Gone Fishing

Good Morning and welcome to my blog on this Saturday morning,  so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Helene's turn to host and she would like to see ' Blue As The Ocean', this can be water, boats, blue or anything on those lines.
I went with a fishing theme and used blue, the stamp is a Fizzy Moon, and layered with Spellbinders.

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:-

For a lucky winner we have a £10 voucher from

Stamp Addicts 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Fizy Moon
Papers - LOTV Beach Bliss,
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress inks, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Spellbinders, 
Embellishments - ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Beep Beep!!!

It's Saturday morning and I'm so glad it's the weekend even if my lovely Hubby is working all weekend, But I can't complain at him as he has just bought tickets for us to go and see Simply Red in December, I love their music and can't wait.  He never treats me to things like this so it's a lovely thing for him to do and he's coming with me to see them even if it's not his kind of music, he's even throwing in a meal too.  He will buy me anything I want and never says no but he just has no imagination at all, so it's not that he's bad but just doesn't real give things much thought.  He leaves all that to me LOL!
 
So It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts. This week is our lovely Jo's turn to host and she would like to see 'Use A Stamp', (no digi's), a perfect opportunity to make a Father's Day card.
Here is what I did, I used a LOTV stamp, and decided to go a bit grungy using distress inks and embossing powders.  The backing paper I did by over stamping quite a plain backing paper I wouldn't really use, with pocket watches and script and then distressing the edges, I really liked the finished result and seem to be doing this more to use up those papers I would normally cast aside.


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:-




Recipe:-
Stamps - LOTV Stamp D Grunge Tickets, LOTV Set 57 Vintage Backgrounds Scripts, LOTV Stamp E Words For Tickets, Papermania Chronology, 
Papers - LOTV Beach Bliss, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Spellbinder dies, Heat tool, Embossing Powder,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Fairy Wings

Welcome to today's post which is a reminder for our challenge over at Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Wings, Real, Fantasy or Fiction', I fancied doing something a bit different for me with my image and decoupaged it on the fairy's wings, I also decoupaged the ladybird and butterfly.  I kept this card simple as I quite like doing CAS now, before it used to scare the living daylights out of me.  The pink backing card is glittered which goes well with the sparkly wings and butterfly I did.  Some faux stitching and that's the card complete.

We have prizes from Penny Black, All Occasion Dies, Sizzix, Kraftyhands   Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your stamps out for isn't it!!!!!!

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.

Recipe:-

Stamps -Penny Black 30-151 Fairy sweet clear stamp set, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs,
Embellishments - stickles, 

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

What's Up Pussy Cat?

Welcome to my blog on this dull rainy morning, It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is Tracy's turn to host and she would like to see 'Flower Power'
I used a Crafty Individuals stamp, and decided to go vintage with it, I stamped the image twice and decoupaged it, colouring it in muted tones.  For the backing papers I distressed the edges and over stamped with a script stamp, I made some hand made flowers  and added a few bits of lace, pearls and ribbons.

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:-

Our lovely Jo's shop Lets Create is kindly sponsoring us this week.

Lets Create 

Recipe:-
Stamps -Crafty Individuals CI-222, LOTV script, LOTV sentiment,
Papers - LOTV Baskets and Bunnies, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, distress inks,
Tools - Grand Calibur, sizzix dies, Spellbinder dies, leaf punch,
Embellishments - lace, ribbon, pearls, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Something Special

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 challenge this could be the one for you.

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Dies & Punches' So get out your all your fancy dies and punches and join in with us.

For a full explanation, more pictures and the story behind this Journal please read on to the bottom of this post.


We have sponsorship this Month from


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.

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Wings, Real, Fantasy or Fiction', I used my favourite Penny Black stamp Bitty Bear Angel for this.

We have prizes from Penny Black, All Occasion Dies, Sizzix, Kraftyhands   Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your animal stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

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.

So here's more information on my Notebook/Journal:-
My Daughter asked me to make her a Notebook/Journal a while ago, she wanted it to be based on her favourite film 'Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd' I think she'd forgotten she'd asked for it as she looked really surprised when she opened it.  Now to make this I watched the movie so I could incorporate elements from the film, not my kind of film although I did think it would be more gory than it was.  It is actually a bit of a dark love story.


This is what I started with

I covered the front with vintage papers, tearing and using distress inks.

I added a punched border and lace down one side.  Mrs Lovett's dress has black and red lace on the bustle.

Here are all my handmade embellishments, The cogs are cut with dies then stamped with a matching set of stamps, I embossed the edges with my own mixture of powders to make them look old.  The images and posters are printed, I stamped and inked a pocket watch.

This is the inside of the cover, I made a pocket for Jodie to keep loose papers in.

For the heart I cut a red one then over stamped it, covered it with crackle glaze, then cut a scalloped heart.  I used a safety pin with a charm on to add interest to the heart.

For the film strip I stamped it then cut out the squares, I stamped some cogs and pocket watch, coloured them with distress inks and fitted them behind the strip.  I used glossy accents to glaze the whole film strip.

I added charms to some chain and hung them from the spiral, added some flowers and corners.  I think I covered everything, there is details of everything in the recipe below.

Recipe:-
Stamps -432J Bitty Bear Angel, Indigo Blu, Papermania's Chronology, Prickly Pear Steampunk Stamp set (CLR025), Dovecraft film strip, 
Papers - Vintage from stash (Don't know the brand), LOTV Always & Forever, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, X-cut Border Punch, Mini Gears Die set Prickly Pear, Steampunk Die Set Prickly Pear, Spellbinder Heart Dies, Spellbinders Scalloped Heart Dies, Butterfly punch, Nesties ovals, Creative dies sentiments, Tattered Lace Panorama grass 334309, Crackle glaze, Glossy Accents, Embossing powder, Heat gun, 
Embellishments - stickles, ribbon, safety pin, gems, charms, chain, lace, 

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

Spring Cleaning

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our love;ly Wendy's turn to host and she would like to see 'Satin & Lace'
Here is what I did, I used this gorgeous Hunnca Munnca  stamp,  and went pink.  I used pink lace and for my Satin I used a spotted satin ribbon.  Added flowers and gems and a Flonz sentiment.

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:-


Marianne Design



Also



£10 voucher

Recipe:-
Stamps -Crafter's Companion Beatrix Potters Tale Of Two Bad Mice, Flonz Sentiment, 
Papers - LOTV Always & Forever, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools -  Spellbinders, CC Design dies, Grand Calibur, X Cut leaf punch, butterfly punch
Embellishments - Lace, gems, Satin ribbon, stickles,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x