A Muse Day at Ultimate Hobbies (Orange, CA) 4/22

More samples here!

Classes will be held on Saturday, April 22.

10A-12 Noon A Muse Kids & Friendship
Join certified A Muse Artstamps instructor, Shauna, for a fun filled class featuring the newest stamps from A Muse. You will make 6 cards using the cute home, pirates, kids and birthday stamps. Please bring scissors, adhesive and pencil with eraser for notes. Detailed supplies lists will be provided.

1P-3P A Muse Moms, Dads and Grads
Everyone loves a handmade card including mom and dad! Make 6 cards with certified A Muse Artstamps instructor Shauna for Mother's and Father's Day. And don't forget about those grads! Please bring scissors, adhesive and pencil with eraser for notes. Detailed supplies lists will be provided.

3:30P-5:30P A Muse All Occasion
Need a perfect card for any occasion? Published "Take Ten" instructor Shauna will teach you 6 great card ideas using the best A Muse rubber stamps. Great for "thinking of you," "just because," "thank you" and girlfriends cards. Please bring scissors, adhesive and pencil with eraser for notes. Detailed supplies lists will be provided.

Visit or call the store to register for classes. A speciall discount applies if you take all three classes.

Ultimate Hobbies 1536 E KATELLA AVE.
ORANGE, CA 92867
714-538-3111

SSS DT Search update

There's only one more day to apply! The deadline is tomorrow at midnight (PST)! Please send in your entries if you haven't done so!

Details, again.

Ribbon Nut

Oooh, my Maya Road ribbon came! Pretty. I can already feel myself starting to hoard and I haven't even gotten these home yet to their new ribbon home! Uh...Sandy told me five more types are on their way. Oh dear, I have to use these before I order more!

Halloween in March?

I was working on Halloween submissions yesterday. I didn't feel particularly spooky but hopefully, my submissions will show the sweeter side of Halloween. Mmm, candy.

Don't forget I'm teaching at Stampin' On Cloud 9 on April 21st!

I'm calling it a Friday night date with me. Heehee!

Samples for the A Muse Day at Ultimate Hobbies will be posted next week. The samples are at the store though if you want to check 'em out in person. Or if you really can't wait, here's a sneak in my gallery.

My web designer is getting married tomorrow! Hooray for the fantabulous Traypup!

Be sure to check out her artwork. She's also a regular writer and contributor for scrapbooking.com.

Okay, really, here's a pic. I can't have too many pictureless posts! :) It's a birthday card for my buddy Geoff who turned "26" this week (yeah, let's just add another 10 years to that). Hahah.

Stamping ADD

Seriously, I have stamping ADD. In the middle of working on a paper bag book for my March SSS DT project, I started to glue envelopes together to make an envelope book. That was something I wanted to do for February. Next thing I know, I start making this 8X8 "layout" and a card. Oh, and then I made 10 cards for the TSS defintions call. Um, yeah! But it works for me. My poor desk is a mess right now. But the good thing from doing the layout is I finally EZ-Mounted the tiny DF stamps.

I'm excited that I got a pair of Tonic fabric scissors for 50% off yesterday. I stopped in to get a paper trimmer (I had a coupon). I debated whether or not to buy a super duper one to bring with me to classes or just a portable one. I decided that I wasn't going to use it very much so it didn't matter hence buying the Fiskars at Js.

I have a ton of Maya Road ribbon coming in. I'm excited! I'm such a ribbon nut right now.

Have you sent in your SSS DT application yet? :)

Ventura 4/15 Class Samples

These classes will be held on April 15 at Violet's Rubber Stamping Inn in Ventura. Call the store for a special offer if you take all three classes.

2692 Loma Vista Rd.

Suite A

Ventura, CA 93003

A Muse Artstamps All Occasion I

Saturday, April 15

9:30-11:30A

Everyone loves a handmade card. Be ready for any occasion with fresh and delightful designs from certified A Muse instructor, Shauna Der. You will make 5 cards using the latest A Muse stamps. . This class will feature designs different from other All Occasion classes. Detailed handouts will be provided. Please bring scissors, adhesive and pencil with eraser for notes.

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

A Muse Artstamps All Occasion II

Saturday, April 15

12:30-2:30P

Thank you cards? Birthday cards? Just because cards? Go around the calendar with Shauna Der, certified A Muse instructor. Make 5 oh-so-cute cards that can be used for any occasion. This class will feature designs different from other All Occasion classes. Detailed handouts will be provided. Please bring scissors, adhesive and pencil with eraser for notes.

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

A Muse Artstamps All Occasion III

Saturday, April 15

3-5P

Weddings? Babies? We got you covered! Shauna Der, certified A Muse instructor, will teach you 5 cards using the cutest A Muse stamps. The cards gets you ready for all the late Spring/Early Summer occasions. This class will feature designs different from other All Occasion classes. Detailed handouts will be provided. Please bring scissors, adhesive and pencil with eraser for notes.

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

*stamps by A Muse Artstamps
* card designs by Shauna Der

Monkey Love

What a cool article about Sandy's store, Monkey Love!

I saw yesterday about how companies have been advertising their products by stamping pillow cases and other stampable surfaces in hotel rooms. I should find that article. I am constantly fascinated by stuff like that.

I've been working on the website (hopefully, it'll be up by the end of the month), SSS DT stuff, classes and now I'm considering applying for a local craft fair. I'm not entirely sure why I'm considering it since it'll be a lot of work. I'll have to bring a good assortment of cards to sell (maybe 100?). I still have a lot of bookmarks and shrink plastic pins left from my last craft fair. If I really had time, I'd also make marble coasters. The craft fair isn't until 5/13 so I do have time. Although, who is to say if I will actually be accepted.

I just mailed out what will probably be the last stamping swap I'm hosting for the year. Oh wait, I did schedule myself to host a rolodex swap in September. I took a break from swaps from April until September of last year and I found that was really helpful in terms of giving myself enough time to pursue other stampy goals (publications, DTs, teaching). So, I think I'm going to call it my annual vacation from swaps.

I'm trying to figure out my next stampy vacation. I usually go in May to some convention or another. I loved the Puyullup one I went to but now I'm thinking maybe I should wait until August to attend the Ft. Collins one. I would love to go to Portland (OR) or Boston but I don't think they have conventions in May. I am attending the Mesa (AZ) one in November to give a demonstration for SunSpirit Studio. Ahhh, I better get started on my samples for the booth.

I have to post the samples for my Ventura classes (4/15) so I'll do that in the next post. I'm visiting Violet's this Saturday to check out the classroom space.

SSS DT Search

Here's a project I just uploaded (along with three others) today to the gallery. It's a little shrink plastic pin. I love shrink plastic.



Keep those submissions and questions for the SSS DT search coming! :)

Recent Class samples

Yes, that's "sushi grass!"

All Stamps by A Muse Artstamps.


Designs by Shauna Der.


Here are the six cards I taught this week at SOC9. I'm looking forward to my next class there- Moms & Dads on 4/21. Join me for a Friday night stamping date!


I just booked April 22 at Ultimate Hobbies as A Muse Day. Three different fun classes; Kids & Friendship (10-12 Noon), Mom, Dads & Grads (1-3PM) and All Occasion (3:30-5:30). I'll add the class descriptions and samples in another post in a couple of days.

Graduation

Oh my goodness, my brother has one more quarter to go. Then he graduates college. Where does the time go? I remember when we were still kids fighting all the time. I realized a couple of months ago he's an actual adult. And we get along now. Wow, it's mind-boggling.

(card stamps: A Muse Artstamps)

breaking news- SSS DT contest

I just found out that Angela from RubberStampMadness will be a guest judge along with myself and the rest of the SunSpirit Studio team! Good luck to everyone! We're looking forward to seeing your designs.

SunSpirit Studio Design Team Call Join the SunSpirit Studio Design Team! SunSpirit Studio (www.sunspiritstudio.com) is looking for a design team member and guest designers from the United States. We love to see what you do with SSS products. However, no purchase is necessary to submit. Submit 3 projects (cards, scrapbook layouts, paper crafts, altered projects). Your use of embellishments and rubber stamping will be judged as well as overall composition, design and use of color. Please, traditional paper crafts only. No digital compositions. Entries are now being accepted until midnight (PST), March 30, 2006 via email. Please email your submissions to drawings@sunspiritstudio.com. Please limit your file size to 2MB. Please include with your submission this short questionnaire. * Name * Address * Phone * Email address * Online gallery and/or website * Current/ prior design teams, if any * Your favorite online posting communities * Favorite materials to work with * Brief description of yourself * Please also tell us why you’re interested in SunSpirit Studio If you prefer to mail your entry, you may do so to: SunSpirit Studio 7289 N Wilderness Trail Douglas, AZ 85607 No projects will be returned. By sending SSS your projects, you grant permission the projects may be displayed at craft and trade conventions, store locations or use in SSS advertising. When mailing, please write your name, address, telephone number and email address on each project. Digital pictures will be taken of the projects and uploaded to the SSS gallery at the end of the contest. By sending SSS your projects via a digital medium, it is understood SSS may use the pictures in future online advertising (if the projects uses SSS products). Digital pictures of the projects will be uploaded to the SSS gallery at the end of the contest. Winners will be announced on or after April 15th. SunSpirit Studio provides: * Materials for projects (within reason) approximately 3 weeks before projects are due * Appropriate compensation per project * Project space in the SSS gallery (instructions will be provided) * Design Team Queen (coordinator) to help with questions and lead the team * Publication compensation or product for your project (with SSS original handmade embellishments or rubber stamps) when published in a national print magazine. Tear sheets must be submitted for compensation. * DT page on SSS when available (picture and bio to be provided by designer) * Discount on SSS products. Designers must complete the first project to receive the information for discounts. Designer provides: * Original projects as needed to be uploaded to the SSS gallery. * Projects must contain at least one, but preferably more, SSS products as provided in the design package. Other materials may be used at the designer’s discretion * Designer must be able to scan or take a digital picture of projects * Projects must be completed within three weeks after receiving SSS materials * Designers are given free reign over their projects but SSS may request projects based on themes * Designers must write short tutorials for uploaded projects * Designers retain artistic copyright to their projects and may feel free to post them on other sites or for publication (SSS retain the copyright for original embellishments and rubber stamp designs) * Posting in online galleries is encouraged by SSS when allowed (please check the website’s TOS or TOU) * Posting in online message boards is encouraged by SSS when allowed (please check the website’s TOS or TOU) * Promotion of SSS in signature lines, online communities, websites, blogs, etc when allowed * Designers may be asked to write short tutorials for online communities, SSS’s newsletter and website * Designers may be asked to contribute towards marketing efforts; i.e. making samples for craft/trade conventions (appropriate compensation to be determined) Team details: * 3-month trial basis—SSS reserves the right to dissolve the contract at the end of the trial * The contract will be reviewed after expiration for renewal. The contract may be dissolved on one-month notice * Guest designers are contracted on a month-to-month basis * SunSpirit Studio agrees design team members may work on other design teams * Projects are to be used by SunSpirit Studio to promote business. SunSpirit Studio may request the physical project after the electronic upload. * Projects will remain in the SSS gallery unless requested by the designer because of publication conflicts Judging: The SSS team will conduct judging from April 1 until April 14. Winners will be announced on or after April 15, 2006. One winner will be announced. In the event the winner decides they cannot join the SSS design team, a runner-up will be chosen. Guest designers will be also selected from the finalists (up to 5 finalists). All contest entries will be placed in the SSS gallery for an indefinite amount of time. Questions? Please email: shauna@sunspiritstudio.com

little girl birthday card

I've been working on my walk series. I just love the idea of being able to connect their hands! Here's one for a little girl. I love the new birthday phrase stamp from A Muse too. It's so fun!

Sneak Preview-- a Friday night date with Shauna!

I'm dropping off my class board to SOC9 on Tuesday with these two cards for my Mothers/Fathers day class on April 21. See them in person if you come to my late Spring class (3/7 at 6:30 at SOC9).

Stampin on Cloud 9
Monrovia, CA
A Muse Mother's/Father's Day
Date: Friday, April 21, 2006
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.

$25
Everyone loves a handmade card, especially Mom and Dad. Shauna will
teach you to make 5-6 fun cards with A Muse rubber stamps. Want to
make than you or birthday cards instead? Not a problem! Shauna will
have alternative greeting stamps on hand. Detailed handouts will be
provided. Please bring scissors, adhesive and pencil with eraser for
notes.
Please pre-register in store or call (626) 358-2886

Kicking Back

I'm going to kick back this weekend. Maybe try to organize my stamping corner (uh, really, it's not just a corner). I made three cards last night. Here's one of them. It's the kind of card I would send to my best friend. I feel like I haven't talked to her in a long time. Things kind of changed when she got married and she then had a baby last Fall. As a devout singleton, it's hard to find things to connect about. Maybe I'll ask her if she wants to catch a movie or go shopping this weekend.

Updated ink pad list

Used ink pads for sale. Contact me at heystamplady AT yahoo DOT com

Thanks!

Adirondack (Ranger)-- $3 each (very cool, subtle earth tones)
Stonewashed
Latte
Oregano
Bottle
Butterscotch
Cranberry
Denim
Eggplant
Espresso
Ginger
Lettuce
Pesto
Rust
Slate
Currant
Butterscotch


Sea Brights (Ranger) -- $2 each (very bright, clean colors)
Watermelon Red
Beach Ball Yellow

Sea Shells (Ranger) -- $2 each (very pretty soft colors, I think these are better than Memories shadow inks)
Sandal
Tropical Rasberry
Seashell Pink
Cool Peri
Peach Bellini

Antiquities (Ranger) $2 each (chalk pads that dry quickly and they stamp on dark paper!)
Claret
Rose Quartz (very soft, pretty color)

Stampin Up-- $2 each (old style pad with flip lid)
Taken with Teal
Green Galore

Opalite (Tsukineko) --$4 each (barely used, interference ink for dark paper)
Crystal Blush
Orchid Ice

Oh Domino (made by Stewart Superior, I believe)
Hot Chocolate chalk pad $2

Memories Chalks-A-Lots (Stewart Superior) $2 each (very wet pads)
Blackberry Cobbler
Blue Licorice

Splash Metallics (Stewart Superior) $2 each
Bayshores Teal
Splash Rose
Silver Lamee
Lilac Petals
Black Diamond
Emerald Isles
Copper Essence (needs reinking)

Memories (Stewart Superior) $2 each (great basic dye pad)
Midnight blue
Baby Blue
Chestnut

Memories 5-ink rainbow pad $1 each
Caribbean
Autumn
Rainbow

How does one

...pare down a collection?

It took me a long time to get over my pack rat mentality. I save everything. But I am out of room. I was out of room two years ago. I'm trying to reclaim what was once just a pencil box of stamps on my desk. It's turned into 11 Iris carts and other misc. storage containers. Boxes of supplies everywhere. And there are two desks now. In case one desk gets so messy, I have to use the other one. Heck, sometimes, I stamp on my bed or on the floor!

So, I am taking the plunge, I'm getting rid of stamps I actually still like. And magazines. And ink pads. Here are the stamps I'm selling. Email me at heystamplady at yahoo DOT com if you want the prices. I didn't add any pricing to the stuff I uploaded today. I'm also selling all my Adirondack pads. You can look up the colors at Ranger. I'm selling them all for $3 each except for the pitch black (I'm keeping that- I need lots of black dye ink pads, apparently :). The pads are still very juicy. I take paypal (existing funds or instant transfer only).

And here's a list of magazines for sale.

Artitude Summer 2004 #13 ($2)

Simply Sentiments Aug/Sept 05 ($2)

PaperCraft Inspirations (UK publication) March 05 ($2)

Australian Paper Arts Nov 04 ($2)
Australian Paper Arts Sept 01 ($2)
Australian Paper Arts July 01 ($2)
Australian Paper Arts May 01 ($2)

Scrap & Stamp Arts March 04 ($1)

Paper Creations Fall 04 ($3)

Vamp Stamp News Aug 04 ($1)
Vamp Stamp News July 04 ($1)
Vamp Stamp News June 04 ($1)
Vamp Stamp News May 04 ($1)
Vamp Stamp News July 02 ($1)
Vamp Stamp News March 02 ($1)

Stampington's Inspirations Winter 03 ($3)
Stampington's Inspiration Summer 04 ($3)


The following are all $2 each!
Paper Crafts- February 2004 (Valentines)
Paper Crafts- April/May 2004 (invitations/Easter)
Paper Crafts- June/ July 2004 (Fathers Day/ sewing on paper)
Paper Crafts- August/September 2004 (summer ideas)
Paper Crafts- November 2004 (Thanksgiving/photo cards/scented embossing powder)
Paper Crafts- December/January 2005 (Holiday, Tim Holtz embossing techniques)
Paper Crafts- Februay 2005 (Valentines)
Paper Crafts- March 2005 (Easter/Spring)

Stamp It! 2004 (I think this was the premiere issue)- fun & easy birthday cards, more
Stamp It! Spring 2004 (Spring, stamping on walls)
Stamp It! Spring 2005 (Spring, watercolor, embossing)

Birthday Creations (170 ways to celebrate!)

Red Dot Sale

I'm developing my mother's and father's day cards for my class at SOC9 next month. I came up with this silly card in my mad stamping session yesterday. I like it but you have to understand I'm the ultimate handbag queen. I just love the feeling of finding the cutest purse for a fraction of the cost. Gotta look for those red dots!

Making feminine mom cards is a bit easier for me. I have a couple of good ideas for dad cards so I have to keep working on it. I'm looking forward a good weekend of stamping.

I'm thinking about attending the local LA chapter of the Church of Craft on Sunday. They are mainly knitters and fiber artists. I'm feeling shy about going. There's a new leader for the group so we'll see.

Family

I found some time yesterday to work on an idea for a card I've had for a while. What do you think? I think this is the perfect busy family. :)

All stamps by A Muse.