Chocolate and Coffee

Morning Everyone,

Sunday already, and hopefully a crafting day for me.  I've not had the best of weeks, with the Home requesting a DNR form to be completed for my MIL and my Mum deciding she no longer needs carers and then my bank card being used fraudulently, so crafting time has been on the back burner so hopefully today I can lock myself away and get caught up.

Soooooo, just look at this yummy picture........ ummmmm.  Would go well with a cup of coffee, right.  Well this photo is the inspiration photo over at The Ribbon Girl colour challenge for the month of October and when I saw this picture I just had to jump at the opportunity to guest again.  As some of you will know, monochromatic used to scare me, but now I just love it, especially the browns, my favourite mono colours.

So here's what I came up.  Not 100% happy with the colouring but I ran out of time :(  The little Angel is by CCDesigns from their latest release.  I have edged all the papers with walnut distress ink and added some shabby white frantage around the image.

I have used one of the snowflake pins, my oh my they are gorgeous and just look at the broach.  I have made it so that it can be removed from the card by unpinning, so it is like a gift on a card.

O.K. so I had to photograph the broach for you, isn't it magnificent?

Don't forget to hop over to the Ribbon Girl challenge blog and get more inspiration.

Diamonte Stick Pin Snowflake

Ivory 30mm Wild Roses

Creamy Ivory Lilian 95mm Fine Cotton Lace

Bridal Bouquet Vintage Style Brooch

Chocolate Mix Pearls 5mm

Chocolate Brown Button Twine

Rustic Jingle Bells

Whimsy Snowflake Border

Marianne Design Holly

MayaDesign Christmas Time 6x6 Paper Pad

Shabby White Frantage

Hugs Tracy x

Road Tripping Santa

Morning Everyone,

I have a fun card for you today using Road Tripping Santa by High Hopes Stamps, isn't he jolly, lol.  I have used papers from the LDRS 6 x 6 Frigid Fun pack, perfect for cards.  Love that the print is small and can be easily seen and look how well the Marianne Design XMAS die came out using one of the sheets from the pack.  Normally you wouldn't be able to see the polka dots,  really like how it turned out.

I have used the Whimsy Snowflake border die, just love this die and all the swirls.  I have added some spacers to some of the centres of the snowflakes.

I added a prima clock paperclip and added some shabby white frantage.

The Winter Days calendar is from the Warm Fuzzies Frigid Fun Stamp Set.

Just to give you an idea of what copics I used to match the paper they were  B91, B93, B95 and added some grey tones, C3, C1 to the shading.  

I have used two of the newly released Marianne Design Dies, namely Collectables XMAS and Horizon Pine Trees.  I cut the pine trees out and added diamond dust to the hill, just to differentiate a little from the little white pine trees.

I finished off with some berries and cut the holly leaves out of the CCDesigns Holly leave die.

Hugs Tracy x

Hot and Cold Colours at LLC

Morning Crafters,

Yes I'm still away and as you can see from this week's postings I spent most of  last Sunday preparing and linking up posts, lol, I chose the wrong week to go away.

My card today is a DT card for Live and Love Crafts and also a guest card for CCDesigns and yes you've guessed it, another Drozy Darlings image.  This one is called Lily Fairy, isn't she adorable.  I have coloured her with distress inks and made the lilies into bluebells.  The challenge this month  at LLC is warm or cold colours and as you can see from my challenge card I've used both. Hope you can pop over and join in the fun.

I have used a little Melissa Francess Pink Vellum envelope and stamped it with a Marianne Design All Around the World Postage Stamp from the set, I have dotted a couple more around the image. I have tied some pink tulle, lace and beads and also the vintage fairy charm, which I probably added a little too much gesso too.

Again I have added a few dies and you probably know by now the name of one of them, ummmm could it be Marianne Designs Vintage Ornaments 2, lol, well I did say it had become one of my favourites and I have also used Marianne Designs Vintage Ornaments 3 and added a small collection of flowers to the centre.

I also added one of the Melissa Frances Resin Corners, very vintage, I adore these Resin ornaments

Hugs Tracy x

Summer Days

Good morning Crafters,

Heres my Copic Marker Europe DT Card and I have used another image from the  CCDesigns Darlings Summer Days Set and again masked the image to add the picnic basket behind her. She is coloured with copics and I used the Marianne Design Stitch Circle to cut out the image.  I have also used the new Marianne Design Tinys Hearts on the right hand side and popped some gorgeous flowers from The Ribbon Girl into the centre and the Marianne Designs Vintage Ornament 2 on both sides of the card.

The base of the card was made using a Go Kreate Die.  The gorgeous papers are by MayaDesign Spring Basics.

Copic Markers Used:-

Skin E11, E21, E00, E000, E0000

Hair E55, E53, E51, E50

Grass G99, YG67, YG63, YG03, G20

Basket N5, N3, N1

Blues B99, B97, B95, B93, B91

Yello Y15, Y11, Y000

Melon, R22, R20, YG67, G20

Hugs Tracy x

Anyone for a Picnic

Good Morning Crafters,

Two more days of work and then I'm off for two whole weeks, yayyyyyy.  Seems to be taking an age to get here.

Today's card is a guest card.  I was approached by CCDesigns to guest and as you will see I said yes, and have made a few cards using one of the characters called Drozy.  This little lady and the picnic basket are from the newly released picnic set containing 3 images and the picnic basket, links below.

I stamped Drozy and then masked her to add the basket to create the scene.  I have coloured with my beloved copic markers.  The papers are from the new MayaDesign Sofiero Limited Edition collection from LLC, they are beautiful.

I hand drew the basket behind her wings so that I could make it look like her wings were see through. All edges have been distressed with walnut stain distress ink.

Hugs Tracy x

Video Tutorial on Tips on Masking with the Copic Airbrush

Morning Crafters,

I have a little tutorial for you today, but I must apologise that I seem to spend a lot of time at the bottom of the screen, my awareness of my "videoing area" needs a little more work on, so please forgive me, I'll get better, promise :)

Inlinkz was playing up when I tried to list the products but the text and banner are both from the recent Marianne Designs release Called "Banners and Text Everyday COL1324 available HERE. I stitched the circle panel and the leaves added to the prima arcadian flower.

Hugs Tracy x

Missing You

Morning Crafters,

Today is my birthday and I have the day booked off work, yayyyyyyy.  Hubby is off too so I am going to be taking it easy.  I did my housework last night, so the weekend is all mine... A very happy birthday to Chris Christensen also, hope you have a great day my friend.

My card today is using the image "Missing You" by C.C.Designs. The papers are the new release Giddy Up by Carta Bella .  I have also used the new release C.C.Designs dies to make the little fasteners either side of the image.

I have used a Magnolia Doohickey Die Wrapped So Lovely and attached a little butterfly charm and Marianne Design Tassel.

The small pink roses, irredescent pearls, memo pin, pink tulle and beautiful Emily Lace are all from The Ribbon Girl.

Hugs Tracy x

Surprise

Hi Everyone,

How's the shopping going? I'm all done, going to spend a couple of evenings wrapping and then I am going to have a massive sort out in my craft room and switch rooms with my son at the same time. Yikes.  I think if I moved house the worst room to pack up and move would be my craft room, lol. I also need to do some catching up with you all, so I'll be visiting your blogs real soon.

I have two cards to show you today.  For the first one I have used a Penny Johnson image called Surprise and it's currently on sale in the store with a whopping 40% off!  I think this stamp can be used for birthdays as well as Christmas and I really enjoyed colouring it with my copics.

Image: Surprise by Penny Johnson

Text: Magnolia A Merry Christmas

Papers: Wild Rose Studio

Copics

Spellbinders Circles and Lacey Circles

Marianne Design Red Berries

Magnolia Doohickey Leaf and Swirl Die

Snowtex

Tim Holtz Holly and Branch Die

Velvet ribbon from my recent win at the Ribbon Girl

My second is a very different style of Christmas Card for me today.  I have a friend who really is a clean and simple girl, it's not my style and I find it really hard to do, but I have given it a go as I wanted my friend to have something she would like.

The image is riding through the night by Whiff of Joy and is also on sale right now at BunnyZoe, links below.

Image: Santa riding through a winter night by Whiff of Joy

Paper Magnolia Holly Santa

CC Designs Holly Die

Flat Backed Pearl

Hugs Tracy x