One of the great things about our Designer Swap Week with our friends at Hero Arts is getting to share SO much creativity and inspiration with all of you! I know looking at Lisa and Jennifer's fabulous designs sure makes me want to get into my crafty space and make stuff! So I thought it would be fun to take a walk down memory lane! Grab a cuppa', sit back, and enjoy some of the A Muse eye candy Lisa's made in the past!
Some of you maybe remember some of these designs. A few years ago we swapped designers with Hero Arts for the very first time and Lisa wow'd us all with her cards! Check out how she used the fan from the Sushi Set to build a flower! And the pearls in the flowers are such a nice, subtle touch!
This one still makes me all warm and fuzzy! I love it so! Hanging lanterns from one of our Fancy Borders was genius! (And since it's clear, which means you can bend it, it added a design element that made it even more fun!) Her use of Twinkle Stickers along the border, almost as if they're little sparkling lights, is the icing on the cupcake! *grin*
More genius with a Fancy Borders stamp: ice cream cone tops! Brilliant! And simple triangles cut from scraps! What could be more perfect!? Oh wait ... adding a Twinkle Heart to the top, along with some glitter! That's what! *laugh* Perfect!
The fans from the Sushi set made a repeat appearance as a butterfly. So simple. And so pretty!
This one just makes ya' smile. And the Heart Twinkles on the sandals? Adorable!
Roll with it ... paired up with a spinning design (and the same border from the ice cream cone card)! So fun!
And we'll end our little walk down memory lane with this bright and colorful birthday card! The banners are another great border included in the Fancy Borders set and she's made 'em pop! She's colored and added patterns to them with colored pencils. Such a simple thing, but SO festive and fun!
The A Muse & Hero Arts Designer Swap Week continues tomorrow as we swap TWO more designers! Who will they be? Come back and see! *grin*
And don't forget to check out the earlier posts this week - you still have time to enter for a chance to win some fabulous goodies from A Muse. (And make sure you head over to the Hero Club Blog afterwards - they're celebrating with giveaways over there too!)
oh my goodness - what delights! Love the sparkles, the sushi, the borders with the lanterns.
Posted by: Moonberry | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 03:33 AM
wow, what an awesome use of stamp sets i already have. i cannot wait to try out some of these ingenious uses of fancy borders and sushi!
Posted by: Cassi | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 04:08 AM
Great cards - love all the sparkle!
Posted by: Amy | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 04:19 AM
Thes cards are so fun! Nice to see all of the great ideas! Thanks so much!
Posted by: Christine | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 04:25 AM
Fabulous cards. thanks for sharing, stamping sue
Posted by: sue wisniewski | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 04:33 AM
Thank you for the "stroll" down creativity lane. These cards are full of unique ideas. The colors make me long for Spring but until then, I'll create my own with a few cards. Love Swap Week!! Thank you for the chance to win prizes too.
Posted by: Nan | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 04:41 AM
WOW!! Awesome cards. They have a big impact and yet appear easy to create. Can't wait to try some out tonight. Also love all the bling!
Posted by: Lori | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 05:53 AM
Look at all this amazing and inspiring MOJO down memory lane. Love everyone's take on the stamps. Really enjoying this swap week.
Posted by: StampinCathy | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 06:08 AM
Wonderful and very inspiring cards!!
Posted by: Judy | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 06:20 AM
Cute cards! I so can't wait for flip-flop weather!
Posted by: Joyce | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 06:22 AM
Great cards---thanks for sharing!
Posted by: {vicki} | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 06:22 AM
Great cards. The sushi card was always one of my favorites.
Posted by: Debbie | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 06:27 AM
Great cards! Love being reminded to look at my stamps and see how they can be used in an unexpected way.
Posted by: Kathy JH | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 06:43 AM
Great cards--I like all the little touches that make them so special and the new ways of using the stamps.
Posted by: Sue D | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 06:52 AM
I love these cards!!! So FUN and CUTE!!!!
Posted by: Kimberley Jackson-Brown | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 07:27 AM
I love your projects. Great happy colors and details!! I'm inspired!
Posted by: Janet L. | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 07:28 AM
Really great cards. Love the inspiration for the fancy borders. I have that set but only use one. No I can ink the others up.
Posted by: snw | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 07:46 AM
Such a fun mix of cards today!
Posted by: Susan McRae | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 07:48 AM
Love how the fans were used. Very inventive!!
Posted by: Bev | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 08:17 AM
Great cards! And the A Muse stamps are so fun!
Posted by: ~*~Elise~*~ | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 08:44 AM
The cards are so cute.
Posted by: Pam Spradlin | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 08:58 AM
Fun cards! Looks like you folks were early trend-setters with the banner stamp! :)
Posted by: Laura | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 09:11 AM
These are so cute!!!
Posted by: Jingle | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 09:11 AM
Wow! These are all super fabulous cards, so cute!
Posted by: Tiffany | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 09:13 AM
Some cute cards and ingenious use of some of the stamps
Posted by: EJ | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 09:27 AM
Thanks for the nostalgic walk; hadn't seen these before and they are all so super duper CUTE! Awesome creativity and fabulous use of stamps!
Posted by: jaemom | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 09:31 AM
It's fun to re-visit these cards!! I did see them the first time around, and the butterfly card (made with fan) stuck to me!! Thanks.
Posted by: Cindy C. | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 09:40 AM
those are the cutest cards!!! loved seeing them again!
Posted by: Steph in WA | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 09:46 AM
I love the butterfly fan card! These cards are sooo creative. Just love em!
Posted by: Rachael | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 09:55 AM
The bunny riding the wiener dog just makes me smile!
Posted by: Mary Ann | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 10:53 AM
ALL great cards! i love what she did with the sushi set!
Posted by: Cat | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Isn't Lisa absolutely amazing. She is one of the most creative, think around the box, crafters that I have seen. Thanks so for sharing her ideas with us.
Posted by: Sandy F. | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Beautiful, simple and whimsical cards. Love them! Love the sandals card and the lone butterfly. Thank you!
Posted by: Therese | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:54 AM
these are all so simple and cute--adorable little bunny! :)
Posted by: Jill | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:55 AM
Loving the cards today - they are all fabulous!
Posted by: Erika M | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Love Lisa's designs. She's so talented!!
Posted by: Amrita S. | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 12:27 PM
Oh my gosh, so cute!
Posted by: Kelly Braund | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 12:41 PM
More fabulous cards from Lisa, love how she uses the fan for butterflies.
Posted by: cathy a | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 12:50 PM
the use of the borders in funky ways is GENIUS!!! LOVE them all!
Posted by: jen shears | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 12:58 PM
very cute... love the cleverness of the fan butterfly
Posted by: Summer Braxton | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 12:59 PM
OMG! The sushi card is awesome!! Love them all!
Posted by: Karen L | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 01:18 PM
Oh soo cute! I may just have to go out and get those sets!
Posted by: Lisa Wakabayashi | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 01:37 PM
These cards are just too cute! Love the lantern one.
Posted by: Mary Sara P. | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 03:12 PM
Very fun out of the box uses for these designs!
Posted by: Donna Hitz | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 03:34 PM
Thanks for the ride down memory lane, nice cards!!
Posted by: Donna Przybylowski | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 03:50 PM
Such cleverness!! Loved them all!!
Posted by: Suzie P. | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 05:02 PM
These cards are sooo cute! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Allison T. | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 06:36 PM
Super duper cute.. i love all Lisa's cards, she's done amazingly with all stamps she used.. Thanks for featuring this :)
Posted by: Fika | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 07:19 PM
Wow, I'm in awe of Lisa's ability to manipulate one stamp set for a variety of cards and greetings. Her use of the Fancy Borders encourages me to break my budget ;o) tee hee hee!
Posted by: Daisy | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 09:43 PM
OMG...those are so cute! Love ..love Lisa's card! She is AMAZING!
Posted by: Vera Rhuhay | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Soooo cute! I would have never thought of the Sushi fan as butterfly wings or flower petals! Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Christiane | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 02:59 AM
Great cards today! The colors just grab you!
Posted by: Kathy E. | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 04:57 AM
Great cards today! The colors just grab you!
Posted by: Kathy E. | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 04:58 AM
Those cards are just so clever & creative. I love them all!
Posted by: Ann | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 05:14 AM
The sushi card rocks!
Posted by: Barbara | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 05:24 AM
What great ideas! Love the fan butterfly and the polka dotted grass.
Posted by: Anne G | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 05:24 AM
Such amazing cards! My favorite was the 'Roll with it' sushi card :-)
Posted by: KeeKee | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 05:48 AM
So cute, love the Sushi set!, thanks for the inspiration
Posted by: Pamela Bennett | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 06:33 AM
Such great ideas.
Posted by: naneruth | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 07:11 AM
the sushi cards made me all giddy, too cute and clever and love that grass!! Looks like it was taken right out of a california roll dish...so fun!
Posted by: Tiffany | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 07:47 AM
The butterfly made with fans....awesome!
Posted by: Bridget N | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 08:00 AM
Beautiful cards with small embellishments and elements. They are small in size but make an enormous effect. Outstanding work.
Posted by: Dana C. | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 08:30 AM
These are such fun cards from Lisa! Wonderful ideas and inspiration!
Posted by: Heather Maria | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 08:39 AM
Too cute! I especially love that little doggie card!
Posted by: Nancy | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 08:45 AM
tooo cute... love all the cards... they are sweet...
Posted by: shruti | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 09:22 AM
great cards. the sushi is cute.
Posted by: Dee | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 10:07 AM
too cute! Thanks for all of the inspiration!
Posted by: Kelly in Cincy | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 11:51 AM
The sushi cards are just awesome. All the cards at both blogs have been great. Thanks to all for sharing your talents.
Posted by: Sharon L-S | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 01:52 PM
Lovely cards!! Must get the sushi set!
Posted by: Ann I. | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 01:53 PM
Love the creative use of the Sushi set. The ice cream cone card is pretty creative too!
Posted by: victoria | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 02:42 PM
The roll with it card made me laugh - just perfect! And I love the sandals and little hearts with the sushi grass! Lisa is a master with her coloured pencils!
Posted by: Sharon D. from Canada | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 02:57 PM
What absolutely sweet Asian-themed card designs! Love them all.
Posted by: Nancy W | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 06:09 PM
Love the stamp sets used, and the sayings! It just makes the cards even better!
Posted by: Dana H | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 06:15 PM
I love all of these cards!
Posted by: Kelly Massman | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 08:13 PM
I have the arigato set and will be using these card ideas for sure!
Posted by: Celina | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 09:30 PM
these cards are so cute! Love the colours!
Posted by: Martine | Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 01:05 AM
not a fan of sushi...but LOVE that card!!
Posted by: Sonja | Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 02:45 AM
I love the bold colors and the many examples you have featured today! sUSAn
Posted by: sUSAn | Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 03:23 AM
Such cute cards. Just shows how versatile these Amuse stamps can be!
Posted by: Anne Barclay | Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 04:37 AM
Great job, some really great stamps to work with.
Love all the color combos too.
Posted by: Donna Przybylowski | Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 01:45 PM
Arigato for all the fun cards today. Plenty of inspiration!
Posted by: Janice | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 07:37 AM
Love all the loveliness that was done with the sushi set.
Posted by: Tiffany Heilman | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 09:02 AM
Loved these cards the first time I saw them and they have only gotten cuter with age! :)
Posted by: stampersuzz | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 09:03 AM