Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Happy May Day!

Today I am sharing a little treat box I made with the Broadway Bound Specialty DSP. This paper will not be in the new catalog. So, get it now!

It's just a tiny little thing but easy to make. I got the idea from Sam Donald a fellow demonstrator from the UK. I stamped the sentiment from the Well Said stamp set. Super fun and cute treat box. I've already given it away!

Here's a smile to help you get through your Wednesday! This is Jake our dog. 

Enjoy your day!

Blessings,

Tracy 

Monday, April 29, 2019

Making Memories on Monday

 I used the Broadway Bound Suite for my scrapbook pages.  The suite includes the Broadway Birthday stamp set and the Broadway Lights framelits which when purchased together now gets you 10% off.  Both are available in the new catalog set to release June 4 but not at the 10% off. I used the Broadway Bound Specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP) and mounted everything on 12 x 12 Gray Granite cardstock.

I will go back and journal the pages. I know the pictures and the colors are not perfectly coordinated but it was fun to do anyway! These pictures were taken last year! I always scrapbook about one year behind. 

This is our youngest son, Taylor, whose birthday we were celebrating. Actually, we were celebrating his and mine as they are on the same day!!! We surprised him with a trip to I.FLY. You get in a wind tube and fly. We all did it. It was different.  We all agreed it was okay but probably won't do it again. So, this was the card I made him. HA! He didn't quite get it. We basically had to tell him! The funny things I do to my kiddos!

I will be featuring the Broadway Bound Suite in a few other projects this week! Check back to see.

These quilts were made by members of our church and community and were dedicated yesterday at church. From here they will go all over the world through Lutheran World Relief. My mom is in the picture admiring all of them. She sewed many of the quilt tops. 

Enjoy your Monday!

Blessings,

Tracy

Life

Sunday April 28, 2019

Wow! It's been a year since I posted on my blog! Life happens. Sometimes incredibly fast and often times not the way we expect it.

I haven't stopped paper crafting though! It is the best therapy. EVER. I have crafted through all the ups and downs.

My brother died in August 2018. He was 57 years old. My big brother by two years. He called me Tuesday, July 31, 2018.  He was in the hospital. I went right away to see him.  I spent the last week of his life with him. I was with him when he died. He was an alcoholic most of his adult life and had severe liver disease.  The grief at times has been overwhelming. I've had a lot of guilt and regrets. I'm choosing to focus on the good times we had together. The love we shared. The hope of seeing him in eternity and knowing he is at peace now. 

We had a memorial service for him here at our house. My friend and fellow Stampin' Up demonstrator, Teresa, made the favors for me using the wood crate die. Then she came over and helped me bake my brother's (and mine!) favorite cookie, Date-Filled Cookies.  He received the nickname "SMOKE" from a few of his cousins so we added that to the tag. Well, Teresa added it!

I made cards for my family and friends who walked with me through this difficult time. Creating and sharing it with others was so helpful during my grief. I used the Hold on to Hope bundle. The sunburst came from another set that I borrowed from Teresa. It is retired now and I can not remember the name of it.  I embossed the sunburst in gold.

I hope to be more consistent with my blog, sharing my creations and my Stampin' Up! business. Do you know that 30 minutes of crafting releases the same amount of endorphins that 30 minutes of exercise does?! YEA! Craft and feel good too! I know it has been good for me!

Blessings,

Tracy

Celebrate Easter!

I know Easter was officially two weeks ago but really as Christians every day we can celebrate the resurrection of Jesus! So, my friends at Bible study and the ladies at my church received these cute little baskets this past week. I hope they will be a reminder that every day is an Easter celebration!

I got the idea from the Paper Pixie. I used the largest framelit from the Lots of Labels framelits and then embossed it with the Basket Weave embossing folder. The sentiment is from SU! Little Cuties stamp set.

Blessings,
Tracy

Cozy Cottages

 I love this stamp set! Cozy Cottage a SU! hostess set from the current Occasions catalog. I used my SU! Blends to color these two cards. It was so fun and so relaxing. It will be fun to create more cards with this set. All the different colors I can use! Endless possibilities!!!

Blessings,
Tracy

Balloon Celebration

Stampin' Up's Balloon Celebration stamp set and coordinating balloon punch is a fun bundle. I just punched the balloons for this card. I added a few stars that I punched. The card base is Dapper Demin with the coordinating ribbon.  Fun and easy!

Blessings,
Tracy

Count My Blessings

There really are many benefits to counting your blessings, or gifts, as I like to call them. Even on the bad days remembering those special gifts God has given us can make life seem not so dark or difficult.

I used SU!'s Count My Blessings stamp set for this card. This stamp set was from the '17 Holiday Occasions catalog. It is no longer available. My wonderful friend who just happens to be my SU! demonstrator gave me this set. She is so good at knowing what sets I will love! I also used an old favorite stamp set, Gorgeous Grunge.

I used a technique from Pootles Papercrafts. Sam Donald did a video on this. It is titled "Spritzer Watercolor with Markers". You ink your stamp up with Stampin' Write markers, give it a spritz or two of water and stamp it onto watercolor paper.   The cardstock, DSP, and ink are Tranquil Tide.

Blessings,
Tracy