A Little More Scent-imental

So today I'm sharing the rest of the cards I created during my crafty session with scent-imental by PTI. When you're on a roll it's so easy to keep going. Look at all the pretty paper...

Here's the start of round two - the melon. I love this stamp. I love that the folks at PTI were able to keep all the parts separate so that you can ink up the melon in different colours, yet keep it simple enough that it was easy to create the final image. And that sentiment brings a smile to my face...

I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with the Kisses. The wrappers are usually silver and I don't own any silver inks. Then I remembered I had some gold embossing powder and this little gem was born. The background paper is from the Jillibean Soup Christmas Eve Chowder 6x6 pad.

Next up is the cup of tea, just the way I like it - with a little touch of steam rising from the cup. I used some patterned paper scraps to cover the card base.

And last, but not least, the pumpkin. Once again, I used some scraps of patterned paper. I really love that I'm using up my supplies right now, making room for some of that great new stuff on my wishlist. All the journaling cards were edged with  Touch Twin Brush Marker BR134. The pumpkin is covered in Wink of Stella Clear and sealed with clear embossing since this card might make its way to OWH this year.

So there you have it. One more stamp set down, many more to go. Use Your Stamps 2014 is officially underway!


Supplies Used

PTI scent-imentals	*Bazzill MARSHMALLOW Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock	PTI Rustic Cream
a|s Cherry	PTI Classic Kraft	PTI Spring Moss
a|s French Roast	a|s Latte	a|s Pumpkin
*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK	*Authentique 6 x 6 DELIGHTFUL Paper Pad DEL009	*Fancy Pants 6 x 6 BE.LOVED Paper Pad 2169
*My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 HAPPY DAY Paper Pad Six By Six 2 6X6206	stitched journaling card	*Fiskars SCALLOP SENTIMENT Border Punch 02860
*EK Success 2"" SCALLOP CIRCLE Punch 54-30047	Touch Twin Brush	Tombow Dual Brush Pens
*VERSAMARKER Watermark Emboss Versamark Stampin' Up!	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320	*Ranger EMBOSSING POWDER SUPER FINE CLEAR Detail Rubber Stamp Ink
*Ranger EMBOSSING POWDER QUEEN'S GOLD Rubber Stamp Ink	*Scrapbook Adhesives 126 3D WHITE FOAM SQUARES Adhesive

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Hugs and Kisses.

My A Muse Studio Top 5 Stamps

After drooling over the new catalog for the past week and a half, I think I've finally narrowed my list down enough to share. So here it is, in no particular order...

1.  Chevrons 

Love the clean graphic look of this set. I can see some really lovely CAS cards coming from this.

2. Papillon 

Because I just love butterflies.

3. Love Machines 

How cute is this set? Too adorable for words. Brings to mind my childhood love R2D2 and the equally hunky C3PO.

4. Family Icons 

Another cutie pie set. I can see some sweet shower invites and we're expecting notices with this one. Plus it's versatile enough for fun birthday cards and great scrapbook pages

5. Say It With Style

Because I can always use a good sentiment set... and so can everyone else.

I can hardly wait to ink these babies up, but I won't be getting them anytime soon. I'm in die collecting mode right now. I need to be ready when the new true 8.5x11 Grand Calibur is available from A Muse in a few weeks. In the meantime, take a look at the stamp sets that almost made the cut:

Venetian Background

Sunny Side of Life

British Invasion

Yeah, yeah. I got a thing for BBC America, home of Doctor Who. There's Kitchen Nightmares, and also The F Word with Chef Gordon Ramsay, Primeval (my fave), The Graham Norton Show (twisted and funny), Luther starring super sexy Idris Elba, and the original Being Human. You should check out Law and Order: UK sometime. It's really good, and I find it so  interesting to see how differently the detectives operate compared to the US version. Hmmm. Maybe I should try to get a little more sunlight...

Until later.

Hugs & Kisses
TraceyJ

A Muse Studio New Product Blog Hop

Today I am delighted to be joining some of my fellow consultants in a blog hop featuring products from the wonderful new Amuse Studio Catalog.

If you have been following us on the hop you should have come here from Sarah Callahan.

If not, you can go right back to the beginning with Karen Crisp's blog and move along until you get back to me.

I made a quick little card for a friend's birthday in a few days using the new Hey Cupcake stamp set and two new colours: Pistachio and Grape.

I stamped a background using Polka Dot Patterns and added a Sugar panel on which I stamped the cupcake in Grape, coloured with Grape ink and the Tombow blender pen. The icing is stamped in Grape on Pistachio cardstock, trimmed and inked with Versamark, then embossed with clear embossing powder. A sentiment strip was adhered below using Pistachio cardstock stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black.

Next up on the hop is Ruza; just in case you get lost or a link gets broken, here is the complete list:

Karen Crisp http://www.papernstamps.blogspot.com/
Pamela Fredrickson http://attemptedcreativity.blogspot.com/
Angi Kelley http://www.angelakelley.blogspot.com/
Lianna Vigil http://llamatales.blogspot.com/
Carissa Fulkerson http://carissascottage.blogspot.com/
Kristine Vincente http://checkerberrylane.wordpress.com/
Jennifer Corson http://www.scripptyscraps.blogspot.com/
Samantha Kania http://kania-amusestudio.blogspot.com/
Rita Holmes http://ritaholmes.blogspot.com/
Sarah Callahan http://wastamper.blogspot.com/

Tracey Jean H (me) http://traceyjean.blogspot.com/
Ruza Rebel http://www.ruzascraftcorner.blogspot.com/

Products Used:

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Hugs and Kisses,

TraceyJ

Preorder the Art Philosophy Cricut® Collection

Close to My Heart helps you take your creativity to the next level with the new Art Philosophy Collection being released August 1st. The collection combines die cutting with stamping by combining an exclusive Cricut cartridge with three pre-cut chipboard sheets and three coordinating stamp sets for only $99. It doesn't stop there. Even more coordinating stamp sets can be found throughout the new idea book going live this August!
Preorder your Art Philosophy Cricut Collection today by sending an email to getinky (a) myctmh (dot) com.

Catch you later,
Tracey J