Fairy Wishes

I have made this for my sons Friend Poppy, you may have seen the invites I had made for her party earlier this month, this card matches them.


I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. Crafts & Me - challenge # 41 - Birthdays
2. Creative Inspirations Wednesday - challenge 118 - Summer
3. Truly Scrumptious - challenge 60 - Things With Wings
4. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 45 - Fairies






I received this award from my lovely friend Fiona over at Lil Daffodil. Now to receive this award I am required to acknowledge the giver (Done), tell you 7 facts about myself and pass the award on to 8 lovely bloggers, I chose to pass it onto bloggers I haven't given awards to before and are regular commenters on my blog.


So here goes:-
7 Facts about me:-
1. I have three children that I absolutely adore, Scott, Jodie and little Bobby xxx
2. A wonderful supportive husband who tries to buy me crafting goodies when he can.
3. I have four gorgeous pets, who I love spending time with. (2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 rabbit)
4. My favourite colour is Red
5. My favourite stamps are - House Mouse, Penny Black, LOTV, Stampavie, Sweet Pea
6. My favourite foods are Curry and Cheese
7. One day me and my hubby want to own a camper van and travel around Britain (when the kids have grown up, they don't like the idea of travelling around Britain)

I would like to pass this award on to:
Tracy at Tracy's Treasures
Sue - Sue's craft Haven
Sue - Scoopys Stuff
Laurie - Designer Diva
Christine - Nanaseaside
Shirley - Nannieflash
Jo - Jo's Crafty Card Creations
Claire - CraftyC's Crafting Library


Thank you for popping by my blog
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Gentle Hugs

This week at Oldie But A Goodie the theme is "Anything Goes", and we are Sponsored by "The Angel Company" , see the fabulous prize below:-


please remember to join in our challenge your stamp must be over 6 months old and no digis, thank you.

So it's an easy challenge this time but if you would still like some inspiration pop along and take a peek at the lovely creations by the rest of the team.


I have used this gorgeous House Mouse stamp HMOR1102 Snuggle Bunny, anyone who knows me knows I love my House Mouse and I really loved working with this one.

So I would like to enter this for the following challenges:-
1. Creatalicious - challenge # 23 - Sketch
2. House Mouse - challenge # 98 - Summer
3. Deep Ocean - challenge # 2 - Flowers
4. Stampin' For The Weekend - challenge 11 - My Favourite things (House Mouse are definately my most favourite stamps)
5. Dream Valley - challenge # 10 - Ribbon

Thank you for popping by and I hope you have a good week.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Football For Dad

My second card this evening, this one is from the kids to to give there Dad for Father's Day. They've bought there Dad a CD and a DVD, the movie will be watched tomorrow no doubt and I know it's not my thing. They've bought him Paul, the one with Simon Pegg and an Alien.


This is also for the following challenges:_
1. Sketch 'N' Stash - challenge 63 - Sketch (my new stash is the stamp)
2. Fuzzy Wuzzy - challenge # 10 - Recipe - 3 papers, 2 buttons, blue.
3. Dream Valley - challenge 9 - Fathers Day


Have a good week and thank you for dropping by.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

For My Dad

This is the card I have made my Dad for Fathers Day, he loves fishing, and I bought this set and a set of sentiments by Forever Friends a couple of weeks ago and I love them. The sentiment set is so versatile as it has postal, banners and male words too.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Create 4 Fun - June challenge - Sketch
2. Cupcake Crafts - #146 - Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy
3. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 44 - For A Guy
4. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 115 - Dads or Grads
5. Ladybug Crafts - challenge 32 - Numbers (1st class Dad sentiment)


Have a good week, thanks for popping by
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Touch Of The Orient

This week at Oldie But A Goodie our lovely Laurie has picked the challenge "Where In The World", so I have chosen to go Oriental. She is giving the following prize.


So if you'd like some inspiration and to see where in the world the rest of the team went pop along and take a peek.


I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. Crafts & Me - challenge 38 - Stamp Something
2. Deep Ocean - challenge 1 - Anything Goes
3. CES Challenge - challenge # 40 - Staurday Night At The Movies (I have done Mulan)


Hope you have a good week and thank you for popping on by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Magical Fairy Invites

The front of the invites, using Whimsy's Maya Making Wishes. Glamour dust was added to the wings and dandelion, it does sparkle beautifully, but isn't showing on the photos as usual.


The invite opens and has a detachable bookmark, by the request of my customer, I used a perforator for the bookmark.

This is the bookmark, made using a Molly Blooms Dandelion stmp, embossed with Sea Foam White embossing powder and Glamour Dust was added for magical sparkle. I added "Make A Wish" sentiment and embossed that too.

This is the inside ready for the party details to be added.

This is all 8 that I was asked to make.


Now if you want to read the next part, I will tell you a little story about the little girl for who these invites are for. When Bobby was 1 1/2 year old we started to go to a Playgroup, where we met a little girl of the same age, called Poppy and her mum Sarah. Now Poppy has some health issues, looks just like the little girl on the front of these invites. She has an illness called Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, where her organs are enlarged, and some other problems. Now the first time we met, Bobby didn't take a second look and just started to play with her with a ball, she had no balance and could only crawl, but that didn't bother Bobby, he got down on his hands and knees and rolled the ball to her instead. Bobby never even batted an eyelid. Poppy was so sweet and gorgeous, Bobby didn't say anything about any of her problems, but was very careful around her.

And there grew a lovely friendship. They started Nursery together after Poppy's mum got her a place at school, as she is very bright and clever, they moved into reception together. Now Bobby doesn't play with her all the time, but he picks her up when she falls, wipes away her tears when she cries and watches out for her, and won't let anyone upset her.
Poppy won a special place in both our hearts, and Me and her Mum have become quite good friends. Poppy has gone through such a lot of medical treatments and operations and she's so courageous. She's a little treasure.
So when Sarah asked me to make the invites for Poppy's Magical Fairy Party, I couldn't resist, she asked if I could add a Bookmark so they had something to keep.


I would like to enter them for the following challenges:-
1. ABC Challenge - W is for Wish
2. Totally Papercrafts - challenge 70 - Summer
3. Crafty Catz - challenge # 86 - Bookmarks
4. Stamp Something - Something Punched (I have used a corner punch on the insides, Nesties on the front and a perforator for the bookmark)


Thanks for popping by and have a good week.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Recipe

There's a wonderful recipe to use this week over at Die Cut Dreams, the recipe is 3 flowers, 3 stamps, and a bow. For my three stamps I used a Lili Of The Valley, a dandelion stamp from the Molly Bloom range, and a sentiment form Ladybug Crafts. Lots of sparkle which isn't showing. So if you fancy grabbing yourself the great prize on offer pop by the blog and join in, while your there you can get some inspiration from the rest of the team too.


This is also for the following challenge:-
1. Papertake Weekly - sketch # 56
2. Lili Of The Valley - challenge # 99 - Punch It Up
3. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 22 - Something that flies


Thankyou for popping by my blog and I hope you have a good week.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Devilish Daughter

I won some images a bit back from Kenny K, and this is the first time I have used them, they are great and my Daughter loves them. It was Jodie's Thirteenth Birthday yesterday, so I used this Devilish Donna image on her Birthday card. She can be a bit devilish herself, she was definately a teenager before her time, and at times can be quite a stroppy one too. But we love them no matter what don't we.

Jodie wanted a BBQ party, and thank heavens yesterday turned out to be a beautiful warm sunny day, a garden full of teenagers and family, plenty of food, alcohol free Bubbly and some rather loud music and a good time had by all. Jodie didn't want a birthday cake, she asked for lots of different cupcakes, so yesterday I was up at 6:00 a.m, and baked and frosted 4 dozen cupcakes. They looked fab with swirly tops and different flavours. I added flakes, mint thins, chocolate orange slices. Jodie had a brilliant day, and I was shattered and can't believe how much food teenagers can get through Lol!



I would like to enter this into some challenges:-

1. Allsorts - week 105 - Things With Wings

2. Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - challenge ~ $7 - Fabulous Florals (my first time entering this challenge)

3. Magical Mondays - Recipe

4. CES Challenges - challenge # 38 - Embossing (Embossed dots behind image in nestie, embossing powder on sentiment, embosseing powder on heart)

5. Ladybug Crafts - challenge # 30 - Make your own embellishments

6. Crafty Cardmakers - challenge # 47 - Love The Lasting Kind (for my Daughters birthday, because I love her)

7. Crafts & Me - challenge # 37 - Punch It Out

8. I Love Promarkers - challenge # 68 - Sparkly Bling (gems in flowers, stickles glitter on wings, embossing sparkle on heart)

9. Bling It On - challenge # 4 - Embossing (Embossed dots behind image in nestie, embossing powder on sentiment, embosseing powder on heart)



Thanks for popping by and having a peep at my blog.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Favourite Penny Black

Hello everyone, today is the 1st of the month which brings us to a new challenge at Penny Black @ Allsorts, and the theme is "Your My Favourite".
And there's always wonderful prizes, so pop on over and join our challenge so you have a chance of getting your hands on the fab prizes.

I used this gorgeous Penny Black stamp, "Garden Visit - 1446J", available to buy here. It's my favourite Penny Black stamp at the moment as my Hubby bought it from e-bay, it's a woodmounted one but I've added a link to the new slapstick one that is now available and more cost efficient too.



I would also like to enter this into the following challenge:-
1. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 113 - Bugs or Boys, (it has a snail on for the bug and it was made for my Hubby's birthday)
2. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 41 - Anything Goes
3. ABC Challenge - V is for Variety (3 different embellishments)



Thank you for popping by my blog and I appreciate the lovely comments I get too.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

An Inspiration Photo

Hello everyone, today is the 1st of the month which brings us to a new challenge at Sir Stampalot, and our wonderful Team Leader Brenda has given us the most beautiful inspiration photo below.

Isn't it beautiful, you can do the colours or use Poppies, let the picture inspire you.
And the wonderful prize below comes from the generous Sir Stampalot too, so pop on over and join our challenge so you have a chance of getting your hands on the fab prize. I would also like to take this opportunity to let you know the new Molly Bloom stamps are now in stock at Sir Stampalot, you can see them here.

I used this gorgeous House Mouse stamp, "Special Delivery - HMOR1096", and the Poppy embellishments are from a Poppy stamp I have, as the stamp is so big I didn't want to put too much on the card and detract away from the image.


I would also like to enter this into the following challenge:-
1. Paperplay challenge - Week 21 - Blossoms & Blooms
2. Dream valley - challenge 8 - Stamp Something
3. A Spoonful Of Sugar - challenge 154 - Flower Power
4. Truly Scrumptious - challenge # 58 - Summer Sparkle
5. By The Cute & Girly - June Challenge - In The Garden
6. Diva's By design - Florals



Thank you for popping by my blog and I appreciate the lovely comments I get too.
Happy crafting
Tracy x