Holiday Cards – Trace Of Creativity

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!

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.

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

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:

December 22, 2022December 23, 2022

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Elephant Parade

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 Winter Holidays. As it is so close to Christmas, I decided that I would focus my thoughts a bit further and do a new year card. However, I couldn’t find a happy new year greeting, so I had to think out of the box! This is what I came up with:

I used the Elephant Parade bundle and Days To Remember stamp set Once I had made this card, I did find a happy new year stamp – it is in the Brightest Glow stamp set. In my defense, I didn’t have this stamp set when I was making my card!

Below is a video that I did last year. It isn’t this card, but does show you how to position the days to get the month that you want aligned.

Be sure to complete the hop to see all the wonderful ideas that we have to share with you. The next stop is Julia Mazur – I can’t wait to see what she has created this month!

If you get lost along the way, here is the full hop list:
Shirley Merker
Sue Boerner
Annette McMillan
Julia Quinn
Tracy Held <== YOU ARE HERE
Julia Mazur
Terri Stewart
Traci Gardner

Product List

Days To Remember Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [155026] $30.00	Elephant Parade Bundle (English) [158697] $74.50	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $53.00	Texture Chic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [158808] $27.00
Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154904] $15.75	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $15.75
Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $15.75	Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154884] $15.75	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154906] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50
Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052] $14.00

You can purchase all the products to make this card at my online store by clicking here. This link will add everything to your cart. If you already own some of them, you can easily remove them.

This is the project that I contributed this month:

October 31, 2022October 30, 2022

Share It Sunday – Cottage Wreaths Halloween

Thank you for joining us for our Sunday blog hop (of course in Australia this goes live at 1:00am 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.

Today is Halloween. On my Facebook live yesterday I made a Halloween card. I wanted to share that card with you.

I CASEd this card from Jacque Williams a demonstrator in New Zealand. 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. Here is a Christmas version of the same card

Watch the replay of my Facebook live below for all the instructions of how to create this card.

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

Product List

Cottage Wreaths Bundle (English) [159659] $91.75	Warm Welcome Bundle (English) [160704] $89.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $16.25	Old Olive A4 Card Stock [106576] $16.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $16.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.00	Silver Foil 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Pack [156457] $17.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [147116] $14.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.50	Red Rhinestone Basic Jewels [146924] $12.25	Linen Thread [104199] $8.75	Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00
Snowfall Accents Puff Paint [150691] $7.75	Heat Tool [129056] $53.00	Blending Brushes [153611] $21.75

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 special running from 4th – 31st of October. It costs you $169 to sign up as a demonstrator and you can choose $283 worth of products for your starter kit! If you wanted to sign up as a demonstrator, this is a perfect opportunity. 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:

April 12, 2022April 11, 2022

Easter Blog Hop

A couple of weeks ago Genna Gifford from The Stamper’s Mess invited me over to peruse the new catalogue. (If you haven’t heard of Genna, visit her Facebook page here to see her awesome work.) She asked if I wanted to make a card, and of course the answer is never no! We made this cute Easter card which is the perfect project for today’s blog hop.

This uses the Easter Friends stamp set and (soon to be retired) Pattern Party DSP. The image is stamped onto fluid watercolor paper and coloured with ink and water painters. Although it look brown, the bunny uses Gray Granite and Basic Gray ink. The surprise comes when you open the card – it is a gate fold!

Wishing everyone a happy Easter and a relaxing and safe long weekend. Here is the lost so that you can hop around and see what everyone else has created.

Product List

Easter Friends Cling Stamp Set (English) [157737] $41.00	On The Horizon Cling Stamp Set (English) [157770] $41.00	Scalloped Contours Dies [155560] $61.00	Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper [155426] $31.00
Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] $15.75	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00
Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $13.00	Gray Granite Classic Stampin' Pad [147118] $13.00
Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad [147100] $13.00	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $13.00	Water Painters [151298] $21.00

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! It costs you $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 20th April 2022 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of Spring themed 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. These cards can easily be adapted to make a Mother’s Day card (and possibly get you into the position of favourite child!) Below is a sneak peek of the projects included in the bundle.

December 30, 2021January 26, 2022

Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop – Party Time!!

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Thank you for joining us for the December 2021 Stampin’ Creative blog hop. The theme for this month is “Party Time!” As we approach the end of the year, I think that everybody is ready to party- either to celebrate the end of 2021 or to welcome in 2022. The last 2 years have been hard, and we are all hoping that 2022 is going to be getting back to a new normal.

I have made a Z-fold card using the Nothing’s Better Than stamp set and Love you More Than dies with the Rainbow Glimmer Paper. The sentiment is cut from the (soon to be retired) Black Glitter Paper and Word Wishes dies

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Below is the list of all the hop participants. Be sure to visit them all to see what Party Times they have to share. We love hearing from you, so please leave us comments to let us know what you think about our projects. From all of us on the Stampin’ Creative team, we wish you a safe and happy New Years’ Eve and everything of the best for 2022.

Product List

Nothing's Better Than Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152507] $38.00	Love You More Than Dies [152698] $52.00	Word Wishes Dies [149629] $63.00	Rainbow Glimmer Paper [153056] $10.50
Black Glitter Paper [153518] $10.50	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00
Mango Melody Classic Stampin' Pad [147093] $13.00	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] $13.00	Gorgeous Grape Classic Stampin' Pad [147099] $13.00	Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00
Soft Sea Foam Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154902] $15.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154883] $15.50	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154878] $15.50	Polished Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [155520] $15.50
Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $15.50	Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154891] $15.50

November 27, 2021

12 Weeks of Christmas – Week 8

I hope that you are well on your way to having all your Christmas cards made. If they haven’t been posted, it is time to get them into the mail. Here is another card to add to the collection

This is an easy card suing the Christmas Trees dies and Expressions in Ink DSP. I have mixed everything into this card, the sentiment is from the Poinsettia Petals stamp set. It isn’t showing up too9 well in the photo, but the trees have some Wink of Stella brushed over them to add the finishing sparkle.

Product List

Poinsettia Petals Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [153475] $47.00	Christmas Trees Dies [156339] $61.00	Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [150673] $104.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $31.00
Expressions In Ink 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [155464] $26.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $17.00	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $15.25	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $31.00	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $11.50

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! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Any orders placed by the 15th December 2021 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features a variety of gift packaging 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 for wrapping your Christmas (or any) gifts. Below is a sneak peak of the projects included in the bundle.

October 3, 2021

Virtual Christmas Card Class

I was hoping that we were going to be able to get together for card classes, but with the current lockdown rules, I don’t think that is going to be an option any time soon.

Seeing as we are already in October and I don’t anticipate that we will be able to meet in person before the end of November, this would be a bit late to start making Christmas cards!

So, I am going to host an online class, either by Zoom, or using a different video conferencing app that I am currently investigating (details to follow).

I will post out the kits and you will get the materials to make 6 cards (2 each of 3 different designs). The kits will have all the card stock, designer series paper and die cuts required to complete your cards.

In addition, you will need to add sentiments using whatever stamp sets you have in your stash (contact me if you would like any new ones), ink to stamp the sentiments, and adhesives (glue and dimensionals).

The cost of the class will be $40 (including postage). Once I have finished designing the cards, I will let you know what we are making. One of them will definitely be a pinwheel tower card – you may have seen that these are the latest craze and they are fun to make with a wow factor!

Please let me know as soon as possible if you are going to participate to allow enough time for your kits to get to you (I am sure that you are aware that post is taking a bit longer at the moment).

If you need any supplies (stamp sets or consumables for the class), feel free to contact me and I will put in an order for you, or you can go to my online store and place the order yourself.

I hope that you will join me for a fun afternoon of crafting! If you know anyone who would like to join us, please feel free to share this post with them.

May 19, 2021May 20, 2021

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Layering Triangles

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 “Thinking of You” with an emphasis on the men in our lives.
You may have arrived from Shirley Merker’s blog . She always has something exciting to share with us!

A few months ago I made cards using layering circles and squares. If you missed that post, you can see it here. For today I decided to try the same thing, but using triangles. This card is really easy if you use the stitched triangles dies. The DSP in the background is from the Pattern Party pack which can be purchased using Stampin’ Rewards.

I tried using alternating colours on the triangles and with the colour running consecutively across the two. Which one do you prefer?

You can watch my video below to see how I made these cards

Click on the button below to hop over to Sues blog to see what she has chosen to share with us.

Thanks for hopping with us. If you get lost along the way here is the complete list of hop stops.
Shirley Merker
Tracy Held <== You are here
Sue Boerner
Sandra Roberts
Terri Stewart
Krissi Hannahs
Joy Nelson
Nancy Reynolds
Julia Mazur
Sandy Ward

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! Talk to me if you would like more information, or you can sign up now.

Product List

Artistically Inked Cling Stamp Set [154542] $42.00	Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper [155426] $31.00	Stitched Triangles Dies [152710] $61.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $13.00
Granny Apple Green A4 Cardstock [147014] $15.25	Misty Moonlight A4 Cardstock [153086] $15.25	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $15.25	Pale Papaya A4 Cardstock [155669] $15.25

Any orders placed by the 18th June 2021 will get a tutorial bundle as a thank you. This month’s bundle features the 2021-2023 in colours, and contains 12 different (and stunning) designs by 12 international demonstrators using different stamp sets. Below is a sneak peak of the projects included in the bundle.

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Curvy Christmas Card

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 “December Holidays”. You may have arrived from Shirley Merker’s blog. Didn’t she have a great project?

I am using the Curvy Christmas stamp set again along with the Classic Christmas DSP. Aren’t human beings ridiculous? Give us a straight stamp and we want to curve it! This sentiment stamp is curved, so of course I had to pull it straight! The DSP pack has Cherry Cobbler, Sahara Sand (used in this card) and Shaded Spruce as the colour palate. I also used the Brushed Metallic cardstock

Click on the button below to stay in Australia and hop over to Annette’s blog to see what she has chosen to share with us.

Thanks for hopping with us. If you get lost along the way here is the complete list of hop stops.

Shirley Merker
Tracy Held <== You are here
Annette McMillan
Sue Boerner
Terri Stewart
Krissi Hannahs
Amber Meulenbelt
Julia Mazur
Sandra Roberts
Sue McDonald
Carol Payne
Sandy Ward

All the supplies used can be ordered through my online store .
If you are in Australia and do not already have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I would be happy to help you with your stamping needs.
Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount? Being in social isolation is a great time to sign up, contact me for more information to join my team.

October 2, 2020October 1, 2020

Harvest Hello Halloween Card

Welcome to this month’s Blogging Friends Blog Hop. The Theme for this month is “It was a dark and stormy night”. It is a great theme, but I know that many of us found it quite challenging. After giving it a lot of thought, I decided to use the black ice technique, and this is my card…

Thanks for dropping by my blog. i hope that you have fun hopping along to day. Be sure to leave a comment as we all love to know if you enjoy our projects.

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, I would love to help you with your stamping needs. Feel free to contact me, or visit my online store.

Product List

Harvest Hellos Cling Stamp Set (En) [150581] $37.00	Apple Builder Punch [150663] $31.00	Sweet Silhouettes Dies [149541] $61.00	Black Glitter Paper [153518] $10.50
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Pumpkin Pie A4 Card Stock [108601] $15.25	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $10.50	Black Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109133] $8.75	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75
Heat Tool [129056] $50.00