Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013 Amuse Studio Holiday Catalog Expires at Midnight Tonight!

That's TODAY!  
Be sure to get everything you need out of the 2013 Amuse Studio Holiday Catalog.  

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Valentine's Day 2014

Have you started to think about Valentine ideas yet?  
Here is a wonderful inspiration flyer from Amuse Studio!

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Hand Stamped Cards!

A few of the handmade cards that I received in the mail last week.  More to come...

Friday, December 27, 2013

Baby It's Cold Outside

Wow - Shari did it again!  She continues to inspire & awe us with her creative talents.  I was so excited to get this amazing wooden snowman that she painted and then decorated with Amuse Studio stamps, dies and papers!  
Check out the details -  She used Amuse Studio's Silent Night stamp set to create a little scene and It's a Wonderful Life stamp set for the Baby It's Cold Outside sentiment.  
The Amuse Studio snowflakes dies are retired but they make the perfect garland for the Snowman to hold!

I tried to take a photo of the little drawer she made to put the rice lights in so that the snowman has a glow about him when you turn on the battery operated lights.  I'm so happy that I will be able to enjoy this decoration after the holiday season during the upcoming winter months!  Thank You Shari - I love it so much!!
Thursday, December 26, 2013

It's A Guy Thing

I thought this was kind of fun for the guy gift exchange my husband is involved in at Christmas.  I found this Guy Thing saying on the Silhouette store and thought it was perfect!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas!


Monday, December 23, 2013

Quick Thank You Cards

I wanted to get a few Thank You notes ready to send after the holidays.  I bought these boxed Thank You cards at Paper Source and added the washi tape at the bottom.  The color of the washi tape was a perfect match with the embossed Thank You words.  I love it when that happens...

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Holiday Gum Wrappers!

I had this pretty patterned paper and matching tags in my Christmas stash.  I cut out the gum wrapper using the Silhouette die and then they were quick and easy to assemble!
Saturday, December 21, 2013

Mason Jars into Snowglobes

I loved this idea from Lawn Fawn to use the Mason Jar as a snow globe.  So cute for a few holiday cards!  
Supplies:

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Summertime Charm, Lawn Fawn Winter in the Park (season's greetings), Lawn Fawn Let It Snow, Hero Arts Season's Greetings Set (Merry Christmas words)
Cardstock:  Amuse Studio Onyx Petite Polka Dot Cardbase, Amuse Studio Sugar, Lawn Fawn 6X6 Peace Love Joy Paper pad
Ink:  Onyx Versafine, Amuse Studio Cherry-Sage-Wasabi-Fern-Evergreen-Slate-Papaya
Other:  Amuse Studio Seattle Baker's Cording, Copic Markers

Friday, December 20, 2013

Season's Greetings from Winter in the Park

Another card using the Lawn Fawn Winter In The Park stamp set.  

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Winter In the Park, Winter Sparrows
Cardstock:  Amuse Studio Sugar & Cherry
Ink:  Onyx Versafine, Amuse Studio Winter Sky, Amuse Studio Cherry, Amuse Studio Slate
Other:  Copic Markers, Wink of Stella Clear on park bench snow & over top of yellow on the lamp post

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Holiday Treats!

Holiday baking is always better with some festive embellishments. Looks at these adorable Santa toppers. So cute!

This is such a versatile stamp set with so many great images and words to go with them!  A must have for every collection!
SNSR071  $25.99

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Merry Christmas Cards!

This is just one of the Christmas card designs that I used this year.  I loved the color combination and was inspired by Julie Ebersole's card.  I had a different deer die cut than she used but I was really loving it and being that we are a John Deere family it was perfect!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Hero Arts Season's Greetings Set, Amuse Studio Chevrons
Cardstock:  Amuse Studio Sugar, Red Bazzill, Grey Bazzill
Ink:  Amuse Studio Cherry, Versamark w/White Embossing Powder
Other:  Washi Tape, Impression Obsession Deer Die 117-C, Circle Punches, Red & Gray Twine, Dimensional Dots, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder


Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Amuse Studio Deer Tags

Shimmery Deer Tags by Amuse Studio!  



Monday, December 16, 2013

Winter In The Park

I saw this card design on Kristina Werner's blog and I just had to try it myself.  I love that you can add snow to the park bench!  


Supplies:  

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Winter In The Park, Lawn Fawn Making Frosty Friends (bird & snowflakes)
Cardstock:  Amuse Studio Sugar
Ink:  Distress Inks, Silver Encore, Onyx Versafine, Amuse Studio Cherry
Other:  Copic Markers, Quickie Glue Pen, Amuse Studio Diamond Glitter, Red Twinkle Stickers
Sunday, December 15, 2013

Christmas Thank You

I was inspired for this card by thanks on a line die words that I have seen on card blogs.  These Thank You words are from a Silhouette arrow and I just trimmed the ends to make it a narrow line.   I used cream shimmer paper for the card base. I ran another cream layer thru with a dot embossing folder for a little added interest.  The patterned paper was from a small 4x6 Pebbles, Inc paper pad. 




Saturday, December 14, 2013

Owl I want...


I made this cute little Lawn Fawn Owl card.  He's in the Christmas spirit!  

Supplies:

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn WInter Owl, Lawn Fawn Interlocking Backdrops
Cardstock:  Amuse Studio Kraft, Sugar & Cherry, Patterned paper scraps
Ink:  Onyx Versafine, White Ink
Other:  Christmas Twine, Copic Markers
Friday, December 13, 2013

Snowman Tags


More fun holiday tags made with A Muse Studio Shimmer Couture cardstock and the Mini Holiday Messages stamp set. Which do you like better -the ones with the face or without? 
Thursday, December 12, 2013

Gingerbread Tags!

Aren't these Gingerbread man tags just adorable?  Amuse Studio Shimmer Couture cardstock and Mini Holiday Messages stamp set. Add some white embossing and baker's twine and voila!  
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Shimmer Cardstock Trees


Amuse Studio Shimmer Couture cardstock is great any time of year but especially at the holidays. It die cuts beautifully and looks stunning when embossed. Lime Shimmer Couture cardstock (solid & damask), Mini Holiday Messages stamp set and the Tree die. The Amuse Studio elves at HQ are working overtime!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Don't Miss This Great Deal!



           
  
What a great time to take another look through the 2013 Amuse Studio Holiday Catalog and the Amuse Studio Main Catalog.  The Holiday catalog will be retiring in just a few short weeks and now is the time to get your favorite products while you still can!   
Holiday Catalog expires on December 31st! 
Main Catalog expiration (TBD)
AND don't forget about the 20% off coupon!  You can use the coupon for anything in either of our current catalogs!  As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, Amuse Studio is partnering with Ali Edward's blog during the month of December.   There is a special discount on Amuse Studio customer orders during the month of December.   To thank Ali's blog readers, for the month of December you can take 20% off your order!   Check out the post here.   

*The coupon code can only be used as part of a individual Customer order, not a workshop.  


COUPON CODE:  Use ZIHY13SR when you order 
 and save 20% on your order during December! 

Coupon code expires at 11:59 PM on December 31, 2013


Monday, December 9, 2013

Santa Suit Gum Wrapper



These Santa gum packs turned out pretty cute.  I downloaded the 
Santa Suit Gum Wrapper from the Silhouette store.  
Sunday, December 8, 2013

Amuse Studio Tags!


Amuse Studio is hoping to make your Christmas Merry & Bright with so many products to help you create beautiful holiday projects!  

Here are some quick tags I made with Amuse Studio stamps & supplies!

Saturday, December 7, 2013

For a Sweet Friend

Amuse Studio created this cute little treat bag for your sweet friends!  

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Stamps:  Aspen Background, Cup of Good Cheer, Nordic Noel
Cardstock:  Sugar, Pistachio, Cherry Petite Pinstripe
Ink:  Pistachio, Cherry
Other:  Plain Kraft treat bag, Copice Marker R29, ⅛" hole punch, Vanilla Twine

Stamp the Aspen background with Pistachio ink on the Kraft treat bag.  Stamp the sentiment with Cherry ink in the center of the Sugar layer.  Stamp holly image with Pistachio ink on the Sugar layer.  Use the fine tip of the R29 Copic Marker to color over the berries.  Adhere Sugar layer and Pistachio layer to Cherry Pinstripe layer.  Adhere the layers to the front of the bag.  Punch a small hole in the side of the bag/layers to tie with Vanilla Twine.  


Friday, December 6, 2013

Amuse Studio Bird Gift Tag


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Stamps:  Nordic Noel, Tis the Season
Cardstock:  Latte, Mermaid, Cherry Petite Pinstripe
Ink:  Cherry, Mermaid
Other:  Signo Uni-ball white gel pen, Corner Chomper, Sugar eyelet, Crop-a-dile, Toffee Twine

Cutting Instruction:  

Tag Base:  Mermaid 2 ¼" x 5 ½"
Latte cardstock:  1 ¾" x 5 ½"
Cherry Petite Pinstripe cardstock:  1 ⅞" x 5 ½"
Latte cardstock (for bird): 2" x 2"

Stamp the floral image with Cherry ink along the left side of the Latte layer.  Add the detail to flowers and leaves using the sign white gel pen.  Stamp "To" and "From" with Mermaid ink on the right side of the Latte layer.  Adhere the Cherry Pinstripe and Latte layers to Mermaid tag base, aligned on the right side.  Round the corners of the tag using the corner chomped (¼" radius).  Stamp the bird image with Mermaid ink on a small Latte card stock piece.  Use the detail scissors to cut out the bird image.  Adhere to front of tag using 3D foam adhesive.  Use the crop-o-dile to add the Sugar eyelet to top of the tag.  Tie the tag using Toffee twine.  


Thursday, December 5, 2013

Amuse Studio 20% off thru end of December!

In an effort to reach out to a broader audience, Amuse Studio has partnered with the Ali Edwards blog during the month of December to do a giveaway and offer a 20% discount to her blog readers. I wanted to let all my customers know the giveaway is open to everyone so be sure to check out Ali's blog.  You can take advantage of the offer with a 20% discount thru the end of December!!  

http://aliedwards.com/2013/12/decemb...tml#more-36278

COUPON CODE:  Use ZIHY13SR when you order 
 and save 20% on your order during December! 

Coupon code expires at 11:59 PM on December 31, 2013

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Amuse Studio Reindeer Card


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Stamps:  Nordic Noel, Tis The Season
Cardstock:  Cherry, Latte, Pistachio, Mermaid, Cherry Petite Polka Dot
Ink:  Seattle, Versamark
Other:  Woodgrain/Harlequin Impression Plate, Static Magic Pouch, White Embossing Powder, Toffee Twine, Small Jingle Bell, Mini glue dots

Cutting:  

Card base:  Cherry 5 ½" x 8 ½" scored at left
Latte cardstock:  3 ½" x 4 ¾"
Pistachio cardstock:  3 ¾" x 5"
Mermaid cardstock:  ¾" x 3 ½"
Cherry Polka Dot:  1" x 3 ½"
Pistachio cardstock (flag): 1 ¾" x 2 ¼"
Latte cardstock (for deer): 2 ½" x 3 ½"

Score Cherry cardstock at 4 ¼" to make an A2 card base.  Emboss the Latte layer using woodgrain side of the impression plate.  Adhere the embossed Latte layer and pistachio layer to card base.  Adhere the Mermaid and Cherry Polka dot card stock strips to Latte layer.  Stamp the sentiment in Seattle ink on the small Pistachio card stock piece.  Make a fishtail cut to bottom of Pistachio card stock and adhere to card front.  Prepare smaller Latte card stock piece with static magic.  Stamp the deer image and emboss using white embossing powder.  Use detail scissors to cut out deer image.  Adhere to card front using 3D foam adhesive.  Tie a bow around a small jingle bell with Toffee twine.  Adhere to deer using a mini glue dot.  

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Amuse Studio Noel card

A fun Noel card using the Aspen Background and Nordic Noel both on sale during our December Spotlight.  

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Stamps:  Aspen Background, Nordic Noel
Cardstock:  Sugar, Pistachio, Latte, Cherry
Ink: Versamark, Latte
Other:  Static Magic pouch, Satin pearl embossing powder, Heat Tool, Vintage Labels 1 die set, Christmas Joy & Cheer die set, Latte Pearl Stickers, Holiday Washi Tape Assortment, Vanilla Twine

Score Sugar cardstock at 4 ¼" to make an A2 card base.  Prepare Pistachio layer with static magic.  Stamp Aspen BG with Versamark.  Emboss the image using Satin Pearl embossing powder.  Die cut Latte Layer using the largest die and Sugar layer using the medium sized die from Vintage Labels 1.

Die cut the bird from Cherry card stock using Christmas Joy & Cheer die set.  Stamp the sentiment with Latte ink on the Sugar label.  Layer and adhere the label shapes together.  Embellish the corners of the Sugar label with Latte Pearl stickers.  Attach the bird die cut to the upper corner.  Adhere the label to center of the Pistachio layer using 3D foam adhesive.  

Attach the red dot washi tape to the bottom of the Pistachio layer.  Adhere the Pistachio layer to the Sugar card base.  Wrap the vanilla twine around the card front and tie a bow. 
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Amuse Studio December Spotlight Sale & Cyber Sale Continues!


DECEMBER SPOTLIGHT Sale going on NOW!  

Don't forget the Cyber Sale is still going on thru today.  I noticed that the Cup of Good Wishes is sold out but there are still other stamp sets at a great price!!
Sunday, December 1, 2013

TODAY IS CYBER MONDAY!



TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

Make your list and shop early!  Cyber Monday is the best shopping day!  You don’t have to get up at the crack of dawn to stand in line or fight the crowds… you can shop from home with a cup of coffee in hand and still get amazing deals!  A Muse Studio is bringing the fun, ease, and deals of Cyber Monday to you!  Starting on December 2nd you can shop at my secure online web store and get stamp sets for a steal!  Here are the details:
   
Cyber Monday Take Ten Sale!   
Starts TODAY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2nd at Midnight (EST)
Ends TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3rd at 11:59 pm (EST)

We’ve got a HUGE sale on Cyber Monday and Bonus Tuesday! Save 55% to 94% on TEN fabulous stamp sets! Sale prices starting as low as $1.  Make your list now and be ready for the big sale!!


Item # Item Description Sale Price
SAAHERO hero mail clear set $1.00
SNSD006 sunshine & shade $2.00
SNSH019 cup of good wishes $3.00
SNSF015 let’s chat $4.00
SHMM006 my aim is true $5.00
SVSE004 go green $6.00
SNSK070 perfectly polished $7.00
SJEP014 past due $8.00
SNSQ060 brief notes $9.00
SHMP009 victorian charm $10.00

Sale pricing is limited to stock on hand, we will not backorder items when stock is depleted. Sale begins at midnight on December 2, 2013 and ends at 11:59pm EST on December 3, 2013. The stamp sets that are part of our Take Ten Sale will come packaged in a clear cello bag not a DVD case.


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