Ain't Love Grand...

How about a little cocoa, vanilla and grapefruit cardstock combo for a wedding card? And, add the silky crush ribbon and you just have some elegance added in.

I mixed TAC and A Muse Studio stamp sets because I don't have an a│s wedding set yet. I used the word window die to cut an opening on the front panel. Isn't that groovy?

Here's the inside! A vintage labels die cut.

And, here's a close-up of the ribbon, bow and pearls. Simple but sweet.

Have a wonderfully creative day! www.amusestudio.com/seleise

Gingham Sympathy

Here's a Sympathy Card using the a│s stamp set, Friend to Friend. I love how the onyx gingham looks on the grapefruit. The flower is inked in grapefruit as well. I think this sympathy card would be comforting for someone struggling with a loss because it's simple and classic and places focus on the message.

The vintage labels 2 stamp set and die were the basis for the focal point. I stamped the label on sugar, cut it out just around the edge of the stamped image and then layered it on the middle vintage labels die cut.

I carried the simple classic look inside with the same flower and with the sympathy sentiment from essential sentiments. It's a true CAS look. What do you think?

All products used are A Muse Studio and can be purchased online safely and securely at www.amusestudio.com/seleise

Thank you for sharing some time with me. Have a wonderfully creative day!

Hope There's a Party in Your Day!!! and CAS165

Hello again! Happy to see you!! What have you been up to? I have been working on sorting and cleaning up my craft stuff to get ready for the upcoming craft fair season. I'm not doing it right because now I have more piles than when I began. oops. lol! But, it's all part of getting more organized. In theory anyway. ;)If you have any tips on storing all the random bits and pieces, please let me know. :) But, I stopped sorting last night and made some cards so here's a birthday card that's just fun and cheery. And, yes, I cut out the little girl - those fingers were a challenge!

I love the mixture of the shimmer damask and the polka dots, don't you? Makes a fun little edge for the image which is colored with copic markers. It's hard to tell in the photo but there's spica glitter pen dotted all over the sentiment. It's subtle and shimmery and wonderful. :)

Here's the inside - just a Happy Birthday sentiment to finish off the card.

All Supplies are A Muse Studio:  www.amusestudio.com/seleise
Cardstock: blush, onyx petite polka dot, bubblegum shimmer damask
Stamps: woo hoo for you, vintage labels 2, birthday greetings and celebrate in style
Dies: vintage labels 2
Ink: grapefruit
Copics: E000, 00, 01 (skin); N1, 5, 7 (skirt and collar); RV 10, 14, 21 (shirt); E55, 57, 59  (hair)

This is also a CAS card using scallops so I'm entering it in the CAS165 challenge from April 9th on SCS. I love that you can play with any of the challenges whenever it works best for you. :) 

Have a wonderfully creative day!!!

Wild Rose Tone on Tone Sympathy Card

A week since my last post? Where did the time go? I've started to do this several times but then got distracted. It's been a busy week. But enough of that - let's get down to card business. :)

So, here's a tone on tone wild rose sympathy card. The vanilla cardstock top layer was embossed with the tiny dots impression plate and is layered on top of a vanilla card base. The inks are pebble and eucalyptus with the Wild Rose stamp set. Aren't they pretty together?! I love the eucalyptus teal color. The ribbon is also eucalyptus as is the sentiment on the inside. A circle die was used to cut the window.

Soft and pretty. A perfect expression of sympathy.

All products are A Muse Studio. www.amusestudio.com/seleise

Have a wonderfully creative day!

Super Easy & Quick Project: Lifesaver treat

Want an unbelievably easy and quick treat project? Here you go!

Cut a 3-1/2" X 1-1/4" piece of cardstock (I used a│s gingham - isn't it cute cardstock?!). Score at 1-1/2" and 3". Fold. Tape or glue the lifesaver in above the flap and seal with washi tape. Stamp "you're the best" from the School Days stamp set on a 1" circle and glue on the front. That's all there is!

Here is a side view. Isn't that easy? These would be great for students or teachers or co-workers or as a RAK for a store clerk who made your shopping experience pleasant.

All supplies are A Muse Studio (except the lifesaver, of course - lol!). www.amusestudio.com/seleise

Have a wonderfully creative day!

Copic Vellum Butterflies - Outlaws Greeting Card Challenge

I don't know about you but every once in a while, I make a card that just makes me satisfied and content because what I pictured in my mind worked out even better in person. Does that happen to you? This is one of those cards!

I adore the copic vellum butterflies flitting over the open holes. I don't know why, I just do. :) I stamped the butterflies on vellum with memento ink. I'd read a lot about coloring on the back but I really liked them better colored on the front as shown here so I did it. And, once you color them with copics, you can pretty much use any adhesive because it won't show through. Now, I should clarify that statement as vellums vary quite a bit but the vellum paper from A Muse Studio rocks for this type of project!!

The sentiment is from Make a Difference and the butterflies are from Papillon! Stamp, cut around them and glue them over the holes. Oh - the circles... these are actually the punched openings in papaya and kraft layered onto the navy card base. Isn't that cool. I wanted something to draw you in rather than layering the punched circles on top of the kraft.

Here's the inside! What do you think? I used one of the papaya circles and just popped on another butterfly. Hope this card makes you as happy as it makes me! And, since these are summery and flying bugs, they fit the Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge "Fight the Filthy Fly Month"  for this week. yea!!!

All products are A Muse Studio: www.amusestudio.com/seleise

Have a wonderfully creative day!

Baby Girl - Zoo Animal Outlawz Challenge

It's time for another Greeting Card Challenge from The Outlawz! This one is to use a zoo animal, animal print paper or ribbon. I pulled out the wonderful A Muse Studio baby set Little Peanuts and went to town as I had a baby girl card to make. 

I paper-pieced the giraffe with the sweetheart/heartbreaker cardstock pack and layered it on a bubblegum scalloped oval. I love the petite polka dot bubblegum card base mixed with the heartbreaker paper, don't you? And, check out the banner die cut! Love that die!!!

And, you know me, have to have something on the inside! I used one of the wonderful sentiments from Little Peanuts and then put the congratulations underneath in bubblegum ink. I might do something similar for my June class. We'll see! Of course I said that last month too and then changed the cards at the last minute! :)
All supplies are A Muse Studio: www.amusestudio.com/seleise 

Okay! I'd better get back to crafting as I have been dying things for the upcoming craft fair season and now need to start assembling!

Oh - and exciting news coming in another post although if you're a friend of mine on Facebook, you already know!!! :)

Have a fabulously creative day and thanks for stopping by my blog!