TAC Angel University

Hard Hats and Hand Outs

Hello!

Happy Fourth of July!  I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday filled with watermelon wishes, festive fireworks, and memorable moments!

I was so fortunate to have the opportunity to attend Seminar 2009 and be surrounded by the halos, happy hearts, and abounding creativity of so many TAC Angels.  There, I was also able to teach a class where I was able to share several ideas for hostess gifting.  I have a few of those handouts available to download and print in the sidebar to the right.  

Along those lines, please accept my apologies as I continue to work on updating the blog to make it more user friendly over the next little bit.  If there is something that you would like to see added to the blog to make it more valuble to you, just let me know!  You can e-mail via the link on the right.  As the only corporate blog available only to Angels, this is a great place to provide you with awesome tools to help build your business.

   

Thanks for understanding the "construction" of the blog! 

Until Next Time,

Two More Designs with the Spring Into June sets

I'm sure many of you have already visited the home page and discovered the amazing projects displayed on the "Promotional Project Playlist" under "Creative Corner."  If you haven't visited yet, just click here.

There were so many awesome designs shared by amazingly talented Angels, that we couldn't fit them all on the Playlist.  So, it is my pleasure to share a couple more cards created by Laurie Willison.  

  

 

I love the subtle details and classic styling that makes these card simply elegant!

Thanks for the beautiful creations, Laurie!

Until Next Time,

Happy Trails Faux Suede

A fantastic card to share with you today...created by Barb Limone...the faux suede is absolutely stunning in person!  WOW!  It looks so much like real leather that I actually had to touch it!

 

Rustic Chic is always a great paper choice for a western feel too!

Thanks for sharing such a fabulous card, Barb!

Also I want to apologize in advance to all the precious Angel readers of this blog.  As we near Seminar, things start to get crazy busy around the home office.  So from now until Seminar, I'm afraid the posts will be rather short.  Thank you for understanding.  If you are attending Seminar, I can't wait to see you there!

Until Next Time,

Charming Cha Cha

Hello!

We've had a couple of chillier days to start the week.  Now the sun is shining, and the air is fresh and warm!  It seems like the perfect time to showcase some charming cards created with the Cha Cha SWIC.  Full of classic beauty, these cards are perfect examples of TAC's simple, smart, sophisticated philosophy.  I also love that the basic designs are easily duplicated to easily mass produce cards or easily altered to suit another paper line or stamp set.

First, a beautiful card by Christina Smeal:

 

I love the high energy color palette of purple and yellow. Plus this simple stamping technique that utilizes one color of ink to stamp the image and another color of colored pencil to highlight key areas is a great idea to use when time is short.  Do you have a spare tag from a SWIC that you can use to inspire a color palette?

 Deb Miller created today's second card.

 

Again, I love the easily duplicated design...perfect for mass producing for FUNshops. 

Here's to a weekend filled with creativity!

Until Next Time,

Sunshine and Sunflowers

We've been enjoying some beautiful days of sunshine recently here in Kansas.  I love this time of year when flowers bloom, and days are warm without being sweltering!

Overall, I'm a pretty simple girl with pretty simple tastes...preferring wildflowers to roses.  One of my favorite flowers has always been the sunflower.  I'm sure it has a lot to do with being Kansas born and bred, but the sunflower has almost always been near and dear to my heart.  My kitchen is even decorated with sunflowers. 

Thus, my love of sunflowers makes the sunflower from T-517 one of my favorite images.  I love this card, created by Laurie Unger, for so many reasons, but what honestly drew me to it first was the sunflower.

 

Laurie's coloring looks great here, but you should see it in person!  The great shading and multiple colors used on the flower really bring it to life! I also loved that by using neutral, monochromatic colors, Laurie's beautiful image is truly the focal point.  After all, when you work so hard to color so spectacularly, shouldn't your image be in the spotlight!

Just a beautiful card...and so cleanly crafted that it feels like a breath of fresh air!

Now...wishing everyone literal breaths of fresh air as they celebrate Memorial Day Weekend and the start of summer!

Until Next Time,