Mother & Daughter

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 'Girls & Ladies'

I thought this theme was a good opportunity to make my Mum's Mother's Day card, I went vintage using this image I had, I've used gilding wax and distress inks to age my card.


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:-


Challenges I would like to enter:-
1. Cute Card Thursday - #468 - Mother/Ladies only
2. Simon Says Stamp - For A Special Girl/Lady
3. Crafting From The Heart - #149 - Anything Goes
4. Crafty Calendar - March - Mum's day/special female



Recipe:-
Stamps - Nicecrane image,
Papers - From stash, un-named,
Colouring Mediums - Distress inks, gilding wax, 
Tools - Grand calibur, spellbinder dies, crealies, CC Designs, memory box dies, 
Embellishments - lace, pearls,  old book, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Peter Rabbit

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts, and it's the first challenge of 2015.
This week is our lovely leader , Brenda's turn to host and she would like to see 'Cold & Frosty Colours'
Here is what I did, I used a sponsors image from Nicecrane Designs , and decided to do a shaped easel card for a bit of a change.  As this shaped card was given to me I couldn't cut out DP so stamped out my background instead.  I love Beatrix Potter, and this Peter Rabbit is so cute.

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.

We have two great sponsors to kick start the year...............

Nicecrane Designs . The prize if a $20 store voucher.

DigiStamp Boutique  The prize is a £10 store voucher.

Recipe:-
Stamps - Nicecrane, Indigo Blu, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, 
Tools - leaf punch, daisy punch, 
Embellishments - pearls, flowers, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Christmas Robin

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning 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 'No Design Papers Allowed'
Here is what I did, I used one of the sponsors images from Nicecrane, you can find it here

Now as I couldn't use design papers I decided to emboss my backgrounds, with the swiss dots and snowflakes.  the image had a treatment of Glamour dust for that snowy and frosty effect.  And I know it's not traditional colour card but I matched to the image this time and used this orange/tan colour.

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 this time:-


Nicecrane Designs



A Passion for Stamps



Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Greyfriars Bobby

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 'Based On A Film Title'

A bit of a sad film I chose I know, but it sticks in my mind, I saw it growing up and I remember crying at it.  But when it upsets your children it sticks in your mind more for that.  Bobby hasn't actually seen it and I wouldn't let him see it either.  You see he got it as a reading book at school, and I thought he might be OK as it wasn't the dog that died, nope Bobby cried nearly all way through, then he asked "why would somebody be so mean and write such a sad book for me to read",  aww bless him.

Kept my card masculine, just automatically started making it for a male, think it's because the film is based on a man and his dog, so a simple look for this one, I know not my usual style, not much in the way of embellies too.


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 our sponsor :-

Nicecrane Designs 

I used a Nicecrane image called A Dog Day which you can find here

Recipe:-
Stamps - as above, Sentiment by Flonz,
Papers - LOTV country gent,
Colouring Mediums - distress inks,
Embellishments - button, twine,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Baby Fairies

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Susan's turn to host and she would like to see 'Fairies'
Here is what I did, I used one of our sponsors images, It's Adorable Fairies from Nicecrane designs, which you can find here


I framed my image using a spellbinders die, but it was too big so I cut a section out from the middle and pieced it back together.  I love these papers, of course they are LOTV, it's all I seem to use now is LOTV papers, I have most of their pads, I just really love the vintage look of them.  I have glittered the fairy wings, but as you know I'm rubbish at taking the photo's, so you probably won't be able to see.


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:-

One lucky winner will receive $20 to spend online

We have also been sponsored by DigiStamp Boutique. One lucky winner will receive £10 to spend online.

Now for some more Nicecrane images the new Sunbonnets, I decided to make some gift bags as I made a House Mouse one last week and I had lots of lovely comments. Aren't they sweet, and fun to colour too.  So here they are:-

You can find them here




Recipe:-
Stamps - Nicecrane, LOTV sentiments, 
Papers - LOTV Antebellum, shabby shack,
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs,
Tools - Grand calibur, signature dies, spellbinders, sizzix dies, Prickley Pear dies, 
Embellishments - doiles, stickles, pearls, bows, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Here Kitty!!!

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 'Summer Girls'
Here is what I did, I used a Nicecrane image (see below), and decided to papers with a vintage look to them to go with this sweet image.  This image does remind me of my daughter as she was about three years old when we got her a kitten for her birthday, and that is just how she walked round holding the poor thing.

You can find the image I used here:-
http://nicecranedesigns.com/


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:-

Flonz $20 store gift voucher

Today's News:-
As promised to some of you, here are some photo's of my daughter on her prom night.  She is not your normal spray tan and pretty dress kind of girl, but she was true to herself and wore what she liked.  She looked gorgeous and so grown up and it was lovely to see her out of black jeans, as that is all she wears LOL!  The close up is so beautiful I have been for a frame for it, I am taking all the professional photo's down and I've decided I much prefer the more natural photo's we take ourselves, in natural settings.

These photo's seem a bit dark and you can't see her shoes properly!

Recipe:-
Stamps - Nicecrane Nursery Lamp 4, sentiment crafters companion Beatrix Potter, 
Papers - LOTV pressed in time, 
Tools - Spellbinder dies, grand calibur, CC Designs dies, border punch, signature dies, 
Embellishments - gems, ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Nursery Time And Toe Nails

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 'Different Folds Or shaped Cards'
Here is what I did, I used the new images from Nicecrane, which can be found here and decided to do a trifold card, i used a tutorial for it from our lovely Brenda's blog which you can find here.
And as always made my own flowers using dies, and to finish the vintage look I added lace.

DO YOU WANT A GIGGLE?
So I was making this card and my little boy Bobby, who is 8 said " that's sick Mam, like that, it's different to your other cards", I'm assuming he was talking about the folds.  He then added "Errrrrrr don't like that woman picking that girls toe nails though".
Well I howled with laughter, I had to explain that she was playing this little piggy went to market.  Oh kids they are so innocent, then they grow up.  Don't you wish you could keep them that young forever?


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:-

$20 store voucher

And also

PPR Papercrafts

http://www.pprcrafts.com/



Recipe:-
Stamps - Nicecrane Nursery Lamp, Sentiment from PPRS,
Papers - LOTV Pressed In Time, 
Tools - scoring tool, scoreboard, grand calibur, sizzix flower die, Signature leaf die, 
Embellishments - lace, pearls, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Butterflies

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:-

"Butterflies"

It can be a Butterfly as your focal point or add butterflies as embellishments but there must be a butterfly somewhere on your creation.

I used a Nicecrane image, and Nicecrane Butterfly sheets to embellish with.  Here's where to find them:-
http://nicecranedesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=108&products_id=1249


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.

We have two sponsors this week:-

$20 Store voucher

Nicecrane Designs 

£10 voucher

DigiStamp Boutique 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Nicecrane,
Papers - LOTV Pressed In time,
Tools - Grand calibur, spellbinder dies, Marianne dies, 
Embellishments - ribbon, pearls, stickles, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Home Made Storage System For Spectrum Noir

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Susan's turn to host and she would like to see 'Oriental'
Here is what I did, I used a Nicecrane image, from the sheet Isoda Koryovsai from here

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I used some oriental DP's, and Brenda cut me some of the TH branches a bit back,  so I used one and turned into a cherry blossom tree, well sort of.  Then using my Signature fan die I made a fan for an embellishment.

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:-

A $20 Voucher for one lucky winner from Flonz Craft and 12% Discount offered on purchases to those entering this challenge. 

Also a $20 Voucher for another lucky winner from QKR Stampede 

Today's News:-
We couldn't go out over the Easter weekend due to family problems, so John decided to help me make some storage for my new Spectrum Noir pens

So John cut some lengths of 3/4" plastic overflow pipe to fit some boxes I made.  He glued the pipes together.

This is the finished product

Now with the Spectrum Noir in, hope John realises I now need more Spectrums to fill in the empty spaces LOL!

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Beatrix Potter

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 'Use Those Dies'
Well my Grand Calibur certainly worked hard, I used some Beatrix Potter images from Nicecrane which you can find here:-
http://nicecranedesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=737

My best friend Brenda sent me the die cut shaped card, thank you hun, I cut flowers, leaves and flourishes to embellish.  And finished off with some lovely Flonz butterfly stamps.
Here's a view of the front, when it's all fold in and tied with an organza bow.

 A closer look at the images, I adore these, I just can't help loving Beatrix Potter, I have a special edition full box set of her books, I have ornaments and things like Tea tins.  Beatrix Potter is just timeless and will be around forever.

 Another view:-

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 lovely sponsors this week are:-

LET'S CREATE

Our own DT Jo who runs her own store Lets Create and she is putting together a goody bad for one lucky winner.

FlonzCraft is our second sponsor with their usual prize of a $20 store spend.

Recipe:-
Stamps - Nicecrane, Flonz butterflies,
Papers - Kaiser,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks Frayed Burlap,
Tools -Grand calibur, sizzix flower dies, asst flourish dies, spellbinders, signature leaf dies,
Embellishments - ribbon, stickles, gems,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Pretty In Pink

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Sarah's turn to host and she would like to see 'Pretty In Pink'
Here is what I did, I used a Nicecrane image (one of our sponsors), I used Fairies And Angels sheet you can find here


and decided to decorate a plain box, kept it vintage in keeping with the image.  I added flowers and lace, and some flonz butterflies that I stamped and coloured.  Lots of distress inks were used and I over stamped on my patterened papers too.

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:-

Nicecrane Designs offering a voucher for the online store

and A Passion For Stamps offering 4 images of winner's choice

Recipe:-
Stamps - Nicecrane image, various little stamps,
Papers - Papermania Blueberry Hill, 
Colouring Mediums - distress inks,
Tools -distressing tool, 
Embellishments - flowers, ribbon, lace, stickles, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x