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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">If you are participating in the blog hop, you should have come from <a href="http://checkerberrylane.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/as-consultant-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Kristine's blog </a>and if not, then you should start from the beginning with <a href="http://www.papernstamps.blogspot.com/2012/08/holiday-hoopla-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Karen's blog</a> until you come to my blog. </span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">Welcome to the Holiday Hoopla Blog Hop. I'm joining some of my fellow A|Muse Studio Consultants this month and our theme is the holidays to celebrate the start of Holiday Hoopla. It's never too early to get started on your Christmas cards and here's one to get you inspired. All supplies used to make this card are from a|s unless stated and can be purchased from my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat" target="_blank">webstore</a> 24/7. Please be sure to <a href="mailto:khatzke@gmail.com" target="_blank">contact me</a> directly if your order is $150 or more in order to receive hostess benefits. </span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">Here are the details on the card. I started out with a Kraft cardbase and added a piece of twas the night before christmas patterned paper along the bottom. I also added a piece of Cherry Woodgrain paper because I wanted to keep this flat and easy to mail. The reindeer is from Nordic Noel and is stamped with French Roast ink onto a piece of Vanilla cardstock which is matted with a piece of Wasabi cardstock. I stamped the Noel with Cherry ink and then stamped the leaves with Wasabi ink onto a scrap piece of Vanilla, cut them out, and mounted them with 3-D foam adhesive onto the reindeer. I finished him off with a little bit of liquid pearls (not available through a|s) for the nose and berries. There you have it--a quick and easy Christmas Card that you can easily mass produce so you'll have time to enjoy the holidays with your friends and family.</span></center>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif;">Now on to your next stop <a href="http://www.attemptedcreativity.blogspot.com/2012/08/august-muse-studio-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Pamela's blog</a>. If you get lost here is the complete list:</span></center>
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A Muse Studio is celebrating Memorial Day with a Red, White, & Blue gift for YOU!
Customers who spend $50 or more will get one spool each of Cherry, Vanilla, & Bermuda satin ribbon for FREE!
Place your order this weekend and 30 yards of free satin ribbon is yours. {that’s a value of $20.85!}
This offer is valid on orders $50 or more (before shipping and taxes) placed between Saturday, May 26th and Monday, May 28th at 11:59 pm Eastern time. Ribbon will be automatically included with all qualifying orders. No coupon code required and you will not need to note it on the order. Limit one per customer.
<center><a href="http://www.wee-designs.blogspot.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/Khatzke1120/BLOG/KathySignature.png" border="0" alt="Kathy"></a></center>blahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732886616173123009noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583116735081442429.post-16930160876318669812012-05-25T11:44:00.002-07:002012-05-25T11:44:24.887-07:00Butterflies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had a chance to play around the other day and this is what I came up with. I wanted to use some items that are featured in May's Studio Spotlight for this card. I started with a Papaya card base and stamped the Venetian Background stamp onto it with Bellini ink. The butterflies from Papillion are stamped on a piece of Sugar cardstock with Papaya, Burano, and Bellini inks. The sentiment is from Marvelous Marigolds and is stamped with Navy ink. This piece is matted with Navy cardstock. I added a few clear twinkle stickers that I'd colored with a Copic marker and then mounted it with 3d adhesive onto the card base. I had a small die cut butterfly sitting on my desk and I decided to press it into my watermelon inkpad to change its color and covered it with Glossy Accents for some shine and dimension. Once it dried, it added it near the sentiment with some 3d adhesive. There you have it!</div>
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<center><br /></center><center>Supplies</center><center>Stamps: Marvelous Marigolds, Papillion, Venetian Background</center><center>Paper: Papaya, Sugar, Navy</center><center>Ink: Bellini, Burano, Papaya, Navy, Watermelon</center><center>Accessories: Clear Twinkle stickers, Butterfly Trio Die</center><center><br /></center><center><br /></center><center><a href="http://www.wee-designs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Kathy" border="0" src="http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/Khatzke1120/BLOG/KathySignature.png" /></a></center>blahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732886616173123009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583116735081442429.post-3081331881371838522012-05-24T06:30:00.000-07:002012-05-24T09:50:11.898-07:00Ink Sale<br />
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If you've thought about trying out a|s inks, there's still time to take advantage of our ink sale. To see all the colors and place an order, be sure to visit my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat">webstore</a>.</div>
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Every month A Muse Studio showcases a variety of creative projects featuring a selection of stamp sets paired with a beautiful color palette called A Muse Studio Spotlight. Since we have a long weekend coming up, I'm going to be doing some stamping and wanted to let you all know it's not too late to take advantage of May's Studio Spotlight.</div>
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But what's best of all, you can purchase the May Spotlight stamp sets and Garden Party coordinating assorted paper pack at a reduced price from <span style="color: #111111;"><strong>May 1st through the 31st</strong></span>. The<strong>Garden Party</strong> paper pack includes 4 sheets of <strong>burano, watermelon, bellini, papaya & navy</strong> (#PAST512). I'll be back later with a sample that I made featuring some stamps, ink, and paper from May's Spotlight.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">On to the details. All supplies are from A Muse|Studio and can be purchased from my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat" style="font-size: 16px;">webstore</a>. Be sure to <a href="mailto:khatzke@gmail.com" style="font-size: 16px;">email me</a> if your order is more than $150 so that you can receive hostess benefits. I stamped the flowers from Floral Duet in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Sugar Cardstock and colored them in with a variety of yellow and orange Copic markers. Unfortunately, I cleaned off my desk before I wrote down which markers but in all honesty, just pick the colors you like that blend well together. The flowers are cut out and mounted with 3d adhesive onto a Sugar Piece that has a sentiment from Hand Scripted stamped onto it with Memento Tuxedo Black. This piece is also mounted onto a Sugar Card with 3d foam adhesive. I finished it off with some black twinkle sticker and there you have it. A clean and simple card that packs a lot of punch. <br /><br /><br /><br />Be sure to visit everyone on our hop so you don't miss out on some A Muse|Studio inspiration. <br /><br />This is the line up<br /><br /><a href="http://www.papernstamps.blogspot.com/2012/02/studio-stampers-february-blog-hop.html">Karen Crisp</a><br /><a href="http://www.kathatstamps.blogspot.com/2012/02/studio-stampers-february-blog-hop.html">Kathy Hatzke</a> <span style="color: lime;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">=====you are here!</span></span><br />Kristen Watson<a href="http://branchandsky.blogspot.com/2012/02/february-studio-stampers-blog-hop.html">http://branchandsky.blogspot.com/2012/02/february-studio-stampers-blog-hop.html</a><br /><a href="http://llamatales.blogspot.com/2012/02/studio-stampers-february-blog-hop.html">Lianna Vigil</a><br /><a href="http://gypsypaperie.blogspot.com/2012/02/studio-stampers-february-blog-hop.html">Angella Schellenberg</a><br /><a href="http://dragonfliesandcats.blogspot.com/2012/02/february-blog-hop.html">Lisa Wakabayashi</a> </span></div>
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It's February 2nd and time for another a muse|studio spotlight. All stamps in the February spotlight are on sale until February 29th and can be ordered through my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat">webstore</a>. Be sure to<a href="mailto:khatzke@gmail.com"> contact me</a> if your order is over $150 so that you can receive hostess benefits. Can I just say that I absolutely love this month's spotlight? It includes 2 of my older favorite stamps set and my newest favorite stamp set :-) Of course, all the stamps are gorgeous and I {heart} this month's color pallette.</div>
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It's January and time for another a muse|studio spotlight. Starting this year, the spotlight runs from the beginning to the end of the month instead of the 15th to the 15th. All stamps in the January spotlight are on sale until January 31st and can be ordered through my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat">webstore</a>. Be sure to<a href="mailto:khatzke@gmail.com"> contact me</a> if your order is over $150 so that you can receive hostess benefits. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7dFp5dZ7pTM/TwMz0tmpdYI/AAAAAAAACqM/S4MfUMh9fFw/s1600/January+Spotlight.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7dFp5dZ7pTM/TwMz0tmpdYI/AAAAAAAACqM/S4MfUMh9fFw/s640/January+Spotlight.JPG" width="496" /></a></div>
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Between December 1st and 15th, you can get our Top Ten Holiday Must-Haves at 20% off! Whether you need stocking stuffers, thank you gifts, or goodies for teachers, co-workers, hostesses or friends, there's something for everyone here!</div>
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Welcome to the Studio Sampers October Blog Hop, if you are joining us in the hop you should have come here from <a href="http://gypsypaperie.blogspot.com/2011/10/studio-stampers-october-blog-hop.html">Angela's blo</a>g, if not why not start at the beginning with <a href="http://papernstamps.blogspot.com/2011/10/studio-stampers-october-blog-hop.html">Karen</a> and hop on down until you get back to me.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DcURkZ_glAs/TpKCsXgtjDI/AAAAAAAACpQ/rUcj8dnvy00/s1600/Birthday+Leavees.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DcURkZ_glAs/TpKCsXgtjDI/AAAAAAAACpQ/rUcj8dnvy00/s320/Birthday+Leavees.jpg" width="320" /></a>Here's another Fall card for your viewing pleasure. I don't think I can get enough of these colors and leaves. I started out with a Pebble card base and then decided to go with a Cranberry, Pumpkin, Wasabi, and Vanilla Scheme. I took a piece of Vanilla cardstock and stamped it with the Woodgrain background stamp in Pebble before I stamped the leaves and outlines from Fresh Foliage in Cranberry and Pumpkin and then the smaller leaf from the same set in Wasabi. I wrapped a couple of pieces of Holiday Washi tape around this piece before I mounted it on a piece of Cranberry cardstock. This is popped up on the cardbase with 3d dimensional adhesive. I die cut a label is cut from Vanilla cardstock with the Labels die before I stamped it with a Vintage Labels matching outline in Pebble. I stamped off a leaf from Fresh Foliage in Wasabi ink on some scrap paper before I stamped it onto the die cut. Finally, I stamped the sentiment from Contemporary Greetings in French Roast on this die cut before it was mounted on the card front with 3 d foam adhesive. It probably took me longer to type up this post than it did to actually do the stamping but it's another card that I love that has major "wow" going on without taking hours to complete.<br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;">Thanks for visiting and next on the hop is <a href="http://www.piesafepapergoods.blogspot.com/">Lisa Chapman</a>, if you get lost, or there is a problem with the link here is the complete list.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px;"><br />
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<a href="http://branchandsky.blogspot.com/2011/10/studio-stampers-october-blog-hop.html">Kristen Watson</a><br />
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">Supplies</span></center><center>Cardstock: Pebble, Cranberry, Vanilla</center><center>Stamps: Fresh Foliage, Contemporary Greetings, Woodgrain Background</center><center>Ink: Cranberry, French Roast, Pebble, Pumpkin, Wasabi</center><center>Accessories: Holiday Washi Tape, Vintage Labels Die, 3d Foam Adhesive<a href="http://www.wee-designs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Kathy" border="0" src="http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/Khatzke1120/BLOG/KathySignature.png" /></a></center>blahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732886616173123009noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583116735081442429.post-56017809278821513122011-10-02T17:33:00.000-07:002011-10-02T17:33:37.249-07:00A Muse|Studio WCMD Challenge: Buttons<center>I love Fall! We have Indian Summers here in the Bay Area and generally have our best weather in September and October. Plus, it's football season and one of my favorite things to do is to hang out and tailgate with family and friends. There's nothing better on a gorgeous Fall Day.</center><center><br />
</center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qaOUVXY7_3c/TokAnyYVqUI/AAAAAAAACpM/5rDnbXa5c6A/s1600/Autumn+Greetings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qaOUVXY7_3c/TokAnyYVqUI/AAAAAAAACpM/5rDnbXa5c6A/s400/Autumn+Greetings.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><center>Besides tailgating and football, I also love the gorgeous colors of Fall. Yellow and Orange have always been my favorite colors and I love when the leaves turn colors. This card is my entry into <a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/a-muse-studio/world-card-making-day-challenge/209401079126241">a muse|studio's WCMD Challenge to use buttons on your card</a>. All supplies are from a muse|studio and can be purchased 24/7 from my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat">webstore</a>. </center><center><br />
</center><center>Here's the details on the card. I started out with a Pebble card base and added a piece of Vanilla cardstock which I'd stamped with leaves from Fresh Foliage in Wasabi, Pumpkin, and Currant. The leaf outlines were stamped after inking the stamped and the solid inner portion was stamped after stamping off on scratch paper once. I added a strip of Slate Woodgrain cardstock across the center in lieu of ribbon and then topped it off with 3 pumpkin buttons. The sentiment from Fresh Foliage is stamped on the Pebble portion of the card in Slate ink. Easy peesy lemon squeezey! I hear this card--Pebble is such a great neutral color and the autumn leaves make me happy when I look at them. Thanks for visiting and be sure to come back again real soon.</center><center><br />
</center><center>Supplies</center><center>Paper: Pebble, Vanilla, Slate Woodgrain</center><center>Stamps: Fresh Foliage</center><center>Ink: Wasabi, Currant, Pumpkin, Slate</center><center>Accessories: Pumpkin buttons</center><center><br />
</center><center><a href="http://www.wee-designs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Kathy" border="0" src="http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/Khatzke1120/BLOG/KathySignature.png" /></a></center>blahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732886616173123009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583116735081442429.post-44255996935138161402011-09-18T19:57:00.000-07:002011-09-18T19:57:24.752-07:00A-MUSE-A-PALOOZA Challenge 4: Paris Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7kE-qugOuws/Tnap2y3PQ_I/AAAAAAAACpI/sHPhdkPCHhI/s1600/Spooky+Boo+Day.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7kE-qugOuws/Tnap2y3PQ_I/AAAAAAAACpI/sHPhdkPCHhI/s320/Spooky+Boo+Day.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><center>Have you visited a muse|studio's facebook page yet? If you haven't you should definitely check it out. They have weekly challenges right now during A-MUSE-A-PALOOZA. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/a-muse-studio/a-muse-a-palooza-challenge-4-paris-inspiration/200889856644030">This week's challenge</a> was to create a card that was inspired by a photo of Paris. I took the greys and greens as well as the trees as the staring point for my inspiration. </center><center><br />
</center><center>All supplies used are from a muse|studio and can be purchased from my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat">webstore</a>. The layout for this card is from the Clean and Simple Stamping Blog and is <a href="http://cleanandsimplestamping.blogspot.com/2011/09/158.html">FTL 158.</a> I started out with a Pebble cardbase and added a couple pieces of Holiday Washi Tape to it for the front strip. I don't know if I'll be able to make a card that doesn't have Washi Tape--it's addicting. The focal piece is stamped with images from Spooky Boo Day in Pebble, Wasabi, Slate, and French Roast inks. I inked up the tree in Pebble ink and then added the Wasabi for the leaves with a sponge dauber to get both colors on the image. The owl and sentiment are stamped in French Roast. The bats and grave markers are stamped in slate--the grave markers were stamped off once prior to being stamped on the Sugar Cardstock. I added some red micro twinkle stickers for a bit of bling before I rounded the corners and attached this to a piece of Wasabi cardstock that also has rounded corner. This whole piece is popped up with 3d foam adhesive to the card base. </center><center><br />
</center><center>There you have it! I love Spooky Boo Day and will be playing with it a lot more from now till Halloween. Thanks for visiting. </center><center><br />
</center><center>Supplies </center><center>Stamps: Spooky Boo Day</center><center>Cardstock: Pebble, Wasabi, Sugar</center><center>Inks: Pebble, Wasabi, Slate, French Roast</center><center>Accessories: Holiday Washi Tape, Micro Twinkle Stickers, 3d Foam Adhesive <a href="http://www.wee-designs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Kathy" border="0" src="http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/Khatzke1120/BLOG/KathySignature.png" /></a></center>blahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732886616173123009noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583116735081442429.post-64240840197420511052011-09-10T08:00:00.000-07:002011-09-10T15:34:37.508-07:00September Studio Stampers Blog Hop<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
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</span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dh needed a card for a friend who's recently had a baby. All supplies used are from a muse|studio and can be purchased through my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat">website</a> or by sending me an <a href="mailto:khatzke@gmail.com">email</a>. I couldn't wait to pull out the little crib from Sleepy Sighs and put it to use. I stamped the crib onto Sugar cardstock in Versafine Onyx Black. While I love Memento Tuxedo Black and use it 99.99% of the time, I find that the Versafine gives a nice, dark, rich, true black. I colored in the crib with copics (RV21, RV25, E33, and E29) and spica glitter pens. I added some Washi Tape from the Spring collection to the piece and tied some sheer onyx organdy ribbon above the tape. I then stamped the sentiment from Sleepy Sighs onto the piece. This is layered on a piece of Bermuda cardstock and the focal piece is mounted onto a Blush cardbase with 3d foam adhesive.</span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There you have it, a quick and cute baby card that will bring a smile to someone's face!</span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></center><center style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for visiting and be sure to check out all the rest of the stampers on today's blog hop. Next up is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://papernstamps.blogspot.com/2011/09/studio-stampers-september-blog-hop.html">Karen's blog</a></span> but if you get lost, here's the complete list of blog hoppers.</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<a href="http://studiostampers.com/2011/09/10/september-blog-hop/"> Studio Stampers Blog</a><br />
<a href="http://cleanandsimplecards.com/2011/09/september-blog-hop.html"> Krystie Hersch</a><br />
<a href="http://branchandsky.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-blog-hop.html"> Kristen Watson </a><br />
<a href="http://kathatstamps.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-studio-stampers-blog-hop.html"> Kathy Hatzke</a> --------you are here!<br />
<a href="http://papernstamps.blogspot.com/2011/09/studio-stampers-september-blog-hop.html"> Karen Crisp</a> <br />
<a href="http://karikards.blogspot.com/2011/09/studio-stampers-blog-hop.html"> Kari Bell</a> <br />
<a href="http://dragonfliesandcats.blogspot.com/2011/09/sept-blog-hop.html"> Lisa Wakabayashi</a> <br />
<a href="http://lk2thestarz.blogspot.com/2011/09/studio-stampers-september-blog-hop.html"> Veronica Zalis </a><br />
<a href="http://piesafepapergoods.blogspot.com/2011/09/september-blog-hop.html"> Lisa Chapman </a><br />
<a href="http://llamatales.blogspot.com/2011/09/studio-stampers-september-blog-hop.html"> Lianna Vigil </a> </span></span><br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><a href="http://gypsypaperie.blogspot.com/2011/08/as-blog-hop.html">Angie Schellenberg</a> </span></span></div><div><br />
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<div><div></div></div></div>blahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732886616173123009noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583116735081442429.post-56892152144613699742011-08-23T08:00:00.000-07:002011-08-23T09:02:23.461-07:00August Studio Stampers Blog Hop<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
<div style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b25N8kRiO6k/TlMhVXcsGeI/AAAAAAAACo4/BaT9uM0qQqI/s1600/Just+My+Type+with+Blue.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="251" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b25N8kRiO6k/TlMhVXcsGeI/AAAAAAAACo4/BaT9uM0qQqI/s320/Just+My+Type+with+Blue.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Welcome to the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal;">a·muse|studio</span> blog hop with my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal;">a·muse</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> "cousins". We are all lucky to have <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6600cc;"><a href="http://www.cleanandsimplecards.com/">Krystie</a></span> as our upline. You should have come here from <a href="http://cleanandsimplecards.com/2011/08/august-blog-hop.html">Krystie's blog</a> but make sure that you follow all the links to see lots of </span></b></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal;">a·muse|studio goodness.</span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal;"><br />
</span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal;">All supplies are from a muse|studio unless otherwise stated and can be purchased from my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat">webstore</a> 24/7. I'm always in need of thank you cards and when I saw this super cute typewriter in the Just My Type set, I knew I had to have it. I stamped the typewriter in versamark ink on onyx cardstock and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. I then carefully cut it out and then cut a tiny slit in the top of the typewriter so that I could put my sentiment through it which is also from the same set. It's stamped onto sugar cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I added a small heart twinkle sticker to it as well. The typewriter is popped up with 3-d foam adhesive on a piece of School Lined paper that is punched with a spiral notebook punch. This piece is put on to a bubblegum polka dot card base. I added 3 bermuda buttons to the card and there you have it! A quick, cute, and super easy thank you card to add my stash of cards for a time when I need to show my appreciation to someone.</span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: small; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal;"><br />
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<center><a href="http://www.wee-designs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Kathy" border="0" src="http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/Khatzke1120/BLOG/KathySignature.png" /></a></center>blahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732886616173123009noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583116735081442429.post-33056023073139775062011-07-26T08:29:00.000-07:002011-07-26T08:29:50.793-07:00Studio Challenge-Kathy<center style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm so excited that I'm the<a href="http://studiostampers.com/2011/07/24/studio-star-of-the-week-kathy-hatzke/"> Studio Star of the Week</a>. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favorite techniques is masking because it’s one of those relatively simple techniques that gets a big wow. You can add depth to your stamping, frame an image, fill in images, and even selectively use parts of your stamps to get more mileage out of them. My challenge to you is to create a card using the masking technique and then share it at the <a href="http://studiostampers.com/2011/07/26/studio-challenge-2/">Studio Stampers blog</a>-it can be basic masking, reverse masking, or even masking a part of your stamp. The only thing you need to do is use some type of masking on your card</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-style: italic;">.</span></span></center><center><br />
</center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sgZ3XrLnZv4/Ti7apkybBOI/AAAAAAAACmk/_yj8Dvf79hg/s1600/Masked+Marigolds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sgZ3XrLnZv4/Ti7apkybBOI/AAAAAAAACmk/_yj8Dvf79hg/s320/Masked+Marigolds.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Here's my sample. All supplies are from a muse|studio and can be purchased from my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat">web store</a>. I stamped the Marigolds from Marvelous Marigolds on a kraft cardbase in Cherry and also stamped them on some eclipse masking tape that I've had forever in Memento Tuxedo Black. I cut out the Marigolds from the masking tape and used them to cover up the Marigolds on my cardfront. I then stamped the Woodgrain background stamp over the card front in French Roast and some leaves from Marvelous Marigolds in Grass. I removed my masks and added a label that I had die cut from Cherry cardstock and stamped with the matching outline from Vintage Labels on the cardfront with 3d foam adhesive. The sentiment from Contemporary Greetings is stamped on a piece of Sugar cardstock with French Roast ink and mounted onto the label. Finally, I lightly sponged the center of the Marigolds with Sugar ink and added a couple Vanilla Pearl stickers to the centers of the flowers. There is about as close to a one layer card as you'll get from me!</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">I love how all the masking and layering on of stamps and images adds so much depth to this card.</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<center style="text-align: left;">Have you checked out <a href="http://www.studiostampers.com/">Studio Stampers</a>? We're a team of a muse|studio consultants who all share the wonderfully talented <a href="http://cleanandsimplecards.com/">Krystie Hersch </a>as our upline. Last week, <a href="http://lk2thestarz.blogspot.com/">Ronnie</a>, was the Studio Star of the week and had a lovely <a href="http://studiostampers.com/2011/07/11/studio-challenge/">inspiration challenge</a> for us. Fortunately, Krystie has decided to keep the challenges open for two weeks and I got some time to play along. My card is inspired by the lovely pink table and vase in the upper left as well as the gumballs/candy on the right. </center><center style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</center><center style="text-align: left;"> All supplies used are from a muse|studio and can be purchased from my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat">web store</a>. I stamped the gumball machine from Sweet Love on sugar and sage cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored in the gumballs and heart with several pink and green Copics, paper pieced the gumball machine, and then went over the heart and parts of the gumball machine with a clear Spica glitter pen for a hint of subtle shimmer. Hello is from Just My Type and is also stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. This piece is layered on sage cardstock. I added a piece of Washi tape from the summer assortment and sugar polka dot organdy ribbon before I popped the focal piece up on 3d foam adhesive.</center><center style="text-align: left;"><br />
</center><center style="text-align: left;">There you have it! If you've got some time, come visit and play along. There's a new Studio Star and challenge this week and I'm hoping to find some time to play along again.</center><center style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</center><center style="text-align: left;">Supplies</center><center style="text-align: left;">stamps: Sweet Love, Just My Type</center><center style="text-align: left;">paper: sugar, bubblegum, sage</center><center style="text-align: left;">ink: Memento Tuxedo Black</center><center style="text-align: left;">accessories: Copic Markers, Spica Glitter Pen, Summer Washi Tape Assortment, Sugar organdy polka dot ribbon </center><center style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Here are the details on the car. All supplies used are from the a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal;">·muse|studio</span> spotlight and can be purchased through my <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_631314930">a</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_631314930">·muse|studio</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat"> store</a>. </span> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">I started out with a lichen card base and stamped the little coral stamp from Sea Shells on the card base in versamark across the middle. It's really hard to see but so subtle and nice in real life. The sea shells and star fish from the Sea Shells set are also stamped in versamark on kraft, embossed in white embossing powder and then cut out. I stamped "Papa" from the Classic Alphabet set in Bermuda ink on Sugar cardstock. I tore a piece of sage cardstock and attached it to this piece and then tied on some toffee twine to this piece and attached it to the card front. The cut out pieces are attached to the front with 3d foam adhesive. There you have it! An elegant, simple summer card that can easily be adapted for the recipient since you're using alphabet stamps for the focal piece. </span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<center>So, it's June 28th and we're expecting rain and drizzle in the Bay Area. Can I please just get some summer? We didn't have Spring since it rained virtually every day. We have had some pleasant weather but can it be consistent? Waaaaaaah!</center><center><br />
</center><center>Enough whining from me. I'm on break so I should be happy, right? I'm transitioning between jobs right now--I left my former school/district and will be working in the school/district very close to where I now live. Exciting times! Of course, we went by my new school yesterday and the kids saw that the start time is earlier than where they currently go so they informed me that they really need to go to the school where I work. . .While it was convenient in so many ways, it's actually better for them to not have me as their principal. It's better for me to just be mommy to them.</center><center><br />
</center><center>Are you done listening to my chit chat? You came for a card, right? Today's card is made using supplies from the <a href="https://www.amusestudio.com/kathat/studio-spotlight-june.asp">a|s Elegant Summer Spotlight</a> and can be purchased in my <a href="http://www.amusestudio.com/kathat">a muse|studio store</a>. I adore these colors and images--perfect for summer! Here are the deets--I stamped the leafy image, fish, and bubbles from Keep Swimmin' in lichen, sky, and bermuda on sugar cardstock and then added some clear twinkle stickers over the bubbles. The sentiment from the same set is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black near the bottom of the focal piece. The little fish is also stamped on sugar cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black and then colored in with Copics, cut out, and mounted on 3D foam adhesive. The focal piece is matted on sage cardstock. The entire piece is popped up on 3D adhesive on a bermuda cardbase that has a strip of lichen cardstock added to it. There you have it, easy, peasy, lemon squeezey! This card is perfect for so many occasions and it happened to go to our neighbor's son for his birthday.</center><center><br />
</center><center>Thanks for vising and be sure to come back again soon.</center><center><br />
</center><center>Supplies used:</center><center>Stamps: Keep Swimmin'</center><center>Paper: Sugar, Bermuda, Lichen, Sage</center><center>Inks: Bermuda, Lichen, Sky, Memento Tuxedo Black</center><center>Accessories: Copics, Clear Twinkle Stickers, 3D foam adhesive</center><center><br />
</center><center><a href="http://www.wee-designs.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Kathy" border="0" src="http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee429/Khatzke1120/BLOG/KathySignature.png" /></a></center>blahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10732886616173123009noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2583116735081442429.post-62080259788965001982011-06-19T23:24:00.000-07:002011-06-19T23:25:11.859-07:00a muse|studio Elegant Summer Spotlight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-69CNQzkf9zI/Tf7k5BsEk3I/AAAAAAAACmQ/UjcI5iqDJlc/s1600/Spotlight+June+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-69CNQzkf9zI/Tf7k5BsEk3I/AAAAAAAACmQ/UjcI5iqDJlc/s640/Spotlight+June+2011.jpg" width="502" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Those of you who know me know that I simply adore a muse|studio. Every month from the 15th-15th, you'll receive <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">a 10% discount on selected stamps and papers. And as you can see, you'll also get a ton </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">of amazing inspiration. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">School has wrapped up and I'm wrapping up some odds and ends before I get my summer break and more glorious time to stamp. I'll have some goodies to show you later this week using some of the Elegant Summer Spotlight items.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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