Rejoice!

 Thursday, January 18, 2024

What a lovely week it has been. Our winter storm has stretched itself out into multiple days and as I write this everything is a sheet of ice outside. It should all be wet and rainy by the end of the day. I have loved the slower pace, extra time to think, create, read and relax. I do miss the grandbabies! It is highly unlikely I'll be able to keep up this blogging pace once life returns to "normal" but in Studio 1.15 I can dream! 😀

Today's card:

A Christmas card! The first of 2024! I am playing along with the Peace on Earth Christmas Challenge #55 where they have a beautiful mood board.

My inspiration for this card came from the DSP which is Earthen Elegance. From there I grabbed this wreath from the Natural Prints that I've been loving lately. I cut three different metallic and glittery wreaths and layered them all together. I finisished it off with a gold ribbon bow, a few chunky embellishments and the sentiment from Peaceful Nativity (ret.) My card base is Copper Clay. I ended up making multiples of this card! Yea! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Udderly Amazing!

 Wednesday, January 15, 2024

Today's card uses SU!'s Cutest Cows bundle.

I love all things cute and whimsy and this stamp set is definitely cute and whimsy! I am entering two challenges.  Sunday Stamps Challenge 326  has a fun sketch.

And the Paper Players  has a fun color challenge.

My pop of color is red as in Cherry Cobbler. This piece of DSP is from Day at the Farm which is from last year's SAB. I used the Softly Sophisticated EF thinking it looked like wire fencing or something. Lol! I don't know! 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

A Cozy Thank You

 Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Today's card was a fun and cozy card to make.

And it is for Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge #214  where the theme is Warm and Cozy.

I used NND's Cozy Home stamp set. It's so cute! I stamped the images, colored them with alcohol markers and adhere them to my cute papered "room" card.  My lovely friend took the minutes for me at a meeting I missed last week when I was sick with the icky fever so this card is in the mail to her!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Happy Birthday

 Monday, January 15, 2024

Today's card is another birthday card. I never have enough birthday cards.

I used the As You See It  Challenge #314 sketch:

I used Boho Blue for my card base. I haven't used this color hardly at all and I like it! I'm not sure why I haven't used it. The Flight and Airy DSP inspired me to use it! I cut the birds from the paper. During our winter storm the birds huddled together and that was my inspiration for this card. The flowers were punched using the Petal Park Builder Punch. I added some Linen Thread to inspire building material for the birds! I love watching the birds gather all kinds of things when they are building their nests. 

Our winter storm wasn't too bad. Sunday was a nice day and we were able to get our and go for a walk. 

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

A Pink Pick Up Truck!

 Sunday, January 14, 2024

Church was canceled for this morning because of our winter storm. That rarely happens around here. We are warm and cozy and very thankful for that!

Today's card is for a dear friend of mine. We've been friends for about 55 years but most of the years as pen pas! We went to elementary school together and then my family moved. 

The Color Throwdown #775 wants pink, purple and green.

I had fun creating this card. I used the wreath die from SU!'s Nature's Prints and cut three wreaths using Pink Pirouette, Granny Apple Green and Granny Apple Green Foil. My little truck is from Trucking Along and I colored it with the retired Pink Pirouette Blends. The sentiment is from Something Fancy.

The first week of January we took the trailer to the beach, Coos Bay, Oregon. Cape Arago was beautiful!

The wind was blowing fairly hard, the sea lions were barking and we had an enjoyable morning walk around the area! "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory!" Isaiah 6:3

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

It's Your Day!

Saturday, January 13, 2024

Well, today our monthly crafting get-together day was canceled due to a winter storm in our area. It has been a great day to be in the studio creating but I do miss my crafty friends! I haven't even gotten outside to take a picture it's just so windy and cold.  My friend perfectly described the snow as "crispy snow".  We don't have a lot of snow.  Any amount of white precipitation shuts down this area of the Pacific Northwest! We are light weights. 😀 I have a feeling it's icy out there. I'm not going outside to find out.

So, here is today's card and it is for two challenges.

Seize the Birthday#275 wants embossing.

And at Can You Handle the Pressure? anything with embossing goes!

I love the Stampin' Up! Be My Valentine bundle! The bees are adorable. I stamped this one in Daffodil Delight  and Memento Black on Basic White cardstock. The wings are stamped with Sweet Sorbet and Memento Black on Basic White. You really can't go wrong however you design them! The sentiment is from SU!'s Adorable Owls (retired). Oh! The embossing folder is SU!'s Hive (retired). I embossed a piece of Petal Pink and the cardbase is Granny Apple Green.

Our dog, Jake, is enjoying some extra time in the house during our winter storm! He's such a good boy!

Happy Stamping!

Tracy

Trust in the Lord

 Thursday, January 11, 2024

Happy New Year to everyone!

Today's card is for the Freshly Made Sketches #618 challenge. 

And here is the sketch:

My crafting mantra for this year is USE WHAT I HAVE. I have plenty of everything and some stamps that haven't seen a lot of love. 

My card base is Pink Pirouette. Yep, I still have some of that lovely cardstock. The red is Sweet Sorbet which I cut with the Deckled Rectangle dies and used the Stitched with Whimsy die. The stamp set is Courage and Faith...all Stampin' Up products. I stamped the sentiment on vellum using StazOn and then layered it on Basic White. The two glitter hearts cover the mini glue dots I used to adhere the vellum and then I popped the whole thing on dimensionals. 

I watched this litte cutie on Monday:

My granddaughter, Autumn. She and her momma have been sick and guess who they shared it with! Yep, me! Gigi! I got up this morning feeling pretty punk and then found out I had a fever. It was only 99.7 but I felt so bad! Seems to be staying down with some meds. My head feels like it might pop. I have had so many sicknesses this winter. I just can't say no to my grandbabies. 

Snow is in the forecast. Time will tell. Snow here always shuts everything down.  Hopefully we won't get the freezing rain or icy conditions. So, I think for the next few days it will be nap, craft, drink tea and repeat.

Happy Stamping!

Tracy