Sir Stampalot Challenge

This is the reveal for the prize for January's challenge "Monochromatic" over at Sir Stampalot's challenge. The prize has been given to us from the fab shop Sir Stampalot. You still have till 31st January to join in if you like the prize that you see.

And if you pop over to Sir Stampalot's challenge blog you will see some gorgeous inspiration from my lovely Teamies.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Wonderful News

Did you here me shouting from the roof tops LOL!

I have been invited to join the design Team at House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge, I got an e-mail last night asking me to join the team, it took me all of 2 minutes to reply. And bet you can guess my answer, a great big "YES".

If you know me you'll know I adore my House Mouse stamps, and always take part in the challenges, well now i'll be designing for them instead. I am so excited, I can't wait to get started. I just love those cheeky little mice. I feel so honoured to be joining and they're a lovely team of ladies too.

There is five new members including myself and you can find them over on the challenge blog on their latest post.
I do hope you'll join us sometimes and play along.
Have a good weekend and thanks for popping by
Happy crafting and big House Mousey hugs
Tracy x

An Award

I have been given this award from Fiona over at Lil Daffodil, thank you Fiona for thinking of me.

I am acknowledging the fact by way of this post.

I then have to pass this on to 3-5 bloggers who have less than 3000 followers nd invite them to accept this TAG. I have chosen to pass this on to the following well deserving bloggers who inspire me with their beautiful creations:-

Brenda over at Floral Fantasies
Jules over at Always With A Heart (I enjoy finding the hearts on her creations too)
Sally over at Crafty Salutations

So ladies you have been TAGGED. Want to participate?

Then create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image. You should also blog the person's link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favourite blogs which you also link in your post, then you inform each blogger that they have been tagged.....I hope you will accept this award....

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Penny Black Blog Hop Winner

Hi Ladies
The blog Hop for Penny Black At Allsorts was a big success, thank you for joining in and leaving such lovely comments. For a list of all the winners you need to pop on over to the challenge blog and see if your a winner.

My winner is ...................Julye of Julye B's.............................. Congratulations!

Thank you .........Julye............. You need to e-mail Brenda to claim your prize.


I would like to remind you all that the challenge is still going and the theme is "All You Need Is Love", and there's more great prizes to be won, so please do join in the challenge.

Happy crafting
Tracy x

I'm On The PB@A Team

Ooooo I have been waiting to share this great news with you for a little while now, I have been invited to be on the team for Penny Black At Allsorts. I couldn't believe it, I just adore Penny Black Critters so much. So as you can guess I didn't have to think about it I just said "YES" straight away.

My first creation will be on their next challenge on the 1st of January, please do pop by and take a look.


Also some more news for you, there will be a blog hop on the 15th January, and there are some fantastic Penny Black prizes up for grabs. We would appreciate it if you can help to spread the word, just grab the blinkie below and pop it on to your blog.

Thank you for popping by.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Polkadoodles Blog Hop Winner

We had a great turn out for our Blog Hop at Polkadoodles, this was my prize:-



Now to see who my winner for my candy is:-


Rose at Woolly Crafts, you have won it!

Please contact me by e-mail with your address and I will post A.S.A.P. ThmpsnTrac@aol.com

Thank you to everyone who left me a comment and for all your lovely words about my card.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Award and a DT Call

This Fabulous 'I got Attitude' award was given to me by my very good blogging buddie Debs.
And with it comes a very wonderful $5 gift certificate from
The Digi's with Attitude Store
I just have to follow a few simple steps .
Firstly- I am to give this award to 5 other bloggers
Well, this is always a very very difficult thing for me to do. How to choose just 5.
Well I decided this is going to 5 of my consistent commenters, they comment on every post and up to now I haven't given them an award to thank them. I know there's lots more friends out their to give this award to, but I really wanted to give it to someone who hasn't received an award from me yet. I hope all my commenting friends understand, I would love to give it to you all.

So here are my 5
Pinky

Delphine

Jules

Claire

Cheryl


Secondly- Tell 3 things about myself

1. I live my life around my 3 children and Hubby
2. Crafting keeps me sane and helps me through the rough times

3. My crafting dream is to be a House Mouse DT member.

Now, follow this link to finish your steps and claim your coupon

Now for the DT Call

If you are interested in becoming a Design Team member of Polkadoodles we are having a DT call.

An important part of your duties is to create samples for Polka Doodles products which will be seen on the website, shows and Create & Craft TV. You will receive Polka Doodles products to enable you to make the samples and your projects and obviously these are free for you to keep and use.
The Design Team call is open to anyone and everyone, no matter what your ability, so click on the link below.

http://www.polkadoodle.blogspot.com/


Happy crafting

Tracy x

Meeting my Hero!

You may need a cuppa for this post and there's quite a few photo's too.

Bank Holiday Monday didn't turn out quite like we expected, we was supposed to go to the coast for the day and my sister was going to have the dogs for us. She had them the other week when we went to the zoo, but Rebel our sable and white rough collie suffers with seizures, and had a fit and frightened my sister to death.

So after much thought we decided not to go, so how did we fill the day. My husband concentrated on the garden in the morning, while I groomed and trimmed all the animals. First was the Guinea pig, Ash, he needed to have his hair trimmed, this is probably his last trim now as he'll need his fur for the winter months, but he can get ever so tangled if we don't trim it. He is a sheltie and is nearly 5 1/2 years old, their life span is on average 5/6 years, so he is doing well. A bit on the thin side but is running round and eating well.

Now a couple of weeks ago I was having a browse at House Mouse stamps, I adore them but only own one, the images I have, I have done swaps for or won them on the House Mouse challenge blog. Well I spotted this, it's called Gorgeous Guinea, and I will have to get it with out a doubt, just have to save the pennies for it Lol!

Next the rabbit, Thumper, he's shedding so a brush and nail clipping required.

Baby our cat who is 9 years old and will only let me brush her, she's getting a bit temperamental now, must be her age Lol!

Now for the last and the most time consuming, my boys Rebel and Flint, my gorgeous loving Rough Collies, the fur takes about 30 mins each to brush and trim. But they're good boys and will stand there and let you do it.

So that was my morning taken care of, what now for the afternoon, how about standing in line for over a hour and half for a book signing. My eldest son Scott who is fourteen loves a series of books called the Cherub series, written by Robert Muchamore for teenagers, they are about orphans that become spies. Scott has them all and a new one was launched yesterday, we bought him a limited edition and queued to get it signed by the author, it made Scotts day. Although I did take Scott last year to a talk by this author and he had a book signed and met the author then too.

He is a very nice person and was quite happy to let us take a photo of Scott with him and a photo of Scott stood at his Range Rover. Scott met his Hero!

And yes Bobby got in on the act too, Robert Muchamore was quite taken with Bobbyand his toy animals and spent more time talking to Bobby than Scott Oh Dear!

So that was my day and no crafting, but must get on today and do some DT samples for a new Polkadoodles CD-Rom, and try to get around blogland and catch up.

I must say though I am having problems leaving comments, Blogger seems to be really playing up and won't let me leave comments on a lot of blogs. So I have been looking at all your fab creations but can't always leave a comment at the moment, sorry!

Have a great day

Happy crafting

Tracy x

New Challenge Blog

Even though the DT call for the new challenge blog "Oldie But A Goodie" has closed, you can still join in the candy on the challenge blog. You have till the 5th September to enter. Then the first challenge will be going live Tuesday 7th September.


For our challenge blog we would like you to use older stamps, you know those poor things that haven't seen daylight for a while. They must be over 6 months old. And my stamp for the first challenge is the first one I ever bought, I thought it would be a suitable choice.

So please pop over and become a follower if you haven't already and if you have I hope to see for the first challenge.


Have a great weekend

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Something different

A bit of a different make for you today, My eldest son had a mate to sleep over last night and did they mess about. To say they are both almost 15 in age, it was like having Bobby and a group of four year olds. It was 4.30am before I got any sleep, everytime they thought we were asleep they would sneak downstairs, raid the cupboards, put music on, and lots more. This went on till about 4.15am this morning. Banging about, up and down stairs, until they had everyone in the house up including Bobby. By hell they got the length of my tongue, I was so angry. No more sleepovers in my house, they are banned.
So I was up at 6.30 to see the hubby of to work, then Bobby was up at 7.00 am, so I cracked on with the ironing and some other bits of housework. Then got the urge to bake and it passed an hour.


Here are some of the dozen scones I baked, just plain this morning as the kids don't like them with fruit in. I think they turned out nice and fluffy due to me taking my anger out on the scone dough rather than Scott Lol!


Then I decided to do the kids favourite Flapjack, I know by the time I go to bed tonight and John and the kids have had flapjack for supper there will not be a crumb left.


So today I am gonna concentrate on DT work, and try to get round some of your lovely blogs, ladies.
Have a good day
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Snowy Days

This is what greeted us yesterday morning when we got up, and it looks no different today. 6-7 inches of beautiful snow. Yesterday morning I phoned the two eldest kids high school and they informed me it was open and even though I wanted to keep them home they wanted to go see there friends as it was there first day back after the Christmas holidays. So off they trudged in the freezing cold to get the school bus, only to get a phone call 1/2 hour later to say the school bus hadn't shown up. So I made them come back home. I phoned the school up and they told me all school buses in Leeds had been taken off. "Well why didn't you tell me when I phoned earlier" "you didn't ask was the smart reply, but now we are sending everyone home". But my youngest's school did the right thing and sent texts out and announced it on the radio.
So as soon as the kids were home they got changed out of uniforms, my daughter curled up in her bedroom watching chick flicks with a bovril and my two boys got wrapped up to have some snowy fun with the dogs who equally love the snow.

Bobby threatening me with a snowball


Scott always has to go one further with the size of his snowball



Rebel and Flint


Rebel



The boys throwing snowballs for the dogs to chase, they always try to catch them only to have them crumble in there mouths.

After 1/2 hour playing in the snow they came in soaking wet, but there waiting for them were warm towels and hot cups of bovril all round, apart from the dogs, no bovril but they did get the warm towel treatment, it's a right job melting the snow and ice of their fur.
Anyway today both school closures were announced on the radio, so left the two eldest in bed to have a lay in. Less arguments that way too as they fight like cat and dog.

Hope you all keep safe and warm and I hope I haven't bored you too much.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

An Award

I've received this lovely award from Jacky. Thank you so much, I enjoy coming to your blog and seeing your lovely creations Jacky.

So now I need to list 7 things about myself that people might find interesting........not sure how interesting you'll find them!!!

1. I have passed exams and i'm a fully qualified Manicurist, including nail extentions. But couldn't follow through with it as a career as I have a phobia about touching people and people touching me. I only passed my exams as I used my Mam and Sister on the exam.

2. My most wanted craft item that i've been wanting for ages and still haven't got yet is a Cuttlebug. Awwww.....

3. I love the Twilight saga's and enjoyed the films, but the films are no where near as good as the books.

4. As a keen reader I have all the books, and read them, that Josephine Cox has written which is a total of 36, but she has also written under another name and they are thriller books.

5. I have given birth to three children without any pain relief, but i'm petrified of the dentist.

6. When I was a kid I had rough Collie dogs, my husband also had rough collies as a kid too, now that's what I call Spooky!

7. My Mum, Me and my youngest son Bobby all weighed 6lb 13oz at birth, weird! Same weight through three generations.

Told you they'd be a bit dull, not very good at talking about myself. And once I press Publish Post I'll think of something worth tellilng Lol!

Now to pass it on to 5 lovely Ladies:-
In no particular order
Brenda
Fiona
Debby
Kim
Crystal

Looking foward to see what you put ladies.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

An Award and Lili of the valley blog hop

I was given this sweet award from Susie and from the lovely ScrappyJan the award comes with a few with rules, which are:Pass this award on to five people, post on their blog to let them know you left this award,and then answer a list of questions in ONE word.

1. Where is your cell phone? Pocket

2. Your hair? short

3. Your mother? Young and active

4. Your father? Old fashioned gent

5. Your favorite food? home cooked

6. Your dream last night? all muddled up

7. Your favorite drink? tea

8. Your dream/goal? peace of mind and healthy children

9. What room are you in? living room

10. Your hobby? Crafting

11. Your fear? snakes and death

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? with my family

13. Where were you last night? at home

14. Something that you aren't? confident

15. Muffins? chocolate

16. Wish list item? Cuttlebug

17. Where did you grow up? Leeds

18. Last thing you did? kiss hubby

19. What are you wearing? my scruffy lounging clothes

20. Your TV? can't live without it.

21. Your Pets? 5 pets - 2 dogs 1 cat 1 rabbit 1 guinea pig

22. Friends? good ones

23. Your life? hectic

24. Your mood? up and down

25. Missing Someone? yes

26. Vehicle? ford fusion

27. Something you’re not wearing? wedding ring too small

28. Your favorite store? Asda

29. Your favorite color? red

30. When was the last time you laughed? Today

31. Last time you cried? today

32. Your best friend? John

33. One place that I go to over and over? Scarborough

34. Facebook? no

35. Favorite place to eat? Chips at the coast

So I am passing this on to

Brenda

Crystal

Fiona

Scott

Jodie

You all deserve it so much!

Now have you done the Lili Of The Valley blog hop yet, you need to go over there, there is 6 stamps up for grabs and then a single stamp on each blog. So what you waiting for they are absolutely gorgeous and only cost £3.50 each.

Happy Crafting

Tracy x

Great candy!!!

C'MON GIRLS! You know you want it, Lovely candy to celebrate the new challenge that starts on Thursday 5th November. If you go to Susie's blog, enter the candy it closes Wednesday 4th November at 10pm.
I do hope you will join in the new challenge blog Susie's Sassy Challenge , A few of you have asked me to remind you nearer the time so I will keep putting a reminder on here!

Happy crafting
Tracy x

New Challenge Blog

There's a new challenge blog starting called Susie's Sassy Challenge, It's launching on Thursday 5th November.

It will be every fortnight on a Thursday. You will be able to combine your challenges too. You really must check in for this challenge, as the first challenge there is a prize on offer around £50. Then after that there will be a mixture of Guest designer spots and goodies up for prizes each challenge.

And I'm lucky enough to be one of the design team members, Yipee!

I will give you a reminder before the challenge starts.







Look what my eldest son decided to use his trick or treat container for, What a great idea, he's also pinched his sisters too to put the rest of his Promarkers in.

Happy crafting
Tracy x

I've won a couple

I've had a couple of wins, I've won some blog candy from Debbie and this is what I've won here.

Then I won a Helz Cuppleditch stamp at Creatalicious challenge blog. It certainly makes it worth entering the challenges, you get lovely comments from people and now and again the odd win helps to give your stash a bit of a glow.

Thank you girls at Creatalicious and Debbi.



I've been busy making cards for orders over the last few days, my youngest has gone down with croup again and my eldest son turned 14 this weekend. So a busy time so if I haven't been to your blog I do apologise and will visit as soon as I can.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Rebel 11 months old Flint 1 week old - with the red paw

This is my rough collie dog called Rebel ( kennel name Imperial Tiger), he is a sable and white. He has a fantastic temperment and is so beautiful. We are due to get another rough collie at the end of April, He will be called Flint (kennel name Midnight Flame), he is a tri-colour black, sable and white. They are wonderful dogs, and perfect with children.