Challenge Winner

I send out a monthly newsletter that offers information about upcoming promotions from The Angel Company, tips, techniques, project ideas and I also offer challenges from time to time. My challenge in August was to design a card using a sketch that I found from pagemaps.com. Participants send me a picture of their creation and then I put their name into a hat. I send the winner some fun stamping goodies and also post their creation on my blog. The winner for the August challenge was Diana Snead. Check out her great card!




Diana used TAC's Miss Moxie Soar With it Collection paper. I just love the rich colors!! If you'd like to receive my monthly newsletter, you can sign up in the right column of my blog.

Limited Supply Challenge

I participated in a Limited Supply Challenge over at PW. The challenge was to create a gift tag using only certain supplies. This is the tag I came up with. I have so much fun participating in these challenges. They really help me to get my creative juices flowing.

I'm so excited- I submitted two cards to TAC for their monthly contest and I also submitted a card to Paper Crafts magazine. Now the wait. It's so nerve wracking to allow others to judge your work, but it's so cool when you find out that someone else really likes your stuff. I'll let you know how things go.

Supplies-

Frutti Fusion (retired TAC paper)

Ordinary Greetings

Retro Butterflies (current TAC Hostess set)

Purple DCWV cardstock

white cardstock

Lilac Copic Marker

Misc. ribbon and eyelet

I completed another entry for a PW contest. The challenge was to get creative with office supplies. I embellished thumbtacks to make some cool push pins for my bulletin board. I used Yes! glue to glue a washer to the top of a thumbtack and then embellished the top of it. I spread mod podge across my stamped image just to seal it a little and give a shiny look. I'll let you know how the Yes! glue holds up. I'm going to let these dry over night and then put them to the test.











Supplies:
Blooming Builders
DCWV cardstock- yellow 2, red 2, blue 2, and green 2
black ink
thumbtacks
washers

Clamshell Creation

The Angel Company packages their rubber stamps in plastic 'clamshell' boxes. The boxes tend to pile up and Angie issued a challenge over at PW. Her challenge was to come up with creative uses/projects for clamshell boxes. I designed a piece of artwork that could be displayed inside of the smallest clamshell box, the GWP box (Gift With Purchase). The GWP boxes have have a little hanging tab, so I tied ribbon across the top of it and then the little box can be hung up to display.


To add dimension to my artwork, I layered my Starburst Floral images by placing pop dots between the layers. I also used pop dots to raise the butterfly wings. For a closer look, just click the images.

Check out more clamshell creations in the Paper Wings Gallery Contest section.

Supplies:
Starburst Florals
Spring Dream
Miss Moxie (Soar With It Collection)
L'Amore Palette ink
Noir Palette ink
red cardstock
misc. ribbon
small clamshell box
pop dots

Another Challenge

I decided to take on another challenge over at PW. This challenge was offered by Rita- her challenges are called Rita's TAC-niques. The challenge was to make a beaded window card. I had a lot of fun with this technique!! Here is a link to Rita's card. It's so cute!

Supplies-
Trendy Greetings
Cha Cha patterned paper
green Bazzill cardstock (from Cha Cha cardstock collection)
white cardstock
black ink
seed beads
beading thread and beading needle
1/4" Wonder Tape

Color Challenge

I participated in a color challenge at the PW forum.
It was given by Jen Carter. It was my first time to do a color challenge and it was both stressful and fun. (Can it be both of those things at once??) I pulled out every piece of carstock that I could find that was even remotely close to the challenge colors. I tried a maroon card base and then a white base...didn't like it. I finally found the perfect piece of green cardstock and then grabbed my 'Wittle Bug' stamp set and everything fell into place. (The green cardstock is washed out in this picture...I wish you could see the card in real life!)

Thanks for looking!!

Supplies:

'Wittle Bug' and 'More One Liners' stamp sets from TAC
Prismacolor watercolor pencils
Tombow Blender Pen
Gray Tombow Pen
Black StazOn stamp pad
cardstock