Crafty Lizzie

Creepy Hollow

I'm stopping by this evening to share a Halloween design I made using some of the great new products featured in the 2011 Holiday Catalog & Inspiration Guide!

I love Halloween, and I love this witch!  These images are from the "Creepy Hollow" set, which has quickly become one of my all-time favorites. 

To make the witch -- and how I wish this photo captured the embossed detail -- I stamped the image in VersaMark (after rubbing my Static Magic pouch all over the Orange cardstock), then topped it with the *fabulous* and super-fine a|s Onyx embossing powder and zapped it with a heat tool.  It looks AMAZING... I wish you could see it better. 

I mounted the Orange circle to a slightly larger Onyx Solid Shimmer circle.  (I used dies from both the Nestabilities Small & Large Standard Circles sets to get that 1/8" offset).  I cut a piece of the awesome Sleepy Hollow cardstock to 4.25" square size and ran some Onyx sheer organdy ribbon along the side.  I chose to stamp the sentiment with VersaFine Onyx.  And, as a final detail, I used the Bat Trio die with Onyx Solid Shimmer cardstock and mounted them up on the corner. 

Understated, elegant, and decidedly creepy indeed!

Three Sparkly Trees

Just wanted to share a design I created for my A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA workshop this past Sunday!

I used Wasabi ink to stamp the three trees from the "Cool Yule" stamp set, and then, using my trusty Quickie Glue Pen (what would I do without it?) I embellished the trees with Diamond Glitter.  I stamped the sentiment in French Roast ink and added a little bling with a duo of French Roast pearl stickers.  Papers used are Wasabi, Cranberry and Vanilla cardstock.  Again, super quick design, and both super cute AND super elegant... at least in my opinion!  :-)  Thanks for stopping by!

Spiders & Webs

I meant to write this blog post a couple of days ago but time got away from me!  Well, better late than never, right?  Last week I had a wonderful A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA workshop up in New Hampshire, and one of the featured projects was this Halloween treat bag.

I used images from the "If You Dare" stamp set (which is 10% off through October 14th as part of the current Spotlight promotion), and stamped the images (on Vintage Orange cardstock) with VersaFine Onyx ink.  I used a Quickie Glue Pen and Onyx glitter to bling out the spider, and brought out my Big Shot to use the new web die and one of the scallop border dies with the beautiful Onyx shimmer paper.  I put the candy corn in one of the medium cellophane bags that can be ordered through the a•muse | studio 2011 Catalog and Inspiration Guide. 

When I came home from the workshop, I found that I had prepped too many materials, and I really wanted to *use* the extra cut pieces of paper instead of putting them into the abyss that is my scrap paper "organizer."  So, I redesigned the project a bit, swapping out the sentiment for another from that same set (it's a great set!).  Instead of a cellophane bag, I used an Orange 4-bar card base.

Thanks for stopping by!

Events: An Update

I have canceled tonight's Friday Night Stampers (and have emailed everyone who had RSVP'd), and have also gone ahead and canceled the Friday Night Stampers that was scheduled for October 7th.  My little one, due four weeks from today, is taking its toll on me and I need cut back on my activities, which makes me very sad.  Believe me.

The A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA workshop this Sunday, 9/25 at 2:00pm is still scheduled to take place, although I will lead it while sitting with my feet up!  :-)  More details on that can be found here; if you'd like to come but haven't yet let me know, please email be by tomorrow (Saturday).

Red glitter is pretty

I have been loving the beautiful a•muse | studio glitter that is available in a range of colors... my recent favorites have been Cranberry (for the winter holidays) and Onyx (for Halloween).  Here's a card design I made for a recent (and very awesome) workshop:

 

I used images from the "Celebrate the Season" stamp set.  I stamped the sentiment in Cranberry ink and the focal image in Grass (and what a beautiful impresssion it made).  I used a Quickie Glue Pen and some Cranberry glitter to bling out the branch's berries, and used the awesome Bow Maker to tie me a perfect bow embellishment.  Papers used were Vanilla, Cranberry and Kraft.  Simple, elegant card -- my favorite kind!

 

Reminder: Events this weekend!

I am hosting two fun a•muse | studio events in my home this weekend, and I wanted to be sure to get a reminder out at the beginning of the week!  The skinny is below, and the full information can be found here!  Hope to see you this weekend!

1) Friday Night Stampers - Friday, 9/23, 7:00-9:30pm; $5 for 3 simple cards; RSVP no later than 5pm Thursday

2) A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA Workshop - Sunday, 9/25, 2:00-4:30pm; $20 for 5 more complex cards; RSVP no later than noon Saturday

 

An Elegant Halloween Bash!

Today the a•muse | studio September/October Spotlight promotion has gone live.  It is called "An Elegant Halloween Bash," and it features a variety of great products at a limited-time discount.  If you visit this link, you will see all kinds of seriously incredible inspiration... so definitely check it out!

From today through end of day October 14th, these five stamp sets are offered at 10% off of regular retail price:

• Celebrate in Style
• Foiled Again!
• If You Dare
• Victorian Charm
• Web Background

Additionally, you can grab the "Jack-O-Lantern" assorted paper pack (4 sheets each of 5 colors: Apricot, Onyx, Pumpkin, Squash, and Toffee) for just $7.65 -- serious savings!

Grab this flyer for all the details!  Download SpotlightSeptember2011

You Rule!

I am always a fan of a pun -- good or bad, I love them all -- and so I was just tickled by making this card.  I was so very tickled that I didn't notice, until it was done and photographed and ready to go up on my blog, that I didn't line up the ruler as close to the left as I could have.  No matter!  Between the pun and the Eucalyptus ink (my new favorite), I was apparently humming in some zen-like state where good stamp positioning was not a concern.

Anyway.

This design uses colors AND images featured in a•muse | studio's ongoing (but about to go away) "School is Cool" Spotlight promotion!  Check out all of the details here, and seriously, if you want to take advantage of grabbing these great products at a now-very-limited-time discounted price... act quickly!  The Spotlight turns into a pumpkin at the stroke of midnight tomorrow (just when the 14th becomes the 15th).

And for the record, I used Cranberry, Fern, Winter Sky and Buttercup papers, Fern stitched grosgrain ribbon, and Eucalyptus ink (which makes me melt these days).  Images are all from the "School Days" stamp set.  Oh, and I used one of the dies from the Classic Tags die set that's available in the new 2011 Holiday Catalog & Inspiration Guide.

Hey, thanks for stopping by.  YOU rule!

Inky Fingers' First Blog Hop: Autumnal Splendor!

I am so pleased to announce the first-ever Inky Fingers Team's a•muse | studio Blog Hop!  There are a total of six participants in this inaugural effort, and I hope that you will take part in the fun by coming along for the ride!  Our theme is "Autumnal Splendor," and I am quite certain that you enjoy the beautiful designs created by the talented members of the Inky Fingers Team!

I'm the first stop on the "hop," and here's my design:

I used images from the "Fresh Foliage" set, featured in the 2011 Holiday Catalog & Inspiration Guide.  I used Fern ink to stamp a background of leaves on a Vanilla 4-bar notecard.  I stamped the sentiment and leaf outlines in French Roast Ink, and stamped in the leaves' "bodies" with (left to right) Pumpkin, Toffee, and Papaya inks.  I slipped a bit of French Roast paper in between the Vanilla layers.  Everything is adhered with flat adhesive.  Super simple, colorful, seasonal and elegant.  I love it, and hope you do too!

Thanks for stopping by -- I now send you to the next stop: Carla Cabrera's beautiful design!  Be sure to follow the "hop" all the way to the end; when you reach Mary Sara's blog, you have completed the journey!

Open House TOMORROW!

My Open House is tomorrow, and it's free... so why not come on by?  Email me at liz@craftylizzie.com if you need my street address!

A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA Saturday Open House

September 10th

1:00-4:00pm in my Arlington, MA home

You are warmly invited to my a•muse | studio A*MUSE*A*PALOOZA Open House on Saturday, September 10th! At this FREE event you will get to come by see, touch, and PLAY with many of the fabulous products featured in the new a•muse | studio 2011 Holiday Catalog & Inspiration Guide!

Please feel free to stop by anytime between 1:00-4:00pm, and stay for as long or as short as you'd like. I will have several make & takes set up. I will also have copies of the beautiful  a•muse | studio catalogs for you to peruse (and even to purchase, if you'd like). And I'll have a door prize -- I'll draw a name around 3:00. :)

I'd love to see you! If you are planning to come, I'd love it if you'd RSVP, but drop-ins are warmly welcome (as are any friends you'd like to bring). AND, if this date doesn't work for you but you want to learn more about a•muse | studio products, please just drop me a line.  Please also note that if you are a fan of my Crafty Lizzie Facebook page, you can reply to this event by visiting the Events section of my page.  If you're not a fan of my page yet, I encourage you to become one!  :D