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.

IT'S TIME FOR A NEW A MUSE STUDIO CHALLANGE!

I am the Hostess for this weeks challenge...hop on over to the blog and enter!!!!

But since you are here, check out this weeks challenge......

Mardi Gras, Carnivale, Fat Tuesday.......however you call it, Mardi Gras is next week, so for this challenge I want you to use the 3 traditional colors of Mardi Gras, Purple, Yellow (gold) and Green! It can be any theme, but the 3 colors need to be predominant!


I love our new colors, Grape, and Lido from the Venetian Palette, they're perfect for this challenge!

I started with a Grass Cardstock card base. I used the Corner Chomper to round the corners of the card base. For the layers on the card, first I cut the grape, lido and grass card stock using the Nestabilities Labels 8 dies. I took the Venetian Patterned Lido, I cut a strip and then used the A Muse|Studio Medium Scallop Border on both edges. I adhered the Lime Satin Ribbon down the center of the Venetian Patterned Lido strip. On the layers I used my Quickie Glue Pen to apply diamond glitter to the grape and lime layers and lime glitter to the lido layer. On the smallest grass layer I stamped the crown from the Keep Calm stamp set with Versamark Ink and then embossed it with White Embossing Powder. To assemble, I used the Tombow tape runner to adhere the Venetian Patterned strip to the center of the card. I then layered the grape, and lido layers onto the front of the card using 3D Foam Squares, and the Grass layer using the tape runner. I stamped the saying "It's Good To Be Queen" from the Keep Calm set with Versamark Ink and embossed with White Embossing Powder. I then used Clear Twinkle stickers to add a bit more bling on the scallops and crown.

Here you can see how the layers are elevated.......

Now let's see what you come up with. This weeks prize will be a selection of the new Venetian Palette Cardstock and Ribbon. 

If you are in Massachusetts, I live up on the North Shore and would love to share my passion for a muse|studio and stamping with you.....please feel free to email me at tobeystamps@gmail.com I would love to be your A Muse Studio consultant! If you see something you would like, you can order it online through my webstore at http://amusestudio.com/tobey or drop me an email and I would love to help you out. I can also set up a card class for you and your friends or you can host a workshop! 

A MUSE|STUDIO WEEKLY CHALLENGE FOR JANUARY 22,2012

Last weeks challenge was to stamp on anything but paper, so I chose some children's wood dominos that I got at the Dollar Store! The back surface was smooth, and provided a fabulous stamping surface!

I sooo love this new cute little set that will be coming out in the new catalog, February 1st.....called Greetings Earthling. I have had a lot of fun with the "Beam Me Up" stamp!

I stamped the spaceship, stars and "Beam Me Up" saying with StazOn Jet Black. On the stars I used blue star twinkle stickers n the center of each star. For the starship I colored it in with Copic markers. I made a hole in the domino with my Cropodile, went through it easy peasy!! If you don't have you, you totally need one for putting holes in all kinds of things! I then threaded some bermuda stitch ribbon through the hole for a cute outer space tag. This tag would be adorable on a scrapbook page......or as a keychain!

If you like this adorable set, you can order it starting February 1st. That is the day the new catalog goes on line. You are so going to love all the new exciting stamp sets, dies and yummy new colors and papers in this new catalog...stay tuned here for more sneak peeks......

Meanwhile, don't forget the retiring lists. If there is something you have been contemplating, check the retiring lists to make sure that your favorite is not retiring, because once it's gone, it's gone!