Tracie Pond

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Rubeena’s Crafting Anniversary Blog Hop DAY ONE + Giveaway

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Welcome to Rubeena’s Crafting Anniversary 2-Day Blog Hop! This hop is epic with more than 70 guests and over $1,000 in sponsored prizes! Not only are we celebrating four years since Rubeena first discovered cardmaking but also crafting in general. This industry is made up of wonderful individuals who are creative, inspirational, kind, and incredibly supportive! Hop along so you can learn about why we create and how much joy it brings us!

You should have arrived from the amazing Erum Tasneem’s blog. The full blog hop list is at the bottom of my post.

GIVEAWAYS

In celebration of this anniversary, we have several amazing sponsors. Let’s thank them for their generosity! Winners will be randomly selected from comments left on all the blogs. The winners will be announced by Wednesday, September 5 on this page. Winners will have up to 2 weeks to contact Rubeena at ararerubycrafts@gmail.com to claim their prize before another winner is selected.

THANK YOU

A little thank you to Rubeena. Thank you for allowing me to be part of your celebration, Rubeena. Thank you for being you! I feel you are genuine / real and that is important. I am grateful to have known you through the Internet for almost all of your four amazing years. We will meet one day! It has been pure joy watching you grow. I admire you for your courage to share both your strengths and your struggles and I wish you nothing but the best!

I will always think of Rubeena as Ruby. My Sister’s nickname is Ruby, so that struck a soft spot instantly. I also felt a connection with Rubeena because Dearborn, MI was my home for 10 years. 

A Rare Ruby Anniversary Hop Tracie Pond (3 of 3)

My card was inspired by Rubeena’s love for watercolor. Of course I had to use a floral set from Altenew. It is the Build-A-Flower: Cattleya and is colored with the Altenew watercolors (cotton candy / coral berry / crimson, citrus burst / warm sunshine / autumn blaze, frayed leaf / bamboo / forest glades, industrial diamond). I am definitely a beginner when it comes to watercolor, but it was fun.

A Rare Ruby Anniversary Hop Tracie Pond (2 of 3)

The sentiment is the Altenew Thank You Die. It is die-cut three times with black cardstock, adhered together with liquid adhesive and then clear heat embossed. A strip of vellum was added to the card and then the sentiment was adhered to it. A couple of sequins with white blizzard Nuvo crystal drops were then added for the final touch.

A Rare Ruby Anniversary Hop Tracie Pond (1 of 3)

BONUS GIVEAWAY

I am giving away a non-sponsored $25 Gift Card to Altenew. Leave a comment on my blog post to be entered in the giveaway. The lucky winner will be announced on my blog by Wednesday, September 5.

DAY ONE BLOG HOP LIST

Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of the hop and have a beautiful day =)

SUPPLIES

(For your convenience, I am happy to provide links to the products I used. Compensated affiliate links are used when available. There is no cost to you when you use the provided links to shop. Kind thanks for shopping through my links and supporting my journey. You can find my affiliate disclosure here.)

Comments

  3. Jan says

    This is a lovely card. I like the vellum panel, it adds a little subtleness in one area. I’m going to try this.

  7. Beverly Jordan says

    Beautifully put Tracie! We all know of each other through this fabulous social network out there but not all are so genuine nor revealing as Ruby has been. I am yours and hers avid fan, and hope you know that I support you in your endeavors creativity wise. Love your beautiful Cattleya watercolor! Gorgeous!

  17. Linnea Sundstrom says

    wait! Dearborn???? I grew up between Ontario, Canada and the west side of Detroit!!! NEIGHBORS!! 😀

  19. Marianne says

    A beautiful card, Tracie, and your watercolouring turned out great. It goes to prove we can do more than we think if we stop procrastinating.
    Marianne x

  21. LC Lamothe says

    Beautiful! What a wonderful color palette! I love the vellum strip. Such a perfect way to feature the fabulous sentiment.

  26. Mindy1414 says

    I had to laugh when you said “Of course I had to use a floral set from Altenew”. Sometimes I have to remind myself there are floral stamps from other companies LOL however no other company does them quite as well. Your card is beautiful and I think your watercoloring looks great, not at all like a beginner (I’m still trying to get to the beginner stage lol). Thanks for sharing.

  30. Jessica Williams says

    Beautiful card! I just love that glossy black sentiment. Thank you for sharing.

  33. Tammy says

    Wow! Your watercoloring doesn’t look like a beginner to me! It’s beautiful and quite inspiring. I really love this card with the die cut & embossed sentiment and that lovely strip of vellum (probably one of the most underused elements in my stash! ) TFS and being a part of Ruby’s anniversary!

  34. Gayle Bartholomew says

    What a beautiful card! I really like the color of the flowers against the gray background. Love Altenew’s flower stamps, they are all so pretty. Thanks for sharing.

  35. Cindy Holmes says

    Such a elegant card! I really love how you used some grey in with the other colors! it really looks very pretty and unique too!

  36. lisatilson76 says

    Wow Tracie, this is a really stunning card. I would never think of you as a beginner at watercolour at all with this card. Love the big bold sentiment and choice of colours too. It’s a very special card ❤️

  40. Roberta S. says

    Tracie, the gray background makes your flower stand out. Stunning card. Thank you for sharing.

  44. Isabelle says

    Your card is beautiful ! I love also “playing” with vellum, I think it always so much to a card. Thank you for sharing.

  45. Lauryne Cunningham says

    You did a beautiful job watercoloring this card! I love the colors and your choice to place the vellum on the card really makes the sentiment pop!

  46. Lisa Byers says

    I love those colors together. It is so unexpected but beautiful!!! Thanks for sponsoring a gift card in Rubeena’s honor. You are a very nice friend.

  48. Laurie Schlichter says

    I’ve gotta try that subtle dark grey background with vellum under the sentiment.

  50. Lisa Moline says

    Gorgeous card! I love the gray background – it makes everything stand out beautifully! Thanks for the inspiration!

  52. heidimakeyourlifecolourful says

    I love the colouring you did on this card, thank you for sharing your inspiration with uw!

  54. Tamala Priebe says

    Love your card. What a neat idea to put nuvo on the sequins. Love blog hops, so many great ideas.

  55. Karen @ MisplacedMojo.com says

    I beg to differ with you but with results like that you are not a beginner at watercolor… either that or you have some crazy, natural talent!!! I sure didn’t produce anything that beautiful “in the beginning”. Shoot… I still can’t get results like that! Your card is gorgeous 🙂

  57. Parker Lee says

    That heat-embossed sentiment makes me scratch my head wondering how you go versamark in every nook, cranny, and sides. Well done.

  59. Angie Hall says

    What a wonderful card–great water coloring, large sentiment and a bit of vellum. It’s terrific.

  60. Lenice W says

    Lovely card! IT’s so nice to see the community coming together to celebrate this anniversary! Well done!

  65. Miriam Prantner says

    This is so pretty! I really love the gray background it’s got a wonderful texture that really adds to the card!

  69. Chantel Figueroa says

    I LOVE watercolor and this set is so on my wishlist! thanks for the inspiration great job!

  70. Kathy Ferguson says

    Your card design is lovely. Love how the vellum softens the background so that the sentiment stands out. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.

  77. Laura says

    Thank you sponsors for this super-hop. And thank you for the info and inspiration here! Love your use of vellum…

  79. MelissaF says

    Beautiful card, would never think of you as a beginning water color artist! I love the vellum panel under the sentiment die cut, brilliant!

  85. Tracy Hawkins says

    Such a beautiful card ,love the colours and design! Great hop, full of inspiration .

  87. Anne Sturgeon says

    Nice to see you here Tracie. Love your card. The dark background really looks great. Yeah for Ruby. She does great things and I hope she makes cards forever. Thanks also for your generous heart….

  93. crafteeme says

    Such a lovely card! The color combinations are lovely and your coloring techniques are amazing! I hope to aspire to your coloring level some day 😊 Thank you for such wonderful inspiration!

  95. Cindyellen Robinson says

    that card is beautiful. the flowers are perfect and i love the vellum. i’m just discovering and playing with vellum on my cards, actually.

  97. Carrie says

    Absolutely fabulous card! I really love how you layered and clear embossed the sentiment. It makes it look like it’s an epoxy piece and adds great dimension to your card.

  99. sheppardgallagher says

    Such a delicate card with a very soft “feel”. Very nice! Thanks for sharing it!

  100. Patt H. says

    Love the pretty pink & gray colorcomboc & the darker background really makes them pop. Beautiful card!

  110. Carol Rossouw says

    Congratulations to Rubeena! Love her work. And what an amazing group this crafting world is to sponsor such wonderful prizes. Love your card inspiration too! It’s beautiful!

  115. Teresa Doyle says

    WHOA Tracie….YOU’RE “NEW” at water colouring? THAT is gorgeous! (I am new at it and mine doesn’t look like that! LOL)
    An amazing card, my dear!
    Thank you for your generosity in also giving away a gift certificate, that is so sweet of you!

  116. Teri S. says

    Your “beginner” water colouring is absolutely wonderful!! I love watercolour but haven’t come close to using it as well as you do. I so like the dark grey card base with those saturated colours on top. The vellum adds softness on top, but doesn’t take away from the beauty of the flowers.

  122. Bobby says

    This is beautiful, Tracie. I just got that stamp set and stamped it but I love your watercoloring. The dark background really makes the Cattleya stand out.

  124. Erica says

    As expressed by someone else, you’re a beginner with watercolor. We will expect greater things in the future.
    I love the idea of adding the vellum. It still allows the artwork to show but gives the sentiment a location.
    Very nice.
    Thanks,
    Erica

  126. Rubeena I. says

    I finally made it to your blog! Hehe. Fatima will have to wait! I am so so honored to have you as part of my hop, and we sure have come a long way. Thank you for the shoutout and for celebrating with me. I LOVE YOUR CARD! Watercoloring is just so relaxing (when you let go of the expectation of how it should look). I just love the colors, too! You are amazing and important, thank you again and big hugs to you 🙂

  130. Denise Bryant says

    So pretty! Love those beautiful flowers! Thanks for celebrating Rubeena’s crafting anniversary with this awesome hop! So many inspiring projects along the way!

  132. Dana M says

    Wow, I would not consider you a beginner water colorist – absolutely gorgeous! I love the pink and gray combo, so soft and sweet.

  133. Karen Hale says

    Gorgeous floral card. Love the added vellum piece behind your sentiment and touch of embossing.

  137. Jodie says

    Your color combinations are so beautiful. They really enhance the beauty of the stamped images.

  140. Denise Kitts-Wadlow says

    A beginner?!? Looks like you’ve been doing watercolor forever!!! Your floral card is GORGEOUS!!! I love the soft color of the flowers and the background really highlights the flowers. Keep watercoloring–you have a natural talent for it. TFS–have a blessed evening.

  143. Christine Miller says

    The vibrant florals are stunning, and the softening effect of the vellum is gorgeous!

  146. barbara lassiter says

    Your card is beautiful and your water coloring looks professional to me. i love the Altenew watercolor pan set for it’s vivid colors.

  149. Janis in ID says

    Love the vellum overlaid on your beautifully colored background. Gorgeous card!!
    <3 J

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  150. beccab33324 says

    For a beginner at water coloring, you sure do amazing!! This is so pretty.
    I love the pink with the gray. And also the sentiment over vellum.

  152. rostamps4fun says

    Such a very pretty Thank you card…..I love using Vellum on my cards….I love that see through look….thank you so much for submitting this great card…and participating in this great blog hop…hugs

  157. Sam Burnett says

    Holy moly – you are a beginning watercolor artist? Wish my beginning efforts had looked so beautiful. That is one gorgeous card – I love the pink and grey! AND…a bonus give-away, so generous of you! TFS!

  158. Patricia Gasko says

    Loved your card color combo is so pretty. Pink and Gray used to be my go-to colors.

  160. Elaine Dunton says

    I love the combination of pinks and greys on your card, they really make the flowers stand out.

  163. luluvision says

    Gorgeous card! The coloring is fantastic! Thank you for sharing and for being a part of this blog hop!

  169. Mary Holshouser says

    Beautiful card. Love the dark background.
    The flowers really pop. Putting the
    sentiment on the vellum tones down some
    of the color and is a great idea. thanks
    for sharing. txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  172. Joanne Hoffmann says

    What a gorgeous water-colored card! It is gorgeous!! You would never know that you were a beginner!

  175. Jackie McKnite says

    Really pretty thank you card. And thank you for making the Comments section so easy to find. Some sites I have to scroll all over to find and some I couldn’t find it at all.

  178. Lori Proulx says

    Love love your card. The water color background, the die cut word, the embossing and the vellum and the sequins. All the layers added up make is so beautiful!

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