by Tracy | Feb 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
I made a card very similar to this one the other day. My card today is all about a beautiful shade of green – Wild Wasabi! I paired it up with a sheet of paper from the Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper pack. This card was given to a customer who placed an order this month!
My sentiment comes from the set And Many More. If you are looking for a versatile stamp set, this is it!
And Many More
Wood #134273
Clear #134276
Tip: When making this card, make several at a time. When you cut out your butterfly, you will use that same piece you cut it out of, for the front of the card. Your butterflies and card fronts will be ready when you are to create a card.
Thanks for stopping by! Go create!
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by Tracy | Feb 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
I had so many nice comments last week when I showed my Dahlia card during the Glitter Queens blog hop that I decided to make one more. They are actually quite addictive so I can guarantee that you’ll see more in the near future.
I used another sheet from the Painted Blooms DSP pack. One of the things that I love about Stampin’ Up! Designer Series Paper is that you’ll always know what colors coordinate with it. In the catalog, below the description, it lists all the color that will work beautifully. The colors can also be found on the back of the paper pack. I use this as a reference, all the time. In this particular pack it states that Daffodil Delight is one of the coordinating colors. I did try that for my card base but I wasn’t happy with it so instead opted to use Crushed Curry. I think both colors would work just fine though.
My cute sentiment cannot be purchased as it came in my Paper Pumpkin kit this month. I love getting new sentiments in my kit each month!
If you’d like to try your hand at making one of these flowers, I made a picture tutorial in a previous post that you can access here! If you make one, please feel free to email me with your creation. I would love that!
Thank you for stopping by my blog today!
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by Tracy | Feb 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Welcome to the last day of the Glitter Queens Blog Hop! We’re so glad that you are joining us today! If you happened to visit my blog yesterday, you might have been unable to access it. I apologize for that. I had a few problems with my server but all is well now!
On to my project – a paper covered notepad. I found these 3 x 5 notepads on Amazon and thought they would be so cute covered with Stampin’ Up! cardstock and DSP! Who wouldn’t enjoy receiving one of these??
The cover of the notepad is a piece of Blackberry Bliss cardstock that extends up and over the notepad to about 1-1/2″ on the back. My sentiment is from the Sale-a-bration stamp set, You Brighten My Day. Did you know that with a $50 purchase (before shipping/tax), you can receive this set absolutely FREE? Sale-a-bration is still in full swing and with every $50 purchase, you can pick a free product. Place a $100 order and you choose 2 products. Click HERE to see the Sale-a-bration catalog.
I used the Note Tag punch for the sentiment and the Glimmer paper. I finished it up with flowers using the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and a pearl in the center of each one.
Here’s one more! So quick and easy! The paper is so beautiful all by itself that you don’t need to add much by way of embellishments! All of the products I used for both notepads can be found at the end of the post.
Blog Candy!!!
I haven’t participated in a blog hop in quite some time so I would like to celebrate! Leave a comment telling me which of my projects over the last three days was your favorite and your name will be entered to win the Sale-a-bration stamp set Best Day Ever and the Lucky Stars embossing folder (click on the picture to enlarge it). I will also send the winner the project that was their favorite! You have until Friday, February 20th at noon Pacific Time to leave a comment. I will announce the winner on Saturday! The winner will have 24 hours to email me their address. Good luck!
Thanks again for joining all of us! It is time to move on so please click HERE to continue to Kris Miller’s blog or click the Next button below.
Here’s the list of Glitter Queens participating in the blog hop!
1. Dawn Griffith
2. Jennifer Kay
3. Dee Slater
4. Sue Novick
5. Tracy Bradley You are Here!
6. Kris Miller
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by Tracy | Feb 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Welcome back to Day 2 of the Glitter Queens Blog Hop! We are so glad you are joining us!
Today I have a card using the Dahlia Fold Technique. When I love paper, such as the sheets in the Painted Blooms Designer Series Paper Pack, I am always itching to make flowers with the Dahlia Fold.
Here’s a picture tutorial showing you how to assemble the flower. Once you make each fold, use your bone folder. It will be much easier to put your flower together if you have nice creases.
Step 1: Punch eight circles of DSP using your 1-3/4″ Circle punch and one circle of cardstock with the 2-1/2 inch punch for the base (use a color that matches your paper). You can use smaller circles but for me, if they are any smaller, I have difficulties folding.
Step 2: Fold each DSP circle into fourths. I am using cardstock so you can see this step easier but this would be the printed paper you are using.
Step 3: I drew lines on the paper so you can see exactly how I folded the paper.
Step 4: Turn your paper OVER and bring the entire piece to your center line. It may be hard to understand this but once you are actually doing it, it will be clear.
Step 5: Do the same thing to the opposite side. This is what it will look like when finished. You’ve just made your first petal! Do the same thing 7 more times. When you assemble your flower, all of the pieces will be glued right next to each other.
Step 6: Once you have all of your pieces made, mark the center on your 2-1/2 inch circle with a pencil (I folded my paper into fourths so I could easily see where the center was). I used Tombow multipurpose liquid glue on my circle. I like the option of being able to move my petals around to exactly the right spot which you can do with this glue as opposed to Snail or Sticky Strip. Put each petal point on the pencil mark you made in the center and butt each petal right up to the next one.
To finish the flower off, I used glue dots to adhere a Pacific Point button in the middle of my flower. Then, using glue dots again, I attached one of the Something Borrowed Embellishments (found in the Occasions Catalog) to the button. I used both the button and embellishment because I felt that it needed a pop of color in the middle. My sentiment comes from the set Cheerful Critters, which is also in the Occasions catalog. You’ll find a list of all the products I used at the end of the post.
If you haven’t tried this paper folding technique before, I hope you feel inspired to give it a try! See you tomorrow! I just might have some Blog candy for the last day of the blog hop!
Click HERE to move on to Kris Miller’s blog or click the Next button below.
Here’s the list of Glitter Queens participating in the blog hop!
1. Dawn Griffith
2. Jennifer Kay
3. Dee Slater
4. Sue Novick
5. Tracy Bradley You are Here!
6. Kris Miller
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by Tracy | Feb 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
This post was intended for yesterday but by the time I finished writing it, amid countless interruptions, it was early evening! Ever have one of those days??
Several days ago I shared two cards that I made after cutting a piece of Painted Blooms DSP into six pieces. You can see that post here. Today I have another card from that same piece of paper. This time there’s quite a bit more white space so I added a butterfly along with the sentiment. I stamped the butterfly from the set Butterfly Basics in Blackberry Bliss. It is a bit hard to see on the card but it has a lacy look to it. I cut another butterfly out of vellum with the Butterfly Thinlits and adhered it with glue dots. The pearls I added hide the glue dots.
My sentiment comes from one of my Paper Pumpkin kits. When you subscribe, you receive an exclusive stamp set each month, along with ink, and paper to create fun projects! If you want to learn more about Paper Pumpkin, click HERE! There’s currently a sale on 3 month prepaid subscriptions. Not only do you receive $5 off but you are immediately eligible for a Sale-a-bration product! Click here to see and/or order the special!
Next week I will be particpating in a Glitter Queens Blog Hop. It will start on Monday and end on Wednesday. Be sure to stop by right here on Monday morning!
Product List: There are many different options with the Butterfly Basics stamp set/Thinlits, which I’ve listed below. If you purchase a bundle, you save 15%. Click on any of the pictures to be taken to my online store.
