Virtual Stamp Night on Splitcoast!

Hello! I've been super busy getting some cards ready for some upcoming hops and challenges that I so can't wait to share. Sorry to have been absent for the last week... but I've got plenty for you all piled into one tonight!

I have been playing along with Virtual Stamp Night on Splitcoaststampers. This is a first for me and it is so much fun…. so many challenges… so little time LOL I’ve done three so far, and hope to get more done before the Monday evening deadline! If you’ve never played along before, I recommend you check it out!

The first challenge I played along with is A Heart Start, a sketch with the 4 “chambers” of your heart! I used Labels 1 Nesties , stamped Damask Backrounders in Versa Mark and sponged them up. I used a hearts fiskars texture plate on DCWV red  and sanded it up.




Stamps: Bless Your Heart, Damask Backgrounder, Fanciful Vintage TAC
Ink: Versa Mark, Burnt Umber Palette
Paper: Kraft TAC, red DCWV
Other: piercer, texture plate, edge distresser, sanding block


This challenge is Rubber Duckie… to use an image from either my first love of childhood, or my son’s. I chose a dog, since DS has gobs of stuffed puppies that he can’t live without! This paper is from a Deja Views paper pad, Baby Boy. The buttons are paper too! I’m using this for the Use it Tuesday Challenge #2—Pretty Papers, since I had never used any of the pad… and who knows how long it has been in my stash!



Stamps: Friendly Greetings TAC
Ink: Noir and Burnt Umber Palette
Paper: kraft TAC, Deja Views Baby Boy pack
Other: Prismacolor pencils (with OMS on background) floss, sponge, Heart pearl TAC


For my third card I am playing along with the Mash Up challenge, to use two or more techniques mashed together! This image is from Digi Design House. It is called Forever in the Heart… such a cute set with 6 images and 3 sentiments for $4, you can’t beat that! I colored with copics… a rush job for me! you have to complete the cards in 45 minutes and I usually take a lot of time on copic coloring! The green is embossed with a leaves fiskars texture plate and rubbed with Versa Mark, though it didn’t change much on it.



I had fun with the “flower” I flipped it over onto foam and used an embossing tool to make the heart and leaves kinda poof up a little. It made the edges curl down.



Stamps: Forever in the Heart DDH
Paper: black, kraft TAC, green DCWV
Other: twine, fiskars texture plate, pop dots
Copics: 0, R24, R27, R29, E44, YG95, YG97

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! Let me know what you think! Don’t forget to come back for the DDH Dream Team Blog Hop on March 1st! I'm off to play in more challenges... will spread the posts out a little though... :-)

Valentine’s Cup of Love

I just had to play some more with the Cup of Love set! I made these envelope pocket cards for my son’s teachers for Valentine's Day along with some Hot Cocoa packets.



I used some more of those junk mail envelopes… yay for recycling! The Tag pulls out and I wrote on the back side of it.



I have just started using Background soup… so much fun to add different elements.  As you can see from these two different cards you can change it up by stamping directly after inking and getting a darker and crisper result, or stamping off on other paper before using it for lighter effects.



This shows the front and back, you have to make it all pretty right!



Stamps: Cup of Love, Background Soup, Bless Your Heart
Ink: Noir and Bordeaux Palette
Paper: Recycled Envelope, white CS, Pink DCWV
Other: white gel pen, sponge, ribbon, eyelet, crop-a-dile, ribbon, Labels 1 Nestabilities
Copics: 0, C1, C3, C5, R81, R85, R39

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look, let me know what you think! If you haven’t played along this week yet… there is still time, so swing by The Savvy Projects blog and join in one of this weeks hops! Don’t forget, Cup of Love is 25% off this month, along with tons of other sets, check out my TAC Specials Page for more information and a link to list of sale items! Have a Fabulous Day!!!!!

Retiform Blog Hop!!!!!

It is Blog Hop time at The Angel Company! Click on the picture above to Go to The Savvy Projects Blog and see! This month the theme is Retiform. This is a new technique for me, and was a bit difficult to figure out. There are some wonderful tutorials on the Savvy Projects blog to help you out though! While you are there check out all the Fabulous You feature sets going on every weekday!

I tried two cards, one I like, the other not so much, but I’ll figure it out and of course have to show you anyway right! This first card uses Fanciful Vintage.



Stamp: Fanciful Vintage
Ink: Cote d’Azure and Bordeaux Palette
Paper: White CS and Caboodle A CS
Other: sponge, floss



The second card I wanted to try on Kraft… not so sure on the bright yellow, and I think the blue I used is just too light… and there was actually the random letter stamp from Background soup in blue and it just kind of blended right in when it dried… live and learn right! I colored the boat with Prisma pencils and OMS.

Stamps: Background Soup, Bless Your Heart, Anchor to the Soul
Ink: Burnt Umber, Ballet Blue, Sunflower Palette
Paper: Kraft CS
Other: sponge, prisma pencils, OMS

Thanks for stopping by! Let me know what you think!

Hop on over to see what other lovely retiform examples there are and join in the fun!

Little pilgrim girl

I went to a crop today…. much needed time away from the boy child after a week without school! I got in some relaxing coloring time and am thrilled with how they turned out…. I heart copics….

This card uses Thanksgiving Sweeties by The Angel Company. I think she is so adorable. I stamped in Noir Palette ink, colored with copics and added some white gel pen highlights. The purple is DCWV CS and is embossed with a fiskars texture plate in the Wizard. I sanded it off, have to love white core! The sentiment is from Bless Your Heart, a TAC Hostess set.



Thanks for stopping by, let me know what you think!

Stamps: Thanksgiving Sweeties, Bless Your Heart
Ink: Noir Palette, Rich Cocoa Memento
Paper: white, brown CS and purple DCWV
Other: fiskars texture plate, Wizard, pop dots
Copics: 0, C1, W3, W7, E1, E11, E43, E53, E25, E27, E29, Y32, Y35,
BV11, BV13, BV17, G24, B21, B24, R20

All Smiles

I'm coming back with another PWP set, All Smiles for my Stamp Set Motivational on Paper Wings. This ice cream cone and cupcake are adorable, then add a face and its just too cute! I decided to just pop up and color one, even used a different face on it. I made a faux ribbon out of paper... fun fun!

I am making this post short and sweet... trouble typing as today was a clumsy day for me... I smashed a finger in a window... lovely!



Thanks for taking a look, let me know what you think and have a wonderful day.

The Angel Company Supplies:
Stamps: All Smiles PWP, Bless Your Heart
Ink: Burnt Umber Palette
Other:sponge, pop dots, souffle pen
Copics: W3, E43, E44, E47, E49, R21, R22, R24, R29