June 2019

Our Landlording Life - The Current Rehab Project Is Finally COMPLETE

Publish Date: 
6/29/2019
White Moth At Our Rehab Unit | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

We've been working non-stop on what we call the "Dog Urine Damaged" rehab project. It was a bigger project than we anticipated because no one expected the tenants pets to do so much damage. It makes us both sad and mad that someone can treat our property so poorly. We started work on 6/3 and just finished 6/27. The picture is of a beautiful white moth that flew in and landed by me while I was...

Beginning Stamper Fourth Of July Cards

Publish Date: 
6/22/2019
Fireworks Beginning Stamper Card | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

Libby and I crafted all morning today. Boy oh boy was I ready for some craft time. We made some projects which I will blog about later, but I wanted to get these posted right away. 

Our last project we worked on was some fourth of July mockups. I used Waterfront last year to create a big flag. This year I made a new flag using the long stemp from Beautiful Bouquet for the strips and an...

The Return Home After Eight Months On The Road - A Flurry Of Activity In The Pacific Northwest

Publish Date: 
6/20/2019
My View Out The Back Window At Mt. Vernon TT | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

Today we have finished our first 21 days back in our home town area. We adjusted our schedule so we could be home for a vacancy in one of our units. We suspected it was going to be a bit of a rehab project, but we didn't anticipate the level of work needed. The tenants got a dog and we believe there were two dogs for some of that time.. Evidently they are not very good dog owners because it...

June 2019 - Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - Male Sketch

Publish Date: 
6/20/2019
June 2019 Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - Masculine Sketch | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

We have recently returned to our home area in the US. Normally you would think that is a good thing, but what it means for us is work, and family visits. This leaves little time for crafting.

Our return coincided with the new annual catalog launch, and my order of new products sat in the box begging me to use them. Finally, I managed to stop just long enough to make a project for this...

June 2019 - Colour Combo Blog Hop

Publish Date: 
6/12/2019
June 2019 Colour Combo Blog Hop | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

Thank you for joining me for the June Colour Combo blog hop! Every month the design team is challenged to make something awesome out of three seeminly unrelated Stampin' Up! colors. 

I have two projects to share with you. I hang out with my friend and team leader Libby at least once a month. Currently she is on the east coast and I am on the west coast, but we don't let this stop us!...

June 2019 - Kre8tors Blog Hop - Father's Day Or Graduation

Publish Date: 
6/9/2019
June 2019 Kre8tors Blog Hop - Dads & Grads | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

It is already time for another Kre8tors blog hop. The theme for June is Dads & Grads. Since I await new products from the recent annual catalog launch, I chose to a couple of fun carry over products to make a graduation project. I visualized my 16 year old niece graduating from high school this year, but realistically it will be a couple more years. She is colorful and vibrant just like...

June 2019 Stamp 'N Hop - New Annual Catalog Showcase

Publish Date: 
6/7/2019
New Annual Catalog | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

Welcome to the June Stamp 'N Hop. We are show casing products in the new annual catalog launched three days ago on June 4th. If you hopped from Laura's blog, I hope you left her comments, or perhaps you are joining me as your first blog along this hop. In either case, prepare to be inspired! This is a worldwide group of creative Stampin' Up! demonstrators who love to be crafty.

I found...

Retiring Showcase - Bow Happy Birthday Card

Publish Date: 
6/2/2019
retiring bow birthday card | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

This is a simple card stamped on 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" Whisper White cardstock.

All of the stamps on this card and the Lemon Lime Twist ink are going to expire on June 4th. These products are only available while supplies last. Click on the image below to see all of the retiring products From both the annual and occasions catalogs. Please feel free to reach out to me for assistance in placing...

Retiring Showcase - Swirly Happy Birthday Card

Publish Date: 
6/1/2019
Swirly Happy Birthday Card | Tracy Marie Lewis | www.stuffnthingz.com

These are two of my favorite stamp sets and I am so sad that they are retiring! This is a simple card stamped on 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" Whisper White cardstock.

All of the stamps on this card and the Lemon Lime Twist ink are going to expire on June 4th. These products are only available while supplies last. Click on the image below to see all of the retiring products From both the annual and...