It's been a little while since I popped into the A Muse Addicts Yahoo Group. I tell ya, this is such a fun group of ladies! It makes my heart swell with pure joy to see the creations and chatter from this group.
ETA: Just a few edits... Jennie (not Katie) is now in charge of Challenges. New challenges are posted on Fridays. Also, Rhonda's card below is a CASE of Jennie's card here.
Each week, Jennie comes up with a new challenge. Thanks Jennie! This is a great way to get down to the business of stamping. It is not about making the *perfect* card. The reality is that not every card we make is "brilliant" or even good. Hand-stamped cards are made with love and that's a gift in and of itself!
This week the challenge is a CASE Challenge (which basically means to copy and steal everything). This is a great way to get your creative mojo into gear and the end result usually is quite different from the original that was CASE'd.
This Pirate Ship by Lexi is pure genious! It is a CASE of this card designed by our very own Emily.
This card by Nicole is a CASE of a sample we have at the A Muse Shop (original design is also by Emily - aka Scoopy)
This card by Rhonda is adorable!! She CASE'd this card by Jennie. Look at the criss-cross Skinny ovals under the feel of Florence (nurse) & Marcus (doc). Very cool!
Katie cased herself for this adorable card!
And one last card to share for tonight. This card is by Tracy. Love, love, love Calamity Jane's lasso! Believe it or not, this is also a case of a card designed by Emily. LOL! She should get some kind of award for this!
Seriously, if you haven't checked out the A Muse Addicts Yahoo Group, what are you waiting for? It is fun, inspiring and friendly. It is easy to join and participate. Yahoo groups are new for me too. Don't be intimidated... the gals there are super helpful if you get confused.
Wow! All of those cards are great! I especially like the prego one... that's just down right hilarious. Why is it REAL life things are so funny? :)
Posted by: Geeta / TexasLonghorns/Craftyengineer | Wednesday, September 05, 2007 at 05:25 AM
Such fabulous cards!! I love Lexi's pirate ship - she's awesome!!
Posted by: Julie Masse | Wednesday, September 05, 2007 at 06:01 AM
That preggo card is fabulous. I need to work on this challenge; it was a great one Jennie!!
Posted by: Michelle | Wednesday, September 05, 2007 at 07:47 AM
Aww, thanks Linda! Great work everyone! :-)
Posted by: scoopy (Emily) | Wednesday, September 05, 2007 at 09:15 AM
Wow Linda, thanks for featuring us on your blog! One thing, though, Jennie actually took over the weekly challenges for me so this week was her idea :) Here's a link to her SCS gallery - http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=9330
Thanks, again!!!
Posted by: Katie | Wednesday, September 05, 2007 at 10:40 AM
Thanks for adding us to your blog! And you're right the A Muse Addicts group is super fun, it's also dangerously addictive itself and makes me run out and buy more stamps - yikes!
Posted by: nicolem | Wednesday, September 05, 2007 at 10:44 AM
Such an honor Linda to be represented on your blog! It was definitely a fun challenge and a great excuse to break down and copy some of the cards we've been admiring!
Posted by: Rhonda Maynard | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 11:11 PM