Fs206: Whoistracy

This week's featured stamper is Tracy {whoistracy}. I liked her Sew Bird card. I changed the main image to a flower and changed the sentiment. I used different patterned paper too.


I used a kraft base like Tracy, but changed the designer paper to some PTI designer paper. Instead of the stamped bird, I used the PTI flower die, spritzed some tattered angels glimmer mist on the card stock and sponged the edges. I added some stickled to the edges of the petals. Each layer of flower was adhered with a dimensional, and a button (PTI, black) was placed in the center. The sentiment, stamped in plum on white, was v-cut on the edge. I tucked it under the patterned paper square.

What I love about this sentiment, it can be used for more than just birthdays! I will keep it in my stash of cards for those everyday celebrations!

stamps: {Papertrey Ink} Inside & Out Birthday
ink: {Papertrey Ink} plum, hibiscus
paper: kraft, white, designer paper (PTI)
misc: button, glimmer mist (pink), button (pti), dimensionals

Sneak Peek: Inside & Out Birthday day five

Here is another unique color combo that I enjoyed together....spring rain, poppy and dark chocolate. I was playing in the WT305 challenge on SCS (Butterflies). I used the Martha Butterfly punch, white cardstock, colored with copics. I added some amuse card candy gems (blue) and stickles, then attached with dimensionals to the card. Happy Birthday sentiment from the new stamp set coming out January 15 (Inside & Out Birthday), from Papertrey Ink.


I used the big scallop die (papertrey) and a big spring rain PTI button, along with some PTI poppy polka dot ribbon. Fun combo!

Check out some of the other designers goodies on their blogs:
Dawn McVey
Maile Belles
Lisa Johnson
Melissa Bickford
Heather Nichols
& Nichole Heady!

stamps: Inside & Out: Birthday {Papertrey Ink}
paper: white, poppy, spring rain, chocolate
ink: black
misc: poppy ribbon, spring rain button, die, dimensional, stickles, MS butterfly punch, amuse gems

Sneak Peek: Inside & Out Birthday day four

FUN FUN FUN! I am loving the comments and feedback on the Inside & Out: birthday set! Thank you for your comments! Today's card is so simple, yet elegant. I was grabbing cardstock and thought these colors looked so beautiful together. The chocolate and melon berry! Oh yeah! That's what I'm talking about!

I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with a nestablities die. The chocolate was dry pressure embossed with the birds & swirls folder. I added a row of dew drops on the bottom.

Here is a fun little bonus card today, using the birthday tag set.

The new leaf base was stamped with a flower design from Springtime Doodles in new leaf ink. There is a layer of scalloped hawaiian shores paper under the kraft piece of cardstock. I did some paper piercing on the edge of the kraft. The hawaiian shores ribbon is cut in a nice V-cut on the edge. The tag was stamped with new leaf and black ink.

melon & chocolate birthday

stamps: inside & out: birthday
paper: dark chocolate, white, melon berry
ink: black
misc: ribbon, dimensionals, bird & swirls embossing folder, dew drops


New Leaf Birthday Tag card

stamps: 2011 Birthday Tags, Springtime Doodles
paper: new leaf, kraft, hawaiian shores, white
ink: new leaf, black
misc: hawaiian shores ribbon, circle punch, scalloped edge die, paper piercing


You know that there is more eye candy out there:

Check out these blogs:

Dawn McVey
Maile Belles
Lisa Johnson
Melissa Bickford
Heather Nichols
& Nichole Heady!

Sneak Peek: Inside & Out Birthday day three

Hello Papertrey Fans! Here we are on day 3 of the sneak peeks....can you believe it? What do you think so far? FUN STUFF?

Today, I decided to play with a fun color combo: Dark Chocolate and Hawaiian Shores. The sentiment is from the Inside and Out: Birthday set and the image is from the Through the Trees set. The Hawaiian shores cardstock was cut with the scalloped edge die and I placed some papertrey buttons on each scallop.


Simple and fun! Love this sentiment too! It's one of my favorites!

Be sure to check out the other Papertrey Designer blogs: Nichole along with Betsy Veldman, Dawn McVey, Heather Nichols & Melissa Bickford, the beautiful & talented Lisa Johnson and my new friend Maile Belles have some amazing stuff to showcase!

stamps:{Papertrey Ink} Inside & Out: Birthday, Through the Trees
paper: dark chocolate, hawaiian shores, white
ink: dark chocolate, black
misc: scalloped edge die (large), buttons (PTI)

Going Green!

This is the year that Todd and I are going to reduce our carbon footprint. Together, we decided that we needed to do something, so we researched installing solar panels in the backyard. We put in a large panel, which is the perfect for our size home, with enough extra to actually send back to the power company. Today there was an article published in the local paper. Here is an online version:
{Solar Panel Article}

I find myself walking around the house shutting off lights and trying to conserve energy. Have you thought of ways to help reduce your carbon footprint?

144 solar panels, a bunch of steel and some engineers!

Sneak Peek: Inside & Out Birthday day two

Here is a fun, simple card! I used Lemon Tart cardstock (when my Genevieve sees it she shouts "YELLOW!!!" ....it's her favorite color!). I am not a yellow girl....I prefer blues....so we compromised and went with a little of both! I stamped the flower from Springtime Doodles in fresh snow (white) ink and sprinkled the ink with glitter while it was still wet. Sentiment stamped in ocean tides ink. I used a PTI button with some rustic thread and used the edge of the fillable frames #3 to create a unique cut on the side of the sentiment.


Isn't it a simple, yet elegant look? Here is a close up on the sentiment and button.


There are going to be more sneak peeks available on the other designers websites:

check out Nichole's Blog along with Betsy Veldman, Dawn McVey, Heather Nichols & Melissa Bickford

all supplies Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted

stamps: Inside & Out birthday, Springtime doodles (flower background)
paper: lemon tart, white
ink: fresh snow, ocean tides
misc: fillable frames #3 die, button, rustic thread, glitter (Stampin' Up!)

Sneak Peek: Inside & Out Birthday day one

Here we are in the midst of another Papertrey Ink countdown. I still can hardly believe that I am part of this amazing company! {someone pinch me}

I not only have an amazing new birthday set coming out, but the team came together to create an awesome birthday tag set which is being released this month as well! EYE CANDY OVERLOAD!

This color scheme was so out of my comfort zone, but I have been finding the most cute clothes for Sophia, Isabella, Genevieve & Xavier at Gymboree lately (the older two are too tall for that store, shucks!). I got each of them a variety of {fashionista} outfits in stripes, argyle and solids using the raspberry, chocolate and moss color scheme. I got them all dressed for church in the outfits and realized that it would make an ADORABLE card color combo!

I started with a raspberry base, then added the chocolate and moss. The moss is stamped with the stars from Been Boo'd in moss ink. I added some dark chocolate polka dot ribbon to the card too. The sentiment was stamped on white, then cut with the Papertrey Ink fillable frames #3 die. I punched a variety of stars using the star punch and placed them on dimensionals, topping them off with some papertrey buttons.

all supplies from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted
stamps: Inside & Out Birthday, Been Boo'd (multi-star background)
paper: white, raspberry, dark chocolate, spring moss, designer paper (2008 bitty dot)
ink: raspberry, spring moss
misc: dark chocolate ribbon (polka dot), star punch, buttons (raspberry, chocolate, moss), fillable frames #3 die, medium scalloped border die

WAIT! Don't GO! Check out more sneak peeks available on the other designers websites:

check out Nichole's Blog along with Betsy Veldman, Dawn McVey, Heather Nichols & Melissa Bickford