#8

Challenge:   Use an umbrella.
(it does not have to be an A Muse stamp set) 

Dates:          February 26, 2013 thru March 4, 2013

One of the little things that makes my heart happy is pretty umbrellas. Well, I jumped at the chance to make a card for that topic on our Design Team here at Cuttin and Stampin this month. Hope you enjoy my cute little umbrella card...and join our challenge and show us your umbrella creations!

I hope you will join us for this week's challenge.  Go to Cuttin and Stampin Challenge Blog to enter your creation.  I can't wait to see them!

Don't forget to get your own Amuse Products (and you won't be disappointed!)

Please make sure your blog posts has a link back to us.  

Thanks for participating in this weeks challenge.  Winners will be announced on March 8, 2013. 

One Fabulous Card!

I have a wonderful card for you today. The Cuttin and Stampin team is sponsoring The Scrapbooking Queen today. Check her out she is having one heck of a giveaway. I have a boatload of birthdays in the first few months of the year so I used this opportunity to get one of those under my belt. I tried a new technique with the flower. I punched several large scallop shapes out of the Papaya cardstock and then soaked them in water for several minutes. Then, I stacked them together and scrunched them and let them dry overnight. I sure like the look of them. I only wish I had inked them with some grape ink to match the card base. Hope I have inspired you today to get to crafting.

A Muse Studio Products:

Grapefruit Chevron cardstock

Papaya cardstock

Grape Cardstock

Contemporary Greetings stamp

Twinkle stickers

Other Products:

Filigree brad for middle of flower

Large scallop punch

If you would like to check out some great products...and I will let you in on a little secret....shhhh! don't tell...they are having one fantastic sale!!! No, really you can go tell anyone you want! Just head on over here and don't forget to send your friends too!

It's Valentine's Week over at Cuttin and Stampin!

Weekly Challenge #4 Tuesday, January 29th thru February 4th.

Create a Valentine using a stamp.  

(you don't need to use an A Muse stamp to enter)

I have a great project to show you today. Our assignment was to create a Valentine using a stamp and I have a really cute project. I am having my elementary and preschool grandchildren over on Valentine's Day for breakfast. So, I wanted to invite them in a very special way. So, I decided to mail them an invitation.
I used a round canister type container I had hanging around my scrapbook room, wrapped it with the A Muse paper, used the stamps on it, wrapped the twine around it. Then, I used a dollar store doily and my computer to generate the wording for the invitation. I intended to include some candy in there and totally forgot... Last, I headed off to the PO and mailed the canister off to my grandchildren.

Supplies Used:

round canister

A Muse paper and twine

A Muse Stamp Set: "At First Sight"

Dollar Store doily

Computer invitation wording cut into a heart

Go to to Cuttin and Stampin Challenge Blog for a complete list of rules and to enter your creation. You can go Here for more information on A Muse studio products.