by Tracy | Oct 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m back!! I’ve been (and still am) in New York. My husband commutes to New York from Central California, where we live. Because he commutes so much, we have an apartment in New York where I’ve been for the past ten days and I plan to continue my stay for a bit longer. I have a growing stash of stamping supplies here so I’ve been stamping in between visitng the city! It really is a FUN city. Today we went to Times Square to look for a onesie for our granddaughter, Audrey. We also visited the M&M’s store and I bought some purple M&M’s!! Just walking the streets is entertaining!
Onto what I’ve created for today! I saw this box on Dawn Olchefske’s site and knew that I immediately wanted to make one. It really was quite easy. It’s a small box but you could tuck a small gift inside or some candy. I wanted to use a thicker paper than DSP so I used a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock and stamped my images using the stamp set Day of Gratitude in Old Olive, Cajun Craze and More Mustard.
My sentiment was stamped on Very Vanilla but I think next time I might try using the Crumb Cake again. If you would like to see a video by Dawn showing you how to put this box together, you can visit
here.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Please visit tomorrow to see how you can have a chance to win some blog candy!!!
Tracy
by Tracy | Oct 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last Tuesday, September 25th at 6:33 pm, my granddaughter, Audrey Aurora, was born to my daughter Erin and her husband, Tyler! Once we knew Erin was in labor, my husband and I took about twenty minutes to load the car and began our 7 hour journey to the hospital. We made it before Audrey was born, which made me very happy! She is a gorgeous baby and we are already in love with her. She is so precious and each morning it was a joy to see her again! We had to head home today and I am missing Erin and her little family terribly. I think that between my husband and I, we took about 400 pictures so that will help! I took quite a few videos too. If you are a new parent or grandparent, I am sure you understand the need for so many pictures!!!
Needless to say, I took a little break from stamping to be with my new grandchild. I will start creating again and posting very soon. I had promised some blog candy so be looking for that in the near future!!
Take Care,
Tracy
by Tracy | Sep 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
I was able to use some of my scraps from my stash of Howlstooth and Scaringbone DSP for today’s card. I made my small squares using my 1 1/4 inch square punch and my large square with the Scallop Squares Duo die. I love the Mixed Medley stamp set (Hostess set). Do you see the little spider on the outside circle? I don’t care for spiders around my house but the one on my card is cute!
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Tracy
by Tracy | Sep 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
We used to have the sweetest little black cat named Misty. We lost her several years ago and I miss her so much. Any time I see a black cat it reminds me of her and I knew immediately that I wanted to purchase this stamp set, Frightening Feline. I love this little cat and decided she needed a bling collar! My greeting is from the stamp set, Delightful Dozen, which is a very versatile set as it covers a wide range of holidays.
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Tracy
by Tracy | Sep 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today I used this stamp set, Field Flowers, for the first time. I’ve had it for a long time but I think I shied away from it because I knew I would have to use my Stamp-a-ma-jig and that intimidated me. But really, it is not a hard tool, at all, to use. I was able to position my flowers exactly where I wanted them. I even used it for my greeting. So easy! I cut out an extra flower and placed it on top of my top flower with dimensionals. Love the look!
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Tracy
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by Tracy | Sep 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Love this baby card using the set Baby Bundle made by Jane Ries. A 3×3 card such as this one, is the perfect size to tuck inside a wrapped gift or a gift bag. I love the little details she added with the pearl, Baker’s Twine and her sentiment. Adorable!!
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Tracy
by Tracy | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today’s card is made by Arianna Wasserburger. She used the set Kidoodles which is a great set to use for kids’ cards. It features an octopus, elf, spider, hippo, whale and of course, a monkey. I like the sponging Arianna did around her Very Vanilla cardstock because it really adds dimension. What kid wouldn’t love getting this card? So cute!!
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Tracy
by Tracy | Sep 23, 2012 | Uncategorized
For the next three days I’m going to show you more 3×3 swaps that I received at Convention that I really liked. This one is just so darn cute and was made by Lyn Schumacher. It uses the set Easy Events which is a great set to own because it has a variety of stamps: birthday, thank you, baby, wedding, Christmas, etc. I love the glitter on his shell!
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Tracy
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by Tracy | Sep 22, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here is another project using the Perfectly Preserved Stamp Set and the Cannery Framelits. The inspiration for this came from fellow demonstrator, Monica Gale and you can see her version here. I used one of our medium cello bags for the candy corn (one for me, one for the bag, one for me .. . .). My sentiment, Treats for Boo!, comes from the Hostess Set, Mixed Medley. I LOVE this set as it has so many possibilities. You can own one too with a $150 order. You don’t need to have a party to earn this hostess set, you can earn it by placing your very own order.
I’m thinking I might offer some blog candy after the birth of my first grandchild, Audrey Aurora, who is due any day. That will be cause for some serious celebration!!! What do you think?
Have a great weekend!!
Tracy
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by Tracy | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
My card today is one that I am going to go send off to a friend as soon as I finish this post! It is called a box card and opens up to a box that is two inches high. I realize I should have taken a picture from an angle where you can see that. I am going to put a gift card inside and write a note on the Whisper White paper I put at the bottom of it. The great thing is that it fits perfectly into one of our Whisper White envelopes!I made a belly band to fit around it so that it will stay closed. The hardest part of this project was figuring what paper I wanted to use! I like this card because it is unique and I hope my friend likes it too!
Take Care,
Tracy
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by Tracy | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
It seems odd to have a post without a picture but I wanted to let you know that I’ve been on Facebook for a few weeks now! Please stop by and “like” my page! You’ll find me listed as: Tracy Bradley, Stampin’ Up! Independent Demonstrator! Have a great day!!
Tracy
by Tracy | Sep 20, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today my card uses the same technique that I used yesterday, Triple Time Stamping. It also uses the same colors as well but the difference is that I used a different stamp set. To be honest, I wasn’t sure I was going to like the results because I love the French Foliage set but I am very happy with how the card turned out using Wonderfall.
Enjoy your day!!
Tracy
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