Tutorial: Altering Fridge Magnets

Friends, thanks to all of you who've given me suggestions on what you'd like to see on my blog.....keep it coming! Remember my "March Giveaway " is still going on until the end of March when I will pick a winner for the inspirational magnets. So continue to leave your comments on this post and YOU could be the winner! Many asked how I made these refrigerator magnets so here is a tutorial for you. Remember you can always click on the slide picture to stop it and then click it again to continue the slide show. Future TIP: I will be showing you a quick way on "faux ribbon tieing" that goes with this tutorial but couldn't get it in today. Please come back for that. Any questions, let me know. Thanks for visiting!

Got snow?

At least someone on my porch is happy for the snow and ice storms!!

Giveaway time!

I had fun making these refrigerator magnets with my "Scriptures" and "Be Still" t2890 stamp sets. The magnets are heavy duty magnets so they'll stay on your fridge. These are great magnets to have around to inspire us to "keep going on" when the challenges of life are upon us.

This is my March "giveaway"
for you.....just leave a suggestion on what type of tutorial you'd like to see on my blog next OR leave a quick comment. I will pick a winner the last day of March. The winner will get to pick two of these handmade magnets and I will mail them to you soon as I receive your email. Thanks again for visiting my blog and for your inspiration. Bookoo blessings to you!

Springtime Ideas

TAC's Spring Supplement is here and you're gonna love it!! Plenty of ideas for your SPRING projects. Here's a sneak peek of some of the new stamp images that I believe will bless you. Click on the pictures for a larger view of the stamp sets.


Such a cute monkey hangin' around and an "udderly" cute moo cow collection, wouldn't you say?


This is one of my new favorites....with Resurrection Sunday in a few weeks, greeting cards made with these "unique" sets will certainly bless your friends and families!


PLEASE NOTE there are project cards at the bottom of the spring supplement for your inspiration along with the instructions! Pretty neat & handy, huh? Let me know if you'd like me to mail you a supplement.


To view the rest of the SPRING SUPPLEMENT just click here. You may shop my online store at your convenience from the Spring Supplement BUT when you email me with your order, you can qualify for the free hostess sets and free GWP stamp sets with your $30 purchase specials. NOTE during March and April all rewards are DOUBLED!! See my next post as it details all the TAC specials currently going on...questions? Email me...would love to help you out. Have a great day...well looks like it's evening time...sweet sleep to you all!

TAC March Happenings

Celebrate Spring - Double Rewards!
Celebrate spring like never before and treat yourself to a double helping of hostess rewards from The Angel Company (TAC)!! Simply hold a FUNSHOP between March 1 and April 30, grab a few friends, have a great time laughing and sharing, learn a new project idea and enjoy all the BENEFITS times TWO!! Your FUNSHOP guests will also receive double "Gift with Purchase" GWP rewards with every $30 purchase.

PLUS, new Angels (demonstrators) joining The Angel Company family from March thru April 30 will receive an additional $50 free stamps with their new starter kits! Now is the time to join us and benefit from this TAC generosity...remember demonstrator minimum sales requirement is only $100 per quarter! Email me to schedule your FUNSHOP or to receive your new starter kit!

Stamp of the Month/Vintage Sets

March's Stamp of the Month is "Goody Jar" .... a 11-stamp set for only $5.95 with your $30 TAC purchase. And the Vintage Set is the "Eclectic Images....a 6-stamp set for only $6.95 with your $30 TAC purchase.


Stamp/Scrap Class
Ready to get back to stamping/scrapping? I think I'm finally back on schedule....my next stamp/scrap class is Saturday, March 15th. Live in the local area? Then join us for some wonderful fun & learning! Bring your favorite adhesive or glue pen... all other supplies are included. Please RSVP me at myleeson@netscape.net to RESERVE your seat! I will be posting pictures of the projects here soon.

Spring Supplement
Click here to view our new SPRING SUPPLEMENT! Or, look at the post below to view some of favorite stamp images from this new supplement.

You're gonna love it! Email me with any questions.

SW Ohio Gathering

Sorry I haven't posted in a while! I just got back from Rita Holmes' S.W. Ohio TAC (The Angel Company) Gathering and it was a blast! I met so many wonderful ladies and learned so many awesome things! Rita invited me to do a "demo" for this rubber stamping/scrapping group so I decided Iwanted to share on "not wasting" any of our beautiful TAC paper collections. I designed 3 displayboards detailing how to maximize the use of our decorative papers as follows: how to "enhance" our papers giving them your own unique style, how to make "one sheet" ideas for 8x8", 8-1/2x11", 9x9" and 12x12" sheets of paper, and the last one was "don't throw away those scraps". I will post the displayboards I made for that presentation later on and I'll have some tutorials to share with you all as well. I had lotsa fun doing this! In the meantime, here are some of the card "swaps" I received this weekend. (For newbies, a card swap is where you share card ideas by making & swapping one card front for each participant in the swap.) Take a look at the slideshow below. Are these ladies talented or what? So now you have all these free IDEAS for inspiration. Just remember it's common courtesy to give "credit" where it's due....please mention the artists' name/names if you decide to use their card ideas elsewhere. Another great treat that weekend was the fellowship and the "sharing" of God's Word with many of you ladies ...thank you for blessing my life!! I'll be back soon to share TAC's Feb/March specials...you're gonna love 'em and my March "giveaway" needs to be posted also. See ya!

"Pop Rockz" Reminder

Don't forget the "Pop Rockz" special ends February 29th! The colors used in this paper collection is wonderful for your SPRING papercrafting projects. You will get BOTH the Pop Rockz 12x12 paper collection (retails at $19.95) AND the "Happy Everything" (retails at $15.95) 10-piece rubber stamp set for only $25.95! See samples below.

The other February special The Angel Company is having is when you have your $250 Funshop, you will get the "Happy Everything" stamp set FREE in addition to your usual FREE level A Hostess Set and your FREE level B Hostess set for a $250 funshop! Pretty generous, huh? You may shop my online store at your convenience for "Pop Rockz" item #FEB08, BUT when you email me with your order, you can qualify for these specials. Have a great day!

Blessings From Norway!

Look at what I received last week from my friend Tonje who lives in Norway! She sent me a package that included this beautiful card AND all of these goodies just to bless me...aren't they wonderful? Isn't SHE wonderful for doing that? She sent me lots of stamp/scrap embellishments and she even stamped out images of Tilda for my use! How thoughtful of her, right?

So did I meet Tonje on one of my trips to Norway you say? Nope, I've never been there although it would be neat to visit. I met Tonje thru her blog. She left a comment on my blog and asked if it was okay to link up to mine. I really do appreciate other papercrafting bloggers linking up here...that's how we get to know each other and we get to share our ideas and learn from one another. Well, when I went to her blog I was blown away...she had a "write-up" on me! Whoa...what? In essence, she shared how we appreciate each other's artwork and how we enjoy sharing with others what we've learned.

Tonje is very talented and she recently had a 6-page magazine spread on a national Norwegian magazine! Her attention to "detail" is one of my favorite features of her artwork along with her incredibly intense watercoloring technique! I'm believing some of that talent rubs off on me!haha!

Well, I'm certain you enjoyed meeting my friend, Tonje Almnes. Give her a visit and get blessed with her artwork. Also keep her in your prayers, her family was about to go on vacation and her little girl Maia is ill. I'm believing 3John 2 for her- "beloved I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health even as thy soul prosperth." Thanks for dropping by.

And the winner is......

JoanT!! Congratulations, Joan. She has won this mailbox and inspirational cards as part of my "giveaway" (see two posts below) on having 10,000 hits on my blog. Sorry, I didn't notice we hit that amount 131 hits ago or I would have posted sooner.

Joan, please email me privately with your address so I can mail this out to you.

I want to thank all of you for visiting me and giving me the encouragement and support to do this. I will have another giveaway in March, so drop back to see what I've made for you all...and let's continue to thank God for His daily blessings upon all of our lives! I'll continue to pray for what was written on your posts remembering that God is our sufficiency in all things (2 Corinthians 9:8) and that there is power in believing His Word! Good nite for now.

"Love With All Your Heart" Treat Bags

For "newbies," here's a quick treat bag to make for special occasions. I made these for our people in our Fellowship and I do believe they were blessed by them. Although, I have to admit I think they enjoyed my husband's surprise treat for them as well...we had chocolate covered grapes after fellowship!! You think we had enuff chocolates??!

I designed it so they could use the heart as a bookmark later... I used a verse from Matthew 22:37 since my husband was teaching on the subject of The Power to Love that evening.

Here's all you do: Fill a cellophane bag (you can usually find these in the candy-making section of craft stores) with candy, cut a heart shape, stamp your favorite saying on white cardstock. Adhere this to some patterned paper and then to the heart. I dry-embossed the heart with the swirls background first. I added a teeny rhinestone below the focal point. Punch a hole on the side top of the heart, thread a ribbon thru it and tie it around the treat bag! That's it...so quick and such a sweet treat, huh?

And as we all know, it's all in the "presentation"...I tucked a red napkin in my white basket and placed the treats inside to display them. Thanks for visiting me. Have an awesome evening!!

"Bookoo Blessings" Mailbox Giveaway

"Bookoo" is defined as having an abundance of something according to the urban dictionary. Well, I have certainly been blessed with "bookoo" wonderful visitors to my blog and I have made some wonderful friends because of it too! Thank you for that opportunity. I am getting close to 10,000 hits...can you believe that?... and I would like to celebrate by giving something to my friends that visit me!

I would like to send this "Bookoo Blessings" mailbox and the six notecards with envelopes to one of YOU! Just leave a comment or count your blessings & share how God's been blessing your life...then when I get to 10,000 hits I will draw a name and send it to the winner! Looking forward to hearing from you!

FYI, I used "Bookoo Blessings" and "Curls and Swirls" stamp sets, "Amberley Grace" paper collection, Palette Cognac & Noir inkpads and flowers all from The Angel Company.

Craft Critique at CHA

Isn't this ribbon neat? Click here to view it.

It's just one of the "goodies" listed at Craft Critique where they are giving us some "sneak peeks" of their favorite products from CHA...can't wait to see some of these at our local stores!!

Playing with "Scraps"

Did some rubber stamping with some friends today and used up some of my scraps of paper. Don't you just love the "chunky-cheeked" twins? Too cute! Click on picture for larger view.

Thanks ladies for the fellowship & fun and thanks Velda for your hospitality today!!

Godly Inspiration

"Amberley Grace" Card Slider

As I mentioned in a prior post, I would show you one of The Angel Company's new paper collections...and here it is....Amberley Grace! Isn't it lovely? I love it's gentle and elegant look. These pictures don't really do it justice. But my next project shows this paper off much better so come back and check that one out!

Amberley Grace V840 paper collection goes extremely well with the "Forever" T2811 valentine's stamp set. I love this set since they're solid stamps and I didn't have to color anything in...this was definitely quickie stamping! Since I wanted to use non-traditional valentine's colors, I used Cognac TT217 and Cote d' Azure TT206 Palette hybrid inkpads. Did you know?...Palette hybrid inkpads are a combination of dye and pigment inks? Very cool to use!

Here's how to make the tag-like card slider... I've included two different versions...the first is using the Cricut Expressions:

-Use Plantin School Book cartridge

-press Italic

-press Fit to Length

-set Tagright at 8"

Not to fret, if you don't have a Cricut I've measured the card slider and you can cut it out by hand as follows:

-cut a 2-1/2" x 8" sheet of paper
-punch 1/4" hole on either end
-wrap card slider around cards

-slide ribbon thru holes and tie a ribbon knot (see first picture).

That's it! How quick and easy, huh? Makes a wonderful gift set.

Thanks for dropping by, believing you enjoyed this quick tutorial. God bless you!

Tutorial - Faux Swiss Dotted Ribbon & Flowers

Tutorial - Faux Swiss Dotted Ribbon & Flowers

I love using swiss dotted ribbon (or is it dotted swiss?) on my cards but I didn't have the color I needed! Goodness, what to do? Well, I guess I can try to make my own....what else, huh?




Here's a quick tutorial on making your own swiss dotted ribbon and flowers using Stickles glitter glue.

Supplies used:
Stickles Glitter Glue F516, F522
Bitty Blossoms flowers D437
Dark pink ribbon "Mimi"B211
"Curls & Swirls" T2773 stamp set
"Love Doodles" T2709 stamp set

Can you tell I'm really having fun using the "Love Doodles" set??! I just noticed I've used it on the last few posts! The "red hearts" are GWP's (Did you know? GWP's are Gift With Purchse FREE stamps that you receive with your $30 order...I know, pretty neato of TAC to do that, huh?....please email me if you want more info on this. Here's the tutorial:
Oops, you need to look at the post up above....don't know what happened here! I hope I corrected this!

Now it's your turn to give this a try...come back and show us what you've done..don't forget to link up so we can see your work! Thanks for looking.

"Mimi" meets the Cricut!

Our first class of the year will be heart-themed and it is certain to be a lot of fun! Yes, "Mimi" (our wonderful paper) meets the Cricut!! You can see it in the picture...the pink mini purse. Isn't it cute?

We will be using my new Cricut Expressions electronic die cutter (my holiday gift - yeah!) to make the following projects:

-Heart Photo Book

-2 cards with matching card holder

-Treat Box or Small Purse

The Cricut Expressions recipes (how-to instructions) will be included for your future use.

If you live locally, we'd love for you to join us and enjoy the fun!!! Bring your favorite adhesive, glue pen. Please RSVP me at myleeson@netscape.net to RESERVE your seat! Thanks for dropping by!

"Amor" Card

Once I receive the new paper collections, stamps, etc. mentioned in the post below, I will post some samples for you. BUT until then...here's how to make your first "Happy Hearts" card. Ok, I know it's a real jump from the holidays but I'm ready for hearts and here's a quick card to get you started! (Excuse the scan...my camera isn't cooperating this a.m., thus, the scan instead. You can click on image to enlarge it.)

-Using red inkpad, stamp "love" rectangle (from "Love Doodles" t2709 stampset) on 2-1/2" x3" white cs & then stamp "Speckle" F-19 over it. Ink edges.
-Adhere this to center of red cardfront.
-Stamp "ornate" design (from discontinued "Partridge" stampset) on 2"x2" heart shape and ink edges.
-Adhere to right side of love background with mounting "Pop-It" popdots.
-Stamp "tic-tac-toe" (from "Love Doodles" t2709 stampset) on white cs, trim, & ink edges. Attach with jump ring to bottom of heart.

To make photo corner, stamp design on 1"x1" white cs square, cut in half diagonally. Trim w/scissors to shape into photo corner.

With white pen add dots to top left of cs and hand write the word "Amor" at lower right of cardfront.

And here you have your first FUN Happy Hearts card!

January TAC News!

The new The Angel Company (TAC)SPRING/SUMMER Inspiration Book & Catalogue has been released and it is just WONDERFUL!! See for yourself here.

It is filled with beautiful new paper collections, double-sided Matchbook Kits, great new stamp sets and accessories. I especially love the new faithbooking and inspirational stamp sets for scrapbooking! There are new GWP (gift with purchase are free stamps you receive with a $30 purchase!) and Hostess Stamp sets. We have scalloped punches, Scor-pal, Bind-it-All, etc., etc.!! (Remember you can get these at half price with your $100 funshops-what a benefit!!)

I had the honor of designing for this catalogue...so excited! My samples are on pages 94 and 95 if you want to take a look...these are in the Amelia Papers and christmas stamp sets section.

Contact me so I can mail you your catalogue today and you can start ordering on January 2 either thru me (to get the free rewards)you can order direct thru my online store at www.myleeson.ismyangel.net.

January FUNSHOPS are now being scheduled also so phone me with your date so I can mail you your catalogue and get you started. Did you know? Even if you're out-of-state, you can take catalog orders and receive all the freebies of a Funshop for yourself!!

Organizational Stamp Sets:

CLICK ON IMAGES TO SEE A CLOSE UP.

TAC has designed four Organizational stamps sets to help us stay organized giving us more time to stamp and scrap!!
-Studio Organizer stamp set
-Papercrafting Products Organizer stamp set
-Office Organizer stamp set
-Sorting by Seasons Organizer stamp set

When you sign up as a Demonstrator this month, you receive ALL 4 SETS along with your Start-up recruiter stamp sets!! Can you say "OH YEAH"!!

January Stamp of the Month:
Artful Objects is a 5-stamp set that is available for $5.95 with your $30 purchase!

Click here for the Stamp of the Month Set.

Vintage Set:
The Portfolio Collection is a 11-stamp set for $13.95 with your $30.00 purchase. These "realistic" stamps are shown at 70%.