Hello there!

Today's card is very clean and simple. It's actually a bit challenging to keep it simple. Ya know?! But I like it and am going to do a few more. LOL!

My card uses the Beautiful Gallery DSP cut and adhered to a Basic Beige card base. I stamped the sentiment from Blooming Phrases in Mossy Meadow ink onto a strip of Basic Beige. I inked the edges with Pecan Pie and added some Linen Thread. I completed the card with the Pressed Flower Motifs. It is almost impossible for me not to add gems to complete a card. That's just how I create!

My inspiration for this card came from this week's CASE-ing Tuesday Sketch #528.

Our newest grandbaby is expected to arrive this month!  In the meantime we had this little, big guy yesterday. 

Weston is 9 months and is a pretty easy going baby! Yea! His parents are NOT the ones expecting another baby! LOL! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Hello!

 Today's card was a challenge from my upline to use our DSP as a focal point on a card. I love a DSP challenge! Here's my card:

I used the Painterly Pears and did a little fussy cutting on this image. I adhered it to other pieces of the paper from that same collection. My card base is Secret Sea. The sentiment is from the Perfectly Pears stamp set and cut with a die from the same set. I completed the card with a few of the Low Profile Sparkle Dots. Let's just say I made quite a few cards with this paper and I am not done! So fun!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Gather Happiness

 Happy Monday! Happy September 1!  What a glorious morning here on the farm! The morning temperatures have been so nice and cool. Fall is just around the corner. Today's card is a nod towards that season of Autumn!

The Fluffy Squirrel stamp set and punch bundle will debut on Wednesday in my SU! store! It is in the SU! new mini catalog on page 49. This has been the year of the squirrel around here. They have been very naughty...eating our garden and digging where they shouldn't be digging. Never in our 35 years of living here have the squirrels been so prevalent. Most likely from the filbert orchard next to us that hasn't been maintained quite like it should...thus a haven for the squirrels. Anyways, I have had fun watching them (don't tell my hubs that!) and have created a children's story, in my mind, that I should put down on paper! 

Okay, so my card uses the fantastic Weekend Adventures DSP on a Crumb Cake card base. I stamped Fluffy in Pecan Pie with an Early Espresso outline. The acorns I stamped in Early Espresso onto Crumb Cake and colored the top with #200 Blend which now might be one of the Deep Blends (?) and the lower half with the Dark Crumb Cake Blend. The sentiment is cut out with a die from the Mixed Labels dies. I like these label dies and they are on the Last Chance list at a reduced price! $18.90. 

And I'm playing along with the sketch at CASE-ing Tuesday.

I'm off to walk Jake! Here's the sweetest picture of our Autumn giving him some love. He really is the best.dog.ever!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Nancy Drew #6

 I should have labeled all my Nancy Drew posts with the number of the book...but I didn't and now I am out of numerical sequence. LOL! Oh well, I don't think anyone is going to know anyways!

Today's card is inspired by the book The Secret of Red Gate Farm which is #6 in the series of Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. I am playing along with Christy's challenge at Snapdragon Stamps.

I went with a cow because in one scene Nancy tries milking a cow. I didn't realize Christy's card was with a cow also...too funny! Anyways, making this card made me happy! I used SU!'s Over the Moon. I embossed  Mossy Meadow Two Tone cardstock with the Pressed Flowers EF. I thought maybe it looked like some yummy grass or clover for the cow. The DSP piece is from Beautiful Gallery. I added it all to a Old Olive card base. I added a few Low Profile Sparkle Dots because I was thinking of dewy clover or grass sparkling in the sunlight.

I made the same card switching to a Basic Black card base and I added the yellow Sparkle Dots.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Warm Hugs

Today's card uses some old and new products.

 I used the new Stay Warm stamp set and stamped the sweater with Blackberry Bliss ink onto Highland Heather cardstock. I used the new Lights of Aurora DSP for the circle background  and the strips which I embossed with an old, but well loved Darice snowflake EF. The extra little snowflakes and the sentiment are from the Snowflake Kisses bundle. I finished the card with a few Faceted Snowflakes. 

Last week we were glamping...had a fabulous time over in Eastern Washington, Western Idaho. This week we have watched our granddaughter, Autumn, age 2-1/2 years, Monday through Friday...all day. She spent two nights. It's been great but I am tired! I'm actually surprised I finished a card! LOL!

I'm playing along with The Paper Players #752 sketch this week.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Just a Note

 Happy Saturday! Hope y'all have a fun weekend ahead. Here's today's card:

As promised this is the first card I made using the CASE-ing Tuesday #525 sketch. You can see the second card I made using this sketch here.

I used the Floral Delight DSP, the Everyday Arches dies, the Weekend Adventures stamp set for my florals and the sentiment came from Beautiful Motifs.  

That's it for me today!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Hello

 Today's card...

I'm squeaking it in for this week's Paper Players #750 color challenge. 

I used a piece of the Painterly Pears DSP on my Mossy Meadow card base. My squares are Pumpkin Pie and Blackberry Bliss. I stamped the pear from Perfectly Pears in Cherry Cobbler and the leaf in Old Olive. I added some green twine to my sentiment label.

This was my second attempt at the CASE-ing Tuesday sketch. I'll share my first attempt tomorrow. 😉

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

To Someone Special

 Today's card makes me happy with its bright primary colors and the sweet fur baby at the center!

I'm using the sketch from the Inky Paws Challenge #243 at Newton's Nook Designs.

I used NND Birthday Party paper on my red card base. I used the Smitten Kittens stamp set and dies and the sentiment is from Birthday Oval. It all came together rather quickly and I'll be making two more with the rest of the paper! Yea! Three birthday cards ready to go! 

That's it for me today!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Ahoy!

 Long time no blogging...life happens! It's all good though just busy with camping, grandkids, a baby shower and a son's birthday! 

Here's a card I made last night.

I used the Atlantic Heart Sketch Challenge #642.

I flipped it but kept the sentiment on the bottom because, you know, crafty girls do what they want. 😉

My card base is Secret Sea with a Cloud Cover mat. My three pieces are from Everyday Skies DSP.  The sailboat is Berry Burst. I used the Sunrise Sailing bundle. The little embellishments are the Hues of Blue Flowers but I thought they made nice stars!

I used the Sunrise Sailing bundle and made quite a few table favors for my son and daughter-in-law's baby shower. The theme was "Ahoy! It's a BOY!" Here's one of the favors. I filled them with salt water taffy.

But the big hit of the party was the "shark" my husband carved out of a watermelon! 😅

And here's my lovely family I am blessed to have. (Hubby wasn't there when this photo was taken).

Happy Stamping, Friends!

Tracy

Thinking of You

 I hope everyone is having a great weekend! Here is today's card:

I used a Basic Beige card base and added another layer of Basic Beige that I embossed with the Damask Designs EF. I adhered a stitched oval to a scallop oval that I cut from the Beautiful Gallery DSP and then added my floral image with dimensionals. I cannot remember where this flower came from. It's a SU! bundle. I do believe that set is in the "to sell" box which is now at my mom's awaiting the yard sale. And yes, the next time I am there which will be today or tomorrow,  I am going to rescue the stamp set and bring it safely back home!  Not kidding! LOL! Why do I think I can sell my stamps sets??!!

My sentiment is from Tractor & Co stamped in Secret Sea. I inked the edges in Basic Beige. Seriously, Basic Beige is my new green. It's green! Has anyone noticed that the Basic Beige ink is green?? I added a few of the Pressed Flower Motifs to complete my card. 

I'm playing along with the  Freshly Made Sketches #695 Challenge 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Make a Wish

Happy Fri-yay! Today's card I made for the Stampin' Up! Only Challenge #380 where the challenge is to CASE the designer, team member, Christy! Here's my card:

I discovered Christy and I have birthdays in January. So, I went to her January 2025 blog posts and was inspired by this post and this card:

For my card I chose Timid Tiger cardstock for my card base. I used the Arched Wishes stamp set. Christy used Everyday Arches for her sentiment. I used the confetti stamp to make a base for my cupcake and a little flame for the candle. I colored the cupcake with Azure Afternoon, Lemon Lolly and Timid Tiger Blends. Christy embossed her image and watercolored it and I just did not have time to do those extras!

I really enjoy Christy's blog. It provides lots of inspiration.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

 

Thinking of You

 Note to self: Do not buy anymore scene builder stamp sets or dies. Seriously, who do I think I am?! I really don't know the first thing about making a scene. I used the  SU! Scenic Adventure Bundle on today's card, well, just the dies.

I used the Rays of Light background stamp also. I'm playing along with The Paper Player's color challenge this week:

I do like SU!'s Two Tone cardstock which I used for the mountains and the trees. It was on sale last week and a few of my crafty friends and I did a paper share. That was a great way to get each of the colors.

I'll play around with this bundle some more and see if gets a bit easier. I really want to use it on some scrapbook pages! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Hello

 Today's card has been on my mind since I saw the CAS challenge #564.  It took like five minutes to make. Which  may not necessarily be a good thing. lol!

And here is the CAS Colours & Sketches Challenge #564

I used the foliage, an almond branch, from SU! Lovely & Sweet and stamped it in Basic Beige onto Basic Beige cardstock. The sentiment is from SU! Notes of Nature stamped in Early Espresso. 

Our heatwave continues here. It was about 99 degrees for the high today. Hopefully some cooler temps are coming. 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Nancy Drew #4

Just a quick post today. I am squeaking this card in for the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

My card was inspired by the Nancy Drew Mystery book,  Mystery at Lilac Inn.  All I could think of while reading it was lilacs and diamonds! lol. And since my last Nancy Drew card was diamonds and gems I went with a kind of lilac card. I don't have a lilac stamp but I have a Hyacinth, from Newton's Nook Designs, and hyacinths and lilacs are related. I sprinkled rhinestones all over the card...for diamonds.😉 The sentiment is from SU!'s Beautiful Motifs and I chose it because they were celebrating Emily receiving the diamonds when all heck broke loose!

Here's the sketch from  the AHSC:

That's it for now. It's super hot here. 100 degrees. I'm very thankful for the AC!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

The Blue Pool

 We had our granddaughter, Autumn, Sunday afternoon until Monday evening. There was no time or energy to do any crafting and the studio is completely off limits to all the littles!

I did get some scrapbooking done over the weekend before Autumn arrived! I thought I'd share one of the layouts today. Please excuse the photography! 😒 I really don't know how to photograph scrapbook pages.

I used the Everyday You & Me scrapbooking workshop as my inspiration for this layout. I thought the paper was just the right colors. The darker side of the Two Toned Pretty Peacock cardstock worked beautifully and I love any kind of check/gingham type paper! I stamped the title using a very old alphabet stamp set from Stampin' Up! called Whimsical Alphabet. I used the 1-1/4" circle punch and then inked the edges with Pecan Pie. My wood grain circles I made using  the Timber EF that I inked with Pecan Pie. I used the Deckled circles and cut them out. I then added ephemera from the kit and cut a few ferns using the Beautiful Motifs dies. 

And I used my first flip flap! I adhere it to the page protector and I was able to add two extra photos using it! So easy and clever! 

Here's the happy Autumn!

That's all I have for today!

Happy Scrapping and Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Thinking of you

Monday, July 7, 2025

We did a really nice, new to us, hike on Saturday. On the drive to it we saw a farmer on a small red tractor moving his irrigation line. That was my inspiration for today's card.

I used the new SU! Tractor & Co and used just the dies to design the tractor. So fun! I used the Rays of Light background stamp and stamped it with Darling Duckling ink onto Darling Duckling cardstock. My sentiment is from Beauty of Friendship which I cut with one of the dies from the Cracker and Treat Box dies. 

I hope it's appropriate for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week.

Just Us Girls is looking for summer things and die cuts.

Here's a couple pics of the hike we did.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Love you, friend

  

Happy Fri-yay and Happy Independence Day to those in the USA! 

Here's today's card:

I used the CASE-ing Tuesday Sketches #519 challenge as my inspiration.

I used Fresh Freesia ink on my block and stamped the coneflowers from Mixed Florals in Blackberry Bliss. My sentiment is from Shaded Summer (retired) also stamped in Blackberry Bliss and mounted on a piece of Best Dressed DSP (retired). I added some silver thread and a few sequins for my finishing touches. 

I had a few chuckles with this technique. When I went to mist the block I had water spraying every direction. Apparently my little water mister has a mind of its own...or possibly operator error. lol! 

I hope everyone has a fabulous day and wonderful weekend. I hope to tackle some scrapbooking this weekend!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Hello Fabulous!

Well, hello Thursday. I'm not sure how you got here so fast! Hope your week is going well. Today's card uses the Dressed to Impress bundle again and the Best Dressed DSP. I just couldn't help myself. 

I had another piece of Purple Posy cardstock that I added the strips of DSP to, popped up the parfum bottle, stamped the sentiment and added a few embellishments. I thought it would make a great birthday card so I added this sentiment to the inside:

It is from the fabulous Happy Thoughts stamp set. And since Retro Rubber is looking for birthday cards I thought I'd play along. Dressed to Impress is from 2020 and Happy Thoughts 2021.

We had these two littles yesterday. It was our first time watching both Paisley and Weston at the same time. It went well.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy