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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 'Anything Goes with option of For the Love of your Life'

I used an image from one of our sponsors Ruth Hamilton Designs called Pansies, I coloured the image using Spectrum Noirs, I love Pansies and Violas and always have them in pots in my garden.  For the backing paper I created it using a honeycomb stencil.

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:-

and also

Ruth Hamilton Design, three images of winners choice 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Ruth Hamilton  Designs - Pansies,  Sentimentally Yours, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress Oxide, 
Tools - Stencil , Posca pen, Signo gel pen, 
Embellishments - glamour dust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Christmas Hugs

 

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 'Santa, Elves Angels or just Christmas'

I chose my favourite Santa stamp which is a Penny Black one. I stamped him first then coloured with Distress inks.  Added my sentiment then stamped snowflakes.  I added glamour dust to Santa's white trim and the snowflakes, and used embossing powder for the snow.

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 generous sponsor for this challenge:-

WOWVOW 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Penny Black - 40-081 - Holiday Hugs, Sentiment - Sentimentally yours, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, 
Tools - Embossing powder, heat gun, 
Embellishments - Glamour Dust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Winter Bauble Scene

 

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 'Winter Scene or Snow'

Here is what I did, I started with a Bauble template and my favourite oxide Speckled Egg, such a pretty colour for Winter scenes, I then stamped my scene inside the shape.  I created the snow with a white Posca pen.  For the corners I stamped in speckled egg the Lavinia Mystic Swirl.  And finally added a silver bow to the bauble and Glamour dust to the snow.

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:-

This is for the following challenegs:-

1. Crafty Creations - #414 - Anything Goes

2. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Make It sparkle

3. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - ~43 - Anything Goes

Recipe:-
Stamps - Lavinia - Mystic swirl, Sentimentally yours - Silhouette scenes, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Oxides, Versafine Clair,
Tools -  Bee Crafty Inkables template, 
Embellishments - White Posca, Glamour Dust, Ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

From The Very Large To The very Small

Welcome to a new month and new challenges for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts, 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 'All Creatures Great & Small'  I chose to use a stamp from our very kind sponsor called On Safari (CI-390). I created a background using Distress Inks, then stamped the image over the top, I coloured my image and grass with Water coloured pencils.  The border was stamped using a tribal border stamp, a freebie from the Creative Stamping magazine. I added a Sentimentally Yours sentiment and then left it at that as I felt it really didn't need anything else


We have sponsorship this Month from

Crafty Individuals with a very generous prize of a £25 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 'In The Garden'  It would be nice if you could use a Penny black stamp but if not anything that ties in with our Garden theme is fine.

I chose the image as it's so cute, I coloured it with Distress Inks so I could match the image to the background which is created using Distress Oxides. I did the Bokeh effect on my background then overstamped with Lavinia Poppies and Meadow Grass.  I loved this background so much I intend to make a card using the same design without a focal image on top.



We have prizes from Penny Black and Blade Rubber Craft

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 - Crafty Individuals - On Safari - CI-390, Sentimentally Yours sentiment, Penny Black - 1446J - Garden Visit, Pink Fresh Studios sentiment, Lavinia - Wild Poppies, Meadow Grass, 
Colouring Mediums - Derwent Charcoal Pencils, Distress Oxides, Versafine Clair, Faber-Castell Aqua Pencils, Distress inks, 

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

Fur-ever Friends

Good Morning bloggers, I hope your all keeping safe and well, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Ellie's turn to host and she would like to see 'Pets' 

For my creation this week I started by creating a background that I saw on a tutorial by Jo Rice on Youtube.  I started by dragging distress ink down my card, then bringing another colour in from the sides.  Using a splot stamp and some script, I randomly stamped over the top, finally using a lid I dipped in some Gesso and put some circles on to my background.
My stamps are freebies from Creative Stamping and I masked the cat and the rabbit to add the dog. I coloured them with Distress Inks.


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.


This is for the following challenges:-
1.

Recipe:-
Stamps -  Magazine freebies, Sentimentally yours
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, 
Tools - Gesso, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Sending Wishes

I'm here today to remind you about our challenges for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts, 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 Colourful', for my creation I made a Brusho's background, then stamped a beautiful fairy from Lavinia.  I added some extra foliage and glitter for some sparkle.  The wings are coloured with a gelly roll pen to give them some sparkle.

We have sponsorship this Month from:-

Visible Image with a £27 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 'Favourite Stamps', this has always been my favourite stamp, there's a Christmas version too which seems to have evaded my stash, but I'm sure I need it LOL! I love this stamp so much I like to keep it simple so the image is definitely the star of the show.

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 -Penny Black - 3980K Team Effort, Sentimentally Yours - Box kit 2, Lavinia - Josie, fairy dandelions, snow shrub, fern leaf, every dream,
Colouring Mediums -  Distress Inks,  Brusho's, Versafine Clair, 
Embellishments - Gelly Roll Pen - star, Lavinia - moon dust - holographic, white gel pen, 

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

Butterflies and Butterflies

Hello, I hope your all safe and well,  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 'Make It Colourful', for my creation I made a tag using Chocolate Baroque stamp sets.  The background is made using Distress Oxides, then stamped with words and splots, and then the main image stamped.  I stamped the butterflies separately, coloured them then decoupaged them onto the tag.  And then just added ribbons.


We have sponsorship this Month from:-

Visible Image with a £27 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 'Favourite Stamps', so a very long time ago a blogging frien borrowed me this stamp so I could stamp some out to use.  Then later I mentioned on my blog that I loved this image and had looked for the stamp but couldn't find it, and as if by magic it appeared on my doormat one day, a gift from my wonderful friend Brenda.  So it has a special place in my heart and so it's more than just my favourite stamp, it's very special to me.
Onto the card, another Distress Oxide background, with Sentimentally Yours butterflies stamped on it.  My image was water coloured with Distress Inks so that everything matched colour wise, added sparkle to the wings and all done!


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 - Chocolate Baroque - Butterfly Minds,  Penny Black - 432J - Bitty ear Angel, Sentimentally Yours - Box kit 2, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Oxides, Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks,  Perfect Pearls Cosmic Shimmer, 
Embellishments - Ribbon, Gelly Roll Pen, Glamour Dust, 

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

Birthday Mischief!

Good morning Bloggers, I hope everyone is keeping safe and well during this awful time, 
Our challenge  here at Allsorts could help you if your in isolation to pass time and help take your mind off it all for a little while. 
This week is our lovely Lynn's turn to host and she would like to see 'Add A Bow'

To make my card I used one of my old faithful stamps a House Mouse stamp, I started with a piece of Kraft card as I wanted to try something new, and the idea came from blogging buddy Sally, thank you Sally!  After watching Lesley from Chocolate Baroque demo water coloured pencils my daughter bought me some.  Sally mentioned that they were good on Kraft card especially with little furry critters.  I enjoyed using them and will be using them a lot more, this is my first attempt using them and I think it's not too bad.


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 lovely sponsor:-

Crafty Ribbons


This is for the following challenges:-
1. Colour Crazy Challenges -  week 16 - Anything Goes
2. House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge - Anything Goes

Recipe:-
Stamps - Sentimentally Yours sentiments, House Mouse HMCP89 - Birthday Mischief, 
Colouring Mediums - Faber Castell Aqua Pencils, 
Embellishments -  Ribbon, White Gel Pen, 

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Spring Is In The Air

Good morning Bloggers, I hope you are all staying well and safe in these unpredictable times. It's time for mid way for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts challenges, if you haven't joined in so far this month's challenges could be the ones for you.

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Spring Florals' I've gone for a vintage stamp set and papers from Crafters Companion, and coloured my image  with Spectrum Noirs.

We have sponsorship this Month from


Thirsty Brush

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 'Spring Flowers' I don't have any flower stamps by Penny Black so I had to use a stamp that had flowers incorporated in it, I used a pastel floral paper and a wonderful corner die, don't know what make it is though.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Blade Rubber, and Lost Coast. 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 -Lavinia - LAV589 - Mystic Swirl, Penny Black - 40-015 - You Are The Bestest, Crafters Companion - Vintage Chic, Sentimentally Yours - sentiment,
Papers - Craft Style - Papermaker
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,  Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Corner Die, Tattered Lace Die - ETL328,
Embellishments - Pearls,

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

Die-tastic

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Ellie's turn to host and she would like to see 'Dies & Punches'

I started with a piece of embossed card backed onto a pearlised lilac card, I die cut two frames and layered them, I stamped a Sentimentally Yours sentiment on with some tiny butterflies.  I die cut some flowers and layered them up and added a pearl in the centre of each one. Then finished with some flourishes.


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:-


And sponsored by:-

WOWVOW 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Sentimentally Yours sentiment,
Tools - Embossing folder, Dies - spellbinders - Gold Label Four, Tattered Lace - Primrose dies, Sheena Douglass - Sumptuous swirls, 
Embellishments - pearls,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Playing With Inks

Thank you for popping by today, 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 'Make It Feminine' So get out your girly stamps and join in. The card above I made using Sentimentally Yours box kit 2, I loved having a play with it, bought for me by my Daughter Jodie.

We have sponsorship this Month from two sponsors

Bee Crafty are offering a £25 store voucher.

And

 JMC Designs who are offering digital images , I have used one of there images below called Starlight Dakeri, coloured with Spectrum Noirs, and the background was made using Brusho's.

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 'Animals, Birds and Butterflies' So that gives lots of choices.  This fox is so cute , I couldn't resist.

We have prizes from Penny Black and Stamp Addicts, definitely worth getting your animal stamps out for 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 - Penny Black - 30-305 - Smile All Day, Sentimentally Yours box kit 2 - Sentiment, JMC Designs - Starlight Dakeri, 
Papers - Bee Crafty - Patterns Of Nature, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks and Oxides, Spectrum Noirs, Brusho's, 
Tools - Spellbinder border dies, embossing powders, 
Embellishments - Pearls, ribbon, 

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

Vintage Flowers

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 'Vintage'

I had fun with this, I got my Roaring 20's stamps by Crafter's Companion out, and mixed them with my Sentimentally Yours box kit 2, they complimented each other perfectly, I didn't have a design to start with I just went with it, using my favourite bits.  I finished by embellishing with lace, liquid pearls and Glamour dust.


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:-

Craft Stash


Recipe:-
Stamps - Crafters Companion - Roaring 20's - Vintage Chic, Sentimentally Yours - sentiments, 
Papers - Crafters Companion - Roaring Twenties, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks, 
Embellishments - Glamour dust, liquid pearls, lace, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

The Snowmen

Hello, I'm here with my Mid Way month creations for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts challenges, there is still time to enter the challenges.

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Traditional Christmas Colours'  I used this cute Snowman family from LOTV, I water coloured the image with Distress Inks then matched those colours to the same in Oxides to create a background paper.  I  then stamped snowflakes all over then heat embossed with white embossing powder.

We have sponsorship this Month from

Chocolate Baroque  and the prize is:-

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 'Christmas' How can I resist using this fabulous image, again coloured with Distress Inks and another background made using oxides.

We have prizes from Penny Black & Crafts U Love

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 - Penny Black - 40-081 - Holiday Hugs, Stamps By Chloe - Holly, Sentimentally Yours, LOTV - ST433 = Snow Family, Sheena Douglass - Winter woodland, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Distress Oxides, 
Tools - Dies - Stamps By chloe, 
Embellishments - Glamour Dust ribbon,

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