Potting Up!

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.

This week is our lovely Mervi's  turn to host and she would like to see 'Four Legged Friends'

I started by stamping and colouring this fantastic image with Distress Inks, this is my new favourite stamp from Penny Black.  I had wanted it for so long then won a voucher a while back and that was it, it is now in my collection. I used some Tea Dye for a background to the image.  The base card is done with distress ink and oxide.

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:-

       

Woodware stamps

Craft Stash 

Recipe:-
Stamps - Penny Black - 1649K - Surprise,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Distress Oxides, 



Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Botanical Notes

 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 'Beautiful Blooms'

I loved this stamp when I saw it, but this is the first time I have inked it up, what was I waiting for Lol! What a pleasure to colour and to also decoupage this Penny Black stamp, I went with the vintage look using Distress inks to do water colouring and also for the backgrounds.  I also used a Crafty Individuals script stamp.

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:-

Rare Earth A4 Illuminated Blooms stamp sheet

This is for the following challenges:-

1. C.R.A.F.T. - #583 - New (New Stamp)

2. Crafty Creations - #417 - Anything Goes

3. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Make your own background

Recipe:-
Stamps - Penny Black -40-276 Botanical Notes, Crafty Individuals - CI-436 Inky Script
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Distress Oxides, Archival Inks, 
Embellishments - Gilding Wax, Posca pen, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Lavinia Stationary Set

Today I would like to remind you that we are mid way through the month for Stamping Sensations and We Love Chocolate Baroque challenges, there's plenty of time to join in and for some great prizes too.

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Favourite Stamps' My favourite stamps are Lavinia, the only problem I have is picking individual stamps from their range.  

I did a workshop and made a type of stationary set, I adapted it to make this one, above you can see the front cover of the folder and then the inside.  Which houses a decorated notebook, a pen and three cards with matching envelopes in a pocket, I suppose it could be used for other things like packets of seeds, chocolate or even scratch cards etc...........

Notebook

Back cover of the folder

The backgrounds have all been made with Distress Oxides, all the stamps used are from Lavinia, I love making things like this.

Our prize this month is two lovely stamp sets from Penny Black, 

We have a post on our challenge blog, please do read it as there are some important changes with future winners and our Top 3 selections.

          

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 We Love Chocolate Baroque, where the theme is 'Feminine' 

I used Chocolate Baroques Life Is Wonderful stamp, I coloured it with Distress Inks, around the inside edge I did a border using a purple metallic Posca pen before mounting it on black card.

Our prize:-
Is the winners choice of an A4 Chocolate Baroque stamp set, or stamps to the same value. We will also be on the lookout for our next Featured Designer selected from entries using Chocolate Baroque stamps.
From the lovely



Chocolate Baroque

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 - Lavinia stamps, Chocolate Baroque - Life Is wonderful 
Colouring Mediums - Versafine Claire, Distress Oxides, Faber castell aqua pencils, Distress Inks, 
Tools -  Moon masks, 
Embellishments - Gelly Roll - Stardust, Posca Pens, Bulldog clip,

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

A Little Foxy

 

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 'Something New'

My something new is a Lavinia fox stamp set my Mum bought me for Christmas, this is the first time using them and I experimented stamping with coloured inks instead of my normal black silhouettes.  I wanted this scene to be light and pretty, my background was made using distress inks with stencil brushes, you get a much more subtle effect.

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:-

Tattered Lace Shoes die

Sponsored by Tattered Lace

Recipe:-
Stamps - Lavinia - Fox set 1, whimsical whisps, oak tree, spooky tree, vine flourish, twisted vine set, dandelions, fairy bugs, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Versafine Clairs, Posca pens, 
Embellishments - Gelly Roll Pen - stardust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Rainbow Blends

 

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.

This week is our lovely Lynn's turn to host and she would like to see 'Favourite Colour'

So mine isn't as much a favourite colour but a favourite colour blend, the three colours for my blend are distress oxides Cracked Pistachio, Squeezed Lemonade and Picked Raspberry.  I just love it, reminds me a of a rainbow effect.  So at Christmas to keep my mojo going I made some Christmas tags, something not too big and overwhelming and I really enjoyed doing them.  My mojo is still flagging so I'm just doing some tags here and there to try and keep me inspired.  And they'll come in handy for gifts too.  


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:-

Pinksy Doodles, Maker of digital images and cutting files for card making and craft projects.

The winner chosen by random.org will be able to choose a prize of four products/paper packs of their choice from Pinksy Doodles

This is for the following challenges:-

1. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - #January - Anything Goes

2. Crafts Galore Encore - #83 - Anything Goes

3. Crafty Creations - #417 - Anything Goes

4. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday - Something New - My new is a Unicorn stamp

Recipe:-
Stamps - Lavinia 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Oxides, Faber Castell Aqua Pencils, 
Tools -  moon mask, 
Embellishments - liquid pearls, posca pens, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Garden Journal

Happy New Year, I hope you all had a peaceful and safe Christmas, it's a new month for Stamping Sensations and We Love Chocolate Baroque 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 'Favourite Stamps' Well my favourite stamps are Lavinia, the only problem I have is picking individual stamps from their range.  I do adore animals so I think I tend to use the animal stamps a lot.

So my Sister had a request for me,to make her a Gardening Journal, as she grows some of her own plants for her garden.  She wanted sections for recoding her seeds and bulbs etc.... and to record and make notes of other things.  So I found a nice notebook that had four sections in it with tabs on.  I created a front page with a little verse on, then created a scene for each divider page and kept to an outdoors theme.  I gave her it at Christmas as a little extra with a Notebook and a Diary too.  She loves notebooks etc and was over the moon with them.

Our prize this month is two lovely stamp sets from Penny Black, 

We have a post on our challenge blog, please do read it as there are some important changes with future winners and our Top 3 selections.

          

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 We Love Chocolate Baroque, where the theme is 'Feminine' 

For this card I created a wreath like frame using some of the stamps from Chocolate Baroques Thistle Butterfly, I then took one of the main images and stamped it in the centre,  I used a stencil to create a back drop, then I added some Liquid Pearls around the wreath.

Our prize:-
Is the winners choice of an A4 Chocolate Baroque stamp set, or stamps to the same value. We will also be on the lookout for our next Featured Designer selected from entries using Chocolate Baroque stamps.
From the lovely



Chocolate Baroque

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 - Lavinia stamps, Chocolate Baroque - Thistle Butterfly, 
Colouring Mediums - Versafine Claire, Distress Oxides, Faber castell aqua pencils, Distress Inks, 
Tools -  Lavinia stencil - Laurel,  Moon masks, 
Embellishments - Gelly Roll - Stardust, Liquid Pearls, Posca Pens, 

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

Make a Wish

 

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.

This week is our lovely Ellie's turn to host and she would like to see 'Anything goes'

I decided to do a couple of notebooks, one for my sister and one for my daughter, I started by taking a stencil and three different coloured Distress Oxide inks.  I stenciled a panel down the centre, then stamped Lavinia images in black Versafine Clair.  I stamped a sentiment which is a magazine freebie.  I added sparkle using a Gelly Roll Pen.

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:-

Chocolate Baroque limited edition Fragrant Honeysuckle stamp

Note: Our sponsor Chocolate Baroque will be on Hochanda TV with a One Day Special at 6pm Monday 4th January


Recipe:-
Stamps - Lavinia - Zemira, Josie, Flutterbies, Sentiment - Creative Stamping Magazine freebie,
Colouring Mediums - Distress Oxides, Versafine Clair, 
Tools -  Lavinia stencil - Laurel, 
Embellishments - Gelly roll - Stardust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Frolicking In The Snow

 

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning  and our last challenge before Christmas, 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 'Sparkle & Shine'

I made two cards for this challenge, the first I  created by using Oxides for the background.  then created a snow scene, stamping trees and hares, and the snow was created with Embossing powder and moondust glitter.  The second card i used a snow globe die cut that I received in a swap, I created the scene from a magazine freebie.  The edge is done with Lavinia's moondust in holographic which sparkles so much.


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 the prizes on offer:-

Stamp Addicts - £15 voucher

Recipe:-
Stamps - Lavinia - wild hares, fairy fir tree, fairy fir tree 2, Sentiment - Sentimentally yours, Magazine freebies, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Distress oxides, Versafine clair, 
Tools -  snow globe diecut, WOW puff embossing powder, heat gun, moon mask,
Embellishments - Lavinia moondust - holographic, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

No Christmas But Some Pretty Magical Florals

 

Welcome, I hope your festive preparations are going well, and the Tier system isn't hindering you too much.

We are now at mid way point for Stamping Sensations and We Love Chocolate Baroque challenges,  their is still chance to join in this month's challenges these could be the ones for you.

At Stamping Sensations this month the theme is 'Anything with Wings' I opted for covering another diary for a gift, this time for my Daughter, using a Fairy, starting by creating my background using Dylusion sprays in three colours.  I added my moon and created my hills, before stamping my scene using Lavinia stamps. I added stars for a bit of magic.

We have sponsorship this Month from 

Craft Stash 

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 We Love Chocolate Baroque, where the theme is 'Anything Goes' I used Thistle Butterfly  for this creation.  I used a stencil and some Distress inks to make a background, I stamped my image then coloured it with pencils.  I added some highlights with a Posca pen then also used some liquid pearls for a bit of elegance.

Our prize:-
Is the winners choice of an A4 Chocolate Baroque stamp set, or stamps to the same value. We will also be on the lookout for our next Featured Designer selected from entries using Chocolate Baroque stamps.
From the lovely



Chocolate Baroque

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 Lavinia - blubells, fairy bugs, slender mushrooms mini, mini maple leaf, toadstool, jaylar, whimsical hares, fairy fir tree, tree branch
Colouring Mediums -Distress oxides, Versafine Claire, Dylusions sprays, Faber-castell aqua,
Tools - Gesso, posca pens, 
Embellishments -  Gelly roll pen - stardust, Gel pen white, Liquid pearls, 

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

Animals In The Snow

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.

This week is our lovely wendy's turn to host and she would like to see 'Got To Be Christmas'

I started these cards by using brayer and a Distress ink and just rollering some colour on to the centre of my card, then to tone it down and give it a misty/snowy look I went over with an Oxide.  I masked a moon, and stamped my trees, hares and stag.  I added glitter for sparkle and a sentiment.


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:-

Recipe:-
Stamps - Lavnina - reindeer large, fairy fir tree 2, fairy fir tree, wild hares set small, 
Colouring Mediums - Versafine Clair, Distress Inks, Distress Oxides, 
Tools -  Inkylicious moon mask, 
Embellishments - Lavinia moon dust - Holographic, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Wings And Things

Welcome, I hope your festive preparations are going well, and the Tier system isn't hindering you too much.

It's a new month for Stamping Sensations and We Love Chocolate Baroque 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 with Wings' I opted for covering a diary for a gift using Fairies, starting by creating my background using Dylusion sprays in three colours.  I added my moon and created my hills, before stamping my scene using Lavinia stamps.  Highlights and sparkle are then added, although it's hard to see the sparkle.

We have sponsorship this Month from 

Craft Stash 

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 We Love Chocolate Baroque, where the theme is 'Anything Goes' I used Christmas Circles and stamped it in Vintage Photo distress ink.  I then stamped a second image, colouring it in brighter colours, I cut out a spotlight and coated in Glossy Accents.

Our prize:-
Is the winners choice of an A4 Chocolate Baroque stamp set, or stamps to the same value. We will also be on the lookout for our next Featured Designer selected from entries using Chocolate Baroque stamps.
From the lovely



Chocolate Baroque

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 -Lavinia -Berry leaves, slender mushrooms mini, whimsical whisps, glow flowers, faith, tree hive set, mini maple leaf, tree branch,  Chocolate Baroque - Christmas Circles, Sentiment - magazine freebie, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress inks, Distress oxides, Versafine Claire, Dylusions sprays, 
Tools - Gesso, Charcoal pencils, posca pens, 
Embellishments - Glossy accents, Gelly roll pen - stardust, 

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

A Challenge Of Christmas gifts

This started as a MDF Tag, first one I've ever decorated.

 Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.

This is a plain black Diary for 2021 which is for a Birthday gift my Daughter is giving to her friend.

This is the Diary wrapped and tagged to match.

This week is my turn to host and I would like to see 'Anything But A Card' (with an anything goes option), There's lots of scope here, tags, notebooks, gift bags, or stationery sets etc.............

I created several items for this challenge, the Tag was a MDF tag which I covered with a 300gsm stamping card.  I created a background on it with oxides and some stamping.  I created a little scene on a smaller piece of card to sit in the centre and did some finishing touches with gilding wax, wooden butterflies and a coffee stirrer.

The Diary was a plain black one from Asda for 2021, my daughter wanted one decorating for her friends Birthday in December.  I needed a theme and my Daughter said she liked Game Of Thrones, so Zemira and dragons from lavinia certainly fit the bill.  The background was created using distress oxides, then mountains and grassland created with torn paper, I stamped images and flouishes and added highlights.

Then came wrapping for the Diary as my Daughter wanted something a little different, so first I wrapped it in tissue paper to protect it, then wrapped it in brown paper.  Tied it with string then decorated the paper in one corner and a tag to match the Diary inside.

Here is the prize on offer:-

Chocolate Baroque Sailor Jim

Chocolate Baroque

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.


Recipe:-
Stamps - Lavinia - Mooch, Flowers mini, Words of spring, Fairy bugs, Vine Flourish, Berry leaves, Star blossom, Snow shrub, Leaf mini 1, Tree branch, Zemira, Dragon set, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks, Distress oxides, Versafine clair, 
Tools -  Posca pens, Gelly Roll Pen - stardust, Gilding wax, Gesso
Embellishments - Wooden butterflies, mini bulldog clip, Coffee stirrer,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Look At the Christmas Tree!

 

Good Morning bloggers, we have gone into tier 3 here in Leeds, I don't find it very hard as I don't really go out apart from shopping and I can still do that, and we have quiet Christmases since we lost our son. But I do see it is hard for other people. It's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts, maybe this will help through the lockdowns.

This week is our lovely Brenda's turn to host and she would like to see 'Christmas Flowers, Trees & Wreaths'

I started by creating my wreath, using Lavinia fir cone branch to form the circle, then filling in with mini holly and mini berry using Versafine Clair inks. Some I did second generation stamping to give depth.  Once I was happy with the formation I stamped a fir tree and a Hare in the centre, I used a Gelly roll pen to give a shimmer on the tree.  Then using a mask I did a moon in a contrasting colour of ink.  I went round the edge of the card blending Colorbox ink and then splashed with water and dried.  Around the outside of the wreath using a glue pen I added a glitter in rose bud glow to give some sparkle.  Finally with a white posca pen I added highlights then a sentiment.

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 the prizes on offer:-

 from Bee Crafty's BEAtaniclas range

Recipe:-
Stamps - Lavinia - Whimsical Hares, Fairy Fir Tree 2, Fir Cone Branch, Mini Berry, Mini Holly, 
Colouring Mediums - Versafine Clair, Colorbox ink, 
Tools -  Inkylicious - Moon Template,
Embellishments - Lavinia Moon dust - Rose Bud Glow, Posca Pen, Gelly roll pen - Stardust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x