I just wanted to pop in and let you know that you may not be able to access my blog on Saturday for a short period of time. There will be work done on the server throughout the weekend and it should work fine. But it will definitely be down around 4:00 (Pacific time), possibly for a few hours. During that time my email (tracy@stampingwithtracy.com) will be down too.
Have a great weekend!
It’s Day 3 of my Treat Packaging series and I have a very quick and easy project for a lollipop!
When my husband and I moved to Florida from California for 7 years, I really, really missed See’s candy. I grew up with this candy store and it was always THE place to get candy. My dad, who really didn’t care for candy, loved their Rocky Road. It is so delicious. He didn’t really care for cake either (crazy, huh?) so one year we gave him a huge block of Rocky Road and stuck a candle in it. That was fun! Their lollipops are so good too and I’m especially partial to the Butterscotch flavor. If someone receives a See’s lollipop, they know they’re getting a special treat!
I have a video from a year ago that shows you how to make the lollipop holder. I’m using retired products but you’ll be able to see how to make one. In the video I turn down the paper up at the top. One of my samples is made this way and the other one is not.
If you are going to make it as I do in the video, your measurements will be 2″ x 8-1/2″ scored @ 1/2″, 4″ & 5″. If the top part is NOT turned over, your measurements will be 2″ x 8″ scored @ 3-1/2″ & 4-1/2″.
Below you’ll find the Product List for all the supplies I used.
Product List – Click any of the pictures below to be taken to my Stampin’ Up! online store.
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It’s Day 2 of my Week of Treat Packaging! Today I’ve wrapped up some Ghirardelli chocolates in our Gusseted Cellophane Bags. I have 6 inside each bag but you could definitely add more! The bags can be found in the Annual catalog and are new this year. They are food safe so you can also use candy that isn’t wrapped up. If you’d like to give a non-food treat, a gift card would fit nicely inside as well.
I used a piece of Halloween Night DSP that measures 2-7/8″ x 8-3/4″ scored @ 1″ and 3″ The paper slips into the gusseted bag and the weight of the candy will make it stand up. I didn’t score the top part of the paper, but the extra gets folded over the top. I stapled the bag shut with our handheld stapler which comes with mini staples that are just 3/8″ long. Since the staple is holding the bag shut, it isn’t necessary to use the clip but I thought it was cute. Plus, once the recipient opens the bag, it can then be closed using the clip.
Aren’t the scarecrows adorable??? They are from the set Cookie Cutter Halloween and the bats on my project yesterday also came from this set. I had fun coloring them in with colored pencils. If you are considering purchasing this stamp set and the matching punch, please be aware that the punch is part of a bundle that includes the stamp set Cookie Cutter Christmas AND this punch also works with the stamp set I’ve used today, Cookie Cutter Halloween (I hope that isn’t too confusing).
Both of my sentiments come from the stamp set Spooky Fun. This stamp set can also be purchased as a bundle which includes the stamp set and the Halloween Scenes Edgelits Dies. All of items in our bundles CAN be purchased separately but I wanted you to be aware of the options!
All of the products I used for my projects today are listed in the product list below. By clicking any of the pictures, you’ll be taken to my Stampin’ Up! online store.
Below the project list, you will find the bundles that I’ve mentioned above.
Product List- Click on any of the items below to be taken to my Stampin’ Up! online store.
Please note: I forgot to include that I also used the Project Life Cards and Labels Framlelits. You can find a picture of this product below.
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Bundles Mentioned Above: For more information about these bundles, click the pictures below.
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Thanks for stopping by!
Click HERE for all the details of the Ordering Special!
Hi Friends,
Are you on Facebook? If so, I’d love for you to join my Facebook group. I have a Business Facebook page but with but with the current Facebook algorithms, you don’t see each of my posts. With the Facebook group, you will! I’ll be having a giveaway in the group later this week! Click here to check out the group! Once there, just click where it says JOIN (you’re seeing my page so it says joined). It’s that easy!
These Special Offers end TODAY! Each product has been marked down 25%. To place an order, just click on any of the products below and you’ll be taken to my Stampin’ Up! online store.
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Don’t forget about my Ordering Special. Spend $50 before tax/shipping and you can select a free stamp set. Read all about it here!
Normally I’m not already thinking about holiday treats but with all of the cuteness in the Holiday Catalog, it’s hard not to! For the next seven days I’m going to share projects that will help with your October treat giving.
What chocolate lover wouldn’t love opening a box filled with a humongous sized package of M&M’s?? Yesterday I posted a Stampin’ Up! video that showed how to make your own custom box (if you missed it, you can see it HERE). After watching it and following the directions, I made a box that fit my candy perfectly! You can see it sitting in the bottom half of the box.
Here’s the finished box! I used lots of different products from the Holiday Catalog and I’ve listed them all below in the Product List. The bottom of my box was made using Basic Black cardstock and the top is from the Halloween Night Specialty DSP pack. I wrapped it up with two different pieces of twine but they come together in a set.
My tag was made using the Cheerful Tags Framelits Dies. There are two different types of tags in the set with 8 dies in all. My cute bats come from the very popular stamp set Cookie Cutter Halloween. I finished it off with the Halloween Night Enamel Dots and a piece of Washi tape at the bottom.
Here are the dimensions that I used for box. Bottom: 6-1/2″ x 10″ Score at 1″ along all the sides Top: 6″ x 9-1/2″ Score at 3/4″ along all of the sides. In the video Donna suggests cutting a smidge off two of the sides of the bottom of the box so be sure to refer back to it so that your top will fit nicely onto the bottom.
Product List – Click on any of the products below to place your order!
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My Ordering Special is still going on! Place a $50 order at my online store and choose a free stamp set. Be sure to read all of the details here! Any questions, please ask!
I love making boxes and packaging for treats so I was excited when this video from Stampin’ Up! was released. Donna, from the Home Office, takes us through figuring out to do the math to make a box of any size! She has such a wonderful teaching style that I am sure you’ll feel like you CAN make a custom box.
Because I love treat packaging, on Wednesday I am going to be kicking off my Week of Treat Packaging. Each day for seven days, I’ll show you a different way to package a treat. In the meantime, enjoy the video!
Don’t forget that I have an Ordering Special going on now! My offer is good until next week! Any questions, please ask! Click here for all the details!
Hi Friends!
I hope you had an enjoyable weekend! We are still experiencing warm weather, low 90’s, and I am very ready for some fall weather.
Today I’m sharing a 3″ x 5″ notepad. I used Peekaboo Peach for the cover of the notepad along with Whisper White and finished it off with a piece of Fruit Stand Designer Series Paper. While creating this I kept trying to bring in a complimentary color but I wasn’t happy with any of the combinations and decided to go with a monochromatic look.
I used the Layering Ovals Framelits for my sentiment. These are currently on sale until Wednesday for 25% off. They rarely go on sale so I’d say go for it if you’ve been thinking about purchasing them! The butterfly is one of two butterflies in the Bold Butterfly Framelits. I couldn’t resist adding a few rhinestones for some sparkle.
I sponged Peekaboo Peach around the edges of the scalloped piece. I was surprised by how dark it looked, actually pleasantly surprised. My sentiment is part of the Watercolor Wishes Card Kit (a kit with all the supplies to make 20 cards and a stamp set).
If you’d like the dimensions and supplies for this project in PDF format, click here.
Product List – Below you’ll find the products I used to make my project. Please note that the Layering Ovals Framelits are on sale until Wednesday but the sale price isn’t reflected here. Click any of the pictures in the Product List to see them in the store or for more information.
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I currently have an ordering special! For every $50 purchase (before shipping/tax) at my Stampin’ Up! online store, you can choose a free stamp set. This offer is good until September 30th. Click here to read all the details!
To visit my Stampin’ Up! online store, click here!
I’ve never before shown a picture of my craft room but since an area of it is clean and organized, today is the day! We’ve recently moved and I’ve been working hard to get my craft room set up in between upacking the rest of the house. Priorities, right?
We’ve lived in our “new” house in Southern California for a little over three years. We bought it as a second home so that we could be near our grandchildren. Our other home is also in California in the Central Valley and for the past three years we’ve been going back and forth between our two homes. It’s been difficult to do so we decided early this year to sell our Central California home. We lived there for 28 years and our children were very young when we first moved in, so I’m sad to say goodbye to our house and the area. Our house will officially close in a few weeks.
I’m so lucky to now have a HUGE craft room. Before we bought our house (actually when we first looked at it), I got so excited imagining what my craft room would look like in this room – my husband never even got a chance to claim the room. 🙂 I loved my craft room in our other house. It used to be our office and several years ago we converted it to just my craft room. My husband spent long hours making a table for me that fit along one wall. When we began our move we decided we wouldn’t take the table as we didn’t think it would survive. The more I thought about it, I really wanted to take it with us. I am happy to say that it did just fine during the move. I’ve been using multiple fold up tables as my work area so having my beautiful table in my room makes me very happy!
My desk rarely looks like this. When I’m creating, stuff is flying everywhere! It looks so pretty and pristine now!
I used my Brother P-touch to label many of my drawers and baskets. I am still getting used to my room and where I’ve put everything so the labels are really helping me find things quickly.
I’ll show more pictures of my room once I get other areas cleaned up and organized!
I currently have an ordering special! For every $50 purchase (before shipping/tax) at my Stampin’ Up! online store, you can choose a free stamp set. This offer is good until September 30th. Click here to read all the details!
To visit my Stampin’ Up! online store, click here!
Hi Friends!
Last week I starting writing this post on the Layering Circles Framelits and yesterday the Layering Ovals Framelits went on sale for 25% off the regular price (this price is good until Wednesday, September 21st). The information in my post can also apply to the Ovals Framelits, which are at such a great price!
I will be always be honest with you and with that being said, I’ll mention that I was very disappointed that so many of our punches retired last spring. I’m still disappointed. Many of the ones that I’ve used for years, such as the Scallop Oval and Small Oval punch have retired. In June, four different sets of Framelits for the Big Shot debuted in the Annual Catalog and they were intended to take the place of many retired punches.
I love my Big Shot and use it every single time I’m in my craft room but I find it easier to stay seated while I’m crafting and just grab punches. I find that I’m jumping out of my seat more often, but, maybe that’s a good thing! You can’t deny that there are so many more layering options with these new Framelits and that is a definite plus. The set below comes with 16 dies! I’m not sure I’d want to store that many punches!
I bought the Layering Circle Framelits (as well as the Layering Squares and Layering Ovals Framelits) when they first came out but I finally used the Circle Framelits just a few weeks ago. Why? They were a bit intimidating! So many pieces, which ones layer with which . . . . . I just kept avoiding using them.
So, I came up with several ideas to make using them a breeze. As you can see below, I numbered the circles 1-8 and the scallops 1-8. I keep track of the measurements I use on all of my projects and this will make it so much easier to recreate them if I can just refer to the numbers I used.
There’s one thing though that I wish I had done differently. In my head I thought that as long as they were numbered, it would be fine but I wish I had laid them all out in front of me from largest to smallest and THEN numbered them.
Next, I cut all of the pieces out using two different colors, one for the scallops and the other for the circles and I numbered each one according to how I numbered them above. Then I placed them on two different rings. I have the sizes in sequential order on the rings but the numbers are not in order. It really isn’t a big deal, but I would have preferred that they be in order.
Now it will be easy to see which pieces layer together! The rings kind of get in the way with the smaller circles and scallops but I think it will work. And I imagine that the more I work with them, it will become second nature as to which ones I need.
I hope this has helped you out if you’ve purchased any of the new Framelits or if you are considering this purchase. We have four different layering options and I’ll list all of those sets below. Remember, the Ovals are on sale but the sale price isn’t reflected in the product list below. If you click on it, you’ll be taken to my online store and you’ll see the sale price there (until September 21st)!
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I currently have an ordering special! For every $50 purchase (before shipping/tax) at my Stampin’ Up! online store, you can choose a free stamp set. This offer is good until September 30th. Click here to read all the details!
To visit my Stampin’ Up! online store, click here!
Starting today and continuing until Friday, September 30, 2016, for every $50 purchase (before shipping/tax) at my Stampin’ Up! online store you will receive a free retired stamp set from me. Place a $100 order (before shipping/tax) and I’ll send you two stamp sets, etc.
Here’s how it will work:
Place an order at my Stampin’ Up! online store using the September Host Code: BZ6JNCNX
Your order can be a combination of Annual & Holiday catalog products as well as items on the Clearance Rack. Your order must be a minimum of $50 before tax/shipping. Be sure that you can see my name (Tracy Bradley) in the upper right hand corner of the ordering page. Remember to use the HOST CODE BZ6JNCNX Here’s an example where you will be prompted to enter the host code.
Below, I will list all of the stamp sets that are available. Immediately after you place your order, email me your top three stamp set choices. In order to be fair to everyone, please do not email me before you place your order. I will try to honor your first choice whenever possible but please understand that certain stamp sets may go more quickly. I’ll let you know via email which stamp set(s) you’ll be receiving. Once a stamp set has been spoken for, I will remove it from the list. I do have several of some stamp sets so you might notice that a set is still on the list even though I contacted you that you will be getting that particular one.
The stamps sets will either be clear mount or photopolymer (no requests please).
If you choose NO CONTACT when placing your order, I will be unable to send your free stamp set as Stampin’ Up! will not release your name and address to me.
Sorry, but this offer is only open to U.S. customers and only available through Tracy Bradley
If you are having trouble ordering online, I am happy to do it for you. I will need your credit card information.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Click here to place your order!
To view the Holiday Catalog online, click here!
To view the Annual Catalog online, click here!
*** Update: All of the stamp sets have been removed.
If you have any questions at all, please ask!
This is the third and final week of Special Offers from Stampin’ Up! This week it’s all about Project Life and the Layering Ovals Framelits Dies AND they are all 25% off! I especially love when Big Shot accessories go on sale!
If you would like more information about any of these products, click HERE to visit my Stampin’ Up! online store.
You are always welcome to contact me if you have any questions: tracy@stampingwithtracy.com
Ready to place an order? Click here to go to my Stampin’ Up! online store. My September Host Code is: BZ6JNCNX
At checkout, you will be asked to enter the Host Code. Use it and I will send you a small gift! At the end of the month I will close the code and split the Shopping Rewards with everyone who used it. If your order is $150, please do not use the code. You will receive your own Shopping Rewards from Stampin’ Up! Questions? Don’t hesitate to send me an email.
The Stampin’ Up! Clearance Rack has been updated. Lots of goodies, such as embossing folders, punches, Big Shot accessories, ribbon, embellishments, stamps . . . . . .
I don’t know how much inventory they have on hand so if you see something that appeals to you, I would grab it!
You can see the list here!
At checkout, you will be asked if you have a Host Code. My September Host Code is
Use it and I will send you a small gift! At the end of the month I will close the code and split the Shopping Rewards with everyone who used it. If your order is $150, please do not use the code. You will receive your own Shopping Rewards from Stampin’ Up! Questions? Don’t hesitate to send me an email.
