Holly

Hello! I would like to introduce you to Holly, isn't she sweet!? This is Mabelle's newest release at Whimsy and Stars Studio. You can find her HERE in Mabelle's etsy store, along with all her other wonderful images! Or hop on over to the Whimsy and Stars Stamp Blog and check out all the other beautiful cards made by the design Team!! :)

Hope that your day is wonderful, thanks for stopping by!! :)

Fabulous Fry Box

Who doesn't love a warm cup of cocoa on a cold day? I made up several of these little Fry Box "Cocoa To Go" gift sets for my craft booth, my hostess group made them as well. This fry box is one of my favorite A Muse Studio dies, so quick and easy to make up, and you can embellish it up for any theme that you might like. For this project I cut the fry box out of Candy Cane Stripe card stock- one of my favorites! It's also on sale right now 30% off, but only until the 16th! I used the Cup Of Good Cheer stamp set for the cocoa cup, peppermints, and sentiment. I wrapped a packet of cocoa in Petite Polka dot Cherry card stock and jazzed it up with a band of  Latte Wood Grain card stock and a little Cherry Bakers Twine. A couple of peppermint sticks packaged in  one of our small cellophane bags finish it off! This would be wonderful all by it self, or you could add a Starbucks card to make it extra special. I also thought it would be sweet to give this with a really nice mug!
So what do you think? Leave me a comment and let me know!

Thanks for stopping by, have a fabulous day!!

Open House

I had an Open House this weekend for the new A Muse Holiday catalog,(if you would like a copy, just let me know, it is awesome!) this is one of the cards that we made using a new set called Cup of Good Cheer, and some of the new Chevron Paper in Bermuda paired with some Bermuda Petite Polka Dot  and Sage card stocks. A little Cherry ink and ribbon really make this combo pop! Inside this card I used our new Gift Card Insert Die, insert a Starbucks gift card and I will have a perfect holiday gift! I can think of a few teachers that would love this!! :)

I hope that you are all having a wonderful Summer.  Kids will be back to school soon and I am hoping to get back to more regular blogging again as well.

Have a great day, thanks for stopping by!

Amber Ink- Snowflake Lace

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! :)

Amber Ink Holiday Blog Hop!!

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.

Whimsey and Stars Christmas

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!

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....

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

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!

Washi Tape Tree

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!!

Snowglobes and Gumball Machines

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!

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!!

A Cup Of Christmas Tea

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.

Fabric Cards

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.

Peace on Earth

Just got home from my Hostess group meeting, this is one of the cards we made today. Both the image and sentiment are from a new set called "Joy and Peace" from TAC. The paper is from the Maggie collection, love the beautiful colors in this paper pack and it's all double sided! This is a quick and easy make card, great for multiples too!

What do you think?

Hoping your day was wonderful!

October Classes

Can you believe it is October already?! Christmas will be here before we know it, so let's get a jump start on some of those holiday projects. This month's Card class is all about Christmas, we will be making 8 different Christmas cards using a bright and whimsical paper from My Minds Eye called Colorful Christmas.
This class will be held on October 16th at 10:00, at The Crafter's Mall.
If you are interested in this card class, please contact The Crafter's Mall  (530) 246-2056 to sign up, or order a kit.

 Even if Christmas is coming soon, we can't forget the fun Holidays in between! This is a mixed matched Halloween mini album, with chipboard and clear cardstock pages in different sizes and shapes.
This class will be held at Scrappin' Friends, Friday October 22 at 5:30. There is limited space in this class so be sure to sign up early!!
Scrappin' Friends (530) 722-9200 for more information, or to sign up for this class, or a kit.

There is a sample in the store if you would like to see more.

Merriest Wishes Ornament Card

Last Sunday was my Hostess Group get together (I have one of the sweetest most wonderful group of gals anywhere!) , this is one of the projects that we created. I just love how this turned out. I had found these felt coasters in a dollar bin at Micheal's, and thought I could make some thing nifty with them. This is what I ended up with, an "Ornament Card"!! Inside the card is a spot for a gift card, and the ornament is detachable. I thought that these would be great for a quick gift item, for coworkers or teachers. I used The Angel Company set "Merriest Wishes" for this card, a great set for all winter long! I colored her with Copic Markers, and added Stickles to her wings for a little shimmer. What do you think?

Another card...

I thought I would shock anyone still reading this blog by adding a new photo, (without 3 to 4 weeks going by first)!! This is a card from my card class this weekend, we had lots of fun! I hope that you are having a great day today!!