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