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Challenge #2 - Dirty Dancing Color Challenge

Who's ready for a challenge?  Tonight I'm hosting a color challenge over at the A Muse lounge and it's based off one of my very favorite moves - Dirty Dancing! I looooove this movie and still watch it all the time, I think I might even have it memorized, lol! 

 

Your challenge tonight is to use the colors from this poster - light pink, dark pink, black and kraft is optional - and create a project using at least one A Muse Stamp.

Here's my card -

I used a small circle punch to create the scallops on the edge and the flower is messy colored using Copic markers.  I also trimmed the edge of the front panel so the inside of the card would show and attached a strip of black paper on the inside.  Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out the lounge for all the details and more challenges!

And another baby card...

Hhhmm, I guess I'm on a baby card kick lately.  I think my little Mr. Zeke has been inspiring me. :)

My card today is one that I taught in a class awhile ago but I changed up the color scheme a bit (so my students have already seen this one.)  I started by cutting a piece of Grass gingham paper in half to form the card base, and then I folded it "inside out" so the pattern was on the inside.  Next I trimmed it down a few inches (almost half-way) so the pattern showed through.  For the bumper part of the crib, I stamped it first on the white cardstock then again on a scrap piece of gingham, trimmed it out and adhered it over the first stamped image.  I then punched it out and adhered it to the scallop circle.  I added a panel of purple kitchen and then some glitter and a sentiment finished it off. 

Thanks so much for checking it today! Happy Monday!

The one with baby cards...

Hey there!  How are you all doing? All is good here! Sweet baby Zeke is 5 months old today and keeping me busy as always!  I sure LOVE being a mama!

Speaking of sweet babies, I've got a few cards to share with you! The first one uses one of my fave baby stamps Elephant and Baby and is colored with Copic markers.  I used the yellow kitchen notecards and then colored some white sheer polka-dot ribbon with a gray Copic marker to match the card.  The sentiment is from the Baby Wishes clear set. 

The next card is a super simple little monkey card that I made using the Jungle clear set by TPC stamps.  I stamped the vine and sentiment, then stamped the monkey on a scrap piece, cut it out and mounted it to the card with pop-dots. Super easy!

Off to make cookies then watch a movie with my hubby! Chat at ya soon! :)

A Moxy Fab Challenge

Hey there!! Happy Saturday! I love lazy Saturday mornings (well, it's not too lazy around here since Isaiah has a soccer game in a little bit) but it's still nice to veg for a bit. :)

I've got a happy little card to share with you today for the Moxy Fab Offset Scallop Gallop Challenge.,  I love this color combo for winter cards.  Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps, paper, black ink, ribbon - A Muse Artstamps 
Caption Punch - EK Success
Markers - Copic
Blue ink - ColorBox

Happy Birthday...*Beep-Beep*

Can you believe I'm posting two days in a row?? Crazy!  I got this Robot kit awhile ago (I'm telling  ya, I love kits!) and this is the first time I've gotten to play with it. You know I love making boy cards and this one was really fun/easy to make.  This falls under the "it's for a little boy that will not notice details" category so I kept it very simple. The sentiment is from A Muse and the punch is called Captions and it's from EK Success.

Chat at ya soon! Thanks for stopping by!

Swirly Flowers

Hiya! Happy Monday! Today's card features a new technique that I just learned and I'm calling it Swirly Smooch. I'm debating about whether or not to do a tutorial on it but more than likely, I won't get around to doing it so I'm just going to explain it. :)  What you do is take a small bowl of water, dip the tip of your Smooch ink into it several times close together (in this case I used pink and orange.)  The ink will sort of rest on top of the water almost like oil does.  Next you swirl it around a little bit using the top of the lid so it makes a sort of marbly, swirly pattern on top of the water.  Then you take a piece of paper smaller than the size of your bowl and lay it flat on top of the water and quickly pull it out.  The ink that is floating on top clings to the paper and dyes it in a swirly pattern.  Set it aside until it dries and you have custom made pattern paper! Soooo easy and fun! I did it with my boys and they loved it as well.   And since there are so many Smooch colors, the color-comb possibilities are endless! 

For my card, after my Swirly Smooch paper had dried, I punched it out using a Marvy flower punch.  For the stem of the flowers, I used a green Smooch ink and colored just the bottom part of the Bursting Blooms stamp. The rest of the card is super simple with just some ribbon, brads (for the flower centers) and a sentiment.  Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you like the card!

(Paper, stamps, ribbon - A Muse Artstamps)

Bonjour

Why hello there! Long time no see!  Things have been super busy around here (as always) and I just haven't much time for crafting/blogging. I did make up some samples and finally got them photographed so I actually have a card to share today! But before I get to that, are you all having a good summer? It's been really great around here and I'm really not looking forward to school starting again, I like having my boys home! Having three little boys really is wonderful. :)  Oh! I got something fun in the mail today, my personalized license plates! Wanna see?

So, do you get it? Hee-hee! I've always wanted personalized plates and I love mine!  So fun!

Okay, enough chit-chat! I'm sure you're here to see a card so I'll get onto that! :)  I started by stamping the Chrysanthemum Open and then colored it with Copic markers and attached it to a slightly larger piece of Grass cardstock.  The background is the Solid Zinnia stamped with VersaMark ink on Kraft paper.  I ran a piece of Blackberry cardstock through my Cuttlebug using a Swiss Dots embossing folder and adhered a strip of scalloped white cardstock.  Then I attached it to the card and then attached the stamped panel using foam tape.  I stamped my sentiment, punched a butterfly from vellum and then added bling with twinkle stickers and glitter.  Hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by today!

A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA - Sweet Wishes

Hiya! I'm a bit late today but I've got a "sweet" card to share.  :) Isn't this image so cute? I colored it with copic markers, cut it out and mounted it on a scallop circle cut from the new Candy Cane paper (LOVE that stuff!) 

Thanks for stopping by!

A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA - amuse-bouche - Classic Christmas

I have a "thing" for Christmas tree images (that, ornaments and snowflakes are my faves) so I'm THRILLED about this cute new tree image from A Muse!  The sentiment is new too, love the font that was used for it.

Okay, short and sweet for today! Thanks for stopping by!!

A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA - A Muse Bouche Halloween

Hiya! A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA has started and I've got an amuse-bouche (a sneak-peek from A Muse) to share with you today!  There are so many cute stamps being released this week but this Spider Tag is one of my favorites! I love it!  I embossed it using white EP and I think it looks really cool on the colored papers.  The sentiment is new too. Fun, huh? :)

Hope you like this little peek! Be sure to check out the A Muse and other creative team member's blogs for even more eye candy.

A card! Can ya believe it?

I've actually got a card to share today, it's a miracle! Lol!  I made this awhile ago but didn't get a chance to share it with you until now.  The stamps are from the Everything's Rosy release from A Muse, I love those stamps! Paper and ribbon are also from A Muse.  Thanks for stopping by today! I'm off to fold Mt. Washmore! ;)

EDIT - How random is this! I just checked the Clean and Simple blog and this card fits the sketch from last week almost exactly.  Kind of funny 'cause I made this card almost two months ago. :)

 

So proud of you tree x 2

Hi everyone!  Thanks for stopping by today!  Everything is going so well with my sweet little baby boy but he is definitely keeping me very busy!  I have two cards to share today that I made before he was born but first, how about some baby eye-candy? :)

One week old little Zeke -

Two weeks old -

Isn't he so precious?  I'm so in love with him!

Okay, enough cuteness, onto the cards! :)  Both of these use the Leafy Tree image and So Proud of You sentiment from A Muse.  Paper and notecards are also A Muse. 

Enjoy!

New! Happy Clear Set

In honor of A Muse's 9th birthday, I created this card using the new Happy Clear set.  This set is AMAZING as it has lots of words to go with the large "happy" so it is perfect for tons of occasions! And check out the banner! The stamp itself is actually in a straight line but since it's clear, I was able to attach it to the acrylic block in a curve and stamp it that way.  (The "9" is from the Cupcake Builder clear set.)

Well, my little man is waking up from his nap so I have to keep this short.  I hope you've been checking out the A Muse blog because there are tons of great things happening, including a chance to win some new stamps, woo-hoo!

To a Deer Friend x3

I've still got lots of cards to share and I'm running out of time so I've got 3 cards to share today - yippee! I went a little crazy with this Fawn image and sentiment, they're just so cute together! :)

The first one uses one of my fave new combos - Birch Woodgrain and Clouds paper.  (Please excuse the crooked ribbon!)

(All stamps, ribbon, paper - A Muse)

#2 is super simple and I just love it! I cut out and popped up the Fawn this time to give him some more dimension.  I usually have a really hard time making a card with lots of white space so I was happy I did it this time! :)

I free hand cut the "grass" for this one and adhered it over the Clouds paper (doesn't it make the best background?).   The fawn is cut out and popped up again and the Caterpillar is stamped directly on the green paper and colored with a blue marker.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you like the cards!

You Make My Heart Sing...

I still have a bunch of cards to show you guys so I'm going to try and get them all posted before the baby gets here (only 8 more days!) since I probably won't have much time to post once he arrives. 

For this one, the Bird Cage is stamped in black ink on kraft paper and then I stamped the Tiny Bird on top of it.  The "chain" above the cage is just hand drawn little dots.  The heart twinkle sticker is the perfect little touch for the singing birdie. :)  

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy Tuesday!

Stamps - Bird Cage, Tiny Bird, Heart Sing - A Muse
Paper - Pink Kitchen - A Muse; Kraft - SU!
Ribbon - White polka-dot sheer -  A Muse
Accessories - Heart Twinkle Sticker - A Muse; Marvy circle punches; Scallop edge punch - EK Success, Copic Markers;

Snail Mail

Here's another card using this little Snail (told ya, I'm obsessed!), he's just so cute!  The color combo is another fun one that I'm really liking... I think I just like "springy" colors in general. :) And I think I'll make a few more of these and add them to my stash.  It's always nice to have "just because" cards on hand to tuck into packages or just mail to a friend.

Well, not much else to say.  Thanks for checking in!

Paper - Clouds, Apricot, Pink Gingham
Stamps - Snail, Snail Mail
Ribbon - Pink Grosgrain Stitch
Accessories - Scallop edge punch, Circle punch - EK Success; Markers - Copic

Friends to the end...

I'm sort of obsessed with this Snail stamp lately.  I can't stop using him, he's just so cute! For this one, I first stamped the Long Grass, then stamp the snail on scrap piece of paper, cut him out and adhered him on top of the grass (so it looks like he's in front of it.) Then I did the same technique with the birdie (first stamped on top of the snail, then on a scrap, cut out and adhered over the first one.)  Everything is colored with Copic markers. 

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Stamps - Long Grass, Friends to the End, Snail, Tiny Bird - A Muse
Paper - Clouds, Swiss Red, Juliette Sage Green - A Muse; Kraft - SU!
Accessories - Ribbon - Swiss Red Polka-dot sheer; Scallop edge punch - SU!; Copic Markers; A Muse black dye ink

Thanks A Bunch

Hey chickies!  How are you all doing today?  I hope everything is great where you are! 

I've got another card to share with you today. (Can you believe how much I've been posting lately? Lol!) I love this color/pattern combo - orange with the clouds and woodgrain paper, it's so fresh and springy!  And this mini flower is quickly becoming one of my all time favorite stamps from A Muse.  

Hope you like the card! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamps - Mini flower, Grass, Thanks a bunch
Paper - Clouds, Woodgrain Birch, Orange kitchen
Ink - Adirondack - Espresso; Ancient Page - Mandarin
Marker - Copic

A little mushroom note

Hello! I've got another card for you today but really don't have much to say about it. :) I think I'm just tired right now and I have SERIOUS pregnant brain and am having trouble coming up with a coherent thought.  So, enjoy this little card!

Stamps (Mushroom Trio, Little Note) - A Muse
Paper (Kitchen Red) - A Muse; Kraft - SU!
Ribbon (Grosgrain stitch black) - A Muse
Ink (Black Dye) - A Muse
Edge punch (Scallop) - EK Success
Markers - Copic
White gel pen (for dots on 'shrooms) -Signo

Woodland Critters - Caterpillar

Hiya! Welcome to day four of the Woodland Critters inspiring ideas!  I told ya I'd have more cloud paper to share and now you get to see a whole card of it!  TDF, right? I know!  Love it!  And isn't that caterpillar just the cutest?  *Sigh* This card makes me happy!

Well, this post is short but sweet as I have still have a ton to do today!  Be sure to head over to the A Muse blog for more ideas! :) 

Everything is A Muse unless otherwise noted -
Paper - Clouds, Lime Band
Stamps - Caterpillar, Sittin' here, Tree Stump, Seedlings, Mini Flower
Ribbon - Orange Polka-dot

Woodland Critters - Sittin' Here

Hey there!  I've got another card to share today and this time it has my newest favorite thing ever - Cloud paper! I just looooooove this paper! It is the prettiest blue and the clouds have the perfect mix of whimsy and style. (I've seriously made like, 10 cards using this lately!) I'm giving you just a snippet of it today but come back later this week and I'll have lots more to share! And did you notice the Tiny Bird "sitting" in the tree? I stamped him on a scrap piece of paper and cut him out, omitting his legs (so yeah, I chopped his legs off - poor thing!) and attached him with foam tape to make it look like he's just resting on the branch. 

Well, there ya have it! Another sweet and simple card, thanks to A Muse!  Have you been checking out all the other super cute critter cards out there? You can start at the A Muse blog but then be sure to check out the A Muse creative team, there's so much inspiration to enjoy!

Hello...

Hi friends! I'm back with another Woodland Critters inspired card with some NEW paper from A Muse! Check out the new Apricot color and Birch Wood Grain, I just love them! I kept this card really simple and stamped the Modern Wood Block using a light tan ink and then Hello over it.  A felt flower from American Crafts finishes off the look.  I think this would be a fun card to mass produce or maybe give a pack to a friend as a gift. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Be sure to check out the A muse blog and the other creative team blogs for LOTS more inspiring ideas!

Woodland Critters - Birthday Snail

Today I've got a sweet little birthday card using one of the woodland critters stamps from A Muse - the Snail! I just love this little guy!  And if you click on over to the A Muse blog and the other creative team member blogs, you're going to find LOTS of inspiring ideas using the cute critter stamps! And check out the Watermelon paper! Yep, that's new, baby! And I love it! It comes in 8.5 x 11 inch sheets so you can cut it down to whatever size you want, how handy is that? :)

Be sure to check back tomorrow as I'll have another cutie card to share!

Stamps, paper, ink - A Muse Artstamps
Stamps - (Snail, Belated birthday, Grass, Tiny Gift)
Paper - (Watermelon, Kitchen Grass)
Ink - (Black Dye)
Markers - Copic
Green ink - ColorBox
Red line tape (to add strip of glitter)
Glitter - Stampendous

Clean and Simple

Every Monday at SCS they post a CAS (clean and simple) challenge.  This week's challenge is to make a card using the colors brown, green, white or cream and I actually got to play along - yay!  I had this strip of Lime Damask paper already cut on my craft table so I started with that and then adhered it to a French Roast 4-Bar notecard (love those!)  The Damask Solid is stamped in Moss Green ColorBox ink and then I stamped Thank You RM over it. The glitter was adhered using a strip of red-line tape, I love how it looks! 

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you're all having a great Monday!

Sweet friend...

Hi there! Here's a quick card that I made last week.  My stamping mojo seems to be hibernating for the winter so this is the best I could come up with, lol!  The paper is SU!, the sentiment and ribbon are A Muse, the cute heart outline is TCP and the punches are Marvy.  It's hard to tell in the pic, but I added ultra fine glitter around the edge of the heart so it's super sparkly in real life.  I also embossed the bottom half of the card using the Swiss Dots folder from Cuttlebug.

Thanks for stopping by today! Happy Tuesday!

Happy as Clams

Hi guys!  (Although, does anyone still read this since I never post anymore? Lol!)  I have a quick and simple card to share with you guys today.  The stamps are from the newest Valentine's release from A Muse called Sea of Love.  If you haven't checked them out yet, you really should, they are CUH-YUTE! I started by stamping the clams and punching them out with a heart punch, then I stamped them again on a scrap piece of paper, outlined with a gray marker, cut out and popped them up on top of the first stamped ones.  This just gives them a little more dimension and texture.  The Seaweed was stamped in pink ink and then I added the sentiment (please ignore that it's crooked!).  A little pink heart twinkle sticker finishes off the card.  Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by! 

Amuse-bouche - Love Boat

Hi everyone! I'm back with an amuse-bouche to share with you! A "real" amuse-bouche is designed to give you a little tasty morsel before your meal and make your mouth happy!  This amuse-bouche is sorta' the same: something to give you a little taste of what's on the way from A Muse ...and what's new is the latest line of stamps called Sea of Love!  All of these Valentine's stamps are so cute, you're going to love them!  My card today is a simple little masculine card using the new Cruise Ship stamp (I like to call it the Love Boat) as my focal point and then the compass is stamped using blue ink so it just lightly shows up.  And check out the notecard! It's actually one of the new 8.5 x 11 papers cut down into a 4.25 x 4.25 notecard - love it!  This color is Blueberry but there's lots more, too!  So fun! 

Card Countdown - #14

Happy Monday! Are you all having a good day? I hope so!

Here's card #14 for you! The image is stamped with A Muse black ink and then I decided to keep it simple by only coloring in the accessories instead of the whole drink and I like how it turned out.  Sweet and simple! :)  The inside is stamped with "Cheers to you!" but I thought this could work for a holiday party invitation as well.  And (of course) I had to use more of my favorite damask shimmer paper, this time in Lime.  I know I keep saying this but I loooooove this stuff! It's so pretty in real life. Loves!!

Okay, off to make some soup (it's a soup kind of day.)  Hugs!

Stamps, paper, ribbon, black ink - A Muse

Card Countdown - #12

Here's card #2 today since I forgot yesterday. :)  This is one that I taught for a class earlier that I wanted to share with you.  The silver embossed snowflakes are my fave, I just love them!  

Okay, I'm cutting this short, we're going to watch Julie and Julia! :)  Hugs!

Images, navy notecard - A Muse

Christmas Countdown - #11

So, I totally forgot to post yesterday!! Sorry! And I was doing so well, too! Lol!  Oh well, I guess that means you guys get two cards today. :)  My card today is one that I made the same day as card #4 so it's the same color scheme, just a different look.  

The sentiment, notecards and black ink are A Muse, the snowflake is a Marvy punch, the brad is American Crafts and the edge punch is EK Succes.  Thanks for checking in! I'll be back later with today's card! :)