Aged and Purple

I'm working on a swap with other angels to make Christmas cards using stamps that are not considered holiday. So, I used Aged Ornaments along with a text stamp from our Level C Thinking of You set. I also used my Scor-Pal and Scor-Bug for a unique look.


This paper from our Brights DCWV cardstock stack is actually very purple! It just doesn't photo well. I used French Lilac PH ink to stamp the images (the one on the white is stamped off once before stamping on the white) and to distress the card. I also used my Sanding Block on the scored parts first (you know the paper has a white core) and I did not cover the raised parts completely with the purple ink. Pretty cool and very non-traditional, don't you think??

Glowing eyes and leaves!

Does this grab your attention?? Well, don't be worried! I've been playing with 2 products new to our TAC catalog, the VersaMark Frost Dazzle pad and the Stardust Clear Gelly pen! They are so cool!


Here is the finished card. I did discover that my tape would not stick tothe fancy background pieces. I think the VersaMark coats the paper in such a way that tape just doesn't work. I then used my Zip Dry Paper Glue and it worked but took some time. Had I known that I'd have problems getting my layer to stick I would have used the brads all the way through instead of just holding the stamped layer to the scallop square layer.


Here you can see the eyes. The Gelly Pen just made them glow! I used my Niji water brush to pick up some of the Burnt Umber ink to color the little guy from the Be Square set. This is the same ink I used to stamp him.


Here is a close up of the leaves. I used a texture plate through my diecutting machine to create the texture then swiped with the VersaMark Frost Dazzle. It just glows!! I used Bazzil Mono Browns paper. I love how the 5 colors in the pack coordinate so well and each sheet has texture on one side and is smooth on the other! So, now, what do you think of our new products??

Ending date of sale changed!

This pic is a bit small but TAC is extending this sale to end on July 27! All discontinued accessories on this list are being sold at 25% off the regular TAC™ retail price. All sales of these items are limited to supply on hand and will be honored only while supplies last. Certain items have a very limited quantity available. All sales are final! Please click HERE for the list!

Be Square with a Bad Hair Day

How's that for a catchy title? This is a card I made for an "angel" swap. Since I only have 2 of the new sets (I haven't sent in an order yet) and the swap was for favorite new images I had very little choice in what I could use! But I do really like this Be Square set!

I used Bazzil Mono Browns cardstock, Burnt UmberPH ink, Prismacolor H2O pencils, Niji Water Brush, Grey Tombow Marker, Crystal Lacquer, Pop Dots, and Pearl Ex. The dots on the side were made with my 1/4" hole punch then the circles were glued on and lacquered. I didn't have enough brads for the number of cards I needed to make. I took a close-up of the owl so you can see the coloring and the eyes. They literally glow! I'm trying to remember where I got the sketch so when I find out where I'll edit this post. Don't you just love this little guy!!

Promotions Ending and Stamps for Sale

Just a heads up that our TACbag (you know, the grab bag of stamps) and the Discounted Accessories promotions will be ending on Monday, July 20, 2009. If you are interested in any of these items you must get your order in asap!!

Also, I have 90+ stamp sets for sale. I'm working on a slideshow which will be in the left sidebar to show what I have. It's a first come, first get! The prices do NOT include shipping. If you want more than one set then I'll combine them to get you the best shipping price I can and all shipping will be actual cost based on your zip code. If you're one of my Green Valley, AZ ladies, no shipping. Also, many of these sets are on our old red cushion with Alene's Tack It Over & Over, not the clingy grey cushion. So, heads up when looking. Names and prices are listed with the sets. I do have the "Contact Me" at the top of the sidebar so you can email me with what you want or use my new "chat" box. Also, to get a better look at the sets, just click on one of them! It'll bring up a new window with all of them. Then you can click on a particular set to get a close up. I take Paypal for payment or checks from my Green Valley gals. Happy shopping!!

Catalog Correction!

Please note that the coordinates listed with Mia’s Cottage on page 22 of the new catalogue are actually duplicates from the Lilly Anna SWIC™ on page 20. While many of the cardstocks and ribbons listed will also coordinate with Mia’s Cottage, we have an updated sheet available below that you many use to replace the page in the catalogue. Just print out the sheet, crop to size and adhere over the page in the catalogue.

Click HERE for the full page print-out! If you have any problems with printing this page I do have it saved and can send it to you as an attachment. Please leave your email address for me when you leave the comment.

Thanks!!

Seminar Project #4

Well, I'm still finishing our projects. This little album told me what to add to finish it. Don't you just love it when the project just comes together so nicely and fast!


This album starts with the Mini Deco Album and Angelee SWIC, cardstock, ribbon, and Antique Copper hardware. I used Be Still and Life Thoughts stamp sets, Noir PH ink, Extra Jumbo Flower punch, my trusty Crop-a-Dile, a black journaling pen, Pop Dots, and a sponge. I may just hang this off my purse strap but then, that may ruin the flowers. Hmmm..... What would you suggest?

Message box

I've added something new for you! In my left sidebar I've added a little "chat" box. Here you can ask questions about a project or stamp/scrap question, like to see a particular stamp used, or any stamping/scrapping quesiton and I can respond a bit easier and hopefully directly to you! I left a little message to get you started!

Win $1,000 at TheCuttlebugSpot.com!

I have just discovered that The Cuttlebug Spot is having a contest - "The Journey to 1,000"! They are trying to reach 1,000 followers by the end of July and need your help. To enter all you have to do is go to their site, sign up as follower and complete a few easy steps and you could win a $1,000 gift certificate to Custom Crops (www.CustomCrops.com)! GO NOW and check it out at www.TheCuttlebugSpot.com.

The end of my More Mimi mini album!

These are the final pages. I've enjoyed sharing my Seminar pics with you and hope you enjoyed seeing how much fun we had!


The only stamping on these pages is the word Silly from our This Girl set. I also used some small pieces of DCWV cardstock that matched More Miss Mimi very good!


Here I again used our Seminar set on the tag but I also used Fancy Curls on the right side.


Now we're at the end of this little album. The final stamp is from our Inspirational Sayings set. I should have used Burnt Umber PH ink but I got in too much of a hurry and used Noir. Darn! Anyway... Have you figured out what sizes these pages are? They're all about 3" x 3". We used the Bind-It-All to assemble this little album and I also used the Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper to round all the corners. That is one cool tool! I just cut pieces of the Mimi ribbon and tied them onto the wire binding. Easy yet elegant! Now, don't you want to create a little masterpiece?

Some more More Mimi mini album

Or you enjoying this?? I did get most of this done in one afternoon. The "fun" part was printing my photos small enough to fit this little rascal!!


Nothing real special about these two pages. Just a couple of tags along with our Seminar set.


Here I used stamps from the This Girl set and Just a Note. The inks I've been using are Burnt Umber and Noir PH. Think you can do this?? Absolutely!!!

Another Free Download now available!

TAC™ has given us another freebie to play with! Check THIS out! How fun this would be as a table decoration or a plant decoration! What would you do with it??

More Mimi mini album pages

How about a few more pages!


The right side page I used Fancy Curls and our Seminar set again. I really like that set!



On these 2 pages I again used Inspirational Sayings and the Seminar set. I also used the retired Interact arrow. I stamped it faintly on the back of the pattern paper and cut out the arrow which is pointing to me in the group photo.


Here I have a fun picture of me being a Diva!! I used our Just a Note set and stamped it on a circular tag so I could journal about my photo. I used my stapler to help hold ribbons onto the tags so there is no fancy or special items needed to add ribbons. Most everyone has a stapler! Also, most tags have ink sponged onto the edges to help set them off. Easy - peasy!! Stay tuned for a few more pages!!!

Mojo Monday Sketch card

I'm working on a swap and decided to try this great sketch from Mojo Monday, #94.



I used our new Robots stamp set, Miss Moxie SWIC & cardstock, Noir PH ink, Pop Dots, and my corrugator. It seems to take forever and in the middle of making 6 of these my favorite Sunlight desk lamp died. Nothing like creating in the dark! At least I still have my Ott lamp! I'll have to get hubby to look at my lamp this weekend.

Another FREE download available!

We've done it again! Another great FREE download for you to create a great Christmas stocking wall hanging!! This was designed by Barb Foster, a very sweet angel!


Just click HERE to get the stocking template to create your own Christmas wall hanging! You know we have to celebrate Christmas in July!! This is a great time to start making your Christmas gifts!

More Mimi Mini Album

Our More Mimi SWIC is now double sided and we created a mini album to show off the paper!
I also used the More Mimi ribbon along with various stamp sets and our old Mimi SWIC paper and DCWV white core cardstock. We also used clear acetate to cover the front and back covers.

For the cover I used a stamp from Inspirational Sayings and Speak From Your Heart seminar set.


These pages used stamps from Speak To Your Heart seminar set.



Here I used our Seminar set again on the label. The label is from the old Mimi paper.

Stay tuned for the next 3 photos! I made this rather simple so that anyone can do this! You don't need anything really special or add lots of layers to make a cute little album!

Catalog corrections and updates

Please note that the Perky Penguins stamp set (T-2666) on page 32 of the 2009-2010 Inspiration Book and Catalogue is missing the star image and is actually a set of 5.
Discontinued Supplies: All sales of these items are limited to supply on hand and will be honored only while quantities last at 25% off. Certain items have a very limited quantity available. All sales of discontinued accessories are final. Just click on the new Inspiration Book in the sidebar and when my E-Commerce site comes up, click on the Products tab, then click on Discontinued Accessories. This will bring up a list of different items for you to go through. Happy shopping!!

Seminar Project #1

This card was designed by Laurie Willison who has cards in the new Inspiration Book. Her card was so simple and sophisticated and elegant but I ended up distressing it because of a smudge.

We used white premium cardstock and DCWV green. As you can see I used the Scor-Pal to create the lines then I ran my Chartreuse PH ink over it and the edges to make it pop a bit. We used the Joyful Tags set and stamped the starburst between the scored lines and around the green scallop square punched piece. So, what good have you made of a boo-boo??

New sale!

We angels have discovered that the online Discontinued Accessories are being discounted to about 25%!!! So, I'm betting the items will be available until sold! So, check out my Online Shopping (just click on the new catalog in the sidebar) and enjoy shopping! There's albums, embellishments, paper, punches, tools, colorants, and all sorts of goodies!!

So, have you remembered that the first to place an order will get 6 cards with matching envys?? I'm still waiting!

Stamped Plate from post dated June 7, 2009

I found the company where I got my supplies to make this cool plate. Click HERE for the website. Click HERE for the original post and picture. Hope this answers a few questions!!