Color My Heart Color Challenge #666

This week’s Color Challenge is such a fun one—and honestly, it felt like it was made just for me! Orange is my second favorite color, and teal is my third, so I was already excited before I even sat down at my desk. Pair those bold, happy colors with a soft cream neutral, and I knew this was going to be an easy (and super enjoyable!) challenge.

I decided to pull out a little hot air balloon die that came in the 2024 Spellbinders Advent Calendar. Isn’t it just the cutest? It’s been sitting in my stash waiting for the right project, and these colors gave me the perfect excuse to finally use it.

At first, I wasn’t sure what direction to take, but I quickly realized it made the sweetest little gift tag! I love how a tag can stand alone as a small project, but it also has so much versatility—you can pop it onto a card front, tuck it into a gift bag, or even use it as an embellishment on a scrapbook page. Don’t you just love when one little project can do double (or triple!) duty?

I can’t wait to see how you all use this week’s combo. Do you lean more toward the bold side with the orange and teal, or will you keep it softer by letting the cream be your star? However you play, it’s always so fun to see all the different creative takes.

👉 Ready to join in the fun? Come play along with us at Color My Heart Color Dare! You can check out all the details and share your project here: Color Dare Challenge. We’d love to see what you create! 💜

Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team!! Join in on Challenge #664!

I am a new team member for the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog!

Each week there is an amazing new color challenge! This week is #664. You can only use the colors listed for the challenge. This week, you have to use at least two shades of blue & you can add any neutrals, black, white, & silver metallic.

I used the Food Stand die sets from MFT to make this darling coffee stand card! I love to make tent cards but they always slide flat. I started making them with their own built in stands! For this card, I added a couple of cute little coffee cups to complement the cards.

Please join in the fun!! Check out the Facebook page here: Color My Heart Color Dare

Check out the Color My Heart Color Dare blog!

Special April Instagram Hop!

We are excited to announce a special hop this month, focusing on some of the outstanding stamp sets previously released by Artful Angel. As we will not be releasing new stamps this month, we thought it would be a great opportunity to showcase some of our older sets and have asked some past design team members to join is. Please join us on this hop as we revisit these incredible sets. I have created a project using one of our newest sets, Garden Gnomes, available for purchase here: https://shopartfulangel.com/products/artful-angel-garden-gnomes. We will select a winner from all comments on April 10th, and announce the winner on the 15th. The winner will receive the Artful Angel set of their choice.

Join in the Hop! https://www.instagram.com/p/DIEauiCxFoV/?igsh=Zm0zZnYxeHVndWZ0

Design Team Call

Artful Angel is looking for ONE Design Team Member to join our team! 

What's the commitment each month?

• Your term commitment will be February 2025 through December of 2025. You will be required to produce a minimum of 3 projects with that each month's release. Additional projects with other Artful Angel products are not required but would be appreciated throughout each month. 

How often will I need to post?

• There will be an Instagram Release Hop on the 5th of each month. You will be required to participate in the Hop. In addition, each project will need to be posted in the Artful Angel Takes Flight Facebook group, as well. Any other Facebook groups you can post in, please do! The more exposure & sales that Artful Angel gets, the better! You will also need to comment in FB on your fellow DT members posts as well as commenting on other posts added by customers. Engagement is my keyword for 2025!

What are the benefits to me?

• You will be able to sign up for an affiliate link that you can use to offer your followers a discount plus receive a small commission for yourself.
• You will receive 3 stamp sets each release. If there are more than 3 stamp sets in the release, you will still only receive 3 sets of my choice. 
• You will also receive a 50% discount on all Artful Angel branded products & 35% off other brands sold in the shop (except Copic markers as though are already reduced).

How do I apply?

• Please email photos of 3 recent projects to info@shopartfulangel.com by December 31st. Each project should include a stamped image that has been colored using a media form such as Copic markers, colored pencil, or watercolor. Please send photos that exemplify your skills not only in cardmaking but in photography. 
• Please make the subject of your email as follows: 2025 AA Design Team Tryout-Your Name
• Make sure that you answer the following questions in your email:
• Name
• Email
• Current Design Teams
• Past Design Teams
• Are you willing to commit to the entire term?
• How long have you been using Artful Angel?
• What are your 3 most favorite Artful Angel branded stamp sets & why?
• If you haven't heard of Artful Angel before, please check us out here: shopartfulangel.com
• Deadline to enter is December 23rd at midnight.

Please note: This time around, we are only looking for US Design Team members.

Thank you for trying out! Good luck!

Merry Christmas!!

It's Time For The November Release!

It's time for the November Release! This month we have 3 gorgeous & coordinating sets-Strut Your Stuff, Birds Of A Feather, & Disco Turkey! These sets are so fun to color because peacocks have such amazing colors! I cannot get enough of these amazing sets.

In my sample, I colored up the peacock from the 4x4 set, Strut Your Stuff. I recently got some peacock feathers in the mail from someone who had taken one of my classes. She was actually the inspiration for this set! I used one of the feathers she sent me behind the colored image. I think the feather makes a fun touch!

Strut Your Stuff - 4x4

Birds Of A Feather - 4x6

Disco Turkey - 4x6

Hop along with us on the Instagram Hop for a chance to win a November Release Prize Pack! Start at the Artful Angel Instagram account & stop at each Designers Instagram. Leave them some love, a comment, & tag a friend (or friends) for your chance to win. Then, head over to the shop to purchase your favorite set (or sets). Don't worry, if you win & have already purchased, we will have another prize pack for you!

Let your creativity take flight!!

Coffee Break For The Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

 Who out there LOVES their coffee??? Does coffee run in your veins?? Are you an avid reader?? Then this bookmark is just for you!

I used our amazing Coffee Break set from our January Release. It is such a fun & versatile set! So many options come as part of this set. You can use the cup:

• by itself
• with the wrap
• with the lid
• with the steam
• with the lid & the wrap
• with the wrap & the steam
• and so many other options!

Some fun & hand drawn phrases, a yummy looking cookie, & a few little coffee beans. There are so many great stamps in this set! If you love coffee (or tea or hot cocoa), you NEED this set!

Let your creativity fly!!

February IG Hop-Smell The Flowers

It’s Hop Time over on the Artful Angel Instagram! Come on over & get inspired by the phenomenal projects by our amazing team!! Start at the Artful Angel Instagram & hop through each participant’s Insta to see what our team has done with some of the fun sets available at Artful Angel. 

For my card, I used C. C. Designs new Potted Animals for this darling mini slimline. The stencil is Kraftin’ Kimmie’s Breezy Backgrounds. Both items are available in the Artful Angel shop!