Happy Halloween!

What is everyone dressing up as? I was so in love with A Muse's catwoman stamp this year, I went out and got kitty ears! But I'm dressed as a punk rock kitty a la Josie and the Pussycats! I hope I have a pic soon! But here's a pic of my friends and I at a cool Halloween party this past weekend. I went as Velma Kelly from Chicago since it was a Villains themed party.

Here are some Halloween cards I made in...a minute at Stampin' EJ's demo a few weeks ago!

New time for class!

My class time has been moved to 9:30 to 12:30 for this Saturday. Here's another card I'll be teaching. I just love making these pocket cards to hold gift cards and tags. Don't forget you'll be making 10 cards and a couple of tags total in a marathon 3 hour class!

Violet’s Rubber Stamp Inn
Ventura, CA

Please pre-register in store or call: (805) 648-7610.

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Class in ONE week!

Just a reminder I'm teaching a 10-card marathon class at Violet's next Saturday, November 4.

Please pre-register in store or call: (805) 648-7610.


A Muse Holiday Marathon
Time: 1:30- 4PM
Date: November 4

Join Shauna for an A Muse holiday marathon card class! You'll leave the class with 10 brand new designs as well as a couple of holiday tags ideas. Play with the newest cute holiday designs, Twinkle Stickers, Creative Candy and more. Please bring your favorite scissors and adhesive.

Wow!

OMG. The fab Dana Snyder of Adorned Surface sent me a giant box of crafty books, dolls and music! You are such a sweetie!! I put the two-headed bunny on my desk at work along with the divene handsewn doll! Woohoo, happy dance.

I absolutely love, love, love AS stamps.

Here are the other two cards that were published on page 59 in the latest issue of RSM.

If you haven't checked out the stamps (only on ebay now), run on over!

Breast Cancer Awareness

As I know more and more women diagnosed with breast cancer, I feel the urgency to help out any way I can.

Breast cancer can happen to even young women. It's never too early to start doing monthly breast exams.

On a more lighthearted note, you can dress up the bras with micro dot (or hearts!) creative candy twinkle stickers. These would be great cards to give out to those who donate for breast cancer research.

RSM!

A little birdie told me I have an entire page in RSM! I can't wait to get my magazine. They had told me I had a tag in the centerfold but apparently the page are cards I submitted a while back. I don't know if they published all of them but they are my ex-boyfriend cards. Here's one of my favorites!

The main image is from Adorned Surface, alpha from Leave Memories, curse words from Sideshow Stamps and options check boxes from Keyhole Arts.

I think is also the issue that has my centerfold tag and the SSS ad featuring my ATC. Wow! I'm so overwhelmed with happy stampy feelings!

holiday shopping

Quickie holiday card! To dress it more, color some of the presents, bag and add a twinkle sticker to the center of the snowflake on the bag. I really adore the present arch. What a fun and different design! And I am a huge handbag fan. Time to go shopping!

(design by SLD, stamps by A Muse)

Hanukkah!

Ooops, the flower got a little squished in the scanning but it's actually a whole sprig, not a prima. I got the cute little buds from Paper Source. I love this style of phrase stamp (two different fonts) and A Muse has come out with a lot of great ones including this cool Hanukkah one. Add a little bit more dark blue and silver for a more traditional look.


(design by SLD, stamps by A Muse)

boing boing boing

This was another quickie card from the demo. I loved stamping the dotted scalloped line to illustrate the crows waddling about. Heh. Boris, the mad scientist is going to come chasing them off soon when he retrieves his jars!

(design by SLD, stamps by A Muse)

White leather

I think it was in Clan of the Cave Bear where Ayla has an outfit in white leather. Or maybe it was in one of the later books. But whatever it is, that is my excuse for the white cowgirl outfit. Not because I didn't color her. Oh...wait, maybe that's the reason! Heehee.

This is one of the 29 cards I made during the demo. Yep, more are coming!!!

Prancer's a'coming!

(oops, I don't know what that is scanned onto Prancer's face between his eyes but I swear he doesn't have a zit!)

I took out some of my hoarded American Crafts ribbon for this card. :)

I have always loved background designs the best. They dress up plain colored cards in a jiffy! And your design will be unique depending on how you stamp it.

Add a red pom pom or A Muse creative candy twinkle sticker to Prancer's nose if you wish but he's not Rudolph. :)

(design by SLD, stamps by A Muse)

Joy Love Peace

Here's a card I made over the weekend. I think this might be a fun holiday design to send to my friends this year.

My goal this week is to take my crop-a-dile and fastenator out of their packaging. Wish me luck!

(design by SLD, stamps by A Muse)

Penguin Pals

(design by SLD, stamps by A Muse)


Here's another I taught at Stampin' EJ's! I just love the funky flake and cute penguins! Please note I did color their hats and feet before class!

I'm slowly but surely scanning all the cards I did during the demo. I'll get 'em posted soon, I promise.

Thank you!

Thank you to those who came down to my demo and class last Saturday at Stampin' EJ's! It was a blast! It was National Cardmaking Day and I think making 29 cards and 1 tag in two hours was me celebrating the holiday in a BIG way! Woohhhhhhoooooo! Take Ten? More like Take 2 or Take 3 minutes! Heehee! I'll scan and put them all in one folder on my website hopefully sometime this week.

Here's one of the cards I taught this past Saturday. It's a pocket card featuring a tag and there's enough room for a store gift card if you wish.

Stay tuned, I'll be back to Stampin EJ's next year probably around May!

(stamps by A Muse Artstamps, design by SLD)

knitty

Don't forget! I'll be at Stampin EJ's (at Debra's Cottage) tomorrow demoing in the morning and teaching a holiday class at 1 p.m.

(stamps by A Muse, design by SLD)

web updates

(stamps by A Muse, design by SLD)

My publications page has been updated. As well as my classes page! Thanks to my fantabulous webmistress!

If you're in the Southern California area and can't make it to one of my classes, let me know and perhaps we can arrange a private workshop. It'll be a fun way to gather your friends to make holiday cards!

A Muse Demo/ Class this Saturday!

Don't forget I'll be down at Stampin' EJ's (Debra's Craft Cottage) in Costa Mesa on Saturday, October 7th. The demo begins at 10:30 and the class at 1 p.m. The class is completely booked (15 students!) but contact Eva if you would like to be on the waiting list. Again, please advised you must register for the demo to attend. There'll be $5/ $1 A Muse raffle!

SSS- September Design Work

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I started working on a collage for September and posted it today in SSS' gallery. I doodled on watercolor paper with Prismacolor color pencils, did a light wash in two different colors of Twinkling H20s and then added a few pieces including Skoobear stamped onto two different cardstock colors. I'll be adding more to the collage soon but I wanted to show in-progress pictures. Black sharpie works surprisingly well over all of it except for on the heavily colored bits. I might add gesso and start adding more layers. Funky!

See the matching card here!

Percy's published!

Published as "Bee's Knees" on page 13 for October/November's Stampers Sampler! All stamps by SunSpirit Studio, design by SLD.