September Blog Hop!!!!

I think maybe fall has arrived or at least the cool, brisk mornings have gotten here. I think I will miss summer. It seems like it went by SO fast!! I know I feel like my life has blown by here recently (which kind of explains my blog absence!). I have to share that this week I was honored to celebrate my Grandaddy's 96th birthday with him!!

Anyway, on to the wonderful blog hop!! You should have found me after visiting Veronica's blog. I hope you are enjoying your hopping!!!

Don't forget to leave a comment on my blog - I will be giving away some blog candy!!! The winner will be chosen at random on Friday, 09/16. All comments must be made prior midnight CST on Thursday, 09/15.

I actually have four cards to share with you today. Let me know what you think! All card ingredients will be listed at the end of the post.

The first card is very simple and has mutliple uses.



I made the mistake yesterday of shopping at Walmart after I got off work. By the time I made it home, I was ready for a martini!!!



The third card is essentially a variation on the first one I showed you. I was having fun using that stamp set!



My last card is done from a stamp set that I adored from the minute I saw it in the calendar. This idea came about just while playing around with my stamps and ink.



I hope you enjoyed what I had to share with you. Now, keep hopping. If you have lost your way, here is a complete listing of all who are participating in our blog hop starting at the beginning:

Studio Stampers Blog
Krystie Hersch
Kristen Watson
Kathy Hatzke
Karen Crisp
Kari Bell
Lisa Wakabayashi
Veronica Zalis
You are here!
Lianna Vigil
Angie Schellenberg

Enjoy!! Remember you can always shop with at my webstore which is always open!!!

Card recipes:

Card 1: fern and lichen inks, just because stamp set, shell cardstock - all available from a|muse studio

Card 2: fern and lichen inks, lichen and sugar cardstock, labels die set, just because stamp set, vintage labels stamp set - all available from a|muse studio (adhesive, a die cutting machine, and scissors were also used to make this card)

Card 3: fern, lichen, and french roast inks, lichen and sugar cardstock, just because stamp set - all available from a|muse studio (adhesive was used as well as a paper trimmer and a card base made from vintage green previously available from amuse art stamps)

Card 4: bubblegum and lichen inks, sugar and lichen cardstock, labels die set, vintage labels stamp set, let's chat stamp set, and bubblegum ribbon - all available from a|muse studio (a die cutting machine and adhesive was also used to make this card)

And the Winner Is. . . ..

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Timestamp: 2011-07-15 11:15:27 UTC

CONGRATULATIONS Babe!! I have sent you an email for your mailing address!

I would like to introduce you to

the Studio Stampers blog! This blog will feature cards and challenges made by me and my amuse|studio "cousins." You also get the chance to "meet" our team. This week you get to meet Veronica (Ronnie) Zalis. I have a feeling the Studio Stampers blog is going to be a great place for you to get some ideas and inspiration for your amuse|studio stamps! There is a challenge already posted, so come play along! I know I will be! (But first, I have to get prepared for the crop I am hosting at my house this weekend, so you probably won't see my card until some time on Saturday.

Also, don't forget our blog hop I told you about in my previous post. Here is a complete listing of all who are participating in our blog hop starting at the beginning:

Kathy Hatzke
Karen Crisp
Kari Bell
Lesa Wolfe
Lisa Wakabayashi
You are here!
Veronica Zalis
Ida P. Krause
Lianna Vigil
Kristen Watson

Remember I have some blog candy to give away. You have until midnight CST on Thursday, 07/14, to leave a comment on my original blog hop post (Blog Hopping. . .Again)for a chance to win the prize! Comments must be made on that

Blog Hopping. . . Again

Welcome to the July Blog Hop. You should have found me after visiting Lisa'a blog. I hope you are enjoying your hopping!!!

Don't forget to leave a comment on my blog - I will be giving away some blog candy!!! The winner will be chosen at random on Friday, 07/15. All comments must be made prior midnight CST on Thursday, 07/14.

WOW!! It has been awhile since I have blogged. SO much has gone on to include computers issues which took me out of the loop for longer than I intended. BUT - I am back now and will be trying to be on a more regular blogger (keep your fingers crossed!)

I am excited to be back blogging and, in my absence, I have played with my amuse|studio stamps!! Aren't they the best?? My first card is a generic/any occasion card.



Card made using: orange gingham cardstock, bubblegum shimmer couture cardstock, sugar cardstock, orange satin ribbon, french roast stitched grosgrain ribbon, and the Owl's Well stamp set. All these items can be purchased from amuse|studio. The card was colored with Copic markers which can also be purchased from amuse|studio.

My second card is from a stamp set I adored the moment I first saw it. I had to do it in pink. It is also a generic/any occasion card. Although it is difficult to see, I stamped a second image of the hair spray can, hand cut it out, and then used a pop-up adhesive to place it on top of the original stamped image. I also added a little glitter to the "spray" from the can with a glitter pen.



Card made using: bubblegum shimmer couture cardstock, sugar cardstock, bubblegum gingham cardstock, onyx cardstock, the ticket strip die, large dots from Polka Dot Patterns stamp set (also part of stamp set assortment included in consultant kit), and the Glamour Girl stamp set. I also used the classic rectangles - small - from Nestabilities. The image and sentiment were stamped using Momento Tuxedo Black ink (another favorite ink) and colored with Copic markers. Everything used to make this card can be purchased from amuse|studio.

If you have lost your way, here is a complete listing of all who are participating in our blog hop starting at the beginning:

Kathy Hatzke
Karen Crisp
Kari Bell
Lesa Wolfe
Lisa Wakabayashi
You are here!
Veronica Zalis
Ida P. Krause
Lianna Vigil
Kristen Watson

Enjoy hopping!!! Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance at some blog candy!!

Blog Candy Winner!!!

CONGRATULATIONS DANA K. - You are the winner of the blog candy. Please send me an email with your address as soon as possible, so I can mail your prizes to you!! Thank you for participating in the blog hop!!



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Timestamp: 2011-04-03 23:12:39 UTC

Blog Hopping Today!!

WARNING - this is my first blog hop!! I am having fun and I just hope you do the same. Any mistakes, typos, hard to read ingredients are completely mine and mine alone!!

All my items were made with materials, unless otherwise noted, from the deluxe starter kit. This first card is simple as simple as can be. The middle dandelion (that is what this looks like to me) has been glittered so it stands out as "one of a kind."



It is made from sugar cardstock, bubblegum and orange ink, and diamond glitter. The stamps are from the studio sampler sets 1 and 4.

This next is a tag. I LOVE to make tags. Now, the tag is not from amuse studio, but is one that I buy from a lady who makes them herself.



The ingredients for this tag are: a large, grungied shipping tag (only thing not from amuse studio), harlequin background, orange ink, sugar cardstock, bubblegum ink, diamond glitter, guitar and sentiment from studio sampler 4, creative candy that was colored with my Begonia pink Copic marker (RV14).

This card did not photograph well and I assure you that the stamping on the ribbon looks FAR better in person that it does in this picture. The stamping on the ribbon is not anywhere as blurry in person as it came out in the picture.



This card was made with buttercup polka dot cardstock, sugar cardstock, cherry gingham cardstock, cranberry ink, cherry ribbon, stamps from studio sampler 1 and from the essential sentiments set, and black tuxedo momento ink.

The next two image show how this is a gift card holder. The card tucks under the flap which holds the gift card in place.





Ingredients for this gift card holder are: cherry polka dot cardstock, cherry gingham cardstock, sugar cardstock, black tuxedo momento ink, and the image and sentiment from studio sampler 1. Copic markers used to color the image are BG10 - Cool Shadow, RV14 - Begonia Pink, BG05- Holiday Blue, YG23-New Leaf, Y17 - Golden Yellow, and R29 - Lipstick Red.

I will be giving a blog hop prize to a comment randomly selected from those left on my blog. The winner will be chosen at 6p CST on Sunday, 04/03. Remember, Krystie, as well as other consultants, are each also offering some blog candy as well.

Next on the hop is Lesa's blog. But, if you lose your way, here is the entire list:

Krystie
Kelly
Lianne
Kari
Lesa
Veronica
Lisa W.
Kathy

Thanks for playing and hopping along!!

Blog Hop Alert!!!

My upline, Krystie, my fellow amuse studio consultants, and I will be participating in a blog hop tomorrow, Friday, April 1st!! It will start at 5 p.m. CST. Krystie has advised she will take a random comment from one of the participating blogs and that person will win a prize! I have also decided I will offer a prize to a person who leaves a comment on my blog. Get ready for the fun!!!