My First Blog Hop!

OK, so here it is...the first time I've participated in a blog hop!  You should have arrived here from Kari Cards (don't you love her style???) or you may start at the beginning of the blog here - http://cleanandsimplecards.com/.  

My card is made with all A Muse Studio products, save the organdy ribbon (I'm realizing now that A Muse Studio ribbon has got to be next on my purchase list - it's so adorable, and I'd like to have some of each kind to demo at my classes).  

Stamps - beautiful botanicals (p. 26), loving memories (p. 10)
Paper - sugar, blackberry, heather (p. 86-87)
Ink - blackberry (p. 86)
Embellishments - large A Muse sugar pearl stickers (p. 93) and white organdy ribbon (A Muse's sugar organdy ribbon is found on p. 94), dimensionals
Tools - Big shot (p. 103), labels set dies (p. 98)


I used the queen anne's lace from the beautiful botanicals set, stamping it 3 times, without re-inking.  This was stamped on sugar paper - I then cut the flowers into a 2.75" x 4.25" card and matted it against blackberry paper.  Tied the white organdy ribbon around it and affixed it to the A2 card (sugar), placing it close to the upper left hand corner.  I then cut the label using my dies and Big Shot, and stamped the "with deepest sympathy" sentiment on it.  I attached the label using 3D foam adhesive in the lower right hand corner.  For a finishing touch, I used the pearl stickers - another first for me.  Love how delicate they look and how they draw the eye upwards.  Inside is blank.  I really enjoyed digging into all my A Muse Studio products...I think I may do this card as a demo for my open house the end of the month.


Next up on the blog hop...check out Ronnie's card at "So Many Stamps, So Little Time".  What a sweet little scene she made using all stamps from the A Muse Studio starter kit!