Free Angel Decor Pattern

How about another freebie? I'm enjoying making these and I hope you do, too.

A while ago, I found this really cool angel project from Martha's Stewart that uses a paper plate. I took that genius design and made it fancier and converted it to SVG that I can cut with my electronic cutting machine. I cut over a dozen of these that range in size from 4" to 8" circle for our Women's Christmas party.These are super easy to make. My girls and I had a blast dressing these little angels.

I used some DCWV papers and embellished them with ribbons, lace and Want2Scrap bling. They look really good clustered in groups.

Here's a close up of one. this is the 8" circle. Don't you just love that swirly bling?

This is the 4" circle that makes an upright 2.5" tall angel. I just tied a mini jingle bell with twine around the waist. I wish I had taken a photo of them clustered with the different sizes, but the ladies at the party snagged them before I could do that. It makes me happy that they loved them!

If you want to make your own, here's the pattern that you can download. I included in this zip file a PDF format, PNG (if you want to customize the size in Word, and SVG (which is compatible with many electronic die cutting machines). I used an ecraft machine to cut mine. Just click on the photo below.

As usual, please leave me a comment if you created something with this pattern. I'd love to see it.

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Free Tag Printables

In the spirit of Christmas, I have some printable tags for you to use. I had fun designing these and I hope you will like them. I tried to include all different styles, from vintage to graphic. I printed them and embellished with scraps of ribbons, lace, and whatever was laying on my desk at that time :).

For these two, I inked the edges with Distress Inks to make them look even older.

You can download by clicking on the photo below.

The Santa image is from The Graphics Fairy. The vintage flower is courtesy of VintageHolidayCrafts.com. Please take note of my Terms of Use (included in the download file) and leave me a comment if you use these tags, so we can all see. Thank you!

Noel and some changes

Before I share my card, I just want to let you know that if you have any questions for me, please use the chat box on my left sidebar. I received a few questions recently, but I was not able to send my response because the sender either didn't provide an email address; or the sender has a complicated spam filter that made my response undeliverable. I was asked to do a 2-3 step verification that included my going to an unknown link. For my own safety, I didn't proceed. From now on, if you have questions, please post in on the chat box. This will also benefit others who might have the same questions. Often emails get lost in my inbox as well and my own spam filter may tag your emails as spam, thus preventing me from seeing it in the first place. Thank you!

I hope you all had a great weekend. Mine was busy that started with my daughter's piano recital. She was nervous, but did very well. I'm a proud mama :).

My card today was for Card Patterns sketch last week. This is a bittersweet moment for me as this is my last card as a member of the Card Patterns DT. In order to simplify my life, I have decided to step down from the CP team, starting the beginning of the year. I have loved my time with Michelle and Tracy and will miss working with these two talented ladies, as well as the many other wonderful ladies who have been part of the DT the last 2 years I was part of it. I won't be a stranger as I will continue to follow the sketch there, just not in an official capacity.

I used Layers of Color's Beautiful Lace and Christmas Verses sets for this one. The vintage girl image is from The Graphics Fairy. I'm entering this to her Brag Monday feature. The papers are Webster's Pages. The bling is Want2Scrap. The lace was cut with Spellbinders dies.

I also help host a Women's Christmas party for our church yesterday. It's an annual event that many ladies look forward to every December. It's our way to reach out to women in our community and is very well received every year. God truly blessed our time.

Here are some of the wonderful ladies with whom I get to share this experience.

Have a great week, friends!

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Wall Hanging and some links to share

I have a wall hanging to share with you today that was featured in the SRM Stickers blog on Wednesday. I used SRM Everyday Girl stickers for the sentiments. The panels were made from coasters. The papers are K&Co's Life's Journey.

Here is a close up. These were impromptu shots of my girls. I love taking those better than posed ones, don't you? This was a gift for my in-laws. I love giving handmade gifts because you're sharing your labor of love. It's also cheaper :).

Here's something a little different on my blog. I found these great links that I hope you will find helpful, entertaining, inspiring or all of the above.

25 Clever Ideas to Make Life Easier

The Best 5 Toys of All Time

Amazon's 25 Days of Free - applies only to US and Canadian residents, unfortunately.

Two Peas in a Bucket Paper Crafting Sales - 50% of Echo Park's Country Drive Collection. Check out their other sales - some up to 75% off!

Making The Ordinary, Extraordinary - can you guess what this photo is? God's creation, up close and personal.

 via: Nikon Small World

Cello Wars - combining my two favorite things (cello and Star Wars) in one entertaining video.

Finally, from the same guys above, this rendition of "Bring Him Home" from Les Miserables moved me to tears.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Vintage Baby and a Giveaway

Thank you so much for your wonderful comments in yesterday's post with the new release by The Craft's Meow. I am so glad you like the new stamps.

I have another card today using them. This one is for a baby girl. The label/frame and sentiment are from Lovely Labels 18 set, cut with Spellbinders Labels 18 dies. The vintage image is from this site.The papers are a mix of Prima and Melissa Frances.

Now are you ready for a giveaway? Moxie Fab World Blog is featuring The Craft's Meow today! Five TCM stamps are up for grabs, including my Fun{tache}tic, Vintage Ornaments and Vintage Snowflakes set. These sets are extremely popular and TCM can't seem to keep them in stock for too long. More are being manufactured and should arrive in the TCM store soon. In the meantime, go comment on the Moxie Fab blog for a chance to win them!

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