November Angel Art Challenge & Blog Awards

Stacy set up a Thanksgiving Angel Art Challenge on Paperwings. Although the forum is for TAC Demos only, the majority of the gallery is open to the public. You should check it out for some fabulous ideas! So, back to the challenge, Stacy challenged us to create a TAC Thanksgiving Project or Card. I chose a card that can either be given as a gift enclosure card or used as a placecard for the table setting. I did this card for my October card class and it was a big hit!



The card features the Give Thanks TAC stamp set which I borrowed from my friend, Barb N. Thanks! I used the coluzzle to create the 3" circle card out of the bazzill monochromatic orange pack. The coloring was done with prismacolor pencils and Goo Gone and then "grounded" with a grey tombow marker. Pop dots and ribbon finished it off. The circles (brown and white ultrasmooth) were cut with the coluzzle so it was sooo easy and quick! I love the shadow and shading you can get with the goo gone coloring technique. Heather taught me some tips for shading for which I'm so grateful. Thanks, G'Ma! (she's my upline's, upline in TAC so I call her g'ma! *grin*).

Here's a link to the other angels participating in the challenge so you can check out their fantastic projects too!
Stacy
Melisa
Bridgett
Deb (* this blog only works in IE for some reason)
Laurie
Jany


Barb L. and Barb F. have both nominated me for blog awards this week. Wow - thanks you awesome ladies!!! I love visiting both of their blogs so I hope you take a minute to check out their fabulous creations!


Barb L.nominated me first with the Encouraging Award. I love that. It's great to get words of encouragement as that little thought is sometimes the best pick-me-up of the day!


Barb F. nominated me for the Kreativ Blogger award. Wow - this is really neat. I've really had to think how to narrow it down.

So, who do I nominate? It's soooo hard because there are soooooo many fabulous bloggers out there. So, take a minute and visit some of the blogs in my sidebar and check out the fabulosity that pours out of these super creative people!!

Happy Stamping!

Frappuccino Bottles

Not only are frappuccinos yummy to drink but they're fun to decorate and fill too!!! These are a special order and they are for 6 girls and 5 boys with personalized bookmarks. I kept the decoration rather simple as they will be shipped but it was so much fun to put them together!



To get the bottles ready, I put them in hot, soapy water for a while and then peel the labels off. I use an SOS pad to remove extra adhesive residue and then rinse them and run them through the dishwasher to get really clean. A 1-1/2" circle punch works perfectly for the top and the strip to go around the bottle is 9" by 2". This gives you enough paper to overlap when adhering the strip to the bottle and to itself. I use Miracle Tape which is similar to red-line tape (but much cheaper - 55 yards for $5.75) to adhere the paper to the bottle and to itself. You can put all kinds of items in them - m&ms (as pictured here) or wrapped candies, bubble bath, bath salts, office supplies, etc. The sky is the limit as long as it fits in the bottle.




These were good sellers for me at the last craft fair and I'm working on some for the Christmas Craft Fair in Abilene, KS, on December 6th. If you're in the area, stop by.

Happy Stamping!

Watercolor Trees - Masculine Birthday

Don't you just love aqua color crayons? I do - I really do!!! :) I love the trees from the TAC Camping stamp set which I probably never would have noticed if my friend, Sue, hadn't shown them to me. :) I used a couple of colors of green and colored the trees on the stamp and then did the same thing with the browns. Sprayed a little mist and stamped and then stamped again to get the illusion of depth. I'm still working on that process but love how this turned out. And, it worked out well for a masculine b-day card.



I finished it off with Happy Birthday in Burnt Umber from TAC Trendy Greetings some tan scrappers floss and layered everything on rustic chic paper layered on brown cardstock.

Happy Stamping!

Heather's sketch

OK - so Heather has been doing sketches every week for quite a while now and every week I think, wow - that is cool, I should make something. And, every week - nope - it just doesn't happen. So, this week, it happened. It's a miracle. (hee hee!):) Here's my take on her sketch challenge (it looks better in "real" life as the ornaments are popped up and shimmery and richer colors but hey - it's all good as I'm sure you get the idea):



Materials:
TAC Brown Cardstock
TAC Scarlet Cardstock
TAC Kraft Cardstock
TAC's Holiday Cheer stamp set
Brilliance Planeterium Dew Drop Ink Set
Crystal Stickles
Pop It! Pop Dots
Nested Rectangle Coluzzle
TAC Hostess Level A stamp set: Just For You
Cuttlebug
gold ribbon
holographic embossing powder

Happy Stamping!

Buttons and Bows

Oh my gosh - it's been over a week since I last posted and that's just crazy. It's been so busy but that's good. Buttons and Bows was last week-end and it was soooo much fun. It was the first craft fair that I've done in years and the first time with papercraft items. 4 of us put a booth together and it was fun to watch which items caught the attention of the shoppers. We learned that we really need two booth spaces so that's on the agenda for next year. :) We're also hoping to get into another show in a couple of weeks so it's going to be an intense month of crafting (again!). yea!

Here's what our booth space looked like. We definitely had a lot of things to look at and a lot of things in a small space and learned how we need to organize differently for future shows.


My friend, Vicki, and I got these great Christmas card displays to use to display our cards. I think it's a cute way to show off a group of cards at once. Don't you? Wish I could find more!


I can't wait to see how the next show goes! I used to do these kinds of things by myself but it's sure a lot more fun to share a booth with others! These are really fun ladies so the day was full of laughter and chitchat. ;)

More soon (hopefully!). Happy Stamping!