November Sale!

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We appreciate YOU! Thank you for supporting Amuse Studio.  During November, enjoy incredible savings on these fabulous products - just in time for the holidays.  Sale items priced at $2, $4, $6 & $8.  Save up to 82%!  Sale starts November 1st!  Hurry...sale is limited to stock on hand.  

Please note that the ribbon bundles are not in the colors shown on the flyer.  Read the description for the colors included in the bundles.  Also the sale stamp sets do not include stamp cases so if you would like the cases, just add them to your order.  They are available for $4.95 for a 4-pack (AADVD01).  These cases also make great storage for your dies using magnetic sheets.  

Amuse Studio Snowflakes

Today I used Cherry & Azul card stock - love the colors together!  The white embossed snowflake really shows up beautifully on the Azul card stock.

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Stamps:  Snowflakes SVSG086, Cozy Back SVSD072 

Cardstock:  Cherry Petitie Pinstripe, Sugar, Cherry, Azul

Ink: Onyx Versafine, Versamark

Other:  Circle Nestabilities, White Embossing Powder, Mini Banner Die Set, Clear Dots Twinkle Stickers, Cherry Baker's Cording

While I had a few pieces and parts out making the card above I decided to make another similar card with a little different arrangement.  I love the color combination of Cherry & Azul with the Cherry Pinstripe!  

The sentiment is from the Amuse Studio Very Merry stamp set.  

Amuse Studio Cozy Back

I love the color combination of Cherry & Bermuda.  This winter snowman card uses Amuse Studio's Cozy Back stamp set and die.  

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Stamps:  Cozy Back

Cardstock:  Sugar, Cherry, Bermuda Petite Polka Dot, Christmas Sweater Patterned Paper

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  Clear Embossing Powder, Fishtail Pennant Die (trimmed down), Snowflake Digital File, Cozy Back Die, Copic Markers, Sugar Pearl Sticker, 3D Adhesive, Corner Chomper

SVSD072  $15.99

Ready for Halloween?

A fun treat for your Trick or Treaters!  

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Stamps:  Ghostly Greetings, In the Shadows

Cardstock:  Onyx, Sugar, Seattle Pinstripe, Mysterious Manor

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  Ghostly Greetings Die Set, Circle Nestabilities, Copic Markers

Give Thanks Table Setting

An Amuse Studio Fall Table setting.  

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Stamps:  Give Thanks Girl, Thankful for You

Cardstock:  French Roast Woodgrain, French Roast, Vanilla, Christmas Sweater Patterned Paper, Squash, Nutmeg, Pumpkin, Orange Petite Pinstripe

Ink:  Pumpkin, Wheat, Onyx Versafine

Other:  Clear Embossing Powder, Medium Bow Die, Even Taller Alphabet Die, Thankful For You Dies, Nestabilities Labels 8, 1.5 Maple Tag, Vanilla Twine, Small Clothespin, Orange Baker's Cording, Copic Markers, Pearl Stickers, Spica Glitter Pen

Santa Holiday Table

With great help from my friend, Susan we came up with this cute Santa Holiday Table!  

Santa Box using the Amuse Studio Short Popcorn Box Die & Even Taller Alphabet dies for the Ho Ho Ho!

Place card made using Amuse Studio Santa Mail stamp set.  

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Stamps:  Santa Mail

Cardstock:  Sugar, Cherry Pinstripe, Cherry, Onyx, Silver Shimmer

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  Clear Embossing Powder, Even Taller Alphabet Die Set, Sugar Organdy Ribbon, Short Popcorn Box Die, Onyx Chevron Ribbon, Cherry Satin Ribbon, Copic Markers, PomPom, Quickie Glue Pen, Diamond Glitter

Snowflake Christmas Holiday Table

Amuse Studio Short Popcorn Box die decorated and ready for your Holiday Table.  

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Stamps:  Very Merry

Cardstock:  Onyx Polka Dot, Cherry Pinstripe, Sugar

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  Clear Embossing Powder, Snowflake Digital File, Nestabilities Labels 8, Short Popcorn Box die, Onyx Baker's Twine, Cherry Baker's Cording, Onyx Button, Cherry Satin Ribbon, Small Cellophane Bag

Paris!

Check out this cool card that the Amuse Studio gals will be creating at Chicago Boost this weekend!

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Stamps:  C'est la Vie

Cardstock:  Onyx

Ink:  Versamark, Onyx Versafine

Other:  White Embossing Powder, Mysterious Manor Patterned Paper

Snowy Scene

Another fun winter scene using various products.  

Stamps:  Essentials by Ellen Cozy Christmas

Cardstock:  Amuse Studio Sugar, Cherry & Saffron, Papertrey Ink Spring Rain

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  My Favorite Things Stitched Snow Drifts, Essentials by Ellen Home & Hearth Die set, Taylored Expressions Snowfall Embossing Folder, Clear Wink of Stella, 3D Adhesive Dots

A Winter Scene

I was so excited to get my Essentials by Ellen Home & Hearth dies designed by Julie Ebersole in the mail last week.  They coordinate well with my stitched snow drifts dies and my Amuse Studio sentiment.  

Various Companies Products:  

Stamps:  Amuse Studio Holiday Hoopla 2014 Limited Edition (sentiment)

Cardstock:  Amuse Studio French Roast, Lemon Whip & Sugar, Lawn Fawn Peace Love Joy 6x6 Patterned Paper

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  My Favorite Things Stitched Snow Drifts, Essentials by Ellen Home & Hearth die set, The Twinery Maraschino Baker's Twine, Clear Wink of Stella for trees, Copic Markers 

Ghostly Greetings Treat Box

A fun little Halloween treat will that fit two Ghirardelli chocolates.  I used my Envelope Punch board to create the box.  

Start with a piece of 5"X5" Pumpkin cardstock.  On your punch board line the edge with your 2" mark, punch and score.  Then slide it over to the 2 5/8" mark and punch and score.  Then follow around counter clockwise matching both of the score lines on each side and punching and scoring until you have each side punched and scored.  Then take your scissors and cut out each of the small squares formed, round your corners using the reverse punch on your Punch Board.  Take a glue dot to the point of one of the box folds and attach it to the opposing fold to start to form your box.  Then put another glue dot on each side of your bottom fold and bring it up to close the bottom of your box.  

I decorated using the pumpkin stamp & sentiment from Amuse Studio's Ghostly Greetings and the web paper from Amuse Studio's Mysterious Manor Patterned paper.  

Amuse Studio Nine Lives Kitty

A spooky kitty cat card.

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Stamps:  That's The Ticket, Haunted Mansion Background

Cardstock:  Margarita, Onyx, Sugar, Pebble

Ink:  Margarita, Onyx Versafine

Other:  Lime Sequins, Onyx organdy ribbon, Nine Lives Die set, 3D foam adhesive

Score Margarita cardstock at 3 ½" to make a 4-bar size card base.  Apply Margarita ink to part of the Haunted Mansion background stamp.  Stamp in the lower right corner of the Sugar layer.  

Die cut the cat shape using the Nine Lives die set out of a small piece of Pebble and Onyx card stock.  Cut one Lime sequin in half and adhere to Onyx cat shape as eyes.

Stamp sentiment in Onyx Versafine ink on the Sugar layer.  Adhere Pebble cat shape to the Sugar layer to the right of the stamped sentiment.  Using 3D foam adhesive, adhere the Onyx cat on Pebble cat shape, slightly off-center to create a drop-shadow effect.  Adhere the Sugar layer to Onyx layer.  Tie and knot the Onyx organdy ribbon around card layers.  Adhere layers to Margarita card base.  

Halloween Invitation & Treat!

A fun pocket invitation along with a Halloween nugget treat are perfect for your next party!  

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Stamps:  Halloween Newspaper BG, Ghostly Greetings, Mini Blooms, Showered With Love

Cardstock:  Onyx, Pumpkin, Vanilla, Sugar, Mysterious Manor Patterned Paper

Ink:  Jet Black Archival, Pumpkin, Versamark

Other:  White Embossing Powder, Onyx Organdy Ribbon, Black & Orange Halloween Baker's Cording, Copic Markers, Nestabilities Labels 1 (2nd smallest), Cellophane Gusset Bags

Pocket Invitation - Onyx 3 ½" x 10 ½" scored at 1 ½" and 5 ½"

                           Vanilla 3" x 4 ¾" for invitation insert

Party Favor Nugget Treats Measurements and Instructions:

Cut patterned paper 1 ¼" x 3" to wrap around nuggets.  Secure with tape runner.  For nugget tray cut Onyx card stock 1 ¾" x 3", scoring at ¼" on both long ends to form the tray.  Die cut the Labels 1 with pumpkin card stock.  Use Versamark ink to stamp Boo to You on the pumpkin card stock.  Heat emboss the sentiment with White Embossing Powder.  Score down the middle of the tag and fold over the cellophane treat bag.  Punch a hole thru the tag at the top and put a strand of Halloween Baker's cording thru the opening to secure the topper to the cellophane bag.  

Amuse Studio In the Shadows

The gals at Amuse Studio created this clever card using the die to cut the spooky ghost and then used Pearl Stickers for his eyes.  

Amuse Studio's Mysterious Manor paper is perfect to wrap up some mini candy bars.  

Amuse Studio Thank You

A couple of quick Fall thank you cards!

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Stamps:  Thankful for You, Showered With Love

Cardstock:  French Roast, Vanilla, French Roast Woodgrain, Squash, Nutmeg

Ink:  French Roast, Pumpkin

Other:  Vanilla Twine, French Roast Twine

Happy Halloween Banner

What a cute Halloween Banner using the Amuse Studio Fishtail Banner Die Set and a few Halloween Stamp sets.  Linda at Amuse Studio created this darling banner - love it!  

Amuse Studio Calendar!

Have you checked out the Free Calendar downloads from Amuse Studio?  There are all kinds of options for different sizes.  I picked the 4" square Black & White and printed it on Seattle Pinstripe card stock.  I kept the decorating pretty simple and on several of the months I used die cuts.  

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January: Snowflakes, Vanilla Pearl Stickers

February:  All For Love, Essential Sentiments Too

March:  Calendar Fun

April:  Easter Basket Die Set

May:  Mini Blooms Stamp Set & Dies

June:  Hipster Icons

July:  Essential Sentiments Too, Lots of Dots

August:  Bee Happy

September:  Hello Fall stamp set & Dies

October:  Peculiar Potions stamp set and Dies

November:  Calendar Fun, Let Us Be Thankful

December:  Not A Creature Was Stirring & Dies

Trick or Treat Bag

A great little trick or treat bag by Amuse Studio.

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Stamps:  Carve On

Cardstock:  Onyx

Ink:  Versamark with White Embossing Powder

Other:  Medium Orange Polka Dot Treat Bag, Small Orange diagonal stripe treat bag, ½" super stick tape, Detail scissors, Nestabilities Circles Large Die Set, Die cutting machine, Static Magic pouch, Heat Tool

Cutting Instructions:  

Onyx Cardstock:  3" x 3" (for circle die cut)

Onyx Cardstock 1" x 8 ½" (for bag handle)

Use scissors to cut approximately 1 ¼" slit in sides of medium treat bag from the top.  Fold over the top of the bag to end of the slits.  Use the scissors to cut ¼" fringe around the top of the bag.  Trim the top off of a small stripe treat bag to 3" height.  Adhere the small stripe treat bag to the front of the medium polka dot bag as a pocket.  

Die cut medium sized circle (2 ⅜" circle) from the Nestatabilities circle die set with Onyx card stock.  Prep Onyx circle using the static magic.  Stamp the sentiment in Versamark Ink in the center of the die cut Onyx circle.  Emboss using white embossing powder.  Adhere the Onyx circle to the front of the treat bag.  Adhere Onyx card stock strip to inside of the bag top using super stick tape to create the handle.  

Amuse Studio Bat Treat Bag

A quick and easy treat bag for your Trick or Treaters!  

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Stamps:  In The Shadows

Cardstock:  Habanero, Onyx

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  Onyx Organdy Ribbon, Cello Gusset Bags, Bat trio Die Set, Die Cutting Machine, Detail Scissors, Mini glue dots

Cutting Instructions:  

Habanero cardstock ½" x 2 ¾"

Small piece of Onyx card stock for small bat dies

Stamp the sentiment in the center of the Habanero card stock strip using Onyx Versafine ink.  Trim the edges of the Habanero card stock strip with detail scissors.  Die cut bats from a small piece of Onyx card stock.  

Adhere the largest bat die cut to the right side of the Habanero card stock strip. Use scissors to trim sealed end off of the gusset bag.  Cinch the ends of bag closed with Onyx organdy ribbon.  Tie in a knot and trim the ends.  

Fill bag with small candies and cinch other end of the bag closed with Onyx organdy ribbon.  Adhere Habanero card stock strip to the front of the treat using mini glue dots.

Spider Web Treat Bag

Spider web treat bag by Amuse Studio!

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Stamps:  That's the Ticket, In the Shadows, Wicked Web

Cardstock:  Margarita

Ink: Versamark, Mushroom, Onyx

Other:  Medium Glassine Bag, White Embossing Powder, Onyx Baker's Twine, Washi Tape to seal bag, Ticket Die, Die Cutting Machine, Static Magic, Heat Tool

Cutting Instructions:  

Margarita cardstock 1 ½" x 7" (for ticket die, will create 3 ticket shapes)

Prep the front of the medium glassine bag with static magic.  Carefully stamp the spider web image in Versamark ink on the glassine bag 3 times.  Cover the stamped images in white embossing powder and tap off the excess.  Heat emboss.  

Fill bag with dark chocolate candies/chocolates and fold over to create pouch.  Seal with washi tape on the back.  

Die cut the tickets from Margarita card stock.  Tear apart ticket shapes.  Stamp ticket border from That's the Ticket in Mushroom ink on the die cut shape.  Carefully rub the edges of the ticket shape with Mushroom ink to create an aged look.  Stamp the sentiment in the center of the Margarita ticket shape using Mushroom Ink.  Stamp the spiders from Wicked Web on the edges of the ticket shape in Onyx Ink.  Adhere ticket shape to the front of the glassine bag.  Tie Onyx Baker's twine around the corners of the glassine bag. 

Card Swap Fun!

I was involved in a card swap and look at all the fun cards that were created by everyone!  I love doing swaps and getting new ideas from the other Amuse Studio Creative Consultants! 

Chalkboard Cards

My card inspiration came from the chalkboard stand that I have in my stamp room!  I have seen lots of cards using this fun chalkboard design and thought it would be fun to try using all Amuse Studio products.  I decided to make Halloween cards.  The Spooky Chalkboard card I made for a Swap that I was involved in so I made several of them.  

The chalkboard look is quick & easy to accomplish.  You can use many different dies to create the "legs" of the board.  I used a die from my Nestabilities Labels 1 collection and ran it thru my Cuttlebug die cutting machine.  

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Stamps:  Carve On, Halloween Fiesta, Peculiar Potions

Cardstock:  Kraft, Onyx, Slate Woodgrain, Pumpkin, Habanero, Margarita, Hibiscus

Ink:  Versamark, Onyx Versafine

Other:  Detail Scissors, White Embossing Powder, Static Magic, Heat Tool, Orange Baker's Cording, Orange & Black Baker's Cording, Nestabilities Labels 1, White Chalk

Halloween Papel Picados Banner - Digital Download  DAS0002  $4.99

Amuse Studio Carve On

Quick & Easy Halloween card

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Stamps:  Carve On, Ghostly Greetings

Cardstock:  Pumpkin, Kraft, Onyx

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  Clear Embossing Powder, Black & Orange Baker's Cording, Copic Markers

Amuse Studio Cozy Back

Today's inspiration came from Page 16 of the Amuse Studio Holiday Catalog.  I love the bright Margarita green card stock in contrast with the Snowman!

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Stamps:  Cozy Back, Snowflakes

Cardstock:  Sugar, Margarita

Ink:  Onyx Versafine, Versamark

Other: Clear Embossing Powder, White Embossing Powder, Cozy Back Digital File, Silhouette, Cherry Baker's Cording, Cherry Sequins, Copic Markers 110 B000 YR07 R29, 3D Adhesive

I Support You!

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Stamps:  Fight Like A Girl, Simple Swirls

Cardstock:  Onyx, Seattle Pinstripe, Grapefruit

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  Clear Embossing Powder, Washi Tape Valentine Assortment, Copic Markers YG25 R22 R43

  

Baby Bump

I needed a card for our niece who is expecting a baby around Thanksgiving.  I love this stamp set that I have had in my collection a few years.  My Favorite Things Baby Bump stamp set was the perfect set for the occasion.  

Stamps:  Baby Bump by My Favorite Things, Mixed Messages Papertrey Ink

Cardstock:  Amuse Studio Vanilla & Cherry, Patterned Paper by October Afternoon Schoolhouse Collection

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  Clear Embossing Powder, Copic Markers, Martha Stewart Heart Loops Trim Punch, Zebra Jimnie Gel Silver Rollerball Pen, Washi Tape