Mary Anne Fellows from http://fellowshipbydesign.blogspot.com
Gloria Shirr from http://purpleglocreations.blogspot.com/
Each winner wins ONE Digi Stamp design of their choice!
I’m so happy Fall has finally arrived! Here in Central Florida we are starting to feel a bit of cooler temperatures and we are thrilled! Pumpkin patches, harvest festivals, wonderfully-smellin’ candles, precious gatherings…so many warm and fantastic things about Fall! This is such perfect season to send some cards to those who you love...to let them know you are thinking about them...
Let me share some wonderful Fall-inspired cards...
Card by DT: Kristine
Digi Stamp: Pilgrims
Card by DT: Lis
Digi Stamp: Acorn Pumpkin Teddy
Card by DT: Kathy
Digi Stamp: Pumpkin Girl
Card by DT: Cheryl
Digi Stamp: Acorn Squirrel
Card by DT: Tricia
Digi Stamp: Pumpkin Tiny Girl
Card by DT: Kathy
Digi Stamp: Acorn Pumpkin Teddy
Card by DT: Tricia
Digi Stamp: Acorn Squirrel
Happy Fall everyone!! I wish you a wonderful week! Thank you so much for visiting me here and for welcoming my art to your artsy homes :)
PS: Stay tuned! The Winter/Christmas Digi Collection is arriving on Tuesday, October 18!!
love,
I received several emails asking me about what I use to color and draw my illos….
Here it is, the art supplies (my toys) that I use on a daily basis for my illustrations. (Yes, I do draw and color each day, I just love it)
I find the Copic Marker Hand Color Chart extremely helpful when coloring my illustrations, I really don’t have to guess the color shades because I can just glance at them quickly. Now that I have a standard Copics set, I’m adding more copics markers as I need them. Mostly in families of 3 markers of the same color: one light, one medium and one dark of the same color.
I sketch on a daily basis and after I have a doodle that I just love then I add ink using my technical pens. After that is the scanning and working on Photoshop with the line art.
I hope you find this posting helpful.
Hugs
Meet FiBi and LiLLy!
I'm so happy to finally share with you my NEW rubber stamp designs (3 sets) available now from the The Angel Company brand new Inspiration Book and Catalog!
I began working on these illustrations early Spring 2010 and I have been waiting like a little girl and Christmas to finally see them in print :) They came out so way cute! Plus they are perfect for coloring with your Copics and Prismacolors (happy coloring-time) Happy Inky fingers :)
MoRe GReAt NeWs! Now the catalog and the TAC "Shop Now" store have a section (indexed) labeled Mabelle R.O rubberstamp designs which makes it so easy to find them! How cool is that?!!! Thank you TAC :)
Thank you Mischelle and The Angel Company demonstrators for opening your doors to my art and for your love! Love ya!
Hello Whimsy Ones! Summer has been so wonderful so far, our family have enjoyed weekend trips to the beach, BBQs, visits to the Art Museum, lots of smoothies, ice creams, giggles and family time.
Here is one of my latest projects. This little box was my gifty for the Prop Swap at The Angel Company annual convention.
For this project I used the Pot Rockz Paper Collection (from The Angel Company) and other cute embellishments like silk flowers, buttons and lots of ribbons. I filled the box with a little gift book about the Garden of Friendship and lots of Hershey kisses. Cute, ha?
Have a great week!
Check this precious project from my artsy friend Chelsea. She used my "Special Delivery" stamp set designed for The Angel Company. What a fantastic idea...so precious!
http://inkystamps.blogspot.com/2009/05/more-baby-items-have-you-ever-made.html
Thank you Chelsea!!!
(images from Chelsea Comer http://inkystamps.blogspot.com)
(photo used with permission from Heather Scott's blog)
I just visited my friend Heather's blog and saw the cute card she made using my brand new HOLIDAY CHEER stamp set designed for The Angel Company. Oh my! What a gorgeous card, I love her coloring technique and her clever layout. Stop by her blog so you can get the "recipe" how to create this project. Thanks Heather!!! I love it!!
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(created by the designers of The Angel Company)
(created by the designers of The Angel Company)
(created by the designers of The Angel Company)
(created by the designers of The Angel Company)
The Winter Retreat hosted by The Angel Company was inspiring and a time to recharge my creative spirit. Not only San Antonio, Texas was fabulous, but the fellowship with dear artsy friends made everything truly unforgettable. We created gorgeous projects, laughed a lot, learned about abundance & gratitude and receive great inspiration.
The photos above are some of the projects designed by the talented group of designers of The Angel Co., they brought lots of precious projects for us to work on and shared with us great ways to create one-a-kind keepsakes.
Here is a photo of one of our outings at Riverwalk, we had lunch at Casa Rio which is a delicious mexican restaurant.
(from left to right: Me, Shayla, Heather, Debbie, Cathy and Mischelle)
Here is the gorgeous view from our hotel room at The Menger Hotel which was built in 1859 and is located next to The Alamo.
Thank you to all my dear "angel" friends from The Angel Co. for such fun time, I love ya, girlie's!
Have a fabulous weekend.
Love .
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A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to work on this altered journal which I'm taking to the "Escape" artsy retreat hosted by The Angel Company in San Antonio, Texas. I'll be flying to Texas next week (January 9-12) for a refreshing and creative time. A time to learn and recharge. I can't wait to hang out with my artsy/incredibly talented "angel" friends.
For this journal I used the Pop Rockz Paper Collection from The Angel Co. which includes patterned cardstock paper, tags and sticker letters. For the cover I used stamp set: Spring Dream from The Angel Company. I stitched my pages and paper using my sewing machine and inside the journal I attached two envelopes to hold extra papers and notes. Some of the embellishments I used were the Cupcake Paper Posies and lots of polka-dotted and gingham black and white ribbon.
Great News!
The brand NEW The Angel Company Spring Inspiration Book & Catalogue is here! Its filled with precious papers, stamps and embellishments and much more! There are so many things I already added to my wish list!!
It also includes some of the stamps and paper collections I've designed exclusively for TAC. To preview & order them visit my "Featured Products" section in my T-A-C store:
http://mabelle.ismyangel.net/Products/Default.aspx
Here is another photo of my journal: (I just LOVE the bright colors along with the polka dot ribbon!!)
Have a wonderful week!
Love .
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(Paper projects by Joy S., Becky F and Misty F.)
Autumn Craftiness! Such cuteness :)
This past Saturday I had the joy of spending the day with my friends Joy, Becky and Misty which were visiting the Orlando, Florida area for a crafty retreat. I was so thrilled to have received such special invitation and I had such a fantastic time with these super talented group of ladies. Each one of us brought a project to share with each other and it was so great to each other talents in action. As you can see from the photos above these are just one of the adorable projects we worked on....total cuteness!
UPDATE: Looking for the Witch Shoes Template? Check here: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7027105)
We "play" with gorgeous papers, rubberstamps and embellishments, total eye candy for crafty girls like us.
Thank you Joy, Becky and Misty for a truly fun day!!
Becky has photos of the projects at her blog: http://beckyfisher.typepad.com/photos/cards_creations_such/index.html
The project I shared with the girls was this tag set called "Beyond Grateful" which I used my Vintage Holiday Paper Collection for The Angel Company and the "More Abundance" stamp set from TAC.
Please visit the creative blogs of my friends Joy and Becky. They are so talented!! Now we just need Misty to get into blogland!
Have a blissful and inspiring week!
Ornaments
Originally uploaded by WhimsyAndStarsStudio.
I just completed some of these cute handpainted ornaments for a fundraising event for my children's school. Each year they host a "Christmas Store" to raise money for school' families in need. Lots of school families donated craft items and volunteer their time for such great cause. I'm so blessed to be able to participate this year.
I enjoyed so much painting these...and of course adding a little touch of glitter to each one! :)
Now I have to paint some more to keep at our home :)
This weekend was my daughter's 9th bday party and instead of giving the usual "goodie bags" this year I thought of giving something a bit different.
So I took some Reeses candy bars (her fav chocolate bar) and I wrapped them with of some patterned paper I printed in the computer. Then I made a little tag with her photo (jumping in the trampouline) with a little verse saying "thank you". It was a great craft to share with my little ones and family!
After the party, she walked around the room giving the little gifts to all the guests. She looked so happy! and everyone love it!
Happy Birthday, sweet "Bibi"
Yesterday I took a class at my local scrapbook store and it was so much fun! I really want it to see how they make those cute paper bag albums. The class included all the materials and they pre-selected all the papers and embellishments. The only thing I need to add are the photos. The project was very simple and I was so glad to had the chance to learn how to make them. Next time I make them, I will add my own "flair" to them...more ribbons, black and white photos, collages, buttons...
As planned, I had a wonderful Birthday weekend! I ate lots of desserts and spend quality time with my family. It's nice to be able to relax and really enjoy the moment.
This past weekend I started working with Sculpey clay and one of my projects was this Valentine Beaded pin. I'm also with hopes I can participate in Loobylu's Month of Softies so I started working on a clay doll...I'll keep you posted...
I also so excited to be part of Craftsquad! Thank you Yvonne & Leslie for such cool idea!
Happy Birthday, sweet Jes! xoxo
Here is my first fabric craft, a flower pin. After watching "Embellish This" show I got really inspired (and brave, I guess) to try something totally new!
I figured I can probably stitch a single line in the sewing machine and use a hot glue gun. My little daughter and I had a blast this past weekend making these cute pins! The blue flower matched perfectly with my blue & lime striped sweater! Funny, a lady at my office asked me if I knitted the sweater also...I laughed! I wish...
What you think? (click to see them larger)
I made this little project for the "Seasonal Crafty Lunch" for the girls at my office. For the top of the box and the magnet I used rubberstamps from The Angel Company.
I made little kits for everyone and we crafted together for one hour! How fun! Each lady decorated their box differently using different stamp designs.
