these were such a hit last year that my sil wanted a set for thanksgiving dinner at her parents' house this year. i made them again for our kids' table, too--it's been a year, so hopefully the answers won't be too easy or boring! i'll probably make a new one next year, though--and one for christmas this year too...
happy eating tomorrow!
:) lexi
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welcome to day three of tasty a muse appe-teasers! today, we're adding lime, robin's egg & ocean to the shimmer couture color line-up. the full sheets, with white on the back, are perfect for creating card bases of various shapes and sizes, and a square of espresso was just what this design needed! big thanks is definitely one of my new favorite sentiments--i've always loved big, clean, & simple! here, it is perfect on a band of lime, paired with a few punched butterflies in robin's egg damask, each accented with a triple strip of mini blue twinkle stickers--now available in a blue pack!! the damask design was great for punching symmetrical butterflies, too! i hope you're enjoying the delicious amuse-bouche this week. there's still more to come, so stay tuned to the a muse news blog, the muses' blogs, and, of course, here...
enjoy!
:) lexi
it's day two of tasty amuse-bouche and a muse is serving up a harvest feast! more of the new shimmer couture paper--apple and mango, in both solid and damask. and more new stamps--modern wood block, flatware, and a great new sentiment. every feast needs flatware! and how cool will it be to stamp blocks of woodgrain in any color you want?! i cut a small snippet of it here for my sentiment, but the image is a bit bigger. it's definitely one of my new faves! don't forget stay tuned to the a muse news blog and those of my fellow muses for more treats to feast your eyes on...
'til tomorrow!
:) lexi
sorry i've been mia--i continue to be busy catching up and keeping up--but it's amuse-bouche time again and i just can't stay away! there are some really delicious new a muse pretties on their way to stores now and to the web store soon, starting with this luscious new paper, the shimmer couture collection. i tried to capture the sparkle on film, but you really have to see it in person. and if new paper and new stamps weren't enough, how about a new creative candy--pretty pearls, shown above in chocolate! i had to go big and use a lot of them to create a nice textured acorn. like the twinkles, there are so many uses for these little baubles! if you haven't already, be sure to check out the a muse news blog and my fellow muses' blogs for more tasty autumn treats...
happy snacking!
:) lexi
the a muse calendars are here! for the last few years, a muse has created cute calendars and offered dowloadable variations for donations to worthy causes. this year the calendar is back (and bigger!) with proceeds going to water 1st. the calendar is offered in four different sizes, ready for you to put your creative stamp on it. since the calendar is a 16 month calendar, including the school year portion of 2009, i was inspired to create a school year at a glance calendar, using 10 of the months. the 4 bar size was just the right size for the job! here's a close up of the top section...
i mounted them onto three different petite gingham papers, adding a title on school lined card stock (of course!). words from the school time clear set were perfect additions to the birthday builder numbers to create a title: fun times '09 - '10 school is cool!" i had the most fun going through my a muse collection to find a stamp to represent each month. since i was mounting the calendars on full card stock, i wanted them to overlap the edge, so i focused on images that were bigger, and cut them out. but there are so many small images if you prefer to stamp right on the calendar. speaking of stamping on the calendar, i made note of special days on the calendar with two very small images. the mini solid apple (from the school time clear set) is stamped in red over first & last days of school, as well as conference days. tiny star, stamped in yellow, highlights days off; and stamped in blue, important special events and parties at or after school. the details of these events are on my iphone calendar, but it's nice to see the big picture at a glance!
you can see the close ups of the other two sections on the a muse news blog, so instead of showing you those again here, i wanted to share an additional tip for creating these. while the card stock is a nice and thick, it still bows a little under the weight of hanging from each other, so i added a strip of heavy duty cardboard to each section--at the top for the top piece, the bottom of the bottom piece, and the middle of the middle piece. i used the back of an old legal pad! the strips really help the calendar to hang nicely and lay flat against the wall. this was such an easy and fun project! and because the calendar is a download that i can print as much as i want, i can create more of these or something else completely different, like a purse calendar, a desk calendar, a planner, etc. the possibilities are endless! so head to a muse so you can donate & create, too...
:) lexi
or twilight!! look, it's bella and edward--how cool is that?! you've probably seen this adorable couple all over the a muse airwaves today, but i just had to add my card to the mix--i really had fun coloring their jeans! i *loved* the twilight series, and i think having the stamps will be so much fun. so this brings us to the end of this round of amuse-bouche. the stamps are available at a muse selling shops now and will be added to a muse online very soon...
happy stamping!
:) lexi
boo!
:) lexi
p.s. check out the a muse news and ct blogs for more tasty treats & don't forget to come back again tomorrow!
another day, another amuse-bouche! today's tasty treats from a muse really are tasty--and sweet--but, you have to eat at your own risk! isn't this candy apple just the cutest?! and the sentiment and new blackberry note cards--perfection!! hopefully, you're lucky enough to be able to run out to your local stamp store and pick up these treats right now, but if not, they'll be online soon. keep stalking the a muse news and ct blogs for more tricks & treats and to find out when the new goodies go live...
:) lexi
happy halloween!
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:) lexi
sorry to leave you hanging--it's been a busy first week of school! there are always a bunch of birthday parties right when school starts back up and this year was no different with two parties this past weekend, right after school started. they were both for girls, so thank goodness for that adorable mandy's world birthday girl from a muse!
once the stamps landed on my desk from the first card, it was just too easy to reach for them for the second. i'm always so last minute, but think simple. think a muse. works every time!!
birthdays are the best!
:) lexi
we got back home on sunday night and i jumped right in to teacher meetings and last minute school errands. talk about a quick transition from camp to school! anyway, today was the girls' first day, so as always, i wanted to create my "back to school essentials" treats for teachers. purell, tylenol, mints, and of course, chocolate! the pencil and school lined card stock from the recent a muse release were perfect for the job--an easy tag and really fun candy labels. and we can't forget that polka dot sheer ribbon that i love so much! i wonder if the teachers had to take the tylenol already...
thanks for stopping by!
:) lexi
one of the best things about stamping is having a studio full of stuff to create more stuff for any occasion. we had a recent engagement in the family and in about 10 minutes i had this little notebook stamped up and ready to give to the bride to be. she can use it in her purse to take notes on the fly when dealing with wedding details, or she can use it as a mini photo album to show off pictures of her new ring! either way, it was a perfect little gift that she loved. and it came together very quickly--i always love that!
best wishes...
:) lexi
happy birthday baby!
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i just couldn't resist sharing one more mandy's world project to finish off the week of a muse fun. i just love bubble girl and she's perfect for a little bubbly party favor. add a little cardstock wrap, a stamped layer, and some ribbon to a bubble bottle and voila! super cute and kids will love it! since a favor is a small token of thanks to your guests, mahalo, hawaiian for thanks, is the perfect addition to the sparkles and sunshine sentiment here. party favors are always one of my favorite things to put together when throwing a party!
have a great weekend...
:) lexi
now that the new a muse release is live, i wanted to take a minute to re-post my one of my favorite projects featured on the a muse news during the sneaks--the mandy's world deck of cards. we were asked to create a game and this just popped into my head. i even included an instructions card with three possible games--concentration or memory, go fish, and birthday girl. for birthday girl, you remove one of the birthday girl cards and play kind of like old maid, except the object is to end up with the left over card and *be* the birthday girl! here's a close up of one of each card...
aren't they an adorable bunch? one of the things i really like about mandy's girls is the wide open hair, perfect for coloring it any shade. i just love all of these images and my two girlies are huge fans too. now we just need *more* so we can have a bigger card deck! don't forget, you can get them all (and the always awesome sentiments and new back to school) online at a muse now!!
enjoy!
:) lexi
i can't even tell you how excited i am about today's amuse-bouche! how fabulous is rockin' girl?! if you've read my blog for a while, you might know why i'm so excited, but the picture in this post is a good explanation. as much as i love rock star, i've always thought a fellow girl rock star would be cool. and now she's here!! and so totally cute! the first thing that came to mind was to recreate my poster card with rockin' girl on the newer 4 bar size, using bright and girly colors, like popsicle pink & papaya. i decided to stick with the "chair rail" idea from the original, using the new papaya polka dot ribbon--i just can't get enough of all the new polka dot ribbons! the sentiment is a perfect addition and can you tell what i used to make the spotlights? it's always fun to look at parts of stamps in different ways!! so this is the last day of tasty treats--if you don't have a local a muse selling shop, stay tuned to the a muse news blog to see when the main course goes live...
rock on!
:) lexi
who do we appreciate? a muse, a muse, yay a muse! today's tasty treats are all about school sports! i just love this cute cheerleader. and the sentiment is so fun, too! i cut the pennant by hand--trying to be a little different from my usual layouts. i'm back home from the trip to the camp bus and i've seen the girls on the camp pics pages, so life is good. i have some orders to catch up on while i'm home alone, but i hope to stamp a lot, too, and go out with my husband--at least when i'm not stalking the camp website for more pictures! speaking of stalking, don't forget to check out the a muse news blog and those of my fellow creative team members for more sneaks at the new stamps...
:) lexi
how about a little more fun in mandy's world? today's tasty amuse-bouche is just plain yummy! meet ice cream girl who is obviously having a delicious day!! after making the little back pack mini card the other day, i thought it would be fun to create another one. my 8 year old saw it over my shoulder and requested it to be tucked into *her* lunch box or back pack. like the back pack card, this one is also the size of half a 4 bar folded in half--just the right little size! what else is happening around mandy's world? check out the a muse news and the ct blogs and find out...
have a delicious day!
:) lexi
