftiest of friends, we look for her snuggled in the crook of her husband's arm, or planning her new craft room in her new pesä home that will be finished being built in the Fall! From where we're sitting we think it's fair to say, "it's better in Finland",  Find out how much at http://ninarsku.blogspot.com/

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From the soulful and brilliant Renee Lynch to the girl with a sketchy vibe (yes!) Lee Anne Verret 

Just this month, Lee Anne Verret attended her first scrapbooking convention and discovered that not only does she have a gift, but she can stamp on layouts! Since she teaches 115 puberty driven eleven year olds (bless the middle school teachers of the world) can we say “duh”? One look at Lee Anne’s Happy Place and you’ll be happy too.

A certain six year old boy that keeps showing up on that blog seems to have his daddy’s smarts (okay, let’s be fair here…Lee Anne is a science teacher so he has his mommy’s smarts too), good looks and charm. Our new blue torchbearer has the pluck and courage that can only come from being the youngest of three sisters growing up on the boy hair bands of the 80’s, hand me downs and a loving family. She may be baking in Texas, but she is cooking in the stamp and scrap department.

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Our fabulously brave, and wickedly funny Siobhan Kline
will be tossing her new found digiStamp super star status
 in the form of a hot purple torch to Cammi Boddie 

Some people were born to make people feel better and we are fortunate to share Cammi Boddie, a pediatric oncology nurse, with her precious kids for just a little while. Cammi's cards and projects show her compassion and creativity, whether it be decking out a hammer or a paint can, creating a sympathy card for a patient's family, or a t-shirt for a chemo buddy, this is one awesome angel in crafty nurse's clothing (she probably embellishes her own scrubs too!). 

When she isn't growing her copic collection exponentially, you might find Cammi celebrating just about anything with her husband of five years (did you know you can sail from Virginia to the Bahamas?) or playing with her dog, King or kitty, Belle.  See the latest she is cuttin', colorin' or creatin' @ http://cuttin-up.blogspot.com/

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Toni Johnson is sprinting towards the finish line, 
where Lynette Brown has her hands out, ready to catch this orange flame of fabulous.

Life in Haysville is all about the simple life, and Lynette Brown wants to keep it that way.  Summer is easy in rural Kansas and it is a favorite time for family (especially the two grandkids, Wyatt and Andrea) backyard bar-b-ques, gardening, photography, walks to the park and time in the pool. Throw in a little scrapbooking and card making and it really does sound idyllic doesn’t it?   When the bug hits, Lee Anne and her husband Ray, a rural mail carrier, can hop on the train that stops in Haysville and travel in leisure to far away places.   Grab yourself a nice tall glass of sweet tea and have a smooch @ Life in Haysville.

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Oh Baby!

That bitter sweet day has arrived! By now all you lovelies know that at Amber Ink. we pass our torches like they're HOT. Check our our new babes!

Running with our brown torch as passed by our girl Katie!

Laura Kayra will be running her brown torch Amazing Race style, through long and windy roads! She is the one who spins a globe and travels to wherever her finger lands! We know she'll be an amazing AmberInk torchbearer, since she has already completed the "run for the kids" in Australia!

This Finnish girl currently lives in Melbourne with her future DH and current partner Paul and their gorgeous cat Sokeri. She speaks several languages and her blog is written in three of them - Finnish, Australian and the language of love. If she isn't driving somewhere on a day trip, walking through Melbourne or taking a boat around Vanuatu, you may just find her running through her house, with her arms held back, pretending to fly like superman! Laura already is a super hero in our book! It is the only explanation for her amazing scrapping and stamping which you can find @ http://paperiini.blogspot.com/

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Running with our pink torch as passed by our girl Anne!

We are thrilled to have Nancy Cappelen join the AmberInk team! Nancy is the first pink torchbearer to join us from outside the UK, from even further north - the land of the midnight sun.Nancy's hometown of Stavanger houses Norway's oldest cathedral and the amazing pulpit rock, which makes us believe that her glorious work is somehow inspired by the beauty of her surroundings. Or perhaps it is influenced by her family, husband Paal and children Benedicte(14), Casper(11) and Pernille(5.). It doesn't hurt that Norway was recently named the best place in the world to be a mother.
Oh stop...we can't let you think that Nancy is perfect...in fact she does have two vices... papercrafting and chocolate. Need we say more? All we can find are positives.
See for yourselves @ http://nancyskortblogg.blogspot.com/

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Running with our orange torch as passed by our fabulous Michele!

Toni Johnson lives the best of both worlds in Wichita Kansas. Our new orange torchbearer is a professional banker by day, but when the "closed" sign goes up at the bank, Toni's "open" sign comes on at home. As a wife to Mike and a mom to four (two away, two @ home) this happy, karaoke singing grammy spends her off hours turning on the crafty charm.
She might volunteer a little too often, but that is what her favorite drink, coffee is for right?
We know that this girl will go to great lengths to get crafting supplies, so we are glad to have her on board with AmberInk digitals! We can already hear the soundtrack of Chariot's of Fire revving up. Listen closely and you can hear it too @ http://impressionsbytoni.blogspot.com/

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Running with our blue torch as passed by our ever lovely Cathy!

We are thrilled to have Nancy Cappelen join the AmberInk team! Nancy is the first pink torchbearer to join us from outside the UK, from even further north - the land of the midnight sun.

Nancy's hometown of Stavanger houses Norway's oldest cathedral and the amazing pulpit rock, which makes us believe that her glorious work is somehow inspired by the beauty of her surroundings. Or perhaps it is influenced by her family, husband Paal and children Benedicte(14), Casper(11) and Pernille(5.). It doesn't hurt that Norway was recently named the best place in the world to be a mother. Oh stop...we can't let you think that Nancy is perfect...in fact she does have two vices... papercrafting and chocolate. Need we say more? All we can find are positives. See for yourselves @ http://nancyskortblogg.blogspot.com/

We are thrilled to have Nancy Cappelen join the AmberInk team! Nancy is the first pink torchbearer to join us from outside the UK, from even further north - the land of the midnight sun.

Nancy's hometown of Stavanger houses Norway's oldest cathedral and the amazing pulpit rock, which makes us believe that her glorious work is somehow inspired by the beauty of her surroundings. Or perhaps it is influenced by her family, husband Paal and children Benedicte(14), Casper(11) and Pernille(5.). It doesn't hurt that Norway was recently named the best place in the world to be a mother. Oh stop...we can't let you think that Nancy is perfect...in fact she does have two vices... papercrafting and chocolate. Need we say more? All we can find are positives. See for yourselves @ http://nancyskortblogg.blogspot.com/

We are thrilled to have Nancy Cappelen join the AmberInk team! Nancy is the first pink torchbearer to join us from outside the UK, from even further north - the land of the midnight sun.

Nancy's hometown of Stavanger houses Norway's oldest cathedral and the amazing pulpit rock, which makes us believe that her glorious work is somehow inspired by the beauty of her surroundings. Or perhaps it is influenced by her family, husband Paal and children Benedicte(14), Casper(11) and Pernille(5.). It doesn't hurt that Norway was recently named the best place in the world to be a mother. Oh stop...we can't let you think that Nancy is perfect...in fact she does have two vices... papercrafting and chocolate. Need we say more? All we can find are positives. See for yourselves @ http://nancyskortblogg.blogspot.com/

We are thrilled to have Nancy Cappelen join the AmberInk team! Nancy is the first pink torchbearer to join us from outside the UK, from even further north - the land of the midnight sun.

Nancy's hometown of Stavanger houses Norway's oldest cathedral and the amazing pulpit rock, which makes us believe that her glorious work is somehow inspired by the beauty of her surroundings. Or perhaps it is influenced by her family, husband Paal and children Benedicte(14), Casper(11) and Pernille(5.). It doesn't hurt that Norway was recently named the best place in the world to be a mother. Oh stop...we can't let you think that Nancy is perfect...in fact she does have two vices... papercrafting and chocolate. Need we say more? All we can find are positives. See for yourselves @ http://nancyskortblogg.blogspot.com/

We are thrilled to have Nancy Cappelen join the AmberInk team! Nancy is the first pink torchbearer to join us from outside the UK, from even further north - the land of the midnight sun.

Nancy's hometown of Stavanger houses Norway's oldest cathedral and the amazing pulpit rock, which makes us believe that her glorious work is somehow inspired by the beauty of her surroundings. Or perhaps it is influenced by her family, husband Paal and children Benedicte(14), Casper(11) and Pernille(5.). It doesn't hurt that Norway was recently named the best place in the world to be a mother. Oh stop...we can't let you think that Nancy is perfect...in fact she does have two vices... papercrafting and chocolate. Need we say more? All we can find are positives. See for yourselves @ http://nancyskortblogg.blogspot.com/

We are thrilled to have Nancy Cappelen join the AmberInk team! Nancy is the first pink torchbearer to join us from outside the UK, from even further north - the land of the midnight sun.

Nancy's hometown of Stavanger houses Norway's oldest cathedral and the amazing pulpit rock, which makes us believe that her glorious work is somehow inspired by the beauty of her surroundings. Or perhaps it is influenced by her family, husband Paal and children Benedicte(14), Casper(11) and Pernille(5.). It doesn't hurt that Norway was recently named the best place in the world to be a mother. Oh stop...we can't let you think that Nancy is perfect...in fact she does have two vices... papercrafting and chocolate. Need we say more? All we can find are positives. See for yourselves @ http://nancyskortblogg.blogspot.com/

We are thrilled to have Nancy Cappelen join the AmberInk team! Nancy is the first pink torchbearer to join us from outside the UK, from even further north - the land of the midnight sun.

Nancy's hometown of Stavanger houses Norway's oldest cathedral and the amazing pulpit rock, which makes us believe that her glorious work is somehow inspired by the beauty of her surroundings. Or perhaps it is influenced by her family, husband Paal and children Benedicte(14), Casper(11) and Pernille(5.). It doesn't hurt that Norway was recently named the best place in the world to be a mother. Oh stop...we can't let you think that Nancy is perfect...in fact she does have two vices... papercrafting and chocolate. Need we say more? All we can find are positives. See for yourselves @ http://nancyskortblogg.blogspot.com/

We are thrilled to have Nancy Cappelen join the AmberInk team! Nancy is the first pink torchbearer to join us from outside the UK, from even further north - the land of the midnight sun.

Nancy's hometown of Stavanger houses Norway's oldest cathedral and the amazing pulpit rock, which makes us believe that her glorious work is somehow inspired by the beauty of her surroundings. Or perhaps it is influenced by her family, husband Paal and children Benedicte(14), Casper(11) and Pernille(5.). It doesn't hurt that Norway was recently named the best place in the world to be a mother. Oh stop...we can't let you think that Nancy is perfect...in fact she does have two vices... papercrafting and chocolate. Need we say more? All we can find are positives. See for yourselves @ http://nancyskortblogg.blogspot.com/

Our blue torchbearer, Renee Lynch has been blogging since 2011. But wait. This is 2011. AmberInk is thrilled to get in on the early stages of this class act!


Renee is in the midst of raising four kids in Tennessee with her DH. She chose to be a SITCM (stay in the car mom) over being a professional writer and earning top dollar -okay, we put this part in, but spend a little time reading her blog and you'll know that we have already looked into the crystal ball. We love that she has a section for recipes, but only offers one. Is this because she is a self proclaimed caffeine addicted chocoholic with exercise allergies and the eating habits of a three year old? Perhaps it is because she uses the dining room to craft in. Or maybe because she has phobias of any foods touching the other and has never eaten or made a casserole and never will?

Whatever the reason we find Renee charming and witty and fun.
We know you will too @ http://itsapatchworklife.blogspot.com/

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And running with our purple torch as passed by our girl Jane!

We are thrilled to have Nancy Cappelen join the AmberInk team! Nancy is the first pink torchbearer to join us from outside the UK, from even further north - the land of the midnight sun.

Nancy's hometown of Stavanger houses Norway's oldest cathedral and the amazing pulpit rock, which makes us believe that her glorious work is somehow inspired by the beauty of her surroundings. Or perhaps it is influenced by her family, husband Paal and children Benedicte(14), Casper(11) and Pernille(5.). It doesn't hurt that Norway was recently named the best place in the world to be a mother. Oh stop...we can't let you think that Nancy is perfect...in fact she does have two vices... papercrafting and chocolate. Need we say more? All we can find are positives. See for yourselves @ http://nancyskortblogg.blogspot.com/

Siobhan (pronounced like 'chevonne'...if you watch American Idol you would know!) joins us from the 49^th state. She has 6 children...well, not really, but if you count the DH, the Samoyed and the Golden Retriever you'll balance out. You do the math. Siobhan has spent the past four years in Japan as a nurse, CEO, CFO, taxi driver and stand up comic.

She currently is editor in chief and creative director @ a new challenge blog Use it Tuesday and if you hurry real fast, you can apply to be on the DT! We are fortunate indeed to have this Coke Zero drinking, heat gun burning, copic coloring and very pretty purple running torchbearer join us @ AmberInk. A recent personality test identified her as "gold". We couldn't agree more.

See for yourself @ http://the-monkey-hut.blogspot.com/

Whole lotta running going on!

We are always amazed at the creativity that exudes from these high jumping, quick stepping, fast running  babes and all while they are carrying a torch!  Another month of watching world champion relay runners is coming to a close.  Just look how far they've traveled!

Look closely!  There are so MANY amazing projects in there.

The new babes are carrying flags from around the world

and they are getting on their marks.

Be sure to come back on Monday to cheer on the team.

And They're Off!

It's their first lap around the track and they're already gone in a cloud of smoke and flame! Check out what our newest torchbearers are up to! We love these love bunnies.

Our JANE knows, they don't have to be just Easter.
I love that she took these little arguing bunnies and made them make-up!


CATHY has made us this adorable little reminder that we're not alone!


ANNE is going bold this first lap out of the gate!!! She's up to the task of nudie cutie!

Can you even handle the cutesyness of MICHELE's little love bugs?
I for one cannot.

In the meantime, KATIE's gone rogue! Look at the dimension on this spin pin flower! It's enchantement'e <-- a word that had to be invented to mark this shockingly great bit of craftiness.

I'm already in love with our new girls. Swing by their internet craft rooms and you will be too!
TO THE QUEST!

We Gonna Pass this Torch!

That bitter sweet day has arrived! By now all you lovelies know that at Amber Ink. we pass our torches like they're HOT

Running with that royal purple torch as
passed by queen of color, Jana Weaver

Our girl, Jane stays healthy with some special Ks in her life - Keiji and Ken! She keeps active in her Special K challenge by baking apple pies, cakes, cupcakes, s'mores (ok, check her blog for recipes) and plenty of playtime. Baseball, Bowling, Pool and Golf are the go tos at Jane's party house (her six year old has a swing like Tiger Woods and her eight year old is a Mickey Mantel switch hitter). She's raising some pretty great babes herself!

If you know the way to San Jose, you can find "Calamity" Jane teaching copic classes, catching the latest movie or at her awesome brand NEW job, teaching full-time as a lead teacher at Creative Minds Child Development Center! Our girl's a musti-tasker so maybe you'll find her speed reading in the midst of it all. Better yet, you're sure to find her creating totally amazing projects that you can find right here: http://whoopsiedaisy-jane.blogspot.com/
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Carrying the flaming blue torch, caught from our adorable Amy Everson!

Meet the fabby, Cathy Weber! This California Country song bird is happy in a calm way. She inspires joyful content. Our Blue Torchbearer is a nurturer. Her days are filled flocking to those who need a little bit of comfort. Cathy lends a wing to lean on in every way she can, spending her days as a teaching assistant for students with learning disabilities and living her dream of being a mother. Feathering her nest at home with her pets, her husband and last at home daughter, Cathy's prepped to officially become an empty nester!

Her outdoor times must bring her a lot of calm, because she beautifully translates that inspiration to her natural nature-full designs. Flock on over to visit her wonderful blog: http://emptynestcrafter.blogspot.com/
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Running strong with our Pink Torch held aloft, passed by our simply marvelous Mandi Moore,

Say "Helllllo" to Anne Cullen! This dynamic stamper walks a tightrope between traditional and edgy (our favorite two points on a map)! These days can find Anne somewhere between her garden and her craft room, but at one point she used to run a bar. Our girl's favorite liquid refreshment is a nice cup of tea, but she'll be more than happy to bring you a round on the house at wine o' clock on a Friday. Anne is the queen of trying new things and starting fresh. She's industrious to boot. We're thrilled to have her at such an exciting new-life time of year!

If there's anything we know about this Scotland babe, she sure is kool! Her brilliant blog is sure to astound. Run and see how kool this babe can be at http://craftyannyskoolkardz.blogspot.com/
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Carrying that blazing orange flame as caught from our imaginative and wonderful Anita Madden

Are you looking for whimsy? For fun? For feel good positivity? Oh I know who you should go see about that. Meet Michele! This executive assistant is up and running at dawn. She's an absolute ball of energy! Our big fish in a small pond (thank goodness for blogging, or we'd never be able to get to her!) makes home with Hubby, Jim and three little people - Alyssa, Kaitlyn and Jared. Their hunting dogs bring her Kansas town's population to 703. Tee Hee!

Speaking of the little people, at under 5' tall, our Michele comes to us in a pint sized package. ;) She more than makes up for it in presence. Her larger than life fun-fun-fun personality is up for display on her exuberant blog of whimsy and talent. if you blink you'll miss her latest post they change up so fast! You are really going to have to put on your good running shoes to catch this babe now that she's got that white-hot orange torch in her hands! http://whimsicalcreations.blogspot.com/
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Carrying our brown torch, as passed by the amazing Tammy Hellstern

Our Katie is what we've decided can only be described as a "firecracker". We can also use words like "scrappy" (this works both ways). The page layouts and ideas this girl uses to document her overly adorable little family are a kick. You're gonna swoon for these toe-heads. Katie keeps them real, so they don't just become Macy's catalogue models to us. Their daily hilarity is such a fun read.

One of our favorite things about Katie is that she answers the "Kahl". Hehe. Seriously though, she does! As a mom to four, count them, Sam - 9, Molly - 8, Grace - 6, Luke - 4, she also runs her own daycare out of her home! She is quick to the chase. She rolls with the punches and she has fun doing it. She does it all with hubby Hubby Kraig, who's been along for the fun for fifteen years now. Cop a squat and get ready for a wild ride at http://katiesscrappyplace.blogspot.com/

Springing Ahead!

Lately a lot of brilliant things have been happening Amber Ink. Style. Here's a fresher:

Mandi Moore is brilliant! She took our totally cutesy Spring ready Smile Daisies iPaper and turned them around to make something stately and demure! Check out what she's done with this get well card!

Amy Everson's paired our Tiny Picnic Gingham with our Butterfly with Heart to create something truly lovely and totally unexpected. I cannot wait for the gingham and the butterflies to get goin'!

Laurel Seabrook is rocking out in the name of Get Sketchy! Look at this card. Have your mind blown. I love the way she uses color and patten! She makes me look forward to the rain!

Sarah Michelle has our impending April Showers on her mind. This is so clean and classy it makes me happy.

Spring! Spring! Spring!

Getting Sketchy Up in Here

When I break things down to my true Internet identity, it's summarized in one word: "Sketchy" I'm tickled pink we're sponsoring this week's Get Sketchy Challenge #80!!!
Take a look at this beauty of sketchiness:

Doesn't that beat all?! It makes me want to grab um...
a couple talented friends :)
Mission Complete:

This enchanting bit of bidness is straight from the brilliant mind of Mandi!

It's coming up spring over at Anita's! Isn't this the bee's knees?!



The girls over at Get Sketchy are really creating a storm of beauty. Run on over and PLAY!

WOOT! Our Girls Are Running Fast!

It's their first official day of torchbearing and our girls are already a blaze with brilliance!

AMY!

Looooooook at this! Amy's rocking our sponsored SFYTT challenge with this new card showcasing our brand new "Wee Bee" collection. Run over to Bearpaw Studios to show some love!

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Mandi!

Tah Dah! How enchanting! Try and catch our pink torchbearer! She's used our turtles from our "Wild Animals with Heart" collection. Check it out at Mandi's Enchanted Occassions!

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Anita!

Look at the glitz on gilded wing here! Anita's rocking our "Wild Animals with Heart" line to make this loverly card with such a dazzling focal point. See it up close and personals at Just a Pigment of My Imagination!


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Jana!

Direct your eyeballs to this card! Doesn't it just SING 'Spring"?! Jana's totally turned out our new release of Amber Ink "Wee Bees"! Go see more brilliance at Janna's Creative Pursuits in Stamping!

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Tammy!

Now for something Yummy! Look at how fun this recipe card is! Tammy's pulled together designs from three of our collections to share the secret to something delicious! You can learn more about it on our lady from TURTLE LAKE ;) Tammy!

Our New Torchbearers Are Total Babes!

Our girls are running strong! Check out brand new babes! Cheer them on as they run strong!
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Our adorable and inspired Amy Everson is running strong with her flaming blue torch. It's a perfect match for this West Virginia stamper, who is extra bright and rarely blue. We're excited to have such a reliable torchbearer running in our midst, you can set your watch by Amy, who sneezes uncontrollably every day from 3:45 to 4:00pm. Her coworkers call her sneeze attacks the "closing bell"!

Amy's introduction to card making came in 2009 when she set out to make her own wedding invitations! She's still in honeymoon mode with her knight in shining armor, Tim. Her hubby is her favorite chef (just as long as he's not cooking something gross like tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, water chestnuts, and anything with a pudding/yogurt texture) Our girl's discerning. ;) You can see that careful eye in cards!

Amy can't wait to get a puppy. In the meantime she's taken up residence with a 6.5 foot bear, Bruce. Don't worry, he's stuffed! Is it any wonder that Amy shares her favorite things at Bearpaw Studios every month?

If you're looking great tips for the young at heart with a pension for true fun you're going to find them at http://www.tandames.blogspot.com/
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Our flaming pink torch is being carried high and proud by the simply enchanting, Mandi Moore.

Mandi is simply hillarious, simply talented, simply a vision of motivating force ;) Mandi likes things clean and well... simple. The tea mugs in her Isle of Wight home all face the same direction and her favorite foods, chips (fries to us Americans) and chocolate are appreciated one at a time but never together. Growing up Mandi dreamed of being a maid! Can we say that she was destined to be a queen of clean?

As one of the two driving forces behind the simply brilliant, brand new, A-listed, top-rated, incredible 'Less is More' challenge blog, Mandi (with friend Chrissie) has her finger on the pulse of what is simply classy. She's inciteing a movement!

We are so excited to have this classy girl carrying that bright pink flame! Take a stroll by Mandi's sparkling blog, where she works her magic, runs her stationary and wedding card business, and inspires us by living what she preaches. You're sure to be enchanted! http://enchantedoccasions.blogspot.com/
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That orange burst of light you see blazing across the sky hails from Enon, Ohio - also home to our newest orange torchbearing babe, Anita Madden!

Anita is a loving wife to her best friend, her hubby of 37 years (woot!), and a caring momma to her beautiful grown up daughter who's a loving momma herself. In her sparetime Anita is most happy playing with her charming and handsome five year-old grandson.

Anita has a talent for making people smile. When we asked her what her worst habit was she told us her husband would say it's putting down the toilet seat! Hehehe. We're excited for what is sure to be an extra fun run with this girl! What a (ahem) 'card'!

Her visual tastes run sweet, cute and spicy (just not her tastes in food!). You can see her sunny personality in the brilliance she showcases on her beautiful blog, Just a Pigment of My Imagination.
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Jana Weaver is weaving her way 'round the roses, carrying this purple flame proud!

If this SAHM of two, 8.5 DD and 2.5 DS, has a fault, it's over committing herself. With this talent, how can it be helped!? We're so excited we get a piece of her this March.

When Jana's not raising kids, teaching a card class at her LSS, caring for her furbabies, 13 year old ally cat Shadow and a 10 year old lab/border collie mix, Maisy or dreaming of lobster, she's stamping up a rainbow storm of brilliance. Jana's so committed to color she even restacks her kids rainbow Ikea bowls if they've been stacked by a less masterful hand. Red goes next to orange kids!

Currently she's in Copic mode, but she loves watercoloring
too, and her old Prisma pencils are awesome when the fancy strikes. Yessirree, this laid back stamper has a divine color sense. It's apparent in her wildly adorable blog, which often seems like a little pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Jana's creative persuits in stamping never pale, they always sail!
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Our brown torchbearer is strong! Tammy Hellstern's got endurance!

Running to us from Turtle Island, WI this amazing stamper's got game. She's a mover and a shaker without a single flaw ;) Her only real defect was the drinking Mt. Dew, but now she drinks Diet Coke instead. Fixed that!

Tammy makes changes. She changes route and she changes something else, for the better. Our gorgeous babe once dreamed of being a cruise director, but she made a change and now she takes the cruises herself, done and done! By day Tammy makes windows but her second job is where she finds her bliss, this girl's a Close To My Heart Consultant!

Tammy loves life and you can see it in her lively blog that reflects her life, her talent and her amazing strength, and we're not talking muscles, but she can flex those too :)

Come scrap with Tammy at http://scrappinwithtammy.blogspot.com/

WOYWW is on Fire, our NEW Torchbearer's are too!

Tonight we're rolling out our newest torchbearers.
Aren't they the cat's pajamas?!

Pam's been writing bios all day
and I've been putting together the images and the visual fixin's.
Such fun!



Here's a close-up of my workdesk right this second.
I'm plugging away on some new art for our coming sets.
These are going to be directly related to our latest challenge.
I SO SO hope you'll come back and play!

Now you can sign up for a INK-redible Challenge reminder.

. Hop on over to our new Torchbearer's lovely spaces if you can
and share the comment magic.

xoxo,

Amber & Pam
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And may we now introduce...

If you adored Jessie from Toy Story (the gorgeous red headed, sassy, sweet, cute, rambunctious and adventurous love of Buzz Lightyear’s life) it will be a smooth introduction to our Joey McKelvey, a London based SAHM with three extraordinarily adorable baby joey’s named Sydney (dancer extraordinaire) , Naiall (artist extraordinaire) and Ella (prettiest baby you’ve ever seen extraordinaire). She lives happily ever after with her babies and 'Buzz' aka Marts, aka her hubby. This child of the 80’s is a teacher at heart. She has already introduced us to cola cubes, pie, mash and liquor, jim jams and L’occitane hand cream. Her favorite color is green. Our Joey is a gifted colorist, whether it be with nail polish, copics or promarkers. Of course her dream was to be an artist – since she already is! She is a fellow WOYWWer!! Along with her wonderful creations you can usually spot her Jessie doll mascott lighting the way @ http://joeysworldofstuff.blogspot.com/

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Meg Craig describes herself as 'snarky', but you’d have to google the heck out of that word to find the true Meg Craig meaning. Honestly, she’s a high school math teacher, so ultimately it is all just a quadratic equation! It would be much easier to simply study her blog @ http://corgi-creations.blogspot.com/ and do the sudoku. You want dogs? There you will find dogs. Are we surprised that Meg’s dream growing up was to become a dog trainer? Probably not. We are sure that Addison, aka Addie, aka Addison McFaddison, aka The McFad, is pleased with that.

It is also obvious that Meg’s Cookies and Cream loving husband keeps his comic senses. When asked her worst habit he quickly responded “stealing the sheets and hogging the bed.” No wonder she says she laughs everyday! Do you want some of the best organizational pointer’s we’ve ever seen? Check it out and remember…you are never too old for Space Camp!

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At Amber Ink we always feel blessed. When Laurel passed the torch to Brenda Rose (actually we'd like to call her Brenda Rosebud from her precious baby photo) we thought, man oh man…this is Chanel no. 5 suhweet! BTW, Chanel no. 5, just happens to be the name of Brenda’s rescued honey colored beagle. Go figure! Lest we forget, time to mention little miss Sassy Pants, the black cat!

Brenda lives in Prairie Home Companion Country, on THAT side of the Twin cities whichever side that may be, with son Shane. He's a frequent topic of posts (can we make an appointment puhleeze) and hubs, Jerry. Her amazingly wonderful family keeps this girl going! We just can't figure where this girl gets her abundant energy! Perhaps it's the Mt. Dew or coffee frappes? We’re not sure, but whatever it is it keeps Brenda astonishingly enthusiastic. Oh and do you want to see the best bucket list/scrapbook E.V.E.R.? Check it out here or scroll down from the beginning @ http://roseblossomlegacies.blogspot.com/

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If you click your ruby slippers you just may find yourself in Hutchinson Kansas. When you get there, you'll promise never to leave home again! Laurie Willison has created her own Emerald City. It's a magical place where you can while away the hours, conferrin’ with the flowers (and OH, what flowers this girl can make!) She lives with her own Professor Marvel Lynn and two little munchkins, Rylee and Brody. Instead of a dog named Toto, she has a cat named Delbert.

You will be amazed at the adventures that await you as you follow the yellow brick road through the blog Laurie started in 2007, http://soapboxcreations.blogspot.com/. The photography will make you feel like you really are over the rainbow.

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Beauty abounds in the Dalles, Oregon (think Mt. St. Helens and pure Lewis and Clark), so it is ever so fitting that this is also Sue Kment country. Having survived her youth with four older brothers, Sue is the perfect blend of feminine and funny. A visit to Sue’s feels like a warm glass of milk on a cold night, whether it comes from finding the best cookie recipe, being introduced to diet forks or listening to a grandbabies laugh, this lady seems to calm us with the perfect blend of living. As a fellow WoYWWer, she pretends to have a messy desk but there is always a method to her madness, a true sign of a genius. Her work leaves us speechless and then we go back for more. You will too @ http://suesstampingstuff.blogspot.com/

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Do you see the red in everyone's hair?
This will be a firey run indead!
Now run on over to Julia's to visit all the hot workdesks the eye can see!