Sample Card Storage!

I did a little reorganizing last week.  I ordered the large enamel bins from amuse|studio & I decided to use one of them for my sample cards.  It is the perfect size to store my sample cards & it will be an easy way to share with customers at a workshop.  I made the tabs with various categories out of Sage Gingham paper & added a bit of Chevron ribbon!   

(This is an amuse studio Consultant Only item.  It is considered a Business Tool.)

I made this birthday card for our niece.  I love amuse studio's Petite Polka Dot papers.  I combined Bubblegum & Onyx in this card. 

amuse studio supplies:

stamps:  that's the ticket (sentiment), itty bitty birthday (balloon)

vintage labels 2

cardstock:  onyx & bubblegum petite polka dot, kraft

ink:  onyx versafine

other:  vintage labels 2 die set, paper piece balloon,

bubblegum sheer organdy ribbon

all amuse|studio products:

stamps:  venetian background, wild rose

cardstock:  sugar

ink:  papaya, burano

other:  navy satin ribbon

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Happy Baby Shower Samantha! 

amuse|studio supplies:

stamps:  little peanuts

cardstock:  papaya, sugar

ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

other:  Copics Y11 Y21 R20,

quickie glue pen, Diamond glitter

Are you hooked on Pinterest?  I found this card idea during one of my sessions.  You can "pin" things here and there & everywhere!  Here is a link to my inspiration for this card. 

I used supplies from a variety of companies.

stamps:  Papertrey Ink tag its #1

cardstock:  amuse studio sugar, bermuda & onyx

ink:  versafine onyx

other:  Memory Box perched reed bird die,

K&Company black & white polka dot smash tape,

flower die - Papertrey Beautiful Blooms II, circle punch

Happy Birthday Lindsey!  We hope you have a spectacular day!

amuse|studio supplies:

stamps:  charming gardeners, under the big top

cardstock:  slate, sugar, grass

ink:  versamark ink pad, white embossing powder, onyx versafine

other:  onyx gems, onyx sheer organdy ribbon

Pretty Blooms!

The weather has been amazing here lately & I'm in love with this tangerine portulaca!  When the sun shines the blooms are just beautiful.  Our deck gets lots of afternoon sun so this is the perfect plant for the patio table!

Happy 60th Patsy!

Cheers to 60 years!  

I love this new stamp set from My Favorite Things called Let's Grab Drinks. 

amuse studio supplies: 

stamps:  springtime day, thank you mix

cardstock:  sugar, pebble, onyx petite polka dot

ink:  sky, versafine onyx

other:  butterfly die trio, clear gems

amuse|studio supplies:

stamps:  papillon, marvelous marigolds

ink:  versafine onyx, burano, bellini, lido

cardstock:  sugar, bellini, burano

other:  scallop border die

I saw this idea on fellow amuse studio Consultant's, Pamela Fredrickson's blog a while back.  I love using our shimmer damask & couture papers to create these little Hershey kiss purses!  This would be darling for a little girl's birthday party. 

I'm getting REALLY excited about the upcoming Olympic Games in London.

Olympic Games 27 July - 12 August    Official London 2012 website

Check out amuse studio's Keep Calm & British Invasion stamp sets.

Simple Graduation Cards!  I used a combination of Amuse Studio stamps & Papertrey Ink stamps to make these quick graduation cards. 

supplies:

stamps:  amuse|studio ConGRADulations & amuse|studio ahhnouncing,

Papertrey Ink For The Graduate

cardstock:  Amuse studio sugar, cherry, orange

ink:  versafine onyx

other:  Amuse Studio Vintage Labels 1 Die Set

Party Invitations!

I had a friend that needed invitations for her daughter's Surprise Birthday/Graduation Party.  I came up with a cute design to incorporate both celebrations! 

A little drying time...

All ready to deliver in pretty packaging! 

Don't forget about our Ink Pad Sale!  Sale ends 11:59 pm on May 31, 2012. 

Regular Price $5.95  SALE PRICE $4.76

Please visit my amuse|studio webstore to check out all the ink colors we have to offer!

Graduation!

Happy Graduation Kerstin!  This Diploma-bella by Stamping Bella was perfect for my

God daughter's graduation from Iowa State. 

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's! 

I made this card using amuse studio's Marvelous Marigolds for a simple but elegant look.  This time I used Brillance Ink in Coral - it really shimmers in person :)  The sentiment is from amuse studio Say It With Style stamp set.  This lovely card along with a gift card will be perfect for Mom!

Add a whimsical touch to a summer place setting!

Add a name and it's a fun place card too!

amuse|studio supplies:

cardstock:  bellini, watermelon, burano, papaya

butterfly trio die set

large 1.8134'' x 1.434''

medium 1.358'' x 1.3427''

small 0.6406'' x 0.7592''

$8.95

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A Recipe...

My sister in law, Laura gave me some darling little dessert glasses and a cookbook to go with them for my birthday. I decided yesterday was the day I wanted to make this recipe for these darling mini desserts!

This is a small simple little dessert that can be made quickly and served immediately but it is also just as delicious if you make it a few hours ahead of time.

Berry Cream Parfait

1 cup graham cracker crumbs, 3 TB butter, 1 tsp sugar

1 can cherry, peach or blueberry pie filling

1 – 8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened

1 pkg vanilla instant pie filling (I used the large box & had some leftover)

1 cup cold milk

8 oz whipped topping, divided in two

Mix cracker crumbs, melted butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Divide the cracker mixture equally between the 12 dessert glasses; press down firmly in bottom of each dish.

Spread a TB of pie filling on top of graham cracker crumbs.

Mix softened cream cheese and milk in large mixing bowl. Stir in pudding and mix thoroughly. Gently stir in half of the whipping topping.

Fill each dessert glass with the cream cheese mixture and top off with the remaining pie filling. Refrigerate 2 hours or until set. Add a dollop of whipped topping to each before serving. Serve and Enjoy!

I don't know what's for dinner tonight, but I do know what's for dessert!!

I think next time I would have another can of cherries - the dessert glasses that I have might be a little larger than the ones they used.  I feel like I ran out of cherries on top!! 

A fun little floral birthday card. 

I used amuse studio's Flower Die Set 2 for the floral cutout. 

supplies:

stamps:  say it with style

cardstock:  sugar, bubblegum, bubblegum polka dot

ink:  onyx versafine

other:  Word Windows Die set, 3/4" circle punch,

page pebble, dimensional dots

Cheers to you!

I needed a couple of quick man cards for May birthdays.  I saw this idea in the amuse studio Consultant Gallery from fellow Consultant Laura Leland.  The Gallery for Consultants is a wonderful resource for sharing ideas.  The Gallery is set up with a category for each stamp set so if you are looking for inspiration this is so helpful!  I used one of my favorite stamp sets for guys called Hey Man! 

If you have been thinking about becoming an amuse studio Creative Consultant now is a great time.  You too would have access to the Gallery where there are creative card ideas both from amuse studio & from other Consultants.  Sign up before May 15th & get free products to help launch your business.  Please contact me if you are interested or if you have any questions about this opportunity! 

It all started with a conversation...

Ok, so this whole project started with my husband running into friends of ours a few months ago.  They had not seen each other in a while.  When my husband was asked what I was up to these days he said "she makes cards & sells stuff to make cards".  My husband said the guy sort of crinkled up his nose and said "she does what?"  So I started thinking that I wanted to send our friends a sampler of my card making using all amuse|studio products.  And the biggie for me was the presentation!  So here is what I came up with...

I made the box out of kraft cardstock to fit 4 bar sized note cards.  It was a tutorial from a class that I took online.  I had some lido-colored tissue paper in my stash so I stamped the venetian background in titian ink.  This was a beautiful inlay over top of the note cards.  It really looked classy & professional!  I also used the 1.5" maple tag and stamped Handmade on it from the hand stamped stamp set & attached it with toffee twine.

Now for the cards...Eight note cards fit in the box nicely & I decided on a color palette of titian & lido.  It made it easier for me when designing the cards to stick with a couple of colors. 

April Stamp Club

These are the cards we made for April Stamp Club.  Thanks to Chelsea Comer for her baby giraffe card idea.  The bike card design is on Page 79 of the amuse|studio Catalog & Inspiration Guide.  Thank you to all my Stamp Club Ladies!

Target finds...

Don't ya just love Target?  I found these awesome patterned notepads in a set of three & also the red & orange paper tape is pretty sweet for $4!  They had red, orange, blue & purple at my store - I love the orange & red!

Paper Shades

Creating paper shades for fairy lights from vellum paper is easy and SO lovely!

Die cut a circle for each light. Score lightly in half, turn, and score the other half. Then score again in middle of each segment to create 8 roughly-equal segments. Pre-fold lightly on each score line. While folded in half, use crop-a-dile to cut circle in center. Cut along one score line to center. Place around light, slightly overlapping vellum and adhere with glue dot.

 

amuse studio supplies:

paper:  vellum
other:  Spellbinders classic scallop circles small (largest)
crop-a-dile, score board, scoring tool
glue dots (to adhere), string of lights

Decorative Coasters

Inexpensive tiles from a home supply store make amazing decorative coasters!

Use Crystal Clear Glaze to adhere paper to tile. Let dry completely (we let ours dry overnight). When completely dry, flood top of cardstock with more Crystal Clear Glaze. (One bottle of Crystal Clear Glaze will make approximately 10 coasters.)

PLEASE NOTE: Hot beverages can not be placed on these coasters.

amuse studio supplies:

stamps:  papillon
cardstock:  navy, burano venetian, lido venetian

other:  versamark embossing ink,
white embossing powder, static magic
crystal clear glaze, tiles

Bold colors, softened for a pretty little place card.

amuse|studio supplies:

stamps:  marvelous marigolds, wild rose
cardstock:  sugar  (3.5" x 4", scored on long side at 2")

vellum paper (cut and scored the same as sugar cardstock)

ink:  navy, burano,bellini, papaya

Our May Garden Party Spotlight special is here! These adorable flower cupcake toppers featured in our Spotlight are easy and fun to create!

Here's how they are made:

1. Color one Cosmos paper flower with a red, yellow or orange Copic marker.

2. Adhere toothpick to back of flower with glue dot.

3. Adhere white Cosmos paper flower to back of toothpick with glue dot.

4. Adhere Navy button to front of colored flower with glue dot.

5. To make the base of the cupcake, use our mini cupcake wrapper die and Navy cardstock.

Look at all the amazing party ideas amuse|studio has to offer for the month of May! 

Amuse Studio has everything you need!

May Spotlight Sale - Garden Party!

Take advantage of these sale items thru May 31st.  Please visit my webstore to shop!