Pick-Up A Penguin

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is my turn to host and I would like to see 'Let's Make A Start On Christmas'

Being a fairly big image it doesn't leave much room for embellies, I don't know the brand of this stamp but I think it's so cute.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is the prize on offer:-

Lets Create

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Flutterby

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Susan's turn to host and she would like to see 'Sparkle & Shine'

I used this image as I love to add loads of sparkle to the butterfly, I made a background, stamping with a Big & Juicy ink pad, and again used lots of glamour dust to give lots of sparkle.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is the prize on offer:-

We have been generously sponsored by Stix 2

Stix 2 is the home of all your adhesive needs and much more as well, the prize is an ultimate adhesives kit with all your essentials for crafting.

Recipe:-
Stamps - House Mouse Flying, 
Papers - Trim craft paper flowers, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks, Big & Juicy Mountain Meadow,
Embellishments - glamour dust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Going Pink!

Good Morning, well my blogging friends Winter is definately on it's way, it's wet Saturday morning but that doesn't stop our new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Mervi's turn to host and she would like to see 'Pink October'


I coloured a House Mouse stamp, a cute one as we were going pink.  I made a lace rosette to embellish, I haven't made them in a long while, it was quite therapeutic, and they are simple to do.

Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is the prize on offer:-
From Crafty Ribbons






Recipe:-
Stamps - HMI1014 Love Bunny, Flonz butterfly, 
Papers - LOTV Heartfelt,
Colouring Mediums - spectrum noirs, distress inks, 
Tools - grand calibur, spellbinder dies, 
Embellishments - stickles, lace, button, ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Hugs

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Brenda's turn to host and she would like to see 'Colours Of Autumn'

To start with I used some brilliance ink in Coffee Bean colour and stamped my image and used some clear embossing powder, then heat embossed it.  I then water coloured it using distress inks, something I haven't done for a while, it was nice to have a change. I stamped the free hug coupon the same way, I think it's a do-crafts stamp but not entirely certain. The rest is pretty much straight forward.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is the prize on offer:-

Our sponsor is

 DigiStamp Boutique 

One lucky winner will receive a £10 voucher to spend in their store.

Recipe:-
Stamps - LOTV ST003 Hug Time, Do Crafts coupon stamp, Flonz butterfly stamp, 
Papers - Do Crafts Tilly Daydream, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Brillance Ink,
Tools - Grand Calibur, Spellbinder Dies, 
Embellishments - brads, ribbon, flowers, gems, lace, stickles, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

It's In The Bag!!!!

Hello everyone, and welcome, it's a new month for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts challenges, if you didn't get the chance to join in last month's challenges these could be the ones for you.

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Autumn Glory', so for my image I did some masking, I stamped a Beatrix Potter image, then stamped it again on a post it note and covered the main image.  I then over stamped it with a Magnolia fence stamp to create a little scene.  After die cutting the labels I inked the edges with distress inks.  The background is a piece of patterened paper, that wasn't very detailed, I used A backgound stamp from The Stampman around the edge  and embossed with embossing powder.


We have sponsorship this Month from Penny Black with the following prize:-



And of course, the Design Team have created some stunners to inspire you. Please do pay them a visit to their individual blogs - it means a lot to know you appreciate their efforts.

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Colour Inspiration'


 So you can use a combination of these Autumn colours for this challenge.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Crafty Ribbons, Stamp Addicts Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

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

Are you wanting some inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog and then you can see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the talented team.


Recipe:-
Stamps - The Stampman Dragonfl Dreams, Tale Of Peter Rabbit - Crafters Companion, Magnolia Tilda Fence stamp, Penny Black 30-305 Smile All Day, 
Papers - LOTV Beach Bliss, LOTV Country Lady, LOTV Pressed In Time, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks, 
Tools - Embossing powder Copper Twinkle, heat gun, Grand Calibur, Spellbinder dies, 
Embellishments - lace, ribbon, gems, 

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

Copy Cats

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Helene's turn to host and she would like to see 'Re Run'  so something different this week, Helene would like us to all go back and be inspired by the wonderful creations that the Design Team has made over the years. So, go back and look at old Allsorts challenges and take your pick from any of the DT:s creations to draw inspiration from. Make sure you tell us (preferably with a link) which Allsorts DT creation you refer to, just like my awesome team-mates have done this week.
I took inspiration from Susan's creation from June 11th 2016 below:-





Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is the prize on offer:-
 sponsored by Sizzix 




Recipe:-
Stamps - Popcorn Bear, 
Papers - Penny Black Painted Blooms, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs,
Tools - heart punch, bow maker, 
Embellishments - glamour dust, ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Happy Bunnies

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Annie's turn to host and she would like to see 'Use Some Newsprint'


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Our sponsor this week is:-

 Scrapper's Delights

Recipe:-
Stamps - Penny Black, Do Crafts sentiments, 
Papers - LOTV Country Lady, Book pages, 
Colouring Mediums -Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks, 
Tools - Spellbinder Nesties, Grand Calibur, butterfly punch, 
Embellishments - lace, ribbon, pearls, stickles, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Special Moments

This is my mid month challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Add A Sentiment' So you can use any image but make sure you add a sentiment to your creation.
I love colouring this Penny Black image, I love all the detail and the fact I can colour it to match my choice of papers.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Sizzix, Sam, Marianne  stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

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

Are you wanting some inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog and then you can see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the talented team.


Recipe:-
Stamps -1122K sharing a moment
Papers - LOTV  Promises, 
Colouring Mediums - spectrum noirs, 
Tools - Grand calibur,CC Design dies, X-cut butterfly punch, circle punch, spellbinder dies, small butterfly punch,  
Embellishments - pearls, ribbon, lace, stickles, 

Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting

Tracy x

Play It Again Sam!

Good Morning,  these Saturday mornings come round so quickly and are over jut as quickly too. so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts, and this week is our lovely Kevin's turn to host and he would like to see 'Black, White + One'
So my plus 1 colour is blue as you can see, and I went for a masculine design.  A simple design, but showcases the image well.

Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is the prize on offer:-

Crafty Ribbons

Recipe:-
Stamps - House Mouse (by Joanna Sheen) JSHM057 - Friends Like You, 
Papers - Computer generated backing paper, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Embossing folder, cuttlebug, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Together Forever!

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Kath's turn to host and she would like to see 'Anniversaries And Special Occasions'

I cut my card using Spellbinder label dies, then matted and layered up, I glittered the outer edge of the base card (doesn't show very well in the photo), and because of the layering and shape couldn't overload it with embellishments so just added some flowers and leaves.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is our sponsor this week:-

Crafty Ribbons

Recipe:-
Stamps - Penny Black 40-017 Loving & Hugging, Dovecraft Sentiment,
Papers - Trimcraft Paper Flowers,
Colouring Mediums - spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Spellbinder dies, Grand Calibur, 
Embellishments - cherry blossoms, stickles, leaves, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Riding In Tandem

Hello and welcome, it's a new month for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts challenges, if you didn't get the chance to join in last month's challenge this could be the one for you.

At Stamping Sensations  this month the theme is 'One For The Boys', we all need masculine cards but if your like me we don't often make them.  As you can see this is a 'New Job' card for my hubby's friend, the image suits this type of card.

We have sponsorship this Month from Hero Arts:-


And of course, the Design Team have created some stunners to inspire you. Please do pay them a visit to their individual blogs - it means a lot to know you appreciate their efforts.




And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Add A Sentiment' So you can use any image but make sure you add a sentiment to your creation.
I love this stamp I used, it was a gift from my good friend Brenda, she knows I'm a sucker for a mouse or two LOL and comes with the sentiment used, what a great friend card it makes.


We have prizes from Penny Black, Sizzix, Sam, Marianne  stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

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

Are you wanting some inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog and then you can see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the talented team.


Recipe:-
Stamps - 40-454 Tandem, OR1048 Attack Of The Caffeine Crash,  sentiment - See D's alphabet,
Papers - LOTV Father Knows best, 
Colouring Mediums - spectrum noirs, 
Tools - Grand calibur, spellbinder dies, 
Embellishments - pearls, paperclips and school embellies, 

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

New Beginnings

So it's nearly time for the children to go back to school, our Bobby goes back on Tuesday, and he's not looking forward to it this year.  He goes into year six and as he's been told they will be preparing them for high school next year.  So he knows he'll have to knuckle down now Lol

It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Tracy's turn to host and she would like to see 'New Beginnnings' -new baby, new job, new home, wedding etc 

My husband was recently promoted to Branch Manager, so I made him this card and it fitted this theme perfectly.  I have no idea where the idea for this design come from it just popped into my head. But I really enjoyed doing it.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Our sponsor this week is:-

DigiStamp Boutique 

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Under The Weather

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Wendy turn to host and she would like to see 'Use 2 or more dies'

I fancied a bit of a different theme this time, and went for a get well card as the weather will be changing soon no doubt, and all those nasty bugs and viruses will be going round, so I'm sure I'll be using it for somebody.  For my dies I used sizzix flower dies in three different sizes so I've used more than two dies. Haven't made many handmade flowers lately so enjoyed doing these.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is the prize on offer:-

 Sizzix

Recipe:-
Stamps - House Mouse HMOR1047, Sentiment Joanna Sheen, 
Papers - LOTV Petal Fresh, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Sizzix flower dies, circle punch,
Embellishments - ribbon, bow, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Pink Florals

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Brenda's turn to host and she would like to see 'Fabulous Florals'

Using a Joanna Sheen stamp I stamped the image once then masked it then stamped it again to get a bigger image.  Coloured with Spectrum Noirs I used a grey to do the shading to make them more life like.  I used glamour dust to give the edges a slight sparkle but not too much.  I kept the card simple as I thought the flowers did most of the work for this card.  I so enjoyed using and colouring this image.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is the prize on offer:-

Marianne Design

Recipe:-
Stamps - Joanna Sheen Js368 Thinking of you,
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs,
Tools - Grand calibur, spellbinder dies , 
Embellishments - ribbon, gems , glamour dust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Have A Mice Day

Hello and welcome, it has been such lovely weather this week I have spent lots of time in the garden, mowing lawns, tidying borders etc.......  but this weekend it will be uniform shopping.

Here is my mid way creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Anything Goes With A Stamp'  So you can use any stamp for this challenge, so it gives you plenty of choice.  This is a real cutie from from Penny Black, and I love using it. I used some Penny Black paper and overlaid it with a Lattice die cut and embellished it with pearls.  Added borders and some punched butterflies, and stickles to add some sparkle and finish off the card.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Crafty Ribbons, Crafts U Love  Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

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

Are you wanting some inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog and then you can see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the talented team.


Recipe:-
Stamps -, Penny Black 30-028 Micey Day, 
Paper:- Penny Black Painted Blooms,
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs,
Tools - Grand Calibur, Lattice Die, Marrianne border die,  butterfly punch, 
Embellishments - stickles, pearls, 

Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting

Tracy x

Pretty Butterflies

Good Morning,  It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts, and we have a great theme for the lovely summer weather we've been having.  This week is our lovely Susan's turn to host and she would like to see 'Butterflies'

I started this card wanting to use a freebie set I got with a craft magazine and hadn't used yet.  It has two dies - an outer rim then the cut out wings, there's also three stamps - a sentiment, a flower and a butterfly, I utilised all of them. I started by cutting the butterfly outline out, then stamped with memento ink the butterfly with detail.  Using a glue pen I coloured in the patterned wings then sprinkled with glitter.  I then used the detailed die and cut the butterfly out in vellum then overlaid. Using pearls for the body, finished each butterfly.

For the base of the card and background I stamped a strip of white card with a flower stamp and matted it onto pink card, I did a faux stitched outline round the base card and stamped the sentiment in the corner.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here is our sponsor for this week:-

Stamp Addicts 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Magazine freebie, 
Colouring Mediums - Memento ink, spectrum noirs, 
Tools - magazine freebie die set, 
Embellishments - pearls, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Sleepy Dragon And A Bear

Hello and welcome, it's a new month for Stamping Sensations and Penny black & More @ Allsorts challenges, if you didn't get the chance to join in last month's challenges these could be the ones for you.

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Anything Goes' So you can use what ever stamp you want.  I fancied doing something different and used this Sweet Pea stamp of this cute sleepy little dragon.  I thought it could be for a new baby boy or a toddler, I love the fact he's sleeping under the die cut stars, I kept it simple as I didn't want to detract from the cute image.

FOIL PLAY

 

The prize is a £35 voucher for the foil play store


And of course, the Design Team have created some stunners to inspire you. Please do pay them a visit to their individual blogs - it means a lot to know you appreciate their efforts.





And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Anything Goes With A Stamp'  So you can use any stamp for this challenge, so it gives you plenty of choice.  This is one of my favourites from Penny Black and I know it's an old image but don't know if it's still available, it's called Bitty Angel and is fabulous to colour.  I glittered the wings so they sparkle really well.  I layered up with patterned paper, embossed card and then added some faux stitching.


We have prizes from Penny Black, Crafty Ribbons, Crafts U Love  Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

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

Are you wanting some inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog and then you can see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the talented team.


Recipe:-
Stamps - Sweet Pea, Penny Black, Flonz butterflies,
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs,
Tools - Grand Calibur, embossing folders, star die - not sure of brand, 
Embellishments - stickles, ribbons, gems, 

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

Does My Bum Look Big In This?

Good Morning it's been a lovely week for the school holidays, lots of nice sunshine for the kids to play out in.  Hope the weekend is just as good.
On this Saturday morning it's a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Mervi's turn to host and she would like to see 'Spots & Stripes'

I made a gift bag, I really don't know where they go in my house but there's never many when I look in the box.  I was looking through my papers for some spots and stripes and came across these freebies that came in a magazine with the stamp I've used.  I decoupaged the stamp on the hat and the bow on the swimsuit, I'm happy with the result as it looks quite effective.


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Here are our sponsors this week :-

Crafty Ribbons

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DigiStamp Boutique


Recipe:-
Stamps - Acid Drops & What Nots, 
Papers - Acid drops & what nots, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 
Embellishments - Gingham heart trim, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Touch Of Sparkle

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is my turn to host and I would like to see 'A Touch Of Sparkle'

I went all girly on this to show my sparkle, there's stickles on the butterflies and then around the edge of the image and the mirror.  I love these papers, they are so pretty,


Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Our sponsor this week is:

 Scrapper's Delights

Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Light A Candle

Well what a beautiful week it has been weather wise, the kids break up on Wednesday for the summer holidays and I have my Aunts funeral on Thursday so a bit of a mixed week.  But a trip to Blackpool is in order to cheer things up tomorrow.  Pity my eldest son isn't coming but he's offered to look after the dogs etc...........
So It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Helene's turn to host and she would like to see 'Anything But A Card'
So I thought a candle was in order for a change, I did think gift bag at first LOL but you might be getting a bit fed up of them from me.
I went a bit vintage on it using this La Blanche image stamped then coloured with Spectrum Noirs.

For the back of the candle I stamped a sentiment from Indigo Blu, some gold stickles dotted around and a die cut picket fence to finish the look off.

Don't forget to head over to Allsorts for all the details of this challenge, and to check out all the fabulous inspiration from my very talented team mates.

Sponsoring us this week is:



Lets Create


Recipe:-
Stamps - La Blanche, Indigo Blu, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Marianne Designs, 
Embellishments - stickles, ribbon, roses, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Slumber Time

This is my midway challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Anything Goes With A Stamp' So you can use  any image for this challenge.

I decided to make a gift bag, I decoupaged my image as it's quite a simple one.  I trimmed up with ribbon and lace to finish off.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Crafty Ribbons, Sizzix  Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your stamps out isn't it!!!!!!

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

Are you wanting some inspiration, pop on over to the challenge blog and then you can see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the talented team.


Recipe:-
Stamps -Penny Black 2301FK,
Papers - LOTV  Pressed InTime,
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Spellbinder nesties,
Embellishments - gems, ribbon, lace, 

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