by Tracy | Apr 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
I’ve had the Petite Pocket Die since it first came out and this is the first time I’ve used it. Why did I wait so long??
I used the die to create a holder for one of our Stampin’ Write markers and gave one to each of my Customer Reward Extravaganza attendees last Saturday. I ran it through my Big Shot with the Fancy Fan embossing folder and assembled it with a two-way glue pen. I wrapped a paper doily (in the Spring catalog) around the pocket and then finished it off with our new 1 1/4″ Two-Tone ribbon. My sentiment is included in the Pop-Up Posies Designer Kit in the Spring Catalog. I punched it out with the Ticket Duo Builder punch and adhered it with a glue dot.
Thanks for stopping by!
Tracy
If you would like to order any of the products I used to make my pocket holder, you can visit my Stampin’ Up! website
HERE.
by Tracy | Apr 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s time for the next installment of my series, Spotlight on Tools. I’ve been trying to choose tools that I find most useful when I stamp. So, this week my focus is on the Color Coach because I use it ALL the time. I tend to have difficulties knowing which colors go together and that is why the Color Coach is so helpful. There’s a card for each color that Stampin’ Up! carries and it lists colors that coordinate! You are shown a creative combination and then either a Sweet Set or Getting Started Combination. Three colors are listed in each category. I’ve paired colors together using my Color Coach that I never would have used together had it not been suggested. When new colors are introduced, new cards are always available. It is an indispensable tool and I keep it close by when I’m crafting!
You can purchase your own Color Coach HERE on my Stampin’ Up! website.
Color Coach #120148 $14.95
Thank you for stopping by!
Tracy
by Tracy | Apr 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
We made this card on Saturday at my Customer Reward Extravaganza using the Swallowtail stamp. This is a card that didn’t photograph as well as I would have like as it is much more vibrant in person and the butterfly really stands out.
The base of the card is Crumb Cake cardstock with a piece of paper from the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack. I used A Round Array stamp set again (as I did in yesterday’s post). The large rhinestone (in the Spring catalog) really adds a finishing touch!
The inspiration for my card came from Maggie Patterson and Ronda Wade during their Creative Convention Online for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy
Supplies
Stamps: Swallowtail, A Round Array (sneak peek item #129090 in clear only)
Ink: Midnight Muse
Paper: Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse, Print Poetry DSP
Accessories: Jumbo Rhinestones, SNAIL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Paper Piercing Mat, Paper Piercing Tool
Tools: 1 ¼” Scallop Circle punch*, 7/8” Scallop Circle punch
Order these products from my Stampin’ Up! online store HERE.
by Tracy | Apr 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today I have two little treat boxes that we made at my Stamp Clubs earlier this month. Last October I posted another one that you can see HERE. They are fun to make and are so versatile because you can stamp something different on each one! My cute sentiment is from the Sneak Peek set “A Round Array.” This is fast becoming one of my favorite sets and is available as a bundle with the 7/8″ punch until May 31st. For more information about this stamp set/bundle, click HERE. The box on the left was stamped with Secret Garden and the one on the right is made using Distressed Dots.
Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Tracy
Supplies
Stamps: A Round Array (this is a sneak peek item #129090 in clear only), Secret Garden*, Distressed Dots
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Gumball Green, Midnight Muse,
Paper: Crumb Cake
Accessories: Assorted Ribbon, Small Oval punch, Bone folder, Glue Dots
Tools: Simply Scored
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by Tracy | Apr 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Stampin’ Up! announced today that they will have new wood mount cases when the new catalog goes live on May 31st! I am so excited! I usually purchase clear mount stamps because they take up less space and the cases are easier to store but I love the new cases!! They will also be selling empty cases! Check out the video!! (I think there’s a sneak peek of a new stamp set too!)
Tracy
by Tracy | Apr 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Its time for my next installment of Spotlight on Tools! This week it’s Blender Pens (#102845 $9.95). Blender pens combine the flexibility of watercolors with the convenience of markers. It’s easy to achieve a beautiful watercolor effect using blender pens with just about any color source. The tip cleans off with just a stroke or two on scratch paper. One pen is all you need for all of your colors!
I use blender pens whenever I’m coloring in a stamped image. You simply pick up color with it and it helps to soften and blend the color. As you know, our pencils and watercolor crayons are being discontinued but I know that many of you have them already but you can also use reinkers. Here are several ways to use the pens:
1. Directly color your image with the crayons or pencils and then pull the color around.
2. Take your blender pen directly to the crayon.
3. Color on a piece of scratch paper, pick up the color with your pen and then to your stamped image.
4. Put a few drops of reinker in your stamp pad lid and pick up small amounts of the color to your stamped image.
They are a great tool to have in your stamping toolbox!!
Tracy
