one tasty a muse bouche morsel

well, finally back to some blogging. i have been bloggone absent. a muse's newest release will be for all to peruse tomorrow. you will just fall in love with "love blooms". i 'm so glad to get one peeky in for you. i 'll be able to get some more posted this week.

i used our new "juliette" paper's, aren't they just the most delicious colors?!! the umbrella, ella, ella, (couldn't resist:) , is so versatile. can't you see it for a shower invite, a basic hello or a get well card?

i also used the tower and greetings from seattle stamps. although i haven't lived in the emerald city for a number of years. i will always consider the northwest my home.

peeking in the mailbox....

there's been a wee bit of a delay with the sneak peeks. all of us east coaster's have been waiting
patiently for our a muse goodies. i hope tomorrow is the day! you are all going to love the new release, beautiful colors for spring and cutie new stamps to join the rest of your collection!
in lieu of the sneak's, i 'll share some cards for my upcoming class. i had a senior moment and forgot to photograph my samples. tonya at picture to page, graciously took them for me.
my "cupcakes and caffeine" class use the the coffee break set and the cupcake set. i also used the to go cup, i love that little stamp. whoops, i'll try not play favorites, the other stamps feel left out:)

julie had made one of these gift card holders, during christmas and i loved it! so, here is my take on it. perfect for a starbuck's or dunkin' donuts card (personally my preference). i know what a traitor i am, being from the northwest and all. but, i just like dd better!

i had the hardest time trying to find kraft paper cardstock down here in the south! i finally found some at a little bitty scrapbook store in elizabeth city, nc. i hoping to do some classes there in the near future. well, i'll see you real soon. keep your fingers crossed for my crazy postlady to deliver tomorrow!

exam week

well, when wednesday comes along my 2 high schoolers will have been off from school for over a week! it was exam time this past week. they were exempt (great kids for getting good grades). then we have a four day weekend! i have enjoyed having them home, it reminded me of our winter break we used have when we lived on cape cod. it is super cold here in north carolina, as with most everywhere on the east coast. they say snow tomorrow, i doubt it though. snow here is like 1 inch and everyone freaks out.

i am totally loving the new sweet shop stamps by a muse!! they are so adorable!! i used them with my new nestabilities. i was hesitant to get these, but after trying one out with my cuttlebug, i splurged for some more. they are super easy and compatible with many die-cut machines.

here are few things i whipped up. i love the little catepillar with the apple. i also can't get enough of these treat bags!! my daughter sophie has made a million of them in different sizes, she's so funny. i met sweet tonya, the owner of picture to page in yorktown, va. and i'll be teaching a class on feb. 28th . come see me for an a muse fix, if you're in the area:)

what happens when christmas and migraines meet each other?

....NOTHING!! but first Happy New Year! I can't believe it's already the 10th. I've been joking that I should start my cards now for this December. I am finally on the upswing from my holiday whammy migraine. I was soooo behind with my card samples and I didn't even get any sneak peeks out. I felt like such a big L on my forehead.

I'm so pumped to see the A muse lounge is such a hit with everyone! It's so much fun to see all the ladies chatting away. The A muse Valentine line is so sweet and yummy, i just want to gobble it all up. And i did ;) hahaha . I just the LOVE, "The Love Shack" and all of the chocolate sentiments. I got my groove on and made a cute, fun treat bag. As my 8 year would say,"Easy peasy lemon squeezy". Plus some cards for my upcoming class, (fingers crossed for some signer uppers!!) Whoa!! the pink on the love shack looks really bright in my photo! it is much more subdued in real life.

I saw the treat bag on Geeta's, "Pretty little packages class", she was kind enough to send me the template. Jenn is also doing one in her class too, GREAT minds think alike!!:) Well, I'm off the to stamp while juices are still goin' on!! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend. Easy duzzy fuzzy wuzzy:)

goin' in the vault

here are the cards from my cancelled class :( aren't they pretty? , oh, well another time. i'm not bummed, just disappointed. i was so excited for my first class and had some fun things planned. i'll just have to channel that all into a valentine's class! have a great week, get all that shopping done!

it's award season :)

sweet tisha nominated me for a kreativ blogger award. thank you tisha for thinking of us newbies! here are the lovely ladies i'll nominate. so, put on your party dress and have a glass of champagne! check out their wonderful blogs!!


glenda (bc)
lori (az)
jill (ca)
jen d (nh)
nicole (love her cards !)