Autumn Glory

Welcome to my blog, it's a new month for Stamping Sensations and We Love Chocolate Baroque 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 'Autumn Glory' I have used a sponsors image of Dora's called Flower 15,  First I made a wood effect background with Distress inks, then I took some Freebie stamps to build up some foliage , with acorns and berries too.  I coloured then cut out the flowers and then stamped some toadstools and cut them out too and arranged over the foliage.  I liked the little mouse so I added him too, and finally added some highlights and splashes with a white Posca pen.

We have sponsorship this Month from

 Stamp Addicts with a fab £25 store voucher. 

And our very own Dora who designs some wonderful images, the winner will be able to choose some images from her store.

This is for the following challenges:-

1. Aud Sentiments - #261 - Fall/Halloween

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. Crafty Creations - #413 - Anything Goes

And now onto my second challenge creations for We Love Chocolate Baroque, where the theme is 'Anything Goes', It would be nice if you could use a chocolate Baroque stamp for this challenge, but if you don't have any you can join in with other brands.

I created two cards for this challenge, my first is made using Chocolate Baroque's stamp set Timeless, so I created a distress Oxide background, I then stamped the main stamp over the inky background, I stamped the largest pocket watch again, coloured it then using embossing powder I embossed three layers.  I put it in the freezer for a few hours then when I took it out I bent it to give it a cracked effect, I normally use Rangers crackle glaze but when I opened it, It had dried out, then I remembered this freezer technique Lesley (Chocolate Baroque) did on one of her facebook lives.  I stamped the word Timeless from the set, I die cut some corners and cogs and embossed them with a powder I made up myself to make it look rustic.  Then to finish off a few splashes with a white Posca pen.

For my second card I created a brusho background on the Gel plate, then stamped this cottage and coloured with watercolour pencils.  Using the Thistle Butterfly set I made up the scene with the plants.  Some moondust glitter and highlights completed my scene.

Our prize:-
Is the winners choice of an A4 Chocolate Baroque stamp set, or stamps to the same value. We will also be on the lookout for our next Featured Designer selected from entries using Chocolate Baroque stamps.


Chocolate Baroque

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 -  Dora's image - Flower 15, Creative stamping magazine freebies, Chocolate Baroque - Patchwork Landscape, Thistle Butterfly, Timeless, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Distress oxides, Versafine clair, Brusho's, colorbox ink, Faber Castell Aqua pencils, 
Tools - Gel Plate, Dies - Prickly Pear steampunk gears, 
Embellishments - Posca Pens, Lavinia's moondust - Rosebud glow, 

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

Summer Relaxation

Welcome to 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 'Make It Masculine'  for this card I used a circular Gel Plate with Distress oxide in Speckled Egg, I do love this colour.  I sprinkled Brusho's on and used this as a base for stamping onto.  I used free stamps from the magazine Creative Stamping and created a scene, which I coloured with Water colour pencils.  To take the plainness of the white I stamped in Speckled egg a lvinia stamp in the corners.


The prizes for this Month are:-


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 effort.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Crafty Calendar challenge - August - Anything Goes
2. Crafty Creations - #412 - Anything Goes
3. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - Midsummer Blues

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Say It With Flowers'  I love this cute image, I don't have the stamp these images were sent to me a long time ago, but I have used the last now and thing I maybe need the stamp as it's so cute.  So my base backing card was created using Distress Oxides in just two colours, Squeezed lemonade and Dried Marigold.  The next layer I stamped lots of daisies from a Prickley Pear set, then coloured them with water coloured pencils.  Then the last layer is my image, coloured again with Water Coloured Pencils, I edged each layer with a black Posca pen to define the layers.  Love colouring with my pencils at the moment.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Stamp Addicts   Definitely worth getting your Penny Black 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.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #41 - Anything Goes
2. Cute Card Thursaday - #647 - Bright Colours



Recipe:-
Stamps - Penny Black - 3206J - Crossing Bridges, Magazine Freebies from Creative Stamping, Prickley Pear, Lavina - Mystic swirls, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Oxides,  Posca Pen, Faber-Castell Aqua Pencils, Versafine Clair, Brusho's
Tools - Gel Plate,  

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

Gothic Letter Writing

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 'Halloween'

I used this image which my daughter loves, she was great to colour. I was going to go with red hair as my daughter has bright red hair, although a couple of weeks ago it was purple, (she changes the colour of her hair every other month lol) but the orange was more fitting for Halloween.  The web die I bought a while ago, my daughter Jodie talked me into it, said I really needed it and I can put it on her birthday cards.  Glad I bought it now as it finished this card perfectly.  The backing paper was orange so I used distress inks in black soot to tone it down, and then stamped bats all over 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.

Here are the prizes on offer from our lovely sponsor Little Claire's:-




Recipe:-
Stamps - Lacy Sunshine - Abby Love Letters, Prickly Pear bat stamp, 
Colouring Mediums - promarkers, spectrum noirs, distress ink,
Tools - Grand Calibur, signature dies, 

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Vintage Book

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 'Vintage'
I like doing Vintage, getting the distress inks out and for this image with it having a book on it, I thought flowers made from old book pages would go well.
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:-
Sponsor - Marianne Designs




Recipe:-
Stamps - Prickly Pear, 
Papers - Be Creative - Vintage Collage, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers, distress inks, 
Tools - Cuttlebug, TH Tattered Lace, 
Embellishments - Lace, pearls, ribbon, 


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

Cauldrons And Bats

It has come to the end of the term at Prickley Pear, so this is my last creation for them.  I've worked with a lovely team and with fabulous products too.
For my Design piece for Prickley Pear I made a Halloween card, I did a distress inks background and stamped with various Halloween stamps, there's lots more to see over on the Prickley Pear blog and lots of gorgeous stamps and dies over on their shop here:-http://www.prickleypear.com/

So for my creation I used:-
CLR017A Cats 2, 
GG0198 Shadows, 
CC0141 bubbling caldron sm


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

Cat And Mouse

Hello, it's Monday again, it comes round so quickly. I hope you’re all OK and have had a lovely weekend.
This si a double post for House Mouse and Prickley Pear

So for the theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was our lovely Heather's turn to choose the theme and she chose "Autumn/Fall"
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in.

Special Sponsors for this Challenge

 

  

One Lucky Winner will receive a Fabulous $20 Value REWARD CARD!

  

http://www.qkrstampede.com - home of the Perfect Shim!

Prize - WINNER will receive 5 Digital Stamps of their choice to QKR's online store

Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.



And now for my Design piece for Prickley Pear, there's lots more to see over on the Prickley Pear blog and lots of gorgeou s stamps and dies over on their shop here:-http://www.prickleypear.com/

So for my creation I used:-
CLR017A Cats 2, 
D017 ScaryCat & Bat, 
D035 Mini Gears Die Set



Recipe:-
Stamps - HMKR1045, Prickley Pear,
Papers - LOTV Country Gent,
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks,
Tools -Dies, Grand Calibur, Prickley pear dies, spellbinders,
Embellishments - stickles, gems, ribbon,


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

Dressed For Halloween

For my Design piece for Prickley Pear I used these cats dressed for Halloween, I stamped spider webs and bats for a background.  They have lots of good Halloween stamps to choose from.
There's lots more to see over on the Prickley Pear blog and lots of gorgeous stamps and dies over on their shop here:-http://www.prickleypear.com/

So for my creation I used:-
CLR048 Build a cat, 
CLR017A Cats 2, 
CLR029A Bats set 2, 
D041 Scallop Circle nesting set, 
D048 Build a cat die set, 


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

SEW Cute

Hello, it's Monday again, it comes round so quickly. I hope you’re all OK and have had a lovely weekend.
This si a double post for House Mouse and Prickley Pear

So for the theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was our lovely Dorte's turn to choose the theme and she chose "Paper Piecing"  I have used these two cute individual stamps from a Joanna Sheen set, I paper pieced his trousers and the little dress.  The papers are Docrafts Tilly Daydream, I love them, my stamp is JSHM044 from Joanna Sheen.
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in.

We are sponsored by:-

Simon Says Stamp is generously giving away a RANDOM ASSORTMENT of some of their Premium Dye Ink Pads to one very lucky player!

 Simon Says Stamp

Also:-

The lovely Marianne at Marianne Design

mariannedesign.nl

Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.

And now for my Design piece for Prickley Pear, there's lots more to see over on the Prickley Pear blog and lots of gorgeou s stamps and dies over on their shop here:-http://www.prickleypear.com/

So for my creation I used:-
CLR017A Cats 2, 
D017 Scary cat & Bat die


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

Blog Hop Day 3

Today is the third day of the hop over at Prickley pear, and this is what I made:-

There's lots more to see over on the Prickley Pear blog and lots of gorgeous stamps and dies over on their shop here:-http://www.prickleypear.com/

So for my creation I used:-
HH0170 Elves Babysitting
D041 Scallop Circle Nesting Set
D035 Mini Gears Dies set

Here are the fabulous prizes that are on offer, winners will be announced 8th September.

Here is the blog hop list:-

nicole

brenda

tracy (You Are Here)

maureen

barb

rene

angie

michelle

Heidi

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