Hello There

 Well, hello Monday! You came around so quickly! Here's a quick and simple card I made for today.

I pulled out Silly Safari and colored up the monkey and cheetah, added some cute animal print DSP and a sentiment from Blooming Phrases. Everything went on a Strawberry Slush card base.

I went with the Freshly Made Sketch #724.

We celebrated Autumn's 3rd birthday on Saturday at one of those indoor play areas. I got one picture of her and her cousin. The kids ran around the entire time which is what it's all about but it's difficult to take photos!

I got this pic of all my guys in one place! ❤

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Thank you

 Happy Fri-yay! It's been a good week here but it isn't over. We have two little ones today and a birthday party for one of our littles tomorrow! 🎉

Today's card was fun to make and I'm very excited to make more cards using this sketch! 

I used a Misty Moonlight card base and a Petal Pink mat on which I adhered the Painted Illusions DSP  which is the Product of the Month for February while supplies last with a $75 purchase. There's free shipping through today with a $75 purchase. (just a little FYI) I had some Petal Pink ribbon in my stash and added it. The sentiment is from With You in Mind stamped in Pretty Peacock and punched out with the Hexagon Punch. I punched another hexagon in Misty Moonlight, cut it in half and layered it behind the sentiment. I added a few gems. They're SU! gems that my upline gave me but I don't know what they're called. I didn't get the whole package just a strip of them. 

The Stampin' Up Only Challenge #395 is to CASE designer Tammy Fite.

Yes, it is very fun and I highly recommend giving it a try!

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Celebrate!

 When I saw the Atlantic Hearts sketch this week I drew a blank. As I thought about it and looked at it for awhile I saw a flag and this is what I came up with:

I love red, white and blue and all things Americana. I used a Night of Navy card base, embossed a piece of Basic White with the Starburst EF and then I used the Gears & Texture dies (yes!) to cut the red stripes and the navy and gold stripes (chains). How fun is that?! The little stars and the sentiment tag is from the Cracker & Treat Box dies (retired). The sentiment is from NND's Newton's 4th of July. 

And here's the Atlantic Hearts Sketch #669:

This was definitely a challenge but once everything clicked for an idea it was really fun! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Dino Birthday!

 I love it when you pull out a stamp set and discover some pieces already stamp and colored in it just waiting to be used! That's how today's card got started.

I grabbed the Darling Dinos bundle and discovered T-Rex waiting to be used! I made a simple birthday card using a strip of glimmer paper and a strip of DSP from Flowering Zinnias (retired). I added a little bow tie to T-Rex and gave him a balloon too. I was thinking I could write a little story, "When you Give a Bow Tie to a Dino", and all the places he would go...lol!

I am playing along with a few challenges with this card. The Paper Players #773 is looking for CAS with Balloons and Birthdays.

Seize the Birthday #320 has CAS with Dies for their special topping.

And AAA Card Challenge #308 has a sketch.

I'm not sure I've ever combined three challenges together! That's usually outside my bandwidth! lol! There's always a first time even at my age and stage in life! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

A Good Friend

 I just love this paper crafting hobby I am addicted to!  It brings me joy! Here's today's card.

I had so much fun using the SU! Pretty Floral dies.  The card base is Berry Burst and I embossed a piece of Basic Black with the SU! Exposed Brick EF. I used just the dies for these gorgeous flowers! I cut them from Berry Burst, Bubble Bath and Pretty Peacock. I did some ink blending on the pink flowers. The foliage is cut from Lost Lagoon. The sentiment is from the retired set Apple Harvest and is cut with a cute die from the same bundle. I love that sentiment! I embellished with a few Brushed Brass Butterflies. 

I am playing along with the Tic Tac Toe #286 Challenge. I did the center horizontal of Florals/Ink Blending/Sentiment Strip. 

Can You Handle the Pressure has an optional theme to use die cuts.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Consider Yourself Hugged

 Happy Monday! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. Today's card was fun to make. I used some new products from SU!'s Easter Joy suite.

The Easter Joy DSP is very cool.  It's slick and shiny on one side and muted on the other. It's thicker/heavier in a good way and the colors are definitely spring!

I covered my Shy Shamrock card base with a piece of the DSP and cut that cute basket with some of it also. I used the Easter Basket dies for the basket and the flowers. Weaving those tiny strips through the basket was a bit hard for me. The sentiment is from Banner Sayings and I used the Three Banner punch on it.

I used the CASE-ing Tuesday Sketch #551 

I'm looking forward to creating more with this suite of products. 

Here's a pic I took yesterday afternoon when I was out walking Jake.

The sky was so cool looking! 

Make it a great day!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Bloom

 Happy Fri-yay! I hope everyone had a great week and have a wonderful weekend planned!

Today's card is another one I CASE'd from the '25-26 SU! AC, page 41. 

I rather enjoy CASE-ing when my mojo is low or I'm playing with new products and getting a feel for them as is the case here. 

Does that look like Summer Splash in the photo?? It doesn't to me but it is! I stamped that background using Summer Splash ink onto Summer Splash cardstock. I used the Sweet Blooms bundle for this card which I am loving! I used a Party Banner die and embossed it with the Lovely Stripes EF. I stamped the flowers in Peach Pie and then using a sponge dauber added Timid Tiger on the lower half of the flowers. The leaves are stamped in second generation Secret Sea since I do not have Cloud Cover ink. IYKYK.  I finished the card with a few Timid Tiger Flat Pearls.

Happy Stamping, my friends!

Tracy

Hello

 This week I haven't been able to get ahead of myself in the crafting room! We've been playing outside too much! lol! The sun was shining again today and it was almost 60 degrees. Here's the card I squeaked out this evening.

I recently got the Party Banner dies, the Pretty Florals bundle and the Sweet Blooms bundle (and maybe a few other goodies! 😉).  I used these products on this card. I CASE'd the card on the cover on SU!'s 2025-2026 Annual Catalog. I used Berry Burst and Bubble Bath for the blooms. I love those two colors  together! The stems are Garden Green. The DSP is from Florals in Bloom and it all went on a Secret Sea card base.

We had to take another bike ride this afternoon. It was just too nice! We went to the Erratic Rock. It's a 90 ton rock. The largest glacial erratic in the Willamette Valley.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Friend

 Today's card ended up being harder than I anticipated even though there isn't much to complicate. LOL!

I used the Calming Camellia stamp set. It is a Disinktive stamp that came and went in 2022.  I'm not sure it was stamping correctly??  Maybe the ink pad was too juicy?? Maybe it was operator error?? 😅 Anyways, I used Pretty in Pink for my card base and enjoyed using the Scallop Contours dies. I colored the leaves using watercolor pencils and a blender pen...I think that is what hung me up. 😉

I played along with two challenges for this card. SUO Challenges #394 has this pretty inspiration photo. It's where the pink, white and flowers came in for my card.

The Retro Rubber Challenge #265 has a tic tac toe board.

I went with the diagonal of gems, your choice (watercolor pencils) and die cut.

The last two days have been absolutely beautiful here! We did a bike ride yesterday with our friends and today we had these two little ones! 

We visited their great grandma today (my mom). I realized the quilt they are on was made by my great grandma...their great great great grandma! That is so neat! I have loved this quilt since I was a wee one. So special! ❤

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Thinking of You

Well, it is still Monday and I am going to share this card with you before I call it a day!

I combined two challenges to make this card. The Paper Players #772 has a color challenge this week.

I combined these colors with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #668.

I embossed the little squares with the Timber EF. I cut my landscape pieces using the Scenic Adventure dies. The sentiment is from one in stash. I added a few gems and it all went on a Basic Beige mat and card base. 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

You're All Heart

 It's Fri-yay! I hope everyone had a fabulous week and have a wonderful weekend planned! Maybe a Super Bowl party?! Or just Super Bowl food?! I'm all for the food! Not so much the game.

Today's card isn't a turtle. I ran out of steam yesterday so I just made a rather quick and easy card.

I pulled out Modern Heart that's probably from 2019?? I used DSP from Unbounded Beauty and A Little Bit Festive. I added a few gold hearts but that one just looks dark to me. Hmmm. Lighting.

Anyways, I wanted to use the sketch from the Retro Rubber Challenge #264.

And the color challenge from The Color Hues Challenge #126.

That's it for me this week! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

I Love You/Turtle-y Awesome #3

 This card made me laugh while I was assembling it.

This is going to be the hub's Valentine card. I was laughing because this is a caricature of us...the hubs isn't a big swimmer so you would find him with swim fins, mask, life preserver, etc. I get sunburned or bit by a bug and swell up, turn red, etc. pretty much every trip we take. It's hilarious! IYKYK! 

Again, I just used the DSP in this suite. The sentiment is from Bee My Valentine. I'm hoping it qualifies for the Paper Players Challenge #771.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Time to Celebrate!

 Today's card is Turtle-y Awesome card #2!

For this Turtle-y Awesome card I used a Granny Apple Green card base. I embossed a piece of Garden Green with the Turtle Textures EF. I used more of the DSP, Turtle-y Cute. I used one of my brand new Party Banner dies! 🎉 The banjo playing turtle I fussy cut from the DSP. The sentiment is from Itty Bitty Birthdays (retired).

I used the Atlantic Hearts Challenge Sketch #677.

Yesterday we had  Sweet P.  We went from walking Jake to baking cupcakes.

Our little girl is growing up! So fun! ❤

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Turtle-y Awesome!

 I've been wanting to have a play with the Turtle-y Cute Suite. Today's card is the first of several I made. 🐢

I used the CASE-ing Tuesday Sketch #549.

The Turtle-y Cute DSP did all the work! I fussy cut the trike riding turtle from the paper! The sentiment is from the Turtle-y Awesome stamp set. I used a few Low Profile Sparkle Dots to finish it! Easy peasy, makes me smile and I have another birthday card ready to send off!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Happy Valentine's!

 Happy Monday and Happy February! New month, new week, oh my! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Mine flew by. I cleaned up from glamping and just did some general cleaning. It did rain a bit over the weekend but if it continues to stay warm the hubs is going to have to mow the lawn again! 😎😄

Today's card was just a quick and fun card I did to post on Unity's Show and Tell FB page.

They were using this sketch.

The penguin is from Unity's Warm Hugs. I obviously didn't use the suggested color combo because you know Crafty girls do what they want! 😅

That's it for me today!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy