Stacy's Paper Crafts

Birthday Chick

 

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Hi all! Can you believe it's Friday already?? Hope that you have something fun planned for the weekend! I just wanted to share another card I created with a neglected stamp set. The image is from TAC's Barn Yard Birthday, I think I may have used the set once. It's such a cute birthday set I need to use it more.

I colored the image using Copic markers and used some patterned paper from my stash (I believe it's DCWV paper). That's my goal this summer, to use what's in my stash with the exception of a few new stamp purchases of course  Thanks for looking, have a great weekend! 

PTI Stamps

I've been neglecting them... shame on me I know! I do use Mixed Messages and Polka Dot Basics all the time but I have a couple more sets that haven't used it much so I'm dusting them off and putting them to work this week :)

These images come from the Green Thumb set. I used some "bling" from my stash for the flower centers and added a mini tag with a sentiment from the original Mixed Messages stamp set.

I then used a little foam tape under the mini tag & flower pot to add a little dimension. 

Only a few more days until the next release! I'm excited to see more of the set that has the arm chair image. To check out the other sneak peeks check out Nichole's Blog.

A Birdy Note Card

Here's another card I created for my stash recently. I really love this image, one of these days I'm going to sit down and color each feather a different color. It would look so pretty!

Supplies:

Stamp: Bird Cage

Paper: Basic Grey patterned paper

black & white CS

Other: Palette Noir ink, Copic Markers, 

Floral embellie, scrappers floss

green button

Not my average card

Hi All! Today I wanted to share a card I created for a client. This is a little different for me. When I create I try to design cards that are beautiful as well as functional. I've see tons of beautiful cards with lot's of ribbon, layers, and embellishments and they make me nervous. Strange, I know! But I always worry about how I can mail them. A card should fit in an envelope KWIM? But It dawned on me that I could always use a padded envelope or a larger envelope! I had a DUH! moment :)

So I created this card with a big bow. It does not fit a standard size A2 paper envelope but I found a clear one that works wonderfully! So my personal challenge is to try designs I wouldn't normally try. While I describe my style and clean & simple, I'll be stepping outside of my comfort zone a little bit. You'll be seeing a little more variety in my designs so stay tuned :)

My layout is featured on page 61 of the 2009-2010 Angel Company catalog! I am so excited that it was chosen because I wasn't going to send it in. The designers of previous catalogs have been AMAZING and my style is very clean & simple so I just wasn't sure if it would be too simple. Apparently it wasn't 

Today is the first day we can begin placing orders from the new catty. If you need a catty let me know I'd be happy to send you one. They are $5.00 which includes shipping and a $5.00 off coupon when you place an order totalling $30 or more. 

It's Monday...

and it's almost 10am here. I don't feel like doing anything today! DH & I stayed up way too late watching movies last night! Timothy is with his grandparents for a couple of days so we had a chance to watch "grown folks" movies for a change! One of the movies we watched was Tyler Perry's Why did I get Married. It was funny & sad but a great movie about relationships and expectations. We enjoyed it!

I may just curl up with a book and read for awhile until I get motivated to do something else! Lately I've been reading a lot of Karen Kingsbury novels  It's so hard to put them down! LOL I don't read a lot of Christian fiction but the characters in her novels seems so realistic... more In touch with society and life's challenges today. I'm always looking for something great to read, usually fiction, so if you have any suggestions please share :)

So I guess I should share a card with you all huh? LOL This card I created a couple of weeks ago for a challenge over at Paper Wings I actually created this card with someone specific in mind, and I don't do that often so it was fun! I usually like to create cards to have on hand for an occasion but DS's friend was having a b-day party and I didn't have any girly cards left. I thought this image would make a cute card for her. This little girl is from a TAC set called Ice Cream.

I used DCWV cardstock and a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I then used a sanding block to expose the white core on the background. The image was colored using Prismacolor colored pencils & gamsol and copic markers. Thanks for looking! :)

Says the wise owl...

This is another card for my stash. I combined the owl image from TAC's Artsy Owls with a sentiment from Inkadinkado's Humorous Birthday set. 

This was a quick and easy card that can be created in about 10-15 minutes. I stamped the card base using one of PTI's polka dot background stamps, colored the image using Copic markers, cut out the owl, and then popped him up with foam tape. I used a scalloped punch to create the grass. Thanks for looking :)

A Cupcake... for HIM!

For some reason, when ever I go to color these cupcake images I'm always drawn to pink frosting but not today! My card stash is very low on birthday cards, especially masculine birthday cards so I've been working on a few cards for the guys. This card features Basic Grey patterned paper & a PTI sentiment. I colored the image using Copic markers and used a glitter pen to accent the sprinkles. 

Thanks for looking!

A yummy color combo!

Hi all! Hope you had a nice weekend. We took a window shopping trip to IKEA yesterday and I got some great ideas for my dream studio. Hopefully it'll materialize one day very soon. Anyway, I have a card to share with you today. Brown, red, & white was one of our most recent color combo challenges over at PW's. I LOVE this trio don't you? :) This design is also inspired by Laurie and Jen They can work magic with polka dots :) Oh, speaking of polka dots, Laurie has an awesome polka dot background photo tutorial if you don't already own a polka dot background stamp. 

I used one of the flower bouquets from Forever Friends stamp set, one of TAC's promotional stamp sets from the other month. I'm not sure if it'll make it in the new catty but we'll be able to find out next week. I'm counting the days! LOL

TFL! Hope you're having a great week so far! 

Run don't walk...

to your local Joann's store. I know that each store sometimes carries different merchandise, but mine is now selling Coredinations cardstock and it's on sale this week 6 sheets for $.96. If you're not familiar with this cardstock you view a short clip and/or read more about it here Coredinations Cardstock

I used a shade of yellow Coredinations cardstock to mat the image here. You really can't see all it's yumminess in the photo but trust me if you like DCWV white core cardstock you'll love this! It's like a higher quality version with more color choices. 

Supplies:

Stamps: TAC's Forever Friends & A Blessing to Me

Paper: TAC's Ultrasmooth white, yellow Coredinations cardstock & orange DCWV

Other: Black ink, Prismacolor colored pencils, Gamsol, white ribbon, & scrappers floss, yellow button

Happy Father's Day!

It's time for another Angel Art Blog Hop! This month's theme is Father's Day so if you haven't created your Father's Day cards yet you'll find plenty of inspiration here!

This card was so quick & easy to make I think I'm going to use this same layout to create a few all occasions cards for my stash. I used TAC's Penelope patterned paper collection for this card. It's not your traditional Father's Day Card color scheme but I like it! :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Trendy Greetings

Paper: Penelope patterned paper collection & kraft cardstock

Other: Black & Brown ink, brown button from my stash, & white scrappers floss

I created this card a couple of months ago for a limited supply challenge. We were supposed to use a circle stamp, a button, & ribbon. I used one of the circle stamps from TAC's Circle Sampler to create the background paper.

I also used scrappers floss on the button & a nestabilities label diecut. One of my faves :)

Thanks for looking!

Supplies:

Stamps: TAC's Circle Sampler & Trendy Greetings

Paper: TAC's Premium white CS & Bazzill

Other: Black ink, black button, ribbon, & scrappers floss 

Don't forget to check out the other Angel Art creations below...

Jamie

Carol
Bridget
Christina
Rita
Seleise
Laurie
Heather

Ellie

KellyRae

Butterfly Collage

I'm not losing my mind...LOL yesterday I totally thought it was Monday! The Memorial Day holiday has completely thrown my week off! So let's just pretend that I really did post on Monday ok? LOL

Today's card features an image from one of TAC's newest butterfly sets called True Beauty. I colored the image using Copic markers which is perfect for those intricate collage images requiring multiple colors. I pulled some embellies and pattered paper from my stash that I've had for awhile, unfortunately I can't give the manufacturer credit because I'm not sure who they are. Sorry! 

Thanks for looking! 

Made in Minutes Monday: Tweet

Hope you had a great weekend! It was pretty quiet and relaxing here. :)

Lately I've been creating a lot of bright and colorful cards. I'm just drawn to those colors, they make me happy! But today I decided to try a different color scheme so I pulled out TAC's Hemingway patterned paper collection and drew inspiration from it.

The bird cage is from a set called "Bird Cage" from TAC LOL. I highlighted the cage using a blue green Copic marker to pull the blueish color from the patterned paper. I used a brown Copic marker to finish the cage and then inked the edges of the cardstock using brown ink. Thanks for looking! 

Supplies:

Paper: TAC's Hemingway patterned paper, white & green cardstock

Stamp: Bird Cage

Other: Black & Brown ink, Copic markers, Ribbon, white scrappers floss, button

Five creations in one week?!

I'm on a roll this week. I've been in a creativity rut for awhile and I think I may slowly be coming out of it. This card features one of the very first TAC sets I purchased way back in 2004! It also happens to TAC's Vintage set for the month of May.

Supplies:
Paper: My Minds Eye patterned paper, TAC's US white & DCWV cardstock
Stamp: Everyday Mice
Other: Black ink, Copic markers, Nesties circle dies, brown sheer dotted ribbon, & brown button

This one I created last week for another challenge. 

Supplies:
Paper: TAC's Hip Hop patterned paper, TAC's US white, DCWV & Bazzill cardstock
Stamp: Everyday Mice
Other: Ribbon, mini brad, & a staple

Thanks for looking! Happy Memorial Day! Have a great weekend!

A Color Challenge

It seems strange to not have a sentiment on the front of this card LOL I would say about 90% of all the cards I create have one on the front but I was short on time when I created this card. We had a color combo challenge over at PW's, this week's combo is pink, brown, & white. Thanks for looking! 

Supplies:

Paper: TAC's Catelynne patterned paper & TAC's US white & DCWV cardstocks

Stamp: Sweet Thing

Other: Black ink, Copic markers, ribbon, Nesties rectangle dies, & Friskars scallop punch