Sneak Peek!

Our photogs blogged some sneaky-peeks of our wedding photos! They said we should have the rest of our pics in the next week. We're trying so hard to be patient. :)

clicky to see!

I especially love the last photo of Candice with Geoff's ring on her thumb - right before we walked down the aisle!

AP Peek!

Hi again! I'm back with another AP peek. This is another one of the designs I created for The Stamp Shoppe.

Don't you just love the new Vintage cardstock? I do!




Holly Jolly Christmas
A Muse
5-2155D Rudolf, 7-2159C North Pole Sign, 2-2406A Tiny Gift, 8-8506C Holly Jolly Christmas MA, NS601 Solid Notecard (Irish Green), Vintage Cardstock (Red), RSCE602 Sheer Ribbon (Swiss Red), TW101 Creative Candy Twinkle Stickers (Micro Dot)

Miscellaneous
Palette Hybrid Ink (Noir), Ivory Cardstock, Stampendous Ultrafine Iridescent Glitter, Sakura Quickie and ZIG 2-way Glut Pens, Copic Markers (Lipstick Red, Sepia, Grass Green, Sand, Blush), 3M Foam Tape

A-Muse-A-Palooza!

It's here!

I designed some cards for the lovely ladies at The Stamp Shoppe in Schoefield, Wisconsin!

If you're in that neck of the woods, check out their AP festivities:

Tuesday July 8
- The “unveiling” of the new stamps
- Free make-n-take
- Refreshments

Wednesday, July 9
- Free make-n-take

Thursday, July 10
- Free make-n-take
- A Muse Class (6:00—8:00, must sign up ahead of time)

Friday, July 11
- Make-n-take Marathon (6:00—9:00, $5.00 makes 8—10 cards)
- Refreshments

Saturday July 12
- Free “demo” of A Muse stamps
- Make-n-take
- Refreshments

I'll leave you with one of the cards I designed for the store. These cutie little trees just make me smile! I love using non-traditional colors for holiday cards - especially this combo of Surf and Pink!




Merry Christmas Tree Duo

A Muse
5-2157D - MB Tree Duo
8-8499D - We Wish You a Merry Christmas MA
4B-908KT - Kitchen 4-Bar Notecard (Pink)
NS500 - Solid Notecard (Surf)
RGS203 - Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon (Popsicle Pink)
TW101 - Creative Candy Twinkle Stickers (Micro Dot)

Other
Palette Hybrid Ink (Noir), Copic Markers (Honey, Begonia Pink, Sand), Prismacolor Markers (Avocado, Lime Peel), Stampendous Ultrafine Iridescent Glitter, ZIG 2-way Glue Pen, 3M Foam Tape, Black and White Cardstock

I'm Married!

Everything was wondeful, and we can't believe our wedding day and honeymoon have already come and gone. We enjoyed every minute!

Until I have the energy to post more pictures, here's a cute picture of the new Mr. and Mrs. on their Vegas honeymoon. How happy do we look? :)

(do not click the photo below - it's huge!)


Oh, and here's a fun little bonus picture. It's not the best photo of me, but be patient and soon I will post better shots of wedding details. :)



That's right, my uber-students Dawn and Karen crashed our wedding ceremony! They had google-eyes glued to their glasses. Hahaha! What a fun surprise to see these two lovelies at our wedding.

Share Your Spark!

I love checking out Heather's Share Your Spark Fridays, but never have time to participate. Today is different! Well, I didn't make this card specifically for her challenge, but I made it last weekend and it happens to meet her challenge this week! ;) So yes, I suppose I'm cheating a bit.

I made this card for our good friend Shaun who celebrated his birthday last weekend. He plays guitar, so of course I had to use Rock Star! I usually have trouble with masculine cards but this one just whipped itself right up.




I mean REALLY? I love it. I think I managed to pull off using ribbon and glitter on a masculine card without making it girly! I stuck two concert tickets inside using clear photo corners, so this card was perfect in so many ways. ;)


Supplies:
A Muse Stamps: Rock Star, You Rock, Little Dude, Fun Star Small
A Muse Kitchen 4-Bar Notecard: Red
Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink: Warm Red, Yellow Citrus
Copic & Prismacolor Markers
Palette Hybrid Ink: Noir
American Crafts Ribbon
Queen & Co Brad
Stardust Glitter Pen
Fiskars Deco Scissors: Pinking
Silver Stickles
Black Cardstock, White Cardstock
Love, Elsie Stamp: Radio
3M Foam Tape

Happy Anniversary, A Muse!

I'm two days late on this, but better late than never. Right? ;)

(Truth is, we've had a major fiasco with the hotel we booked our rooms/groom's dinner/gift opening with. So bad that I cancelled everything and have been working with another hotel to reschedule all of our events. Needless to say - a month out from the wedding - I've been in a panic all week. I'm feeling fine now though because I'm getting it all taken care of today! Signed contracts and deposits are on their way to the new hotel and we are looking good again. Whew!)


Anyway, A Muse celebrated their 7th anniversary on Wednesday! A Muse is such a great company to be a part of, and Linda is totally the best boss I've ever had. ;)



I can't believe I didn't notice the crooked ribbon before taking this picture! Gah.

In honor of their 7th anniversary, I have some fave A Muse 7's to share. It was super hard to narrow my faves down! I don't recommend it to anyone ... my head hurts now. ;)

7 Favorite A Muse Images:
2-4062D Grass
3-5017C Big Dot Bl
2-4075A Tiny Bird
2-4087B Flower Doodles
7-5044E Scallop Label
2-6095D Rock Star
3-1039A Tiny Heart

7 Favorite A Muse Sentiments:
9-8408B You Rock
3-8357B Brewing Fun
9-8180B Beep Beep
9-8227B Think Spring
8-8400B Favorite Peeps MA
8-8493B Congratulations MA
8-8490B Thank You Mix MA

7 Favorite Notecards:
Lime Peel Band
Lime Peel Solid
Cabana Blue Solid
Surf Solid
Popsicle Pink
Green Kitchen 4-Bar
Pink Kitchen 4-Bar

7 Favorite Supplies:
Mini Dot Twinkle Stickers
Micro Dot Twinkle Stickers
Pretty Little Papers
Black Sheer Ribbon
French Roast Sheer Ribbon
Cabana Blue Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Papaya Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

I feel so lucky to be in my 3rd year as part of the A Muse family. I've met so many talented and amazing people along the way, and I feel like my own stamping has evolved over the years. I'm looking forward to many more exciting years, classes, products and friendship!


Supplies:
A Muse Kitchen 4-Bar Notes: Yellow, Brown
A Muse Solid Notecard: Cabana Blue, Orange Crush
A Muse Twinkle Stickers: Mini Dot
A Muse Stitched Grograin Ribbon: Cabana Blue
A Muse Birthday Builders Mini Clear Stamp Set
Colorbox Fluid Chalk Ink: Chestnut Roan, Ice Blue
Marvy Uchida Punches: Super Jumbo Flower, Extra Jumbo Flower
Tonic Punch: Scallop Circle
Sakura Stardust Glitter Pen
Fiskars Deco Scissors: Cloud
Stampendous Ultrafine Iridescent Glitter
Sakura Quickie Glue Pen
3M Foam Tape
Ivory Cardstock

Boy oh Boy!

Just sharing a quick baby card today for a coworker. Boy cards are so hard for me!


~Stamps, cardstock, and twinkle sticker by A Muse Artstamps~
Palette Hybrid Ink, COPIC Markers, May Arts Ribbon, Marvy Uchida Clever Lever Punches

Make a Wish!

Remember my two super-students - Dawn & Karen? They've been with me from the very start of my teaching gig with A Muse. They're the most awesome women ever! Here's a cute pic of us from my last class before taking the summer off for wedding fun.

cutie-cutes!
Dawn, me, Karen


Anyway, Dawn's birthday was this past weekend. I actually managed to get a card made and a little gift packaged up to mail - the day before her birthday! Haha, almost on time - so proud of myself. Here's the card - Dawn loves purple! And A Muse and Elzybells, but who doesn't? ;)



So YAY DAWN! Happy birthday to you!

That's all for today - just wanted to share a little Elzy cuteness! :) Watch for more posts this week. My to-do list includes a baby card, birthday card and gift, and of course wedding stuff!