Peppermints...

This is another project that I made recently with my Hostess group, using a fun new set from A Muse called Making Spirits Bright. We used these empty frapachino bottles I had, filled them with peppermint candies, then decorated the outside with candy cane stripe and petite polka dot papers. I used Kraft and vanilla card stocks as well to add a bit of a vintage feel that I thought went perfectly with this stamp set.The tag was cut using our classic tags die set, I folded my paper in half and kept the folded part just inside the die, so it didn't cut the fold, to create a tag that opens up. I used our cherry bakers twine to attach it to the bottle. I love how this turned out!
What do you think, leave me a comment and let me know!

Hope that you are having a wonderful day, thanks for stopping by!!

Open House

I had an Open House this weekend for the new A Muse Holiday catalog,(if you would like a copy, just let me know, it is awesome!) this is one of the cards that we made using a new set called Cup of Good Cheer, and some of the new Chevron Paper in Bermuda paired with some Bermuda Petite Polka Dot  and Sage card stocks. A little Cherry ink and ribbon really make this combo pop! Inside this card I used our new Gift Card Insert Die, insert a Starbucks gift card and I will have a perfect holiday gift! I can think of a few teachers that would love this!! :)

I hope that you are all having a wonderful Summer.  Kids will be back to school soon and I am hoping to get back to more regular blogging again as well.

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by!

Every Path...

Every Thursday my friend and fellow A Muse Studio Creative Consultant, Chris, has "CAS Thursdays" on her blog, showcasing cards that are made in the "clean and simple" style. Chris does such a great job with this style of card. For me, this style is a bit of a challenge, but today I have a CAS card  I made, and I love how it turned out! I used Mod Backgrounds 1 for the tiny dots, and embossed it with Satin Pearl Embossing Powder for my rain. The sun was cut from Papaya card stock using a die from Cupcake Toppers Die Set. I inked around the edge with Bellini Ink to add some depth to my sun.The clouds are cut from Vellum card stock using our Cloud Duo Die Set. Sentiment is from Days Like This and the background paper is Bermuda card stock. All these items can be found on my web store HERE. I hope that you will go and check out Chris's blog too, she has lots of inspiring creations to look at!

Hope your day is full of joy! Thanks for stopping by!

Happy 4th of July!

 

Happy 4th of July everyone!! I hope that you are all having a wonderful day today!

 

July Blog Hop- Christmas in July

 
Time for another A Muse Studio Consultant's Blog Hop!! This month we are getting a jump start on those Holiday cards with Christmas in July.  I hope that you will join us for some holiday inspiration. Here is a list of Creative Consultants who are participating in this hop:

Samantha Kania www.kania-amusestudio.blogspot.com
Karen Crisp www.papernstamps.blogspot.com
Melinda Fisher www.stampwithmindy.blogspot.com
Tami Grandi www.journeyoflifetamijo.blogspot.com
Pamela Fredrickson www.attemptedcreativity.blogspot.com
Christina Seeger www.morethanalittlerandom.blogspot.com
Angela Kelley www.angelakelley.blogspot.com   (This is Me!)
Kristine Vicente www.checkerberrylane.wordpress.com

I hope that you will visit their blogs and leave a little love with a nice comment or two, it could make someones day!

All products used for my card are from A Muse Studio. For my card I used Cobalt card stock to create a frame with my nestabilities  labels #8. I embossed my snowflakes with Diamond embossing powder over Sky ink, on our velum paper. The sentiment is stamped with Cobalt ink directly onto the Sugar card base, then  covered with the velum layer. I used the cobalt frame not only to draw focus to the center of my card, but also to hide the lines created by the glue on the velum! The ribbon is from my stash, and wraps all the way around the front flap of the card. It's kind of fun to do this if you intend to add a photo inside, just slip it under the ribbon to hold it in place on the inside of your card! I just realized that this stamp set is not in the current catalog, but our new holiday catalog will be out at the end of this month, I am hoping that this set will be in there, it is so lovely!

Enjoy the hop!! Have a wonderful day!!

June A Muse Studio Blog Hop!

Welcome to our June 2nd A Muse Studio Consultant Blog Hop! This month's it is all about masculine or neutral cards. If you are participating in the blog hop, you should have come from Christina Seeger's blog and if not, then you should start from the beginning with Samantha's blog until you come to my blog. You wouldn't want to miss out on any of the other wonderful samples by the other participating consultants.

I made two cards using the same basic layout, but I changed up the colors and shapes that I used, which gives them a completely different feel and look. For my first card I used Extraordinary Background, Mad About Plaid, and Ahhnouncing. I love how this card turned out! I love the shades of grey, with the little pop of red, and those two backgrounds together just make me happy!! Perhaps my mojo is returning!!

For my second card (which is actually the first card I made for this post) I used several scraps that were on my desk. Say it With Style is the stamp set I used along with the Harlequin Impression Plate. I sanded the eucalyptus paper so the embossing really shows up nicely. The striped paper is a scrap of our School Lined Card Stock, love that stuff! I finished it all off with some Cherry Stitched Ribbon and a Bermuda Button.
"Now on to your next stop Pamela Fredrickson's  blog.
Enjoy the hop, here is a complete list of the Participating Consultants.

Samantha Kania

 Tami Grandi

Christina Seeger

Angela Kelley (That's Me)

Pamela Fredrickson

Mindy Fisher

Karen Crisp

All Products Used  From A Muse Studio

Card #1

Paper: Pebble, Slate, Cherry and Sugar

Ink: Slate, and Black

Stamps: Extraordinary Back Ground, Mad About Plaid, Ahhnouncing

Other: Vintage Labels2 Die Set, Cherry Buttons, Black and White Bakers Twine

Card #2

Paper: Cherry, Eucalyptus, School Lined Card Stock, Kraft, Vanilla

Ink: Cherry

Stamps: Say it With Style

Other: Nestabilities Labels 8 and Petite Ovals, Harlequin Impression Plate, Cherry Stitched Ribbon, Bermuda Buttons

Hope that you are having a wonderful weekend, thanks so much for stopping by!

Sweet Sentiments

Helloooo! I apologize for my absence, May has been a crazy month and I am trying to find my mojo again. School ended this week, and now my kiddos are home for the summer, this is good for me, now the schedule can soften up a bit! Ahhhhh. (I hope!)
There is a new challenge starting today over on the A Muse Studio Consultant Challenge Blog, it's all about "Sentiments". There are some wonderful samples from the design team, I hope that you will check it out HERE. The challenges go for two weeks now, lots of time for you to join in the fun with a card of your own, and there is a prize! You can find all the rules HERE. We would love to see your creations with Sentiments in the spotlight!

I hope that you are all having a wonderful holiday weekend.
My thoughts and prayers go out to all the Military Men and Women who are serving and have served, and their families. Thank you all for your courage and service.

All products used are from A Muse Studio
Paper: Eucalyptus, Bermuda, Pistachio, and Sugar
Ink: Bermuda, Eucalyptus, and  Nutmeg (on edges)
Stamps: Sheet Music Background, and On The Wing
Ribbon: Eucalyptus Organdy Polka Dot Ribbon