Costume Parade | A Muse Studio

So I could probably make a bunch more Halloween themed cards, stamp sets that I haven't inked up this year but this will have to do it since Halloween is next week.  The other day I was able to whip up 7 cards in one session, thanks to A Muse Studio's Costume Parade:

I stamped the images twice and colored them up using the same copic color palette for each set:

R11

R14 | R24

YR04 | YR18

YG03 | YG05

V01 | V12

E40 | E43

E31 | E51

T0 | T2

N4 | N6

Because this particular A Muse Studio set didn't have any accompanying sentiments, I used a coupe other sets to finish off the cards.

These first two cards use the MFT Stitched Triple Peek a Boo Window.  This is a must have die, perfect to use with smaller images.  Both of the cards use Reverse Confetti's Fright Night paper which has unfortunately been retired.  Both of the sentiments are from the Jane's Doodles - Winnie Halloween.

My next trio feature the stamps with Simon Says Stamp's Birch Tree Window die.  Perfect for those cute guys.  The sentiments are from Pretty Pink Posh's Halloween Friends.  The paper that I used for the backgrounds are from CTMH Cats and Bats which has been retired.

 My final two designs.  

The 10/31 sentiment, don't you love that?  It is from Jane's Doodles - Winnie Halloween.  The window is Pretty Pink Posh's Storybook 5.

My final card uses the MFT Stitched Triple Peek a Boo Window.  The pattern paper is CTMH Cats and Bats.  I thought it reminded me of a spider's web.  The sentiment is from Got Candy? by Julie Ebersole for Essentials by Ellen [retired].  The spider is Jane's Doodle's Winnie Halloween.

Whew!  There you have it.  I had so much fun putting these together and because of their clean and simple design didn't take too long to create.  The coloring is what took the longest.  Now the hard part, getting these actually out in the mail!  I made them for some kids, well, older kids.  LOL and grandmother's.

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Peace and Joy

Happy Thursday!  I've been behind on playing with my new goodies.  This uses 1 new set, can you spot it?

I finally picked up the Essentials by Ellen - Light Parade by Brandi Kincaid.  Love her new collection over at Ellen's!  I combined it with a Mason Jar from Jane's Doodles, Life is Good.    The sentiment is by Pretty Pink Posh - Holiday Greetings.

Isn't the red panel awesome?  It's retired Stampin' Up, wish they had it still, it's nice and heavy double sided paper.

I'm playing along with the Inspired by...All the Little Things.

I have the perfect red striped ribbon but couldn't fit it into the design so I went with the red pattern layer. 

I'm also playing along with Essentials by Ellen :  Pin-Sights Challenge

Are you ready for the holidays...I'm THISCLOSE.  Well, technically not since I haven't wrapped anything but that's what I have children for, right?

Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Light Parade by Brandi Kincaid

Hero Arts Embossing Powder, White

VersaMark Ink Pad

hello friend.

Hello Friends.  This card has a couple new goodies....the succulents are from Jane's Doodles Cactus set:

 The sentiment is from Jane's Doodles, Hello Friend:

I'm finally the owner of the MFT Die-namics Peek-a-Boo Polka Dots (Thanks Toni ♡):

I've been having so much fun with the Ken Oliver Color Bursts....this time I used Ultramarine Blue and really swooshed around the water....

Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Day Four: Happy International Tea Day!

Happy International Tea Day!  Today were's celebrating all of our Tea Lovers!  We're up to Day Four of the Winter/Holiday Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!  There are special FLASH prizes, so make sure you read all the deets HERE .

Me?  I love tea and honestly I load up on coffee at home but when I'm at work, I drink tea.  When I'm wanting a fabulous treat, I'll splurge and but an Iced Green Tea Latte (no syrup and an extra scoop of matcha).  That's how my card was inspired:

cardstock:  recollections/100/white  paper:  pink paislee merry & bright  stamps:  lil inker designs coffee talk, jane's doodles tea time, reverse confetti seasonal sentiments  ink:  memento tuxedo, various copics other:  mft oval stitched

Isn't that Iced Latte fun?  Ice cubes and all...it's Lil' Inker Designs' Coffee Talk.  The TEArrific sentiment is from Tea Time by Jane's Doodles which you can pick up in the SRM Stickers store.

Check out the interior...although the exterior paper is wintery with the snowflakes, I added a definite winter touch inside:

Warm Winter Wishes from the Seasonal Sentiments set by Reverse Confetti.

My card was inspired by the Fusion Card Challenge:

Today, I'm giving away a tin of the delicious Harney & Sons Green Tea with Coconut.

The commenting will stay open until Friday, December 18th with the winner being announced on Sunday, December 20th!

storie di timbri, carta e... : hello friend

Click HERE for my Season's Givings Blog Hop post!

Click HERE for my i {heart} papers post!

Click HERE for the Fusion Card Challenge/One Year Anniversary Celebration post!

Click HERE for Curtain Call/Winter Wonder!

There's a new challenge up on 

Storie di timbri, carta e...

(Stories of stamps, paper and...)

Winter!

How does a Winter Challenge inspire YOU?

I went with a winter scenery design featuring a super cute fox by Jane's Doodles:

cardstock:  papertrey ink vellum paper:  october afternoon  stamps:  jane's doodles/hello friend  ink:  zing black  other:  misc sequins, solid white divine twine

The tree panel is October Afternoon that was in an Impress swag bag....perfect for my shaker card.  I stamped the fox and the sentiment on vellum and left the fox uncolored.

Make sure you pop over to the Stories of stamps, paper and...blog for lots of inspiration!

you make life sweet

post 1 of 2 for today...click HERE for Curtain Call Reminder:  Lovely Leaves

Hello!

I've been crafting at a much slower pace these days.  It isn't that my mojo is lacking, it's that I have been overwhelmed with so much inspiration these days.  It's overload on my poor crafty brain.

Here's a clean & simple card:

cardstock:  neenah  paper:  teresa collins/something wonderful  stamps:  jane's doodles/life is good  ink:  memento/tuxedo, copics various  other:  divine twine/black licorice, chickaniddy crafts/enamel heart, impress washi

Simple doesn't pertain to the lack of time, check out all that masking and coloring!

I'm a long time fan of Jane's Doodles:

Life is Good

I was inspired by

cure for the monday blues

I was inspired by:

mason jar

colors

layered parfait = layered strawberries

silverware = silver glitter washi

I was also inspired by

Freshly Made Sketches

I just rotated the sketch!

Thanks so much for stoppin' by, I'm going to be back at 6 am pacific with my Curtain Call reminder post!

sunny mason jar.

Happy Saturday!

I'm back with another shaped card, this one is a petite 3.25 inches tall:

cardstock:  pti  paper:  simon says stamp august card kit  stamps:  jane's doodles life is good, neat & tangled clouds  ink:  hero arts hues  other:  freckled fawn wood veneer, martha glitter, divine twine solid blue

The jar is from Jane's Doodle Life is Good set.  The sentiment is from Neat & Tangled's Clouds set.  The paper is from Simon Says Stamps's August Card kit.

The veneer is Freckled Fawn, I added some Martha glitter to those TINY hearts.  I topped it off with Blue Solid Divine Twine from Whisker Graphics.

I'm linking up to 

Virginia's View

and

Simon Says Stamp

Wednesday Challenge

In case you missed it, I'm doing a little give-a-way HERE.

Poppy Sketches #9: life is good

Click HERE for Pinkfresh Studio/Neat & Tangled blog hop

Click HERE for Curtain Call

Hello & Happy Monday!

It's Poppy Sketches day on my blog!!  This is the final challenge for this term.   Where has the time gone?

Okay, let's get to the challenge, shall we?

Our Super Sponsor is

Jane's Doodles

I'm a super BIG Fan of Jane's stamps...here's how I was inspired:

paper:  basic grey kioshi/porcelain  stamps:  jane's doodles tearrific/life is good  ink:  hero arts hues  other:  lawn fawn journal die, freckled fawn arrow, folkart enamel gold paint, glossy accents, wink of luna, clothespin, confetti cuts by reverse confetti, dcwv cork

I rotated the sketch!

I tend to always fall back on my older Basic Grey paper pads when it comes to color challenges.  There is always something that fits perfectly.

The violet panel is from the Kioshi collection and the seashell pink is from Porcelain.

Can you tell that I brushed wink of luna on the clothespin?

The glittery gold is from the Freckled Fawn arrow.

The hearts are a mixture of gold enamel acrylic paint and glossy accents.

I managed to use 2 Jane's Doodles sets:

TEArrific

Life is Good

 I can't wait to see how the challenge inspires you!

Make sure you check out the Poppy Sketches blog and my Teamies:

Laura Davis

Lee Murphy

Renee Morris-Dezember

Lisa Petrella

Amy Crockett

Lori Tecler

I wanted to give a big shout out to Laura!  Thank you so much for asking me to be part of your new challenge blog.  I thoroughly enjoyed my time and have always been inspired by my teamies!

thanks ever so much

I've been wanting to ink up some Jane's Doodles

Life is Good

What's that?  Why yes, it is a one-layer card!

{cue the trumpets}

I find one-layer cards a real challenge.  To all you gals that are consistently rockin' the one-layer goodness, I 'high five' you...

I super love that big 'ole jar!  It's actually the first time that I've inked up the butterflies....The sentiment is Paper Smooches.

I was inspired by the Moxie Fab World's

Now That's My Cup of Tea

I was inspired by the pinks...the solid images and the outlines...

Thanks for stoppin' by!

●●Fusion #8: happy day●●

Hello!

Thank you for all the wonderful inspiration with Fusion #7!

Check out Fusion #8:

PROCEDURES:

1. Play with just Jackie's sketch challenge.

2. Play with just Lesley's inspiration photo challenge.

3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.

4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.

I'm on Lesley's Team:

I was inspired by:

watercolors

blooms

mason jar

I fussy cut Jane's Doodles Life is Good Mason Jar along with the rose and leaves from Jane's Roses set.

I used good old water color pencils...I tried to do this look that I pinned from Annabelle O'Malley's blog, but I realized I need a crafty spritzer.  Um, my regular water spray bottle that I use for plants is a smidge too big and tends to saturate everything within a 6 foot radius....{rolling my eyes}.

I wanted my card to be filled with texture so I nestled everything on a Gmund Savanna {woodgrain} skinny card.  It's skinny because for some crazy reason I had this already cut and scored but then used a bit of the corner to die cut a cloud...obviously during some crafting frenzy.  Hence, the strategically placed wood piece with SRM sentiment because the left side of the card, truly isn't straight...there is a portion of the cloud still visible.  

This card will obviously go to an awesome crafter that will admire my craft savvy-ness to be able to rescue that card base.  I believe that a non-crafter would flip to the interior of the card and wonder why this card has a bite taken out of it.  

{chuckling, because my kids know that I chuckle at my own jokes}

What inspires you?

 Make sure you pop over to the Fusion blog so you can find out who our spectacular guest designers are!!!!!

Check out the other Fusion Scientists:

Deanna Jean

Kelly Griglione

Allyson Andersen

Lyndal Higgins

Stacey Schafer

why hello there...

Why yes, this is the November Studio Calico Card Kit...

I'm a smidge behind.

I super love the colors in the kit but was puzzled about all the brads...I'm so not a metal brad girl...sigh.  

I added my Jane's Doodles Fimo Button and Timeless Twine

Bubble Gum Pink

I was inspired by the current 

retro sketch

Thanks so much for stoppin' by...