Summer Swap Card

Cardbase, stamps, ribbon - A Muse; Inks - Memento; Copics; Stickles; 3M Foam Tape

Recently I signed up for the Summer Swap over in the A Muse Lounge. I'm still not sure if I'm truly signed up as my name has yet to be added to the list. I did however, make my cards (had the idea rolling around in my head and got tired of it pinging at my left eyeball). Do you see that tiny Santa hat?? THAT is absolutely my favorite stamp of the new holiday release - I LOVE it!!! You just watch - I'll be making EVERYONE a Santa!!!

Definitely "A Muse" style in design - simple and clean..............and while I love simple and clean, I feel almost compelled to do a spot of layering.....I think the foam tape was my crutch this time but it works!

SPOT-On

Full Card...

Close-up of all of the "spotty" goodness....

of the "spots'...All Stamps, Cardbase & ribbon - A Muse; Inks - Memento, CTMH & Versafine; Copics & Spicas; Circle Punches - Stampin' Up & EK Success: Cloud Stencel - CTMH

For AMAP's Challenge #4 the inspiration word was....SPOT.....immediately I thought of a dog and then I switched over to ladybugs which then had me tumbling along to mushrooms and of course I took a little mental detour and thought of the "spot"-light technique and POOF!! the card was designed. My biggest problem has been trying to get time to sit down and actually stamp.

Oh, I've been busy stamping all right......2 days of classes with Julie Ebersole was fantastically fun. My favorite class was the Fabulous Folds - ideas started pinging away before I could get the cards done in class..........so much fun!!! And then of course there are all of the cool new holiday stamps for AMAP itself. So many new designs and HELLLLLLOOOOooooo, several new pine trees, a truck for Bella AND my absolute MOST favorite stamp - the mini Santa hat - LOVE that one. I can slap that thing on so many things - EVERYONE and EVERYTHING can be Santa.

Whew - I'm pretty tuckered.....but there's no rest for the wicked.......a new Make & Take everyday this week - using the NEW stamps from AMAP.....plus I'm sure I'll fit some time in to use some of the new goodies that I've purchased.......YIKES.......speaking of which - I'll wrap up the rambling for now - I'm off to stamp!!

Twilight Trinket of Love

Front of Card

Close-up of Bella's "bracelet"

Stamps, Cardbase, ribbon - A Muse; Inks - Memento & Versamark; Platinum Embossing powder; Spica; Heart Gem; Stardream CS; Marvy Punch

In my first AMAP Challenge #3, I hint that A Muse needs some sort of "wolf" stamp.....had I had a wolf stamp, I could have made a proper bracelet for Bella. But I have to work with the supplies available to me. So here's the diamond heart "charm" that Edward gives to Bella.....naturally it doesn't sparkle nearly like a diamond would - but you get the point!!

I think the sentiment stamp has been discontinued....but I LOVE IT......and use it often because, well because it says it all quite simply.

Fast Food - Twilight Style

Card Front

Close-up of "Eddie"

Close-up of.....aaahhhh...hhhhmmmm.....dinner???!!!

CS & Stamps - A Muse; Inks - Memento & Chalk Ins; Copics; Spicas; Marvy punch

Ok, my third and final card for AMAP's Challenge #3. This one is admittedly, slightly sick - and technically for all of those BOOK-Twilight fans, this card is incorrect on so many levels....but I work with what I have and this is it!! It's a fun card to do and since I am a fan of Twilight, it IS fun to poke a bit of fun at the movie too.

The trickiest part of the card.......making the deer "run"........I had to perform a bit of surgery on the clear stamp, position the legs from a "standing" position to a "leaping/running" position and I had to stamp FAST (because those legs wanted to stand!). I hope A Muse comes out with a true pine tree (or a grove of pine trees) because I didn't like the looks of any of the trees I had. And no knock on A Muse - generally the variety of trees can meet nearly every stamping need I have - just not when I need a forest of pines.