Thinking of You

 Friday, April 4, 2025

It's Fri-yay and I'm eeking this card into the Paper Players in the last few hours of their challenge this week!

The Paper Players has a fun Tic-Tac-Toe board this week.

My card covers the board, well, if baker's Twine falls under ribbon that is. And you can't see my Wink of Stella glitter on the flower and the lavender is just a dot in the DSP! 😅 But I do have the diagonal flowers, animal and sentiment!

I used the Lighter than Air DSP and NND's Captivated Kittens. The sentiment is from NND's Heartfelt Essentials.

And since the Retro Rubber challenge is anything goes I'm entering this card just in time for it also! 

That's it for me today! We recently returned from a little glamping trip. We were out at the beach. We visited Cape Blanco Lighthouse. 

The weather wasn't this nice every day we were there but we had a good time...rain and shine! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Hyacinth #2

 Friday, March 21, 2025

It's Fri-yay! And I have another card to post! So excited to have had a little crafty time this week.

Today's card is similar to this one here but hey, I tweaked it a bit and it fits a different challenge!

This card is for Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge #238.

I used the Bright Basics paper pack from NND's and colored up more of those happy Hyacinths that I love! I finished it off with a sentiment from the same stamp set which I cut out using the Frames and Tags die set from NND's! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Hyacinth

 Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Today's card came together rather easily and it fits this week's Paper Players #728  challenge!

And here's the challenge:

I wanted to color this Hyacinth that I recently got from Newton's Nook Designs. I did so using SU!'s Highland Heather Blends.  I used the Lighter Than Air DSP adhered to a Petunia Pop mat and a Lemon Lolly card base. I added a few yellow-ish sequins and a Fresh Freesia bow. The sentiment, from the same stamp set as the Hyacinth,  is stamped in Gorgeous Grape and cut out using the Mixed Labels dies.

I know it's super simple but I was so happy to create a card AND that it fit a challenge!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

OINK CLUCK MOO

Monday, March 10, 2025

My life is not conducive to blogging. It just isn't going to happen.

I had this card in the blog works so I wanted to complete and post it. This was our granddaughter's, Autumn, birthday card. 

Her birthday theme was, 'OINK  CLUCK  MOO Autumn is turning TWO!' How cute is that?! I used the Cutest Cow and some Lighter than Air DSP for her card.

Autumn made this announcement on her birthday:

Yep, she's going to be a BIG SISTER! 😍 Her Little Brother will be joining the family in September! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Hello, Friend

Friday, February 14, 2025

Happy Fri-yay! I was playing around with some more DSP and the 'Stack, Cut, Shuffle' layout and this is the card I came up with:

I used paper from SU!'s Flowers and More which is retired now. I layered the DSP onto a piece of Starry Sky (retired) and the card base is Tahitian Tide (retired). I stamped the flowers from the Cutest Cows and colored them with Blends in Starry Sky, Tahitian Tide and Parakeet Party. I punched them out with the Oval Punch. I added some Baker's Twine behind the oval.  My little sentiment is from a set that retired in 2019, A Good Day. I cut it out with one of the little label dies from the Cracker and Treat Box dies. I love those little label dies. 

Just Us Girls is looking for the word "FRIEND" this week.

 
Sooo, I am working hard to finish up a scrapbook album. Hopefully within a few days?! The weekend could be a busy one so I'm not sure how much time I'll have to work on it. If you read between the lines this means I am not making as many cards right now. 😭 I just have to focus on completing this album. I have other albums in the line-up that need completed but I'm just focusing on one at a time!!!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Kindness

 Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Today's card came together fairly quickly.

I used the colors from this week's Paper Players Challenge #724.

I used a strip of the Summer Splash DSP and added a little stitched scallop edge. I used the Starstruck EF. I used the Timeless Arrangements dies to cut out the floral and greenery pieces using all three colors and stamped the sentiment from the stamp set in Summer Splash. I finished it with a few Shimmer Dots in Summer Splash. 

The Timeless Arrangements  bundle had been calling my name. I like it and haven't used it too much. I think I'll make a few more cards using it! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Birthday Wishes

 Monday, February 10, 2025

Today's card uses the Perennial Lavender DSP...I'm consistently using my DSP! Working towards my life goal of using it up! LOL!

I used one of those cut and shuffle methods. It was fun. I used some old ribbon, Venetian Crochet Trim, is what it is called. The sentiment is from Simply Said and I used the Hexagon Punch for it.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy