I stamped a wee bit the other night with some of our new A-MUSE-A-PALOOZA stamps. They are not my best work - but I had fun playing around. I didn't realize the lighting was weird (reflection of light from below) until I began editing the photos.
This first card is fast and easy, however, it does take a while for the glitter glue to dry! I didn't realize that I had more than one green glitter glue and *thought* I was using Lime Stickles. The color looked strange to me while I was applying it and when I was done I saw that it is actually "Holly". LOL!
A Muse Products:
Snow topiary 2-2133C
Merry Christmas MA 8-8354B
Swiss Red Sheer ribbon RSCE602
Moss notes (card base) NS302
Pam (Scalloped oval) NS501
This next card didn't turn out quite like I had envisioned. The tall skinny tree is the kind of tree that I think you would see at the North Pole. And, the Carolers make me think of this scene from movie Elf (Makenna has been reciting this since she was three so it's kinda stuck in my brain! LOL!).
Gimbel's Manager: HEY! There's no singin' in the North Pole!
Buddy: Yes there is!
Gimbel's Manager: No there's not!
Buddy: We sing all the time!
Gimbel's Manager: No you don't!
Buddy: Especially when we build toys!
A Muse products:
North Pole 7-7138F
Tall Skinny 2-2142D
North star 7-4117C
Carolers 2-2088C
Merry Christmas MA 8-8354B
Cottage Blue Argyle Band notes
Sorry for the bad photo here. This card makes me laugh... all the penguins sitting outside the igloo with the saying "May your house always be too small to hold all your friends." The yellow on the top of the "scene" was supposed to be "Northern Lights". I lightly tapped my Fluid Chalk yellow citrus cateye inkpad directly onto the paper. It looks better in real life!
A Muse products:
Igloo 2-7136C
Penguin Pals 2-2111D
Cabana blue sheer ribbon RSCE202
Cabana blue tiny dot notes N202-TD
Bluebird (scalloped frame) NS402
I have saved my favorite for last. I just love this card. It is so peaceful. It's hard to see... there is "diamond" glitter glue on the branches of the birch trees. To get the figure 8 on the ice, I used an extrafne white Sharpie poster pain pen. We sell them in the shop if you need one.
A Muse Products
Birch trees 2-4114F
She skates 2-6047D
Skinny oval bl 3-5011D
Magical Holiday 8-8447C
Cabana blue notes NS202
have a lovely day!
- Linda
These are great cards! I LOVE the figure 8 on the ice ~ perfect! :)
Posted by: Dotty | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 09:56 AM
Super cute cards Linda!! I LOVE the ice skating one!!
Posted by: Jennie Moczan | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 11:40 AM
Wow, super cute. I love that skater and the penguins. I may need to try that with my line of snow men!
Posted by: Connie | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 01:06 PM
Absolutely lovely cards!
Posted by: Katie | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 01:12 PM
Oh, linda - these cardss are beautiful - I love the last one! Now I have another card to case when I buy the igloo!
Posted by: Ingrid | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 01:43 PM
I agree.... the last one is wonderful!
Posted by: Cass M | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 03:02 PM
love 'em all! the ice skater is my fav ... reminds me of when we used to go every year the day after Christmas. :)
Posted by: mj | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 04:20 PM
I had to buy a new "elf" dvd because we wore the first one out!! My three year old calls it "HO HO". We watch it year round!!! It's good to know that I'm not the only one that hears Buddy's voice in their head :) Your cards made me feel like doing cozy Christmas crafts today... then it got warm and I couldn't bring myself to do it just yet! Soon, though, very soon!
Posted by: Amanda | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 08:39 PM
Love them all! Great idea with the white pen on the ice!
Posted by: Michelle M White | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 08:56 PM
These are ALL so cute!! I love them! Love how you did the figure 8 in the skinny oval!!
Posted by: Rhonda Maynard | Thursday, September 06, 2007 at 11:09 PM
Oooo - these are awesome! The penguins and the figure 8 skater are brilliant!
Posted by: scoopy (Emily) | Saturday, September 08, 2007 at 03:08 PM