Memorial Day Thanks

May we never forget those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedom.

Special thanks to all of our military personnel who have served and currently serve, and to their families.

Butterfly Tri Fold Shutter Card

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamps & Supplies:

Rubber Stamps: Flutter By
(Greeting unknown)

Paper & Cardstock: Angelee Paper and Angelee Coordinating Cardstock
Hardware: Mimi Hardware and Mini Gold Brads
Ink: Violete Palette Ink, Versa Magic Niagra Mist, and Versa Mark Embossing Pad
Embossing Powder: Gold Embossing Powder

Other supplies used: White cardstock, leaf punch, lace trim, and spiral clip. White silk flowers colored with Copic Markers: RV32, and E000. Copic Marker YG93 also used to color leaves.

Inspired by: Bonnie Szwalkiewicz.

Peanut Butter & Jelly Scrapbook Layout

I think I'm getting my mojo back. It feels good to get back to scrapbooking. It's been a long time! I was inspired to create this page after seeing Pencil Lines Sketch 135.

Created with The Angel Company products:

Paper : Penelope SWIC
Cardstock: Penelope Cardstock
Rubber Stamps: Alpha Grunge & Sketched bet Numbers
Hardware: Amelia Hardware

Additional Bazzill Cardstock used: Cocoa & Sandcastle colored with Copic Markers E07,E21,E34

Flutter By Scrapbook Layout

I stopped by Splitcoast Stampers and the SBSC190 Scrapbook Sketch Challenge caught my eye. I had to alter it a bit to fit the 8 1/2 x 11 layout size that I use, but it worked out. I still had the Flutter By set out from when I made the Anniversary card so I figured I'd use it on this layout.

Seriously, you should really get this set before it is retired! I use it all the time.

Created with The Angel Company products:

Paper: Amberly Grace Paper Collection
Amberly Grace Cardstock
Rubber Stamp Set: Flutter By

(Note: The phrases are non-TAC stickers. I got the flowers at the dollar store and colored them to match using Copic Markers)

Stamped Butterfly Anniversary Card

I am celebrating 15 years of a wonderful marriage to my best friend! Here is the card that I will give to him today. It features one of my favorite TAC sets, Flutter By. This butterfly stamp set will be retiring in July 2009 . Do yourself a favor and grab this set while it is on sale for only $8.21. In fact, all of the stamp sets that will be retired by The Angel Company are ON SALE NOW at 25% OFF. Order before July 1, 2009 because these rubber stamp sets will not be in the new catalog.

In case you are wondering how I created this card let me tell you that it was not at all what I originally envisioned. My alcohol inks were feeling lonely because I hadn't used them in such a long time. I created a green colored background on glossy paper. Then I embossed it with one of my Cuttlebug templates. I thought I had made a mistake putting my paper in because the raised edge wasn't on the side that I wanted. Then I thought....hmmm...those leaves would really stand out if I swiped my black ink over the background. That made the leaves show up quite nicely. I ended up with a background that was just crying out (yes, sometimes my art work talks to me) for some butterflies.

I stamped the butterflies separately with black pigment ink and heat emossed with black embossing powder. I colored them in with Copic Markers, cut them out and then placed them on top of the card. I'll admit that I felt guilty cutting off the antennae and wondered if anyone would notice that they were missing....but it was bothering me so I used some really thin craft wire to re-create them.

Stamps:
Flutter By
Trendy Greetings

Supplies:
Black Embossing Powder
Graphite Black Brilliance Ink

The Angel Company 2009 Retired Stamps List

I was going through my Art Gallery and created a slide show of all the items that I've created using sets that are on The Angel Company 2009 Fall/Winter Discontinued stamps list. The sets are currently 25% off so if you see something you like let me know. Discontinued List of 2009 FS = Fall Supplement BB = Base Book Click here to download the .pdf file. Code, Set Name, Page Number, Catalog/Supplement T-2933 Halloween Town 5 FS T-3039 Pumpkin Day 5 FS T-3005 Fright Night 7 FS T-3042 Halloween Greetings 7 FS T-2882 All Occasion Icons 17 BB T-2897 My Sunshine 17 BB T-2835 Faithbooking 18 BB T-2915 My Life 19 BB T-2875 Fantasy Flourishes 20 BB T-2622 Artsy Elements 20 BB T-2847 Enchanted Florals 22 BB T-2825 Butterbees and More 23 BB R-2028 Blissfully Ever After 24 BB T-2675 Wedding Day 25 BB T-2833 The Wedding 25 BB T-2848 Eclectic Swirls 26 BB T-2955 Everyday Eclectic 26 BB T-2849 Old World Ornaments 28 BB T-2866 Starburst Florals 31 BB T-2850 Ornate Swirls 28 BB T-2801 Something’s Fishy 28 BB T-2837 Distressed Typewriter Bet 29 BB T-2812 Family Fun 29 BB T-2744 Floral Dingbats 29 BB T-2886 Pattern Sayings 30 BB T-2865 Moxie Minis 31 BB T-2829 Bloom And Grow 31 BB T-2923 All Season Stamps 32 BB T-2853 Seasonal Cuties 32 BB T-2808 Oh How 32 BB T-2852 Floral Favorites 32 BB T-2831 Flower Doodles 33 BB T-2814 Paisley Words 33 BB T-2672 Salsa Flowers 34 BB T-2856 Swirly Bouquet 35 BB T-2855 Loops and Swirls 35 BB T-2745 Rose Garden 36 BB T-2750 It’s Always Springtime 36 BB T-2339 Friendship Flowers 37 BB T-2412 Enjoy Today 37 BB T-2864 Juliette Florals 38 BB T-2868 Fresh Air Favorites 39 BB T-1234 Victorian Collage 40 BB T-2408 The Arts 40 BB T-2749 Ornamental Ribbons 42 BB T-1014 Flutter By 43 BB T-2636 Basic Birds 44 BB T-2703 Goodness Of God 44 BB T-1096 Tiger Face 44 BB T-815 Mountain Scenery 44 BB T-1101 African Giraffe 45 BB T-2122 Charcoal Leaves 45 BB T-2720 Punctuation 47 BB T-2920 Floral Swirls 47 BB T-2931 Our Savior 48 BB T-2709 Love Doodles 48 BB T-788 Celtic Images 49 BB T-2699 Blessed With 53 BB T-2670 On Safari 54 BB T-2818 Our Baby 55 BB T-2312 Ribbon Borders 55 BB T-2545 Baby On Board 56 BB T-2363 Peek A Boo 56 BB T-2384 Double Trouble 57 BB T-2631 Twins 57 BB T-2686 Kid Praises 57 BB T-2669 Bold Flourishes 58 BB T-2870 Retro Rovers 60 BB T-2862 Funky Felines 60 BB T-2349 Hoppy Frogs 61 BB R-2029 Blooming Builders 62 BB R-2026 Deco Designs 63 BB T-2932 Floral Labels 63 BB T-2662 Treasure Seeker 64 BB T-2657 Pirates 64 BB T-2627 Pull Up Anchor 65 BB T-2663 Sail Away 65 BB T-2851 Euphoric Elements 67 BB T-2718 Ocean Buddies 67 BB T-2770 Fun Fish 67 BB T-2959 Celebrate the Seasons 69 BB T-2947 Sparkle 69 BB T-2614 Flourishes 70 BB T-2315 Paisley Rockz 72 BB T-2652 Fun Time 72 BB T-2838 Heavenly Father 73 BB T-2873 G is for Gratitude 74 BB T-2705 Nothin’ But Net 76 BB T-2532 You’re A Winner 76 BB T-2689 Girlie Gadgets 77 BB T-2668 Teacher’s Helpers 78 BB T-2684 All Season Athlete 78 BB T-2934 Retro Tags 80 BB T-2714 Keep Smilin’ 81 BB T-2832 Fancy Punctuation 82 BB T-2883 Summer Elegance 83 BB T-2884 Elegant Sentiments 83 BB T-2946 Retro Journal Tags 85 BB T-2964 Sassy Girl 85 BB T-2121 So Girly 85 BB T-2318 Kallioppe 85 BB T-2861 Travel Notes 86 BB T-1130 Fore 86 BB T-1091 Fish Story 87 BB T-2846 Twists & Twirls 88 BB T-2637 My Heart Gives Thanks 89 BB T-2260 Hey Chick 89 BB T-2957 Celebration Invitation 91 BB T-2879 Playful Pirates 92 BB T-2748 Spooky Swirls 92 BB T-2601 Family, Food & Friends 95 BB T-2790 Count Your Blessings 95 BB R-2721 Simply christmas 96 BB T-2706 Holiday Magic 96 BB T-2792 Trendy Holiday Tags 97 BB T-2810 Christmas Checklist 97 BB T-2032 Cheery Christmas 98 BB T-2685 Spirit of Christmas 99 BB T-2603 ‘Tis The Season 100 BB T-2772 Snowy Swirls 100 BB T-2793 Birdy Holiday 100 BB T-1253 Christmas Fun 101 BB T-2679 Simple Snowflakes 102 BB T-442 Snowflakes 103 BB R-2031 Whimsical Greetings 104 BB T-2701 Christmas Season 104 BB **Sets may appear as a future Vintage set at the discretion of the TAC™ corporate office. *Orders for discontinued sets must be received at the corporate office by 5:00 PM CST on Friday, June 26, 2009. *Orders placed from the discontinued list are commissionable and count toward FUNshop™ sales and benefits. *No other special offers or discounts apply. *TAC™ reserves the right to amend the discontinued list as we see fit. © 2009 The Angel Company™ All Rights Reserved. www.theangelcompany.net

April Showers Scrapbook Page

We've had some unseasonably warm weather here in New England. The kids were anxious to go out when I told them we were doing our school work outside under the sprinkler. It's nice being able to incorporate fun into our lessons!

The Angel Company Stamps & Supplies List:

Stamps: Toodle Bet, Hoppy Everything

Ink: Belle Rose, Chartreuse, Noir Palette Inks

Paper: Lilly Anna Paper Collection, Mia's Cottage Cardstock

Pencils: Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils

(NOTE: I used Copic Markers RV32, RV34 for the flower petals)

Craft Chalk Fun

In honor of National Scrapbooking week, I thought I'd try my hand at a scrapbook page. It's been a very long time since I've done any pages. Whenever I'm in my craft room I have my little sidekick along with me. She has her own bin of scraps and (thankfully) her own set of chalks.

I scrap using 8 1/2 x 11 sized pages so I'm always looking for ways to incorporate more photos and journaling onto my pages. This is a one page scrapbook layout. I'm a big fan of hidden journaling.


The Angel Company Stamps & Supplies List:

Stamps: Always Remember, Date Disks

Ink: L'Amore Red Palette Ink

Paper: Miss Moxie Patterned Paper , Miss Moxie Coordinating Cardstock

Punches: Mega Scalloped Circle Punch, 1 1/2" Extra Jumbo Circle Punch, 2" Super Jumbo Circle Punch