Inspiration Avenue!

The Angel Company's newest magalogue release Inspiration Avenue is now available!! I just received my copy today!! It is filled with 42 brand new sets! There are holiday sets (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween & even a must-have Valentine's Day set!!), there are sets for coffee & tea lovers, for bird lovers, lots of holiday & general sentiment sets both for the inside and outside of cards or for use in scrapbook pages. There's a snowflake background stamp that is another must have!!

And, can I let you in on a secret? I was asked to design some samples! I worked with 3 of the new stamp sets, all Christmas related. I have 2 samples in this magalogue and one will be available as a download on TAC's homepage!! It's a mini-ornament box. How fun is that!! I put a little glass ornament inside the box and filled the box with eyelets, brads, rolls of ribbon, buttons, etc. It makes a fun little gift for a scrapbooking/rubber stamper friend or for a hostess gift! Or, use it as a decoration on your Christmas tree! I'll share some pictures of that at a later date.

I am going to show you a sample that didn't make into this magalogue. Maybe it will help get you excited about the possibilities of what you could do with this set!

This set is called "Good Tidings" and is a set of 7 for $21.95. GREAT set for making your holiday cards. The paper I used is from TAC's Willoughby Paper Pack. The ink is Hint of Pesto VersaMagic (if I remember right).

Other paper: TAC Brown, TAC Ivory, Green Willoughby Cardstock
Other: Willoughby Brown Sheer Ribbon

NOW is the perfect time to host a FUNSHOP!! Hostess benefits are doubled!! PLUS, you get additional bonus items!! Your guests will be able to choose stamps and supplies from 3 current publications, one that has stamp sets perfect for their holiday cards!! Call or email me if you are interested!!

Don't Have a Cow!

Here's a card that we made at our Open House a few weeks ago.

I added "bling" in the form of a sparkly gel pen to the eyelids & hooves of the cow.

The cow spots in the background are from the "Spring Time" set and are actually made for a tree. Laurie had the great idea to use them as a cow background! I stamped the spots with VersaMark Dazzle to add an extra little glitz to the card.

The inside of the cards says, "It's just another birthday." This is another sentiment that is included in the set!

Supplies:
Stamps: Funny Farm $12.95, Funny Farm Phrases $17.95, Spring Time

VersaMark Dazzle Champagne Ink (pg 120) S-1175 $11.95

Turquoise Gem VersaMagic Ink (pg 120) S-915 $6.95

Noir Palette Ink (pg 121) TT-220 $6.50

White Ultrasmooth Cardstock (pg 119) V-222 $4.95 (GREAT for water coloring)

Dove blender pen (pg 123) F-04 $4.25

Watercolor Pencils (pg 122) F-13 ($59.95) for 36 count or F-12 ($39.95) for 24 count

Stardust Clear Glitter Gelly Pen (pg 122) F-464 $3.95 (for 2 count)

Mega Scalloped Square punch (pg 124) D-702 $19.95

Dot ‘n’ Roller (pg 125) D-91 $7.25 (refills are D-92 $5.25)

Super Surprise Boxes & DOUBLE Rewards

Don't want the whole box? Why not split a box with a friend or two!! You open the box together and each choose something and continue taking turns choosing what you want until the box is empty!! What a GREAT way to get papers, embellishments, etc for such a LOW, LOW price!!

Oh, and did I mention that these boxes may contain stamp sets as well??

Oh, and did I also mention that SOME boxes will contain GIFT CERTIFICATES for stamp sets from the current catalogues!!! YEP!! GIFT CERTIFICATES...as much as $100 worth in ONE box!! What a deal!!

Oh, and did I also mention that if you buy one of the boxes, you are only $25 away from qualifying for hostess benefits and DOUBLE AWARDS!!! So, instead of one free hostess set, you could choose TWO. And, instead of one half price item, you could choose TWO!!!

And, it just keeps getting better!! TAC is offering additional rewards during the first 6 weeks of the Double the Fun promotion!! See the chart shown below!

Until August 17th you can earn the products below:

From August 18 - September 1 you can earn the products below:

From September 2 - September 16 you can earn the prodcuts below:

This is the PERFECT time to schedule a funshop or place an order!!! Call or email me to get your SURPRISE BOX...only while supplies last so you better act fast!!!

Thank You for Voting

Thank you so much to everyone who voted for my brother's photography entry in the KC Union Station Art Exhibit. Guess what?? HE WON the People's Choice Award!! I am so excited for him!

As promised, I do have blog candy and I'll be back to post the winner of that soon!

If you would like to see his winning photo, click here. And, to see his name listed as the winner, click here. His name is Travis Roth.

Thanks again!!