Old Stamps!

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 'Things With Wings'

I came across my tub with my Whiff Of Joy stamps in last week,  and haven't used them for a long time so used one last week and decided to use one again for this challenge.  They are so sweet. and this one definitely fits the theme with her angel wings.


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:-





Recipe:-
Stamps - Whiff Of Joy Melinda The Helpful Angel, 
Papers - Crafters Companion Shabby Chic, 
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, Spectrum Noirs, Distress Inks, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, spellbinders, CC Designs dies, 
Embellishments - Lace, pearls, gems, ribbon, Glamour Dust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

A Little Snowy

It's time for me to remind you we are mid way through the month for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'Get Ready For Christmas' So you can use any stamp to do with Christmas for this challenge.


We have prizes from Penny Black, Swedish House Crafts, Rare Earth Stamps . Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your Christmas 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 3289J Snowy & Hedgy, Sentiment is a magazine freebie,
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, Spectrum Noirs, 
Embellishments -gems, Glamour dust, Pinflair snow dust, 

Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting

Tracy x

Feels Like Autumn

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 'Feels Like Autumn', this could be Autumn colours, Autumn scenes , anything that can be related to Autumn.

I thought this Whiff Of Joy stamp would be ideal for this theme, with her harvest of apples.  I had the perfect papers too with apples and leaves, so this card came together quite nicely.


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 , two fabulous Tonic dies
                    



Recipe:-
Stamps - Whiff Of Joy Willow with apples, sentiment magazine freebie, 
Papers - Do crafts Tilly Daydream, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Spellbinders, Xcut border punch, 
Embellishments - ribbon, gems, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Cake Anyone???

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 'Use At Least 2 DP's'

This is a great image from Fizzy Moon, fabulous to colour which I did first then I matched my papers.  And as we had to use  two or more papers I used three, keeping the design simple as the image is so big.


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:-






Recipe:-
Stamps - Fizzy Moon Birthday Treats, 
Papers - Wild Rose Studios Butterfly Garden, Lemoncraft House Of Roses,
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers, 
Embellishments - ribbon, glamour dust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Lipstick And Candy Sticks

Welcome and here we are at the start of a new month, but for me that also means my Son starts high school on Tuesday, we are all ready and uniform washed and ironed ready to go.  He has to have everything washed before he can wear it as he has allergies, and new clothes irritate his skin. This really has been a quick six weeks and I'm going to miss having him at home.

So 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 'A Colour Inspiration'


I've gone with the colour scheme for my card, but in my photo the colours look deeper than in real life, and I went totally girly with lipstick and cute mice

Here are the prizes for this Month:-




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 'Get Ready For Christmas' So you can use stamp to do with Christmas for this challenge.


We have prizes from Penny Black, Swedish House Crafts, Rare Earth Stamps . Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your Christmas 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 - House Mouse HMOR1008 Listick, 4012K Candy Cane Perch, 
Papers - Crafters Companion Shabby Chic, Me To You Christmas pad, 
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, TH Alteration dies - tattered florals & Elegant flourishes, Spellbinder dies, 
Embellishments - ribbons, gems, Glamour dust, 

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

Welcome Little One!

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 'New Beginnings'

I decided to make a gift bag as I haven't done one for a while, I used a Lili Of The Valley stamp and made it in neutral colours, Lemon and Mint for either a boy or a girl.


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 - Lili Of The Valley ST278 Baby With Teddy, 
Papers - Scraps from stash, 
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, signature heart die, spellbinder dies, 
Embellishments - ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Superhero Brother

Hope your all ready for the Bank Holiday, Hopefully were going to have some family time as everyone will be home for once.  Now both my two eldest work it's hard to do anything as a family. So looking quite forward to it.
So 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 'Ribbons - More than just a bow'

So I've made these Rosettes before and it's a great way to use up scraps of ribbon, and work quite good on masculine cards too.  I don't know the brand of my stamp as it was an online buy on Amazon.


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:-



And our lovely sponsor is:-



Fantastic Ribbons



Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Forest Friends

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 'Forest Friends', there's lots of options for this, you could have Badgers, Squirrels, Hedgehogs and Deer etc...................

I did not know I was going to use this stamp when I picked the theme, thought I would have gone for some mice actually, I don't use this stamp a lot as it's quite big and hard to embellish up.  It comes in a set and part of that set is the acorn border stamp which I used.


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:-






Recipe:-
Stamps - Woodland Folk, Flonz sentiment, 
Papers - LOTV Antebellum, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Hedgehog Christmas

And now onto my second challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'All Creatures Great And Small' So you can use any kind of creature on your stamp for this challenge.

This great image by Penny Black was my choice for this months midway creation, it's just so cute, I did all the snow in Glamour dust after framing it with a Tattered Lace die.  I used silver mirror card as my base card, adding sparkly snowflakes and two ribbons on top of each other finishes this simple card

We have prizes from  Penny Black Crafts U Love  Sizzix. Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your animal 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 - 40-005 Here Comes Christmas, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Tattered Lace Pearl Pin Dot frame Die,Sizzix Snowflake Die, Xcut Snowflake punch,  
Embellishments - Glamour dust, ribbons, 

Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting

Tracy x

Vintage Car

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 'Name &/or Number'

I thought it was time for a masculine card today, a vintage car for my Father-In-Law, I tried to use up some of my scraps on this one. and some metallic brads to finish off.  I'm sorry I don't know the name or brand of the stamp, but my papers are 'LOTV Father Knows Best'


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:-




Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Creatures With A Little Chrstmas Thrown In

Welcometo my blog this Sunday morning, 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', I decided to go with a Christmas image, and one I haven't used as yet, isn't it cute, a Wild Rose Studio Christmas Mouse.  So my Spellbinder Poinsettia dies came out as I love using them, I put my sentiment into a die cut bauble and a bit of gingham finished it off.

We have sponsorship this Month from


Swedish House Crafts

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 'All Creatures Great And Small' So you can use any kind of creature on your stamp for this challenge.

This great image by Penny Black was my choice this month, it's just so cute, I toned the colouring to match my papers, an as they are picnicking out doors there had to be butterflies.

We have prizes from  Penny Black Crafts U Love  Sizzix. Now isn't that a lot of prizes, definitely worth getting your animal 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 - Wild Rose Studio CI425 Mouse On Bauble, Penny Black 40-016 Hedgehog Birthday, Sentiments are magazine freebies,
Papers - Wild rose Studio - Peach Blossom, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers, Distress Inks, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, spellbinder dies, Joanna Sheen dies, border die, 
Embellishments - Butchers Twine, glamour dust, gems, 

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

Beep Beep!

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 'Colours Of Your Flag'

As mine is the British flag (Union Jack) my colours on my card are Red, White and Blue.  When I think of the Union Jack flag I think of this Mini from Penny Black,  then I thought about my Daughters driving test next week and thought it would be the perfect image.  I know I'm being a bit premature but she has to pass at some point.


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 lovely sponsor this week is:-


DigiStamp Boutique

Recipe:-
Stamps - Penny Black 4220K Miniful, Joanna Sheen, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers,
Tools -  Embossing folder, grand calibur, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Poppy Inspired

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 'Poppy Inspiration' by using the following picture as your guide


So you can take inspiration from the colours or the picture, I have both poppies and the colour swatch in my creation, which I made using a favourite House Mouse stamp of mine. As it's a large stamp there isn't much room for embellishments, so I picked papers to go with my colours and used some wide organza ribbon and Glamour dust and that was about 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.

Here is the prize on offer:-

Our lovely sponsor this week is Swedish House Crafts who will be offering a £20 store voucher to one  lucky winner. 

Now for a proud Mummy moment, Bobby went to his Prom last Friday and had a fantastic evening, so I thought I would share a photo to show you how handsome he looked.


Recipe:-
Stamps - House Mouse HMOR1096 Special Delivery,  sentiment freebie, 
Papers - Penny Black Painted Blooms, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers, Distress Inks, 
Embellishments - ribbon, glamour dust, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Fancy Folds

Good Morning bloggers, it's a very wet Saturday morning here but it will do the garden good, everything is looking so pretty at the moment.  And that is my inspiration for today's card for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week is our lovely Helene's turn to host and she would like to see 'Fancy Folds'

For my card today I used a Tattered Lace die set for my fancy folds and matting and layering and accompanied them with a beautiful set of papers from Crafters Companion.  I remember making fancy folded cards just using a template and a craft knife, Ha ha that was before all these fancy dies, oh life is much easier now. To see what I've used please see my recipe 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 from Crafty Ribbons :-





Recipe:-
Papers - Crafters Companion Shabby Chic paper pad, 
Tools - Tattered Lace Midi Side Stepper Die ETL36, Grand Calibur, Xcut Butterfly punch,
Embellishments - Ribbon, satin rose, glamour dust, gems,


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Take It Easy!

Today I'm sharing my Midway challenge creation for Penny black & More @ Allsorts, where the theme is 'One For The Boys' So you can use any of your masculine stamps for this challenge.

I used this image called 'Beehave', and I always seem to go with blue and browns for masculine cards for some reason.  I really like this wood grain paper, and again a simple card for the boys.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Marianne Designs, Stamp Addcits, 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 Beehave 2083J, Sentiment is a magazine freebie, 
Papers -  Lemon Craft - Gossamer Blue, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers, 
Embellishments - ribbon, 

Thank you for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting

Tracy x

Carousel

Good Morning bloggers, it's Saturday morning so It's time for a new challenge today at Allsorts.
This week our theme is 'Lavender & Lace'

I was wondering what to use for this theme and I had a magazine freebie die and stamp set laid on my desk and thought this could work, I even found some lilac lace to use.  I also used a Sakura sparkly gelly pen to highlight the horses mane and tail.


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.

We have two lovely prizes this week, a set of stamps and some Sizzix dies which have a lacy feel to them.





Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Dragon Win

Good morning, I'm here with some good news and my new challenge creation, so we'll do the challenge first today at Allsorts.
And this week is our lovely Ellie's turn to host and she would like to see 'Magical & Mythical', so it could be Fairies, Mermaids, unicorns etc......... or even Dragons like mine.

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 prizes on offer:-




So my stamp that I've used is a win from Wild Rose Studio, they were having a candy and I haven't entered anything for quite a while, so I entered and to my surprise I won and this is my prize:-

And this week was full of ups and downs, first my candy win, then my eldest son went for a job interview and got a phone call the same day to say he'd got the job.  He hasn't worked for quite a while as he's had some problems, but he starts his new job on Monday.  It's smart attire so yesterday we spent the day shopping getting him shirts, trousers, ties, shoes  etc.....  I am so proud of him because I know for him this was a very big step.
Then today was a very emotional day as Bobby left his primary school, I know it's only July but this is how it's done now.  He starts high school on Monday, and it's not just for a few days transition, he actually becomes a Rodillian High School pupil.  So they had a leavers assembly this morning, all the children received an autograph book so they could have messages in from their friends and teachers.  They called all the children up one by one and as our surname is Thompson, Bobby was called up last.  He burst into tears then set all the other kids off and the whole thing turned into a tear fest LOL!
Bobby is known as a little toughie so lots of the parents and teachers were very surprised by his sensitive side.


Bobby is in the middle (don't know what he's done with is hair LOL)  and his cousins are on either side of him.  Then they went off with the rest of year 6 to go bowling and to eat at pizza hut for their leaving party.  Then we picked them up at 2:00pm and the tears for all the kids started again.  It's a such a big thing for them, as many are going to different schools.

So enough rambling now ha ha!


Recipe:-
Stamps -Wild Rose Studio - CL507 Dragon Running, 
Papers - Wild Rose Studio - Butterfly Gardens,
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Spellbinder dies, 
Embellishments - ribbon, 


Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Daisy Chains

Good morning, it's been a mixed week, lots of rain but i'm happy with that as it's done my garden the world of good.  Almost all the seeds I planted did very well and my garden is full of blooms, I'm so pleased with them.
So onto some new challenges 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 With Flowers'  I had this stamp that I haven't inked up yet called 'Daisy Chain', I thought that it was appropriate


We have sponsorship this Month from

Crafty Individuals

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 'One For The Boys' So you can use any of your masculine stamps for this challenge.

I used this image called 'Cheesecake Express', and I always seem to go with blue and browns for masculine cards for some reason.  I really like this wood grain paper, and again a simple card for the boys.

We have prizes from Penny Black, Marianne Designs, Stamp Addcits, 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 - Crafters Companion Paintbox Poppets - Daisy Chain, Penny Black Cheesecake Express 1685J, 
Papers - Wild Rose Studio-  Dancing Daisies, Lemon Craft - Gossamer Blue, 
Colouring Mediums - Spectrum Noirs, Promarkers, 
Tools - Grand Calibur, Crealies Dies, circle punches, 
Embellishments - pearls, stickles, brads, ribbon, 

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

A Question Of Sport

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 'A Question Of Sport'

A very simple card, mine usually are when I make masculine cards.


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:-

 Digi Stamp Boutique

and we also have this lovely paper pad as an extra prize

Recipe:-
Stamps - Papermania Nostalgia  - Pastimes, 
Colouring Mediums - Promarkers, 
Tools - Cuttlebug, Embossing folder - swiss dots, Grand Calibur, Spellbinder dies, Tattered Lace Dies, 



Thanks for popping by my blog.
Happy crafting
Tracy x