A Little Bird Told Me!

Hello and welcome, it's a new month for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts challenges, the themes are very nice ones this month, so 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 'In An English Country Garden' So this gives plenty of scope for creating.  I used the beautiful Tina Wenke stamp, with some vintage papers and Tattered Lace dies. I didn't have any card for matting and layering the right colour so I used basic white card stock and coloured the edges with Distress Ink, something I will be doing in the future, it's cheaper and I love the fact I get a better match for my images.

We have sponsorship this Month from Chocolate Baroque and these stamps are worth entering for:-


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. Addicted To Stamps - #174 - Flowers
2. Colour Crazy Craft - week 17 - Anything Goes

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'All Things Feminine', so get out the girly stamps because the prizes are worth it.  I coloured a piece of card with distress inks then embossed it, I highlighted the embossing with gilding wax.  I kept the card simple so the background could be seen

We have prizes fromPenny Black, Crafts U Love, Stamp and embossing folder set . Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your girly 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. Penny Black Saturday - May - Make Your Own Background


Recipe:-
Stamps - Tina Wenke - Bird on dogwood, Sentiment - Apple Blossom, Penny Black - 40-041 - Good Friends, 
Papers - Crafters Companion - Roaring 20's,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Spectrum Noirs, Pebeo Gilding Wax - Empire Gold, 
Tools - Xcut dies - swallow tail bunting, Tattered Lace - Primrose Fleurs, Tattered Lace - Christmas Leaves, Crafters Companion - Die'sire Embossalicious - Floral vine, 
Embellishments - Ribbon, Glamour dust, gold stamens, Button, pearls, 

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

The Birds & The Bees

It's a lovely Bank Holiday weekend and the only thing I have planned is gardening, so it's a new month for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts challenges, and 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 'Close To Nature' and my take on the theme is this cute little bird, it's a Tina Wenke stamp and I love using it as it's great to colour.  I enjoyed making this card and haven't had much mojo lately but really felt like I was back in the zone and back to my old self with the handmade flowers etc.....

We have sponsorship this Month from Chocolate Baroque, a Wild Meadow A4 stamp set and cling a ling

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 Catz - #415 - Anything Goes with flowers
2. Simon Says Stamp - Animal Magic

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is an easy one 'Anything Goes' So you can use any stamp for this challenge.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Crafts U Love, and Rare Earth Stamps . Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your animal stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

Now if you would like to be a GDT for us, all you need to do is make a creation to fit the theme following our rules.

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. Cute Card Thursday - #528 - Anything Goes
2. Simon Says Stamp - Animal Magic

Recipe:-
Stamps - Tina Wenke - Bird on dog wood branch, 2243K - Bee Costume, 
Papers - Crafters Companion - Shabby Chic, Forever Friends - Summer Time, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers, Distress Inks, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Spellbinders decorative labels one, Tattered Lace TLD860 Getting Started Set, CC Designs - Flowers, All Occasion Dies sentiment, Spellbinders shapeabilities Foliage 2, Spellbinders Floral ovals, Spellbinders Classic Ovals, 
Embellishments - Glamour Dust, pearls, ribbon, 

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

Little Birdie

Welcome to my blog this morning, it's Saturday so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Tracy's turn to host and she would like to see 'Nature'
Here is what I did, I used a Tina Wenke stamp with this lovely Birdie on a Dogwood branch.  I coloured it with Spectrum Noir and added some stickles.  I made some flowers adding pearls to the centre, there's some broderie Anglais and ribbon but you can't see much of 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:-

$15 voucher

Whimsy Stamps

£10 voucher

DigiStamp Boutique 

Recipe:-
Stamps -Tina Wenke Bird on Dogwood Branch WDS761, 
Papers - Papermania Rose Garden, Papermania Blueberry Hill, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrun Noir, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Spellbinders Dies, CC Designs, 
Embellishments - stickles, ribbon, broderie anglais, pearls, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Little Birdie.........

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 'A One Layer Card'.

Yep this was a hard one for me, I like embellies and layers, but this is what I came up with.  I used  a Tina Wenke stamp and coloured the image, keeping my stamp to the corner I did faux stitching around the rest of the card.  Then cheated a little, or did I? I decoupaged my little butterfly to make him pop.


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 sponsor this week is :-

http://www.craftbag.co.uk/

 

  

 

 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Tina Wenke Bird On Dog Wood, Sentiment unknown, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum noir,
Embellishments - Fine liner


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Thank You little Mouse!

This is for:-
1. Lili Of The Valley - challenge # 41- - Sketch
2. Stamp something - "Thank You's"

I love this image which is from my friend Brenda, who goes that extra mile and heat embosses the image too, Ta love. Brenda has an eye problem at the moment and it is preventing her from spending time on the computer, hope it improves quickly Brenda. And I feel it is ideal to put on a Thank You card. Don't know what has happened to blogger but it won't let me change the colour of the font. That tool has disappeared all together.
Lili Of The Valley have a great sketch to use.
Stamp Something has a theme of "Thank You's", and I'm always needing a Thank you card so I don't mind putting the Christmas cards on hold to do one of these.

I've also received an Award from my blogging buddy Fiona.


I need to state 5 facts but I did this in the last post for an award, so instead of boring everyone i'll just pass it on to the ladies on the Design Team with me for Susie's Sassy challenge.

You may already have it ladies, but if not plaese take it with love.
Susie
Vikki
Sally
Lisa
Jane
Denise

Happy crafting
Tracy x