Merry Christmas!

From our house to yours. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Giga Grab Bag!

TAC has a limited supply of these absolutely INCREDIBLE grab bags that are available ONLY while supplies last! This grab bag comes in a plastic bag and contains 3 full sheets of Creative Cling(tm), and COMPLETE stamp sets that cover the sheet of Creative Cling(tm). Stamps included have been previously discontinued and/or are from past events.

The retail value of this grab bag is over $145.00! We are offering this, WHILE SUPPLIES LAST, at a price of $50.00. You read that right! $50.00!

December Promotions

The Stamp Stimulus
September 17 - December 30, 2009
These popular promotion sets, which were available only as hostess add-ons, are now available to ALL! From September 17 - December 30, 2009, with each $30 purchase you may order one each of the following stamp sets at a special price!

Enter to Win!!

Enter to WIN this Penelope™ Gratitude Package!

What you could win!!!
• Penelope™ SWIC™	retail value: $6.95
• Penelope™ Cardstock	retail value: $6.50
• Penelope™ Ribbon	retail value: $4.95
• Antique Copper Hardware	retail value: $4.50
• Gratitude Journal Stamp Set	retail value: $21.95
	Total retail value: $44.85

Be sure and enter by Monday, November 30 to win!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving and let you know I'm still here. LOL This month just completely got away from me. I've had no crafty time which is a huge bummer. I hope to be able to work on my Christmas cards soon, plus I have a few other projects in progress.

I hope to have some goodies to share with you soon.

Be safe, be blessed.

Lisa

Swap Cards

Sorry to be MIA for so long. This month has been super busy at work, I feel like I always say that, but this time I had to go into the office for a week and immediately after that my boss went on a three week vacation so we've been distributing her work amongst the 4 of us in our department. The good news is we've all learned a lot these past few weeks. We're all ready for vacations of our own, good thing the holidays are quickly approaching.

Here are my swap cards finally! I joined a swap on Paper Wings to get some inspiration. I just adore Cheery Thought! I knew I had to use it. I paired it up with Miss Moxie paper. I was going for a different theme card so I chose "Hooray for you" as the sentiment.

The other card I made used Joyful Ornaments and Penelope paper. I used transendence embossing powder so the images would stand out and I like the way it turned out. I like the bold rich colors of Penelope for a Christmas card. I'm thinking about making some more cards similar to this one, but using Reece paper instead.

Halloween is fast approaching and while some are anxiously awaiting trick-or-treating, I'll be celebrating my Angel-versary! This year will be three years with the angel company and I'm still loving it as much as I did when I first started. There's a gathering in Waco in January I might look into attending, need to check with the hubby.

Have a safe Halloween! Don't get too spooked and be sure and brush after all that candy. ;-)

Up next: More Altered Letters

Altered Letters

I've been wanting to make altered letters ever since I found out my step mom painted my step brother's and step sister's rooms. I want to say last summer Lizzy helped me paint the letters. Josh's room is painted green and blue and has a camping theme and Katie's room is painted lavendar and green and has a flower and butterfly theme. I worked on Josh's first because I had all these ideas in my head that were waiting to jump on the letters. Here's how they turned out:

The J is covered with bug paper because when I think camping I think of bugs galore. LOL The O has fire, chocolate and smores because camping's not camping without 'em!

The S has a sleeping bag, tent and a pair of hiking boots, all necessities while camping. I actually learned how to tie some knots via youtube so I used some twine at the top and bottom. The H is covered with water paper and has two fishing lures glued to it. I originally wanted to hang fishing line from the H, but these were too cool to pass up since they glow in the dark. I figured Josh would like that. Now to work on Katie's. I should have those to share soon.

Have a great weekend! I'll be out of town next week so I probably won't post again till I get home.

Up next: Swap cards

October Free Giveaway!

Enter to WIN this Moxie Halloween Package!

What you could win!!!

• Miss Moxie™ SWIC™ retail value: $6.95
• Miss Moxie™ Cardstock retail value: $6.50
• Miss Moxie™ Ribbon retail value: $4.95
• Trick or Treaters Stamp Set retail value: $21.95
• Fancy Curls Stamp Set retail value: $17.95
Total retail value: $58.30

October Promotions

Perhaps you've heard the buzz that TAC will be carrying Copic Markers during the Fall into Fabulous promotion. See below for more information. We also have two Memento Inks for sale, Rich Cocoa and Tuxedo Black. Contact me to place your order.



The Stamp Stimulus
September 17 - December 30, 2009
These popular promotion sets, which were available only as hostess add-ons, are now available to ALL! From September 17 - December 30, 2009, with each $30 purchase you may order one each of the following stamp sets at a special price!






If you haven't signed up to be a part of The Angel Company Paper Crafting Community, be sure and sign up!

Halloween Treat Bag

I don't know what it is about the holidays, but as they near I find myself inspired to make all sorts of treat and homemade gifts. With Halloween approaching I searched a couple of different websites for a treat bag to make and finally ended up on Scor-Pal's website. It took only a few minutes to make these, even with time included for stamping. I used Trick or Treaters T-2795 to decorate the cardstock which was Bazzill I had on hand. I plan to make a few more for some friends, who doesn't love candy? I bought a few bags of Hershey's minis chocolates and bubble gum and smarties for the non-chocolate lovers, the very few of you out there. LOL I've eaten quite a few of the Krackle already which means I'll have to buy more. Yum!






These are the first two I made so after I made the one completely I started the second one to know how to place my stamps on the rest so they all were facing the right way. I made sure Trick or Treat and Happy Halloween were on the sides on the bag.

If you'd like to try these yourself, here are the instructions. The only change I made was in making the 45 degree angles because I don't have a Scor-Mat so I marked my cardstock at 3 1/2" and then made my own score line to the crease using the Scor-pal. I bought treat bags in the party supplies area of Walmart and then cut them at 6". It fits the candy perfect with just an inch at the top above the twist-tie. The ribbon is from Walmart too.


Have a splendid weekend!
Lisa

Next up: Altered Letters.

Bone Appetit

If you're interested in placing an order or hosting a FUNshop, please contact me!

I hope to work on some Halloween treat bags this weekend. Have a fantastic weekend! Stay dry.
Lisa

September Monthly Giveaway

Enter to WIN this Tea-riffic™ Package! Featuring new stamp sets from Inspiration Avenue!

What you could win!!!
• Natalee™ Accordian Album Kit retail value: $8.95
• Angelee™ Cardstock retail value: $4.95
• Tea for Two Stamp Set retail value: $21.95
• Cup of Tea Stamp Set retail value: $12.95
• Sending a Latte Stamp Set retail value: $12.95
Total retail value: $61.75

September Promotions

These promotions are still ongoing. If you're interested in getting your wings, please contact me.




If you're interested in hosting a FUNshop or catalog party, please contact me.




Be sure and check out the newest free downloads Back to School Labels and other.

If you'd like a copy of Inspiration Avenue or any other current catalog, please contact me!

Have a safe holiday weekend!
Lisa

Friday Share - Mini Backpack

I'm sure many of you have seen the adorable backpack on The Angel Company Homepage that Rita Wetzel designed,but if you haven't, checked it out. It's too cute for words, especially with the Toodle Loo paper. I gave it a try last week before Lizzy left. She wanted to make two for her brothers and one for her. Here's one we made. It wasn't that difficult and came out pretty cute. I used some retired Kaleidoscope Brites paper. We didn't make it fancy, but I plan to make another soon and will share them with you.





Want to give it try? Here are the instructions.

Have a fantastic weekend!
Lisa

Christmas Cards Revisited

I tried several variations of cards. You'll notice I didn't adhere anything, I was trying to decide which I like the best plus with Inspiration Avenue coming out with 42 new stamp sets, I wasn't sure if I'd want a new Christmas stamp or not. I already precut some paper for the basic card sketch I was going to use so I'm going to finish these once I decide on which card style I prefer.

The transendence powder really makes a difference and makes the image pop. I like it on the patterned paper too. I think I prefer the thinner ribbon vertically on the card as well. Now to get back to it. Once I finish this first batch I should have about 60 cards. I'm going to rotate the three inks (Claret, Violete, and Landscape) I'm using along with the cardstock and patterned paper instead of my usual exact replication.

The Fall Magalogue is Coming!

Inspiration Avenue should be arriving in my mailbox at the end of this week. I can hardly wait!! There are 42 NEW stamps sets! Here's a sneak peek at the cover.

If you'd like a magalogue - please contact me! Orders from Inspiration Avenue being September 1st. You may still order from Serendipity and the 2009 - 2010 Inspiration Book and Catalogue.

I will share sneak peeks once I receive my copy.

Friday Share

I was able to sneak in some play time last night while the baby was napping so I started working on Christmas cards. While I was looking for Perky Penguins I came across Joy of Christmas. I've been dying to use this set so I think I'm going to use it instead. I chose Penelope as my paper choice. Here's my first version.





I'd like to add some ribbon and some dimension so I'm thinking of cutting out the Christmas tree and using pop dots on the patterned paper. It's missing some glitz so I'm going to order some Transcendence Embossing Powder. I'll use it on the Christmas tree. I'm thinking of using some bling for the star as well. I'm hoping to get back to them tonight or Saturday and I'll share the results.

Thanks for looking, have a great weekend!
Lisa

Super Surprise Boxes

From August 10 to August 28 or while supplies last you can purchase a Surprise Box full of some of TAC's favorite products from past catalogues. TAC has to make room for all the new goodies soon to premiere in the Fall Magalogue - Inspiration Avenue! These surprise boxes have a retail value of at least $150 and I ordered one last year and very happy with all the awesome product that was in my surprise box - all for $75!!

If you order a few more items to place an order of at least $100 before taxes and shipping, you're eligible for double rewards!! Even better!

The best part though - there are several gift certificates randomly placed in certain surprise boxes worth $50 to $100 worth of T-coded stamps!! So not only would you get $150 worth of goodies, but you could be looking at $250 worth of goodies! Don't you just love TAC?

Due to the special nature of this promotion, Surprise Box Assortments are only available while supplies last, and the products they contain are non-returnable and non-exchangeable.
• Surprise Box Assortments are ONLY available while supplies last.
• No other special offers or discounts apply.
• The promotion runs from August 10 - August 28 OR while supplies last. TAC™ reserves the right to end the promotion once supplies are exhausted.

Contact me to place your order, you don't want to miss out on this promotion! I'm anxiously waiting to order my surprise box.

Lisa

August's Monthly Giveaway

Enter to WIN this Toodle Loo™ Package!

What you could win!!!

• Toodle Loo™ Soar With It Collection™ retail value: $ 6.95
• Toodle Loo™ Hardware retail value: $ 4.50
• Toodle Loo™ Cardstock retail value: $ 6.50
• Toodle Loo™ Ribbon retail value: $ 4.95
• Label Lingo Stamp Set retail value: $39.95
Total retail value: $62.85

August TAC Promotions

Perky Penguins

When I bought this set, I had every intention of using it for my Christmas cards that year. I think I've had it for over two years. Yikes! Today I went through all my stamps to pick out a stamp set to use for my Christmas cards this year. I really want to use Perky Penguins this year.

Now to determine a color combo to use it with. Of course red was the first thought I had, but red & gold is a typical Christmas color combo as is blue and silver, which was my second thought. I thought of red and blue but it'd probably end up red, white and blue. I want to use something a little less traditonal, but not too wild that just doesn't seem Christmasy, but every time I start thinking of other colors I think it's too wild.

I have a ton of Christmas cards to make so I hope to start on them soon. I always pick my stamp set first, so I can check that off my list. Now to determine the color scheme...

Have any color combos to share? Leave me a comment.

Thanks!
Lisa

Double The Fun!!

More Thank Yous

I forgot to post this after these were mailed out. These were my first round of shower thank yous. I used the giraffe from Wild for You. I used the retired Artsy Elements on the blue background, the Thank You was a past GWP stamp and the baby giraffe on the envelope was from the retired Little Ones stamp set.

Thanks for looking!
Lisa

More Free TAC Downloads

If you haven't checked out the TAC home page lately you're missing out on some cute free DOWNLOADS. Lizzy and I are working on some paper dolls. We might make some pinwheels too, I have some kaleidoscope paper we could use. I'll share them with you soon.

Hope you had a super weekend!
Lisa

Discontinued Product List

All discontinued accessories on THIS LIST are being sold at 25% off the regular TAC™ retail price. All sales of these items are limited to supply on hand and will be honored only while supplies last. Certain items have a very limited quantity available. All sales are final!



Please contact me if you'd like to place an order!

Your angel,
Lisa

Late Friday Share

I had the house to myself Thursday and needed to make some thank you cards and was able to get a few done while the baby slept. Thought I'd share.

I used Toodle Loo paper, the giraffe from the Wild for You stamp set and the Thank You from Feel Better TA-2985, a hostess set from the previous catalogue, the buttons were from my stash.

Hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend!

Lisa

July TAC Promotions

June Free Giveaway

Enter to WIN this Moxie Roxie Robot Package!


What you could win!!!

• Miss Moxie™ Soar With It Collection™ retail value: $6.95
• Rockin' Roxie™ Matchbook Kit retail value: $8.95
• Miss Moxie™ Hardware retail value: $4.50
• Miss Moxie™ Cardstock retail value: $6.50
• Miss Moxie™ Ribbon retail value: $4.95
• Robots Stamp Set (Sneak Peek Stamp Set) retail value: $17.95
Total retail value: $49.80

Sneak Peek! Robots Released

June TAC Promotions

Summer is here. I hope it's off to a great start for you!









The last day to order from the current catalog is June 26. The 2009/2010 Inspiration Book and Catalogue makes it's debut then, if you'd like me to reserve a copy for you, please contact me.