Christmas in June

Morning,

Well guys after driving half way across the country I finally got a replacement car last night.  I've gone for the lowest insurance car, a little Citroen C2 2006 but I do actually like it and I'm sure will serve the purpose.  I am also dead nervous and feel like crying as My Son is going to drive it to school today for his exam.  As you can imagine I am sooooo nervous.  I went out with him last night so he has a feel for the car but he has promised to drive carefully, but none the less I am frantic with worry.  With all the car searching I am still very behind on blogging, so I do apologise, but I do love to read your comments, so thank you soooooooo very much for still being with me. :)

It's a new week and thus a new theme over at Live and Love Crafts.  I don't know about you but I like to get ahead with Christmas Cards so am grateful that the theme this week is "Christmas in June".

I have used Inkido's Christmas Music and decided to make a monochromatic card, just love all the browns/creams together..

It's the perfect opportunity to use one of those cute little angels Sandy has in store and I added some Kort and Godt berries and a pine cone and of course some snow tex and if you saw my post last Monday you would have noticed that I did a summer card using Snow Tex, so it's not just for Christmas, lol.

Here's a picture of the Brown Crispy ribbon with a little tulle and finished with a beautiful Teardrop Pearl Centre.

I have used 3 types of lace, aren't they gorgeous, all links below.

And here's a close up of the beautiful Angels, like butter wouldn't melt, lol.

Have a good week and Tina will be back to inspire you tomorrow.

Hugs Tracy x

Wings

Morning Everyone,

Did you all have a good weekend? Well the insurance has paid out less the £1000 excess of course, so I am now on a mission to find a new low cost insurance car, wish me luck.

It's challenge time at BunnyZoe and the theme is "Wings".  I have a few on my card namely the image, the charm and the Kaisercraft wooden embellishment which I have added distress crackle paint to and added some walnut stain distress ink.

The base was created using a Martha Stewart Punch around the Page Punches.  A little frantage has been added here and there, namely Aged Rose and Shabby White.

The butterfly is from the Magnolia Butterfly Kit, stamped in versamark and some cosmic shimmer added.

Here's a close up of the image coloured with distress inks.

And here's the wooden butterfly distressed with picket fence crackle paint and walnut stain distress ink and an prima Arcadian white flower added to the centre.

Lastly I used one of the new Marianne Designs Collectables Scallop and Sentiment Sets, links below.  I also added a little frantage here and there.

Magnolia Tilda with Butterfly and Butterfly Kit

Carta Bella Giddy Up 6x6 Paper Pad

Marianne Designs Scallop and Die Sentiments

Kaisercraft Wooden Butterfly Embellishment

Prima Arcadian White Flower

Prima Swirls Hello Pastel

Magnolia Doohickey Wrapped So Lovely Tag

Hugs Tracy x

Just Me

Hi Everyone,

Oops I just found this in my draft and it should of gone live a couple of days ago.

Hope your all having a good weekend.  Today I have one of the new release Bildmalarna images to show you, this one is called "Just Me Nr.8".  The gorgeous papers are by Carta Bella, called Giddy Up. You can just see the butterfly charm peeking out of the little bag, all links as usual are at the bottom of the post.

The beautiful Emily Lace is from the Ribbon Girl.  You can also see a little fastener to the left of the image.  This is from the CC Designs Grunge Accessories Set, links at the bottom of the post.  The gorgeous pink tulle is from Live and Love Crafts.

The large white Arcadian Flower is by Prima and is linked below to BunnyZoe.  The remaining flowers and stamen are available from The Ribbon Girl.

Hugs Tracy x

Bildmalarna Just Me Nr.8	Carta Bella Giddy Up 6x6 Pad	Marianne Designs Creatables Anjas 3 Vintage Ornaments	Marianne Designs Anja's Vintage Swirl LR0271	CCDesigns Grunge Accessories Die
Prima Arcadia White

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Whispers of Love

Morning Crafters,

I have combined two of my DT's, namely Live and Love Crafts, the beautiful vintage store and Crafts and Me with one of the new release Digital Vintage Images.  The theme we are following over at LLC is Summer and the challenge at Crafts and Me is "Something Old".  So you can see the image and the vintage embellishments were perfect for both teams and with my mojo lacking, helped me tackled two birds with one stone, so to speak.

 I didn't quite have enough blue embellishments so I used my copic airbrush system and added a touch of blue to the Hortensias and one of the little seashells.  The image is called Whispers of Love and is available HERE and was just perfect for a Summer card and with the little girl holding a shell to her ear, the ideal opportunity to add some shell embellishments too.

I have used the Pion Design Vintage Garden Ornament in Blue.  I added a grey crotchet flower and added the cream leaf from the Prima fabric flower Chantelle Doily set along with some of those dainty Hortensia's, flower spray and a Kort and Godt Rolled Rose in Blue.

The little ensemble to the right consists of the seashells, Hortensia, the new Roman Numerals with some aged Aqua frantage,  one of my favourite colours, an Idea-ology corked Vial bottle, which I will add a little sentiment in later and I cut out the flower ticket from the Vintage Garden 6x6.  Just above this collection is a Pion Design Butterfly and a metal rose, also frantaged in Aged Aqua in the centre.  The doily just under this section has also some aged aqua scattered, looks fab in real life.

And here we have some of Sandy's internationally famous vintage seam binding, finsihed off with a clay heart and 2mm string pearls and attached to a Magnolia So Wrapped Lovely Tag.  Lots of Gesso and a sprinkling or two of snow tex, here and there hehehe.

The beautiful pearl lace at the bottom has been layered onto some Ribbon Picot and don't they look like they were made for each other.

Thank you for visiting and I'm sorry I was so late, dam Cameras!  Be sure to check back tomorrow, I know Tina will have a fabulous Vintage creation that I just know I will be drooling over.

Hugs Tracy xn

Bella With Daisy

Hi Crafters,

Hope you are all well and enjoying your weekend.  I am sorry for my absence in commenting and I hope to get round to you all during this week.  My mojo still hasn't returned but I do have a card for you today using one of the new Wild Rose Studio cuties, and this lil elephant is called "Bella with Daisy".   Not my usual style, but I'm sure I will return to normal soon.

All links are below but before I go I just want to let you know about the new Magnolia Stamps arriving at BunnyZoe tomorrow.  Click on below pic.

Hugs Tracy x

Birthstones at LLC

Morning Crafters,

Sorry for my absence this week but as you know my mojo went walkabouts and then last weekend's antic's certainly put paid to it returning any time soon.  A huge thank you to you all for the comments and emails left/sent to cheer me up and I'm sorry if I didn't get round to replying to you all, it took me till Monday to read all the birthday messages on Facebook :)

It's challenge time at LLC, can you believe how quick it comes round?  This month the theme is your birthstone and to tell the truth I wasn't looking forward to making my card as you know it was my birthday last weekend and therefore I'm May which is EMERALD, yes..... Emerald and I don't consider myself a green girl at all.

Having said that I am quite pleased with how this card has turned out, what do you think?  All links are at the bottom of the post.

Have a good weekend and hope to see you joining us over at LLC.

Hugs Tracy x