Happy Holidays!!!

I hope you are enjoying the holiday season!!

Just thought I'd share this cute little treat holder created by a|s. Winter Wishes, the set used to make this card is on the retired list and will soon be unavailable. If this set was on your wish list you may want to order it soon. Order it sooner...like by 11:59pm tomorrow (12/31), and get if for 10% off!!!

A new Spotlight begins on Monday, January 2nd and ends January 31st!

The Spotlights will align with the month in 2012, beginning the first of the month and ending the last day of the month.

January's theme is Sweet Treats, perfect for Valentine's Day! Check back on Monday for some great projects using the products featured in January.

And.....the 2012 Catalog will be available in February!!!! More to come on that soon!!!

Happy New Year!!!

~ Julie D.

some of my craft fair goodies...

Just thought I would share a few of the items that I made to sell at local craft fairs. This was my first time ever selling things that I made, so I was not to sure what to expect. I had a great time at both fairs, saw some friends, met a lot of wonderful people and made a decent profit too (thank you!). I enjoyed meeting other crafters as well, there were some really great products there...people are so creative!!

  

I'm sorry for the poor lighting, I took photos at set-up the night before the show.

 

I have been having so much fun making jewelry with my a muse studio buttons. Here are some of the bracelets and earrings that I made...

 

I also used my a|s buttons and some cupcake liners to make these super cute holiday pins...I just love these. I have always liked to wear pins, especially for holidays.

 

 I also made these cute beaded keychains. They are tied to a handstamped gift tag and ready to give as is or attach to a gift!

Thanks for looking!

~ Julie D. 

Top 10 Must Haves & 2011 Retiring Sets

Check out the A Muse Studio Top 10 Holiday Must-Haves Special!!! This collection of favorite a|s holiday goodies are on sale until December15th. They make perfect stocking stuffers for any crafter on your holiday gift list....or for you!!!

Also, the 2011 Retiring Stamp Sets have been announced. These sets are only available while supplies last so if any are on your wish list you may want to think about purchasing them soon before they are gone for good. It is always sad to see some favorites go but do not worry...even more stamping goodness will be in the new 2012 catalog!!! To view the list click here.

My apologies for all my non-creative posts lately, it is a busy month as I'm sure you know. I promise that my next post will contain a project!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Julie D.

November Spotlight

I am so excited to share this month's Spotlight Special with you. The theme this month is Holiday Cookie Swap. It is my favorite spotlight yet, I just love everything about it; the color palette, the gingerbread men, the bakers twine...oh it is all so perfect for your own holiday cookie swap! Click the photo above to see all the adorable projects!

Check out the PDF flyer here.

For one month, you can save 10% on the stamp sets used to create these fabulous projects!

Holiday Tags
Candy Cane Wishes
Polka Dot Patterns
Winter Wishes
Jolly Gingerbread

And, for a limited time, order the special Gingerbread cardstock assortment pack - an easy way to get the look showcased in this month's spotlight.

Gingerbread Assortment Pack contains four sheets each:

Cocoa
Toffee
Cranberry
Shell
Bermuda

Contact me for more information or to place an order. Shop my webstore anytime!

Black Friday Promotion

November 25th to 28th, 2011

Host and be rewarded!
Every Hostess will receive a free set of A Muse Studio Onyx Damask Shimmer Couture A2 notecards with envelopes - 10 pack.

Free gift with every purchase!
Something for everyone! Each customer that places an order at a Black Friday workshop, will also receive a free set of A Muse Studio Onyx Damask Shimmer Couture A2 notecards with envelopes - 10 pack.

Facebook Fun!
Check out the A Muse Studio Facebook page every Friday between now and Black Friday for prizes and giveaways!

Contact me today to book your own Black Friday Workshop  
-OR-
Come to my Black Friday Workshop!!


* Qualifying Hostess must have minimum workshop sales of $150 and a minimum of 4 unique customer orders.
* To qualify, Workshop orders must be submitted and closed in the Business Center between Friday November 25 and Monday November 28 at 11:59:59 pm EST.

Handmade Gift Exchange

It's time for another Handmade Gift Exchange over at Craftaholics Anonymous!!! Yay!!!! I had sooooo much fun participating in the last gift exchange that I could not wait to sign-up again, you should too. You only have until November 7th to register! Tell all your crafty friends too!!
Click the photo below for all the details!

Happy Crafting!

~ Julie D.

November is a great time to host a workshop...

The Holly Berry Holiday Tag Kit is a special, limited edition bonus gift for qualifying Hostesses during the month of November!

The Holly Berry Holiday Tag Kit includes:
100 Cherry Polka Dot Tags (2.5” x 5.5”) (limited edition item available only in this kit)
Holly Berry Vine Stamp Set

8 yards Cherry Grosgrain Stitch Ribbon

Cranberry Ink Pad

Wasabi Ink Pad

Retail value of the kit is $35!

How can you earn the Limited Edition Holly Berry Holiday Tag Kit? 

Simply host and close a qualifying workshop* during the month of November!

Ask me for details!

* For this promotion a qualifying workshop meets the following requirements: (1) totals $350 or more, (2) consists of 4 or more unique orders. Tags do not come with holes. Holes were added to the samples shown above.

Please contact me if you are interested in hosting a workshop.

October Studio Spotlight

It's Spotlight time again! October's Spotlight theme is Autumn Dinner. Click the photo above to see some fabulous projects perfect for any autumn dinner!

For one month, you can save 10% on the stamp sets used to create these projects:

Autumn Leaves

Calendar Fun

Fresh Foliage

Harvest Blessings

Perfectly Polished

And, for a limited time, order the special Autumn Harvest cardstock assortment pack - an easy way to get the look showcased in this month's spotlight.

Autumn Harvest Assortment Pack contains four sheets each:

Toffee

Squash

Orange

French Roast

Currant

Download the PDF flyer here.

Contact me or visit my a|s webstore to order.

Thanks for visiting!

~ Julie D

World Card Making Day Blog Hop

Happy World Card Making Day!

Welcome to the a•muse|studio creative consultant's World Card Making Day Blog Hop!!!

You should have arrived here from Dana Vincents's Blog. Since this hop is to celebrate World Card Making Day, the only requirement was that we share a card. I love Halloween so I had to share a Halloween card!

All supplies by a•muse|studio unless noted:

Too Cute to Spook & Spooky Boo Day stamp sets

Sugar, Pumpkin & Onyx cardstock

 French Roast, Grass, Pumpkin & Slate pigment inks

Onyx Versafine ink

Black Memento ink

Spooky Fence die

Diamond glitter 

Copic & Tombow markers

Hop on over to Amber Smith's blog to see her fabulous creation!

For your convenience links to all of the blogs in the hop are below, be sure to visit them all!

Happy Haunting!

~ Julie D.

Amber Smith

http://theneatery.wordpress.com/

Veronica Zalis

http://lk2thestarz.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Corson

http://www.scripptyscraps.blogspot.com/

Karen Crisp

http://www.papernstamps.blogspot.com/

Jeanette Cloyd

http://www.smoreamusement.blogspot.com/

Sherri Thacker

http://www.sherri-iloveflipflops.blogspot.com/

Seleise Barrett

http://www.amethystcat.blogspot.com/

Pamela Fredrickson

http://www.attemptedcreativity.blogspot.com/

Carissa Fulkerson

http://www.carissascottage.blogspot.com/

Melissa Roell

http://www.totogal62.blogspot.com/

Angela Schellenburg

http://www.gypsypaperie.blogspot.com/

Lisa Chapman

http://www.piesafepapergoods.blogspot.com/

Heather Scott

http://www.oz-somestamps.com/

Suzanne Dahlberg

http://www.thecardyard.blogspot.com/

Dana Vincent

http://www.danasamazed.blogspot.com/

YOU ARE HERE
http://www.simplyimpressed.blogspot.com/

September Studio Spotlight

It's A Muse Studio Spotlight time again...

September's Theme is Elegant Halloween Bash!

Click the photo for all the spotlight details and to see some fabulous projects using this month's featured stamp sets and coordinating paper palette.

Please join me for my upcoming monthly workshop:

 Thursday, September 29th at 7pm - OR - Friday, September 30th at 10am

You must Sign-Up to guarantee a space! Email me at simplyimpressed.julied@yahoo.com for more information or to reserve your spot.

Thanks for visiting!

~ Julie D.

Mini Halloween Treat Boxes

Hello! Fall is almost here and it is my favorite time of the year! The kids are back in school, the leaves are beginning to turn brilliant hues and the air is a bit crisper. Add to that the coming of Halloween, which is one of my favorite holidays, and I am loving it! I've been having fun playing with A Muse Studio's new holiday stamp sets and thought I would share these cute mini treat boxes that I made. All supplies are from A Muse Studio.

These little boxes are the just the right size to hold three Ghiradelli chocolate squares...or whatever else you want to put in them!

This little ghost is my favorite...

If you would like the template for these boxes so that you can make some for your own little goblins, or want to know what stamps and supplies I used to create them, just send me an email and I will hook you up! :)

It's almost time for another Spotlight...the September Spotlight will be revealed on the 15th of the month! The theme is Elegant Halloween Bash. Be sure to check back then for some great papercrafting ideas for your own elegant Halloween bash!

Want to get crafty with A Muse Studio? Join me for one of my monthly workshops and have some fun while creating great projects with classic A Muse style...clean and simple! 

Thanks for visiting!

~ Julie D.

Want free stamps?

A Muse Studio is offering this Family Favorites stamp set exclusively to hostesses during A-Muse-A-Palooza. Host a qualifying workshop anytime during A-Muse-A-Palooza and receive this great set for FREE! All the details can be found here. Hosting a workshop is fun and easy!! Contact me today to schedule your workshop!!!

It's Almost Time...

...for A-Muse-A-Palooza!!!

Please join me on Thursday, August 25th at 7pm

for an A-Muse-A-Palooza Kickoff Workshop

at my home in Northfield, NH.

Come check out the great new holiday products, create some fun and easy projects and get your free copy of the 2011 Holiday Catalog & Inspiration Guide!!!

Please RSVP by Aug. 23rd.

If you would like to host your own A Muse Studio workshop and earn free products, A-Muse-A-Palooza is the best time to do it!!

Details can be found here.

Hope to see you then!!

~ Julie D.

August Studio Spotlight

The August Studio Spotlight is up!!! I just love this month's featured projects!!!

Click on the photo to visit my A Muse Studio website and check them out!

I had a great time yesterday at the On the Road Workshop in Nashua!!! I got to meet so many creative women including Linda Hartwich, the founder of A Muse, it was such a treat!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Julie D.

one last day...

...and we're going On the Road!!!

I am so excited for tomorrow's A Muse Studio On the Road Workshop in Nashua. I will finally get the chance to meet some news friends in person and to get crafty with some of the very creative women of A Muse Studio. It is sure to be great fun!

Here are some cute little notebooks and matching pens that I made for some of my peeps!!!

I just love this little car...it's perfect!

Hope to see you there!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Julie D.



Happy Anniversary...

...to my wonderful husband! 

I cannot believe this photo was taken almost 20 years ago!!!

We were so young. I love him just as much today as I did waaaaaaay back then...
in fact, even more!

Here is a mini album in a box that I made for him a several anniversaries ago. I used an empty cigar box covered with decorative paper as the base and used scrapbook paper to make the inside pages then added photos and embellishments. It is a treasure to me now.

I drew the monogram, had it made into a rubber stamp and used it for our wedding invitations and programs. Yes...I was a crazy woman once and handmade 75 elaborate wedding invitations. If you were one of the 75 to get one I hope you saved it!!! Just kidding!

 Ahhh...so in love!

Thanks for visiting!

~ Julie D.

ps: ONLY 7 Days until On the Road in Nashua!!

Kelye's Diaper Cake

I was recently invited to a baby shower for my neighbor who is expecting a baby girl this month. Since she and her husband are already well prepared for little Danika's arrival it was requested that gifts be kept to basic neccessities like diapers, onesies and toiletries. I knew right away that I wanted to make her a diaper cake. I had so much fun making one for my sister-in-law and was thrilled to have a reason to make another.

This adorable "cake" is made up of a jumbo pack of diapers, a pack of onesies and some sweet little rattles. I made pink tissue paper flowers and used pink ribbon to decorate it. A chipboard monogram and a few paper punched butterflies complete it. I hope she enjoyed it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Only 8 Days to go until On the Road in Nashua!!!

~ Julie D.

...a little summer inspiration

I cannot believe it is already August!! Where does the time go?

It seems like it has been so long since I've had a chance to get crafty. Thanks to the recent purchase of the movie "Rio", yesterday I had not only one, but close to two hours of inky fun time!! I needed to come up with a few cards to use for an upcoming Copic workshop and was totally feeling inspired by the beautiful summer weather. All supplies are from A Muse Studio.

Here is what I came up with...

I just love this whale image...so much fun to color!

Only 10 Days to go until On the Road in Nashua!!

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Julie D.

A Muse Studio 2011 Holiday Catalog

It's almost here...

Want to see all the goodies inside right now?

Let me know and I will send you a PDF copy via email to enjoy right away!!!

Items in this catalog will be available beginning Aug. 22nd.

And...A-Muse-A-Palooza is comming Aug. 22nd through Sept. 30th!!! With additional hostess benefits it is the perfect time to host a party and earn great products for free! Contact me today to book your date or for more information about this amusing annual event.

...what's the scoop?

Today is National Ice Cream Day!!!

This is your official excuse to indulge in a yummy ice cream treat today!

Here is a cute little card I made that is perfect for celebrating this day.
All supplies are from A Muse Studio.

The paper flowers come white but can easily be colored with a Copic marker to match any project! I just love this!!

Recipe:

What's the Scoop? stamp set

Sugar, Bubblegum & French Roast cardstock

Bubblegum Gingham cardstock

French Roast pigment ink

Meadow Mix paper flowers

Copic marker (Y17, R20 & 0)

French Roast grosgrain stitch ribbon

Pink twinkle sticker

Nestabilities dies - Labels 1

Dimensional foam adhesive

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Julie D.

July Studio Spotlight

 I'm so excited to share the stamp sets and color palette A Muse Studio is featuring from July 15 - August 15! You are going to love this month's theme and the yummy coordinating color palette!

For one month, you can save 10% on these stamp sets:

Birthday Builder
Graphic Sunflower
Swanky Background
That's the Ticket
Tini Time

And, for a limited time, you can get the special Sorbet cardstock assortment pack! The Sorbet Pack contains four sheets each:

Watermelon
Buttercup
Apricot
Sage
Lichen

See some beautiful samples using these products here.

For Melysa ~ Handmade Gift Exchange Part 1

I had so much fun participating in the Craftaholics Anonymous biannual handmade gift exchange. Once I was paired up with a partner we emailed each other a couple of times and shared a little about ourselves. I have to say that I had a fabulous partner and cannot wait for another exchange.

Here are the little gifts that I made for Melysa...

A charming button bracelet made with Bermuda buttons, my favorite color, from A Muse Studio...

 A cute little box for the bracelet made with matching Bermuda polka-dot paper and embellished with paper flowers and a tag...

Of course I wanted to make her some cards too!

 I made this set of four lighthouse cards using stamps, inks and papers also from A Muse Studio...

I packaged them up in a clear box and wrapped it with twine...

And because I just could not help myself, I decorated the box too...

I hope she enjoyed receiving them as much as I enjoyed making them!

I will post the wonderful gifts that she sent to me in another post.

Thanks for visiting!

~ Julie D.