*Bunny Bonanza*

Here's a fun little project I created for Bunny Bonanza over at the A Muse Blog. This oh-so-shabby apron holds a packet of flower seeds. Wouldn't this make a great gift for that friend who loves to garden?

If you're ready for spring (who isn't?) and looking for some inspiring ideas, be sure to hop on over (wink) to the A Muse Blog. You'll find lots of cards featuring A Muse's super cute bunny images and some fun project ideas too!

*winter mini album*

I thought you might like to see a few more pages of my mini album that was posted on the A Muse blog yesterday. Here's the cover. Look at all those yummy A Muse ribbons!

Here's page 2. I love the new snowflake! It makes a great background.

Page 3 features one of my favorites of the new release... *winter friends*. She's just so stinkin' cute!

And last but not least a shot of the inserts. Just add your favorite winter photos!

Thanks for stopping by!

*baby frame*

The other day I was rummaging around in my old craft closet and ran across this frame. I bought it ages ago and almost forgot I had it. Well, one of my girlfriends just had a baby boy, and I thought it would be fun to make her a name frame for the baby's room.

I used mostly A Muse stamps (with the exception of the submarine, balloons, and moon and stars) and even managed to sneak in a couple cute little critters from the new "Spring It On" release. See turtle walking through the seaweed?... and snail contentedly perched on the letter s? Sneaky, aren't I? I spelled out Reise using the fabulous ginormous polka dot monograms, created a little tag to attach to the frame using the "oh baby!" sentiment, added a funky border of seaweed across the bottom, and watercolored a few other A Muse critters... all to create a boyishly fun underwater scene.

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Frame and watercolor paper purchased at WalMart. Polka dot paper by My Mind's Eye. Cream cardstock by CTMH. Submarine and moon & stars images Just Johanna's Odd Bird Planet. Balloon, markers, blender pen, and linen thread by Stampin' Up. All other stamps by A Muse. Crab punch from Dollar Tree. Wrights island blue organdy wired ribbon. Baby carriage charm from Hobby Lobby. Oval scalloped punch by Marvy. Chestnut roan ColorBox fluid chalk ink. VersaMagic tea leaves chalk ink. Island (blue) Fresh Ink. Timber brown Stazon ink.

*to a sweet friend*

How fun is this? A sweet little bag that's the perfect size for a handful of chocolates or a set of matching mini notecards. It's made with an A Muse 4 bar notecard, and it only took me a few minutes to put together! You'll find the template in today's issue of the A Muse Weekly. If you don't already get the newsletter, you can sign up for it here. I haven't used this little ladybug stamp in quite a while, and I just love her paired up with the *sweet friend* sentiment. Why not pull out a stamp you haven't used lately? You might be surprised at what's hidden in your stash!

Be sure to stop back again tomorrow. I've got another sweet little gift bag to share with you.

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A Muse notecard, papers, template, sentiment and images. Brilliance graphite black pigment ink. Copic markers. Marvy scalloped oval punch. Fiskars mini scalloped scissors. Paper crimper.