by Tracy | Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized
I love this new stamp set! It is called Triple Treat Flower and can be found on page 18 in the Idea Book and Catalog. What I especially like is that I can use punches (Fancy Flower, 5 Petal Flower and 1/2 inch circle punch) instead of cutting it out. I used dimensional to pop up all of the layers. I also used the new Houndstooth embossing folder. I also used Pool Party, one of the in In Colors this year!
Stay tuned for the first Glitter Queens Blog Hop on September 5th! I will be one of the stops. It will be the first blog hop that I’ve participated in so I am excited. I hope you’ll stop by!
by Tracy | Aug 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
I am attending a baby shower tomorrow and made this card using a stamp set that I received when I went to Convention. It is just one of the perks of being a demonstrator and attending this once a year fun event! It is a cute set called Easy Events. It is very versatile and you can find it on page 57 in the Idea Book and Catalog. I also used Dazzling Details which is in the new Holiday Mini which goes live on September 1st. It is an iridescent glitter glue! I used it on the duck’s hat and the umbrella. It gives it just enough bling! Thank your for stopping by!!
by Tracy | Aug 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today’s card uses the new stamp set called Pennant Parade. I also used our new builder punch Petite Pennants Builder. My colors are Elegant Eggplant and Melon Mambo with Elegant Eggplant scallop dots ribbon. It is very colorful in person. There are so many different things you can do with this stamp set and punch. I’ve seen other demonstrators use it to make an ice cream cone or birthday hat. So versatile! Are you inspired to give it a try? Thanks for stopping by!
by Tracy | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Here’s another card using the cute set, Button Buddies. I wanted to use some of our 1/2 inch scallop dots ribbon in pretty in pink but I didn’t have any. I still think it looks pretty darn cute! I have several baby showers coming up and this might be one of the cards that I use. I used several new items on my card such as the Houndstooth embossing folder. I think I use my embossing folders on almost every single card that I make. I love the texture that they add. I also used the sentiment Petite Pairs. I think this is turning out to be one of my favorite sentiment sets. It is on page 164 in the catalog. Let me know if you have any questions or would like to place an order! Have a great day!
by Tracy | Aug 14, 2011 | Big Shot
I love this color combination! I never would have thought to use so much black on a card but I saw one by
Gretchen Barron using this stamp set and these colors. It really is a fun new set in the Idea Book and Catalog 2011-2012 called Button Buddies. I hope this inspires you to give this stamp set a try.
I will be participating in my first blog hop in early September! More information to follow soon. Hope you are having a great weekend!
by Tracy | Jul 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
This is another one of my convention swaps. I used one of our new stamp sets called Delicate Doilies. I stamped my image with Versamark, put white embossing powder over it and hit it with my heat tool. After that I used my sponge dauber and used Pretty in Pink ink in the center. When I first started making cards for this swap we were told to make 100 cards. Then later that number went down to 66 but I had already embossed 100 images! Now I have quite a few extras to put some cards together! Hope you have a great day! Thanks for stopping by!
by Tracy | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
by Tracy | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
One of the big highlights of convention is swapping. I joined three organized swaps and this was one card that I made. I finally figured out that an assembly line was the best way to get the cards completed. I used the stamp set Flower Fest. I stamped the flower with Versamark on Pretty in Pink cardstock and then used white embossing powder. I punched the flower out with our 2 3/8 scallop punch. I used my Big Shot a lot for this card – I love my Big Shot.
Wait until you see what great products for the Big Shot are going to be in the HOLIDAY MINI! We were given a copy of the Holiday Mini at Convention and saw first hand many of the new products! I am so excited!! If you are a SU! demonstrator you can preorder items from the Holiday Mini on August 1st. I can’t wait. If you have been thinking about becoming a demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to answer any questions you might have. When I thought about joining I had a ton of questions. I joined just for the discount but have found that I love sharing the products with others and making projects with my friends. If you become a member of my Stampin’ Up! team, we can enjoy convention together next year!!! Stampin’ Up! is a great company to work for!
by Tracy | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Aren’t these flowers CUTE??? There were many displays around the convention and this one really caught my eye. Who knew you could make something so adorable with buttons!
This next picture shows Main Stage. The word GROW would continually change and be a different color. It was huge and very striking. This is where we would go for General Sessions with all of the demonstrators. The theme this year is GROW and many of the displays show gardening tools, plants, flowers, etc.
This last picture is of Dawn Griffith (my upline) and I. I met Dawn and her very nice husband on the first day of convention (we live in different parts of the US).
Thanks for stopping by! I will post more pictures tomorrow!
by Tracy | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
I just returned from attending my first Stampin’ Up! convention in Utah! What a wonderful, exciting experience! I can’t wait to go again next year! Each first year attendee received this green pin. The convention was a fun, filled four days. I took many pictures and I will post some in the next few days. I also participated in three swaps and I will post some of those as well. I made 180 cards and boy, was it a bit stressful making that many but I wish I had made more! Everyone was swapping cards right and left. I felt pretty good about making as many as I did but at the airport one gal told me she made NINE HUNDRED. Oh my.
Stampin’ Up! really knows how to put on a good convention. I received many free stamp sets and so many great ideas. I am off to download all of my pictures (at least a thousand) to my computer! Thanks for stopping by!
by Tracy | Jul 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
The new catalog is here and it is beautiful! It is filled with so many new items that I can’t wait to order. Ordering begins today at 11:00 (12:00 Utah time). If you would like to place an order, email me and I will be happy to place it for you (see button on the top right of my blog) or you can place your own order by going to my online store (button on the top left), but ordering won’t be possible until 11:00! Let the excitement begin!
by Tracy | Jun 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Here is a sneak peek of a stamp set in the new 2011-2012 Catalog that goes live on July 1st. This set is called Cherish Friendship and it comes with two other cute stamps. I love cherries at this time of year so I was drawn to this set. I colored it in using my Watercolor pencils and blender pen. My sentiment is from a current set called Fabulous Phrases. I’ve had Fabulous Phrases for a while but just started using it recently. There are 30 different words that can be used. I think it is becoming a favorite of mine! Thank you for stopping by! I appreciate it!
I love this new stamp set! It is called Triple Treat Flower and can be found on page 18 in the Idea Book and Catalog. What I especially like is that I can use punches (Fancy Flower, 5 Petal Flower and 1/2 inch circle punch) instead of cutting it out. I used dimensional to pop up all of the layers. I also used the new Houndstooth embossing folder. I also used Pool Party, one of the in In Colors this year! 
