Scalloped Valentine

I just got my order in from the new TAC catalog and had to play with my new toys. This is the 3" Giga Scallop Circle Punch.

It is so easy to use. I don't have any really nice punches like this. It is the first one I've gotten from TAC. The other ones I have take a lot of pressure to go through the cardstock and don't leave a very clean edge but this one is NICE. It works great!

Here is a card using TAC's "Friendly Note", "Wishing You", and "Running Stitches" sets and cardstock from the "Pop Rocks" collection.

I wanted to show you a fun way to add extra sparkle to your images. Here is a close up of the hearts.

To get this effect, color your image with Watercolor Pencils and use a Versamarker to blend. Be very careful to stay inside the lines when you're blending! Then before your Versamark has dried, you add some Sparkle Embossing Powder and heat it as usual. For the vase, I just used Transcendence Embossing Powder (you could use any clear EP) to make it look shiny like water.

Look under the "Products" tab on my TAC website for the items used to make this Valentine card.

http://elaine.ismyangel.net/Products/Default.aspx

Faith tag album

Faithbooking is such a blessing. I like it because it gives my scrapbooks a higher purpose. I can tell people about my faith and what God has done for me by just showing them my scrapbooks! What a simple way to witness! Most of my pages are just regular pages of my kids with a relevant Bible verse added somewhere. You can journal prayers or blessings to a page also. It is a way you can spend time with God while you're creating.
Boy, I was excited when I saw all the new faithbooking word stamps in TAC's new catalog. They reminded me of a project I did a while back. I had some beautiful nature photos that I wanted to faithbook. I thought I'd try a tag album. I used TAC's Sands of Time cardstock for the tags and I printed the Bible verses to go along with the photos with my computer. Although I personally like searching the Bible for the perfect verse, TAC has made projects like these a lot easier by offering sets with Bible verses and other great quotes. One of my favorites is called "Be Still". Here are some more word sets to use in your faithbook. "Faithbooking", "Nurture Your Soul", "Heavenly Father" and "My Spiritual Journey". Use these to inspire you to create faithbook pages or make a card to inspire someone else. Go to my TAC website and look under "products" to see these sets. http://elaine.ismyangel.net/
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