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A Muse Class Schedule

All classes are held at Scattered Pictures in Portland, OR.  Click here for more information on each of these classes. Hope to see you there!

              Updated 2010 schedule coming soon!

Amuse-bouche - Love Boat

Hi everyone! I'm back with an amuse-bouche to share with you! A "real" amuse-bouche is designed to give you a little tasty morsel before your meal and make your mouth happy!  This amuse-bouche is sorta' the same: something to give you a little taste of what's on the way from A Muse ...and what's new is the latest line of stamps called Sea of Love!  All of these Valentine's stamps are so cute, you're going to love them!  My card today is a simple little masculine card using the new Cruise Ship stamp (I like to call it the Love Boat) as my focal point and then the compass is stamped using blue ink so it just lightly shows up.  And check out the notecard! It's actually one of the new 8.5 x 11 papers cut down into a 4.25 x 4.25 notecard - love it!  This color is Blueberry but there's lots more, too!  So fun! 

New stamps from A Muse!

Yippee! The amuse-bouche (sneak-peeks) have started over at the A Muse blog for the new Valentine's release! Be sure to check them all out! I don't have my cards photographed yet but I will get them up as soon as I can. 

I'm a lame-o...

Hey guys! So, obviously you've noticed that I didn't finish the Christmas countdown and I'm not going to make any excuses about it, I just didn't get it done.  Sorry!  Life is busy, ya know?  And some things just have to give and in this case, it was the ol' blog-o!  And honestly, it was nice to take a few days off from crafting/blogging! :)  Thanks for being understanding and continuing to stop by here, even if I don't always follow through with all of my crafty ambitions.  :)

I'll be back soon (promise!) with some fun stuff to share.  In the meantime, have a wonderful new year! (BTW, it's my birthday on Thursday! Yippee!)

Christmas Card Countdown - #19

I'm still trying to catch up on all these cards! Thanks for being patient with me. :)  This card is from a kit that I got from My Mind's Eye that I loooove but haven't had much time to play with.  I'm hoping to get at least one more card done with it before the countdown is over. 

How's all of your Christmas prep going? I'm still waaay behind! I think it's from being pregnant and not being able to do as much or be as efficient as I usually am.  Oh well, we can only do our best, right? :)

Have a good day!

Christmas Card Countdown - #18

Hi there! Here's number 18 a few days late!  :) I'm not going to post much chatter on the next few cards as I just want to get them posted and my days are swamped right now! I still can't believe how fast this month is flying by and I still have tons to do!  :)

Ornament stamp - Elzybells NA (no longer available); sentiment - Hero Arts (I think!)
Kraft paper - SU!
Gingham and polka-dot paper, black ink - A Muse
Markers - Copic
Marvy punches 

Card countdown...

Hey guys, sorry I missed a few days on the countdown! I had a completely swamped weekend and didn't have any time for crafting/blogging.  I'm working on everything this morning so I should have some cards up for you later today.  Only 4 days until Christmas - ACK!!

Christmas Card Countdown - #17

Baby, it's cold outside! And I've got a bright and cheery card for you! (I actually made this one months ago so hopefully I haven't posted it before!)  I went with my three favorite colors which is a very non-traditional color scheme (pink, orange and brown) for Christmas/winter but I love how it turned out!  The paper and edge punch are SU!, the sentiment and flourish are TCP, ribbon is A Muse, the snowflake punch is Marvy.  

Thanks for popping by! Have a wonderful day!

Christmas Card Countdown - #16...sort of

Okay, since I didn't get a chance to photograph my card for today, I'm posting one of my favorites from last year instead.  I figure a lot of you are new to my blog so you probably didn't see this one last year so it's okay. :)  

The paper is from a DCWV paper pack the images are from The Cat's Pajamas.  The sentiment is from a clear set but I'm not sure who it's by.  Hope you like it!  

Card Countdown - #15

I've got another scrappy card for you guys today! (Meaning, there's no stamping on it and I used scrapbooking supplies.) This is from another kit that I have but hadn't ever broken into before this.  I have waaaay too much stuff! I could probably make a Christmas card every day for a year and barely make a dent in everything, lol!  By the way, since this is the 15th it's means there's only 10 left until Christmas - yippee! Can't wait!

(I'm not sure how all this is by, maybe the Paper Studio?  I need to get better at checking my supplies before I put them all away.) :)

Card Countdown - #14

Happy Monday! Are you all having a good day? I hope so!

Here's card #14 for you! The image is stamped with A Muse black ink and then I decided to keep it simple by only coloring in the accessories instead of the whole drink and I like how it turned out.  Sweet and simple! :)  The inside is stamped with "Cheers to you!" but I thought this could work for a holiday party invitation as well.  And (of course) I had to use more of my favorite damask shimmer paper, this time in Lime.  I know I keep saying this but I loooooove this stuff! It's so pretty in real life. Loves!!

Okay, off to make some soup (it's a soup kind of day.)  Hugs!

Stamps, paper, ribbon, black ink - A Muse

Card Countdown - #13

Hey everyone! Here's another card just under the wire!  It's been fun posting everyday but definitely a lot hard than I thought it would be. :) 

This card is another Craft Table Card since I just used stuff that I had out on my table.  The red cardstock is SU!, the paper and die-cuts are My Mind's Eye and the ribbon is A Muse.  Super quick and simple!  

Hope you all had a great weekend! We got lots done and tonight we're going to drive around and look at Christmas lights with popcorn and hot chocolate - can't wait!

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs!

Card Countdown - #12

Here's card #2 today since I forgot yesterday. :)  This is one that I taught for a class earlier that I wanted to share with you.  The silver embossed snowflakes are my fave, I just love them!  

Okay, I'm cutting this short, we're going to watch Julie and Julia! :)  Hugs!

Images, navy notecard - A Muse

Christmas Countdown - #11

So, I totally forgot to post yesterday!! Sorry! And I was doing so well, too! Lol!  Oh well, I guess that means you guys get two cards today. :)  My card today is one that I made the same day as card #4 so it's the same color scheme, just a different look.  

The sentiment, notecards and black ink are A Muse, the snowflake is a Marvy punch, the brad is American Crafts and the edge punch is EK Succes.  Thanks for checking in! I'll be back later with today's card! :)

25 Card Countdown - #10

Hey there! Here's card number 10 for ya!  As I said yesterday, I loooooove this damask paper! I seriously can not get enough of it and use it all the time! It's very shimmery and gorgeous in real life and perfect for Christmas cards!  The images are stamped and outlined with Copic markers instead of colored all the way in.  I like to do this sometimes just to break things up and do something different.  And wouldn't this make a perfect gift card holder?  Just slip a Starbucks or Target gift card in and you're good to go!

Speaking of Target, that's where I'm headed in a little bit to get stocking stuffers (Stockings are my FAVORITE!!) Talk to you later!

(All paper and images are A Muse.)

25 Card Countdown - #9

Can you believe it's the 9th of December already??? Man, this month is FLYING by!!  It'll be Christmas before we know it!

I decided to change things up a little bit today and show you a holiday thank you card instead of just a traditional Christmas card.  I always have very good intentions of sending out thank you's to people after the holidays, but honestly, I never actually do it! :(  This year, however, I'm determined to get it done, so I'm starting on them early! 

My card is pretty simple since I will be mass producing them.  I used the gorgeous shimmer damask paper from A Muse (I seriously DIE over this stuff I love it so much!) on the top of the card and then a strip of Lime shimmer with the sentiment embossed in white powder.  You can't tell in the photo but I actually scored vertical lines along the bottom of the card and in real life, it gives it a nice detailed finish.  The snowflake was punched out, attached with a brad and then I added lots of glitter to it so it's nice and bling-y! :)  Hope you like it! Will you be sending out thank you's this year?

25 Card Countdown - #8

EEK! I'm just barely getting this one in on time!  I totally forgot to post it earlier! It's crazy how busy this time of year is! Plus I wasn't feeling well today so I did a lot of laying around. :)

Anyway, for my card today, I'm calling it "Craft Table Card" as I just grabbed things off the table without dipping into any other supplies.  It was fun! I think I'm going to try that more often. 

The paper and snowman are from a kit by My Mind's Eye, the cardstock is SU!, the thickers are American Crafts and the edge punch is EK Success.

See you tomorrow!

25 Card Countdown - #7

Here's a sweet little card for you guys! :)  I loooove this paper from Heidi Swapp! I got a bunch of it and am planning on doing some more cards with it in the future.  And this sentiment from A Muse is just perfect for it, don't ya think?  The peppermint candy brad is from an online store, but I can't remember which one.  :(  I just googled "candy cane brad" and this is one of the options that came up. 

Okay, off to the store! Hope you all are enjoying these cards.  I'm sure having fun posting them! :)

(Once again, the color is off on this because it's so gray outside.   Anyone know how to take the gray out of photos without skewing the colors?)

 

25 Card Countdown - #6

Okay, this card is waaaay late in the day, sorry girls!  I actually sort of forgot to post it, hee! 

This is one that I taught for a class earlier this year.  The little snow globe is a sticker but I can't remember who it's by, sorry! The notecard, paper and letters are A Muse and then scallop punch is EK Success. Simple but cute! :)

Hope you had a good weekend!

25 Card Countdown - #5

Betcha thought I was going to forget to post today, huh? :) Well, I'm getting the card up, even if it's late!  Although, I have to say, I'm not loving this card at all.  I think it falls under the category of "meh".  Not my fave, but not the most hideous thing ever, either.  Oh well, they can't all be marvelous masterpieces, haha! 

The snowflakes were made using adhesive sheets punched out with a Marvy snowflake punch and then I added purple glitter.  The image, sentiment and notecard are  A Muse (of course!)

See you tomorrow! I promise the next card will be cuter! :)

25 Card Countdown - #4

Only 21 days until Christmas!! Yippee, I can't wait! I'm loving this time of year so much, even though it's crazy busy.  We've been doing something "Christmas-y" everyday, even if it's just something little like reading holiday books, and we're all having a great time!  Now all we need is some snow! :)

Speaking of snow, onto the card! I went with something a little out of my comfort zone and bit more "scrappy" then I usually do.  The notecard, red paper and sentiment are all from A Muse, the felt snowflakes are SU!, and the polka-dot embossing folder is QuicKutz.  I had the scrap of red paper on my craft table so I decided to just emboss it instead of the whole card and  I think it gives it a cool look. 

Hope you're all having a good day! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Class Rescheduled - Pretty Little Packages - Holiday Style

Just a quick note to let you all know that I've rescheduled one of the classes at Scattered Pictures (503.252.1888).  The class is Pretty Little Packages and we'll be making 4 holiday boxes and one gift card holder. The new date and time is Thursday, December 10th, 10:30am-12:30pm.  This is my last class for the year so you don't want to miss it! :)  Call the store directly to sign-up.

25 Card Countdown - #3

3 days of blogging in a row - it's a Christmas miracle! Lol!

Today's card is one of my faves from the series that I've created so far! The color scheme and mix of patterns is so fun and fresh! And my middle name is Noel so you know I like that part of it. :) Enjoy!

Paper: Green Damask - A Muse; Brown polka-dot - Dooodlebug
Die cut - SU!
Snowflake punch - Marvy
Thickers (NOEL letters), brad - American Crafts
Glitter - Stampendous

25 Card Countdown - #2

Hi there! Here's card number two for the Christmas Card Countdown! Are you shocked I've actually blogged two days in a row?  I know I am, lol!

My card today is actually one we made in one my recent classes.  I just love this Under the Mistletoe image, it's one of my faves from the holiday release from A Muse.  I went with a bright and fun color scheme instead of traditional Christmas colors and I like how it turned out! The image is colored with Copic markers and I used an edge punch from EK Success to make the scallops on the brown strip. 
Hope you like it!

Btw, how's your Christmas shopping going? I've gotten some done but still have a bunch to go! :)

25 Card Countdown - #1

Hello sweet blog readers! So sorry it's been ages since I've posted.  Life has just been swamped and I haven't had any time for crafting (well, at least not that I can share on here) but I thought I would make it up to you! I've got 25 Christmas/Winter cards I'm going to share with as a countdown to Christmas!! How fun is that?!  Although, I have to admit that it's going to be a big stretch for me to blog everyday 'till Christmas! I think I'll believe it once I actually do it, lol!

My first card uses one of my very favorite stamps! I got it a few months ago at Impress.  As you might know, I *love* to spell out a word, omitting one of the letters to add in an image.  Well, this stamp has done it for me as the space for the "O" is left blank! Love it! The paper is from a store in Colorade that I got back in May and I'm not sure who it's by, sorry! :(  I punched a snowflake out the striped paper and attached it with a brad.  Some sheer ribbon finished off this super easy design. :)

Hope you're all having a wonderful holiday season!  This is my absolute favorite time of year so I'm in heaven!

(The color/editing on this photo is a little funky as it was very gray outside when I took it.  Sorry!)

Fast and Fabulous Holiday Card - Noel

Hey chickies!  Sorry I've been MIA for awhile, I just haven't had anything crafty to share - until today!  The A Muse blog has been having LOTS of holiday inspiration lately (be sure to check it out!) and I've got a fast and fabulous card featured on there today.  For my card, I wanted to try something a little different for me and use black as the card base.  Not something I would normally use for a holiday card but I like how it turned out!  And without even knowing it, Julie used the same color scheme, isn't that fun? :)  I looooove the shimmer damask paper and it pairs perfectly with the Solid Damask image. A simple sentiment and couple of pearls finish off the card!  Enjoy!

Free make-and-take

Hey girls! Just wanted to let you all know that I'm doing a free make-n-take at Scattered Pictures (503.252.1888) from 2-4pm.  Stop on by to make a SUPER cute A Muse wintery birthday card!  Hope to see you there!

Love these trees!

Happy Wednesday!  We're half-way to the weekend - yay!

For my card today, this is one that I made awhile ago but never posted.   I used the Trees 1 clear stamp set from A Muse.  I have a "thing" for tree stamps so I love this set!  The paper is from a kit that I have and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.  Enjoy!

Christmas Trees

Heather Nichols is one of my favorite stampers and I'm always so inspired by her!  She posted several cards the other day and as soon as I saw the fifth one down, I knew I wanted to make my own version of it.  I used a clear stamp set from Hero Arts for the tree and since it was a clear stamp, it made lining them up evenly a snap! The GORGEOUS damask paper is from A Muse - I LOVE IT!!!  I'm really happy with how this card turned out, I just wish I would have come up with it on my own, lol!

Tree image - Hero Arts
Damask paper, sentiment, black ink, ribbon, star twinkle stickers - A Muse
Kraft paper - SU!
White ink - ColorBox

Birthday Cupcake

Hey there!  How is your Wednesday going?  I've been feeling quite a bit better lately so I'm having a good day! (Although, I've been up since 4:15 a.m. - ACK!) 

I've got another One Sheet Wonder card to show you today.  I know it's been awhile since I wrote the original post, so you might want to click on it to refresh your memory.  Anyway, my card today uses the ADORABLE Cupcake Builder set from A Muse.  It's definitely my "go-to" set for birthdays! :)  Hope you like it!

Paper - SU!, CTMH, DCWV
Stamps - A Muse
Ink - CTMH
Punch - Marvy

Color Challenge - Merry Christmas

Hi everyone! I had a bit of "free" stamping time today and was inspired to do Dawn Mcvey's color challenge.  She always had the BEST color combos and I am extremely inspired by color so I was excited to get to play along this time. I always want to play, but I usually never get a chance to.  Here are the colors -

And here's my take on the card.  I actually had a bit of a hard time on this card, my mojo just wasn't flowing! Oh well, I'm satisfied with how it turned out.  I do like clean and simple cards! :)

 

Clear stamp set - Hero Arts
Kraft, pink paper - SU!
Green - CTMH
Cream - A Muse

Thanks for stopping by today! I've got a VERY sick husband on my hands so that's what is keeping me busy! Fingers crossed that I don't get it! :)