New TAC Creations

I want to share some new projects with you. I participated in a couple of swaps and both of these first cards were from those. The swaps were Specific Set Swaps so we had a stamp set assigned that we had to use on our card. The first stamp set was Pretty Posies. Can you believe that I didn't really like this set when it was first released? I LOVE it now! Here is what I came up with for that swap:
I wanted to focus more on the leaves in this set than the flowers, just to give it a unique look. The only stamp set that I used on this card is Pretty Posies, so you can see the assortment of stamps that you get with this set (plus others that I didn't use as well). The leaves on the Ivory cardstock are stamped with Landscape Palette Ink from TAC and then I used a colored pencil to highlight the leaves with brown shading. The leaves at the top, stamped on the Navy cardstock, are stamped with Moonlight White Brilliance Ink. I stamped the flowers with TAC Prussian Blue Palette Ink and then used a dove blender and my aquacolor crayons to color them in. I also took a Burnt Umber Palette pad and went around the edges of the Ivory cardstock to highlight it a little. The panel with the leaves and the word blossom stamped on it are up on pop dots (LOVE those things!!).
The next swap was for the stamp set Beautiful Places. I made a window card using that set. Here is the final result:
I punched a 2 inch circle in the top piece of the card and then traced the circle on the white base of the card underneath with a very light pencil. Now I knew where to stamp my image. I opened the card up, stamped the Beautiful Places stamp and then erased the pencil line (after the ink was completely dry) using a white eraser. On the front of the card I stamp the sentiment and the top panel of the card and then used a dove blender and aquacolor crayons to color in the image on the inside of the card. The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby. Here is what the inside of the card looks like:

I have had just enough time to make one card from the TAC's New Spring Supplement. It isn't my favorite card and may rework it as some point but it was fun to do!
To color this card I used colored pencils and odorless mineral spirits and a blending stump. I then used glaze gelly pens on top of the jewels in the treasure chest to give them shine and a little bit of dimension--those pens are so much fun! After I colored in the image I used a sponge to distress the edges. I then took a piece of Kraft paper, tore the inside of it out and then crumpled it into a ball. I unrolled it, inked it and then placed it on top of the image. The little map in the corner is adhered with a pop dot and I sponged it as well. The sentiment is stamped on a panel that you can pull out to reveal the message. I thought that that was a fun way to do the sentiment because it goes along with finding treasure theme. Here is what it looks like when that panel is pulled out:

I plan to do some more work with the Supplement stamps soon! Check back for more ideas soon!

TAC's Spring Supplement is Here!!

I am so excited to be able to share with you The Angel Company's NEW Spring Supplement! It is awesome! I am very excited about the stamp sets in this supplement and also the "extras" as well!

My favorite stamp set is called Love & Joy.

Oh, so many possibilities. You can mix and match with this stamp set and I can just envision using these with the aquacolor crayons with such pretty results! I just got mine yesterday and can't wait to play with it! I'll let you know what I come up with later!

There is also some very pretty paper called Mulberry Meadow! I LOVE it! I think that this is my favorite paper set yet! It is a set of 12 x 12 papers and it comes with a page of tags as well...all for $6.95! You can't buy this paper anywhere else! It is gorgeous, gorgeous colors and in perfect time for SPRING!!

If you like the flourishes that are all the rage in the scrapbooking and stamping world, than you are sure to love the new Swirly Gigs set! Five stamps for only $10.95. Lots of options on how to use this set! You could color it in with crayons, markers, colored pencils or chalk. You could emboss it, leave it plain or even use a coloring medium to outline some of the edges to give it just a little bit of color. This would be gorgeous for wedding cards too!

There are also fun, new Spring & Summer sets like the pirates, beach & camping sets. If you like simple, take a look a this one called Beach Fun. There is no coloring involved, with the exception of a colored ink pad and a few touches here and there (if you would like)!


Word sets are so much fun to add just that perfect element on a scrapbook page or card and you don't have to worry about being able to line it up just perfectly on your computer. All you have to do is pick a color and where you want it and wala! you have the word or phrase in just the right place, in just the right color to finish off your creation. There are 4 new phrase sets in the supplement and one large word set. Here's a look at the "Abundance Is" set:

And, if you like the "cutesy" look, we have that too! Just take a look at this adorable "Wild West" set!


Can you see using this for birthday parties?!?!?! And, there is a little girl set similar to this too with a little girl in a dress with flowers in her hair, the sweetest little bird, butterfly & bee among other images as well. Each set has 9 stamps.

There's a stamp set for the gardner, a daisy set, a cool bird set & more. If you would like to view the complete supplement, click here.

SPRING FEVER
Not only is the new Spring Supplement out, but it is also Spring Fever! For every $30 you order between now and April 15th, you can purchase special stamp sets that are not available in the catalog! Here's a sample of one that I love:

You can see all of the Spring Fever stamp sets here.

TAC Grab Bags are also available until March 15th with a $30 order. These bags are $15.95 each and are a grab bag of miscellaneous stamps. Each bag comes with a full sheet of cling too! You never know what you are going to get! What a fun surprise!!

Lots of things are going on right now at The Angel Company! Don't forget it is still Jubilee and you have until the end of March to schedule a FUNshop and earn DOUBLE hostess benefits!!! Contact me at jentac@inmanks.net for more information!

I won a contest!!

I was so excited to come home from a great weekend of stamping to find that I had won an Angel Company contest! It was 1:30 in the morning when I checked the TAC newsletter online and I actually screamed when I saw my name under the Terrific Trio category. I'm glad that I didn't wake my son!! To say the least I was very excited!

These cards are very similar to the contest winning ones. I forgot to take pictures of the ones that I entered before I mailed them to TAC and these are slightly different because I changed the contest entries to match the contest rules. The category that I entered was Terrific Trio and the only rules are to use only 2 TAC stamp sets on a series of 3 cards. To see my cards that won you can click here.

The stamp sets I used were the Jubilee Hostess Set "Forget Not" and the word set "Soft Spoken". The patterned paper is Rustic Chic (a TAC exclusive paper) and the cardstock is Matchmakers & the Brown Bazzill cardstock pack that TAC carries. On these cards pictured on my blog I also used the "So Splattered" Jubilee Hostess set and the "Swirly Background" stamp.

To make the little tag on the discover flower card at the top I cut a small rectangle piece of cardstock, stamped the word "discover" on it and then used the corner rounder that TAC carries and rounded the corners of two of the edges. Then I used TAC Burnt Umber Palette Ink to distress the edges of the tag. Last I attached the brad and glued the tag down with Designer Dries Clear glue.

These were fun to make and you could customize the flower/leaves with any patterned paper & color combination that you like!

Fun Words With Letter Stamps & More

Think out of the box when using your letter stamps and the possibilites of what you can do are endless! Try using shape stamps in place of letters stamps on your cards. Here are some examples of what I am referring to:

Use the giraffe from the TAC Wild Animals set in place of the letter "A" for a cute & fun baby card.




Use a stem & flower for the letter "i" to spell hi. The "H" is from TAC's Alpha Grunge set and the stem & flower are from TAC's Tip-Toe. The paper is the from the TAC Genevieve collection.

Use a flower in place of the letter "O" when spelling love. The flower in the example on the left is from TAC's Pretty Posies set and the alphabet stamps are from Alpha Grunge in the Fall Supplement. The paper is also by TAC and is called Uptown Girl.

You can even try this with smaller alphabet stamps--just use a smaller flower for the "O".

There are lots of other options as well. Here are some ideas:

For the letter "O" use:

Flower, snowflake, Christmas ornament, balls, hearts

(words: love, joy)

For the letter "A" or "a" use:

giraffe, Christmas tree, pumpkin, balls, stars, angel

(words: baby, ball, fall)

For the letter "L" or "l" use:

Tall, Skinny Stamp

(words: hello, love)

For the letter "I" or "i" use:

Tall, Skinny Stamp

Bat or hockey stick stamp

wrench or screwdriver stamp

candle stamp

(words: hi, big)

For the letter "r" use:

hammer stamp

For the letter "s" use:

Snake or worm stamp

For the letter "t" use:

cross stamp

These are just a few ideas for the thousands of possibilities out there! Look at your stamps a new way and see if you might have a stamp that you could use in place of a letter the next time you are stamping. It's a lot of fun!!