Card Sketch – Trace Of Creativity

September 28, 2023September 27, 2023

Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop – September 2023

Welcome to the September 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. This month we have a different type of challenge – the colour challenge is to select one of your favorite colour palette(s) from the new September – December 2023 Mini Catalogue. The image is a sketch challenge:

I took a very narrow focus for the colour challenge (possibly because I was so excited about the sketch I didn’t read the description properly) and just used the colours in one piece of DSP from the O Holy Night pack.

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.

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 sketch.

Product List

Stars At Night Bundle (English) [162007] $99.00	Deckled Circles Dies [162286] $65.00	Stylish Shapes Dies [159183] $53.00	More Dazzle 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Paper [161749] $13.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Copper Clay A4 Cardstock [161730] $17.50	O Holy Night 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161986] $21.75
Copper Clay Classic Stampin' Pad [161647] $15.75	Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins [161627] $13.25

Do you love fun fold cards and want a new project to complete every month? Sign up for a Fantastic Fun Fold annual subscription. You can find all the details about this fun collaboration here. This month’s fold is a Hexagon Box card. I hadn’t made this fold before, and had a heap of fun learning how to do it. Here is a sneak peek of the samples included in the tutorial:

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 ZSQ9YFDV at the checkout.

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a fantastic joining offer for October to celebrate Stampin’ Up!’s 35 year anniversary – You can either choose to get 35% off the usual sign up price. You pay $109.85 and can choose $235.00 worth of products in your starter kit. This is a saving of $125.15 OR pay the usual $169.00 and receive 35% more in your started kit i.e. $317.25 worth of products which is $148.25 FREE!
Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 26TH October 2023 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Winter Meadow suite. For details of how to join the Winter Meadow Stamp Camp click here. Below is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

September 4, 2023September 3, 2023

Let’s Craft Together – September picture challenge using Beary Christmas DSP

Thank you for joining us for this month’s Let’s Craft Together blog hop. We are a group 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. Each month one of us sets a challenge that we use for the blog hop. This month’s challenge is a picture inspiration that was set by Maheswari Rajaguru.

I decided to use the layout of the picture, but I changed the orientation. I took the picture and flipped it 90º.

This card is really easy to make – it is just cutting images from the Beary Christmas DSP which will be available from 6th September. I wanted to make my card less Christmas and more general birthday. Some DSP inside and my card was complete!

Below is the list of participants. Hop all the way around to see how the other ladies were inspired by this challenge.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

November 1, 2022October 31, 2022

Crafty Challenge Blog Hop – Framed & Festive

Welcome to another crafty challenge blog hop. This time, we have a sketch challenge. This is the sketch that we re working with:

I decided to use some new products for my card. These will be available to order from 4th November

I used the Framed & Festive stamp set and the Fitting Florets DSP (both of which will only be available from 4th November until the new mini catalogue goes live). If you want to see more of these pre-order products, be sure to come back on 4th November when we will have a blog hop completely focused on the new products.

Hop around and see what everyone else has designed using this sketch.

Product List

Textural Elements [159966] $14.00	Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] $12.25	Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $16.25	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $16.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $14.00	Real Red Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154899] $15.75	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $15.75

If you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! It costs $169 to sign up as a demonstrator and you can choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 17th November 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. The theme of this month’s tutorial bundle features the Boughs Of Holly suite. Here is a sneak peek of the projects in the bundle.

This is the card that I contributed this month:

March 1, 2022February 28, 2022

Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Welcome to another crafty challenge blog hop. This time, we have a sketch challenge. This is the sketch:

This is my interpretation of this sketch:

I saw a card done by fellow Australian demonstrator Maheswari Rajaguru, and I loved the monotone stamping with a the pop of yellow. When I saw this sketch, I knew that I wanted to give that a try. As the image in this stamp set is so large, I think that my dimensions are a bit different to the sketch. You can still see the inspiration for the layout.

Be sure to hop all the way around and see how everyone else has interpreted this challenge.

Product List

Blessings Of Home Cling Stamp Set (English) [157930] $44.00	Honeybee Home Cling Stamp Set (English) [157943] $39.00	Hive 3 D Embossing Folder [157955] $15.75	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00
Heart & Home 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157928] $20.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50

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 you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a great sign up special on until the 16th of March, you can sign up as a demonstrator for $169 and choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! During Sale-A-Bration, you will also receive 2 stamp sets free! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 17th March 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of Fun Fold cards using products from the 2021-2022 annual and the January – June mini catalogues, and contains 13 different (and stunning) designs by 13 international demonstrators. Below is a sneak peek of the projects included in the bundle.

January 31, 2022

Artfully Composed Suite for Simple Sketchin’ Saturday

Welcome to anther Simply Sketchin’ challenge
Every Saturday a new sketch is uploaded. You can then play along for the week and submit your interpretation of the sketch. You can see the group here.
This is the sketch for this week:

This is my card based on the sketch:

I had the Artfully Composed stamp camp over the weekend, so I had the suite out and grabbed it to make the card. I still have a couple of kits from the stamp camp. so even though the live event is over, you can still join. Details about the event are here

Product List

Artfully Layered Bundle (English) [157761] $92.50	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00	Artfully Composed 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157750] $20.00	Vellum 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Layering Designs [157764] $17.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Evening Evergreen A4 Cardstock [155575] $15.25	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25
Evening Evergreen Classic Stampin' Pad [155576] $13.00	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad [147104] $13.00	Faux Sea Glass Shapes [158139] $14.00	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

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 you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a great sign up special on until the end of November, you can sign up as a demonstrator for $130 (usually $169) and choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! During Sale-A-Bration, you will also receive 2 stamp sets free! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 16th February 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features the Artfully Composed Suite from the January – June mini catalogue, and contains 12 different (and stunning) designs by 12 international demonstrators. Below is a sneak peek of the projects included in the bundle.

January 23, 2022

Symbols Of Fortune for Simply Sketchin’ Saturday

This is my card using the sketch as inspiration

The measurements for this card are:
Card Base (Basic White) 14.9 x 21 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches)
Mats (Calypso Coral) 5.5x 5.5 cm (2 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches) x 2
14.9 x 3.5 cm (5 1/2 x 1 3/8 inches)
squares (Basic White) 5.0 x 5.0 cm (2 x 2 inches)
DSP (Symbols Of Fortune) 14.9 x 3.3cm (5 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches)

Product List

Crane Of Fortune Cling Stamp Set (English) [157654] $41.00	Amazing Thanks Dies (English) [157816] $47.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Symbols Of Fortune 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [157652] $26.00
Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457] $17.50	Calypso Coral A4 Card Stock [124392] $15.25	Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad [147101] $13.00	Polished Dots [158134] $13.00
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] $6.00

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 you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a great sign up special on until the end of November, you can sign up as a demonstrator for $169 and choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! During Sale-A-Bration, you will also receive 2 stamp sets free! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 16th February 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of projects using the Artfully Composed suite from the January – June mini catalogue, and contains 13 different (and stunning) designs by 13 international demonstrators. This will give you some great ideas to help you get started on making your fabulous cards using this suite. Below is a sneak peek of the projects included in the bundle.

January 21, 2022

Bleached Blessings Of Home For Simple Sketching Saturday

I am a bit late for this weeks Simply Sketchin’ Saturday, but at least I am getting in before the next one is posted!!
Every Saturday a new sketch is uploaded. You can then play along for the week and submit your interpretation of the sketch. You can see the group here.
This is the sketch for this week:

I did change the orientation of the sketch as a portrait card worked better than landscape with the flowers. I used bleach to colour the flowers. As I wanted the leaves to be green, I stamped and embossed the image onto green card stock. The one in my card is stamped onto Soft Succulent. Below are pictures of the ones stamped onto Pear Pizzaz (left) and Old Olive.

Join me for my Facebook live at 10:00 on Sunday and I’ll show you how to colour with bleach.

Product List

Blessings Of Home Bundle (English) [157939] $90.00	Shaded Summer Cling Stamp Set [155783] $40.00	Heart & Home 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [157928] $20.00	Brick & Mortar 3D Embossing Folder [149643] $17.50
Double Oval Punch [154242] $31.00	Soft Succulent A4 Cardstock [155777] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25
Soft Succulent Classic Stampin' Pad [155778] $13.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Soft Succulent 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon [155780] $12.25	Water Painters [151298] $21.00

There is still time to join us for the Artfully Composed Stamp Camp, you can find the details here

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 you are like me and need to have absolutely everything in the catalogue, give some thought to joining my team! There is a great sign up special on until the end of November, you can sign up as a demonstrator for $169 and choose $235 worth of products for your starter kit! During Sale-A-Bration, you will also receive 2 stamp sets free! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

January 8, 2022

I need coffee for Simply Sketchin’ Saturday!

It is time for another Simply Sketchin’ Saturday.
Every Saturday a new sketch is uploaded. You can then play along for the week and submit your interpretation of the sketch. You can see the group here.
This is the sketch for this week:

When I started thinking about this, the idea that I had was completed different to the finished product. Whatever I tried wasn’t working for me, and then I decided I needed a coffee to help. Best idea ever – sketch + coffee = inspiration!!

To make this card I combined the words from Nothing’s Better Than with the images from Brew Some Fun. The DSP is Simply Marbleous which is one of the Sale-A-Bration items available at the moment. The background uses the Gingham embossing folder from the January – June 2022 mini catalogue.

Be sure to visit the Facebook group and see how everyone else has interpreted the sketch.
Be sure to pop back next week to see what the next sketch looks like.

Product List

Nothing's Better Than Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152507] $38.00	Brew Some Fun Cling Stamp Set [154528] $33.00	Gingham Embossing Folder [157627] $13.00	Layering Circles Dies [151770] $58.00
Simply Marbleous 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [158128] $0.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $15.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $15.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50

Do you love the Artfully composed suite? I am participating in a stamp camp with 11 international demonstrators. If you would like to join us for the Artfully Composed Stamp Camp, you can find the details here

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.

Any orders placed by the 19th January 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of birthday ideas using products from the annual and August – December mini catalogue, and contains 14 different (and stunning) designs by 14 international demonstrators. This will give you some great ideas to help you get started on making your birthday cards for the coming year. Below is a sneak peek of the projects included in the bundle.

January 6, 2022January 5, 2022

Artfully Layered for Simply Sketchin’ Saturday

There is a new Facebook group that started this week. It is called Simply Sketchin’ Saturday. You can see the group here.
The way that it works is that every Saturday a new sketch will be uploaded. You can then play along for the week and submit your interpretation of the sketch.
This is the first sketch:

Of course, when you look at the sketch, the first thought that jumps into your head is “DSP”. I have seen some of the other cards that have been submitted, and using any of our beautiful DSP works beautifully with this sketch. I decided that I didn’t want to use DSP, so I went with heat embossing on vellum

What do you think of my interpretation of this sketch? Be sure to visit the group and see what everyone else’s ideas.

Product List

Artfully Layered Bundle (English) [157761] $92.50	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] $17.50	Brushed Metallic Cardstock [153524] $26.00
Brushed Metallic Adhesive Backed Dots [156506] $15.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Metallics Embossing Powders [155555] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00

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.

August 26, 2018August 26, 2018

Circle Journal Round 4

On Monday, I had happy mail in my postbox in the form of the next Circle Journal! We are almost halfway through this round (this is the fourth journal from nine) and as a first time participant, I love the variety of themes and cards that the other ladies are coming up with.

This journal’s theme is ‘CASE my card’, CASE being an acronym for ‘Copy And Share Everything’. She chose a card sketch and made a card based on that sketch. According to the instructions, I had to copy the layout and/or colour scheme (Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry), or alter to suit my own design. This is the sketch that she based her card on.

I have been working with the gorgeous Petal Promenade DSP this week and decided to keep using it for this Circle Journal card. I liked the layout of the sketch, so I used that and this is what I came up with.