... ME! I was so excited to see that I won one of The Angel Company's demonstrator-only contests this month! What does this mean? Well, $100 in free rubbah, baby! Woot woot :) I could have also chosen from TAC's exclusive patterned papers, ribbon collections or hardware... but me wants the rubbah worst :)
I know... you non-stamping, non-crafty people are just shaking your head thinking "whoopity-do-dah", but those that ARE crafty have a big smile for me, I'm sure :) AND I'm not the only winner... check out these wonderful ladies' work at
TAC's website! Mini-albums, scrapbook pages & cards aplenty!!
I'll say one of TAC's slogans yet again... because being an Angel is just more FUN!
These photos are a bit washed-out so you can't see the sky very well... although it IS a REALLY light blue. It's got a bit o'dotty action goin' on, but not a lot. I also added Glossy Accents to the water, her sunglasses & the boat sail... so cute. How can you NOT love that freakin' attitude?! The contest was "Beachy Keen", so I named this little gem "Beachy Little Girl"... more bitchy than beachy :)
Can't you just picture her head doin' that "mmmmmmmm hhmmmmmm" circle action?
Copics: B000, B00, B02, E000, E00, E11, E09, RV10, RV11, YG01, YG03, YG91, YR23, YR24
More wondermous news... I have a new Angel baby! Yep, I'm "officially" up to Team Leader again :) Jeannie Sturm hails from Ohio, and is just the sweetest thing {waiving wildly... Hi Jeannie!} I can't wait to see how she does with her TAC business!
What do you think?!
I thought I posted this already! oooops. I had taught how to create this card & scrapbook page at my July Hostess Club & class nights in July, and thought... what the heck, I'll send it in... and ta da! I was fortunate enough to win TAC's July 'Card to Crop' contest for demonstrators!! Yeay... more free stamps, paper, & ribbon... oh my :)
Stamps: Linear Sentiments, Running Stitches, Creative Inspiration
I stamped the stitches on the card, but switched it up and used the Scor-Bug on the page. I love the white core cardstock... it is perfect for sanding & distressing to really give a 'worn' look. I even sanded the edges of the photo... that is one of my BFF's son, Braden (total cutie!!).
I went a little button-happy on these, but if you could see the jar o' buttons I have, you would not be surprised :) I need to sort them into several smaller jars so it is easier to find certain colors... although it is fun to just root around in the big jar (just time consuming!).
Happy Tuesday! Today MUST be better than yesterday... even though it is a dreary day in Kansas. Cloudy, rainy, and still freakin' hot! Speaking of hot, how about a beachy card today?
Isn't this bird adorable? He is from the Hit the Beach stamp that was used on THIS card... I just masked off the rest of it with post-it notes, inked it up, removed said notes, and stamped the little guy by himself.
He's colored with Prismacolors & mineral oil... I think I made him a bit too pink... he looks kinda sun-burned :) I added a few layers of Crystal Lacquer to his goggles... you can't really see it here, but IRL it's a nice detail.
I stamped the cloud / wave flourish from Spring Dream... doesn't it look like he's going to get pounded from the surf?! I traced over it with either Icicle or Crystal Stickles (I can't remember!) for a little sparkle.
This card is just not jumping out at me... I don't know if it is the color combo, or the fact that I can't put much on the card front because the image is ginormous.
This one of the new Hostess Level A sets, from The Angel Company, and it really was fun to color and paper piece. I started off by creating the image panel without doing any other pre-planning layout-wise... which sometimes works, sometimes notsomuch :)
I used a craft knife to cut along the wave so I could sorta tuck the boat bottom behind it while popping up the top portion to give a bit of a shape to the boat. The water, oar & clothes are paper pieced.
Stamps: Oceans of Love
