Blog - by Nanette Tracy

Tombow, Baby!

September 21, 2018 by Nanette

Who loves pens? I do! I do! Let me just clarify... I am a pen freak! And have been as long as I can remember. I draw, color, write, take notes, doodle, task and do crosswords, all in pen. Just recently, I had to buy regular number-two pencils; not for me, but because occasionally my husband, … [Read more...]

Back to Basics + Giveaway!

September 14, 2018 by Nanette

Hello, friends! Today, we're going Back to Basics plus we're having a fun little GIVEAWAY! I've been following along with Catherine Pooler's Back-to-Basics series on StampNation; a series on simple, but beautiful cardmaking. There are such amazing techniques and fantastic simple designs … [Read more...]

Watercolor Galaxy Background + Video

September 9, 2018 by Nanette

I belong to a fantastic group called StampNation -- It's a wonderful community of education, inspiration, exclusive tutorials and videos with friendly crafters from around the world. I love that it has TONS of cards created by fellow StampNation members to inspire me! Recently I was honored to be … [Read more...]

Fruit Cocktail Birthday Cards

August 28, 2018 by Nanette

Here is yet another fabulous dimensional-looking stamp set by Sunny Studio! I just LOVE this line of stamps they offer! This one is Fruit Cocktail. I will need multiple Birthday cards next month, and this was a perfect place to start. To create these cards, First cut a nice patterned strip of … [Read more...]

Rose Garden

August 22, 2018 by Nanette

I couldn't resist playing with all of the items in the Kind of Batty Release by Catherine Pooler last week. It's been so much fun mixing the sets and my stack of cards I've made from this bundle is getting a little high. :) This card is from the Kind of Wonderful portion of the release. Today … [Read more...]

Kind of Batty Blog Hop Day 3

August 17, 2018 by Nanette

I LOVE when Catherine Pooler Designs issues a new release, but this one is extra special to me... Why? Because I designed and illustrated two of the products in this release!! But first, I want to welcome you to Day 3 of Catherine Pooler's Kind of Batty Blog Hop ( <-- click to start on Day 1). … [Read more...]