Friday, August 26, 2011

...chocolate

I've been obsessed with dressing up treats for the last little bit and I don't see that ending any time soon. Here are 2 of my latest. Hope you find them inspiring!



It's amazing to me how much fun a simple chocolate bar can look when you dress it well. So much fun to play with! Frightful and delightful indeed!

All Products are A Muse Studio
Treat Recipe: Stampset-too cute to spook, Ink-versamark, onyx, Cardstock-onyx, orange polka dot, Sleepy Hallow, wasabi, slate woodgrain; Accessories-web/swirl impression plates, onyx baker's twine, onyx and white embossing powder, twinkle stickers, nestibilities circle die, tag die, sanding block and score board.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

...a funny pun


If you know me for any length of time, you will learn that I love a good pun. They make me laugh, I can't help it. So a friend sent me this picture from Disneyland of a sign it was called Le Bat en Rouge...I couldn't do anything but go and make a card...

All products are by A Muse Studio.
Card Recipe: Stamp sets-Essential Sentiments and Spooky Boo Day; Ink-slate, onyx, pebble; Cardstock-onyx gingham, sugar, onyx shimmer damask, onyx and cherry; Accessories- red twinkle stickers, spooky fence die, pinking border die, 3d tape, bat trio die (AND a very punny pun!)

Sunday, August 21, 2011

...dressing up treats!

One of the things I like most about Halloween is all of the fun ways to make treats a little extra fun! A Reeses Peanut Butter Cup is a good thing all on its own, but how cute is it when it is all wrapped up in black & white polkadots and a fun halloweenie colors?! I couldn't resist making more than one! I think I like the orange best, but the reverse scallop on the purple is fun too, and I love the new wasabi green cardstock. It's good I don't have to choose. :)

It was easy-peasey-lemon-squeezey to make these just wrapped the polkadot cardstock around the PB cup, added a band of color and used a dot of adhesive to hold it together (don't want to make it too hard to get to the treat afterall). I did a little something different with each of the colors--stamped the green with "trick or treat", reverse cut a scalloped edge on the purple, and wound some onyx baker's twine around the orange.For all three I cut out circles in Sleepy Hallow text Cardstock and stamped and colored the pumpkin. I needed to cut off the top of the pumpkin and then stamped and cut out the cat and stuck 'em all together. So much fun!

What will your treats be dressing up as this year? I've got more ideas coming over the next couple of months so keep an eye out. If you LOVE an idea you see and need more info or would like to know how to get the goodies to make your very own please let me know. You can email me at laralovek@gmail.com.

All Products are by A Muse Studio.
Recipe: Stampset-too cute to spook; Cardstock-onyx polkadot, pumpkin, wasabi, heather, Sleepy Hollow, sugar; Ink- memento tuxedo black, onyx; Accessories- onyx baker's twine, scallop border die, 3d-tape, Copics in Y38, YR16, YR18, E31, E33.

Monday, August 15, 2011

...back to school!


I just had to share some of these adorable projects. The creative muses at A Muse Studio have out done themselves for this adorable Spotlight.

A cute gift for the teacher!

Love the "punny" notes!
Seriously cute book covers!
And a backpack that I just HAVE TO make! It features our new felt!
Love how easy it is to cut out these shapes with our custom dies.
And this owl is just my favorite! I am making this for some
special teachers as we start a new school year!

All of the stamp sets you see are on sale from Aug 15-Sept 15. I'd love to help you save and stamp at a workshop featuring some of this crafty goodness. email me to set up a stamping workshop of your own. laralovek@gmail.com

Hostess Bonus Days begin Aug 22nd

Ta-daaa!


A-MUSE-A-PALOOZA is HERE! And with it you can host a workshop and earn increase Hostess Rewards AND a FREE Hostess exclusive, never for sale, gotta host to have it stamp set! How's that for a good deal? Combine all of that with the new Holiday catalog with 32 new stamp sets, and tons of fun, brand spankin' new embellishments and WOW! do we have one awesome time to host a workshop! I would love to get stamping with you and your friends. Contact me today to set up your A-MUSE-A-PALOOZA workshop today! laralovek@gmail.com