Simply Inspired

Here’s another one I made for AP celebration.  I wasn’t happy with how it came out, so I tried again with another version.

Version 2…

I used A Muse stitched ribbon for the road, and then added liquid applique for the snow.

Yet another Amuseapalooza card for you.  This one is fun- it could be for New Years or any party - love it!  I love that it’s a silhoutte too, as I don’t have many of those.

I used an A Muse bluebird notecard, and then used Chalk smoky blue ink to stamp the cityscape twice.  I then used yellow stickles in a couple of the windows for some sparkle.

This card has two of my favorite new little guys from the AP release.  The bird & little girl….

I cut them out and mounted them on foam dots, then put them on the background of the new Xmas tree stamp. 

Enjoy!

This little guy is just too cute.  I first picked him up at midnight, and thought he was a penguin.  Then it occurred to me that he had a tail, and that was probably a branch not a hill of snow - oops.  Can you tell I was overwhelmed by the sheer volume of AP stamps, and was in a crafty haze

I used this card for another of the Paper Tree make-n-takes for last week’s AP.  It’s pretty simple, but I added baby blue stickles to his hat for some snow effects. 

Enjoy!

This little guy just cracks me up.  He looks so cute all snuggled in his sweater.  I went back to one of my favorite layouts- the three circles- so that he would be the focal point of the card. 

Enjoy!!!

This little one is so cute.  I love her more each time I ink her up.

For this make-n-take at The Paper Tree, I used my favorite grass green kitchen card, and some red stitched ribbon. 

This is also my submission for Heather’s weekly share your spark challenge- to make something Christmas related. 

What are your favorite stamps from the new release? I’d love to hear which one’s you’ve ordered so far!

Enjoy!

Here’s another fun one….This features one of my favorite new images- the city skyline.  I stamped it twice, then used a Manganese Blue Copic Marker to shade the sky image, then added a few A Muse twinkle stickers as stars.  I also added some yellow stickles to a couple windows to give them some sparkle.

This is another new card I created for an Amuseapalooza class at The Paper Tree.  One of the best things about New England is all the snow, and the fun you can have when you’re a kid.

I cut out some white cardstock freehand, and glued it onto a Cabana blue notecard.  I then used glitter along the edge to create some shimmery snow.  I cut out the little sledder and popped him on a foam dot. 

Enjoy!

Here is one of the make-n-takes I created for The Paper Tree to celebrate Amuseapalooza.  If you’re in New Hampshire, stop by for free make-n-takes, classes and contests all week!

This has four of the new images, so there’s lots of A Muse goodness in this one.  I added a fine black line at the bottom using my Copic Cool Shadow to make them look like they were standing on snow.  I also added some yellow stickles to the star on top of the tree for a little bling- you gotta have bling at Christmas.

Hope you’re enjoying AP so far!   More fun to come tomorrow!

Enjoy!

Happy Amuseapalooza!!!!!

I’m so excited that it’s finally here!!! I’ve been dying to share with you all the fun creations I’ve been making for my LSS, The Paper Tree.  When I first saw the stamps I was overflowing with ideas.  I actually liked the challenge of creating cards with a bunch of new stamps, not having seen any other cards from anyone else- it’s a good challenge because you know it’s all you.

Anyway, I’m sure you’re not here to discuss the challenge of it all - so on to the good stuff….

This card has three of the new images in this one - Alpine Hut, Holiday Car and Think Snow!

I used brown Memento ink, and drew in a line at the bottom with fine brown marker, then outlining with Copic Cool Shadow to appear like snow.  I used stickles on the wreath to make it a little sparkly.  You can tell I was so excited that I was stamping very quickly- as my Alpine Hut is a tad crooked -oops.  Gives it the character of a ski village ;)  Next time, I think I’ll move the shop back a bit so the perspective is better too.  Hope you enjoy your first day of good stuff!  Much more to come!

Enjoy!