TAC Savvy Projects for People on the Go

Finally Friday with Risa Alvarez

Finally Friday?!  Seems like Friday keeps sneaking up on me.  This month has been so busy!  I guess that is just life.  My days are going by in a flash.  Today I want to share a quick tutorial with you.  I love all things felt, especially these easy fringed felt blooms.  Here is how I make them:

You will need some super sticky tape, a pair of scissors, glue dots and a piece of felt cut to 1 1/2 x 4 inches.  I like to use the acrylic felt found in craft stores for cards.  It's less expensive than the wool or wool blend specialty felts.

Step One:  Add a strip of strong tape to the 4 inch edge of the felt.  Peel the release paper and fold the felt in half hot dog way.  You will see what I mean in step two. Step Two:  Once the strip is secured with tape hot dog way add a second strip of strong tape on the 4 inch edge as pictured.

Step Three:  Fringe with scissors.  Cut the fold of felt about 1/8 of an inch apart and down to the adhesive.

Step Four:  Peel the adhesive release paper and ROLL.

Step Five:  Adhere to your card front with glue dots and embellish with hand cut felt leaves.

Here is a close up of the finished flower in action.  I cut the leaves freehand from a scrap of olive felt and used glue dots to secure the whole thing to itself and to the card. Thank you for stopping by!  Whether, for you, it's FINALLY Friday or I can't believe it's already Friday I hope it's a good one.

Supplies used to create this card include:  Bazzill Smoothies Kraft Cardstock, TAC Brown Cardstock, Sands of Time Classic Soar with It Collection Pattern Paper, Nina B. for TAC exclusive stamps Giddy Up RN-15 and Fancy Labels RN-18, Nestabilities Labels 18 dies, Palette Burnt Umber ink, Deckle Scissors, craft felt, and May Arts stitched ribbon.

Finally Friday with Christine Pennington!

 

I sure had a lot of fun making this card.  I can't wait to make more 3D balloons with the other images!  I just love the bright color palette, how fun is this for a summer card? 

 

 

Have you ever been in a hot air balloon?  Riding in a hot air balloon is on my 'bucket list'! 

 

 

Stamp set: Love this Day!

Cardstocks: Rockin' Roxie, XPress It, Tangelo Blast

Copics: BG01, BG05, E13, E57, YR13, YR68, Colorless Blender

Other Supplies: 3M foam tape & Nestie Die

Be a blessing to others!  Have you adopted a 'be a blessing' program?  There are so many causes to take under your angel wings to adopt.  Our art is a gift  from God, God wants us to be sharing our gifts, talents and blessings with others.  Go forth and be Shepherd's of Christ in all that you do.

Beautiful Character Begins in the Heart.

Abundantly Blessed,

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TAC Dream Team and America I Love

America the Beautiful
Words by Katharine Lee Bates,
Melody by Samuel Ward

America I Love Card by Risa Alvarez

O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

America I Love Card by Paula-Kay Bourland

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

America I Love Card by Christine Pennington

 O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!

 
 America I Love Card by Debra Miller

 O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

 
America I Love Card by Angela Kelley

 O beautiful for halcyon skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the enameled plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till souls wax fair as earth and air
And music-hearted sea!

 
 America I Love Card by Michelle McDaniel

 O beautiful for pilgrims feet,
Whose stem impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till paths be wrought through
wilds of thought
By pilgrim foot and knee!

 

America I Love Card by Kerry Urbatch

O beautiful for glory-tale
Of liberating strife
When once and twice,
for man's avail
Men lavished precious life!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till selfish gain no longer stain
The banner of the free!

 

America I Love Card by Rita Kegg

 O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till nobler men keep once again
Thy whiter jubilee!

America I Love Card by Rita Kegg

America I Love Card by Heather Scott

America I Love is a new Level A Rewards Set!  You may earn this set by hosting a Card Class or as a Card Class Reward during the month of May 2012.  Many of our Angels received this stamp set at our Seminar & Convention last weekend!  If any of you gals would like to share your creation please link it below!

Have a very happy and safe Independence Day weekend!

 

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Guest Designer Christine Pennington & New Creation!

 

I am so honored to be able to be the Dream Team designer today for two reasons.  First, I am celebrating my wedding anniversary {11 years ago, yesterday}!  To be honest, I still feel like a newly wed {smiles}. Second, today is the first day of Seminar. {I wish every angel could be with us!}  Know that we are all thinking of everyone who could not make it this year!

Todays card features a sneak peek of New Creation --what a perfect set for my anniversary.

 

 

For fun, I am sharing a recent photo of the two of us.  In May, all three of our children were home for a visit so it was a perfect time to get some new photos of all of us.  This photo makes me smile.  Happy Anniversary Peep!

 

Last but not least is a card dedicated to my hubs!  I thought I should do a his & hers cardset! This card features another newer set Relax & Fish.

My prayer for all of you is a successful year of stamping and papercrafting and sharing what you and I love to do, bless others with our cards & creativity!

Blessing to all,

Guest Designer Michelle McDaniel and He Created Spring Sneak Peek!

 
 Today is my day to share another sneak peek with you. I couldn't be more excited! I'm a HUGE Mabelle RO fan so when I got this set, He Created Spring, I was over-the-top thrilled to create something. I knew that I wanted to use pinks and purples with it and Maggie SWIC was the PERFECT choice!!

 
I don't know about you but I find it easier to pick out my papers first. Then I pull Copic Markers that match it. I have to apologize though because I cleaned my desk BEFORE writing down the colors I used. Believe me I'm a tad upset as I know I will be doing this color combo again!  

I paper pieced the dress and LOVE how it turned out. Maggie papers are the perfect fabric look! The rich colors were perfect to add some detail with my white gel pen - can you see it? I added dots to the flowers, leaves, her bows and some of her dress.

 

Hope you've enjoyed this little peak into the set, He Created Spring. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Maggie SWIC, Maggie Cardstocks, Maggie Ribbon, Copic Caboodle Cardstock, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Brads

You can visit me anytime and see more of my creations on my blog, Creative Journey.

~ Michelle

**Please note: there are links where you can purchase the product I have used from my secure shopping site, but PLEASE purchase from YOUR Angel Demonstrator if you have one.

Finally Friday ~ Chicks With Attitude Cards with Christine Pennington!

Inside: I make it unbearable for as many people as possible!

~Maxine

 

I just love this image from It's Your Day!  What a perfect set for today's challenge: Chicks with Attitudes!

I don't know about you, but I tend to get {the attitude} in the winters.  I live in Minnesota where we have cold, nasty winters and no sunshine, enuf said!  Now I could choose to move and live somewhere else, but deep down I love it here and could not imagine a winter without beautiful snow.

Here are a few quotes I found:

•  Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. Winston Churchill

• The only disability in life is a bad attitude. Scott Hamilton

• Your attitudes and the choices you make today will be your life tomorrow, build it wisely. Author Unknown

• Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. Philippians 2:5 (NIV)

So today Its's your day, what will you do with it? 

 

abundant blessings,

**Supplies used: Copics, All cardstock from TAC, Stamp set It's Your Day!, Gems {Hobby Lobby}, Bazzill Eyelet Border {Local Scrapbooking Store}, Oval and Oval Scallop Nesties, Ribbon {Gifts from a friend}, & pop-dots!

***There is a link above so that you can purchase the stamp set I have used from my secure shopping site, but PLEASE purchase from your ANGEL demonstrator if you have one. I hope you are inspired to stamp and create! Thank You for letting me share with you!***

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Finally Friday - Easter Favors and Treat Holders with Michelle McDaniel

 
 
Happy Friday to you! I'm so excited to be showcasing some wonderful treats with you today! I am always looking for ways to give little goodies  - I have a young daughter who I'm a room mom for, I work at a Preschool and I love to let people know that I'm thinking about them! So when Mischelle asked which day I'd like to do I KNEW that I had to have Easter Favors and Treat Holders!

I will show each of the projects in more detail and remember these could easily be made for ANY occasion...not just Easter :D

First up is one of my favorites - it's a treat holder using a paper bag.

 
I folded the bottom of the bag up and then trimmed it with my decorative scissors. Next I sewed the edges of the bags so that I could create three pockets. I used EASTER BUNNY T-3304 for my main image. I sponged the edges with Burnt Umber and used a stamp from BACKGROUND SOUP T-3346 as well.

 
The tag is from MAGGIE SWIC V-847 and is in the first pocket. This will hold a little note to the lucky recipient (in this case my daughter). In the next pocket I've put a lollipop, some pixie sticks and an M&M packet. Using the same pink cardstock that is on the front, I stamped polka dots (again from the stamp set BACKGROUND SOUP T-3346) using Bella Rose ink. The sentiment is from HOPPITY SKIPPITY R-2041. The last pocket holds two pencils with special erasers, another packet of M&M's and a gummy treat. It's amazing how much I can get in the pockets. Plus the bag I used is a wine sack so it's not as wide as a normal lunch sack would be...just think how much those would hold!

Next up is a pouch using the fabulous MAGGIE SWIC and Cardstocks.

 
I looked and looked for flat suckers to put in this and for some reason those aren't popular for Easter like they are for Valentine's Day. So I kept thinking what else could I put in this? I already knew I wanted to use that adorable bunny from the new Spring Fling set, Beautiful Day T-3341 so I was pretty picky as to what would work. I remember the commercial from that new movie Hop where the bunny lays jelly beans and finally decided that I'd have a sack full of jelly beans.

 
Here is a side view where you can see I've put some jelly beans in a pretzel bag and inserted the bag in the hole. You've gotta see the bunny...he's so cute!

 
Instead of coloring him I just stamped him on Kraft Cardstock and then cut it out. I added a little pink to him using my colored pencils and a little brown for the sign so it stood out more. I used TAG TIDBITS T-1186 to add the "for you" sentiment.

My last project is a super quick one and is perfect for the "older" friends and family in your life.

 
This one is super easy and fast! Would be great for co-workers! I used ANGELEE SWIC and Cardstock to make a little holder and to wrap a few Hershey Nuggets with. I stamped the bunny from FOR ALL SEASONS T-2708 on the green paper and then wrapped it around the candy. It's in a pretzel bag and is secured with a few staples which a topper hides. I used a generic sentiment from HOPPITY SKIPPITY R-2041 on it so I can give it to anyone.

Well there you have it! I hope I've inspired you to create some Easter favors and treat holders this weekend! Feel free to visit me at my blog anytime, Creative Journey!

 

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