Felt Flowers



A Muse Studio's amazing Julie, did it again!!  She created another wonderful video...
Felt Flowers. 
I love the way A Muse offers products that are so versatile!!! 

The Felt is offered on our new Holiday catalog. 

Check it out for amazing yummy~ness!!!
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regarding any questions or orders over $150 for free products!

Grand Opening ~ Sunday, August 28th 3-6pm

Pencils good enough to eat!

Who say's writing is a pain?  With these pencils, you can't help but devour them one by one! 

You're invited to my A Muse Studio Grand Opening!

This Sunday, August 28th, 2011

3PM to 6PM

a wonderful fun night of creative fun!

With *A*Muse*A*Palooza* going on at A|S, my goal is to have 3-4 workshops by September 30th.  Help me succeed~book a party!  Let's have fun creating great and fabulous projects! To celebrate this momentous goal, I'm inviting a bunch of friends~those who helped me succeed~ to
Amuse Wine Bar
at the Honolulu Design Center!
What a great and awesome way to celebrate success!
Fun and wine!  Fantastic!

email me for more directions or to book a party~

analynm808 {at} gmail {dot} com

Enjoy and Happy Stamping!!!

Glitter Challenge ~ Smile Inside

Smile Inside
dets: all a|s ~ CS: Sugar and lichen; Stamps: Smile inside; Inks: grass and memento black; Copics: RV25, BG10, YG99; Other: glue pen and diamond glitter

I had a few minutes today to ink up this brand new stamp set.  It's one of the "fast and fabulous" sets from our catalog for $7.99.  Great deal for easy, peasy stamping!

The sentiment says "Thinking of you always makes me smile inside".

With AMAP {a*muse*a*palooza} going on till 9.30.11, there is a fabulous contest going on on the a|s faceyspace {facebook} page. 

Get creative and add glitter to your next project!  You could be the winner of amazing A Muse Studio products! 

Order "Smile Inside" on my webstore:

www.amusestudio.com/analynmattero

For orders greater than $150, email me for free stuff!

analynm808 {at} gmail {dot} com

Enjoy and Happy Stamping!

Happy A*Muse*A*Palooza!!!

So many great things going on at A Muse Studio today!!!

First: the new holiday catalog is available!!!

*New stamp sets

*New cardstock colors and patters

*New Ink, ribbon, dies & so much more!

View or download a copy on my webstore

Second: Today is the start of A*Muse*A*Palooza!

A*Muse*A*Palooza is A|S special event of the year when the fun begins! During AMAP, hostesses receive a limited special edition stamp set, more rewards and numerous games/challenges on A|S's Facebook page!

Today's challenge, with chances of winning great prizes is to use 'glitter'!
AMAP runs from August 22, 2011 to September 30, 2011.

The third and final: A Muse Studio Challenge Blog

kicks off today!

This blog is a group of wonderful talented consultants challenging others to get creative each week!

It's a coincidence that this week's challenge is also 'glitter'!

Be sure to check out all the wonderful creations! 

Leave a comment on the blog, let those creative consultants you enjoyed their work! 

Wheww...all that wipes me out! 

Enjoy and Happy Stamping!



Glittered Birthday

glittered birthday
dets: all A|S ~ CS: sugar and watermelon; Stamps: very merry un-birthday, celebrate in style, contemporary greetings;
Inks: bubblegum and memento black; Copics: B04, RV25, BG10, Y17, RV21.

So, I'm super excited to be among a group of fantastic consultants who are hosting the A Muse Studio Challenge Blog!  Each week, a consultant will post a challenge and will have a prize for that winner!  What a great way to work a challenge and get great prizes!

This week was Carla's turn and she challenged the use of  "glitter".  I am not a fan of glitter because it gets pretty messy and it ends up in my eyes.  Yep, I'm kind of a dork and somehow it ends up there.  Since I wear contacts, it hurts like heck.  ;p <<--that's me winking because I have glitter in my eyes.  So thanks, Carla!!!  Ha,ha,ha!  I'm just kidding. <3 luv ya, girl!
Although, I'm not a fan, doesn't mean that glitter is bad!  A Muse Studio has great glitter in wonderful colors!  I just need to learn how not to get it in my eyes...lol.  Carla, any useful tips will be great! ;p
The great thing about our glitter is the "warning".  On the side of the bottle it says: "we know our glitter looks yummy, but please don't eat it."  OMG, the staff at A|S has such a wonderful sense of humor!  I'm so blessed to be a part of an outstanding company!!! 

This project was last minute and I had a brain fart.  I took a break to Starbucks with the BFF to clear my mind.  She was the one who came up with the idea to make a birthday card ... so here it is. 
I sent her a picture message when I was done and her daughter said I completed it really fast. 
That's because with A Muse Studio, it's easy, peasy!!!

Enjoy and Happy Stamping! 

JUST FOR FUN - Consultant Challenge, ASCC1-AUG2011

Just for Fun ~ A|S Consultant Challenges

...is back!!! 

Julie Ebersole, our Director of Education, has challenged us yet again

with an amazing technique:

Mortise (reverse) Masking

See this awesome video ~ 

Wasn't that just great?  ... or what???

I love her videos, the techniques, the training, and the music! 

When those tunes enter my eardrums, I think happy thoughts and my creative side starts working!

Well, on to my card:

With Sympathy
it looked to plain so I used the other piece ~ idk if it's called the negative side

lol...now i wish i left it plain

mortise (reverse) masking

mortise (reverse) masking

dets: all a|s unless stated

CS: sugar; Stamps: essential sentiments and graphic sunflower; Inks: papaya, grass, orange,

and bubble gum.

I really enjoyed this new technique but it takes practice!  Just remember Julie saying to work it in a circular pattern and tap it...something like that!

The inks are so amazingly smooth, it goes on like buttahhh!!! 

Purchase these fine products on my webstore:

www.amusestudio.com/analynmattero

for purchases greater than $150, email me beforehand to get free stuff!

analynm808{at}gmail{dot}com

Happy Stamping!

August Spotlight ~ School Days



It's that time again, the Montly Spotlight is ready for consumption!!!!

This month A Muse Studio's theme is

**School Days**

With school back in and Summer is over, it's the perfect time to play with A Muse Studio's stamp sets!

On Sale till September 15th:

School Days

Rock Star

Personal Stationary

The Mighty Jungle

Past Due

and the cordinating cardstocks ~ Collegiate:

Buttercup
Winter Sky
Cranberry
Fern
Eucalyptus

Easy to order online at my webstore:

www.amusestudio.com/analynmattero

for orders over $150 ~ email me for free products!

analynm808 {at} gmail {dot} com

Happy School days!

Olive You!

Olive you!
dets: all a|s unless stated: CS: sugar, buttercup, buttercup polka dot; Stamps: Tini Time, ovalicious, and swanky backgrounds,
Inks: lemon whip, papaya, and amuse dye black; Other: mini dots, muliti

Two cards in one night!  I'm on a roll! lol...This second card is going to my previous sweet and dear manager: Mildred.  On FB she has posted two pictures of the gang drinking and I thought this was very appropriate.  I miss her and she was the best manager to work with. 

Mildred, I'm waiting for you to come out to visit me here! ;p

I got a chance to get her a few Hawaiian goodies: chocolate covered macadamian nuts, honey roasted mac nuts, Hawaiian Ice Tea (to be mixed with water); a few white rabbit (filipino candy); this card and a Hawaii post card.  Her birthday was this past July 27th. So I'm gonna send her some Love from Hawaii.  I hope she likes it! 

Both stamp sets are on sale till August 15th! 

Hurry up and save!

www.amusestudio.com/analynmattero



SC343 ~ Happy Birthday To You

Happy Birthday To You
dets: all a|s unless stated ~ CS: sugar, sage, and sage gingham; Stamps: sea shells, life's a breeze, and birthday greetings;
Inks: fern, grass, and amuse dye black; Copics: YG67 and YG13

So I've been hanging out at SplitCoast Stampers and I'm really liking their challenges.  I've told myself that I really want to excel in my trade (cardmaking).  Participating in these challenges are a way to get my creative juices flowing and allows me to stretch myself.  

At the lounge, we had a chance to call Lara to pratice our booking calls.  It was such a great idea and with a bonus: we get a stamp set ~ FOR FREE!!!

All we had to do is call.  It was on like Donkey Kong!  I did have to wait almost 45 minutes but it was well worth it.  Lara said I did a really good job *pats myself on the back* and she gave me lots of great tips! It was super fun!  I did say a lot of umms and wells.  I gotta practice not doing that.  It wasn't really well rehearsed, just kinda went with the flow. 

I already had a stamp set in mind (clever girls-pg 55) but I had to ask if we could choose from the new catty.  OMG!!!  Now I can't decide!!!  lol...

I think I'm going to stick with my original choice. 

 I'm a clever girl by calling and doing a good job. 

;p

All stamp sets can be purchased at my webstore:

www.amusestudio.com/analynmattero

email me if your order is over $150, you'll get $25 in FREE STUFF!!!

analynm808 {at} gmail {dot} com

August Blog Hop

Summer Breeze
dets: all a|s unless stated: CS: sugar, sage, gingham: bubblegum, buttercup and sky;
Stamps: life's a breeze and a muse art stamps-heart line;
Inks: french roast, papaya, cranberry, and memento black; Other: yellow floss and green toothpick

Summer Love



"If you are participating in the blog hop, you should have come from Samantha's blog, and if not, then you should start from the beginning with Samantha's blog until you come to my blog.
 I'm second on the list.

This month we were asked to create a project on what summer means to me.  Summer reminds me of love and the beach.  Living in Hawaii, we get to go to the beach all year round but so much so in the summer with school out of session.  I don't have kids but I have a group of teens at my church who always talks about going to the beach during the summer. 

The love of my life does not live on the islands, (by choice), so I wanted to make a card dedicated to him.  I wish he was here and so I made a special "mung and pung" chair set. 

It's my version of "his & hers". 

I love the gingham paper ~ I finally opened it up (from the starter kit) and had a chance to play with it. The colors and design are so pretty! 

I went to my cousin's BKP 1st anniversary party and they performed their own version of 

"Summer breeze".  BKP stands for Broke Kids Project.  It's a collaboration of teens (from our church) making music.  The music is not strictly christian music but a mix of their musical talents. I'm so proud of them, I wish I had a video from last night to show off.  

I'll just settle for Jason Mraz's mix ~ Enjoy the video before you're off to your next stop! 

Now on to your next stop Tamra Grandi's blog.

all products can be purchased at my webstore:

www.amusestudio.com/analynmattero

free stuff with orders of more than $150

email me: analynm808 {at} gmail {dot} com