Showing posts with label Thank You. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thank You. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2011

{A Day of Blessings}


 Good Afternoon friends and visitors! I hope that this St. Patricks Day has brought you lots of luck, and everything else good that life has to offer. Today's card features stamps from the A*Muse Studios Creative Consultant Kit stamp assortment that features stamps from several different stamp sets in the A*Muse Studios catalog. It is a great way to get started and be able to showcase cards in a variety of styles. For this card I used the Polka Dot background stamp from the "Polka Dot Patterns" stamp set and a floral sillouette stamp from the "Beautiful Botanicals" stamp set.  I stamped the dots in three different colors of ink, all of which came in my starter kit (I ordered the deluxe kit) lichen, fern and grass. Now one of the many things I have discovered from using these  pigment inks is that I can stamp on Georgia Pacific White card stock and still achieve a very nice stamped image because the card stock doesn't soak up the pigment ink like it does with the classic water based inks. Another money saver! Ok, back to the card, I stamped the floral image in french roast after I let the dots dry for about 10 seconds. Yeah, this is not your grandmothers pigment ink, it dries FAST! I stamped the sentiment from the set "Essential Sentiments", and  I finished off the card with machine stitching and a Making Memories button tied with SU linen thread. At first I thought that maybe I stamped too many dots, but after looking at it for awhile I think I like it! Thank you for visiting my blog, and remember if you have any questions about A*Muse Studios, would like to become a Consultant in my downline, or if you would like to put in an order please contact me at cardsbyronnie@yahoo.com  I am  offering 10% off your total orders to the first 10 customers!

Today I am playing along with lots of fun challenges, check em' out if you get a chance!









Tuesday, March 15, 2011

{Just a Note}


 Good Afternoon! I know I mentioned this on a post last week but I wanted to officially announce my newest venture, I am one of the new A*Muse Studios Design Consultants! A lot of you know I was a demo for another stampin' company for several years but that ended last Fall. A couple of weeks ago when the big news was announced that A*Muse would be a direct sales company I took a peak at the catalog just to see what they were all about and fell in love, and I totally mean that. The stamps are so much more my style.  I received my starter kit on Friday and finally had a chance to sit down and make a card and today I am going to share a few of those with you! I love the color choices A*Muse has and honestly was not sure if was going to like pigment ink pads, but oh my GOSH they are amazing. When you stamp with these ink pads the image or sentiment is a deep solid color which is perfect for stamping sentiments on patterned paper as you can see from my card above. Ok, anyways, let me finish my "schpeel" by encouraging you to take a look at the catalog, and sets (which also happen to be very well priced) and let me know what you think! Here is the catalog link:   A*Muse | Studio Catalog

         For my card above, and the cards below I used A*Muse stamps and paper.  On my card above I used a Spellbinders Impressibilities die, and a Cuttlebug "Romance" collection embossing folder. A*Muse is white core paper so you can emboss, and then sand with a distressing block for a very nice shabby chic look. Love that! I used an EK Success border punch for the strip behind the main image, and a strip of vintage lace I had on hand. The flowers are also from A*Muse and started out as white and with a make up sponge I daubed ink from the Sky, and Ocean pigment ink pads. I love the end result! If you would like to be an A*Muse | Studios Design Consultant the starter kits are a fabulous deal right now, only $99 , regularly $175. Totally worth the money, even if you just want the great product deal! Let me know if you would like to sign up, I'll be happy to answer any questions you might have! 





Today I am playing along with a handful of challenges:

Card Patterns Sketch # 106




Tuesday Throwdown #40 - Lace


Simply Create #39 - Just a little monochromatic


Dutch Dare Card Challenge # 103 - Inspiration Picture






Stampin' B's Design Team #101 - Use Bling

Paper Take Weekly - Trio Tastic - Use three of something


Sunday, March 6, 2011

{Cupcake Inspirations #101}


Good Morning and welcome to another exciting week at Cupcake Inspirations Weekly Challenge! This week we are being sponsored by "Paper Garden Projects". They have beautiful images and are definitely worth checking out if you have never taken a look at what they have to offer.  This week 1 lucky winner will receive a $20 store credit to Paper Garden Projects! This week our inspiration picture was this beautiful and springy cupcake:



I used a beautiful daffodil image from PGP and printed it on a piece of Basicgrey Wisteria collection patterned paper. I then colored it with inks and blender pens. I machine stitched around the border and distressed the edges. I finished off the card with half pearls from Coordinations. I hope that you will play along with us this week at Cupcake Inspirations!