Fangtastic Liquid Refreshments for your Halloween Party

Do you want to serve some fun drinks at your Halloween party? I bought plastic wine glasses at the dollar store along with a pack of plastic fangs to create this "Fangtastic" refreshment. I thought tomato juice would look more like blood, but I didn't have any on hand! I used the Bone Appetit Stamp set on shrink plastic to create a fun tag to go with it.

Here is a close up of the fangs with the tag.

Halloween Yummy Mummy Chocolate Treats

Julie Griffith posted this clever idea for these quick & easy Yummy Mummy treats for Halloween. She even posted a tutorial on how to make them. Thanks for the inspiration, Julie!

I didn't have any google eyes on hand so I just use small circles from cardstock for mine. (Although they do look much cuter with google eyes!)

I used a Hershey chocolate bar and figured I'd give my "Mummy" a "baby" and wrapped up a Reese peanut butter cup as well.

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamp set: Bone Appetit

The Angel Company Blogs, Great Ideas from The Angel Company

Here are links to The Angel Company blogs that feature papercrafting projects using The Angel Company rubber stamps, designer papers, and projects featured in The Angel Company Catalog.

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

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

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)

Hogs and Kisses Valentine

Here's a Valentine Card that I created with the Barnyard Birthday set simply by covering the gift that the pig is carrying with hearts. I sliced along the sides of his arms (or are they legs?...lol) with a craft knife so I could lift them over the hearts as if he were carrying them. I found a sentiment from a retired stamp set from The Angel Company that worked perfectly for this card.

Created with The Angel Company Rubber stamps:

Barnyard Birthday
Love Doodles
Running Stitches
Mimi Soar With it Paper Collection

Birdy toasts to the New Year!

Here's one of the cards that I created using the Barnyard Birthday rubber stamp set. All I had to do was cut out the glass from the For All Seasons rubber stamp set and place it in the bird's hand.....er...um...I mean...wing so he can toast to the New Year!

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamps:

Barnyard Birthday
Trendy Greetings
For All Seasons
Mia's Cottage (Soar With It) paper

Barnyard Birthday Rubber Stamp Set

This is such a cute set I just had to have it! The Angel Company is offering some new sets from December 1st, 2008 until February 2, 2009 as part of the Wonderful Winter Wishes sales promotion This is just one of the sets that you can get for free as a Hostess benefit OR you can just purchase it for $16.50 (when placing an order of $30. or more).

I figured it would work well for any celebration (not just for birthdays) so I created a couple of cards to give you some ideas on how to make this set just a bit more versatile. You can see my creations in these posts:

Birdy Toasts to the New Year
Hogs & Kisses Valentine

Snowman Nativity Ornament/Pin

This Snowman Nativity Pin/Ornament was created by stamping Noir Palette Black ink onto Sculpey Clay. I baked it, let it cool and then colored the image with Copic Markers. I embellished the ornament with Icicle Stickles Glitter glue to give it a bit of sparkle.

Fall/Thanksgiving Sculpey Clay Pins & Embellishments

I made a few things with my Sculpey Clay Sunday night so you will be seeing several posts of ornaments, pins, and embellishments over the next few days! I'm going to add pin backs to the turkey and pilgrims and use them on name cards for Thanksgiving (either that or I'll use them as embellishments for napkin rings). I'm making the kitty into a pin and giving it to my "baby" who is turning 5 on Friday! I'm not sure what I'll do with the leaves. Maybe I'll add them to the autumn frame that I made the other day.

Created with The Angel Company Stamps:

Charcoal Leaves
Family, Food & Friends
Playful Kitties

I should mention that I stamped the clay before baking. After the clay was cooled, I colored the images. On the smaller pins, I just lightly stamped with black ink. On the leaves, I actually pressed my stamp into the clay a bit harder with a brown color to make an impression. Now...sealing the pins was another story! The only thing that I have found that doesn't smear the Copic ink is Modge Podge. It's not a shiny gloss that I would've liked, but it does the job! If anyone knows what I can spray on Copic ink for a glossy varnish, I'd love to hear from you.

Faux Cloissone' Technique - Mother's Day Card

OK...so I know it's November and you're probably not even thinking about Mother's Day, but when I tried the Faux Cloisonne Technique the card just morphed into a Mother's Day card...I really had no control over it. The technique is super easy. Just get out a magazine and stamp an image onto one of the glossy pages with your VersaMark inkpad and heat emboss with Gold Embossing powder. This happened to be a picture of a baby's quilt, but you'd never know it now! Grab some of your old magazines and a stamp...preferably one with bold lines and not too much detail and give it a try. You can even try adding some Crystal Lacquer over the top to give it some shine (I've got one drying now that looks pretty good.)

Created with The Angel Company Stamps:

Butterfly Swirls
Trendy Greetings

Autumn Swirls Altered Frame

I picked up a plain frame at my local dollar store a while ago and figured it was time to see what I could do with it. I stamped the frame using Burnt Sienna ink and colored in the leaves with my Copic Markers. After I did that I wanted to add the "Fantastic Fall" sentiment to the frame, but it didn't show up very well because of the design. I decided to stamp the sentiment onto clear acetate and then I very carefully heat embossed with clear embossing powder. I trimmed around the sentiment and then stuck it on top of my "mistake." It's a bit crooked, but it's there to stay...lol. I did use a bit of metallic rub on to the frame, but you can't really see it in the photo.

Yes, that is a photo of my children taken a couple of years ago in 2006. I remember it like it was yesterday (sigh).


Created with The Angel Company Products:

Autumn Swirls
Penelope & Sydney Ribbon
Burnt Sienna Palette Ink Pad
Clear Embossing Powder
Clear Acetate

Elephant Silhouettes in the Sunset

I just can't get enough of these brayered background cards! I used two different sized circles to create the sunset in the background. I put the smallest circle on first and brayered Paris Lights, then I added the larger circle over it and brayered the orange on top of that. I removed the circles and I just sponged on the orange and some yellow to blend the colors a bit. The bottom is simply torn cardstock with Noir black rolled along the bottom.

I had already finished this card and noticed that it resembles Heather Scott's Weekly Card Sketch Challenge! She made a great card using the Holiday Cheer stamp set from The Angel Company (Fall Supplement).

Take Pride
Always Remember
Trendy Greetings
Noir Palette Ink
Paris Lights
Orangerie
Black Scrapper's Floss

Glittered Butterfly Swirls

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamp Sets: Butterfly Swirls and Ordinary Greetings

Golden Autumn Leaf

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamps & Supplies:

Charcoal Leaves
Autumn Swirls
Burnt Sienna Pallette Ink
Gold Embossing Powder
Gold Brads

Autumn Embossed Shimmer Technique

I combined the SCS Embossed Shimmer Technique Challenge with Heather Scott's Card Sketch and got this as a result. The TLC185 Embossed Shimmer technique was a challenge for me since I didn't have exactly the right stuff. After much trial & error I ended up painting Vegas Gold All-Purpose ink on the back of the acetate over my previous failed attempt. Then I stamped leaves (which you can't really see that well in the scan, but it shows IRL) on the other side of the acetate...then ran it through the Cuttlebug.


Created with The Angel Company Stamps:

Charcoal Leaves
More Elegant Sentiments
Burnt Sienna Pallette Ink
Clear Acetate
All Purpose Ink (Vegas Gold)

Flowers in a Vase

(CASE'd card for a Featured Stamper Challenge at SCS)

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamps:

Spring Flowers
Trendy Greetings
Running Stitches
Genevieve Paper Collection

Always Remember Friendship Card

(CASE'd card created for Featured Stamper Challenge at SCS)

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamps & Supplies:

Always Remember
Catelynne Paper Collection
DCWV Cardstock

Fishing with Brayered Background

These brayered background cards are so much fun to create! I'm so glad I stumbled upon M. Zindorf's site to learn this technique.

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamps:

Fish Story
Hybrid Palette Inks: Nude, Toile Pink, Beaux Arts Blue, Reflection Blue, Starry Night

Horses in the Sunset

(Inspired by Michelle Zindorf. You've got to visit her blog and see her beautiful cards!) I had a bit of trouble with brayer lines because I'm just learning...so pretend like you don't notice...lol.

Created with The Angel Company Stamps:

Happy Trails
Tree Silhouettes (Discontinued)
Trendy Greetings
Palette Ink: Toile Pink, Nude, Seascape, Reflection Blue, Noir Black

Happy Trails Horse Card

This card was inspired by a wonderful card done by Kokirose over at SCS.

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamps:

Happy Trails
Flourishes
Tag Tidbits

Hang in there Monkey!

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamps:

Happy Day
Amelia Cardstock
Amelia Ribbon
PrismaColor Pencils

(Sketch Challenge from SplitCoast Stampers SC188)

Playful Kitties Love Flowers!

Created with The Angel Company Stamps & Supplies

Playful Kitties
Spring Flowers
Mimi Paper & Cardstock - Soar With It Collection

Note: This was a CASE'd card from Shellapoo's Gallery on SplitCoast Stampers.

An Udder Cow with Flowers

This card was created with The Angel Company Rubbers Stamps: An'Udder Birthday I also used Frutti Fusion Paper which has recently been discontinued from TAC. I colored the image with Copic Markers and used a green Copic marker to color a white ribbon to match.

Baby Belly Shower Card

How Swell
Circle Sampler
Palette Hybrid Ink

Ice Cream Girl

Created with The Angel Company Products:

Ice Cream
Trendy Greetings
Brighten My Day - Designer Collection (TAC Exclusive Paper)
Giga Scallop Circle Punch

Boy/Girl Twins Card

I decided to play with my Scor-Pal a bit more. Of course this turned into a nightmare when I tried to scan in the photo. It took me a while, but I was finally able to capture the dry embossing with my camera (which posed an entirely new set of problems...but I won't get into that now...lol). I'm not sure where the cardstock is from and the ribbon came off of a spool that I got at a local ribbon factory (which is now closed....*sniff*).

Twins
Scor-Pal (to create the dry embossed grid)

Miss Moxie Ladybug Race

I still have the Miss Moxie paper collection in the midst of my work area so I used it to make this for a sketch challenge.

Created with the Angel Company Stamps & Supplies:

Bitty Bugs
Miss Moxie - Soar With It Paper Collection
Miss Moxie Cardstock - Soar With It Collection

Miss Moxie Flamingo Card

Created with The Angel Company Rubber Stamps & Supplies:

Happy Day
Miss Moxie Paper (Soar With it Collection)
Miss Moxie Cardstock (Soar With it Collection)
PrismaColor Pencils

Wild West Cowgirl Card

I just wanted to demonstrate that with a little creativity you could use this set for girls too!

Created with The Angel Company stamps & products:

Wild West
Everyday Events (greeting)
Mimi Paper Collection

Wild West Cowboy Card

Created with The Angel Company stamps & products:

Wild West
Tag Tidbits
Running Stitches
Hemingway Paper Collection

5-Minute Gatefold Cow Card

Here's a quick card using TAC's Brighten My Day Designer paper collection. It also features this fun cow from The 2008 Spring Supplement. It's my first card, a gatefold, using the ScorPal. I think I will be getting lots of use from this new tool!

Supplies:

An Udder Birthday
Noir Palette Ink
Nude Palette Ink
PrismaColor Pencils
Brighten My Day Designer Paper
Scor Pal

Hemingway Butterfly Prayer Box

Last year my husband brought me about six wooden cigar boxes that he got from a friend. I've been saving them for a rainy day and it's been very rainy here this week! I covered the cigar box with The Angel Company's Hemingway paper collection by using a decoupage glue. I stamped some butterflies and colored them with PrismaColor pencils to coordinate with the paper. The letters were cut with my CraftRobo out of some thin chipboard (another stash that I've been hoarding) and colored with a brown marker. You can't tell in the photo, but I used a glitter pen on the flower bursts and some metallic chalk on the butterfly wings just to give it a bit of shimmer. This box was created to house the prayer requests that our family gets. It will be in our dining room so we will all have access to the box for prayer time.

Supplies:
Cigar Box
The Angel Company Hemingway Soar With It Designer Paper
Flutter By
PrismaColor Pencils
Pearlescent Chalk Kit
Glitter Pen

Square Ladybug 2-Minute Notecard

This is a very quick and easy card to make! At first glance The Angel Company's Circle Sampler set doesn't look like much, but it's great for window cards like these. It gives some nice detail around the opening.

Bitty Bugs
Circle Sampler
Moulin Rouge Palette Ink
Red Ribbon

Altered Kisses Jar & Candle with Coordinating Card

Mimi Soar With It Paper Collection (SWIC)
Mimi SWIC Cardstock
Mimi SWIC Ribbon
All Things of Nature (bird stamp)
Trendy Greetings (card sentiment)
More Abundance

Heartitude Embossed Valentine Card

Here's a Valentine card that uses two stamp sets. I've noticed there are a lot of swirly stamp sets in The Angel Company Catalog so I figured I would try using them as a background for this card.

Supplies:

Heart-itude
Flourishes
Scarlet Cardstock V237
Black Cardstock V215
Clear Embossing Powder
Red Stickles
Black Scrapper's Floss
PrismaColor Pencils

Love Doodles Valentine Card

This card was inspired by a Sketch Challenge on A Shade of Blue (which was actually inspired by a card on Split Coast Stampers). The TAC scallop circle punches are a bit too large for this card, so I just used a flower punch that I hadn't used in a very long time.

Supplies:

Love Doodles stamp set
Amelia Designer Paper (The Angel Company Soar With it Collection SWIC)
Amelia Cardstock
Amelia Ribbon
Bordeaux Palette Ink Pad
1" Circle Punch
Flower Punch (non TAC)

New Year Singing Fish Card

Every time I see this little fish it makes me smile! This isn't a traditional New Year card, but it is FUN. I had to crop the card a bit so you can see the animation, but most of it is there.

Supplies:

Every Day Events
Trendy Greetings
Frutti Fusion Paper Collection
Light Staples
Noir Pallette Ink
PrismaColor Pencils
Copic Markers

Kitty Valentine - Retiring Set

Here's another card made with the Valentine Trio set that will be retiring this month. No, I didn't sew on this card! That's the Running Stitches stamp set from The Angel Company.

Everyday Events Wedding Cake Card

Since I had some scraps left of the Lilly Anna cardstock I used on the most recent cards I've made, I decided to break in a new stamp set. The set is called Every Day events and for some reason, the image has not been updated in The Angel Company online catalog so I'm posting it here.

Supplies:

Every Day Events
Love Doodles
Lilly Anna Cardstock
Lilly Anna Ribbon
Pink Petunia VersaMagic Pad
Noir Pallette Ink Pad

Ginger Joy Vintage TAC Set

Be sure to get this Vintage Stamp set for only $4.95 (with a $30 purchase) from The Angel Company before it is retired again on November 30, 2007.

I think I went a little crazy with the glitter, but this little guy is a great way to use up all of those embellishments like buttons, liquid applique, glitter, and whatever else you can think of!

Supplies:
Ginger Joy
Red #1 Cardstock
Green #1 Cardstock
Designer Dries Clear Glue
with UltraFine Metal Tip
Glitter
Souffle Gelly Pen - White
PrismaColor Pencils
Markers

Holiday Stamped Gift Tin

Here's an inexpensive gift for someone that enjoys baking or you can fill it with cookies for the non-baker! A "Cookie Mix in a Jar" would complete it.

Supplies:

Ornamental Snowflakes
Ginger Joy - Vintage stamp set available until November 30th.
Staz-On Cotton White Opaque Ink
Icicle Stickles Glitter
Merry Wishes Paper
Metal Tin (I got mine from the Dollar Tree)

Here's a tip for stamping on rounded surfaces. Cut up one of the plastic containers that your unmounted stamp set came in and use that as your acrylic block. It will allow you to bend the stamp around the tin.

Cheers Card Kit - Simple elegance!

Don't you just love the simplicity of this card by Heather Scott? Learn how to make this card and three other designs using the Cheers Card kit available by e-mailing me. (Or you can leave a comment requesting the kit and I'll get back to you.)

$22 with Stamps
$10 without stamps

* T2528 Cheers
* T866 Holiday Liners
* White Ultrasmooth CS (5 sheets)
* Red #1 (5 sheets)
* Green #1 (5 sheets)
* Red Stickles
* Gold Stickles
* Green Staples 2 rows
* 4 Idea Sheets - Includes color pictures of samples, all materials and supplies listed, and step by step directions


*Offer only available via e-mail ordering. Prices do not include shipping.

Halloween Sculpey Clay Pins

I've finally tried Sculpey clay! It is so much fun to work with and I have lots of ideas to share with you. My first project was making pins with The Angel Company halloween stamp set called Trick or Treaters.

Supplies:

Trick or Treaters stamp set
White Sculpey clay
Acrylic Paint
Pin backs
Clay Sealer (you can use Future floor polish)

Stamped Ladybug Card

I'd like to take credit for the overall design of this card, but I was inspired by a card that I saw at Splitcoast Stampers. This card uses a discontinued TAC set called Bold Posys. It is making it's debut again as a Vintage Set offering and will only be available in October 2007.

Supplies:

Bold Posys stamp set
Mia's Cottage Paper Collection
Mia's Cottage Cardstock
Mia's Cottage Ribbon
Claret Palette Ink Pad
Chartreuse Palette Ink Pad
Bordeaux Palette Ink Pad
Sizzix Ladybug
Paper piercer
Needle & black thread

Stamped Halloween Napkin

Looks yummy, doesn't it? OK...well I had to do something to dress up the shot and I didn't have my Jello brain made yet. This is a test that I did with Hanes T-Shirt Maker iron on sheets. I've been having trouble getting a nice clean image when I stamp on fabric so I gave this a shot. It's definitely much clearer, but it does give off a bit of shine. Oh...and you can't use word stamps directly onto it or they'll print backwards. I stamped the backing paper on the other side so it showed through and then traced the words by hand on the right side of the paper.

Supplies:

Trick or Treaters stamp set
Hane's T-Shirt Maker iron on transfer sheets
Orange marker
Ribbon

Halloween Lollipop Treats

Here is a great way to dress up your lollipops for a nice treat. This also works well for other occasions, just use a different stamp set.

Supplies:

Trick or Treaters (TAC stamp set)
Simply Spooky Paper
Noir (black) Palette Ink
PrismaColor Pencils (blended with odorless mineral spirits)
3/8" Ribbon

Trick or Treaters Halloween Card

I can't wait to play with this set a bit more. It's the Trick or Treaters set from The Angel Company's 2007 Fall Supplement. I'll bet this mummy would look great stamped on white mulberry paper. Didn't think of it until it was too late!

Supplies:

Trick or Treaters
Running Stitches
Simply Spooky Paper
Dark Colored Staples
Noir Palette Ink
Tea Leaves VersaMagic Ink
PrismaColor Watercolor Pencils
Ribbons (from the local Wright's Factory Outlet)

Simply Christmas Card Kit

Here is just one sample from a card kit designed by my TAC upline, Heather Scott. There are three other gorgeous designs included in the
Simply Christmas Card Kit

Kit Includes:

• R2721 Simply Christmas Stamp Set
• V237 Scarlet Cardstock - 25 sheets
• V215 Black Cardstock - 10 sheets
• V222 White Cardstock - 10 sheets
• F775 Pewter Brads - 20 Assorted colors
• S767 Silver Embossing Powder
• 2 yards Black/White Gingham ribbon
• 4 Idea Sheets - Includes color pictures of samples, all materials and supplies listed, and step by step directions

$34 With Stamp Set
(or you can substitute any same price set)*

$20 Without Stamp Set*

*Prices do not include shipping.

Visit www.CreateWithLove.com and click on Card Kits for further details.

Delicious Autumn Card Kit

This is just one of the cards that you can create with the Delicious Autumn Card Kit. Thanks to Heather Scott for allowing me to reproduce her card kits for my customers.

Kit Includes:

• Delicious Autumn Stamp Set
• Ivory Ultrasmooth ( 5 sheets)
• Wine Red #3 Textured Cardstock (5 sheets)
• Yellow #1 Textured Cardstock (5 sheets)
• Silver Swirl Paper Clips (3 each)
• Black Scrappers Floss (2 yards)
• 4 Idea Sheets - Includes color pictures of samples, all materials and supplies listed, and step by step directions

$24 with Stamp Set (or you can substitute any same price set)*

$10 without Stamp Set*

*prices do not include shipping


Visit www.CreateWithLove.com and click on Card Kits for further details.

Penguin Christmas Notebook

My daughter keeps coming into my room to see what I'm up to and she always asks, "Who are those for, Mom?" I tell her that they aren't for her and she leaves the room disappointed. I decided to make something especially for her so I gave her this notebook when she woke up. She's happy that the pencil is attached (I had to use my glue gun to make sure the ribbon didn't come off the pencil) and especially likes the puffy Liquid Applique on the penguin's hat.

Supplies:

Perky Penguins stamp set (currently a Level B TAC Hostess Set- now in Spring 2007 Catalog)
Merry Wishes Paper Collection
Icicle Stickles
Noir Palette Ink
PrismaColor Pencils
White Liquid Applique
White mulberry paper (layered at the bottom for "snow")
Green cardstock (from my scrap bin)
Notebook (comes in a pack of 4 from the dollar store)
Pencil (I used wire cutters to cut this one to size)
Snowflake button
3/8" Ribbon

Baby Jesus Cookie Can

This is a little project I made last year to thank my sister for the nativity cookie cutters that she gave us. I adhered patterned paper to a clean mushroom can and added the stamped image. I also coiled up some thin craft wire for a handle. I was able to do this because I had just purchased a new can opener from Pampered Chef that kept the edges smooth. A fun thing to do is to glue the lid back on with super glue. You can flip the can over so the glued part is on the bottom and then decorate it. You can even send it through the mail that way. It does cost a bit extra to mail it, but it's lots of fun for the recipient to figure out what could possibly be in the can!


Supplies:

Can (use a can opener that doesn't leave sharp edges)
Patterned paper
The Only Thing stamp set
PrismaColor Pencils

Poinsettia Card & Candle

Here's another method for using stamped images with candles. For this one, I stamped my image directly onto tissue paper using Noir Palette ink and colored the image with my Prismacolor Pencils. Carefully cut out the image and then place it on your candle. Wrap a sheet of waxed paper tightly around the candle (with the image sandwiched inside) making sure it is flat with no wrinkles. I usually use a long enough piece so I can grip the ends of the paper with my hand to hold it tight. Next use your heat tool and heat it just enough to see the wax melt a bit...that's the fun part. Don't hold the heat on too long...just a little or the candle may warp. I used my paint pen to dab gold dots on the candle. Experiment with glitter to give it a fun look! I've burned candles like this with no problem, but take precautions just in case.

Supplies:

Candle
Tissue Paper
Waxed Paper
Poinsettia Stamp
Noir Palette ink
PrismaColor Pencils
Heat Tool

Supplies:
Card
Noir Palette ink
PrismaColor Pencils
Red Cardstock
3/8" Ribbon
Green Eyelets
Tag (I just use the reverse side of one of the tags from my Merry Wishes paper pack)

Perky Penguin Candles

Well, I finally got this set away from my niece. (Yes, S.C. I'm referring to you!) It's called Perky Penguins and it made its debut as a Level B Hostess Reward in The Angel Company 2007 Fall/Winter Catalog and is currently available for purchase in the 2008 Spring/Summer Catalog.

Supplies:
Perky Penguins (Level B Hostess Set)
Holiday Greetings
Merry Wishes Paper
White Liquid Applique
3/8" wide Ribbon
Red Cardstock
Large Candle (approx. 5 1/4")
Small Candle (approx. 3")

Sympathy Card - Fall/Autumn

Here's another sympathy card with the Good Timber set. I love this tree! I'm not sure where the green cardstock came from, but I think it may be one of the older Bazzill cardstock colors.

Supplies Used:

Good Timber
With Sympathy
Spanish Olive - VersaMagic Multisurface Chalk Ink
Lyra Watercolor Crayons
Stipple Brush (Size 2)

Sympathy Card - Winter Season

Unfortunately, I 'm always looking for a decent sympathy card. Needless to say, I was thrilled when The Angel Company included a sympathy set in the Fall/Winter 2007 Catalog.

I used DCWV Cardstock and white ribbon from my non TAC stash.

The rest was made with the following products from The Angel Company:

With Sympathy
Good Timber
Clear Acetate
Cotton White Opaque StazOn Ink

Boo Bash Halloween Cards

Here are some Halloween cards that I made to send as thank you notes for my customers. I used Prismacolor pencils and blended them with a blending stump and odorless mineral spirits.

Stamps & Supplies:

BooBash
Simply Spooky Paper
Noir Pallette Hybrid Ink
Prismacolor Pencils
Orange Cardstock

Halloween Treat Box

I was shopping at Staples and noticed some plastic pencil boxes. I knew instantly what I would be using them for and grabbed a bunch of black ones to make this stamped treat box for halloween.

Supplies:

Plastic Pencil Box from Staples
T2246 Boo Bash
V-926 Simply Spooky Pad
Noir Pallette Ink

If you'd like to see more of my halloween themed stamp art using The Angel Company stamps, please visit my art gallery at Create With Love.

Scrapbook Page - The Light in Your Eyes

I was able to attend The Angel Company seminar this year for the first time. We did quite a few make n' take projects that were quick and simple. This one was called the Dreamy Mimi Memory Page. After I got home, I realized I had the perfect photograph to complete the page!

Supplies:

Mimi Soar with it Collection
Mimi Cardstock Collection
Mimi Ribbon Collection
Bitty Blossoms
Spring Dream Hostess Set
3x3 Acrylic Block
Burnt Umber Palette Ink Pad
Haystack Palette Ink Pad

How to use unmounted rubber stamps

Using unmounted stamps with acrylic blocks will not only save you money, but you will save storage space as well. All of The Angel Company unmounted rubber stamps come with cling mounting cushion (cling foam also sold separately) and a storage container.

Once your stamp sets arrive, simply peel off the backing from the adhesive side of the mounting cushion and mount it to your rubber stamp. Next, trim the excess rubber using a sharp pair of scissors. I recommend the Kai Gold scissors (available in The Angel Company Catalog) as they are great for cutting rubber. Finally, peel off the backing from the cling side of the cushion and you are ready to go.

Still confused?

You are using the clear acrylic blocks to take the place of the wood mount. You will choose the appropriate sized block to fit your stamp and press your stamp onto the block. It stays in place by the cling mounting cushion. Once you are finished with the stamp, you peel it off of the mount and then place it back into your container. The older-style CD cases (not slimline) work perfectly for storage. You only need to purchase one set of acrylic mounts in a variety of sizes since you are using them over and over. I recommend the Acrylic Mounting Starter Kit (available in the TAC catalog for $14.00 plus tax & shipping).

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