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Video - Episode Two - Re-organizing ALL Of My Portrait Pencil Collection - Moving Them To An Open Tote!

Publish Date: 
2/2/2023

In this episode I continue on with a re-organization of my portrait pencils using Karen Hull's conversion chart. This chart is very reasonably priced considering how many hours it must have taken to complete.

I explain how I've classified the groupings in a way that makes...

Video - Episode Two - Re-organizing ALL Of My Portrait Pencil Collection - Moving Them To An Open Tote!

Publish Date: 
2/2/2023

In this episode I continue on with a re-organization of my portrait pencils using Karen Hull's conversion chart. This chart is very reasonably priced considering how many hours it must have taken to complete.

I explain how I've classified the groupings in a way that makes...

Video - Color Me This Episode 1 - Channel Introduction Plus My Very First Solo Pet Portrait "Grim"

Publish Date: 
1/19/2023
Ode to Grim | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

The day has finally arrived! I have posted my first "Color Me This" video!

When I created this channel, I set a goal of having my channel introduction include a completed pet portrait that utilizes all that I have learned in the four years that I have dabbled in colored pencils.

In addition, this just happens to be my first ever dog portrait drawing! Be sure to check it out and...

Video - Winter Is Coming Wednesday 2022 Episode 7 - Tropical Holiday! Demonstrations & Tips

Publish Date: 
7/6/2022
Winter Is Coming Wednesday 2022 - Episode 7 - Featuring Sunkissed | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

I am playing catch up. I finished with my virtual sale of retired products and now I am going back to fill in missing content. I think this tropical card turned out great! I like the soft colors. I touch on this project in Episode 8 and then do a final reveal in Episode 9!

Video - Color Matching / Swatching Charts - Organizing (& Expanding) My Swatches

Publish Date: 
6/14/2022
Copic Coloring Comparison Swatch Chart

I love to swatch, there I've said it! I find it relaxing. It also allows me to get to know a new set of coloring tools and how they react on various papers. Finally, I get to see all those lovely colors! Some sets I plan to use in alot of scenarios so I may swatch them out on six or more papers. Other sets have a very specific use so I will swatch on very few types of papers. 

Since...

Coloring With DRY Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils - Featuring Simply Succulents - A Lovely Thanks Card

Publish Date: 
5/7/2022

Here is a continuation of a video I created late on 5/1 where I colored in real time and talked about a super stressful event that happened earlier that day at our campground. I wanted to take the colored succulents and turn them into a lovely card. 

I also qualified as an Amazon influencer and now have my own shop which is awesome because we do most of our shopping through Amazon. I...

Real Time Coloring Demonstration Using Dry Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils + A Peek At My New Planner

Publish Date: 
5/1/2022

I needed to de-stress before our big move to our favorite RV resort community. I like to color to de-stress, so I thought I would test out the dry coloring capabilities of the Stampin' Up! watercolor pencils. I color in real time for awhile, then I show you a completed image. Finally I share a new project I've been working on. I will follow up with using these two Simply Succulent images on a...

Video - Easter Cards 2022 Part 3 - Saying Goodbye To Pansy Petals DSP + Bonus Cards!!

Publish Date: 
4/9/2022
Easter cards 2022 | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

I finally finished Easter cards at 4am, and when I say finished, I mean, addressed and postage applied so all I had to do when I got up was run them to the mailbox.

I suppose I could have taken them so they would be 100% finished, but we are at a new to us Thousand Trails and I had to ask where the mail box was.

I like these last five cards! I include dimensions for the three dsp...

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