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 

Heart Shaped

 Thursday, January 30, 2025

Today's card came together fairly quickly with the Marbled Elegance DSP all over my studio and the Hearts of Elegance dies also all over.

I used the challenge sketch from my upline's FB stampers group, KnT Designs Stampers Group Social. 

I used the sentiment from the Heart Shaped stamp set which is a Sale-a-bration set or bundle with the dies. 

This week is going pretty well. The weather is still fabulous...hoping for snow when we come out of this cold spell. ❄ Time will tell!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

A Treat Bag

 Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Hello, Crafty Friends! Today's project is a treat bag. I am making multiples of for my crafting friends who meet once a month. I am also making them for my Bible Study besties. I am still in the process of making them but thought I'd share one with you today.

I completely CASE'd the measurements for this from the Paper Pixie here.   I was looking for a box/bag that used a half sheet of DSP as I continue my quest to use up my DSP! I used the Marbled Elegance DSP and the Hearts of Elegance die for mine. I embellished with a few Heart sequins. These little bags hold a whole lot of goodies!!!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Lots of Love

 Tuesday, January 28, 2025

I got a little time in the studio yesterday!!! I'm responsible for the make-n-take this Saturday at our monthly crafting day. This is the card I'm going to share:

I used the Hearts of Elegance bundle and the Marbled Elegance DSP. My card base is Melon Mambo and I embossed the white layer with the Plaster Painting EF. I added a few heart sequins and a bow using the gold thread. I stamped the sentiment using Melon Mambo ink and fussy cut around it. Some of the hearts are popped up with dimensionals. It's really however you want to place those hearts on the card front. 

We have had beautiful weather here! Blue skies! It's cold but so manageable and such a nice break from our typical rainy winter!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Birthday Wishes

 Monday, January 27, 2025

Happy Monday! Last week completely derailed me from the studio and creating content for my blog.  I ended up watching  a sick  Autumn Wednesday and Thursday. I was completely exhausted and spent the next few days catching up and recovering. 

My birthday was also last week (Wednesday) and I wanted to share the cards I received from my lovely crafty friends!  

 Arlene...I love those dies. I'm not sure what they are called though.

Gretchen...that embossing folder is so pretty.

Karen...love that pretty peach DSP.

Laura...the pink, shimmery gondola is so cute against that shiny DSP.

LeAnne...I love the Perennial Lavender DSP and that sweet little butterfly!

Sharon...those flowers are so pretty!

Teresa, my upline and BCFF (Best Crafting Friend Forever) went over the top with this fancy fold pop up card! 

My 6-year anniversary with Stampin' Up! was also this month. I can't believe it has been six year.  Teresa made me this card. No, the stamp set is not from SU! 😅 Because Crafty Girls can do what they want and this is what she wanted to use! I love it!

Happpy Stamping! 

Tracy

Kindess

 Tuesday, January 21, 2025

Today's card:

I love these tulips from the Mixed Florals bundle. I just wasn't sure how to do the sentiment...I used the Mixed Media bundle for it. I plan to make more cards using these tulips so I'll have other opportunities to work on the sentiment. I'm entering this over at Can You Handle the Pressure where they are looking for 3D embossing folders. I used SU!'s Plaster Painting 3D EF! It's amazing! Lots of texture.

So, the weekend derailed me again. Our son, Taylor, and his family came over Sunday after church for lunch. We kept Autumn overnight and all day Monday. And now I'll be watching her again tomorrow because she is sick! 😞

She was good when we had her! She's a three baby girl. She has to have three baby dolls! 😂 Who knows! Maybe triplets are in her future!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Happy Birthday

Friday, January 17, 2025

It's Fri-yay, Crafty Friends! Today's card features a few ducks from the Lily Pond Lane DSP. 

 This bundle is a bit challenging for me but I'm making some progress with it.  I cut these images out of the DSP with the dies from the Charming Duck Pond. 

Anyways, our glamping trip is over. We are heading back to the farm today. It's been a nice week of R & R. We experienced a few new sights and sounds, and a new campground. It's been good.

Happy Stamping and have a good weekend!

Tracy

Happy Birthday

 Thursday, January 16, 2025

Well, I'm keeping it real this week with today's card. Uber simple.

I brought the Charming Duck Pond bundle with me on this glamping trip. I ended up just cutting the Lily Pond Lane DSP that coordinates with the bundle for this card. I used this week's Freshly Made Sketches design.

It's been foggy and cold (in the 30's) on this glamp trip. Yesterday we explored a couple nearby lakes and dams, walked around a campground we're interested in staying at sometime and drove into the sunshine!!!

Here's one of the dams! Can you see it!? LOL! It was a bit foggy. 

This is a lake. The water level is super low. It is all part of  “drawdown” — turning a reservoir into a river for a temporary period each year. It’s part of a wider strategy to keep dams in place for flood control while reopening habitat blocked for decades to endangered salmon and steelhead teetering on the brink of extinction. (Statesmen Journal 01.11.2025)

And here is the sunshine and blue sky we found! We just had to go up a little higher but it was there!

Happy Stamping wherever you are!

Tracy

Hope & Faith

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Today's cards are from a One Sheet Wonder (OSW) I worked on yesterday. So fun! I was inspired by Mary Knabe from Stampin' Peace. 

I used a sheet of Regal Winter DSP and went to work creating! It's fun to personalize and jazz up the cards with a OSW. 

We're off to explore and hike in a new area today! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

YOU

 Tuesday, January 14, 2025

I made another card last night with some scraps from yesterday's card.

I used the sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #612.

 A big thank you to AHSC!  I made the TOP 3 for Sketch #610! You can see that card here.

I stayed up way to late last night! I guess this is a week of R & R so I can take a nap whenever!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Thanks

Monday, January 13, 2025

It's late but it's still Monday as I am typing up this blog post. The weekend derailed me a bit and we are 'glamping' (in the RV) this week. I have limited supplies and space and the photography is bad but here is today's card:

I have sticky notes with measurements and sketches on them all over the place! Yes, I have a notebook intended for such things but it is never handy when I need to take notes. LOL! This layout was on a sticky note and I finally got around to using it. I am using the  color challenge at The Paper Players this week.

I used SU!'s Pretty in Pink, Peach Pie and Shy Shamrock. My sentiment is from Regal Flora cut with the Stylish Shapes dies. The butterfly is from Spotlight on Nature. I had to use black for my butterfly because nothing else looked right. I finished it off with a few '24-'26 In Color Shimmer Gems.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

You Are Awesome!

 Friday, January 11, 2025

It's  Fri-yay! I hope you all have grand plans for the weekend! Tomorrow is my monthly crafting day with my crafty friends! It's sure to be a grand day!

I'm finishing up the week with a sweet and simple card I made using some items that were laying around my desk.

I had a couple small square of the Favored Flowers DSP that I cut in half and used for the corners of my Basic White piece.  I colored those pretty flowers from the Memorable Blooms stamp set with Melon Mambo and Granny Apple Green Blends and cut them out with the coordinating die. I added an extra sprig of foliage and a few splashes of spotty dots to the background. The sentiment is from the same stamp set and cut with a die from the Unbounded Love set.

That's it for me this week. Full weekend ahead!

Happy Stamping! You are AWESOME!

Tracy

For A Great Friend

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Today's card features the Mixed Media Florals DSP from Stampin' Up!

So, this was a first. I made the card and then I saw the Stampin' Up! Only Challenge #367. Ummmm, yes. I believe it mimics the sketch fairly well just flipped and maybe elongated a bit. 😉

Card Details:

• A2 card base in Mossy Meadow cardstock
• 3-1/8" x  5-3/8" Lemon Lolly 
• 3"  x 5-1/8" Mixed Media Florals DSP
• 2" x  2-3/4" Flirty Flamingo for Mixed Labels die
• 1-1/4" x  2-1/4" Basic White for sentiment from Mixed Labels stamp set; die from Mixed Labels dies
• Basic White scrap; stamp little flowers from Mixed Florals stamp set; color with Boho Blue Blends
• Flirty Flamingo Striped Grosgrain Ribbon (retired)
• Glossy Dots in Daffodil Delight

We watched Paisley yesterday and had a fabulous day! Yea! After last week I thought I might have to turn in my title of Gigi...but all was right with the world again.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

THANKS

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

I made today's card using the fun new Mixed Florals bundle from SU!

I used the Exposed Brick EF and added some Peach Pie ink with a blending brush. The sentiment and label are from Wonderful Thoughts.

I'm playing along with the color challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare #633

I used SU!'s Lost Lagoon, Mango Melody and Real Red which I thought covered the middle colors of each group. 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy