by Tracy | May 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hi Friends!
Today I have a Mother’s Day card for you! I used the stamp set Fabulous Florets, one I have to admit I have had for some time but have rarely used. I used the Color Wash technique. I embossed my flowers and then painted them with Whisper White craft ink. After it dried, I used my Rich Razzleberry stamp pad and my Aqua Painter and finished coloring my flowers. My sentiment looks crooked – that is driving me crazy – but in person it is straight. 🙂 It is hard to see in the photo but I also added some pearls in the center of each flower. The stamp set I used, Wonderful Mother, is retiring so get it now if you like it!
I’m giving this card to my mom for Mother’s Day – I know she won’t see this post before I give it to her. I have another Mother’s Day card that I will show tomorrow!
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!
Tracy
- Stamps: Wonderful Mother (retiring) Wood (126505) Clear (126507)
- Ink: Midnight Muse, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White Craft stamp pad, Whisper White Craft Ink Refill
- Paper: Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry
- Accessories: SNAIL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Basic Pearls, Aqua Painter
by Tracy | May 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Hi Friends!
Today’s card is one that was inspired by a card I saw in Stampin! Success, a magazine for demonstrators. It uses the Honeycomb embossing folder for the Big Shot which has become one of my favorite folders. The stamp set I used is Oh, Hello. I stamped the chevron pattern in Crumb Cake and used my Oval Framelits and Big Shot to cut it out. To color the flower I used my Gumball Green and Elegant Eggplant Stampin’ Write markers and applied the color directly to the stamp. It is such an easy way to get different colors on a stamped image. I made a little bow with Linen Thread and adhered it with a two-way glue pen. I used dimensionals to apply the honeycomb layer to my card base to give it extra dimension.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tracy
Supplies
Stamps: Oh, Hello
Paper: Crumb Cake
Ink: Real Red, Elegant Eggplant, Gumball Green
Accessories: Linen Thread, Basic Pearls, Glue Dots, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools: Big Shot, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Itty Bitty Butterfly
by Tracy | May 4, 2013 | Uncategorized
My Stamp Club ladies made this card when we met this week. You can find a very similar card in the Stampin’ Up! catalog on page 190. I saw this version on Sandy Hancock’s blog and fell in love with it. It is simple but beautiful!!
Thank you for stopping by today!
Tracy
Supplies
Stamps: Wonderful Mother, Papillon Potpourri
Ink: Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette
Paper: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Subtles Color Collection Designer Series Paper Pack
Accessories: SNAIL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool, Stampin’ Pierce Mat, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Pearls
Tools: Apothecary Accents Framelits, Big Shot, Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder
by Tracy | Apr 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today’s card is another version of a card I made a few weeks ago. You can see it HERE. I made this card before I knew that Pretty in Pink was not going to be in the new catalog. Purple is my favorite color and I really do like this combination. We will have a new shade of pink in the new catalog so I will definitely need to see how one of my favorite colors, Elegant Eggplant, coordinates with it. My button is from the Subtles collection. Each of our collections of buttons will be changing with the new catalog because some colors are going away and different ones are being added into each family. These are on the retiring accessories list. Click here to see what is still available on the Accessories List!
Thanks so much for stopping by!! Hope you are having a terrific weekend!
Tracy
You can order 24/7 from my Stampin’ Up! online store! Click here to begin shopping! Use this hostess code by May 15th to be eligible to win Hostess Rewards: B7R9XNX2
by Tracy | Apr 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
The new 2013-2014 Stampin’ Up! catalog will be here before we know it!! In order to make way for new items, some products will be retiring.
Please keep in mind that stamps will be available until June 3, 2013. Accessory list items are only WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! I recommend placing an ONLINE order so that you are assured that what you would like is available. Anyone who places an online order with me (be sure my name is in the upper right hand corner) by May 15th will have a chance to win Hostess Rewards but you must use this hostess code when placing your order:
B7R9XNX2
When you place an online order using the hostess code above, your order will ship to your door immediately. On May 16th I will contact you if you are the winner and you will be able to choose at least $25 in free products! You can go to my online store
HERE. If you have any questions, please let me know!
Tracy
by Tracy | Apr 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Love my Swallowtail stamp! You can see the card I did with a Midnight Muse butterfly HERE. On today’s card I used Gumball Green with Midnight Muse card stock as my base and mat along with a sheet from the Print Poetry Designer Series Pack. This stamp is in the Spring Catalog and there’s no guarantee that it will be in the new catalog. If you love it, I would pick it up now!!
The RETIRING LIST comes out on Wednesday! Stampin’ Up! will let us know all the sets that will not be returning in the new catalog. I am hoping my favorites stay but am really excited to see what new things are in store for us!
Have a great day!
Tracy
Supplies
Stamps: Swallowtail, A Round Array (sneak peek item #129090 in clear only)
Ink: Gumball Green
Paper: Gumball Green, 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 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
I love cards that remind me of handmade quilts which is why this card was so much fun to make. I punched squares with the Sprinkles and Sunshine Designer Series Paper using my Postage Stamp punch. My pinwheel center is a flattened Soda Pop Top (love these). I punched a heart using the Owl Builder punch, placed it in the center and added Crystal Effects to make it nice and shiny! I can’t wait to try using different papers with this pattern! This is another card inspired by Maggie Patterson and Ronda Wade.
Thanks so much for stopping by
Tracy
You can order the supplies to make this card at my Stampin’ Up! online store!
Supplies
Paper: Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Sunshine and Sprinkles DSP
Accessories: Soda Pop Tops*, SNAIL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Paper Piercing Tool, Paper Piercing Mat, Crystal Effects, 1/8” Mini Brads, Rhinestones
Tools: Ovals Collection Framelits, Big Shot, Pinwheel Framelit,
Postage Stamp punch, Owl Builder Punch
by Tracy | Apr 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
This beautiful card was made by a member of my downline, Linda Wheelock. She used the stamp set Horse Frontier which is a set that I don’t own so I’m glad that I can show you such a gorgeous card using it. Linda used a new Designer Series paper from the Spring Catalog called Parker’s Patterns. The Labels Collection Framelits were used to frame the horse and the sentiment on the inside. She also used the Houndstooth Embossing folder. The button is the only product on her card that isn’t Stampin’ Up!
Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you would like to purchase any of the products used on this card, you can visit my Stampin’ Up! online store
HERE.
Tracy
by Tracy | Apr 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s another project we made last week at my Customer Reward Extravaganza. I made my album with pictures of my sweet granddaughter, Audrey.
The album base is Marina Mist cardstock and I used Polka Dot Parade Designer Series Paper to decorate the front and some of the inside panels. My Big Shot dies were used to make my Rich Razzleberry mats for my pictures: 3 1/2″ Circle Die, Scallop Circle Bigz and Scallop Square Bigz Clear die. A belly band around the album keeps it closed. It is small enough to tuck into your purse and carry it around with you!
Thank you for stopping by!
Tracy
Supplies
Paper: Marina Mist, Rich Razzleberry, Polka Dot Parade DSP
Accessories: SNAIL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Soda Pop Tops
Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, 3 ½” Circle Die, Scallop Circle Bigz, Scallop Square Bigz Clear, Blossom Punch, 1” Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Border punch
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.
