Spring Chick

Thursday, June 1, 2023

How did it get to be June 1 already?! We get to grandparent today! Both girls at the same time. A first! It will take both of us to handle a 3 month old and a one year old! So, for today's card...

Maybe this is a subtle reminder for me! (NOT!) I am entering it in the Retro Rubber Challenge where anything goes!

My dancing chick is from SU!'s Hey Birthday Chick bundle. It's been retired for a year already! I paired it with some the retire Farmer's Market DSP  that I thought went very well with my chicken. The stitched rectangle is from the retired Stitched So Sweetly dies.

I hope you all have a fabulous Thursday. 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Love & Big Hugs

Monday, May 29, 2023

Today's card came about rather quickly and easily. Yea!

When I saw LeAnne's sketch for the Paper Players this week I was excited to get creative.

Card Details:

• A2 card base in Basic Black
• 4" x 5-1/4" Basic White embossed with the dotty EF from the Basics 3D EF
• Pattern Party DSP (retired): 2" x 4-3/4"; 1-1/2" x  4-1/4"; 1" x 4"
• Real Red heart cut with the Radiating Stitches dies; popped up with dimensionals
• Sentiment from Sending Smiles
• A finished it with a sprinkling of unmarked red gems from my stash

We, well, the Farmer (retired, HA! seems like all my crafting things are retired and now even in life! My husband is retired!) planted our garden this weekend.

Those white things in the field are clover hay bales! 

We enjoyed a fire in our fire pit the other night and our dog, Jake, enjoyed digging in the garden dirt and then proceeded to lay in the crater he dug. So funny!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

You're Absolutely Amazing!

 Saturday, May 27, 2023

My daughter-in-laws are absolutely amazing! Today's card I made for my DIL, Katie. 

I'm playing along with the Hand Stamped Sentiments Inspiration Challenge #414.

Those daisies and the pretty pink hues! LOVE!

My card base is Moody Mauve. I used SU!'s Cheerful Daisies bundle. I love this bundle! Seriously, you can do a lot of fun things creating with this set! My daisies are made with the dies. I used Moody Mauve, Blackberry Bliss and Basic White to create the flowers. The leaves are in Soft Seafoam. I embossed the white panel using the Ornate Floral EF (retired. I love that EF! 😅) and wrapped a piece of Metallic Edge (retired) ribbon around it. The sentiment is from SU!'s Color and Contour but cut with the die from Cheerful Daisies.

Katie is the amazing mommy to this sweet little one, Autumn Grace!

May your day be blessed with sweet smiles and Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Birthday Kitties

 

Friday, May 26, 2023

It's Fri-yay! Already! What a full week and where did the month of May go?! I'm playing along with the Paper Players challenge this week. Here's my card:

And here's the Paper Players PP641 Challenge:

Overall, I'd say my stamping style is clean and simple and using one of something is very common in my creations. I had several images in my stash I could have used but I chose this one, Newton's Nook Designs Newton's Birthday Trio. Cute!

Card Details:

• A2 card base in Basic Black
• Basic White 3-3/4" x 5-1/4"  cut the center with the 4th smallest Stitchd Rectangle die (retired) and embossed with Old World Paper EF (retired) . Adhere to card base
• Stamp image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and color with SU! Blends. I used: Light and Dark Gray Granite, Soft Suede, Cinnamon Cider, Petal Pink, Daffodil Delight, Tahitian Tide, Melon Mambo, and Parakeet Party and Light Pool Party. I cut it out using the coordinating die. I adhered it to the card base with dimensionals.

I was blessed to spend some time with this little cutie, Autumn!

Such a joy!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

To Someone Special

 Thursday, May 25, 2023

Today's card makes me happy! 

Bright and cheery with that sweet Newton's Nook Designs kitty! My inspiration came from Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge #198 Sketch Challenge.

I changed the direction of the sketch. I'm directionally challenged but I wanted to use these strips this way!

Card Details:

• A2 card base in SU!'s Tahitian Tide
• My strips are from the Love & Woofs 6 x 6 paper pad (LOVE this paper pad!) They are 3/4" x 3-3/4". I adhere them to a piece of Basic white cut at 3-3/8" x 3-7/8" and then adhere that to the card base.
• I stamped the kitty from NND's Newton's Heart stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and cut him out with the coordinating die. I colored him with SU! Blends in Light and Dark Gray Granite, Petal Pink, Light Basic Black, and Dark Sweet Sorbet.
• The sentiment is from NND's Birthday Oval and stamp in SU!'s Tahitian Tide ink. I adhere the kitty with dimensionals to the card base.

I hope you can stamp something that makes you happy today!

Tracy

The world needs more of you

 Wednesday, May 24, 2023

The cards I'm sharing today use more of SU!'s Bird Ballad DSP and the Free as a Bird stamp set (both retired). I was using up scraps and had a fun play with these two cards.

This first card uses Bermuda Bay (retired) for the card base. My strips of DSP are 1" x 4". Both birds are colored with SU! Blends in Light and Dark Gray Granite, Light Pool Party, Light and Dark Crumb Cake and a pinch of Light Cajun Craze for the beak.

For the second card I used Calypso Coral for the card base. I cut the sentiments out using the Stylish Shapes dies. I added a few of the Fine Sparkle Gems (retired). Easy peasy and fun! One is already in the mail!

Today is ONE special day! Our oldest granddaughter, Paisley,  turns ONE today! Honestly, I still cannot believe we are grandparents to two granddaughters! Paisley's party was Saturday. It was quite the event!

Little Miss ONE-derful with her parents.

Our sons now dads! Taylor with Autumn (who is 3 months) and Steven with Paisley! Both girls love the water. This picture makes me cry. I am so proud of these two guys and am just so thankful God chose me to be their mom. I know that sounds so cliche but it really is true! And now I'm a Gigi! 

I didn't get a picture of Paisley's birthday card I made for her...ugh! But I got a photo of the sandwich board sign I decorated for her party! I used my Cricut and the Kate's ABC's cartridge for the letters and flowers.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Faith Over Fear

 Monday, May 22, 2023

It's funny how one project leads to another and then another and so on! I made a quick card the other day and used a piece of the retired SU! Bird Ballad DSP. I had very litte DSP left so I made another two cards and then one more that I am sharing today! 

I am entering it in the Freshly Made Sketches 586 challenge .

Card Details:

• A2 card base in Bermuda Bay
• 4" x 5-1/4" Bird Ballad DSP, round the corners. 
• 1/2" x 5-1/2 Bird Ballad DSP
• 2" x 3-1/2" Bermuda Bay, punch with the Scalloped Tag Topper punch
• Sentiment is from SU! Ridiculously Awesome (retired) embossed with white embossing powder. Add a piece of ribbon. Add to card base with dimensionals. 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy