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  • When Tuesday and I found out Chloe was coming to visit we asked our little play group if we could skip art time and do a tea party instead. In true Amber fashion I got a bit over my head, but we still had fun. I made these cute invites on the Silhouette, trying the print and cut feature for the first time, it really works! Now of the actual tea party you will not see many pictures. It turns out five 2&3 year olds plus three babies is a bit chaotic! (sheet covering up the bookcase) Can you see…

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  • Since I was pretty productive on our scrap day I figured I’d spread the love over a couple of days. After my warm up layout I went a little crazy with this one: I tired to do some layering, but I think maybe it was a little much. I am giving my self some bonus points for “vintage” product usage, can you spot the stuff that is at least seven years old? Not this stuff, this was just one part I liked that I think really worked. I think I may journal more on the back because some of the…

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  • Sarah and I often have scrap dates at my house and they are always a treat. Our fun time last weekend was no exception. I move a little folding table into my craft room (and the upholstered chair out) and we are quite comfy with all our supplies right at hand. My first layout is always a warm up, this time I used a sketch from the Sketchbook 3 class by Jamie Waters (oh how I love her style!). It’s pretty much an exact copy, but I figured out something cool with the Silhouette while doing it. I wanted a…

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