- Tracy Elsom
How is it Monday again? It feels like there's altogether too many Mondays in a week. Still today is a better Monday than most as it's also Chocolate Cupcake Day. Yep apparently that's a thing, and who am I to argue? Now all I need to do is find a chocolate cupcake. I'm not much of a baker, unlike my daughter and especially my son-in-law, but I can stamp. So here's my contribution to this special day... CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE & FROSTING I've been having a lot of fun with the Sweets ... VIEW POST
We haven't seen much of our resident red squirrels during the spring and summer, but that's about to change. With autumn, their activity is much more noticeable as they stock their larders. Come the heavy snow of winter we'll put out a few nuts and raisins each day to keep them going. We love watching them and seeing which of the treats they go for first. So it was no surprise when I decided to add the Nuts About Squirrels Stamp Set to my collection. Like the real squirrels, there's ... VIEW POST
Don't you just love it when an idea works out exactly as you'd hoped? I've been working on a number of simple project layouts but wanted to add just a little extra interest. Jewels and other embellishments are one option, but then I thought about adding 'textures'. So what better place to start then the Tasteful Textile 3D Embossing Folder... READABLE TEXTURES I often try out my ideas using small projects like tags or bookmarks. Today I decided to start with the simple but very ... VIEW POST
While I love bright colours, as some of my recent projects have demonstrated, I also like creating more muted projects. This is especially useful when you have to make a card in a hurry. My recent 24 cards in 24 hours marathon for World Card Making Day was just such an occasion. With the Nature's Harvest Stamp Set in my hand I needed something interesting but quick to put together. This was the result... NATURE'S HARVEST CONEFLOWER There's something about the coneflower in the ... VIEW POST
When it comes to Halloween I'm a bit of a let-down. In the UK Halloween is building in popularity but was never a thing when I was growing up. Now I live in Canada I can appreciate the decorated yards and have things for the trick or treaters, but that's about as far as it goes. For this reason I don't tend to get specific Halloween-themed stamp sets, but aren't unhappy if there's the odd image included in a set. Today though, I have a fun Halloween idea using the Playful Alphabet Dies and a ... VIEW POST
As part of my recent World Card Making Day challenge it was inevitable that I'd make some Christmas cards. In fact I surprised myself by making fewer than I expected. Sometimes that's the way it goes when you're trying to design and make 24 different cards in 24 hours. Today's project was number 6 of the 24 and for instant inspiration I couldn't resist the gorgeous Poinsettia Petals Stamp Set. POINSETTIA PETALS I began by choosing the large complete poinsettia image from the ... VIEW POST
