Christmastime!

 Hello, Crafty Friends!

It's been another hot minute since I have posted but so much fun has been had in between posts. All is well!

Today's card happened to be an unexpected Christmas in July card. I am not one to do Christmas in July cards but there's always a first!

I wanted to play along with the Color Hues Challenge.

I used the Festive Friends for that adorable Santa and the tag. The sentiment is from A Little Cheer. I don't know the name of the paper pack that the FA LA LA is from but the dotted black is from the Artisan Sketched Garden which I am loving! 

We went glamping with our kids and grandkids...Cousin Camp was a huge success!!! It was our first time doing this with the whole crew. We stayed at a KOA along the Oregon Coast. The families stayed in cabins and Popi and I stayed in our RV. Everyone had a great time! There were activities for the kids, playgrounds and swimming pools. The weather was perfect. Here's just a few photos!

Okay, I got a little carried away! lol!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Thinking of You

 Happy last Saturday of June! Here is my card for today.

I wanted to play along with the color challenge at Color Hues. 

I cut out some black butterflies using the dies from Build a Butterfly. I used a piece of DSP from Lighter than Air and added a few black gems. The sentiment is from Go To Greetings.

We just got back from a short glamping trip. We joined my cousin and her husband for a few days and had a wonderful time! The hubs and I biked and got a hike in!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Sunshine and Rainbows

 Today's card is bringing you sunshine and rainbows!

I used a piece of the Sunshine & Rainbows DSP (retired) on a Pool Party cardbase and added the sentiment from Just my Type (retired). The sentiment was stamped on a piece of Magenta Madness cardstock. Remember that bright bold color?! I actually liked it and have just a few scraps left. I finished the card with a few bright pink gems.

I'm playing along with the challenge at the Paper Players this week.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Red Tulips

 Welcome to a new week! Summer has arrived here in the PNW and it is going to be HOT for a few days! So, as I officially said goodbye to spring I colored the tulips from SU!'s Mixed Florals red.

I colored the small flowers with Misty Moonlight and used Granny Apple Green for the foliage. I used the Perennial Postage dies to cut them and the mat out with. I haven't used these dies very often. I liked the look and didn't add any sentiment or embellishments. I just want the tulips to shine.

Friday we had Little Miss (Autumn) and Big Guy (Ivan). We took them to the Bike Rodeo our church hosts during our town's celebration. Autumn did well overall. She decorated her trike a bit and then wanted to play in the park. lol! I thought that was age appropriate. I didn't get a picture of her completed trike though. 

Ivan is getting so big! He is the sweetest.best.baby.ever! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

A Shaped Card

 Happy Saturday! 

I made a shaped card! I do believe this is a first for me. I have been wanting to but just never got around to it. 

It was easy peasy! I also have been wanting to color these tulips from Mixed Florals since spring began and now here it is summer! It's never too late for tulips though! 

I got my inspiration from the Moodboard at JUGS. All those beautful flowers! Although I don't think there is a tulip in the picture! lol!

And my color inspiration came from the As You See It challenge.

I used those colors and added a little Granny Apple Green to my Lemon Lime Twist because, you know how LLT is! IYKYK! The tulips are Melon Mambo but to me they look a bit red in the photograph. I want to color them in red next! lol!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Celebrate

 Well, hello crafty friends! It's been a hot minute (over a month!) since I've blogged. I do have a card to share today and it fits two challenges! Yea!

First up is The Paper Players challenge where they have a color challenge.

 And I used this week's  Freshly Made Sketch.

I used a Basic White card base.  The rectangles were cut using the die from All That. The DSP is from Masterfully Made and that color is Lemon Lime Twist. I don't think Lemon Lime Twist photographs well! The butterflies were cut from the Sketched Butterflies dies and my sentiment is from the Banner Sayings bundle.

It's been a couple weeks since we returned from a glamping trip to California where we enjoyed biking along Monterey Bay.

And hiking through Pinnacles National Park.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Thanks

 Happy Fri-yay! Today is starting early and will be a full day with two of the grandchildren here with us. I do have a card to share though.

I used the Florals in Bloom DSP again today and the Pretty Florals dies. For my sentiment I went back a few years to my Well Said dies. And because I used a die cut sentiment I am playing along with JUGS this week!

Make it a great day, my friends!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy