Welcome to the second annual My Mind’s Eye spring blog hop! My name is Amber Packer and this is your next to last "hop"!  I am sure you have enjoyed the fabulous creations the other designers have shared with you.

I just LOVE spring. I love watching earth slowly wake up.  When I first knew that we were doing a blog hop I thought I would choose an “Easter”y word.  As this month has progressed, it became clear that my word had to be life-changing.

Our beautiful, comfortable house is going on the market today.  I will add another post about this decision today (click here to read).  It’s amazing how life-changing decisions can be so smooth, so natural, so clear.  Like the decision has been made for you and it was just waiting for you to figure it out.  The next house has been on the market for 2 1/2 years waiting for us.

I found this quote to use on my layout:

“..the rule seems to be that the bigger and more

life-changing the decision,

the less it will seem like a decision at all.”

Hugh Mackay

We are content to stay and content to move, but feel guided to the new house and next adventure for our family.  We are grateful that we have each other and our faith to see us through whatever is to come.

Because our brick has a little orange in it, I chose to use Stella & Rose – Mabel for my layout.  The papers feel comfortable, classic, nostalgic – just like my home.  My favorite thing in the entire collection is the crochet trim – YUMMY!!!

Life-changing

I hope you’ve had a great time visiting a few of my talented friend’s blogs.  Your last "hop" will be back to the

My Mind’s Eye blog. 

I hope you took the time to comment on each blog you visited on your way here.  Remember to leave a comment on the My Mind’s Eye blog and email each designer’s words to amber@mymindseye.com (that’s me).

If you just happened to hop in here from somewhere else … take a minute and hop over to the My Mind’s Eye blog so you can play with us!

I hope you enjoyed your stop here.  Look around.  I hope you'll find Ambervalue in what I have designed and written.

 

p.s. check back later to read (and see) more about my house (click here).

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185 responses to “2nd MME Spring Blog Hop”

  1. Ohhh Snap Avatar

    Beautiful Layout and I’m in love with the ledger paper! TFS 😀

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  2. Doona O'leary Avatar
    Doona O’leary

    love the layers and ribbon…. very cool layout indeed.

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  3. Letty Avatar

    I am going through the same life-changing moment! What a great idea to scrap your home and have something to look back on. Beautiful layout!

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  4. Kelly Sas Avatar
    Kelly Sas

    Great LO documenting an exciting time of your life. Happy Easter and best wishes on your new home and move!

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  5. michelle tripp Avatar
    michelle tripp

    i love the subtle colours in this layout..sort of vintagey
    michelletripper(at)yahoo(dot)ca

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  6. Ellie A. Avatar

    what a beautiful way to document such a deep step in your families life. Love the colors very pretty.

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  7. Tulipscrapper Avatar

    What a great idea to scrap the “old” and then the “new.” When we found our house, it, too, “spoke” to us, and we knew we were making the right decision. Good luck on your journey!

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  8. Amy Parker Avatar

    Lovely layout Amber! Moving is a huge change, but it will bring forth growth! Hope you have a wonderful Easter! 😀

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  9. kathy Avatar
    kathy

    Amber – always love your work! Wish you and your family the best in your new home! I agree that the lace is wonderful – as is everything in this line. Thanks for sharing and Happy Easter!

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  10. Diana Avatar

    What a wonderful LO. I like the colors you used.
    Happy Easter to you and good luck in your new home.

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  11. marielle Avatar

    what a wonderfull layout i love the embelischments, and the story behind it touched me. Much luck in you’re new home
    Much love Marielle

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  12. Celeste B. Avatar
    Celeste B.

    Good luck in your new home.

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  13. Lillian Child Avatar

    Delightful page layout!
    Thanks for sharing and Happy Easter!

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  14. Sandie McCarthy-Roberts Avatar

    What a lovely layout! Whew. Moving, eh? I hate moving. Good Luck!!

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  15. kana Avatar

    I love your story behind this layout. Hope everything goes well with your new house. Beautiful layout!!

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  16. Sylvie Hoobanoff Avatar
    Sylvie Hoobanoff

    What a lovely layout! And I will be borrowing that quote for a page I need to do about a life changing decision we have made, ourselves. Thank you! 😉

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  17. Hilde/Scoobie Avatar

    Good luck on selling and moving!
    Love your layout and the collection you chose for the photo!

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  18. Janet Zeppa Avatar

    Great story to document! Good luck with everything!

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  19. CamillaE Avatar

    Lovely layout! Best wishes for you and your family!

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  20. Natalie Avatar
    Natalie

    I love the colors of this layout…so bright and fun!

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  21. Keila Rosa Avatar

    Beautiful layout Amber! Best wishes…

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  22. KariLynn Avatar
    KariLynn

    Great memory to document. The Mabel papers suit it perfectly. Great layout. Love how you used the trim as well. Thanks for the great blog giveaway. It was great getting to see all the blogs.

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  23. Steph Russell Avatar

    Great layout! The papers work really nicely together.

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  24. Jill Rugg Avatar
    Jill Rugg

    What a perfect word to pick- it goes perfectly with your story and LO. Thanks for sharing!

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  25. Sarah Moore Avatar

    this a wonderful layout!The layering is great! Hope selling your house is not to stressful!

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  26. DeniseB Avatar
    DeniseB

    Great layout… lots of nice details! Love the trim too.
    DeniseB

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  27. Shannon Blinn Avatar
    Shannon Blinn

    Beautiful design!

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  28. Lori Banks Avatar
    Lori Banks

    WOW! Love the LO and your house transformation is AMAZING! Looks awesome!
    🙂

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  29. Valerie Avatar

    I wish you the best in this life-changing moment. Glad to see you recorded your feelings on a layout.

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  30. Maya Avatar

    Beautiful layout!
    Good luck with all changes! How exciting!

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  31. Mayol GLL Avatar

    I love the Mabel papers, too, because they have orange and orange is one of my favorite colors 🙂 i love your layout, as always. Best wishes in the changes going on in your life! Thanks for sharing!

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  32. Sandy Avatar
    Sandy

    Change can be hard – thank God HE never changes! Love your layout! Thanks for the inspiration and for the fun blog hop!

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  33. Natalie Elphinstone Avatar

    You’re right – this collection matches the photo brilliantly. What a lovely memory to scrap, and a beautiful page it is 🙂

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  34. Kelly Massman Avatar

    LOVELY! I never have done a house layout–maybe this will be my inspiration!!! 🙂

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  35. rebekka Avatar
    rebekka

    lovely layout, the colors match the house in a great way! hope the sell happens soon so you can move into your new dream house!

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  36. conniemelancon Avatar
    conniemelancon

    love this LO and the story! thanks for sharing.

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  37. Kristin Perez Avatar

    Stunning layout. May God bless the move and everything goes smoothly!

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  38. bethann d Avatar
    bethann d

    great LO, congrats on the move.

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  39. Christina Hoffman Avatar

    Love the colors! Everything just flows as well as this move will. Best of luck to you Amber!

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  40. Tracey Kuzniak Avatar
    Tracey Kuzniak

    PERFECT house LO Amber! Looking forward to seeing the next one!!

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  41. Leslie Kiley Avatar
    Leslie Kiley

    I know how you feel. We just moved from our beautiful condo less that a mile from the beach to the mid-west to a big new home. Change is always unsettling but sometimes needed. It is always unique ans a little scary.

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  42. Brenda Avatar
    Brenda

    This collection is perfect for the layout of your house! Good luck on selling it and moving.

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  43. Lynette Avatar

    Good luck with your life changing decisions. Stunning layout of your home that probably hold so much wonderful memories.

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  44. Drea B Avatar
    Drea B

    Good luck on your journey! Love the LO.

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  45. Stephanie Eaken Avatar
    Stephanie Eaken

    Love your layout & what an exciting time!!

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  46. Heather Robertson Avatar
    Heather Robertson

    great page – love all the layering

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  47. Morag Cutts Avatar

    Good luck with your house move. Great photos – you guys have done so much work!

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  48. Laura Drahozal Avatar

    How exciting! I love what you did with those beautifully edged pieces!

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  49. Annette H Avatar

    Fun Layout
    Good Luck on your new Adventure

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  50. Fawn Avatar
    Fawn

    How exciting – a new house! Enjoy it, it’s worth all the work.

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