12 Days of Holiday Sales!

Find great deals on Big Shot dies and select Big Shot supplies—December 11-22 only! Visit my Online Store to find great deals today.  You can also email me your order.
Happy Holidays!!


xoxox
Traci :-)

Online Extravaganza

Get up to 50 percent off select products and product bundles. But hurry-the Online Extravaganza ends November 30 and some items are only available whle supplies last!

To see a list of all the items included in this sale and to place your order just click here or you can email me with your order.

Hope you all have a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving Day!
xoxo
Traci

Holiday Gift-Giving Guide Promotion

Make Stampin' Up! your one-stop shop for all your holiday gift-giving needs. With our Gift-Giving Guide you can quickly and easily find gifts for kids, teens, neighbors, and more! Plus, get a FREE Décor Elements (up to a $16.95 value) when you spend $50 on products in the guide.

Visit my Online Store today to place your order!

Download the Gift-Giving Guide (PDF)

Accents & Elements Scrap Tin

So I was supposed to have a Craftin' with TLC night but never got around to a project.  However I myself did do some craftin'.  Not only will I be a vendor this year but my best friend volunteered us to run our church Holiday Craft Fair this year. SO that means I need to get busy. 
I found this project on splitcoast & just LOVED it.  With the help of my husband (he's so wonderful) he made me see how easy it was to actually put together.  You see I'm a visual step-by-step learner but have been getting pretty good at looking at just a picture & figuring it all out.  This will be one of the items I'll be making to sell.  Hope you enjoy & keep an eye out b/c this could be an upcoming class ;-)
Thanx 4 lookin' & Happy Craftin'

 This is the Accents & Elements Tin (empty) that is available to purchase while supplies last on the clearance rack.  I used the old Island Blossoms Simply Scrappin' Kit, which was a hostess item, some soft subtles & rich regals brads, stampin' dimensionals, snail & sticky strip.

As you can see I kept this VERY simple since it will be the sample one shown at the fair.  You could go crazy with adding all sorts of embelishments.

There are a total of 8 inserts, 4 on each side & can hold 18 wallet sized photos.

If this is a class you & some friends would be interested in taking please contact me & we can set something up!

Final deal of the week is from October 26 through October 31

Pirate Party Kit #116213 pg175 for $9.99

Princess Party Kit #116214 pg174 for $9.99

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A few invitations

Here are my most recent invitations. The layouts are the same & yet they look pretty different.

Hope you enjoy & thanks for looking!

My aunt asked me to make invitation's for my nonna's 80th birthday. I whipped these up in about an hour.  Not to shabby eh?

 So since today was a lousy rainy day I decided to make Deb's invitations. WOW can't believe she'll be 4 next month.  Time sure does fly by!!

Deal of the Week #2 through Oct 19

#115961 Perfect Setting Bigz XL die $25.99

#114515 Flower Burst Embosslits die $5.99

#116760 Pop-Up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL die $25.49

They're BACK! Deal of the Week #1

Stampin' Up! brought back "Deals of the Week". During the month of October, Stampin' Up! will offer several discounted products as "Deals of the Week". There are no limits and no minimum purchase is required. Below are the products for week #1. If you would like to place an order just send me an email or click on the shop now button above.

Item #109183 - Trio Flower Punch - Special price is $10.99

Item #110709 - My Way Punch - Special price is $11.99

Item #109041 - 5-Petal flower punch - Special price is $10.99

Be sure to check back every Monday, here are the dates

Deal #1: Thursday, October 1, 2009; 12:01 AM (MT)

Deal #2: Monday, October 12, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
Deal #3: Monday, October 19, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
Deal #4: Monday, October 26, 2009; 10:00 AM (MT)
 
Until Next Time
Happy Craftin'

First Day of School ~ 8x8 Chipboard Album

Hello out there, I hope this post finds you welcoming the fall like weather with great joy! I don't know about you but I LOVE the fall. I know it's technically not fall until Sept. 21 but it sure feels like it. Now that my daughter is in school I truly can remember what it was like growing up. Weird how those memories come to the surface once we have children. So I'd like to share a few photos of Deb on her first day of preschool (she's in the 4's class this yr) WOW!

For all u mom's out there to girls, Hannah Montanna seems to be the "new" thing for the 4yr old.  All I have to say is, it's a good thing I like her music!! She picked out her outfit, right down to her princess socks (at least she hasn't "grown-up" that fast).
 

OK, so this seems to ber her new "pose" for pictures. Gotta luv it

Ah there's my little peanut.  When u stand back she looks so little. God I love this Kid!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Now onto some "craftin" :-)

I made this album at one of my INKredible events a few years ago. It's been sitting on display ever since. It's our 8x8 on board chipboard album & I just love them. You can create the entire look & feel you want your album to have. So I figured since I ordered like 1,000 pictures (the online site I use had FREE shipping) I needed a home for the many pictures that just couldn't go into the scrapbooks. I tell ya I have to either A, stop taking so many gr8 shots B, stop ordering the pictures or C, add them to the projects I've made. So I did just that, I hope you enjoy viewing them. To see the entire book click here.

Until next time
Happy Craftin'

All About Andi

So my little one turned 2 this past week. Not only did I FINALLY finish her 1yr album I made her a cute cake & her name plate for her room.

I must have bought the paint colors about a year ago hoping Stampin' Up! would come out with dsp to match. Well wouldn't u just know it, they did & it's called cottage wall. I just LOVE it!!

Minnie Mouse Invitation & Cake

My girls Debra & Andi ~ Hubster, Andi & Me

SO excited for her gifts ~ Deb showing her the Tinkerbell earrings

Hope you enjoyed today's post. Oh here is the one I made for Deb almost 2 years ago.

Michelle's annual summer class

For the past two year's Michelle likes to get her friends together & have a class. It's a great way to see those she doesn't very often, me too as I they have all become such dear friends of mine. I also look forward to this b/c she keeps me on my toes for ideas. We always make a scrapbook page, card & anything BUT. So here they are, hope you enjoy. If this is something you'd like to do, well then contact me & we'll set something up.

Happy B-day 2 pg 12x12 layout

I found this sample on splitcoast & knew it would be perfect for the class. It uses 2 sheets of whisper white 12x12 card stock & the Happy B-day simply scrappin' kit (SSK). No stamps 7 EASY to make!!

Happy B-day Card

This card came right out of the catalog, see how simple that was? I find it so hard to come up with ideas that I regularly find something & either copy it exactly of change something, in this case I used the ice circle rhinestone brads instead of the button. This card again uses whisper white card stock for the base & the happy b-day SSK.

Desktop 2010 Mini-Calendar

I again visited splitcoast & found some various samples for this project & this is what I ended up making. I used the big shot & the top note die (my favorite die, so versatile). The designer paper was a level 1 hostess benefit from last year's catalog Prints Pack II. Some grosgrain ribbon, lg oval & scallop oval punches, adhesive & dimensional & voila a cute little calendar. If I decide to do the craft fair again I am DEFINITELY making these!!!

Well I hope you liked what you saw today & don't forget to contact me if you'd like to have your own class.

Last Thursday I had my new catalog open house. It was an evening of creating & browsing through the catalog. Along with chatting & laughter with some great friends. I usually like to you to make 3 projects; a card, a scrapbook page & a 3-d item, so here they are. If you would like more information please feel free to contact me.

Celebrate..... Card

Card stock: Melon Mambo, Basic Grey & Naturals White
Classic Ink: Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Elegant Eggplant & Going Grey
Stamp Sets: Fifth Avenue Floral, Celebrate Everything
Accessories: Clips Assortment
Adhesives: Snail Adhesive

Just For You...Box

Card stock: Bermuda Bay, Regal Rose & Whisper White
Classic Ink: Regal Rose
Stamp Sets: Oval All
Accessories: Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Big Shot, Box #2 Bigz XL Die, Lg Oval & Scallop Oval Punches
Adhesives: Stampin' Dimensionals & Mini Glue Dots

Summer Fun......Scrapbook Page (they made the right layout)

Card stock: Always Artichoke, Rich Razzleberry & Whisper White

Classic Ink: Melon Mambo & Rich Razzleberry

Stamp Sets: Taffy #'s, Doodle Fun alphabet (ret), Season by Season (ret)

Accessories: Orchard Ribbon Originals, Pretties Kit, Convex Sq punch (ret) 3/4" sq punch (ret)

Adhesives: Snail Adhesive, Mini Glue Dots & Stampin' Dimensionals

Until Next Time~Happy Stampin'

Summer Fun Deal of the Week #5

You're going to LOVE our Heart to Heart punch, especially July 27-31 when it's just $10.99—that's more than 30% off the regular price of $15.95!

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Designs by TLC

So I had my first official Designs by TLC project. My godmother called and asked if I would make her girlfriends bridal shower & wedding invitations. Of course I said YES YES YES!!!!

I was all gung ho & excited until I got the colors, lavender & salmon pink. The closest colors we have to those are our lavender lace & cameo coral which are very pretty but not so elegant for a bridal shower or wedding. So I took it upon myself, with asking the bride-to-be of course, if she wouldn't mind vanilla & chocolate. Once she agreed I knew JUST what to do. I broke out the Big Shot & got started. Here are the bridal shower invites & thank you cards. I incorporated her colors in those. Oh did I mention that we no longer sell vanilla note card sized envelopes? So those were copied, cut & assembled....I can't take credit for those though, my friend Amanda helped with them, along with helping me design the wedding invitations.

Card Stock: Pale Plum, Very Vanilla & Chocolate Chip

Classic Ink: Pale Plum, Lavender Lace, Cameo Coral & Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Ivory Wide Organdy Ribbon (discontinued), Big Shot, Top Note Bigz Die & Manhattan Flower Textured Impression Embossing Folder

Stamp Sets: Manhattan Flower & Wonderful Words (retired)

Adhesives: Snail Adhesive

Here are the wedding invitations & thank you cards, I again incorporated her colors in these. The invitation itself is the envelope. I liked the square b/c I think it's elegant for a wedding but we no longer sell the envelopes so that is what we came up with.

Card Stock: Pale Plum, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip & Vellum
Classic Ink: Pale Plum, Lavender Lace, Cameo Coral & Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Big Shot & Background 1 Texturz Plate, Eyelet border punch, Sponge

Stamp Sets: Thoughts & Prayers & Sincere Salutations

Adhesives: mini glue dots & snail adhesive

If you or anyone you know is looking for custom handmade invitations please feel free to contact me.

Until next time

Happy Stampin'

Summer Fun Deal of the Week #4

Offer good July 20th 10am (MT) - July 27th 9:50am (MT)



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10 yr Wedding Anniversary ~ Luau Style

My girlfriend wanted to make her sister's invitations for her 10yr anniversary & LUCKY me she asked for my assistance. After quite a few different looks we decided on these 2 layouts. Hope u like & thanx 4 lookin'

Until next time, Happy Stampin'

Summer Fun Deal of the Week #3

I know you're probably wondering where or what hapened to weeks 1-2, WELL i was having issues with my computer so I was unable to update my blog. I'm happy to say that for the most part I am getting along smoothly. I also apologize if you missed the other 2 specials :-(

So on that note starting July 13th (10am MT) through July 20th (9:50am MT)
Add sparkle to your projects with our Square Fire Rhinestone brads for just $6.99 - over 30% off the regular price of $10.95


Check back next Monday for Deal #4
Until then, Happy Stampin'

A New Look!

Hi out there, so I found this cute website that allows me to "dress up" my blog. I hope you like the NEW look of Craftin' with TLC. If there is anything I can do to make it flow better PLEASE let me know. TIA

I Got My Groove Back!

So I had an open scrapnite/class on the 11th. It was the first time I combined both my events. I had noticed a decrease in my class events so I decided to try something new. I think it went fairly well, even though only 3 of the ladies made the projects they were able to do it at their leisure. They had the option of making a set of 4 money holder cards or a Gift card & Drink Packet or both.

I even got to get some of my scrapbooking done. I'm happy to say I only have 5 more pages to do in Andi's first year book (she'll be 2 in August). So here are the pages I completed, I have my journaling & a few accessories to add but at least they are done.

I also made these cute bookmarks for a customer who wanted to give her PTA staff a little gift. This was her last year as PTA President, I think they came out cute. She laminated them so they would hold up.

Hope you enjoyed this latest post, until next time.....Happy Stamping!

I've been having some "blogger" issues lately which is why I haven't updated in a bit.