summertime

my lovely mentor, stamp goddess and all around talented artist asked to contribute to her blog.  of course!!
i can't believe it's been  seven years since i walked into colorful creations and met jenn. i have learned so much from her and about her. especially, her love of the beach!  and flip flops:)   for the month of july, everyday will feature something beachy, oceany, summery.  jenn truly has a big heart, she is donating her craftiness in a silent auction for her friends mother, sue, who has cancer.  i am also giving this card to the basket of goodies. jenn, thank you for the wonderful memories.

Let's hope it was worth all of the trouble!

A little bird told me.....

that it's fabulous glenda's 100th challenge! she has asked a few of us to play and i hope you play too! here are the details:

"Glenda's Random Amusing Challenge #100 is to use red on your card or project. Use as much or as little as you like. Incorporate it by using paper, ink, ribbon, embellishments, whatever you like! You must play along with the challenge to be eligible to win the blog candy. If you play along, please leave a comment on Glenda's blog (http://papersscissorsrocks.blogspot.com) and link back to her post from your post. If you upload to an online gallery, please use the keyword GRAC100. You have until midnight Pacific Time on January 23rd to play along and you can play along as many times as you like. The winner will be randomly chosen and announced on January 24th."

be sure to check out these creative ladies:)
Allison Fillo http://stampinwhenican.blogspot.com/
Allison Miles http://allistamps.blogspot.com/
Beate Johns http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Belinda Chang Langner http://cadnileb.blogspot.com/
Carly Robertson http://carlyrobertson.typepad.com/
Cheiron Brandon http://www.cheironbrandon.typepad.com/
Chris Sather http://cattsscratchingpost.blogspot.com/
Dawn Stein http://www.lavendergiraffe.blogspot.com/
Donna Hitz http://www.frozenstamper.blogspot.com/
Elena Shacochis http://thestampingshac.blogspot.com/
Geeta Suggs http://www.craftyengineer.typepad.com/
Jenn Shurkus http://jennshurkus.typepad.com/creative_chick/
Jennie Moczan http://www.simplycaffeinated.typepad.com/
Jill Grace (& family) http://creativegrace.typepad.com/
Joan Jeffery http://www.j-jcreations.blogspot.com/
Kamila Younkman http://littlescrapsofheaven.typepad.com/
Krystie Lee Hersch http://www.cupcakemartini.com/
Meghan Fahey http://driventoink.com/
Michelle Clark http://www.sparkledesigns.typepad.com/
Michelle Mathey http://msmathey.blogspot.com/
Michelle Woerner http://stopandstamptheroses.blogspot.com/
Nance Lempinen-Leedy http://nanceleedy.blogspot.com/
Sherry Czarnecki http://littlestampsbiglife.blogspot.com/
Silke Ledlow http://silkeledlow.blogspot.com/
Teresa Kline http://www.enjoythevasunshine.blogspot.com/

for sweet charley

this year, a muse's calendar will be benefiting a very special cause. little charley beers will be remembered. as a mother i cannot fathom the loss of one of my children. my heart goes out to amanda and her family.




the calendar is a download product only. you can read all the specifics here. don't forget to spread the word. oh, and i got the adorable hanger here:)

come on get happy!

love this little partridge!! even if i can't get the "partridge family" theme outta my head!! can't wait to play with him some more:) have a great day!!

Vintage christmas

i have been super busy this week! my husbands coast guard change of command is tomorrow. but i did manage to make a card! yippee...i will post specifics later. please hop to the amuse lounge to see what our fabulous instructors have made:)

happy birthday dylan!!

my little guy is double digits now, 10 years old. when did that happen?! he's my youngest, still huggy and lovey, thank goodness. here are the cupcakes i brought to his class. i think they turned out pretty dang cute!! nothing like some baking admiration from a bunch of 4th graders, haha!!
little huggy bear is floating in a lifesaver gummy, along a graham cracker crumb beach. he's getting ready for a muses's fun in the sun. nice segue don't you think?:)

everything is still rosy!!

today is the last day of everything rosy's a muse bouche. i'm sure you all enjoyed seeing the gorgeous new images from our talented designers and instructors!! i love a muse, it so easy to mix and match stamps and papers. nothing is ever the same! here i used bursting blooms, gossamer wings and a new sentiment. happy stamping:)

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everything's rosy!!

especially if you're in hawaii:) my family had the pleasure of going there last year, ahhhh....really miss it! i used the new "daisy duet" stamp as the background. they reminded me of the plumeria blossoms on oahu. i added some pearl stickers, pretty appropo for the island life. aloha!

happy 9th birthday a muse!!!!

and to another 9! and more. i used our new happy clear set with the fancy numbers set. added some glitter and there you go! a muse has so much fun in store for all of you. be sure to check out their blog and the lounge for all of the birthday news. don't forget to peek at our designer and instructor blogs too.

awwww...woodland creatures

a muse is featuring "woodland creatures"!! we have gorgeous new papers for you to drool over! i missed posting yesterday, so i combined it with today's release. i used our new watermelon and birch wood grain papers. little caterpillar is dreaming to be a beautiful butterfly... please hop over to our designer/instructor blogs for some wonderful inspiration:)

valentine treat for you:)

pucker up baby! aren't you lovin' the new release! here i used a square envelope and punched a heart through it. kinda like cupid:) then inserted a glassine envelope filled with m&m's. the paper's are a popsicle pink notecard cut to size and a pink gingham heart. mr. crab is puckering up for smooch...s.w.a.k.

peek a boo!

i lovvvvve the new coral stamp!! i used the new mini-fishes and new sentiment. it's hard to see in this pic but the white waves are really mirrored paper. i'm such a fantastic photographer...NOT:) add a little ocean ribbon, blue gingham paper and a heart twinkle and there you have it. stay warmmm!

so wrong, so right?

happy new year!! how do you like baby new year? i think he's pretty cute. now i would never give a baby champagne. although my parent's tell me that gave me some when i was 2 and thought it was hilarious. me not so much!!
i wish all of you a very wonderful new year, full of many stamping and a muse days!! don't forget to look at our new sea of love release :)

sea of love for kiddies

it's that wonderful time again, a new a muse release!! you are going to "sea" it and love it:D i've always had a strange obsession with jellyfish. every aquarium i go to, i am just mesmerized. there's nothing to them yet they're intelligent and you can see through them:)
here i used our pink gingham paper and hand cut seaweed out of a palm green notecard.
we fabulous new images and cutie sentiments. please check out the other instructor and designer blogs to see they whipped up.

easy peasy tags!

The A muse website is featuring "holiday tags". Here's is my lil ol' contribution. i used a mix of trees that A Muse has. a bit of glitter and buffalo snow, love that stuff! i thought hmm trees, recycling...so i ripped some paper off the lunchbag, stamped on it and voila. simple but fun:) check the other wonderful tags on A Muse.

it's shimmer time!

my photography skills do not do justice to these beautiful shimmer papers! today's the day for a muse's stationery release. i've used the mango damask shimmer paper with the paprika notecard. happy thanksgiving is new sentiment as well a the white polka dot ribbon. i also used the solid pumpkin and vine border from past releases. there is some glitter on the vine that you can't see from the pic. i decided to make the pumpkin green, i just love those funky colored funny shaped ones:) i hope you all have enjoyed seeing all of the a muse's peeks and have been inspired!! ohhh, don't forget the latte pearls here too!

a muse bouche 3

here we are at day 3 and a muse has yummy GIVEAWAY for you. just leave a comment on the a muse blog and you have chance for an assortment of the gorgeous shimmer papers. sorry for the crummy pic, it's gray day here in the nc. i used the damask shimmer in ocean, seafoam polkadot ribbon, the hello sentiment from the monogram clear set. let's not forget the pearls in robin's egg blue! this is a very quick card, one that's great when you're down on time. enjoy and have fun entering:)

a muse bouche day 2

i've just fallen in love with the new shimmer papers! have you? i've used the apple and mango damask. the stamps are the new dill and sentiment. did you see the the cranberry pearls, love them. it's been another busy day for me and so i'll say ta-ta:)

fall a muse bouche

well, fall is here and i've been a bad blogirl :( but wait! here's a sneak of a muse's upcoming release. you are going to die and forgive me:) new paper and stamps and twinkle pearls!! the paper has the most beautiful shimmer, here it is in solid and damask espresso. WHAT DAMASK... isn't it gorgeous?! the new stamps are the oak leaves, acorn and the sentiment i took a class with debby schuh and had a bit ribbon left over from that project. i think it looks pretty:) well, my little 4th grader has a part in the high school play so, i've got to run him to rehearsal. don't forget to check with the amuse gals to see what they have created!