August 7th, 2010
My cousin John and his wife Jessica’s little girl, Wren, is turning one soon, and to celebrate her birthday, they had a party at Wren’s grandparents’ gorgeous lake house today! Jess decorated Wren’s bedroom in a beautiful, fun, bright color scheme, perfect for a growing little one who is anxious to explore the world around them. I used photos of Wren’s nursery as inspiration for her birthday card. I love Jess’s sense of style, so I really wanted to make Wren a card that reflected that!
I stepped out of my comfort zone with this one as you’ll notice I used NO STAMPS! Except, heh, on the inside where I stamped “Happy Birthday”. I couldn’t resist, I also stamped a cute little birthday cake (not pictured) on the matching tag for the gift bag. This card also gave me an opportunity to use the new Silhouette my mom purchased a few weeks ago that has been idly awaiting to be pried out of its box. It sat patiently in my room while we prepared and successfully pulled off our first time exhibiting at CHA the last week in July! Phew! Fun time begins NOW! The “1″ in the circle is what I experimented with, and it was surprisingly easy! I used a font right out of my computer, lined it up in Illustrator, and voila! LOVE IT! For added dimension, I layered the cut image on top of red card stock, and popped it up with pop dots. Take a peek at the recipe listed below for materials used and let me know what you think?
Card Base: Kraft cardstock (this particular card I used a value pack I picked up at Michael’s)
Pattern Paper: From the “Penny Lane” stack from My Mind’s Eye
Buttons: Papertrey Ink
Glitter: Doodlebug Designs – Sugar Coating (I used orange glitter on top of orange cardstock. I love this stuff, it reminds me of sprinkles on a cake!)
Doodled polka dots: White Sakura Gelly Roll Pen
Thanks for stopping by! ~ Angelica xo
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July 27th, 2010
Hi Everyone! I am so sorry – I completely forgot to post my winners yesterday! We had a TON of wonderful feedback about the new die/stamp sets, and I hope you all had TONS of fun hopping along! Someone asked what type of ink I used to stamp my faces, and I used Versafine! I love how crisp my lines came out, but I don’t use it with Copics because it smeared! On Tsukineko’s website it does say it won’t bleed, but I have found that is either not the case, or I didn’t wait long enough to dry? The quickest drying ink (that won’t bleed) I have found for use with Copic markers is the Memento line by Tsukineko. Peachy Keen carries it on their online shop! I had planned to make something else for you all, but as we were prepping for CHA all of last week, I hardly found time to eat! 
Don’t worry, there will be something special for you all VERY soon! Here are the winners!
The winner of the $15 Peachy Keen Stamps Gift Certificate is……… XOCHITL!!!
lovely card, soo cute!
The winner of the “grab bag” (shown below) is…..LYNNE G!
3 Peachy Keen Minis, a Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, and 1 block
Oh my goodness. This card is sooooo super sweet!! Those flowers are just the sweetest ever!! These dies/stamps are going to be a huge hit. Thanks for helping to preview them for us. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!!
Last, but certainly NOT least, The Scrapping Cottage has generously donated one of the Tear Kitty die sets to one of my lucky winners!!! This die set comes with all the parts for a little cat and 3 adorable face stamps! The winner of the Tear Kitty set is …….. JENNIFER PARTRIDGE!
Angelica,
Too cute!!! 
I agree…it is much quicker to combine die cuts with stamps (although I will always do some stamping & coloring in when time permits, because I find that really relaxing, too)!
Thanks for sharing and the chance to win such a great prize,
Jennifer
Ladies, please contact me within one week to claim your prizes! handmadebyangelica (at) gmail (dot) com. 
I’ll be headed to CHA on Thursday through Sunday, so if you don’t hear back from me right away, don’t worry, I will get back to you asap as I do have limited internet access there. Thanks everyone!!
xo Angelica
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July 19th, 2010
Good Morning everyone! Thanks so much for coming by – we ARE BEYOND excited about these new dies Peachy Keen Stamps designed for CottageCutz! I made this card with the Potted Flower die, Extra Small Polka Dots stamp from Peachy Keen, and the sentiment is from Ain’t No Sunshine by Market Street Stamps. I already love this as a stamp set, but, as a mom of two toddlers, I am limited on my crafting time. Running paper through a die and sprucing it up with chalk or ink takes me about half the time it normally would to color in my image. {Don’t get me wrong, you’re not getting those Copic markers out my hands any time soon!} I used just some basic color cardstock and cut out two pieces for each flower part. I popped one layer with dimensionals to give it a 3D effect, and colored my pieces just by inking along the edges with Colorbox pigment ink (love that stuff, messy as it is). I hope to have more projects for you this week, so make sure you subscribe to my blog by either clicking the RSS Feed icon on my right side bar or by entering your email address to have my updates come directly to your inbox.
Don't they look like a happy pair?
Don’t forget to visit all of our other designers’ blogs for amazing projects and prizes! I am giving away a $15 gift certificate to Peachy Keen Stamps and a grab bag of goodies (stamps, ink, and more) so you’ll want to make sure to leave a comment with a way to contact you if you are the winner! We’ll be picking winners next Monday so you have plenty of time to tell all your friends! Click the “next blog” button to see what Viv has created for you!
PK Stamps Blog
Kathy
Angelica {you’re here}
Viv
Lorie
Janice
Nikki
Emma
Sonia
Heidi
Samantha
Lisa
~ Angelica
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June 25th, 2010
Recently, my Aunt Rosita purchased her very first home. She is selfless – she works long hours, she always makes sure everyone is taken care of before herself, and treasures each person in her family more than I think any of us will ever realize. She and I share so much in common, but the one thing I love is that we both have the same appreciation and admiration for Chicano art and culture. When I visit her in California, she knows without me even asking that I want to visit Olvera St. and other little market places with nichos, milagros, and beautifully embroidered blouses that are decorated in turquoises, fuchsias, oranges, and yellows.
I love everything about my heritage, from the mariachis, to the smooth talavera tiles, to the delicious tamales my grandma Rosa cooks for me (they take her at least a day!) upon request. The styles of Chicano art vary, but I love it all – the rough texture of a dry terra cotta piece, the burning reds of a tin-punched sacred heart, the intricate patterns on papel picado banners, and the little treasures you’ll find grouped together in nichos – all unique and special in their own way.
But one of the things that always grabs my full attention when I’m in a shop is la loteria cards. La Loteria is a Mexican card game similar to bingo. The images are ordinary items that happen to be completely inspiring to me. You can find their likeness on jewelry, t-shirts, and there’s even a Mexican restaurant nearby that has them as their table tops. Here is my interpretation of “La Luna” – the moon card. I sent it with my sister since she was lucky enough to take a trip out to California and Hawaii this week. I love you, Rosita!
Sorry the pictures I took don’t do the color much justice. For my next painting, I’ll make sure to take a photo when the sun is not so bright! Click the photo to zoom in.
"La Luna" - Acrylic on Canvas
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June 15th, 2010
Good Morning everyone! If you’ve arrived here from Lisa’s blog, then you’ll know you’ve reached the last in the special release blog hop for PK-277 Vivienne & Friends by Peachy Keen Stamps! If you didn’t arrive from Lisa’s blog, take a moment to mosey on over to the Peachy Keen Stamps Blog to get started! We’re hopping in this order: Viv, Lorie, Janice, Nikki, Emma, Heidi, Samantha, Lisa and Angelica (you’re here).
This set was created by Kathy for a very special DT member, Viv! I love how you can interchange the toys with the adorable little girl. I know it will be a set I go to again and again. I love it so much, I was even inspired to create my first card in MONTHS. I hope you’ve enjoyed the hop and enjoy my card!
Isn't this little girl adorable toting her dolly?
{ Recipe }
Designer Paper – My Mind’s Eye – “Quite Contrary”
Stamps – Peachy Keen Stamps – Vivienne & Friends (PK-277)
Ribbon & Button – from the stash
Paper flower – Paper Studio’s Spare Parts
Copic Colors (used for coloring):
skin (on doll & Vivienne) = E00, E11
Bow on Vivienne (on doll’s dress) = YG11, YG13
Dress & Shoes on Vivienne (hair on doll, hubcaps on wagon) = R32, R34, R35
Hair on Vivienne = Y21, Y23, E33
Wagon = Y21, E33
Tires on Wagon = C2, C5
And to highlight I used a white Gelly Roll pen found @ Peachy Keen Stamps
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May 20th, 2010
My blog is due for an update in the worst way. Changes on the way (projects too)!!
xo Angelica
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January 2nd, 2010
I can’t believe I let so much time go in between posts! I promise (New Years Resolution) I will update way more often. I’ve been busy creating cards and gifts, and just haven’t been sharing on the blog. 
We’re up to Challenge #19 over at Peachy Keen Stamps!! How exciting! Everyone has really blown us away with how creative they can be, and our design team is BEYOND amazing! Go check Emma’s, Lorie’s, Viv’s, Janice’s, Nikki’s, and Jacqui’s gorgeous cards to see what I mean! This week, you have a chance to win Peachy Keen’s newest face assortment – Simple Sallies! They are a great companion to our Simple Simon assortment pack.
For my card, which was, ahem, late! I decided to use the Winter Peekers and Phrases set. I love these guys because it brings me back to when I was seven, punching out the perforated paper dolls. Only now, it is much more time consuming and intricate! I loved interchanging different outfits on the same doll, and with paper piecing, you get to do just that! I used the super fun “Eskimo Kisses” paper from Basic Grey (courtesy of Kathy Claus) and I love how it turned out. My goal was to really focus on the coloring and paper piecing, but I definitely need to visit a technique forum/challenge to get some new inspiration. I have a feeling all my projects are starting to look alike! Let me know if you guys know any great tutorials or forums I could check out! I have FIVE pictures of this card, because I couldn’t choose which ones to post and also, I tried to capture the dimension. I really tried to pop out the characters as much as possible, thus, keeping the background pretty flat. Not sure how well it looks on camera, but in person, it really “pops”! I used Prismacolor colored pencils and Gamsol to blend my character’s faces, and used Copics to outline their scarves. Ribbon is from American Crafts, and I just did some hand-stitch on the bottom border with white embroidery floss.
Thanks for looking, and good luck in the challenge!
Sketch:
Peachy Keen Challenge #19 ~ Sketch
My card:
Peachy Keen Challenge #19
Peachy Keen Challenge #19
Peachy Keen Challenge #19 ~ Snowman Closeup
Peachy Keen Challenge #19 ~ Gingerbread Closeup
Peachy Keen Challenge #19 ~ Penguin Closeup
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December 15th, 2009
How awesome is Peachy Keen’s Design Team? I am always so amazed to see how innovative everyone is and their creativity is truly inspiring. I decided to try my hand at the sketch provided for this week’s challenge:
PKS Challenge #18
I was up until the wee hours of the morning (my babies go to sleep around 7:30 and I finally decided what I wanted to do with my card around 9:00 … lol, not good!), but I am pretty happy with how it turned out. The picture looks a bit blurry but I am too tired to mess with it anymore!
I hope everyone has a great time playing along in this challenge – we have some exciting ideas coming up in the new year!
PKS Challenge #18 Entry
Paper: Wonderful Winter – My Mind’s Eye, Solid cardstock – Bazzill
Ink: Timber Brown – Staz On, Tuxedo Black – Memento
Penguin Stamp: Peachy Keen Stamps
Sentiment Stamp: Peachy Keen Stamps
Button, Ribbon, Tag : Not sure? They’ve been in my stash for a few years!
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December 14th, 2009
I know, I know, I missed like three days. I have been running on empty and haven’t shown the DPC any love. So, here it is, folks, this entry has been brought to you by – my Bialetti espresso maker. Given as a gift to my mom after she came back from Italy (and raved about the coffee), it found its way back to me after I found it (still in the box) collecting dust in my mom’s pantry. I love it and I just made need it to survive tonight!
December 14, 2009
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December 10th, 2009
Today I crawled out of hibernation and freshly fallen snow never ceases to amaze me. Talk about beauty! All I had was my phone so I snapped a picture of some gorgeous pines on my way home this morning.
December 09, 2009
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