About Angela Ploegman
Angela Ploegman grew up in Canada and moved to Iowa in 1999. She is married and has a 10 year old son and 6 year old daughter. She works full time, and has started a regular exercise program. When time allows, she likes to cook and bake, and photograph her children and/or travels.Angela creates scrapbook pages that document her family’s daily life and special events. She likes to keep it quick and simple. She likes to share her cards and mixed media projects to show how she uses varied techniques on these projects. “I really enjoy the social side of attending crops with friends, but am MUCH more productive crafting at home, watching TV or alongside my kids.” Her favorite crafting snacks are some Diet Caffeine Free Dr. Pepper and Cadbury Milk Chocolate (in bar or mini egg form).
Angela has been published in magazines, and on Design Teams. She truly enjoys showing others how attractive crafts don't need to be complicated, time consuming or expensive.
Her go-to adhesive is the E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable, although she loves Adhesive Sheets and Crafty Power Tape and 3D Designer Shapes and… See what Angela is up to on her blog, Angela Ploegman Designs
Copper Foiled Photo Corners on a Fall Thanks Card
Hello blog readers….it’s Angela today sharing a card using altered Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Creative Photo Corners – White. The photo corners were super easy to alter. I simply cut a strip of the photo corners off the sheet, keeping … Continue reading
Fabulous Background – Stamping with Lace Trim
Hello Blog Readers! It’s Angela today sharing a tutorial for creating this fabulous background using Lace Ribbons! 1. Weave 1 inch wide lace ribbon into a rectangle slightly larger than the desired background: 2. Spray with pigmented mists (I used yellow, … Continue reading
BellaBVLD Blog Hop – Sneak Peek – Food and Family Layout
Hello blog readers! This week we’ve teamed up with BellaBVLD for a fun blog hop! Join us Tuesday-Friday for prizes and inspiration. Today I created a preview using their Hello Autumn line as a sneak peek! I love the colors … Continue reading
Live Hard, Love Harder Tag with 3D Foam Hearts
Hello blog readers! It’s Angela today and I’m sharing one of my favorite tags ever! The focal point is a Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® 3D Foam Heart all glittered up on the front and backed with copper leafing that sticks … Continue reading
TUTORIAL – Turn Your Trim into Stamps!
Hello blog readers! It’s Angela today sharing a tutorial for turning your trim into stamps using Home and Hobby by 3L Extreme Double-Side Tape 1/8″. I used the technique to create this cute card: Tutorial: 1. Gather some supplies. In addition … Continue reading
Wedding Invitation – From Simple to Stunning!
Hello blog readers! It’s Angela here today….sharing a wedding invitation I created for my sister in law’s upcoming nuptials! The request was for simple, flat invitations with a western feel and a combination of fonts….the design process started with a … Continue reading
Father’s Day Card – You’re the Best!
Hello blog readers! It’s Angela today sharing a tutorial for this clean and simple Father’s Day Card: I’ve been playing with negative space a lot lately and this card is another example…here’s how I made it: 1. Gather your … Continue reading
Mixed Media Gift Tag – Thanks
Hello blog readers! It’s Angela today sharing a mixed media tag using negative space. First up, I inked a manila tag with a selection of pink, red and blue inks. Then I sprinkled some water on the tag to create … Continue reading
Father’s Day Card Featuring Adhesive Sheets and FOIL!
Hello blog readers! It’s Angela today, sharing a Father’s Day Card featuring Adhesive Sheets – 12 x 12″ and foil! This card was inspired by the supremely talented Christine Emberson’s post found HERE….in her original post Christine die cut 3D … Continue reading
Blog Hopping with Bo Bunny Day 3!
Welcome to the third day of Bo Bunny week! Through Saturday we’re featuring one or more designers on their own blogs, and an opportunity to win from us and from Bo Bunny! Lots of prizes are available this week! Each … Continue reading