Taking It Easy

Phew that was a busy week, school holidays and now Bobby is 10 years old it's harder to find stuff to do with him.  He's at the age where the things he wants to do cost a fortune or he's too old for other stuff.  We did Yorkshire Wildlife Park and he loved that, we all did.  It was my Daughters 18th Birthday, so there was a lot baking and prep for that.
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 'The Great Outdoors'
I need a card for my Dad who retires in July, and looking through my stamps thought I could kill two birds with one stone here. So I found this Forever Friends stamp and as it has an outdoor theme and suits a retirement card, it was a no brainer.

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 sponsors are:

Sizzix,

This is the prize from them

and also

DigiStamp Boutique

Recipe:-
Stamps - Forever Friends The Good Life, 
Papers - mixture from stash, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Wedding Set

Welcome to my blog this morning, the kids are off school and I don't know where my days are going. 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 'Pearls &/or Gems'
I needed to do a commission, the requirement was a Wedding Set, and what a perfect creation to use pearls on.  I bought a new wedding stamp for this as I really liked the elegance of it, and decided not to use backing papers.  The wedding colour theme is black, gold and white, and I loved using that combo.

Here is the card, the white background card is embossed with elegant swirl embossing folder.

The candle has the happy couple's names and wedding date on the back.

Satin flowers adorn the lid and some pretty cotton lace around the bottom of the box.

And a gift bag to put it all in.

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 our sponsors for this week:-

Digistamp boutique

DigiStamp Boutique 

AND

Lets Create 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Whipper Snapper Designs A june Wedding, Forever Friends,
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs,
Tools - Grand Calibur, Embossing folders, Spellbinder Dies, Robert Addams dies, 
Embellishments - lace, pearls, stickles, satin flowers,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

For The Men Today

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 this could be the ones for you.

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is "The Great Outdoors" chosen by our lovely sally. So get out your flower, field, garden stamps etc......  It's quite an open theme with a lot of scope.

We have sponsorship this Month from Crafty Individuals, I just love their stamps.

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.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Anything Goes Challenges - challenge 87 - Make It Manly
2. Dutch Dare - #206 - For The Boys
3. Craft Room challenge - Something For A Man

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is "One For The Boys". So you can use anything masculine for this challenge.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Crimson Cloud and Pretty Little Ribbons. Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your masculine stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

Now we will be choosing one person to join us as a GDT from all the entries, so to be in with a chance join us in our challenge.

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. Addicted To Stamps - Anything Goes
2. Sweet Stampin' - Embossing
3. Creative Card Crew - challenge 30 - Birthday
4. Deep Ocean - challenge # 46 - For A Boy


Recipe:-
Stamps - Forever friends, Joanna Sheen sentiment, Daisy & Dandelion, Penny black 3777H Hook. Line & Sinker,
Papers - Polkadoodles Creative Christmas, Kaiser craft Devonshire collection,
Colouring Mediums - H20's, 
Tools - Embossing folder, cuttlebug, Nesties, 
Embellishments - ribbon, ricrac, newspaper, stickles, 

Thank you for popping by my blog.
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

Going To The Chapel

This fortnight over at Oldie But A Goodie it is Francesca turn and she has chosen Wedding or Anniversary as her theme.

The prize this time is

There will also be a lucky person picked from one of the entrants to be our Guest designer for May Remember to enter at Oldie but a goodie you MUST use a RUBBER stamp and it MUST be 6 months old or older. No digi's allowed!

I would like to enter this in to the following challenges:-
1. A Spoonful Of Sugar - challenge # 146 - Tons Of Texture
2. Papertake weekly - Anything Goes - optional extra something new (my new item is my new wedding stamps from Forever friends)

Happy crafting
Tracy x

Rosie-D's DT Call

At Rosie-D's challenge blog they are having a DT Call, it ends on Saturday 2nd January so there's still time to apply. All they are asking for is a "New Year " card and a piece of altered art. So I have altered a soap powder tablet box, I have done these before but decided now Christmas is over I needed somewhere to store my Christmas stamped images. I always stamp out a full sheet and this is how I store the left overs. So here it is

Then this is my "New Years" card, I've added lots of stickles to the stars and the party hats.

Now you can apply as well and join in their challenges as they are good.

Hope everyone has a great new year and all the best for 2010.

Happy crafting

Tracy x