Hurray for you!

Happy Thursday, the weekend is upon us! I dug out an old stamp set for this card....I believe the birds are from an old Crafty Secrets set I just HAD TO HAVE, and then never used! The sentiment is from Papertrey....I just love that sentiment set!

This is my take on MUSE challenge # 77, by Marion Vagg....her card is so cute!!!

I'm also entering it into Addicted to CAS, #43, keyword Celebrate.

On another note.....during my time away, when I couldn't see to craft, seems alot of my favorite challenge blogs are gone!  I need some new ones!  Im going to go start searching and see what I can find, but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks so much! 
Looking forward to the weekend! Craft time!

Thanks for visiting my blog!

~tracey

thanks for the lift!

As much as I love watercoloring.....this challenge was difficult! Make it Monday's challenge for Papertrey this week was to do a 'no outlines watercolor' So ) this is what I came up with after oh......well.....several (which means a lot of wasted watercolor paper!) tries!

I don't have alot of papertrey stamps that fit the challenge.....so this one had to do.  I like the card, just not sure how good I fulfilled the challenge!!!

I'd also like to enter this in CASology week 105: RUN.  why? because my colors all RUN together :) I'm not sure if it is CAS enough, but, well....maybe it is.  It is really only one layer of card! 
Anyways....
thanks for visiting my blog!

~tracey

tickled pink!

 oh dear, I almost forgot to post this one! I made this for a coworker who got a new job. I am happy for her, but miss her!!! I used Seize the Skech # 24 to make this card.

here is the sketch:

now hopefully i have everything i've made posted finally!!! im so bad at making stuff and forgetting to post it!!
thanks for visiting my blog!
~tracey

Just Because

 This card is for MUSE #76. I absolutely LOVED the inspirational card by Theresa Calvird....

As soon as I saw it , I envisioned grapes!   I used watercolor paper, distress inks , and an old CTMH set I have with the grapes on it, I think it turned out fabulous!

Thanks for visiting my blog today! no more crafting for a few days.....beach bound for the weekend ;)

~tracey

You make my heart...

 I made this card for PTI Make it Monday challenge # 172. This was challenging! The challenge was to make a rainbow medallion, using one stamp! I searched through my PTI stamps, and the only one I found that looked like it could work good was the feather! I like how my medallion turned out and suprisingly, this was the first try!  
I"ll have to try this again sometime maybe if I can find another stamp that will work, maybe play with some other color combos too.

Thanks for visiting my blog! ( i'm about to post ANOTHER card for a MUSE challenge that I am sooooo happy with! I hope you will check out that post as well, once I get it linked! )

~tracey

Forever

 I made this card for CAS(E) this sketch # 84. Here is the sketch:

My card is pretty simple....I really love the sentiment!!!!   I'll give this to my wonderful boyfriend at some point, he is my greatest inspiration!!!
Thanks for visiting my blog tonight, looking forward to maybe making something new maybe tomorrow night, now that I finally got everything posted from last weekend!

~tracey

Hello Friend

I made this for Papertrey's Make it Monday Challenge # 171, pop up die-cuts challenge.
I used a flower die that I had for the technique.  Then, I cut out a smaller flower and added it on top for even more dimension.  The sentiment is the 'wet paint' stampset also from Papertrey.

I'm not sure how fond of this card I am, I'm much more comfortable focusing on stamping!

Thats all, thanks for visiting my blog!
~tracey

Hello There

 I made this card for Muse Challenge #75
Here is the inspirational card by Vicki Dutcher:

made a few cards today actually, yay me! This is my favorite though!!!
thanks for visiting my blog today!
~tracey

Love you forever

 Hi! I'm still alive (I think!) A friend of mine emailed me the other day with a 'are you still alive?' Lots been going on....I've been away. Long story short....I lost vision in my right eye for an extended period of time, lots of time and $$ later and I'm mostly better. I missed my crafting! I'm kind of tired now so not gonna go into anything else... Just going to post this card for the challenge at the Friday Mashup (FM167, watercolor wash challenge).  I did my own kind of watercolor with the hearts and tried to keep the card CAS as well, to fulfill both parts of the mashup. 
REALLY hoping I can get more crafting done in the near future, now that I can see again!

PS....since I've been away.....we got a puppy!




 His name is Jasper and he is very loveable!

Thank you for visiting my blog.

Tracey