Floral Cards – Page 7 – Trace Of Creativity

June 9, 2020June 8, 2020

Celebrate Sunflowers Thank you card

Thank you for visiting today as I join Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators from around the world in playing along with our friend Kylie’s International Blog Highlights to share cards that show appreciation.
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 or project.

I have made this card using the beautiful Celebrate Sunflowers bundle. The adhesive sheets make it so easy to adhere the fine line images to the larger background image

If you like this card, please vote for me by clicking on the button below. Keep spreading happiness by sending cards to anyone who touches your life. A handmade card in the post box brings joy to the worst day

Product List

Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (English) [154065] $89.00	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] $15.25	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75	Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $10.50	Gilded Gems [152478] $12.25
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50

June 3, 2020June 7, 2020

Celebrate Sunflowers for Colour INKspiration

I haven’t played along in a colour challenge for a while. When I saw these colours, I couldn’t resist!

Anyone who knows me knows that these are so totally my colours!! I have been playing with the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set, matching dies and my new favourite split card technique, and this is the end result….

Who said that sunflowers have to be yellow?
I LOVE this colour combination and I am going to be making a few more cards using these colours. If you decide to play along, please share your creations.

Product List

Celebrate Sunflowers Bundle (English) [154065] $89.00	Celebrate Sunflowers Cling Stamp Set (English) [152517] $42.00	Sunflowers Dies [152704] $57.00	Lovely Labels Pick A Punch [152883] $40.00
Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $15.25	Brights A4 Card Stock [131282] $14.00	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $15.25	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $8.75
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $17.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.50	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder [109129] $10.50	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00

If you live in Australia and don’t have a demonstrator, I would love to help you satisfy your stamping needs. Please feel free to contact me. If you would like some retail therapy, visit my online store
If you are a stampaholic and would like to join my team, I would be extremely happy to have a chat with you

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 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

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

September 12, 2019

White Wash Technique

I have received the next circle journal. The theme for this journal is techniques and fun folds. I decided that I would showcase the whitewash technique.

Stamp and heat emboss your image onto a piece of crumb cake card stock.
Pick up white craft ink with your aqua painter and colour in the embossed image.
Allow the white ink to dry, and then use your colour to paint over it. I used blushing bride and pear pizzaz re-inkers, but you can squish some ink onto the top of your ink pad.

If you are in Australia and don’t have a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, I would love to help you with your stamping.
If you would like to join my team to support your stamping addiction, contact me for more details.

Below are the products that I used to create these cards. If you would like to purchase any of them, clicking on the picture will take you to my online store.

Product List

Band Together Cling Stamp Set

[149231]

$40.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$16.50

Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder

[150646]

$16.00

White Stampin' Emboss Powder

[109132]

$10.50

Heat Tool

[129056]

$50.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$20.00

Whisper White Craft Stampin' Ink Refill

[101780]

$8.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131157]

$6.50

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

[131160]

$6.50

Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride

[131287]

$15.25

Soft Sea Foam A4 Cardstock

[147012]

$15.25

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$15.25

Gold Foil Sheets

[132622]

$8.75

July 17, 2019July 17, 2019

Washi Flower

Welcome to our monthly Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators Blog Hop, in which demonstrators from around the world share their latest projects. This month’s theme is ‘Ribbon and Embellishments.’ You may have arrived here from Shirley’s blog. She loves ribbons, so this is one of her favourite blog hop themes!
I don’t usually like working with washi tape, but have you seen how amazing the Pressed Petals Specialty washi tape is? You just peel off the petals and use as many as you like to make gorgeous flowers! The tape co-ordinates with the Pressed Petals Specialty DSP which is super pretty!

I used 6 petals and stuck them onto a 3/4″ circle. The gold faceted gems make the perfect centre for the flower.

Don’t forget to decorate the inside of the card. This is the second roll of washi tape that comes with the petal roll

These are the supplies that I used for this project.
All the supplies used can be ordered through my online store here.
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? Stampin’ Up! has an extra joining bonus for this month. Contact me for more information.

Click on the button below to hop over to Sue Boerner’s blog to see what embellishments she has used for her project.
Enjoy the rest of the blog hop!

If you get lost along the way, here is the full blog hop list:

Sandra Roberts
Shirley Merker
Tracy Held <== You are here
Sue Boerner
Sandy Ward
Anastasia Radloff

June 1, 2019June 19, 2019

Daisy Lane

I often have ladies saying to me “I have this stamp set but I haven’t used it because I don’t know what to do with it”.
To get around this problem, I am going to focus on one stamp set every month, and make 4 different projects using that stamp set.

This month I have chosen Daisy Lane from the new catalogue. There is also a new punch (medium daisy) which goes with the stamp set. I have limited myself to three ink colours to use in these cards. I have stepped the cards up a bit and used the foil edged cards and envelopes.

I am going to offer this as a class. The cost will be $80, and with that you will get the Daisy Lane stamp set, medium daisy punch, 2 gold edged cards and 2 silver edged cards and envelopes, 18 gold and 18 clear faceted gems in different sizes and the additional card stock required to complete the cards, and the class will be free.

I will be holding the class on Saturday 30th June, please contact me by the 15th June if you would like to place your order and reserve your place.
If you want to attend the class but don’t want to own the stamp set and punch, you can come to the class. The cost of attending the class will be $30.
If you are unable to attend the class but would like to make the cards, you can order your kit and I will send you the instructions to make the cards (additional postage may apply).

Items not included in the kit which you will need if you don’t come to class are: Garden Green, Grapefruit Grove and Lovely Lipstick ink pads, blocks to mount the stamps and adhesive. If you need these items I can give you a price to include them in your kit.

I am sure that you will all love this stamp set as much as I do, so contact me as soon as you can to attend the class