NSR : For my daughter's project

Please excuse the post, for those of you on automatic delivery. This is a desperation attempt to get something to work for one of my daughter's projects. Hope to stamp and post soon!

Happy Easter everyone,

Fun project I stamped!

Let's take a little break from contest entries~~~~~

Since I slowed down a bit from stamping, I have taken a little time to do some projects here and there. I want to share one with you now. It was the "oh, I'll do that later" chore chart that I've been thinking about for a LONG time. I had the chore part made up, but wanted to do it "Wendy" style. Which means, to make it look cute by stamping and dressing it up with paper. Of course, I wanted to make it "kid proof" so that required some clear contact paper on it too. Hubby just got that "oh brother, what's she going to stamp next now that she's resigned" look in his eyes when he saw it (although I think he was impressed with it too). LOL!

Here's what I came up with:

I used TAC's summertime boys and Apple Girls sets to stamp images of 4 kids. I also used my scalloped circle punch and circle punch for the markers for each of my kids. I colored each stamped image with my copic markers. I colored the "kids" to look like my kids. They thought it was cool of mom to color them like that. I even covered the scalloped circles with contact paper on the front and back and then re-punched them so the contact paper is scalloped the same as the circle (I wasn't going to hand cut all those scallops)

So, each day my kids switch the markers so that the kid that looks like them is on the list for their chores that day. The master list is typed up so that each day has the chores already divided up and ready to go (each grouping of chores is assigned a letter from A-D). Then all the kids have to do is find the coordinating detailed "list" with the right letter on it, and move their kid marker on it for the day.

The chart has worked very well and has made divying(sp?) up housework a much easier task for mom. Does it stop the whining you may ask?!?!?!? Well, nothing is that good! LOL!!! There's still the occasional grumble, but the kids also like knowing what's expected of them for the day instead of being "surprised".

Well, I hope this makes sense to you as you read it. I kind of struggled with the wording a little bit.

Have a great day and be inspired to Stamp something today.

Happy Stamping!

More winners!

So, I'm back to share some more of my contest winners with you. This was one of my winners back in January 2010. It was for the contest Card to Crop. Now, I had never actually won this contest ever before, but I managed to win it this month. Very cute story goes along with this entry. I'm not a big picture person, so this contest is always a stretch for me to find pictures to go with. Well, I was creating entries in late December after the holidays and ws very pressed for time to get them done and in the mail. So, I was frantically trying to find a picture to use for this contest category. Well, I remembered all those beautiful pictures I received in my Christmas cards and ran out to my kitchen where I hang all the Christmas pictures we receive and grabbed this picture off the wall. Now, before you think I used a picture of some unsuspecting friend or relative, rest assured, I called and checked with this certain friend/relative that it was ok to use their picture. So, now you know the answer to your question--this picture is NOT me or my family. Most of my blog readers (the few of you there are) will know who they are. ;0) The idea for the contest is to create a card and a coordinating scrapbook page to go with it. I used TAC's Amelia paper line(SWIC and cardstock), my fav Decorative Corners stamp set and the coordinating Amelia tags and ribbon. I also used one of TAC's very own sketches located in the front of their current catalog to design the project. Of course a sanding block was used around the pictures to "blend" the edges and make it coordinate better. The white ink I used was the Brilliance moonlight white. The card was done the same way, but used TAC's Thank U set instead of where the picture went on the scrapbook page.This little guy was the winner of the creatively colored creations category. He was supposed to be pictured filled with Bubble bath accessories (lotion, bath salts, etc), but they didn't make it to the picture. Oh well, he's just as cute empty. This is a little basket/box that I've been making quite regularly around here lately. I got the idea for one of my parties. We put scalloped circle punches on the front and back. I think you can find the template online as a nestabilities box or something like that. Well, I loved making the box so much, I adapted it for the holidays. I put a smaller scalloped circle on the front and back so the box stands on it's own and used the little bear set from TAC (the one pictured below) to create a scene of a bear drinking cocoa. Then I filled the basket/box with hot cocoa fixings and gave them as gifts for the holidays. I'll have to find a picture of one of them if I still have one floating around. (this idea is the one I built off of to create my "mug" that I shared with you last time). So the little bear (which I LOVE to make a polar bear by just shading around him with gray marker or colored pencil is taking a bath. How cute it that? A polar bear taking a hot bath. LOL!!! Then I used liquid applique and my heat gun to create cool 3D bubbles for his bath. I also used versamagic ink and my embossing powder to make the swirls in the background a little 3D as well. I had a lot of fun creating this guy. I was very excited when I won.

I had another entry that was going to be a winner, but the rules are that you can only win 2 contests per month. I believe that's a very good and fair rule. Anyway, I don't have a picture of that entry because my camera was out that day and I didn't get pictures of my entries. I remember it was a cute skiing penguin on one of TAC's clear coasters with a pewter frame at the bottom of the card. I believe it used the Reece SWIC /Cardstock and coordinating ribbon and hardware. It was a very CUTE card and I apologize that I can't share it with you.

That's it for today. I'll be back again to share some creations.

Have a great day and Happy Stamping!

Happy February

I'm back again. This time I have some more TAC news to share. It's not the happiest news, but it's something I need to share with you all. As some of you already know, I have decided that in the best interest of my family and myself to hang up my angel wings. After 5 1/2 years with The Angel Company, I have resigned and have decided to branch out into new avenues with my life. Now, this has NOTHING to do with The Angel Company. This has everything to do with my life and the season I am at in motherhood, wifehood, agehood, and lots of other hoods too. LOL!!! I've decided to concentrate on my health, my husband, my children, and my home. At this time, this leaves no other time for a business.

I am still stamping and scrapbooking for my own personal enjoyment and since this hasn't happened in the last 5 years, I am very excited about personal projects again. I hope to share my projects with you all. I do have LOTS of contest entry pictures to share with you all still.

Here is one of them now. This is by far the MOST exciting and fun contest entry I ever made for The Angel Company's contests. The title of the contest was Cup of Tea. Now, I am a hot cocoa drinker and thought about how cool it would be to create a "mug" out of paper to hold the makings of an exceptional cup of hot cocoa (mix, marshmallows, candy canes, and CHOCOLATE). So, that's exactly what I did. I designed this project myself and that's probably why it's one of my favorites.

This is made using the more mimi paper collection from TAC, and their Sending a Latte stamp set. I also made up a bunch of these mugs for each person attending my cookie exchange this year. As I gave each one their gift, I simply told them I made them a cup of cocoa to enjoy!!!! They really loved them (I think;0).

Well, that's it for today. Stay tuned to my blog for more contest entries pictures and other projects that I will be stamping. I hope I inspired you to pick up your stamps today. Happy Stamping!

Happy New Year

Well, it's been a while and life has been crazy! I have a LOT of TAC news to share. 'Tis the season for our newest Serendipity book to release. So, that means that the old Serendipity sets are retiring. I'm not sure how many we are retiring, but you can click this link and see the list. Better yet, all the sets on the retiring list are now 40% off. So, if there's some you need, let me know so we can get them in your hands before they retire. Last day to order those is January 28, 2010--so order soon! Next, TAC is running a double hostess benefit promotion. They have come out with some very adorable stamp sets for hostess to earn FREE. PLUS, they are allowing customers to buy them with a $30 purchase. So, check them out and let me know if you want to hostess a party or buy some of the sets. Go to this link to read all the fine print. TAC is also giving away BOGO paper packs. Depending on when you have your party depends on what you get!!!! Check it out!!!

Personally, the furry friends set is probably needed in my collection. My DD hasn't seen it yet, or that's all I'd be hearing about. She won't let the opportunity to let that pass. She's big into dogs and cats right now!

Don't forget our current Stamp of the Month. Take this link to see it!

Last, but not least. I've actually been winning some more TAC constests lately. I can't believe it, and have convinced myself that all the other TAC angels must be too busy to enter. I've figured I must be the only entrant for some of these contests to win them. I have been a winner the last 3 months straight--which is a record. This past month, I actually won 2 of the contests. You can always see the current contest winners by clicking this link. I want to share my winning pictures with you, so maybe I'll get to that tomorrow. I'm very excited about all of them. A person's artwork is very special to them once they put the time and energy into creating it. See you soon with pictures!!!!

Stamp of the Month

So, in case you haven't visited the TAC website this month, I'll just transfer the pictures on over so you can see them here on my blog. These are the samples that I made using TAC's current Stamp of the Month called Sketched Scrolls. You can go view the page with the stamp set on it (and the thumbnail to my online samples) if you click here!

But, I'd thought I'd share the samples with you here too:

Classic! That's how I describe this one. It was actually the first one I made and was my favorite to boot!!!!!

What's better than anything with brown and blue on it. Plus add a little "folksy" feel to it!

Kind of a Fall/Halloween type sample.

Box with 3 Hershey miniatures in it. Each miniature has a Sketched scroll stamp adorning the front.

I hope they inspire you to go and create something with paper today!

Happy Stamping!

Quick website info

I just wanted to address something really quick. If you are a shopper on my TAC website, you've probably noticed that I'm not able to be found anymore. I did not opt to renew my website contract this year. Rest assured, I AM still an angel and you can still order through me. The only difference is that you only have the option of ordering directly through me now.

Well, for the diehard shoppers, I've already told you that the best way to get all the big goodies through TAC (hostess sets, 1/2 price items, etc) was to order directly through me. So this change in my TAC shoppoing website doesn't really affect you very much. As I told you before, you couldn't take advantage of the hostess items through my TAC shopping site anyway

So, my website really just served as a reference ground for my customers to see the catalog and products and then order from me. You can still do that by pulling up someone elses website and looking to see what TAC is offering, or drop me a line and we'll get the catalog directly to you so you have something to reference as well.

Again, rest assured, I am still here so just email me or call me with your orders and we'll get them ordered and delivered to you just like I've always done. Everything is still the same except for my TAC shopping website being cancelled.

Have a great day and Happy Stamping,