Happy Summer

 Wednesday, June 18, 2025

I'm excited to share another card today! 

I've been doing a deep clean of the studio. Its been good. Definitely hard at times and I still have a couple more drawers to go through. I don't want to get rid of any of my stamp sets but the reality is I only have so much space...so some things need to be sold. Why am I rambling on...well, today's card came together when I uncovered these cute watermelon pieces. They were already colored and ready to go! I added a piece of Fruit Salad DSP to a Poppy Parade card base and then added the melons and sentiment which are from Lawn Fawn's Simply Celebrate Summer!

This card fits right in at the Paper Player's challenge this week:

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Driving By

 Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Hello, crafty friends! 

Today's card was made with a challenge from Christy at Snapdragon Stamps blogspot in mind. She's making cards inspired from the Nancy Drew books she is rereading. Well, I'm a bit late to the party! I had never read any of the Nancy Drew books! Where was I growing up?!  And I have always been a reader! Well, it's never too late to correct a mistake! So, I am reading the Nancy Drew books. Here's my card based on Book #1 The Secret of the Old Clock.

So, Nancy and her convertible inspired me to make this card using the 2022 SU! Sale-a-bration Driving By stamp set. Nancy was driving when a terrible rain storm hit and she just happened to stop at the house where the sisters lived that she was wanting to meet! And it was one of the sister's birthdays! 

I used a card base of Darling Duckling. Embossed a panel of Secret Sea with the Old World EF. I thought it looked a bit stormy-like. The convertible was stamped in Mememto Tuxedo Black and colored with Balmy Blue Blends. The banner is ephemera and the sentiment is stamped with Timid Tiger and cut out with a Mixed Label die. I finished it with a few sequins because...because I wanted it to be festive.

Happy Stamping and happy reading!

Tracy

God Bless

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Today's card came about rather quickly.

I used SU!'s Two-Tone Floral stamp set and coordinating dies. The flowers are stamped in Bubble Bath and Berry Burst. The greenery is Lost Lagoon ink on Lost Lagoon cardstock. The sentiment is from Layers of Beauty. 

The Paper Player's have a color challenge this week:

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Cottage Rose

 Monday, May 5, 2025

Happy Monday! How did a whole month go by without a post from me?! Probably because I did not make it a priority and life happens so quickly around here!

Today's card came together fairly quickly with some pieces that I found while cleaning the studio! LOL!

I was excited to see the Paper Players challenge this week:

Something old, something new! That's my style! 

The rose is from the Cottage Rose stamp set which I have dated 2023. The DSP may be from Beautifully Penned but I'm not sure and not sure when that was. The sentiment is brand new from the Impressions Abloom which releases tomorrow! The Holographic gems also release tomorrow. I really like them. They have more green than pink and go really well with that rose. The Brushed Silver paper is also currently available. So, there you have it! Some old and some new!

We travelled to south central Oregon, I think that is what it would be called. Not a lot there but we enjoyed it. We visited Fort Rock.

And ate at the Cowboy Dinner Tree! So yummy and so fun! 

Besides travelling a little we've had the grands! They have grown since this picture! Every time we see them they have grown! 😮

Okay, that's a quick update on life here! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

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