Made for Each Other...

I was playing around with my new Angel Company Sneak Peek catalog sets and discovered something really cool! One of the flourishes from the Curls & Swirls set and the largest bird from the Deco Designs set are made for each other!

If you are a fan of the Deco Designs set (which I think is so cool & trendy!!) you NEED the Curls & Swirls set!! (wink, wink!!)

Look at this:

The tail of the bird matches the design of the swirls so well, even down to the dots!! You could do so many fun things using these two sets together. Here is an example:

The great thing about this project is that it took me about 5 minutes to put the whole thing together. It was super simple but has a great effect! This one is on a paper coaster (like what you put your drinks on when you go to Chilis or other restaurants) and you can put a magnet on the back and hang it on your fridge or a file cabinet. You could also attach ribbon at the top and hang it from a shelf or peg. You could easily turn this into a card or use it for decoration on a scrapbook page!

The colored dots on the paper & the flowers on the bird are made using Souffle Pens (also pictured). I know that I've said this before but I LOVE these things!! They are a MUST have for me! They work so well on dark paper and can add so much visual interest to a project!
The sentiment is stamped with the TAC Sneak Peak set "More Abundance" which is another great one for cards or scrapbook pages.
I hope that you enjoyed this project and that you all have a nice weekend!

Magic Card!!

I saw a card when I first started to really get into stamping that I knew I wanted to try to make called a "Magic Card". So, I gave it a try and it was a total failure. I decided yesterday that I wanted to try it again. It isn't the prettiest card but it is so cool! It is really a magic card!!

Here's what the outside looks like:


It's really not that eye catching, but look what happens when you pull on the ribbon & tab:


And, here is what it looks like when the tab is pulled completely out:


The black image in the window magically becomes colored! Very cool!!

Now, in case you were wondering, I won't be teaching a class on how to do this one yet because it isn't the simplest card to make. I redid this and redid this and redid this and after it was finally put together decided that there has to be an easier way to make this...but I haven't figured that out yet!

What I would really like is if I could snap my fingers and just like magic a finished "magic card" would appear! That would be pretty impressive!!

Recipe: The Angel Company Retail Therapy Stamp Set, DCWV & Bazzill paper, Stickles, Ribbon, eyelet, Oval Coluzzle, Prismacolor Pencils, Circle Punch

Sneak Peek from The Angel Company

I have really been enjoying my new sneak peek sets from The Angel Company! I cut the "More Abundance" set up today so of course I had to use it on a card right away. First though, I went to the Color Combos site and found a color combination that I liked but hadn't used yet and I came up this combination:


This one brought back memories because I remember loving the pink & gray color combination back in grade school! I even had a sweatsuit that was in the pink & gray color scheme!
So, using those colors, and 3 of the new sneak peek sets, this is the card that I came up with.

On this card I used the TAC Sneak Peek sets "Treasure It", "More Abundance" & "Curls & Swirls". The inks I used are Palette inks. The background on the pink & green papers were stamped with one of the swirls in the "Curls & Swirls" set and the words came from "More Abundance" (love that word set and the font for this particular saying!!). The flowers are from the "Treasure It" set (the stems & leaves on the smaller flowers are from "Fanciful Flowers").
These sets will be in The Angel Company's newest catalog that will be released to customers on July 1st but they are available for purchase now!

More Treasure It!

I've been having fun playing with the new "Treasure It" sneak peak set. I decided to find a color combination from the Color Combos website and make a card using those colors. Here is the color combo that I chose to use:

I love the colors and probably wouldn't have put them together on my own! Here is the card that I made using this color scheme (and the base of this card is brown although it almst looks black on this photo):
Also, if you are interested in printing a copy of the TAC "Final Farewell" updated list, TAC now has a link on their homepage that you can print the list in a pdf format. Here is a direct link.

I was tagged by my friend Jennifer on her Doodle Blog and I am suppose to answer these questions using only one word (which I may not be able to do on every question). So, here it goes (I typed the answers to these questions Saturday night):

Yourself: crafter
Your Partner: Supportive
Your Hair: Frustrating (!!)
Your Mother: awesome
Your Father: worker
Your Favorite Item: My Scrapbooks
Your Dream Last Night: none
Your Fear: Bugs
Your Favorite Drink: Cherry Pepsi
Your Dream Car: (I'm boring. I just really don't care!!)
Dream Home: One that cleans itself (I know, I cheated!!)
The Room You Are In: Computer/Crafting
Where You Want to be in Ten Years: Ireland (just for a visit!)
Who You Hung Out With Last Night: Tammie
You’re Not: Skinny :)
One of Your Wish List Items: TV (for craft room)
The Last Thing You Did: VBS Meeting
You Are Wearing: shorts
Your Favorite Weather: Springy
Last Thing You Ate: chocolate
Your Life: good
Your Mood: Happy
Your Best Friend: Dwight
What Are You Thinking About Right Now: sleep
Your Car: MiniVan
What Are You Doing At The Moment: Typing
Relationship Status: Married
What Is On Your TV: Frosty the Snowman (seriously!! My 4 year old's idea!!)
What Is The Weather Like: Perfect
When Is The Last Time You Laughed: 30 minutes ago