Florals And Words

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 'Make Your Own Flowers'

I had a Goody bag from Crafters Companion a while a go and in it was a Cut 'N' Emboss folder, so I decided to use that as my starting point.  I did an embossed background then layered the frame.  I made my flowers using Tattered Lace flower dies and also a Tattered Lace Butterfly die set.


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:-

 Buddly Crafts 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Sentiment - Indigo Blu, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,
Tools - Xcut leaf punch, Gemini - Cut 'N' Emboss, Sheena Douglass - Sumptuous swirls, Tattered Lace TR118 Butterfly set, Tattered Lace Primrose dies, 
Embellishments - pearls, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

All Of A Flutter

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 'Ribbons'

For this card I made a background using Distress Inks, then stamped over with a background stamp, then heat embossed it all,  as the inking was still wet the whole panel has a lovely shimmer.  I made some butterflies, inking them with the same colour Distress Inks, I finished it with some 3mm purple satin ribbon.


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:-

The prize will be an assortment of satin, sheer and grosgrain ribbons from Crafty Ribbons

Recipe:-
Stamps - The Stampman - Dragonfly Dreams, Indigo Blu - Sentiment, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, 
Tools - Tattered Lace Dies - TR118 Butterfly, Embossing Powder, 
Embellishments - ribbon, stickles, gems, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Summer Day, Summer Evening

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 'The Earth Laughs In flowers'  So for this I used Distress Oxides and made a background, I then stamped my scene with Indigo Blu , kept it quite simple.

We have sponsorship this Month from

Crafty Individuals  with a £10 voucher

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 'Summer Colours' , This Penny Black image is so cute, I coloured it with Distress Inksand put it into an apeture.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Stamp Addicts, & Craft Stash  . Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your 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.


Recipe:-
Stamps - Indigo Blu, Sheena douglass = Serene Beauty, Penny Black - 30-028 = Micey Day,
Papers - Craft Sensation - Vintage Roses,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Distress Oxides, 
Tools - Cuttlebug emboss folder, 
Embellishments - Ribbon, 

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

Rainbow Wishes

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Over The Rainbow' So this can be something inspired by the colours of the rainbow or by the song.  For my rainbow colours I used Distress Inks, then used Indigo Blu stamps.added some Glamour dust for the butterfly wings.  The sentiment is from Stampin Up, I kept this card really simple so I didn't loose the colours of the ink.  This is not my usual style but my good friend B sent me some very good card to use with my inks and it's worked a treat.  So all this time I thought I couldn't get it right it's all been down to the card I have used.  Thank you Brenda, I've enjoyed getting inky.

This months prize is a Lucky Dip of Dies

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.

Recipe:-
Stamps - Indigo Blu, Stampin Up,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, 
Embellishments -Glamour dust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Fairies Over The Rainbow

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Over The Rainbow' So this can be something inspired by the colours of the rainbow or by the song.  For my rainbow colours I used Distress Inks, then stamped some silhouette stamps and did some highlighting with a white gel pen, and oh I nearly forgot some Glamour dust for her wings. I know due to a Bereavemnet I haven't really been around but I am trying to do bits to get me back into crafting.

This months prize is a Lucky Dip of Dies

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.

Recipe:-
Stamps - Inkylicious - Fairy Midnight, Stamps By Chloe, Indigo Blu, Sheena Douglass - Winter Wonderland, Sheena Douglass - Serene Beauty, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, 
Embellishments - White Gel Pen, Glamour dust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Live, Laugh, Love

Welcome friends, 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 'Sentiment In Focus', not my usual style, so thank you Helene for making me push the boundaries, I enjoyed doing this.

As you can see from my creation that for the theme the main focus has to be a sentiment/verse, mine is an Indigo Blu sentiment which I love, I thought using just white with a bit of pink looked effective and elegant.  And although this is not my usual cuteness and with no colouring I really enjoyed making this.


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 Sponsors and prizes on offer:-

DigiStamp Boutique

I would like to enter into the following challenges:-
1. Through the craft room door - Anything Goes
2. Dream Valley Challenges - #164 - One for the girls
3. Crafty Creations - #351 - Anything Goes
4. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
5. My Time To Craft - #355 - Die Cuts Only

Recipe:-
Stamps - Indigo Blu, 
Tools - Tattered Lace - embossing folder, pearl pin dot die, Bow maker,  Cuttlebug Embossing border, CC Designs five point flower die, Xcut botanical embossing punch, 
Embellishments - gems, ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Live, Laugh, Love

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is Julie's turn to host and she would like to see 'CAS'
Here is what I did, I used some Indigo Blu stamps, and decided to stamp down the edge and fussy cut around them.  I stamped a border and and added gems to add a bit of sparkle.

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 for this week are...

DigiStamp Boutique 

Sizzix, :- prize below

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

Butterflies And Balloons

Good Morning bloggers, I have two creations and two challenges today. 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 'Quick & Simple Does It'


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.

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Birthdays' So you can use anything in relation to Birthdays for this challenge.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Robert Addams, PPR Papercrafts and Stamp Addict. 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.

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Dream Box

Good Morning bloggers, it has been lovely weather this week, especially for the kids on their Easter Holidays,  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 'Choose 3 From The Bingo Grid'



I chose the middle line down - Lace, Flowers, Pearls
So today I have a box for you to see, I seem to go through phases where I like to alter things like paper bags, note books and my favourite, boxes.  Anything you can stick patterned papers on really as I am a bit of a paper fiend.  Now these papers you may recognise as they are a freebie with this months Papercraft Essentials magazine.  They are called 'Botanica' by Craftwork Cards, I love them, you get about 6 double sided sheets and I really need to buy a pad of these, they are so pretty.  I did  over stamp the papers on the bottom half of my box with a selection of stamps from The Stampman.

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:-
from Baker Ross




Recipe:-
Stamps - Indigo Blu, The Stampman Dragonfly Dreams, 
Papers - Botanica Craftwork Cards, 
Colouring -  Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Crealies CLCF14, Spellbinder Hearts,
Embellishments - Pearls, Ribbon, Lace, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

All Sentimental

 Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning 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 'All Sentimental', make your sentiment the focal point of your creation.
Here is what I did, I used Indigo Blu stamps, and decided to die cut flowers out of an old book and ink them up.  I found this challenge a bit hard at the beginning as I'm so used to working with an image, but once I got going it wasn't bad and I quite liked how it turned out.  I've never worked with Indigo Blu before, I did enjoy using/playing with them, they were a free set with a magazine I bought.


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:-

Button for Brains

PPR Papercrafts

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Simon Says Stamp - Make It Sparkle (the butterfly is glittered but doesn't show well)
2. Crafty Creations - challenge # 269 - Flower Power
3. Sketch & Stash - challenge #144 - sketch (new stash is my free stamps)





Recipe:-
Stamps - Indigo Blu,
Papers - LOTV Antebellum, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Spellbinders, CCDesigns dies, Signature dies,
Embellishments - gems, ribbon, stickles, Glamour dust,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x