by Tracy | Feb 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Welcome back to Day 2 of the Glitter Queens Blog Hop! We are so glad you are joining us!
Today I have a card using the Dahlia Fold Technique. When I love paper, such as the sheets in the Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper Pack, I am always itching to make flowers with the Dahlia Fold.
Here’s a picture tutorial showing you how to assemble the flower. Once you make each fold, use your bone folder. It will be much easier to put your flower together if you have nice creases.
Step 1: Punch eight circles of DSP using your 1-3/4″ Circle punch and one circle of cardstock with the 2-1/2 inch punch for the base (use a color that matches your paper). You can use smaller circles but for me, if they are any smaller, I have difficulties folding.
Step 2: Fold each DSP circle into fourths. I am using cardstock so you can see this step easier but this would be the printed paper you are using.
Step 3: I drew lines on the paper so you can see exactly how I folded the paper.
Step 4: Turn your paper OVER and bring the entire piece to your center line. It may be hard to understand this but once you are actually doing it, it will be clear.
Step 5: Do the same thing to the opposite side. This is what it will look like when finished. You’ve just made your first petal! Do the same thing 7 more times. When you assemble your flower, all of the pieces will be glued right next to each other.
Step 6: Once you have all of your pieces made, mark the center on your 2-1/2 inch circle with a pencil (I folded my paper into fourths so I could easily see where the center was). I used Tombow multipurpose liquid glue on my circle. I like the option of being able to move my petals around to exactly the right spot which you can do with this glue as opposed to Snail or Sticky Strip. Put each petal point on the pencil mark you made in the center and butt each petal right up to the next one.
To finish the flower off, I used glue dots to adhere a Pacific Point button in the middle of my flower. Then, using glue dots again, I attached one of the Something Borrowed Embellishments (found in the Occasions Catalog) to the button. I used both the button and embellishment because I felt that it needed a pop of color in the middle. My sentiment comes from the set Cheerful Critters, which is also in the Occasions catalog. You’ll find a list of all the products I used at the end of the post.
If you haven’t tried this paper folding technique before, I hope you feel inspired to give it a try! See you tomorrow! I just might have some Blog candy for the last day of the blog hop!
Click HERE to move on to Kris Miller’s blog or click the Next button below.
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 product below and you’ll be taken to my Stampin’ Up! online store.
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)
by Tracy | Feb 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I definitely have candy on the brain! Really, who am I kidding? I always think about candy. 🙂 I bought little packs of Gummi Bears and once my boxes were made I hoped the bags would fit inside. I was happy when I was able to fit four in comfortably. I bought them at Amazon and I will provide the link below if you are interested in getting some.
I used the Stacked with Love Designer Series Paper Pack for the top of my box and coordinating cardstock for the bottom. Here’s another one using paper from the same pack. I used Whisper White for the base.
Both the top and base of the box use paper that measures 5- 1/2 x 4 -1/2. The difference is where you score them so that the top will fit on the box. The DSP (top) is scored at 15/16th on all four sides and the cardstock (bottom) is scored at 1″ on all four sides.
If you are interested in the Gummi Bears in bulk on Amazon, then click here.
Below are the supplies I used for both boxes. Click on any of the pictures and you’ll be taken to my Stampin’ Up! online store. The Sweetheart Punch is on sale until Monday, February 9th (you’ll see the sale price when you click on it) and the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper is also on sale. I used silver on my project but they are very similar.
Thanks for stopping by!
Product List
by Tracy | Feb 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Weekly Deals are here! I always like it when Big Shot dies and punches are on sale! If you would like to purchase any of these items or see more information about each product, just click on each picture and you will be taken to my online store!
by Tracy | Feb 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
The other day while at the grocery store, I saw my favorite candy bar! Why the excitement? It’s because I don’t see it very often. I used to purchase them at the only store in town that carried them and then all of a sudden they were no longer on the shelves. When I saw ten of them at the grocery store, yes, I grabbed all ten of them! Who knows if they will be restocked so I did what I needed to do and into my cart they went! Ever since I can remember, this was also my dad’s favorite so it really makes me think of him and smile.
On to my project! For the last several days I’ve been playing around with my Envelope Punch Board and thought it would be fun to make a box (did you know that this punch board isn’t just for making envelopes???) that fit the candy bar perfectly.
It took a little playing around with it, but here’s what I came up with!
Once the box was made, I did have to make a few adjustments so that the box would close. You can see the two ends that would normally be pointed but I cut off just enough so that the box would shut. I used the Stacked with Love DSP pack to make a belly band around the box. Each of the sheets in the pack are 4 1/2″ wide but I cut my down to 3 inches. After wrapping the paper around the box I tied it up with our beautiful organza ribbon. I used some sparkly silver glimmer paper to attach my sentiment to and using white Baker’s Twine, I wrapped it around the ribbon.
Nothing says you care like giving someone their favorite candy bar wrapped up in a pretty little box!
Product List (Click on each picture to visit my Stampin’ Up! online store)
by Tracy | Feb 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Thanks so much to everyone who left a comment telling me what your favorite crafting tool is! I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your answers. The winner of the embossing folder and rhinestones goes to Pam Lockard. She said, “Die cuts and my big shot make things so much easier.” I couldn’t agree more! Congrats Pam!
I hope to be back tomorrow. I’ve been making invitations for my sister’s upcoming wedding and I just finished them. I hope to get into my craft room later today to do some more creating!
Have a great day!
by Tracy | Jan 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
More blog candy! Since I love my embossing folders so much, I decided that one lucky person will win the Decorative Dots embossing folder along with another favorite of mine, rhinestones! (Can you tell what color I am wearing today by looking at the rhinestones)?
If you would like a chance to play, just leave a comment with your favorite crafting tool (mine has to be the Big Shot)! The deadline for comments is Monday, February 2nd at noon Pacific Time. I’ll choose a random comment and announce the winner later in the day, right here on my blog!
Please note: I can only ship within the U.S. The winner will have 24 hours to email me their name and mailing address.
I can’t wait to read your comments! Have a wonderful day!
by Tracy | Jan 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
I had so much fun making the card from yesterday that I decided to try another one. This time I used Strawberry Slush and Blushing Bride and made a mask for the sentiment with my Oval Framelits. I finished it off with several pearls! If you give this a try, I ‘d love to see what you’ve created!
Click on any of the supplies below to be taken to my Stampin’ Up! online store!
Product List
