Hello

by | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized

 
Hi Friends,
My card today uses the stamp set, My Friend.  This is the first time I’ve used the hello sentiment from it.  It is so pretty in person with all the swirls.  I think I will be using it more often!  My background paper is from the Print Poetry Designer Series Paper pack from the Spring catalog.  You can only purchase this paper until May 31st.  It comes with so many pretty papers.  There are 48 sheets and each sheet is 4-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches.  
If you would like to order any of the products used to make my card, you can visit my online store HERE.  
Thank you for stopping by!
Tracy
Supplies
·   Stamps:  My Friend

·   Ink:  Midnight Muse

·   Paper:   Midnight Muse, Gumball Green , Very Vanilla, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper

·  Accessories:  SNAIL, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Basic Rhinestones

·  Tools:  Boho Blossoms Punch

One More Mother’s Day Card

by | May 12, 2013 | Uncategorized

Here’s one more Mother’s Day card to show you.  I made this one for my terrific mother-in-law, Pat!  It is also done using the Color Wash technique.  I decided to make her flowers pink so I used Melon Mambo.  You can’t see the little pearls in the center of each flower but they are there!

Have a wonderful day!!!

Tracy

Happy Mother’s Day!

by | May 12, 2013 | Uncategorized

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there!!!  Today is our youngest daughter’s first Mother’s Day!!  You can see a cute picture of Erin and Audrey below.

This is the card that I made for Erin.  She loves purple so the flowers were painted using Elegant Eggplant. The card base is Elegant Eggplant too!

Thought I would include a picture of me with my wonderful mom many years ago.  Happy Mother’s Day!!
Tracy

Mother’s Day Card

by | 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

Supplies

  •     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


Oh, Hello

by | 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

Beautiful Butterflies

by | 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

It’s Your Birthday

by | 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

Retiring Lists Are Out!

by | 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

Swallowtail Revisited

by | 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.  

Make a Wish

by | 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

Stamps:  Word Play

Ink:  Lucky Limeade

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

Horse Frontier

by | 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

Mini Album

by | 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