Elf on the Shelf with AmberInk Blog Hop

Welcome to our Second Annual 

Amber Ink Holiday blog hop.

This year our alumni are tapping in to their inner elves 

for some fun and frolic.

We've made our list, but you'll probably want to check it twice.

Or check it thrice. 

We just don't know who'll be naughty or nice.

There are 23 commenting spots to be precise

And 23 prizes to help entice.


All you need to do is comment here and you'll be entered
for a chance to win the Elf on the Shelf image
that I used in today's card!!

I have used Elf on the Shelf Presenting
which you can find HERE at the AmberInk Shop
I also used Snowflake Lace AmberInk iPaper
for my background and to fill his suit.
And I just had to dress it up a little with a red bow
from the Perfect Package digi stamp set.


The stack of presents is from JLJ Designs
and can be found HERE in the Tidings of Christmas
Digital Scrapbooking Kit

So see those badges down below?

Roll the dice. Let elf magic flow…

Hop on Monday

Hop on Tuesday

Prizes on Wednesday

Every Torch Bearer in the Hop today
is giving away an AmberInk image at their blog
and...
One Grand Prize winner will receive an Elf of the Shelf gift set, 

so be sure to visit every single elfin spot. 

The final list will be sent to Santa, 

so remember… 

the only person you are really competing with is your elf.

Thanks for coming. Now hop on!!!

I Just Couldn't "Resist"

When I saw the new challenge for the

Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge Blog

is going to be 

"For the Guys"

I HAD to try out this new technique!

It's not a new technique,

but it's new to ME!!

It's called "Emboss Resist"

I stamped my image

"Caution Contents are Hot"

from Fresh Brewed Designs,

and my sentiment from the 

Let's Communicate Collection from Amber Ink,

with Versamark ink and heat embossed it 

with clear embossing powder.

After it cooled, I sponged blue, green and purple ink

over the entire surface of my card stock

then wiped the ink off the embossed image.

LOVE IT!!

Not bad for a first attempt, if I do say so myself!

What guy could possibly refuse THAT invitation?

Challenges:

Sweet stamps, Masculine

Craft Your Passion, What a Guy

Crafty Cardmakers Spotlight, Challenge Yourself

My Partner in Crafting Crime, Uncolored Image. I hope my card qualifies, as I did not color my stamped image, but I did use colored inks for the background (?)

2 Sisters, Anything Goes

CES Challenges, Embossing

Drunken Stampers, Magic (I think it's pretty magical how the image appears in white after it's covered in colored inks!)

Voting is now open!!

Just a quickie post while I'm working on a few projects!


My days as a torch bearer are numbered, so I'm going to take advantage of every chance I get to post my awesome badge!

The voting has opened for the Amber Ink INKredible 21-day challenge!

Stop over and vote for the winner of the Wrap It Your Way Challenge!

Remember, the winner will participate in the creation of their very own set of stamps, so choose wisely!

We're confident you'll make the right choice!

Last Chance to Win Your OWN Digi Stamp Set!!

Have you ever looked through your digi stamp collection and thought, "Gee, I wish I had a ______"!


Now is your chance!!!


There is only one day remaining in the Amber Ink
INKredible 21-day Challenge!!


The theme is "Wrap it Your Way".


My little fishies are wrapping their tree with garland!


The image is from the collection called "Best Fishes"...


Let me tell you how "Best Fishes" came to be! The winner of the Amber INK INKredible 21-day challenge in October was Wendy Price. Her GRAND prize was to work with AMBER to create her very own stamp set!! With her son Willem's input, they developed an entire set of FinTastic Stamps that are now available in digi AND clear stamps!


And the November winner, Karin, is FULL of Ink-credible ideas... can't wait to see what they come up with!!


You can read all about it at the "Winning Developments" Page and get a sneak peak at the newest set, coming to an Amber Inkling near you!


Our days as torch-bearers are closing in fast and this has been an Ink-redible ride! Working with this Team has been SO much fun and I'll be sad when I'll have to pass my torch!


If you've ever dreamed of having your OWN set of stamps without doing all the work, this is your chance!


You have just over 24 hours to enter the Inkredible 21-day Challenge!!

Seven Course Meal for Two Amber Ink Holiday Hop

How exciting! Today is the First Annual Holiday Blog Hop with Amber Ink.

Our challenge was to create a "Seven Course Meal for Two"

OK! OK! I know! You're saying "What??!!??"

Yeah, me too... at first... once I figured out what they were talking about (you know, those folks in Hawaii talk funny sometimes) it was actually really fun!!

So here's how I translated it:

Use 2 colors (and a neutral- in my case, white)

Use 7 "things" (this can be products, procedures, techniques, etc.)

My seven "courses" are:

   1 Amber Ink iPaper (Purple Holiday Cheer)

+ 2 Amber Ink Images from the "Tis the Season set"

+ 2 Sizzix embossing folders ("Frost" and "Dearly")

+ 2 brads

=7

Of course one of my two colors was PURPLE (GO TEAM PURPLE!!)

Here are the hop details:


Our Ambassador of Awesomeness:

START HERE: Shannan Teubner 


Purple Team:


Karin Martin 
Melissa Czapor 
Stacie Gorse  (you are here!!)


Brown Team:


Jackie Randolph 
Julie Elak 


Pink Team:


Julia Dunnit 


Blue Team:


Kerri Michaud 


Orange Team:


Taylor Usry 
Wendy Price 
Emily Leiphart 
Angela Hathikhanavala 
Sunghee Chon  


If anybody adds on late late tonight, we'll put them up on amberinklings as
well.


There will be random prizes to commentors along the way!


Images of each entry will be on the AmberInklings blog on Wednesday with a blind voting app which will be open until Wednesday midnight. 


The winner will be announced on Thursday.


So make sure to leave comments along your way.


And pop on over to the Amberinklings Blog to vote for your fave!

Amber Ink InKredible 21 Day Challenge~ Runs Nov 23-Dec 13!!

See! I told you yesterday I had a goodie planned for today!

Don'cha just LOVE the pattern on this project?

It's called: "Spin Pin Holly Berry" and is a BRAND NEW iPaper release from Amber Ink! There are close to 20 new iPapers which coordinate PERFECTLY with the new image releases! No more fussing thru drawers of papers trying to find the right one... just click and print! YAY for EASY!!

Yep, I'm Brilliant, not Patient! (-:

The tag is actually an image in the new set called: "You're the Perfect Package"... the same set I used for my card yesterday!!

I used the 2-5-7-10 Box tutorial from Splitcoast stampers for this gift bag. Super-simple and ultra-cute!!

This gift bag is PERFECT for little Mexican Wedding Cookies (thanks for the suggestion, Incredimombo!)  (-:  Y-U-M!!

So, here are the details you've been waiting to hear:

Welcome to Amber Ink's InKredible 21 Day Challenge!

This is the time of year when the bar is set high!  Family and friends, neighbors and teachers all know that YOU are the one who has such a wonderful ability and flair with paper and markers and cutting instruments with unusual names.  YOU are the one that can put things together in such delectable ways.  You give a gift and people tell you "Oh, it is just too pretty to open!"  Sound familiar?  Then this challenge is for YOU!
Avoid the crunch and start your wrapping early.  You may even win a prize!

THIS MONTH'S THEME IS:  WRAP IT YOUR WAY, with Amber INK!

We like to leave room for the artist in all of you, but we will be looking for taking a gift or a food item, decorating a candle, a hostess gift etc. and decking it all out with Amber INK!

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The Rules are Simple:

Use at least ONE AmberInk product in your entry

Wrap a gift item your way!


Blog about it and tell us who/what/where...we want the deets on EVERYTHING!

Add your linky.

You can enter as many times as you'd like, but only one prize per person.

Come back and vote for your favorite entry December 14th, 15th or 16th.

Please be sure to check out our IDEA page to speed up the MOJO FLOW
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Wanna see something REALLY, REALLY cool???  Then check out the projects that our Torchbearing Babe-a-Roo's wrapped their way!

ANGELA!

KERRI!

STACIE! (that's ME!!)  (-:

JULIA!

JULIE!

JULIE!

Top three vote-getters will be in the top 3, but Our current AmberInk(TH)ink tank will award the final place settings. Second and Third prize winners will receive gift certificates to the AmberInk store.  

And the WINNER of AmberInk's InKredible 21 Day Challenge?  The most AMAZING, AWESOME, ASTONISHING prize in blogsville!  Check under Winning Developments.  

Karin Martin was our winner for Challenge #3.  Watch as her ideas develop!

You could win it too - a set that YOU create with Amber. Dream BIG ladies.  All you have to do is Enter and Win!!!! 

Now that's a WRAP!

Fun with NEW Amber Ink Sets!

Oh my Gosh!!
Being a Torch Bearer for the Amber Ink (Th)Ink Tank is a RIOT!!! Every day, I just laugh and giggle at all their shenanigans!

Today is a New Release Day at Amber Ink!

For my debut card as the Representative of Team Purple, I have actually used 4 (yes, FOUR) digis from the new set You're the Perfect Package.

AND!! I also used one of the brand new iPapers!!

I'm tellin' ya, these new Amber Ink products are "da bomb!!"

The "You're the Perfect Package" set comes with 15 (yep, FIFTEEN!!) images in one pack!! C'mon, where else can you get 15 awesome images that all go together and coordinate so perfectly?!?

You'll definitely want to jump right over to Amber Inklings to check out the entire new release and see all the lovely work all the Torch Bearers have done... I'm so proud to be part of such a creative group!!

Unfortunately, you won't see my lovely lady in the collection because I had printer issues and had streaks thru all my prints... changed the cartridge and ran a clean cycle and all seems to be better! So, I missed the deadline to submit this project for the Blog Post... I'll be back tomorrow with something else for you that you won't want to miss!!

**ETA** I will be visiting relatives for Thanksgiving and won't have internet access for most of the week! I am writing up all my blog posts for the week and scheduling them to post on the day they're due. I am HOPING that Mr. Blogger is kind and cooperates... If you don't see anything from me this week, we all know what happened!

How Perfect!

Many have asked the meaning of my blog title: Hestia's Helper!
The truth is, Hestia is/was the Greek Goddess of Hearth and Home!
One of the traditions that were implemented in her name is the passing of the torch!
As such, the Olympic flame can never be extinguished as it is passed
from one torch bearer to another thru history!

So how PERFECT is it that I get to be the next TORCH BEARER!!!

I have the distinct honor of representing Team Purple for the Amber Ink (Th)Ink tank!
Thank you to Rhonda Miller for passing your purple torch to me!
You have GOT to go check out the super-cute babes of the November (Th)Ink Tank:

Angela

Julia

Julie

Kerri

We're all getting pretty FIRED up about the next INKredible 21-day Challenge!

Amber Ink is home to awesome images, clear stamps and iPapers that go with EVERYTHING!

We're already having a ball and are just getting started!

November is going to be SUPER-FUN!!