Fairy Wishes

I have made this for my sons Friend Poppy, you may have seen the invites I had made for her party earlier this month, this card matches them.


I would like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. Crafts & Me - challenge # 41 - Birthdays
2. Creative Inspirations Wednesday - challenge 118 - Summer
3. Truly Scrumptious - challenge 60 - Things With Wings
4. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 45 - Fairies






I received this award from my lovely friend Fiona over at Lil Daffodil. Now to receive this award I am required to acknowledge the giver (Done), tell you 7 facts about myself and pass the award on to 8 lovely bloggers, I chose to pass it onto bloggers I haven't given awards to before and are regular commenters on my blog.


So here goes:-
7 Facts about me:-
1. I have three children that I absolutely adore, Scott, Jodie and little Bobby xxx
2. A wonderful supportive husband who tries to buy me crafting goodies when he can.
3. I have four gorgeous pets, who I love spending time with. (2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 rabbit)
4. My favourite colour is Red
5. My favourite stamps are - House Mouse, Penny Black, LOTV, Stampavie, Sweet Pea
6. My favourite foods are Curry and Cheese
7. One day me and my hubby want to own a camper van and travel around Britain (when the kids have grown up, they don't like the idea of travelling around Britain)

I would like to pass this award on to:
Tracy at Tracy's Treasures
Sue - Sue's craft Haven
Sue - Scoopys Stuff
Laurie - Designer Diva
Christine - Nanaseaside
Shirley - Nannieflash
Jo - Jo's Crafty Card Creations
Claire - CraftyC's Crafting Library


Thank you for popping by my blog
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Gentle Hugs

This week at Oldie But A Goodie the theme is "Anything Goes", and we are Sponsored by "The Angel Company" , see the fabulous prize below:-


please remember to join in our challenge your stamp must be over 6 months old and no digis, thank you.

So it's an easy challenge this time but if you would still like some inspiration pop along and take a peek at the lovely creations by the rest of the team.


I have used this gorgeous House Mouse stamp HMOR1102 Snuggle Bunny, anyone who knows me knows I love my House Mouse and I really loved working with this one.

So I would like to enter this for the following challenges:-
1. Creatalicious - challenge # 23 - Sketch
2. House Mouse - challenge # 98 - Summer
3. Deep Ocean - challenge # 2 - Flowers
4. Stampin' For The Weekend - challenge 11 - My Favourite things (House Mouse are definately my most favourite stamps)
5. Dream Valley - challenge # 10 - Ribbon

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

Football For Dad

My second card this evening, this one is from the kids to to give there Dad for Father's Day. They've bought there Dad a CD and a DVD, the movie will be watched tomorrow no doubt and I know it's not my thing. They've bought him Paul, the one with Simon Pegg and an Alien.


This is also for the following challenges:_
1. Sketch 'N' Stash - challenge 63 - Sketch (my new stash is the stamp)
2. Fuzzy Wuzzy - challenge # 10 - Recipe - 3 papers, 2 buttons, blue.
3. Dream Valley - challenge 9 - Fathers Day


Have a good week and thank you for dropping by.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

For My Dad

This is the card I have made my Dad for Fathers Day, he loves fishing, and I bought this set and a set of sentiments by Forever Friends a couple of weeks ago and I love them. The sentiment set is so versatile as it has postal, banners and male words too.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Create 4 Fun - June challenge - Sketch
2. Cupcake Crafts - #146 - Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy
3. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 44 - For A Guy
4. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 115 - Dads or Grads
5. Ladybug Crafts - challenge 32 - Numbers (1st class Dad sentiment)


Have a good week, thanks for popping by
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Touch Of The Orient

This week at Oldie But A Goodie our lovely Laurie has picked the challenge "Where In The World", so I have chosen to go Oriental. She is giving the following prize.


So if you'd like some inspiration and to see where in the world the rest of the team went pop along and take a peek.


I would also like to enter this into the following challenges:-
1. Crafts & Me - challenge 38 - Stamp Something
2. Deep Ocean - challenge 1 - Anything Goes
3. CES Challenge - challenge # 40 - Staurday Night At The Movies (I have done Mulan)


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

Magical Fairy Invites

The front of the invites, using Whimsy's Maya Making Wishes. Glamour dust was added to the wings and dandelion, it does sparkle beautifully, but isn't showing on the photos as usual.


The invite opens and has a detachable bookmark, by the request of my customer, I used a perforator for the bookmark.

This is the bookmark, made using a Molly Blooms Dandelion stmp, embossed with Sea Foam White embossing powder and Glamour Dust was added for magical sparkle. I added "Make A Wish" sentiment and embossed that too.

This is the inside ready for the party details to be added.

This is all 8 that I was asked to make.


Now if you want to read the next part, I will tell you a little story about the little girl for who these invites are for. When Bobby was 1 1/2 year old we started to go to a Playgroup, where we met a little girl of the same age, called Poppy and her mum Sarah. Now Poppy has some health issues, looks just like the little girl on the front of these invites. She has an illness called Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, where her organs are enlarged, and some other problems. Now the first time we met, Bobby didn't take a second look and just started to play with her with a ball, she had no balance and could only crawl, but that didn't bother Bobby, he got down on his hands and knees and rolled the ball to her instead. Bobby never even batted an eyelid. Poppy was so sweet and gorgeous, Bobby didn't say anything about any of her problems, but was very careful around her.

And there grew a lovely friendship. They started Nursery together after Poppy's mum got her a place at school, as she is very bright and clever, they moved into reception together. Now Bobby doesn't play with her all the time, but he picks her up when she falls, wipes away her tears when she cries and watches out for her, and won't let anyone upset her.
Poppy won a special place in both our hearts, and Me and her Mum have become quite good friends. Poppy has gone through such a lot of medical treatments and operations and she's so courageous. She's a little treasure.
So when Sarah asked me to make the invites for Poppy's Magical Fairy Party, I couldn't resist, she asked if I could add a Bookmark so they had something to keep.


I would like to enter them for the following challenges:-
1. ABC Challenge - W is for Wish
2. Totally Papercrafts - challenge 70 - Summer
3. Crafty Catz - challenge # 86 - Bookmarks
4. Stamp Something - Something Punched (I have used a corner punch on the insides, Nesties on the front and a perforator for the bookmark)


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

A Recipe

There's a wonderful recipe to use this week over at Die Cut Dreams, the recipe is 3 flowers, 3 stamps, and a bow. For my three stamps I used a Lili Of The Valley, a dandelion stamp from the Molly Bloom range, and a sentiment form Ladybug Crafts. Lots of sparkle which isn't showing. So if you fancy grabbing yourself the great prize on offer pop by the blog and join in, while your there you can get some inspiration from the rest of the team too.


This is also for the following challenge:-
1. Papertake Weekly - sketch # 56
2. Lili Of The Valley - challenge # 99 - Punch It Up
3. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 22 - Something that flies


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

A Devilish Daughter

I won some images a bit back from Kenny K, and this is the first time I have used them, they are great and my Daughter loves them. It was Jodie's Thirteenth Birthday yesterday, so I used this Devilish Donna image on her Birthday card. She can be a bit devilish herself, she was definately a teenager before her time, and at times can be quite a stroppy one too. But we love them no matter what don't we.

Jodie wanted a BBQ party, and thank heavens yesterday turned out to be a beautiful warm sunny day, a garden full of teenagers and family, plenty of food, alcohol free Bubbly and some rather loud music and a good time had by all. Jodie didn't want a birthday cake, she asked for lots of different cupcakes, so yesterday I was up at 6:00 a.m, and baked and frosted 4 dozen cupcakes. They looked fab with swirly tops and different flavours. I added flakes, mint thins, chocolate orange slices. Jodie had a brilliant day, and I was shattered and can't believe how much food teenagers can get through Lol!



I would like to enter this into some challenges:-

1. Allsorts - week 105 - Things With Wings

2. Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - challenge ~ $7 - Fabulous Florals (my first time entering this challenge)

3. Magical Mondays - Recipe

4. CES Challenges - challenge # 38 - Embossing (Embossed dots behind image in nestie, embossing powder on sentiment, embosseing powder on heart)

5. Ladybug Crafts - challenge # 30 - Make your own embellishments

6. Crafty Cardmakers - challenge # 47 - Love The Lasting Kind (for my Daughters birthday, because I love her)

7. Crafts & Me - challenge # 37 - Punch It Out

8. I Love Promarkers - challenge # 68 - Sparkly Bling (gems in flowers, stickles glitter on wings, embossing sparkle on heart)

9. Bling It On - challenge # 4 - Embossing (Embossed dots behind image in nestie, embossing powder on sentiment, embosseing powder on heart)



Thanks for popping by and having a peep at my blog.

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Favourite Penny Black

Hello everyone, today is the 1st of the month which brings us to a new challenge at Penny Black @ Allsorts, and the theme is "Your My Favourite".
And there's always wonderful prizes, so pop on over and join our challenge so you have a chance of getting your hands on the fab prizes.

I used this gorgeous Penny Black stamp, "Garden Visit - 1446J", available to buy here. It's my favourite Penny Black stamp at the moment as my Hubby bought it from e-bay, it's a woodmounted one but I've added a link to the new slapstick one that is now available and more cost efficient too.



I would also like to enter this into the following challenge:-
1. Stamptacular Sunday - challenge # 113 - Bugs or Boys, (it has a snail on for the bug and it was made for my Hubby's birthday)
2. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 41 - Anything Goes
3. ABC Challenge - V is for Variety (3 different embellishments)



Thank you for popping by my blog and I appreciate the lovely comments I get too.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

An Inspiration Photo

Hello everyone, today is the 1st of the month which brings us to a new challenge at Sir Stampalot, and our wonderful Team Leader Brenda has given us the most beautiful inspiration photo below.

Isn't it beautiful, you can do the colours or use Poppies, let the picture inspire you.
And the wonderful prize below comes from the generous Sir Stampalot too, so pop on over and join our challenge so you have a chance of getting your hands on the fab prize. I would also like to take this opportunity to let you know the new Molly Bloom stamps are now in stock at Sir Stampalot, you can see them here.

I used this gorgeous House Mouse stamp, "Special Delivery - HMOR1096", and the Poppy embellishments are from a Poppy stamp I have, as the stamp is so big I didn't want to put too much on the card and detract away from the image.


I would also like to enter this into the following challenge:-
1. Paperplay challenge - Week 21 - Blossoms & Blooms
2. Dream valley - challenge 8 - Stamp Something
3. A Spoonful Of Sugar - challenge 154 - Flower Power
4. Truly Scrumptious - challenge # 58 - Summer Sparkle
5. By The Cute & Girly - June Challenge - In The Garden
6. Diva's By design - Florals



Thank you for popping by my blog and I appreciate the lovely comments I get too.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

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