tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33582523019419255292012-02-16T03:42:53.211-05:00Spend time with me as I explore my creative side using stamps from The Angel Company.Betty Gileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18381615793486032463noreply@blogger.comBlogger561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3358252301941925529.post-62415301266393226162011-07-30T20:26:00.001-04:002011-07-30T20:26:38.823-04:00

I am continuing this journey on my updated web site: Stampin' Teacher Show 'n' Tell Thank you for visiting. I would love to hear any comments or answer any questions you may have.

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After checking out the Savvy Projects blog and seeing Teresa's Mother's Day card, I was inspired to use that same stamp set to make one for my MIL. I got out my paper scraps(seems like an inappropriate term for these treasures!) and found pieces and a tag from Genevieve and More Mimi solid. The floral background and solid brown(cut with nestabilities) is from a DCWV mat stack. I used Burnt Umber

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After checking out the card Debra posted for the "Card a Day in the Month of May" on the savvy Projects Blog, I came up with this sympathy card. I started by trying to turn the layout of the card, and as I tried putting the pieces together, this is what "spoke" to me. I used Prismacolor pencils and odorless mineral spirits to color. The stamp, Gerbera Daisy, is a retired stamp but a favorite of

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 It is almost time for our new catalog to be released and TAC is making room for lots of new images. Here is the list of over 120 stamp sets that are being discontinued from the 2010 catalogs Inspiration and Serendipity. And the best part is that the sooner you order, the bigger the discount, the lower the price! If you do not have your own catalog, please visit my ecommerce site where all the

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  The weather is finally warming up and I have my stamping juices flowing again. I had a stamp camp last Saturday and the theme was "let's flock!" These are the cards I came up with to teach. I had the felt yellow butterfly ribbon forever and decided it would go well with flocking. The daisy has just a ring of flock in the center.In the next card  the shadow (second step) of the butterfly

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 Here are three Christmas cards we made at my stamp a stack earlier this month. Just wanted to share... Thank you for visiting. I would love to hear any comments or answer any questions you may have.

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If you have ever ordered from me, you are probably familiar with those little stamps that you get for free or just $2.95 with a $30 order. Well, TAC has been running a Stamp-a-Palooza of a deal where you can tripple these stamps free with a minimum order of $30. Please check out the blogs below to see what fantastic art can be done with these litlle stamps. I have just figured out how to make

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 I bought a Fiskars border punch today for the first time because I have seen so many neat cards using them. This one is called apron strings, I think. The tag for the sentiment uses the punch, too. I used Kraft paper, red paper,and a piece of designed paper from a DCWV mat stack that I have had forever. The stamp set is Furry Friends (T3245), inked with Burnt Umber Palette. Simple and fast.

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I was checking out my angel friend's blogs and got the idea from Chelsea to make a treat box and Mischelle's card to make this cute little girl into a ghouly girl. She is from the set Delightfully Spooky(T3348). I used stickles on her eyes and wings, and put her face on with a micro pen.I plan to make others with other images from the set for my co-workers and fill with candy. Thank you for

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It's time for another angel blog hop. This month's theme is "fall" images. Be sure to check out the blogs listed below to see other ideas by some very talented angels! This card is made with the set "Autumn Leaves" (T-3311) which will also be  the September stamp of the month. I used Brilliance Cosmic Copper ink for the leaves and Palette Noir for the pumpkin and embossed both with Transcendence

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 At Paper Wings, a group of us are doing a Christmas Blog Hop. The participants' blogs are listed below. I decided to use papers that are more non-traditional. The patterned paper is from Willoughby and the solids are DCWV Neutrals and kraft. I stamped the main image(from T3045 Holiday Collages) with gold and embossed with clear pwder. I attached it with pop dots. I chose the shiny ribbon to go

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The new Inspiration Idea Book and Catalog is here.There are new paper sets, new stamp sets, new accessaries, and, even better, TAC has an exclusive arrangement with Copic to have Caboodles-sets of Sketch markers and papers to match. And the best news is that prices have been LOWERED on stamp sets! So where other companies are raising their prices, TAC has returned theirs to the same prices from

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 The challenge was to create a card with a winged image and pop up the wings. This is what I came up with. (on left) I used the level A hostess set from the Serendipity Magalogue, called Swirled Spring Life.  Then I thought the bee's body needed more height and interest, so I added fun flock on another stamped image, cut it out and put it on a slightly thinner pop dot. (on right)  Then I

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This just in from Mischelle, The Angel Company founder. We will be carrying the newest tool from ScorPal called the Scor Buddy. It is a smaller, more portable version of the ScorPal made especially for card making. It has scor lines at 1/8th inch as well as 1/4 and comes with a tote bag. Click here to see a You tube video of the demo.

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 I am trying to go through my large collection of assorted cards and papers. I started with a square embosssed card that TAC carried some time back. I masked around the square and stamped the tree from Artsy Owls in the middle. Then I stamped and colored the Artsy Owls with Copics and put them on with pop dots. I added the sentiment from What a Hoot, punched the tag from Miss Moxie cardstock,

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Here's a birthday card I made with the new set "Wonder and Joy". It's my favorite set at the moment!  I used a card that I had in my "stash" that had a window in it. I covered that with acetate and stamped the girl and balloon on the front. Then I stamped her again on white, colored her with Copics, cut her out, and mounted her and the sentiment with pop dots. I added the pattern paper strips to

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 Sorry not to have posted in months...School got in the way most of the time. Other times I forgot to scan the card before mailing it out because it was a "rush job." I have been stamping lately and want to make this blog a new priority, so please come back often. Here is one of my most recent creations. It is another acetate over photo card. The photo was taken last year when I went to the

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This is proof that you should never throw away your creative efforts. I colored this daisy a long time ago with Pearl Ex palettes, but didn't like the card it was mounted on. So I took it and the darker blue piece it is attached to and mounted on lighter blue piece that I had scored with the scorpal and ran a line down with the scor bug. then I stamped the black image on a white base and voila- a

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I bought the Copics set A as a half price item and have been practicing coloring with them. This is my first success.  It does take a little bit of practice and I may not do as well the next time, but I wanted to show off my first efforts. I really like the way it turned out. BTW, I used the "microscope" technique(punching a circle and using a pop dot to raise part of the image) with the

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I colored this image with Prismacolor Pencils(regular, not watercolor) just along the lines, then went over the coloring with a Fantastix dipped in baby oil, blending the color in toward the center of the image.Where I wanted more color, I made to sure to color with a heavy hand before adding the baby oil. I really like the effect this gives to the coloring. This is supposed to be like coloring

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These were two of my favorite valentines that I made. Sorry they weren't up in time to inspire you for this year. Thank you for visiting. I would love to hear any comments or answer any questions you may have.

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I really did not like that victorian inspired card, so I took it apart and redesigned it. I like this one much more now. I sent it to my sister who had given me the little cameo embellishment to start with. Thank you for visiting. I would love to hear any comments or answer any questions you may have.

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My inspiration this weekend came from PaperWings where the TAC Angels posted Valentine challenges. (I mentioned one in my previous post.) Sometimes, the idea for a card layout can come from a non-stamped item or picture. Pam posted this picture of a Victorian Valentine and asked us to get inspired from it. My creation is on the right. I think I will overstamp a sentiment on the tag on the top

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It snowed all day ...so I spent the afternoon in my stamp room. Below is a sympathy card I made. This was so easy because I used the designer cardstock that TAC carries.Over at Paperwings, we are having a Valentines Celebration with challenges to create different cards. Above are some mini valentines that I made with More Mimi tags. Each of our cardstock sets come with coordinating tags. You

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And I have begun stamping my cards. I know I should pick one design and then "mass produce," but I can't seem to make the same card twice. I have made 5 cards now-these are the first two-and none are the same. The stamp set is very versatile. Check it out: Homespun Holiday.Thank you for visiting. I would love to hear any comments or answer any questions you may have.

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Wow, I can't believe it has been months since I last posted here. My sister Angela sent me the card on the left for Thanksgiving. That inspired me to make the next two cards. I have not done much with punches before. The pumpkins are made with 5 oval punches. Then Burnt Umber is sponged on top. the leaves are buttons I have had forever. Thank you for visiting. I would love to hear any comments or

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Here's a card I made today. I found this stamped image when cleaning my stamp area. It is a retired TAC stamp. I colored it with watercolor crayons and the VersaMarker, then embossed it with clear powder. I used a sheet of cardstock that is white on one side for the card base. I used the Scorpal to add three vertical lines about an inch from the fold and tore the right edge. The white splash is

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Here's a sympathy card for a male friend I made today. The picture was taken by me on my trip to the west coast last Easter. I printed it on regular paper, mounted it on two pieces of card stock, then stamped a piece of acetate the same size as the card front with cotton white opaque Stazon, and attached it with brads before gluing the pieces onto the card base. In the past I have had problems

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I love a bargain and double the rewards is one of my favorites! If you were considering hosting a Funshop, perhaps this will entice you:www.theangelcompany.netCall or email me to schedule one soon.Thank you for visiting. I would love to hear any comments or answer any questions you may have.

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If you were thinking of joining TAC as a demonstrator, now is a great time. Let me know if you want to find out how to get your wings!Just for new angels:www.theangelcompany.netThank you for visiting. I would love to hear any comments or answer any questions you may have.

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Have you seen the July Stamp of the Month? This set can be purchased at the discounted price with an additional $30 of product.www.theangelcompany.netDid you also know you can see and purchase the previous month's Stamp of the Month by shopping at my ecommerce page? Just click on the catalog link on the left, then products, then online only.Thank you for visiting. I would love to hear any

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I can't believe it has been a month since I last posted! Here are the cards I have made recently. The wedding card uses acetate over the card with a pocket for a gift card that pulls out with the tag. The black and white card also uses acetate.

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I have signed up for another Blog Hop with my fellow TAC angels. This time everyone is doing something with the scor-pal tool.I made these three cards with the technique using markers and the scor-pal. I added a twist by going over the back of the lines with the scoring tool so the marker lines are also raised up.This card uses the TAC stamp Ship Collage(T2027) and gold embossing powder over

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I just returned from a visit with a dear friend in Washington and my son's family in Portland. I took pictures of breathtaking scenery, thinking some would look great on cards. Here is the card I made to send to my friend who was with me when I took the picture. I used stamps from the sets Flourishes(T2614 p. 70 fall cataog) and Swirly Sayings(a retired Mabelle set), stamped a piece of acetate

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Have you seen Michelle Zindorf's blog yet? What she does with ink and embossing pwoder is pure art. I made this card for my father in law's birthday.It is my first attempt at something like what Michelle does. I embossed the Hunting scene first, then embossed the moon, then added different colors of ink by rubbng them directly on the paper and buffing them off the embossed areas. Michelle has

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My fellow Angels are having a "Blog Hop" where we all post a card made with the same stamp set and then add the links to everyone's blog so you can see everyone's ideas. The stamp set we are using is called Flower Collage Trio (T899) and it is one of my favorites. It can be used for many different occasions. Click on the stamp name to see all the stamps in the set.I colored the flowers with a

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The day will be here before you know it. I made these two cards today. The scallop edge was made using a corner rounder. I colored the ladies with a blender pen and watercolor pencils on a piece of watercolor paper. "Love" and "U" are heat embossed using Versamark ink with pink powder. The red paper is a deeper red than the scan shows. All stamps are from The Angel Company. The ladies are from a

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I have made these cards recently for family birthdays.The one on the left was for my sister who loves to dance. I used the Giga scalloped circle punch with the swiss dot embossng folder. The other one was for my husband's sister. The red cardstock opens into a check holder. I then glued it onto a 5X7 sheet so it would fit in a standard envelope. Now I have to go make my son's birthday card.

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Wow, I can't believe I have not updated this blog since July! Here are three of the designs I used for my Christmas cards this year. THe first 2 cards use stamps from the TAC set Christmas Fun(T1253) and the last one uses a set from the fall suplement called Homespun Holliday(T2976). If you want to know how I made them, shoot me an email.

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Last week I was making a card using Heiroglyph Horses and wanted to see how the Jumbo Java color would look embossed on the light green textured paper. So I practiced on a smaller piece not intended for my card that I was making(see post from July 17). Anyways, that practice piece was laying out on my work table and today I decided to incorporate it into a birthday card I needed to make. I

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This card was created from a Paperwings sketch challenge yesterday. I have never made a card from a sketch, believe it or not, and I now think this a great way to go when you can't think of a design layout. This is different, too, from "casing" a card-that is, making one to look just like, or very similar, to another because you start with only a sketch or drawing. You still have to decide on

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My angel friend Sandy invited me to her home for her catalog debut today. She had Penelope and Angelee papers cut out for 2 make and takes. The card on the right I made using Angelee paper and the Build a Floewer set. The other is a 6x6 scrapbook page using the Penelope paper and the More Abundance stamp set. I plan to put a picture of my grand daughter on it using the punched flowers as corners.

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I am going to visit my sisters in RI soon and I had an idea to make this luggage tag tonight. I bought these adhesive lamination tags a long time ago, so I was glad I remembered where they were in my stash! The stamp set is the retired Oopsie Daisy. The letter stickers are from the Sands of Time paper. I used Palette inks, watercolor pencils, and a Dove blender to add the color.

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What I mean is, I have been going online at PaperWings and getting inspired greatly lately. I was on a late night chat last week and the challenge was to make a card with paper piecing. This is what I came up with-fastest I have ever made a card. It was really neat chatting, then working, then chatting some more. The "chat crop" started at 10 PM and ended at 2 AM.The next challenge that night was

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I made 6 Christmas cards today. I am hoping to make at least 6 a month-that way I'll have them ready to go in December instead of trying to find inspiration and energy to make them the week before Christmas!I used the TAC set "Christmas Fun" and paper from my scrap box. The sentiment is actually on grosgrain ribbon that I bought last year.

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I was playing around with my newest tools this weekend. They all involve circles. For making the card on the left, I used circle punches sizes 1, 1 1/4, and 1 1/2 inch to make the nested circles for the sentiment tag. I also used the stamp set Tag Tidbits, a piece from the Genvieve paper collection, matching ribbon, 3 shades of green cardstock, and green vellum. The ribbon doesn't show the color

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These are the cards that I made this week for mothers' day and a belated birthday. This first card doesn't show it well, but I punched a 1 & 1/2 inch circle of acetate and glued it with Crystal Laquer onto the colored flower.I used pop dots under the Happy Mother's Day piece and between the flower petals.

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After spending lots of time at Paperwings(http://www.paperwingsonline.com/) and at various angels' blog sites, I was inspired to make my 2nd scrapbook ever: a little meandering maze mini album that Julie (http://paperjewels.blogspot.com/2008/02/meandermaze-book-with-tutorial.html) had the tutorial for on her blog.I wanted to give something special to my MIL for Mothers' Day and this didn't seem

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Last year my husband, Tim, walked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. He took pictures of early spring flowers that I thought would like nice on some cards. I ran across some extra copies I had made of these posies while cleaning my stamp room and a friend had recently given me these window cards, so this is what I came up with.

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I have finally cleared enough space in my stamping room to be able to work on some cards that needed to be done. Here are some that I completed and scanned before sending them off. The "Thanks for thinking of me" card with the Flower Collage was made after seeing a card in the newest CardMaker magazine I received this week. The smaller picture is the inside. The Gerbera Daisy card and the

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I was surfing the www the other day and found a turorial for a waterfall card. I hadn't made one of those in a few years, but now that I have my ScorPal, I thought it would be fun do do some. I needed a card to send my granddaughter who is 4 and this is what I came up with. I used the HipHop cardstock (V850), the Lily Pad Pond(T2560) stamp set, and some stickles. The sentiments are the Wishing

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On Feb. 27th I entered the hospital unexpectedly after a CT scan that morning showed a perforation in my small intestine near my stomach and an absess nearby. After a week in the hospital, during which time I was on IV antibiotics and a drain was "installed" to drain off the absess, I was sent home with a pic line for TPN, which means all my food goes directly into my veins and I don't eat or

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It has been a long time since I have written here. I have made cards since December, but sent them off to the recipients before remembering to scan them for this blog. Here is one I worked on today. I chose a gatefold card made by DCWV Matchmakers, which matched the colors in the TAC Mulberry Meadow cardstock. I have had the eggplant cardstock for years so it probably came from Stampin'Up. The

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Merry Christmas everyone!I have read a number of my fellow angels' posts lately and was inspired to get out paper, ink and stamps. I still had to keep it simple as my studio is such a mess right now that I can't find anything. However I was able to make a couple of simple cards.This one used paper from the Merry Wishes set and a stamp set whose name I have forgotten, and I am sure has not been

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I have been inspired by a number of my fellow angels to begin this blog. I don't have any finished projects to post yet, as I have been catchin' up on cutting out my stamps while recovering from my surgery. Hopefully, something will come from my head and hands and I will have more to post within the week.

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