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Saltbox Color Challenge

Last week some of the Saltbox Studio Design Team were talking about doing some card challenges. Well Elena came up with this great color combination and our first challenge for 2009 was issued to the Team. For a little extra fun we invited the A Muse Creative Team to play along too!

The Color Challenge was to use Swiss Red and Cabana Blue a great winter combination, perfect for this cold front we are having this week. It's going to be 38 tomorrow! Brrrr!

I used one of the adorable snowmen from the Saltbox Studio Winter Wonders set and combined it with an A Muse sentiment for a cute thank you card that I need to mail out this week to a friend! I stamped the image in A Muse dye ink and colored it Copics. Then I added a little Star Dust Stickles for a little winter sparkle.

Be sure to check out the blogs of Elena, Lexi, Mary Rose, Emily, Geeta, Lori, Novell, Rhonda, and Sherry to see what they came up with too!

Color Challenge Recipe...

Cardstock: White Smooth

Pattern Paper: A Muse ~ Swiss Red 4 Bar Notecard , Cabana Blue Square Notecard and Vintage Blue 4 Bar Notecard

Stamps: Saltbox Studio ~ WInter Wonders Set and A Muse ~ Thanks Snow Much

Ink: A Muse Dye Ink and Colorbox Warm Red Ink

Accessories:  A Muse White Sheer Ribbon, Star Dust Stickles, and Oval Plain and  Scalloped Nestabilities Dies

Copics: BG10, E37, R20, R29, W2, and W4

7 Months Old Already!

Each month my sister has had a little "birthday" party for Gavin to celebrate his month birthdays. Yesterday was his 7 month birthday already and we all got together for dinner and dessert.

He had seven little candles and we sang Happy Birthday but all Gavin wanted was to get his hands on that cake! He is going to be a pro at this by the time his 1st birthday gets here. *wink*

Here is an after shot ~ Boy did he get good and chocolatey! He even had it on his back but he had a good time!

Gavin is such a good boy he even tried to clean up when he was all done eating his yummy cake. *laugh*

I have been busy working on Gavin's Baptism invitations so I'll have one to post soon. I am pretty happy with the way they are coming out. I hope you are having a crafty weekend!

The Love Shack

Here is another Sneak Peek that has everyone singing the B-52's. This is a quick card I put together last night after finding a new blog. Clean & Simple Stamping goes perfectly with the A Muse "Think Simple Think A Muse" motto! I found this sketch and just fell in *love* with the sample card ~ So much so I didn't change a thing! *wink*

I think the Swiss Red and Chocolate work so well together as a color combo against the white. I can see this sketch popping up in my work a lot more.

I stamped the Love Shack in Stazon Jet Black Ink and colored it with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. I cut it out and layered it on top of the scalloped circle, which is up on foam tape for some extra dimension. I stamped Happy Valentine's Day in Colorbox Warm Red ink as a finishing touch. The Swiss Red and Kitchen Chocolate paper are from A Muse. The white ribbon is from Michael's.

Only one more day until the Sweet Shop release will be available for purchase on the A Muse site!!!

Love Shack Sneak Peek Recipe...

Cardstock: White Smooth

Pattern Paper: A Muse ~ Swiss Red 4 Bar Notecard and Chocolate Kitchen 4 Bar Notecard

Stamps: A Muse ~ Love Shack and Happy Valentine's Day

Ink: Stazon Jet Black Ink and Colorbox Warm Red Ink

Accessories:  Ribbon from Michael's and Circle Scalloped Nestabilities Dies

Copics: None 

Frame It Up

Sorry for the late post today but it was back to work for me. YUCK! It's always hard when vacation comes to an end, they go by way too fast!

I have another Sweet Shop Sneak Peek from the A Muse Release, which will be available in only two more days! These images are just so cute!

I found this cute pink frame at Target last weekend and got the idea to make this cute Sweet Shop Frame. I used three new stamps on it ~ The Milkshake, Ice Cream, and Dessert First. I so agree with that sentiment. *wink*

The idea for the fun layers on the ice cream came from Lori's cute card you can see here. I just loved it so much I had to give it a try. Then I added some Star Dust Stickles for a little sparkle. I used Copics to color my images, I still need a lot of practice with them but I think I am getting better.

Sweet Shop Frame Sneak Peek Recipe...

Cardstock: None

Pattern Paper: A Muse ~ Vintage Brown 8.5 x 11 and French Roast 4 Bar Notecard

Stamps: A Muse ~ Milkshake, Ice Cream, and Dessert First

Ink: A Muse Dye Ink

Accessories:  A Muse ~ French Roast Sheer Ribbon, French Roast Stitch Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini and Micro Twinkle Stickers, Martha Stewart Lace punch, Star Dust and Xmas Red Stickles, and Rectangle Scalloped and Ribbon Label Nestabilities Dies

Copics: BG10, E37, R29, and RV13, 

Sweat Treats

Here is another sneak peek from the A Muse Valentine release, which will be available on January 7th! This is another stamp I just had to have. I actually had a real working gumball machine when I was a teen. It was so cool! But it never stayed full of gumballs very long.  *wink*

How cute is that stamp with the one heart gumball in the center! I just *love* it. I stamped  the Gumball Machine with the A Muse Dye Ink and colored it with Copics and I went over just the heart with a Spica Red Glitter Pen for a little sparkle. 

I paired it up with Sweet Treats, which is an older sentiment but I thought they worked well together. Also new is the Swiss Red 4 bar notecard, which I cut down to use as a mat. I liked how the red and black just popped together. The Sheer Black Ribbon is also from A Muse.

Gumball Sneak Peek Recipe...

Cardstock: None

Pattern Paper: A Muse ~ Black Kitchen 4 Bar Note Card and Swiss Red 4 Bar Note Card

Stamps: A Muse ~ Gumball Machine and Sweet Treats

Ink: A Muse Dye Ink

Accessories:  A Muse ~ Black Sheer Ribbon

Copics: Spica Red Glitter Pens, B04, R29, RV13, V13 W2, Y02, Y38, AND YG17

A Muse Sneak Peek

As promised I have a Sneak Peek from the new Valentine release from A Muse. These stamps are to "Fall in Love With" Cute!!! They will be available on the A Muse site on January 7th but you can grab them up now if you have a store near you that carries the A Muse line.

I used the new Chocolate Assortment stamp which I stamped three times in the A Muse Dye ink. I just *heart* that ink! I paired the yummy chocolate with the new sentiment I Love You More Than... You can't see it in the photo but the three little dots are actually tiny hearts ~ So cute! I couldn't wait to get my hands on this stamp. When Jessica was a little girl we would play this game in the car "I Love You More Than..." and fill in the blank with all kinds of things, chocolate, ice cream, rainbows, you name it!

I colored my image with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol and I went over the silver and red wrappers with a Spica Clear Glitter Pen for a little extra sparkle. You might have noticed that I also used a new notecard ~ Popsicle Pink is now a 4 bar notecard! Keep an eye out for other new notecard colors too.

I hope you'll stop back tomorrow for another Sneak Peek and don't forget to check the Creative Team Member's Blogs too!

Valentine Sneak Peek Recipe...

Cardstock: None

Pattern Paper: A Muse ~ Popsicle Pink 4 Bar Note Card and French Roast Scrap

Stamps: A Muse ~ Chocolate Assortment and Love You More Than

Ink: A Muse Dye Ink

Accessories:  A Muse ~ French Roast Sheer Ribbon

Copics: Spica Clear Glitter Pens

January 2009

Yesterday I mentioned wanting to send out more cards this year. Well to help me remember special dates I needed a new calendar. Last year, each month I looked forward to seeing Emily post her calendar pages so I thought I might do the same this year. Thanks for the inspiration Emily!

My calendar is still a work in progress, I don't have a Bind It All "yet" ~ Fingers crossed. *wink* But my pages are coming along nicely.

I used the downloadable square calendar from A Muse. All stamps are also A Muse. I inked up just a few of the snowflakes on the Lots of Flakes block in Colorbox pink and stamped them over a mask of the Snowman. I went over them with Spica Clear Glitter pen and added a mini Twinkle Sticker in the center for some extra bling. They really sparkle in person! I also went over the heart with the Spice Red Glitter pen.

I'll share another page next month and hopefully it will be all together by then too. *wink*

*Tomorrow starts Sneak Peeks for the A Muse Valentine release!!! You are just going to *love* these stamps!!! Check out the blogs of the Creative Team and Designers to see all the adorable stamps coming just in time for Valentine's Day!

January 2009 Recipe...

Cardstock: Bazzill

Pattern Paper: A Muse ~ Square Calendar 

Stamps: A Muse ~ Hailey's Snowman (Retired) and Lots of Flakes

Ink: Stazon Jet Black Ink and Colorbox Pink

Accessories:  A Muse Mini Twinkle Stickers

Copics: Spica Clear and Red Glitter Pens