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Learnin to love copics

So I have been playin this weekend... what do you think?

(I am crossing my fingers that posting this from my phone works!)

Cute little kitty - for sketch 102!

So I LOVE this cute little kitty! (can you hear me girls??) I had to use him for the sketch card instead of that Stamp spree image I was thinking of. If you give the sketch a try be sure to leave a linky and link back to here so we can all check out what you did.

I did alter the sizes slightly - my strip is only 2 inches wide and I used the mega oval punch with the Labels 4 Nestibilites.  I love the look of those 2 shapes layered together.  Isn't that the cutestest cute little kitty???  :-)  I colored him in with my Pastel chalks and blender pen - which is so quick and easy and gives a really soft look.  Check out my chalk and blender pen video  if you have not seen it already or need some blender pen tips!

 I accented the cupcake and greeting with crystal stickles - adding some bling!  See the details here...

I love the color palette of the catelyn papers - they are so beautiful together.  I used them on a card last week for the sketch too!  Nice and Springy when it is so COLD here in Kansas!  I paired the papers up with the Bazzill Mono Greens and a brown CS from the Penelope collection.

This stamp set is so new that TAC has not updated our sites yet - so I will upload links to my secure site later when they are available.  Check out all the specials going on right now though!

 

Today is the day - monday sketch and MORE!

Today is the first day to order from our NEW Spring Serendipity supplement!  There are a bunch of really fun images - and I will be featuring them in the next few weeks on the blog of course.  It is always fun to have new stamps to play with!   As soon as TAC has the images up for ordering online with our secure shopping site I will let you know.

If you would like to get a copy of the Serendipity I am having a pre-order special thru the end of January - Just $2 plus shipping for your very own copy.  There are tons of great samples and ideas included in this issue.  You can paypal me and I will get your copy in the mail to you today!

Back in december I posted this sketch and I never got around to doing it - it was so crazy!  So I thought it would be a great idea to go back and be sure to do that sketch again.  As usuall if you give it a try be sure to leave a linky and link back to here so we can all see what every one did with this weeks sketch.  (you can do this anytime - even months after a sketch was originally posted)

Here is the sketch:

I already have an image in mind for this one - and it is gonna be CUTE!  :-) In fact it is one of the Stamp Spree special stamps - have you checked out out that special yet?  Double hostess benefits AND special limited edition stamp sets make it one of the best times to be a TAC hostess.  Click the Stamp spree button below to see all the details. 

Valentine Wrap Flap Card

I made these cards last year but never shared them on my blog.  It was a card style I kind of came up with when playing with my Scor-pal and different ways to fold a card.

The flap tucks under the image layer to close the card - kind of like a buckle.  You can see the tutorial for how to make this card using your Scor-pal here - there are also measurements give so even if you do not have a Scor-pal you can do it!  If you are interested in purchasing the supplies used they are listed at the bottom of my posts.

I am putting finishing touches on my area team event this weekend - we are going to have SO much fun!  I still have some cooking to do and things to get together. 

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As always you can purchase the supplies used on these projects directly from my secure shopping cart or by e-mailing me directly.  They will be delivered right to your door in just a few days.  Look below for links and pictures of the complete stamp sets - and click to be taken to each item on the secure site.

stamps: Forever Family, Love Blooms, Script Background
Inks: Burnt Umber Palette Ink, L'amour red Palette Ink, Landscape Palette Ink
Papers: Kraft, Ivory, Scarlet, Brown Cardstock
Accessories: Corrugator, Antique Copper Hardware, Pop Dots, Scallop Scissors

 

Juliette and Sprigs Card Kit

Every month I put together a card kit to offer to my customers - and I have not been very good about getting it up here on my blog!  I will try to do better...

This month I used the Juliette Collection as my inspiration.  I also fit this kit into the Embellish Magazines Color challenge although I only used one stripe of ribbon - does the grosgrain of the ribbon count as stripes too?  Check out their blog - they have some great inspirational challenges there.  Our Juliette papers are perfect for this months color challenge with purples and browns as the highlighted colors.   Here is one of the cards that you can make with this kit.

I love the Julilette collections with its soft sultry hues of plums, purples and mauves mixed with deep browns and my ultimate FAV - Kraft!  The Sprigs stamp set had been a challendge for me - but I came up with a fun way to color it (also used on this card) by using a seperate tiny stamp and ink to repeatedly stamp in the colored areas.  For the card kit I used one of the Purchase with Purchase stamps - Lotsa Love to stamp the purple blossom.  there is also a leaf stamp in the set that works perfectly with the leafy sprig!

January Oz-some card kit  $38

The kit includes the following:
 T2676 Sprigs stamp set of 5
Juliette SWIC Pattern paper
Juliette Cardstock
Juliette Ribbon
Juliette Hardware
4 card idea sheets are included with every Card Kit - these have a picture, step by step directions, measurements and supply list for each sample.

add on the Lotsa Love stamp for just $2.95!

If you are interested in purchasing this kit just send me an email and we will get you all set up!  See the pics below for full pictures of the items included in the kit and the suggestions for add ons.

 

and adds ons I suggest:
 Jewel Box VersaMagic Inks

Lotsa Love Purchase with Purchase stamp
 

I hope you get to stamp and scrap today!  Don't forget abo0ut these great specials from TAC this month!

card for sketch 101

be sure to leave a linky and link back to here if you tried out the sketch!

I used the Catelyn collection of papers and cardstock from Angalee and Toodle Loo!  I love the Cateleyn collection with pink blue and green paired with browns it is so versatile!

The stamp set is one that will be available in the new Spring Serendipity coming out on February 1st! 

Of course I grabbed my prismacolor pencils to color in my image - You can see my coloring technique tutorial here on an cow image from another stamp set but the technique is the same.

I am off and running to bible study this morning, lunch with hubby, an afternoon visit with grandparents, then a night of stamping with my peeps - I love Tuesdays!

 

Monday Sketch #101

Another week - another sketch!  Be sure if you give it a try to leave a linky and link back to here for everyone else too see.

My 5/8 piece is a ribbon tied around that layer of the card - but you could use a strip of cardstock or something else instead and change out the bow for another embellishment.  Have fun with it!

We only have a little over 2 weeks before our Spring Supplement release - and I am going to have fun giving you sneak peaks of some of the new images we have featured in it!  My card for this sketch is one of them as a matter of fact - probably one of my FAV sets simply because I love to color. 

I am continuing my studio clean up today - and will be delving into my stash of card ideas and samples.  It is a bit ridiculous how much I have accumulated so I need to purge.  I usually sell them for $5 a bag - which I stuff a plastic grocery sack full of anything from card fronts, full cards, treats, magnets, candles - you name it!  I will probably do that with some of it - if you are interested in a bag e-mail me!  I also had a suggestion of a fellow angel - Debi - to make the cards and donate them to the nursing homes for residents to use.  What a great idea!  I visit my husbands grandparents in an assisted living every week - and I think I might see what the staff thinks. 

Kids are home and already at each others throats.   Guess I need to put them to work huh?  :-)

Serendipity - Coming soon!

Our Spring Supplement - Serendipity Street goes LIVE on February 1st!

I have received mine and am very excited to share it with YOU!  Pre-order before the end of January and get this edition for the low price of just $2!  After January 31st it will be the regular price of $3 .  (shipping and handling will also apply)  Just e-mail me and I will get you on the list to recieve a copy - and if you pre-order in January I will even send it out early :-)

I did the drawing for BLOG CANDY this morning!  Drumroll please......

Sara Russell is the winner!  I will be contacting you Sara to get your details - and a box of goodies will be on its way to you! 

Perpetual Calendar - FREE download!

Today (1/15/10)  is the last day to leave a comment to be added to the pool for my blog candy!   Just leave a comment before midnight - I hope YOU win!  :-)

I was surfing around one day on etsy and I ran into this little cutie.  I love the concept of this calendar and wanted to make one myself - of course!  So into Publisher I lept - and after hours  of tweaking and printing and adjusting I finally figured it all out and got it lined up! 

Here is how mine turned out :

    
 
 There are 13 cards - they print double sided and double ended - so you just flip and turn each card to change the dates.  I put magnets on the back of the pocket - to hang my calendar on the file cabinet next to my desk - but you could also add an easle instead so that it stands on your desk instead. 

I stamped the brocade with Victorian Elements (shown below) and Noir palette Ink - and I used Black and Scarlet Cardstock.  I just love those images in black on Scarlet cardstock!  They also look great embossed in clear on Scarlet - it is so luscious!  Click on any of those links to be taken to my secure shopping site - where you can purchase those and other products online anytime!  (e-mail me your order instead and I can include specials and freebies too!)

Download Perpetual calendar to print out your own.  They print double sided on 13 pieces of paper (I used cardstock) and then you just cut them down - starting at 1/4 sheet - then trim the number and month pieces to cascade correctly.  So with 13 pieces of cardstcok plus whatever you use for your pocket - you have 4 calendars!  I can never just make one!

Here is my step by step:

• To make the pocket I used a 4 1/2 x 7 3/4 piece of black cardstock.
• Score the piece at 1 3/4 and 1 7/8 to give the bottom a little room for all the pieces to slip in.
• Layer a piece of red 1 1/2 x 4 1/2 onto the flap and scallop cut the black along that edge.
• I tied a piece of ribbon around the whole thing to keep it closed and form the pocket. It was easiest to tie it with the pages in place to allow for the right amount of room.
• Trim your calendar pages by first cuttiong to 1/4 sheets - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.
• Trim month pages down to 4 1/4 x 4 3/4 and number pages down to 3 1/2 x 4 1/4.

Voila!  Simple and functional - love it!

card for sketch 100

Don't forget to leave a comment onm this or any other post this week (Jan 11th 2010) to be entered for the 100th card sketch give away and Blog candy!

and leave your linky if you gave the sketch a try!

here is my card:

I used the Toodles Stamp set and the Pop Rocks papers from The Angel Company shown below- you can click on the links and purchase them right from my secure shopping cart anytime - don't forget to look at the Purchase with purchase stamps too!

I colored the bears with Watercolor pencils and a blender pen - nice and quick and easy!    The tag is from the Pop Rocks collection - they are die cut and just punch right out.  I tied on some ribbon and scrappers floss in Turquoise and purple to accent the colors in the papers.   I attached the tag with a pod dot - it is hard to make any card with out those and ribbon I tell ya!

If you have any questions about how I did this card leave a comment anytime and I will get back to ya!

Don't forget about all the January specials - Stamp Spree has some specTACular new images to check out!