by Tracy | Mar 8, 2011 | Big Shot
I’m on a roll with my postings!! It is funny how you can start out making one card and end up with something completely different. That is what happened with this card although I am very happy with how it turned out. It was pretty quick and easy to make. I used my Big Shot, of course. The base is the Scallop Circle Bigz Die. I cut out the flower with Lap of Luxury DSP and Concord Crush cardstock using the Flower Folds die. I ran the base of the card and the middle flower in the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I love the look that dimensions give and used them on each layer. I love our pearls and thought they gave it a nice finished look. Thank you for stopping by! Please email if you would like to place an order or if you have any questions. You can also place an order by clicking the order button on the left side of my blog. It will take you directly to my Stampin’ Up! website.
by Tracy | Mar 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
Here’s another card I worked on yesterday using the Fun Flowers die again. I cut out squares using the 1 1/4 inch punch out of Lap of Luxury DSP and Concord Crush cardstock. I actually worked on this for hours using three different colors of cardstock and two colors of DSP. I would try one pattern, not like it and try another and another . . . . . In the end this is what I decided upon. I ran the cardstock pieces through an embossing folder after I punched them out. It is quite a large card but will still fit in the envelopes that Stampin’ Up! sells. The embossed pieces make the card feel really elegant. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you for stopping by!!
by Tracy | Mar 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
I had a chance to play today and created this card. The colors make me feel as though Spring is right around the corner! My inspiration came from a card made by Sage Kimble over at Stamping Madly. I used the new Fun Flowers Big Shot die to make the flower. I don’t usually like to sponge color around the edges but I think it adds a nice touch to it. The paper is also from the Occasions Mini and is called Springtime Vintage. I love flowers so I am really enjoying this pack of paper. The sentiment is from a set called You’re a Gem! If you have any questions or would like to place an order, please don’t hesitate to email me!
by Tracy | Mar 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
I can’t tell you how excited I was to find that someone gave me a Blog Award! It made my day. Thank you Dee for the nomination! You can find Dee’s blog here. I hope you will go visit her!
When you receive this award you are to:
1) Thank the person who gave the award to you and link it back to their blog.
2) Share 8 things about yourself.
3) Pass this award to 8 other individuals that I have recently discovered.
4) Leave a comment so that they can pass along the recognition!
Here are 8 things about me!
1. April 6th will mark my two year anniversary as a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator.
2. I am a full time elementary teacher. This is my 21st year!
3. I have been married for 30 years and we have two beautiful daughters!
4. My family means everything to me.
5. My favorite places to vacation are Hawaii and New York.
6. My dad passed away in October 2009 and I miss him dearly.
7. I love to listen to music and dance!
8. I enjoy playing word games on my iPad with my friends and family!
Bloggers I enjoy:
http://www.dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/
www.lovenstamps.com/blog
http://www.danniesdesigns.typepad.com/
http://www.mychicnscratch.com/
http://www.stampinpretty.com/
http://www.stampingmoments.blogspot.com/
http://www.gretchenbarron.typepad.com/
Thank you again Lee for the award!
by Tracy | Feb 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
I made this little box for Valentine’s Day but I think it could be used for any occasion and can definitely be changed up for any holiday. I got the idea over at Angie Juda’s blog. I get so many cute ideas from her. Hope you are having a great President’s Day!
by Tracy | Feb 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
Have you wondered how to use the our new letterpress plates? If so, here is a video from Stampin’ Up that you can watch that will explain how you can use these to create scrapbook pages and cards. You can find two Valentine themed letterpress plates on page 7 in the Occasions Mini. If you have any questions or would like to place an order, please don’t hesitate to email me!
by Tracy | Feb 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
This is a cute little box that was inspired by Angie Juda. I used the new Petal Cone Die on page 15 in the Occasions Mini. This is such a versatile die! Tomorrow I will show another project you can make with this gem of a die. I also used the new Eat Chocolate stamp set (pg 30 of the Occasions Mini). I love chocolate so this is a great set for me! Let me know if you have any questions at all!
by Tracy | Feb 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
It’s Sale-a-bration time!! For every $50 that you spend, you can earn a free item in our Sale-a-bration catalog! You can choose from stamps, ribbon, Designer Series paper and more. If you would like to see the catalog, you can find it on the left side of my blog. Click on it and you will see what you can earn FREE!! If you would like to place an order, let me know and you will have your new items very quickly!
by Tracy | Feb 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
I can’t believe how long it has been since I last posted. Life has definitely been busy. Today I am showing a card we made at my Hostess Club. I made it using the Inlaid Embossing Technique and it is based on a card I saw on Chris Kolly’s blog. I pretty much copied her card but changed the sentiment. It is a very easy technique and I would like to try it with different punches and stamps.
To make the card, I punched all of my hearts out and glued them down on Whisper White cardstock. Then I ran it through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice Embossing folder. It is a really neat technique and I hope you will give it a try! Let me know if you have any questions!
Stamps: With All My Heart
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Real Red
Accessories: Big Shot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Full Heart punch, Heart to Heart punch, Heart Small punch, 2x 1 3/8 Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Real Red Satin ribbon, Stampin’ Dimensionals
by Tracy | Dec 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
This card is beautiful in person! We made it at my Hostess Club last week and at a workshop of experienced stampers. We used the new Big Shot Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets that can be found in the Holiday Mini along with the Northern Frost decorative strip. The inspiration came from a card Gretchen Barron created and you can see it here. Thank you for stopping by!
by Tracy | Nov 15, 2010 | Big Shot
Here is a quick card I made after seeing this card on Heather Summers blog. I had stamped “Got Merry” a few days ago but I wasn’t sure what to do with it until I saw Heather’s card. This cute set is called Got Treats and can be found on page 55 in the Idea Book and Catalog. Are you ready for Christmas yet? It will certainly be here before we know it!
by Tracy | Nov 14, 2010 | Big Shot
Today’s post is a bag I decorated with cardstock and our designer series paper Autumn Spice. I love this paper and the fact that it is a heavyweight paper. I ran my pieces of Early Espresso through my Big Shot using the Perfect Polka dots embossing folder. My leaves were stamped with the French Foilage stamp set and my sentiment came from the set Afterthoughts which is a level 1 hostess set. I used my Early Espresso marker instead of an inkpad because there were more words on the stamp but I just wanted, Just for you. It really made a plain bag very decorative and it didn’t take long at all. Thanks for stopping by!
I’m on a roll with my postings!! It is funny how you can start out making one card and end up with something completely different. That is what happened with this card although I am very happy with how it turned out. It was pretty quick and easy to make. I used my Big Shot, of course. The base is the Scallop Circle Bigz Die. I cut out the flower with Lap of Luxury DSP and Concord Crush cardstock using the Flower Folds die. I ran the base of the card and the middle flower in the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. I love the look that dimensions give and used them on each layer. I love our pearls and thought they gave it a nice finished look. Thank you for stopping by! Please email if you would like to place an order or if you have any questions. You can also place an order by clicking the order button on the left side of my blog. It will take you directly to my Stampin’ Up! website. 
