Trace Of Creativity

April 1, 2020

Ornate Garden Suite and Mega Tutorial Bundle

I am sure that you have all seen the excitement about Stampin’ Up! early release of the Ornate Garden suite which is going to be in the new catalogue.

I also joined a tutorial collaboration with other demonstrators from all over the world and it ended up being MEGA! There are 90 tutorials in this bundle!! Can you imagine how much creative time you will be able to enjoy while you are stuck at home with this suite and tutorial bundle?

The suite is beautiful. There isn’t a single element in it that I don’t love. The Ornate Garden Suite Collection includes
* Ornate Style Cling Stamp Set (10% off)
* Ornate Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set (10% off)
* Ornate Borders Dies (10% off)
* Ornate Layers Dies (10% off)
* Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder
* Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack
* Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper
* Gilded Gems

This suite is only available until the end of May. Purchase the suite from my online store and I will send you the mega tutorial bundle free to get you started

If you don’t live in Australia and would like to purchase the bundle, please contact me and I will give you details about how you can do this.

Product List

Ornate Garden Suite Collection (English) [154153] $238.00	Ornate Style Bundle [154119] $90.75	Ornate Style Cling Stamp Set [152572] $37.00	Ornate Borders Dies [152724] $59.00
Ornate Thanks Bundle (English) [154115] $81.00	Ornate Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [149471] $31.00	Ornate Layers Dies [152726] $64.00	Ornate Floral 3D Embossing Folder [152725] $15.75
Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack [152479] $12.25	Ornate Garden Specialty Designer Series Paper [152488] $26.00	Gilded Gems [152478] $12.25

March 29, 2020

Rise and Shine colour challenge

I hope that everyone is healthy and finding lots of crafting to do to pass the time. I decided to take up the colour challenge on Colour Inkspiration on FaceBook. You can have a look at their page https://www.facebook.com/groups/349642308720075/
They post a picture and then list the colours in the picture for the challenge.
Below is the picture for this challenge

My interpretation of these colours:

I have been wanting to try the latest craze – “scrappy strips” and thought that the colours would work well with this. I used the Sale-A-Bration second release Rise & Shine stamp set which co-ordinates with the Cup of Cheer dies. Remember this stamp set is only available as a free level 2 item when you spend $180. If you want this, you will need to be quick as Sale-A-Bration ends on the 31st March.

During this difficult period, you can occupy your time locked at home by doing crafts. Stampin’ Up! is still operating, and anything that you order can be delivered directly to your door. Browse my online store or contact me by email or my FaceBook page if you need some assistance.

Stay well, stay healthy and keep crafting

March 27, 2020

Little Ladybug meets Honey Bee

About 3 weeks ago (when life was still normal), I met a friend for coffee. I was expecting it to be a sit down coffee, but she had to get back to the office, so we did take away. As I wasn’t expecting to do take away, i didn’t have my keep cup with me, so I had to get a take away cup (which I try to avoid as much as possible)

The cup was so cute! It had daisies and bees printed on it and was screaming at me to make a card. I wasn’t very good company during that coffee, as my mind was working overtime imagining that card.

I have put that cup away safely, so that I had it to use for my card, and I don’t know where I have put it!! Unfortunately I can’t share my inspiration with you, but I can share the finished card.
I used the Little Ladybug stamp set for the flowers, which is a host set available for Sale-A-Bration. The bees are from the Honey Bee stamp set, and the sentiment from the Tags In Bloom whcih is part of the Sale-A-Bration second release.
Sale-A-Bration ends on the 31st March, so if there are any items that you still want, be sure to get your order in.

During this difficult time, we can use our isolation to do crafts. The best thing is to receive a handmade card in you post box. If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator I would love to help you with your crafting needs. Feel free to contact me, or you can shop at my online store
Stay safe, stay healthy, keep crafting

Product List

Little Ladybug Host Cling Stamp Set (English) [152384] $0.00	Honey Bee Cling Stamp Set [151527] $35.00	Tags In Bloom Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152292] $0.00	Label Me Lovely Punch [151296] $31.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] $15.25	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50

March 18, 2020March 19, 2020

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Simple and Elegant with Flowering Foils

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 Happy Birthday. You may have arrived from Shirley Merker’s blog. She always has a fabulous project to show to us!

With all the craziness in the world at the moment, we all need something to brighten our day. My answer to spreading happiness is to send a card. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t get a warm fuzzy when a hand made card arrives in their post box. The most common reason for sending cards is birthdays.

We are nearing the end of Sale-A-Bration and are onto the second release. I have used the new Flowering Foils Specialty DSP and the So very Vellum Specialty DSP. I fussy cut the flowers from the DSP to stick onto my cards.

As the vellum comes in 3 gorgeous colours, and I couldn’t decide which one I liked best, I had to do cards using all of them! Which one is your favourite?

Click on the button below to hop over to Sue’s blog to see what birthday creation she has made for us

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

Shirley Merker
Tracy Held <== You are here
Sue Boerner
Sandra Roberts
Sandy Ward
Sue McDonald
Arlene Carter
Anastasia Radloff
Annette McMillan

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. Now is a great time to stock up on supplies and kits.
Ready to enjoy the demonstrator discount? Sale-a-bration is a great time to sign up, contact me for more information to join my team.

March 17, 2020March 16, 2020

Kylie’s Demonstrator Training Blog Hop March 2020 – Breathtaking Bouquet

Thank you for joining us for our Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrator Monthly Team Blog Hop! We are so happy that you could join us today for this blog hop for ideas and creative inspiration. We are a group of Stampin’ Up!® Demonstrators from around the world that are taking part in training that is helping us to build a successful Stampin’ Up!® business and reach some goals we have set. We really appreciate your support.

You may be starting here or may have come from another blog – either way, you can find the link list at the bottom of this post so that you can see every blog post and idea today.

Here is the project I am sharing with you today!

I heat embossed the Breathtaking Bouquet background stamp with shimmer black embossing powder and then coloured in the panel with water colour pencils and a blender pen. The sentiment is from the Rare Blessings stamp set

Thank you so much for coming by today! We have an amazing line up of Stampin’ Up!® demonstrators from around the world, and we know you are going to love all the amazing projects that you are going to see today. Don’t miss one blog link. Remember you are currently on my page – Tracy Held. See who is below me to know where to go next.

If you live in Australia and don’t have a Stampin’ Up!® demonstrator I would love to help you fulfill your stamping needs. Below are the products that I have used in this project. Click on any of the images to go to my online store.

Product List

Breathtaking Bouquet Cling Stamp Set [151612] $28.00	Rare Blessings Cling Stamp Set [149241] $38.00	Watercolor Pencils [141709] $27.75	Blender Pens [102845] $21.00
Shimmer Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [149512] $10.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50

March 9, 2020March 8, 2020

Makeover Monday – Thoughtful Blooms

When I saw the Thoughtful Blooms and Small Blooms punch in this year’s
Sale-A-Bration catalogue, I immediately thought of the Petite Petals stamp set and punch and I knew that this is a set that needed to be used in a makeover.

I looked through my old catalogues, but nothing was appealing to me. After a google search, I found a card that I loved. The original is an easel card that was made by Margaret Knight. You can see her original blog post here.
I decided not to do an easel card, but I did use her design. I inadvertently used multiple products in my makeover. Margaret had used A Nice Cuppa stamp set and Cups and Kettle dies on her card. I used Tea Together stamp set and Tea Time framelets on my card

I also embossed the back mat with the Subtle 3D embossing folder. I used the sentiment from the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set, but I can see this working really well as a Mother’s Day or get well card. You can find the complete list of products used in this project in my online store, or listed individually below

Let me know what you think of this makeover.

Product List

Thoughtful Blooms Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [152290] $0.00	Tea Together Cling Stamp Set [148779] $38.00	Positive Thoughts Cling Stamp Set [151490] $37.00	Small Bloom Punch [152316] $0.00
Tea Time Dies [149697] $37.00	Nature's Thoughts Dies [153586] $50.00	Leaf Punch [144667] $28.00	Subtle 3D Embossing Folder [151775] $17.00
Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $15.25	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $15.25	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] $17.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00
Poppy Parade Classic Stampin' Pad [147050] $13.00	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [147086] $13.00	Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad [147141] $13.00	Saddle Brown Stazon Ink Pad [151508] $17.50

March 2, 2020

Make Over Monday – Dressed to Impress

I decided that I was going to go through my old Stampin’ Up! catalogues and find cards that were made with retired stamp sets and give them a makeover to use them with current sets.

This is a photo that I found in the 2013 annual catalogue that was made using the Dress Up stamp, and this is my re-make. I also decided to play along with a colour challenge which was using Pretty Peacock, Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral and Grapefruit Grove.

Do you like my new and updated version of this card? I paper pieced the shoes using scraps of the Birthday Bonanza DSP

Product List

Dressed To Impress Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [151666] $31.00	Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper [151313] $20.00	Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad [101406] $17.50	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $15.25
Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $8.75	Coastal Weave 3D Embossing Folder [151503] $16.00	Label Me Fancy Punch [151297] $31.00

I am going to try and make this a regular Monday feature, so pop back next week to see which stamp set has gotten a makeover

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Honey Bee Pinwheel

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! This month we are very excited to share ideas using products from the new mini and Sale-a-bration catalogues. You may have arrived from Shirley Merkers blog. She always has a fabulous project to show to us!

If you follow Shirley’s blog. you will know that she has recently become a bee keeper. While I was making these cards, I was thinking about Shirley, so today’s blog is dedicated to her!

I used the beautiful Golden Honey DSP which coordinates perfectly with the Honey Bee bundle

Click on the button below to hop over to Sue’s blog to see what fun products she has chosen to show to us.

Thanks for hopping with us. If you get lost along the way, here is the full list of hops:

Shirley Merker
Tracy Held <== You are here
Sue Boerner
Terri Stewart
Sandra Roberts
Sandy Ward
Sue McDonald
Krissi Hannah
Annette McMillan
Maureen Rauchfuss

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? Sale-a-bration is a great time to sign up, contact me for more information to join my team.

February 11, 2020February 10, 2020

Kylie’s Demonstrator Training Blog Hop – October 2020

My husband came home with this key ring that he purchased for Remembrance Day last year. The first thought that went through my mind when I saw it was “I want to make a card like that”. I was so excited when the new mini catalogue came out and I saw the poppies on the cover!

I used both the Painted Poppies and the Peaceful Moments bundles. I stamped the poppy with Versamark onto the background of the card and embossed the sentiment with Shimmer White embossing powder. If you are also inspired by this key ring, I would love to see what you create.

Product List

Painted Poppies Bundle [153827] $90.75	Peaceful Moments Bundle (English) [153824] $90.75	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $15.25	Poppy Parade A4 Cardstock [121694] $15.25
Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Shimmer White Stampin' Emboss Powder [149511] $10.50	Black Foil Sheets [147898] $8.75

January 15, 2020February 20, 2020

Paper Crafting Blog Hop – Lovely Lily Pad

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! This month we are very excited to share ideas using products from the new mini and Sale-a-bration catalogues. You may have arrived from Shirley Merkers blog. She always has a fabulous project to show to us!

I am using 3 of the products from the Sale-a-bration catalogue. The first is the Lovely Lily Pad stamp set. This is a reversible stamp set, so you use both sides of the stamp for your images. Coordinating with that is the Lily Pad Dies, and to complete the card the gorgeous Lily Impressions DSP.

Click on the button below to hop over to Sue’s blog to see what fun products she has chosen to show to us.

If you get lost along the way. here is the full list of hops:

Shirley Merker
Tracy Held <== You are here
Sue Boerner
Terri Stewart
Sandra Roberts
Sandy Ward
Maureen Rauchfuss
Annette McMillan
Krissi Hannahs

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? Sale-a-bration is a great time to sign up, contact me for more information to join my team.