PW Angel Art Blog Hop - Christmas in July

I'm so excited for the PaperWings Angel Art Christmas in July blog hop!! I love Christmas!

On to the Christmas goodies... I used one of my favorite sets to feature on both projects. I can't get enough of TAC's Cuddly Christmas!! Here's the card. Stickles and a great background stamp from TAC's Ready Set Snow add shimmer and depth. And, the Spellbinders pendant die, makes a super placeholder for a sentiment.

The second project is this great little favor box decorated up with dots in memento desert sand ink. I modified the box and turned it into a bag. What a wonderful way to share some handmade jewelry or candy during the holidays.

Thanks for stopping by and please check out the other great ideas on the hop!!
Rita W - http://handmadebits4u.blogspot.com
Michelle M - http://michellescreativejourney.blogspot.com
Laura - http://www.thecraftysister.com/
Wendy - http://wendyswhimsyandwit.blogspot.com/
Laurie U - http://laurieunger.blogspot.com
Chelsea C - www.inkystamps.blogspot.com
Shirley H - http://glitteredpaws.blogspot.com
Kim S - http://angelatmydoor.blogspot.com/
Mary - http://marysangelinspirations.blogspot.com/
Angela K - http://www.angelakelley.blogspot.com
Carol N - http://stampincarol.blogspot.com/
Betty - http://www.stampinteacher.com
Rita K - http://ritasangels.blogspot.com
Julie - http://juliesstamppad.blogspot.com
Donna - http://lakesidestamper.blogspot.com/

Brighten Your Day

Nina B. What a great stamp designer and she's part of the TAC family now! check out this groovy lamp  - can you see that the shade is paper-pieced with Maggie paper. (Maggie is also used with the Maggie cardstock on the rest of the card - such great paper!) But, I digress... The lamp is just one piece of this vintage-y stamp set, Beautiful Lace, that has a couple of doilies (think great backgrounds and accent pieces on cards and so much more!!!), a hat on a stand and a dress on a stand. Such great stamps!!

I paired the lamp with Say Hello - a hostess stamp set that you can get with a $100 party or as a special purchase in March. Isn't this a fun phrase to put with a lamp? hee hee! cracks me up!

Thanks for popping by my blog and I hope this "brightened your day" a little!

Fun with Chalks

Here's one of our new hostess sets, America I Love, that you can get with a party or when it comes up for a special buy during the year. I adore this stamp!!! You can see a bunch of versions of this right here on Heather's blog - so inspiring!!! I used the earth tone chalks to color it and love the almost watercolor effect given with the chalk colors. I did "blow out" the image a bit with the flash as the colors are a bit deeper than shown. I will get a decent camera one of these days. :)

Time to play with some more of my new stamps! Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a wonderfully creative day!!

Window Box Wonder

I adore this set, Window Box Wonder! It took me almost all year to get it and it has so many possibilities. It has the window and the little girl looking out but it also has the back of the little girl! With a little cutting, you can have a true "window" in your card and the results are fabulous!!

If you haven't stamped on kraft with your copics, give it a try. It gives a neat muted effect to the colors.The flowers and grass are directly on kraft. The other pieces were colored on white and glued to the kraft base.

Thanks for popping by and have a wonderfully, creative day!

Konnichiwa

I just adore this new set "Konnichiwa" from the 2011-2012 TAC Inspiration Book and Catalog. Aren't the little girls just darling?! I love them! We were given this set at seminar!!! And, Angela Kelley taught us how color and shade the hair with copic markers. I'm so excited to have learned this technique.Isn't it neat? I'm still so very new to coloring and shading but am working on it so appreciate all the tips and tricks! :)

We had a Japanese foreign exchange student many years ago when I was in high school. Sayuri was wonderful and taught us some basic Japanese and we taught her some crazy English slang - LOL! When I saw this set, I immediately thought of all the good times we had with her. A good friend still keeps in regular touch with Sayuri and fortunately she and her family came through the tsunami and earthquakes without any damage earlier this year. whew!

To add a little something to the card, I punched some scalloped circles and cut them apart - don't they make a neat detail on the front and inside of the card. There are so many different looks you can achieve with one punch.

Thanks for stopping by my blog. Have a wonderfully creative day!