SPLASH!!!

Some fun cards I made tonight playing with all my new a muse|studio Splash inks! They are so fun, and even the first attempts that I thought would be rejects ended up being turned into cards!!!

Cherry and Orange Splash ink made this background! The tree is the mask I used for the next two cards. The moon is a circle punch of squash! Nothing went to waste with this project!! 

I had fun dying the onyx bakers twine for this card, I put on my non-latex gloves, gathered up the twine in my hand, and sprayed it with the wasabi splash....mooshed it around till it was all covered with the ink, and then spread it out to dry......super fun! Don't attempt to do this without wearing gloves, the ink dries quickly and leaves your hands a lovely shade of green!! 

I used a mask for the tree in this one, cut that cute little owl out after I stamped it, and mounted him in the tree with 3D foam. The bat is a die from the candy box die set, he was the perfect size for this card! 

I used Splash inks for all the backgrounds,for the two cards with the stamped tree, I made a mask with the tree, stamped the tree on the background of the card, then masked it and sprayed it with the Splash inks. They came out so cute!!! The Spooky Boo Day stamp is an October sale stamp, stay tuned for more information on the October Stamp sets on sale...complete info due out later this week!!! 

Don't forget to order your free Fight Like a Girl stamp set today!!! Pay only $3.00 shipping!!! 

You can order any of these products from my web store: http://amusestudio.com/tobey

for orders greater than $150 please email me and I can submit your order for you so you will qualify for hostess rewards (free stuff!)

Products used on my cards:

Stamp Sets: Spooky Boo Day, Toil and Trouble

Ink: Versafine Onyx

Cardstock: Vanilla and Onyx 

Spash Inks: Cherry, Orange, Wasabi

Die: Bat from Candy Box set

Twine: Onyx bakers twine (colored with Wasabi Splash!)

Ribbon: Onyx Satin

NEW A MUSE|STUDIO BLOG

Hey Stampers, check out the new a muse|studio blog that debuts today!! 

A Muse|Studio wants to Stamp Out Breast Cancer!!! For the month of October, A Muse|Studio is giving away 10,000 Fight Like a Girl stamp sets. You can get the Fight Like A Girl Stamp Set for only a $3.00 shipping charge! 

Included in the stamp set is a pamphlet from the American Cancer Society on breast health and the importance of early detection. There will be a coupon for 20% off your next a muse|studio order, and a postcard that tells you how you can be entered into a fabulous a muse|studio giveaway!!! Order your free stamp set here from my web store.  Go to the a muse|studio blog and download a free 15 month calendar with lots of room to record all your birthdays, appointments and events. Use the pushpin stamp that is included in the set to stamp your calendar to remind yourself about personal exams, mammograms and doctor's appointments. 

Order your stamp set early, once the sets are gone, they're gone!!

Feel free to re-post this to all your friends. If you have an order that totals over $150 please email me or call me and I can submit your order so you will qualify for hostess rewards! 

TRIPLE THREAT, TRIPLE FUN!!!

 the challenge for the next couple weeks over on the a muse|studio challenge blog is to make a card with the following three embellishments: at least one button, one ribbon and one flower. 

I decided to use one of the new sets that is a Hostess only stamp set called Dwell in Possibility. You can get this set free by hostessing a qualifying workshop between August 1 and September 30.  Leave me a comment or drop me an email if you want to find out how you can earn this set for yourself!

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Lido Solid and Venetian
Stamps: Dwell in Possibilities
Ribbon: Satin French Roast
Flower: white paper posie sprayed with French Roast Splash with white brad center that was colored with Lido ink
Button: Not Your Grandmas Buttons French Roast. Strip of Lido CS through the button holes
Ink: French Roast
solid cardstock mounted with 3D foam adhesive and flower and button mounted with Glue Dots

Want to host a Workshop or place an order? Email me or leave a comment, I would love to be your A Muse|Studio Creative Consultant!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

Thought I would share a quick little card I made for my mother for mother's day....the colors matched the wrapping paper I wrapped her presents in.......I originally didn't think I wanted to put a ribbon on it, but it looked a little plain for a festive mother's day, so I added it.....

All products A Muse|Studio except black Momento Ink...Floral Duets stamp set, Essential Sentiments stamp set, vanilla cardstock, blueberry ink and fern silky crush ribbon (I love this stuff....if you haven't got any of this ribbon yet, you must....email me and I can hook you up with some, or any of these products.....)  I used a stamp positioner to line everything up the way I wanted, and a ruler to make the stem of the flower with a topic multiliner.

Thanks for looking, hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!!!

HAPPY MAY! IT'S MAY SPOTLIGHT TIME!!!

It's May Spotlight time!!!! May is not only bringing fabulous Spotlight Specials, but an Ink Pad sale as well. Save 20% on all ink pads!  It's a perfect time for hosting a workshop! I would love to schedule one with you for you and your girls for some crafty time! Meanwhile you can drool over all the pretty things on special this month, then pick up your phone and book a workshop, order through my website or email me with your order!!! I look forward to being your creative consultant and sharing the a muse|studio crafty goodness!

BLOWING IN THE WIND!

This week the theme for the challenge over at the A Muse|Studio Challenge Blog is "which way does the wind blow?" and I thought, what am I going to do with that? So...I looked through my stamps and yes, my kite jumped out at me....several times.....but then, I saw it, perfect!!! The hot air balloon from the Love Conquers All stamp set. I stamped it on sugar card stock, using bubblegum, lime and grape ink, and cut the 3 hot air balloons out close to the edge. Using the cloud dies, I cut the clouds from sugar card stock. Using the grass die I cut the grass 3 times, once from grass card stock, and twice from the gingham grass card stock.

I stamped the sentiment "Come fly with me" from the Come Fly With Me stamp on the grass colored grass. I then layered one of the gingham grass die cuts behind the grass die cut using Tombow adhesive. Using 3D foam squares I adhered the 2 layers of grass to a Sky 4 bar card base. I then applied Tombow adhesive to the back of the 2nd gingham grass die cut and slid it down behind the grass on the card base and pressed it in place.

Next I started layering the hot air balloons and clouds on the card, using Tombow adhesive, and 3D foam squares, I used 2 layers of foam to create more dimension on one of the hot air balloons.

If you would like to order any of the products I used to make this card, hop on over to my website and you can order online and have it delivered right to your door! Or if you would like you can always zip me an email. If your order will be over $150 let me place the order for you and you can qualify for hostess rewards!

If you are interested in having a workshop or card class, I would be happy to work with you to make it happen!

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forgot to hop over to the A Muse|Studio Challenge Blog and enter your Windy card!!!


List of products on my card this week:

Stamp sets:

Love Conquers All 

Come Fly With Me

Ink:

A Muse|Studio:

Bubblegum

Lime

Grape

Momento:

Tuxedo Black

Cardstock:

Sky

Sugar

Grass

Gingham Grass

A Muse|Studio Exclusive Dies:

Clouds

Grass

BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED!

Been a bit absent from the challenges the last couple weeks but glad to be back up and creating.

For this weeks Blog Challenge the theme is "Bloom Where You Are Planted". So for my card I decided to go super clean and simple. I love the Friend to Friend stamp set, because you have such choice of botanicals and sentiments. I have several Thank You cards to make, so that was the sentiment I chose for my card.

I used Papaya for the card base, and cherry and onyx mats. I stamped the flower using Versafine Onyx ink on sugar card stock. I layered the mats, using 3D foam mount in between the onyx and cherry mats, and tomboy adhesive to adhere the sugar layer to the onyx layer, and then the cherry to the papaya card base. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx ink....quick and simple and a little elegant!!

If you see anything you would like to order, you can drop me an email, or check out my a muse|studio website..... http://amusestudio.com/tobey

Hope you will play along with the challenge this week. Click here to go to the Blog Challenge website.