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- Tracy Elsom

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Cheerful Return

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You’ve probably noticed I’ve been AWOL for the past couple of weeks. During this time I’ve been dealing with health issues which are thankfully on the way to being resolved. But it’s been an odd time. As well as not writing my daily blog, I’ve not been crafting either! However tomorrow I’m celebrating 10 years as an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator and it’s the perfect time to get going again. So here’s a simple birthday card using the Cheerful Daisies Stamp Set for this month’s Share It ... VIEW POST

Joy Of Foiled Paper

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With all the excitement about the new Online Exclusive products launched this week something important slipped my mind. Next Tuesday Stampin’ Up! will reveal the January to April Mini Catalogue to Demonstrators. While that’s all very exciting, it does mean they’re also preparing to retire most of the products in the current Mini Catalogue and if there’s anything you really want you may not have much time left. So while they’re still available here’s a card using the Joy Of Noel Stamp Set and ... VIEW POST

Meandering Meadow

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So today I have some good news and some bad news. First the bad… The All About Autumn Designer Series Paper (DSP) that has been wildly popular over the past few months has sold out again. However no more stock is expected and so this item is now officially discontinued. The good news for DSP lovers is the Meandering Meadows 6” x 6” DSP pack is available starting today. I’m sure this will also be very popular so don’t be surprised if it goes in and out of stock too. MEANDERING SCENES I ... VIEW POST

Another Meadow Idea

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I started November with a nasty cold that only just seems to be improving. I’m not a very patient patient and get very frustrated when illness slows me down. Unfortunately my entire weekend was a complete washout and most of my to do list is still undone. Still it did give me a chance to finish a book I was reading so it wasn’t a total waste. I was also able to create today’s project using the Meandering Meadows 6” x 6” Designer Series Paper (DSP) that’s available from tomorrow. MEADOW ... VIEW POST

Gilded Border & Altered Paper

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This week’s simple Sunday blog post is short and sweet with an idea for an easy gender-neutral thank you card. This was actually number 23 in my ‘24 cards in 24 hours’ marathon last month. Despite almost running out of time the card includes a couple of simple ways to get more from your patterned paper. This is definitely a favourite theme of mine as the more ways I can find to use my paper the less waste there is. So with markers and Gilded Leafing I set to work. ALTERED PAPER I began ... VIEW POST

Fluffiest Friends Sneak Peek

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Today’s project is a quick sneak peek of a new stamp set and dies being released by Stampin’ Up! on Tuesday (November 7th). They’re called Fluffiest Friends and I just couldn’t resist these cute images. The stamp set includes a rabbit, bird, bear and hamster. Plus I don’t think the Canadians among you will be able to resist that sweet beaver. But for my first project using this set I reached for the fat cat and a couple of the small ‘scene-builder’ stamps. I simply love how it turned ... VIEW POST