by Tracy | Feb 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Welcome to Day 1 of the Glitter Queens Blog Hop! Thanks for joining us today! Either you’ve come from Sue Novick’s blog or this is your first stop. Be sure to continue through by clicking the button at the end of the post. Our hop with continue until Wednesday so please be sure to come back each day!
Have you ever wished for an embossing folder that just doesn’t exist? You can create the look of an embossed background with the Faux Embossing Technique!
To make my card I used our Transfer Adhesive Sheets which have a protective coating over very sticky, strong adhesive. Before running it through the Big Shot, I peeled the paper off of the Transfer Sheet and placed the sticky transfer sheet onto my Whisper White cardstock. You’ll run it through the Big Shot using this “sandwich”:
1. Magnetic Platform
2. Cutting Plate
3. Adhesive Sheet/Whisper White cardstock with cardstock facing up
4. A piece of waxed paper (this helps to remove the Thinlet)
5. “Hello” Thinlit
6. Cutting Plate
The word Hello easily peels off of the transfer sheet with a nice layer of adhesive on the back. Another option would be to cut out the word using your Whisper White cardstock and then adding your own adhesive such as Tombow or the 2-way Glue pen. For me, the adhesive sheet made it so easy to place the words down on my paper!
I started in the middle of my cardstock with the first hello. I cut off the pieces that hung over the paper and was able to place some of the scraps onto my finished piece so don’t throw away those pieces until you are completely finished! When you’re done, it looks as though you used an embossing folder!
I punched a few flowers using the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, sponged Coastal Cabana ink around the edges, added a candy dot and adhered them around my words!
Here’s one more!
Thank you for stopping by today! Kris Miller is your next stop! Click HERE to continue on to her site or click the NEXT button below! See you tomorrow!
Here’s the list of Glitter Queens participating in the blog hop!
1. Dawn Griffith
2. Jennifer Kay
3. Dee Slater
4. Sue Novick
5. Tracy Bradley You are Here!
6. Kris Miller
Product List – Click on any item to be taken to my Stampin’ Up! online store
by Tracy | Feb 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow I will be participating in a blog hop so please stop by!
I hope you had an enjoyable Valentine’s Day! My husband and I went out to dinner earlier in the week to celebrate because we both hate the crowds. We had a nice day yesterday babysitting our granddaughter, Audrey. We were with her all day and then her daddy picked her up and took her out to dinner (our daughter, Erin, had to work). We took a picture of the two of them as they headed out to eat.
Wondering what Audrey has around her neck? She is obsessed with wearing her rabbit ears. She also has black cat ears and she wears both at the same time, usually. She goes to bed wearing them. When she sleeps at our house, I go back in later and take them off. In the morning she finds them in the crib and puts them right back on. So sweet.
Have a wonderful Sunday! Hope to see you tomorrow!
by Tracy | Feb 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
This post was intended for yesterday but by the time I finished writing it, amid countless interruptions, it was early evening! Ever have one of those days??
Several days ago I shared two cards that I made after cutting a piece of Painted Blooms DSP into six pieces. You can see that post here. Today I have another card from that same piece of paper. This time there’s quite a bit more white space so I added a butterfly along with the sentiment. I stamped the butterfly from the set Butterfly Basics in Blackberry Bliss. It is a bit hard to see on the card but it has a lacy look to it. I cut another butterfly out of vellum with the Butterfly Thinlits and adhered it with glue dots. The pearls I added hide the glue dots.
My sentiment comes from one of my Paper Pumpkin kits. When you subscribe, you receive an exclusive stamp set each month, along with ink, and paper to create fun projects! If you want to learn more about Paper Pumpkin, click HERE! There’s currently a sale on 3 month prepaid subscriptions. Not only do you receive $5 off but you are immediately eligible for a Sale-a-bration product! Click here to see and/or order the special!
Next week I will be particpating in a Glitter Queens Blog Hop. It will start on Monday and end on Wednesday. Be sure to stop by right here on Monday morning!
Product List: There are many different options with the Butterfly Basics stamp set/Thinlits, which I’ve listed below. If you purchase a bundle, you save 15%. Click on any of the pictures to be taken to my online store.
by Tracy | Feb 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
Here are the Weekly Deals for this week! These prices are good until February 16th or while supplies last!
Stampin’ Up! has just released a new photopolymer stamp set called Lovely Amazing You!
Click here to visit my Stampin’ Up! online store!
Thanks for stopping by!
by Tracy | Feb 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
Happy Monday! I haven’t been able to post to my blog (or create in my stamp room) in the last few days as I’ve been babysitting my granddaughter. There just aren’t enough hours in the day, or energy, to get everything done. But, this morning I was able to sit at my craft table for a few minutes. I needed a few cards to send out today and these were very quick and easy to create.
As I have mentioned before, I love the gorgeous Painted Blooms Designer Series paper. It is so pretty that I’ve been hesitant to cut it up, which is somewhat silly. Fellow demo, Patty Bennett, suggested cutting it up to make six individual cards. What a great idea!
Here are two cards I made this morning!
After cutting the DSP and adhering it to my Blackberry Bliss cardstock, I just needed to add a sentiment. E-a-s-y! Once I punched out my sentiment I did sponge some color around it for some dimension.
I will be back tomorrow with the Weekly Deals and hopefully later this week with more cards from this one sheet of paper!
Have a great day!
Product List (click on the pictures below and you’ll be taken to my Stampin’ Up! website)
