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

Music to My Ears

This week we started visiting colleges for the baby of the family.  It is so strange to think in just a short time we will be empty nesters.  There are parts of me that cannot wait but there are others that cannot believe how fast time has flown.  My children are all musicians, I imagine a very quiet home with no piano practices. 

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I bought this grand piano stamp years ago to make a thank you card for our piano teacher who has become like a grandparent to my children.  I am not sure what company made it but it is certainly one of my favorite stamps.  This card is embossed in gold on Stampin Up Basic Black and black on Stampin' Up Very Vanilla.  

Have a grand day!

Traci

Seaside Thinking of You

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I love being challenged  to move outside of my box when I am creating.  When I signed up to do a nautical card swap, I decided I wanted to do something that was a challenge.  So, as I searched Pinterest for an idea, I found a version of this card that used the Stampin' Up! High Tide and Beautiful You sets.  I had both of these sets sitting on my shelf unused because I had no idea where to begin with them.  

High Tide is a layering set, I was not completely successful with the layers but that will be remedied next time because I remembered I have a We R Memory Keepers Precision Press in my arsenal of crafting goodies.  Yes, I have so much stuff that I forgot I had one which I am just a bit embarrassed to admit.  All is well, I have pulled it out not to be forgotten again. 

The Beautiful You set is just amazing and well...beautiful.  I decided a bit of paper piecing was in order for the lady.  She's pieced using discontinued DSP.

Silent Night

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I love Stampin' Up Night of Navy card stock.  I find it is one of my go to colors when I need a dark color but don't want to go with black.  It really is a great backdrop for this Silent Night swap card that I made for my Diva group.  This is a CAS card from Pinterest but I cannot locate the original pin to link. 

Thanks for dropping by,
Traci

Dashing Through The Snow

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This week I am showcasing some of my cards that I created for Christmas this year.  If anyone had told me when I bought Lovely as a Tree a thousand years ago that it would become my favorite stamp set I would have told them they were crazy.  But this stamp set has to be one of the most versatile stamp sets ever created and there are a lot of stamp sets that want to be Lovely as a Tree but they just don't come close.  There is a reason that Stampin' Up keeps this set in the catalog year after year, I certainly hope the person who designed it gets the kudos they deserve.  

I paired Lovely as a Tree with Jingle All The Way on Night of Navy card stock for this card.  I love the peace and simplicity of this card.

Have a lovely Tuesday,
Traci