Did You Guess

Did you join in our game over at Sir Stampalot challenge, and if you did , did you guess which Baby photo belonged to me and which creation was mine?

Did you guess?

Here I am in 1971, Age 2 (photo is a bit marked). And if you don't know what i'm talking about, it was our Birthday at Sir Stampalot on the 1st April and we had a fun game for everyone to play. A photo of each DT member along with a piece of their work which they have selected which they think best depicts their style of crafting was displayed on the challenge blog and you had to place them to each DT member.

If you didn't get a chance to play there is another new challenge starting tomorrow, with great prizes too.


Have a great bank holiday
Happy crafting

Tracy x

She's So Elegant

Thought I would do a quick post and pop this on, as i'm gonna be going over to my son's school as they are having a wedding party this afternoon and i'm helping out. This was for an order for my sister's boyfriend, he just wanted something elegant and vintage for his Mum who is in her 80's.
A lot of inking involved and I had a go at scrunching the music sheet, then inking and embossing the creases with gold embossing powder, i'm a bit of a neat and tidy crafter so scrunching and ripping don't appear on my blog too often LoL!

I would like to enter this for the following challenges:-
1. Sketch ' N' Stash - challenge 60 - I chose sketch 10 and my new stash is the music sheets.
2. Crafts & Me - Vintage/Distressed
3. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes + Blog Hop

4. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 162 - choose a sketch

This is my chosen Sketch for these challenges, it is from Sketch 'N' Stash

Have a good day tomorrow
Happy crafting
Tracy x
p.s. I have just noticed after I posted the card doesn't look straight, but everything on the card is straight and level in real life

LOTV Wedding

I hope everyone has had a good Easter, we a fabulous day as we spent it at Chester Zoo. For anyone who is a regular at my blog will know how much my sons love animals and Bobby thinks Chester zoo is far better than Blackpool Zoo. We borrowed my dads Video Recorder and took loads of film, so Bobby will sit quietly watching it over and over. The best Easter we've had.

Now enough of that, the challenge for this week over at Die Cut Dreams is "WEDDING", I have used LOTV image that I won on Elaine's blog in one of her very generous candies. Do pop over as there is a fab prize up for grabs, and as always the DT have gorgeous creations to inspire you.


This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Fab 'N' Funky - challenge # 69 - Here Comes The Bride
2. ABC Challenge - S is for Sparkle (I have gems, pearls and stickles down the edge of the brides veil, but it's not really showing.)
3. A Spoonful Of Sugar - challenge 148 - Lets Celebrate
4. Crafty Cardmakers - Challenge 44 - Wedding
5. Stampin For The Weekend - challenge # 8 - Wedding

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

Cupcakes And Bunting

When I saw the theme for this week over at Oldie But A Goodie, chosen by our lovely Lisa Jane I had to choose this image. The theme is "Fit For A Queen/Princess", and as the Queens birthday is coming up too. This image and the bunting just screamed out 1977 The Silver Jubilee and street parties to me and that is what my easel card is based on.

The image is embossed and then coloured with Promarkers, my shading is getting a bit better with these now and I have found if the image is embossed, my promarkers don't bleed out of the lines. My images were a RAK from my friend Bx but The Molly Blooms image and Bunting can be found HERE at Sir Stampalot. She is from the Summer 2010 collection and so she's older than 6 months old which is one of our requirements at Oldie But A Goodie, we also don't accept Digis. We are sponsored by Die Cut Dreams this week and Susie always gives good prizes, so pop on over and have a look at the rest of the DT creations and join in the challenge too.


Now if I haven't been by your blog over Friday/Saturday, i'm so sorry but for some reason Blogger had decided to freeze me out of leaving comments. He can be so naughty sometimes, and quite infuriating too.


This also for the following challenges:-
1. Fab 'N' Funky - challenge # 68 - All spotty & Dotty
2. Totally Papercrafts - challenge # 62 - SpringTime
3. Creative Craft Challenge - Embossing (my image is embossed with clear embossing powder)
4. Truly Scrumptious - challenge 55 - Vintage (I have distressed all the edges and it's set in 1977)
5. Cupcake Crafts - #138 - Lots Of Layers


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

Easter Hanglar

It's Monday again and that means time for the next challenge at Die Cut Dreams. So, onto the new challenge and we would like to see your creations for Easter.
This is the prize for this week.

I have used a Hanglar image, I got two of this image in a RAK a while ago. I have used both now and would love to get the stamp as she's gorgeous. But I haven't seen the stamp anywhere. I have coloured the image using Promarkers, the papers I have used are scraps from my scrap drawer. Those Daisy flowers are a punch, I have punched two daisies for each flower, then layered them together with a brad, which I then coated with Stickles. Please remember to stop by the rest of the DT and have a look at their wonderful creations too, and you may want to join in the challenge.


This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Ladybug Crafts - challenge 22 - Sketch (missed the deadline for this challenge)
2. Passion For Promarkers - week 94 - Yellow & Pink
3. Stamps R Us - Easter
4. I Love Promarkers - challenge # 60 - Easter
5. Simon Says Stamp - Spring colours or Easter
6. Crafts & Me - challenge 29 - Glitter -
7. Stampin For The Weekend - challenge # 7 - Easter
8. Creative Inspirations - challenge 57 - Easter


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

Heart To Heart Pony

I made this using Penny Black's "Heart To Heart", it's not your usual image for Mother's Day, but it was for my cousin from her Daughter. She is mad about about horses and has her own stables, so it's quite fitting really.


This is for the following challenges:-
1. Fuzzy Wuzzy - challenge # 8 - Inspirational photo (my inspiration came from rustic colours, orange, brown green)
2. Creative Inspiration Wednesday - challenge 106 - Punches and Dies
3. ABC challenge - 'R' is for Ribbon
4. Paperplay Challenges - week 14 - Critters Galore
5. Dutch Dare Card - # 107 - Spring Has Sprung


Thank you for popping by my blog, hope the rest of your week goes well.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Going To The Chapel

This fortnight over at Oldie But A Goodie it is Francesca turn and she has chosen Wedding or Anniversary as her theme.

The prize this time is

There will also be a lucky person picked from one of the entrants to be our Guest designer for May Remember to enter at Oldie but a goodie you MUST use a RUBBER stamp and it MUST be 6 months old or older. No digi's allowed!

I would like to enter this in to the following challenges:-
1. A Spoonful Of Sugar - challenge # 146 - Tons Of Texture
2. Papertake weekly - Anything Goes - optional extra something new (my new item is my new wedding stamps from Forever friends)

Happy crafting
Tracy x

In The Pink

Well it's the start of a new week and also the start of the two week school holiday, in fact after totting up, my kids are only at school for eight days this month, due to various bank holidays etc...................................... So if I seem to go missing, i'm either pulling my hair out or being driven round the bend LOL! I asked my 5 year old Bobby, "What would you like to do over the school holidays", his reply was "All I want to do is bake buns and build zoos", so not a very tall order at all. I think I fell lucky there.


This is for the following challenges:-
1. By The Cute & Girly - April challenge - Cute & Girly
2. Dream Valley - challenge 4 - Things With Wings


If you have kids at home for school holidays, hope they don't drive you too mad Lol! Happy crafting
Tracy x

Magical Wishes

I have had a lovely Mother's day, I hope you all have too. I haven't really done anything apart from make a DT card for Tuesday, My hubby made dinner and did the washing up afterwards too. The Kids have behaved and bought me some lovely cards and gifts. My daughter, bless her went out and bought me the new issue of Creativity magazine, it has free papers and a sentiment stamp with it. I was over the moon with it and especially that she thought about what she was buying me. I normally just get cards.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Lili Of The Valley - challenge 90 - Spring
2. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 13 - Bling & Sparkles (there is stickles on her wings and on the dandelions, then gems on the flowers)


Have a wonderful week, and thank you for dropping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Bunny Love

Are you fed up with all the cards i've been making yet, and some of them never even got a photo, so won't be on my blog. Todays card is made using these gorgeous little bunnies from LOTV, my blogging buddy Francesca sent me some gorgeous images for my Birthday last week, thank you hun.


I would like to enter this in the following challenges:-
1. Colour Create - challenge 67 - Pastel
2. I love Promarkers - challenge # 59 - Emboss It
3. Just Tracy's Craft Challenge - challenge 2 - Rainbow
4. One Stop Crafts - week 125 - Spots & Dots
5. Crafts & Me - challenge # 28 - Use Yellow

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

My Show And Tell

This post is really a "Show & Tell" as i'm chuffed wih myself, I have finally managed a technique i've been wanting to do for ages. I was on my dear friends blog, Brenda's of Floral Fantasies, and I was commenting on her scenery and backgrounds, I was saying how I'd love to go to a class and learn all these techniques. The next thing I know Brenda had sent me an e-mail explaining how to do a background with my inks and Aquamarkers.

I printed out the e-mail and had a play with my aquamarkers and inks, made a mess a few times and then did a good one so turned it into a card for someone's order. I used Stormy Skies Distress Inks and I don't have a nice green like Bundles Sage, I only have Peeled Paint which is too dark, so I used the celery Aquamarker. This is one of my first attempts, crap isn't it LOL! But Brenda told me not to throw it away, as she said the beauty about doing this I can add or take colour away with this technique.

But then I managed a really nice one, so I stamped my image on it and painted my image with Distress inks. I was really worried that the backgound would contaminate the colours, but it didn't.

So then this is the finished card, yes it's like one I did during the week but someone saw my other and asked me to make a similar one. What a difference to what I normally do, which is distress around the outside with Distress inks.

Thank you so much Brenda, your e-mail encouraged me to try and have a go.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

GDT For Allsorts

I have been invited to join the Allsorts challenge as a GDT for this week, I will be representing Penny Black @ Allsorts for this challenge. There challenge is "Blooming Blossoms", and obviously as i'm representing Penny Black I have used one of my favourite Penny Black stamps.
Please pop by the Allsorts challenge an take a look at the rest of the teams gorgeous creations, and maybe join in the challenge too.


I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. Cupcake Crafts - #135 - Flowers for mum
2. Creative Inspirations - challenge 56 - Mother's day
3. Dream Valley - challenge 3 - Mothers day


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

Penny Black In Blue

This months challenge at Penny Black @ Allsorts is a colour combo. The combo is Black, White + one other, I chose to use blue as my third colour. And I used this cute girly hedgie from Penny black, I love using her. I kept my card simple as I love to see this image in all her glory, and I don't think she suits too much fuss. Check out the challenge blog, the prizes are always brilliant and the rest of the team do gorgeous creations.


I also would like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. Stamps 'R' Us - spring Theme
2. Lets Ink It Up - challenge # 11 - Die Cuts/Punches (border punch)


Thank you for popping by, have a good weekend
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Sir Stampalot Challenge and Birthday

It's the first of the month again and a bit of a special day for us at Sir Stampalot Challenge, because it's out Birthday.........woohoooooooooo..........we are one year old today. And what a fabulous year it has been, the support from all of you lovely bloggers out in blogland has been phenomenal and of course it's you who have made our challenge such a success. Thank you one and all. Now as well as our Birthday it's April Fools Day !! So this means not only a brand new challenge, but we've also got something a bit special lined up with a twist or two.

But let me tell you about the April challenge first, the theme has been selected by our very own Lady (Janice) Stampalot who has chosen: "Ladies and Fashion"

And here is my creation for the challenge

I wonder what you will come up with for this one, I can see so many possibilities and am so looking forward to seeing all your entries. For one lucky winner, this is the prize on offer from Sir Stampalot:

So now for the real fun bit.........this month the Design Team will be displaying their work on their own blogs only. And on the challenge blog we have a collection of photo's and pieces of artwork.............they were going to be jumbled all up, but that would be a bit too wicked, so they have been paired up.......a picture of each DT member along with a piece of their work which they have selected which they think best depicts their style of crafting, plus a snippet from their DT piece for the month. Have you guessed what you need to do......that's right, you have to decide which of our Design Team fits which mystery DT member. When you think you have the answers E-mail brenda@ibas.co.uk with your list. There will be three small prizes on offer selected from those with all or the most correct pairings that reach Brenda before 25th April. Any after that date will not be included.

This is also for the following challenges:-

1. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 104 - No Kids Allowed

2. Fussy & Fancy - week 33 - Use a zipper or a fether (I chose a feather)

3. Card Makin' Mamas - challenge # 18 - Embellish it

Thank you for popping by my blog, have a good weekend.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Simply Elegance

Another creation for another order, I adore anything Art Deco or vintage and I love these Debbi Moore stamps, I have to say they are one of the best sets of stamps I've bought.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Simon Says Stamp - Sketch
2. Paperplay challenges - week 13 - for Mum
3. Dutch Dare - Distressing
4. Fussy & Fancy - week 33 - Use a zipper or feather


Hope your all well and thank you for popping by.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Dandelion Fairy

Another quick post for me again. And here is an unusual colour combo for me, but I like it. This is another card for an order.

I would like to enter this into :-
1. Lili Of The Valley - challenge 89 - Punch it
2. One Stop Crafts - week # 124 - Fairies & Angels


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

For Mum With Art Deco

A really quick post today, I have so many cards to make this week.

But first I would like to apologise to my fellow blogging buddies for not getting round to your blogs, over the last couple of days "MR BLOGGER" has been playing silly games with me, he won't let me leave comments on blogs, I do hope this is just a temporary thing and will amend itself. He's also playing about with my posts, he won't let me publish my posts with any line spacing in them, so I then have to go back in and edit in HTML. I do know some of my blogging friends have had some similar problems so at least he isn't just doing it to me LOL!


This is for the following challenges:_
1. Paperplay challenge - week 12 - Distressing
2. Stampin' For The Weekend - challenge # 6 - For Mum
3. Allsorts - week 96 - For A Special Lady
4. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 32 - Make Your Own Embellishments
5. Fab 'N' Funky - challenge # 66 - Shabby Chic
6. Ladybug Crafts Ink - challenge # 21 - Handmade Flowers


Have A good day
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Gift Carton

The theme this week over at Die Cut Dreams is "Use A Food Themed Digi" and we are sponsored by "Digi's With Attitude". The team were given a couple of images to use. I have made a milk carton, with an acetate apeture, thought it would be good to put a gift or maybe muffins in.

This is also for the following challenges:-
1. A Spoonful Of Sugar - challenge 144 - Ribbon, Pearls/gems & flowers


Thank you for popping by my blog
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Poppy

Firstly I would like to thank my blogging friends for the birthday wishes and cards I received for my Birthday on Friday. Thank you so much for your Birthday Wishes and the gorgeous cards. I didn't do much on my Birthday, but my sister had a "Handbag and purse Party", there was some lovely bags but I didn't buy anything, but it got me out for the evening. Although I did receive 11 orders for cards (mother's day), from people at the party. So I will be busy this week.

This is one of them, they requested some Ladybirds and a cute animal, so of course out came my House Mouse. This stamp is a Joanna Sheen one from the stamp sheet Poppy JSHM003. The flowers are a Sizzix die.


This is for the following challenges:-
1. Sketch 'N' Stash - challenge 57 - sketch (New stash is my stamp)
2. House Mouse - challenge # 91 - Welcome Spring
3. Stamp With Fun - challenge # 103 - Spring
4. Incy Wincy - challenge # 86 - Embossing (dry embossing on the red panel)
5. Stamp Something - Spring
6. Papertake Weekly - It's A Mom Thing
7. Simon Says Stamp - Mother's Day/ Girlie
8. By The Cute And Girlie - March - Springtime


Hope you all have a good week, and thank you for popping by blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Colour Combo's

This week at Oldie But A Goodie the theme is Pink/Blue and Brown, the theme is chosen by our lovely Liza and sponsored by Stämpelkällan.
Please do pop on over to see the rest of the teams creations, but please remember NO DIGI'S and your stamp must be over 6 Months Old.


I would also like to enter this into the following challenge:-
1. I Love Promarkers - challenge # 57 - Men's card
2. Simon Says Stamp - Happy Birthday


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

A Fairy For My Mother

The inside of my easel card.



There's a great theme over at Die Cut Dreams today, it is "Mother's Day or Special Friend". The team have all done gorgeous creations and there's always fab prizes up for the winner. The Prize is:-
3 Chipboard door hanger kits, Colours may vary. These can also be found at Die Cut Dreams to buy, I use them and they are fabulous.





I chose to do an Easel Card, and as my Mum loves Fairies I thought this gorgeous Sweet Pea stamp would be ideal. It was a Christmas present from my Friend Brenda, thank you she's beautiful.




I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:-

1. Sweet Pea Stampers - Scallops

2. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

3. Magical Monday - week 17 - Spring Colours

4. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 10 - Easel card

5. Fab 'N' Funky - challenge # 63 - Make it girly

6. Stampin' For The Weekend - challenge # 5 - Springtime

7. Let's Ink It Up - Challenge # 10 - Embossing (I used a daisy emboss folder on the strip across the middle)

8. Raise The Bar - challenge # 57 -
G........Girly

R........Ribbons on the tag inside my easel card

E.........Embossing

E.........Embellishments

N.........Nesties
9. Creative Inspirations - challenge 55 - Easel Cards



Recipe:-

Stamps - Sweet Pea Peachy Pink Fairy, Justrite Sentiments, Poinsettias stamps Polkadoodles,

Papers - Dovecraft Kate Knight's Wild Blossom, Back To basics,

Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,Big 'N' Juicy,

Tools - Tendrill Sizzix die, nesties, cuttlebug, Daisy punch,

Embellishments - Stickles, gems,



Thank you for popping by my blog

Have a good week

Happy crafting

Tracy x

For A Baby

Hello everyone,
Today see's a new challenge over at Oldie But A Goodie, it is the lovely Annie's turn to pick the theme and she's chosen "For A baby".
And the prizes sponsored by Bron are:-





So please pop on over and take a look at the teams gorgeous creations, and join in. All you need to do is follow the theme, use a stamp (no digi's please), that is older than 6 months old.


This is for the following challenges:-
1. Totally Papercrafts - challenge # 56 - Pearls And Lace
2. Stamp With Fun - challenge # 101 - Monochrome Blue
3. Incy Wincy - challenge 84 - Pastel Colours
4. Dream Valley - challenge 2 - New Beginnings ( I have just found this challenge)



Now I would like to thank all you lovely bloggers that sent well wishes for my eldest Son Scott, who had his operation yesterday and is now at home.
The operation went well although the surgery was more than we originally anticipated, it actually looks like something out of a horror movie, not that I watch them. There is a lot of exposed flesh, and we have to follow quite a few rules, but i'm sure it will all be worth it in the end. And Scott was a star, he did really well and coped brilliantly.

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

My Poorly Bunny

This is a card for my eldest son who goes in to hospital on monday for an operation, He's 15 and loves making cards and altered items himself, and I know he likes House Mouse too. I decided to do a Tri-Fold card, I used a brilliant tutorial by Brenda which you can find here, thanks Brenda it was so easy to follow.

The sentiment is actually stamped onto a real plaster, a little tip I saw on a Joanna Sheen House Mouse Saturday show on C&C.

I got these images as a RAK from my lovely friend Christine, thank you Christine.

So I thought I would enter this into the following challenges:-

1. House Mouse - challenge # 90 - Multi-fold

2. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 9 - Four legged friends

3. Dutch Dare Card Callenges - #102 - Who's who in the zoo (my first entry with this challenge blog)



Recipe:-

Stamps - House Mouse HMGR1006 Mouse Drops, HMOR1035 Bunny Boo Boo, Polkadoodles poinsettia,

Papers - Laura Ashley Contemporary,

Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,

Tools - Nesties, Cuttlebug, border punch,

Embellishments - gems ribbon, plaster,


Thank you for popping by my blog.

Happy Crafting

Tracy x

Welcome Spring

Now for this months challenge over at Penny Black At Allsorts, and the theme is "Welcome Spring". There is some gorgeous creations by the team and great prizes too. Please pop on over and if you have some Penny Black stamps you may even want to join in. We'd love to see you. I have used a "Teddy & Company" stamp, and he's so cute.


This is also for the following challenges:-
1. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 28 - Teddy Bears Picnic
2. One Stop Craft Challenge - week 120 - Spring Flowers


Thank you for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a good week.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Springtime

Hello Everyone,
Today it's another challenge over at Sir Stampalot. And our theme this week is "Spring", use greens, yellows or Pinks. The fabulous prize is:-


What a great prize, so pop on over and check out the rest of the teams gorgeous creations for some inspiration. I decided to use this gorgeous Sarah Kay image, she is one of my favourites, and you can find her here at sir Stampalots. I used a sketch I made for my creation on Sunday, and more of my flowers that you have probably seen recently too, I'm loving making them at the moment.


This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Allsorts - week 92 - Make Your Own Flowers
2. Stamps 'R' Us - challenge 15 - For the girls
3. Crafty catz - challenge 71 - Friendship
4. Stamp Something - Something With Flowers
5. By The Cute & Girly - Springtime



Have a good week and thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Spring Garden

Hi Everyone,
Thank you for popping by my blog, today it's a Design Team make for Die Cut Dreams, the theme being "Spring Garden Scene". And the prize is a Guest Design team spot, the rest of the lovely ladies on the team have made gorgeous creations, so do pop on over to take a look.

I'm spending the day with my Mum and Sister today, trying to get some sanity back after a bit of a weekend from hell. I'm picking my eldest son some new PJ's and a few bits up as he goes in hospital next Monday for an operation, sounds a bit gruesome and painful actually. He's having his Pallette dug away to have a contraption fitted with chains on it as he has two teeth growing backwards through the pallette. This has happend as he still has three baby teeth left in and he's fifteen, they will be taking the baby teeth away, two at the top, and the one at the bottom, the bottom one will come out, but they don't know what they will do as the adult tooth is laying side ways in his gum. After the op and the swelling has calmed down he'll have a special brace fitted to start turning and pulling the teeth into place. They say it will take about three years for this to all work. The sad thing is at the moment all his teeth are perfect, no fillings and all lovely and straight, but because of the baby teeth still being their, it has pushed the new adult teeth into the wrong place. Maybe our own dentist should have pulled the baby teeth before now.


Any way enough of that, my nerves will be all over the place this time next week. Life deals us some rubbish, but I suppose i'm a hell of a lot luckier then some.

A few challenges I would like to put this in for:-
1. A Spoonful Of Sugar - challenge 140 - Birthday Wishes
2. Paperplay Challenges - week 8 - Let's Get Sentimental
3. Sweet Stampin' - Oh So Girly
4. Incy Wincy - challenge # 83 - Spring is in the air


Recipe:-
Stamps - Sarah Kay Elodie, Helz Cuppleditch, Dovecraft, Polkadoodles Butterfly,
Papers - Papermania Rose Garden,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Big 'N' Juicy,
Embellishments - ribbon, gems, book plate, brads, stickles, flowers,


Have a good week
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Helping Hand

I needed to really take my mind of things after a weekend with a few family drama's, so I picked a couple of challenges to have a go at. I made some more of these flowers, I love doing them, I use two Poinsettia stamps in different sizes, then ink them with distress inks, and on the large add a daisy punch to the centre. A couple of gems and some stickles and the job's a good 'un.

I have used my favourite of all Whiff Of Joy Stamps, so reminds me of my daughter Jodie, when she's not in a strop and doesn't mind helping me with the dishes Lol!

So here's the challenges I have decided to join in with:-
1. Simon Says Stamp - Coffee & Cream
2. Crafts & Me - Things Wityh Wings
3. Fab 'N' Funky - challenge # 61 - Recipe (1 image, 2 Embellies - flowers and a ticket, 3 papers)
4. Card Makin' Mama's - challenge # 15 - Happy birthday (I have just found this challenge blog)


Recipe:-
Stamps - WOJ Melinda helping Angel. Polkadoodles Poinsettia's,
Papers - My Minds Eye, Papermania Regency, Dovecraft Sugar & Spice,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,
Tools - Nesties, daisy punch, Cuttlebug, ebossing leaf punch,
Embellishments - button, ticket, gems, stickles, ribbon,


I will be back tomorrow with a Design team creation for Die Cut Dreams, thank you for popping by.
Have a good week.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

An Award

I have been given this award from Fiona over at Lil Daffodil, thank you Fiona for thinking of me.

I am acknowledging the fact by way of this post.

I then have to pass this on to 3-5 bloggers who have less than 3000 followers nd invite them to accept this TAG. I have chosen to pass this on to the following well deserving bloggers who inspire me with their beautiful creations:-

Brenda over at Floral Fantasies
Jules over at Always With A Heart (I enjoy finding the hearts on her creations too)
Sally over at Crafty Salutations

So ladies you have been TAGGED. Want to participate?

Then create a post where you post the 'LOVE BLOG' image. You should also blog the person's link that gave you the award and inform her/him that you accept the award. You can then choose 3 - 5 favourite blogs which you also link in your post, then you inform each blogger that they have been tagged.....I hope you will accept this award....

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Spring Is In The Air

It's that time again for another challenge over at "Oldie But A goodie", and the theme this week is chosen by our lovely Fleur. And she has chosen "Spring Is In The Air", her prize for this week is these lovely goodies below:-

Also this time the winner will be our Guest Designer for March. So please pop by and give us a visit and join in too.



This is also for the following challenges:-

1. Sketch 'N' Stash - challenge 55 - sketch (new stash is Papers, I have rotated the sketch)

2. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 99 - S.O.S. (my special person is my friend)

3. The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge - challenge # 6 - Birthday Wishes

4. House Mouse - challenge # 89 - Favourite Stamp (I love these gruffies with the wheel barrow)

5. Fab 'N' Funky - challenge # 60 - Make Your Own Embellies (I have made my own flowers & leaves)

6. Creative Cottage - challenge 33 - Fabulous Florals

7. Simon Says Stamp - Make Your Own Embellies (I have made my own flowers & leaves)
8. Charisma Cardz - week # 7 - Spring Has Sprung


Recipe:-

Stamps - House Mouse Gruffies, Wheel Barrow Ride LR1010, Poinsettia stamp by Polkadoodles,

Papers - Dovecraft Sugar & Spice,

Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,

Tools - daisy punch, embossing laef punch, nesties, cuttlebug,

Embellishments - ribbon, stickles, gems,


Hope your having a good week and thank you for popping by.

Happy crafting
Tracy x

With Sympathy

Good morning Ladies, we awoke this morning to a carpet of white, yes heavy snowfall and still snowing. Sadly this card, a Sympathy card, is not the kind I like to make and only ever have made one before, and it was a decoupage one.

My sisters next door neighbour and friend died this week at the age of 41 (OMG that is my age, so frightening), she died of lung cancer and never smoked in her life. My heart goes out to her family, she has two children and a devoted husband. Life seems so unfair.

My sister asked me to make her a Sympathy card and I didn't have any suitable stamps, so I used this church window which had Hollyhocks in by Judikins, I masked the flowers and embossed in gold the window. Then cut out the centre and stamped some Lillies from Great Impressions to go in the window instead. My sister was pleased with it, I'm not too sure, don't know if it could have done with something else on it or if then it would be too fussy for the occassion.


This is for the following challenges:-
1. Allsorts - week 91 - Inspired by nature (Lillies are my piece of nature)
2. Creative Inspiration Wednesday - challenge 99 - Plain & Simple
3. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 27 - Embossing (my window is embossed wth gold powder)


So because of the snow, I think today my crafty space is gonna get some much needed organising, especially my stamps. I'm putting them onto some laminated sheets and then into lever arch folders. I am also making my own catalogue of stamps to save me searching through my wood mounted stamps and my others, as my wood mounted are stored in trolley's with drawers. I have been trying to blog this week but I have my sisters old monitor as mine has broken, and it is blurry, so my eyes are getting a bit out of focus. So if I haven't visited you in the last wek I will try my best to pop by. It's just hard to sit looking at the screen for long lengths of time.


Recipe:-
Stamps - Judikins 23561, Great Impressions K47, Dovecraft sentiment,
Papers - Papermania Exquisite,
Colouring Medium - Distress Inks
Tools - Embossing Powder, heat gun, border punch,
Embellishments - ribbon, stickles,


Thank you for popping by my blog.
Have a good weekend
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Baby Girl

This is for this weeks challenge at Die Cut Dreams, the theme is a Baby card "It's A Girl". The girls have all made fabulous creations and great prize up for grabs too.
I have used a Digi I won from Bugaboo a while back and never used, i'm not one for Digi's much but she is really cute.


This is for:-
Cupcake Crafts - #129 - "I love you" Use a heart


What a weekend, I've had Bobby down with a tummy bug and a cold, then I switched on my computer on Sunday morning and my Monitor has packed up. So I have had to borrow a really old one from my sister till I can get a new one. It's not very sharp, it seems to be a bit blury, the hubby has messed with all the contrast buttons etc, and nothing, but maybe it's just old. So i'm now behind with my blogging, i've lost a whole day more or less due to the monitor.

Recipe:-
Stamps - Bugaboo, Polkadoodles Butterfly,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, Distress inks,
Tools - embossing powder, cricut,
Embellishments - Nappy pin, ribbon, gems, stickles,


Thank you for popping by today, have a good week.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Tails Of Love

It's a new challenge at Oldie But A Goodie and the theme is our lovely Deb's choice, and it's "Have A Heart". I have used my favourite papers and of course my favourite little mice, I have gone for a vintage look with this or maybe you'd call it shabby chic. And Debs has put the following up for the prize.




This is for the following challenges:-
1. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 97 - Hearts
2. Stamps R Us - challenge # 14 - Valentine/Love
3. Simon Says Stamp & Show - Embossing
4. Crafty Cardmakers - challenge # 39
5. Simon Says Stamp - Love Is In The Air
6. Passion For Promarkers - week 87 - Let There Be Love
7. A Spoonful Of Sugar - challenge 138 - Let's See Some Love
8. Papertake Weekly - Have A Heart


Recipe:-
Stamps - House Mouse Tails Of True Love HMGR1009,
Papers - Devonshire Collection,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Promarkers,
Tools - Nesties, Cuttlebug, Embossing Powder, Versamark,
Embellishments - Ribbon, flowers, gems,


Have a good week and thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Blowing Dandelions

I can't believe we are in February already, don't know why but this year seems to be whizzing by, and I'm sure someone is pinching time from me as there never seems to be enough hours in the day. It is blowing a real gale force wind here today, there's already a few fence panels that are gonna need a repair job doing on them. I'm just popping this post on then taking the kids to the library, yes were walking in this can you believe it, Hubby is at work so I've no chauffeur today.


Had a play with a new stamp LOTV Dandelion Clock, which I won from Elaine from one of her brilliant candies, do check her blog out, her colouring is amazing.
I had a play around with some hearts I had cut out on my Cricut, yes that is a machine I do not use enough. I stamped the hearts with Champagne Versamark Dazzle, then inked it with Mountain Meadow Big 'N' Juicy, I love the result but not keen on the stamp pattern I have used.


This is for the following challenges:-
1. ABC Challenge - "N is for Nesties"
2. Lili Of The Valley - challenge 83 - Romance
3. Paperplay Challenges - week 5 - Stamp It Out
4. Allsorts - week 89 - Love, Love, Love
5. Sweet stampin - Spring Flowers


Recipe:-
Stamps - LOTV Dandelion Clock, Polkadoodles Butterfly,
Papers - Dovecraft Back to basics, Heltz Cuppleditch Pepper & Friends,
Colouring medium - Distress Inks, Big 'N' Juicy Mountain meadow,
Tools - Cricut, nesties, Cuttlebug, Circular Punch,
Embellishments - stickles, brad, flowers, ribbon, (All from stash)


Have a good weekend and thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Some Bunny Loves You

I made this card for my Sisters new partner to give to her for valentines day, so it had to be pink as at the moment she's into pink especially the vibrant ones. The stamp is one I won in a candy from the lovely generous Elaine, it is a LOTV, thank you Elaine.


This is also for:-
1. Simon Says Stamp - Love Is In The Air
2. Sketch Saturday - week # 140 - Sketch
3. Allsorts - week 88 - Something recycled (I have used heart buttons from my daughter's top and cut off the loop at the back).


Recipe:-
Stamps - LOTV Bubble Bath, Sentiment computer generated,
Papers - Forever Friends with love, Dovecraft Back To basics,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,
Tools - Glossy accents, X-Cut Border punch,
Embellishments - Ribbon, flowers, stickles, heart buttons,


Hope your all having a good week, and thank you for popping by.
Happy crafting
Tracy x