tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82839062838989294652024-02-07T21:52:56.401-08:00Tracy's Craft RoomTracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920026946650495562noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283906283898929465.post-13276064946027138612012-09-01T22:44:00.003-07:002012-09-01T22:44:43.724-07:00How Time Flies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A week ago I helped my oldest daughter move out of the house to go to college. I have to admit it was gut wrenching! As much as I will miss her, I'm still very excited for her and all the new adventures she will have in college. Doesn't seem that long ago that I was in college! Ha! ha! How time flies! In honor of her graduating and leaving for college, I made this layout with a few pictures of her from kindergarten through graduation. I think sometimes we scrapbook "events" and often forget to make layouts that highlight changes, relationships, feelings, or other "non-event" things in our lives. It was so rewarding to reflect on how my daughter has grown up while making this layout. Those are the feelings and memories that make scrapbooking worth it!<br />
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Oh, and one more thing...the photo on the right? That is my daughter on her last day of her school her senior year holding a picture of herself on her very first day of kindergarten! Poetic? Ha! Ha! I hope so! I planned it that way! :)<br />
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<span style="color: #434343; font-family: Helvetica;">I love to create simple layouts
accented with bundles of bling. It's easy to create cute little clusters to
highlight your photos and make your pages pop like in this layout made with the Avonlea papers. Here are a few tips on how to make your own bundles of bling: </span></div>
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Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920026946650495562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283906283898929465.post-63557114969329672772012-07-01T12:34:00.000-07:002012-09-01T13:29:05.442-07:00Celebrate with Mini Banners<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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there are so many reasons to celebrate! Birthdays, anniversaries,
graduations, new job and more. A celebration isn't the same without
decorations. Check out this cute mini banner that is perfect for any reason
to celebrate. I made it for my daughter's graduation this past May. See
the cute graduation caps at the ends? They are simple card stock creations that
can be attached with velcro. They were super simple and easy. But what if you
want to use your banner for a different occasion? Instead of graduation hats
you can add a sports embellishment to celebrate your child's sports wins. Or,
add a wedding cake to celebrate an anniversary or bridal shower. There are many
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Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920026946650495562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283906283898929465.post-4447007089624331542012-05-11T06:53:00.000-07:002012-05-11T06:53:15.920-07:00Happy Mother's Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking for a card idea to go with that mother's day present this weekend? Grab your Dotty for You paper and create this simple and easy Mother's day card (I got this card idea from a creative fellow consultant)! Or substitute paper you already have in your collection that is in your mom's favorite colors. That's the beauty of making our own cards...we can make them special by using our loved ones favorite colors and themes. Happy Mother's day to all women who nurture and love children anywhere.<br />
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You have all heard the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words." As scrapbookers we know our photos speak to us. But we can take advantage of pictures to tell us more! In this layout, I made a sign for my son to hold on his last day of school. I could have snapped a regular picture on his last day, but holding the sign made it more meaningful. Photos like this add to the meaning to our layouts without using additional journaling. Here are some more ideas on how to create photos with a purpose that speak even more than a thousand words!<br />
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<li>Create a simple sign for someone to hold. It could say a simple phrase, or share an emotion such as "We miss you, Dad!" For added meaning, have your child write it him/herself!</li>
<li>When using signs, I suggest making it at least 8 1/2 x 11 in a large font so it is readable in the photo.</li>
<li>Have each person in the picture hold a letter to spell a word.</li>
<li>Point to a map. For example, in a place you visit, find a city map and point to where you are on the map.</li>
<li>Reinact a moment you want to capture that you didn't have your camera for the first time. It sounds crazy but if you make it cheesy and totally ham it up it adds even more emotion and fun! For example, your daughter goes on her first date but you don't want to embarrass her in front of her date (well, anymore than we as parents do already! Ha! Ha!). The next day, reenact the leaving on the date scene by having her dad (with hands on his hips of course) wagging his finger while the daughter shakes her head in embarrassment. Believe me, that photo will say more than a thousand words!</li>
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These are just a few of the many ways that you can make your photos have more meaning and more messages behind them. Get creative and play around with more and make your next photo shoot say more!</div>
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It's spring cleaning time and I'm making room for new stamping and scrapbooking goodies by having a virtual garage sale! I literally have over 100 stamp sets (many of them never used) that have been retired and need a good home. :) Stamp sets range in price from only $3 to $9 so there are killer deals for you!! All of the stamps are listed on this site: www.stampnscrapads.com and just click on acrylic stamps. Happy saving!<br />
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Check out what we made at Scrapbook Night last night! We love the new papers in this new idea book that we couldn't make just one kit...we had to do two! So we made these beautiful Lucy layouts AND the masculine Victory layouts. Love them both! We play and scrapbook together the first Friday night of every month so if you want to come join in the fun, let me know and you can come play with us!<br />
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I love this new flower stamp! It has an adorable stitched border and you just fill in the petals with different patterns or inks. So fun. I wanted to carry the stitching look from the flower over into the rest of the card but I honestly was feeling a little lazy about pulling out my threads to stitch it! ha! ha! So instead I created "faux" stitching around the edge of the card. It's so simple. Here's how:<br />
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2. Now lightly sand the scored marks and they will pop right off the page! It looks like you have stitched around the card with white thread. It's that easy!<br />
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Hmmm...now what else can I stitch? :) Enjoy!<br />
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I found these little tins tucked away in a box of craft supplies I haven't looked at for awhile and was so excited! So many fun things that you can do with them! And with Valentine's Day next week, I thought I would make a treat for my three darling children. So I grabbed my February Stamp of the Month (told you I LOVE that set! Ha! Ha!) and the beautiful new Stella paper and this is what I came up. Guess what is in inside each box? Hershey's "Hugs" of course! :)<br />
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love the fun things you can make with this must-have stamp set! Oh, and it gets even better...most of the images shapes can be cut out with the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge! Love it even more! February will be a very good stamping month. :)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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It's January and a dear friend is having a birthday. Or a neighbor brought you over some homemade cookies and you want to give them a thank you card. Do you reach for your flower or summery stamps? No way! Use a winter theme for your cards since it's winter! Or fall themes if the occasion is in the fall...you get the idea. Not all birthday cards have to have balloons! Ha! Ha! I love to make "seasonal" cards for your every day thank yous, get wells, and birthdays. That's why I reached for my "winter" stamps and the beautiful Wonderland paper to create these special cards. Check out how the pin clips are used to create "steam" rising from the hot chocolate mug. So fun! So use the seasons the next time you are creating and break away from the standard "balloons are for birthdays" mold!<br />
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Dreaming of snow? We have some friends whose children are seeing snow for the first time this year. It's so exciting! And it reminded me of the beautiful Wonderland papers. Check out this Love Your Layout video that shows you how to create a darling snow themed layout...along with a great tip on how to create borders with stickease! You'll love it!<br />
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I LOVE stitching on layouts, cards and other craft projects. I just think it is so cute and adds a great touch! I have always been a little sad that I couldn't stitch on my Studio J layouts...until now!! They have added some fabulous stitching options to your embellishing options in Studio J. I'm in heaven!<br />
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Check out the cute stitched ribbon in the layout above. I created that stitched looking ribbon simply by dragging the running stitch pattern on top of the ribbon and then choosing a color. That's it! So easy!<br />
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There are tons of stitching options in Studio J...a variety of stitches, cross-stitches, stitched shapes like circles, hearts and flowers, and there are even stitched pennants and banners. All you do is click and drag them on...fast and easy just like all of our other embellishments. So swing on over to studioj.com and play....you'll love it!<br />
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January is free layout month for Studio J<sup style="font-size: 6px; line-height: 0; vertical-align: super;">®</sup> members! For every 9 custom-printed Studio J layouts you buy, you’ll receive the 10th layout free. To receive the discount, just add 10 or more layouts to your cart. You’ll see a discount reflected in your order total. And you can totally take advantage of this promotion by ordering in multiples of 10. Buy 9, get 1 free. Buy 18, get 2 free. Buy 27, get 3 free. And so on! If you’re not a member yet, now’s a great time to join!</div>
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Holiday gift tags? Check! I love making holiday gift tags to dress up my presents and packages. And they are so easy to do. Watch this little video and you'll see just how easy they are!<br />
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One question I get from my customers is, “I’ve heard you can
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First of all, why would you want to cut your stamps? Well
perhaps you have a saying that is long and narrow but you want the words to be
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When I created this card the other day, I had a vine stamp
and I wanted to stamp this cute flower onto the vine without the stem and
leaves. Yet, the way the stamp was designed it was difficult to ink up just
part of the stamp. The answer? Cut the bloom!</div>
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I just took the stamp off the carrier sheet and decided
where to cut. When cutting a stamp, I like to make sure that there is enough
blank space around the image to make it easy to cut the image without cutting
any other parts of the design. As you get more confidence in cutting stamps you
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When you have planned your cut, simply use your microtip scissors and cut your
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Now you have your stamp in two pieces. It’s easy to put both
pieces together on a block to stamp the whole thing as one image in the future.
So you don’t have to worry about not being able to use the whole stamp together
as one piece another time. You have the best of both worlds!</div>
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And voila! Your final card! See the cute blue blooms on the
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See! It’s super easy to cut your stamps and have flexibility
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</span></span></span>Dreamin’ paper packet</div>
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</span></span></span>D1482 Love Life stamp set</div>
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</span></span></span>D1436 The Present stamp set</div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>Art Philosophy Seasons stamp set</div>
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</span></span></span>Chocolate, Goldrush and Pacifica ink pads</div>
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</span></span></span>Basic button collection</div>
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<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-family: Calibri; line-height: 115%;">Do you think that Studio J is only for
scrapbooking? Think again! Here is an example of a recipe book
that was made using Studio J. You
can take your JPG’s and have them printed any size that you want. In this example, they were printed in
6” X 6” size so that they would fit into a My Creations Display Album. You could make a book with a collection
of favorite Christmas recipes, family favorites, soups, etc. Make each recipe and take a photo of
the finished product and include it with the recipe for a gift that is sure to
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<span style="font-family: Times;">So I have a secret to tell you! I LOVE the November Stamp of the Month! :) It is a delightful set filled with images for each month of the year. Check out some great artwork ideas, created by my friend Sandy.</span></div>
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And she made it all without using a single pair of scissors! She used the Cricuit Art Philosophy
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fry box! She said it was so fast and easy it left her more time to stamp and
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card holder, or any other gift card (Don't have a Studio J gift card? Give me a call and we can take
care of that). It is the perfect gift for everyone on your Christmas List!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can get it for as little as $5.00. Get ready to create all of your
holiday gifts Faster, Simpler and Easier!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Stumped? It’s Michief!
That’s right…a Halloween themed paper! Would you have ever dreamed of using
Halloween paper on a Homecoming layout? That’s one of the benefits of Studio
J. You can play with paper
combinations that you wouldn’t normally try! On this Homecoming layout, I
simply chose any paper kit mix I wanted. Then I swapped the papers for two of
the more traditional papers in the kit. Added some accents that matched the
colors in the picture and voila! A surprise layout that does not look
“Halloween” at all. So the next time you hop on Studio J, play around with
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here and you’ll be taking those traditional photos of your ghosts, goblins and
fairy princesses. A fun way to capture some Halloween spirit is to turn some of
your color pictures into black and white.
It is very easy to do using Studio J, just drag and drop your photo into
a layout, click on the Filter drop down and you can change it to Black and
White or Sepia. Using these filters is a perfect match with the new Mischief
paper. Don’t be scared – give it a try!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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colors in a scene and instead focus you attention on the shapes. Try to create
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<b><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 11pt;">Texture - </span></b><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 11pt;">In the same way that patterns can be lost in
color photography, textures can be too. With black and white photos, the mind
no longer has that color information to work with, so it pays more attention
and focuses on the elements such as texture and pattern.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 11pt;">Lighting - </span></b><span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 11pt;">Lighting is absolutely key to a good black and
white photograph because it affects all of the above elements - shape, contrast,
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<span style="font-family: ArialMT; font-size: 11pt;">Side lighting often
produces the most dramatic black and white photos. It picks out the edges of
shapes and increases contrast by adding highlights, and the shadows it creates
add interest to the scene as well as enhancing textures and patterns.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt;">Online reference: <a href="http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/5-essential-tips-for-black-and-white-photography">http://www.photographymad.com/pages/view/5-essential-tips-for-black-and-white-photography</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Check out this adorable Sleigh Card made by my friend Allison. So simple to make and fun to give! And of course...it uses the October stamp of the month! Love it!<br />
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Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05920026946650495562noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283906283898929465.post-92142294641169044902011-10-03T07:18:00.000-07:002011-10-03T07:18:56.787-07:00Simple and Sweet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wouldn't it be nice to have all our Christmas cards ready before
December? This months SOTM is a step in the right
direction. When you purchase $50 in product, you can also purchase this
cute set for just $5! Then you can enjoy creating sweet and simple projects to make your holiday season festive! Watch for more cute and easy projects using this adorable stamp set each day this week! You will be inspired by simple and sweet holiday creations that you can create in a snap!</span></div>
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I had so much fun creating some new Studio J layouts the other day. Yesterday they arrived in the mail and I eagerly ripped open the box! :) As I looked at them I noticed on my table was sitting some left over bling from another project I had just finished (imagine that! I'm actually finishing projects! ha! ha!). So I decided to add some of that extra bling to my layouts. Sooooo awesome! I love the look! I had so much fun in fact that I did another one! The pictures really don't do it justice, but here are some picts anyway:<br />
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All I did was raid my stash for a little extra bling and voila! So much fun!<br />
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