A Happy Christmas

Morning Everyone,

Well it's Monday again, and only 3 more Monday's until Christmas.  I love this time of year but not the shopping... grrrr.  Internet and late night shopping will be my saviours, lol.

Today's card is my LLC DT card and the theme set by Sandy for this week is "Inspired by a Christmas Song".  I have been dying to use the image and matching papers from MayaDesign Vintage Frost Basics, the diecut sheet is just sooooogorgeous.  The song I have chosen to be inspired by is "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas".  Love this christmas song and I think the children in the image surround by snow falling is perfect.

The image, tag and stamps were cut from Vintage Frost Basics Diecut Sheet and I have used 12x 12  20th December, this paper also looks like the snow is falling. The sheet with the minature children on came from the 6x6 paper pad, so glad I have both.  I have used walnut stain ink to distress the edges.

I have used a corner from the Prima Ceiling Ornamental resin pack and added to the right hand corner.  Lots of gorgeous flowers with gesso and diamond dust and string pearls added to the top.  I also added in a pine cone, cut in half.

And have you seen the vintage findings brooches in store. Wow, just look at centre of my large snowflake. Beautiful.

Hugs Tracy x

Maja Design - Vintage Frost Basics - Christmas Die Cuts	Maja Design - Vintage Frost Basics - 20th of December	Maja Design - Vintage Frost Basics 6x6 Pad	Maya Road Vintage Findings - Pearl Brooches	Prima Shabby Chic Treasures - Ceiling Ornament & Corners
Larch Cones	Maya Road Tulle Pleat Trim (43mm)	Lace "Empress Alexandra" (90mm)	Pearl String, 3 mm & 8mm Pearls	WOC Hip Rosebuds
WOC Cosmos Daisies	WOC Open Roses, 15mm	WOC Open Roses, 10mm	WOC Wild Rosebuds	WOC Open Roses, 20mm
Creative Charms Vintage Pearl Brads	Canvas Corp. Mini Paper Bags	Twinklets Diamond Dust	Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso

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Frosty the Snowmen

Morning Everyone,

Remember the LOTV snowmen family, lol.  Well, my chap who always buys his cards from me loved them so I had to do another one for him.  So I had to put my thinking cap on with this one, made a little easier by my guest position at the Ribbon Girl and the fabulous inspiration photo.

I have added the Marianne Design window again, love this die and added some gupe lace behind the window as a blind.  The papers are MayaDesign Vintage Christmas Time 6x6 paper pad from Live and Love Crafts and I managed to still capture the baubles hanging down on the right hand side.

Here's the inspiration photo that I followed at the Ribbon Girl.

I have used the white daisys and added red kort and godt roses to the centres and some white stamen to the sides.  I added red berries and glass glitter, all available from the Ribbon Girl. There is lots of frosting, my beloved snow tex of course and gesso here and there.

I have also used the new picket fence and only the plain was available so I painted it using white gesso.  The trees are a Distinctively Dees Die and I added lots of diamond stickles.  I finished off at the bottom with 12mm danielle lace from the Ribbon Girl. The snowflakes around the edge are by Noor Design/Joycraft, another favourite die.

I also had to make a quick card for my nephew and you know I don't really enjoy boy cards, not me at all, so I reached for some dies. I have used 3 Marianne Design dies, the zipper, the silouette men on the pocket and also the Happy Birthday text.  The paper is from the latest Marianne Design release All for the men. The zip pull is by Prima Junkyard Findings Zipper Pulls

Have a good Sunday.

Hugs Tracy x

Swedish Lapland

Morning Everyone,

Gosh it's the 2nd September, can you believe it?  It's usually this time of year when everyone starts to say, "Before you know it Christmas will be here", and it's true and that's why I'm being super organised and getting lots of Christmas Cards done and there's no better time with the new release of Pion's Swedish Lapland papers having arrived in the LLC Store.  So can you guess the theme the girls will be following this week........ hehehe, easy wasn't it, yep "Pion's Christmas release of Swedish Lapland papers".

I have used 2 sheets 12x12 papers and also the cut two tags from the 12x12 tag sheet. and I have also added my new favourite beautiful, beautiful Lace Empress Alexandra, its 90mm wide, but isn't it just gorgeous.

The die cut above the image is from a Marianne Design new release and I have added some weathered wood distress ink.  There are areas of shabby white frantage here and there, this works fabulously on your christmas cards.

The flower arragement on the right is made up of some mini apples, again coloured with my copic marker a deep red, cream flower sprays, love these, red berries and red foam stems, a pine cone (watch this space), and a magnolia little angel, soooo cute.

Here's a close up of the tags cut from the 12x12 tag sheet, and of course they match the papers I've used, edged with walnut stain and popped into a mini bag.  Finished off with a mini bark heart and a mini apple.

This card is available in my Etsy Shop.

Hugs Tracy x

Little Angel & Donna's Candy

Hi Peeps,

Half way through the week and I'm totally shattered. I didn't get much sleep Saturday night and think it has finally caught up with me.  We headed to bed at 1:30am and after I got settled, Ollie started barking.  OH had already started snoring so after half an hour of barking and snoring I went down to settle Ollie.  I think it was the wind and the rain hammering down on the windows that was frightening him.  I returned to bed but he kept barking so at 2:30 enough was enough and I brought him upstairs.  He was still panting like mad and took him another 20-30 mins to settle.  Needless to say it was gone 3am.  If you had told me two years ago I would own a dog and then allow him in my bedroom at night, I would of said you were barmy and not on my nellie, lol.

I have for you today a cute little Angel by CC Designs called Sweet Noelle.   I have stamped her onto kraft cardstock and coloured her in using polychromo pencils. Love the white on kraft.

Ingredients:-

Go Kreate Die to create the base of the card

Image Sweet Noelle by CC Designs

Paper by Magnolia Old Angel Script

Kraft Cardstock

Spellbinders Lacey Cirlces

Marianne Design Poinsetta

Tim Holtz Holly Die

Tickled Pink Sentiment

Make It Crafty Wings of love Chipboard embellishments

String Pearls

Snowtex

Before you go have you seen Donna's Candy. Head on over HERE to check it out.

And if your in the UK there's  a brand new Epsom up for grabs!

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:-

Crafting all seasons - flowers

Rubys Rainbow - Shaped Cards

Simon Says Stamp - Shaped Cards

Wordart Wednesday - Anything Goes with uplifting words

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Hugs Tracy x

First and Last of 2010/2011 and Some News

Hi again Peeps,

Here's my last card that I did in 2010 but didn't get time to post and my first finished card of 2011.  Couldn't wait to ink up this new Hanglar cutie but then again I say that about all my stamps, lol.  I am currently spending time with the family but  saying that they are both belting out Summer of 69 in my ear and all I can say is I didn't have any cats before, but it sounds like I do now, lol.  Do you think if I got up and went to my craft room there'd notice...........

Look at me being so super organised, let's see how long it lasts.  These gorgeous papers are the new to be released tomorrow Love Dreams by Bearly Mine Designs.

Image is by Hanglar and Stanglar and coloured using copics and prisma pencils

Doily is from Bizzy Bec's Store

Magnolia Doohicky lace die and swirl

Fired Brick Distress Ink

Martha Stewart Heart Punch

Lade from stash

This card was kinda hard to fulfil, I was given the recipe from the lad in my office for his girlfriends card which he left to the last minute.  Not so good for me as it was housework night, lol.  He required stitching, christmas tree and the magnolia image chosen, swirls and the snowflakes. He did want layers but with this paper it just would have spoiled it.   I think I achieved it all or thereabouts.

Materials Used:

Magnolia Image

Tree stamp was from Stamp Addicts

Papers are Websters

Snowflake christmas decoration topped with Marianne Design Snowflake and a Martha Stewart Punced one

Everything else from stash

I have entered my cards into the following challenges:-

CLP- Sketch (valentine card)

Just Magnolia - Anthing Goes (luckily Hanglar goes now too)

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Craft your Days Away - Punches or Die Cuts

CES - Anything Goes

Crazy for Challenges - Celebrate Something

Marks Finest Papers - Use something new (stamp)

Sew Many Challenges - Use something new (stamp)

Wags and whiskers - Snowflakes

Colour Create - Pink, Red and White

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Stampavie - Red

My Time to Craft - Use somethign new or new technique

Craft your passion - Red/Green/Cream
Mad for Markers - Anything Goes

Now lastly but certainly not least.  You would of noticed that I joined in the Make It Crafty Blog Hop recently.  Well Zoe has asked me to join her crew, for some reason she thinks I have great colouring skills, shhhhh, hope she's not reading this as she'll be telling me off again ,lol, plus I think it was the only way to stop me winning all the challenges.  Any way, I am now part of the team using all those fabulous background images and working with a very talented DT.  Thank you Zoe.  Woo Hooooo!

The new challenge blog kicks off next Saturday HERE, so if your not already a follower hop on over, you won't want to miss all the fun.

Snow is Falling

Evening Peeps,

Just a quick post as I am completely shattered, to say the least.

Materials Used:-

Copics and prisma pencils

Tree and ground stamp are Lavinia

Image is by Sugar Nellie

Snowflake from Asda christmas decs

Red snowflake is a quickutz die

Magnolia doo hickey die for the lace trim

Nesties

Brad and charm from Hobby House
Martha stewart snowflake punch
Scalloped punch

I have entered this card into the following challenge:-

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Alphabet - G for Glitter
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Stampin with the dragon - make it sparkle
All sorts - Last minute christmas projects
Craft your days away - Punches or Die Cuts
Ellephantastic - Chistmas/Winter
Our Daily Bread - Christmas (photo inspiration)
Character Cafe - Glitter

Click HERE to enter my candy.

Victorian Sweethearts No 4 at Bizzy Bec's

Hi Peeps,

Day 4 of the previews over at Bizzy Bec's.  The DT have made some fabulous creations so be sure to check them out and enter the draw for the 16 prizes, yep, there are 16 prizes and a bonus sentiment sheet plus some of the deisgn team have candy.  Don't forget to come back tomorrow for preview 5 and I have some candy up for grabs.

Today we are introducing you to "Violet".  Becasuse of the time of year I decided to pop Violet into a seasonal christmas scene.  Sorry there are lots of pic's, got carried away.

All papers are Bearly Mine Designs

The fireplace is a digi image from Make It Crafty.  Both Violet and the fireplace were coloured using copics and prisma pencils.
The candle wreath on the hearth of the fire was a freebie from Karen's Doodles.
The Christmas tree was made from artificial christmas tree twigs (I purchased a small bundle from Hobby Craft a couple of years back, knew it would come in handy, lol)

I have embossed the Merry Christmas sentiment onto the rug  The foilage is a Marianne Design Die.

The rug trim is available from Bizzy Bec's store as well as the co-ordinated tassle hanging from the tag.

I have coloured Violet with Copic markers and prisma pencils.

The stamps will be available in digital and rubber to purchase from 16th December but you could win the whole set on the Bizzy Bec's Store just by following these easy rules. And there isn't just one set to win, Beck is giving away 16 along with bonus sentiments.

Here's a reminder of what you have to do to win over at Bizzy Bec's:-


1) Place this logo below on your blog and announce Blue Butterfly Stamps.

2) Go to the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog HERE and Become a follower if you are not already

3) Enter your name in the Linky on the Bizzy Bec's Store Blog

That's it, easy peasy!


Be sure to check by tomorrow for no. 5 in the collection and some Candy from me.

I am entering this into the following challenges:-

Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Stamp Something - Digi (image)
Alphabet - G for Glitter
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Sew Many Cards - Digi Stamp and Flowers
Stampin with the dragon - make it sparkle (gold stickles all over my tree)
All sorts - Last minute christmas projects
Craft your days away - Punches or Die Cuts
Ellephantastic - Chistmas/Winter
One stop Craft - Sassy Christmas
Our Daily Bread - Christmas (photo inspiration)
Character Cafe - Glitter (gold all over my tree)
Digis with attitude - Use a digi
Christmas Blog Challenge - Christmas and Baubles