Trace Of Creativity

March 27, 2023March 26, 2023

Share It Sunday Blog Hop – Irresistible Blooms

Thank you for joining us for our Sunday blog hop (of course in Australia this goes live at 2:00am Monday morning, but it is a great start to the working week when we wake up!) There is no theme for this hop, it is for each of us to choose what project we want to share.

At the moment my brain is thinking about Mother’s Day cards. I am also stuck on the online exclusive Irresistible Blooms stamp set. This is a rare card for me as it is only stamping with a bit of colouring – nothing else added!

I made this card on my regular Sunday Facebook live this morning. You can watch the replay below.

I always like to try out different colours, so here is one I made using Starry Sky ink and coloured with light Orchid Oasis Blend.

You can click here to purchase all the products used to make this card at my online store. This will add all the products to your cart, you can remove any that you don’t want to purchase. Please use the host code on the side of my blog if you order total is under $250.00.

Hop around and see what everyone else was doing over the weekend.

Product List

Irresistible Blooms Cling Stamp Set (English) [161140] $44.00	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $14.00
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $14.00	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.75	Stampin' Up! Masking Paper [155480] $12.25	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to assist you with your stamping needs. You can also shop from home at my online store. If your order is under $250, please use the host code TQVE4CK3 at the checkout.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! You pay $169.00 to sign up, and choose $235.00 of products to kick off your Stampin’ Up! adventure.
Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 20th April 2023 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Fancy Flora suite. Here is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023

Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop – Flowering Tulips

Welcome to the March 2023 Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop. You may be starting at my blog or landed here from another one.
Each month there is a new Inspirational image and colour challenge, you can use either part to create your project. Either
INK – use the colour challenge to create a project unrelated to the image -{There will generally be 6 colours for the colour challenge you may use some or all colours plus Stampin’ Up! basics range (black, white, vanilla) or
INSPIRATION – use the image subject as inspiration for your project any way you can tie them together is fine. This is the beautiful image for this month:

The stamp set that seems to be jumping into my hands all the time at the moment is the Flowering Tulips stamp set. I couldn’t do anything other than tulips with this photo. Add in the Tulips dies and all the colours and you have a card!

You are currently visiting Tracy Held at Trace Of Creativity in Australia. Please see the list below & hop through all of the other participants to see how they were inspired by the gorgeous picture.

Product List

Flowering Tulips Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [157672] $41.00	Jar Of Flowers Photopolymer Stamp Set [152515] $41.00	Tulips Dies [157677] $61.00	Jar Punch [152703] $34.00
Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598] $53.00	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $14.00
Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $14.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $14.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $14.00	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $14.00
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094] $14.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50

This is the project that I contributed this month:

March 20, 2023

Combined Card and Treat Pouch

Over the weekend I participated in a virtual customer event collaborating with 12 other demonstrators from around the world. For my project I decided to do something to use up some of the DSP stash before the new catalogue and new DSP come rolling around. This is my project when it is folded up:

Just before I did my live I had a light bulb moment where I realised that I could tuck a treat into the top and you have a card and treat pouch in one easy step! This is what it looks like when it is unfolded:

Below is the Facebook live replay of the presentation

Product List

Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Artistic Dies [155371] $61.00	Awash In Beauty 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158973] $21.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Rich Razzleberry Classic Stampin' Pad [147091] $14.00	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $14.00	Polished Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [155712] $14.00	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111] $14.00
Simply Scored [122334] $53.00	Paper Snips [103579] $19.25

This is the project that I contributed this month:

March 16, 2023March 14, 2023

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Grassy Grove

Welcome to our Paper Crafting Blog Hop featuring talented Independent Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators. Fellow demonstrators from all over the globe including the USA, United Kingdom and Australia are participating. We have a wide array of fun projects and design styles to share with you! Our theme this month is “My Favourite Bundle”

This one is really difficult for me, as there are so many bundles that I love. After a few days of thinking, I decided to use Grassy Grove. The thing that I love most about this bundle is the big trees frame die.

I used By The Bay DSP for the background and heat embossed the trees from the Grassy Grove stamp set with white embossing powder. I did step out of the bundle for the sentiment, that is from another great bundle – Season Of Chic. A bit of blending around the edges, and my card is done! I don’t know if Grassy Grove will carry over to the new catalogue, but if it does it won’t have the bundle saving. If this is on your wish list, be sure to order it before the end of April.

Be sure to hop all the way around and see what products the others have used from the mini catalogue. Please leave comments for us – we love getting feedback about our work!

Product List

Grassy Grove Bundle (English) [157845] $99.00	Season Of Chic Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158810] $47.00	By The Bay 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [160434] $27.00	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $16.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Heat Tool [129056] $53.00

This is the project that I contributed this month:

March 16, 2023March 15, 2023

Creativity Abounds Blog Hop – Fancy Flora

Welcome to our March Creativity Abounds Blog Hop. We are a group of very keen Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from all around the world that are coming together to share our creative ideas with you. We are happy that you can join us and hope that we can Inspire your creativity.

If you live in Australia and shop with me you will receive this tutorial bundle FREE! This month’s tutorial bundle show cases the gorgeous Fancy Flora bundle. I think that this bundle is amazing! I LOVE every card in the bundle! Our blog hop each month is a project along the theme of the tutorial, but is a different design from the tutorial project. This is my alternative card:

Here is a sneak peek of all the projects in this month’s tutorial bundle

You may be starting here or have come from someone else’s blog – either way there is a list at the end of this post to help you move around all the different blogs and see all the amazing projects that will be demonstrated at the Stamp Camp. We all have our country listed – so if you are looking for a demonstrator in your country, these demonstrators would love to look after you with your Stampin’ Up!® shopping or if you would like to join our Stampin’ Up!® teams.

Meet the design team

Product List

Two Tone Flora Bundle (English) [160414] $98.00	Something Fancy Bundle (English) [160425] $81.00	Bough Punch [157711] $34.00	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $16.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $14.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Loose Flower Flourishes [155808] $13.25	Festive Pearls [159963] $12.25	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00

This is the project that I contributed this month:

March 16, 2023March 6, 2023

Easter Blog Hop – Willow Tree

Thank you for joining us for today’s blog hop. It feels like we have just moved past Christmas, and now we are fast approaching Easter. The stamp set that I have used is probably not the first one that you would think about reaching for when you are making an Easter card – it is the Willow Tree stamp set. Add a sentiment from Celebrating You and you have an Easter card!

Here is the link line up for lots of Easter inspiration

Product List

Willow Tree Photopolymer Stamp Set [158864] $32.00	Celebrating You Cling Stamp Set (English) [158028] $42.00	Eden Dies [157831] $61.00	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] $16.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $14.00	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad [147089] $14.00	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $14.00
Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $14.00

This is the project that I contributed this month:

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

Stampin’ Dreams – Two Tone Flora

Thank you for joining us for another Stampin Dreams blog hop. The theme for today’s hop is “Florals” Although this is an easy theme, there are soooo many options in the catalogues that deciding which stamp set to use can be really difficult! I decided to use Two Tone Flora for my card today.

Hop around to see what flowers everyone else has used for their projects today

Product List

Two Tone Flora Bundle (English) [160414] $98.00	Celebrating You Cling Stamp Set (English) [158028] $42.00	Fancy Flora 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [160413] $21.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $14.00	Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $14.00	Festive Pearls [159963] $12.25	Brushed Brass Butterflies [158136] $17.50

This is the project that I contributed this month:

March 7, 2023March 6, 2023

Irresistible Blooms Thank You Card

I am happy to be taking part in Kylie’s Monthly International Blog Highlights again.
The theme for this hop is “Thank you”. Many people forget those simple words. I have seen people’s days brightened because someone said a simple thank you to them.
Show your appreciation to people in your lives who have inspired you, helped you or supported you by sending them a thank you card.

I am loving the new online exclusive products. A number of these cards are in the mail to the people who have signed up for our online retreat. I am going to be making cards with the Hello Irresistible suite at the event. If you would like more information about the retreat or want to sign up, click here. Once you have signed up, I will send one of these cards to you. You don’t need to be in Australia to sign up for the event, you can join from anywhere.

If you like my card, please vote for me by clicking on the button below

Product List

Irresistible Blooms Bundle (English) [161150] $94.50	Something Fancy Dies [160424] $49.00	Eden Dies [157831] $61.00	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598] $53.00
Hello, Irresistible 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161139] $21.75	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $16.25	Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock [147012] $16.25
Petal Pink Classic Stampin' Pad [147108] $14.00	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad [147102] $14.00	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad [147115] $14.00	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill [101780] $8.00
Water Painters [151298] $23.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00

This is the project that I contributed this month:

March 4, 2023March 3, 2023

Let’s Craft Together – Pansy Patch

Thank you for joining us for our Let’s Craft Together blog hop. We are a quartet of multi cultural Stampin’ Up! demonstrators in Australia who have developed a strong friendship though our love of stamping and our admiration of each other’s style of crafting. For we have a sketch challenge:

This is always an interesting time of the year as we wait for the new catalogue and wonder which of our favourite stamps are going to retire. I pulled out a favourite that I haven’t used for a while – Pansy Patch. This is my interpretation of the sketch

Hop around and see what cuteness the other ladies have to share with us

Product List

Pansy Patch Bundle (English) [155674] $90.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $34.00	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598] $53.00
Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock [147011] $16.25	Orchid Oasis A4 Cardstock [159265] $16.25	Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00
Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $14.00	Orchid Oasis Classic Stampin' Pad [159214] $14.00	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $14.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $14.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Glossy Dots Assortment [158827] $14.00

This is the project that I contributed this month:

March 2, 2023March 1, 2023

Hello Irresistible Blog Hop

Thank you for joining us for a very exciting blog hop! Stampin’ Up! has just announced an online exclusive suite. These are beautiful products that won’t be in any of the catalogues and are available for an unspecified amount of time.

You can click here to purchase all the products used to make this card at my online store. This will add all the products to your cart, you can remove any that you don’t want to purchase.

Hop around and see what everyone else has created with their new stuff!

This is the project that I contributed this month: