Oh My!

This is my second creation for this week's Out of the Box challenge for A-Muse-A-Palooza. I was inspired by Rhonda's card here: http://craftyblessings.blogspot.com/2008/06/make-it-in-hay.html
My kissing couple stamp hasn't seen a whole lot of love recently, so I wanted to give it some attention! I dug out the oldie but goodie "Oh My!" sentiment, and everything else just fell into place. I love it when that happens! All stamps, red kitchen note card and creative candy sticker by A Muse.


Have a good weekend!

Monogram Time

I made a set of monogram note cards for my friend, Robin. Her birthday is in August, but I like to prepare early! Robin is a former boss of mine who became a good friend, and is one of the biggest supporters of my creative efforts. Right now she and her husband are living in Japan for five years. This DP by Cottage Press had an elegant Asian feel to it, which I thought would be perfect for the monogram notes. The French Roast note card is by A Muse, the "R" script initial is by Impress.

Bonjour Paris!

This week's challenge over at the A Muse Addicts site is to create a card inspired by a vacation get-away. Those who know me well know I adore anything related to France (My house decor is French inspired, with several Eiffel Towers). French was my most favorite subject in school, and I took it for six years. To this day, I still gravitate to the Travel section in bookstores and look for anything related to France that might be a good read.

I've been to Paris once, about seven years ago. My sister and I went together. She was the only one from her high school drill team to be nominated to be part of the American All Star Dance/Drill team and participate in Paris's New Year's Day parade. I was her chaperone, and we had a fantastic time, even though we were only there a week. I'm a New Year's baby, so to be in Paris for my birthday was a dream come true!

One of my fondest memories from our trip was an evening boat ride along the River Seine. I decided to recreate one of my favorite scenes--viewing the Eiffel Tower looming above the bridges crossing the Seine. I can't wait to visit again!

Ayez un bon week-end et les mercis de visiter mon blog! (Have a good weekend and thanks for visiting my blog!)

6/16 ETA: Thank you to Rhonda for telling me about the Ott Lite! I retook a picture of this card under my new lamp and it made a world of difference! I only wish I had found out about this sooner. I feel like I need to retake all of the pictures of my cards in my photo gallery!

Card Details:
Stamps: A Muse, Hero Arts
Paper: A Muse, Making Memories, Hero Arts
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Paris Dusk, Cat's Eye Sky Blue
Coloring Tools: Prismacolor Pencils, Spica markers
Other tools used: Stampamajig, Rosie's Roadshow Cloud Template