Christmas Time

Morning Everyone,

Monday again and time for me to post another LLC project.  Firstly I'd like to thank you all for the fabulous comments/likes on my blog, the Live and Love Crafts Blog and Instagram for my baby project.  I truly appreciate all the comments left, as do all the team, it makes it all worthwhile :)

OK, onto today's project and a new theme, "Wish Upon a Star".  Open to interpretation as usual but Angels came to mind so I have reached for my Inkido sheet of Angels, which is pretty bare now, and added a couple of the new bark stars and added little sweetheart blue blossoms in the centrres.

I started with two papers, Pion's Swedlish Lapland 12x12 Sleigh Ride and Maya's Autumn Basics 12x12 XI.  I have edged with Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint and I chose the wide lace Frederique which runs through the centre

Here is a close up of the flower arrangement.  Loving the little frosted berries and they are available in lots of colours.  I wish I could show you how they glisten in the light.

So what else do we have; foam flowers, birch pine cones, white apple, 30mm wild rose, white flower spray, blue sweetheart blossoms and not forgetting the minature shabby chic Angel sitting at the bottom of the arrangement.

On the right hand side I have stamped a Marianne Design text of Christmas onto the wooden flag from the wooden veneer flags and banners set, and below I have used the prima wooden clock from the Craftsman set and added one of the prima water taps spelling out "TIME", so together we have CHRISTMAS TIME.

Here's a close up of the Angel, isn't she soooo sweet. Oh and I can't forget the Prima rose resin corner, I do love the resin pieces.

The tag at the top is tied with Seam Binding, twine and 3mm string pearls and also two mini bells, which actually ring, soooooo cute.

THIS CARD IS NOW SOLD.

Hugs Tracy x

Pion Design - Wintertime in Swedish Lapland 12x12 - Sleigh Ride	Maja Design - Vintage Autumn Basics - No.XI	Inkido Vintage Angels	Bark Stars	Studio Calico Wood Veneer Banners & Flags
Birch Pine Cones	Christmas Apples (22mm)	Lace "Frédérique" (95mm)	Prima Shabby Chic Resin Treasures - Rose Heart & Corners	Prima Junkyard Findings - Vintage Water Taps
Vintage Miniature Jingle Bells	Shabby Chic Miniature Angels	WOC Sweetheart Blossoms	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	Frosted Berries
Foam Flower Stems	Pearl String, 2mm pearls	Prima Wood Clocks & Tickets "Craftsman"	Kitchen Craft Cheese Cloth	Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint
LLC Shabby Seam Binding	Jute Twine

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Layers at Crafts and Me

Morning,

Well my mojo still hasn't returned completely and I had to force myself last night to make my card for today's challenge at Crafts and Me, which incidentally is Layers, perhaps I just need a holiday....  Now I also have a confession to make, my last 2 cards for Crafts and Me forgot to go on my blog, Ohhhhh myyyy godddd.  Big Ooops, so this post has 3 cards so I can do a little catching up to do.... hehehe.

So first up is the card I made last night for this week's challenge "Layers", not me at all, huh, lol. The artist is Janna Prosvirina and the image is called "Secrets of Spring".  The beautiful papers are MajaDesign Spring Basics and are available from Live and Love Crafts as are all the flowers used.

My new Marianne Designs package arrived today so I just had to squeeze in the new Vintage Swirl LR0271, and I'm sure you'll be seeing alot more of it too.

Card no. 2 using another Janna Prosvirina image, this time called "The Key".  Papers this time are a mix of Maja Design Spring Basics and Marianne Design.  The lace, berries and KortandGodt flowers are from Live and Love Crafts and the beaded pearl stems are from TheRibbonGirl. The tiny butterfly is from the Marianne Design Stamp Set  Victorian Ladies 1 available from BunnyZoe.

Lastly, another image by Janna Prosvirina and this one is called Memories.  The beautiful lilac roses  and the small green one on the tag are from TheRibbonGirl along with the seambinding, irridescent pearls and flatbacked pearl centre.  I have used some shabby white frantage and some fragments, both available from Live and Love Crafts.  Also from LLC is the prima clock paperclip which had some aged wine frantage added.  The gorgeous lace and prima typo light bulb are also from Live and Love Crafts.

 The Whimsy postcard stamp is available from BunnyZoe.  The flourishes were made from airdry clay which will be re-stocked at Crafts and Me soon.  The Magnolia Doohickey Tag, one of my absolute favourites is of course available from BunnyZoe.

If you made it to the end then Thank You.  If you like something I haven't mentioned then please email me or leave a comment and I will get back to you, and if I get time over the weekend I will return to add all the links, but with 3 cards I would have been here all night.  

Hugs Tracy x

New Release at Crafts and Me - Annabelle

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Morning Everyone,

I have another little sneak peek for you today from the artist Hannah Lynn, just love Hannah's work, so beautiful.  This little lady is called Annabelle and will be available to order as soon as Teresa gets them loaded onto the website, but I think she's probably still recovering from the show on Sunday, lol.

I have coloured Annabelle on the Stamping Linen which is also available from Crafts and Me, but we nearly sold out, so Teresa literally only has a handful left, so if you are interested, send her an email.

My card also fits our new challenge at Crafts and Me which is Dies/Punches.  I have used a few, nothing new I hear you say, lol.  I have used the Tim Holtz on the edge butterfly die, and two new dies, the Memory Box Bow and the Cherry Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish, all links are below as usual.

I have also used the airdry clay that is available at Crafts and Me, so easy to use and the last time I demo'd this at a show we also sold out.  Anyway, I made a little keyhole, so cool.

The beautiful lace is from the Ribbon Girl, gorgeous.

Hugs Tracy x

I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges _
Craft us Crazy - Anything Goes
In the Pink - Pink and Bling
Crafting for all seasons - Dies/Punches

Fantasy Creatures

Morning Peeps,

My days are all put out this week and think it's cos I've had a long weekend away.  Had a great family weekend in Centre Parcs, lots of laughs and generally chilled quality time with family.  I have to tell you about my elder sister who has never bowled before, well until now anyway.  She knew she had to wear bowling shoes and we was pointed into the direction of all the cubeholes containing the bowling shoes.  We told her to look for her size and pop her boots into the cubehole.  My boots had a hole in them and letting in water, so whilst I was bent over tying my laces, I said to Eunice, "do you think there'd mind if I took these home", to which she glanced over at my bowling shoes and said, "well I don't think much of yours".  I looked at her feet only to notice her tying up a nice neat pair of black Van's, pmsl.  She had put someone elses shoe's on.  She just thought she could pick anything from the cubeholes, bless her.

Anyway, hopefully that made you smile so onto my card for you today.  It's challenge time at Crafts and Me and the lovely Karina has chosen the theme of "Fantasy Creatures".  I have used the beautiful Mermaid Winter Wishes by Hannah Lynn.

Ingredients:-

Image Winter Wishes by Hannah Lynn at Crafts and Me

Marianne Design Craftable Elines Xmas Star

Marianne Design Creatables Holly Branches

Marianne Design Christmas Tree Charm

Wooden Flowers

Decoart Snow Paste and Snowtex

Cheesecloth

Seambinding, pearls and lace

Have a good week Peeps.

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

ABC Christmas Challenge - Anything Goes
Just keep on creating - Christmas
Penny's - Ribbon or Buttons

Stamp n Doodle - Ribbon/Twine
Craft your passion - Fairies/Fantasy
Stamp and Create - Winter Wonderland
Christmas card challenges - bow
The Squirrel and Fox - Ribbon
Hiding in my craft room - Diecuts

Hugs Tracy x

Another Sneek Peek

Woo Hoo Peeps, I have another sneek peek from the new artist Robin Pushay at Crafts and Me. I chose the Marianne Design Vintage papers and love the rich colours, the centre rose is also a Marianne Design die, looks like a real rose doesn't it.

Image So Misunderstood coming soon at Crafts and Me So

Marianne Design Vintage Paper

Marianne Design PomPom Trim

Marianne Design English Rose LR0162 Die

Make It Crafty Chipboard Leaves

Flowers from WOC

Have a good weekend everyone and let's hope it's dry.....

New Artist Now Available at Crafts and Me

Hiya Peeps,

Just hoped on to tell ya that the new artist Janna Prosvirina at Crafts and Me Stamps are now availalbe at Crafts and Me, so hop on over and check them out.  As well as the two I have displayed on my blog there are more on the Crafts and Me Challenge Blog.  I know they are going to be popular and they are also bigger, soooo easy to colour.