Closing Comments

Well, it has been over a year since I added to this blog page. In the mean time I had another page with a domain I am no longer paying for, so I came back to this one for a visit. I looked at my stats and was surprised to see that I had a bunch of visitors recently. I no longer demonstrate for The Angel Company stamps, as, sad to say, that company closed its doors last year. And I am no longer teaching because I retired last year also. Tim and I sold our house in Virginia and moved to Florida, too. this has been a year of big changes. Sooo..I think Stampin' Teacher is a misnomer for any blog I do.

I am still stamping cards and an occasional gift item or mini album, and I want to continue sharing those with the ethereal world of the Internet...as in does anyone really see these posts? My new blog is up and running. Clink the tab above and it will bring you there. Along with a place to share my art, it will be a blog for my musings about my life in general.

Please stay tuned for whatever comes next. And drop a comment if you happen my way.

A Card a Day Blog Challenge #3

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 ink and my watercolor crayons to color. I hand wrote the name "Mum" (using a brown Slick Writer)as that is what we call her. I love the effect the little pearls add in the place where brads would normally go.And of course I stamped Happy Mother's Day on the inside with the sentiment from Trendy Greetings(T2144).



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May Stamp of the Month

Here is the May Stamp of the Month for The Angel Company™: Sunflowers(T3292) regular price $10.95, but during the month of May it is only $7.95 with an additional $30 purchase! (All stamps come unmounted with cling) To see samples made with this set and any other specials visit theangelcompany.net today! Contact me with any questions...HAPPY STAMPING!!

For point of reference, the largest stamp with the watering can is 3 1/2 inches.

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A Card a Day Blog Challenge

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 mine. I hand wrote the sentiment. The background papers came out of my stash of saved pieces of cardstock. I used pop dots to adhere the daisy on to the card.

Final Farewells-Big Savings!

 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 stamp sets are featured on the products page.
Click here to see catalog images or order.

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Finally Spring!

  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 was stamped with the essential glue pad and flock added over that. The cloud is white flock. And the little butterflies on the last page are cut from the ribbon. Instead of flocking on the butterfly, I applied dimensional glue alone.

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Christmas cards

 Here are three Christmas cards we made at my stamp a stack earlier this month. Just wanted to share...

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Paper Wings Blog Hop PWPs and GWPs

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 easel cards and wanted to try one here. I apologize for the photo-I usually scan my cards, but I wanted you to see it upright. I used the GWP stamp mini damask (TG3434) to create a background with Brilliance Gold Galaxy and then embossed it. Then I sponged three chalk inks(from the Versa Magic Dew Drops set Harvest) over each row and around the edges.I then used a soft paper towel to wipe the ink off the embossed areas. The paper for the cup and mini damask circle is from our newest set Maggie(V847). That's the floral reverse side on the bottom. The cup and sentiment is from the set Coffee Talk(3208). I embossed the cup with black ink and clear embossing powder before coloring it with Copic Markers.

So, now go check these talented ladies blogs:

Shirley
Chelsea
Christine
Tina         
Laurie U
Angela
Carol:    
Seleise      


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Simple and fast card

 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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Halloween is almost here...

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.

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Blog Hop into Fall

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 Powder(C-151). I used copics to color in the leaves and pumpkin. Can you see the line of color around the layer with the leaves? That was drawn with one of the copic markers and it really added a finished look to the card, I think.  The yellow designer paper is from the Miss Moxie(V-841) Soar with it Collection. The green paper is from the DCWV Neutrals (V-74) and the red from DCWV Brights(V-72) cardstock stacks. I left a sentiment off the front so I can use it for a "thinking of you" card or save it for Thanksgiving.

The participating angels in this blog hop are all demos for The Angel Company and members of PaperWings. If you like what you see, be sure to click on the link to the PaperWings gallery to see lots more stamp art organized by stamp sets. You can also do a search for a key word like "birthday" to get ideas for doing your own creating.
Here are the blogs to see:
 Shirley http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com/
Julie http://juliesstamppad.blogspot.com/
Heather http://stampez.typepad.com/
Angie - http://www.creativeinkspirations.com/
Christine - http://christines-creativetherapy.blogspot.com/
Angela - http://angelakelley.blogspot.com/
Seleise - http://www.amethystcat.blogspot.com/
Laurie - http://laurieunger.blogspot.com/
Rita W. - http://ritascreativenest.com/
Michelle - http://www.michellescreativejourney.blogspot.com/
Carol - http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
 Candi - http://www.stampcandy.blogspot.com/
Kim - http://angelatmydoor.blogspot.com/
Lisa http://lisadwb-blessedbeyondmeasure.blogspot.com/

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Christmas in July

 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 with the embossing and contrast the subdued colors of the papers. The sentiment is from T3310 Jingle Jolly. To see these products click HERE to go to my ecommerce page. Browse the newest catalog while you are there. Don't forget to come back to this page to follow the links to the rest of the blogs for beautifully designed Christmas cards.


Rita W - http://ritascreativenest.com
Shirley - http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com
Christine - http://christines-creativetherapy.blogspot.com/
Carol - http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
Kim - http://angelatmydoor.blogspot.com/
Julie - juliesstamppad.blogspot.com
Seleise - http://www.amethystcat.blogspot.com/
Angela - http://www.angelakelley.blogspot.com
Michelle  - http://michellescreativejourney.blogspot.com
Chelsea - http://inkystamps.blogspot.com/
Candi - http://www.stampcandy.blogspot.com
Angie - http://www.creativeinkspirations.com/
Teresa- http://mamapickle.blogspot.com/ Diana- www.dianasdesignsonline.blogspot.com
Diane H - http://www.thesmilinstamper.blogspot.com







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Our New Catalog is Here!

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 past years. That means you can buy beautiful stamp sets for as low as $5.95, with most sets $19.95 or lower. Email me to get your own copy of this beautiful idea book. you can also see the stamp sets and order at my ecommerce site.

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Work in Progress

 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 used a retired stamp in the blank space on the left and added sparkle with a stardust gelly pen on the wings.

Lately I've been adding patterned paper to the inside of my cards. This time I only glued the right side inside, folded it closed, trimmed the edge so the inside print shows, and stamped the sentiment and little bee(another retired set).

 Then, I stamped the rest of the sentiment and little bee again on a piece of white, trimmed the edge and glued it to the inside on the patterned paper. Then, of course, I used the stardust pen again to add some sparkle to the little bee's wings on both images.
 
 This made a great "thinking of you" card for a friend.

 If you are interested in seeing other beautiful cards made by talented angels for this challenge, click on the PaperWings gallery link on the side and put "SC10 Wings" in the search box.

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Scor Buddy in the new catalog!

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.

Artsy Owls Birthday Card

 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, and used it to line the inside, too. I cut the right hand side for the inside a bit larger than the front and used decorative scissors to trim it on one side. I liked the way it shows in the front with the card closed. I am really liking using patterned paper to line the inside of the cards and am doing it lots lately. I used gold stckles on the number and the dots and swirls  around the U. I also used a Versamark pen and clear embossing powder to make the U stand out.


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Wonder and Joy

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 the front and inside the card. I masked the stamp to get just the balloon. Now that I am looking at it here, I realize I forgot to add curvy lines to look like balloon strings from the circles with the words from Tag Tidbits at the top of the inside. Still, I think it looks very cheery, don't you?


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Apologies for Lagging Here

 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 northernmost Pacific corner of Oregon. the sentiment is stamped with white opaque Stazon.

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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 card that I can use for thinking of you or happy birthday.

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Coloring with Copics

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 butterfly to cover the one underneath because I didn't like the colors I had originally picked.

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