Stacy's Paper Crafts

Colored Cardstock....

I have a lot of it but I find that I mostly use it for scrapbooking. I almost always stamp on white cardstock and then use colored cardstock for the card base. 

Lately I've been inspired by so many beautiful cards created using colored cardstock and decided to create one myself!

I really like this card, but I think I may go back and rework it to make the colored cardstock a little smaller so that you can see more of the card base. Stamps, cardstock, & buttons are all from PTI.

Thanks for looking!

Is it spring yet?

I've been hibernating... haven't done much crafting these last two weeks. The snow was pretty... the first two snow storms but now it's just getting old. It makes me sleepy and lazy. LOL These icicles are hanging from one of the gutters on my home and measure at least 4 ft. I've never seen anything like this... except on National Geographic. LOL I do have a couple of cards to share with you. 

 

Supplies:
Stamps:    TAC's Inspirational Sayings
Paper:    Making Memories
Other:    Green button, yellow twill, & scrappers floss, orange ink

 

Supplies:
Stamps:    TAC's Floral Dingbats & a retired GWP stamp
Paper:    TAC's Hip Hop paper collection & white cs
Other:    Green Ribbon, blue button, scrappers floss, green ink, & Copic Markers

I participated in my very last Angel Art Blog Hop this past weekend. I've resigned from The Angel Company. It was a difficult decision to make but I feel wholeheartedly that it was the best decision for me. But I'll still be here crafting and blogging :)

A New Background Image...

I was so sad to see TAC retire one of my most favorite sets I used to create patterned paper... Floral Dingbats. Here are a few cards I created using it...

One   Two  Three

I think this will always be a set that I'll reach for but I wanted to purchase a set that hasn't been retired to use in workshops. I was awarded a gift certificate for free stamps for being published in TAC's newest catty so I redeemed it for a few new sets including Aged Ornaments. 

I shared this card with you earlier in the week using one of the images from this set.

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Here's another card I created using a different image from the same set.

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I really like this one,  It won't replace my other fave but it's a nice substitution :) The sentiment is from the "Little Cupcake" stamp set. 

Stamps: Aged Ornaments & Little Cupcake

Paper: Red & Cream Cardstock 

Other: Versamagic Wheat ink pad, Palette L'Amore Red ink pad, & light blue ink

Cream bitty blossom & a button from my stash

July Angel Art: Replinish your stash

Hi all! For this month's Angel Art we'll be showcasing cards that we've created to add to our stash. The summer months are so busy and it's a challenge for some of us to find time to sneak away from the kiddos to create so it's always convenient to have a few cards on hand when you need them. I have to warn you... I used a lot of yellow cardstock :)

These first two cards feature images from TAC's new set called Skinny Birds. Thanks Laurie for the images :)

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This birdy looks so sad I thought it would make the perfect "I'm sorry" card.

Stamps: Skinny Birds, Ordinary Greetings

Paper: Yellow, orange, & white 

Color: Palette Noir ink, watercolor crayons, & blender pen

Other: Floral embellie, button, white scrappers floss

 

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Stamps: Skinny Birds, Aged Ornaments, & Inspirational Sayings

Paper: Yellow, orange, & white cardstock

Color: Palette Noir & Raw Sienna ink, watercolor crayons, &  blender pen

Other: Bitty Blossom, button, white scrappers floss

 

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_{^{This card features one of my favorite floral images. It's so easy & fun to color! Both the image & sentiment are from TAC's Forever Friends stamp set. I used an image from TAC's Floral Dingbats stamp set to create the background image. I stamped the image repeatedly overlapping the images in some areas. Here's a close up view...}}

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Stamps: Forever Friends & Floral Dingbats

Paper: PTI & DCWV cardstock

Color: Palette Noir ink, Versamark ink, & Copic markers

Other: Ribbon & Circle Nesties

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^{_{For this card I pulled some paper & ribbon scraps from my stash along with snowman images from a TAC retired set that I really love.}} 

Stamps: Snowflakes, Warm Hello, & Christmas Blocks

Paper: PTI & TAC US white cardstock

Color: Palette Noir ink, Frabicos's Sky Mist craft Ink,

Prismacolor Colored pencils, & Odorless mineral spirits

Other: Blue ribbon from Mike's, mini brad, & a mini Cuttlebug tag

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Stamps: Warm Hello, Snowflakes, & Christmas Blocks

Paper: PTI & TAC's US white cardstocks

Color: Palette Noir ink, Versamagic Pixie Dust ink, & Copic markers

Other: Ribbon & a clear button

For more inspiration please visit ...

Laurie
Carol
Maria
Rita
Jen
Jamie
Christina
KellyRae
Shirley
Michelle
Diane
Trudy

Happy Friendship month!

Did you know that February is national frienship month? This month the "Angels" created friendship themed projects in honor of this holiday for this month's "Angel Art."

 

I really wish that I had a stamp that says "Hey Girl!" because that's how I always greet my BFF. I may have to order a personalized stamp that says that! LOL 

Supplies:

TAC Stamps: So Girly & Tag Tid Bits

Paper: Patterned paper from the Catelynne collection, Premium white & Bazzill Cardstock

Embellies: Bitty Blossom, rhinestone brad, "pearl" bling, polka dot grossgrain ribbon

Color medium: Palette Noir ink & Copic markers

Don't forget to check out all the other wonderful projects!!

Jen

Seleise
Bridget
Christina
Gloria
Melisa
Laurie
Debra
Diana
Laurie U

Thanks for looking!

Hives

Have you ever had hives? OMG they are the worst thing ever! I LOVE Starbuck's Chai tea so I purchased some Chai tea bags from the grocery store a couple of weeks ago because they were on sale. The first few cups I drank, and I noticed my lips were a little dry the next day but didn't think anything of it. Then my lips turned a little black after another cup... I couldn't figure out why my lips were black and didn't think much of it and certainly didn't think it had to do with the tea. Well two days ago I drank another cup using tea bags from the same package and my lips just broke out into hives. I spent the last two days sleeping thanks to the benedryl and now it's 3am and I can't sleep! LOL I threw out the rest of the tea bags I wish I would have remembered who they were manufactured by, they were in a red & black package. I believe it said Indian Chai tea. So now I have black partially blistered, partially scabbed, slightly swollen lips. Uggg.. and NOOOoooo I will not be sharing a photo! LOL Although it would make a funny scrapbook page! So now I need a really good thick waxy chapstick, can you recommend one???

Anyway... I did get a chance to make this card using my new Papertrey stamps. I love how versatile this set is! Jun 15th can't come soon enough (a new set will be introduced then).  I got the patterned paper from Joann's.. I also used stickles on the flower centers but it's hard to tell in the photo. Hope you're having a great Memorial Day weekend!

A gift of Friendship

This was a fun and super easy card.  Products used include: K-ology patterned papers & embellies from the Addison collection. I LOVE, love, LOVE this collection it's so pretty!  

Maybe I spoke too soon...

TAC must have gotten some feedback from Demo's who were not happy about making the SOTM and limited edition stamp sets available without a minimum purchase...so it looks like at some point in the very near future, the SOTM and limited edition stamp sets will be made only available with a $30 minimum purchase (before shipping & tax).

So if you're thinking about getting September's L.E. stamp set take advantage of it now :) It's only $5.95 Here's a preview for you look for more samples coming soon.