Happy Earth Day

I made these cute little bags based on the projects that I did at Madison Mingle with a bunch of TAC friends. This one I created myself. I love TAC's Happy Bug Day Set. I wish that they would bring that one back.

These were made by cutting the bottom of a paper lunch bag at 4" and then adding 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" carstock to the sides. You can decorate how ever you want. I made the handle using the SU window punch (it's perfect).

You could use these as little gift bags or to hold a set of cards!

Tissue Paper Challenge

For my ATC group we were given several sheets of printed tissue paper and then we were to use it to create 4 ATCs (at least 25% of the ATC had to contain the tissue paper). My creative juices started flowing and I created 6. I really liked how they turned out. Now to pick which 4 I am going to swap!!

Coloring with Pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits

Girl's Day Out

My friend Kim Hutchinson and I had a day out up in Madison, WI. We hit our favorite new store, Gina K Designs. Gina herself had told us that she wouldn't be working that day. Kim and I were so excited to see her ... (one of her employees schedules got mixed up and Gina had to work) ... bummer for Gina ... but yea for us!

Gina's store is wonderful and Kim and I were drooling over the samples and all of the different items in the store.

Just Bee-Cause

This cute stamp set was purchases at Gina K's Store ... it is called Gettin' Buggy with It. The bee is paper pieced in yellow and white. I punched the scallop circle out with my marvy punch and stamped it with another set. I had bought this Scalloped Frame and Doodle set a while back. The string/ribbon is actually velvet that Kim and I found at another art store.

Thanks Kim for another wonderful day out on the town!

Happy Anniversary Honey!



Today is my husband and my 14th wedding anniversay! We were married on 4-9-94. Here is the card I made for him today.


I am sure he is going to say that it's girly and not very masculine ... I try my best at masculine, but it seems everytime I try, it still turns out a little girly.

Used stamps from Danelle Johnson's Love set and the "You" from a TAC retired set called You Words. I punched a hole in the card and the "you" is actually inside the card.

ATC's

April TAC Specials

The Celebration continues through the month of April ..... double all of your hostess specials and GWPs! Order now to take advantage of this offer!

New Limited Edition Sets offered in April for $2.95! Pick up 1 or all 4 with a $30.00 purchase.

This month's Stamp of the Month and Vintage Set are very versatile for any project (and cute too). These sets are just $6.95 with any $30.00 purchase.

Card stamped with Cognac Brown ink. I paper pieced the dog’s head with pop-dot and added words and paw prints. I then added a grosgrain ribbon. This card was for a co-worker of mine who lost her dog this month. The set is perfect for all occasions.

Madison Mingle

Every Spring a group of Wisconsin TAC Angels organize a wonderful event called Madison Mingle. The event will draw 75 participants and every participant brings a "shoebox" project to be completed. What that means is that the end of the 3 day event you will go home with 75 completed projects!! It is a great way to make a bunch of demo samples.

Here is the project that I made for this year's event:

I call it "Thanks So Much for my ScorePal"

For this card I used DCWV cardstock blue #2. I scored the bottom with the Scor-Pal and then sanded the embossed lines with a sanding block. Since the cardstock that I used has a white core, the white shows through after sanding.

The stamp set that I used for this project is Pattern Sayings (new in the TAC Spring Supplement). I stamped "Thanks" on the white card stock, the same blue card stock, and green cardstock using Palette Noir ink. Then I cut out the Green T, a, and k. Then I cut out the Blue h, n, s. You cut them with some of the previous letter to the left on it. Then you glue the blue and green letters to the white cardstock starting with the "s" and working backwards. This creates a 3D effect as it raises the letters. After that is complete you stamp "so much" right below.

To add an interesting border to the sentiment block, I scored a 1/4" border with my Scor-Pal on the white cardstock.

Using your Crop-A-Dile you can punch 3 holes on the bottom right and set 3 eyelets. I used the eyelets from the Lilly Anna Hardware collection.

I hope you like my project. Madison Mingle is in two weeks and now I just have to prepare all of the materials for the 75 participants. I will post pictures of the others creations once I return.

Longing for Spring


With all of the cold and snow that we have had here this winter, we are longing for Spring!!! Anything spring would do right now!


Here are a few ATCs that reflect the thing I like about spring the best ... blooming flowers!

Something's Fishy

The Spring/Summer TAC Catalog has a few "retro" sets in it this year. At first they really didn't appeal to me ... but they are definitely growing on me ... especially these fish.

Here's a few cards that I made with the Something's Fishy set.

I made this card into a valentine for my husband last month. I used my new Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder. All of the fish were paper pieced with pink, white, and red card stock. "S" and "F" also paper pieced. Inside of the valentine said "since I'm hooked on you!"

This was for a swap that I did with a fellow angel Kerry. we were supposed to use one of our "new" sets ... with TAC, SU, or CTMH. I loved this card and the colors. These fish were once again paper pieced.

March is Here and so are the New TAC Specials

Now through April 30th all TAC Hostess sets and GWPs are doubled with qualifying purchases!! Contact me if you wish to host a party or place an order!

This is the cover to the new TAC Spring Supplement. There are a bunch of new and fun sets in this supplement and a great new tool the Big Bite II!!! Click HERE to see all of the new items!

These are the new Stamp of the Month and Vintage Stamps for TAC. I really like them a lot and I feel you can really do some neat things with them. Click HERE to see some more examples.

Here is an example of an ATC that I made with the goody jar! I colored it with watercolor crayons and added Primas and brads. I added a cute ribbon tied around the jar. The sentiment is from a retired TAC set "Love and Joy".

Here are a few pictures of Chase in his first play. It was called "It's a Jungle out There".





All of the kids did such a great job!!! It was a very fun day!

More pictures are available at the school website

1st Grade Play

Chase's class is putting on play this week called: "It's a Jungle out There"

I offered to help out with the costumes and organized all of the volunteers with their tasks.


Here are my creations:

Hyena Hats
I actually inherited 6 of these with pointed ears that were bats on previous years. I rounded the ears and made them stand up a bit more. We needed 8, so I created 2 more to match. Oddly enough the inner part of the ears were made with Bazzill paper.

Monkey Hats
I made these with brown hats and added rounded little ears and felt pieces to come down on the kid's heads. Another mother is making tails with a wire coat hanger in them. They should look very very cute. 8 total.

Cheetah Hats
I had a lot of fun making these hats. I made all of the spots out of back felt that I die cut on my Sizzix! Who knew that the Sizzix could make cosutmes ... LOL! I glued big Googlie eyes on the hats and then folded some of the spots to use as eyelids. Lots of hot melt glue was used on these. I found great leathery material that I used for the noses. 3 total.

Leopard Hats
Ok so these were probably the most fun to make! I had great spotted material to work with. I made 8 shawls out of it and then still had a bunch left. I covered the brims with the spotted material and then I made all of the spots on my Sizzix again! What a great tool for costume making!!! I again glued big Googlie eyes on the hats and then more spots as eyelids. I used that great leathery material agin for the noses and inner ears. 8 total.

Here is a close-up:

Chase has all of his lines memorized and has been working on this play for weeks at school. Wish him luck. I hope to have pictures of the play to post later!

TAC February Specials


This month's SOTM (Stamp of the Month) set is soo darn cute and just in time for Easter!! The Vintage set of the month is very useful for scrapbooking and altered art projects. These sets are quite a steal with any $30 purchase.

Here is a card that I made with the SOTM:

This card utilizes the Hippity Hoppity set. I made the lattice background with the Scorpal. I colored the image with Copic markers. The carrots were made 3D with orange Liquid Applique. You can let the Liquid Applique dry and then come back and heat it with an embossing gun (and it puffs!!!). Used my Scalloped circle punch as another cute accent.

TAC is also offering a special set this month. For $25.95 you get the Pop Rocks Paper set and this adorable Easter set.

All of these sets are only available in the month of February ..... please contact me today if you'd like to take advantage of these deals.

Love is in the Air .....

This weekend I made a few "Love" items.

Endless Love ATC

I made these Endless Love ATCs with Danelle Johnson's clear Love stamps. I used my Marvy Scalloped punch and circle punch. the middle is a heart shaped brad and I added a black and white polka dot grosgrain. I love how simple and plain but elegant that these look!

Tim Holtz Tag

I had so much fun creating these. This was inspired for Tim Holtz's 12 days of Tags that he did before Christmas. Mine uses the Clear Embossing resist technique. I used Tim's Distress Ink - Aged Mahogany and Vintage Photo. I used Tim's ticket stamp on the tag with Simple Bet alphabet from TAC. I also used Tim's new Grungeboard that I die cut the heart shapes out of. I then colored the grungeboard with gold ink and then smeared them with gold stickles for some extra shine. I used multi-color fibers on the top of the tag. I love how these turned out.

I whipped these cute little things up today. They are 3D with each new layer having more foam underneath. I used the "love" from Tiny Tidbits Stamp set. The hearts are Sizzix Die cuts. I added the red Grossgrain ribbon ... so very very sweet aren't they!