Let's Go Shopping

Today see's "lotsa Layers" as the theme for this weeks Oldie But A Goodie challenge, chosen by our lovely Debs. The prize is below, fab isn't it. I even did some paper piecing to give me more layers, I've had this stamp for ages and have not got round to using it yet. I also used some fine glitter on this instead of my trusty stickles. And I love the sentiment on this one too. So will be using this again, great for 18 & 21st's too.




This is also for the following challenges:-

1. Fussy & Fancy - A Recipe

2. Totally Papercrafts - challenge # 68 - Pink & Girlie

3. Stamp Something - Something Sentimental

4. Crafty Catz - challenge # 84 - Pink & Green

5. Diva's By Design - challenge 2 - One For The Girls



Have a good week and thank you for popping by my blog.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

The Wolf

Ok so are you all shaking your fists at your computer screens, has Blogger drove you mad. I haven't been able to blog for days, at first I couldn't even see blog sites and then I gained access to sites but couldn't leave any comments. Then my friend Brenda read a tip today regarding the blogger problems. When you log in if you untick the box that says "keep me signed in" it lets you comment etc. So now i'm trying desperately trying to do my DT commenting and get round all the lovely blogs that I would normally visit from day to day. So if you haven't heard from me in a while this is why and i'm sorry. So now back to blogging.









As it is my Husbands Birthday today, I thought I would show you the card I made for him. There is a reason behind the image, I adore Wolves and have done for years, and my DT friend Sally sent me a coulpe of wolf images stamped for my Birthday in March. For my Hubby's Birthday I said I would buy him another Tattoo, he got two wolves with my name below. You see Wolves mate and partner for life and are very loyal creatures. And often misunderstood for scavengers. What a wonderful thing for him to do, I thought he was going for a Leeds Utd Tattoo Lol! It is still red and there is scabbing and flaking to the skin, so the grey shading and the highlights aren't showing very well, but here it is:-




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

1. Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

2. Crafty Cardmakers - challenge # 46 - Embossing

3. Ladybug Crafts - challenge # 29 - Animals

4. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 21 - Boy Oh Boy




Have a good day and thank you for visiting my blog.

Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Sketch For DCD

It's a new challenge today at Die Cut Dreams, and the challenge is to use a fab Sketch done by Dawn.


And as always a great prize up for grabs and some fabulous inspiration by the rest of the team. I used this sketch to do a male card for a change, and I found this sketch a great one for using some scraps of design papers up. It would be great to see you over at Die Cut Dreams, so pop by and take a peep.


This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Dream Valley - challenge 7 - Dig out the old to use with the new (I used old papers to use with a new stamp)
2. A Spoonful Of Sugar - challenge 152 - Anything Goes
3. Crafty Catz - challenge # 83 - Anything Goes
4. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 112 - BEARnecessities
5. Allsorts - week 104 - Inspiration Photo + Blog Hop


Thanks for popping by. have a good week.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Teddy Bears Picnic

Today brings a new challenge at Oldie But A Goodie, and our theme this week chosen by our lovely Pauline is "Teddy Bears Picnic", so we would like you to use a Teddy Bear and it must be a stamp, no Digi's please and remember it has to be an old one, over 6 months old.
We are sponsored by Stampelkallan, and the prize is 5 of their gorgeous atmps, if you haven't been to their on-line shop you must pop on over and take a look. There really is the most gorgeous images.
There will also be a DT Call and we'll be looking for someone to do a GDT spot too.



For my card i have used a Penny Black stamp, coloured with Distress inks and made some roses. I have used lots of sparkle on my card using stickles and glamour dust.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. Crafty Creations - challenge 118 - Anything Goes
2. MAWTT - challenge 98 - Two B's (Bear, Butterfly)
3. Stamp Something - Anything Goes + Blog Hop
4. Allsorts - week 103 - Teddy bears Picnic
5. 2 Sisters challenge - challenge 39 - How Does Your Garden grow
6. Creative Inspirations - challenge 59 - Glitzy & Bling
7. Stamp With fun - challenge 111 - Green & Pink
8. Cupcake Crafts - #142 - In The Garden



I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that over at Penny Black @ Allsorts we are having a DT Call, so if you love Penny Black stamps, join in the challenge and try for the Design Team. It is a fabulous and friendly team to be on, and you will get to put your Penny Black stamps to good use.


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

PB Hedgie And A DT Call

I felt like doing a Penny black card today, my Hubby bought me this stamp off of E-bay a couple of weeks ago and I thought today would be a good day to use him, he's just so cute.

I was going to do him for a mans card, but then I looked at some challenges and thought Mmmm gingham & roses, could I make him work with that!

I think I need one of those daylight lamps to try and capture my sparkle more, I have used Glamour dust on my roses, swirls, leaves and grass, but it isn't showing very well.

I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that over at Penny Black @ Allsorts we are having a DT Call, so if you love Penny Black stamps, join in the challenge and try for the Design Team. It is a fabulous and friendly team to be on, and you will get to put your Penny Black stamps to good use.


I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. Penny Black Saturday - week 150 - Distressing (I have distressed all my edges)
2. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 38 - Distressing (I have distressed all my edges)
3. Cupcake Crafts - #141 - Gingham & Roses
4. CES Challenges - challenge #35 - Favopurite Colour Combo (I love pink and green together and use it quite a bit)
5. Crafts & Me - challenge # 34 - Punches
6. Papertake Weekly - Fancy A Punch


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

A princesses Birthday

The start of a new week and the start of a new challenge over at Die Cut Dreams, and as it was our Bosses (Susie's) Birthday on Saturday, in her honour the theme is "A Princess Birthday". And as Susie adores her Tilda's that is the image I used for this card.

I loved this blue and orange flowered paper and have been waiting to use it, even though it is an unusual colour combo. It is also a bit on the bright side for me, but we all need to do something different sometimes.



This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Totally Papercrafts - challenge # 65 - Recipe
2. One Stop Crafts - week 130 - Birthdays
3. Passion For Promarkers - week 98 - Fit for a Princess


Have a good week and thanks for stopping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Floating By......

I just fancied a play today and to use a House Mouse, yep I was getting House Mouse withdrawl Lol! I just love this image and used plenty of sparkle to highlight the water, the butterfly and on top of the swirls on the embossing.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. House Mouse - challenge # 94 - Way to travel
2. Diva's By Design - challenge 1 - Anything Goes
3. Creative Inspiration Wednesday - Challenge 110 - Embossing
4. Crafts & Me - challenge # 33 - Swirls

Just a quick post today, then this evening I will try to catch up in blogland tonight, although Mr Blogger blocked me out of blogland last night and wouldn't let me leave comments, I didn't even have a dashboard.

Happy Crafting
Tracy x

Say It With Flowers

I have picked the challenge this week for Oldie But A Goodie challenge, I chose "Say It With Flowers". And I have put the prize up for this challenge too and below you can see the prize.



Please pop by the challenge blog and see the rest of the teams gorgeous creations, and join in too, as you don't need to just use stand alone flowers like mine, you can also use any images and then add flowers to your cards. But your stamp must be 6 months old and please no digi's.



Hope you have had a lovely bank holiday weekend.
For my card I tried something out of my comfort zone. Now on some shelves above my desk I have a selection of woodmounted stamps that I didn't want to put away in a drawer. And there is one particular Inkadinkado stamp that really catches my eye, and so decided to use it and do something totally different to my norm.

So if you know me, it has to be girls, animals or totally cute. I can get along fine with these. But stand alone flowers, not got a clue. So off to my friend Brenda's blog I went and came away brimming with inspiration. You really need to see her Penny Black Creations, she does the most wonderful floral creations. Although you probably already visit her, I know she has many followers. My stamp actually came from a candy I won from Brenda a long time ago when I first started blogging.


I have surprised myself and although not up to Brenda's standard, i'm quite proud of myself. You can still see a bit of me in it Lol, with feathers, gems and bows. Oooo I did 3-D-ing on the flowers also, not done that before. I enjoyed doing this, so you may see more like this.


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

1. Dream Valley - challenge 6 - Flowers

2. By The Cute & Girly - May challenge - Anything Goes

3. Sweet Stampin' - Try Something New (tried 3-D technique, A stamp that I wouldn't normally use)

4. CES Challenge - challenge # 34 - Inspirational photo (my inspiration came from the colours)
5. Papertake Weekly - Anything goes + optional extra something round (my round items are my gems)
6. Bling It On - challenge 3 - Inspiration photo (I chose flowers)



Happy crafting
Tracy x

Little Teapot

1st of May brings a new challenge from http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/, where the theme this month is "Shape Up", anything but a square or rectangle. Pop on over as you know the prizes are great and see the rest of the DT for some fabulous inspiration. And if that isn't enough to make you pop on over maybe a DT Call is. Our Lovely Jules is stepping down, so that means we are looking for someone to join our team. We'll miss you Jules!

I had a bit of a mad moment and decided to do a teapot, i'm still not sure about it. But I really wanted to try something different. And I think this Penny Black stamp is soooooo cute, I just had to use it.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. MAWTT - challenge 96 - Anything Goes
2. Card Makin' Mama's - For A Loved One


Have a great bank holiday and thank you for popping by.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Magical Worlds

It's the 1st of May so it's a new challenge at Sir Stampalot, and the theme for this month is "Magical Worlds". And as always there's a fabulous prize:


So pop on over and see what the rest of the team have created, gorgeous creations. I have used a Sweet Pea stamp, I also stamped some Lillies and used some feathers with them to embellish my card. There is lots of Glamour dust on my card but as usual it's not showing, but in real life it sparkles.

This is also for the following challenges:-
1. Stamp Something - Something With Wings
2. Charisma Cardz - Week 17 - April Showers, May Flowers (I took inspiration from May Flowers)
3. Fussy 'N' Fancy - Springtime
4. Let's Ink It Up - challenge # 14 - Embellish it, no digi's
5. Totally Papercrafts - challenge # 64 - Glitter

Have a good Bank Holiday and thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy Crafting
Tracy x

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