LOVE

 Saturday, October 26, 2024

I wanted to share another wedding card I made using the Celebrate Sunflowers bundle. 

I had kind of started it at home and then finished it in our RV. Not really a good idea. I did not have all the products I wanted to finish it but who is really going to know but me?! The photo isn't the best either because I just took a quick shot in the trailer!

Anyways, the wedding was outside. It was a beautiful setting. It didn't start raining until the couple said "I Do" then it poured and didn't stop. There were hot drinks and hot soup and bread which made it 'souper' nice! 😀 I got no photos...

We camped out for a few days and enjoyed exploring some new areas. 

Have a great weekend!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Best Wishes

 Friday, October 25, 2024

It's Fri-yay! My card for today is for a wedding we will be attending on Sunday.

I used one of my favorite stamp sets, Celebrate Sunflowers. Well, actually I just used the dies! Ha! I cut the flower out using a piece of the All About Autumn DSP (retired) and the outline is cut using a piece of the Oxidized Copper DSP. Those sprigs are just cut from another piece of the DSP. I wrapped some copper linen thread around a piece of woodgrain paper. The sentiment is from an oldy, Petite Pairs.  I embossed it with Copper Embossing Powder. 

I'm playing along with two challenges. Stampin' Up! Only Challenges, #SUOC363 where they want Tricks or Treats. Hopefully, this qualifies as treats!

Retro Rubber Challenge #242 is looking for fall cards.

I love it when my card fits a challenge and I didn't even try! It's been a wonderfully productive morning...not in a crafting way either. Lots of odds and ends taken care of...yeah!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Cozy Camper

 Thursday, October 24, 2024

It is a beautiful autumn day here in my neck of the woods. We had our first official frost last night. The colors are glorious! I am having some crafting therapy this afternoon and it's good. My parents would be celebrating their 71st wedding anniversary if my dad was still alive. He's been gone five years but who's counting?? (me.) My friend died Monday from glioblastoma two months after her diagnosis. So, you see, crafting therapy is a must!

Today's card:

I used the cute Cozy Campers stamp set from Newton's Nook Designs and colored that cute little camper in with my SU! Blends. It went on a tag from SU!'s Greetings of the Season. The little sun is from SU!'s Glamper Greetings. I finished it off with a few heart shaped pearls and a linen thread bow. I'm playing along with The Paper Players challenge this week.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Grateful for You

 Monday, October 7, 2024

Happy Monday and Happy October! We have had an idyllc autumn here in my neck of the US. It is so beautiful. Perfect temperatures, very little wind, some rain showers occasionally...LOVE it!

Here is my card for today:

I used the SU! Autumn to Remember stamp set. It is online and came out with the scrapbooking brochere of products. It's a fun stamp set and I really like it. I paired it with a Pretty Peacock card base and stamped with Pretty Peacock ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock. I used the Lost Lagoon Bordered Ribbon (retired). The sentiment is from Layers of Beauty which I cut using the Nested Essential dies and layered onto a piece of Oxidized Copper DSP. The sprigs are from the Autumn Leaves dies. 

I'm entering it at Inspire.Create. Challenge #178 where they want Autumn or Halloween.

Here's our Autumn who teaches us that change can be beautiful!

And Miss P! Such a big girl!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Let's Paw-ty!

 Friday, September 6, 2024

My card today uses Newton's 4th of July stamp set  from Newton's Nook Designs.

I was inspired by the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #593.

I used a Night of Navy card base. (I meant to use Starry Sky, oops!) My tags are cut using the largest die from SU!'s Greetings of the Season. The sentiment is from NND's Birthday Barks. I finished it off with some ribbon, baker's twine and some gold sequins.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Riding by...

Thursday, September 5, 2024

I am all over the place in my craft studio! I want/NEED to scrapbook. I NEED to order photos...which I did begin that task. With another grandchild due in December I have got to get my photos under control. As I was going through my photos I had taken no less than 30 photos of the grand girls in just ONE day! That might be a bit excessive and it is extremely difficult to decide which ones to print. LOL! Every card challenge I see I want to do and my mind starts creating for it, then I veer left and start creating what's in my mind, what's out on my work station, etc! Oh, such problems! NOT! LOL!

So here is today's card inspired by a lunch date I had with one of my besties. We talked about living in quieter times, using a bike instead of a car and going into a quaint little town to buy a baguette, a scone or have a cup of tea. 

I thought this image from NND's, Cycling Friends, worked rather well with our dream. 

My new favorite thing to do with an envelope flap...when the paper doesn't quite cover the flap I stamp a sweet sentiment. This one is from SU! Unbounded Love. I love it! (sorry about the shadow in photo 😐)

Today I am going to work on scrapbooking! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Enjoy today, too!

 Wednesday, September 4, 2024

I made another card with the wonderful sketch from yesterday's cards!

The Paper Players wanted spots or stripes.

Today's card uses the 2024-2026 In Color DSP. I used Petunia Pop, Peach Pie and Shy Shamrock and they all went on a Basic Beige card base after I rounded the corners. I had a slight boo boo so I was able to fix it with the rounded corners and I liked how it turned out! I ink blended (!) a circle using the same In Color inks as the paper and popped that cute NND kitten from Kitten Beach up on dimensionals. 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy