I Spy Something Beginning With B

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 'I Spy Something Beginning With B' so anything starting with the letter B.

My things beginning with  B are B for Bear, Brown, Blanket, Birthday Cake, and Buns.  My image is Popcorn Bear


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:-

                                     

We have two prizes so there will be two winners, a Tim Holtz die from Sizzix - 'B' for Birds and Birdcage and a set of Tattered Lace dies which include - 'B' for Bride.

Sizzix, 

Tattered Lace

These are for the following challenges:-
1.Crafty  Catz - #405 - Birthdays
2. Cute Card Thursday - #518 - Cute Critters
3. I Love Promarkers - #353 - Anything Goes

Recipe:-
Stamps - Crafters Companion's Popcorn Bear,  Cupcake stamps,
Papers - Lemoncraft House Of Roses, 
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, 
Tools - Spellbinder nesties, Grand Calibur, 
Embellishments - Ribbons, stickles, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Copy Cats

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 'Re Run'  so something different this week, Helene would like us to all go back and be inspired by the wonderful creations that the Design Team has made over the years. So, go back and look at old Allsorts challenges and take your pick from any of the DT:s creations to draw inspiration from. Make sure you tell us (preferably with a link) which Allsorts DT creation you refer to, just like my awesome team-mates have done this week.
I took inspiration from Susan's creation from June 11th 2016 below:-





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:-
 sponsored by Sizzix 




Recipe:-
Stamps - Popcorn Bear, 
Papers - Penny Black Painted Blooms, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs,
Tools - heart punch, bow maker, 
Embellishments - glamour dust, ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Spring And Some News!

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning and I do hope this goes live because as it does I will be in hospital.  I went to see a Surgeon on Tuesday and he informed me he wanted me in hospital on Friday Morning for an operation.  I have a Cyst/Growth (there not sure what it is until it's sent to pathology) in my jaw. It has become so big and has eaten a lot of my bone away.  When they try to remove the cyst and several teeth there is a chance the jaw bone could break as it is so thin and weak, and I may have to have a bone graft done.  This only became a problem  recently (3/4 months ago)  and everything has moved very fast

The appointment was supposed to take up to 18 weeks originally from Tuesday not the 3 days it has done, But until they operate they will not know the extent of damage or how long I will need to stay in hospital  so therefore I haven't been able to get organised and maybe missing for a while, hopefully though while I'm layed up I will be able to do some blogging, but obviously not making cards.

So back to today's challenge at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Brenda's turn to host and she would like to see 'Spring Is In The Air', I haven't used a Popcorn Bear for quite a while so thought I would colour up this one.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge and to find out what prizes are on offer, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Recipe:-
Stamps - Popcorn Bear Bunches Of Love, Dovecraft Alphabet stamps, 
Papers - Helz Cuppleditch Pepper & Friends, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Nesties, Sizzix flower dies, Grand Calibur, 
Embellishments - gems, ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Spring Is Coming

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 'Spring Is coming'
Here is what I did, I used a Popcorn Bear stamp with lovely spring Daffodils, and decided to go for a bigger card as the image is quite big.  I embossed the bottom section and added tiny gems to it, by they were fiddly.


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:-

We have two sponsors

£10 voucher

DigiStamp Boutique 

And also

They are offering one winner a £10 voucher for an on line shop at their store.

Classy Crafts 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Popcorn Bear,
Papers - Unknown,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,
Tools -Embossing folder, grand calibur, Nesties, butterfly punch,
Embellishments - lace, ribbon, gems, satin roses, pearls, stickles,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Happy Birthday Allsorts

A very Good Morning to all you crafter's out there and a warm welcome to a rather special week  at Allsorts Challenge. There are a lots of fabulous prizes to be won to celebrate our Fourth Birthday..................so can you guess the theme, it is:-
Happy Birthday
You can make absolutely anything you want as long as it's to celebrate a Birthday.
But it does not stop there, as in time honoured tradition we are having a Blog Hop, and there is a prize at each of the lovely DT's blogs.  Here is my prize:-
It's a brag Album with some flowers and buttons in co-ordinating colours

 I know lots of you are familiar with what you need to do, but as we are seeing so many new crafter's joining our challenge, I had better briefly explain:
Visit each of the DT's blog
Leave each one a comment to be sure you are in the draw for the prizes on each of the DT's blogs
Pick up a letter from each DT blog you visit
Assemble those letters into a word - and send your answer to  brenda@ibas.co.uk


You should have come here from Brenda's blog
My letter that you need to collect is A
You then need to go to Jo's blog

Now I bet you want to know the prizes, here they are:-

PPR Crafts - $15 voucher:

Crimson Cloud - 3 packs of die cuts:

Digi Darla - 5 images:

Pin and Tack - $10 voucher:

Passion for Stamps - 4 images:

Crafts by Fitztown - 5 images 

A selection of ribbons and embellishments from Pretty Little Ribbons:

An Ultimate Adhesive kit from Stix2 (http://www.stix2.co.uk/)

Wow, how exciting is all of that and I hope you've still got enough energy left to go make your Happy Birthday entry for a chance to win.

Recipe:-
Stamps - Popcorn Bear,
Papers - Nitwits Bear necessities,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,
Tools - flower dies, border punch,
Embellishments - ribbon, stickles, gems,


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

My Dad's Fishing Again

Good Morning bloggers. It's time for a new challenge today at Oldie But A Goodie. This week is our lovely Laurie's turn to host and she would like to see 'Summer Holidays'. As it's my Dad's birthday next week and when the summer comes my Dad can always be found fishing, especially on his Hols , I thought I would do him a card. Amongst my stash I found the perfect stamp that has been sat quietly waiting its turn in my draw! I love the Popcorn bear stamps and this one is so cute.
Don't forget to head over to Oldie But a Goodie for all the details of this challenge, to see the super prize that is on offer to the winner by our sponsor this time which is Robyn's Fetish. And check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates. Remember to be in with a chance of winning You must use something that's at least 6 months old.

This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Deep Ocean - challenge # 28 - Welcome Summer
2. Craft Your Days Away - challenge # 48 - Teddy Bears
3. MAWTT - Happy Birthday
4. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 24 - Summer
5. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 222 - Here Comes Summer
6. Cards For Men - challenge 13 - Sports With A Sentiment
7. Cupcake Crafts - #198 - Birds Of A Feather (I have a duck on my image)
8. Joanna Sheen - Summer Daze (GDT)
9. Dream Valley - challenge 35 - Things With Wings (I have a duck on my image)

Recipe:-
Stamps - Popcorn Bear,
Papers -stash,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,
Tools - Embossing folders, cuttlebug,
Embellishments - brads, stickles,

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Retirement Relaxation

Hello everyone, happy Bank holiday weekend to you all.
This is a rare post for me as I found a little extra time to have a play this week with some images that I've wanted to use for ages, that's right this is just for fun!
I love Popcorn bear and Souffle, and my Mam needed a retirement card and I thought this image fits the bill. I had this fabulous paper from Forever friends, every sheet is gorgeous and I just wanted to use it, and I thought this image was perfect for them. I've pleated my ribbon in three places to make it a bit different as it's a mans card, so it's instead of a bow. I hope you all have a nice relaxing weekend and bank holiday.


I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:
1. Crafters Companion - challenge 24 - Here Comes Summer
2. Creative Inspirations Wednesday - challenge 161 - Animal Antics
3. MAWTT - Summer Sunshine
4. Mishelflo's - challenge 1 - Celebration
5. Sweet Stampin' - 4 legged friends
6. One Stop Crafts - challenge # 181 - celebrations


Recipe:-
Stamps - Popcorn bear,
Papers - Forever Friens The Good Life,
Colouring Medium - Distress Inks,
Embellishments - button, ribbon, flower pot,


Thanks for popping by.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Just To Say

Good Morning bloggers, It's time for a new challenge today at Oldie But A Goodie but first I'd like to thank all those that entered the last challenge, you all made some fantastic cards for Mum's the word, don't forget to check the main challenge blog to see if you were a winner or made the top 3. This week is Francesca's turn to host and she would like to see 'Easter Wishes' I decided to use my Popcorn Bear stamps, and this Souffle stamp is ideal for easter.
Don't forget to head over to Oldie But a Goodie for all the details of this challenge, to see the super prize that is on offer to the winner and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.
Remember to be in with a chance of winning You must use something thats at least 6 months old.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Crafters Companion - challenge 21 - Spring
2. The Poodles Parlour - Anything Goes
3. Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes
4. Allsorts - week 146 - Three In A Row (three flowers, three gems)
5. Dream Valley - challenge 28 - Easter

Recipe:-
Stamps -Popcorn Bear,
Papers - Dovecraft Back to basics,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,
Tools - embossing folder, cuttle bug, nesties,
Embellishments - lace, gems, ribbon, brads, flowers, stickles,

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Thank You With Circles

It's Monday morning and that means it's time for another challenge at Die Cut Dreams, this week our theme is a "A thank you card with circles". So get your stamps out and join in with this fab challenge. Head over to the main challenge blog to check out all the details of the new challenge and to see what our lovely girls have created for your inspiration. We are sponsored this week by our lovely Lynne who owns Crafts 4 You, and this is the prize, a £10 voucher to spend at her fabulous store.

I took time out on Saturday to spend with my Daughter and Sister, we went to the cinema to see "Breaking Dawn - Part 1", it was fantastic. I have read all the books, and so far was a bit disappointed with the other three films, but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this one. I now have a long wait till next year for part 2.

I hope you all had a good weekend


Recipe:-
Stamps -Popcorn Bear, Lynn's Sentiment (see above for shop)
Papers - Inger's free paper
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,
Tools - Nesties, Cuttlebug, CC Designs dies,
Embellishments - Doily, gems, stickles,


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

Popcorn Bear With Love

It's Monday morning and that means it's time for another challenge at Die Cut Dreams, this week our theme is a colour combo, "Brown, Pink & cream". So get your stamps out and join in with this fab colour challenge. Head over to the main challenge blog to check out all the details of the new challenge and to see what our lovely girls have created for your inspiration. We are sponsored this week by our lovely Lynne who owns Crafts 4 You, and this is the prize, a £10 voucher to spend at her fabulous store.





This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Card Makin' Mamas - Punchy
2. Simon Says Stamp - Dies To Die For
3. Crafts & Me - challenge # 53 - Stripes
4. Cupcake Crafts - If You Go Down To The Woods


Thank you for popping by my blog, hope you have a good week.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Popcorn And Golf

It's time for another challenge at Oldie But A Goodie, this week it's our lovely Debs turn to host, Her theme this week is "One For The Boys". So get your male stamps out. Head over to the main challenge blog to check all the details of the new challenge and to see what our lovely girls have created for your inspiration. We are sponsored this week by Stampelkallan. Remember to be in with a chance of winning You must use a rubber stamp (not a digi) and it must be at least 6 months old.

My winner for the blog hop last challenge is Lynne In NI, congratulations, please e-mail me and I'll send you your prize.

I have made this card for my eldest Son's Birthday in October, he doesn't play golf, the image is for a joke between me and him. We can't always do much in the way of embellishments for male cards, usually it's buttons, stars that kind of thing. So I made a golf ball and added the little stamp you get with this golfing Popcorn Bear stamp, Souffle sat on a Golf Tee.


This is for the following challenges:-
1. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 37 - Sky
2. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 182 - Anything Goes
3. Creatalicious - challenge # 26 - Anything Goes
4. Papertake Weekly - Creature Comforts




Stamps - Popcorn The Bear,
Papers - The swirly one I made myself using a stamp and a Big And Juicy ink pad,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,
Tools - Nesties, Cuttlebug, Swiss dots embossing folder, border punch, embossing powder clear, heat gun,
Embellishments - gems,


Have a good week, and thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Birthday Bear

Just had a play today and thought I'd do a couple of challenges, I think Popcorn Bear is so cute and he was a present from my lovely DT Buddy Chris for my Birthday in March. And this is his first inking, how bad is that, but I loved using him and my Popcorn Bear stamps will be getting used a lot more often now.

So this is for the following challenges:-

1. Crafters Companion - challenge 15 - Glitter & Glitz (I have used glamour dust on all the bunting and the cake)

2. Sketch And Stash - challenge 67 - Sketch (new stash/neglected my stamp)

3. Ready-Teddy-Go - challenge 1 - Buttons & Bows

Recipe:-

Stamps - Popcorn Bear, Hero Arts sentiment and bunting,

Papers - Forever Friend,

Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,

Tools - Nesties, cuttlebug, Embossing Powder, heat gun,

Embellishments - glamour dust, buttons, ribbon, crochet thread,

Hope your all having a good weekend, thank you for popping by my blog.

Happy crafting

Tracy x