{"id":17750,"date":"2013-07-15T22:58:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T02:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=17750"},"modified":"2013-07-15T22:58:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T02:58:56","slug":"in-the-spotlight-traci-reed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2013\/07\/in-the-spotlight-traci-reed\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Spotlight: Traci Reed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-traci.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17751\" title=\"fd-header-traci\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-traci.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-traci.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-traci-300x38.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-traci-600x76.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D1JiNjajOLo\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-thekit11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17752\" title=\"fd-header-thekit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-thekit11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-thekit11.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-thekit11-300x38.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-thekit11-600x76.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get You Say It&#8217;s Your Birthday,\u00a0a delightfully grown up birthday kit by Traci, FREE with your $10 purchase in the shoppe between now and July 31st! You also won\u2019t want to miss checking out some gorgeous inspiration from our talented Babes featuring this fabulous freebie, too. This is one special offer you won\u2019t want to miss!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treed-yousay-preview_zps36b007bf.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17753\" title=\"treed-yousay-preview_zps36b007bf\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treed-yousay-preview_zps36b007bf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treed-yousay-preview_zps36b007bf.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treed-yousay-preview_zps36b007bf-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treed-yousay-preview_zps36b007bf-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treed-yousay-preview_zps36b007bf-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treed-yousay-preview_zps36b007bf-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-traci-layouts.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17761\" title=\"fd-traci-layouts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-traci-layouts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-traci-layouts.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-traci-layouts-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-traci-layouts-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-traci-layouts-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-traci-layouts-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-theinterview11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17754\" title=\"fd-header-theinterview\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-theinterview11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-theinterview11.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-theinterview11-300x38.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-theinterview11-600x76.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your current bestseller?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t really keep track of bestsellers because it can get frustrating! But a quick glance in the store says that my best seller of all time that&#8217;s still in the store is Weird Science, which I made in 2010 for our Mad Scientist Halloween Party.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/product.php?productid=22373\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17755\" title=\"Weird Science by Traci Reed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94b0e0df85f1be9db6765c8bd2ce4e6b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94b0e0df85f1be9db6765c8bd2ce4e6b.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94b0e0df85f1be9db6765c8bd2ce4e6b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94b0e0df85f1be9db6765c8bd2ce4e6b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94b0e0df85f1be9db6765c8bd2ce4e6b-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/94b0e0df85f1be9db6765c8bd2ce4e6b-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the product you&#8217;re most proud of creating?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My most recent kit is always my favorite, but if I had to choose, I would say I&#8217;m proudest of my slip ins because it took me forever to perfect the perfect plastic style and people seem to enjoy them!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/product.php?productid=24858\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17756\" title=\"Slip-ins by Traci Reed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2d8d210c8e056fc94558a0bf66e2f68e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2d8d210c8e056fc94558a0bf66e2f68e.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2d8d210c8e056fc94558a0bf66e2f68e-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2d8d210c8e056fc94558a0bf66e2f68e-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2d8d210c8e056fc94558a0bf66e2f68e-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2d8d210c8e056fc94558a0bf66e2f68e-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favorite layout you&#8217;ve seen in the gallery created by a customer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I LOVE Cheryl&#8217;s layout with this kit! \u00a0It&#8217;s so fun and collage-y and art journally..I love seeing people get messy on their pages and she did it so well!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=290299\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17757\" title=\"Make Stuff Happen by Cheryl\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/makestuffhappen_Cheryl_6-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/makestuffhappen_Cheryl_6-13.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/makestuffhappen_Cheryl_6-13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/makestuffhappen_Cheryl_6-13-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/makestuffhappen_Cheryl_6-13-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cheryl, I loved your page so much that I&#8217;d really like for you to choose a kit from my store for FREE! Just contact Robin at admin@sweetshoppedesigns.com and she&#8217;ll get you taken care of!<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you have in the works?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I always have SOMETHING in the works\u2026right now I&#8217;m expanding into the paper realm and creating physical products as well as teaching, but kit wise\u2026I have a California Adventure themed collection pinging around in my head to go with my Disneyland collection from last year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a favorite hybrid project you&#8217;ve seen made with one of your kits? Why do you love it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are some amazing hybrid artists out there and I love everything that the hybrid girls do with my products, but recently, I&#8217;ve been loving hybrid layouts. This one by Anika is so amazingly gorgeous, I can&#8217;t even stand it! Those hearts!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=282543\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17758\" title=\"A Good Day by Anika\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/agoodday1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/agoodday1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/agoodday1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/agoodday1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/agoodday1-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Show us some standout recent layouts from your creative team!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tara&#8217;s use of the tears and extra-large photo in this layout is just divine!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=286862&amp;title=moon7001&amp;cat=569\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Moon7001 by Tara Swinford\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/data\/516\/moon7001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photoless layout by Lisa, the paper piecing and use of tears on this layout is fantastic!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=288527&amp;title=good-ole-usofa&amp;cat=569\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Good Old USofA by Lisa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/data\/569\/Lisa_scrapspiration_July.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I recently added some Project Life scrappers to my team and Aaron does fantastic work on his project life, it always looks so fun!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=287680&amp;title=week-24-right&amp;cat=569\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Week 24 by Aaron Morris\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/data\/500\/wk24_R.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Crystal is an amazing white space scrapper, I love seeing what she does with all the ellies in my kits while still keeping her white space point of view!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=287637&amp;title=loved-this-day&amp;cat=569\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Loved This Day by Crystal Livesay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/data\/569\/loved-this-day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sula is awesome at using Project Life themed items for non project life layouts\u2026like how she used the stitched grids here on this amazing layout!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=282109&amp;title=the-things-i-love&amp;cat=569\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"The Things I Love by Sula\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/data\/569\/CT-TRD-listenclosely.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have any products which you think are perfect for this month&#8217;s blog theme Free?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Footloose and Fancy FREE<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/product.php?productid=25666&amp;cat=291&amp;page=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Frolic by Traci Reed &amp; Paislee Press\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/images\/cache\/6da234a18fbb94dbc89a44d967876346.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>FREE Spirit<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/product.php?productid=25326&amp;cat=291&amp;page=3\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Lost In Reverie by Traci Reed &amp; Studio Basic Designs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/images\/cache\/d41109925da2a58cac5099e26d10edca.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>FREE to Love Yourself<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/product.php?productid=25203&amp;cat=291&amp;page=3\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Frankly, My Dear by Traci Reed &amp; Kristin Cronin-Barrow\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/images\/cache\/a0875ae62ba6a24e96d3afc8bb350c24.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, of course&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/product.php?productid=23619&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Tis Of Thee by Traci Reed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/images\/cache\/24a546baeaf23d3be775f51ef7db2055.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-connect11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17759\" title=\"fd-header-connect\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-connect11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-connect11.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-connect11-300x38.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fd-header-connect11-600x76.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can connect and interact with Traci in the following ways\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Like her on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tracireeddesigns\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to her\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tracireed.us2.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=e17dcfcfbb72c0a16475e3581&amp;id=f95fd58205\">Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Keep up to date at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tracireed.com\/news\/\">TraciReed.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget, when you spend $10 in the shoppe between now and July 31st, you\u2019ll get her perfectly delightful featured designer kit, You Say It&#8217;s Your Birthday, absolutely FREE!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get You Say It&#8217;s Your Birthday,\u00a0a delightfully grown up birthday kit by Traci, FREE with your $10 purchase in the shoppe between now and July 31st! You also won\u2019t want to miss checking out some gorgeous inspiration from our talented Babes featuring this fabulous freebie, too. This is one special offer you won\u2019t want to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":17753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17750"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17764,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17750\/revisions\/17764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}