White Christmas

Morning Peeps,

Well I'm almost there thank goodness, 2 more cards to make and Housework on the Agenda this weekend, oh and I need to pop back to the Garden Centre for another pack of outside lights.  We don't normally decorate the outside but I have wanted icicle lights for years and we finally got some, but underestimated the length of the front of the house, so need another set to go from the front door across the garage.

It's challenge time at Marianne's Divas and the theme is an easy one, "Christmas".  Remember you need to use a Marianne Design product and mention it in your post.  Awesome prizes as always.

My card is a commissioned card, based on a previous design of mine and the chap I showed it to fell in love with all the white and ordered two for his daughters, ahhhh bless him.  Don't forget these dies are currently on sale BunnyZoe, links below. 

Marianne Design Products Used

Christmas Tree CR1224; Poinsetta LR0122

8mm Flat Backed Pearls

Stardust Stickles

Dotty Embossing Folder

Text by Craftwork Cards

Have a good weekend.

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

Alphabet challenge - W for Winter White

Crafty Anns - White on White

Winter Wonderland - Trees

Hugs Tracy 

Snowflake Angel

Hi Everyone,

Well as you would of seen yesterday, my Christmas Tree is up but all my other decorations are still in there boxes, I just keep running out of time.  I'm off to the shopping centre tonight to finish the Christmas Shopping so a weekend of wrapping and I'll be almost tthere.  I've booked my Tesco delivery slot, just need to add the final bits and I'll be all done.

I have another Christmas card for you today using another Robin Pushay image, Snowflake Angel.

Ingredients:-

Image Snowflake Angel by Robin Pushay

Paper Magnolia Winter Angels

Jute Fabric

Tim Holtz Holly Die

Hugs Tracy 

I've Been Published & My Christmas Tree

Yikes Everyone, I've been published. Check it out, Papercrafts Essentials, 88 along with Bev Rochester and Suzanne McManus.  So exciting.........

I was pleased to be asked by Winnie of Marianne Designs to make 3 projects for the magazine. This is my project 1, Make It Crafty Circular 3D Chipboard Frame.

Ingredients:-

Image Ice Skating  Don by Marianne Designs

Papers Scandinavian Winter by Marianne Designs

Fabulous Marianne Designs Christmas Tree

Marianne Designs Poinsetta Die

Marianne Designs Misletoe
Marianne Design Branch Forest

I'd like to enter my 3D frame into the following challenges:-

Cards and More - Pearls
Flourishes - Non festive colours
Loves rubber stamps - Let it snow
Papertake - Snow white
Sweet Stamps - Sparkle and Bling
LadyAnn's - Anything Goes
ABC - Let it Snow
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes

And My Christmas Tree is finally up.  I finally got some new lights from Notcutts Nursery.  They have multi settings and are little cones, so cute.  Right now they are 50% and are only £15, so grab yourself a bargain HERE. I decided to change my colour scheme this year so this tree is decorated Tracy style, although it looks alot prettier IRL.  Sorry about the music, this was Hubby's input........

Here's a still picture.

And a close up of the lights in the midst of decorating

If you are shopping at Notcutts look out for this little fellow, the dancing christmas tree.  My sister got him last year and he is hilarious.  He sings, turns around and wiggles his bum.

Hugs Tracy x

Winter Daisy

Hi Everyone,

I have another Christmas card for you today.  Don't forget that there is upto 25% off right now in the BunnyZoe shop, so who needs to wait until the January sales.

Image: Daisy Winter by Marianne Design (currently 25% off at BunnyZoe at the moment)

Paper: Magnolia On Christmas Day (also 25% off at BunnyZoe)

Marianne Design Snowflake

Marianne Design Creatables Open Book

Marianne Designs Holly

Tim Holtz Holly

Tim Holtz Poinsetta

Hugs Tracy x

Dotty Background Tutorial

Hi Everyone,

I have a little tutorial for you today on creating dotty backgrounds.  When you colour an image sometimes it can look flat.  You can make it pop by adding a background and I thought I'd show you how I do it.

I have used my colour wheel to help me decide which colours to use. I have chosen a Triadic Colour.  This is 3 colours from the colour wheel that form a triangle, as seen in the below picture.  These colours are all different but when used together in the right proportions will create the perfect balance.

I always start by topping up my Colourless Blender marker so it is nice and juicy and a good flow of ink.

Work in small areas and quickly.  Start with the blender and lay down some ink from the side of your image outwards.

Then add some random dots of one of your chosen colours.  I have used V12 but I managed to cut it out of the picture, oops! Then go back with your colourless blender pen and blend.

I then added some random dots of V17 and immediately went back in with my colourless blender to blend again.

Now do the same adding this time BG72. Don't forget to blend again with the colourless blender.

And again with YG93.  I think your getting the idea now.

Ensure each time that you blend with that colourless blender.

Go back in with any colour that you think is lacking.  I went back in with the V17.

Personally I like some depth so I have added some C5.  This is down to preference but I really want it to stand out.

You can see it progressing now.

Continue all the way around your image.

I still wasn't happy with the depth so I have added some black polychromo pencil and blended out with Sansador and a paper stump. If you are going to do this you MUST ensure you are finished with your copics, you don't want to damage the nibs.

Here's the result.

Image was a freebie on last months Docrafts Art Deco Magazine

Dress V17, V15, V12, V000

Skin E000, E00, E01, E11

Black C7, C5, C3

Dotty Background: V12, V17, BG72, YG93, C5 and Black Polychromo Pencil

Hugs Tracy x

Celebrations at BunnyZoe

Hi Peeps,

Are you all shopped out.  I'm not yet but plan to be completed by the end of this week, provided all things go to plan.  It's challenge time at BunnyZoe's and our theme for December is Celebrations.  Right now at BunnyZoe there is up to 25% off on the Christmas Shop and this little cutie image also has 25% off, so grab a bargain whilst you can. I have chosen Christmas as my celebration, but it can be any celebrations, birthday, christening, birth etc.

Just look at these little cuties by Wild Rose Studio.  They are called Teddy Giving, soooo cute.

Image Teddy Giving by Wild Rose Studio

Paper - Magnolia Santa with Christmas Flowers

Marianne Designs Creatables Open Book

CC Designs Holy & Berry

Flat Backed Pearls

Marianne Designs Berries

Reindeer Charm

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

Anything Goes Challenge - Traditional Christmas Colours
Bearly Mine -Christmas
Deep Ocean - Christmas
Cupcake Craft - Christmas
Fashionista - Winter
OOZAK - Anything Goes plus Red

Hugs Tracy x

Day 7 Make It Crafty Advent Calendar

Hi Peeps,

There's only 18 days til Christmas!

The MiC gang and our Special Guests thought it would be fun to have a 'grown up' advent calendar as we count down the days til Christmas full of inspiration just for us creative minds!

Each day a sneak peek will be revealed on the MiC store blog with a link for you to follow "to open the door".

All you have to do is stop by the store blog each day to open the next door!

PLUS Zoe has Christmas Candy full of lots of crafty goodies that you don't want to miss out on!

AND THERE'S MORE GIFTS

But what's even more exciting is that you will have a chance to win the Make it Crafty goodies that I have played with today!!

By leaving a comment on this post you could win

The Make It Crafty Chipboard Book and a set of those gorgeous chipboard Clocks

The comments will stay open until the 31st of December and the winners will be announced in the New Year on the MiC store blog. You can join us for all 24 days - giving you 24 chances to win some MiC goodies! If you join us late, simply go back to the start and catch up!

This is what I have created with my MiC goodies!

I couldn't help but go Vintage again, just love this style!

The image is a free download from Moonlight Magic, gorgeous!

Here's the book when opened, using another image from Moonlight Magic

And just look at the Mic clock

I've used some new goodies from the Live and Love Craft Shop, OMG I just love everything in that store.  

Don't forget to leave a comment below before December 31st and stop by the Make it Crafty Store blog to 'open the door' to 24 other inspirational projects!

Thank you so much for joining us and we wish you and your loved ones a wonderful loving Christmas.

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

Crafty Ribbons - Tag/Label
Crafting all seasons - Flowers
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Anything Goes
Live and Love Crafts - Anything but a card
Anything but a card - Anything but a card

Hugs Tracy x