Whew....it's over!!

We just had my son's 6 year birthday party at OUR house!! YIKES......twelve 6 year olds running around. He wanted to do Transformers theme this year. We played Search for the Allspark (like a treasure hunt where they had to find the Allspark cube where the goodie bags were) and pin the Transformer picture on the poster. It really was fun for him since we ate his favorite food---PIZZA!! Now Tim and I were creative and made his invite on the computer this year and also put together a Transformer Activity/Coloring book that each guest got to take with them home. Here is a pic of the invite:






Now that the party is over, I can concentrate on my stamping!! I did make this cutie for an awesome group of swappers that I participate in monthly. This is the first thing I've had a chance to make with my new rubba!! I hadn't bought an Easter set for a long time so I thought this one was so cute and versatile since it came with several sayings to use.


I used Bazzill cardstock and versamarked the little flower to the background paper. I used the wonderful scallopped circle punch and punched tiny holes around each scallop. I then popped the matted bunny image with a pop dot. The image was coloring in using aquacolor crayons and a water brush. The flowers of course have stickles in the centers to give them that bling!! Very simple but I think it turned out very nice.

All Supplies and stamps: The Angel Company

I've had so much fun....

creating these chipboard calendar magnets!! I know I've already posted this project before but I just had to show you the 2 calendars I made for teachers/friends this past Christmas. Now, bear in mind that I did use non-TAC patterned paper but they turned out beautiful!!




My dh was able to get a "sleeve" of coasters from his Miller Distributing client so I could make these calendars!! I first glued a business card magnet on the back (to cover most of the beer logo) with FabriTac glue. Then I glued a piece of patterned paper to the front of the coaster, rounded and sanded the edges, attached a calendar I printed using free software from http://www.red-castle.com/software/fw/printcal.htm, attached a floral (one from the floral department that I just pulled apart), and attached a stamped tag raised with popdots. Whalaa!!

These are sooo addictive!! Why don't you try one for yourself and post your creation in the comments.



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Now for a card that I made a while back for a swap I participate monthly in. It uses Lilly

Anna cardstock with the Catelynne paper collection. These compliment each other so nicely. If I had the Lilly Anna hardware, well I would have used that too. The coloring was done using prismacolor pencils. This card is all about mixing and matching different things. Another example, is the stamp sets used. The little "twig" is from Deco Designs and the little girl is from Kid Praises. I didn't mention this cardstock, but it is textured with a "washboard" effect. It gives a really neat look.

Drumroll please..............

The new spring/summer TAC catalogue is now here!!! For you scrapbookers out there, this is the one for you!! I absolutely love the new word sets and all those flourishes!!! My new year's resolution (one of them) is to get going with my scrapbooking. There are new paper lines, new word sets, new flourishes, and all those matching embellishments!! Yippee!! So, if you would like to get your hands on one of these new catalogues, please let me know by Monday, Jan. 7. If you order one by this date, the cost will be $5 but after that date, you will have to pay tax/shipping. Or if you would like to host a funshop, let me know that too!!

Well, here it is..........

my Memory Purse!!! I had fun creating this wonderful scrapbook page and have really received a LOT of compliments on it. Like I said in an earlier post, it is really small inside but then don't we all need to downsize our purses a little?


I also am showing off my "bag tag" that I made for the group of swappers I'm in. I made these for seminar thinking that this way when we all got our new TAC bag, we'd be able to tell them apart by the monogram!! The bag tag is made using a baseball card sleeve and a binder ring with coordinating ribbons attached. The monogram was stamped with Alpha Grunge stamp set (my all time favorite) and then cut out. By the way, the drill press works great for punching holes through the baseball card sleeve!!

Well, I am going to go for now and try to create something new to post. Hopefully, it won't be a month before I post again since this is one of my New Years' resolutions!! Here's to a great New Year!!>

Late Christmas Ideas!!

Well...Christmas, 2 Birthdays, and New Years later, it's all finally over!! I wanted to share with you the 2 Christmas cards I sent out this year. They were inspired by JenCarter from whom I received an amazing swap card a couple of months ago which prompted me to buy the Swirly Seasons stamp set. I love this set....I can't wait to use it for my Valentine's Day cards too!! It is such a versatile set. This first one uses the holly, was paper pierced and was lifted off the card by pop dots. I also scallopped the bottom of the card with my 'old' scallopped scissors!! The second card uses JenCarter's idea and I broke out my paper crimper and inked away!! Here is my version of the swap card I received. Enjoy!!















Supplies used:
Stamp sets: Swirly Seasons, Holiday Greetings, Curls and Swirls
Inks: Versamark Ink, Brilliance Sky Blue, Noir Pallette
Bazzill cardstock
Tools: Paper Crimper, Paper piercer, Scallopped scissors, Bone folder
Misc ribbon and Pop Dots

Well, here it is.....

the 7th of December already and I haven't posted in quite a while again, but I finally have my memory purse done and have gotten rave reviews from those who have seen it!! Now, it is fairly small inside and I can't carry much but then maybe that's a good thing!! I'll post a picture of it later this weekend after I take a picture of it.

Anyway, the holidays are upon us and I've been busy trying to design my Christmas card this year. Here are a few that I have come up with. I designed these to show at my last workshop to show how you can make 2 completely different cards with the same stamp set......Simply Christmas.

Both cards use Bazzill cardstock, stickles (one of my favorite embellishments), ribbon (another of my favorite embellishments), and versamark ink pad (the BEST ink pad to have at your fingertips). Now the ornament card uses a scalloped oval punch that is not TAC product but I absolutely love this thing!! The "Merry Christmas" that you see is actually in the inside of the card but shows through to the front via the scalloped punch!! The reindeer card uses the technique of paper piercing which I have just recently been doing a LOT of. It also uses the technique of "stamping off", you can't see it at all in the picture but the reindeer is actually stamped twice, once and then again not inking the stamp the second time. For this card, I got out my coluzzle templates to cut the ovals for the "Merry Christmas". This card really 'pops' in real life!! Well, I hope that these give you some inspiration this holiday for making your own handmade Christmas cards!! Remember, people tend to keep the handmade ones!!!

Supplies: The Angel Company except for the oval scallopped punch and ribbons.

I can't believe it's been...

.....way over a week since I've posted anything new here. I will try to do better as I certainly have enough samples and projects to show you. As Thanksgiving is right around the corner, we all need to stop and reflect on the abundances in our lives. I know that I've thought a lot about this during the past week. Here is a card that was designed by Lori Betterley and features one of my FAVORITE fall stamp sets, Delicious Autumn, which is retiring at the end of this catalogue year (December). This card features the techniques of paper piecing and a window card all in one. Plus, it uses one of the most awesome paper collections TAC has to offer,

Cha Cha paper. This collection offers 5 sheets of rich patterned paper and a sheet of coordinating tags that you can embellish your cards or scrapbook pages with. All for just $6.95.

Now, onto the specials for November with The Angel Company. A very merry special is going on now until the end of November. It is a great way to get started on those Christmas cards!! Check out this special.....

This special features a limited edition Christmas saying stamp set and the Merry Wishes Soar with It collection all for just $29.95. This is a GREAT price!! But you'd better hurry since this special only lasts until the end of November.

Another special is that TAC has extended their DOUBLE hostess benefits until the end of November!! Drop me an email if you would like to order anything during this time (GWP's are also double too!). TAC also has their Stamp of the Month for November and the Vintage set available for purchase too!!