Everyone loves cupcakes.....but maybe not the calories! Well, not to worry! Today, we're showcasing a new set of cupcake goodies that you can enjoy year-round and without a single calorie besides! {photo credit} {photo credit} {photo credit} Baker's Dozen is a collection of thirt...

Hiya! Hope you've enjoyed all the pretty eye candy throughout our Birthday Blog Hop! Mebbe it's 'cuz I don't garden, or lack a green thumb, but floral and nature images are my most favorite to work with. I never tire of them and can never get enough of them. I also love working with s...

Welcome, blog hoppers! I'm so happy to be joining the Muses, and our stamping friends, to celebrate A Muse's birthday and the release of our new Everything's Rosy stamps! I sure hope you're having a blast and enjoying all the eye candy along the way! Here's how it works ... when you get to th...

Hello Stampers! Welcome to the Our Craft Lounge new release blog hop! OCL is releasing some fantastic new sets; but that is really no surprise, now, is it?! :) Today I'm showcasing the Shamrock Blessings set. I used one of my tried and true go-to layouts for my card, which allowed me to fin...

Time for a new stamp release from STORAGE UNITS, INK & MORE! Won't you join us today for a quick BLOG HOP? Follow along...leave a comment on each blog...and then, at the end, let us know what your favorite image or project was to be entered in our prize drawing. What will you win? All six of...

This month has flown by and it's already time to share the last of Melissa's guest designer cards. It has been such a pleasure sharing Melissa's clean & simple designs with you and I hope you've enjoyed them! Most of her guest designer cards featured our adorable new Mandy's World girls, but w...

Did you miss me? I have been on vacation with my family at our cottage in Quebec the past few weeks. I am truly grateful to have a great team that can manage just fine without me. Despite the crummy weather, we had a great time. Some of the highlights: Picking up Hailey after a month-long ...

More Melissa goodness coming your way today! But first, we have a few more words from Melissa to share with you: Biggest challenge - Thinking outside of the box---sometimes I feel like my cards are always the same and therefore a bit boring. I want to add more “things”---but I’m not really c...

Today we have more of Melissa's clean designs featuring our new Mandy's World stamps! But first, we thought you'd like to get to know her a little better, so here are her thoughts in response to our word association questionaire: Stamping - is a creative release---I’m not a good artist, so...

Melissa Oseran I am excited to present our featured guest designer this month - Melissa Oseran! You may know Melissa from the clean designs she showcases on her blog Create my joy. I had the pleasure of meeting Melissa at the A Muse shop during my first trip to Seattle and loved seeing her...

Welcome to Our Craft Lounge's Holiday 2009 release & blog hop -- 31 new stamp sets are debuting today! You can find a list of retailers HERE that carry OCL stamps, or my favorite online retailer is eclectic Paperie. To celebrate, OCL is giving away one of each set! You can find a list of all...

Hey everyone~ I am having a blast with my roomies in SLC. We went to the Splitcoast Stampers dinner last night, and sat with such a fun group of ladies! We laughed so hard it hurt...good times! :) Today is a big day in the world of blog candy!!! Our Craft Lounge is hostessing a whopping bl...

Here I am -- your last stop on the MFT Blog Hop! You did start with Kim and hit all the stops, coming my way via my AMAZING friend, Amy, didn't you? If not, go back now -- you don't want to miss a thing! I am so excited about this MFT release -- it's definitely filled with some of My Favorite ...

Oh my gosh....I was so busy updating my blog today that I totally forgot to tell you that my video is ready and posted on my Chic' n Scratch Live! blog. Click here if you'd like to go watch it now. I have question...can you help me decide? You know how every time I make a video I post the d...

This week we've got another fun guessing contest for you! Linda's mother, Vi, has filled this suitcase with spool after spool of yummy A Muse ribbon! How many yards of ribbon do YOU think are in the suitcase? (And remember, there are at least two layers of ribbon spools, which means they'...

Hollywood Squares – A Muse Style! We’ve chosen one of our A-MUSE-A-PALOOZA instructors to hold a secret prize. Who do you think has the prize? Each day this week, we'll remove a few names from the board and you'll get to guess again. We'll reveal the final answer on Saturday and draw a r...

I hope you have enjoyed the sneak peeks of our new Summer Fun release. Our creative team did a fantastic job showcasing our new products over the past few days. Our new summer fun release is available in its entirety at the fabulous stores listed in the right column. Be sure to pop in for a ...

Contest #7 winner: Congratulations to the random winner of our 7th contest: Lesley who posted May 14th at 9:56pm! Lesley, please email your mailing address to --> Emily and we'll get your goodies in the mail! Thanks to everyone for playing - it was so fun to read all your favorite childhood p...

Contest #6 winner: Congratulations to the random winner of our 6th contest: Jennifer Moore who posted May 11 at 9:57pm! Jennifer, please email your mailing address to --> Emily and we'll get your goodies in the mail! Contest #7! Now on to contest #7 with Jill! Today we have a twist... Pssst...

Contest #3 winner: Congratulations to the random winner of our 3rd contest: Alison Zamora, who posted on May 5th at 10:07 AM! Alison, please email your mailing address to --> Emily and we'll get your goodies in the mail! Contest #4! Now on to contest #4 with Beth Thomas! Zinnia by Beth T...