Fun New Accessories!!

While February came and went, March is here and brings with it the fabulous new Spring Accessory Catalog and Inspiration Guide.

Included are some great thin word dies, some new bunny dies (and flocking to make them soft and fuzzy, and "bunny bums" to finish them off!), and even some little flower dies, as well as an interesting new way to use crepe paper (in a good way!), and a 6X6 patterned paper collection that includes vibrant and fun patterns: florals, hip geometrics, ombre, and more. Each design is lovely on it's own, but all coordinate beautifully with AMuse Studio's Signature colors. 

I love the new word dies. LOVE them! I used them to make some cards this weekend (all supplies, including that CUTE washi tape, A Muse Studio):

I have some events coming up that will have me back in the craft room by week's end so maybe I'll get to use some of the other new items, as well, but I have a feeling the word dies will be included as well . . .

Happy Stamping!
Christina

British Invasion Thank You Card

A little late, but as promised, the card I sent off to thank a new customer. As soon as summer slows down I want to create more variety with this set. I know I can "practice" on my in-laws (they are always up to receiving a card). But, you know Holiday Hoopla is just around the corner and I'll have a new pile of things to play with, so . . . it might be awhile before you see the fruits of THAT. I already have ideas for the Holiday Hoopla sets that I have gotten a sneak peak of. I MUST HAVE all of the autumn sets, paper, dies and Splash (wait until you see what that is!), and am trying to decide which of the Halloween and Christmas sets to make a workshop out of. I stamp very few Christmas cards for personal use, but only because I am blessed with so many friends and family that I'd never get them done in time! A workshop is the perfect excuse to design a couple of cards and make samples -- which I can then send off to those that must have something more than a photo card (although they get that as well, so they can see how much my son has grown in the last year!)

All supplies: A|Muse Studio
British Invasion, cherry cardstock, slate stitched grosgrain ribbon and various A|S inks

I am off to Kissimmee on Saturday for conference, after dropping my son off for a 3 week class at KU last Sunday, and so am not getting a lot of crafting time in of late, but have a few cards that simply must be made and stuck in the mail this month, so I'll try to share as I go.

Happy Stamping!
Christina

A friend wanted to make a golf-themed birthday card for one of our colleagues -- I came up with this, and she made one fairly similar:

I also made a couple of cards to "test out" more of the stamps from my starter kit -- I'm pretty sure that the star birthday card will be seen in a wide variety of colors before the year is through, but this one has such a nice "Texasy" feel:

My new favorite!



Single layered, but the great A*Muse ink colors make this a fun card.

Today was busy -- my church is moving locations so we packed up on one side and unpacked across town, but I hope to start on my second "Crafty Forward" contribution tomorrow (after cleaning up where one of the IKEA shelves fell over while we were out today -- what a mess!)

Happy Stamping,

Christina

Just Plane Thanks

I spent the first day of Spring Break on a field trip to the New Braunfels Municipal Airport, helping the Scouts earn their Aviation merit badge. Of course I had to stamp a thank you note for the director of the airport, who gave the tour!

The airplane is from the Going Places cart (Cricut)

Happy Stamping!
Christina