July 2017

Brown And Blue Floral Friend Card

Publish Date: 
7/8/2017
Brown And Blue Floral Friend Card | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

For today's project I used a Stampin' Up stamp set that I think it make such pretty cards. It has a unique sentiment "FRIEND" that I plan to use for these projects as I need cards to send to my friends back home. I decided this one would be on tan cardstock with aged brown edges and some random brown splatters round the edges. I colored the flowers with Copic Sketch marker colors: B00, B01 and...

Thoughtful Branches Thank You Card

Publish Date: 
7/7/2017
Thoughtful Branches Thank You Card | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

I wanted to work on some projects using supplies I've not yet used. I like to use what I buy. It seems silly to purchase more supplies than one can ever possibly use and not wanting to fall into that habit, I do make a point of using any new supplies. This stamp set from Stampin' Up called Thoughtful Branches comes with a complementary die set, I say "complimentary" because it has some dies...

San Benito Heat Wave - Moved To Shade

Publish Date: 
7/6/2017
San Benito Heat Wave - Moved To Shade | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthing.com

Another heat wave is coming so we considered a shaded site. Moving a three slide fifth wheel is not quick nor easy. I wasn't sure if DH would go for it, but he hates being hot and our one AC unit has a hard time keeping us cool in the late afternoon when it is 90s and higher. We took a full sun site when we arrived because at the time there wasn't any shade along the creek. Now there might...

Fun Beachy Card Or Wall Art

Publish Date: 
7/5/2017
Fun Beachy Card Or Wall Art | Tracy Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

I continued my quest to use supplies that I've not yet used. I found a Stampin' Up set that has alot of small stamps and I had a great time using it. I took one of my cut down white cardstock pieces and stamped it up with a bunch of random stamps. I knew I wanted to use red and blue since it is US Independence Day week and all. For inks, I used Night of Navy, Early Espresso and I did not have...

DIY - Coloring Your Embellishments

Publish Date: 
7/4/2017
DIY embellishment coloring by Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

This is an easy one. If you own any type of alcohol markers, ranging from Sharpie markers to Copic Markers, you can color a wide variety of embellishments. Here's the list of embellishments that I have found take alcohol marker ink very well.

Ribbon
Pearls
Rhinestones
Sequins (some colors don't apply as well i.e dark colors are hard to make smooth - dry completely)...

Pine Trees Merry Christmas Card

Publish Date: 
7/3/2017
Pine Trees Merry Christmas Card | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

This project uses masking to create snowy hills. It is now mid-year when I start to think about building up my Christmas card stash to avoid a late year flurry of card making. I hadn't tried this technique for some time and had Stampin' Up's Lovely As A Tree stamp set out. I kept the card very simple, no extra embellishing. I chose a sentiment from my Christmas sentiments and am not sure what...

DIY - Make Your Own Compact Ink Pads

Publish Date: 
7/2/2017

I was so sad when I realized that all of my full sized ink pads were going to take up too much space in our new home. I researched my options for switching to the small cube and tear drop sized ink pads. Some brands you can buy and others don't have that option. Very conveniently I discovered that Stampin' Up carries uninked Stampin' Spots. I found a couple of other online suppliers but they...

Thinking Of You Tree Watercolor Card

Publish Date: 
7/2/2017
Thinking Of You Tree Watercolor Card | Tracy Marie Lewis an independent Stampin' Up demonstrator

I have had this project on my to do list for some time. The Sheltering Tree Stamp Set from Stampin' Up is one of my favorites. I recently played with inking up a block for a background with another set and knew I wanted to do the same with this set. I stayed with colors from nature, green and blue for greenery and sky.

I also wanted to shave a clean and simple (CAS) look for this card....

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