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House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

Hey all you House Mouse Lovers!!!! Time for another challenge :)

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge # 55 - Aperture
Heather came up with this weeks challenge. Create a card with an Aperture (a hole, opening, door, window, etc.) Totally fun! We also have a sponser this week...and you know what that means...a prize! Get all the details HERE.

OK OK OK....YES...I have ANOTHER Halloween card! I can't help it! They are just toooooo darn cute! And besides...I'm getting good use out of all the stamps on the Halloween Clear Set :) Plus I got to use my new Martha Stewart Fence Border Punch! Isn't it perfect for this! LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!



All the white areas of the patterned paper on the front I added Ultrafine Crystal Glitter. Super sparkly!

See what's inside :)



BOO! is also a stamp from the Halloween Clear Set.



I glittered up the cheese and pumpkin. The pumpkin is popped up on dimensionals and filed with little orange Twinkle Stickers from A Muse. There's also a little clear glaze pen on his nose :)



The next challenge is November 9th -- so I guess this will be my last Halloween House Mouse card till next year. You can always check out the Halloween HM stuff I made last year HERE & HERE. ;)

Recipe:
Stamps - House-Mouse Designs Halloween Clear Set
Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Bazzill Cardstock, Fiskers Heidi Grace Decor Stripe Jeepers Creepers Double Sided paper;
Ink - A Muse Artstamps Black Dye Ink and Black Pigment Ink
Misc. - Prismacolor Pencils 917, 927, 939, 942, 1002, 1003, 1011, 1012, 1050, 1052, 1054, 1056; Gamsol OMS; Blending Stumps; Stampendous Clear Embossing Powder; Embossing heat gun; Marvy Uchida Tree Punch and Scalloped Square Punch, Martha Stewart Crooked Fence Border Punch and Bat Corner Punch; EK Success 1 3/8" Square Punch; Art Glitter Duck Tail Ultrafine Glitter & Ultrafine Crystal Glitter; 2-way glue pen; A Muse Artstamps Black & Orange Twinkle Stickers, Black & Yellow Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon; Offray White Grosgrain Ribbon; Dimensional Foam Tape

Go Hog Wild!

A quick card to share.

I just love this stamp from Penny Black. It makes me smile big.



Paper by American Crafts. Lime Twinkle Stickers by A Muse Artstamps. Die by Sizzix. Black Pigment Ink by A Muse Artstamps. Clear Detail Embossing Powder by Stampendous. Black Spica Glitter pen by Copic. Black ribbon from stash.

HELLO Release Day

Day 5 amuse-bouche and Release Day!

YIPPEE!!! Today you get to see all the new A Muse goodies! You can check 'em out online -- or maybe your local stamp store already has them in stock...that would be cool!

Yesterday I used the NEW Solid Chrysanthemum stamp -- today I'm using the NEW Open Chrysanthemum stamp.



All stamping is done with A Muse Black Pigment and embossed with clear detail embossing powder. The sentiment is from the NEW Monogram Frames Clear Set. The dots are actually the "period" stamp from the NEW Classic Alpha Clear Set. Cool idea huh! Glad I tought of it!
YAY ME! LOL!!!

The image is colored with Smooch Inks. I painted the flower petals with Pumpkin - then added a little Gold Lame on top. The leaf is Green Apple.



Well...that's it for all my yummy appetizers. It's time for the Main Course....and I'm SURE you will want everything on the menu ;)
Have fun shopping.

Links to all the amuse-bouche HERE.

Recipe:
Stamps - A Muse Artstamps Open Chrysanthemum; Monogram Frames Clear Set; Classic Alpha Clear Set
Ink - A Muse Artstamps Black Pigment Ink
Paper - White cardstock
Misc - Ultrafine Clear Embossing Powder; Smooch Pearlized Accent Ink Pumpkin, Gold Lame & Green Apple, EK Success corner rounder

Fall Floribunda

Day 4 amuse-bouche

More yummy stuff to share today!! YIPPEE!!! Don't ya just loooooove all the new A Muse goodies you have seen so far! Check out the NEW Solid Chrysanthemum stamp. Good news...there's a NEW Open Chrysanthemum too! LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LOVE IT! The sentiment is from the NEW Monogram Frames Clear Set. Let's see...what else is new on here...OH...the NEW Latte Pretty Pearls. This new Creative Candy has 3 different sizes all on 1 sheet!! Say it with me.....Git-er-done!!!



What else? Another color of NEW Shimmer Couture Paper! This one is called Slate. I probably sound like a broken record...but I'm gonna say it anyways... "THIS STUFF IS TO DIE FOR!"



Soooooo...are ya wonderin' how I made my cardbase? It's airbrushed with a Copic marker and a Spellbinders Impressabilities. Pretty cool 'ey. Doesn't that Pearl Sheer Ribbon from A Muse match beautifully.

Did you know A Muse is giving away some of the new stuff for free? Check it out on the A Muse News Blog! Don't forget to check out all the other sneaks HERE.

Recipe:
Stamps - A Muse Artstamps Solid Chrysanthemum; Monogram Frames Clear Set
Ink - Colorbox Chalk Charcoal, Versafine Onyx Black
Paper - A Muse Artstamps Slate Shimmer Couture Paper; White cardstock
Misc - A Muse Artstamps Latte Pretty Pearls; A Muse Artstamps Pearl Sheer Ribbon; Marvy Uchida Punches; Copic Marker E33 Sand; Airbrush System; Spellbinders Flourish Impressabilities; Foam Tape

Cool & Fresh

Day 3 amuse-bouche

How about a little late night appetizer -- something light -- something cool -- something fresh -- something new -- something A Muse.

This card was so quick and easy. I love how clean and fresh it turned out. You could stamp any sentiment and make it any color. When you create with the "Think Simple. Think A Muse." style, there are sooooo many ways to quickly create a card for any occasion.

I used the NEW Leaf Frond stamp, a stamp from the NEW Monogram Frames Clear Set, the NEW Big Thanks stamp and New Lime Shimmer Couture Paper. OH YEAH BABY...another wonderful color of that yummy shimmer paper!

Did you get a chance to look at all the other sneaks for day 3? How about days 1 & 2? They're all listed HERE if ya missed any.

Recipe:

Stamps - A Muse Artstamps Leaf Frond; Monogram Frames Clear Set; Big Thanks

Ink - A Muse Black Dye Ink

Paper - A Muse Artstamps Lime Shimmer Couture Paper; White cardstock

Misc. - A Muse Artstamps Black Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Harvest Feast

Day 2 amuse-bouche

Are you ready for another yummy serving of amuse-bouche!! Well feast your eyes on these new A Muse goodies. The NEW Modern Wood Block stamp I used on my cardbase. The NEW Dill stamp I stamped several times in 2 different colors. Happy Birthday is from the NEW Classic Numbers Clear Set. Yep...a new clear set! You are gonna love it. Don't you just want them all!!

LOOK at the NEW Mango Shimmer Couture paper. What a beautiful color! I added some sparkle with ultrafine crystal glitter -- and dotted the "i" with an Orange Twinkle Sticker.

Don't forget to check out all the other Muses sneak peeks. Click HERE for the list of tasty little Autumn tidbits. :)

Recipe:
Stamps - A Muse Artstamps Modern Wood Block; Dill; Classic Numbers Clear Set
Ink - Vivid! Butt4erscotch; Colorbox Chalk Chestnut Roan; Ranger Distress Tea Dye
Paper - A Muse Artstamps 4-bar Bark Solid notecad, Mango Shimmer Paper; White cardstock
Misc - A Muse Artstamps Orange Twinkle Stickers; EK Success border punch; Ultrafine Crystal Glitter; 2-way glue pen; foam dimensioinals; sponge; ribbon from stash

Autumn Elegance

Guess what.....it's time for amuse-bouche!!! You know what that means...

NEW A Muse Goodies are coming!!

YIPPEE!!! NEW STAMPS! But that's not all! A brand new line of paper called Shimmer Couture. It's shimmery -- it's elegant -- it has a white core -- it's a MUST HAVE! But wait....there's MORE! New Chocolate Pearls! OH YEAH BABY!!

On my card I used the new Solid Maple Leaf. A "classic" for the season! The sentiment Beautiful Autumn is also new. Perfect for the Fall Season! I love it! I used the new Solid Grass Shimmer Paper to layer and to punch out the leaf. I also used the Solid Pumpkin stamp that is new from the Halloween release. Love it!

I wanna make sure you see how beautiful this new paper is so I got a closeup for ya. Is that not to DIE FOR or WHAT!

I hope to have a few more sneaks to share with you throughout the week. You can also find more amuse-bouche listed on the A Muse Lounge HERE as well as on the A Muse News Blog.

Recipe:

Stamps - A Muse Artstamps Maple Leaf Solid; Beautiful Autumn; Solid Pumpkin

Ink - Colorbox Chestnut; Vivid! Butterscotch, Brick & Olive

Paper - A Muse Artstamps 4-bar Paprika notecad, Grass Green Shimmer Paper; Kraft Cardstock

Misc - A Muse Artstamps Pretty Pearls Chocolate; Fiskars Maple Leaf Squeeze Punch; Paper Piercer; Foam Dimensioinals; Sponge; Brown Sharpie Marker

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge

It's time for a House Mouse Challenge!

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge #54 - Movies
Our challenge this week is by Stacy. Create a card using a movie title as your inspiration. And guess what -- there's a prize this week! Not just ANY prize...but a prize from House Mouse Designs!! Yep...the Official House Mouse & Friends Website! GIT-ER-DONE!!!! Challenge and prize details HERE.

My card is based on the movie It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. A classic for this time of year.



My card base is a template that I cut freehand. It's hinged at the stem. I drew a separate template for the leaf. Shading is done with Colorbox Chalk Cats Eye Ink Pads. I just swiped them directly on the cardstock. I LOVE how it turned out! And that fun beaded wire stuff is so cool! Can't tell you what brand it is...cause I bought from a store that went out of business like 4 years ago. The sentiment is embossed.

I used some of the newly released colors of Shimmerz paints on Mudpie's pumpkin costume. You can see in the closeup where I painted with it. There's actually 3 colors on there. Wed Wagon is on the darkest areas of the pumpkin, Golden Wheat on the rest. The stem is painted with Mossy Stone.



Hope you find some stamping time to do the challenge. Remember....you now have 2 weeks.

FYI - Today is the last day to submit for our Design Team Call. Details HERE.

Sad news :( Stacy and Carolyn have decided to leave the design team. They have both been with us since the beginning of the HM & Friends Challenge Blog. We are sure going to miss them!

Recipe:

Stamps - House-Mouse Designs Halloween Clear Set

Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White; Bazzill Cardstock, DCWV Fall Stack

Ink - A Muse Artstamps Black Dye Ink, Colorbox Chalk Yellow Cadmium, Yellow Ochre, Olive Pastel & Chestnut Roan, Versafine

Misc. - Prismacolor Pencils; Gamsol OMS; Blending Stumps; Brown Embossing Powder; Embossing heat gun; Shimmering Products Shimmerz Wed Wagon, Mossy Stone & Golden Wheat; Marvy Uchida Scalloped Circle and Circle Punch; Art Glitter Flax Ultrafine Glitter, 2-way glue pen; Dimensional Foam Tape, Sponge Dauber, Beaded Wire from stash

Simply Boo-tiful

Here's one of projects from my A Muse Simple Boo-tiful class.

This card features the new Pumpkin Mouse and BOO! sentiment from A Muse. That fluffy stuff under the pumpkin is Bright Orange Flower Soft with Duck Tail Ultrafine Pearlescent Glitter from Art Glitter sprinkled in for sparkle. The pumpkin is glittered up too :) The leaves and flowers on the vines are covered with Ultrafine Opaque Black Glitter. EVERYBODY needs black glitter! The other 4 class projects included a treat bag, tag pocket, covered chipboard decoration and a calendar for October.

Did ya know I have a blog that is just for my classes & events? Yep...it's right HERE. Be on the lookout for more Holiday classes. If you don't live in my neck of the woods - click HERE to see if there's an A Muse Instructor teaching classes in your area.

Totally Wicked

A Muse Halloween Classes

I'm done teaching my Halloween classes with all the newly released A Muse Halloween stamps and supplies. I had so much fun designing these cards and projects...but even more fun teaching them. Oh yeah baby!!!

Would you like to see one of the cards from my Totally Wicked class? Of course you would! LOL ;)

The giant spider is covered with Black Fun Flock! HOW COOL IS THAT!!! In class I let them choose between plain Black Flock and Black Sparkly Fluff. I think everyone went with the Sparkly flock :)

That giant spider is a Tarantula Punch from EK Success. It's about impossible to find because they are sold out everywhere. Good news...if you act fast...the store I teach at just got a few in stock. If you want one you better call Stamp Works right away!

Not everyone gets into making cards and decorations for Halloween - but that shouldn't stop you from attending classes. The techniques and layouts can be used for all sorts of other seasons or celebrations. For instance -- my MONDO Tarantula pop-up card you could use a snowman on the inside with snowflakes stamped for the background. There are so many possibilities. This spider might be perfect for a boys birthday -- just stamp Happy Birthday on the inside in place of Happy Halloween. Git-er-done!

Stay tuned...I might share a little something from my A Muse Simply Boo-tiful class.

World Card Making Day 2009

Happy WCMD!!

Just a quick post to share what I did today for World Card Making Day. Since I love making cards (yes...shocker!!) it was a must that I make cards today. So I took a road trip and celebrated this big day in Anthem Arizona at Scrapbooks to Remember. They had a wonderful class taught by Kim Hughes, Paper Crafts Magazine "Go-To-Gal."

We made 3 adorable cards using products by Cosmo Cricket, American Crafts, & October afternoon.

I totally enjoyed "taking" a class and not teaching it for a change :)

Now...time to go relax and watch a movie.