The Howl Of The Wolf

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 'From Boys To Men', so it must be something Masculine.

So my card this week was made from the inspiration taken from some new stamps I got from Inkylicious, when I saw the wolves and trees in their range I thought I have to have them as both my sons and I absolutely love Wolves.  It is my eldest son Scott's birthday in 4 weeks time so I have made this card for him.  I created a background first using Distress Oxides, then started adding my stamps creating a scene, the moon I did using a stencil from Inkylicious.  I will take this down with his gifts to the cemetry for him, then his cards will go on the sideboard at home, we will still put up balloons and buy him a cake, we will celebrate his birthday as if he is still here as in our hearts he is.


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.

Our Prize this week is:-

  

Sponsored by Craft Stash

This is for the following challenges:-
1. C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - #529 - Animals
2. Simon Says Stamp wednesday - Anything Goes

Recipe:-
Stamps - Inkylicious - Tall Pines in small & large, Howling Wolf, Lavinia Foliage Ivy,  Stamps By Chloe - foliage, Sheena Douglass - Winter Woodland - berries, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Distreess Oxides, 
Tools - Inkylicious Stencil set - Moon, Valley, Sun & Mountains, 
Embellishments - Gelly Roll pen, Wgite Gel Pen, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

The Crow

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Mervi's turn to host and she would like to see 'Trees and Leaves'

I made this card using a Brusho's kit my hubby got me from Lavinia, so the background was made using a Gelly Plate with Colorbox ink and Brusho's, I then added some Oxides to give some more shading.  I stamped the tree branches and added my crow, then using distress inks and versafine clair I stamped my leaves and some whimsical whisps.  My ground foliage was made by stamping meadow grass, then gave the whole card some sparkle by using the Brusho's Sprinkle IT's.  So some of these products are new to me and will take time to get the best from them, but playing with them was good.


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.

Our sponsor is:-

Tattered Lace 

Here is the prize on offer:-

Tattered Lace new range of cut and emboss Ferns and Leaves

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Lavinia - If You Go Down To The Woods

Recipe:-
Stamps - Lavinia - Barric, Mini Leaf 1, Tree Branch, Meadow Grass, Whimsical Whisps,
Colouring Mediums - Versafine Clair, Distress Inks, Distress Oxides, Brushos, Sprinkle IT's, Colorbox
Tools - Inkylicious moon & Valley Stencil set, 



Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Birthday Parade

It's that time to show you the mid week post for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts challenges, so there is still time for you to join in.

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Anything Goes With Flowers', that gives lots of options.  For my card I used a Joanna sheen Rose stamp, I decoupaged it after colouring it, then added dew drops using glossy accents.  For the background I used Distress oxides and then added some Gilding Wax to give some shimmer.  There's something about this card I don't like, I don't know if it's the colour of the ribbon or the sentiment, but everything can't be perfect so I have shared it anyway.

We have sponsorship this Month from

Bee Crafty 

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 'Animals', So you can use a wide range of stamps as long as they feature some kind of Animal.

I love colouring this little band of animals, not only did I use a Penny Black image I used Penny Black papers too.  No room for embellishments with the patterned papers and big image, so stayed quite simple using an embossing folder and some gems.

We have prizes from Penny Black, and Clever Cut dog stamp .

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 - Joanna Sheen - JS368 - Thinking Of You, Penny Black 4137K Let's Party,  Sheena Douglass - sentiment,
Papers - Penny Black - Painted Blooms, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress Oxides, Gilding Wax - Empire Gold, 
Tools -  Die - Marianne  Designs Creatables - LR0240 - Large Oval by Petra, Embossing Folder,
Embellishments - ribbon, Glossy Accents,  gems, 

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

A Sprinkle Of Fairydust

Hello and welcome, Saturday morning is here and so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Brenda's turn to host and she would like to see 'Anything Goes'

And so I thought this theme gave me a chance to get inky and have a play, I used the only Lavinia stamp that I have, but I enjoyed using it so much I have now placed an order for some more goodies from Lavinia.  My background was made using Distress Oxides, I did the moon using a template from Inkylicious, and you can't see it but using a Gelly Roll sparkle pen went round the moon and on the fairy wings.


Here is the prize on offer:-

A4 stamp set from Rare Earth


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.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Lavinia - If you go down to the woods
2. Simon Says Stamp monday - S is fr Stamp It


Recipe:-
Stamps - Lavinia - freya, Inkylicious - verse, Stamps By Chloe, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress oxides, 
Tools - Moon nTemplate - Inkylicious, 
Embellishments - Gelly Roll Pen, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Hello Autumn

Good Morning bloggers, it's 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 'Autumn Colours'

I used distress inks/oxides to make a backgound, stamped some script before stamping my images.  I had to mask the pumpkin to add the wheat, which were all embossed.


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:-

Store voucher from JMC Designs

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Crafty Friends Challenge - #118 - Autumn Colours
2. Aud Sentiments -#235 -  Autumn Sentiment

Recipe:-
Stamps - Sentiment & Wheat - For The Love Of Stamps, Script - LOTV, Hot Of The Press - Autumnal Treasures, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Oxides, Distress Inks,
Tools - Heat gun, embossing powders, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Where Flowers Bloom

Hello Blogging Friends, I can't believe it's September already, Bobby goes back to school on Tuesday and I will really miss having him at home. That gorgeous smile and his charm wins me over everytime, he really keeps me going.

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 'Anything Goes With Flowers', that gives lots of options.  For my card I used some Stampman flowers, painted them with Twinkling H20's and decoupaged them.  I covered the dots on the stamp with gold stickles and added some liquid pearls.


We have sponsorship this Month from

Bee Crafty 

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 'Animals', So you can use a wide range of stamps as long as they feature some kind of Animal.  This stamped image was sent to me from my lovely blogging friend Kath, thank you Kath x

We have prizes from Penny Black, and Clever Cut dog stamp .

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 - Hedgeword - 4060K, Sentiment - Crafty Individuals, The Stampman - Funky Flowers, Sentiment - Aplle Blossom, 
Colouring Mediums - Twinkling H20's, Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Embossing Folder, 
Embellishments - Stickles, Liquid Pearls, 

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