Tracy’s Craft Room

Veranda Journal

Supplies:

Veranda Creative Basics Collection (includes paper and ribbon!)

Crème Brulee Designer Ribbon Rounds

State of Mind stamp set

Juniper Ink pad

Sponge Daubers

Filligree charms

Big Pinks (this collection includes white and pink paper flowers)

My Creations Journal

Directions:

I love these new bound journals! They are so cute and easy to make. I made this one for a dear friend’s birthday recently. Here’s how:

1.    Take a 5×7 piece of floral paper and 3 x 5 piece of striped paper and sponge the edges with Juniper ink. Attach the striped paper to the center of the floral piece. Wrap a piece of the wide Crème Brulee ribbon around the lower edge of the striped piece.

2.    Now for the stamping! Stamp your desired definition on a piece of Vanilla cream cardstock in Juniper ink. I love this stamp set because the different definitions are all so beautiful. Mount on Olive cardstock and then again on Juniper cardstock. I made the Juniper matt wider than the Olive the matt. Attach on near the top right of the page. You can add 2 brads along one side if desired.

3.    Take your White Daisy paper flower and sponge Juniper ink on the tips of the petals. Attach to the lower left side of the paper using one of the beautiful Filligree Charms. Now slide the decorated piece into the plastic sleeve on the front cover.

4.    For a finishing touch, add knots of Crème brulee ribbon. You’re done!

Felicity

This is just one layout idea (inspired by my friend Lynn) made with the lovely Felicity kit…designed especially for National Papercrafting month. You can do so many different things with these versatile papers and stamps. These gorgeous papers are even more rich and beautiful in person! When you purchase the kit or earn it for free, it also includes a detailed flyer showing you how to make a variety of scrapbooking, cardmaking, and other varied projects. I love it!

True Friends

I love January’s beautiful stamp of the month set called True Friends! The rustic frames and brackets, perfect sayings and messages…they are all gorgeous! This is just one card…the possibilities are endless with this flexible and multi-purpose stamp set.

Supplies:

True Friends  stamp set
Cocoa and Garden Green inks
Creme Brulee ribbon
Veranda paper packet

Topstitch Boy Layout

These beautiful Topstitch papers aren’t just for girl-themed layouts! Use the reverse side of the papers to get a beautiful blue & brown color combination.

Supplies:

• Topstitch Papers & workshop kit
• Heart Dimensional Elements
• Colonial White accents collection
• Chocolate and Heavenly Blue inks

Twitterpated

Twitterpated…one of my favorite papers in the Fall/Winter 2009 Idea Book! I love it!

Supplies:

Twitterpated Paper packet
Many Thanks stamp set
Cocoa and Sweet Leaf ink pad
Sorbet ribbon rounds

Grace Cards

One pattern, three beautiful cards! From just one card pattern you can make a variety of different cards by using different papers, different accents, and rotating or flipping the pattern. It’s so easy!

Supplies:

Grace paper packet
Basic buttons
Crystal Blue Waxy flax
Rustic Edge Anchors
3-D foam tape

Graceful

These Grace papers are so beautiful! Warm and rich colors are perfect for a wide variety of themes!

Supplies:

Grace Paper Packet
Rustic Edge Anchors
Crystal Blue Waxy flax
Cocoa ink pad

Everyday Celebration Layout

Our Fabulous Everyday Celebration kit is not just for cardmaking! Here is a layout that you can use to celebrate any “everyday” moment. I just used some left over paper from the kit and the Jazzy Combination layout idea from Imagine.

Moon Doggie Circle Cards

Supplies:

Moon Doggie paper packet
Extreme Happiness stamp set
Simple Stitches stamp set
Thank You stamp set
Cranberry, Desert Sand, Indian Corn Blue, and Garden Green ink pads
Cranberry brads
Wishes card design book

Our brand new card layout book called Wishes has the most fun circle card designs! They are really fun and fresh! Here are a few variations of the same card pattern. It is called Box It Off on page 97 of Wishes. I used the same card design and same paper packet! I simply swapped out the different paper prints and rotated the card design. You can have so much fun with just one design!

Moon Doggie Layout

Daydream Layout

Supplies:

Daydream paper packet
Connections stamp set
Priceless Love stamp set
Rustic Alphabet stamp set
Color Ready alphabet
Hollyhock ink pad
Pewter brads
Dry embossing stylus
Sanding kit

Tips:

Dry emboss a border on your photo or journaling mats! Look closely and you’ll see the large photo mats and the journaling block have a dry embossed border around each of them to make the pop! Here’s how:

1. Open your paper trimmer and lay the paper in your trimmer at the 1/2″ mark.
2. Drag an embossing stylus in the groove of the paper trimmer where your blade normally cuts.
3. Rotate your paper 90 degrees and repeat. Continue on all sides.
4. Using a sanding block, lightly sand the embossed lines. This makes them pop out even more. That’s all there is to it!

Stardust Cards

Supplies:

Stardust paper packet
Moonstruck, Desert Sand, Topiary inks
Wishing Star stamp set
Chocolate Designer Ribbon Rounds
Edge Distresser

Directions:

These cards were made using the “Center Accent” and “Diamond Duo” patterns in our card design book Originals. All of the cutting guides, art ideas, and layout pattern is in Originals. I love that book! Notice how I used different sides of our dual-sided papers to make unique combinations on the cards! Gotta love our dual-sided papers!

Stardust Layout

Supplies:

Stardust paper packet
Stardust My Stickease
Stardust Flexi Labels
Moonstruck and Desert Sand inks
Wishing Star stamp set
Chocolate Designer Ribbon Rounds
Edge Distresser

Unforgettable Thank You Card

Unforgettable Layout

Supplies:

Unforgettable Paper Packet
Unforgettable Stickease
Cherish book
Pewter Brads
Pewter Foundry Bookplates
Dimensional Elements Perennials
3-D foam squares
Sponge
Cocoa ink

Directions:

This layout was made using the “Creative Rhythm” layout in the layout guide book Cherish. Just follow the cutting directions and assemble the layout!

To embellish the layout, I sponged Cocoa ink lightly around the flowers. Then I lifted my flowers up with foam squares after putting 1 or 3 brads in their center. Cover the dimensional element swirls and 2 flowers with pink pattern paper. Sponge the edges with Cocoa ink. Add stickers and a Foundry Bookplate as shown in the picture. That’s it! Fast and easy.

Emporium Layout 1

Supplies:

Emporium Paper Packet
Emporium Stickease
Pewter Designer Brads
Connections stamp set
Sweet Leaf and Chocolate ink pads
Colonial White ribbon collection (ricrac)
Rubber Brayer

Emporium Layout 2

This layout was created using the “Role Play” layout in Imagine.

Supplies:

Emporium Paper Packet
Emporium Stickease
Chocolate ink pad
Rubber brayer
Colonial White Ribbon collection
Pewter Designer Brads
Sanding Kit

Emporium Layout 3

This layout was created using the “Full House” layout in Imagine.

Supplies:

Emporium Paper Packet
Emporium Stickease
Chocolate ink pad
Colonial White Ribbon collection
Pewter Designer Brads
Sanding Kit

Aspen Card Collection

Supplies:

Aspen Paper packet
Feathery Flakes stamp set
Twilight ink pad
Twill ribbon
Winter Cozy mini-medley collection

To re-create the cards shown here, follow these helpful hints and the Pretty Simple™ pattern as outlined on page 116 of our how-to book Originals Card Confidence Program.™

Note: Save all the portions of the cut paper until you have finished all of the cutting.

Directions:

1. Cut 5 sheets of cardstock and 3 sheets of B&T Duos™ paper as follows:

a. Trim 3 1/2” from one side of the 12” x 12” paper, creating 12” x 8 1/2” pieces.

b. Trim 1” from one 8 1/2” side of each of the 12” x 8 1/2” papers, creating eight 11” x 8 1/2” pieces.

2. Cut all eight 11” x 8 1/2” pieces in half, creating sixteen 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” pieces.

3. Fold the ten 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” pieces of cardstock in half, creating ten 5 1/2” x 4 1/4” card bases. Set aside.

4. Cut five of 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” pieces of B&T paper in half, creating ten 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” pieces. Set aside.

5. Choose three of the darkest 12” x 3 1/2” cardstock pieces and three 12” x 3 1/2” pieces of B&T paper; cut as follows:

a. Trim 1 1/2” from one 12” edge, creating six 12” x 2” pieces.

b. Cut each 12” x 2” piece into two 2” x 4 1/4” pieces and two 2” x 1 1/4” pieces, creating a total of twelve 2” x 4 1/4” pieces and twelve 2” x 1 1/4” pieces. (*You will have two of each size as scrap.) Set aside.

6. Cut the remaining two 12” x 3 1/2” cardstock pieces as follows:

a. Trim 2 1/2” from one 12” edge, creating two 12” x 1” pieces.

b. Cut each strip into 1” x 1 3/4” pieces, creating a total of ten pieces. Set aside. Note: this piece is not part of the Pretty Simple pattern in Originals. When assembling your cards, attach this piece to the center of piece C of the pattern.

7. Cut the two 12” x 2 1/2” cardstock pieces as follows:

a. Trim 1/2” from one long edge, creating two 12” x 2” pieces.

b. Cut each strip into 2” x 2” pieces, creating a total of ten pieces. Set aside.

Stamp snowflakes on the 2×2’ pieces in Twilight ink. Stamp the saying “Let It Snow” in Twilight on the 1 x 1 ¾” pieces.

Attach card pieces together as shown in Originals, adding accents as desired. Mix and match the papers as you like. It’s fun making each card unique just by swapping the papers around! Happy stamping!