Love this sketch...

so far it's been a great month of sketches over at The Angel Company and this week is no exception. I love this one!



I used my copics to color in this beautiful flower from Blossoms and Blessings. With the TAC caboodle color sets, I automatically have 3 tones of matching colors. It makes life so much easier!!



Once again, I made a slight tweak to the sketch by moving my scalloped layer up a bit...that's what makes sketches so wonderful I think.

All stamps and papers are from The Angel Company.

We'll be making a variation of this card and two others at my Springtime Masterpiece Meet Up this Thursday and Tuesday of next week. So if you live in the area, come join us!

Seriously...

is it Friday already?!?

Phew...the school day is over (I subbed 4 days again this week), I managed to make a card and buy some gifts for my husband's birthday (today), still have to make a Father's Day card ... and teacher cards, and thank you cards ... but that will wait until another day.

I have some exciting news to share with you! I won a card contest for The Angel Company demos ... and I'm really happy because I loved the way the cards turned out. It's called the Terrific Trio where you take two stamps sets and make 3 cards. I also entered the Card to Crop contest but didn't win that one - I'll be sharing my entry later because I did like the clean, crisp look of it.

Without further ado...here are my cards! {If you click on them, they get bigger}

Card Materials: all stamps and papers from The Angel Company

Stamps: Sea Stamps, Savvy Sayings

Accessories: Amberley Grace Soar with it Collection and cardstock

A big congratulations to the other winners - including my downline Kelly!! You can see all of the winners here.

So Springy

Springtime is definately here! Our azaleas are in full bloom, there is lots of rain in the forecast, and my gardens are ready to start blooming. This card definately reflects that but sadly, I had a chance to stamp all day today and this all that I got accomplished, and it's really not that "wow". I did enjoy hanging out with the kids though and so I'm not going to feel guilty!!



Card Materials: all stamps and papers from The Angel Company
Stamps: Savvy Sayings, Spring Time
Accessories: sheet music, ribbon, baubbles, nesabilities, DCVW Brights pad, Kaleidoscope Girlz Pad

It's a busy week for me - I hope you have a great one!!

More Birthday cards

Today is another wet and dreary day here in Northern Virginia! I started working on card last night and I can't wait to make some "me time" and finish it up this morning. I find most of my cards are made like that - a little bit here, put it aside, come back and do a little bit more, put it aside, and then the big finish! I guess I do it out of necessity because I do love to sit and make a whole card (or two!) at once.

Anyways, here are two more of the birthday cards we made at my class last week. A huge shout out of thanks to Juliet. Once again she helped me out with her computer skills. I found a wonderful bingo card template at Sharon Harnist' blog here...but I wanted some changes and Juliet came through for me.

Stamps: English Everyday Cuties, Little Cupcake from The Angel Company

And we made two masculine cards that day as well...unfortunately I stamped "happy" upside down on the other card so I won't show it here but we all got a good laugh because I left it was as a sample of "what not to do"...This card looks quite nice in real life because I white embossed the Victorian Elements on the dark brown texture of the Bazzill cardstock.

Stamps: Victorian Elements, Savvy Sayings, Fabulous Frames from The Angel Company

Have a great day - I hope your week is going well!

Inspiration - Pass it on!

I'm so sore today! I haven't run in months after I fell on my hip and have had quite a bit of pain but I finally did a cardio DVD workout that my husband has been urging me to try - I hung in there for the whole time (with a few modifications and extra rests here and there!) and was so proud of myself. And boy oh boy, I feel it today! But swim suit weather is just around the corner - as I look out the window at four foot piles of snow. Sure!

Heather from Oz-somestamps has been using chalks recently and that really inspired me to pull out my sets... The Angel Company has a nice selection and I had forgotten how shimmery and beautiful these chalk sets are!

I stamped Victorian Elements in the Versamark Dazzle pad and then rubbed a red and green chalk from the Jewel Tones family. Between the sparkle of the Versamark pad and the chalks, this card is so shimmery in real life!

Card Materials: all stamps and papers from The Angel Company

Stamps: Victorian Elements, Savvy Sayings

Accessories: lace, plastic pearls, sizzix flower punch, Brown bazzill, red DCWV, Noir palette ink, Versamark Dazzle, Jewel Tone chalks

When I was gluing the pearls in place, I dropped a bit of glue on the brown panel and hoped that it would dry well and not show. No such luck...sigh, and of course the rest of the card was all glued down. In the end it turned out well I think, to add this strip of lace - it added to the whole card and subdued that brown a bit. Phew! I wish it had been sunny today to take a better picture but this was the best I could get, even fiddling with the photo. Take care - I hope you are having a great week and I appreciate you taking the time to visit my blog!

Congratulations

My niece just graduated from collage so I whipped up this card using some of the new stamps from Serendipity -- which is now live and online! woo hoo! The most amazing part is that The Angel Company did a ROLL BACK on prices and that's a very good thing!I can't wait to hear what you think - but, I digress. :)

I'm sure you've seen these layered flowers everywhere...and I should've gone with 5 layers instead of just 3 for a fuller look. I did ink the edges! The Catalynne paper pack stole the show and I used my hand held sewing machine for a very sloppy stitch around the edges.

Card Materials all supplies from The Angel Company

Stamps: Fabulous Frames, Savvy Sayings

Accessories: Catalynne paper, scrappers floss, flower punch

And don't forget - tomorrow is the last day to order our retiring stamps, and they are 40% off!

Finally!

Finally we are having a bit of a warmer weather spell and finally, a card I really like!

Last month I earned a package of Reece Soar with it Collection from The Angel Company, so I was eager to play with it. Typically my cards are just one or two simple layers, but I took the time to study how others use multi layers and matting to come up with this card. I'm really thrilled with the results!

I used the script from Vintage Santa (minus the snowflake side) to make the strip of green background paper and the flower was a craft store find (99 cents for a "stalk") and the felt bird was from Big Lots...I used some walnut ink to darken it just a bit.



Card Materials: all stamps and papers from The Angel Company
Stamps: Savvy Sayings, Vintage Santa
Accessories: Reece Soar with it Collection and cardstock, ribbon from Pink Hedgehog, MS border punch, felt bird Big Lots, fake flower, Palette ink

Did you know that each Soar with it Collection has one full sheet of tags? Here is one of them and the new set, Savvy Sayings fit inside perfectly! I hope you aren't getting tired of all of these sneak peeks!

My pre-order of Serenditpity magalogues arrives today! If you already contacted me for your copy, I'll be mailing them out tomorrow! Don't miss out on my "I want it all" catalogue special where you get all 3 issues for just $10! That's in the US but I do ship out of the country so be sure to contact me for your special price...

Hello for all Seasons

Today I have two cards to share...using a sneak peak set that at first left me with a "hmmm..." feeling. But once inked up, I saw this had lots of possiblities!



Please tell me that this says "hello" to you...my daughter thought otherwise. The original Hello includes an "O" (have no fear!) but I cut it off and just left the flower from the set to fill in...I used the Miss Moxie Soar with it Collection from The Angel Company.



This second card features the heart from the Hello for all Seasons set which I just stamped on some Uptown Girl paper and cut out. The saying is also a new stamp set coming out from The Angel Company but I have to look up the name...I'm just really really nervous and rushed right now BECAUSE I got my first phone call to substitute teach (Kindergarteners!) and I have to run out the door in 5 min. I'm shaking, I tell you! eeck...wish me luck!

EDITED: The words come from Savvy Sayings! And, I had a great day with the little kids ~ it turns out I'll be back in the classroom on Thursday and Friday with them. woo hoo...stamping money! :)