Blog - by Nanette Tracy

A Quickie Birthday Card

February 2, 2018 by Nanette

I recently needed a quickie birthday card... Most of my cards lately are more of a feminine theme and I needed a card for a young male! This card could actually be for both, but at least it has no florals (my favorite) :) I love the bold colors! I used Catherine Pooler's Midnight, Royal … [Read more...]

Hand-drawn & Lettered Retro Floral Card

January 29, 2018 by Nanette

The card I am showing has a birthday sentiment on it, but of course, it would be great for a number of occasions. As I've mentioned before, most of the retro flowers I draw are made up in my little mind :) I like to start with the stems first; it allows me to imagine the spacing and … [Read more...]

Sending Love…

January 25, 2018 by Nanette

Here's a quick little card that I really enjoyed making! It's a clean and simple design, and I am so happy how it turned out -- if I do say so myself :) It has geometric designs and the cute little cut-out envelopes with three complementary colors. Be sure and check your current craft stash … [Read more...]

Mail Art with Border Stamps

January 23, 2018 by Nanette

I enjoy decorating my envelopes. It's almost mistake-proof, because receiving happy mail with anything extra on the envelope will get a smile. Do a search on my blog for "mail art" and you will see how much fun I have creating decorative envelopes :) I used three stamp sets for … [Read more...]

Sunny Studio’s 3-D Birthday Balloon

January 21, 2018 by Nanette

Sunny Studios has these amazing layering stamps that make the object look almost 3-D! I've done two previous posts on their dimensional-looking stamps, such as this one HERE and this one HERE. The set I'm creating with today is called Birthday Balloon. First I blended Catherine Pooler's … [Read more...]

Floral Watercolor Birthday Card

January 19, 2018 by Nanette

This little birthday card didn't take me too long at all! You know, most of the flowers I paint bear little resemblance to any real species. For the most part, they are just made-up flowers. And leaves? Well, they are usually made-up as well, and I put any leaf on any flower :) The fun part of this … [Read more...]