Summer Torture

Well it's not supposed to be SUMMER but it certainly feels like if here is SWFLA!!   90+ degrees in November with no relief in sight.  
This is TORTURE!  May as well post a summer project since it may as well be SUMMER - ARGH!!!

all supplies are a muse studio
  

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Amuse Studio Nordic Noel Tag

Here's another awesome project from our talented AMuse|Studio designers using lots of items that are on sale in the December Spotlight this month.

Stamps: Nordic Noel, Tis the Season

Ink: Cherry, Mermaid 

Paper: Mermaid, Latte, Cherry Pinstripe

Schtuff: Corner Chomper, Toffee Twine, Cropodile, Sugar Eyelet, Signo Whte Gel Pen

Amuse Studio December Spotlight

Here's a beautiful card brought to you by our talented Amuse|Studio designers using many items that are currently on sale for the December Spotlight sale.

Stamps: Nordic Noel, Aspen Background

Ink: Latte, Versamark

Paper: Pistachio, Latte, Cherry, Sugar

Dies: Christmas Joy & Cheer, Vintage Labels

Schtuff: Latte Pearls, Vanilla Twine, Holiday Washi Assortment, Satin Pearl EP

Happy Thanksgiving

The "Give Thanks" stamp set is on sale this month on the November Spotlight Sale.  

What a nice set with several wonderful sentiments.  The wheat image would also be nice for a get well or sympathy card too.

Stamps: Give Thanks

Ink: Nutmeg, Memento Cocoa

Paper: Nutmeg, Vanilla, French Roast Woodgrain, French Roast

Schtuff: French Roast Button and Twine

Happy Butterflies

This was one of if not the first card I made with my new Amuse|Studio supplies.  I was excited to find out that our chalk inks allow images to layer beautifully and the colors are just awesome!

Stamps: Papillon, Hand Scripted

Ink: Grape, Blueberry, Bermuda, Stazon Black

Paper: Ocean, Sugar

Schtuff: Clear Rhinestone

Tiny Trick or Treats

I used our striped party favor bags (new onyx in the Holiday catalog) as a patterned "cardstock".  All you need to do is carefully pull apart the bag at the seams then cut to the size you want and use a light adhesive to adhere to onyx cardstock for support. 

Stamps:  Tiny Treats, Candy Corn Kisses, Screenprint Background

Ink:  Pumpkin, Stazon Black, Versamark

Paper:  Orange, Melon, Sugar, Onyx

Dies:  Happy Haunting, Grass

Schtuff:  Onyx Stripe Bags, White EP, 3-D Foam

Nevermore Toil & Trouble

I think I've decided this card is one of my all-time favorite Halloween cards.  It was also the majority favorite at my Can’t Get Enough Halloween" workshop last weekend. Mwaaaahahahaa!!

Here's a peek at the inside, I used the leftover oval cut out from the front for the inside sentiment.

 Stamps: Nevermore, Toil & Trouble, Web Background

Ink: Latte, Slate, Stazon Black, Seattle

Paper: Seattle, Shimmer Onyx

Dies: Butterfly Trio, Word Window, Small Ovals

Schtuff: Seattle Bakers Cording

Cupcake Companion Witch Hat

The brilliant designers at Amuse|Studio came up with a witch hat using the Cupcake Companion stamp set and dies along with one of the Word Window dies as the brim.  Brilliant I tell ya BRILLIANT!

Here's my take on it inspired by their creativity!  

My talented husband John took this photo...you can obviously tell who the photographer is in the family.

Stamps:  Toil & Trouble, Cupcake Companion, Candy Corn Kisses

Ink:  Grass, Slate, Stazon Black

Paper:  Sage, Grass, Slate, Onyx

Dies:  Cupcake Companion, Word Windows       

Schtuff:  Lime organdy ribbon, 3-D Foam

More Halloween Fun

Before I start posting some holiday cards I thought I'd share a few more of my Halloween projects.

Here's a little grave made out of our candy box die and one of the Vintage Labels 1 as the "tombstone", Sleepy Hallow cob web and sprayed the spider with Stardust Finishing spray...love that stuff!

Here's my sweet little girly ghostie made with the new Happy Hauntings die and Tall Alphabet die both found in our awesome Holiday Catalog.  The googly eyes are in there too!  The bow is Bubblegum polka dot and little chalk for her blush. 

A Tuxedo assortment & neon washi tape spooky banner with embossed Tiny Treats skulls.  Used the "negative" from the grass die for an oozing banner and the bows are onyx/white baker's twine.

NEVERMORE is one of my all-time favorite stamp sets and this card was one of the Halloween cards that I sent out this year.  I always tell my stamping peeps that everyone sends Christmas cards but a Halloween card is a fun and unexpected treat.

Here's my little Frankenstein treat made with our Candy Box die and the Grass die was used for his hair.  I used the 1/2" circle punch for his eyes & nose and hand drew his scars & mouth.  I put a silver brad on each side of his neck for his "bolts".   

Happy Haunting Graveyard

A couple of my ghosties with the mosties projects...I love Lime card stock but it's really hard to capture correctly in a photo.  The Booger Boos fry box is filled with...well...boogers candy of course!  Enjoy! 

And here is a matching card, minus the boogers.

 Stamps: Happy Haunting, Tiny Treats

Ink: Stazon Black, Versamark

Paper: Seattle, Sugar, Onyx & Onyx Petite Polka Dot, Lime

Dies: Happy Haunting, Fry Box, Grass, Holiday Tags, Bat Trio, Circles & Scallop Circles

Schtuff: Onyx Felt, Tombow Marker, onyx organdy ribbon, white embossing powder, cello gusset bags, booger sentiment printed from computer, black floral wire & boogers of course. 

Are you as Amped2Stamp as I am?!

Well it finally happened pigs must be flying because I now have a blog!  Go ahead I'll wait for those of you who know me to pick up your chins off the floor now.  And no, I haven't been abducted by pod people (classic movie reference - Invasion of the Body Snatchers) I just decided that since resigning from Stampin' Up! after 7+ years and becoming an Amuse|Studio consultant in July that this would be a good time to start a blog for a place to share all my new Amuse Studio projects with you.

  

So here it is Tah Dah...my Amped2Stamp blog!  Let me know what you think, tell all your friends about it, please feel free to share it anywhere, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, etc. and come back to visit me often. I'm excited to help you with all your stamping needs and I hope that I can inspire you to be as amped2stamp as I am!

Since for me Halloween is the most wonderful time of the year but the Christmas holiday season is approaching I thought I'd combine the two and use a sentiment from the Christmas Joy & Cheer stamp set in an unexpected way! EeeeeheeheeHeee! 

Stamps: Happy Haunting, Web background, Too Cute to Spook, Christmas Joy & Cheer

Ink: Seattle, Stazon Black

Paper: Seattle, Sugar

Dies: Happy Haunting, Lg. Bat Trio

Schtuff: Onyx Felt, Tombow Markers (lime, pumpkin & orange)