Merry Christmas

Good morning! Tomorrow I'm hosting my first A Muse Studio workshop. We'll be creating two cards and a tag, including this fun card below...

The card layout was found on the A Muse Studio website, and I made a few changes. How great is this color combination for Christmas - red, kraft, light blue, white, and wasabi?! So whimsical and fun! After adhering strips of color to the card base, I wrapped cherry baker's twine around the front and tied a bow. The kraft circle is 1-7/8" and I used the Martha Stewart Circle Cutter to create it. I have to say, this cutter has quickly become one of my favorites. Punches are convenient and may take a few seconds less; however, the circle cutter saves on space! I find myself reaching for one tool rather than digging through a drawer of punches to find the right size. 

I recently bought the Snowflakes Trio Die Set from A Muse Studio, and you'll see it used in plenty of upcoming projects. Each snowflakes has a unique look and size. I've used the middle sized die for this card, adhered it to the kraft circle, and topped it off with a black pearl. The circle and sentiment are both attached to the card base with foam risers. I finished off the card with these fun pearl sequins. A Muse Studio offers several different colors, and I just had to pick up a pack of each! I never thought of using sequins as a card embellishment, but I'm loving the look now that I have. They're not as heavy as buttons and not as elegant as pearls -- just perfect for this card!

Thanks for checking out today's project! For more information on my upcoming workshops, visit me here.

CARD SUPPLIES
All A Muse Studio
Cardstock: Wasabi, Sugar, Sky, Kraft
Patterned Paper: Candy Cane Stripe
Stamps: Essential Sentiments
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Die: Snowflake Trio Die Set
Bling: Sequins (Pearl), Pearls (Black)
Baker's Twine: Cherry

Kindred Spirits

Good morning! Today I'm sharing a colorful card sure to brighten anyone's day. At least I'm hoping it will brighten yours. 

I used lots of A Muse Studio products on this one... the stamps, papers, and ribbons all came from this delightful company. What a great job (it sure doesn't feel like one) to be able to play along with these great products and bring them to you! One of my favorite A Muse Studio items is the satin ribbon. I love how big and beautiful the bows turn out. And of course, no card is complete with a touch of baker's twine. 

The sentiment was stamped on a flag I created out of yellow cardstock. I adhered the piece to grey cardstock and cut around it, creating an outline. 

The stamps I used were meant to work together - a black outline with a colored inside. For this card I decided to try something new by stamping them individually and using them as separate components. It's an interesting look. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

CARD SUPPLIES
All products A Muse Studio
Cardstock: Onyx, Lido
Patterned Paper: Grass Dot, Lido Venetian
Stamps: Kindred Spirits
Inks: Grass, Cherry, Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Ribbon: Cherry Satin
Baker's Twine: Onyx

Holiday Hoopla

There's a big sale going on at A Muse Studio - Lots of items 30% off, including ribbon, paper, stamps, and more! But you must hurry, the sale ends Sunday, December 16th at 11:59pm Eastern. 

A card to warm your heart... and fill your stomach?!

The temperatures have dropped, everyone I know seems to have a cold, and all I want to do is stay inside where it's warm. With that said, this card could not be more perfect for the times!

The pot was first embossed onto a cream colored vellum. I didn't want to take away from the gorgeous patterned papers by adding a solid cardstock. I embossed the pot image a second time on cream paper and pieced it onto the original image. MyStik's permanent vellum adhesive was used to adhere the vellum to the front of card. I love how you can fearlessly use vellum with this adhesive... Can't see a single strip of it!

Thanks for stopping by today... I hope it's a SOUPER one!

CARD SUPPLIES

Cardstock: Paper Cut (Black Linen, Whip Cream)

Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny (Serenade Dot, Promenade, & Poppies)

Vellum: Paper Cut (Cream)

Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Comfort Food)

Inks: Versamark Watermark

Embossing Powder: Ranger (Super Fine Detail Black)

Adhesive: MyStick (Permanent, Vellum)

Burlap Love :: Christmas Card Edition

Hello! I picked up this Christmas set last year from MSS but just a bit too late to use them for my cards. Therefore, they were the first ones I grabbed when creating my cards this year. I wanted to create a few holiday greetings with a more masculine feel for some guy friends. Here's to hoping they'll appreciate them and not toss them in the same piles as their junk mail! 

I started by stamping the Bits of Burlap background stamp on sugar cardstock with brown ink. When pulling together the colors and stamps, I didn't realize the irony of adding actual burlap to the card front.

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

 CARD SUPPLIES
Cardstock: A Muse Studio (Sugar, Cocoa, Navy, Evergreen)
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Bits of Burlap, Essential Holiday Elegance)
Ink: Memento (Rich Cocoa)
Brads: Graphic 45 (Stamped Metal Brads)