Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! Here is the card I made for my mother using K & Company paper, decorative scissors, a scallped punch and a circle cutter. The sentiment is from The Angel Company's Trendy Greetings stamp set.

Another Graduation Card for Cupcake Challenge

It's been a crafty couple of weeks. This makes three in a row where I've been able to participate in Taylor's Cupcake Challenge. My submission is another graduation card. Not only because graduation cards can be useful this time of year, but also because the circles from this card are the ones I originally stamped and cut for last week's challenge, only to find that they were far to large to fit three across on the 4 1/4 side of a card. So it worked out well for me that Taylor's challenge this week also included three images and I was able to utilize these images so quickly.



This card uses the same Keep Smilin' stamp set as last week's graduation card paired with The Angel Company's Trendy Greetings set. I also used the Traffic Jam Cuttlebug embossing plate and some Platinum Stickles to add a little extra detail.

Let the champagne flow and the band play loudly - It's time to celebrate!

Many of you that have been following my blog and reading my Angel Company newsletters know that when I started with The Angel Company (TAC) in 2005 I had two really BIG goals. The first was to be published in a TAC catalogue, which happened for me with my Halloween samples in the current Spring/ Summer 2008 edition. The second was to have enough in sales and people signed up under me with TAC so that I could make the level of Manager. This week, I finally made that goal as well. I am now the Manager of the Sassy Stampin' Syndicate!

Making Manager was something I could not have done without the support of others. I am thankful to everyone who has hosted a party, placed an order with me, participated in one of my in-home classes and/or signed up to be an Angel. I am thankful for people that have enjoyed what I have shared with them enough to tell their friends about my projects and the products I sell. I am thankful for the encouragement I have received from other Angels. And I am thankful for the people who have posted blogs that inspired me, and those who have read my blog and left comments that motivated me.

I think goals are very important. They give you something to work towards, and even more fun, something to celebrate when you've achieved them. Fortunately for me, I have the distinction of reaching both of my goals this year with my fellow Angel and goal buddy, Leah. We have worked together both competitively and encouragingly on what were for us the same shared goals. Leah and I were published in the current catalogue together, and Leah also made Manager this week. Our combined success also helped our friend and upline, Pat, reach her eve loftier goal of Director, making the title of my post very appropriate. It is time to celebrate; and who better to celebrate with than friends.

In celebration of these pinnacles that have taken me three years to achieve, I am going to offer my first ever blog candy. Please leave me a comment about one of your goals, either that you are working on or have achieved. I will choose one person randomly from all the comments posted by Midnight Central Time on Friday, May 9th and will send them an assortment of Lengthy Notecards and Envelopes from Lasting Impressions, a pack of Heidi Swapp White Florals and some chocolate.



I look forward to hearing about the goals you are working towards or have achieved. And remember, a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step. It's never too late to take your first step towards a goal. You may be amazed at how far you can go!

Congrats Grad - Cupcake Challenge Card

Lucky me! I've had two weeks in a row to that I'm able to participate in Taylor's Cupcake Challenge. Here is the card I made tonight using The Angel Company's Keep Smilin', Circle Sampler and Tag Tidbits stamp sets. I particularly like this card because it didn't take much time at all, and I really had no idea what it was going to be when I went into it.

Twins Baby Shower Star Book

Yesterday's post talked about the baby shower I'm going to attend today. One of the things I'm giving at the shower will be this twins star book that the mother-to-be can add some pictures to. I used a pack of Mulberry Meadow cardstock and tags with the coordinating Mulberry Meadow ribbon and eight sheets of Die Cuts With A View, Yellow #1 cardstock. The stamps are The Angel Company's Twins set for the images and Double Trouble for the wording. I picked up a few packs of stickers from Michaels to round out the rest of the embellishments. I hope you enjoy the book and ideas.

Spring Showers

April showers bring May flowers? Maybe. But I'm looking at a different kind of shower this spring. I've got friends getting married, and friends having babies, and showers all over the place. Thankfully they bring celebration and fun, not rain.

Tomorrow, I'm going to a baby shower for one of my husband's relatives. I was originally going to give her this card that I made using The Angel Company's How Swell stamp set as the focal point and Fanciful Flowers as the background.

I used Aquacolor Crayons and the direct to stamp technique on the flowers that I demonstrated at my April Watercolor class, and colored the image by picking up color from the crayons with my waterbrush and painting.

I'm not going to give this card at the shower though, because the mother-to-be is having twins, and my husband pulled the Double Trouble card from my previous post out of my project stack and said he liked that one for this particular shower better. (and, ladies, I know we don't like to admit it, but he's right). So the twins it will be, and I'll get to save this card for some other spring shower.

Double Trouble for Double Post

I had another chance to take part in Taylor's weekly Cupcake Challenge this week. Here is the card I made using the sketch she posted.