Mmmmm Ice Cream

Hello, it's Monday again, it comes round so quickly. I hope you’re all OK and have had a lovely weekend. It is time for me to remind you of the theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was our lovely Kate's turn to choose the theme, and she chose "Monochrome" - Use something on your creation that is all in tones of one colour or the obvious black and white.  I chose to go browns  and a stamp with chocolate Ice Cream.
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in.

Sponsored by;

 House-Mouse Designs®

Offering a lucky player a $25 Gift Certificate.

Our second Sponsor is the fabulous Joanna Sheen

Offering a lucky player a $10 Gift Voucher.

Our third Sponsor is the awesome My Creative Classroom

Offering a lucky player a *FREE* MCC class

Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Creative Inspiration Wednesday - challenge 233 - Favourite Stamp Brand (house mouse)
2. Diva's By Design - Monochrome
3. Creative Knockouts - #4 - Your favourite Things
4. Crafty Catz - Birthday Card
5. Simon says - Anything Goes





Recipe:-
Stamps - House mouse
Papers - Nitwits country gent,,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, distress inks,
Tools - Grand Calibur, Gold Labels Four, 
Embellishments - gems, ribbon, flowers, bows, gems, 


Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Sweet Pea

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Tracy's turn to host and she would like to see 'How Does Your Garden Grow'
Here is what I did, I used one of our sponsors images, Sweet Pea from Passion For Stamps, and decided to do a different style of card for me.  I enjoyed doing something different and playing about a bit.  And I love the Sweet Pea image, my dad grows them each year and brings me some for my kitchen table, I love the scent.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here are the prizes on offer from our sponsors:-

Winners choice of three pack of die cuts from

Crimson Cloud with the great prize of the winners choice of three sets of die cuts. A mother/daughter venture - a way to indulge our joint passion of cardmaking and crafting. We only sell products that we have tried, tested and love using. We have developed our own exclusive range of digital stamps, svg files and "Make Your Own Card" kits which reflect our styles of card making - and hopefully yours too!

4 images of winners choice from

A Passion for Stamps offers a wide range of images designed by Ruth Hamilton. As the name of her store and blog suggests Ruth has a particular love of flowers and her designs have can also be purchased as rubber stamps, punches and dies all sold under the Tonic Studios name.

Recipe:-
Stamps - Passion For Stamps sweet Pea,
Papers - Nitwits,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, distress inks,
Tools - Grand Calibur, Timeless rectangles spellbinders, butterfly punch, Embossing folder, Cuttlebug,
Embellishments - ribbon, pearls, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

House Mouse And Spellbinders

Hello, it's Monday again, it comes round so quickly. I hope you’re all OK and have had a lovely weekend.

It is time for another theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was our lovely Kate's turn to choose the theme and she chose "Monochrome" - Use something on your creation that is all in tones of one colour or the obvious black and white.  I chose to go green as I used my favourite stamp HMPR1010 Sleeping Under flowers, and the prominent colour I used on it is green.
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in.

Sponsored by;

 House-Mouse Designs®

Offering a lucky player a $25 Gift Certificate.

Our second Sponsor is the fabulous Joanna Sheen

Offering a lucky player a $10 Gift Voucher.

Our third Sponsor is the awesome My Creative Classroom

Offering a lucky player a *FREE* MCC class

Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Creative Knockouts - Texturize it
2. Crafting When We can - challenge # 53 - Seasons (I have done Summer)
3. Scribble & Scrap - challenge 1 - Anything Goes


Today's News:-

Look what my lovely Hubby bought me out of his bonus at the weekend.  I was so excited, sounds silly I know, but the only spellbinders I have is basic circles, ovals and Poinsettias.  So to get three new sets is fab, I can do so much more, hope you won't get too bored of seeing them on my creations LOL!
I do look in e-bay but find your nearly paying full price for them in the end and I think these were a a decent price anyway at £15 each from my craft shop as everywhere on line that I have seen they are £19.99.  Have I got a bargain?



Recipe:-
Stamps - HMPR1010 Sleeping under Flowers, 
Papers - Nitwits Perfect pair,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, distress inks,
Tools - Grand Calibur, Gold Labels Four, embossing folder, Cuttlebug, butterfly punch
Embellishments - gems, ribbon, stickles, 


Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Owls

Good morning my blogging friends.

Today is a Sunday and so it's time for a brand new challenge over at the Joanna Sheen Challenge.  The theme this time is "Coffee & Cream".  And I have used a Jane Netley Mayhew decoupage sheet from the Spring Collection.  I wanted to use this card for either Male or female, so added skeleton leaves, that I inked with distress inks instead of flowers.

There is a £15 gift voucher up for grabs to the random lucky winner so why not come and join us!




And the rest of the team have made some fabulous creations, please do pay them a visit too.


This is for the following challenges:-
1. Crafty cardmakers - #100 - Winged Things
2. Creative craft challenge - challenge 19 - Use ribbon
3. Fab 'N' funky - challenge # 185 - Leaves
4. Crafty Catz - challenge # 199 - Decoupage
5. The squirrel And The Fox - challenge # 53 - Happy Birthday
6. Dream valley - challenge 66 - Autumn
7. Crafting When we can - challenge # 53 - Seasons (I have done Autumn)

Recipe:-
Stamps - Jane Netley Mayhew Spring Collection decoupage sheets,
Papers - Nitwit Country gents collection, 
Colouring Mediums - distress inks, 
Tools - Border punch, 
Embellishments - wooden button, twine, ribbon, skeleton leaves,

Happy crafting
Tracy x

Little Angel

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Sarah's turn to host, and she would like to see 'Button up'
Here is what I did, I used one of our sponsors, Digi Darla's images, called Girl Angel Flute and decided to use it to make a Christmas card.  As the challenge is button up I decided to add my button to my bow and thread some silver cord through it.  I used Glamour Dust on her halo, wings and on the snowflake, so in real life it's quite sparkly.

Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here are the prizes on offer:-

We have 2 fantastic sponsors this week...

Digi Darla Designs

offering 5 Digi Darla Designs images of the winners' choice!

DigiDarla is the brain child of Kim Eskola and her daughter Emilea and both enjoy creating and when the idea of creating digital stamps came up, it sounded like the most wonderful way to earn ever! The stamps you will find in the store and on this site come from our art as well as a few family friends that help to digitize so we can keep up.

and The Craft Barn

  

offering a £15 voucher to spend at The Craft Barn online store!

The Craft Barn has a highly experienced team committed to helping you get the most from your crafting by sourcing new and exciting craft supplies and products for you to try. We run regular classes to help customers build their confidence and skills and our blog has lots of samples and ideas to inspire you. You will know many of our tutors from their contributions to a variety of magazines.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Passion For Promarkers - week 216 - Embossing
2. Papertake Weekly - Make It Sparkle


Recipe:-
Stamps - Digi darla Girl Angel Flute,
Papers - Dovecraft Winter Wonderland,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,
Tools - Border Punch, Snowflake die, snowflake punch, Embossing folder, Cuttlebug,
Embellishments - adhesive ribbon, ribbon, button, Glamour Dust, cord, gems, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Bonnet Bunny

Just getting over the flu, it didn't arf knock me off my feet though, but I'm better than I was and hoping this cold sore isn't going to be a pain and stay too long.  Today see's me bringing you my Midway challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is a "fab sketch, and I love using sketches and to use Autumn colours too".  So you can use either the sketch or autumn colours for this challenge.

I decided to use Bonnet Bunny image, I stamped some Flonz butterflies and my favourite Nitwit papers.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Flonz, Crafty Ribbons and Stix2.  Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your animal stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

Now if you would like to be a GDT for us, all you need to do is make a creation to fit the theme following our rules.

Are you wanting some inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog and then you can see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the talented team.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Challenges 4 Everybody - challenge # 29 - Anything Goes
2. Oldie But A Goodie - Dies & Punches
3. I &heart; promarkers - challenge # 186 - Anything Goes
4. Diva's by design - Anything Goes

Recipe:-

Stamps - 1440K Bonnet Bunny, Flonz Butterflies, 

Papers - LOTV Country Lady, 

Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, 

Tools - nesties, Grand calibur, Corner Dies, 

Embellishments - lace, pearls, stickles, bow

Thank you for popping by my blog.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Baby Baby

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Wendy's turn to host and she would like to see 'Baby Baby', so thats anything to do with Baby's, it can be a card, gift bag, scapbook layout or even baby clothes.
Here is what I did, I used my new LOTV stamp, I haven't inked it before today, and decided to add lace and use Nitwit Bear Necessities papers.  I don't usual add flowers to boy cards but for a Baby I thought it made it cuter.

Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is the prize on offer:-
Sponsor this week is
            
Whiff of Joy  is a family run business. Our intention is to bring you high quality, unique craft products, which takes your crafting experience to a new joyful level. Our range of products include whimsical rubber stamps, fresh digi stamps, innovative Die-lights, fresh charms, ribbons, paper and more. Give us a try!"

The prize is a stamp of the winners choice.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Wednesday Creative Inspiration - challenge 231 - Anything goes + sketch
2. Oldie But A Goodie - Spots & Stripes
3. Ideas To inspire (LOTV) - September - Ribbon & Lace
4. Crafty Little fairies - New baby
5. Paper crafting Journeys - Flowers
6. Crafty Catz - challenge # 198 - Mens/ Boys

Recipe:-
Stamps - Lily Of The Valley ST278 Baby with teddy, 
Papers - Nitwit bear necessaties,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, 
Tools - Butterfly punch, crealies swirls and leaf dies, 
Embellishments - ribbon, flowers, brads,  satin heart, lace,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Autumn Leaves

Hello, it's Monday again, it comes round so quickly. I hope you’re all OK and have had a lovely weekend.
It is time for another theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was our lovely Heathers turn to choose the theme and she chose "Autumn Leaves"  I used HMKR1045 Turning Over A New L:eaf, and decided to do a card that's ideal for a masculine card.  There's some skeleton leaves on there but they  haven't been captured very well on camera.
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in.

We are sponsored by
Simon Says Stamp

AND
Di’s digi Downloads
$10 Gift Voucher

Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.

So what do you do with a seven year old who is bored on a Saturday night?
Go in the scrap drawers, get some little bits of card and paper out, that's too small to do much with, yes I save nearly every scrap rather than put it in the bin.  And give them a butterfly punch, and an empty tub.  Bobby sat for ages punching away at my desk, and doing an awful lot of swivelling too, I kept thinking he'll break my chair any minute.  So  now I have lots of little butterflies to use to embellish my cards, and he punched a lot of white ones that I'll be able to ink.  So now every time I use one of those little butterflies they'll be that little bit more love gone into my card.

Recipe:-
Stamps - HMKR1045 Turning A New Leaf, sentiment is a magazine freebie,
Papers - Nitwits Country Gent,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, 
Embellishments - twine, stickles, skeleton leaves, 


Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy &

Butterflies

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is my  turn to host and I would like to see 'Use A Butterfly On your Creation'. That can be a butterly as a main focus or one or more butterflies on your creation.
Here is what I did, I used a Sweet Pea stamp called Dandelion, and decided to use a card blank with the butterfly die cut down the edge.  I die cut flowers, swirls, and leaves, I also punched butterflies and used lots of sparkle, but as usual none of it's hardly showing.

Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here are the prizes on offer:-

FlonzCraft are a small family-owned design and craft company from New Zealand, a very small country where all people are great neighbours. We work hard for our work and store philosophy to reflect that in our company. We will never be ashamed of our products. Our main goal is making and selling rubber and clear stamps and we have and unique collection of stamps that you can not find anything else.

They are giving a $20 Gift certificate

DigiStamp Boutique offers a wide range of digi images designed by Sally-Ann Hancock. My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating.

They are giving away 6 Images of winners choice.

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Hitching A Ride

Hello, it's Monday morning and only one day away from the children going back to school.. Then maybe I can get back to some normal blogging, Aww bless I will miss them though.
It is time for me to remind you of the theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was our lovely Dorte's turn to choose the theme and she chose "Transport" - Use something on your creation that has some kind of mode of transport on it.  I have used JSHM033 Reindeer, Yeah another Christmas card, love this image, how the little mouse is hitching a ride in his walnut shell.
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in.

We are sponsored by

$25 Gift certificate

And

£10 gift voucher


Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. ABC Challenges - Unlimited - Anything Goes
2. Challenges for Everybody - challenge # 28 - Anything Goes
3. The Cutie Pie - challenge # 52 - Cute Christmas In September


Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy &

Sleepy Critters

Hi all,

And welcome, it's a new month for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts challenges, if you didn't get the chance to join in last month's challenges these could be the ones for you.

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is "Poppy Inspired", So get out any of your Poppy stamps. Well i just couldn't help myself, I had to use one of my little mousey stamps, he's so cute taking a nap in the shade of this Poppy, and Poppies are my favourite wild flower.

We have sponsorship this Month from

Stamps By Chloe and this is the prize:-

And of course, the Design Team have created some stunners to inspire you. Please do pay them a visit to their individual blogs - it means a lot to know you appreciate their efforts.

Tis is for the following challenges:-
1. The squirrel And The Fox - Challenge # 51 - Spring or Autumn
2. Anything Goes - challenge # 100 - In The Garden & butterflies
3. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 284 - Things with Wings
4. Stampin' For The Weekend - Colours Of Summer

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is a "fab sketch, and I love using sketches and to use Autumn colours too".  So you can use either the sketch or autumn colours for this challenge.

I decided to do something a little different with my image, I stamped it twice and decoupaged the rabbit, just to make it a little more lifelike and fluffy.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Flonz, Crafty Ribbons and Stix2.  Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your animal stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

Now if you would like to be a GDT for us, all you need to do is make a creation to fit the theme following our rules.

Are you wanting some inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog and then you can see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the talented team.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Creative card crew - challenge 43 - Down On the farm
2. Craft Room challenge - Something New (My Image Is New)
3. Totally Papercrafts - challenge # 182 - Decoupage
4. Cute card Thursday - challenge 284 - Things with Wings
5. Anything Goes - challenge # 100 - In the garden & butterflies
6. The Squirrel And The Fox - challenge # 51 - Spring or Autumn

Recipe:-

Stamps - 2301Fv Garden Slumber, JSHM003 Poppy, Butterfly stamp, 

Papers - LOTV Country Lady, Papermania Portabello Road,

Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, Distress Inks,

Tools - nesties, Grand calibur, Corner Dies, butterfly punch,

Embellishments - ribbon, gems, stickles, 

Thank you for popping by my blog.

Happy crafting

Tracy x