Trace-Elementz: straight from the nest

Monday, September 24, 2012

For You.........

Hello,

I can't wait to show you what I have created for The Shabby Tea Room #133 this week.

Lenet is our host and she has chosen the prettiest photo.

Its "The WHITE Challenge"

Create a card/Project using 'White' and one other colour.

You can include additional neutrals - cream, black ,Kraft and brown.

I love the gorgeous Shabby looking Bird Cage in the photo, so I just had to create my own with paper.

The bird cage is from 'Straight from the Nest' cricut cartridge.Using my Gypsy I welded two bird cage shapes together at the top to form the card.....I've added foam mounting tape behind the top layer to add dimension. It is 6 1/2 inches tall. Lots of pretty white embellishments and you know how much I love my little heart buttons!

You can also hang the card.

How cute is the little Heart tag! Debbie Marcinkiewicz - owner of TSTR has just launched her new stamp company called "Paper Sweeties" this little tag is from their. Do you remember playing Paper doll dress up when you were a child? I did.......and loved it. These stamps are the same idea.......cute little girl stamps with mix and match clothes stamps. I'll have more to show you in a few weeks.

Paper Sweeties is sponsoring this weeks TSTR challenge.

The winner will have a choice of two stamp sets from the store.

The design team have some very pretty creations to show you:) Stop by and say Hi!

Debbie - Simple Treasures

Lenet - To Scrap or not to Scrap, that's the Question.

 Starr - The Paper Chase

Rebekah - Midnight Lullabies

Rebecca - Paper Primrose

I really appreciate all your encouraging comments..........thank you so much for stopping by

Have a fabulous week

Tracey

Friday, March 30, 2012

Exciting news.........

Hello everyone and welcome to my Blog!

I'm so excited to tell you I have been invited to join the "Stuck on You Sketches" Die Cut Design Team..........I was asked if I would like to start this Friday by joining them in a

GET to KNOW ME Blog Hop.

What a great way to get to know the Design Team!

This is the Sketch we have based all our layouts on..........

With a very, very short amount of time to create, I'd like to show you what I came up with......... I decided to base my layout around all the Scrapbook embellishments I love ! You will see them on most of my creations:)

The cartridges I used for my layout are 'Flower Shoppe and Straight from the nest" for the tittle.

The doilies are a 'Cheery Lyn'die.

And here are some FUN questions I am going to answer about my self.....

1. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Why?

BLUE - I find Blue a very calming colour.........most of my wardrobe consists of different shades of Denim. I am most comfortable in a pair of jeans.

2. What would people be surprised to learn about you?

I grew up riding motor bikes and competed in competitions.

3. What 5 things are always on your crafting table?

Glue Gun, Atg gun , Cricut, Big Shot, Sewing Machine

4. Your go-to embellishment is ...

Flowers

5. What is your all-time favorite crafting tool?

Cricut

6. Tell us about your family .. first in one word. Then in a sentence or two.

Happy..........I have four children, 2 Boys and 2 Girls. There names are Jordyn, Jay, Tori and Matt. My husband is Canadian and we have been married for 25 years.

7. What is your dream vacation?

We have just had our Dream Vacation...........We spent Christmas in Canada with Family, the kids saw snow for the first time. We had so much fun at Disney Land, we loved San Francisco......5 weeks away went by soooooooo quick:)

8. Who is your favorite crafty company?

I would have to say Provo craft....I love collecting cartridges.Second would be Kaiser.........there is an outlet store only 10 minutes from me!

9. Tell us a bit about your crafty style.

I do love Shabby and Vintage..........my style varies I think, depending on what I am working on.

10. Where do you live?

Australia

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Sous is offering some yummy blog candy....

A winner will be randomly chosen after the hop is over. it is important to leave a comment on each blog.

And here is the Candy I am offering.

The Blog Hop starts today, 7:00 AM EDT USA March 30th and runs through 11:59pm USA EDT on Sunday April 1st .

The SOUS winner will be announced on Monday April 2nd. You must leave a comment on each of the designers blogs as well as become a follower to be eligible to win the SOUS blog candy.

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is a complete list of all the participating blogs:

Elizabeth Currie-Matsko