Rubber Ramble

Sexy Singles

2009-01-09T11:43:00.000-08:00

I'm cohosting a singles mixer tonight and these are the tags I'm handing out. I made the 70+ tags (in about 3 hours).

But it's a new year and I'm glad I at least got some stamping in already. Definitely more than I've been doing in the last couple of years.

random thoughts

2008-10-23T16:06:00.001-07:00

I finally managed to buy the October/November Stampers Sampler. I let my subscription run out a while ago-- and didn't take them up on their offer for a free magazine. I like getting the postcards in the mail.

In any case, I have an A Muse card published on page 11.

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In other news, I found this super cool. CHA is going to display indie crafts!

Wave coasters

2008-08-08T16:49:00.001-07:00

I made these four coasters last night to give to friends to congratulate them on their engagement. Sorry for the glare on the photos. I guess the glaze I have on the tiles hadn't fully dried yet.

on burning CDs

2008-08-08T15:53:00.001-07:00

Well, I created a mixed CD and burned it yesterday. But of course, I needed to create a cool cover!

And here's the inside.

Unusual color combos

2008-08-07T18:43:00.001-07:00

I'm playing around with different color combos-

green, white & black
orange & gray
purple & gray
yellow, gray & green

Yes, I'm in a gray mood...not a bad thing, believe it or not!

Some recent cards

2008-08-07T18:40:00.000-07:00

Here are three cards I made recently that I really like. Next blog entry will be a color series.

We may have a winner!

2008-07-03T10:50:00.001-07:00

The one with all the palm trees has been selected as the final design! My friend liked that one best for her new address cards. Who knew I had so many palm tree rubber stamps? :)

Journal pages

2008-07-02T12:10:00.000-07:00

I'm very bad at art journaling but I thought if I just make loose collage pages and then journal on them...perhaps eventually binding them, we might have something here!

No Hostage

2008-07-02T12:09:00.000-07:00

I bought these round and scalloped cards (not shown) from Paper Source and I'm finally using them!

we've moved postcards

2008-07-02T12:03:00.001-07:00

I got a commission for some "beachy" new address cards. I'm waiting to hear feedback from the commission but I rather like my two seahorsie ones.

testing...ATCs

2008-07-02T12:02:00.000-07:00

Let's see if this works now!

well now...

2008-06-30T16:51:00.000-07:00

I have loads and loads of stuff to show but darn blogger is not letting me...Tomorrow maybe.

baby shower

2008-05-27T17:27:00.000-07:00

I made 30 of these card with the sleeping baby for my friend's shower.

Then I made 30 of these teddy bear cards for her thank you cards. I left them blank so she could use them for birth announcements if she wanted.

I also made 20 of these that I'm debating turning into little books or a wall hanging. I can't seem to find my regular hole punch. Gah. It took over 6 hours of stamping and I'm still not done. But I will have to finish them up soon since the shower is on Sunday.

new year, new stuff...

2008-01-10T18:30:00.001-08:00

er, soon. Yes, yes, I know '07 was a bad year for stamping for me. I'm gearing up and changing directions this year. I'll be reverting back to my more natural, collage style and showing new artwork in the next few weeks.

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Until then, did everyone see Barry from Rubber Poet is looking for love?

Post New Years greetings from the Rubber Poet. Hoping that the coming year will be creative, joyous, more peaceful and always "poetic" in scope.

More to matters of the heart and soul, are you a woman who enjoys the
Rubber Poet aesthetic, who might want to meet a middle aged Jewish
eccentric and experience�life in the slow lane of rural Utah?� �

Yes, This Rubber Poet is seeking a woman to share his bucoliclife in a
simple passive solar house amidst the backdrop of Zion Canyon. I am a
Licensed Nurse, mench, masseur�and very nice 56 year old guy looking
for a kind, interesting woman. I live simply, working and tending�an
organic orchard,a flock of chickens and three (outdoor) cats. My civic
involvements have earned me the title, "Chief Anarchist of Rockville"
(population 247)

Confirmed urbanites, Tumbling Teddy bear stampers, anti Semites,
conservative republicans and gold diggers need not respond. You can
contact me any way you want. Phone, fax, email, or send me your mail
art. If you email a photo, I'll reciprocate.

For the hopeful poet, Barry email him at rubrpoet @ infowest.com

Wedding Season is over!

2007-08-28T15:41:00.000-07:00

Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted since May. I had an extremely busy summer being a bridesmaid in two different weddings. All I can say is it's like a part-time job!

Here's a couple of cards I made. One is for the more recent wedding.

And the other is for a birthday party I went to last week.

Wedding card features a cake from The Cat's Pajamas.

The turtle is from Time to Stamp.

Look for my Halloween card coming out in the September/October RubberStampMadness!

Now, back to stamping! I'm going to be making 25-30 favors for my own birthday party next week. Whew, it never stops!

favors, favors, favors

2007-05-22T13:03:00.000-07:00

Stuff I've been making:

shell necklaces (40)-- beach wedding shower favors

This requires patience, calloused finger tips and did I mention patience? I can't find my hinged needle nosed pliers and have been twisting the artistic wire with a regular pair and my fingers to create the loop. Then I packed them in with a simply stamped tag with the bride's first initial and date of her shower.

found beach glass (20)-- beach bachlorette party favors

Okay, so I didn't really do anything but stamp simple tags to pack up the scented found beach glass shards.

Wine tags (3)-- to be tied onto wine bottles for wine shower game prizes

Simple! I know, I'm working on quick and easy right now.

Wine charms (30) -- wine shower favors
My cousin has a wine theme (if you haven't guessed by now) so I made some wine charms. They're not exactly pretty (damn my not finding the hinged needle nose pliers!) but hopefully the phrase is amusing. "Life's too short for small diamonds and cheap wine!" (it's on the front side- not shown). I'm showing the stamped side where guests will write their names on.

Merry Merlot bag-

I haven't decided what to do with this yet. I may stamp some more to gussy up the bag. I think I'll use it to store a special gift for the bride as part of my shower gift to her.

Still to do:

3 Gift tags for beach shower game prizes.
15 Favors for wine bachlorette party night.
Shower card for beach wedding
Bachlorette party card for beach bach party night
Shower card for wine wedding
Bach party card for wine bach party night
Uh...I'm sure I'm forgetting something.

I'm hoping to get this all done before Memorial day!

woah! flash from the past!

2007-05-18T09:08:00.000-07:00

Postage Portrait

I heard that Yahoo was going to stop hosting pictures in the Fall so the other day I was cleaning out some files but I kept some of my more favorite pieces of art including this one.

Today, I got my Stamper Sampler's Catch Up issue in the mail and found it published on page 122! I had submitted this card years ago. I would say I stamped it in 2004 or 2005. So don't give up hope, your piece of art may yet be published! :)

I also have another card on page 60, a wedding card called "Something Old" also stamped years ago.

I haven't been submitting lately. I plan to catch up with my personal stamping in the fall after all the weddings I'm in are done. I'm currently planning showers and bachlorette parties which means lots of favors, tags, place cards, prizes for games played all to be made...I'll post the pictures soon.

shower invitations

2007-05-01T10:29:00.000-07:00

(sorry for the smudges on the scanner!)

Stamps: Sideshow Stamps hibiscus, Rubber Trouble hula dancer, A Muse "bridal shower"

I cranked out 40 of these last night. Whew! Now to figure out what I want to make for favors.

30th Birthday card

2007-04-05T09:02:00.000-07:00

For a very special friend. Happy birthday, honey!

Stamps: Devil girl (Paper Salon), "hot stuff" (A Muse), phrase (Memory Box), inside phrase (not shown); "Have a devilishly good time" (Memory Box)

SNEAK PEEK!

2007-03-30T11:58:00.000-07:00

SunSpirit Studio is releasing a special flower book kit with four sassy flower stamps just in time for spring! Here's a little sneak peak of the project using the materials. Find out more when you get the April Newsletter. Not on the newsletter? Why not sign up now! Don't forget the code which is SD. :)

Fabulous Grace Girls

2007-03-14T16:26:00.000-07:00

Click to enlarge

Which Grace Girl are you? I think I look like the last fishy girl. :) Visit the SSS gallery to see the other DT grace girls creations. And did you know we have a new group blog? More introductions will be added soon but we plan to update weekly with lots of fun stuff beginning in April.

Thanks to everyone who participated in my blog giveaway! Sandy J. won the set! They'll be winging her way along with a copy of RSM which featured four of my art pieces last Nov/Dec. :)

Gracious Me, the Grace Girls are here!

2007-03-01T11:37:00.000-08:00

SunSpirit Studio's newest stamps, the Grace Girls set, are here! Shop for them now.

But hey, as a thank you for my blog readers, I'm giving away a set of the girls to the first person to email [shauna@heystamplady dot com] tell me how may files and folders I have in the SunSpirit Studio gallery. Hint, it's listed on the gallery page! I'll even throw in a copy of RubberStampMadness featuring my published bad boyfriends cards and artist interview. Heck, if you want, I'll autograph it! Heehee!

Stay tuned, I'll be showing off my latest work using these graceful girls in the next couple of days!

Aaaaand if you want another chance to win a free Grace Girls set, I would suggest you sign up for the SunSpirit Studio newsletter if you haven't already! Don't forget the code is SD.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2007-02-14T09:18:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone who's celebrating!

But cheers to all those anti-valentines singles! It's time to get sassy!

This is an old card I did for a swap a year or two ago. I used the water misting- watercolor crayon technique on the patterned hearts and then stamped over with the sentiment.

My Bunny Valentine

2007-02-07T16:16:00.000-08:00

From December/ January Stampers' Sampler, page 8.

Sorry for the scan from the magazine. I couldn't find my original scan of it.

All stamps by A Muse Artstamps.

from CHA

2007-02-01T16:48:00.000-08:00

Here I am having dinner with the fabulous The Cat's Pajamas Rubber Stamps ladies! We went a little south of the convention center to Alcatraz, a restaurant at the Block at Orange. (I'll have to do that food review on my food blog later. I'm just a tiny bit behind there.)

From R-L
Toni Armstrong, Alma de la Rosa, me, Tracy Falco and Janice Williams

(thanks to Toni for the picture)

More CHA pictures coming!

CHA- brief note

2007-01-30T16:39:00.000-08:00

I went to CHA this weekend! I'll post the make and takes I did in the next couple of days.

I was excited by so many new products but I'm most excited about the label maker Around the Block is coming out with. You can change the fonts! And they'll have upper and lower case fonts.

I also really like how easy Marvy's new paper trimmer is to change out from straight edge to scoring to scalloped blades. And there's a handle you can snap the blades into for free hand cutting.

It was great fun seeing Tracy Falco, Jen Pebbles, Julie Ebersole and Lisa Johnson at the show! As well as running into Violet and Janna from Violet's Rubber Stamp Inn in Ventura.

Here's one of the cards I made for SunSpirit Studio. SSS will be carrying the wooden business card holders soon. Colorbox chalk ink stamped beautifully on the wood though I'm sure Staz-on and Brilliance will work just as great.

I actually ended up giving this card to a friend who never got to celebrate her 1st birthday so the happy duck fit right in with her kiddie birthday party theme. She makes wonderful letterpress cards and invitations. People are saying we should get together! Now wouldn't that be funny? To see my designs mass produced. But I still believe in the beauty of a handmade card. See the rest of my cards here.

By the way, if you haven't signed up for the newsletter, it'll be going out this week! Sign up and put SD in the codeline.

Birthday card

2007-01-16T11:09:00.000-08:00

A birthday card for a friend.

Stamps: glam girl from Adorned Surface, phrase from American Art Stamp, balloon from Paper Candy.

I have a lot more stuff to post. I can't believe it's been so cold! I wasn't feeling that great the last couple of months and now I've finally succumbed to a bad cold. But making art does make me feel better! Heehee.

alert to a sneak peak!

2007-01-03T14:38:00.000-08:00

Have you signed up for the SunSpirit Studio newsletter yet? It's going out tomorrow and there'll be a sneak peek of new stamps! Love the DoodleFactory stamps from SSS? Well then, you're going to have a fabulous surprise!

Hurry, sign up! Just plug in your email and SD in the signup code box. :)

Ohhhhh...I can't wait to start playing with these new stamps when I get 'em!

Here's a pic of my project for SSS-- Sophisticated Valentines!

tags, tags, tags!

2006-12-21T10:00:00.000-08:00

I'm trying to dig myself out of the mounds of presents to be wrapped! Here are some gift tags I made. All stamps by The Cat's Pajamas. (oops, except "love peace joy" phrase, that's Stamping Bear)

They were supposed to be quickie tags that somehow got more complicated as I worked on them. I punched out scalloped circles from white cardstock, swiped some Christmas tree green Vintage ink, inked up the trees (there are two different ones), added Twink, flipped them over and stamped Poochie, Sprinkle in a snowglob and earmuffs Sprinkle. Hmm, something's missing. I know, glitter! And twinkling H2Os. And and and twinkle stickers (A Muse) on Twink's nose. And and and...prima flowers with Queen & Co brads. Ooh, better edge these things with ink. And and...ribbon! Okay, better stop now. So, it took me about an hour and half to make 16 gift tags. I still think it was time well spent!

bookbinding

2006-12-07T17:11:00.000-08:00

I had a craft day last weekend and learned to make books using the traditional Japanese stab binding technique. I have been hoarding this black, magenta flocked paper but thought it'd make a lovely book. I loved contrasting the yellow binding, the blue/purple interior and the first green page! Sorry for the bad photos. I haven't had much experience taking inanimate objects yet!

I'm not entirely sure what I'm going to do with this book. I won't give it away because it's basically a mess of glue all over the place (that Yes! paste is stick stuff) but maybe I'll record little whimiscal thoughts.

I am thinking about stamping something and adding to the front of the book though! It just doesn't feel right if I don't stamp something I make. :)

Whose picture is all over the internet?

2006-12-01T09:55:00.000-08:00

SunSpirit Studio's December e-newsletter just came out today! And guess who's the new editor? Yep, that would be me! Sign up for the nifty newsletter and hear about how everything is marked down. It'll be a progressive sale that will be sure to knock your socks off! Just call me, Ms. Enabler. :) The signup code for the newsletter is SD!

It's December and I'm still creating super fast, simple and elegant holiday cards! Nothing says "warm winter wishes" than the warm tones of this tan and copper stars card. The purple and bit of red gives a stylish punch! Get your copper stars from SSS! They're handmade and I just love supporting lovely people like Andrea.

Yay!

simple stick!

2006-11-22T12:03:00.000-08:00

A Muse's simple stick rocks! I created this glitzy look by stamping the dotted block with versamark and then sprinkling simple stick on, heat until glossy (not long!) and dusted it with prisma ultrafine glitter. The whole card took about 30 seconds to make! :) People can't stop touching the glitter! Heh, nifty.

Design by SLD, stamps by A Muse.

Joy Love Peace

2006-11-17T17:54:00.000-08:00

An easy masculine card! Great for the holidays or just a great overall sentiment. Let's have joy, love and peace ALL the time! All stamps by A Muse, design by SLD. The silver is Brilliance Starlight Black. I think it's the niftiest new ink I have! I just love that color. It's much more glimmery in person.

bad swap hostess

2006-11-15T11:50:00.000-08:00

That would be me! I meant to get my Halloween swap out to the Goddess stampers sooner...but well, life happened. But here are the cards. Yes, when am I going to get my holidays current? :) I really can't wait to show you the cool new A Muse stamps for Valentine's day. Stay tuned early December!

I love the idea of the pulsing heart on the mummy. I got that grand idea from Lisa Johnson, designer extraordinaire! To give him more of a punch, I used Sakura's glitter pen scribbled on the bandages.

Design by SLD. All stamps by A Muse. Nifty brads from Queen & Co.

ho ho ho!

2006-11-10T16:23:00.000-08:00

I love this card. So simple and so fast to do! I used the larger sized clear polka alpha, stamped "ho" three times and then stamped the surfin' Santa on a scrap. Punched him out and added him to the card with foam tape. I think I can pump out dozens of these cards for the holidays. But I still haven't narrowed my design yet.

All stamps by A Muse, design by SLD.

scans from the last TT

2006-11-10T15:27:00.000-08:00

Wow, when did this mag come out? Sept. 1? Okay, so I'm way behind in showing the scans from the mag. I meant to find my original scans but never did find 'em. I blame getting a new computer...

Anyway, here are the scans! Clicky-click for bigger images. All stamps by A Muse and they are my original designs.

3 easy Thanksgiving cards!

2006-11-09T17:34:00.000-08:00

click on the images to make 'em bigger! All stamps by A Muse, design by SLD.

pink and brown Halloween?

2006-11-09T15:56:00.000-08:00

I forgot to post these- I made 10 of these for Betty Spaghetti- *waves hi* She requested "anything with brown" so here you go! To give one of the spiders extra sparkle I added a micro pink dot A Muse creative candy sticker. Because it's pink, it's not as scary as a black widow, right? Right??? :)

All stamps by A Muse! Design by SLD.

Black ATCs!

2006-11-01T11:48:00.000-08:00

As I contemplate what are my favorite things to trade at conventions, I think ATCs are one of my favorites. I created these in a jiffy for an upcoming convention (Carson- anyone going?). SunSpirit Studio is carrying black ATC blanks and neat little envelopes that fit the ATCs exactly!

All stamps by SSS. Be sure to signup for the newsletter to find out the special deals of the month. SSS' new business manager and design team member, Tracey, has selected some awesome deals for everyone! When you sign up, please add "SD" to the code line. Thanks!

Happy Halloween!

2006-10-31T10:26:00.000-08:00

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!

2006-10-30T11:18:00.000-08:00

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.

OHHHHHHHHHHHH! Have you heard?! The fabulous Jennifer Pebbles is a MM Idol finalist! Go and vote her because she's not only a great friend but a fantastic designer! I dig it, do you?

Go vote!

Class in ONE week!

2006-10-26T15:42:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-10-25T12:43:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-20T12:07:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-10-13T17:27:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-13T11:56:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-10-12T09:43:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-11T18:47:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-11T14:26:00.000-07:00

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!

2006-10-11T14:16:00.000-07:00

(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

2006-10-10T12:49:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-10T10:51:00.000-07:00

(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!

2006-10-09T08:52:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-06T15:50:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-05T09:23:00.000-07:00

(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!

2006-10-03T09:52:00.000-07:00

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

2006-10-02T15:17:00.000-07:00

(click to view larger)

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!

2006-10-02T15:14:00.000-07:00

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

I love Fall!

2006-09-27T10:32:00.000-07:00

In non-stamping news, I'm ready for fall! I'm really into earth tones brightened up with aqua these days. I just bought a hand-knitted Lorigami scarf and crocheted earrings. Dressing around these colors have been fun! I'm going to start working on a calendar swap soon and I voted for mint chip! I hope we go with these colors!

Mummy-rific!

2006-09-26T10:57:00.000-07:00

Textured background was created by DTP'ing red ink on the orange crush card and then stamped with the summer release stamp, seaweed. Yes, this was another card taught at Violet's. :)

Stamps by A Muse, design by SLD.

Spooktacular!

2006-09-25T11:19:00.000-07:00

Here's the swivel Halloween card I taught recently at Violet's.

Save the date! I'm coming back to Violet's on November 4th for a marathon 3.5 hour Holiday cards extravaganza! We'll be starting about 1:30 p.m. and I'll be teaching 10 brand new card designs along with a couple of nifty tags. Get your holiday cards done early for the season!

A Muse Demo

2006-09-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

I'll be at Stampin' EJ's on October 7th giving a FREE* demo! But you must sign up with Eva. Click here for the details. And stay for my holiday class afterwards. It'll be a lot of fun!

Here are a couple of samples. I love coloring in Boris with the spilled test tube liquids. I hope he's okay! I got the idea from Janna, the manager over at Violet's Rubber Stamp Inn. What a coolio idea!

I used some new punches and my new mini-scallop scissors last night. Unfortunately, I got a bum mini-pinking pair. I'm going to have to write to Fiskars. They just won't open to cut. Very strange.

* There's a $5 club meeting fee but you get a $5 coupon off your purchase.

Hello, Pumpkin

2006-09-21T11:39:00.000-07:00

Another card from Violet's...

Stamps by A Muse, design by SLD.

I love these two stamps! I think this new release from A Muse is my favorite EVER. Although, I'm sure more cute stamps will come into my life from them soon. hee.

From our house to yours

2006-09-21T10:13:00.000-07:00

Patch wishes you sweet holiday wishes! On the inside is stamped, "from our house to yours."

I love these Creative Candy clear stickers from A Muse. They are so clear! And the shapes are so fun. They come in other scalloped shapes as well as solid circles and squares.

Yep, this was another design taught at Violet's. The students really loved cute Patch. :) This would be a super cute and fast card to make in batches for the holidays. And to give it a "lift," mount the center piece with foam tape.

Notecard and stamps by A Muse. Design by SLD.

Little Elves

2006-09-20T18:08:00.000-07:00

Here's another card we did at Violet's! The green is actually twinkling H2Os. And the red on the trees are dots of stickles. You can also use many twinkle stickers but I just used one tiny gold star on top.

Oooh, 8 punches, a replacement blade for my paper cutter and mini pinking and mini scallop scissors have arrived! I'm going to have fun tonight!

Cheers to you!

2006-09-20T11:31:00.000-07:00

Here's one of the cards I taught this past weekend at Violet's. I'll be posting new ones daily! I love the present arch! So different!

Stamps by A Muse, design by SLD.

Talk like a pirate day!

2006-09-19T09:37:00.000-07:00

Here's a card I taught a while back but I still love it! The pirate ship is one of my favorite stamps! I can see Johnny Depp now....mmmm.

What I love about the little parrot is coloring the head yellow and the body green. Hee.

Arrrrr!

Stamps by A Muse, design by SLD.

Happy Birthday, Little Lady!

2006-09-18T12:40:00.000-07:00

This card is for my "niece" Lauren (my best friend's baby girl) who's turning 1 tomorrow! Her mom doesn't scrap so I might have to take over those duties. :)

I'm sorry for the bad scan- my scanner doesn't pick up the light colors very well. The notecard and stamp are by A Muse.

A Muse Gala

2006-09-15T10:55:00.000-07:00

Did you hear? A Muse opened a retail outlet in Seattle. And they're having a gala event on October 7th. There's going to be lots of fun events including classes. Check it out!

I wish I could go! But instead, I'll be down in Costa Mesa that day demonstrating A Muse at Stampin' EJ's as well as teaching a holiday class. So, if you're in the So Cal area, come on by. You must register in advance though. Details here. Last I heard, my class is rapidly filling up. There's only THREE spots left. So, hurry and sign up.

But tomorrow...I'm at Violet's in Ventura. It'll be a cozy day making Halloween and Holiday cards. Pilgrims might even make an appearance. :)

Martini Shower

2006-09-14T11:36:00.000-07:00

I was comissioned to make a card for a "martini shower"- the colors they requested were pink and brown. This couldn't have been a more "me" commission!

The card is huge (8.5 X 5.5) -- basically a sheet of cardstock folded in half. All stamps by A Muse. The smaller photo is the inside of the card. I obviously couldn't get enough of pretty patterned paper and went a little crazy. :)

A Bunch of Thanks

2006-09-12T12:46:00.000-07:00

I apologize in advance if you are the receipient of one of these cards and see it before you get it in person. These five are for those who sent me birthday gifts. I'll be making more thank you cards in the next couple of days.

You may click on the cards to view them larger. All stamps and notecards by A Muse.

September birthdays!

2006-09-11T09:46:00.000-07:00

This one is for my friend Donna whom I'm partying with tonight! I love this snakeskin ric rac! I was so excited to have found it! It was only 15 cents a yard at a little fabric shop in AZ. All stamps by A Muse. I really liked dressing up the flowers with the twinkle stickers (A Muse's Creative Candy). To creat the soft "cloud" of color around the flower drinks, I stippled both light pink and red inks. The yellow flower brad is a Queen and Co brad.

Don't forget I'm teaching this Saturday at Violet's in Ventura! I'll kick off with a Halloween class and then TWO different holiday classes. Stop on by for the fun!

You can check out the samples in the gallery.

birthday tags

2006-09-08T09:28:00.000-07:00

My birthday was this past Monday. I usually make little favors for my guests and these were the designs I came up with. All stamps by A Muse except for Get Swanky (Hampton) and the princess (whom I think looks like me and I use her almost every year- Atomic Icons). I LOOOOOVE the paisley number clear stamp set from A Muse.

Whipping it up

2006-09-01T11:54:00.000-07:00

I went to Melissa Etheridge's concert last night and I was really inspired by her stage design. I plan to make some cards based on the color combos I saw.

In the meantime, I only had a couple of minutes to whip up a birthday card for a friend I'm seeing tonight. Grabbing random paper, stamps and ink...ribbon and brads and voila! The classic Take Ten style is seen here. I know not all the colors match but I think there's something fun and unexpected about this card that makes it a perfect 30th birthday card. And, I love those Marvy Clever Lever punches. It makes layering so easy! All stamps by A Muse. The "cruisin'" stamp is one of my favorites. On the inside, I've stamped "happy birthday, little lady"...another favorite stamp of mine. It always makes me giggle.

found another

2006-08-31T15:55:00.000-07:00

Still digging through my scans for the other cards but I found my Happy Hour card (page 89 of Take Ten Autumn 06). I might have to break down and just scan the pages! Oh dear.

I find it very funny to read the write-ups next to the cards. I think I send adequate write-ups but the editors tend to rewrite what I say. That green asterisk tag is actually a pre-printed A Muse tag. TT said I stamped it! And the dots are colored with a mauve-y marker. TT said it was gray. Hmmm.

Still, it's nice to see things in print. :)

Take Ten in the house!

2006-08-31T10:29:00.000-07:00

I got my comp issue of Take Take Autumn 06 in the mail yesterday. I'm happy to announce I have a total of 11 cards in the issue! Six cards are on my very own two page spread; pages 8-9. Then I have:

Page 38

Gold Time (whoops, Stampington made a typo, it should be “Golf” time)

Page 89

Happy Hour

Page 111

Teddy

Page 117

Funny Bunny

Page 137

Delivering Love (I want to change the title to "Love Takeout" because I actually have another card called Delivering Love on page 9 (it's not the same card).

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Here's the Funny Bunny card. I'm still digging around my files for the other card scans. The funny bunny is "Zot" a DoodleFactory image from SunSpirit Studio. I do believe this is the first SSS published card! :)

The card on page 111 and the six cards on the two page spread feature 3"X6" cards that I had originally sent in for Stampers' Sampler's definition challenge.

busy bee

2006-08-29T09:47:00.000-07:00

I've been a busy little bee lately which means very little stamping for me. I did make a couple of cards. Here's a Patch card that I'm almost reluctant to show after seeing so many great cards from Scoopy, I am officially declaring her the master of the Patch cards and I really shouldn't even bother showing mine! I am amazed by her creative and varied use of him. I just made a quick thank you card for a friend who loves doggies.

Here's a pic of me and the girls from AU. That's Andrea from SunSpirit Studio, me, Tracey and Fran. The guy in the background is from Invoke Arts. He makes me laugh.

My next set of classes will be at Violet's in Ventura on 9/16. I'm prepping for the classes now! Stay for the whole day stamping with me! We'll start with a Halloween class and two holiday classes. You'll leave with 18 cards!

New SunSpirit Studio cards

2006-08-24T09:56:00.000-07:00

Click on the images to see them larger.
Read how I made them here.

Have you checked out the SSS gallery lately? You should because there are cool cards and projects from Kristine Bents, Brandy Muth and Alma de la Rosa!

ACK!!!

2006-08-23T14:26:00.000-07:00

*taps foot impatiently* Where is my new RSM? I saw it on the newstands last week and haven't gotten my issue at home yet. On page three is SunSpirit Studio's ad featuring my ATC.

I think my original version was better but the darn ink smudged so I had to redo the wooden tag part. Tearing the wood didn't come out as well on the second (really, the 4th or 5th) try. I also embossed the new tag and it created the "3-D" look.

I wanted to change the look of this blog and didn't see the warning that when I do so, I would lose all my links. Sigh. I guess I'll have to work on that later.

[update]

I was able to redo the links quickly! I even added a few new ones.

[another update]

I'm still in major shock. A friend told me I have two pages of cards in the next Take Ten as well as 7 others on other pages. WOAH. I need to rush home to see if it's in my mail box! The issue is on newstands next week (9/1).

New home!

2006-08-23T09:52:00.000-07:00

My coworker asked me to make her a card for a housewarming she's going to. Naturally, I didn't remember until 2 a.m. this morning-- I had to get out of bed to make this. Hmm, here's my quickie card! I used all A Muse stamps (stamped inside is "home sweet home" from the Spring 06 release), new ribbon I got in Phoenix, Foofala patterned paper, marbled lavender cardstock (she told me she was wrapping the present in purple) and matte purple brads (erm, I think they're Lasting Impressions). Not bad for a quickie card (I also had my contacts out!).

Can I go back to bed now???

Back from AZ!

2006-08-22T12:34:00.000-07:00

I'm back from Art Unraveled! I took one workshop, Not Your Average ATCs. I got to play with gel medium, mica, transparencies, copper tape and other stuff I have never used to before. Well, I have some but I have been hoarding all of it! I got so excited that I wanted to come back to just work on stuff. But that may have to wait a bit. I'm teaching a class tonight at Stampin' on Cloud 9! A couple of samples of what we're doing are here.

Come on by, I'll have goodies for you!

These are the 4 ATCs I did at the workshop. I'll be adding some beads, stamping and other stuff to a couple of them in the next few days.

I loved being in the company of great artists. I think I was kind of star struck to see people I've only read their books or seen their art- Lynne Perrella, Vesta Abels and to meet people I've been corresponding with years online (waves wildly to Fran!). It was awesome to hang out with other Stamping Rock Stars, Andrea and Tracey! Fran is so inspiring! And generous! Andrea, Tray and I were receipients of POUNDS and pounds of her rubber!

Unfortunately, I didn't get to the stamp stores I wanted to visit (Frenzy Stamper was closed when I went by and I ran out of time for the others). That didn't stop me from spending tons of money at SAS Fabrics (I bought an insane amount of ric rac, buttons and pretty ribbon--it makes me giggle just to think about it) and at the Art Unraveled shopping day. I think I bought stuff from nearly everyone! I got lots of cool paper from Paper Studio. But the bulk of it were beads, tiny bottles, watch findings and other neat things from Invoke Arts. I wish I could afford even the smallest piece of artwork from Michael DeMeng.

Yesterday, I visited the lovely Scrappers Corner store in Northridge. I put a big dent in my store credit picking up the Crop-a-dile, the EK Success retro flower whale of a punch, the Fastenator and other cool "thingies." But try as I might, I didn't use all my store credit. I heard a rumor they just got some new stuff in so I'll be back in a few weeks. I want the big staples that you can thread ribbon through (I can't find a pic online but Fran showed them to me at her house and they look COOL!).

I have to say that flying to and from Phoenix was fine for me. I checked all my tools and toiletries away and breezed through. I did worry about wrecking my heat gun and sharp pointy things but it was fine.

I am glad to be home though! I actually think 90 is "cool" compared to the stiffling 110+ degrees I was in last week.

last minute packing/buying!

2006-08-13T22:24:00.000-07:00

Target shopping:

extra-fine black sharpies
regular sharpies
foam tape
Exacto knife
wet wipes for clean up
extra cheapie brushes

I am going to pick up embroidery needles and gel medium in Arizona.

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Oh, I got a wonderful email from RubberStampMadness. Not only do I have my second centerfold coming out next month, I'll have my website featured in the Jan/February issue in their Surf City column and be linked from their site. Whee!

altered tags swap

2006-08-10T09:37:00.000-07:00

As always, click on the tags if you wish to view them larger.

I made these five tags last night to personally hand over the swap to my good friend, Tracey when I see her in Arizona. Now to decide which one to send to Stampers' Sampler for their tag call. Hmm. We're sending in a group submission. Go Stamping Rock Stars!

For the most part, I worked with the colors and shapes of the tags although sometimes I was inspired by what they were originally hanging off of. Since there was no size restriction, I made custom tags. The Nars tag is HUGE because I loved that lily paper (Urban Lily) so much I had to show all of it.

Speechless- from a gorgeous dress I bought to wear to the Magic Castle. I was thinking about myths and how if I ever saw a mythical creature like a Mermaid, I'd be pretty speechless too!
High Sierra (though this is obscurred)- I've been buying cute tank tops from Mervyn's lately. Who knew they had such cute tops?
American Eagle (need a lift)- from my recent bikini purchase. Although I'm generally hateful of my body (almost all women are!), I apparently think I'm all that since the last three swimsuits are bikinis!
Calvin Klein- Everyone needs undies. Bonus! I used left-over scraps from the recent bridal shower invitations I made.
Nars- from my recent lipgloss binge. I love Nars cosmetics. It wasn't a tag but I ripped apart the package.

All stamps by A Muse, designs by SLD.

AU tag trades

2006-08-10T09:31:00.000-07:00

Woooh, only 4 more days before I leave for Art Unraveled in Arizona! I made 21 of these tags (one for me to keep). The theme? Well, Love on the Rocks. It's been a tough year for me and a lot of my personal art deals with that pain. But stamping is therapy and making 21 of these suckers did make me feel better or at least productive!

Stamps: Savvy, A Muse, The Cat's Pajamas, various rub-ons by Lasting Impresions.

Stampin' EJ's! -- October Demo and Class

2006-08-08T09:49:00.000-07:00

So it might be a little early to talk about the free demo I'm doing at Stampin' EJ's in Costa Mesa but I'm just so excited to show you a couple of the cards I'm teaching afterwards. See the other one here!

A Muse Demo Time: 10:30 - 12:30 PM Date: October 7				Shauna will be demonstrating A Muse's latest stamps, Simple Stick, Creative Candy and of course, lots of Pretty Little Papers. To reserve your spot, please email Eva at stampinej@aol.com.
A Muse Holiday Cheer Time: 1:00 - 3:00 PM Date: October 7				We'll make 6 stylish holiday cards with A Muse's newest images and embellishments--these simple yet distinctive holiday greetings are sure to dazzle those who receive them! A detailed supplies list will be provided. Please bring your favorite scissors and adhesive. Please pre-register via email stampinej@aol.com or call (949) 362-0697.

Engagement party card

2006-08-07T09:38:00.000-07:00

This is for my friends Geoff and Cheryl. They have a Hawaiian themed party but somehow I went a little bit more traditional. I need to buy bigger bells, these were a little bit difficult to tie on. Good thing I have tweezers. They make things so much easier!

All stamps by A Muse, design by SLD.

Stamping mugs

2006-08-04T09:55:00.000-07:00

Wow, stamp mugs!

I think I need these for my birthday (ahem, it's next month!).

I'm slowly chipping away at my to-do list (which is extremely long and growing longer). I hope to get some work done tonight (no, I NEED to get some work done tonight!).

I started 20 tags to be traded at AU. I hope they're acceptable. I want to add some embellishments but otherwise, they'll be fairly simple. I have two more swaps to wrap up, finish developing my classes for Violet's in September, get to my SSS DT stuff and probably a few more things I haven't thought of! Darn this fabulous single life I have that conflicts with my love of stamping! :)

I saw Little Women last night at the Pantages. Although I didn't see much visual inspiration, I did get plenty of ideas from my dinner at the nearby Velvet Margarita Cantina (full review over at my food blog later). I suddenly want to find my velvet and fabric paper and do stuff with them!

Stampington Parking Lot Sale

2006-08-02T15:25:00.000-07:00

EVENT: One-day Parking Lot Sale! Up to 70% Off!
DATE: August 26, 2006
LOCATION: Stampington & Company . 22992 Mill Creek, Ste.B, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
DETAILS: Receive up to 70% off hundreds of back issues, art stamps, and crafting essentials from The Shoppe at Somerset!
Bring a friend or a few to enjoy the huge discounts and the fun! Refreshments and snacks will be made available to keep you energized; door prizes will be awarded every half hour; and you’ll even get a chance to win a $100 Gift Certificate good towards Shoppe products, art stamps, or any publication/subscription from Stampington & Company! We’d love to see you! If you have any questions, please contact us at 1-877-STAMPER (877-782-6737).

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Oh no! I can't make it! I'm in two weddings next year and I have the first fitting of the bridemaid dress for my cousin's wedding. And my other friend who's getting married has her engagement party that day. Awww, shucks! Someone go and tell me how it is!

lots of good stuff!

2006-08-01T15:22:00.000-07:00

Where are the pics, you wonder? They're coming...they're coming! The last few weeks have been a blur for me since I am hardly ever home these days. I did at least finish the 28 bridal shower invitations and now my coworker wants 20 "not-too-girly" thank you cards. Yikes, not sure if I can get those done before my Art Unraveled trip. Plus, I wanted to make things to trade at AU. (What should I do...hmm, maybe tags). I completely missed the Take Ten deadline (it was today!) although it wasn't because I forgot (thanks to those who emailed me to ask if I was submitting :).

My long-time crack dealer (aka SU) has a blog! Please welcome another Stamping Rock Star, the Closet Stamper! Lisa stamps in her closet. I hope I wasn't supposed to let that secret of her blog name "out of the closet"...heh.

Just a reminder that I'll be teaching the NEWEST holiday stamps this Sunday, the 6th at Stamping Details in Poway (North San Diego). There's going to be lots of good stuff! For those who have never attended my classes, I ALWAYS give away goodies! Click on the titles of the classes to take you to the nifty samples on the Stamping Details site.

Please pre-register in store or call 858-513-8024.
A Muse Holiday Dazzle Time: 11:30-1:30 PM Date: August 6	Get in the holiday spirit! There won't be any reason for store bought holiday cards this year! Let's get a head start on the holidays as we create 6 fun cards with brand new A Muse holiday stamps. A detailed supplies list will be provided. Please bring your favorite scissors and adhesive.
A Muse Summer Celebrations Time: 2:30-4:30 PM Date: August 6	What's on your calendar this summer? We'll make 6 cards to get you ready for those upcoming summer celebrations using some fun images by A Muse. These hip and cool cards will be perfect for birthdays, thank you and just for fun notes. A detailed supplies list will be provided. Please bring your favorite scissors and adhesive.

new stamps!

2006-07-26T15:56:00.000-07:00

The new stamps are up on the A Muse site!

So, what's your top 5?

Mine are:

(for Halloween)
Catwoman
owl
pumpkin baby
masquerade
Boris!

(for the holidays)
Penguin Pals
Surfin' Santa
loopy flake
tree lot
toy shop

(other)
scalloped rectangle block
lacy oval block
scalloped oval frame
fancy fame
to from tag

But really, I love 'em all! I got a bunch of new stamps and notecards today so I'll be showcasing some new stuff soon! Yay! For now, here's a simple Prancer card. I know I've seen others make his little nose red but he's not Rudolph! Heh. :) But maybe he's an eggnog lovin' reindeer, eh?

trying out these blogger features

2006-07-25T18:06:00.000-07:00

I am trying out the blogger feature that allows you to have multiple blogs under one account. I started a food/ restaurant blog today. I know there are hundreds of food blogs out there and probably dozens for LA but I wanted to keep track of my own thoughts. So, for those stampers who love eating as much as I do, you may also visit my GourmetLA blog! Let's eat!

(stamps by A Muse, design by SLD)

text text text

2006-07-25T11:38:00.000-07:00

I was a corner-rounding machine last night! I actually stamped all 25 (28, actually--extra for goofs) shower cards last night. I was also a water-coloring and stamping machine. Haha. The only thing I left out was the ribbon and prima flowers. I'm thinking about stamping matching envelopes since I have "so much time on my hands."

Tonight!! Tonight!!

A Muse Quick & Easy
Date: Tuesday, July 25
6:30-8:30 PM at Stampin' on Cloud 9
Need a thank you or birthday card in a hurry? Make 6 perfect cards for any occasion using quick and easy techniques. Please bring scissors, adhesive and pencil with eraser for notes. Detailed supplies lists will be provided.

Happy birthday, Lyndsay!

2006-07-25T09:28:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to one of my favorite Stamping Rock Stars, Lyndsay! Erm, this isn't your real card...that's going to be a surprise! :)

Hope you have a great one, Lyns!

{stamps by A Muse, design by SLD}

it's a bridal shower!

2006-07-24T15:16:00.000-07:00

My coworker's sister has selected the shower invitations! Now I just need to make 25 of these before I go on vacation! Oh my goodness, that's going to be a lot of corners to round! Stamps by A Muse! I'm thinking about using the new Bridal shower stamp A Muse just released. Time to play!

swap received!

2006-07-21T17:29:00.000-07:00

I got the SRS patriotic swap items today. Oooh, and some neat gifties too. Love that ribbon and big wooden star!

(and these were the cards I submitted for the swap).

smoochin'

2006-07-21T14:31:00.000-07:00

I'm very excited to have almost the whole weekend to stamp and play! I haven't stamped in days! I went to the Magic Castle last night which is a groovy magician's club. I have some plans for the A Muse castle stamp to remember the occasion!

In the meantime, here's a card I made a few weeks ago. I imagine them on a top step, in front of a door. All new stamps for the amuseapalooza release except for the kiss-toe (mistletoe!).

I'm all agog!

2006-07-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

Oh what is Boris looking at? I bet he's cackling with glee! It was so much fun putting googly eyes on him. Heh.

I love that grinning kitty and the ingredients jar! I colored them with twinkling H2Os.

The small scalloped circle punch is from Paper Source. Thanks to Jennifer Pebbles for enabling me to get it! Heehee!

But what if we had no chimneys?

2006-07-19T16:37:00.000-07:00

I always wondered how Santa would get in if there were no chimneys. I asked this of my parents once and they said, "the front door." Hahaha!

I used the Sakura quickie glue pen and glitter on the snow and the cookies (sugar cookies!). This is one of the cards I'm teaching at Violet's in September.

But don't forget! I have a Quick and Easy class at SOC9 next Tuesday. I'd love to show you the new stamps in person! So come on by!

Back to being SUPER!

2006-07-19T11:00:00.000-07:00

I knew I had to incorporate the new super woman stamp with the little super hero that came out earlier this year. Here's a fairly simple card but what I liked was mixing all the patterns from the cardstock and ribbon with the stripes. I love polka dots, stripes and other designs. Sometimes, I go a little overboard with mixing them but on this card, it turned out well because the colors are soft yet vibrant!

Just a note...

2006-07-18T15:15:00.000-07:00

Notecard and brand new stamps by A Muse! Now I'm looking for more mini colored buttons. I've been hoarding these for ages but suddenly I want to put buttons on everything. It helps that I'm using tiny glue dots to adhere. The scalloped rectangle is just the coolest! And I'm just so excited to have a neat "just a note" stamp since I work in radio I'm always looking for music related stamps.

I got quite a bit done on my to-do list last night. I have to finish off a couple of swaps tonight, send off my supplies list for upcoming classes and work on other class ideas.

I visited Stamp Your Heart Out and Stamping Fools last weekend and was VERY BAD. I managed to buy more cardstock and ribbon that I probably didn't need but it was way too cool to pass up. I hope I use my new supplies soon but you'll probably read about me using them in about two years after I suffiently hoarded them long enough. :)

{edited to add}

Oh! I almost forgot, I got my SU catty yesterday. Ah, I do like the new design of it though it seems considerably thinner. I also thought the whole thing was very TRENDY. I like trendy but it's kind of funny to see how drastically sets are geared towards current trends. I do love a lot of new animal sets. If you ever look at my stamp collection; it mainly consists of cute animals, background designs, fashion and eclectic/quirky things (besides all the usual holidays, botanicals and "useful" stamps).

Rubber Ramble

Sexy Singles

random thoughts

Wave coasters

on burning CDs

Unusual color combos

Some recent cards

We may have a winner!

Journal pages

No Hostage

we've moved postcards

testing...ATCs

well now...

baby shower

new year, new stuff...

Wedding Season is over!

favors, favors, favors

woah! flash from the past!

shower invitations

30th Birthday card

SNEAK PEEK!

Fabulous Grace Girls

Gracious Me, the Grace Girls are here!

Happy Valentine's Day!

My Bunny Valentine

from CHA

CHA- brief note

Birthday card

alert to a sneak peak!

tags, tags, tags!

bookbinding

Whose picture is all over the internet?

simple stick!

Joy Love Peace

bad swap hostess

ho ho ho!

scans from the last TT

3 easy Thanksgiving cards!

pink and brown Halloween?

Black ATCs!

Happy Halloween!

New time for class!

Violet’s Rubber Stamp Inn Ventura, CA

Class in ONE week!

Wow!

Breast Cancer Awareness

RSM!

holiday shopping

Hanukkah!

boing boing boing

White leather

Prancer's a'coming!

Joy Love Peace

Penguin Pals

Thank you!

knitty

web updates

A Muse Demo/ Class this Saturday!

SSS- September Design Work

Percy's published!

I love Fall!

Mummy-rific!

Spooktacular!

A Muse Demo

Hello, Pumpkin

From our house to yours

Little Elves

Cheers to you!

Talk like a pirate day!

Happy Birthday, Little Lady!

A Muse Gala

Martini Shower

A Bunch of Thanks

September birthdays!

birthday tags

Whipping it up

found another

Take Ten in the house!

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