Noel

Hiya Peeps,

I'm dragging my tail again, there's never enough hours in the day.  We've only just started on the kids christmas shopping, thank goodness for the internet but I do still need to make that trip to the actual shops, I only intend to do it once and it's usually a late night shopping, can't stand going into the shopping centre at a weekend.

My card today is my DT for Crafts and Me using one of the new stamps by Robin Pushay called  The wonder of it all.  The theme was set by the lovely Gina but unfortunately she is unwell and unable to play.  Get well Gina.  So if you want to join in, the theme is "Anything Goes" with the option of making an ornament. Nice and Easy.

A close up of that gorgeous Holly die by Marianne Designs, another new favourite.

Ingredients:-

Image "The wonder of it all" by Robin Pushay

Medium - Copics

Noel & 25 - Tim Holtz Die

Berries by Marianne Design

Marianne Design Holly Die LR0244

Marianne Designs Large Oval by Petra LR0240

Snowtex 

Glamour Dust

Star Dust Stickles

Red Liquid Pearls

Jute Ribbon

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

Crafty Creations - Winter Scene
Freshly Brewed - Christmas
Whimsy Inspiration - Festive
Bearly Mine - Santa is on his way
Deep Ocean - Christmas
Everybody Art - Christmas
Hollyjollychristmas - Bingo (glitter/free/red)

Be sure to pop back in the morning, it's my turn in the Make It Crafty Advent Calendar.

Hugs Tracy x

Voting at Fashionista Challenge Blog

Hi Peeps,

OMG I have just seen over at the Fashionista Challenge blog that my Magnolia Christmas Scene is in the voting. If you liked my card could you hop on over to vote for me.  If when you get there you'd prefer to vote for someone else that is cool.  Here's the link and a reminder of my card:-

Check back with me on Friday, I have some awesome candy coming up.

Mwah

Tracy x

A blogger has stolen my coloured image - Can you believe it!

Hi Peeps,

I'm posting a rant.  I have just read my teamie Karina's blog post about a blogger stealing coloured images from blogs and using them on their own cards as their own work.  I was horrified to see someone entering challenges with artwork which isn't there own.  I left a comment on Karina's post and headed over to check this woman out.  To my amazement I scrolled through her posts and came across this post HERE.  I recognised it straight away as being my work.

This is Ruth's card. You can see where my swirl is just to the right of the umbrella.

And this is card my original card

Looks familiar Huh?

I have left a message for Ruth to remove her post so we shall see.

Hugs Tracy x

Christmas Fairy

Hi Everyone,

What better time to use all those Crafts and Me Fairies.......... Christmas. I have used Sara Burrier's gorgeous Daisy Stamp.

Ingredients:-

Image Daisy by Sara Burrier available from Crafts and Me

Medium Copics

Callas Flowers from Marianne Design

Holly leaves - Tim Holtz Die

Snowtex

Snowflake - Make It Crafty Chipboard

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

Charisma - Christmas, no red/green/red

Cute Card Thursday - Snowflakes

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - Layers

Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes
Artistic InspirationsThrough the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Tuesday Alchemy  - Anything Goes
lady Anne's Challenge - Anything Goes
ABC Challenges - Anything Goes

Have a good weekend.

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

Tree Top Blessings

Hi Everyone,

Ooops I've forgotten to post my DT card for Crafts and Me, ssshhhhhhh don't tell Teresa.

I have used one of Robin Pushay's beautiful images, Tree Top Blessings. I did something I never do and coloured this image up on kraft cardstock with pencils without matching it to my paper first.  Ummmmm, well it took me an age to pair it up and in the end decided it needed as much white around it as possible to show off the image.

The theme over at Crafts and Me this week is Circles.  So I have berries, pearls, cones, they are all circular in shape.  Hope you can joint us.

Ingredients:-

Image Tree Top Blessings by Robin Pushay

Papers by Magnolia

Tim Holtz Holly

Tim Holtz Poinsetta

Make It Crafty Wings of Love

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

By the cute and girly - Stars or twinkle twinkle little star

Christmas cards all year round - shaped or fancy folds

Just keep on creating - Christmas

Tando - Wings

Christmas stampin all year round - Winter

Daring Cardmakers - Twinkle Twinkle

Stamping for the weekend - add texture (snowtex)

Paper Play - Angel

Hugs Tracy x

Two Turtle Doves

Hi Peeps,

I have another Christmas card for you today which I shared on the Copic Marker Europe Blog yesterday, I'm certainly making headway with my cards but I really must make more effort between Jan-July to get ahead of the game as I never seem to have enough.

The image I have used is called "Two Turtle Doves" by Whimsey Stamps, coloured with my beloved copics.  Isn't she a little darling.  The gorgeous papers are by Magnolia, links below.

Here's the copics I used:-

Ingredients:-

Image Two Turtle Doves by Whimsey 

Papers by Magnolia

Small (green) Holly by CC Designs

Kraft Cardstock

Tim Holtz Holly (large leafs) Die

Tim Holtz off the edge snowflake die

Flat Backed Pearls

Marianne Designs Two Birds Charm

Hugs Tracy x