Happy Birthday Jake!

Today is my son's 10th birthday! I can't believe he's in the double digits now!! Poor kid has had a rough week with the flu and is just now getting over it, so we'll be extending his birthday celebration all week with the family.

Here's the card I made for him:

(A Muse sentiment, notecard and heart twinkle sticker, Martha Stewart Skull and Bones Punch, Great Impressions paper piercing template, SU Key Tag Punch, Designer Label Punch, brads and 1 3/8" circle punch)

For the longest time when I'd ask him what he wants to be when he grows up, he'd say he wants to be a nice pirate that has his own ship and crew and gets to sail all over the world looking for treasures! Here's hoping he has a year full of treasures and adventures.

Blessings,

A Muse-Bouche Day 5, Expressions of Gratitude

It's release day for A Muse's new product line!! Gorgeous new stamps, papers and accessories for you to feast on!! :D

Here's another sample using some of these beautiful products:

New Products used: Chrysanthemum Open, Chrysanthemum Solid, Shimmer Couture paper in Chocolate Petite Damask and Mango solid, Latte Pearls.

I inked up the Chrysanthemum Solid stamp with Dandelion and Pear Tart Memento inks and lined it up with the Chrysanthemum Open stamp to fill it in, then used a little bit of Pumpkin Smooch to add a little shimmer to the flower. I lightly stamped the Chrysanthemum Solid stamp a couple more times to add in the bg. Here's a closer up shot of the flower colored with the Smooch, not sure if the shimmer is very noticeable in the photo for you:


And, I tried to pick up some of the shimmer of the Couture paper too:


Hope you've enjoyed the sneaks this week!!! These are some of my favorite products A Muse has had to offer, to date!! And that's saying a lot because they have SO MUCH fabulous stuff!!

************* For a chance to win the complete set of the new wood mounted stamps from A Muse (this release), see this post!!***************

Have a fun weekend!
Hugs,

Amuse-Bouche Day 4

Hey!

I have an Amuse-Bouche to share for today using some gorgeous new products coming soon from A Muse:

Featured new products: Chrysanthemum Open and Chrysanthemum Solid stamps along with a sentiment from the Monogram Frames clear stamp set, Slate Petite Damask shimmer cardstock and Pink Shimmer cardstock, white pearls.

I hope you enjoy your day!

Amuse-Bouche catch up!! :D

Hi Everyone!! I'm so excited to share some Amuse-Bouche for the upcoming Autumn Stationery release but also sorry I got off to a late start! :D Better late than never, right?

Here we go:

New products used: Big Thanks, Acorn, and Oak Leaf Flourish stamps, French Roast Petite Damask shimmer cardstock and a teeny tiny Chocolate pearl topped off on the acorn (thanks for the tip Novell!)

New Products Used: Flatware and Dill Stamps, Apple Petite Damask and Mango Shimmer cardstocks, Lime Pearls.


New Products Used: Leaf Frond Stamp, Classic Alpha and Monogram Frames Clear sets, Lime Petite Damask and Lime solid shimmer cardstock.

I LOVE this new release coming up and KNOW you will to! Beautiful products to create very elegant cards easily!!

Hope you're having a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Courtney's Bday

My baby turned 6 yesterday!! So exciting! Her dream for the big day was to wake up to her bedroom filled with balloons! Although it wasn't completely filled, I tried to make it work:

Then we celebrated with a spaghetti dinner (her favorite) at the Old Spaghetti Factory:

I think she enjoyed it!

Here's the card I made for her, inspired by her favorite colors and her bday balloons:

(The Stickles was still wet when I took the pic, sorry!!)

And another card I made recently that's similar:

All stamps, papers and ribbons used on these cards are by A Muse Artstamps.

Thanks for visiting today! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #25

My friend Rachel hosts a Cupcake Inspiration Challenge each week on her blog, tons of cute ideas to pull from! I've been wanting to play along but never made time for it. This week I decided to go for it.

Here's the inspiration pic:

And here is my card:


Pretty simple and straight forward, but I enjoyed having an idea to start with and seeing where it takes me. All stamps, papers, pearl stickers and ribbon used for this card are by A Muse Artstamps. Glitter by Doodlebug Designs, Inc. (mixed 3 different chunky glitters together), also used Moonlight Smooch on the cupcake frosting.

Hope you've all had a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Fall PJ Party Challenge #4

This is it, the last challenge of the night, hosted by yours truly! :D

My challenge for you is to create a Thank You card. Super easy and always useful! With Thanksgiving around the corner I thought it would be appropriate.

Here's my sample:

All stamps, and papers used on this card are by A Muse Artstamps.

I know it's tough to see in the picture, but I created a border by scoring at 1/4" around all the edges of the white square. Just gives it a little something extra. 2 thumbs up for Scor-Pal! :D

Hope you all had fun tonight. You still have until tomorrow night (Sunday the 20th) at 8pm Pacific time to submit your challenge cards in the appropriate threads on the A Muse Lounge. Winners will be drawn at random for each challenge and will be awarded a prize directly from A Muse!! :D

If you weren't able to join this time, keep your eyes peeled for the next one, we'd love to have you! The more the merrier.

Blessings,