tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-100802402024-03-14T09:10:37.289-05:00small smackerelslittle bits and pieces - a small smackerel of my life.Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.comBlogger620125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-2195806112578811002024-03-08T15:22:00.004-05:002024-03-08T15:22:46.207-05:00Jingle Belles Holiday Cards to Die (Cut) for # JB2405 Take 2<p> I'm sure in the future there will be times I don't make a second card - making one card for that particular weeks challenge will be more than sufficient. But not THIS week LOL. I'd be making more if lif e didn't get in the way! But - as you all know - I digress.</p><p>I perused my collection of dies that fall into the Christmas category and there are a bunch. I decided upon an old Papertrey Ink Snow Globe die with accompanying stamps. I created a shaker card using clear sequins but I wished I'd added more before sealing it closed. A number of the sequins seem to have gotten stuck in the layers that create the scene inside the snow globe. Not much to be done now, but I did decide it could use a bit more sparkle. I sifted through my supplies and got a bit of a crazy notion. I took a clear white sparkly pipe cleaner and glued it around the opening creating something of a sparkly frame. It looks every so slightly wonky in the photos but it's pretty darned cute in real life so I'm good with it. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8U4lXjhVrqYfeAFCIzJNQPx1msN6HDE2CygFdvKGJVo0AAChnBTvgNsKX_nUTYEbFX7LmPKpQdp0Ts4i8EhRUvZiW1hA8RK_PSDKzpqVZIbhKUIwHzjPmcsIJKza8TE-sivLms8gQG6OpAdREiFNBrZO2Eb_qqKTN71qqrs6PvVaqK9jxA_9/s4000/2024-03-08%2015.06.43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8U4lXjhVrqYfeAFCIzJNQPx1msN6HDE2CygFdvKGJVo0AAChnBTvgNsKX_nUTYEbFX7LmPKpQdp0Ts4i8EhRUvZiW1hA8RK_PSDKzpqVZIbhKUIwHzjPmcsIJKza8TE-sivLms8gQG6OpAdREiFNBrZO2Eb_qqKTN71qqrs6PvVaqK9jxA_9/s320/2024-03-08%2015.06.43.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpZTVBMY9Bv4XfU3IAOgxwc5iclI5VlVM8dUbMHm0VJjX5cE438z6YBkwaxgmw1ya9XlmZmXpRKXD5JrXijEm4OhSNXk6HRJVQjWMHUkHkXL-lflZ5yTzomozP53LqRHOrdar8kpf_5ZZS8wcR8M7v0-4vLl3Y1XqpOrKYI7wyUH0Wwgm0bWv/s4000/2024-03-08%2015.05.59.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpZTVBMY9Bv4XfU3IAOgxwc5iclI5VlVM8dUbMHm0VJjX5cE438z6YBkwaxgmw1ya9XlmZmXpRKXD5JrXijEm4OhSNXk6HRJVQjWMHUkHkXL-lflZ5yTzomozP53LqRHOrdar8kpf_5ZZS8wcR8M7v0-4vLl3Y1XqpOrKYI7wyUH0Wwgm0bWv/s320/2024-03-08%2015.05.59.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-64634857678891294152024-03-04T10:27:00.005-05:002024-03-04T10:27:42.051-05:00Jingle Belles Holiday Cards to Die (Cut) for # JB2405<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> Dies and die cuts - I got 'em. It was more which one to choose. I imagine I may make a few cards for this challenge but I started with an old die and stamp set from Papertrey Ink. Phrase Play #9. I wanted to try some metallic watercolors I have - I was thinking of sparkling shimmery snowflakes. I also used an embossing folder that hadn't seen much love in a long time. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHh7TfFJiC7erteTRvfNaW0cGAtiAwkZlsw1pY71_F3qeirshN3ipCUNlKUowNmrcBJ92lLvgQ8ZdCSSPO1CXFxQhrkbQV9W2lu30r64d1emWSEiRksBm-Mvwlveu6VHE89tmkdM4l2EpX1WdEKrjN08zrgUij4TMY0tmBdnDXFrqgxYlImE0/s3480/2024-03-04%2010.08.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3480" data-original-width="2545" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHh7TfFJiC7erteTRvfNaW0cGAtiAwkZlsw1pY71_F3qeirshN3ipCUNlKUowNmrcBJ92lLvgQ8ZdCSSPO1CXFxQhrkbQV9W2lu30r64d1emWSEiRksBm-Mvwlveu6VHE89tmkdM4l2EpX1WdEKrjN08zrgUij4TMY0tmBdnDXFrqgxYlImE0/s320/2024-03-04%2010.08.58.jpg" width="234" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbL8dhKLItdW-2FdKskEe1bAa1g8EiooCzBmx4_zbw7-T8CV_XI5Qc0ZlBXMzIALKd8sFYXAvFjzazhQLcGXnh3NhWPs0Bzw6dRMtBYj5XQSYz6qEjWVkzvvOIRTiaHmiW6NdiokRxobf5gKcjD9J19BIxhe9uHqDgcasRjMYnrTYoroZOnbn/s3367/2024-03-04%2010.06.13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3367" data-original-width="2703" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbL8dhKLItdW-2FdKskEe1bAa1g8EiooCzBmx4_zbw7-T8CV_XI5Qc0ZlBXMzIALKd8sFYXAvFjzazhQLcGXnh3NhWPs0Bzw6dRMtBYj5XQSYz6qEjWVkzvvOIRTiaHmiW6NdiokRxobf5gKcjD9J19BIxhe9uHqDgcasRjMYnrTYoroZOnbn/s320/2024-03-04%2010.06.13.jpg" width="257" /></a></div>The first photo hopefully gives you an idea of the shimmer of that metallic blue. It's prettier in real life. Anyway that's all for now. Thanks for stopping by and looking. </span><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-4691971227263722024-02-24T15:34:00.000-05:002024-02-24T15:34:17.128-05:00Jingle Belles Text Me Challenge Take 3<p> I know! not only is it almost the end of February but now I've gone and done a third card for this challenge. (Actually I had 4 potential takes on this one card but selected the one below as my favorite and the only one I turned into a card but I digress...)</p><p>Lauren made her 2nd card and it brought to mind a stamp I own that hasn't seen ink in years. It's a very old one from Stampin Up! that I'd always liked very much but hadn't been too successful using. I decided to give it another try. </p><p>I embossed the image using versamark and a Hero Arts Gold embossing powder. Then pulled out a few different sets of watercolors - Gansai Tambi regular as well as Starry Colors and a set of Prima Metallic Accents. I wanted alll the sparkle. I did try a few different color combinations - and the one you see here was the most successful. I'm glad I finally got a card out of this stamp! Anyone else have some stamps in their collections you haven't been able to make work for you? Thanks for stopping by!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImfPw2mRd29JUzJmVwsqt-yQbR8syOrPejquNl9TNCI6PJDst8Wl5yEx61JyEl_xacNk9T6XrQ5mTYr2VuCtdPSpdvDXTxE3oXZ7cAk9G7kvyI9ngpIVEEKRgeAtTmgAG-c83juEJx-sLtMWQLopkH0mgatM_uJwIPIAb2zllGccmdCp7-Czh/s4000/2024-02-24%2015.18.39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhImfPw2mRd29JUzJmVwsqt-yQbR8syOrPejquNl9TNCI6PJDst8Wl5yEx61JyEl_xacNk9T6XrQ5mTYr2VuCtdPSpdvDXTxE3oXZ7cAk9G7kvyI9ngpIVEEKRgeAtTmgAG-c83juEJx-sLtMWQLopkH0mgatM_uJwIPIAb2zllGccmdCp7-Czh/s320/2024-02-24%2015.18.39.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNu2173yGINublPvN5Sfu7x9woZwTrPqXCS0SgyCC1T8iNDfAJg4TgsLC7iiPNpDThgL5WuJzxLtOuRhzNPTnWgflgHTTVrShdwYpIZjKKITZTe4HcagBN39nYztQDsZD-LjbQQm6dpY15LwwZzOpqhQM0b9lfZYesNP9b1VKw7XZo_Wtm9jr/s2416/2024-02-24%2015.18.00.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2416" data-original-width="2026" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNu2173yGINublPvN5Sfu7x9woZwTrPqXCS0SgyCC1T8iNDfAJg4TgsLC7iiPNpDThgL5WuJzxLtOuRhzNPTnWgflgHTTVrShdwYpIZjKKITZTe4HcagBN39nYztQDsZD-LjbQQm6dpY15LwwZzOpqhQM0b9lfZYesNP9b1VKw7XZo_Wtm9jr/s320/2024-02-24%2015.18.00.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-86064326148095336292024-02-22T12:37:00.000-05:002024-02-22T12:37:22.209-05:00JIngle Belles Text Me Challenge Take Two<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I decided I'd like to make another card with text and am hoping this qualifies. Even so, I'm pleased with it. To create the background I used an old Papertrey background stamp called "Background Basics: Christmas Joy". Those background stamps are in reality only 5-1/2 x 1-1/4 inch strips requireing you to stamp repeatedly to get your background. (It takes a bit of practice - fortunately I don't mind LOL). I chose to emboss the background and sentiment with white embossing powder. The images and sentiment are from a set called Sweet Holiday Greetings from Your Next Stamp. It's an old but very cute set. All images colored with copic markers. Thanks for stopping by and looking.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMLQliRvjZVASqRdepEjNEsqPaX3QGd0n2oQQyp4ySVU1_D2swTQs2bM8gc6DlO83KqPLyD0D6Y2XjixAJ-KH-gDVXTMEd0nuqXfqsyQDR7xbcnI_yI89BA5Xi6lNyBdLhC6ePjqDiIrSg03mqQZE2GF4h1Rbrs-9EXKEeYXXxlcWz-eXzvcJ/s3166/2024-02-22%2012.18.14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2523" data-original-width="3166" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMLQliRvjZVASqRdepEjNEsqPaX3QGd0n2oQQyp4ySVU1_D2swTQs2bM8gc6DlO83KqPLyD0D6Y2XjixAJ-KH-gDVXTMEd0nuqXfqsyQDR7xbcnI_yI89BA5Xi6lNyBdLhC6ePjqDiIrSg03mqQZE2GF4h1Rbrs-9EXKEeYXXxlcWz-eXzvcJ/s320/2024-02-22%2012.18.14.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-4951348484067820732024-02-20T12:08:00.000-05:002024-02-20T12:08:38.072-05:00Jingle Belles Text me challenge<p> It's almost the end of February and I'm still plugging away. Whodathunkit?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPuFySpEV1pDldLxEcNGIfV7Rh-I16g80SbRsu8NFyzM5tfKMuBbyF74p1aRNZKp0_wXWUaRVVcpeoummCGQItgFmmgEObivW34r0Y6sW54NB6Lcx-N-npaOii-6hPIb8VL07oHB3b4R3Ko_z-6M8hxP-Z8N696PmsN_wz-LijNNj5zSF_MaB/s4000/2024-02-18%2015.12.56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPuFySpEV1pDldLxEcNGIfV7Rh-I16g80SbRsu8NFyzM5tfKMuBbyF74p1aRNZKp0_wXWUaRVVcpeoummCGQItgFmmgEObivW34r0Y6sW54NB6Lcx-N-npaOii-6hPIb8VL07oHB3b4R3Ko_z-6M8hxP-Z8N696PmsN_wz-LijNNj5zSF_MaB/w400-h300/2024-02-18%2015.12.56.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p>I looked through my stash and found a number of papers with text. This one is pretty old from a company called Creative Imaginations. I decided to glitter up some die cut snowflakes and added them to the card. What you can't see is a strip of glittered up cardstock at the bottom of the card. Oh well - if I have a chance I'll take another pic. Right now I have to run!</p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-47452025986653648712024-02-08T16:18:00.001-05:002024-02-08T16:18:43.003-05:00Jingle Belles Rudolph #JB2403 take 2<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I decided to do Jingle Belles after all these years, I gathered up all my Christmas items: stamp sets, papers, embellishments of all kinds. I wanted to make sure I use it all up - or at least make a good dent. Let's face it - NEW stuff is fun, right? But I have had a lot of stuff tucked away for years waiting to be used again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I remembered I had a box of leftovers from some kits I had from Anna Griffin - must be at least 10 years ago. So my second go at the Red challenge is using some of those leftovers. I had a bunch of card backs, patterned papers, and embellishments. I took apart that piece of holly - it was about three layers thick. It worked a bit better once it was flat. I did the same with the sentiment piece - it was 2 layers thick and wasn't working well on top of the rosette I created until I did a little surgery. Anyway it was good to use a few pieces but I really need to make more from those leftovers (it was a very generous kit LOL) . Anyway another week down - can't wait for the next challenge! Thanks for stopping by.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03QOHYmmVowwQqWQi0quWcxhGrT_hPni0jd3xwEJqOXK4n1TmQkgzsndQxa5Fx81JlUrHQhFaruwOYqcFkom4gYWz_XjtNfNqlM3FLO0QHSHJuIg8m7O8wXB3_vL45ffh9w0i6qY-d2n6y1CAakJhS19JdHqmZHeQs2mPBtGUbq49ty61FrZ4/s4032/2024-02-08%2016.00.45.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2924" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi03QOHYmmVowwQqWQi0quWcxhGrT_hPni0jd3xwEJqOXK4n1TmQkgzsndQxa5Fx81JlUrHQhFaruwOYqcFkom4gYWz_XjtNfNqlM3FLO0QHSHJuIg8m7O8wXB3_vL45ffh9w0i6qY-d2n6y1CAakJhS19JdHqmZHeQs2mPBtGUbq49ty61FrZ4/s320/2024-02-08%2016.00.45.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-22057266549203372942024-02-03T12:34:00.000-05:002024-02-03T12:34:35.578-05:00Jingle Belles #JB2403 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer<p> <span style="font-size: large;">I saw the prompt for this week and immediately had a flashback to the first time I saw Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on television. Coincidentally it was the first time it aired. Go ahead look it up - yes that was quite a while ago - and it was just magical. Sort of like the poem our Dad would read on Christmas Eve - A Visit from St. Nicholas. I think a lot of parents read that to their kids on Christmas Eve. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So I started sifting through my stash for RED -<br /> patterned paper for starters. And what to my wondering eyes did appear? Some great RED papers - especially the one you see I used as the background of my card. Beautiful vintage images in RED and cream by a now defunct company called Daisy D's. Also additional plain red paper at the top and bottom. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREPlAp6zs5IgRrrxrqLBgTJOUJUgJ6ID1AjaqCgvOOPD9hsvWWaE4ytAazPjcEa3BVkTtxJubXJfMzRm8Q-lTV56ChyAInk5JtFQSKP6P8rVJOUH3IH8QM68QTgzhGflpr-FgK-a2TKX8XlcIjjwPIeXXy3lVlGwi7bRMWXGxy2TekVb4SnSn/s4032/2024-02-02%2017.11.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2813" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREPlAp6zs5IgRrrxrqLBgTJOUJUgJ6ID1AjaqCgvOOPD9hsvWWaE4ytAazPjcEa3BVkTtxJubXJfMzRm8Q-lTV56ChyAInk5JtFQSKP6P8rVJOUH3IH8QM68QTgzhGflpr-FgK-a2TKX8XlcIjjwPIeXXy3lVlGwi7bRMWXGxy2TekVb4SnSn/s320/2024-02-02%2017.11.23.jpg" width="223" /></a></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I stamped out the small words with Fired Brick Distress Ink - onto some scraps of the paper and cut them out. The chipboard piece is another ancient item from my stash - from K&Company. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">And that's that for now. I've got some other RED ideas I'd like to try out. Thanks for looking. </span></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-10199447153912843752024-01-28T16:28:00.000-05:002024-01-28T16:28:14.674-05:00Jingle Belles #2402 Something Old/New Take 2!<p> As I mentioned in my previous post, I don't have a lot of new stuff. I did buy some stamps and dies a few months ago but no time to use them. I imagine I'm not alone in having lofty goals of making some things and then all the plans go out the window due to whatever is going on. So with that in mind - I'm using something old and something older still. I don't think anyone is gonna call the Jingle Belles Police on me - whaddya say Lauren and Stef? ha! </p><p>So last year I picked up some Heidi Swapp patterned paper called Hometown Holiday. In this card I used some of that paper: I cut the word JOLLY out of one piece and used yet another piece for the background. For my something older things - the Sizzix die for the Christmas tree (which I cut up and put back together - cos ya know why leave it be when you can redo it?) The shimmery cardstock is also from the ancient section of my stash along with that star brad. The little Christmas mice? They're an older set from Papertrey Ink - and the stamped words are from a coordinating stamp set. And of course, stitching. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFxuOeY-iBEvqVWUkvIunXpkabfSMA3RhZdJak7V7Jc95FijPK02fwLe8jlOyxdKKceNvaQ7gHC6P9UBOvi_7Kqyw9nz5Wz2TywWIVsWZIzU5H7oGrq_dh2ZeYPl5PndLvQoMbW5Yec1szzYnQbuqwazqReD8Ga-HBpV0xUT8k9Noq5Y61t8_/s3525/2024-01-28%2014.30.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2309" data-original-width="3525" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTFxuOeY-iBEvqVWUkvIunXpkabfSMA3RhZdJak7V7Jc95FijPK02fwLe8jlOyxdKKceNvaQ7gHC6P9UBOvi_7Kqyw9nz5Wz2TywWIVsWZIzU5H7oGrq_dh2ZeYPl5PndLvQoMbW5Yec1szzYnQbuqwazqReD8Ga-HBpV0xUT8k9Noq5Y61t8_/s320/2024-01-28%2014.30.58.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am pleased with this one - the little mice are so stinkin cute I'm glad I got a chance to use them. I suspect they may turn up in another card someday soon.</div><br /><p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-29077976529019116352024-01-27T10:24:00.000-05:002024-01-27T10:24:17.250-05:00Jingle Belles #2402 Something Old Something New<p>Hello again friends. I know. I'm back again. But to beat my previous record I've got to at least get to February. That said, on with the show. </p><p>I gotta be honest. Most of my stuff is old. Have I stopped purchasing? Seriously LOL no. But I definitely stayed away from Christmas related things. Why? I've got a bunch. And indeed I bought a Heidi Swapp stamp set (I believe) in November. I knew I wouldn't be making cards this past year. I stopped putting that particular pressure on myself years ago. I bought it because I knew I use it in the future for other things. Maybe just for tags - who knows. The set has classic elements that always appeal to me so I bought it no regrets. But I did want to use it soon. 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The washi, the embossing powder, the prismacolor pencils. </p><p>I'm hoping to get another card made before the end of the challenge but not making any promises. Thanks for taking the time to look. </p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-46656466526537629592024-01-15T10:58:00.000-05:002024-01-15T10:58:50.266-05:00Jingle Bells 2024 and yeah, hello<p> Okay so the last time I posted here was perhaps 9 years ago? Yeah I think so. Then I posted for a while on Instagram. And I guess I could post this there but not for now. But to those of you who have found me after all this time: Hi. Nice to see you or meet you or whatever. </p><p>I'm posting today because after a long time of not posting drawings or cards I've made I thought it would be fun to join in again with Jingle Bells: that wonderful holiday card challenge where you made holiday cards all year long so by the time December rolls around you have quite a pile of cards. I will admit I've joined in before, years ago. I lasted 5 weeks. I'm hoping this time I can continue for the duration. </p><p>So the first challenge is called <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/01/wrap-it-up.html" target="_blank">Wrap It Up</a> - you use wrapping paper to create your card(s). I pulled out some scraps from the wrapping paper container before I packed it away a few weeks ago and got to work. I've made 3 sets of cards. No doubt this over-achieving will stop soon so don't be concerned. 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It was a favorite paper this year. I found some of these larger glittery poinsettia's in my stash which I thought would work well. And I stitched around the edge of the cards.</p><p>The second set of cards used a penguin wrap from a few years ago. I found some penguin stickers in my stash to decorate the small tags. I stamped a small sentiment from Purple Onion Designs on the tags. And finished it all off with some stitching as well as bows made of some bakers twine from Target (and some glossy accents to keep them in place).</p><p>The last set of cards were using that snowflake paper. The aqua, gold and off- white are such a pretty combo. I found some wood veneer snowflakes in my stash. I used Versamark and gold EP to change them into a pretty gold which would complement the paper. Threw in some gold and white sequins to add to the sparkle. Finally I stamped the small tags with stamps from Papertrey Ink and again used gold.</p>Forgive me- this is not looking great. It's been nine years since I've posted on here LOL. I'm lucky I could remember how to use Blogger. Truth be told I'm posting here so I can hold myself accountable. So I'm posting here and am going to link up to the Jingle Bells challenge for the week. That's one down for me! Til next time!<p></p>Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-69947760940495320502015-08-31T07:11:00.000-05:002015-08-31T07:11:13.365-05:00Drawing with color<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3SLS-SxR57M/VeRAKmo7u9I/AAAAAAAAD2U/dAW3xs8qpAA/s1600/2015-08-05%2B11.50.19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3SLS-SxR57M/VeRAKmo7u9I/AAAAAAAAD2U/dAW3xs8qpAA/s320/2015-08-05%2B11.50.19.jpg" width="320" /></a>Hello friends! Hope your summer has been wonderful. It's almost September! How did that happen?<br />
I'm here today to share some cards made for a challenge. My favorite artist is Henri Matisse. I have had the good fortune to see two exhibitions of his work in my lifetime. Once at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC and more recently at the Tate Gallery in London. The show in NYC was a retrospective of his entire body of work and in London the show was just focusing on his famous cutouts. And that is what led me to creating this challenge.<br />
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<span data-reactid=".8s.1:5:1:$comment514295285400481_514306755399334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0" style="background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.8640003204346px;"><span data-reactid=".8s.1:5:1:$comment514295285400481_514306755399334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$text0:0">“The paper cutouts allow me to draw with color. For me, it is a simplification. Instead of drawing an outline and then filling in with color-with one modifying the other-I draw directly in color...It is</span></span><span data-reactid=".8s.1:5:1:$comment514295285400481_514306755399334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3" style="background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 12.8640003204346px;"><span data-reactid=".8s.1:5:1:$comment514295285400481_514306755399334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0"><span data-reactid=".8s.1:5:1:$comment514295285400481_514306755399334:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.3.0.$end:0:$text0:0"> not a starting point, it is a completion.”</span></span></span><br />
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In this card I used a leaf die from PTI- very Matisse like shape don't you agree? I like to think this card has some of the movement of the shapes I see in many of Matisse' cutout pieces.<br />
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In this last card again I used a leaf die (as well as an impression plate for the background). I used more of that inked watercolor paper but also foiled one of the leaves with my Minc.<br />
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Okay that's all for today. I hope, if nothing else, you'll go online and look at Matisse's cutouts. Google it - you'll see so many beautiful pieces of his. The shapes are beautiful.<br />
I hope to be back to blogging on a more regular basis. In the meantime however you can find me daily on <a href="https://instagram.com/tracyfp/" target="_blank">Instagram</a><br />
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Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-52194040865125323592015-08-10T09:15:00.000-05:002015-08-10T09:15:28.706-05:00Challenges: 365 Doodle and Popup ChallengeHi there kids! Yes I've been a bad blogger. I'd like to blame it on summertime - yes let's blame it on that! The schedule is off you know? I would like to invite you to follow me on <a href="https://instagram.com/tracyfp/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> as it's quite easy for me to post things there on a daily basis - and really its a whole lotta fun. I've been participating in a 365 Doodle Challenge run by a wonderfully talented illustrator, <a href="http://johanna-fritz.de/blog/" target="_blank">Johanna Fritz</a>. Not only is she amazingly talented, she's also such a friendly and supportive soul. As a matter of fact, I'm finding the Instagram community a very positive and supportive group. If you like to draw or doodle the <a href="http://johanna-fritz.de/365-doodles" target="_blank">365 Doodle Challenge</a> might be for you - check it out!<br />
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The Daily Marker - Kathy - also runs the 30 Day Coloring Challenge I participated in twice over the last few months. She's got another one coming up in October. If you like to color - this is definitely a challenge you don't want to miss.<br />
Okay, I need to get going - errands to run, doodles to doodle. Thanks for stopping by!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-30294008630645351902015-07-16T10:01:00.000-05:002015-07-16T10:02:55.625-05:00Let's Play: Turning solid stamps into one you can colorHello friends! Yes I'm back today with something I've been playing with over the past few days but I've been thinking about for a while. Get your favorite beverage and set a spell.....<br />
I love to draw and color. And I've been doing that a lot lately - especially with Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day Coloring Challenges (if you don't know about these - please get yourself on over to <a href="http://ww.thedailymarker.com/" target="_blank">Kathy's blog </a>and do a search pronto!). And it's been so much fun. While the challenge was going on - and I wasn't drawing something to color or using some stamps to color - I discovered something. I have a LOT of stamps I cannot color. The horror! I have a lot of stamps and the vast majority are solid image stamps. Meaning there are no lines - you stamp a solid color. Now of course some of them are 2 step stamping sets that add wonderful dimension but, in short, there are no lines. I thought I wish I could use some of these stamps in the challenge.... but how? They aren't the kind of stamps you can color in with markers, pencils, or watercolors. Then I had an idea. I'm sure someone else has had this idea but I haven't seen it anywhere. It's actually kind of the opposite of the "no-line coloring" that's so popular now - except you're putting in lines. Follow me....<br />
So here's an image from Avery Elle's Petals & Stems on the left. On the right - same stamp!<br />
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The flower on the left is stamped as is with a dye ink. The flower on the right - stamped as is with Tim Holtz Distress Ink, inked (basically tracing the image) with a Copic friendly pen then colored with Copic Markers.<br />
Crazy right? Completely different look and all from the same stamp!<br />
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This time it's one of my favorite stamp sets - <a href="https://www.papertreyink.com/stamps/cutting-garden-stamp-set/" target="_blank">Papertrey Ink's Cutting Garden</a> It's just got the prettiest flowers and leaves! It's a bit more elaborate than the stamp above so let's see what happens with that shall we?<br />
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Here I stamped using the set as is - a couple of different inks and a little masking to put the small flowers and leaves behind the larger image but pretty straightforward stamping. (The sentiment is also PTI - Graceful Greetings for the record). You'll note there are white lines indicating the petals - but that's where the stamp didn't stamp if you follow me - the negative. No lines.....<br />
Okay now let's see what it looks like when I want to make it a stamp I can color in with Copics!<br />
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Pretty cool huh? It looks completely different doesn't it? Again, I stamped with a Distress Ink (Fine Linen), then used a Copic Friendly pen to trace the petals and colored it with Copic markers. Just for the record my Copic friendly pen for this isn't a Copic - it's a pen I draw with - it's a Pilot G-Tec-C4. Love that pen. But I've used it a ton and it works perfectly well with Copics.<br />
Okay - are you curious about what would happen if you wanted to watercolor using this technique? I'm so glad - I tried that too!<br />
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And here's what it looks like colored in Zig Clean Color Markers and embossed with white embossing powder. Kinda pretty. I had to do this a little differently - using a Zig Embossing Pen - which I don't think are available anymore. It's basically the same as a Versamark pen (I couldn't find mine). You draw with the embossing pen over those lines in the stamp then add embossing powder, heat with your heat gun and go ahead and color. I did try with clear embossing powder - it works nicely. I'm not showing a sample here because again I had to use the Embossing pen - and that ink has a blue tint to it - and that blue tint stays trapped under the clear and you get pale blue lines - here with the white embossing powder you see none of that.<br />
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Just so you can see what it all looks like before I added color to the images here's a few pics I took while I was trying all of this out.<br />
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When I started with this I pulled out a few stamp sets. This rose is from Papertrey Ink's Rosie Posey. I stamped the rose in Fine Linen Distress Ink and then added the pen. I'll don't have a pic of the colored rose. I was going to watercolor this rose - stamped it - then inked with my Pilot pen - should've used my Pitt Pen which is waterproof - so you know how that went. I had the black ink running - ugh. I shall have to go back and try the rose with the Pitt Pen in watercolor because I think it would be pretty beautiful.<br />
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I hope you can see this. This is before I heat embossed the image and added color. You're seeing the distress ink and the embossing powder there. When you color it in the Distress ink really isn't an issue<br />
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And here's the image stamped in Fine Linen Distress Ink, then inked in pen before I colored with Copics. I think besides coloring with Copics I loved this part the best. You really don't have to be someone who draws on a regular basis. You are just pretty much tracing what's there. And you can edit if you like. Say you want fewer petals ... you just draw in the ones you want! I was a little concerned having that much Distress ink in contact with my Copics. I happen to have a duplicate of one Ciao marker - so I tried with that first - thinking if it got ruined I always had the other pen. I swear it did not damage my pen.<br />
So what do you think? I think I can now get a lot more life out of the stamps sets I own - and that's an amazing thing! And when I purchase solid stamp sets in the future I've got another technique in my arsenal to color them any way I'd like. Yay!<br />
Okay that's quite enough for today right? I'll close saying that Kathy Racoosin is hosting another Coloring Challenge in either September or October - and if you love to color - you need to join in the fun! And please come over to Instagram, if you haven't already, <a href="https://instagram.com/tracyfp/" target="_blank">follow me there</a> - say hi okay? I really would love to know what you thought about today's post - can you comment below please? Thanks so much for stopping by!<br />
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Just wanted to share a card I made yesterday. I got off schedule with my "Dear Ones" cards. Too much stuff going on and being away at the beach threw me off schedule. And I really wanted to send my husband's Aunt a card. She's also a cat lover. </div>
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I'm sort of in love with this line of stamps from Stampendous - called Pen Pattern. Everything looks like a doodle sorta. And you know I like a good doodle :-) I found these 2 stamps - the background is called Pen Pattern Light and the cat stamp is aptly named Pen Pattern cat :-). I thought that cat looked so sweet and cozy - like my Westley (or my girl cat Willlie for that matter) - all snuggled up on a rug. So the colors are inspired by the rug we have in our family room. It's all grey, cream and red. I colored the cat, fussy cut him out and mounted it with some foam tape onto the colored background. I'm not going to lie - the background took a while to color - more of the decisions of what color where kind of thing. But I love the coloring - it really was so relaxing and enjoyable. And for this Aunt - I'd color all day long the most intricate pattern there ever was -she's just so dear to me. </div>
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That's it for today kids. I am working on a few cards with an interesting twist I think. I'm just playing around with them a bit before posting and hoping for tomorrow. It's all about getting more from the stamps I already have - and can't we all use that? Yeah I think so. Have a good day!</div>
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Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-15719101822584752182015-07-07T11:30:00.000-05:002015-07-07T11:34:02.403-05:00Challenge Get Well card<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_9zpWcN-LOg/VZv8TFWLJ_I/AAAAAAAADzY/KHVK097BmmM/s1600/IMG_4358.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_9zpWcN-LOg/VZv8TFWLJ_I/AAAAAAAADzY/KHVK097BmmM/s320/IMG_4358.JPG" width="320" /></a>Hi friends... yes... another post this week! Crazy I know... but lets go with it!<br />
I was watching a Sandy Allnock video and her accompanying post linked to another blog called <a href="http://understandblue.blogspot.com/2015/07/fresco-crack-corn-rock-star-and-derwent.html" target="_blank">Understand Blue</a>. On that blog there was a giveaway for some Inktense Pencils. Well I don't always jump on these giveaways (I'm like... I'll never win) but this one had an interesting requirement for the giveaway - to send a get well card to the Costco greeter at the blog writers (Lydia) local store. I thought I love that idea! I may not win any pencils (probably not) but I can do my good deed for the day. (I like to score some points with the big Guy each day. It can't hurt.)<br />
I am in a bit of time crunch - just tons of things to do today - so I kept it simple. I found this bandaid stamp (i think its Stampendous or Judikins but don't hold me to it) in my stash and added some Purple Onion Designs alphabet stamps; colored with Copics. And if you're a long time follower you may recognize this card is a lot like <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/968447?&cat=500&ppuser=126215" target="_blank">a card I did waaaaaay back in 2008</a>. Heck it was so long ago it took me a while to find it - I'd posted it on Splitcoaststampers. I must say I don't know what I was thinking when I made that one - I like this one better. I hope it makes Alex smile.<br />
You should join in too - you might win some pencils and make a guy happy all at the same time!<br />
Okay that's all for me today. Gotta go mail that card and run a few errands. Thanks for stopping by!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-62238501558182498002015-07-05T12:10:00.000-05:002015-07-05T12:10:22.637-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well hello friends. Yes I've been a bad blogger. And I do apologize. We've been busy around here and blogging was the thing that got left by the wayside. I took a few trips and now I'm back home. At the moment wading through a pile of laundry and trying to get some things back to normal. It's going to take a few days. <br />
We went to the beach house twice. During our first visit there I had the time to do a bunch of coloring. Before I left home I stamped a lot of images - one of them being this lovely one from Purple Onion Designs. I stamped this one with some Tim Holtz distress inks and tried my hand at no-line coloring (using some some distress ink pens - watercoloring). Since watercoloring is my nemesis I wanted to try and give it a go one more time and I really was happy with how this came out. (at first you don't succeed and all that!) Hopefully I'll post some more things I colored, while I was away, in the coming days. Thanks for hanging in there with me!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-80993023211932432752015-05-27T11:36:00.000-05:002015-05-27T11:36:06.836-05:00Hello Sunshine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello Friends! Hope you all enjoyed the holiday weekend. It was quiet around here - good for getting some things accomplished. I told you I've been purging and reorganizing The never ending project it seems. I'm trying to think of it more as steady progress toward a final solution to this room! Anyhow my husband and I took a little drive to Ikea and purchased a shelving unit. He put it together and my daughter helped me move it into my room yesterday. I'm kind of thrilled with it. It's close to waist-high and perfectly fits my printer and big shot (and some baskets of dies) on top and can house my Silhouette portrait, more dies, Xyron, AG Minc, label maker, embossing folders, Project Life stuff and a little bit more. I'm still rearranging things or I'd throw in a picture. Maybe soon.</div>
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Where's the card Tracy? You knew there was one right? I had started making some cards using Papertrey Ink's Bowl of Sunshine last week when I got together with my friends June and Amy (hi girls!). I'd intended to make these my "June Dear Ones" cards - and I may still. But I wanted to send a card to an old friend (we'd met last week for lunch when she was passing through the 'burg.) So I decided to use one of the cards in progress. I'd already embossed the front of the card with a StampinUp! embossing folder (using a Tim HOltz diffuser plate to create that main section that's plain). I just needed to add the image that I already die cut and stamped as well as stamp the sentiment. The sentiment is from the Hello Sunshine set - also PTI). Pretty quick and easy and I like the color combo a lot. </div>
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Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-79453165334931334162015-05-20T07:00:00.000-05:002015-05-20T07:00:03.454-05:00Happy Birthday Little G<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D1fuTIadY3o/VVnkrfzV6aI/AAAAAAAADxo/eSDgUKja0Zs/s1600/apron-for-gabrielas-birthday.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D1fuTIadY3o/VVnkrfzV6aI/AAAAAAAADxo/eSDgUKja0Zs/s320/apron-for-gabrielas-birthday.jpg" width="289" /></a>Today is my little niece's birthday. She is far away from me - on the other side of the country - but I sent along some presents and a bunch of handmade things that I hope she enjoys.<br />
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Back last year before Christmas I'd made my niece an apron to wear when she baked Christmas cookies with her mom (my sister). I think I posted a photo. Regardless, at the time I'd also purchased this cupcake fabric to make her an apron for her birthday. I thought she'd love the cupcakes and it would be fun for her to have another apron made just for her. This time I created one large pocket on the front (the Christmas apron had two pockets.) I used pink ricrac to trim everything and some wide grosgrain ribbon to tie at the neck and around the waist.<br />
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Now I needed a card - i chose that Penny Black set again - so appropos for my niece.<br />
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and some tags for all the different presents - i used the Enclosed flower die from PTI to cut them out and added some die cut leaves also from PTI. I stamped them all with lots of polka dots (to coordinate with this most cute wrapping paper i had)<br />
Oh there was a lot of curling ribbon too. All so it would be nice and pretty for this little girly girl. While I'm typing this i realized I might have a little bit of fabric leftover to make her doll an apron too... hmmmmm.....<br />
Okay - that's all for today!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-68897403975995348772015-05-18T08:04:00.000-05:002015-05-18T08:04:51.921-05:00Dear Ones cards for May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi there friends! It's time for more "Dear Ones" cards. This month I was determined to use a set from Papertrey Ink called Topiary Trio. I had to have it months ago and yet I still hadn't used it! This is a rarity for me - when I buy - I use LOL. But for some reason this set, which I adore, kept getting pushed to the back of my stamp bin. Anyhow, I played around with the stamps and finally decided to use just one of the little topiaries (and one pretty sentiment). I used the dies to cut out the image on white cardstock as I'd decided to stamp the stem/trunk and the container and use colored cardstock for the round leafy ball (what do you call that anyway?? - i think you know what I'm talkin about!) I used my Misti to do all the stamping - and I gotta say again here that Misti was one of the best tool purchases I've ever made. Not only did I crank out the stamping parts of these cards in no time flat - i was actually talking to my friend June (HI JUNE!) while I was stamping - something I normally cannot do. I gotta be concentrating ya know what i mean? But that Misti took all of the work (and concentrating) out of the mix and I could just chat, drink coffee, and stamp. I used the Lil Inker stitched rectangles again and the patterned paper is all from the Fine Linen Pattern Pack from Papertrey Ink. Pretty simple cards but I think they look rather elegant! And perfect for the recipients. That's all for today kids! Thanks so much for stopping by.Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-66629013738506746672015-05-13T08:28:00.000-05:002015-07-18T22:54:22.033-05:00A few things to share<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-__1oY1k8qYw/VVNLylJwn2I/AAAAAAAADws/vj_RJmVHsZE/s1600/2015-04-30%2B12.13.47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-__1oY1k8qYw/VVNLylJwn2I/AAAAAAAADws/vj_RJmVHsZE/s320/2015-04-30%2B12.13.47.jpg" width="240" /></a>I know I know - I've been awol on the blog for a little bit. I just checked and it's been a few weeks and for that I apologize. I've been busy doing various and sundry things. Lots of <a href="https://instagram.com/tracyfp/" target="_blank">instagramming</a> which is so fun, a little more craftroom purging, cardmaking and sewing, and scrapbooking. I've been trying to finish up my daughter's 1st year album (she's 24.... its about time right?) but there always seem to be distractions and other things requiring my time. I'm sure you can relate. I thought I'd share a few things I've made lately. <br />
I made this birthday shaker card for my nephew's wife using an adorable Penny Black Stamp set. I know it seems a little... juvenile? for a grown woman but I'm tellin you the girl likes some pretty shiny sparkly stuff and I thought she'd enjoy it something to make her feel like a little kid again - and she did. (Note the little blue box bottom left colored up like a box from Tiffany - this inclusion was not lost on her. And what girl doesn't like to receive a little blue box? heck I've even saved the boxes :-))<br />
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I made this next card for a grand niece's birthday. I had ordered this adorable stamp set from Simon Says Stamp - Baby Animals. Oh the cuteness! I couldn't wait to use it to make this birthday card. Lots of masking and coloring so a lot of "work" but it was so much fun and I was very happy with the results. And so was the recipient (well her parents loved it... :-))<br />
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I shall be back to show you some more things I'm making! Lots of birthdays mean lots of cards, gifts and tags. Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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Hello Friends! It's Papertrey Ink's Blog Hop day. The challenge was to create something using Navy and Pink. When I saw that I knew I'd have to play along. I love this color combo. It's just so classic. The other day I started playing around with some ideas but I knew I'd be doing something with either polka dots or stripes. And that I'd be making something that was kinda go-big-or-go-home. I made three cards. The first one here using Polka Dot Basics stamped with Fresh Snow Ink then embossed with white embossing powder (just to get those polka really white!) I used the Enclosed: Flower die and Berry Sorbet Cardstock. Then I backed it with white cardstock run through my Big Shot with a Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder. I also made a butterfly using Beautiful Butterflies and the Beautiful Butterflies Layers set, positioning the die cut so that curly part of the wing took the spot right over the dot <br />
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My third card is pretty much like the first one I just reversed the color scheme of Berry Sorbet and Enchanated Evening and using the same stamp sets and dies and embossing folder.<br />
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That's all for me for today - I'm off to do some errands then come back and check out everyone's cards on the hop! Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-16347177050165051772015-04-24T10:54:00.001-05:002015-04-24T10:54:58.973-05:00Making a card out of random stamping<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o181qUvhzV4/VTpmiR4ouJI/AAAAAAAADvs/TwMpcDT5GcA/s1600/TOY-brushed-blooms-with-graceful-greetings.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o181qUvhzV4/VTpmiR4ouJI/AAAAAAAADvs/TwMpcDT5GcA/s1600/TOY-brushed-blooms-with-graceful-greetings.jpg" height="251" width="320" /></a>Hi there friends!<br />
I know... another post from me this week - is it some kind of holiday?<br />
Nope, I'm just catching up around here. I was cleaning up around my drawing table yesterday afternoon and I came across this stamped piece of cardstock. I'd been having a little stamping morning (a few weeks back) with my friend June (Hi June!) and was fooling around with the Misti and this Papertrey stamp set called Brushed Blooms. I told you that I have to play with these tools, like the Misti, a while before I get a feel for them. At that point I was trying out how to stamp the layers involved with that stamp set. I kept moving and turning the cardstock as I tried out the blooms in different colors. When I was done June (clever one that she is) said you just need a sentiment for that and you have a card. And she was right. I recently got this other lovely Papertrey set called Graceful Greetings. So yesterday when I came upon that stamped cardstock I decided to take June's advice and stamp on one of those lovely Graceful Greetings sentiments. I added a little bit of colored cardstock as the base layer and I had my card. I'm thinking this would make a great "Dear Ones" card for May. It's just a cheerful mix of colors and that sentiment (actually all of them in that set!) are going to get a workout from yours truly.<br />
Thanks for stopping by. Hope you're having a great day!<br />
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More on what I'm up to later in this post but you're here for the challenge card, right?<br />
Okay so this week's Make it Monday challenge on the Papertrey Ink blog was to use white on white die cuts with a pop of color. I haven't been participating of late and this looked like a fun one to jump back in so here's what I came up with.<br />
I loved all the beautiful samples that were in the video. I gave it a little thought a rifled through my Papertrey stamps and dies and decided on using the Button Stacks and Wet Paint dies. I tried out the Bitty Button Stacks too but finally opted to leave those out. I had all my diecuts and decided my splash of color would be in the sentiment and then realized I wanted to use a little embroidery thread to tie up those buttons. I did try white but it wasn't workin for me so I went with a blushy pink thread. I spent a lot of time trying various ways of lining up those buttons. I liked this version the best - it reminds me of a quilt or maybe lace? I should confess I really wanted something that said Baby for the sentiment - doesn't it kinda look like a baby blanket? :-) I might make it again if I can come up with a good alternative to make a baby card.<br />
I don't know about you - if you participated - but this was a tough card to photograph!<br />
So now onto the why I'm not blogging so much of late.<br />
I'm a purging stuff. Great amounts of stuff. And while it's taking me away from things like blogging, it sure feels good. I'm making great progress so I don't wanna stop. Well I do have to stop occasionally. The house needs tending and the family needs feeding and we need clean laundry blah blah blah. I even got together with some dear friends and we had a little sale of our stuff a couple of weekends ago. While I didn't sell a ton, I did sell some and then the rest I donated to a local shop and that was really great. (It didn't come back in my house and went to a most worthy cause - win/win).<br />
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All this purging - and I should be specific - it's craft room purging I'm talking about - is very freeing. I have been bogged down way too long with a lot of stuff I'm never going to use. Lots of guilt there. Guilt that I shouldn't get rid of stuff I spent good money on, guilt that I am getting rid of something someone gave me. Oh the guilt. I could write a book. And I finally said to myself - it's wearing you down. The room is a mess. I spend too much time organizing it and reorganizing it - time I could better spend drawing and making cards and scrapbooking. And I am almost done. And it feels wonderful. And it's clean... well almost. But heck the floor is clear! And that my friends is kinda amazing. So thanks for stopping by. I appreciate your visits and your comments. And if you're not commenting - please do - I love hearing what you have to say - what you're making etc. Okay?Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10080240.post-63992968141330831732015-04-20T10:31:00.000-05:002015-04-20T10:31:18.631-05:00Dear Ones - April<div>
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Good morning friends! Finally getting back here to post my "Dear Ones" cards for April. <div>
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I'd started making them last Wednesday when I got together with some crafty friends (Hi June and Amy!). </div>
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I'd recently gotten the <a href="http://mysweetpetunia.com/" target="_blank">Misti</a> and wanted to give it a little work out. (I don't know about you, but when I get a new tool I really have to spend some time with it. Learn the in's and out's and so forth. The Misti, for me at least, was no exception. It took some time to get acclimated. Beforehand I watched a number of videos and then I really just played with it for an afternoon, not making anything but trying out the possibilities. It's not that its hard LOL it's more there are lots of ways to use it and I want to take full advantage of my purchase :-))<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anyway I knew I'd be seeing my friends on Wednesday so I played all Tuesday afternoon with the Misti. I decided that at the playdate I'd make 12 cards so I'd have my Dear Ones:April edition done plus some extras to have on hand. </div>
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I set up my Misti so that I was all set to stamp each layer/color when I saw my friends on Wednesday. I should say here that when we do these get togethers, I do more talking than stamping normally. I am more of a solitary stamper/artist (read: I work better alone LOL). But with my Misti set up, ready to go I was feeling confident I'd get some cards made. </div>
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I have to say that Misti really made the whole job much quicker and not like a job at all. And really - the stamping is supposed to be fun isn't it? Okay kids - that's all from me today. I have fooled around enough with blogger for one morning! Thanks for stopping by!</div>
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I didn't take the best picture of the card using the My Favorite Things stamp set. It's a little off center however you can see the important part - that adorable bunny image and the cute sentiment. I actually cut apart the sentiment - it was a long one piece affair and I needed to have the two parts stacked as you see it here. I watercolored - something I've never mastered but I keep trying nonetheless. And I just threw in the little flowers as I watercolored. I used that rectangle stitched mat die from Lil Inker again - I just love how it finishes things off.<br />
Okay I gotta run to the post office. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13132528359150351790noreply@blogger.com2