Cricut Cupcake Card

These two photos are of the same card only it was photographed on different backgrounds. This card is for my niece Mikayla. She turns 8 at the end of the week and I've got to get out and do some shopping for her. She said that she would like "penguin" clothes. This is something new to me so I asked her "where do you buy "penguin" clothes"? She said she saw them at Kohl's when she was out shopping with Grandma. OK...Good! At least I know she didn't mean something like a penguin costume.. or clothes for a stuffed penguin. My gosh its been so long since I've had little girls that this really threw me for a loop! So as soon as our 8" of snow is melted..hopefully by Wednesday I can get out and do some shopping.

Create art everyday!!

Angel



















I don't know why, but this edit is placing the typing right next to the pink background card...AARRGGGHHH...no matter how many returns I add to the text!
**EDIT**BEFORE POSTING**
Down below you will see my edited card. I found a cute penguin in my collection, so I decided to add him to Mikayla's birthday card. Also, I got out to do my shopping and there were no penguin clothes available at Kohl's anymore, so I did the next best thing: I shopped at Amazon. That is one of my new favorite places to shop! I found a cute *multiple* penguin t-shirt and a cute book about "Tacky" the penguin. So she is set! I've received them and all I have to do is mail it off to the birthday girl!

Inchie Faces

Swap Topic: People
People and faces are sometimes hard to color with copic markers. I think the skin colors turned out well on this card.
I used photoshop to try and show this card at its best, but you are seeing a bad interpretation of the colors in the background paper. The photo also fails to show the glossy accents and glitter pens that I used. I should have done some macro shots of those things with extra lighting...it was late and I was tired...next time......:O)

Angel

Copic and Prismacolor Flowers in Vases

Swap topic: Basket or Vase of Flowers

This was an oversized stamp so I cut it down with a Nestabilities Label die. Most of the flowers were colored with Copic markers, but I also used something new. I purchased some Prismacolor Premier pens with brush tips. They came in a multi-color pack. These brush tips have a very fine point and they can get into the smallest places.

I airbrushed some pale porcelain blue around the edge before I took it out of the die. Then I colored the rest of the image. The yellow background near the vases and flowers was added after the flowers were colored.

Angel

January Sketch Card

I am trying to get back into the swing, or should I say "stamp" of things. This is the first monthly sketch card. Although there is only one stamped image on this card and that is the sentiment! Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with them and the other swaps I am involved in.

The first picture is of the card in the closed position and the second one is open so you can see the sentiment. I think I was able to capture the glimmer mist on the flowers and the sentiment frame.

And I felt I needed to put a cute little bird on the envelope too.

What have you been working on lately?

Doodles...Black Ink on White Paper

Want to quiet your mind and be in another world? Doodling like this has been a part of my life for about a year now. I can sit down for hours with the TV on my hubby's favorite programs and just create. I try to find new textures to put onto paper. Sometimes you can get inspiration from your clothing, a magazine picture, nature or what ever! Just look at things a little differently and you can copy a pattern. Pretty soon you'll just place the lines and dots and squiggles without thinking about it.

This is a really great way to keep a journal of your thoughts too. I don't really like writing long excerpts of my day in a journal, but I can create something beautiful and put words down on to the page of what I am thinking and feeling.

Try it! You might like it! Enjoy!

Angel

Am I hoping for Spring??...Yep, I need some green plants in my life!

The Cricut machine is a wonderful machine. I just wish I had more time to play and create with it!
I inked some edges and made some doodles here and there. Don't you just love the complimentary envelope with the liner??!!

See you soon!

Angel

Art Journal Page

I just wanted to create something quickly and it just didn't turn out that way. I spent a fair amount of time on this experiment with paint, pens, ink, and stamps. I finally had to say I was finished because I had other things to do and because you can only remember so many things you've tried on one piece of paper!

I think the best place to make the detailed notes of your experiment is on the back of the page. The note taking takes me back to a class I had in high school called "introductory to physical science". THAT was A LOT of note taking!! Hopefully I'll remember my processes!

Thanks for checking in!

Angel

A Simple Thank You

The "Storybook" Cricut cartridge was a Christmas gift, so I thought I'd use it to express the "thank you" on this card. I also used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to create that beautiful pattern on the background.

I had to make quite a few of these, so they had to be simple and very quick!

Angel

To Begin....

Inaugurate, initiate, embark on, launch, create, pioneer, originate, set in motion...arise, come into being...

Happy New Year and Happy New Decade to everyone! I used to be a resolution maker at the beginning of every year. Now I am hopeful to be better at certain things that I know need improvement. Actually we can look at everyday as a new beginning. Trying to be better than we were yesterday.

In my life, I am hopeful for new ideas for creativity this year. And I am hopeful for all of your endeavors also.

Now, to get on with an idea for this year: I have had a pile of inspiration pictures thrown into drawers, notebooks, and other places! I want them all to be in one place, so I decided to make an inspiration journal out of a notebook that has just been hanging out in my room. I covered it with some DP and started distressing it. This picture is just the beginning.:

This second picture is one of the items that will get taped down on the pages of this journal. I'll also write notes about each picture and what inspired me about it specifically. I loved the colors of this bedding set and lines and doodle shapes. Isn't it beautiful!!

Gift Card Pockets

These were the EASIEST gift card pockets I have ever made! The pocket itself is something that is recycled! Can you guess what it is??

Anyway, mat paper that comes in pads from Michaels or HL is the perfect size to cover the pocket. Decorate the rest and pop the card into the pocket; punch a hole and insert ribbon and a tag. You can have lots of these ready to go for that instant that you need a gift card holder.

It would also be great to put into your child's lunchbox with a note tucked inside. There are lots of ideas for this particular pocket.

Email me if you want to know what the pocket is made from!

Angel

Happy Snowman

Isn't he adorable or what!!! He is so happy! I hope your Christmas is wonderful and that you are blessed in every way. The new year is just around the corner and I am really excited about it!

If you are lucky enough to have some snow for Christmas, go outside and make a snowman....or better yet, make some snow angels!

Angel

Bind It All 6 x 6 Book

First of all, please look past the fact that this book is no where near being done! There are a lot of chipboard cut outs and many other things that need to be added to make this book special. I think the embellishing part will have to come after Christmas this year. Maybe even into 2010!! This 6x6 book cover is Bind It All's canvas artboard. I used a Glimmer Mist stencil and sprayed the whole thing with purple, pink and gold Glimmer Mist sprays. Of course, you have to let it dry in between coats, but the wait is worth it!

As you can see, some of these 6x6 pages have been cut in half to give more places to put pictures or journaling or what ever your heart desires. Please note the picture of the gatefold pages at the end.

Today is my gift wrapping day...yes all day! I think it would have been easier if I wrapped as I bought!! Wish me luck, so I don't run out of tape!
Have a great day!

Angel

Circut Cut Outs for Christmas...

These numbers, letters and ornaments were all done on the Circut machine. I've done a lot of cutting for my daughter in the last few days. She works for a non-profit organization and they decided to make a float for their Christmas Parade of Lights. This is a portion of what I made for the float. The float was titled "Santa's Workshop". The parade was yesterday, so if she sends me any photos of their float, I'll post it for you all to see.

These Christmas tree ornaments are so easy to make (especially when you aren't the one cutting them out!) Thank goodness for technology. If I had some chunky silver glitter, the kids could have added a little *sparkle* to the ornaments.


Thanks for stopping by!

Angel

Bind It All 4x4 Book

This book was created from taking a Bind It All course. This basic book class is to help understand the basics of using this particular binder. I have used a GBC binding machine before that utilized plastic binding rather than metal binding.

This class was a lot of fun and I recommend it to anyone who has the older or newer Bind It All. It definitely opens up your mind to the creative possibilities with this machine.

The front cover is the acrylic cover so you can see through it. The back cover is their clipboard wood and has dp on both sides.

As you can see I haven't put the ribbon on all of the tags yet, but you definitely get the idea. Each page has also been edged with distress ink by Tim Holtz.

My next project is a 6x6 book. Hopefully I'll be able to get to that today!

Thanks for checking in!

Angel

A Pink Book Club Invitation...

Every year we have a party to celebrate first the birth of Jesus, then we celebrate all of our friendships, then the books we have read. This year we are having our annual Book Club Christmas party at the "Pink House"!...that's why the invite looks like a pink house... Hopefully all the members will enjoy this creative idea! I had to come up with an easy to make idea and get them done in one day since time is just blowing by this year.

The image is from Stampin Up and the card has been embossed with an embossing folder. Of course, it's been colored with COPIC markers!

What books have you read lately? Does anyone have a Kindle or are you ordering a Nook from Barnes and Noble? One of those two is on my Christmas list..I just haven't decided which one! I'm thinking the Nook...newest on the market! But is it good to buy the "first" of something??? What do you think?

Have a great week!

Angel

Happy Thanksgiving!

Well, it's Thanksgiving week and I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope all of you are excited for dinner with family or friends or just a quiet day by your selves. My hubby and I are making dinner together at home and it will be a relaxing day.

Thank you all for checking in this year and I appreciate the emails you have sent.

Happy Thanksgiving,
Angel

Lexi's Card to Angela

This birthday card is made out of colored paper and

it's taped together since she didn't have any glue. I thought it was great card since she didn't have any craft supplies...only office supplies!

I hope you all have finished your Thanksgiving cards by now. I am still in the process of getting mine done...

I just started taking an on-line class to help me use my Bind It All. (I've only had it two years now!!)I basically know how to use it, BUT I somehow always make a wrong punch somewhere! In the first class, I've already had an "eye opening" moment when something "clicked". I can see why I always made the same mistake over and over. It's a 4 week class and hopefully at the end I will have something to show you.

Hope all is well with you...

Angel

Birthday Card

This birthday card is for my youngest daughter, Angela. She celebrated her 24th on Thursday the 30th. I used my Justrite stamper collection to center her name on the oval.

On the inside, I used the horizonal and vertical Justrite blocks to create the sentiment.


Angel

Dies and Punches...

So many elements to use and not enough space to use them all. Do you find it difficult to choose which dies to use for your art? Sometimes I pull out so many and start cutting and then realize I couldn't possibly put them all onto one card! I think I counted 7 layers on the top area of this card. That has got to be a record for me!!

I hope you enjoyed this friendship card. The stamped images are from Stampin Up.

Angel

Sympathy Cards

This is such a beautiful tree and you can use it in so many types of cards. Images are from Stampin Up.

Angel