Jelly Bean Heist

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Tracy's turn to host and she has this 'Inspiration Photo'


Here is what I did, I used this House Mouse stamp as the sweets jump out at me from the Inspiration photo, and decided to to match my ribbon and papers to the colours of the Jelly beans.

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:-
6 images of winners choice from

DigiStamp Boutique offers a wide range of digi images designed by Sally-Ann Hancock. My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating

Crafty Ribbons is a ribbon emporium, we are passionate about ribbons and want to share our fantastic ribbons with others. Our range of Christmas ribbons is second to none. Remember when we only used ribbons to add a bow to our hair, or tie up a birthday parcel ? Ribbons are now a "must-have" for all types of craft. Whether your project requires satin, sheer, silk, grosgrain, gingham or polka dot ribbon we have them all! Lots and lots of different colours in a range of widths. Need a little bit of ribbon inspiration - then have a look at our projects on our blog,or visit our Inspiration blog,or maybe join in with us at our Challenge blog. Go on, have a look... It's worth it !

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Paper Crafting journey - Punches/dies
2. Totally Papercrafts - Inspired By A Song - Candy by Robbie Williams
3. Crafty Catz -challenge # 194 - pastel colours
4. Cute Card Thursday - challenge 280 - Anything Goes
5. Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Play It Again!

Good morning my blogging friends.
Today is a Sunday and so it's time for a brand new challenge over at the Joanna Sheen Challenge.  The theme this time is "Boys Will Be Boys".  And I have used a Gruffies stamp from Joanna Sheen called Friends Like You JSHM057,  I did this card in Monochrome as I think that it goes well for masculine cards. I inked my image in versa fine black from Joanna Sheen, then embossed with clear embossing powder.Kept this simple as its for a man.

There is a £15 gift voucher up for grabs to the random lucky winner so why not come and join us!







And the rest of the team have made some fabulous creations, please do pay them a visit too.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Card Makin' Mamas - #72 - Monochromatic
2. Ladybug crafts - Birthdays
3. Crafts & Me - challenge # 139 - Anything Goes
4. Diva's By design - Anything Goes

Recipe:-
Stamps -Friends Like You JSHM057
Card - blank card + envelope
Tools - heat gun, embossing powder, 
Embellishments - ribbon, gems,

Happy crafting
Tracy x

Mix It And Make It

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Sarah's turn to host and she would like to see 'Kraft It', so the challenge is to use Kraft card somewhere on your card.  And I've never used it before so this was a new one on me.
Here is what I did, I used a LOTV stamp, and decided to use the Kraft card to matt and layer, and I also made some roses from it too, I inked and glittered the roses, which gave them quite a different look.

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:-
£15 on line spend


The Craft Barn has a highly experienced team committed to helping you get the most from your crafting by sourcing new and exciting craft supplies and products for you to try. We run regular classes to help customers build their confidence and skills and our blog has lots of samples and ideas to inspire you. You will know many of our tutors from their contributions to a variety of magazines


Digi Darla 5 images of winners choice


DigiDarla is the brain child of Kim Eskola and her daughter Emilea and both enjoy creating and when the idea of creating digital stamps came up, it sounded like the most wonderful way to earn ever! The stamps you will find in the store and on this site come from our art as well as a few family friends that help to digitize so we can keep up

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Papertake Weekly - Die-ing for a punch
2. Creative Inspiration Wednesday - challenge 224 - Bingo (ribbon, stamped image, flowers)
3. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 29 - Make Your Own Embellishments (handmade flowers)
4. Paper crafting Journey - Punches & Dies
5. Totally Papercrafts - challenge # 177 - Use Lace
6. One Stop Crafts - challenge # 236 - add flowers & ribbon


Recipe:-
Stamps - Lili Of The Valley ST171 Mix It And Make It
Papers - Summer Goodness Raspberry Road designs,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, distress inks, 
Tools - Flower Punches, 
Embellishments - stickles, lace , leaves, ribbon,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Some More Sparkle

 Hello, it's Monday again, it comes round so quickly. I hope you’re all OK and have had a lovely weekend.
It is time for me to remind you of the theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was my turn to choose the theme and I chose "Add Some Sparkle" - Use something on your creation that sparkles, whether it gems, glitter or what gives a sparkle.  I love a bit of sparkle on my cards, so I used glitterd brads, gems and stickles.
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in.

We are sponsored by

Who is giving one lucky winner a £10 voucher


Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Anything Goes - #97 - Anything Goes
2. Stampin' For The weekend - Sparkle & Bling
3. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 28 - Girly
4. Crafty Creations - challenge # 231 - Time To Sparkle
5. Crafty Cardmakers - #96 - Birthday
6. Crafting When We Can - challenge 49 - Floral
7. Cupcake Crafts - #250 - Photo Inspiration (gone for the colour)


Recipe:-
Stamps - HMLR1046 Hoppy Valentines
Papers - Nitwits Country Lady
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,
Tools - Border punch, butterfly punch,
Embellishments - lace, buttons, gems, stickles,


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

A Bicycle Made For Two

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 'Transport'
Here is what I did, I used a LOTVstamp, the bike being my form of transport, and decided to go for blues, they just seemed to suit the little boy on the bike.  As it's a card for a boy there's very few embellishments.

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:-

The Ribbon Girl is a are Mother and Daughter, Mary and Andrea, and have always crafted (card making, scrapbooking, cake decorating, sewing, embroidery, soft toy making etc) but it became more and more difficult to buy very small quantities of good quality ribbon, lace and buttons at reasonable prices and we resented having to purchase a full roll of ribbon when we only needed one metre.

As we love ribbons, lace, flowers and all things pretty and sparkly, we decided to open our own online store The Ribbon Girl in 2010 so we could make very small (or large) quantities of top quality products available to all crafters

Flonz $20 store gift voucher

FlonzCraftn are a small family-owned design and craft company from New Zealand, a very small country where all people are great neighbours. We work hard for our work and store philosophy to reflect that in our company. We will never be ashamed of our products. Our main goal is making and selling rubber and clear stamps and we have and unique collection of stamps that you can not find anything else.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Crafty Catz - challenge # 192 - Banners & bunting
2. 4 Crafty chicks - #151 - Let's Here It For The Boys
3. Creatalicious - Pets
4. Deep ocean - challenge # 56 - Blue


Recipe:-
Stamps - LOTV, Hero arts banners, 
Papers - Nitwit Bear neccesaties
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers
Embellishments - string, button, ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Desert Island Crafting

This is a Mid-Way reminder at Stamping Sensations and this month I have chosen the theme and it is "Summer Colours" and I also did this  sketch:-

 If you take a look at the DT's interpretations of my sketch you will see how my sketch can be used, they have all done such a fabulous job with it and all so different too.

So for a change we have decided to do a Desert Island Crafting, where we pick six items we would take to our Desert Island, we will all take a turn each month, and I'm up first.

My six essential Desert Island crafting items are:-

1) Colouring Medium (we are allowed 5 colours) - Distress inks - Brushed Corduroy, Stormy Sky, Worn Lipstick, Shabby Shutters, Mustard Seed.

I chose distress Inks as I can use them to colour images and to ink around edges, and as a versatile colouring medium I can mix colours to make colours, hence my colour shade choices.

2) Guillotine - I'm a bit of symmetrical person and have to have straight lines

3) Collall - all purpose glue - it just sticks anything and could complete a full card using that as the only adhesive.

4) Flower Punch - being partial to my handmade flowers on my cards one of these would be a must for me to embellish.

5) Stickles Diamond Dust this is my favourite and I love my sparkle

6) A set of House Mouse stamps - they are my all time favourite stamps

In addition we are all allowed 50 sheets of cardstock of our choice 

I would choose 25 sheets of white as I could colour stain them with inks, then 25 sheets of assorted pastel colours as I like pastels best.

I know I'll have forgot some kind of essential

We have sponsorship this Month from

And this is the super prize.



About the sponsor:-
Little Claire is a team of 3 consisting of Gill (Little Claire) Steve & Carol (long suffering member of staff/friend/all round good egg – but not a beautiful as Gill!).

Necessity is the mother of invention’ this is the saying that sums up the creation of Little Claire Designs – we love stamps and what better way to satisfy the stamping ‘urge’ than to create our own designs exactly as we want them!

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.

This is for the following challenge:-
Idea's To Inspire (LOTV) - Pretty In Pink

Happy crafting

Tracy x

Some Sparkle

Hello, it's Monday again, it comes round so quickly. I hope you’re all OK and have had a lovely weekend.
It is time for another theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was my turn to choose the theme and I chose "Add Some Sparkle" - Use something on your creation that sparkles, whether it gems, glitter or what gives a sparkle.  I love a bit of sparkle on my cards, so I used diamante buttons, gems and stickles.
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in.

We are sponsored by

Who is giving one lucky winner a £10 voucher


Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. 2 Sisters Challenge - challenge 152 - Make it sparkle
2. Sweet stampin' - Shabby Chic
3. The Hobby house - challenge 2 - Vintage

Recipe:-
Stamps - HMLR1046 Hoppy Valentines
Papers - Nitwits Country Lady
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,
Tools - Border punch, butterfly punch,
Embellishments - lace, buttons, gems, stickles,


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

Fur And Feathers

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 'Fur And Feathers'.  That can be anything with Fur And Feathers, it could even be a Mythical creature if you want. Well it had to be a House Mouse stamp for me didn't it!
Here is what I did, I used Bird bath stamp (HMUR1030), and decided to add some lace, use my Nitwit papers, and something I don't do very often bought flowers.  Anyone who knows me know I like to make my own.

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:-
it is Winners choice of three pack of die cuts

Crimson Cloud with the great prize of the winners choice of three sets of die cuts. A mother/daughter venture - a way to indulge our joint passion of cardmaking and crafting. We only sell products that we have tried, tested and love using. We have developed our own exclusive range of digital stamps, svg files and "Make Your Own Card" kits which reflect our styles of card making - and hopefully yours too!

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Cutie Pie - challenge # 48 - Cute & Cuddly
2. Challenges 4 Everybody - challenge # 24 - Anything Goes
3. Totally Papercrafts - challenge # 175 - All Of A Flutter

Recipe:-
Stamps - HMUR1030 Bird Bath,
Papers - Nit wits, 
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,
Embellishments - gems, lace, butterflies, brads, flowers, leaves, stickles,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Give Peas A Chance

Hello, it's Monday again, it comes round so quickly. I hope you’re all OK and have had a lovely weekend.  What wonderful sunshine there has been, a bit hot for me, but I guess most of you will have loved it.
It is time for me to remind you of the theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was our lovely Sue's turn to choose the theme and she chose "Food" - Use something on your creation related to food.   I decided to use the stamp "Give Peas A Chance" HMJR1096 and the matching sentiment "Two Peas" QR1065, I think this stamp is so cute.  And the little one who has over indulged and needs a nap in the pod!
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in.

We are sponsored by:-

Di’s digi Downloads who will give $10 gift certificate

Simon says Stamp is a $25 gift certificate


Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.

Today's News:-
I have a new friend, he has visited me for the last three mornings, yesterday morning at about 7.30, I sat in the garden with a cup of tea watching the little fella.  Do you want to see him, he's a cheeky chappie, he's coming for the nuts on our bird table:-

He's just so cute, Bobby thinks he's marvellous and so funny, he does make Bobby laugh.




Recipe:-
Stamps - HMTR1061 Italian Feast, dovecraft sentiment,
Papers - Nitwits petal fresh,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,
Tools - CC Designs dies, Crealies Dies, Crealies swirls, 
Embellishments - gems, lace, ribbon,


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

Pretty, Girly And Pink

Hi all,
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 I have chosen the theme and it is "Summer Colours" and I also did this  sketch:-


  If you take a look at the DT's interpretations of my sketch you will see how my sketch can be used, they have all done such a fabulous job with it and all so different too.


We have sponsorship this Month from

And this is the super prize.



About the sponsor:-
Little Claire is a team of 3 consisting of Gill (Little Claire) Steve & Carol (long suffering member of staff/friend/all round good egg – but not a beautiful as Gill!).

Necessity is the mother of invention’ this is the saying that sums up the creation of Little Claire Designs – we love stamps and what better way to satisfy the stamping ‘urge’ than to create our own designs exactly as we want them!

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.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Stampin' For The Weekend - Photo Inspiration
2. Dream valley - challenge 60 - Make your Own Flowers

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is "Dies And Punches" So you can use all your lovely dies and punches for this challenge.  My flowers are Sizzix dies, I also used a circle punch and a border punch.  Nestie dies, flower punch and butterfly punch.  Oh I nearly forgot there's a corner punch used there too.


We have prizes from Penny Black

Whiff Of Joy


Flonz


and stix2.

Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your Dies and Punches 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.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Sweet stampin' - Butterflies & Bows
2. A Little Bit Crafty - Die-ing For It

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

Let Me Sleep!

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week we would like to see  'Favourite Things'. An excuse to get all your favourite crafting items out and have a play.
Here is what I did, I used this House Mouse stamp which is my all time favourite, he is just so sweet curled up sleeping.  And decided to use my Nitwit Petal fresh papers as they are another of my favourites.

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:-
6 images of winners choice

DigiStamp Boutique offers a wide range of digi images designed by Sally-Ann Hancock. My work means the world to me - it allows my passion to draw and create, to fit with my family life too - often the inspiration for my designs. Hope you enjoy as much as I enjoy creating.

This is for the following challenges:-
1. Charisma Cardz - challenge # 26 - Lace
2. Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes (optional extra - Animals)
3. Diva's By design - Cute

Recipe:-
Stamps - House Mouse sleeping under flowers, sentiment from Digistamp Boutique,
Papers - LOTV Nitwit papers - Petal fresh,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,
Tools - Corner die, Cuttlebug, border punch, nesties, 
Embellishments - satin rose, lace, stickles, ribbon, doily,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

The Food Of Love

Hello, it's Monday again, it comes round so quickly. I hope you’re all OK and have had a lovely weekend.
It is time for another theme over on the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge, this time it was our lovely Sue's turn to choose the theme and she chose "Food" - Use something on your creation related to food.  As soon as I saw the theme I knew which stamp I had to use, I adore this stamp, my favourite mice eating my favourite food.  How sweet are they, so adorable.  And the little one who has over indulged and needs a nap in the napkin!
Of course you must use a House Mouse, Happy Hopper or Gruffie to join in.

We are sponsored by:-

Di’s digi Downloads who will give $10 gift certificate

Simon says Stamp is a $25 gift certificate


Thanks for looking, the DT have all made gorgeous cards for your inspiration so hop on over to the HM&F Monday Challenge to see them.

Today's News:-
Yesterday we went to The White Rose shopping centre to get my Mum's birthday presents and there was a Bird Of Prey rescue centre there.  Of course my seven year old Bobby was mesmerised, the way he loves animals.  He was stroking a Barn Owl and asking loads of questions, I think he'd charmed them as they asked him if he would like to hold an African White Faced Owl, it was only small and so beautiful.  He was over the moon, so elated, here he is

He has some little bruises where the talons dug into his arm but he doesn't care, the hand part of the glove is really padded but not so much on the part that covered Bobby's arm.  I suppose it's because older people have the owls sat on their hand not like Bobby and on the arm with him being so small.
There was some really big Birds Of Prey there and Bobby stroked them all, wasn't scared or worried what so ever.  What an experience for him.

Recipe:-
Stamps - HMTR1061 Italian Feast, dovecraft sentiment,
Papers - Nitwits petal fresh,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers,
Tools - CC Designs dies, Crealies Dies, Crealies swirls, 
Embellishments - gems, lace, ribbon,


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

Vintage Floral

Good morning my blogging friends.
Today is a Sunday and so it's time for a brand new challenge over at the Joanna Sheen Challenge.  The theme this time is "Don't Be Square".  And I received a gorgeous set of stamps to use for this challenge, Vintage Florals:-


So here's what I did, I made an easel card using Nesties that had been cut for me by a friend, I don't have any of these large ones yet, then for the background I took one of the stamps and stamped in distress inks, I used Frayed Burlap.  Then using another stamp for my main image I coloured in Distress inks, I haven't coloured with distress inks for a while, it was nice going back to them.  I added some vintage looking DP with punched borders, some pearls and lace.  The sentiment was also from the stamp set too.  To finish off I made a lace rosette with a rose in the centre:-

This was out of my comfort zone, for those off you who know me, it's not my usual style with the flowers, but I really enjoyed the challenge, and will be doing some more of these lace rosettes for embellishments, I liked how it turned out, it looks better in the flesh.


There is a £15 gift voucher up for grabs to the random lucky winner so why not come and join us!





And the rest of the team have made some fabulous creations, please do pay them a visit too.



Recipe:-
Stamps - Joanna Sheen Vintage Florals
Papers - Nitwits (LOTV) Country Lady, 
Colouring Mediums - Distress Inks,
Tools - Nesties, Grand calibur, border Punch, 
Embellishments - Lace, pearls, flower, leaves, 

Thank you for popping by my blog
Happy crafting
Tracy x