You're Never Too Old to Dream a New Dream

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Hello my treasured friends!

I have a quick card to share with you today! School has eased a little bit since the beginning of the stressful week, so yay! We're mid way through the week, and that means that the weekend is almost here! :) Here's a card that I created for a friend's birthday - he loves history, travelling, and collecting gems. I tell him that he shouldn't be in the business field, and that he should be a historian instead haha. If only we could all pursue what we were truly passionate about huh? Life is short, so do what makes you happy! :) 

The inside is stamped with a Pink By Design sentiment:

I'll be entering this into Celebrate the Occasion's Birthday Challenge with Bling, and I'll be linking this up to Pink Cricut's Link Up Party. 

Trail of Treasures:

• Card Base - cut in navy cardstock at 5.5 x 4.25", outlined in gold gel pen
• Card Layer - cut at 5.25 x 4", patterned paper from DCWV Tradewinds Stack, distressed using Tim Holtz Walnut Stain and Tea Stain Distressing Inks, added navy specialty twine 
• Globe - cut at 3.5" from Locker Talk in gold and silver foil cardstock, added irock gems
• Sentiment - from Pink By Design July 2011 Believe in Yourself Stamp of the Month

Remember, you're never too old to dream a new dream! :) 

Until next time's treasures,

Tracey xox

Back 2 School

Hello my treasured crafters!

My oh my! This past week has been a whirlwind! One exam done..two more to go! Thursday I'll be a free woman! :) So in the midst of studying, I was working on two projects. I'll be posting one today, and make sure to visit back on Tuesday - it's a good one! :)

So with all the back to school blog hops and challenges, I decided that I wanted to create a back to school project. Here in Canada, everyone doesn't go back to school until after the Labour Day holiday, which is usually sometime in September. So hearing that some kids in the States are heading back to school already is a bit bizarre to me. Nonetheless, no kids means more time to craft right?! :) Of course I don't have any kids yet, but I'm sure that I would have mixed feelings when I have to send my children back to school!

For my project, my inspiration came from the little ones. Whenever I think about back to school, I always picture the kids thrilled to go on the playground and they just throw their backpack on the ground and run for the slide or the swings! So that's exactly what I did!

I absolutely adore the Baby Steps cartridge. If you do not own this cart, you MUST get it. The images are SO cute and super easy to layer! I cut the 'sand' out of sand-paper. Neat eh? This is a 5 x 5 card base that I'll be entering into the following challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge 25 - Back to School
Peachy Keen Stamps LFIF - Shaped Card
Pink By Design Challenge 7 - Back to School Project

Trail of Treasures:

• Slide and backpack cut from Locker Talk Cartridge
• Patterned paper from DCWV Grade School Stack
• Seeing Spots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
• Sign cut from Walk In My Garden Cart
• Card shape cut from Create a Critter
• Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink
• Apple cut from Doodlecharms
• Boy cut fom Baby Steps Cart 
• Face from PK-642 Boy Mates Face Assortment
• Silver Foil Cardstock for Slide
• White Gelly Roll
• Crystal Accents
  
• Sandpaper
• Irock

All the best to all the little ones who did have to head back to school this past week! Make sure to tune back in on Tuesday for another Celebrate the Occasion challenge -- one that you do NOT want to miss! ;)

Until next time's treasures,
Tracey xox