Sweet...Sweet Victoria

It's a very *sweet* time again!

Time for another new release week over at

Sweet Stamp Shop!

If you've arrived at my blog directly from there,

then you are in the perfect spot!

If not, it's just one stop back to get started on the hop.

Each of the new releases will be available for sale

on Friday, December 2nd and will be at a special

sale price.  Until then, you could win a set by

completing the hop.  More on that in just a sec.

Today's preview is of the new set called 'Sweet Victoria'.

Silhouettes are really hot right now and this beautiful silhouette

is solid and so easy to stamp.

The cabbage roses and leaves are just a few more of the

lovely elements in this lovely set.

I embellished the stamped roses with these miniature

organza roses from Maya Road and of course, used my

favorite inks from A Muse Studio (colors in the recipe below).

These inks are available from my web store HERE.

It's time to get hopping...and here are the details before

I send you on your way.

To be eligible for stamp set a day:

**Make sure to visit each blog on the hop.

There are only 9 blogs each day, so it's a very 'do-able' hop!

**Leave an 'original' comment on each designers' blog.

(no copy and pasting, please)

**Be sure to follow the Sweet Stamp Shop blog and while you're at it,

our designers would love for you to follow them as well

For additional entries:

**Like our FB page

**Share our giveaway & blog hop with your friends

and leave us a note either on our FB page or on the SSS Blog

It is now time to send you on to my very talented friend, 

Savannah O'Gwynn

Have a great time on the hop!

Project Recipe: 

Ink: Grass, Fern, Cranberry, Slate & Current 
all by A Muse Studio
Stamps: Sweet Victoria by Sweet Stamp Shop
Tools:  Beaded Ovals Dies by Spellbinders, Big Shot

Scalloped Border Punch by Fiskars

Embellishments: Gems from Recollections & White Blossom
Organza Roses by Maya Road

Last Call for the 2012 DT Call for The Twinery

Just a quick post to remind everyone that there is just over

36 hours to submit your application to be a part of

the 2012 Design Team Call for

For all the details, I invite you to stop by The Twinery Blog.

While you are there....you can see the  

rest of this project featured there today!

 

If you are sitting on the fence, just take a look at all

this yummy twine that could be just the beginning of

what you will have at your fingertips if you apply.

We look forward to hearing from YOU!

 

Possible Technical Difficulties..I'd Like Your Help!

Hi everyone!

I've recently made a change to my blog and purchased

my domain name...but there is a disconnect somewhere

because it is not updating my posts on sights it normally would.

If you get this in Google Reader or any other method,

would you please respond to this test post by commenting

so I can have an idea of what might be happening.

Many...MANY thanks!

All the Merry Best...

I've got just a quick post to share with you today!

Our Thanksgiving prep is under full steam and I

can't be away too long.

 

You know I love designing for 

The Craft's Meow

and this week, they are sponsoring the

newest sketch challenge over at

Here is the sketch...

...and here is my interpretation....

I turned the sketch on it's side and had fun with

this whimsical set designed by Kaitlyn Ord

for TCM called 'The Merry Best'

I used lots of my very favorite yummy inks

from A Muse Studio

in Slate, Ocean, Grass & Bubblegum

{Check out my special offer if you order HERE}

I embossed the card panel with Swiss Dots from

Cuttlebug and embellished the diagonal layer

using black checked cardstock also from A Muse Studio.

The punch border is from EK Success.

I apologize for the poor lighting...still getting used to

the new light tent and I'm finding white on white is

the hardest to figure out.

Hope you will take the challenge over at Lily Pad Cards 

because you'll have

a great opportunity to win some fabulous stamps

from The Craft's Meow.

Hey!  Just a quick reminder that 

is having an open design team call until the

end of the month.  I hope if you are considering

applying, that you give it a go!

We are looking for all kinds of:

crafters

party-planners

scrapbookers

cardmakers

mixed media...

you name it

as long as you incorporate bakers twine!

For all of the details, visit The Twinery.

So great to have you stop by today!

I know it's a busy time, so I sincerely appreciate it.

Project Recipe: 

Designer Paper: Black check by A Muse Studio
Stamps: All the Best by The Craft's Meow
Tools:  'Swiss Dot' by Cuttlebug, Big Shot

Arch Border Punch by EK Success

Embellishments: Gems from Recollections

Big Stamps...Small Spaces

Hi everyone!

I am happy to be sharing a couple of projects

with you today...well, sort of.

I am happy to be sharing over on the 

Market Street Stamps blog today and to see

the finished card above, you'll need to make

a visit over there...and I hope you will!

I love using background stamps with

'faux-paper-piecing'

and that's what I've done with these

projects.  The one above features...

 

The Gingham Background from MSS.

This one features...

The Cane Background from MSS.

 

 

I think we are so used to thinking about using BIG backgrounds

only as backgrounds...and obviously, they fit into small spaces too!

I used the fab 'Autumn Greetings' set which is where this

great pumpkin & sentiment come from.  A hand-cut banner and a couple

of die cuts later, and we are done!

I hope you will make a visit to

 

Market Street Stamps and check out today's post

for all the details of these projects.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I know it's a very busy week for my U.S friends, so if you

have a sec, please say hello so I know you were here.

Project Recipe: 

Cardstock: Bazzill, American Crafts, Authentique
Stamps: Cane & Gingham Backgrounds, Celebrate Cake & Autumn Greetings
all by Market Street Stamps
Ink: Bubblegum & Orange from A Muse Studio
 Tools: Lacey Circles, Standard Circles  & Labels Four by Spellbinders
Corner Rounder by Fiskars

Embellishments: Gems & mini-brads from Recollections,
mini-roses from Maya Road 

I've Been Promoted...

What an terrific day for me today!

Most of you know that I sell A Muse Studio

stamps, inks, embellishments and tools

and I have really enjoyed it.

Today I was promoted to a Senior Sales Associate

and I am really excited about it!

I have a wonderful group of girls who are on my team

and to watch their excitement about selling A Muse

is contagious!

You know that I am IN LOVE with the A Muse Studio inks

and rarely use anything else.

So I would love to get you on board with using these

silky-soft quick drying (but embossable) inks.

So I have a personal offer for you!

First...here is are the color collections

And now here is my offer...

Place an order for inks directly from my webstore

and when you order $40 or more, I will personally

send you a catalog and inspiration guide (worth $10).

The inspiration guide is full of fun ideas from the

A Muse designers and a must-have.

All you have to do is place your order on my 

webstore here for your inks (and anything else you'd like)

and as long as your order is $40 or more, I will send you

the catalog and inspiration guide.

No need to make note of it on the order.

Just place your order, include your payment information

and I will get notification of your order and will send your

catalog directly to you.

A Muse Studio Straight to Your Door!!

And of course, I'd LoVe to add you to my team.

You can get started for as little as $99 and it's

a great started kit.  The advanced kit is only $149

and gives you additional inks and stamps to

create with.  If you love to demo and have stamping

get-togethers or like to do craft shows and art fairs,

this is a great product to sell...

PEOPLE LOVE A MUSE STAMPS!!!

So if you are interested in being a part of my 

fabulous team, I love to have you!

Just send me a note at julieranae@hotmail.com

with any questions you might have.

OK...it's time check out those yummy inks......

Sharing a Little Somethin'

Happy Sunday Everyone!

I have just a quick project for you today, but I did

want to share a little exciting information as well.

First...let's get to this sweet little greeting that I created

a couple of days ago.

I love stamps that can give a clean and easy look with very 

little effort, especially during this time of the year and this

stamp from Recollections was perfect.

Just a little coloring and it was done.

The background was created using one of my new

favorite stamp sets from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.

I used my favorite ink from A l Muse Studio in 'Sky'

to stamp the snowflakes and then just embellished

with bling and brads to finish it off.

If you've been a reader of my blog, you can probably guess

that I am in the process of a little 'make-over' right now.

It has been over a year since I re-decorated.

I have my dear friend  

Nicole Rixon of Sweet Stamp Shop

to thank for the fun blog header.

She designed this for me during the summer, but I've just

not had time to get things changed around.

It's a fab change, don't you think?!

I think it's a good thing to re-decorate once in awhile

and I am STILL in the process of moving the furniture,

so I hope you will bear with me.  When you switch from a

3-column blog back to a 2-column, there are a lot of

'bits 'n pieces' that need to find a new home or even...

be deleted.  So I appreciate your patience as things evolve.

OH and HEY!  I also now own the domain name to my blog,

so for those of you who bookmark me in ANY way, you may

want to change my blog name to

www.juliesopenwindow.com

It is taking Google a few days to get things all caught up,

but you will always be able to access my blog from my

'blogspot' address.

Well...that's it for me today, but I have some fun news

coming up this week and don't forget, the challenge

over at The Play Date Cafe is a two-week challenge

due to the Thanksgiving holiday, so you have plenty of

time to play along!

The colors are perfect for the week!

 

I say you leave the dinner dishes sit and do some stampin'!

See you soon!

Project Recipe: 

Stamps: Snowflake Flourish by Sweet 'N Sassy
Merry Christmas by Recollections
Ink: Sky from A Muse Studio
 Tools:  Corner Rounder by Fiskars

Embellishments: Gems & mini-brads from Recollections

Cake Wrapped in Bakers Twine

It's a busy day here at The Open Window with lots
of inspiration from a variety of places!

I am very excited to be a part of this fantastic
two-day blog hop and am so very
blessed to be a designer for both companies!

If you arrived here from the
Market Street Blog
then you are in just the right place!
If not, it's only two stops back to start at
the beginning of this amazing inspirational hop.

There are two really wonderful prizes being given away,
but you have to make your way around to each of the
designers' blogs and leave a little love to be eligible.
More on that shortly....

This is one of my favorite sets from Market Street.
It's called 'Celebrate Cake'.
I have always been fascinated with  cake decorating
and love looking through the British magazines
that specialize in sugar-crafting.
When I was in my 20's, I learned the Wilton Method
of cake decorating and once in awhile, I give it a go.
It's kinda like riding a bike!

Anyway...the beautiful designer paper is from 
Simple Stories and of course, 
my cake is decorated....

 

....with bakers twine from The Twinery.


So let's talk about the great prizes you could
win from both of these companies.


The Twinery is offering...

The Ultimate Color Sampler
{retail value $25}

and

Market Street Stamps is offering...  

So spend some time with the designers
of both companies this weekend.
You'll find wonderful inspiration along the way
and have a chance to win great prizes as well!

Don't forget to share a comment before you leave!

The next stop on the hop is one that will surely inspire you!
It's the very talented
Caroline Stender

Project Recipe: 

Designer Paper: Baby Steps by Simple Stories
Stamps: Celebrate Cake by Market Street Stamps
Tools:  'Flower Vine' by Sizzix, Big Shot

Fiskars Corner Rounder punch 

Embellishments: Bakers twine in Buttercream, Honeydew & Blossom 
from The Twinery

Felt Flower by Making Memories, Mini Pearls from Recollections

Honey...You Are Just My...

Ready for a little somethin' 

Clean & Simple?

 Karen came up with the fantastic sketch this week

and she is pulling me over the 'sketch' world

with this one!
 

 

 Been looking for an excuse to pull out my alpha

stickers from Authentique and thought this fit

the bill.  The brown checked cardstock is from A Muse Studios

and gave me the feeling of 'sepia'.

The typewriter image and the sentiment stamps

are from this week's sponsor...

You'll have lots of time to play Clean & Simple

because this is a  

TWO WEEK CHALLENGE.

We know that life in the U.S. is busy during

the Thanksgiving Holiday, so we are giving you

additional time to play along.

I'll see you over at CAS-ual Fridays!

Project Recipe: 

Designer Paper:  Brown Check from A Muse Studio

Ink: Slate from A Muse Studio
Stamps: You are Noteworthy by Tradefish Designs 

Embellishments: Petite Type Stickers from Authentique

Sending Hugs

It's time again for another beautiful 

color challenge over at

The Play Date Cafe.

Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, this will be a

TWO-WEEK CHALLENGE!

 I love every single color story that Jaclyn chooses

for our challenges and this one is no exception!

Speaking of Jax, she just returned from the

Paper Crafts Magazine Cruise and will be

sharing her photos over on her blog.

It's funny...even though friends like Jax don't live

near me, I still 'miss' them when they are away.

I feel more content knowing she is back : )

I have had the new 'Farmhouse' collection from

Crate Paper for awhile now and have been so

anxious to play with it.  This challenge was

the perfect opportunity because the colors are

so spot on.

It's a fairly simple, straightforward design here.

All the details on what I used are below.

We are sponsored this week by my friend

Kelly Marie over at Lawn Fawn.

Don't forget, this is a  

TWO-WEEK CHALLENGE,

so you have plenty of time to play along.

I'll see you over at The Cafe!

Project Recipe: 

Designer Paper:  Farmhouse Collection by Crate Paper

Ink: French Roast from A Muse Studio
Stamps: On the Mend by Lawn Fawn 

Embellishments: Chipboard Stickers from Farmhouse Collection 
by Crate Paper,

Copper Seam Binding from Vintage Findings by Making Memories
Tools: Lacey Circles from Spellbinders,
Leaves & Swirls EF from Sizzix/BasicGrey

Two Turtle Doves + A Studio Clean Out = Creative Stuff for Sale!

Thought I would share a little early

Christmas project with you today.

I bought this Hero Arts stamp set on my last trip

to Archivers about a month ago and have

not had much time to play with it.

 The scene is called 'Two Birds in a Tree'.

I inked the stamp using A Muse Studio ink

in 'Ocean', and embellished from there.

The photos don't show the 'shine' as much as

I would like, but I have lots of bling including

Stickles in 'Stardust' on the trees and to make

a snowy path on the baker's twine from The Twinery.

The fab checked cardstock is also from A Muse Studio.

Hope you found a little inspiration in this card!

On a personal note, I started 'purging' again...

my creative nook, that is and I really have lots

of stuff that I want to pass on to those who

would like to add to their stash at

GREAT SAVINGS!

Postage prices are within $1 of the

actual cost of postage...and 

ALL PRICES INCLUDE US POSTAGE

All of these items are BRAND NEW!!

If you are interested in any of these sets,

please email me at julieranae@hotmail.com

PAYPAL ONLY

I will ship internationally, but you'll have to

contact me for postage rates.

 $20 ( $45+ retail value)

 $12 ($25+ retail value)

 SOLD
$10 (retail $25)

USED ONCE EACH

SOLD
$20 (retail $70+)

THIS LOT WEIGHS OVER 2 LBS...HEAVY

SOLD
$12 (retail $30+)

 SOLD
$18 (retail $40)

 SOLD
$20 (retail $50+)

 SOLD
$12 (retail $30)

SORRY FOR THE HORRIBLE PHOTO

IT'S ALL CHRISTMAS/HOLIDAY

 SOLD
$12 (retail $35+)

ALL FROM THE UK

CLEAR & UNMOUNTED RED RUBBER

JUST A FEW USED

$15 (retail $40)

THIS LOT WEIGHS OVER 2 LBS....HEAVY!!

1-Noah's Ark Pipe Cleaner Kit

1-Forest Animals Pipe Cleaner Kit

2- Glittered Photo Mat Card Kits 

That's it for now....

If anything interests you, just let me know!

I will gladly send these on to a new home

and the funds will be going into the

OJS Savings Account for Jan 2012 : ))