Artistic Detours

One Layer

2012-01-22T08:44:00.000-08:00

Okay, so one layer cards are not really my thing. If you have ever been here before you already know this, if you new, well , now you know too! So even though one layer is not in my normal comfort zone, I thought I would give it a shot, I do this on occasion, then go running right back to my layers! But this time I have to say I am quite pleased with how this card turned out!! I stamped and embossed the large flower from Marvelous Marigolds in white, onto the new Bellini card stock. Then I added some score lines with my score pal around the edge of my paper, which I sanded so they would pop. For the darker orange tones in my flower I feather blended very carefully with my Copic Markers, and it really came to 'life'. I think next time I would use my colored pencils instead, Not sure if the embossing will damage my marker or not... The sentiment is from Wild Rose, and is also embossed in white. It would be fun to make these in a bunch of different colors, quick and easy too! All supplies for this card are from A Muse.
What do you think?
We have a new catalog coming out soon (February 1st)! My friend Risa has been sending me sneak peeks from the A Muse National Conference this weekend in New Orleans, my wish list is LONG! My catalogs should be here next week sometime, if you would like one just let me know and I will set one aside for you.

I hope that you are having a fabulous weekend! :)

New Colors...

2012-01-19T09:35:00.000-08:00

A Muse has a new catalog coming out at the end of this month! As a consultant I was able to order a few things to get started with. This card features one strip each of the new Venetian Palette solid card stocks. I paired them with Vanilla and French Roast card stock as well, and Toffee and French Roast inks. A bit of Brown Bakers Twine added the perfect finishing touch!
What do you think?
I hope that you are having a wonderful day today! :)

Tweet Heart

2012-01-15T07:48:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post today to share a new card. I have no idea where this last week went, time sure is flying by! For this card I used all A Muse products, I love, love, love, this gingham paper, and it comes in so many lovely colors too! The tree is from the set ""Tweet Heart". I stamped it in french roast ink first, then wiped off the leaves and added some fern ink, using the corner of my stamp pad. You can do this with markers too, but for me it was much faster this way, and I was happy with the results. Sentiment is from "Essential Sentiments".
I hope that you are having a fabulous weekend!

Whimsy and Stars Valentine

2012-01-08T19:31:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! Hope that you all have had a wonderful beginning to this next year. I wanted to share a card I made using one of Mabelle's new Valentine's images, so cute! This one is "Valentine Girly". I added the sentiment on the heart with one of my A Muse stamps. The image comes with the large heart plain, I love that 'cause it offers so many possibilities! It's hard to see in the photo, but I added some lovely glitter here and there, so she is wonderfully sparkly!
Mabelle just posted a Design Team Showcase on her blog, Whimsy and Stars Studio, I hope that you will pop over and take a look, so many adorable creations!
Have a great day!

Amber Ink- Last Projects...

2011-12-29T12:57:00.000-08:00

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas, or Holiday with your friends and families. I am posting the last of my Amber Ink projects today, I am a bit late! I apologize for the long delay in between posts and for being late with my design team projects, this month has not gone as I had hoped, or planned it would. Unfortunately my Dad was in the hospital a couple of times this month. He ended up having a surgery, and long story short, is on the mend and going to be alright. Thank goodness! So I had dropped everything and ran off to be with my folks. When I came home it took much longer to get back on track than I thought, and then there was Christmas in the mix too. Can I just say, I am so looking forward to the New Year!! :) So here are my last Amber Ink projects, I used several of their Digi Papers, so fun! I love that they come in different shades, from bold to very soft in the same design, and so many colors to choose from! This card was actually for the Cup Cake Inspiration Challenge #141, check it out, as I said, I am late, but there is still a little time if you want to join in the fun!! The challenge will be open until Jan.7th!!

For this card I also used some of my "Twas" card stock from A Muse Studio, love that paper!! I really thought I had a stamp that said " Santa, I can explain...", if I did I couldn't find it, and I was loo lazy to try and print it, so I found "Bah Humbug", and thought that would work. I lam crazy about these Love Bunnies from Amber Ink!!

And now after months of Christmas, how about a change of pace!? This card could be for Valentine's Day, or just because. Inside it reads "I Love You!" I used more of Amber Ink's wonderful digi papers,don't you just love those colors!?I paired the digi papers with some shimmery pink card , stock from a muse, sweet!! How about that adorable owl!? My daughter is all about owls right now, she just loves them, so this card may just find it's way into her bag one day soon, just because. :)
Thank you so much to everyone at Amber Ink for inviting me to be part of this fun experience! Tomorrow I pass my torch to a very talented friend, can't wait to see what she will do this next month!! Stay tuned....

Amber Ink- Snowflake Lace

2011-12-13T01:20:00.000-08:00

Today I wanted to share a card I made using Amber Ink Digi Paper! I have very limited experience using digi papers, so it was really fun to play, and see what I could come up with. I really liked this paper called Snowflake Lace, this one is the "tiny" one. I printed it up on some shimmer paper, just to see what would happen, lovely!! The blue area has a subtle shimmer and the snowflakes really shimmer, so fun! So pretty in fact, I wanted it to be the "star" on my card front. I used some corrugated card board, left over from another project to frame this snowflake that I cut using several dies I have. I love snowflake dies and punches, so fun to mix and match all the different ones I have collected! But my lovely snowflake seemed a little dull next to this lovely shimmery paper, so I added a rhinestone to the center. Then a few more to the different layers, then a few more, let's just say I don't think I have ever used this many rhinestones on one card before! But I love how it turned out! I added a little ribbon and a tag with a holiday sentiment to finish it off.

What do you think?

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Whimsy Christmas

2011-12-11T13:19:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post today to share another adorable image from Whimsy and Stars Studio, this one is called Winter Friends. So cute! I paired this little cutie with some of my A Muse Studio papers, dies, and stamps. I have been working on a project that uses a bunch of Mabelle's sweet Christmas images, I can't wait to share with you, but I have to put the finishing touches on it first. :)
Hope that you are having a wonderful weekend, I appreciate you stopping by!! :)

Winner!! Amber Ink Blog Hop!!

2011-12-07T15:57:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to post a quick note to say Thank You to everyone that left such nice comments on my Elf project, so sweet of you!! I also am here to announce the winner of the sweet little Elf on The Shelf image from Amber Ink, that I used in my blog post!! Drum roll please.....( picture cute kiddos drawing a number from hat).......

# 11 Debra Hensley!!!!
Debra Hensley said...So cute! I love it...your so talented! Hugs!

Yay Debra!! Thank you so much for your sweet comment, I really appreciate it! I will be sending your name in to be added to the big prize drawing too!! Good Luck!!

Hope you all had a great day today!! :) So glad you stopped by!

Amber Ink Holiday Blog Hop!!

2011-12-05T09:40:00.000-08:00

Welcome to our second annual Amber Ink Holiday blog hop! This year our alumni are tapping in to their inner elves for some fun and frolic. How cute are these "Elf on the Shelf" Images?! Love them! I created this fun little cookie holder to hang on a coffee drink, to give to someone special! Inside the little box is a yummy cookie to enjoy with their drink, but wait there is more!

Under this flap is a pocket to add a gift card! Wouldn't this be perfect for a teacher, I can think of a few friends that would love to get this with a Starbucks card tucked inside too!! Be sure to visit the Amber Ink site to see all the different "Elf on the Shelf" images, they are so cute!! Have fun and check out each of the talented designers on the hop for more wonderful ideas, there will be prizes for those that leave comments!!

We've made our list but you'll probably want to check it twice. Or check it thrice. We just don't know who'll be naughty or nice. There are 23 commenting spots to be precise And 23 prizes to help entice. So see those badges down below? Roll the dice. Let elf magic flow…

Hop on Monday
Hop on Tuesday
Prizes on Wednesday

One Grand Prize winner will receive an Elf of the Shelf gift set!! So be sure to visit every single elfin spot. The final list will be sent to Santa, so remember… the only person you are really competing with is your elf.
Hop on!!!
Okay, and here is the link for you to use that lists all the participants. There are 22 in total.

A Muse Studio Blog Hop!

2011-12-02T08:10:00.000-08:00

Hello and welcome to another A Muse Studio Blog Hop!!

If you are participating in the blog hop, you should have come from Sheila's blog and if not, then you should start from the beginning with Samantha's blog until you come to my blog.
Today I have a wonderful Gift Card, Card Holder to share with you. All my supplies are from A Muse Studio unless noted. I used my Large Mitten die to create a fold over mitten for the front of my card. I added the fun stripe texture with my Snowflake/Candy Cane Stripe Impression Plate, then I sanded the bermuda card stock so the white core shows through. I added some of our wonderful felt to the cuff and also die cut a snowflake with the Snowflake Trio Die, I also added a bermuda button and some punched leaves( not A Muse) to the cuff, just for fun!

Inside the fold over mitten, I added a pocket for a gift card and sentiment, which leaves lots of room inside for Holiday wishes! I hope that you will join in this fun hop and check out all the other blogs that are participating. Now on to your next stop by Angie's Blog
Hope that you are having a fabulous day, thanks for stopping by!.

Whimsey and Stars Christmas

2011-12-01T15:20:00.000-08:00

Today I have another card to share with you, for this one I used a sweet image from Mabelle at Whimsy and Stars Studio. I love her designs so much, they always make me feel happy! This little sweetie is called Jolly Christmas and can be found HERE. I used one of my all time favorite embossing folders with snowflakes, to create the back ground paper. I am really enjoying my embossing folders and plates again since I am using A Muse Studio card stock. It comes in so many lovely colors, and I really like that I can sand it and get the white showing through so easily!

Mabelle has a new digi stamp out today! Isn't she adorable?! She can be found HERE! I can't wait to print her up and color her, wouldn't she make a lovely ornament?!
I will be back soon with a sample using her!! That is if all goes according to my plan, not much has done that lately! :)

Hope that you are having a wonderful day today, can you believe it is already December 1st!? Yikes!!
Thanks for stopping by!

Amber Ink Orange Torch!

2011-11-30T09:54:00.000-08:00

Good Morning! I am feeling so much better, the sun is shinning, and the day looks promising! I am so excited to announce that I have been passed the Amber Ink Orange Torch for the month of December!! My very talented friend and super hero, Deb Miller passed me the torch yesterday. So today is my first official post for the Amber Ink Design Team.

Amber ink has some of the some of the cutest digi images (and digi papers too)! I fell in love with these Love Bunnies, and had to use them first, so cute! I added the mistletoe from 'Tis the Season to be Pretty. Sentiment was added on the computer. I also flocked their little puffy tails, just cause it made me happy!
I hope that you are having a wonderful day, be sure to stop by the Amber Ink Blog to see more wonderful creative goodness. Here is a list of the other torches that are being passed this month, fabulous blogs,each one filled with amazing creations!!

PINK...

From Meredith Winston @ http://www.papercanteen.com/

to Jenn Borjeson @ http://www.stampinangeljenn.blogspot.com/

BRONZE...

From Kirsi Kirjavainen aka Pipertäjä @ http://pipertaja.blogspot.com/

to Kaija @ http://kaijan-arkea.blogspot.com/

BLUE...

From Leigh Penner @ http://www.leighpenner.blogspot.com/

to Ashley Newell @ http://www.hearthugsdesigns.blogspot.com/

PURPLE...

From Jessica @ http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

to Shirl @http://creationbyshirl.blogspot.com/

ORANGE...

From Debra Miller @ http://creamcityangels.blogspot.com/

to Angela Kelley @ http://angelakelley.blogspot.com/ (that's me!):)

Been Sick....

2011-11-27T15:07:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post today so you don't think I fell off the face of the Earth or anything, I've been sick. It's been no fun. But I am feeling better and wanting to get back to my normal routine, I am so very behind!! This is another Christmas card I made using all A Muse Studio products. The stamp set is Nordic Noel and Winter Stag (sentiment). Paper is Cranberry, Bermuda, Kraft, and Sugar Shimmer. The reindeer is coated with flocking . The snowflakes were created by using the snowflake impression plate, then gently sanding the paper so the white shows through. Simple and fun!
I hope that you all have had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Felicity

2011-11-03T20:32:00.000-07:00

Another Mabelle R.O. image from Whimsy and Stars Studio, this one is "Felicity", isn't she lovely?!. I really tried for a soft delicate look in my coloring, but it still turned out brighter than I intended. I guess that is what happens when you keep adding just a little more... :) I guess I just am not a soft and delicate when it comes to coloring !! I used a piece of A Muse Bermuda paper that I ran through my big shot with an impression plate, then sanded to make my stripes pop. The sentiment is from an A Muse set, Contemporary Greetings, and was embossed with white embossing powder. So even though it didn't turn out as "soft" as I originally intended, I still love how it turned out!! :) I hope that you like it too!
I also wanted to say a warm Welcome to two very talented designers that are joining the Whimsy and Stars Team, Debra Miller and Christine Pennington! Not only are they amazingly talented, but I have met them both and they are two of the sweetest people ever. So glad to have you both on the team with us, can't wait to see all your beautiful creations each month!!!
Oh My goodness I almost forgot! Mabelle extended the special BUY 2 Get 1 FREE!! So this would be a great time to get some sweet digis to add to your collection!
Hope that you are having a wonderful day, thanks for stopping by!

A Muse Studio Blog Hop!

2011-11-01T21:31:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to be part of this A Muse Studio blog hop! If you are participating in the blog hop, you should have come from Carissa Fulkerson's Blog and if not, then you should start from the beginning with Samantha's blog until you come to my blog.
The theme this month is Christmas, I love creating for the holidays, it is one of my most favorite times of the year. This card was one of the first ideas I had when I saw this Snowflake Impression Plate. Sentiment is from Vintage Holiday Greetings, another new favorite!!

I don't know how many of you are like me and keep a stash of alterable items tucked away. It's a bad habit I have, usually a direct result of too many ideas and not enough time! This is one of those cute little mail boxes that can be found in the dollar bins around Valentine's day, but I thought it would be oh so cute as a "Letter's to Santa" mail box!! I used the set Holiday Tags, and our lovely Candy Cane Stripe Paper as well.

Now on to your next stop Chelsea Comer's blog. Thanks so much for stopping by, have a wonderful day!!

Whimsy Autumn and A Freebie!!

2011-11-01T07:10:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post today as I run from one thing to the next! Busy. Busy. Busy! But it is all good. I made this card using a Whimsy and Stars Studio Digi stamp from Mabelle R.O., so cute! For the next three days Mabelle is sharing a special Christmas Digi for FREE! I hope that you will check it out!!

2:56am Nov 1

"★ FREEBIE! Digi Stamp "Ornament Angel" ★ Exclusive to Whimsy and Stars' Facebook Group ★ Available only to this group. ★

I will be available for download from Tuesday, November 1st to Thursday, November 3 (12 noon Eastern time). Then it will go for sale at my Etsy store on Friday, November 4.

If you have a friend interested in this digi please encourage them to join us here in the group.

http://whimsyandstarsstudio.typepad.com/blog/2011/10/cutiefreebieandnewdt.html "

A Touch of Autumn

2011-10-24T09:38:00.000-07:00

I know that I have been sharing a lot of Christmas creations lately, but I haven't totally skipped Autumn. Here are a couple of cards I made to celebrate this beautiful time of year. We have been having beautiful days and cool crisp nights, and all the leaves are turning such lovely colors right now. This first card uses Bounty of the Season and Mad About Plaids, from A Muse Studios. Yes, I am still on a plaid kick, I just can't help myself, look at those gorgeous fall colors!I colored the wheat with Copic markers, then added a little sparkle with my glitter pen.

This card was inspired by THIS card, created by Krystie Lee. I just added my own personal style and this is what I ended up with. Thanks for the inspiration Krystie! This card features another A Muse set called "Fall Foliage" which is one of the set included in the A Muse Studio Spotlight Special this month! It also showcases our beautiful "Script Background" stamp, I am loving using all these different background stamps again, didn't realize how much I have missed them!

I hope that you are having a beautiful Autumn day where ever you are! Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it and all the sweet comments that are left!! :)

Dashing Through The Snow...

2011-10-22T08:19:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post today to share another Christmas card using my A Muse Studio stamps and papers! This image is from the "A Christmas Carol" set, I just love the vintage feel of these images. The paper that I used is my new favorite color combo, Bermuda, Eucalyptus, with a touch of Cranberry, and in this case a little Candy Cane Stripe. I colored the image with Copic Markers and then added a little Diamond Glitter to make my snow sparkle. Cranberry Buttons are also from A Muse. All of these items can be found in my A Muse store HERE.
I hope that you are having a wonderful Autumn weekend, we went to the pumpkin patch yesterday on a school field trip, so much fun! I am just loving the beautiful Fall weather we have been having too.
Thanks for stopping by!!

Merry and Bright!

2011-10-17T09:58:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow October 18th is the big day, Whimsy and Stars Studio is having their Christmas Digi Release!!! This little sweetie will be available for purchase, so cute, this is sweet image is called "Pixie Christmas". And even better, Mabelle is running a special too, buy any 2 digis and get a third for FREE!! Free, you just can't beat that! And just in case you need some more encouragement here is one more card featuring another sweet image that will be released tomorrow...

This adorable little image is called "Girl with Snowman". I sure hope that you will pop over to the Whimsy and Stars Blog tomorrow for a look at all the sweet images Mabelle has for Christmas and Winter. There will be a Design Team Showcase with lots of beautiful samples too!! You could even pick up a few of the Autumn themed cuties, there is still time for all those Fall cards!! ***And hey, if digis aren't your thing Mabelle is now also offering some of her designs in RUBBER stamps now too!!***

Hope that your are having a lovely Autumn day!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Fall Card Class and more...

2011-10-10T20:06:00.000-07:00

This Friday I have a fun Fall Card Class at Mc Garity's Stampin' Corner, we will be making 4 beautiful Autumn themed cards for just $15.00!! I will also be sharing a wonderful way to make your own shimmer spray in any color you like with Love Potion #9. This is one of the cards we will be making, if you would like to see the rest they are all at Mc Garity's. For more information, or to sign up for class or a kit, you can give Joan a call at 530 246-8306.
This Saturday I have a Christmas Card Class at the Crafter's Mall we will be creating 8 Christmas cards with a beautiful paper collection from My Minds Eye all for just $28.00! I will post a photo of a couple of these cards tomorrow. If you would like to sign up for class or a kit, you can contact The Crafter's Mall 530 246-2056
I hope that I will see some of you in class!

Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!!

Washi Tape Tree

2011-10-05T21:57:00.000-07:00

Who knew how fun some fancy masking tape in different colors could be?! I was curious about this Washi tape I kept hearing about, and since A Muse carries such a wonderful variety of it I thought I would give it a try. It is such fun stuff! It is a low tack type of masking tape made in Japan, so it can easily be repositioned. This can be a really good thing, ask me how I know! :) I like how transparent and subtle it is too. This lovely green stripe Washi Tape is from the "winter" collection. I think I like it!
What do you think?

Wishing you a wonderful day! So glad you stopped by!!

Mad About Plaid

2011-10-03T18:30:00.000-07:00

I have always loved plaids, but now that I can make my own plaid in any color that I like, for any project I want, I am crazy for plaid! It's true. I am loving this Mad About Plaid set!! I am still making lots of samples for my Open Houses this week, so many ideas, so little time!! This card also features the set A Christmas Carol, love the vintage feel. Sentiment is from Essential Sentiments, card stocks are Sage and Fern.
I loved how this card turned out so much I decided to make another using all the same ingredients!

I did use a different set for the sentiment, Contemporary Greetings, on this one. I don't know what it is about this set, it just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. Of course paired with the plaid it is even better, IMHO!!
:) All of these items are from A Muse Studio, you can check any of them out in my online store too.

So, what do you think?

Have a Lovely day!! So glad you stopped by!

Snowglobes and Gumball Machines

2011-09-28T19:49:00.000-07:00

When I saw this Snow Globe die in the A Muse holiday catalog I knew I had to have one, so many possibilities for cuteness!! This is my first card with it. I used stamps from Holiday Tags, and the Cloud dies to create my little winter scene, sentiment is from Mini Holiday Messages. Papers I used were, Candy Cane Stripe, Twas, French Roast, Sky, Vanilla, and a tiny scrap of shimmer card stock for my snow. I love how this card turned out! It got me to thinking of other ways I could use this die...

Like maybe a gumball machine!! :) It could also be a fish bowl, but I didn't have a fish stamp or die to try that idea out. I punched a bunch of 1/2 inch circles for my gumballs, the top was made by cutting off the top part of the globe stand and adding a 1/2 inch circle to the top. The other pieces I just free handed. Simple, but so cute! What do you think?

I hope that you are having a wonderfully delightful day! Thanks for stopping by.

Mittens and Tags!

2011-09-27T09:46:00.000-07:00

Did I ever mention how much I love creating for Christmas?! I do, it is one of my most favorite times to create things for. My problem is I never start early enough to get all the things I want to make done before the rush of the Holidays set in. Life it seems is always busy, so this year I am trying (again) to get an early start! This is another A Muse Open House sample for this weekend!! (see previous post for more info on Open House!) I am so very excited about this Large Mitten Die, I have been cutting these out by hand for years, now I don't have too!! I have so many ideas for things to make with this die I know I won't possible get to them all, but I am going to try! This is actually a card, I used our wonderful felt for the cuff and snowflake, have I ever mentioned how much I love felt?! :) I used French Roast and Ocean inks on Bermuda paper to create the plaid with Mad About Plaid. I think that will become one of my favorite stamp sets, so fun!

Another set of dies that I am really enjoying is the classic tags, they make up so quickly and beautifully! For these I used Sky ink and card stock, Twas card stock, Nordic Noel and Mini Holiday Messages stamp sets. You can not see it so well in the picture but I covered my stamped images with glue and sprinkled them with Diamond Glitter, so sparkly!! Sentiments were stamped in French Roast ink. A Little brown and white Bakers Twine finishes it off. These would be easy to mass produce for all your Christmas packages and gifts.

So what do you think? I will be back tomorrow with more to share, I hope that you will join me then!
Have a beautiful day!!

Open House!

2011-09-26T14:22:00.000-07:00

I have been busy making lots of samples for my upcoming A Muse Open House. And can I just say, I have been having so much fun playing with all my new 'toys'!! Here are a couple Christmas samples that I think turned out great. This first one is a wall decoration, I made three of these, each one using a different die with our wonderful felts!! This one uses the Small Mitten Die and Heart Trio Die. Sentiment is from Vintage Holiday Greetings. How about that Candy Cane Card Stock!? Yum!

This is a sweet little ornament or gift tag, is made on one of our 2" Maple Tags, I love these things, and you can punch right through them with the crop-a-dile!! This will be one of the make and takes at my Open House!! This stamp set is called Holiday Tags, and the paper is T'was Card Stock, both of which I am totally in love with!
If you would like to check out any of these items, please head on over to my A Muse online store Here. This is the last week of A Muse A Palooza too, let me know if you have an order of $150.00 or more, you will qualify for rewards, but I must place your order for you to receive them!!

I would love to see you at my Open House this coming Sunday, October 2nd, from 12:00 to 4:00 at The Crafter's Mall in Redding. If you can't make it on Sunday, I will be having another one on Wednesday October 5th from 10:00 to 12:00, also at The Crafter's Mall. Please RSVP and let me know if you plan to stop by so I can have a kit with the make n take projects for you!

I hope that you are having a wonderful day today!!

New Mini Album Class!

2011-09-18T08:52:00.000-07:00

This is my new Mini Album Class coming up this Saturday, September 24th at The Crafter's Mall. It turned out so cute!! It would be a great album to make and share all your fun pictures from a summer road trip or getaway!

This is a mini post bound album, and I used the cutest Imaginsce paper and stamps collection,

"Scooters Vacation", for the pages. The sample book is in the store if you would like to take a look. You can call The Crafter's Mall (530) 246-2056 for more information, or to sign up for the class or a kit! Hope to see you there!!

Space is limited for this class.

Have a wonderful day!

Whimsy and Stars Wednesday!

2011-09-14T07:23:00.000-07:00

Hello! Thanks for joining me today for another fun fall card using one of the NEW fall digi images from Whimsy and Stars Studios ! This one is called Pumpkin Girl, so sweet and so much fun to color. If you follow the link above to the Whimsy and Stars Blog you can see more of the new fall digis and the Design Team showcase this week! I hope you will take a minute and check them out.
I have having so much fun been working on some new projects to share with you, using my new A Muse stamps!! I will post some of those later this week.
Hope that your day today is a HAPPY one!! Thanks for stopping by.

Today isThe Day!!

2011-09-06T14:53:00.000-07:00

Today is the day Mabelle is releasing her NEW fall digis, so CUTE!! Head on over to Whimsy and Stars Studio Blog to see all the beautiful samples!! Or you can jump right over to Mabelle's etsy store and get some to color tonight!! This one is called Pumpkin Kitty, so fun!
Hope that you are having a wonderful day today!!

Good Friends

2011-09-03T07:14:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say a big Thank You to all my wonderful Friends, I am so very blessed to have you in my life!! It has been a tough couple of weeks, and you guys have all been there for me in different ways, with kind words and encouragement, or advice. I appreciate it so very much. Thanks to all of you, I feel ready to jump back in and start out in a new direction! This morning I am excited to begin a new adventure!! Hugs to you all, your the BEST!! :)

Whimsy and Stars Studios New Fall Digis!!

2011-09-01T07:02:00.000-07:00

There are coming soon!! Such cuteness!! Today Mabelle is sharing a sneak peek on the Whimsy and Stars blog! Check it out to see some beautiful samples from the New Fall/Winter Whimsy Design Team, wonderful!!

Here is my sneak peek! When my daughter was three or four she had a little witch costume for Halloween just like this minus the cute shoes! So cute! This is my favorite Fall/ Halloween color combo, just letting you know cause you will be seeing it a lot! :) Can't wait to see all the cutie digis from Mabelle next week on the 6th!! Don't forget to pop over to the Whimsy and Stars blog to see all the other wonderful samples, and awesome coloring !!
Have a great day, thanks for stopping by!

Thank You TAC...

2011-08-28T17:42:00.000-07:00

Every month Paper Wings puts on an Angels Art Blog Hop, sadly this months hop is our Final Farewell to The Angel Company. I have been an Angel for 5 years, and have truly loved every minute of it. I thought I would share some of my favorite projects with you. When I started going through all my pictures I was shocked at just how many things I have made in this time, holy cow! It was kind of hard to narrow it down to just this many!

This was one of the first cards that I ever made! I started this journey as a scrapbooker (gasp!) still am! I didn't really make cards at all back then. I was at a scrapbook retreat just after becoming an Angel, and they asked me to do a make and take to show my products, I had limited supplies (and knowledge.)

This is the first card that I made that I truly loved, it came out exactly as I had pictured it, yeay!! Colored with watercolor crayons.

Fun clock colored with prisma colored pencils and OMS, used running stitches to turn the clock into a baseball!

First try with cracked glass.

Loved these cute kid stamps, this cowboy was one of my all time favorites!

Learning to color with Copic markers!

Recent favorites.

Thank you to TAC for all that you have given me, and for all the ways you have helped me grow as a person and an artist. For all the wonderful people I have met and all the fantastic friends that I have made!! I have loved this adventure, and will miss this company and our products more than I can ever say in words! Hugs to all my fellow Angels out there! Good luck to each of you as you begin an new adventure, whatever that may be!!
Please be sure to follow the hop and see every one's tribute to The Angel Company!! It is sure to be fabulous!!
Julie: http://juliesstamppad.blogspot.com/
Seleise: http://www.amethystcat.blogspot.com/
Rita W.: http://handmadebits4u.blogspot.com/
Donna: http://lakesidestamper.blogspot.com/
Chan: http://purpledfly.blogspot.com/
Mary: http://www.marysangelinspirations.blogspot.com/
Angela K. http://www.angelakelley.blogspot.com/ This is me!
Laura: http://www.thecraftysister.com/
Barbara: http://www.stampingwiththekamperstampr.blogspot.com/
Trudy: http://www.trudystreasures.blogspot.com/
Shirley: http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com
Wendy: http://wendyswhimsyandwit.blogspot.com/
Carol: http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
Rita K. http://ritasangels.blogspot.com/
Chelsea: http://inkystamps.blogspot.com/
Kim: http://angelatmydoor.blogspot.com/
PaulaKay http://www.angelstampingwithpk.blogspot.com/
Ginger: http://rubberstamped.blogspot.com/
Teresa: http://mamapickle.blogspot.com/
Maria: http://www.meastamper.blogspot.com/
Angie: http://www.creativeinkspirations.com/
Deb Miller: http://www.creamcityangels.blogspot.com/
Diana: http://memorycrafter.blogspot.com/
Betty G.: http://www.stampinteacher.com/
Christine: http://christines-creativetherapy.blogspot.com/
Sandy A. http://inkingofyou.blogspot.com/
Char: http://pawsn2stamp.blogspot.com/
Diane H. http://www.thesmilinstamper.blogspot.com/
Chris F. http://allamericanstampers.blogspot.com/
Stacy http://www.stacysangelcreations.blogspot.com/
Rita H. http://www.ritaholmes.blogspot.com/
Risa: http://memorypreserves.blogspot.com/

New Class Next Week!

2011-08-27T08:43:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post to let you know about a new class next week, Summer Hued Monochromatic cards, at McGarity's Stampin' Corner. Bright and fun everyday cards made with some of the new background stamps that are so popular again!

We will be making 4 beautiful and unique cards, each one in a different bright summer color. Samples are in the store if you would like to take a look! Class will be Friday Sept. 2nd at 10:30 am, $15.00, please sign up early as space is limited! If you would like to make these cards but are unable to join us for class, I would be happy to make you a kit, just let Joan know when you sign up!! Mc Garity's 246-8306

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!

Sad, Sad News...

2011-08-26T09:43:00.000-07:00

Life is full of detours. It is with such sadness that I share this news with you, The Angel Company has closed it's doors after 14 years of bringing us delightful and inspiring stamps and paper products. Here is the official letter from Mischelle Smith:

"It is with great sadness that I must announce we are hanging up our wings. These past several years our industry has faced enormous challenges and as a result, we have seen many companies close their doors. We continued to hope we could see The Angel Company through this recession and back into prosperous days and we held onto this hope as long as we could.

One of the largest challenges affecting each of us is our industry not being able to support all of the direct sales companies in our field. Even in a healthy economy, we are a niche market trying to compete for a very limited number of distributors. As a small company, this has been a grueling challenge for us. Times are tough for everyone ~ in direct sales and retail environments.

I would like to thank each of you for being an customer and Angel these past 14 years. Indeed, it has been a pleasure to serve you. -Mischelle"

I have been an Angel with TAC for 5 years and have loved every minute of it. I started this adventure for myself, but as in most things it developed into something quite different. Opportunities opened up that I had never considered, and before I knew it I was teaching classes, and more classes... Sharing my love of this fabulous hobby/craft with others, sharing the joy of creating with others. Sometimes others who felt that they had no creative abilities at all, what a joy to see that look of excitement when they realized they had just created something beautiful all by themselves!! I have made life long friends I might not ever have met otherwise. I gained confidence in myself and my talents and I gained an identity outside of "Mom". I tried out for Design Teams, and got spots on them!! I have been inspired and amazed by the talent and kindness of my fellow Angels, some of whom I was blessed to have met this summer at Seminar.
Seminar, I have not even processed all the wonderful things that happened for me there yet!! I got to meet all these wonderful gals that I admire so very much, my Super Heroes, in person!! Everyone of them were sweet and kind and wonderful! I never dreamed that something I made would be on the cover of our catalog, or that I would receive the Angel of The Year award!! What!??! How is that possible?!
I could go on and on, this adventure has given me so very much that I am so deeply thankful for, all the while doing something that I love. My cup is very full! The best part is I get to keep all these things. Thank you Mischelle Smith, and everyone at TAC, past and present for this wonderful adventure!! I am truly going to miss your sweet company!
A very special Thank You to all of you amazing girls in my Hostess groups, past and present! You all ROCK!! I appreciate you more than words can express, each of you were a huge part of this adventure and my success. I will continue teaching classes and having monthly groups, and sure hope you will continue to join me!! Hugs to you all!!
If you made it this far, thanks for hanging in there, I just needed to share what was in my heart today. Sorry no eye candy... I will be back Sunday with a bunch of other Angels for a special blog hop to celebrate The Angel Company and all the wonderful stamps and products they brought us! I hope you will join us.

Hope that your day is filled with unexpected joy! :)

Wonderful Words

2011-08-20T22:21:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to make a quick post to share this card made especially to brighten someones day! Hugs to you, and hang in there! Life is full of Detours... :)

Whimsy and Stars Freebie!!

2011-08-16T16:30:00.000-07:00

Hello, just wanted to pop in here and post a couple more cards that I have made using digi images by Mabelle, at Whimsy and Stars Studios!! *** But before I tell you about my cards I need to let you know that Mabelle has a fabulous FREEBIE for you, but only from 8/15/11 to 8/17/11, so hurry and go HERE for all the details, you don't want to miss out!***
This little cutie is called Little Ladybug . Can't you imagine her in all kinds of different color combinations?! So sweet! I made this card for a good friend of mine, I hope that she likes it!! That wonderful background was made using a new stamp from The Angel Company called Here I Am. I am so excited to have some fun new background stamps in this new catalog, so many possibilities! Sentiment is from one of Mabelle's Angel Company stamp sets called Apple of My Eye.

This card was made using Baby's Teddy, another sweet image that is so much fun to color! Paper was from my scrap bucket, I think it is My Minds Eye and Bo Dot. The flower was made with a new flower punch that TAC is carrying , sentiment from Wonderful Trees.

Have a great day! Thank You for stopping by, I appreciate it!

Savvy Projects Technique Blog Hop- Stamping on Fabric

2011-08-12T14:24:00.000-07:00

Hello and Happy Friday! I hope that you are having a wonderful day today. It is time for another Savvy Projects Blog Hop!! This month it is a technique hop, and we are featuring Stamping on Fabric!! I have never actually done this before, always meant to, but never got around to it. It's always good to try new things!!

I found these ~~muslin~~(sorry I thought they were muslin, but no!) canvas artist trading cards in my stash of stuff and thought that would be a good place to start. I stamped off a few different images to work with using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. When you stamp on fabric it is a much softer line, the ink just is not as bold. I knew that you could use colored pencils on the muslin, but I wanted a bolder look so I went for my Copics. After experimenting on one of my images I realized that you need to use a very soft hand, and it is better to let your ink dry between colors. Also I liked it better when I started with the softest color, completely covering the area I was coloring, then adding my darker color for shading and then the medium color over the top of that. I hope that makes some kind of sense. For this card I used Be Fabulous, Wonderful Words, Hemingway ribbon, SWIC, and card stock collections. Originally I was going to stamp the sentiment on the fabric, but I knew it wouldn't be as bold as I wanted it, so I just added another layer!

This next card is my favorite and uses Music Washes, Amberley Grace SWIC, Amberley Grace, Hemingway, and Mimi card stock collections. I also used some wonderful old sheet music that one of my sweet hostess girls gave me, Thank You Kara!
Please check out The Savvy Projects Blog to see more fun and inspiring creations with stamping in fabric. Even better make your own stamped on fabric project and add it to the blog hop, there is a link at the bottom of the Savvy projects post!! We would love to see what you create too!!
So what do you think?
Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful Friday!!

Edited to add that these were canvas ATC pieces. Opps, sorry!!

Tune in Tuesday!

2011-08-09T00:06:00.000-07:00

It is time for another Tune in Tuesday on The Savvy Projects Blog! This week I am sharing a quick and way to add some depth and movement to your paper piecing projects! I hope that you will pop over and check it out!!
Have a really great day, and thanks for stopping by!!

Whimsy and Stars Weekend!

2011-08-06T09:05:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday!! I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend, I just wanted to share a couple of fun cards I made using some of Mabelle's sweet digi images. This one is called "Little Girl Garland" and you can find her HERE. Mabelle's images are so happy and fun, weather in digi form, or rubber stamps from The Angel Company, I love them all!! Such a delight to color too! The sentiment is from a new TAC set called "Grace and Peace", patterned paper is from My Minds Eye Stella and Rose collection.

For this card I used "Sunshine Teddy", so sweet! Sentiment is from TAC set "Brighten You Day". Patterned paper is again My Minds Eye, Stella and Rose collection. I hope that you will pop over and take a look at all of Mabelle's wonderful images at Whimsy and Stars Studio, she has lots of beautiful samples from all of her Design Team that are sure to inspire you!!

Have a wonderful weekend, thank you so much for stopping by I appreciate it so much!

With Love

2011-08-02T09:10:00.000-07:00

Today I am sharing a couple of cards I made with a new set called With Love. This set is from a new stamp artist, Soft Pencil Studios, for The Angel Company. Cute, happy images that are fun to color. I paired this sweet bunny with TAC's Toodle Loo paper collection, love that plaid!

Isn't this snail the cutest?! Love that little guy. For this card I used More Mimi paper collection and card stock. I really was wanting a "postage stamp" style punch or nestability to use for this card, behind the snails, but I didn't have anything like that, so I used circles. This card actually made it into the new Angel Company catalog!! If you would like to get a catalog of your own, please contact me.
Thanks for stopping by! Hope that you are having a wonderful day!!

Paper Wings Angel Art Blog Hop- Christmas

2011-08-01T01:29:00.000-07:00

It is time for another Angel Art Blog Hop, this months theme is Christmas. This is a really fun type of pop up/ 3-D card or diorama card, that I learned how to make at Seminar, thank you Paula-Kay!! I have so many ideas for this type of card, and Christmas cards were at the top of my list! This is not the greatest photo, I am sorry about that, if I can get another tomorrow I will. I used several different sets for this card, Jingle Jolly, Santa Clause is Coming to Town, and Joyful Ornaments. These cards are surprisingly easy to make and fold flat for mailing too!
I hope that you will take the time to follow this fun Blog Hop, I am sure the will be lots of fun and creative ideas to inspire you to get a jump start on your Christmas and Holiday projects!

Participants
Rita W - http://handmadebits4u.blogspot.com
Michelle M - http://michellescreativejourney.blogspot.com
Seleise - http://www.amethystcat.blogspot.com/
Laura - http://www.thecraftysister.com/
Wendy - http://wendyswhimsyandwit.blogspot.com/
Laurie U - http://laurieunger.blogspot.com
Chelsea C - www.inkystamps.blogspot.com
Shirley H - http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com
Kim S - http://angelatmydoor.blogspot.com/
Mary - http://marysangelinspirations.blogspot.com/
Angela K - www.angelakelley.blogspot.com
Carol N - http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
Betty - http://www.stampinteacher.com
Rita K - http://ritasangels.blogspot.com
Julie - http://juliesstamppad.blogspot.com
Donna - http://lakesidestamper.blogspot.com/

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by!

Happy Leaf

2011-07-26T10:11:00.000-07:00

Today on the Savvy Projects Blog, the Design Team has an amazing collection of cards to share with you, using the August Card Club Rewards set Happy Leaf. You have got to go and see these cards, so many different points of view and just beautiful art work!! This is the first card I made with this set, I used Miss Moxie paper collection, so bright and happy. This is a "scrap" card, I used all the little pieces that were on my desk left over from something else. Love to do that, it's like putting a puzzle together.

Then I made a trio of cards, using the same background. I used Versa Mark and clear embossing powder on all but one leaf, on Kraft card stock for my background paper. The sentiment from One Of a Kind. I really love Kraft card stock.

Then I had this idea, with the same background. That beautiful sentiment is on of TAC's new gift with purchase stamps!!

Then I made this one. All of these cards are quick and simple to make, the last three would be great for a man or woman! This is a very fun set of stamps, and very versatile too. Please check out the Savvy Projects Blog you will not be sorry that you did!! It always amazes me what each designer does with the same set, completely wonderful and inspiring!!!

Hope that your day is full of blessings! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies used: Card #1
Happy Leaf TA 3479
Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves ink pad ( just used the first two colors on the leaves) Momento Rhubarb, Tangelo, and Desert Sand
Miss Moxie SWIC and card stock collection, white ultra smooth cardstock
Nestabilities labels 5, scalloped and classic circles, jute twine

Card #2
Happy Leaf TA 3479 and One of a Kind T 3337
Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves ink pad, Momento Rich Cocoa, and Versa Mark inks
Kraft, Tangelo Blast, and ivory cardstocks
Clear embossing powder, brown ribbon

Card #3
Happy Leaf TA 3479
Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves ink pad, Momento Rich Cocoa, and Versa Mark inks
Kraft, Tangelo Blast, and ivory cardstocks
Clear embossing powder

Card #4
Happy Leaf TA 3479 and Gratitude TG 3509
Kaleidacolor Autumn Leaves ink pad, Momento Rich Cocoa, and Versa Mark inks
Kraft, Tangelo Blast, and ivory card stocks
Clear embossing powder

Brighten Your Day

2011-07-25T09:03:00.000-07:00

Been playing with some new stamps! This set is called Scalloped Circles by Nina B, for The Angel Company. This set is wonderful because not only is it beautiful, it also works with my spellbinders scalloped circles dies! The sentiment is from a new Level A Rewards set, Say Hello. I have been trying to send more cards, (yes, I make them, but I fail to actually send them, it is true!) who doesn't love to open their mail box and find something that is not junk mail or a bill!! This card went in the mail over a week ago. I think I am going to make some more in all different colors, they would even make a great gift card set to give to someone. :)

Hope that you are having a beautiful day!! Glad you stopped by, let me know what you think!

Lilly's Rainbow

2011-07-20T08:46:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to share a few cards I made with this new set Lilly's Rainbow by Mabelle R.O. for The Angel Company. Isn't she cute!? I made my background using Background Soup, and the rainbow is popped up with foam tape. This is a card that made it into the new Angel Company catalog! If you don't have a catalog yet, and would like to get one, please contact me!

For this card I wanted to focus on the beautiful sentiment in this set, so I tried for a clean and simple look, this is as clean and simple as I am able to do!

Paired with an everyday sentiment, still adorable! And yes, I used those polka dots again! I have polka dot issues, they are happy and fun, they work with almost everything, and I love them!

I hope that you are having a wonderful day!! I appreciate you stopping by!
What do you think?

Whimsy and Stars Sunflowers!

2011-07-19T08:21:00.000-07:00

Mabelle has a new image, and for a limited time it is FREE! Check out THIS POST for the details!
Hope that you are having a great day today!!

Wonderful Trees

2011-07-17T06:40:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post this morning to share this fun card with you! I am loving this brand new set from Nina Bracket for The Angel Company, called Wonderful Trees. I flipped my tree on it's side to make a branch, then added this cute little nest for my bird to sit in. I had made a card using a kraft card stock base that I had trimmed the tiniest sliver off all the edges to make it straight. Those little pieces were still laying by my trimmer, so I gathered them up and made my nest with them! Easy and cute!
What do you think?

Hope that you are enjoying a wonderful weekend!

Christmas in July Day 3 and Something Summery too!

2011-07-14T09:43:00.000-07:00

Quick post today, with a couple more Christmas cards to inspire you to get a jump start on all your Christmas crafting!! I am still keeping to the challenge of using everyday papers for Christmas projects. This paper is from the Willoughby SWIC and card stock collection, from The Angel Company. This collection one of my all time favorites! I paired it with a simple sentiment from Joyful Ornaments, and this beautiful poinsettia flower from Poinsettia. I colored this flower twice, and cut out the center portion of one flower so that I could layer it on top of the first . I used pop dots to make more 3-D. I also did not line up the petals exactly, I thought it gave it a fuller look, by mismatching the petals.I finished it off by adding a tiny little bit of gold shimmer to the veins in the petals, with my stardust gelly pen.

For this next card I used the Winchester SWIC and card stock collection from the Angel Company. I love the deep purples and blues in this paper, then it has just a touch of rust that sets it all off. I used Ornamental Snowflakes embossed with white embossing powder for my background paper, so pretty, and easy too! I paired it with a beautiful sentiment from Holiday Wishes, a touch of ribbon, and a few rhinestones, and Ta- Da!
Both of these cards would be easy to make multiples of, although I would leave off the popped up layer of the poinsettia if I were making multiples. What do you think? Are you feeling inspired to make some Holiday cards yet? There is more inspiration over on the Savvy Projects blog today, Paula-Kay has an adorable card to share with you, check it out! Tomorrow Michelle McDaniel will have something wonderful to share too!!
How about a little bit of Summer now too!?

This is one of Mabelle's new summertime digis, so, so, cute!! To find this little sweetie hop over to Whimsy and Stars Studios. This is one of 10 new images Mabelle released last month, all adorable too! Check it out if you haven't already!

I hope that you are having a wonderful day today and that sunshine is filling your soul with joy!!
Thanks for stopping by!

Christmas in July Day 2

2011-07-12T21:11:00.000-07:00

Welcome to day two of Christmas in July!! (Sorry this post should have gone up this morning) Today I used the same card sketch two different ways. One card is very traditional, the other bright and fun.
For this card I wanted a rich old fashioned look. This card is 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" I used Hemingway SWIC, Mia's Cottage and scarlet card stocks. On the creamy piece of Hemingway paper I stamped the distressed edge from Background Soup, and several different snowflakes from Ornamental Snowflakes. I used Momento Rich Cocoa ink that I stamped off onto a piece of scratch paper before stamping onto the cream Hemingway paper, for a more aged look. I also inked all the edges, I just like the look, and it feels more polished to me. For my focal image I used With His Glory from the fall supplement. I lived in Finland for three years, a long time ago, when I saw this image it made me a little "homesick". I colored the reindeer with copic markers, I used colors from the traditional old style dress of Lapland, in Northern Finland. I kind of wish I had just colored everything that is blue, a rich green.

I inked the edges of my punched snowflakes then coated them with old fashioned glass glitter, they really look like they are frosty with a slight shimmer! The red strip on the bottom was made by cutting a nestabilities labels 17 in half length wise. I finished it off with a bit of jute twine. Overall I like this one a lot, what do you think??

Now this card was made using the scraps from yesterday and today's cards. The green is from Mia's Cottage, I had stamped the polka dots from Background Soup in versa mark ink, then changed my mind, so I had this ready to go! I added the bright blue card stock for a little pop of color, and to change it up a bit from yesterday's card. I love this little penguin, so cute, and even better this little guy is one of our gift with purchase stamps from the fall supplement!! The sentiment is from Merriest Wishes another fun Fall Supplement set!Now if you look back at yesterday's post you might notice that these two cards use the same basic sketch as the mouse card!! Just by changing the colors and focal images they are each different!
If you have not been over to the Savvy Projects blog yet this week you really need to, amazing cards today by Kerry! Tomorrow Rita Kegg will be treating us to some wonderful Christmas ideas!!

Have a great day!! Thanks for stopping by! :)

Christmas in July!!

2011-07-11T10:56:00.000-07:00

How about some awesome ideas for Christmas! All this week over on the Savvy Projects blog, we will be focusing on ideas and projects for the holiday season! So will I, each day I will have a new project featured here to (hopefully) inspire you to get a head start on your holiday projects! I know it is only July, and it's like 100 degrees out side, but if we get a head start our projects could be done and we could enjoy the Christmas season without a crafting frenzy at the last minute. What!? I can't be the only one who does that... am I??

I took up a challenge by another Angel to use papers that were not "Christmas" paper, to create for Christmas. We have so many beautiful paper collections to choose from at The Angel Company that it really wasn't hard to do. I found that there is at least one sheet in most of our "Soar with it Collections" (SWIC) that could work for Christmas projects. And often there were two or more sheets that would work!!
The first card (above), was created using the Maggie SWIC and Amberly card stock collection., This light blue paper from Maggie, looks so cool and wintery to me. I tried for a "traditional" Christmas look for these cards today. I will share some nontraditional color combos later in the week.

This next card couldn't be more traditional in color, but this paper is from Mia's Cottage SWIC and card stock collection, paired with scarlet card stock! Polka dots are from Background Soup and embossed in white. This sentiment was computer generated, sorry, I just wanted that saying so badly for this card, and couldn't let it go. :)

Along with my papers, I also used stamps on both cards that are not from Christmas sets. The first card used the sweet angel from Fairytale Fun, but the sentiment is from Hung on a Tree, a Christmas set. This second card used Mice Day.

I will be adding something here everyday this week, lots of ideas for Christmas I just couldn't stop! I hope that you will stop in again . Also please be sure to check out the Savvy Projects blog all week for Christmas in July and see something new each day to inspire you!!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a delightful day!! :)

Supplies used:

Stamps: Fairytale Fun, Hung on a Tree, Mice Day, Background Soup

Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Sand, Rick Cocoa

Paper: Copic Xperss it, Ultra Smooth White card stock, Amberly Grace Card Stock, Maggie SWIC, Mia's Cottage SWIC and card stock, Scarlet card stock.

Colored with Copic Markers

Technique Blog Hop ~ spotLIGHTing

2011-07-08T09:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday, and welcome to another Angel Company Blog Hop on The Savvy Projects Blog!! Today is a "Technique" Hop and we are featuring "Spotlighting"! Don't tell anyone, but this is a new technique for me, I have never used this technique before, shhhhh... :)

That is the wonderful thing about these blog hops, you get to try out new things and if you follow the hop, you get to see all the wonderful creations that everyone else made! So many ideas, and different points of view to inspire you!! Exciting! Even better, get your Angel Company stamps out and join in the fun!!

My first card today uses a new set from Nina B. called "Fairy Wishes". The spotlighting technique is where you stamp your image twice, then use a punch or die cut shape to "spotlight" an area of the image, coloring only that small area that you have punched out. Don't you just love this set!? The sentiment is one of my favorite sayings!!

I decided to add a cut out 3-D butterfly, just to see how that looked, it's fun to play!

I also added some shimmer to the wings with my stardust gelly pen, it just doesn't seem to show up in the picture. These are not colors I would normally use either, but I am liking the combination! I am pretty pleased with this card, my first "Spotlighting" ever!! :)

This is my second card. For this one I used a couple more new sets called "Be Fabulous", and "For Everything". I love these sets together! I stamped the pattern from "For Everything" onto the kraft card stock with a Cloud White Vesa Magic ink pad. (It might have been nice if I had used Momento Rich Cocoa ink for this instead.) I colored my "Spotlighted" area, then added my layers, the ribbon and buttons just finished it all off! So what do you think?

I hope that you will head over to The Savvy Projects Blog and take a look at all the other ideas using this fun technique, that's where I am going now!! Or better yet, join in the fun, we would all love to see your creation "Spotlighted"! Add a link to your card or project at the bottom of the "Spotlighting" Post on The Savvy Projects Blog!! Now I am off to see everyone fabulous art work!! :)

Hope you have a wonderful day and weekend!! Thanks for stopping here!!

Edited to add: You have to check out Deb Miller's card, apparently we were on the creative wave length, I think I like her card better, much more polished!

"Konnichiwa"

2011-07-02T13:03:00.000-07:00

Are you shocked? A post everyday for three days straight?! I am trying to make up for all that time I didn't post regularly! Also I can now show you all those cards I made during that time!! :) This is a sweet new set called Konnichiwa, it is in the new catalog on page 59. These little girls are so much fun to color or paper piece and there are also accent stamps in this set that make, making your own patterned paper to match super easy!!for this card I used one of my all time favorite color combos, and the polka dots from "Background Soup"

For this card I used the pink paper from the Maggie SWIC and a couple different purple card stocks. I rounded opposite corners on my card face and focal image piece. I also added the three little flowers to finish it off after what I originally planned didn't work! :)

And here is the card that everyone at Seminar got to make! This one has a paper pieced kimono, again I used Maggie papers, Maggie card stocks and ribbon. Unfortunatly I didn't get to show everyone how to tie this bow like I had planned. I will try to create a tutorial and get posted in the future!

Hope that you are having a great weekend, thanks for stopping by!

Supplies used:
Konnichiwa T3468, Background Soup T3346
Maggie SWIC V847, Maggie Cardstock B327, Maggie Ribbon B231
Mia's Cottage SWIC (lime green paper)R2503, V7119 Caribbean Breeze Cardstock, V7118 Island Breeze Cardstock
Polo Mini Blossoms D314, Black and white ribbon collection B222, Corner Chomper K414
Copic markers to color on Copic xpress it paper

"America I Love"

2011-07-01T07:00:00.000-07:00

July 1st!? Wow, this year is flying by!! Today is the first "Finally Friday" blog post on The Savvy Projects Blog. Risa is sharing her creation using this brand new level A rewards set set from The Angel Company called "America I Love". Some of us thought we would join her and kick off this fourth of July weekend with a creative bang!!
Here is a close up of my card.

I hope that you have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend! Thanks for stopping by!!

Edited to add: You need to go to the Savvy Projects Blog and see the other designers samples with this set, OMGoodness fantastic!!

Supplies Used:
America I love TA3482
Momento Tuxedo Black and Desert Sand inks
Red, white and Blue card stock
Copic Xpress It card stock
Copic Markers E000,00,01,33,51,53, R20,37,59 B32,34,37, 91, 93, 97, 99, 41 YG 01,03,67 BG 70,72 C 01, 03 W 7,5,3 colorless blender
Sentiment was created on the computer

New Inspiration Book and Catalog!!!!

2011-06-29T19:10:00.000-07:00

Well I just got home a couple of hours ago from one of the most memorable and wonderful experiences I have ever had!! I have just returned from The Angel Company Seminar!!! I can not remember when I have had such a fabulous time! I met so many amazingly talented and sweet Angels, many who have been my "Super Hero's" for several years now. So wonderful to actually meet them in real life! I have to say, all of them were even more wonderful than I imagined, and I have a vivid imagination!! I want to say thank you, thank you, thank you, to each and everyone there for making my first seminar such an incredible experience!! I am still trying to wrap my head around all the wonderful things that happened there, I have so much to tell, but I am so tired right now all I can actually think or say is WOW!! So, I am going to make this post short, I promise to add more when I am rested and coherent! This is the cover of our new catalog, I am still a bit dazed when I look at it, because that is my card on the cover!!! :0 Again, WOW!!! I also want to say a special Thanks to my sweet friend Betsy and her lovely family, I am so glad that I got to start and end this wonderful week with you guys!! :) Now I am going to go watch my kids swim for awhile before bedtime! WOW!
Thanks for stopping by, hope you are having a great day!!

Paper Wings- Angel Art Blog Hop

2011-06-19T18:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome to another Angel Art Blog Hop! This month the theme is "clean and simple". This style is not my strong suit, at all. I tried and tried, but this was the best I could do. I need my layers!! This is one of the new sets from the sneak peek promotion that is going on right now, "Vintage Rides", I really love this set!! Paper is from my out of control pile of scraps that is threatening to take over my craft space at any moment. Hope that you are having a great weekend and please be sure to stop by the other Angels blogs to see what they have created for you to enjoy!

Shirley    http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com/
Kim http://angelatmydoor.blogspot.com/
Rita    http://handmadebits4u.blogspot.com/
Angela   http://www.angelakelley.blogspot.com/
Carol http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
Thanks for stopping by!

Whimsy and Stars Studio Summer Release!!

2011-06-18T10:40:00.000-07:00

Today is the day, Whimsy and Stars Studio's Summer Release! 10 new super adorable summertime images are available today!! If would like to take a look at all the cuteness, go HERE. For this card I used "coffee girl". Polka dots are from "Background Soup" and sentiment is from " Tea for Two", both from The Angel Company.

Nothing like a cold crisp piece of sweet watermelon on hot summer day! This is "watermelon boy" paired with some fun My Minds Eye papers. I hope you take a look at the Whimsy and Stars blog, the Design Team made some fabulous samples for you to enjoy!!

Have a lovely day, hope that your weekend is going great!

Tune in Tuesday and Vintage Rides!!

2011-06-14T22:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Flag Day!! Time for another Tune in Tuesday! Today the Design Team is featuring a new set from The Angel Company, "Vintage Rides"by Nina Brackett. I have to tell you it was love at first sight for me when I saw this set, LOVE! Right now this set can be purchased at a special price too, it's part of the sneak peeks promotion for the upcoming new Angel Company catalog!! The polka dots are from "Background Soup", (another favorite set!) and the sentiment is from our Seminar set! Follow the links on the Savvy Projects Blog to see what the rest of the Design Team created with this wonderful set!

Well better late than never! I had this post all ready to go for today, was gone all day and came home to find out it didn't post!!?? :(

So what do you think? Check out the all of the Design Team members cards, they are really great!!

Hope that you are having a really wonderful day, thanks for stopping by! :)

Accucut Craft Guest Designer!

2011-06-10T06:00:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago I got an email that totally surprised and delighted me. I was asked to be a Guest Designer on the Accucut Craft Blog!!! Holy Cow, me!?!? :0 Wow! Thank you so much Traci and Accuct for asking me!!
So here is the project that I chose to share. I made this cupcake mini album a while back for a class, using an Accucut die that is really for a cupcake card. I modified the "wrapper" just a little to create a holder for the chipboard cupcake mini album. For all the details on how I created this project, please follow this link to the Accucut Blog and read more!
Here are a few more pictures of the inside pages

I hope that you are having a great day today TGIF!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Birthday Chickie

2011-06-09T08:28:00.000-07:00

So yeah, I thought I was going to have more time as soon as school was out, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! I know you are laughing with me, or at me, it's okay. Every year I delude myself into thinking that. Every year I am shocked when the 'circus' is suddenly set up in my house! Until two days ago it has been unseasonably cool here, and raining, very strange. So I had two children with lots of free time, stuck inside. Need I say more...
Thankfully, the sun is shinning and the neighbors pool is "open" again!! All will be well! And I hope that next year I will remember the "crazy" first week of Summer break rule. :)
So today I have a sweet little card to share with you, this card was made for someone special, who inspires me with their beautiful writing all the time. I hope that she likes it!
I made this card using one of Mabelle's adorable images, this one is called "Birthday Chickie". This image was part of the Spring release, so many cute images in this release, you should check it out! I just got word yesterday that Mabelle has been working on a bunch more cute images for an upcoming Summer release, this month!! Personally, I can't wait, I just love her art work, such a joy to color!
Polka dots and sentiment are from The Angel Company, the sets are "Background Soup" and "Thinking of You". I colored with Copic Markers, added a little stickles to the hat, and a bit of pink ribbon to finish it off.
What do you think?
Thanks for stopping by, hope that you have a lovely day! I will be back tomorrow,( really!) with another fun (exciting to me!) post. There is also another Blog Hop this weekend, starting tomorrow on The Savvy Projects Blog. If you would like to join in the fun, get out your favorite Angel Company Stamps and share your creation by adding it to the link at the bottom of the post. :)

End of the School Year!!

2011-05-29T10:18:00.000-07:00

I am not sure who is happier, me or the kids, school is out for the summer!! We have had a great year, but it is so wonderful to have a break from the "regular" schedule, and of course the homework! We have a great Summer planned, with very few actual plans! Lots of swimming, a couple of camping trips and trips to see Grandparents and family. But mostly just hanging out letting the kids be kids and enjoying each other as a family!!

This year has flown by so far and I think May was the busiest month yet. Good but BUSY!! I am behind in my Design Team responsibilities, and I apologize. So I will be making lots of posts so I can catch up!! This first card is one I made to say thank you to my Son's wonderful Teacher. He had a fabulous year, due in part to having such a great Teacher and I am so thankful for that! I used one of Mabelle's cute new digi designs called "Back to School", colored with Copic markers. The paper is "Lime Twist" from My Minds Eye, LOVE it, such fun happy paper!!

This second card uses the same image and same paper, I just changed the accent paper from red to green. I also changed the size of the image, that is one of the beautiful things about digi stamps! This card was for the Aide in my sons class who is also just wonderful. J was so very lucky to have had two such fun, nurturing, fabulous Teachers this year to help him learn and grow.
Mabelle is looking for 5 more creative designers to be a part of our Design Team, check out her blog for all the details, but hurry the deadline is the 31st!!
I hope that you all are having a wonderful weekend! Thank You for taking the time to stop by. :)

May Angel Art Blog Hop!

2011-05-22T19:44:00.000-07:00

It is time for another Angel Art Blog Hop! Every month the Angels from Paper Wings put on a blog hop to share fun ideas using Angel Company stamps and papers, this month the theme is "Favorite Farewells" . This is a wall hanging that I made with my hostess group this month, we used the Emma collection of papers for this project. The retiring stamps that we used were "Edge Designs" and "You Are". I am sad to see both of these sets retiring, but that just means there will be something new and fun to take there place!! All retiring sets are on sale right now too!! I die cut the chipboard pieces for this project, but you could just as easily use chipboard coaster as well.

Hope that you are have had a great weekend, please stop by the other Angels Blog and see what they made to inspire you! It is always fun to see what everyone created. :)

Rita W - http://ritascreativenest.com
Laura Nehring - www.thecraftysister.com
Trudy O - http://www.trudystreasures.blogspot.com/
Carol N - http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
Shirley H - http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com
Seleise B - http://www.amethystcat.blogspot.com/
Teresa J - www.mamapickle.blogspot.com

Birdhouse Mini Album

2011-05-18T16:53:00.000-07:00

Gasp! A post, an actual post! No, I didn't fall off the face of the Earth, although it must have seemed like I did. Sorry about that, honestly I do not know where the time goes, but it is just gone! How have we made it to the middle of May already???
Anyway I am posting (very late) the pictures for my class this Saturday at the Crafter's Mall. It is this sweet little Birdhouse, family themed mini album! Very cute, if I don't say so myself!

This is a chipboard album, and I used the beautiful My Minds Eye "Stella and Rose" paper collection to decorate it! I LOVE these papers, bright and beautiful with wonderful patterns. Lovely!
I have taken a little break from classes and now I am ready start up again, all rested and refreshed! I will also be hosting a "Creative Crop" day each month at The Crafter's Mall. From 10:00am to 7:00 pm the third Sunday of each month. I would love to have you join us for some fun creative times! Sign up early because space is limited!! I am really looking forward to getting together with other creative people every month, having some fun and getting some scrapping done. If you have any questions about the mini album class or the Creative Crops, please call the Crafter's Mall (530)246-2056 for more information, or to sign up for class or a kit!
I hope that you are having a great day!

Sew Thankful

2011-05-05T09:32:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post today to share a fun card. Life has been super busy lately, all kinds of wonderful things going on! I can't share just yet, but I will very soon! This is a card that I did with my hostess group last month, I just love this set "Sew Thankful" from The Angel Company. This card was heavily inspired by a card a fellow Angel, Kim Sears, made. I just loved how she cut the scissors out and had a piece of ribbon through them as if they were about to snip some off. I will be back to posting on a regular basis very soon, and I will have so many creations to share with you!! Thanks for being patient with me! :)

Hope that you are having a wonderful day today!! Oh and if you would like to take a peak, The Angel Company has released there Final Farewell list of retiring stamps, right now they are 40% off!! Let me know if there is any that you "need"!
Thanks for stopping by!

Whimsy Sneak Peeks!

2011-04-26T22:38:00.000-07:00

Mabelle, from Whimsy and Stars Studio, has an incredible new release coming up this Thursday, the 28th. I am here to tell you how completely fabulous it is going to be! I have been playing with some of these absolutely cute images this week, so much fun!! I am so excited to share a couple of sneak peeks with you today!

This little cutie is called "Birdhouse Girl". I used some wonderful My Minds Eye papers that I have been playing with lately, mixed with some Mia's Cottage paper and misc. ribbon from The Angel Company. The sentiment is also from TAC, "Thinking of You". Colored with Copic markers.

How cute is this sweet "Ballerina Teddy Bear"!!? Cuteness!! I embossed the white panel with a polka dot embossing folder. I made the flower from felt and a lovely white button, Sentiment is from another TAC set called " Fairy Birthday". Also colored with Copic markers.

Both of these sweet digi images will be available on Thursday in Mabelle's etsy shop. I hope that you will stop by again tomorrow for another sneak peek or two! These new images are fabulous, and oh so much fun to color, and I have several more to share with you!

Have a wonderful day!

A Sweet Friendship...

2011-04-17T13:33:00.000-07:00

Just a quick post to share a card that I made with my hostess group this month. We used the "cracked glass" technique, which is always fun. We made three different cards all using different types of embossing techniques. I used Floral Collage Trio, Script Background, and Background Soup for this card.

Busy weekend here, lots of chore to finish. I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend!

Whimsy and Stars Sweetness!

2011-04-15T18:01:00.000-07:00

Hello and Happy Friday! I don't know where the week (month, year) went, but I am glad that the weekend is here!! I want to apologize for being such a bad blogger lately, I don't think I even have a good excuse. This is the post I had intended for last Monday. I seem to have "misplaced" the entire month of March, and the first half of April too. How can it possible be the middle of April!! Easter is in less than 10 days! *gasp!*

Today I am sharing a couple of cards I made using some super cute, and adorably sweet, digital images from Whimsy and Stars Studio

This sweet bunny is called "Springtime Basket Bunny", and she is a joy to color! Sentiment is from "I Love Easter" from The Angel Company.

This next card uses "Alex Flowers Gifty". Such a cutie pie!! I am such a huge fan of all of Mabelle R.O. 's artwork. There is a new digi design "With All My Heart", that will be released next week on Tuesday the 19th that is just lovely and would be perfect for Mother's Day!! And what it is even better is there will be a whole NEW collection released on April 28th!!

I hope that you have a great weekend full of fun, thanks for stopping by!

Easter Basket Bonanza Blog Hop!

2011-04-09T16:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome to April's Angel Company Blog Hop! This month we were challenged to create an Easter Basket. I would also like to welcome you to join the fun with your own Easter creation weather that be a basket or other Easter item! If you link your project to The Savvy Projects Blog by Sunday, you could win some Blog Candy!!

First up is my little Easter Basket. I used an 8x8 inch piece of white core card stock scored with my Scor-pal, and sanded, to create a woven look. I then folded it into this little box and added a handle to make it into a basket. The little bunny on the front is from "I Love Easter", this is my favorite image from that set, I love to add white fun flock to his little tail.

I also thought I would make an Easter card with a basket! I used up some leftover bits and pieces that were laying on my table too! I had an extra piece of the white core card stock from my basket, so I added some score lines around the edge to create a frame that really shows up after sanding. The 'basket' was made by weaving 1/4" strips of kraft card stock together until I had the right size, then folded over the edges and glued it in place. The handle was made using a couple of circle punches. The stamped image is from "Hedgehog Happiness" a current level C hostess set , sentiment is from "I Love Easter". I decided to use one of Heather's sketches that has also been setting on my table. I am so happy with how this one came out, what do you think?
I hope that you will join in the fun on this blog hope and add a creation of your own, if not then at least take a tour and see all the fun creations everyone else made! Maybe it will get you inspired to make some of your own Easter projects!! Here is a couple more Easter Basket ideas from a few years ago, Here and Here.
I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend! Thanks for stopping by!!

Finally Friday - The Joy of Easter Cards

2011-04-01T08:28:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday and Happy April Fools Day! Can you believe it is already April!? I can't really. Although I am ready to let March go and see what April has in store for us, hopefully it will be a much better month! Today is "Finally Friday" on the Savvy Projects Blog with a theme of "The Joy of Easter Cards". I hope that you will join in the fun and make an Easter card to link to The Savvy Projects Blog post with this title. You could even win a prize!

I love Spring it is my favorite season. The last few days have even felt like Spring here in my area! The sun has been shinning this week and it's even been warm! Huge change from last week. Our lilac bush is blooming right now and smells so wonderful, I love Spring! Easter is right around the corner too, and that is the theme today. For this card I used " Easter Bunny", such a cute set, and don't you love that carrot border!? Polka dots are from "Background Soup".

I also made Peeps in a Jar, a quick fun project, that makes a great gift item for friends or family. It turns out kind if like like a s'more! If you would like the complete instructions to make your own Peeps in a Jar, check out this Savvy Projects Blog post.

This is a close up shot of the tag I made for the jar. This cute little image is from "The Joy of Easter" set, and inspired my project! I hope that you will join in the fun with an Easter card or project of your own, be sure to link it so we can all enjoy your creativity!!

Hope that you have a wonderful weekend and that Spring is coming in your neighborhood too!! Thanks for stopping by.

I'm Back. Finally.

2011-03-26T00:17:00.000-07:00

I am back, but oh so far behind. I guess the upside is I have all kinds of things to post here in the next few weeks! *sigh*

Lets start with this sweet card, made with one of Mabelle's cutie pie digi images, from Whimsy and Stars Studio. This image reminds of my daughter, she is just as cute, or cuter, and had this same hair cut for a long time. Although getting her to wear a dress is a rare occasion. We also have a gray kitty that adores her. So sweet. This is one of my all time favorite paper lines from My Minds Eye, I just love the colors and patterns.

Well it is late, so I am going to go get some sleep. It's the first day of baseball tomorrow if the weather cooperates.

Hope that you have a wonderful weekend!

Oooops!

2011-03-21T06:49:00.000-07:00

Having some technical difficulties, so sorry. I will be back ASAP...

Going Green Week!!

2011-03-11T08:13:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday! Today is the start of "Going Green" Week on the Savvy Projects Blog, and I am so excited to be the one to get this fun event started! So what does Going Green mean to you? Do you think about the color green, St. Patrick's Day that is just next week, or how about Eco green, recycle, re-purpose, reuse green!? Or maybe you think of something completely different!? Any, and all of these are fair game to jump in and join the fun all week long! So get crafting some green goodness and add a link to your creation on the Savvy Projects Blog for a chance to win a prize!

I decided to go with Recycled "green" for my project, and hey, I figured I'd shown you all enough Leprechauns for now! So I went through my recycle basket and found a few things to work with...

I ended up with a whole bunch of wonderful projects from this "trash". So today I decided to share the cards I made using the aluminum to make some beautiful embellishments. If you would like to see the tutorial on how to do this yourself, or any of the details for these cards, please go to my post on the

Savvy Projects Blog.

Just by changing the ink color and embossing folder or die, you can create a completely different 'mood' and look of your card.

Here is a set of cards that I made last year using this same technique, for some more ideas.

If you would like to see what I have done with the rest of that "trash", you will have to come back next week! Don't forget that you can play along, and if you link your card or project to any of the Going Green Week blog posts over on The Savvy Projects Blog, you just might win a prize!!

Guest Designers for GOING GREEK WEEK:

March 11 ~ Angela Kelley (that's me!)

March 14 ~ Kerry Urbatch

March 15 ~ Michelle McDaniel

March 16 ~ Heather Scott

March 17 ~ Marisa Alvarez

March 18 ~ Christine Pennington

I would love to hear what you think!

Have a great weekend!!

Whimsy and Stars Wednesday!

2011-03-08T23:11:00.000-08:00

Introducing "Molly's Cupcake" a new digi stamp from Mabelle R.O.! Isn't she the sweetest!?

Mabelle will be giving away not one but two FREE Molly's Cupcake Digis!!

For a chance to win all you have to do is leave Mabelle a comment on this blog post by Thursday, March 10, 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Mabelle will enter all of the names and randomly select two winners which will win this BRAND NEW Digi release! The winner will be announced on Thursday, March 10 around 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

This image is so sweet, perfect for all kinds of occasions, and oh so fun to color! I hope that you will stop by Mabelle's blog and see all the other Guest Designer's creations, they are just lovely! Leave a comment and maybe win one of these cuties for yourself! Good Luck!

I hope that your day is fabulous, thanks for stopping by!

Tune in Tuesdays - Cards with Flowers

2011-03-08T07:30:00.000-08:00

Time for another "Tune in Tuesday" (TNT)! Every week on Tuesdays there will be a different Guest Designer from The Angel Company's Dream Team featuring cards designed around a theme, or style. This week the theme is 'cards with flowers' with Guest Designer Holly Mays.
This is actually a Jr. Legal Pad cover, but it's as close to a card that I have today! For this project I used the set "Beautiful Peony", isn't that flower just lovely. My Grandpa had peony bushes in his yard. They had huge beautiful flowers with unbelievable layers of petals, all in a wonderful shade of pink. I wish I could grow them here where I live, but so far I have not had any luck with them. I used the free down loadable paper collection, Robyn, from The Angel Company, and colored my flower with Copic markers ( R32,35,37, YG93,95,97,Y32,35) to complement the paper. The sentiment is from "Thoughts and Prayers".
Please be sure to check out Holly's post on the Savvy Projects blog , it is amazing! If you would like to join in the fun there is a link at the bottom of the post to add your card or project . Anyone can play, just remember Angel company stamps only please. :) If you missed last weeks TNT, you go HERE to see all of Rita's cards with animals.
This Friday I will be kicking off "Going Green " week on the Savvy Projects blog, I can't wait to share my cards with you!! And tomorrow Mabelle R.O. has a brand new digi design being released, so , so, cute!! Check back tomorrow and you will see what I mean!
Have a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by.

Seeing Shamrocks Blog Hop

2011-03-03T22:46:00.000-08:00

It is time for another Angel Company Blog Hop! This month we are celebrating one of my favorite holidays, St. Patrick's Day. I have always been fascinated with Ireland, since I was a very little girl I wanted to be Irish. Luckily for me, I fell in love with a really wonderful guy with an Irish name that I now share. So I can sort of claim being Irish, at least in name. St. Patty's Day is also a favorite, because it is my daughters favorite of all holidays, it always has been. Every year she builds a leprechaun trap, and there is a lot of excitement and fun!

For this card I used a set called "Thanksgiving Sweeties", to create a cute little leprechaun girl. I masked the sunflower she was holding and added a punched shamrock that I colored with copic markers and a white gel pen. Sentiment is from "Tag Tidbits"

This little guy is from the same set, I couldn't figure out how to mask his gun and still have him look alright, so I turned the gun into a 'shamrock shooter', for a blast of good luck! Sentiment and shamrocks are from "Cheers to you".

I thought I would end with this little guy. A couple times a month I do an art project in my son's class, today we made these leprechauns, too much fun! I hope that you will follow the blog hop, and check out all the other fun ideas for St. Patrick's Day. Or maybe you feel inspired and want to join in the fun!?
Have a great weekend!

Carrot Cars and Flowers...

2011-02-28T17:29:00.000-08:00

Today is the last day of "You Make February Fabulous!" on the Savvy Projects Blog. This is the featured set today 'Joy of Easter', I love this silly little carrot car, paper is from the Mia's Cottage collection.
This has been so much fun seeing what each Guest Designer has created everyday, and all those fabulous creations from all those who joined in the fun. But the fun will not be stopping, oh no, March is going to be filled with fun as well! Starting tomorrow with the first "Tune in Tuesday", every Tuesday will focus on a different type of card. Tomorrow, March 1st, Rita will feature cards with animals! Friday will start the "Seeing Shamrocks" blog hop, anyone can join in and add your card or project to the link! You just need to use Angel Company Stamps, and have fun of course. Next week "Tune in Tuesday" Will feature cards with flowers with Holly. On Friday the 11th I will be kicking off "Going Green" week!! Projects or cards that are green in color, recycled 'green', or Irish green for St Patrick's Day, or any other interpretation of this theme you can come up with!!

This next card was a set that was featured last week by Chris Franco, she was kind enough to send me some stamped images because I do not have this set (yet). This set is called 'Delicate Florals' and it is just lovely. Last week just got too crazy and I didn't get this posted on time, but better late than never I guess. :) Thanks so much Chris! Paper is from the Maggie Collection, sentiment from 'Joyful Notes'.

Hope that you are having a great day, thanks for stopping by!

More Exciting News...

2011-02-27T09:14:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to share some more exciting news, I was chosen to be on another new Design Team! I am so excited I can hardly stand still!! (Happy Dance!) Mabelle R.O. of Whimsy and Stars Studio, is the creator of so many of my most favorite stamp sets from The Angel Company. She is now also selling the sweetest digital images of her art work!! They are so cute that I braved my computer challenges and bought some! If you know me you know what a big deal that is, the computer and I are reluctant friends. I found that the new Copic paper will feed through my printer with no problems, and it is a dream to color on too! It is good to try new things.

This is my first card using "Miss Dancing Queen", cuteness! And a bonus with the digi images is you can size them to fit your project. ( I am sure this is not news to most of you, but I was excited about this.) I colored her with Copic markers E000, E00, R20, R37, R59, Y38, YR09, YR16, Y15, Y17, YG03, YG17, BV00, BV02, BV04, BV09, BG000.
Long story short, I submitted some of my designs and was chosen, along with 12 super talented designers, to be on this new Design Team. Visit their blogs and you will see what I mean.

Whimsy and Stars Studio
Guest Designer Team!

(Names in alphabetic last name order)

Danni Bindel
http://dannisdreamscrafts.blogspot.com

Jerusha Borden
http://www.ilovepapercrafting.blogspot.com

Kathy Curry
http://willstampforwine.blogspot.com

Mina Hartley
http://pinkpuds.blogspot.com

Angela Kelley
http://www.angelakelley.blogspot.com (Me!)

Michelle McDaniel
http://michellescreativejourney.blogspot.com

Sara Quenell
http://mylittlepaperaddiction.blogspot.com

Jackie M. Rakoski
http://stampingsister.blogspot.com

Pat Sergeant
http://just4fun2-pat.blogspot.com

Stephanie Serrano
http://stephaniesstampinspot.blogspot.com

Silke (Silli)
http://silli-silli.blogspot.com

Tricia Traxler
http://www.simplystamping.blogspot.com

Kendra Wietstock
http://kendrawietstock.blogspot.com

Mabelle, thank you so much for this opportunity! Congratulations to my fellow Team members, I look forward to working with you!!
Thanks for stopping by today, I hope that you are having a wonderful weekend!

In My Heart

2011-02-24T20:15:00.000-08:00

Crazy busy, crazy good week! So much going on here, some very exciting things, some not so much!
Today's "You Make February Fabulous" set is 'In My Heart'. This set has the sweetest little angels, and they are perfect for so many different occasions. I used 'A Thousand Thanks' for the sentiment. I hope that you will visit TAC Savvy Projects Blog and see the wonderful samples that Karen made showcasing this set. While you are there be sure to check out all the rest of the featured sets from this week, such fabulous creativity! I had hoped to have another card to share with you using another featured set from this week, 'Delicate Florals', but as I said before this week has been crazy... sigh.

Hope that you are having a great week!!

Paper Wings February Blog Hop

2011-02-20T20:51:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Paper Wings February Blog Hop! This months theme is Hostess sets. This is a card I made using the set "Whooo Loves Ya" a level A set! I free handed the tree trunk and branch,and I used a white gel pen to add some texture to my tree. The leaves are hearts that I cut in half. These are the cutest little owls, I just love their huge eyes. The sentiment is from another level A set called "One of a Kind".
Please be sure to "hop" by the other participating Angels Blogs and see the wonderful creations they have to share!

Blog Hop Participants
Shirley http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com/
Rita http://ritascreativenest.com/
Laura N http://www.thecraftysister.com/
Carol http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
Chelsea http://inkystamps.blogspot.com/
Kerry http://www.thestampingbughaswings.blogspot.com/
Seleise http://www.amethystcat.blogspot.com/
I hope that you are having a wonderful extra long weekend! Thanks for stopping by. :)

You Make February Fabulous-No Place Like Gnome

2011-02-18T08:30:00.000-08:00

Today I am the Guest Designer over on The Savvy Projects Blog, for "You Make February Fabulous!" I hope that you will check it out HERE ! The stamp set that I chose to work with is "No Place Like Gnome". I chose this set because I have not seen very much created using this set. It is a set I love, and I think has so many possibilities...

These are just a couple of the cards I created for today. All the details are on the Savvy Projects Blog!
Have a wonderful day, and a great weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Somebody Pinch Me!

2011-02-17T14:38:00.000-08:00

On second thought, if I am dreaming I think I would like to continue!! I am so excited to announce that I made The Angel Company's "Dream Team"!! They posted the list this week!!

Congratulations ...

Marisa Alvarez

Paula-Kay Bourland

Rita Kegg

Angela Kelley (That is ME!!)

Holly Mays

Michelle McDaniel

Debra Miller

Christine Pennington

Heather Scott

Kerry Urbatch

Exciting stuff ! So many really super talented Angels were trying out for this, I feel so honored and thrilled to have been chosen for this Team!! Thank You Mischelle and The Angel Company!! You can click on any of the names above to visit their blogs, and believe me you will not be disappointed, they are all wonderful!! Congratulations Ladies!!

Please come back tomorrow, I will be the Guest Designer on the Savvy Projects Blog , featuring "No Place Like Gnome"!

Hope that you are having a great day, Thanks for stopping by!

A Weeks Worth of Fun!

2011-02-12T14:59:00.000-08:00

Life has been extra busy the last couple of weeks. So busy last week that I did not get to play along with all the daily "You Make February Fabulous" fun! Last week I had all the stamp sets that were being featured, so today I am posting a weeks worth of fun, all in one day!! So grab a cup of tea, or coffee, get comfy and enjoy!
Monday we started the week with "Cupcake Cuties". This is one of my favorite sets so I have three cards using this set! I have been trying to use colors that I do not usually gravitate towards, just to change things up a bit. For this card, and the next I used the Maggie paper collection. I love these plum purple colors, I just normally don't color in these darker tones, but I am pleased how she turned out!

Love this little kitty with the giant cupcake, so sweet. I had a white kitty when I was six or seven, his name was "Rainbow". As an adult I can appreciate the irony, as a kid it made perfect sense, because he had one green eye and one blue eye.

This card only uses the cupcake image from "Cupcake Cuties", and the gardener girl from "Garden Joy". I am loving this little gal, and finding so many fun ways to use this image! I used the Emma Paper collection for this card.

Tuesdays featured set was "Cup of Love", this is such a fun set and can be used in so many different ways. I also used the Emma paper collection for this card. I paper pieced the cup and saucer, and used a flourish stamp from "Hung on a Tree" for a little steam. The sentiment is from "Sending a Latte".

Wednesdays featured set was "Sew Thankful". I have had this set for quite some time but had not actually used it before, so here is my first , but not last card with this fun set, too fun! This paper is from the Hemingway collection, I have not used it in awhile, but still one of my favorites.

Thursdays set was "Pea Pickin'". This was a special offer set from last year I think, and another set I had never used! *gasp!* A very cute set that I will be using again for sure!! Again paired with the Emma paper collection.

Last but not least was "Fundamental Frames", featured on Friday. Beautiful stamps that coordinate with nestability labels dies! I have used these quite a bit and really like them a lot. For this card I also used the Hemingway paper collection, sentiment is from "Simply the Best".
Please be sure to check out all the Guest Designers and their fabulous creations HERE, there are some really amazing ideas!! Also at the bottom of each post there is a link area with all the other angels that joined in the fun, and their creations! You still have time to join in and share some of your own ideas too!

Whew! that was alot!!
So what do you think? Which one is your favorite?
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!!

Upcoming Classes

2011-02-09T07:14:00.000-08:00

Just a quick update on my upcoming classes. So much going on right now, I just realized that I had not posted these, sorry!
First up is my upcoming card class , Feb. 19th, 10:00 at the Crafter's Mall $28.00.
We will be creating 8 beautiful "Everyday" cards with lovely My Minds Eye papers.

Feb. 19th, 1:00 "Use What You Have", at The Crafter's Mall. $25.00
In this class we will have 3 different projects, I supply the directions, all the tools, and any instructions or help you might need, and you supply the papers and embellishments! This month we will be making a 12"x12" scrap page, 2 cards, and a post it note holder!
Let me know if you have any questions.

Happy Together Mini Album. Feb 26th, 10:00 at Scrappin' Friends. $38.00
This is a beautiful mini album using the paper line "So Happy Together", I just love the colors of this paper, so pretty! The theme of this album is "memories", it is very open ended and can be used for a couple, family, child, pet, whatever. It is all about the memories we make and cherishing them.

For more information on these classes, or to sign up, please call The Crafter's Mall 246-2056 or Scrappin' Friends 722-9200

Retiform Blog Hop

2011-02-05T16:54:00.000-08:00

Welcome to another Blog Hop with The Angel Company! This hop is focusing on a technique called Retiform.
I honestly had no idea what that was, until I watched THIS cool video
by Heather on how to do this technique.
I have to say I was not too sure about this, not really my style right. But I thought give it a try and see what happens....

So this is my very first attempt at this technique, it's all about masking and inking. Very fun actually, it's good to try out new things! And come to find out you can add your own style into this technique! For this card I used "Cheers to You", a wonderful set for St. Patrick's Day and many other occasions !

This is my second attempt, a little different look, same stamp set and inks as the first, just a few layers. I hope you will check out the rest of the beautiful creations on this blog hop, and leave a little love along the way with a comment or two!

Go here to join in the hop!

Thanks for stopping by, hope that you are having a wonderful weekend!

You Make Febuary Fabulous!!

2011-01-31T23:37:00.000-08:00

This month The Angel Company has a wonderful event planned for all of us! Every weekday this month, a different Guest Designer will feature at least three cards, using one current stamp set of their choice! That means lots of inspiring creations for you, from many very talented Designers!

I am almost giddy with excitement, because I was asked to be a Guest Designer for this event!!! I am thrilled and honored to be a part of this this group and event. Each one of these Angels are so talented, each with their own viewpoint and creative style. I look forward to seeing what each one has created to inspire us all!

Below is a flyer with all the information on this event, and you too can join in on the fun! Each day at the end of the Guest Designers post there will be a linky, add you own creation using that stamp set, to your blog, or an online gallery, and link it back to that post. Each card you make will put you into a drawing at the end of that week!! So the more you join in the more chances you have to win!! Just click on the flyer below for more information and a schedule of Guest Designers and the stamp sets they will be using.

www.theangelcompany.net

All Bundled Up

2011-01-28T10:05:00.000-08:00

Here is a fun little project I made for an Angel Company contest ( I won!! Insert silly happy dance!). I found these chipboard mittens last year in the dollar bins at Micheal's, they are actually supposed to be mini album pages, but I got them to make ornaments with my kids classes. I ended up with extras, but not enough to use again this year, so I came up with some other ideas how to use them up! This started out to be a little accordion mini album, but ended up being more of a fancy accordion card with a special pocket for a gift card. I used "Cuddly Christmas" and "Sending a Latte" to decorate this project, along with the Emma paper collection. (All from The Angel Company) "Cuddly Christmas is such a fun set and great for all winter long, I love that!

This is the inside, I used nestabilities labels 4 to showcase my images. See the little pocket made for a gift card?!

Hope that you are having a great day, thanks for stopping by!

What do you think?

A Few Cards And A Fun Project!

2011-01-25T20:40:00.000-08:00

I have been super busy making lots of fun things, unfortunately my computer decided to fall ill and I have not been able to share any photos. *sigh* I hope to have it all fixed and back by the end of the week, but for now I have hijacked my daughters computer. :)

This first card was made for a sketch challenge over on Heather's Blog , every Monday she posts a new sketch to work with, there is also a linky thing so you can see what others have made using the sketch. I hope you will check it out and maybe join in too!! For this card I used Mia's Cottage paper and "In My Heart" stamp set, from The Angel Company. The sentiment is from a level C hostess set, "A Thousand Thanks". I used Copic markers to color the image. This stamp set is actually a sympathy set, but I wanted to share how sweet these images are and how they can be used for many other occasions. Thanks for the sketch Heather!

This next card is a little out of the norm, for me anyway, because it is mostly white! I love how soft, yet bright it is. The white panels are embossed and I inked the edges lightly so they would pop. These little birds are from "For My Tweetie", also colored with Copic markers. The sentiment is from "Sending A Latte".

This one is my favorite of the three! I have always loved this little gardener girl from "Garden Joy", she just makes me smile. I masked off the flowers in her cart and filled it with hearts instead, perfect for Valentine's Day! The paper is from the Catelynne collection, and the sentiment is the same one from "A Thousand Thanks".

And now a fun little project. I have made these a couple of other times, but this one is the best! In town there is a lovely little cupcake bakery, they make the best cupcakes and gelato. My kids love to go there, and to be honest so do I. When you get a cupcake to go they put them in these frozen yogurt cups with a domed lid. Cute right, but add a little paper and an adorable stamped image and it is even cuter!! This image is from "Cupcake Cuties", also colored with Copics. The paper is all from the Maggie paper collection.

Here's another shot, see the sweet little cupcake inside, yummy!
So what do you think? Which one is your favorite?

Hope that you are having a great day, thanks for stopping by!

Angel Art Blog Hop- Valentine's Day

2011-01-16T18:24:00.000-08:00

It's time for another Angel Art Blog Hop! This is a fun card I made using, "From The Heart", and "Viva La Friendship". These little girls are just so sweet and fun to color. I used the little heart in the set to jazz up the purple card stock.

And here is another Valentine card using "Frogs and Kisses", the current Stamp of The Month. I think this is my favorite image from this set, it just makes me smile. Paper is from the Maggie SWIC.
Please be sure to" hop" along and take a look at all the other wonderful Valentine's ideas posted by the other participating Angels.
Rita W - http://ritascreativenest.com
Shirley H - http://www.glitteredpaws.blogspot.com
Julie R - http://juliesstamppad.blogspot.com
Carol N - http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
Tina M - http://card-i-ology.blogspot.com/
Chelsea C - http://www.inkystamps.blogspot.com
Michelle - http://michellescreativejourney.blogspot.com

Enjoy!!

Sweet Valentine

2011-01-10T21:16:00.000-08:00

I made up some samples for my hostess group last week, this is one of them. I adore these little girls in this set "From The Heart", so sweet. This seems to be my favorite Valentine color combo right now too, the pink paper is from the Maggie SWIC, and the card stock is from the color caboodle set B. The sentiment is from "Savvy Sayings". A little velvet scalloped ribbon and a few pearls finish it off.
Have a great day!!

Angel Company Blog Hop- From The Heart

2011-01-07T11:50:00.000-08:00

It's time for another Angel Company Blog Hop!! This month the theme is Valentine's Day. So grab a warm cup of tea or coffee, or maybe even a cup of cocoa, and visit some wonderful blogs full of creative ideas for Valentine's Day. Or if you feel inspired you may even join this blog hop, you do not have to be an Angel to join in the fun, but you must use only Angel Company Stamps. Don't forget to leave a little love of your own along the way, everyone loves to read a nice comment! Follow along with this blog hop HERE.

My first card uses the January stamp of the month "Frogs and Kisses" and paper from the Emma collection. The sentiment is from another set "Dear Friend"

This is a matchbook style card (like this one HERE), inside I put 2 Ghirardelli chocolate squares, yum! This was also made using the "Frogs and Kisses" set. I think I will be modifying this for my kiddos Valentine's for school. This sentiment is from a retired set that I am dearly missing this year in the catalog.

This last card uses "Cocoa and Mack", such a cute set, and so fun to color! The polka dot background is from "Background Soup", and the sentiment was made on my computer.

I hope that you enjoy these cards as much as I enjoyed making them, and that you all have had a wonderful start to this brand new Year!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Just a Couple More...

2010-12-30T09:39:00.000-08:00

I know Christmas is all over, but I just have a couple more cards I wanted to share. I really love to make cards that have an ornament attached, this one has an ornament made from a round coaster. I love these snow people from "Merriest Wishes", so fun to color. The sentiment is from "Jingle Jolly", and the paper is from the Maggie SWIC. All stamps and paper are from The Angel Company.

This is a close up of the ornament by itself. There is a place to put a family photo on the back, to share or to keep for yourself!

Here is one more, this little guy is from "Holiday Boys", another fun set to color, sentiment is from "Joyful Ornaments". Paper is from the Reece SWIC.

I hope that you have had a wonderful Christmas, and that your New Year is a safe and happy one!! Thanks for stopping by.

December Angel Art Blog Hop

2010-12-19T19:01:00.000-08:00

Welcome to another Angel Art Blog Hop! This month the challenge was to make a project using one or more of our "Gift With Purchase" stamps. I have had this little penguin for quite awhile and had yet to ink it up (*gasp*), so I took this as an opportunity to play a bit. I have had these wonderful shaker cards made easy things in my stash of stuff for a long time, so I thought I would dig them out and use one. I love how this turned out, this little penguin is so fun to color.

Please be sure to stop by the other talented Angels Blogs and see what they have created!

Shirley: http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com/
Chelsea: http://www.inkystamps.blogspot.com/
Tina: http://card-i-ology.blogspot.com/
Betty: http://stampinteacher.blogspot.com/
Laurie U.: http://laurieunger.blogspot.com/
Angela: http://www.angelakelley.blogspot.com/
Carol: http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/

A Cup Of Christmas Tea

2010-12-16T20:20:00.000-08:00

I love that book, A Cup of Christmas Tea. Someone had given it to my Mom years ago and it made an impression on me. I thought about it when I was making this project, I wonder what happened to that book?
Anyway, this is a project that I made with my hostess group this month, what a fun set "A Cup Of Love" is. I found instructions for this project on The Cats Pajamas website, Amy Rohl was the designer. I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it. This is a match book type card/gift card holder, you could use this for so many things, it is just a fabulous project!

Inside there is this lovely sentiment from "Cup of Tea", the holly and tea cup on the front are both from "Cup of Love". Both of these sets are from the fall supplement, the warm wishes sentiment is from "Cuddly Christmas", also in the fall supplement (The Angel Company). I put two tea bags inside the bag/pockets, but you could just as easily add some of those instant coffee pouches from Starbucks and a coffee sentiment! A gift card would also be a nice addition to one of the pockets!

I am not completely ready for Christmas, it has been crazy busy here. But ready or not here it comes!! I am excited to have my kiddos home, today was our last school day until next year! So I am looking forward to baking and other Holiday fun this next week.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope that you are having a wonderful Holiday Season.

Oh My Goodness!!

2010-12-07T09:38:00.000-08:00

I made some cards months ago for The Angel Company's Fall supplement. All the samples for the supplement can be seen HERE. Some of the cards I sent in didn't show up, so I thought that they just didn't make the cut or something. But then a few days ago I was on The Angel Company's home page and what do I find?!?! Two of my cards right there on the home page!!!! Lets just say I am a little bit excited, thrilled even!
This is one of the cards, I used "Cuddly Christmas" for the penguin and sentiment, the snowflakes are from "Jingle Jolly", I think these are my favorite sets this Christmas, of course I have many favorite sets, but I have used these two over and over again this year.
The other card is one that I already posted, but I will share again, I just LOVE this bear!

The snowflakes on this card were made using "Vintage Santa"
I will be bouncing around the house for a whole month I think!

Hope that you are having a wonderful day today, thanks for letting me share my excitement with you!

A Creative Whim...

2010-12-03T20:43:00.000-08:00

The other night I wanted to make something, just for the joy of creating something. I had no plan, no idea what I was going to make. I picked out some paper, and after a few minutes, decided I would make an advent calender for my sons classroom. I fiddled around with a couple different ideas and ended up using a cookie sheet for the base, some magnets and a tiny tin bucket that have been living in my stash of stuff for a couple of years. This is the completed project, I have to say I love how this turned out, I may just have to make up a couple more!! The numbers are on magnets so they can be changed to countdown to the holiday. The extra numbers are kept in the little tin bucket tied to the bottom of the cookie sheet. I used the stamp sets "Hedgehog Happiness" a level C Hostess set, and "The Places You'll Go" to decorate the bottom, along with a little polar white flower soft, for the snow.

Here is a closer look at this cute little hedgehog. I paper pieced the wagon to bring a touch of the patterned paper to the bottom. The rest is colored with copic markers. My son's class is enjoying my creative whim, and I so enjoyed making this fun project!

What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by, hope that your are having a lovely day!!

Fabric Cards

2010-11-29T12:24:00.000-08:00

I teach classes at a Crafter's Mall, inside the Crafter's Mall is a wonderful fabric shop filled with amazing fabrics of all kinds. Often while I am teaching my card classes there are quilting classes, and or, gatherings going on at the same time. Some of the quilters wonder in to our classroom just to see what we are up to, and I always enjoy looking in to see what they are doing too. I love quilting, but after my son became a toddler I put it away for a latter day, I guess I just got tired of taking what I just put together apart and starting over, let's just say I was too distracted to do it right! I started thinking (never a good sign) wouldn't it be wonderful to combined these two wonderful hobbies... and wouldn't it be fun to get some of those quilters to try something new.... and so I had a class with cards made with fabric and paper! I think I will be doing this again too as it was a big hit with all my regular paper crafting ladies! So fun and no sewing either, we used an iron on fabric adhesive to adhere the fabric to the card bases. This is one of my favorite cards from the 8 we made in class, I just love this felt poinsettia. I used my spellbinders dies to cut my felt and layered them with glue dots, the center is made from those tiny glass beads. The sentiment is one I will be using a lot from a newer set "With His Glory" from The Angel Company.

Hope that you are having a wonderful day! Thanks for stopping by.

Wintery Acetate Card

2010-11-27T08:44:00.000-08:00

Back in June I made this CARD with my hostess groups, it was a cute card and a big hit. Many of my sweet ladies bought the ink to stamp on the acetate, so I wanted to remind them to use it again. I also wanted to show how that same card could be turned into a winter themed card, just by changing the stamps used! Any winter themed stamp set would work, but I just love this snowman from "Jingle Jolly", this little guy is colored with Copic markers ( BG01, 05, 09, YG03, 17, R20, C1,3, 00). The snowflakes are from "Ornamental Snowflakes", they are just beautiful and work so well for this type of card. I think this is my favorite color combo this year, I seem to be using it for everything lately!
I hope that you all have had a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving! We celebrated the holiday at our house with family this year (our first time!) and thanks to my wonderful Mother in Law and amazing Husband (they cooked the whole meal!! I did stir the gravy, but then it turned out to have lumps...) we had an the most delicious feast. And a big thanks to my Mom who brought homemade bread and all the pies and cheesecake too (Yumm!!). And of course it would not have been so wonderful if it were not for all the family members that came from afar to share the holiday with us!
Have a great day, and thanks for stopping by!!

Sending a Latte

2010-11-22T08:58:00.000-08:00

Debbie, a sweet friend, and my very talented downline, gave me a card like this one a couple of years ago. I loved it, and the idea so much. So inspired by Debbie I made this card! Inside is a pocket for a gift card, I am thinking Starbucks. I think I might add holly leaves and berries instead of the hearts for a couple too, just to change it up! The sentiment is from the set "Sending a Latte", from The Angel Company, it is great because it has so many different sentiments to add to the inside! I think I know some great teachers who will be receiving one of these very soon!
Things have been so crazy busy here these last few weeks, but I can see light at the end of the tunnel now!! Looking forward to a wonderful Thanksgiving with family!

Hope that you are having a great day!

Deck the Halls - Angel Company Christmas Blog Hop!

2010-11-11T20:43:00.000-08:00

Welcome to another Angel Company Blog Hop! This Month we are decking the halls with festive ideas for Christmas! Anyone is welcome to join the blog hop, the only requirement is that you use only Angel Company stamps for your project. If you do not have a blog, you can upload your project HERE. If you would like more information, or you just want to follow this inspiring hop, you can go HERE.

These are the projects that I made with the wonderful ladies in my Hostess Group this week. This first card was inspired by a card that Debbie, my very talented and sweet down line, gave me a couple of years ago. I loved the colors she used and the way she layered the snowflakes on the heart. So, inspired by Debbie I made this card with a detachable ornament, made from a clear mini album page (mini deco album K-604) and 'Christmas Circles' (T-2945). The sentiment is from 'Vintage Santa' (T-3379). There is a spot on the back of the ornament to add a family photo. This card is flat enough to be sent through the mail easily.

This second project is a snow globe type ornament made form one of our round metal tins (D-102). It is kind of hard to see in this photo, but the trees and the penguin are all popped up, each a bit higher than the other, for more depth. The trees are from a set I just had to have, called 'The Places You'll Go' (T-3351) love it! I added stickles for snow on the branches. The penguin is from the set 'Cuddly Christmas' (T-3390) another favorite. I seem to be addicted to this color combo lately. For the snow on this one I used a chunky glitter ( that is the glob thing in the "sky") and tiny bead things. We used a finer glitter for the second batch and I think I liked it better. You could also use Flower soft and glitter for the snow, either way this is a cute project with a lot of possibilities!!
I hope you will check back and follow the hop as it grows, there is sure to be some wonderful ideas for Christmas projects of all kinds, please feel free to leave comments as you go too! :)
Enjoy!!

Upcoming Classes!!

2010-11-09T09:18:00.000-08:00

Can someone please tell me how we got all the way to November already?! Time sure does fly, weather you are having fun or not. Thankfully I am having fun, even if life has been kind of crazy. I just wanted to post a few samples from my upcoming classes, I have two Christmas card classes and a very fun mini album.
This first card is from a set of eight Christmas cards, each one different, that I will be teaching at Scrappin' Friends on November 19th, at 5:30pm. $28.00 These are so pretty! If you would like to see more the samples are in the store.

This second card is from a set of eight, all different, that features fabric! There will be no sewing, but we will be using fabric elements along with our paper and other embellishments. So much fun, and a lot of added texture! The colors are blues and whites and the more traditional reds and greens too. This class will be held at The Crafter's Mall, November 20th at 10:00am. $28.00 Samples are at the store.

This mini album measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches, it is a mixed matched mini album, some of the pages are chipboard,some are clear cardstock and each one is a different shape and size.
The paper is from My Minds Eye,"The Merry Days Of Christmas", and has a slightly vintage feel to it.
This class will be held at The Crafter's Mall, November 20th, 1:00. $38.00 Sample is also at the store if you would like to see more!

If you are interested in any of these classes, please contact:
Scrappin' Friends (530) 722-9200, for more in formation or to sign up for the Snowflake Christmas Cards.
The Crafter's Mall (530) 246-2056, for more information, or to sign up for the Fabric Christmas Cards, or
The Christmas Mini Album. There is limited space in the Mini Album class, only 12 spots!

Hope that you are having a great day today! Thanks for stopping by. I hope I will see some of you at one of these classes!!

Coco and Mack

2010-11-08T19:19:00.000-08:00

Coco and Mack is another new set of stamps from The Angel Company, if you love cute puppies then you will love this set! There are four sweet pups and four sentiments, two of the images are seasonal, fall and Christmas, and two can be used all year long!
For this card I used the Christmas image and pared it with our Reece paper collection. The sentiment is from Thinking of You, my all time favorite, go to sentiment set!
Life has been a little crazy here, and very, very busy too. I am sure it is like that for a lot of us right now. Once I get through the next few weeks, I plan to slow things down and really enjoy the holiday season ( keeping my fingers crossed!). Time just seems to be flying by so quickly!
Thanks for stopping by, hope that you had a great day today!!

You Whooo...

2010-11-01T18:01:00.000-07:00

My daughter always wants me to color my stamped images in unusual colors, an I must say that most of the time it turns out so cute, like this little owl here. She asked me to color one purple, and I just loved how it turned out, and it went perfectly with this "Toodle Loo" ( a TAC Paper) plaid paper too! This is a new stamp set from The Angel Company called "You Whoo" it is in the fall supplement. Inside the card it reads "Hi!"

What do you think?

The Angel Company Blog Hop- Flavor of Fall

2010-10-29T18:33:00.000-07:00

It is time for another Angel Company Blog Hop! This one is all about fall. It is defiantly feeling like fall here in my little corner of the world, we were having a lovely Indian Summer, beautiful sunny days and cool nights. Then just like that, rainy, wet, and cold. But I love Fall all the same, the air is crisp and the leaves turn all kinds of colors, Halloween and Thanksgiving are some of my most favorite holidays. Fall is good!

I found these lovely shadow boxes on super sale and I knew I could make something wonderful with them. I am thinking they will be great gifty items with a set of four or five different seasonal themed scenes that can be changed for each season! This is my Fall scene, I love these scarecrows and sentiment from "Hanging Out", the pumpkins and crow are from a retired set "Sunshiny Day". I love how this turned out, and I am excited to get started on the other seasons!

This is a closer view, I used Copic markers to color my images and Penelope paper and cardstock. Go HERE to follow or join in on this blog hop, remember only Angel Company stamps! I hope that you enjoy this blog hop, there are sure to be some amazing and inspiring art work!!

On another note...
I have not forgotten the directions for the door hanger project, it has just been a kind of tough couple of weeks here. I apologize for not getting these directions posted before now, but here they are, better late than never!

Using a piece of 81/2" x 11" cardstock, cut one strip 3 15/16" x 11" (there is a reason for this funky number, really) and one piece 4 1/2" x 9". Score the the 11" piece at 1 1/2". Score the 9" piece at 1/2, 1 1/2, 2 1/2, 6 1/2, 7 1/2, 8 1/2 inches. Flip over ans score at 1, 2, 7 and 8 inches, this will create an accordion fold on each side.

Apply double sided tape as shown. Add a strip of patterned paper 3 3/4" x6" to the top of the 11" strip of card stock (score mark should be at the bottom) use a nestability circle or circle punch to create to hole for the door nob.

Remove paper on double sided tape and pinch bottom of the accordion fold together, like photo on the right.
Fold up the bottom of the larger strip, add double sided tape to bottom of the fold and adhere to the middle bottom of the "pocket" piece, with the accordion folds on each side. Like photo to the left.

Fold in sides and adhere to create pocket.

Add a 3 1/2" x 4" piece of patterned paper to the front of the pocket and decorate for the theme of your choice! Fill with goodies and give to someone special,it's sure to make their day!!
For this door hanger I used Emma Paper, Kraft Cardstock, and "Thanking God" a level B hostess set, all from The Angel Company. I hope that you will give one of these a try, and if you do let me know I would love to see what you come up with!! This would be a fun and easy project for a Fun Shop Party or a hostess group too!

Have a great day!