What is your artistic contribution and why do you love it?

Well I Guess Creating Cards And Gift Tags With Retro Images and Shabby Chic Style Designs. I Love Creating Pretty Paper Creations That Have Some sort Of Older Look Or Element From The Forties, Fifties And Early Sixties.

Where do you practice your craft? 

Home Office/Studio

How does your family support and/or participate in your artistic endeavors?

They Are Great! Hubby And Son Help Cut, Paste And Package.

When the well runs dry how do you recharge your creative spark?

Old Magazines And Movies Are A Huge Help. Also Just Shopping At Flea Markets Looking For Old Postcards, Greeting Cards.


What is your life motto?

Be Sincere And Kind Even To People Who Have Been Unkind To You. I Have Met So Many Kind People Since I Started My Business But On The Other Hand I Have Met Some Really Nasty Phony Gals And Have Had to Endure Some Real Hurts, But The Good Outweighs The Bad Because There Are So Many Nice And Sincere Women Doing What They Love.

What is the biggest enemy of your creativity?

Time! I Home School My Son Elliot And Also Take Care Of 4 Very Active Little Dogs.

What are some of your inspirations? 

Doris Day, Old Movies From The Forties, Fifties And Sixties.  Also Love Anything Christmas!! I Am So In Love With Old Cook Books And Anything Nostalgic. I Always Say That I Was Born In The Wrong Era. Anything Feminine And Soft.

List some of your favorite inspirational and creative websites or blogs for us to bask in.

One Of My Customers Is The Faded Rose In New York. Her Store And Home Are Amazing!! She Was One Of My First Customers And Has Always Been So Kind. http://www.thefadedroseltd.com/fadedrose1.html  I Also Love Etsy http://www.etsy.com And Of Course All Of My Blog Friends.

Who influences you?

Old Movies, Old Vintage Images, My Family And Friends.

What was your first job?

I Did Window Dressing For A Local High End Boutique Before I attended Penn State University.

What do you know for sure about the creative process?

It Is A Bit Overrated. LOL

What do you know now that you wish you’d known when you were younger?

Be Careful About Choosing Your Major In College!

Is there any current or upcoming project that you’d like our readers to know about?

Just Keep Checking Back For New Designs. I Am Really Enjoying Incorporating Fabric Into My Designs.





Can you share with us a teeny tiny short bio about your creative process and the background behind it? 

I Have An Enormous Collection Of Old And New Christmas Cards. I Have Been Collecting Them Since I Was A Teen. About Five Years Ago I Went To The Local Craft Store And Bought Some Blank Cards And Supplies And Just Starting Experimenting And The Response From Family And Friends Was Overwhelming. My Husband Don Took It Upon Himself To Send Out Samples Of My Cards To Some Businesses He Researched And It Took Off From There. So It Really Was Not Planned. I Do Come From A Very Creative And Artistic Family. My Mom Is A Really Good Artist And Can Sketch Anything. My Grandfather Was An Artist That Worked In Oil Paintings. He Did A Portrait For The Actress/Dancer Shirley McLain. I Have Two Uncles That Were Also Commissioned Artists. My Grandma Loved Fashion And Was Very Chic And Dressed Like Rhoda On The Mary Tyler Moore Show. My Father’s Father Was An Interior Designer. I Guess I Got A Little Of The Creative Gene From All Of Them.

You can visit Angelina at her website, Angelina's Cards & Paper Boutique and on her lovely blog, Retro Whimsey Greetings.