Rosie-D's challenge # 65

It's challenge time again over at Rosie-D's challenge blog, and this week we are sponsored by Stretch 'N' Bubbles. The theme is "Friendship", and we had some images to use from Stretch 'N' Bubbles and they are also giving away some free Digi's as a prize . I have used this owl image and some Laura Ashley papers, a ticket which is from Lisa's shop. I used a cream based card and stamped a flower border around the outside with black memento ink, them embossed with clear powder before colouring with promarkers. The hearts are also embossed then inked.

Happy crafting
Tracy x

The Evening Gown

This is for my Mum for Mother's day, there is a card, and a gift box for it and then using oddments I altered a note book. There's lots of sparkle although it doesn't show very well on the photo.




These are for:-

1. Colour Create - challenge 39 - Red, black, Off white and brads

2. Allsorts - week 41 - A card/gift for mother's Day

3. Simon Says Stamp - Vintage with Flowers

4. Creatalicious Challenge - challenge 7 - Create a little something

5. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 101 - Ribbon

6. C.R.A.F.T. - challenge 39 - Ribbon and sparkle

I did a card similar to this one last week for a 21st, it had a different image on it and different embellies, but I have used the same In My Minds Eye papers. I have stamped the Butterfly, then painted it then glittered with stickles and cut it out. I have used feathers again I love using them on my cards, especially vintage ones.

Colour Create has a colour combo of Red, Black and Off White, just my colours, they are my favourites and there is an added optional of using silver brads only I glittered mine for the centre of my flowers on the note book. Make a gift/card for Mother's day and join in Allsorts challenge, that's what I've done. Go Vintage with flowers for Simon Says Stamp. And it's a theme of "Create a little something" for Creatalicious, and I've created a matching card, notebook and box for it. Cute Card Thursday want to see ribbon. And it's ribbon and sparkle for C.R.A.F.T. challenge.

Hope everyone has a nice Sunday
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Vintage Magnolia

This is for:-
1. Just Magnolia - week 43 - sketch
2. Simon Says Stamp - Vintage with flowers
3. Sophisti-cats - challenge 23 - Embossing wet or dry
4. Saturday Spotlight - "Doing the mess around"

5. C.R.A.F.T. - challenge 39 - Ribbons and Sparkle

6. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 101 - Ribbon

I really enjoyed making this card, I distressed around the edges of the image then stamped some flourishes and then glittered some flourishes every so often. Then I distressed around the edges of the papers and flowers. The flowers have also been stamped with versamark using a flourish stamp then embossed with a clear embossing powder, but the photo doesn't pick it up too well.

The sketch is fabulous and I will use it again and it's from Just Magnolia. The theme for Simon Says Stamp is Vintage with Flowers. Sophisti-cats want us to use Embossing, it can be wet or dry, I have done wet as I've embossed flourishes onto my flowers with clear embossing powder, to give them a nice shine . It's not showing up too well though, we just don't have any light here at the moment its so dull and rainy. Distressing is this weeks theme over at Saturday Spotlight and all my papers and flowers have been distressed. C.R.A.F.T. want to see Ribbons and sparkle and my ribbon is some lovely white organza and my sparkle is around the outside of the image. Cute Card Thursday want you to use ribbon this week.

Happy crafting
Tracy x

Susie's Sassy Challenge

This week over at Susie's Sassy challenge our theme is "Aqua and Lilac", and the theme was chosen by our lovely Lisa. And we are being sponsored by Prairie fairies. We have been given a couple of images to work with and they are lovely. The prize this week is 3 Digi images from their store.

This is also for:-

1. Fussy and Fancy Friday - challenge 4 - "Dazzle Us"

2. Stamp Something - "Touch Of Spring"

3. Creative Inspirations - challenge # 28 -Thank You Card

4. Flutterby Wednesday - challenge # 98 - "open week"

5. Incy Wincy designs - challenge 31 - Touchy feely

6. Crafty Creations - challenge # 56 - Cut It Out And Pop It Up

Wow wasn't Tuesday a fab day, I had QVC on practically all day, and hopelessly tried to convince my Hubby that I really Needed the Tim Holtz special, the book with the extra goodies. Eventually he gave in and gave me his card and I got it, the only thing is though I had to get it on Advanced order so I won't receive mine till after the 22nd march. So that means It'll be for my Birthday on the 25th March. I just can't wait to play with it and learn some new techniques too. But wasn't Tim every womans dream, his demo's were great and I really enjoyed watching him. A very inspiring man.

Back to the card, "Dazzle us" is what Fussy and Fancy Friday have asked us and there's plenty of glitter to dazzle with. Stamp Something would like to see a "Touch Of Spring" and although it isn't yellows and greens, I still think it says spring with the chicks in the nest and the flowers, butterflies and dragonflies. Thank You is the theme for Creative Inspirations. Flutterby Wednesday has an "Open Week" this week. Then Incy Wincy Designs want some "Touchy Feely" and my touchy feely is the flowers, and the rest of my embellies, the butterflies, Dragonflies, my button, glitter and ribbon, it all gives it a tactile feel to it. Crafty creations want to see "Cut it out and pop it up", well I've cut (punched) my butterflies and dragonfly and raised them with silicone and bent the wings to make them pop up.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

In The Red

This is for:-
1. Creatalicious Challenge - challenge # 7 - "Create a little something"
2. Incy Wincy Design - challenge 30 - "Punch it out"
3. Totally Papercrafts - challenge # 4 - "Lots Of Spots"
4. Tellen'sPlace - challenge # 6 - Birthdays
5. Cute Card Thursday - challenge # 100 - "Metal Mania
6. Saturday Spotlight - "Doing the mess around"


This card and gift box is an order for my mum's friend. It's for her Granddaughter's 21st, and she was quite precise as to what she wanted. She chose the image first, then requested - glitter, handmade roses, feathers, beaded stems, a key, and charms. Then there were a lot on the card it needed a gift box rather than an envelope. Near the end I was starting to think is there too much, what do you think?


Creatalicious Challenge asked us to "create a little something", so I would say this card in the gift box is a little bit more that a normal card that I would make. Punch It Out is the theme for Incy Wincy Designs, and my handmade roses are made from punched flowers. Do you like spots? thats the theme this week over at Totally Papercrafts, there's spotted papers on my card. You can only have 5 other challenges with Totally Papercrafts and luckily that was the only challenges this would fit into anyway. The subject is Birthday over at Tellen's Place, and I think a 21st is quite a special birthday. Cute Card Thursday want you to use something Metal and I have charms on my card. Saturday Spotlight wants to see distressing with ink and all my DP papers have been distressed around the edges with Aged Mahogany distress inks.


Hope everyone has had a great weekend and are ready for the start of a new week, we woke up to a lovely thick blanket of snow this morning, it looks beautiful.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Rosie-D's challenge

It's challenge time again over at Rosie-D's challenge blog, and this week we are sponsored by Digital Ink. The theme is "Just For Men", and we had some images to use from Digital Ink and they are also giving away some free Digi's as a prize . I chose this T.Bird car, and my favourite colour is RED, so what other colour would I use for this design of car, Rosie told me it looks like a Thelma and Louise kinda image.

But it's not for Thelma or Louise, it's a Father's day card for my Hubby who saw the image finished after I had fully covered it in gloss. He said "Ooo I like that", He hasn't seen the finished product, so it's off away for Father's Day. But the whole car is coated in 3D gloss and the only embellies for this card is a bit of ribbon and some metal brads. But I actually don't think it needs anything else. I find it hard to get male embellishments, not much around.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Hearts And Flowers, Susie's Sassy Challenge

It's challenge time again over at Susie's Sassy Challenge, and the theme is "Hearts and Flowers", picked by our lovely Jane. It is sponsored by Cards etc. Shop and we were given two images to use for our DT cards. The rest of the team all had the same images and just pop over and see their amazing creations.


This is also for:-
1. Stamp Something - "Love Somethings"
2. Creative Craft Challenges - challenge 6 - Roses Are Red
3. Stampin For The Weekend - Valentines Theme
4. By The Cute And Girly - February challenge - "Love"
5. Cupcake Crafts - challenge 77 - Red and White all over
6. Simon Says Stamp - What's love got to do with it!
7. Tellen's Place - challenge 5 - Use 5 Hearts


This is also for:-
1. Sketch Saturday - week # 89 - Sketch
2. Creative Card Crew - challenge 44 - Valentines
3. Lili Of The Valley - challenge 46 - Valentines
4. Crafty Cardmakers - challenge 14 - digital delights
5. Die Cut Dreams - challenge # 34 - Have A Heart
6. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 99 - In the name of love
7. C.R.A.F.T. - challenge 37 - Digi Colouring

She's My Favourite!

This is for:-

1. Create For Fun - challenge week 5 - sketch

2. Creative Inspirations - challenge # 46 - "Pink and Cream"

3. Passion For Promarkers - week 37 - "All creatures great and small"

4. Cupcake Crafts - challenge 76 - "Four legged and Furry"

5. Incy Wincy Designs - challenge 28 - "Put your hats on"

I loved doing this card as I'm using my favourite Penny Black image, I just think she is gorgeous. So when I saw the sketch over on Create 4 Fun, I could just see this little hedgie sat in the middle. And I love this colour combo, "pink and cream", it's so pretty, and it's the theme over at Creative Inspirations. There's no particular colours this week at Passion For Promarkers bu there is a theme which is "All creatures great and small". It made a nice change using Promarkers, I normally use distress inks with Hedgehogs. Now over at Cupcake crafts they asked for us to use "Four legged and Furry", now I can hear you saying Hedgehogs have spikes, and yes they do but they have a furry under belly and also there is actually fur below those spikes too. So my little sweetheart still counts in this challenge. And she has the most adorable hat on so she fits into Incy Wincy Designs challenge, "put your hat on".

The larger flowers were a gift from the lovely Sarah and so were the die cut ovals, thanks love. That Cuttlebug is still on the top of my wish list and then i'll be able to cut all my own ovals etc.

Have a great weekend everybody, and thank you to all who is joining in to the Sir Stampalot Hop and Challenge, if your not go to the top of this page for details.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

With Love

Oh what a nightmare trying to get this card done, it has took two days on and off. I have Sinusitis again, it seems to visit me every 6-8 weeks, I do have a spray but not very good. I've had allsorts of tests done at the hospital with camera's and microscopes, but it effects my throat too and they can't find out why. So bending over a desk is quite painful, so I end up stopping and starting all the time.

But enough of my moaning and on to this card, I'm entering it into the following challenges:-
1. Roses On Paper - challenge 30 - sketch
2. Colour Create - challenge 37 - Soft pink, soft blue, white and silver
3. Just Magnolia - Hearts and flowers
4. Papertake Weekly - Love Actually
5. Sophti-cats - challenge 20 - Love
6. Crafty Creations - challenge # 53 - Wings
7. ABC Challenge - N is for New

Roses on paper gave a fab sketch to use, and the colour combo is Colour Creates theme. I've used a Tilda for the Just Magnolia theme of Hearts and flowers, where is the heart did I hear you say, it's a patch on her jeans and for the flowers she's holding them. It's "Love Actually" over on Papertake Weekly, and I've used the sentiment "with love" for this. Love seems to be everywhere at the moment with Valentines day round the corner, and that's what Sophist-cats is asking for "Love". Crafty Creations are looking for "Wings", there is wings on my Tilda and on the butterflies. N is for New at the ABC challenge, some of my papers are new and the die cut oval and scallops were a gift from Sarah, which I haven't used before, thank you love x

Happy crafting
Tracy x

Rosie-D's DT Card

OK so here's my creation for my challenge card over at Rosie-D's challenge blog, there's a sketch to follow. The sponsor this week is

They are kindly giving away three images for the lucky winner. There's this cute Ladybird and there are two other images which are hearts with decoration to them. So if you pop over you will will be able to join in and have the chance of winning.

Happy crafting
Tracy x

Pretty In Pink

This card is for:-
1. Papertake Weekly - Sketch # 33
2. Die Cut Dreams - challenge # 32 - Bears
3. Just Cute Bears - challenge 1 - "One for the girls"
4. Crafty Cardmakers - challenge 13 - Hearts and Romance
5. Fussy and Fancy - challenge 3 - Hearts

I absolutely adore using this Penny Black Bear, I don't have the stamp, it's retired but a lovely friend Susie, kindly stamped me some out. I've always got my eyes open though to purchase the actual stamp. This is two cards on the trot, that I've used scraps out of my drawer for, I have loads of scraps but forget to look in there when I want something.

Papertake Weekly gave a lovely sketch, they always have the type of sketch you want to use time and time again. Bears are the theme for Die Cut Dreams, and Bitty Angel Bear is the best bear around. And for the new challenge blog Just Cute Bears there first theme is "one for the girls", and my card sure is girlie. It's Hearts and Romance over at Crafty Cardmakers, and I have hearts on my card and the card is for any occassion so it can be used for a romantic occassion. Hearts are Fussy and Fancy's theme this week too.

Hope you all have a great weekend and will be joining me for the BLOG HOP starting on Monday morning, it will be fun and there's so many prizes and a great piece of crafting equipment anybody would love to have.
Happy Crafting
Tracy x

Make A Wish

You know when you make a card and your just happy about it, everything works out how you've planned it in your head. Well this was one of them cards, I even used scraps only out of my scrap draw. I adore this image given to me by a friend, who would rather I didn't give her name, but thank you x

This card is for:-

1. Create 4 Fun - challenge 26 - sketch

2. Penny Black Saturday - week 85 - Something Sweet

3. Creative Inspirations Wednesday - challenge 45 - Feminine

4. Allsorts - week 36 - Hearts and Flowers

5. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 97 - Blooming Gorgeous

Create 4 Fun have a wonderful sketch, one to use over and over. I have used this cute cheesecake image as the theme over at Penny Black Saturday is "Something Sweet". My card is all pinks which suits Creative Inspirations Wednesday which want to see Feminine. Allsorts has asked for Hearts and Flowers, and they are there on my card. Blooming Gorgeous is the theme for Cute Card Thursday and there's plenty of blooms on my card.

A couple of weeks ago I won the Cupcake Crafts challenge and the prize was $20 voucher for Simon Says Stamp, well this meant I could keep to my New Year Resolution, to build on my small stamp collection. And as Penny Black are my favourites, it had to be Penny Black, although I had bought a set of Penny Black it left me a couple of dollars left so I got a small House Mouse Stamp with the remainder. Don't think this tiny mouse will quite go on a card, so I thought maybe he will make nice Birthday gift tags. So i've taken a photo and then you'll know what you will be seeing probably quite often on my creations.

Have a good evening

Happy crafting

Tracy x

DT Card For Susie's Sassy Challenege

The challenge theme this week over at Susie's sassy Challenge is Red, White and Blue, Chosen by the lovely Denise, and this is my DT creation for it. The prize this week is...........GDT spot! There's some great DT cards, so pop on over and take a peep!

I have used a a lovely image called Princess Maggie, and she's one of the Critter Crew over at greeting Farm, only she's not in the shop as of yet, I won her in the weekly digi draw.

I love images with lots of detail, and this image also reminds me of Motivet.


This card is also for:-

A Spoonful Of Sugar - challenge 88 - Freestyle

Incy Wincy Designs - challenge 27 - Ribbon and bows

Creative card Crew - challenge 43 - Punch it



A Spoonful of sugar is letting everyone do what they want by giving the theme of "Freestyle".

Incy Wincy design 's theme is Buttons, Bows, Ribbon and Lace. But it doesn't say if you have to use all 4 items, but I noticed some of the design team only have some, so i'll enter this card and hope it's excepted.

Creative Card crew want you to "Punch It", so this card fits as it has a butterfly and a dragonfly punched on it.


Happy crafting
Tracy x

DT Card For Anyone For Anya?

This is my last week on the Anyone For Anya? challenge, and this week the theme is a colour combo of Black, White + 1 other colour. My other colour is Red, as this is my favourite colour. I have enjoyed my time with the Anyone for Anya? challenge. I used the Geisha Anya, I embossed some punched flowers them made some corners and embossed them too. And added gems and a ribbon.

I would also like to enter this for the Papertake Weekly as I have used this weeks sketch.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Rosie-D's DT card

This is my reveal for the DT card I have made for Rosie-D's challenge. It is a sketch which is quite versatile and you still have a week to enter. The prize is 4 free images from In Style Stamps. We were given the choice of two images to work with and I chose this Birdhouse. But I added the snow and flourishes myself, and gave it a wintry look, as all we seem to have seen lately is snow.

Have a great weekend

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Lions For You

It is my little boys Birthday tomorrow, Bobby will be 4 and pacifically asked me for a card with Lions on as this is his favourite animal. I bought this Digi image from Squigglefly, and what great quality, it is designed by the talented Crissy Armstrong.

I followed the sketch on Create 4 Fun, as it just suited a boys card, definately one to be used again.

Hope you all have a good Sunday, I know we will be.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

For my Brother

Good evening, are you all thawing out now, we have had a day of heavy rain and it has melted most of the snow and ice, which makes it easier to get from A to B now. But the temperature still feels like it's freezing.

This card I made for my Son Bobby from his big brother Scott, as it's Bobby's Birthday tomorrow. And he loves to get on his Big Brother's Wii, so it's quite fitting. I'm loving these LOTV images at the moment, this one was a RAK from the lovely Jacqui, thanks love.

I'm going to enter this in the Friday Sketchers challenge, as I have followed there sketch and it was great. Definately one to use again.

Got to go now, just getting the last of the buns out of the oven and they still have to be iced and decorated before I go to bed.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

DT Card For A Boy

This is my DT card for Susie's Sassy Challenge # 6 this week, the theme is one I picked myself and it is "A card for a boy with optional extra to add an animal". I chose this theme as my son Bobby will be 4 on Sunday 17th January, and he is obsessed with animals, lions being his favourites. The prize this time is a heart shaped chipboard mini album.

So pop on over and give it a go!

This card is also for:-

1. Creative Inspirations - challenge 24 - Distressing

2. Creative Card Crew - challenge 42 - Distressing

3. Sophisticats - challenge # 17 - Doth the north wind blow

4. Creative Inspirations Wednesday - challenge 43 - "New Year, New Products"

Creative Inspirations and Creative Card Crew both have the theme of distressing this week, and all the edges have been distressed with inks. While Sophsti-cats have a bit of a different theme this time, it is "Doth the north wind blow" and you can interpret it how ever you want. Well being a Northener when the wind blows it blows, and my image looks like the boy has got the wind in his hair whilst riding his bike. Creative Inspiration wednesday has asked for "A new year, new products" and this image is new, sent to me in a Rak from Jacqui, thanks love.

Now how are you all doing with your "New Years Resolutions"? I'm trying to stick to my craft one, which as some of you know I don't own a lot of stamps, and have in the past relied on what I have won in candies and prizes and Raks. Money is tight so don't get the chance to buy many but my resolution was to build on my stamps and to get a decent assortment. My favourites are Penny Black, Sarah Kay and Lili Of The Valley (designer ones). Well New Years Eve My hubby treated me to a retired Penny Black stamp called "Sharing Moments". I had the image sent to me by a lovely friend, and used it not long ago and really enjoyed using it. I really wanted it and saw it on the internet after hours of looking. And It arrived this morning, I got so excited, i was like a big kid. So here it is:-

I would like to finish this rather long post with an apology to all my blogging Buddies, I have been a bad blogger and been working on DT cards, my sons Birthday cards and sorting things for his birthday on Sunday. So I haven't been able to get round to everyones blogs, I'm so sorry but will be back on track very soon.
Happy crafting

Tracy x

GDT For Anyone For Anya?

I was kindly invited to do a Guest Design Spot for Anyone For Anya? for two weeks. And this weeks challenge is to use charm, and the prize is 2 digital images of your choice from Karen's Doodles.

Do pop over and take a look at the rest of the teams creations, and even join in the challenge too.
Here is my card:-




This card is also for these challenges too:-
1. ABC Challenge - L is for Layering
2. Papertake Weekly - New Beginnings
3. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 94 - New

I have put plenty of layering on this card for the ABC Challenge this week. Papertake Weekly and Cute Card Thursday has the theme of NEW it can either be a new home, new baby or using somethig new like a new product. My charm is new, I used my new Purple Cow Trimmer/Guillotine, and the small flower is new, a gift from my DT Buddy Jane, thanks Jane.



Recipe:-
Stamps - Laundry Anya, sentiment from stash,
Papers - Dove craft, K&Co (for christma from DT Buddy Jane),
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, H20's,
Tools - Butterfly punch,
Embellishments - charm, pegs, flowers, ribbon, all from my stash.

Snowy Days

This is what greeted us yesterday morning when we got up, and it looks no different today. 6-7 inches of beautiful snow. Yesterday morning I phoned the two eldest kids high school and they informed me it was open and even though I wanted to keep them home they wanted to go see there friends as it was there first day back after the Christmas holidays. So off they trudged in the freezing cold to get the school bus, only to get a phone call 1/2 hour later to say the school bus hadn't shown up. So I made them come back home. I phoned the school up and they told me all school buses in Leeds had been taken off. "Well why didn't you tell me when I phoned earlier" "you didn't ask was the smart reply, but now we are sending everyone home". But my youngest's school did the right thing and sent texts out and announced it on the radio.
So as soon as the kids were home they got changed out of uniforms, my daughter curled up in her bedroom watching chick flicks with a bovril and my two boys got wrapped up to have some snowy fun with the dogs who equally love the snow.

Bobby threatening me with a snowball


Scott always has to go one further with the size of his snowball



Rebel and Flint


Rebel



The boys throwing snowballs for the dogs to chase, they always try to catch them only to have them crumble in there mouths.

After 1/2 hour playing in the snow they came in soaking wet, but there waiting for them were warm towels and hot cups of bovril all round, apart from the dogs, no bovril but they did get the warm towel treatment, it's a right job melting the snow and ice of their fur.
Anyway today both school closures were announced on the radio, so left the two eldest in bed to have a lay in. Less arguments that way too as they fight like cat and dog.

Hope you all keep safe and warm and I hope I haven't bored you too much.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Ooooops!!!!

This card is for:-
1. Just Magnolia - week 38 - sketch
2. Roses On Paper - challenge 28 - use favourite colour medium
3. Creative InspirationsWednesday - challenge 41 - Thank you
4. Fussy and Fancy Friday - challenge 1 - "new"
5. Stamp Something - New Somethings

I love how this card has turned out, I've made it for my kids to give it to my Mum as she took all three of them to her house and spent the morning baking buns and scones, last Sunday. I'll put some choccies with this card to say thank you as the kids had lots of fun. I bake and cook with them but I think they enjoy the change sometimes.
I don't hardly have any fabric flowers or not many flower punches, so i'm always looking for new ways to do flowers and I thought I've done alot of handmade roses, so this is what I've come up with. I punched my flowers and cut some hearts on the Cricut, inked the edges, then using Versafine, stamped the hearts and flowers with a detailed flourish stamp. Then heat embossed them with gold powder. They may not be everybody's taste but I love how they've turned out. I also used 3D gloss on her shoes the end of the wooden spoon and the broken egg, but it doesn't show on the photo.

Just Magnolia gave us a great sketch to use, whilst Roses on Paper asked us to colour in our favourite mediums, and mine is Distress Inks and H20's. Creative Inspiration Wednesday has the theme of "Thank you" so this is my Thank you card to my Mum. Both Fussy & Fancy Friday and Stamp Something have the theme of "New" which includes using new products, well everything has ben cut using my new Purple Cow paper trimmer and guillotine combined that my lovely Hubby bought me. Also the image I've never used before and it was won as a prize at Die Cut Dreams for a Card I made, these flowers are a new idea too so that might count aswell.

Hope every one copes with the bad weather and the cold
Keep safe
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Bright and Sunny!

This card is for:-

1. Papertake Weekly - sketch 31 - sketch

2. Colour Create - challenge 35 - Lemon and Lime + spring or summer flowers

3. Stampin' For The Weekend - "new Beginnings"

4. By The Cute And Girly - "new"

5. Cupcake Crafts - challenge 72 - "baby card"

6. Incy Wincy Designs - challenge 24 - Bling it up

Happy New Year, hope everyone had a good one. Have you all made New Year Resolutions, I have. I have decided I have such a small collection of stamps and the fact that some of the images you see me use are swaps, candies, prizes and some RAKs that my stamps need building up. Money is tight here so I'm lucky to get one a month when the hubby gets paid so that is my aim this year. I've already been trawling e-bay but sometimes with the postage it's not really much cheaper. So i'm concentrating on getting myself some stamps as my New Years Resolution. My favourites are Penny Black, Lili Of The Valley (new ranges) and Sarah Kay. I like my stamps to have quite a bit of detail and enjoy painting them with distress inks and H20's

Now onto my card, I really wanted to do Colour Create as the colour combo is so bright and sunny and with the weather we're having it will bring a bit of sunshine into my craft space. They want to see Lemon and Lime with an optional extra of spring or summer flowers. The sketch is from Papertake Weekly and I have rotated mine and instead of matting and layering the sentiment I put it directly on to my DP with embossing power in black sparkle. Stampin' For The Weekend and By The Cute And Girly has the theme of "new beginnings" and my card is a new baby card which is the theme for Cupcake Crafts. And finally Incy Wincy Designs want us to bling it up, so on my card I've used black sparkle embossing powder, stickles to the halo and wings and butterfly, and also gems and pearls.

I hope everyone is keeping warm, i'm dreading tomorrow, I have to face the cold as my three kids go back to school. But on the up side I get 2 1/2 hours to myself while the younget is at Nursery, mind you I nearly always end up ironing or some other house work.

Stay safe in all this ice and snow

Happy crafting

Tracy x

DT Card Friends

This is my DT card for Susie's Sassy Challenge, the theme this time is Friends Old or New. There's some great Design Team cards so pop on over and have a look. We have a GDT member this week called Kirsty, who has given us a fab card.
The Prize for the new challenge #5 is a GDT spot for challenge #7 that starts on the 28th of January,if you are picked as the winner you will be asked to make a GDT project/card for the challenge after the next which we will need you to email us by the 25th of January.

For this card I have used a Penny Black image called "Sharing a Moment", and has been coloured with Distress Inks. I've added lace and ribbon and some pearls into the flowers. I have glittered the flowers for my dose of sparkle. The papers are In My Minds Eye, Wild asparagus i think.

I'm also entering this card for
1. Rosie-D's - challenge 61 - Free Choice
2. Crafty Creations - challenge 48 - Glitter and Bling

Looking forward to taking a look at your blogs if you join in.
Have a wonderful New Year and all the best for 2010
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Rosie-D's DT Call

At Rosie-D's challenge blog they are having a DT Call, it ends on Saturday 2nd January so there's still time to apply. All they are asking for is a "New Year " card and a piece of altered art. So I have altered a soap powder tablet box, I have done these before but decided now Christmas is over I needed somewhere to store my Christmas stamped images. I always stamp out a full sheet and this is how I store the left overs. So here it is

Then this is my "New Years" card, I've added lots of stickles to the stars and the party hats.

Now you can apply as well and join in their challenges as they are good.

Hope everyone has a great new year and all the best for 2010.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

No Rules!

This card is for:-

Crafty Creations - challenge 47 - No Rules

There are no rules over at Crafty Creations this week, so i'm entering this card I have made for a DT Buddies husband who is a Footie Ref.

This is a quick post as I am taking the kids to the Panto tonight to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, It's my youngest son's first time, but he's nearly four so I think he'll sit still and watch it.

Shall I give you a quick laugh before I go, my youngest son was sat with me the other evening watching tele, I was watching Amanda Holden training to be a midwife. There was a very pregnant lady layed on a bed being examined. "Wow look at her fat belly mummy" my 3 year old son said. "I know she has a baby in there, just like when you was a baby, Bobby, in my tummy" I told him. "Aren't you nasty mam, you eat me" his startled reply was.

He thought that I had eaten him when he was a baby and kept him in my tummy, I still laugh when I think of what he said. Hope it gives you a little giggle!

A Gift wallet

This gift wallet is for:-

1. Passion For Promarkers - Anything but a card,Christmas theme

2. Allsorts - week 32 - Anything but a card

3. Stamp Something - Holiday Something

4. Creative Inspirations - challenge 23 - Christmas Gift

I've made this for my Dad as a stocking filler, he likes an odd scratch card and doing the lottery, so there will be a couple of lottery lucky dips going in here too. I hope he shares if he wins Lol!

Passion For Promarkers is anything but a card, I hope this qualifies as it's not actually a card but a gift wallet.

Allsorts is also Anthing but a card too.

Stamp Something is Holiday something, which is something to remind you of the holiday season.

Creative Inspirations is a Christmas gift and my gift wallet is holding a Christmas gift.

I hope your all ready for Christmas, I have 3/4 of my wrapping done, and i'm almost there with the housework, although with three kids as I clean one room and move on to the next they've already left their mark on the first. Tomorrow I'm gonna go for my food shop, then Christmas eve at 8.00am we're up and off to Otley for our standard pork pies. They are the best ever and every year we do the same trip. It's about a half hour drive there, and we pick them up for my mam and dad too. But believe me they are really worth it!!!!!!!!

I don't know if i'll have another post before Christmas day so Have a very merry Christmas, and a peaceful one.

Thank you to all that who have left such lovely comments.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Christmas milk Cartons

These cartons are for:-

1. Passion For Promarkers - Anything But A card

2. Rosie-Dee's -challenge 60 - Rudolph's Got A Bright Nose

3. Creative Inspirations - challenge 23 - "Christmas Gifts"

4. Stamp Something - "Holiday6 Something"

5. Allsorts - week 32 - Anything but a card

I have made these Milk Cartons for my three kids, my twin nephews and My youngest sons friend Poppy. I have filled them with chocolate coins and sweets. They are for them to have on Christmas eve, just to give them a bit of something to open early. In the photo's I have tried to show each side of the carton, and there's a different image on each side.

Passion For Promarkers has the theme of Anything but a card, with a Christmas themeand Allsorts is also Anything but a card too. Stamp Something is to make something that reminds you of the holiday season. Creative Inspirations is to make a Christmas Gift but not a card. Rosie-Dees challenge is Rudolph, and there is a Rudolph with a bright red nose on one side of each carton.

Well we have a beautiful carpet of snow outside, and when we went shopping earlier Jack Frost was definately nipping at our noses. I'm still not ready for Christmas and keep coming up with some last minute makes, but I really must get the pressies wrapped and do all my cleaning and put the crafting on the back burner.

Oh Dear I just remembered I need to make a wallet card for my Dads lottery tickets and scratch cards, I always get him 3 scratch cards and do two lottery lucky dips as a little wrap up for him.

So stay warm, and have a wonderful Christmas.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

For a Friend

This card is for:-

1. Penny Black Saturday - week 79 - Red and Gold

2. Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

3. Sophisticats - challenge # 15 - Christmas anything

4. Simon says Stamp - "Merry Christmas"

5. Crafty Creations - week 46 - Red, Green and Gold

6. C.R.A.F.T. - challenge 30 - Free for all

This card has been made for a good blogging buddy, she should have received it by now but just in case snail mail hasn't got to her yet I won't mention any name. I've done this card in a similar way before and really like the effect, even though it's different to what I normally make.

Penny Black Saturday has a colour combo Red and Gold, I've used the majestic image and added gems to my tree.

Creative Card Crew has give us a theme of "Anything Goes" and are also having a DT Call.

Sophisticats is a Christmas Anything theme.

Simon Says Stamp wants a "Merry Christmas"

Crafty Creations has a colour combo of Red, Green and gold.

C.R.A.F.T. is a Free for all

I'm still behind with everything, It was my Husbands friends funeral today, so the only Xmas shopping I did was a bit on line, bought some books for the kids for stocking fillers, Amazon have promised my delivery for Saturday which I thought was very good. Still got pressies to buy, all the cleaning and wrapping to do, not even thought about food shop yet. But I suppose I will get there in the end.

Merry Christmas and Happy crafting

Tracy x

DT card for Challenge # 4 A Touch Of Gold

1. Simon Says Stamp - Merry Christmas
2. Crafty creations - week 46 - Red, Green and Gold
3. C.R.A.F.T. - challenge 30 - Free for all

This card is my DT card for the 4th challenge at Susie's Sassy Challenge, the theme is a touch of gold and the prize is some Sizzix and Ellison products.
Sorry Ladies, but yes another Christmas card, but it's my last (I think), and it's for my Mum and Dad. My Mum loves anything with a touch of Vintage. This is my favourite Christmas stamp, and I know my Mum will adore it too. I've done my other favourite thing too, Handmade roses finishes with stickles. All Sarah's cuffs, collar and hem are all done in glamour dust as is the snow.
Simon Says Stamp have quite an open theme which is just "Merry Christmas", and Lorraine is giving some extra candy to go with it on her blog.
Crafty Creations has a colour combo of Red, Green and Gold.
C.R.A.F.T. to make it nice and easy they are having a free for all.

Hope you all have a great Christmas and a very Happy New Year

Tracy x

Santa Mouse

This card is for:-

1. Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

2. Incy Wincy Designs - challenge 22 - Father Christmas

I've gone for a simple look with this card, as the paper is quite busy, and I fancied a change from adding loads of flowers and embellishments. Still had to use stickles though and a ticket. If you like the tickets you can get them Here at Lisa'a shop at a very reasonable price, in fact you'll be shocked at how little she charges. And she's such a lovely lady too, but does like a joke !

Creative Card Crew has a great theme "anything goes" and they are having a DT Call, and you have till the 4th Jan.

Incy Wincy Designs theme is Father Christmas, I hope my little mouse can take part as he is getting dressed up as Santa.

Well I keep saying that this is the last Christmas card i'm making, then I remember somebody else to make one for or I get another order.

I still haven't finished buying presents, I haven't even started to wrap anything yet. And as for my cleaning and shopping, well I'm hoping Santa might have some little helpers he can lend me.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Henry With Cocoa

This is for:-
1.Whiff Of Joy - challenge # 58 - Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle
2. Saturday Spotlight - Christmas Music

You might think you've seen this before, well yes you've seen something similar. Someone saw the one I had made and asked me to do one similar for them.
It's for Whiff Of joy and they have the theme of Sparkle, Sparkle, Sparkle. There's plenty on here.
Saturday Spotlight wants you to use Music on your creation, so I've used a sheet of Music as backing paper on my card.

This is just a quick post, my Boys are now feeling much better so I can get on with the preperations for Christmas.

Merry Christmas to all
Tracy x

Another Order With Lots Of Sparkle

This card is for:-
1. Stamp Something - Winter Wonderland
2. Sophisti-cats - challenge # 15 - Xmas Theme
3. Die Cut Dreams - cjhallenge # 27 - Glitter me Silly

I just couldn't get the right photo with today's cards, But in the flesh I really like this one. I've had an order for another two cards and this is one of them. I have recently made three of these cards in these colours trying to make them a bit more masculine, and now I have sold two of them for orders. The image is a Penny Black and is fab, I got it from my friend Brenda and I'm now thinking I really do need to get this stamp.
Stamp Something have the theme of Winter Wonderland and this bear looks like he's walking through a Winter Wonderland to me.
Sophisti-cats have made it easy this week and just give us the theme Xmas Theme.
Die Cut Dreams said Glitter Me Silly and I've done that by using plenty of stickles and glamour dust.

Merry Christmas Everybody
Tracy x

Oh Christmas Tree

This card is for:-
1. Sketch Saturday - sketch 81
2. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 36 - Let it shine
3. Stampin' For The Weekend - challenge 28 - Blue and Brown with festive option

Another card for an order, I used a Penny Black image and dove craft papers. And plenty of stickles.
Sketch Saturday gave a great sketch.
Stamptacular Sunday has the theme of "Let it shine", so I used stickles on the fairy lights and as snow.
Stampin' For The Weekend has a colour combo of Blue and Brown with an added option of "Festive".