Easter Treats to DIE for!

This week over on the A Muse Studio Monday Challenge Blog we are playing with Dies.

I used 3 different A Muse Studio Die Sets on my project:

Bunny Dies Set

Holiday Tag Dies Set

Scalloped Border Die Set

The grass stamped on the tag is from a set called Make a Scene....and GUESS WHAT!!!  It's on SALE this month!  YEAH BABY! 

The little flower has a lime pearl in the center. All these little touches make a project that much better...yes  :)  Even down to the eyelet and silver elastic cording to hang the tag...which will help keep the little ones from ripping the tags off the jars.  They'll probably tear off the flower & bunny...but that tag will still be going strong!

Did you know that some A Muse Studio has Exclusive Dies by Spellbinders? Yep...how cool is that!  The Bunny Set is one of them.  And if you look closely...you can see that it's embossed! I LOVE doing that!

Get all the "to die for" challenge & prize details on the A Muse Studio Monday Challenge Blog.

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All supplies to make this project except the jar and candy are available from A Muse Studio.

Recipe:

Stamps - Make A Scene; Essential Sentiments
Papers -Shell, Grass, Sky, Sage Gingham

Inks - Grass, Ocean

Misc. - Die Sets:  Bunny, Holiday Tags and Scalloped Borders; Die cut machine & Embossing Pads; Diamond Glitter; Quickie Glue Pen; Sugar Eyelets; Crop-a-dile; Silver Elastic Cording, Shell Grosgrain Ribbon; Lime Pearl Stickers; Petite Daisies Paper Flowers; 3D Foam Tape; Super Stick Red Double-Sided Tape; Plastic Vintage Kelly Jar; M&M Easter Mix

A Muse Studio Monday Challenge

Today over on the A Muse Studio Challenge Blog we have a photo to inspire you.

Here's what I got out of this picture:
Colors - Pink, Blue, Brown and White
Shapes - Flowers & Rectangles
Feeling - Soft, Feminine and Fabulous

I used the new A Muse Studio Floral Duet set along with one of my favorite go-to sentiment sets - Hand Scripted.  The card base is die cut.  A few Clear Twinkle Stickers add just a touch of bling.

Fast & Fabulous!

Get all the challenge & prize details on the A Muse Studio Monday Challenge Blog.

12:30pm 3/19 ETA -  As I was cleaning up in my craft room this morning...I had this big flower with the pink satin ribbon knot in the center sitting on my desk.  I picked it up and thought "what am I gonna do with this?"  Then I just tossed it down on my card. WHAT???!!!!  THAT'S IT!  It belongs!  LOL!  Seriously...THAT'S EXACTLY what happened!  I stamped just a tad bit more of a blue flower off to the left edge of the card base...then adhered the flower with foam tape.  GIT-R-DONE!  Which version do you like best?

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Our Birthday Bash is still in full swing

 Don't miss all the fun!  Click the pic below to get the details. 

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• To see the March Spotlight Specials click HERE
• Would you like to become an A Muse Studio Creative Consultant?  I would love to have you on my team!  Click HERE to sign up - or contact me for details.

Boy OH Boy!

Hey bloggers...it's time FORE our next A Muse Studio Challenge!

My challenge this week: Make birthday cards for the boys. I would love for you to play along this week...especially since I'm hosting it! And...I have an A Muse Studio Ocean Pigment Ink pad to give away :) Get all the challenge details on the A Muse Studio Monday Challenge Blog.

OK...I know some of you have a hard time with guy cards...so here's a Lori Barnett Tutorial:

1. Fold piece of white paper in half.
2. Stamp "Happy Birthday" on front with Blue Ink.

BAM! Yer done! Yes...it could be that easy. But that's not how I usually roll with it. I can spend HOURS coming up with just the right card for that special someone. Sound familiar? We are faaareaks! ha!! Here's a few guy card tips:

~ Keep it age appropriate. 
~ Avoid glitter, rhinestones, buttons, shimmer sprays, ribbon, flowers, fancy punched edges, scallops, pink & purple.
~ Think Clean and Simple (CAS)
 If I like it...I'm good with it.

For the ball, I stamped the little dots background image from the new A Muse Studio Mod Backgrounds 1 Set with Slate Pigment Ink - then punched out a 1/2" circle and attached with foam dimensional tape. Sentiment stamped with Ocean Pigment Ink.  "have a swingin' " stamp is actually "have a swingin' day" -- but left off the "day" so I could stamp a the big "birthday" under it instead.

Speaking of birthdays - we are celebrating our 1st Birthday at A Muse Studio! All sorts of fun & prizes over on Facebook.  Plus, workshop orders have some AWESOME incentives!  Email me if you have questions. Don't forget about our March Spotlight Specials...where we have even MORE birthday goodies!

All supplies available from A Muse Studio.

View the 2012 A Muse Studio Catalog & Inspiration Guide HERE.

Recipe:

Stamps - Swingin' Day, Birthday Builder
Papers - Slate, Kraft and Sugar

Inks - Versafine Onyx Black, Slate and Ocean Pigment

Misc. - Koh-I-Noor Colored Pencils, 1/2" Circle Punch, 3D Foam Adhesive

A Muse Studio Challenge Time!

We have another fun challenge over on the A Muse Studio Monday Challenge Blog!

Create a monochromatic card or project.  Check out all the details and great samples HERE.

This is a great challenge for my new Sunny Side of Life stamp set from A Muse Studio! I used Latte cardstock and French Roast Pigment Ink.  The sentiment is stamped with VersaMark Ink and then embossed with White Embossing Powder.

I tried and tried and tried to take a better picture...but I'm camera challenged or something! LOL!  So here's a closeup...and maybe you can see the New Champagne Glitter better in it?  I don't know...but all I can say is in real life it's AMAZING!

Would YOU like to win a sampler pack of A Muse Studio color coordinated embellishments? You gotta enter to win! Get all the prize and challenge details on the blog HERE.

EXCITING NEWS!

A Muse Studio is going to celebrate their 1st Birthday!

Join the fun over on Facebook starting Thursday March 1st.

The celebration will be all month long with inspiring ideas, contests and fun prizes!

 

All supplies available from A Muse Studio.

View the 2012 A Muse Studio Catalog & Inspiration Guide HERE.

Recipe:

Stamps - Sunny Side of Life
Papers - Latte

Inks - French Roast Pigment; VersaMark

Misc. - Champagne Glitter; Glue Pen; White Embossing Powder; Milwaukee Heat Gun

Have a way spooky Boo Day!

Happy Halloween!

 

Here's the design I came up with for today's A Muse Studio Blog Challenge - Dry Embossing.

I used the new A Muse Studio Web/Swirls Impression Plate on Onyx cardstock...then sanded off to expose the white paper core.  I LOVE the punched out eyes!   This card is seriously quick and easy...but has SO MUCH character to it! 

 
Drew lines to each skull with Copic Multiliner Pen.  SPOOKY COOL!  Then finished off with a strip of Washi Tape from the winter assortment.

Get all the challenge info HERE and see more great dry embossed samples -- PLUS prize info!

All supplies used for this card available from A Muse Studio.

Recipe:
Stamps - Spooky Boo Day
Papers - Orange and Onyx
Inks -  Versafine Onyx Black
Misc. - Winter Washi Tape Assortment, Webs & Swirls Impression Plate, Big Shot machine, Embossing Pad Kit, Copic Multiliner, 1/16" Circle Punch, Sanding Block

Autumn Leaves

Happy Monday!  Time for our next A Muse Studio Monday Challenge.

This week we want to see Leaf creations.

The other day I posted a card using the new A Muse Studio Autumn Leaves stamp set with Versamark and Pearlscent Shimmer Chalks. (You can see that card here) Today I'm using Nutmeg Pigment ink in place of the Versamark.  You have to work a little faster with the chalks since the pigment ink dries faster than Versamark -- but you will LOVE the results!  Didn't these leaves turn out AWESOME!

I stamped one leaf on Sugar Cardstock that I inked up with both Nutmeg and French Roast Pigment inks - then trimmed out. 

Click on the pics to get a closer look at the chalk colors.

Check out the "Leaf" creations our team came up with along with the challenge & PRIZE info. HERE.

Have fun!

All supplies to create this card are available from A Muse Studio.

Recipe:
Stamps - Autumn Leaves
Papers - Kraft, Nutmeg, Sugar, Wasabi, French Roast Woodgrain
Inks - Nutmeg & French Roast Pigment
Misc. - French Roast Twine Pebbles Inc. Pearlescent Chalking Set, Sanding Block, 3D Foam Adhesive

A Muse Studio Twine Challenge

HERE WE GO!  Time for another A Muse Studio Monday Challenge!

It's all about TWINE!
See the wonderful  samples our team came up with along with all the challenge & prize info HERE.

 

 

I used A Muse Studio Onyx Twine to tie knots at the end of the sentiment strip.  Sometimes it's the little things on a design that make a big difference.  That big black glittered spider and the embossed web are the main elements...but the dark pieces of twine draw your eyes down to the bottom of the card.

 

 Isn't that web COOL!  It's a NEW impression plate from A Muse. A web on one side....swirls on the other!  You get 2 designs from 1 plate.  GIT-R-DONE!!!!  I used Onyx cardstock and sanded off the raised web impression.  Super easy!



All products on this card available from A Muse Studio.

Recipe:
Stamps - Too Cute to Spook; Swanky Backgrounds
Papers - Orange, Onyx, Kraft, Sugar, Vintage Onyx
Inks - Onyx Pigment Ink, Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black
Misc. - Web/Swirls Impression Plate, Pinking Border Die Set, Big Shot Diecut Machine, Embossing Pad Kit, Simple Stick, Onyx Glitter, Milwaukee Heat Tool, Sanding Block, Circle Scissor Pro, Glass Mat, 1/16" hand punch, Onyx Twine, 3D Foam Adhesive

Open If You Dare!

Happy Monday!

Today over on the A Muse Studio Challenge Blog our challenge is to make your own embellishment.

EVERYONE can do this...if you DARE!


To make my embellishment I used the new A Muse Studio Web Die.



After cutting out the web with onyx cardstock, I smooshed it on my Versamark ink pad and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. Then...while it was still warm...I sprinkled on more embossing powder and heat it again. This made a nice thick coating on the web. SUPER easy!



A little row of Lime Twinkle Stickers and some bakers twine add the finishing touch.

The spider and sentiment are from a set called If You Dare. It's one of the Spotlight Special Sets on sale right now.

Won't you please join us and share your project...
You could win a prize!

All the details and design team samples are HERE.

All supplies are available from my A Muse Studio website.

Recipe:
Stamps - If you dare
Inks - Versamark, Versafine Onyx Black
Papers - Pumpkin, Onyx, Sleep Hollow, Kraft
Misc. - Black & White Bakers Twine, Clear Embossing Powder, Lime Twinkle Stickers, Heat Tool, Web Die, Die Cut Machine

Give it a little Dimension

It's Challenge Week #3 over on the A Muse Studio Challenge Blog

This time it's all about Dimension. Foam tape, pop-up folds, glaze, flock, felt, pearls, rhinestones...you get the idea! Anything that makes your card not flat. See samples from the team and get all the challenge & prize details HERE.

I gave my card dimension in several different ways. I embossed the cardbase and label with A Muse Studio Satin Pearl Embossing Powder. Gives the card dimension and texture.

I also added the paper flower and button -- which is tied with some Onyx Twine. The sentiment layer and flower are popped up on 3D foam tape for added dimension.

Isn't that Satin Pearl embossing powder TO.DIE.FOR!!!
I seriously want to embossing EVERYTHING with this stuff!

It would be GREAT if you would join us for this weeks challenge.

All supplies are available from my A Muse Studio website.

Recipe:
Stamps - A Muse Studio Polka Dot Patterns; Contemporary Greetings; Vintage Labels
Inks - Versamark; Memento Tuxedo Black
Papers - A Muse Studio Kraft, Eucalyptus, Slate, Winter Sky Woodgrain
Misc. -A Muse Studio Satin Pearl Embossing Powder; Onyx Twine, Vanilla Button; Petite Daisies Paper Flowers; 3D Foam Adhesive; Static Magic; Crop-a-dile Corner Chomper; heat embossing gun

NEW A Muse Studio Holiday Release!

I have a BUNCH of stuff to share! Normally I don't type so much on a blog post...but this time there's no way round it. But....it's all good.

#1 Today is the OFFICIAL launch day of the NEW A Muse Studio Holiday Catalog.

• New Stamp Sets - New Ink and Paper Colors - New Ribbons - New Dies - and MORE!
• Halloween, Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter, Christmas, Valentine's.
  
• Download a copy or view it HERE.
• Holiday catalog good until January 31st 2012.

#2 Today is the OFFICIAL first day of A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA!

• During AMAP hostesses can earn a limited-edition hostess-only stamp set!
• During AMAP hostesses can earn even more hostess rewards than usual!
• Join the FUN with A Muse Studio on FACEBOOK. The party has already started!!! Check out the first challenge HERE.
  
• And of course LOTS of fun stuff will be coming here on my blog :)
• A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA runs from Aug. 22nd - Sept 30th

#3 Today is the first challenge on the NEW A Muse Studio Consultant Challenge Blog
One of our fabulous Creative Consultants (Carla) has started this new blog. Won't you PLEASE pop on over & say "hi" and check out our first challenge :) Here are some of the fun blog details:

• The purpose of the blog is to share designs using a|s products.
• Tips and tricks using a|s stamps, inks, tools and more!
• New challenge each Monday featured by one of our Challenge Hostesses.
• LOADS of ideas from our Design Team. Chance to WIN a PRIZE EVERY WEEK

WOW...what a fantastic Monday! NOW...I bet you can't WAIT to see something I made using some of the NEW A Muse Studio Goodies....right? LOL

Here's the card I made for the first blog challenge: GLITTER

I LOVE the new set called too cute to spook! The ghost and sentiment are from that set. The branch is from another new set called creepy hollow -- another MUST HAVE.


NEW Slate Woodgrain Cardstock! OH YEAH BABY....LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!! AND BAKERS TWINE!!! We have it in 3 colors! Onyx, French Roast and Cherry!
GIT-R-DONE!!!

I used A Muse Studio Onyx Glitter on the the faces. Even small touches of glitter can add a BIG PUNCH to the project. Don't get me wrong...I love using gobs of glitter and bling...but sometimes less is best.



Did you notice anything on the ghosts? I used another NEW set called mini alphabet and stamped BOO on them. It's a clear set (all our alphabet sets are clear) and has 137 stamps!!!! 2 each of all capital letters, 2 each of all lower case letters and 2 each of all the numbers -- plus a few punctuation marks and symbols!!!

WHEW! Are you still with me?
That was a BUNCH of stuff! But...I'm not done...LOL!

#4 PRIZE!!!!!!
To kick off all this A Muse Studio NEWS I'm going to send 1 lucky winner some goodies! A copy of the NEW Holiday Catalog, a sampling of some Bakers Twine, a sampling of some of the NEW Cardstock, and a few other goodies!

• Leave a comment on this blog post telling me what is the FIRST goodie you would like to get from the New Holiday Catalog.
• LIKE me on my FACEBOOK Page to double your entry! Just post another comment here on this blog post telling me you did that...or that you have already been there and done that. (You don't need to comment on the FB page to be entered.)
  
• I will randomly draw from the comments on this blog post Saturday August 27th. (sorry...US mailing addresses only)
  

NOW I'm done :)

All supplies are available from my A Muse Studio website.
Recipe:
Stamps - Too Cute to Spook, Creepy Hollow, Mini Alphabet
Inks - Versafine Onyx Black
Papers - Slate Woodgrain, Sugar, Buttercup, Lime, Orange
Misc. - Onyx Bakers Twine, Onyx Glitter, Quickie Glue Pen, Pinking Border Die Set, Big Shot Die Cut Machine, 3D Foam Adhesive