Peachy Chickie Card

Hello my treasured friends!

First and foremost, Happy New Year to you all! I have missed you all greatly, and it feels great to finally get back into crafting and blogging! During the holidays, I lost my creative mojo, then got it back, but my room was a huge mess so I couldn't craft. Then I was thinking about my crafting, and I really figured out that due to my hectic school schedule, and the amount of my own crafting projects that I need to get done, I should focus on those things, and hence, not apply for any design teams. I will however, be participating in the challenges going around that I see fit with a project that I'm working on, etc. By doing so, this will really help contribute to my New Years resolutions, and I hope that you all are working towards yours as well!

So let's kick off the year right! I created this adorable chickie card for a dear friend of mine. Her birthday was last week, and she absolutely adores chickens, chicks, and anything of the sort, so this one is for you my friend! :) Peachy Keen is having a linky party, which you can participate as well here. I'll also be entering this into Celebrate the Occasion's challenge, to create a child's birthday card, and into Birthday Sundae's Challenge to create a birthday card. This card will fit right in, and you can play along as well here. So are we ready?? Here it is!

 
Isn't she just the cutest?? My friend loves chicks and the colour purple, so my Trendy Twine's Grape Fizz was the perfect addition! Here's the list of treasures!

Trail of Treasures:

• Card Base - 3.5 x 6" cut in kraft cardstock, and rounded at the outer corners with the Creative Memories Corner Rounder, and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Ink
• Card Layer - shape from Cricut Lite Lacy Labels cartridge cut at 3.15 x 5.75", cloud paper from My Little Shoebox's Home Tweet Home Collection, and cut an additional layer in green and used the Fiskars Grass Punch to create the grass
• Chick - cut from Simply Charmed Cartridge at 3", faced stamped with PK-754 Medium Critter Faces, added Trendy Twine's Grape Fizz for the cute bow, and added Inkssentials White Enamel Accents for the tummy
• Balloons - punched with Martha Stewart's Balloon Punch, and added more Trendy Twine's Grape Fizz to finish off the balloons

I have more projects to post, so visit me soon! Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Until next time's treasures,
Tracey xox

Let's Party till the Cows Come Home!

Hi everyone!

Two posts in one night - woot! That's a new record for me! I told you I had lots of crafy endeavors in the near future! Haha. Well, here in Canada we have a long weekend since Thanksgiving is this coming Monday, so be on the lookout for a thanksgiving project on Monday! Here's a card that I created for my friend's birthday - she loves cows, and we just celebrated with her last night. We definitely partied till the cows came home! Haha ;)

I will be entering this card into Jovan's Birthday link-up. She's working on a new scrap room so make sure to head on over to see it, and maybe you'll pick up a few organizing tips!

Isn't she a cutie?! Here's a look at the inside of the card:

Trail of Treasures:

• Card Base - standard A2 sized card 5.5 x 4.25" base
• Card Layer - cut from DCWV Spring Stack and used my Creative Memories Corner Rounder
• Grass - cut out of green cardstock, and used scissors to make cut slits to create the grass, then wrapped Twisted Lime Trendy Twine and tied a bow
• Cow - cut from Create-A-Critter cartridge, used mini-brads for the eyes, stitched with white gelly roll pen, and added ribbon bows to the ears
• Party Hat, Party, and Present - cut from Cuttlebug Birthday Die, added Diamon stickles to the party hat
• Sentiment - My Pink Stamper's Punnylicious stamp set 

 Make sure to tune back on Monday!

Until next time's treasures,
Tracey xox

A Tardy Bday Wish

Hi everyone!

I hope that everyone is off to a great start to their week! We're half way until the weekend! I've got tons of ideas for cards that I want to create, but I'm limited on time as I do have a group submission and a mid-term exam next week :( Hopefully I'll be able to sneak away from the pile of work I've got to do, to craft...even just for a little while! ;)

Remember, you still have time to enter into the current giveaway here.You have until this Friday at 12PM PST to enter. 

Here's a witty little birthday card I created for Sarah over at PinkCricut.com's sew-easy link up party and button birthday card challenge over at Birthday Sundaes.

And for the inside sentiment, I used My Pink Stamper's More Punnylicious Stamp Set.

Trail of Treasures:

• Card Base - standard A2 sized card, 4.25 x 5.5"
• Layers - used DCWV Spring Stack for the patterned paper and used the Stampin' Up Scallop Border Punch, used my We-R Memory Keepers Sew-Easy for the border of the yellow layer
• Frog - cut from Sweethearts Cartridge, stitched, and added a button with a stitched cross for the eyes
• Lily-Pad and Balloons - cut from Create-a-Critter Cartridge
• Sentiments - 'a tardy birthday wish' made using the PBD Small Banners set; inside sentiment from My Pink Stamper's More Punnylicious Stamp Set.

That's all I have for you guys today! Gotta run to class now!

Until next time's treasures,
Tracey xox

A Birthday Fit for a Diva

Hello my treasured friends!

It feels like forever since I've posted and I appologize for that! It has been a non-stop go for me since I finished exams..from birthday parties, school meetings, catching up with friends, and work, I've barely had any time to sit down and craft. Next week I'll be heading down to Vegas for my 21st birthday, so that gives me even less time to craft. I'll be squeezing in crafting time whenever I can from now until next week Tuesday.

Here's a birthday card that I created for my friend's birthday. She is definitely a diva, so this card is fit for her! :) I'll be entering this card into the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge 27 -- Create a Circle Shaped Card for any occasion
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge 74 - Create a Birthday Themed Project
Paper Playtime - Anything Goes

So here it is!

This card will fit into a 5 x 5 square envelope. I heat embossed the Peachy Keen large polka dot background with sparkly embossing powder to create my own patterned paper. I used the Punnylicious My Pink Stamper set to stamp the "hoppy birthday" but changed the o to an a so it could read "happy birthday."

Trail of Treasures:

• Card base cut from Smiley Cards exclusive Gypsy cartridge (you can find this cut on many other carts or weld circles together on your own)
• Shoes cut from  Wall Decor & More cartridge
• Scalloped shape cut from Gypsy Wanderings
• Circle cut from Plantin Schoolbook
• Martha Stewart Sugar Cube Embossing Powder
• PK 100 Large Polka Dot
• White Gelly Roll Pen
• Crystal Accents
• Heat Gun
• Bling

Until next time's treasures,
Tracey xox

Happy Baa Day

I'm back everyone! Two posts in one day! Is that not pretty amazing for me, coming from the girl who posts on average..maybe four times a month?!? Over at Birthday Sundaes, on the first Sunday of the Month, the challenge is anything goes, as long as it incorporates some sort of a birthday sentiment. Make sure you head over and join the fun for Challenge 12!

I just wanted to quickly share with you this card that I made with the scraps of a birthday card I made for a friend. You can view the original here. I've used the adorable lamb from the Create-a-Critter cartridge for so many birthday cards so far -- it is just too cute!!I love the pennant! The stamp set that I used is a Pink By Design stamp set called 'Small Banners' which you can purchase here.

 

Materials Used:

• Create-a-Critter cart for the lambs, party hats, and pinwheel
• Echo Park Springtime 6x6 paper pad for the patterned paper
• Pink By Design Small Banners image set for pennant banner
• Gray, brown, and white flocking powder
• Ribbon for bows and ground
• Rhinestone
• Mini Brads
• Twine

 If you haven't had a chance to yet, you can view my Father's Day card idea here.

Have a fabulous start of the week everyone! 

Until next time's treasures,
Tracey xox

Birthday Lambs

Hello all!

I hope that everyone's weekend has been superb so far! The sunshine is out here in Vancouver and it's turning out to be more of a gorgeous weekend than we had intended! All we've been getting lately is clouds and rain which is unusual for the end of May. Regardless, happy long-weekend to all the Americans as you celebrate Memorial Day!

Today I have a card for you all that I made for my sweet friend Amy. She just turned 2-0 which is a super big deal! Haha! She's no longer a teen! I ensured her that her 20s will be great, if not better than her teenage years! ;) So, since her sister told me that she's in love with sheep, I created this sheep card for her to depict her and her sister (they're really close!). Surprisingly, according to the Chinese zodiac, Amy is also born in the Year of the Sheep just like my younger cousin. Lots of sheep cards for me! This one is a standard A2 sized card.

Materials Used:

• Create-a-Critter cart for the lambs, party hats, and pinwheel
• Echo Park Springtime 6x6 paper pad for the patterned paper
• Pink By Design Small Banners image set for pennant banner
• Gray, brown, and white flocking powder
• Rhinestones and pearls
• Ribbon for bows
• Mini Brads
• Twine

Here's a picture of my sister and I with the birthday girl:

Once again, happy birthday Amy dearest!

Hope you all liked the card! :)

Until next times' treasures,
Tracey xox

Scatter Seeds of Happiness: Happy Birthday my sweet Aunt!

Hello everyone!

Today is my sweet Aunt's birthday! She's always there when you need a hand, or a phone call away for great advice. She's always thinking of others but this year, I really wanted her to just focus on herself and what she really wants. Whatever that may be, I just want her to be happy. So with that, I made her this card.

She has two beautiful daughters, that she loves oh so dearly. So, I cut the vase and flowers out of the Cricut Lite Bloom cartridge, and made circles big enough for my Peachy Keen Faces. Both of them are from the Simple Sallies Assortment pack, and they turned out too cute! The patterned paper is from DCWV Flower Shower Spring stack (one of my faves!), and the base of my card is from the Wild Card cart. I added Crystal Accents to the vase to make it more 'vase-like,' as well as some ribbon to add a touch. The sentiment on the inside of the card reads, "Scatter Seeds of Happiness" from the PBD Life's a Garden set.

I hope that you all attain whatever truly makes you happy.

All my best && the warmest wishes to you today and always,
Happy Birthday my Dearest Aunt!
Tracey xox