A Simple Birthday Wish

Can you believe it is February already? It seems to me that the year is already flying by and I want it to slow down a bit. I have kept up with my goal of creating at least one card a week which makes me happy. 
 

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I was trying out new techniques with this card.  First I cut a rectangle using my dies, then I used it to do this masked sponged background.  Then I stamped the image and paper pieced the vase for contrast with the flowers. It's a fairly straight forward card with pretty pops of color.

 Have a great weekend,
Traci

Strawberry Time!

It's strawberry season in Sunny Florida.  If you are in you grocery store and see strawberries in the produce department, odds are they came from my neck of the woods.   Florida strawberries, in my humble (but accurate) opinion are the best strawberries.  

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In honor of the best season of the year, I have made this strawberry card.  The image is from Deep Red stamps and it is bordered with contrasting liquid pearls.  The strawberries are accented with glossy accents.  

Have some strawberries today!

Traci

Age and Wine

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They say that there are two things that should never be counted: glasses of wine and your age.  After all both are relative, right?  A glass or two of wine with a good friend and good conversation can make all the difference in the world.  That difference was not how much wine you drank but the conversation that was had. 

On the other hand, age is just a number.  I know 70 year old women that get more done on a regular day than I do in a week.  I pray that when I am their age I will be as fruitful in my endeavors.

Enjoy your Monday, maybe even with a glass of wine or two.

Traci

Dusty Rose Flowers Aplenty

I am a pink girl!  I haven't met a pink that I didn't like even the shocking fluorescent hot pink is ok in my book.  As a matter of fact, when the "dusty rose" or "rose gold" color started coming back into style I was extremely excited.  My teenager seemed to think this color was new to her generation until I reminded her, with pictures, that this color was the color of my bridesmaid dresses 25 years ago.

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The pink and dusty rose combo was perfect for this stamp from Unity Stamp company.  They have a line of background stamps with everything from flowers to ornaments.  This one is called Flowers Aplenty and I am in love with it, check out their site for other beautiful examples of this card.

Thanks for dropping by and have a great weekend.

Traci

Coffee. Craft. Repeat. Pocket Letter

I am have quite the collection of coffee themed stamps and goodies in my craft room.  Sadly, I don't use them as often as I like.  I follow Coffee Loving Papercrafters on Facebook, they have a lot of great cards posted as well as regularly enabling those of us who like coffee or tea with links to companies that have the most amazing coffee stamps. 

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I tend to collect my stamps more than actually use them.  A large amount of the stamps here have never been inked until I made this page.

Have a great day!
Traci

Unclaimed or Redeemed

I recently read an article about two soldiers that were unclaimed after their deaths.  The city that they died in was letting the community know when their funerals would be so that they could attend and honor the service and sacrifice these men had made to our country.  It is my home that the community was able to come out and support these men in death.  

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After I read the article I could not get it out of my head that these men had died alone with no one to claim them.  The the Lord reminded me that even if I die with no family or friends surrounding me, I am never alone.  Because He redeemed me that fall morning thirty years ago, I am never alone.   Even if I go unclaimed on earth, He claims me as his own and that will never change.

It is my prayer that these men were believers and even without earthly people by their side at the end, their Redeemer was right beside them bringing them home.

Blessings this week!

Traci

Roll Tide...Scrapbook Layout

I am making a scrapbook for my great niece's first year.  Her momma loves the University of Alabama football.  During the fall last year many Saturday's my adorable great niece was adorned with Crimson or hounds-tooth to cheer "her" home team.  Her daddy is an Auburn fan and hasn't won the battle for baby girl to wear "War Eagle" gear.  

I think the Bama elephant is adorable, so I decided to add a punch pieced Al in the corner of her Roll Tide layout.  I had no idea how to do an elephant with my punches but my friend Pinterest had a ton of ideas.  This pin from Splitcoast stampers is the one I used for inspiration. Punches used were: three sizes of circles, heart and an oval for the trunk.  I think he was just what the page needed. 

Have a great week,

Traci