Izzy's Bumble Bee

Hi Everyone,

Tracy here and I have for you today a card using one of the new Candibean images.  This one is called Izzy's Bumble Bee and if you are interested in seeing how I coloured the vase of flowers there is a little video tutorial on my blog.

The backing paper is by Marianne Design as are the leaves, made with Marianne Design Craftable Swirls and Leaves 3.  The image was coloured with Copic Markers.

I have a new camcorder and this was my video using it.  The video shows how I colour the glass vase to look like it has water in and give it some dimension.  I hope you enjoy it. I apologise or any shadowing when I'm colouring but I forgot to turn the light to my left on :(

Here's the finished card.

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

Tilda With Corkscrews

Morning Crafters,

Can't believe how quickly this comes around, but it's time for another challenge at BunnyZoe.  This time is something quite different...... Be inspired by one of the BunnyZoe DT Members.  So hop on over to the challenge post and chose a DT member who inspires you and enter this month's challenge.

My card today has been made using accetate. I wanted to use the new Kaisercraft Wooden Gates and I thought they would work fabulously with Tilda with corkscrews, but I didn't want to lose the beautiful intricate design of the wooden doors.  I added Fabscrapbs latch set so the card can be closed and opened.

The beautiful butterflies are from from magnolia butterfly kit, link below, and I stamped the butterfly text directly onto the accetate using stazon ink before attaching the butterfly.

Here's a view with the card open, so at all times you can see those fabulous gates and of course the little princess inside.  The terrocota pot on the right hand side is a Marianne Design Die which I cut and out on cryogen cardstock and then coloured with my copic markers.  I added some Flower Spray to the top, love it.  The gorgeous paper is from Magnolia called Japanese garden.

Here's a view of the back of the card.   I have cut two magnolia doohickey tags and will add text later.  The banner is by LaLaLand and oh almost forget the edges are using the Magnolia Doohickey Lacing Coffee die.

Tilda with Corkscrews by Magnolia

Magnolia 12x12 Japanese Garden

Magnolia Butterfly Kit

Magnolia Vintage Box Lacing Coffee Doohickey Die

Magnolia Bloomy Tag

Magnolia Vintage Tag

Kaisercraft Wooden Doors

Ruffle Roses Pink/White

Marianne Designs Topiary and Butterfly

La-La Land Crafts Heart Banner Die

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Cherry Lynn Flourish Die

Don't forget to pop by the BunnyZoe Blog and see which DT member you choose to be inspired by.

Also, BunnyZoe is having 20% off Magnolia Stamps, click on the picture below to go shopping.

Hugs Tracy x

All in Blue

Hi Everyone,

I have been dying for ages to colour up a Saturated Canary image by the fabulous Krista Smith and what a beauty this one is. So I took the opportunity to combine my DT card for Copic Marker Europe and Make It Crafty together.  I remember a long time ago, when I was a Simply Sassy Girl, writing on Krista's blog that I'd love to see more images with long flowing hair, and this little lady certainly fits the bill.  She came in the E-Book from Make It Crafty which the awesome Zoe has put together to show you how to achieve those defined strands of hair, definitely worth Copic enthusiasts investing in and a must have for practicing hair, and to be honest the best advice I can give anyone who is new to copics is, practice, practice and practice.

And here's my finished card. 

I also have a new camera, yayyyyyy.  I'm still practicing with that too, so any tips will be greatly welcomed.

Ingredients:-

Image by Saturated Canary available in an E-Book from Make It Crafty

Pion Papers ( love these)

Go Kreate Dies

Leaves, flourish corner and mini butterfly chipboard embellishments by Make It Crafty and coloured with prisma pencils

Marianne Design Ribbon Rose

Square Doily

Copic Markers:-

Skin: E00, E01, E11, E000

Cheeks: R20

Hair: E35, E37, E47, E49, E50

Dress: B16, B18, B39, B00, B01, B16, B18

Shadows: B63, C3

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

Card Crafters Circle - Ribbon and Roses

Patties Creations - Anything Goes

Stampin for the weekend - Floral

Cute Card Thursday - Shaped Cards

Little Miss Muffett - Anything by square

Pennys Paper Crafts - Anything Goes

Whimsey inspires - Anything Goes

Cutiepie - Shaped Cards

Enjoy the weekend.

Hugs Tracy x

Shop Til You Drop

Good morning Peeps,

It's Wednesday, half way through already, hooray for bank holidays. Don't know about you but over the christmas period I have gone to bed later and later and got up later, so returning to work this morning was a right struggle, plus I didn't sleep well, think it must of been the excitement of returning to work, lol.

Anyway, moving on, it's our first challenge of the new year at Crafts and Me Challenges and this fortnight it has been chosen by the lovely Trish and its............paper tearing. Interpret as you wish, I distressed all my edges and ripped it here and there so it should count, just love this technique and look, lol.

I have used one of the new Crafts and Me Stamps from the Melody range available HERE.  This one is called Shopping Melody, don't know why?

She's certainly done a lot of shopping.

Side view so you can see the dimension on the shop front awning.

Materials Used:-

Image Shopping Melody from Crafts and Me HERE

Boutique stamp is by Magnolia

Medium - Copics and Prisma Pencils

Papers - New Release from Bearly Mine Desigsn, Cheery Days and Damask

Magnolia Doohicky Lace Die

Martha Stewart Frond Punch

Martha Stewart pinking edge border punch

Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Stardust Stickles

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

The Beary Scrap - Sketch 

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Crazy Challenge - All things New (image and papers)

Alys Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Something New (image and papers)

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations - Something New (stamp, papers)

Pile it on - Brand spankin new (Stamp, papers)

Sew Many Challenges - New

Stamp n Doodle - New

Marks finest papers - New
BunnyZoe - Sparkle and Shine (I have added sparkle to all the jewellery in the shop, her earrings and bracelet)
I Did It Creations - Favouritie technique (distressing)
Gingerloft - Distressing
Stamp Insanity - sparkle (I have added sparkle to all the jewellery in the shop, her earrings and bracelet)
Bee Crafty - New (stamps and papers)
Papertake Weekly - New + option lace

It's a Sketch at Bearly Mine Designs

Woo Hoo Peeps,

It's the first challenge over at the new Bearly Mine Designs Challenge Blog and it's a skecth by Donna to kick us off. We have three sponsors, so that means 3 prizes, yep, hope you can come and play.

I've used one of the fab Kenny K images which are great for Men's cards and I thought I'd get ahead by making a Valentine Card. Sexy little madam isn't she, lol.

I have of course used the Bearly Mine Digi Papers, which can be found HERE.  I have used a combination of the new Loves Dream, if you scroll down to my previous post but one, you will see a beautiful Hanglar card using these new papers released yesterday.  I have also used valentine papers from both the Extreme Volume I and Volume III.  So you see you can mix and match.  If you check by my blog tomorrow you'll see I've used another new set, Cheery Days, fabulous papers.

Materials Used:-

Image by Kenny K

Medium - Copics and Prisma Pencils

Doily

Marianne Design Doily Die

Red Magnolia from Wild Orchid Crafts

Leaves from Bizzy Bec's

Martha Stewart Swirl Die

Martha Stewart Heart Border Punch

Black Soot and Fired Brick Distress Inks

Sentiment is Catslifepress

Sewing machine for zig zag stitiching on main panel

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Crazy Challenge - All things New (image and papers)

Karber challenge - Digi Stamp and Flowers

Alys Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - Something New (image and papers)

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Crazy for Challenges - Celebrate Something (love/valentines)

Digi Doodle - Anything Goes

Southern Girls - Anything Goes

StampinB's - Celebration

Kenny K's Crafty Girlz - Hearts

Creative Inspirations - Something New (Kenny K image, papers, large flower)

Pile it on - Brand spankin new (Image, papers, large flowers)

Sew Many Challenges - New

Stamp n Doodle - New

Marks finest papers - New

Anything Goes at Crafts and Me

Morning Peeps,

Back to reality today, lol. Today at Crafts and Me Teresa has decided to be very kind to you all and has gone for the theme "Anything Goes".  So I guess we'll be seeing lots of new stash over the next two weeks.

I have used my new favourite stamp, Flapper Girl Melody by Lemon Shortbread available from Crafts and Me.  She is just soooo pretty.

Coloured with copics, R22, R21, R20, R00 and toned with the W's to give a slight distressed look.

I thought as I had got so far behind with christmas cards that I would get ahead with Mother's Day, lol.  Let's see how long that lasts?

Do hope you'll join in the fun.

Materials Used:-

Image Flapper Girl Melody available HERE

Coloured with Copic Markers

Papers were freebies from farfarhill I think

Goregeous grey lace was from Bunny Zoe along with the Love charm

Martha Stewart Frond Punch

Flowers from wild orchid craft with a little dusting of walnut stain distress ink

Beads and stardust stickles from stash

All panel stitched by machine

I have entered this into the following challenges:-

Friday Sketchers - Sketch

Mad for Markers - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge - Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss - For Someone Special. (mum)
Lexis Creations - Glitter and Pearls
The Crafty Pad - Anything Goes
One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes
Alys Sunday Challenge - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
7 Kids College - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Have a fabulous christmas everyone.

Anyone for Coffee

Morning Peeps,

Wow, I got through to Round 2 on the Sugar Nellie Blog Simply Sassy Challenge, woo hoooooooo.  Round 2 is "Do your thing".  Ummmmmm, a hard one for me as I love soooo many different types of techniques, distressing by tearing the edges of the paper, inking the edges, sewing, absolutely love my embellishments and have so many favourite colour combo's I didn't know where to start to show you me, lol. 

Anyway, after deliberation I just started off as I usually do with my papers and "this is my thing", well tdoay anyway:-

I thought I would go for distressed and chose my papers and coloured my fab image from Sugar Nellie.  Now to give her the distressed look I coloured with copics RV23, RV21, RV000, as you'll know these are quite bright but with the added "W's to give her the distressed look, she's toned down.

I didn't think the papers lended themselves to being torn for this card or stitched as I thought it would be lost in the patterned papers, so I just edged with Tim Holtz distress inks, victorian velvet and black soot.

I know you have seen my handmade flowers before but I really love how they come out with the pinks/greys.  They are made up of several punches of 3 sizes of retro punch on double sided paper and then pieced together with a brad.  The edges were inked with Black Soot and then I sprayed water on them and scrunched them up.  I then dried them with the heat gun and unravelled the petals.  A little pearl glimmer mist added and a pearl centre and hey presto!  Aren't they just fab.

Materials Used:-

Image from the Simply Sassy range at Sugar Nellie

Papers are both digital from Bearly Mine Designs and a prize from Toucan Scraps

Medium is copics and prisma pencils

Bazill cardstock

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (dots)

Spellbinders Dies

3 Retro punches to create the flowers

Tim Holtz Distress Inks Black Soot/Victorian Velvet

Marianne Design Swirl Dies

Doily from Bizzy Becs Store

Braided Trim, pearls from stash

Magnolia Doo Hickey Die

Magnolia Text Die

A Special Day round sentiment is LOTV

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

Sugar Nellie Simply Sassy Competition

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

The Crafty Pad - Embossing

Beary Scrap - Pearls & Jems

Well, I hope I have done enough to make it to round 3.  Have a good weekend everyone.

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.

Day 6 Victorian Sweethearts

Hi Peeps,

It's the last day of the previews of the new range of Victorian Sweethearts available from Bizzy Bec's from 16th December. Scroll down to my post below to enter my candy for one of the sweethearts rubber stamps.

Equally don't forget to hop over to the Bizzy Bec's store to enter with 16 chances of winning the entire collection of Victorian Sweethearts and a bonus sheet of sentiments, your chances are high but you have to be in it to win it.

Today, I would like to introduce you to Savannah. I decided to make a bookmark as a birthday christmas gift rather than another card. Isn't that little top hat just sooo cute.

I have coloured Savannah with copics and prisma pencils.  The gorgeous turquoise tassel, lace and flowers are all available from Bizzy Bec's store, HERE.

Don't forget to scroll down for the candy.

I have entered this bookmark into the following challenges:-

CES Challenge - Anything but a Christmas Card

Digis with attitude - Use a digi
Mami Doodles - Anything Goes
Sew many cards - Digi and Flower
Stamp Something - Use a digi
Hodge Podge - Birthday
Some Odd Girl - Flowers & digi
Stamp Insanity - It's all about me
Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

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

A Hanglar Card

Hiya Peeps,

I finally got round to inking up a Hanglar, I'm hoping to get another done over the weekend but that maybe a bit ambitious, lol.  Isn't she just adorable.

I'm not particular happy with the photography.  I love this colour combo.

I have used flowersoft on the garland, a nice touch.

Inside the card with a stitched panel holding a tag.

A closeup of the gorgeous snowflakes.  A combination of cardstock and accetate covered with diamond dust.  Beautiful.

I just love her.

Materials Used:-

Hanglar and Stanglar Image

Coloured using Copics

Papers are a combination of Magnolia, Bearly Mine Designs

JOY metal charm

Marianne Design Snowflake Die and Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch

Marianne Design Swirl Die

Nesties Dies

Flowersoft for the garland

Brads and charms from Hobby House

All panels stitched with a sewing machine

Tassel available from Bizzy Bec's

Lace, beads and anything else from stash

I have entered this card into the following challenges:-

CES - Fab Sketch

A spoonful of Sugar - Christmas

Papertake Weekly - Non traditional colours

Crazy Challenge - Christmas

Paper playtime - Snowflakes

Stamps R Us - Holiday Cards

There She Goes - Bling

Lets ink it up - Christmas with sparkle/bling

2 Sisters - Sparkly Christmas

Secret Crafter - Christmas

 ABC Challenge - J for Jewels or Jems

Creative Beli - Christmas Embellishments/Papers

Pennys Challenges - Merry Christmas

Simon Says Stamp - Christmas with no red or green

Gingersnap Creations - White Glitter

City Crafter - Let it snow

Stampavie and more - Christmas

Stempeltaume - Non traditional christmas colours

Freshly Brewed - Sparkle and Shine

Inktegrity - Non traditional holiday colours

Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts

Scrapbook Sisters - Snowflakes

Stampin Royalty - Winter holidays

Crafty Purple Frog - Easel Cards

This card is for sale in my Ebay.

Have a great weekend.

Day 2 Victorian Sweetheart - Olivia at Bizzy Becs

Hi Peeps,

It's Day 2 of the Victorian Sweethearts previews over at Bizzy Bec's and I'd like to introduce you to "Olivia". Another beauty.

Don't forget to hop on ove to Bizzy Bec's as Bec is giving away 16 prizes for this launch and some of the DT members have additional candy on their blogs over the 6 days previews, so there are lots of chances to win, win, win.  Here's a reminder of what you need to do:-

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

Materials Used:-

Image "Olivia" available from Bizzy Becs

Coloured with copic markers

I have used Shabby Vintage from Bearly Mine Designs Papers

Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts

Lace, ribbon and Pearls from stash

Marianne Design Doilie Die

Making Memories Distressing Tool

Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Be sure to check by tomorrow for no. 3 in the collection.

I am entering this into the following challenges:-

Little Red Wagon - Die Cuts

Stars and Stamps - no glitter and be creative with ribbon

Creative Card Crew - Anything Goes

Craft your passion - Anything Goes

Cute card Thursday - Floral Frenzy

Hodge Podge Shop - Birthday Cards

Some odd girl - Girly
Stamp Something - Digi (image)