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More Sunny Side from A*muse Studio - Kraft and Eucalyptus

I have always LOVED Kraft cardstock.  And I especially love it when you stamp on it with Eucalyptus!  I made two cards with one stamping of the Sunny Side of Life flower sillouette cut in half - so you can really get some mileage out of this stamp!  In any color it loks beautiful!

This one I accented with a few Vanilla Pearls and I embossed the piece of Eucalyptus cardstock with the Dots embossing plate.  I stamped my greeting from Essential Sentiments with the Eucalyptus ink.

This one I tied a piece of Vanilla Twine around the stamped piece and I stamped the greeting on top with Navy Ink.  I also stamped the Mesh Background Stamp onto the Eucalyptus with Versamark and I embossed it with Clear powder.  I love the texture and depth it adds to the card! 

   
   
   
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Today is the last day for retired products from a|s! 

And tomorrow starts their Birthday Bash!

Host a Birthday Bash workshop in March and not only will you get the already amazing Hostess Rewards but you will also receive the Limited-edition Birthday Bash stamp set — Best Year Ever! That’s a $34.99 value. And if that’s not enough? All of her friends who order $25 or more will receive a free pack of Petite Polka Dot A2 Notecards!

We also have the Sign up special going on thru May 15th!

I am wrapping up my projects for tomorrow's Stamping Night Out today.  I am loving all my new stamps from the A*muse Studio Inspiration book and catalog!  My list is still long!  I am having a spot in my Hostess Club - $25 for 5 months and I get the hostess benefits on month!  I still have a few oepnings if you are interested!  I can even ship you your order every month if you are not near me in Kansas (additional shipping may apply but I will be fair and split it with you!)

Hope you have a blessed day - I am praising God today for the sunshine!

Sunny Side of Life with watercolor from A*muse Studio - IC325

Over the weekend I played a little in my studio - and took the Saturday Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge - IC325.    I was inspired by this painting:

So I grabbed my watercolors and a big wash brush.  I spritzed my Bristol pad piece of paper with water first, then brushed on blue and green for my background.  Then I dried it with my heat tool and flattened it out under a large acrylic block.  Next I layered it to a piece of Onyx cardstock and then layered that to a Sky card with 3d Foam Adhesives.  Last I stamped my greeting from Essential Sentiments with Onyx ink.

        
  
These and many more products are available anytime on my a|s webstore!

I have two more cards from my studio time over the weekend - I will show you on wednesday!

Sunny Side of Life from a*muse studio

Super simple but oh so elegant!  I just love this new set that I got from the new Inspiration Guide and Catalog from A*muse Studio!  It is called Sunny Side of life.  For this card I chose Amethyst cardstock for the base and I stamped with Heather ink.  It is a tone on tone effect that is so stunning! 

I had a word window cut out that was leftover from another project - so I stamped the greeting onto it with Heather ink and added a little bling with the Crystal Twinkle Stickers.  I attached it to my card with 3D Dinemsional Adhesives.  Voila!  Literally 3 minutes to make the card from start to finish.  Now I guess if I had to cut out the word window it might have taken another minute.  :-)

I can see this card it every color of the rainbow - I am going to make up a set for my Mother-in-law and Sister in laws in their favorite colors.

       
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Charming Gardners and Fun Flocking from a*muse studio

Today's card has been an experiment - will you let me know what you think by leaving a comment?

I started with the flowers from Charming Garners from the New A*muse Studio Inspiration Guide and Catalog.  I colored them with my Copic markers - and just LOVE the vivid red I achieved.   The secret is really the addition of the BV23 to the shadow areas of the petals.

***Copic Combos***
Flowers: R25, R29, BV23
Shadow: B000

For added dimension I wanted to add the stamens of the flowers with our Simple Stick powder and Papaya Flocking - also from the A*muse Studio Inspiration Guide and Catalog.  So I grabbed my VersaMark ink and stamped them inside the flowers and sprinkled with SImple Stick Powder.  Heated just til melted then sprinkled the flocking on top and shook off the excess.  Now it was not exactly the look I wanted - so I also stamped right back on top of the Flocking with Papaya ink and the same stamen images.  Wanting a little more detail I added just a few scribbles with my Copic Multilines .05.

The vivid red paired up nicely with Bermuda and Black Polka Dot papers don't you think?  I made the card base from Pebble cardstock so it is a soft grey - just to make the white pop even more.

I am not totally convinced that I like the flocking on the stamens - but it is ok.  I think because I loved the red flowers so much it makes the flocking ok!  I am being uber picky I know!  You all know how you feel when you are super excited to try something and it is just not as pesctacular as you wanted?  That is what I am feeling.  I still like the card though - and hope you do too!

       

These and many more products are available anytime on my a|s webstore!

I did some major re-arranging on the old blog yesterday - I even figured out how to add the social media goodies to the footer of all my posts!  I know it took me long enough, right?  I hope if you are looking for anything on my blog you can find it easily! 

New colors - masculine maybe?

I am in love with all our new colors - especially Seattle!  I started with a seattle card and wanted to combo it with Pistachio.  YUM!  To top it off I added Rialto which is deep grey-green-brown.  I stamped the same image from Mod Backgrounds 2 with Rialto and Pistachio- and stamped the greeting onto one with Rialto ink.  Then  I layered them to my card with 3d Foam Dimensionals.  Last I tied French Roast Satin Ribbon around the whole thing - it ties them all together so nice!

Working today in my studio designing for my upcoming workshops in March!  I love doing this every month - and can hardly beleive that I have been doing it for over 13 years!  Time flies when you are having fun I guess!  I have a big announcement to make on March 1st - and I am so excited about it!  It is something I have been considering doing for a long time and have just been mulling it over but now I am going to do it!  Be sure to check back on the 1st!

I see Chevrons and Cupcakes!!

The Chevrons stamp set was at the very top of my list when I saw the new catalog last month - so of course they were on my first order!  For this card I simply stamped one row of chevrons across the front of a white card - with Lime ink.  Then I stamped a cupcake and frosting from the Hey Cupcake stamp set.  I colored the cupcake with my copics - YG23 and YG25 for the wrapper and B000 on the cupcake part for a little shadow.  After the cupcake wrapper had dried for a little bit I added some dots with the colorless blender.   I stamped the Frosting with Bubblegum ink and cut it and the cupcake out.  I added them to the card with 3D dinemsional adhesives and stamped the greeting below.

It is a quick and easy one I am going to make lots more of for my Birthday cards this year.  Inside I stamped "wishing you the SWEETEST birthday ever! (with Bubblegum ink too!)

   

You can always purchase these and many more products from my online shopping site! 

We had so much fun as usual on Saturday at my all day crop - and I even got a few cards made besides talking and eating!  I am so blessed by that day every month! 

Just Because Urban Wildflower Duo

I was inspired by the Urban Wildflowers Pallette - which is our featured color palette this month!  I substitued the Vanilla for Sugar - but I think they would be even lovelier had I used the Vanilla instead!  I love the new Seattle color - it is a nice warm grey that is oh so trendy right now!  The Lido is so luscious not too mustardy and not too bright for a yellow.  And then there is always my fav Bermuda!  You can get the Urban wildflowers paper pack thru the end of the month - which features 4 sheets of each color:  Seattle, Pebble, Vanilla, Lido and Bermuda.  It is just $7.65!

I tone on tone stamped our Mesh background stamp onto the Bermuda layer - it is hard to capture in a photo but it adds a nice texture to the card.  I know it will be a go to stamp for a ton of creations!

You can see it just barely right below the knot in the ribbon.  There are also more really light Bermuda flowers in there too.

I love the tone on tone Chevrons on this card!  They are so trendyright now - you will see them everywhere.  I wished I had the Pinking edge dies - that would have really been a nice finishing touch for the edge instead of tearing - but I like the torn edge too.

I am looking forward to an all day crop on saturday - they are always SO much fun!  I have a few projects in mind to work on but will more than likely feel the need to pack my entire a|s collection so that I can play!  I hope you have some craftiness in store for your weekend!

Consider joining my a*muse studio team!  The $50-75 stamp bonus with the starter kit makes a great deal even more awesome!  Not to mention that a|s is a fabulous company to be a demo with!  The support from the company is top notch - including tons of support with workshop ideas and even kits for workshops!  They provide the projects and even samples if you want them!   SO do not be afraid to take the plunge and give it a try.  Email me if you want to chat about it!
 

New sign up special!

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Another Charming Gardner card - and new signup special!

I am getting into the 4Bar size of card - have you tried them?  I had not done them before I came to a|s - but I am loving the size now!  It is a standard size - 3 1/2 x 5 - aqnd we sell sugar envelopes to fit!  (shimmer ones too!)  For this card I started with a piece of Bristol pad cut to 3 1/2 x 10.  I scored it in half to form my 4Bar card.  I stamped the flower from Charming Garders with Tuxedo Black Memento pad.  Then I went to work with my waterbrush and watercolor pencils.

I Edged the front of the card with the Scallop borders smallest die.  Then to dress it up a little bit I added a strip of Bubblegum cardstock to the inside bottom edge of the card.  For added texture I added a line pf pierced dots.  Last I tied a piece of Bubble Gum Satin ribbon around the front of the card and stamped my greeting.

The weight of the Bristol Pad really makes this card feel like a work of art! 

a|s announced another BIG promo for new consultants who purchase the DELUXE starter kit!

The starter kit is already a fabulous deal at $225 - it contains over $385 worth of stamping and business supplies already!  With this extra $75 that just makes it unbeleivable!  If you have been thinking about signing up NOW is the time!  Contact me to get all the details or for more info!

I am having SO much fun with all my new goodies - and hope to share one of them with you on Friday!

Word Windows - new Die set!

My Word Windows dies arrived today - along with a bunch of other new goodies!  I could not wait to use them - so I jumped in with the Floral Duets stamp set.  I stamped with the new color Grape and Bermuda and ties a Bermuda ribbon around the piece.  Then I cut out my word window and layerd that panel with 3D foam adhesive to the front of a Bermuda card. 

I love the look of the word window!  We have so many sentiments that will fit into them or onto them!  I have the piece I cut out now too - and I will use it on a card also!

In the order I received today there was a backorder of the Floral Duets stamp set!  It is crazy how fast they ran out of stock of this stamp set - which I am not surprised because it is so pretty.  It should be back in stock in early March.

Remember - you can order these any many more items on my site!

The kids are home from school today - and we happened to have gotten a teeny weeny bit of snow - and they are out playing in it!  I am sure Hot Chocolate will be on the agenda soon!  I have the heat cranked here in my studio - and it took a long time for it to heat up to where I like it.  So now I am off to play with my new goodies!