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Check the A muse Blog for Photo Card Inspiration

2009-11-10T12:00:00.000-05:00

I hope you all have a chance to go to the a muse blog this week for some inspiring photo cards, here's one that I submitted. I was thinking that it might be fun to send animals pictures instead of kids, cuz as you guessed it sometimes they are more fun! And for those of you that take care of animals for friends, or have a picture in your photo bank of their animal, wouldn't it be fun to send them a photo, it would be like receiving a gift in the mail. :)

Maeve Czarnecki

All A muse products:

White 4 bar card
Swiss Red Notes
Slate Notes

A muse Stamps:

Madiera Background 7-5062E
Have a beautiful christmas 9-8276C
elegant ornaments 2-2163J
R29 copic marker
A muse black twinkle
A muse white pearls
Swiss Red Grosgrain stitch ribbon

Martha stewart snowflake punch

A Muse Blog this week

2009-11-06T21:28:00.007-05:00

Guest Designer , Karen Watson, this week so be sure to check it out! Lots of give aways too.

Also if you missed it on Sunday, I gave a great tip on how to use your little snips of ribbon. Here's a close up of the cards and the ribbon placement.

Little glue dots hold this in place.

A tight knot for a bookmark

3 snippets all tied up.

Thursday I had a fabulous class Sweethearts Stamps and Stitiches in Rome. We used the Elegant winter set, it is so fabulous, verstile and you can quickly make tons of cards for the holidays, here's one we made that I think you can change the size on, mix and match all your scraps and make bag tags with this idea.

Teaching at Paperdolls of Saratoga tomorrow, I can't wait, they are just starting out with A muse stamps and have a fabulous store, if you haven't visited before, make it a "to do" this fall. Here's a card we are making in one of the classes, just makes me think about all there is to do to prepare for the Holidays and my favorite is fetching the tree!:)

And last but not least I had a fabulous time in Seattle with all the A muse instructors, but there was a time that I really needed to be off the clock, brain in overload and feeling a little like I needed to walk 100 mph to get my heart rate down, and once I did, I really needed a margarita, this is also a face that you might see in classes that says, Amazing Card!

Last year, This year

Still excited and Love A muse!

Halloween is Tomorrow!

2009-10-30T18:26:00.003-04:00

Are you ready? I'm not. Not quite. I have pumpkins, candy and costumes, but all the Halloween Fun is drained. I think I lost it in all my classes this year.

And now I've moved onto Mums, shimmer paper, and Fall Festivities.
A muse onyx black, lime green, oak leave and autumn splendor.

I had to try this new coloring technique we learned out in Seattle, I just love the depth you get with pencils with this technique. so fun. I'll be teaching it at a class this January so stay tuned.
A muse shimmer couture damask pink, and fancy clear numer set.

So who's heard of smooch? The paper with happy birthday is the same paper as the background card, a muse shimmer damask couture paper. ( I'm in love with this paper) I bought gobs of it so we will most definitely be using it in upcoming classes. Anyway, I spritzed the paper with smooch and voile' a pink damask background. LLLLLOOOOVVVVEEEE IIITTT!

A muse couture damask grass, mum stamp

and last but not least, I love my "X" xyron sticker maker, I ran it though with the colored side of the mum down and then adhered glitter to the sticky side. YUMMO! shiny, glittery flower with tons of sparkle! Another beauty to behold.

I like when it rains, I can't garden AND what else do you do on a rainy day STAMP!

See you all next week at Sweetheart Stamps for a Fabulous Holiday class using the new winter clear set and for the rest of you I'll see you at Paper Dolls of Saratoga for 2 classes on the 7th! Whoo! Hoo! can't wait. If you haven't signed up yet there might still be room and by the way Paper Dolls is in a fabulous area for SHOPPING!

New iPhone and learning curve

2009-10-22T10:55:00.002-04:00

Trying to learn how to use it and post onto the blog from it, just got the title in and then couldn't figure the rest out.

Heading to Seattle for some training and visits with the A muse gals, planning on having some good laughs and learning from all the other A muse girlies! :) Also Reminder, $ is due for the last copic club meeting scheduled for November 15th. Please call the store if you have any questions. I am trying to work up a continuation for the club adding in accessories and so forth, I'll have the details at club.

AND for those of you that missed the first one, please join us for the second round, a new club begins in January and what a wonderful gift to ask for from your special someone!

One last thing, here's a card you'll make if you join me in Saratoga at Paper Dolls on November 7th 2009, call the shop to get signed up Paperdolls of Saratoga

A muse Bouche - Gratitude

2009-10-16T06:18:00.003-04:00

This is such a quick card but I love the way it turned out, of course the colors seem so much more vibrant in real life. I stamped everything on white paper, maple leaf in grape jelly and ladybug red, wood grain in rich cocoa all ink memento, then colored the paper with copic I think Y21 then flipped the paper over and colored on the back so the color would bleed through YG23 and YR16. LOVE IT!

I am thankful...Thankful for Copics, A muse Releases and Fall. Probably three favorite thing high up on the list! :D And check the a muse blog, WHOO ! HOO! is all I can say!

a muse bouche - fall flourish

2009-10-15T07:15:00.003-04:00

Pink Shimmer Damask is just georgeous,

I used the marvy pink circle scallop punch for the black shimmer border,

the blue marvy circle scallop punch for the Thanks frame.

The frame and words are two new images from the clear monogram set. Last but not least the open crysanthemum stamped in silver brilliance. Looks like another patterned paper.

The opening of the card is on the edge of the pink shimmer damask.

Thanks for looking!

Now check the amuse blog, lots of amuse bouches there too, and maybe even a prize?

Check the A muse Blog! Big Giveaway!

2009-10-14T13:27:00.002-04:00

if you haven't already, great a muse bouches there and a great giveaway, hurry go now! A muse Blog!

A muse Bouche - Mother Earth's Harvest

2009-10-14T00:07:00.000-04:00

This release offers this tender sympathy message, a stamp I was in real need of. I am in awe over the papers still.

The blue is just so lovely, I think it's my favorite which is a big stretch for me I'm usually a green lover.

Super shimmery shine reflected in this photo.

I punched the border with an ek punch and stamped with brilliance thyme.

A muse Bouche - Harvest ( Have a) Feast

2009-10-13T00:00:00.004-04:00

Yes there's more, I'm starving how about you? I'll set the table for you.
Mango Damask and Mango Shimmer Paper
A new wood grain block stamp, flatware & dill (TDF), and
Latte' Pearls

This picture shows that I made a pocket on the inside for a coffee card so our guests and enjoy their drive to our dinner. (the light reflects the shimmerliciousness of this paper) :)

Autumn A muse bouche!

2009-10-12T09:33:00.002-04:00

Can you believe it? It's that time again! A muse has another FABULOUS release! Check out all a muse bouches at A muse.

The images for this release are so elegant and posh! Fall is in full swing and the new paper colors are super shimmery. The elegance of pearls adds a beautiful touch and of course I need to add a little metal so the industrial cottage look comes through on this card.

All new A muse products:
Acorn Stamp
Please Join Us Stamp
Oak Leaves
Chocolate Pearls
Grass Damask is in the background ( couldn't get the photo color just right, but it's super shimmery and yummolicious)!

I stamped with coffee bean brilliance. (perfecto!)

Soon to be at a store near you!

Happy Halloween

2009-10-02T07:46:00.002-04:00

Here are some cards I've been teaching this fall, at Buffalo & Rome, you have 29 days to make Halloween cards get out and get some of these great images! :)

Stamps: candy corn, eat something sweet
Paper: kitchen orange, papaya
Ribbon: Passion purple sheer

Stamps : spooky tree, happy halloween
Paper: Black kitchen, grass gingham, orange crush

Stamps: witch crash, web, charolette, jeepers creepers (sale)
Paper: black gingham, lime notes, slate notes
Ribbon: black sheer polka dot

Stamps: Eat at your own risk, poison, candy apple, treat for you, solid witch
Paper: Lime notes, grass gingham, orange crush
Ribbon: sheer orange polka dot

Stamps: spooky house, witches halloween, tiny witch, tiny cat
Paper: Blackberry, orange, papaya, slate notes

Thanks for looking, I think Buffalo, Rome and your local store will have these in stock if you can't find them at a muse.

Classes At Buffalo Stamps and Stuff

2009-09-27T11:41:00.003-04:00

Thank you to all of you who attended my classes yesterday at BSS! It was so nice to meet you, as promised here are images of the cards we completed.

All Amuse Products

Stamps: Fetch the Tree, Elegant Winter Clear, Essential Ovals Clear

Paper: Kitchen Grass, Kitchen Green, Fern Notes

Punch: EK dotted wave

Ribbon: Sheer polka dot

Copic: E37, BG10, YG67

Stamps: Chapel & Merry Christmas

Paper: Red Gingham, Blue Madiera, Blue Bar Notes

Punch: EK

Ribbon: Red sheer polka dot

Copic: R29, W2, W4, W6, BG10

Stamps: Polar Bear Fun, Penguin on Skiis, Squirrel on Skiis, Got Snow, Snowy Peaks

Paper: Kitchen Blue

Punch: Ek dotted wave

Copic: R29, E02, E33, RV13, C3, YG23, B34, BG10

Stamps: Wreath and Berries, Happy Holiday RM

Paper: Vingate Red

Twinkle: Red Mini Dots

Ribbon: Palm polka dot sheer

Stamps: Squirrel capades, snowy peaks, winter houses, ice day and essential oval clear

Paper: French Roast notes, Kitchen Blue

Ribbon: Sheer Aqua

Twinkle: clear

Copic: E33, C3, E02, YG11, G14, BG10, BG15, Y38, R29, BG32

I'll post the Halloween Images later this week, dark and dreary here today and the images won't be clear. Be sure to stop into BSS if you need any of these images, Sharon has them all in stock.

Pajama Party on the A muse Lounge

2009-09-21T10:13:00.005-04:00

Was so FUN! I think I brought some humor to the night and I still did get my cards done in the time given!

Challenge #1 Favorite Candy - Can you Guess?

Yes Sweettarts and I have a Biff with WONKA - I think they have discontinued the Yellows, they aren't in the packages anymore!

Challenge #2 Fall Colors

I started with Juliette Latte and distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, I think that is my FAVORITE color, just seems to match everything and shabalicious everything up!

Challenge #3 New Fall Shows - Easy one!

Yes Grey's....notice the grey ribbon

Challenge #4

THANK YOU

I've made this card before so I kinda cheated but it was hard to stamp with my Wig on! Thanks to all our Fabulous Hostesses, You were great!

Back to School

2009-09-08T06:21:00.005-04:00

Just back from camp, 10 days of pure fun! We had great weather and a fabulous time! FINALLY, Kitchen is done, Camp is done, and I'm spinning in circles wondering what to do with all my time. OH Yeah! Stamp!

camp from the lake and view from the porch in early morning mist.

some inside photos kitchen and great room area

beds the kids helped make, they worked out great!

a great way to end the summer, soaking dirty kid toes, in the lake.

so much fun!

2009-09-05T11:24:00.003-04:00

Having a blast at camp, swimming, fishing, and a little stamping, but campfires, hiking the mountains and just hanging out relaxing and reading have taken precendence. A little bit of photography practice and some good red wine. I'll be back on track with stamping next week!

A muse Bouche Catch Up!

2009-08-31T15:42:00.005-04:00

Made it to Camp for a week of relaxation and fun on Sunday, so I got a little behind on my A muse Bouches! Hopefully you've enjoyed all the others creative ideas!

You will be able to make this at Buffalo Stamps and Stuff on September 26th call early to sign up!

All A muse Stamps tiny cat, crooked house, witches riding and tiny witch. I also used the MS crooked fence punch and left the fence open. Open if you Dare!

Just a quick one about camp, more to come later this week. The camp below is the camp we call Center Camp and we have all types of outings and festivities there and the 85 members of the hunting club keep this old loggers camp ship shape! This is not the typical camp around here. This is the Taj-Mahal.

This is a distant photo of our newly built camp we are just seeding the grass and having fun pulling bed springs behind the ranger to smooth out the fill.

Halloween A muse Bouche

2009-08-28T06:48:00.004-04:00

YEAH! Halloween is almost here! This little mouse is ready to spook, the nearest trick or treater!

All stamps used are A muse:

mouse in pumpkin
boo! from Missy's Halloween clear set
kitchen orange
orange gingham
MS double hole scallop punch
The fold at the bottom hides a treat.

Feeling Ghouly!

2009-08-26T14:45:00.004-04:00

Rainy wet day and playing in my stamps has me inspired to contribute to the Amuse #7 Challenge, Ink it up. over on the amuse lounge. You can join in, there's still time.

So I've had this Missy's Halloween Set for about a year, but I ordered it after Halloween last year so I've held off on using it. Well it's dirty now. Martha's crooked fence just seemed to add the dimension I was looking for too.

A muse Missy's Halloween Set

A Muse Gingham red, kitchen black

Tiny Cat stamp

Love Monster

Spica Glitter pens

Black A muse Dye pad

Copic R29, C3, R20

Martha Steward Fence punch
There is a little story that goes along with this. I was not a simple halloween costume kid, I always needed a little twist. Like I couldn't just go trick or treating as a Cheerleader, I had to go as a guy dressed as a cheerleader. Adding Love Monster to this set just "DID" it for me. Cracked me up and brought me back to the days of dressing up for Halloween, and by the way I still love it! Thanks for looking!

AND, while digging around I found some old paper shaper punches and my old punch art stuff, well this is just a quickie. Last night there were bats out here. I hate bats.

A muse gingham paper, orange, & brown,

ek round 1 1/4 inch circle

paper shapers bat, tree, circle and clover,

the moon is the circle punched out of the midnight note and then punched the bat and colored the white side yellow Y38 copic.

YR07 to detail the pumpkin, 3 circles.

Colored the brown gingham with E33.

Missy's Halloween Set Bat image.

Home Again, Back to School and Great Classes!

2009-08-24T16:45:00.004-04:00

Last week was my little trek to The Great American Stamp Store and The Creative Corner Both stores had very successful classes and can I just say fabulous customers!

I guess that kind of goes without saying being that I was teaching at stamp stores. I have been requested to come back so those of you that missed this round don't hesitate next time.

School is just around the bend and so is our final summer vacation, vacation. We are heading to camp for about 10 days so I need to get "back to school" all in order before we leave. This is the first of many items on the list. Teacher gifts, just to say, you are important to our lives.

a little box of notes for the teacher to send home with special requests, and to those of you that know my family, most of the notes will come home to me with reminders for volunteering.

Recipe: Back to School Release Pencil and Clear School Time Set
A muse red gingham, kitchen red
A muse gros grain black, papaya, and red stitch ribbon
A muse school note paper
EK border punch
Pizza box template

FINALLY! Caught up! (almost)

2009-08-17T08:04:00.008-04:00

It seems that the TO DO: list just about gets complete and then, magically it gets longer again.
THE KITCHEN IS DONE (almost). Just have to adjust the cabinets, and need a lesson on how to do that before I attempt it. Here's how it looks! New cabinets, paint, counters, floor, lighting, & furniture (well they are new to me anyway) a lot of it I refurbed.

These are the green and pink chairs from this post

Now that the house is back in order, I finally had time to play with the BACK TO SCHOOL line from A muse. Sorry I missed all the amuse bouches. Here's one that I think is how I felt to get back to school, a brand new pink backpack, and thoughts of my favorite football player.

all a muse images school girl, lockers, football player, sports words clear set (star border) school time set (I apple heart school) and woodframe (wood floor) Red gingham, marvy yellow scallop oval, amuse black pad, memento sand, ladybug red, and black grosgrain stitched ribbon.

all a muse images school time clear, sports words set clear, boris, sparklers, swiss red notes, memento danube blue, dandelion yellow and ladybug red, clear star twinkle on the I in genius

all a muse images backpack, music player, pencil, school time clear, papaya notes, a muse black dye pad

all a muse images and supplies, crayons, you color my world, amuse white sheer ribbon

and finally a Mandy's world, all amuse images tiny cupcake, birthday girl, sheer red ribbon, red gingham paper, MS mini heart border punch, swiss red notes

Crazy Busy Summer

2009-08-06T08:11:00.007-04:00

Yes! I'm still working on the Kitchen! Yes! It's almost done! I attended CHA in Orlando FL, last week and had a great time with Stampin & Scrappin Time owner Annabelle Wratten. We picked up quite a few new things, so be sure to check them out in the coming weeks.

In August I have quite a few classes planned. At Sweetheart stamps on the 13th you can make some summer birthday cards like this one.

August 15th at Stampin & Scrappin Time you can learn about Copic Marker Techniques from 11:00 - 12:00 and then Stay and take Summer Vacation Cards 12:00 - 2:00, this includes birthday and summer fun! ( this photo was taken on my new countertop whoo hoo!)

August 21st I'll be in CT! The Great American Stamp Store has invited me to teach and I'm so excited to visit their store and meet some new A muse Addicts!

August 22, The Creative Corner in Wurtsboro NY, you can make some fall or holiday cards like this.

Amuse Bouche!

2009-07-15T07:28:00.005-04:00

Yep , I had cards done! Yep, I had all intentions of putting them up! Yep, LIFE HAPPENED!
Bass lessons, golf camp, day camp, lawn mowed, p/u new beds with Dad, deliver them to storage unit, start dinner, 2 dog seizures, put sink together, (whoops, sink is damaged) run to LOWES for new sink home at 9:30, Finally a shower and then NO A MUSE BOUCHE! OH Yeah! Happy Birthday Brother Paul!

So here's the catch-up from yesterday and I need to photo todays so for the 14th!

Skater squirrels with the wood grain paper and some little ribbon tied notes was the second little giftie at my A muse A palooza classes.

Skiier Squirell, this is candy bag topper but, there is an image on the candy yet to be released, this was the little giftie I gave all my A muse A Palooza guests on Friday for the morning class. 4 little hershey nuggets inside.

And Polar Beach with some new and some old images. I think this card is HYSTERICAL!

A muse A Palooza/ A muse Bouche

2009-07-13T12:56:00.008-04:00

Whew! My Round of Classes is over for AMAP this year but man was it fun! Here's the class of the day! My early am class included Judy Nash from Vero Beach, she won the AMAP t-shirt from the Blog. We all had a GREAT time and came away with wonderful projects! Hope you can join us next year!

Yep! they're here! New Stamps from A muse! Totally love them!

I loved the nature ones most at first, but when I started stamping I fell in love with them all!

*A muse Bouche*

A muse images: winter stag, tiny holly, and holly jolly christmas ma, I also used spellbinder labels on my new big shot! Don't you just love the polka dot sheer tibbon in french roast too! And here's winter stag again with evergreen branch, I used the copic watercolor technique to stamp the deer. Cutting the evergreen is easy, first color all over the image with the green you want to use for the branches I used G82 and YG23 the cut around the "branch", then took out little snips between the pine. It went pretty quickly!

My favorite is this pink card with elegant tree, ice skates and "ice" princess is taken from two different seniment stamps, Have an ice day and princess. This is a perfect card for some of my girlfriends! You know who you are! A little A muse twinkle topped off the tree perfectly!

Stay tuned to the A muse Blog for more A muse Bouches, and I'm teaching a class in Rome at Sweethearts Stamps and Stitches on Thursday the 16th, quick and easy Christmas Cards at 1:00 & 6:00. Hope to see you there!

AMUSEA*PALOOZA

2009-07-08T07:47:00.004-04:00

Have you signed up yet? Oh MY! These classes are awesome if I do say so myself, I just finished the last of the Holiday Wrap, you're "gonna luv it"!

I think there are a few more spots available, so call the shoppe today and get yourself signed up.

Here's a little tidbit of whats to come! All Stacked up and ready to go!

Happy 4th

2009-07-01T09:02:00.004-04:00

Happy 4th of July to all! Here's my silverware all packed for camp!

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