Amuse Studio Calendar Fun

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Stamps:  Calendar Fun, Essential Sentiments

Cardstock:  Papaya, Watermelon, Grass, Onyx, Sugar

Ink:  Papaya, Watermelon, Grass, Onyx Versafine

Other:  Corner Chomper, Square Punch, Black Copic Multiliner

Instructions:

1. Create pointed tips on Papaya, Watermelon, and Grass paper strips by inserting one end through back side of square punch (align diagonally into one corner and punch).

2. Mount Onyx strip along entire bottom of card front, then remaining colored strips as shown, ½” apart, trimming excess off the left side.

3. Stamp sentiment onto colored strips with Onyx ink and birthday images with ink colors listed.

4. Round bottom corners of card & add detail stitching with a marker.

Amuse Studio Little Peanuts

This idea came from the Amuse Studio catalog, it is a catalog & truly an inspiration guide! 

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Stamps:  Little Peanuts, Polka Dot Patterns

Cardstock:  Papaya, Sugar, Papaya Petite Pinstripe

Ink:  Onyx Versafine, Papaya, Poppy, Sage

Amuse Studio Papillon

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Stamps:  Papillon, Hand Scripted, All For Love

Ink:  Buttercup, Lime, Mermaid, Versamark, Onyx Versafine

Cardstock:  Sugar

Other:  Mini glue dots, Static Magic Pouch, Onyx Embossing Powder, Sponge Daubers, baby wipes

Stamp rose from All For Love stamp set on the bottom left of the card front in Buttercup Ink.  Stamp the sentiment on bottom right in Onyx Versafine.  Stamp the butterfly over the Rose images in Onyx Versafine.  Use static magic on a 2.5" x 2.5" piece of cardstock and stamp the butterfly image from Papillon in Versamark ink.  Emboss with Onyx Embossing Powder.  Using the sponge dauber, pick up ink from the Buttercup ink pad.  Transfer ink to baby wipe, then "stain" the butterfly (over the embossed area) with color.  Begin in the center with Buttercup, and working lightest to darkest add Lime, then Mermaid inks.  This technique creates a smooth, soft look.  Cut out the butterfly, cutting off the antennae, and adhere over butterfly that was stamped directly on the card.  Lift the wings slightly. 

Amuse Studio Charming Gardeners

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Stamps:  Charming Gardeners

Ink:  Onyx Versafine, Versamark

Cardstock:  Buttercup, Paperweight Vellum

Other:  Onyx Baker's Twine, Crystal Clear Glaze, Static Magic Pouch, Onyx Embossing Powder

Stamp flower image from Charming Gardeners on right side of the card front in Versafine Onyx ink.  Stamp the sentiment on the bottom left side of the card front.  Treat Paperweight Vellum with static magic pouch, stamp two flower images and emboss with Onyx Embossing Powder.   Cut embossed flowers out of the vellum.  Attach vellum flowers using just a small dab of Crystal Clear Glaze.  Tie a bow around the top of the card with Onyx baker's twine. 

On Sale thru April 30th

Charming Gardeners SBSJ007  $19.79

Amuse Studio Exclusive Eat Cake Stamp Set!!

STEP RIGHT UP and earn the Eat Cake Stamp Set during Amuse Studio's 2nd Birthday Celebration!  During the month of May we are celebrating Amuse Studio's birthday and if you host a *qualifying workshop you can earn the exclusive Eat Cake stamp set (a $24.99 value)  When you host a workshop during May all of your friends who place an order of $35 or more before tax & shipping will receive a free pack of 8 - Onyx A2 Notecards.  This will be a fun way to get that chalkboard look that is on trend right now!

Please contact me today to schedule your workshop! 

*A Qualifying workshop is a minimum of $150 in sales before tax & shipping and you must have four unique customers. 

Amuse Studio Floral Duet

A long time favorite of mine is Floral Duet.  I made this card for a friend that is having a special milestone birthday this year! 

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Stamps:  Floral Duet, Celebrate in Style, Hexagon Background

Cardstock:  Seattle, Seattle Pinstripe, Sugar

Ink:  Seattle, Onyx Versafine

Other:  Champagne Glitter, Sugar Organdy Ribbon, Pumpkin Button, Orange Twinkle Stickers

Amuse Studio Little Peanuts

Here is a darling baby shower invitation you can make using Little Peanuts & a few other stamps.

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Stamps:  Little Peanuts, Chevrons, Make a Scene (retired) for the raindrops

Cardstock:  Papaya, Sugar, Bermuda, Sage, Pebble, Papaya Petite Polka Dot, Cocoa

Ink:  Onyx Versafine, Bermuda

Other:  Circle Nestabilities, Scallop Border Die Set, Papaya Sheer Organdy Ribbon, Spica Clear Glitter Pen

The base is an A2 card size with Papaya cardstock.  The elephant is stamped & cut from Pebble cardstock, the alligator is stamped & cut from Sage cardstock and the giraffe is stamped & cut from Papaya Petite Polka Dot cardstock.  The umbrella is made by die-cutting a circle from Bermuda cardstock, then using the Scallop die set to cut across the circle to make the pattern for the bottom of the umbrella.  The umbrella handle is Cocoa cardstock, freehand cut. 

The raindrops & Chevron were stamped with Bermuda Ink.  I used the Spica Clear Glitter Pen on the raindrops.

Amuse Studio is Turning Two!

AMuse Studio is celebrating its second birthday in May, and we've got something for everyone!

FOR CUSTOMERS

In May, Amuse Studio is offering a gift with purchase that all customers can take advantage of! With every purchase of $35 or more,(in a workshop or an online order) you will receive a pack of Onyx notecards for free. These stylish notecards make it easy to get that "chalkboard" look everyone's talking about.

 The fine print: One gift with purchase per order. Gift will automatically ship with order. $35 qualifying purchase is before tax and shipping. You will receive eight A2 notecards per pack.

FOR HOSTESSES

We have a very special perk for Hostesses in May! You can earn an exclusive Hostess stamp set - Eat Cake - by simply having a qualifying workshop.

The fine print: A qualifying workshop is at least $150 before tax and shipping and has four unique customers. The customer count can include the Hostess.  Stamp set will automatically ship with workshop order. The stamp set is a $24.99 retail value.

Book your workshop NOW so you can take advantage of this May Birthday special and receive this exclusive stamp set FREE!  Contact me today to get your May Workshop scheduled!

Amuse Studio Loads of Fun

Loads of Fun treats!

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Stamps:  Loads of Fun

Cardstock:  Onyx Chevron, Sugar, Onyx

Ink:  Onyx Versafine w/Clear Embossing Powder

Other:  Papaya Diagonal Striped Small Treat Bags, Silver Brads, Clear Twinkle Sticker, Copic Y08 Acid Yellow, 110 Special Black, Circle Nestabilities

Amuse Studio Dies with Positioning Plates

I thought I would share the instructions that Amuse Studio has given us when using the Positioning Plates with our matching dies.  I took a few photos to go with the instructions as the visual usually helps me a lot. 

1.  Stamp your image and allow a couple of minutes for the ink to dry.

2.  Select the corresponding positioning plate (it's clear) and place the plate directly over the stamped image.  The positioning plate says "This side up" so make sure you can read this.

3.  There are two holes in the positioning plate.  Use a pencil to put a dot in the center of the hole.  Remove the positioning plate. 

4.  Now select the corresponding die.  Align the dots you just made so that you can see them in the center of the corresponding holes in the die.  Once aligned, secure the die in place with a piece of low-tack tape (I use washi tape!)  You are now ready to die cut this stamped image, following the instructions for your die cutting machine. 

And the result is a perfect die cut! 

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Stamps:  Anchors Aweigh

Cardstock:  Navy, Cherry, Sugar

Ink:  Navy, Versamark, White Embossing

Other:  Vanilla Twine, Anchors Aweigh Matching Dies

Amuse Studio Loads of Fun

The Amuse Studio Loads of Fun stamp set is so fun to use!  I have been adding to my card stash with lots of cards for little boys!  These two cards are the same except I used the tiny package from Itty Bitty Birthday on one of them and the other has the smallest heart from the Heart Die trio.  Tow-Tally Awesome!!

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Stamps:  Loads of Fun, Itty Bitty Birthday

Cardstock:  Navy Petite Polka Dot (card base), Sugar, Cherry

Ink:  Onyx Versafine embossed with clear embossing powder

Other:  Rectangle Nestabilities, Heart Die Trio, Cherry Twinkle Sticker,

Copic Markers B26 Cobalt Blue, R27 Cadmium Red, 110 Special Black

Amuse Studio So Thoughtful

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Stamps:  So Thoughtful

Cardstock:  Seattle Petite Polka Dot, Sugar, Shell

Ink:  Onyx Versafine

Other:  Onyx Baker's Twine

Amuse Studio What's Up?

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Stamps:  What's Up

Cardstock:  Sugar, Bermuda Chevron

Ink:  Orange, Grapefruit, Papaya

Other:  Washi Tape Halloween Assortment, What's Up Die Set

Thank You Stamping Friends/Family!

Thank you so much to my friends and family for your handstamped with love cards that you sent for my Birthday!  I loved each & every one of them & knowing that you took the time to stamp them means so much!! 

Amuse Studio Loads of Fun

I have been having "loads of fun" with this new Amuse Studio stamp set.  It is perfect for boy birthday cards and the gum pack would make a cute little favor for a party!  

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Amuse Studio Font on the Stamp Cases...

 

Yesterday afternoon I spent several hours watching The Masters Golf Tournament and updating all the labels on the spines of my Amuse Studio Stamp Sets.  Amuse Studio has changed the font on the stamp sets that are in the New Catalog from a script font to a nice easy to read uppercase font.  I love the clean look!  

If you are interested in updating your stamp sets here is the link to the PDF.  

Yes, I happened to choose the stamp set Making a Difference to show you how much it makes a difference to change to the new font!  

Amuse Studio Modern Zinnia

A super quick card!

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Stamps:  Modern Zinnia, Thank You Mix

Cardstock:  Sugar

Ink:  Poppy, Papaya, Onyx Versafine

Other:  Papaya Sheer Organdy Ribbon

Amuse Studio Eat Your Veggies

A couple of super simple cards made using Amuse Studio's new Eat Your Veggies stamp set.  This stamp set has matching dies which can give you so many options. 

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Stamps:  Eat Your Veggies

Cardstock:  Wasabi, Sugar, Onyx

Ink:  Onyx Versafine, Slate

Amuse Studio Geek is the New Chic

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Stamps:  Geek is the New Chic

Cardstock:  Papaya, Sugar

Ink:  Heather, Blueberry, Wasabi, Poppy, Onyx Versafine

Amuse Studio Consultant Card Swap

I was involved in an Amuse Studio Consultant card swap.  It is so much fun to have a variety of cards to show as samples.  Many of the cards used something from the new catalog. Thank you to all the Consultants that participated!

Amuse Studio Spring Treat!

A simple & quick treat for Spring using a background stamp & our Butterfly die.  

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Stamps:  Mod Backgrounds 1 (on Sale during April!)

Cardstock:  Sugar, Mermaid

Ink:  Lime

Other:  Butterfly Die Trio, Treat bags, Sheer Sugar Organdy Ribbon

Amuse Studio Butterfly Treat

Butterfly Treat -  

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Stamps: Mod backgrounds 1

Ink: Lime
Cardstock: Grass, Paperweight vellum, Flower dies Set 2 (large and medium), Mini glue dots, Tape, candy for body

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Die cut large flower from Grass Cardstock
2. Die cut medium flower from Paperweight Vellum
3. Stamp floral image from Mod Backgrounds 1 on Paperweight Vellum, in Lime ink. Cut off two opposing “petals”
4. Attach Paperweight Vellum layer to Grass layer, folding two opposing “petals” back until they meet, making a “ring” and tape together
5. Using scraps of Grass, cut two thin pieces for antennae, curl the tops, and attach with glue dots
6. Attach candy “body” with glue dots 

Amuse Studio Food & Drink

When I was preparing for my AMuse Studio Launch party it was fun to use many of our products to decorate the food and drink table!  My theme used the Squeeze the Day stamp set so it was a fun Spring time table full of all things yellow & pink!  Many of the ideas came from the Amuse Studio National Conference that I attended in February.  

The candy jars came from Hobby Lobby and I was able to find some colorful candy & marshmellows to put in the jars.  I made tags using the Eat Your Veggies stamp set to decorate the tops of the jars with our pretty satin ribbons.  

Yummy - Nom Nom - Time for a Snack

The Rice Krispy treats were decorated with toothpick flags - using our wonderful washi tape and I also die cut some lemon slices to add a little more color.  

Our polka dot treat bags were the perfect size for a cookie or a mini biscotti and with so many color options you could use them for any party.  

My Pottery Barn drink dispenser I decorated with our Fishtail Pennant die set and the words couldn't have been more perfect.  When Life Gives You Lemons Make Lemonade!!  I stamped Pucker Up and Squeeze the Day on the cups for a little added fun.  

My black ice bucket seemed to stick out on the table when we were setting things up so we quickly grabbed some Amuse Studio yellow paper and wrapped it around the ice bucket.  It was an easy fix and look how nice it looks on the table!

Amuse Studio Bubblegum straws & our Blush Baker's Cording worked out great for these cake pops!  

If you need treat bags, straws or the perfect little tag for your next party be sure to 

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Amuse Studio Charming Gardeners

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Stamps: Charming Gardeners
Ink: Onyx Versafine, Versamark 
Cardstock: Buttercup, paperweight vellum
Other:  Onyx white baker’s twine, Crystal Clear Glaze, Static Magic Pouch

Cutting Instructions:
Buttercup cardstock: 8.5” x 4.25”   Paperweight vellum 2.25” x 2.25” (x2)

Instructions:

1. Stamp flower image from Charming Gardeners Stamp Set on right side of card front in Versafine Onyx ink
2. Stamp sentiment on bottom left side of card front
3. Treat Paperweight Vellum with Static Magic pouch, stamp two flower images and emboss with Onyx Embossing Powder
4. Cut embossed flowers out of Paperweight Vellum
5. Attach vellum flowers using just a small dab of Crystal Clear Glaze
6. Tie bow around top of card with Onyx/White Baker’s Twine