Twocrafty

Gorjuss Girl

2010-08-29T12:10:00.002+01:00

Hi blogland,

Long time no see........ LOL

Again apologies for doing being around very much and not paying visits to your fab blogs and leaving comments on your cards but kids and school holidays don't mix very well with crafting.... Roll on next week when they are back to school and my poor lonely craft stash can start to feel loved again!! LOL

Anyway I did make time to make a birthday card for a friend.

Recipe

DP - Free papers from craft magazine
Image - Gorjuss Girl
Sentiment - PC generated
Card Candy from stash
Coloured with prisma pencils and sansodor

Enjoy your day whatever you have planned.

Tracy x

2010-08-09T09:55:00.002+01:00

Good morning blogland,

Firstly I must apologise for not being around for so long - it's ages since I posted anything. And secondly apologise for not visiting your blogs and leaving comments - hopefully normal service will be resumed and you'll be inundated with new comments!!

The school holidays seem to have put paid to getting much crafting done.

I thought I'd share the card which I made to say thank you to my eldest's teacher.

Recipe

DP - Cosmo Cricket Material Girl & October Afternoon (I think!)
Image - Yale from Mo Manning
Other Images - Colouring Page Tuesdays - Elizabeth O.Dulemba
Sentiment - PC generated
Coloured with prismas and sansodor

Hopefully, I'll manage to get some time for crafting soon and be back with some new cards.

Enjoy your day, whatever you have planned. The sun is shining here so I think we're going to try and head out somewhere and enjoy it whilst we can!

Tracy x

Sugar Bowl Challenge 39 - Lillian's Sketch

2010-07-18T15:36:00.002+01:00

Hi bloggers,

Hope you're all having a good weekend so far. So a quick post from me today. I've made another entry for the Sugar Bowl Challenge and this time I've done it correctly!! LOL

Recipe

DP - Cosmo Cricket - Material Girl

Image - Gorjuss Girl, Sugar Nellie

Flowers - Xcut punch

Again I've left it simple and I figured I'd put a sentiment on it as and when the need arises.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Tracy x

Sugar Bowl Sketch

2010-07-16T14:02:00.010+01:00

So I'm back with my second posting of today and I've decided to use the sketch over at The Sugar Bowl - was meant to be an entry but I didn't read it properly and forgot the Theme had to be something blue...! Oh well never mind, that'll teach me to read it properly next time..... LOL

I didn't want to put too much on the card as the papers are so delish that I didn't want to take any attention away from them. I've paper pieced Bumblebee's dress in the same polka dot paper on the background, stickled her wings (which you can't really see) and then I've just punched out matching flowers.

Recipe

DP - MME Quite Contrary Paper Pack (freebie in mag)

Image - Gorjuss Girl Bumble Bee

Sentiment - Stash

Coloured with prisma pencils and sansodor

If you've got any Sugar Nellie images, you should head over to the challenge and enter this week, they have a fab prize up for grabs for one lucky winner - the 4 new 'Fun & Fairytales’ Mangas and a set of Aquamarkers.

Tracy x

New Baby......

2010-07-16T10:06:00.002+01:00

Morning bloggers, well it's dull and overcast here today and blowing a gale force wind! Had to chase my bin down the drive once already.... wonder how many more times it will fly away! LOL

Todays card is one that I made last night for my friend Emma. We've known each other for nearly 9 years having started working together back in 2001 (I think it was). She had a beautiful baby girl last week.

How gorgeous is this image? It's Peekaboo from Karens Doodles and it's sooo cute. The papers are a freebie from The Craft Table. The letters, I've created myself using a font called Baby Building Blocks.

I feel like I want a bit of a crafty day today, so may be back a bit later if I manage to get anything made.

Enjoy your day folks.

Tracy x

Wedding Card - Order

2010-07-15T13:19:00.013+01:00

Hi fellow bloggers, not been posting or visiting much over the last few days. Been busy putting this card together and doing other bits and pieces at home.

So today's card. I was asked by a guy I used to work for to make him a card for his best friend who is getting married this weekend - the only requirement he had was that he didn't want pink or girly!

And here's what I came up with.

I can't remember exactly what the paper is called but it is by Papermania and I bought it from the Range. I printed out a heart template and cut them out of Cream Bazzill card and then sat for about 20 mins stamping the swirls on one heart in silver ink. The sentiment is printed off the PC and the ribbon and pearls are from my stash.

The Inside

The Back

Because I'd made the card bigger, I didn't have an envelope big enough so had to make a box.

I've taken it to him today and he is really happy with it - I think his words were that it's amazing..! Job well done there then LOL

Enjoy the rest of your day folks.

Tracy x

Pink Gem Candy

2010-07-09T22:00:00.003+01:00

Just a quick post tonight, if you haven't already seen it check out Janet of Pink Gem's fantastic candy giveaway.

Contains

ProMarker Stamping Pack 2
Two Pink Gem Stamps of your choice (subject to availability)
Pack of 6 Petaloo Wild Roses - Baby Blue
Adesive Pearl Floral & Vines
20 Mulberry Paper Flowers Grey/Black Petals
20 Mulberry Paper Flowers Soft Tan Petals
Craftime Mini Crystals - Pink
Double Sided Adesive Pads

Draw will stay open until 6pm 30th July.

Tracy x

Anyone for Anya?

2010-07-09T10:31:00.003+01:00

So I'm back with my second posting of the day. This card is for the Anyone for Anya Challenge - Anything Goes.

Again this challenge is a first for me. I've always loved these Miss Anya girls but have only just got them in my stash. I've already coloured up about 5 of them and will be putting cards together soon (hopefully!). They are such a pleasure to colour and I totally lurve them......

Recipe

DP - MME Quite Contrary (freebie with craft mag)
Image - Miss Anya
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon & Pearls - Stash
Coloured with prisma pencils & sansodor

I'll probably be back a bit later on to post yet another set of cards and to have a mooch around everyones blog to do some commenting. I'm off to hang my washing out and get my cleaning done so that the weekend is ours...

Enjoy your day, whatever you have planned.

Tracy x

Isabella's Sketchbook Challenge

2010-07-09T09:56:00.005+01:00

Good morning blogland, from a lovely sunny Wakefield. Not been around much these last few days so I apologise for not commenting on your lovely cards.

I've made a few cards over the last week but not got round to uploading.

You may remember that we won the blog candy from the lovely Peri a couple of weeks ago. One of the prizes was 2 images from Isabella's Sketchbook. I've made the following card using the Chocolate & Coffee image. These are not the kind of images I would usually use but I loved colouring it up. I wanted to keep the card clean and simple and I really enjoy doing these kinds of cards, it makes a difference from making fussy cards all the time.

I'm going to enter my first ever entry in to this weeks challenge over at Isabella's which is Take a Break - Open Challenge. So we can make any project using any image and any theme.

Recipe

Image - Chocolate & Coffee - Isabella's Sketchbook
Card - Bazzill Cardstock
Card Candy - Craftwork Cards
Coloured with prismas & sansodor

I'll be back in a mo with probably another 2 posts as I've got another challenge card and birthday cards which I made for Ann-marie.

ta ra for now

Tracy x

Baby's First Birthday

2010-07-01T20:32:00.003+01:00

So I'm back with my second post of the day. It's my neighbour's little girls birthday on Sunday and I've made her the following card.

I had an idea in my head and for a change, it's turned out exactly how I wanted it - in the famous words of Hannibal from the A-Team "I love it when a plan comes together...." LOL

I folded a piece of A4 card and hand drew the number one so that part of it is on the folds (so when it's open, it is the same at the back and front).

Recipe

DP - Not sure the make, I think they are some scrap booking papers bought yonks ago
Eeyore is from a 2010 calendar which I bought half price earlier this year
Balloons - I hand drew these
Ribbon is from stash

I've attacked the the wings on Eeyore with stardust stickles (which I think you can just about make out!)

So thats a quick card and posting from me tonight. Enjoy your evening, whatever you're doing.

Tracy x

Time to Relax......?!

2010-07-01T13:13:00.003+01:00

Hi all,

I'm back with a quick post this afternoon with a card I made for my little brother's birthday (altho he's bout a foot taller than me...!!). His birthday is on 4th July and I figured it would be fitting to go with the colour scheme of Red, White & Blue, given that it's Independence Day in the USA.

I wanted to use one of the images that I won from Peri's blog candy and "Time to relax" seemed just right.

Recipe

DP - Freedom, Summer Driggs
Image - "Time to Relax", Karen's Doodles
Sentiment - PC generated
Card Candy & Brother wording - Stash
Coloured with prismas and sansodor

I've got a bit of time before I go to pick the boys up so think I might do a bit of crafting so may be back later.

Thanks for looking

Tracy xx

Uptown Angel.....

2010-06-29T16:34:00.002+01:00

Hi fellow bloggers....

Wow how fantastic has the weather been..?! It's been absolutely gorgeous here and even tho it rained last night (and boy was that a welcome thing!) it's cleared up and is sunny again.

It was my neice's birthday yesterday and I can't believe she's 12 (and already taller than me). My mum asked me to make a card from her and my dad so here's what I came up with.

Another easel card...... I love these (as if you couldn't tell... LOL).

Recipe

DP - Free Zoe Pearn download
Image - Kenny K (Uptown Angel)
Flowers, stars and ribbon - all from stash
Coloured with prisma pencils and sansodor

I picked this image as she reminds me a bit of my neice, as she's getting older, she's getting in to make up and clothes and is becoming a sassy little chick!

I tried to colour her hair the same sort of shade as my neice has - it's a gorgeous redy brown colour and hard to explain exactly what it's like - but it's one of those colours that you could never get at the hairdressers and I personally love it, with her beautiful big brown eyes she's a stunning lil lady.

Tracy x

Finally back again.....

2010-06-24T21:12:00.004+01:00

Long time no see fellow bloggers...... LOL

After nearly 2 weeks away from making cards, I've finally managed to find some time to sit down and start creating. What with one thing and another that needed doing at home and the lovely weather, I haven't had any time (or inclination) to sit and craft.

After so long away, I thought I'd struggle to get back in the swing of it (as I usually do when I haven't done any for a few days) but surprisingly, the ideas started flowing..... Like I'd never been away... LOL

RECIPE

DP - October Afternoon - Story Hour
Image - Sugar Nellie - Gorjuss Girls - Flower Girl
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Ribbon & Pearls - Stash
Sentiment - Studio G Clear Stamps
Coloured with prismas and sansador

I'm in the process of creating another card, this time for a challenge so I'll be back tomorrow.

Enjoy your evening, whatever you're doing.

Tracy x

Not Lost......

2010-06-15T12:39:00.002+01:00

Just a quick post to say that Ann-marie and I haven't gone AWOL but we've both been really busy with doing things in our houses and unfortunately our crafting has ground to a halt.

We're both suffering from withdrawal symptoms so will hopefully be back soon with new creations and I'm planning on blog hopping later today to see what everyone else has been up to and leaving comments as I go.

Ta ta for now

Tracy x

Anniversary Card for Ann-marie

2010-06-11T19:40:00.011+01:00

Tomorrow is Ann-marie's first wedding anniversary and I can't believe how quick it has gone. I met Ann-marie at my own wedding 14 years ago when she had just started going out with my cousin Rob. We've been friends ever since and there is no-one I would rather have as a best friend - she's my female soulmate and I'd be lost without her.

I love Rob like a brother and he gives me faith that there are decent men out there and if I could find a man half as decent as him then I'll know I'm on to a good thing...!!

Their relationship makes me laugh and I love how they are with each other. I know that they'll be married forever and this first anniversary is the first of so many.

On to their card. I knew immediately which image I wanted to use and that I wanted to try and go down the vintage route. I'm not that good in creating vintage cards but had a good go at this one. I wanted to try and create an old photo effect but I don't have distress inks so I had to make do with using Ink It Up inkpads. It's turned out okay and has a bit of an old look.

You'll have to excuse this last photo, I forgot to take a proper picture of it at the same time as I took the 2 above and Ann-marie has now taken the card home so I've had to upload a picture I took last night on my mobile..!

Recipe

DP - Rasperry Road "Victorian Bliss"

Image - Jack & Ginger by Mo Manning

Ribbon & Embellishments - Stash

Sentiments - PC Generated

Coloured with Prismas & sansodor

Thats it from me for tonight, I'm going to try and get some cards made to start entering challenges properly, so might be back over the weekend with some new creations.

Tracy x

Mina Blog Candy - 150,000 hits & 750 Followers

2010-06-11T15:51:00.002+01:00

To celebrate an amazing 150,000 hits and 750 followers, the lovely Mina is giving away a fantastic blog candy. Contains some yummy goodies, everything in the picture below, as well as Gift Certificates from Mo's Digital Pencil and Bunny Zoe.

To be in with a chance of winning, you need to follow the instructions below from Mina:-

"post a link to my candy somewhere on your blog, you don't need to become a follower I only want followers who want to come to my blog (honestly I wont force you)I have used Mr linky so add your name and blog address there... but I want you to leave a comment too telling me what your favourite stamp make is and why you like them and that's it...why? because I'm nosey lol

This is open to everyone and internationally too. If you dont have a blog just put my url in the box and put (no blog) after your name or your Docrafts name in brackets if your a member then leave a comment with your fav stamp company and a contact email address"

The candy will close on Sunday the 20th June at midnight gmt and will be announced on the Monday after....

So what are you waiting for, get yourself over to Mina's blog and not only enter the candy but take some time to look at her fabulous creations.

Tracy x

An award......

2010-06-10T10:29:00.004+01:00

Wow our very first award. Thanks soooo much Coops for giving us this lovely award.

So for this award we have to link it to the person who gave it to us and pass it on to 12 other people. So here they are:

1. Jennifer (My Inky Hands)
2. Louise (Just love to Stamp)
3. Lizzy (Lizzys Crafty Place)
4. Kelly (Kellys Pink Palace)
5. Lindy (Lindys Crochet Corner)
6. Angie (Angie's Craft Hideaway)
7. Bev (One Yarn after Another)
8. Paola (Little Factory Inside)
9. Peri (Stuff)
10. Mina (Pink Puds)
11. Jilli (Jilli's Pages)
12. Elaine (Quixotic Cards)

We've given this award to some of our followers but also to some of the amazingly talented people we follow (hope this is okay). And just because we've only handed it to 12 people doesn't mean we don't appreciate all of our followers, so please feel free to take this award if you want.

Tracy x

Fancy a chance to win £25 Gift Certificate..?

2010-06-09T09:23:00.005+01:00

Bunny Zoe has a new challenge blog where she and the Design Team will be taking it in turns each month to host a challenge. The new Monthly challenge will held on the 2nd Monday every month! With the first challenge beginning next Monday, 14th June!

Anyone can enter the challenges. As well as a winner from each challenge, one lucky participant will be selected randomly from each challenge and given the opportunity to be a guest designer for a future challenge. The guest designer will be able to choose a stamp of their choice from the store to the maximum value of £10.00 to create their guest card too! How fantastic does that sound...?!

So how can you enter to win the fab gift certificate worth an amazing £25........

Grab the badge, tell your friends that there will be a new challenge starting on Monday and leave a link to your blog below... Simple!

Everyone who follows these 3 simple steps will be entered into the draw to win a £25.00 Gift Certificate to use at Bunny Zoe's Crafts. The winner will be announced on Monday 14th June.... Challenge day!

So get yourself over to the challenge blog and enter for the chance to win. Click either the picture above or on the sidebar to take you straight to the blog.

Tracy x

Card for Jayme

2010-06-06T22:25:00.005+01:00

So I've finally got round to making my card for Jayme. I've been wanting to get it done for a while but I've been busy with other things. If you haven't heard about the RAK for Jayme, check out her sister Lisa's blog. Lisa says

"I am having a special event for my sister Jayme. She is in her early 50's and has terminal lung cancer. To make it worse, her sweet dachshund Molly passed away a couple weeks ago. Today we learned her cancer has spread to several other areas and her time is running out. I am asking for all my card making friends to send her a fun card...not really get well cards obviously, but something pretty or funny that will make her smile. She is a frog collector so frog cards would be awesome! I have been blessed by all those I design for to have a wonderful offer of blog candy".

Details are on her blog about where to send the card etc. Closing date for her blog candy has been extended to 9th June.

Recipe

DP - Rose Garden by Papermania

Image - Pollycraft

Ribbon & Gems - From stash

Coloured with prisma pencils and sansodor

Well thats it from me for tonight.

Tracy x

Wooohooo - We won....

2010-06-05T21:15:00.004+01:00

a fab blog candy from Peri in celebration of hitting 50 followers. We are sooo excited to have won, we've only been blogging for a few months and not really entered that many blog candies so to win is absolutely fantastic.

So we've won $6 gift certificates for

Mo's Digital Pencil

Isabella's Sketchbook

Karen's Doodles

As well as:-

Cosmo Cricket Material Girl 6x6 Mini Pad

Two sets of Studio G clear stamps

Two brand new Stamping Bella stamps

If you've never seen Peri's creations, you should check out her blog. Her cards are simply gorgeous and I think she does some of the most fantastic colouring I've seen.

A big thanks to Peri for providing a fab candy.

Tracy x

WHIFF OF JOY - 1000 Followers Blog Candy

2010-06-05T20:38:00.004+01:00

As Katharina hit over 1,000 followers recently, she is very generously giving away 2 Whiff of Joy Store Stamp Kit "Blooming Spring", illustrated by the amazing Elisabeth Bell. These sets consist of 16 stamps each, deeply etched red rubber, already mounted on cling cushion mounting foam.

To be in with a chance of winning this fab candy, take a visit to Katharina's blog. Random.org will choose the winners on Saturday, June 12th, 8pm GMT.

Tracy xx

My challenge for papertake...

2010-05-31T13:48:00.002+01:00

Here's my card for papertake weekly
I have used Mo Manning image... mummu which I really enjoyed colouring her in, isn't she just mesmerising.
I used prismas to colour the paper and card is what i had in my stash and was the wording, the leaves are die cut and the flowers are from wild orchid crafts ..the punch is a Martha Stewart which Tracy owns and kindly Punched a few strips .
It's been nice crafting and chilling listening to some oldies,the kids are playing nicely rob is building a play house for the boys ah bliss after the busy weekend going down south which should have took three hours to get there took six (arggggggggg) Heidi been sick during the way windscreen wipers stop working and it was chucking it down kids moaning they was hungry what a trip lol...on the plus side i whipped up a crochet cardie for Heidi and I'm just sewing up and will put on here at a later to show...its all been fun really... so here i am enjoying the peace.
I'm now going to make a cuppa and have a little chinwag with the hubby. see ya later x Ann-Marie x

Lili of the Valley - Blog Candy

2010-05-29T11:32:00.005+01:00

I can't believe I forgot to post about this fabulous giveaway......!!

Lili of the Valley are giving away a fantastic candy on their challenge blog.

Closing time is 9pm on Monday 31st May so you better be quick. Click on the picture above to take you to the giveaway.

Winner will be announced on the blog at 9.05pm so be sure to check back to see if you are the lucky winner....

Tracy x

Papertake Weekly Challenge #41

2010-05-29T10:46:00.007+01:00

Good morning fellow bloggers,

Well what a dull and wet day we've woken up to and according to the forecast it's here for the day...!! On the plus side, at least my new veggies and plants will get a good watering....

Another challenge Ann-marie and I decided to enter was this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge - it's the first time either of us have entered this challenge. This is the sketch we have to follow:-

We decided that we were going to use Mummu from Mo's Digital Pencil as our image for this challenge. I love all Mo's images and they are a real pleasure to colour.

So on to my card:

Recipe

DP - Papermania Signature - Regency
Ribbon - Stash
Sentiment - Create with TLC
Corners - Kindly donated by Ann-marie (I've used the bits that pop out to frame the sentiment)
Coloured with prismas and sansodor and I've inked the edges with burgundy Ink It Up.

I'll be back soon to show another couple of cards I made last night.

Tracy xx

Truly Scrumptious meets Colour Create - My Entry!

2010-05-28T10:43:00.003+01:00

As Ann-marie mentioned below, we decided that we were going to enter a few challenges together and we've said that we have to use certain images on each entry to see what the other comes up with.

I really struggled with the Colour Create challenge this week - which is to use Soft Green & Light Aqua. I struggled mainly because I don't own any papers in these colours!! So after much mooching through my digi papers, I finally found some but I'm not sure if they all go together or not........

I absolutely love these colours together and they aren't the first 2 colours you would put together but I think they look lovely and I might have to be investing in some papers that go together....

To enter the Truly Scrumptious challenge this week, you have to follow the sketch provided. I've followed it almost identically but I've rotated the flowers to be underneath and not at the side as I didn't really like how they looked.

Recipe

Image - Ladybug Tilda - Magnolia
Papers - Digi Downloads from Shabby Princess & Summer Driggs
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts (a pressie from the lovely Ann-marie)
Coloured with prisma pencils & sansodor

I've used Stardust and Waterfall stickles on various bits, which I don't think you can see very well in the picture.

I'm off to go and do a bit more crafting, seeing how I've not done anything for over a week as I've been out in the garden sorting that out so we can enjoy it this summer (if it ever comes back..!).

Tracy x

Truly scrumptious meets colour create....

2010-05-27T17:47:00.004+01:00

After lots of talking on the phone me and Tracy decided we are going to enter lots of challenges by doing the same sketch and image ...so here's the first of many its a truly scrumptious sketch and colour create challenge which the colour is soft green and light aqua ....I do hope i got the colours right.
Here's what i used for my card

magnolia stamped image
aqua and light green bazzil card
checked green paper freebie from mag , paisley paper from rose garden by papermania,
ribbon , charm from my stash
flowers from wild orchid crafts
lots of stickles...crystal which i love and aqua liquid pearls
die cut corner
Martha Stewart punch
prisma pencils

That's it for making cards tonight my lovely husband has fetched a hug box home for Heidi and i have been kindly roped me into making a little house for her.

bye for now
xx Ann-Marie xx

Back to crafty going ons.....

2010-05-26T16:47:00.007+01:00

Good afternoon fellow bloggers, not been blogging as much lately because of the gorgeous weather we have been having and now its chuffing freezing boo hoo, but it doesn't mean to say I haven't been crafting I made this cardie for a friend which i was dead pleased with to say its my second attempt at it , I also did Heidi one as well which she loved so much she seems to have it on all the time and i must admit I'm getting faster at the crochet malarkey it took me two evenings to whip this up . Now I'm onto a blanket for Harvey and he wants a big one then Samual wants one where will i get the time plus fit all my card craft as well...oh well its a good job i like a few projects on the go so i don't get bored..that's it for the crochet now onto my cards.....

Well I thought i would do a magnolia one because I have not done one for ages and seen as it was the summer weather we had at the weekend i came up with this...

magnolia summer stamped image
bazzil card
free papers from a crafty mag and the summer wording and lolly pop
Martha Stewart lace punch and lace corner, leaf punch
flowers are from wild orchid crafts
prismas
cystal stickles
ribbon , sentiment from stash

and for my next card which I'm loving so much mo manning just does a fab job of drawing all the images and I just love colouring them here's what i used..

mo manning... I love it
free papers from a crafty mag and the button and paper ribbon
prisma pencils
sentiment form stash

Well I'm going to go sort my kids out make sure there all ok get them in to bed then more crafty time for me .

see you in a bit

xxx Ann-marie xxx

My other hobby.....

2010-05-13T10:59:00.002+01:00

Heres some finally finished crochet blankets of what I have made... I have that many projects on the go i really dont know how i manage to finish them off .
SoI thought I would show you my other craft which I love... I have been doing on and off since my nanna taught me when I was six and I cant wait to teach my little girl heidi how to do it..my oldest son asked me to teach him and he give it up as a bad job he said its boring and its for women... lol cheeky bleeder.
I wish i was abit faster at doing it but never mind im sure the more i do the faster i will get .
Back to my duties now cleaning ,take daughter to nursery,come back mabey craft ..lol its the life and i wouldnt change a thing of it

ta ta for now
xx ann-marie xx

First Magnolia card in ages......

2010-05-13T09:57:00.003+01:00

Back again for my second post of the day.....

I've had a bit of a creativity block for the last few days and had bad headaches, so I had a bit of time off from crafting and low and behold my inspiration came back last night with a bit of a vengence..... lol

I haven't made a Tilda card for so long now and I really enjoyed colouring her up last night - I need to dust off my stamps and make more of an effort to use her.....

I got these new MME "Quite Contrary" papers the other day and thought Tilda with her umbrella was the perfect image to put with them. I cut the card around the top so it's actually not a full square card but shaped as per the layout.

RECIPE
Paper - MME Quite Contrary Jack & Jill
Image - Tilda
Cardstock - Bazzil
Flower - Papermania Henbury Lane
Coloured with prisma pencils

Enjoy your day whatever you are doing, I'm off to do a bit of cleaning and then maybe back to crafting.

Tracy xx

Wishing for Summer....?!

2010-05-13T09:45:00.004+01:00

Morning all from a lovely sunny Wakefield. Woke up this morning to gorgeous blue skies and it isn't that cold out there either. Wonder how long that will last...!!

So for today's first card I decided to try and do something bright and summery to try and inspire the nice weather to come and stay..... LOL

Recipe

Paper - Pink Petticoat - Life's Lemons
Image - Lili of the Valley
Cardstock - Bazzil Card
Sentiment - Forever Friends set
Flowers - Xcut Flower Punch
Gems and ribbon from stash
Coloured with prismas

I'll be back in a mo with my second post.......

Tracy xx

Quick post...

2010-05-12T11:26:00.003+01:00

Just a quick post this morning ....while my kind husband took our boys to school me and heidi had time to do the things we wanted do, so while heidi was colouring I made this card and here's what i used ...

penny black hedgehog stamped image
freeebie papers that a got from a mag a while ago
tim holtz distress inks frayed burlap, tattered rose ,dark brown inkpad
die cut circles
border punch, butterfly punch
fabric flowers from my stash and the brad is too...and the lace
prisma pencils
cyrstal, diamond, cotton candy stickles
sentiment is a freebie from a mag

Well thats all for me im going into town befor it chucks it down and I have just straightend my typical always rains when I do my hair and I hate brollys ...oh well .

Bye for now xxx Ann-marie xxx

Good morning....

2010-05-08T09:34:00.003+01:00

Good morning blog land i have been up early this morning cleaning and getting washing started so i have got lots of crafty time later ..lol.. so please dont rain as i want to hang it all out it...but as normal it does'nt look promising .

The cards im putting on today are what i made yesterday i thought i would use images which had already been prepared lilly of the valley stamped image which my kind friend tracy stamped for me ...and the other is a freebie image i know its called wfk alice with mushrooms and that all i have got i have tried searching on papercraft planet were i got it from with no look...

Lilly of the valley card i used....paper is from papermania spring life first time i have used this and i have had it in my stash for ages....prisma colours...bazzill card....border punches and flower punches...gold gems...stamped sentiment.

Alice card papermania sweet nothings paperpad...bazzill card...prisma colours....ribbon and ribbon brad from my stash so are the blue pearls...diecut jelly frame...and a little bit of crystal stickles ...sentiment was part of a ticket stamp which i cut down...

well better crack on if im going to have any crafting time later.

adios my blogging friends x ann-marie x

And more Mo Manning......

2010-05-07T16:18:00.004+01:00

Can you tell that Mo's images are a bit of a fave of ours at the moment.... LOL

I decided to have a bit of a splurge on her images and bought 5 of them so we've got plenty to be going on with......

Anyway I made 2 quick cards yesterday. The first is "Mariko is mad", I love the expression on her face and have admit that I know one or two little girls who have this look down to perfection...... The second is "Tolerance" - how cute is this little boy..?! The poor cat's face looks like he's resigned himself to his fate already.

DP - Summer Driggs - Beatimous
Image - Mo Manning - "Mariko is Mad"
Cardstock - Bazzil
Flowers - Ann-marie's stash (centre are some jewellery bits from Ann-marie's friend)
Coloured with prismas
You can just about make out that her socks have been attacked with Stardust stickles

DP - Summer Driggs - Courageous
Image - Mo Manning - Tolerance
Candy Candy
Coloured with prismas

No sentiments or anything on either of them so they can be personalised if necessary.

We're having a cinema night tonight and snuggling down to watch Avatar and eat lots of popcorn. .!!

Enjoy your evening whatever you have planned.

Tracy xx

Another mo manning.....

2010-05-05T19:49:00.005+01:00

What a fun im having colouring these mo manning didgi images and putting my fave colour combo together . I cant wait to do another but not tonight need to get cracking on heidi's cardigan and thats going to be in pink and green ..lol. Heres what i used to create this easel card

dp...papermania honey & hugs
mo manning digi image bella and bronte hearts
create with tlc sentiment
prismacolour pencils
gems and ribbon from my stash
frond punch ,dasiy punch and card candy
and cerise pink and crystal stickles

well im sure you will see quiet a few mo manning from me and tracy some cards made with the same image but doing different things because we both like the same things and we both share our crafty stash ...cheers for sharing yet again tracy love ya ..mwah

well im going to get comfy on the sofa and do my crocheting so ta ta for now.

x xx ann-marie xxx

AMAZING BLOG CANDY - WHIFF OF JOY

2010-05-05T10:53:00.003+01:00

OMG, if you haven't already seen, you need to check out the fantastic candy Katharina is giving away on her blog!!! To celebrate the success of the new Get Well stamps, she is giving away a full set YES a full set of these stamps......

If you haven't seen them you need to check them out as the are super cute. Head on over to her blog to see what you need to do before 12th May.

Tracy xx

first mo manning ...

2010-05-05T09:52:00.002+01:00

Im totally loving the mo manning digi images and i think im going to save my pocket money up to buy all the images because i want them all now (stamps feet ) lol....whys is it when you really like something you gotta have all at once ...so i think im going to treat myself to an image a week at £1.50 a week i think that will be a bargin, cheaper than a stamp . And have you noticed the tlc creations word art get your self over there they have got lots of freebies .
heres how i made my card..

papers are from a my very first lot of papers and i dont know were there from ...but im chuffed i got around to using them
digi image is mo manning between
sentiment is from tlc creations
prisma pencils
die cut corners
daisy punch in medium and small
lilac bazzil card
card candy

Well im off to go and start on my crochet progect ... i want do my little heidi some lettle summer cardigans which i have never done before so wish me luck.

ta ta
ann-marie xx

2010-05-04T14:31:00.003+01:00

I thought i would get a quick one in before i pick kids up from school , have been very busy this weekend and bank hol monday sorting out old letters and shredding and had a bit of a spring clean but still got loads to do so my crafting at the mo is limited .

Tracy came on saturday with her boys so after we sorted all the kids out we manage to do a bit of crafting , we did 9 cards between us WOW I KNOW... im only putting one card at the mo as have not taken any pictures of the others but will get around to that soon .... heres the card what i made and it didnt take long which is always good i hate fishing through my stash and not finding anything but im a bit more organised since my lovely hubby built me a crafty station

loved colouring this lilly of the valley image which my pal tracy kindly stamped for me mwah x papers are rose garden from papermania and wild asperagus ribbon from stash and the button sentiment is magnolia .

right im going to pick my darlings up and i might make a card while im cooking tea ..lol i can multi task i am a woman afterall lol

catch ya later ann-marie xxx

More cards

2010-05-04T13:30:00.005+01:00

Hope everyone has had a good bank holiday and for those that have had to go back to work today, it hasn't been too traumatic..!!
Had a bit of time last night (after we went to see Iron Man 2 at the cinema) and thought I'd make a couple of cards. I'm trying to use images and things that I've had in my stash which have been neglected before I indulge in buying any new things. I'm actually liking finding things that I've had for ages but forgotten about.

I've been doing more and more simple cards for the last week or so and I really enjoy doing them, not everyone likes big flowery over the top cards and it's nice to just put things together really quickly. Doesn't mean that I won't be going back to doing those type of cards cos I most definitely will but I'll be doing more of a mix of both me thinks....

Anyway enough waffle - here's my first card

DP - Papermania Rose Garden (I still totally lurve these papers)
Image - Holly & Madison by Charmed Cards & Crafts
Ribbon - Stash (bought from Samual Taylor in Leeds)
Pearls - Hobbycraft
Medium - Prisma pencils blended with Sansodor

And my second card

Image - Not sure what she's called but she's from Sassy Cheryl's
DP - Not sure what it's called or who it's by
Flowers - Xcut flower punch
Sentiment - Personal Impressions Set
Medium - Prisma pencils and sansodor

Have a good day whatever you are doing.

Tracy xx

Mo Manning Cards

2010-05-01T11:34:00.005+01:00

Morning peeps,

Another quickish one from me as I've got to get off my backside and go and pick up the boys as they spent last night at Grandma and Grandads...... lucky me!! Spent my free time crafting and made a couple of cards with Mo Manning images. I love her images, they are just too cute and lovely to colour.

I knew as soon as I saw the Mary Tapping one that I had to colour her with red hair - she just reminds me off my youngest niece, she's not quite as dark as the colour I've used but her hair is the same style....... wild and unruly just like she is.... LOL

I've got a few other Mo Manning images to colour and make cards, if you've never used them, you should check them out, she has images for all kinds of ages and occasions. Anyway on to my cards.

Image - Mo Manning "Mary Tapping"
Paper - Rose Garden, Papermania
Sentiment - Freebie from TLC Creations
Card Candy - From stash
Coloured with prismas and sansodor

Image - Mo Manning "Prince Charming"
Papers - K&Co
Coloured with prismas

I'm off to spend the afternoon crafting with Ann-marie. First time we've been able to do it on a weekend for ages.....

Enjoy whatever you are doing this weekend.

Tracy xx

2010-04-27T21:31:00.005+01:00

Just a quick post from me tonight, am absolutely shattered and feeling rubbish as I'm full of cold. I really hate how colds make you feel - I'm hoping an early night will help...!

I made a couple of quick cards last night using some stamped images and sentiments I got from my bezzie mate Ann-marie. I haven't a clue who they are by (altho the images could be Penny Black!).

The only paper I have used is on the purple one and that was a free download (and again I can't remember who it was from). I've coloured both images with my prisma pencils - I'm really starting to love these and think I'm definitely getting the hang of using them now.

Tracy xx

Oo la la ...

2010-04-24T19:48:00.004+01:00

How sexy is this ladywish i had the figure ...i really enjoy putting this one together because it didnt take long to colour and find my bits ...just a simple sexy card easy peasy ..i used

digi image holly and madison from charmed cards
prismas
paper october afternoon
ribbon and gems from my stash
black bazzil card

even my hubby say's she is sexy lol ..im quite pleased with how i have coloured her im gonna pat myself on the back ...enough giving myself a big head im going to tidy my mess and watch a film and do some crochet .

bye for now x ann-marie x

todays card...

2010-04-24T17:37:00.003+01:00

Heres a quick one i had to do this morning ready for a party the kids were going to didnt take me long to do love it when that happens got the image off free colouring pages and attacked it with the prismas then thought i would do an easel card these cards are fab to do ...they just say upright all the time ...the little boy loved it and so did his mum which im glad pheew....gonna relax in a quite house after listening to screaming kids might even have the whole evening has a crafty evening or a movie and curl up on sofa with hubby i will see if i can blend a bit of both .

x ann-marie x

card for my son ..

2010-04-24T12:30:00.007+01:00

Heres the cards i made for my son harvey for his 7th birthday hes just so army mad and loves to do puzzles ,I cant believe he is 7yrs old seems like 2mins since i gave birth to him he makes me so proud in everthing he does in fact all my kids do i feel so proud to be there mother .....well enough of me drooning on heres what i used to make these cards...

papers are all from summer driggs courage ... sentiments computer generated... free clip art... dog tags was in my stash i cant remember where there from ..lol

i didint have a pic of my son in army gear so i just cut a army hat from clip art then stuck it on ....this card was had a money pocket because he wanted money ...the poem i wrote myself ...he loved .....army mad harvey one of his loves that and puzzles and computer games which the card that tracy made that is just like my son...
will be putting some more on soon what i have made in the last couple of days .

so bye for now x ann-marie x

2010-04-24T10:59:00.005+01:00

Wow how gorgeous is it out there today, we've woken up to beautiful blue skies.......

Just a quick one from me today, we're heading off to the garden centre to get compost/soil for planting our strawberry plants and the mixture of herbs we bought.

Today's card was made for one of our most precious friends - Harvey who was 7 yesterday. He loves anything Army and his mum (Ann-marie) made him an army themed card so I figured I'd go down the route of video gaming as that's something else he loves!! I paid a visit to Mo Mannings website yesterday and I love all her images, definitely going to be making more cards with images from there....

I managed to get a better picture of the colouring close up.

RECIPE

Image - Video Boy by Mo Manning
Papers - Boy oh Boy free downloads from Summer Driggs
Brad & Buttons - Mine and Ann-marie's stash
Sentiment - Computer generated
Medium - Prisma pencils and sansodor

That's it for me today, hopefully going to get some crafting done tonight when the boys are at their dads.

Tracy x

using doilies for the first time

2010-04-22T10:03:00.003+01:00

Well good morning to you all its nice and sunny here when the sun is out and im sat with my french doors open and the sun burning on my back...i made this card a couple of days ago but not got round to putting it on have been doing a few family cards as its my sons Harvey 7th birthday tomorrow and the kids have got a few partys to go toso been busy.

Here i used the doilies for the first time which im not sure about but we have got to try things out heres what else i used...

papers ...papermania rose garden
magnolia tilda winter stamp club
big doilie from my good pal tracy and the little one from my stash
gems my stash and the lace and velvet ribbon
prismas used to colour

Well going to crack on and get some chores done before my family come to see harvey for is birthday .

cheerio for now x ann-marie x

Just Magnolia's First Birthday Blog Hop with a twist meets Simon Says Stamp Challenge

2010-04-22T00:00:00.003+01:00

Hiya, bit a late posting tonight....

Having taken a break from doing jobs on my TO DO list tonight, I decided that I would make a card for the Just Magnolia challenge this week, as well as Simon Says. I've really wanted to enter more challenges and thought I'd have loads of time once I'd given up work but how wrong could I have been.... LOL

I followed the sketch provided by Mina and rotated where the ribbon should be and slightly spaced out the embellishments at the bottom a bit. The theme at Simon Says this week is things wtih wings and this Tilda fitted that perfectly (and my butterfly!).

I've been practising how to do bows and am happy with how this one has turned out. My camera is so pants at taking pictures that you can't actually see the gorgeousness of the colour of this ribbon, it's a bit of a soft greeny/blue.

My camera also doesn't pick up the colouring very well, need to find someone who has a decent camera that they don't use...... Anyway my recipe:-

DPs - Rose Garden by Papermania (how delish are these......)
Image - Fairytale Tilda
Medium - Prisma Pencils and sansodor (not that you can see it on the pic.. :( )
Flowers - Bought from a trip to Ann-marie's local craft shop
Ribbon - From Ann-marie's stash (thanks chick)

Oh and if it didn't move it got stickled....... LOL - again not that you can tell on this pic...

Oh well better trot off to bed before it's time to get up again.

Tracy x

DADDY CARD

2010-04-14T11:52:00.003+01:00

And another card I made yesterday. I made this card completely from bits that were on a birthday card my dad got a couple of months ago.....!! The monkey is soo cute......

I'm off to try and put together a birthday card my sister in law has asked me to make for my nephew - his dream birthday card would have Ben 10, Sully from Monsters Inc, Batman and Indiana Jones...........

Tracy xx

Cards using Freebies....!!

2010-04-14T10:57:00.011+01:00

I too managed to get some crafty time yesterday and put together a few cards. Ann-marie and I had decided that we needed to make cards using our freebies and which weren't necessarily to our tastes as everyone likes different things.

All these cards were made using free papers/images from various magazines.

Tracy xx

a bit of crafty time ...

2010-04-13T16:06:00.007+01:00

Well i manage to have a bit of me time today and manage to get a couple of cards done i wanted to do something with didi papers and freebie vintage images and came up with these all the papers are rasperry road downloads which im loving at the mo and saving me money heres what i conjoured up .....

image magnolia fairytale my daughter loves this she has been handleing it all morning she is so into princess and the frog at the mo....and thanks to my mate tracy for showing me how to do the tent card xxx

free vintage image and papers from the delish rasberry road ,peeloffs from stash and flowers from wild orchid

another free vintage image which i think is so adorable corners and pearls & lace from my stash sentiment pc generated ....well back to making so more cards seen as i have have got my head into it i cant stop.

xx ann-marie xx

Tent Card

2010-04-07T22:17:00.006+01:00

Hiya, hope everyone's had a lovely Easter and enjoyed the long weekend. Haven't really had much time for crafting the last few days with the boys being off school. We've managed a couple of days out so far and had a lovely day out with my mum and dad and 3 neices yesterday to a local farm. The weather held out thankfully, altho it was a bit windy, we did manage to sit and have a picnic and the kids had a good run around so were knackered when we got back......

It's my middle niece's birthday this weekend (can't believe she's 9 this year, don't where time goes anymore!) so I thought I'd share the card I've made for her. I wanted to have a go at something a bit different for her and tried my hand at a tent card. I've seen the tutorials and basically followed them, altho I made my card with one piece of card rather than 3. I just folded it in half and scored 1/2 an inch either side of that fold and then folded it accordingly. It's turned out okay and it stands upright which is the main thing...!! LOL

I used a jump ring to secure the image but because I didn't measure my circle before I drew it out, I didn't realise until I went to put it all together that Tilda is slightly bigger than the circle and kept catching on the bottom so I've stuck her down at her feet.

I absolutely love these new release Tildas and can't wait to use the rest of them. Fairytale Tilda is soooo gorgeous with her little frog and Pirate Tilda is lurrvely too. How on earth they continue to create such gorgeous images is totally beyond me... If you haven't seen them yet, check them out here at Simon Says Stamp where they are available to pre-order.

DP - My Minds Eye - Pretty Please
Image - "Wish Granted" Tilda from Magnolia
Sentiment - PC Generated
Medium - Prisma pencils and sansodor
Letters - Can't remember who makes them but i bought them from The Range
Pearls - Ebay
Flowers - Xcut Flower punch

I'm in the middle of making a card for my niece from my mum and dad and I'll be back to post that soon - I've put the card together, just waiting for the "Me and my pony" stamp from Lilli of the Valley - Lottie loves anything horse related and she was so excited yesterday when she knew there were horses and donkeys at the farm, bless her!.

Tracy xx

One for the Boys..........

2010-03-31T19:49:00.007+01:00

I can't believe the change in the weather.... where did the lovely sunshine go? Shouldn't complain too much considering the weather Scotland have got at the moment.....

I decided to have a go at making a boys card, as I don't really do them. It's not because I don't like them cos I actually enjoyed doing this but more because I don't really buy paper suitable for men/boys. As much as I love doing flowery,frilly cute girly cards, it was nice to do something simplistic.

I've used the "Courage" download from Summer Driggs, if you haven't checked out her kits, you should take a look, they are gorgeous. The colours and patterns of the papers in this set are luurvely (even includes a camouflage paper..! ). I cut the stars freehand from a template I printed off the PC and I've inked all the edges on the card with a brown Ink It Up inkpad.

I've decorated inside with matching papers. I really like decorating the inside as it gives the card more stability, nowt worse than creating a card that is front heavy and won't stand up and topples over.....

So here's my creation.....

Cardstock - Bazill Card (not sure which colour it is)
Image - I think it's Sugar Nellie Skate Boarder
DP - Summer Driggs "Courage" download
Embellishments - Stars made freehand, buttons from stash, Green Card Candy, metal brad from Ann-marie's stash
Sentiment - Bargain stamp I bought from Hobbycraft 79p......

Overall, I'm happy with how the card has turned out and for once I'm happy with how it's coloured... Now that's a first!!

Tracy xx

just magnolia challenge......

2010-03-31T11:14:00.004+01:00

I thought i would enter the challenge for just magnolia and i think im cutting it fine heres what i used for the stunning magnolia image.

bo bunny papers
bazzil card
crochet flowers made by me
coloured image with prismas
bows, gems ,buttons and mini roses from my stash
stickles ..crystal

well as you can see i manage to get a bit of crafting done not been gardening because we have had so much rain... hope it stops soon want to lay the turf next week if not then more crafting and the kids break up so no doubt they will be doing a bit .

ta ta for now x ann-marie x

my first challenge with wiff of joy...

2010-03-29T15:45:00.004+01:00

Well here it is i finally plucked up the courage to enter my card in to a challenge but im not gonna rate myself because i always think im rubbish at them but i enjoy making my cards...lack any confidence in my

self oh well i will put it in and hope for the best .

This card i have been making all weekend been gardening and sorting stuff out so its been here there and everywhere but i said to tracy that i will post a challenge so here goes ...heres what made the card

paper my minds eye
stamp dancing willow from whiff of joy
cream glitter card
ribbon and brads from my stash
flowers are retro punch and a diecut flourish
coloured with prismas and sansador and paper stumps

Gonna make a few family cards in next couple of days because i have got birthday galour in april, so i need to get cracking, dont think i will be doing any gardening in next couple of days as i got told its forcast to snow which i dont want because we need to lay turf for next week, oh the joys of british weather.

ta ta for now

ann-marie xx

Whiff of Joy Challenge - Bev's Sketch

2010-03-26T11:14:00.007Z

Here's my first card made using the Whiff of Joy Shopping Willow. I've seen some gorgeous cards using this stamp, Dancing Party Willow and Dressing up Willow and couldn't wait to make something myself. They really are gorgeous to colour and I'm sure you'll be seeing many more of these.....

I'm going to enter the card in to this weeks Whiff of Joy Challenge, which is to create a card using the very talented Bev's Sketch. If you haven't seen her creations, you should check them out, she has some really gorgeous cards. So this is the layout to follow:

And heres my creation...

I really love the pink and blue on this card and they look gorgeous together me thinks....

DP - Papermania Blueberry Hill
Image - Whiff of Joy "Willow Shopping"
Cardstock - Bazzill Card
Flowers - Samual Taylor, Leeds (a pressie from Ann-marie - during another swapsie session ...LOL)
Ribbon - Samual Taylor
Pearls - Hobbycraft

Think that will be it from me today, I'm off to do a bit of clothes shopping for the boys (they grow so fast and I can't seem to keep up with all the new stuff they need.....) and then I have the pleasure in having my tea cooked for me at Ann-marie's tonight - first time we've had proper time together in ages and I can't wait to sit and craft and chatter and chatter and chatter....LOL

Toodlepip for now

Tracy xx

I think it's back........

2010-03-26T10:13:00.005Z

My mojo that is.......

It's taken a while but I finally think my mojo is making a come back and i'm finally getting back in to the swing of making cards. Can't believe that after not doing it for only a couple of weeks, how hard it is to get your head back in to it. I'm even laying awake thinking about new creations so normal service must be resumed....

Thought I'd share a card I made yesterday. It's one of those that when you are putting it together you aren't really sure about it but now that it's finished I actually quite like it..!! I usually make the smaller easel cards but decided to make an A5 size as I really wanted to use the whole doilley and the lace.

DP - Shabby Princess - Festival
Card Stock - Bazzill (Cadillanac)
Lace - Local market
Flowers & Beads - Samual Taylor
Image - Tilda with Strawberries & sentiment & flower image is from the Magnolia Winter 09 Stamp Club Kit
Doilley - Samual Taylors
Pearls - Bought from Ebay

I've coloured her with my prisma pencils, blended with sansodor and paper stumps

Thanks for looking

Tracy xx

funky!!!!

2010-03-24T14:12:00.004Z

Hi all well i manage to fit a bit of crafty time this afternoon, all the kids are at school chores are done tea cooked and ready for when they come home... its so good when im organised, and now that all my craft stuff is better organised i have found stuff i forgot about like the big green and yellow flowers on the card... love it when that happens... and thanks to my mate tracy for the digital images and for sharing your crafty bits with me love ya ..mwah
so heres what i used for my card

papers , october afternoon farm fresh
didital image ..holly and madison at charmed crafts i think thats were tracy got them from im sure she will correct me if i got it wrong
ribbon , flowers ,sentiment , gems from my stash
prisma pencils and sansador , paper stumps
bazzil card

i love the colour combination thought it was funky hence the title ...well hope i can get some more on pretty soon.

ta ta for now

ann-marie xx

spring is here..yipeeee

2010-03-23T13:35:00.003Z

Im so glad spring is finally here we have had such a long winter and a house full of poorly people and not a lot of crafting but now it means a lot of gardening and still not a lot of crafting ...when will i find time !!!!!

Well i thought seen has it is spring now i thought i would do a springy one i did try to upload it on sat but camcordered it instead of taking a photo duh i was tired was up at 6.45am making the card while everyone was fast asleep sad i know ....heres what i used

papers were from raspberry road digi which i paid for and they was very cheap they were the easter tyme kit
image magnolia
coloured with prismas
flowers from samuel taylors
ribbon, bow,pin,card my ever amounting stash..

Like tracy when you dont do somthing for a while and you have other things on your mind you lose your mojo and i hope mine is starting to make an appearance .

hope you like the card

ann-marie xx

Create4fun meets Crazy for Challenges with a bit of Simon Says thrown in for good measure...

2010-03-22T22:28:00.012Z

Well after all the ups and downs of the last few weeks and finally finishing work, I've managed to slowly start getting back in to crafting and boy have I missed it. Seem to have mislaid my mojo at the moment though and not doing any crafting for the last few weeks has left me feeling a bit like a newbie again - it's taking me ages to put the cards together and I'm not that happy with my colouring but hey ho, hopefully now I'll be able to get back in to the swing of it all...

Anyway enough waffle, I've decided to enter a couple of challenges this week and hopefully I've got all the elements right and they fit in with each challenge. I've gone for Simon Says "A Splash of Green), Crazy4Challenges who want to see a Spring card (I'm hoping the colours and butterflies justify it being Spring like...) and I've used the sketch from Create4Fun.

Paper - Honey & Hugs by Papermania

Cardstock - Bazzil Card

Image - "Summertime Tilda in Hat" - coloured with prisma pencils and blended with sansodor

Flowers - Two tone pink roses and leaves from local craft shop, Cherry Blossom from Wild Orchid Crafts

Butterflies - From Ann-marie (thanks chick, I absolutely love these and am gonna have to get myself the punch...)

Embellishments/Sentiment - Doilley is from Samual Taylor in Leeds, ribbon and gems are from my stash and the metal butterfly was bought from Ebay. The sentiment has been stamped using a Forever Friends stamp

I decorated the inside of the card with the striped paper to match the outer and stuck a doilley in the middle (definitely think it makes a huge difference decorating the inside to match). I've sticked her headband and socks with diamond stickles and not sure what has happened as it looks really dark and like the ink has bled slightly....... Again, my camera hasn't taken a very clear picture but whats a girl to do when her wish list increases by the day and a new camera is way down that list..... LOL

Thanks for looking

Tracy xx

YAY - First Follower......

2010-03-15T20:19:00.004Z

Wow it's ages since either one of us posted and what with illness, leaving work and trying to catch up on every day life, our little land of blogging has unfortunately taken a bit of a back seat. But hopefully normal service will be resumed and I for one am hoping to have a bit more crafty time to myself now that I'm no longer working....

So, I've logged on today and found that we have our first follower.... WAHOOO!! Thank you very much Paola for being our very first follower.

Hopefully, one of us will be back very soon with more creations to show.

Tracy x

Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Ribbontastic

2010-02-27T22:34:00.030Z

Haven't posted a card for almost a week - it's been one of those weeks where i've had ideas in my head but no motivation to sit down and actually craft...!! So today I've made 2 for Mother's Day.

I thought I'd post a picture of one of them cos I absolutely love it, the colours are really fresh and spring like and I'm pleased with how my rosette has turned out..! And hopefully it fits with the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday which this week is Ribbontastic...

Cardstock - Bazzill Card (I think it's either Lemonade or Sunbeam yellow and Limeade)
Image - This was part of a 2010 Eeyore calendar I bought for half price after Crimbo and definitely think the rest of it will be put to good use as the images are sooo cute.
Brads - Dovecraft Designer Brads - Pastels
Sentiment - PC Generated
Rosette - Handmade by myself - used some yellow ribbon from our local craft shop, folded it over and glued the ends, stuck them around the petals. Cut a yellow circle slightly bigger than the sentiment and hey presto..! I think it's turned out really well.

I have to say that I am really happy with this card and it'll go down as one of my favs so far.

Tracy xx

little miss cutie ....

2010-02-27T15:48:00.003Z

Hello hello well i havent made much cards this week as i have been busy crochet flowers and butterflies and fancy edging for me and my pal tracy so that we can use them on our cards, and i have been searching for other things to make for embellishments to save on cash because we like to save on the pennies ... as you are aware this hobbie is too darn expensive with all the lovely craty bits out there its putting an hole in my purse...or should i say card ...so heres the little minx i made with just a little bit of the crochet that i have done...i have used

papermaina regency pad
magnolia stamp
prisma pencils
vintage sepia versafine ink
lace ribbon from our local market
flowers ,charms , pearls ...ebay
crochet border and flower handmade by me

Im going to do some more crocheting tonight might make some leaves and look for a pattern for some little ladybirds ....its been nice doing a bit of crocheting i havent been doing any for a while... always busy doing other stuff its a shame beacause its another hobby that i love and to put it in my other hobbie well thats just a bonus .

x ann-marie

just a quick one ...

2010-02-23T18:09:00.005Z

well i think im getting the hang of doing easel cards now so i think im going to try another style of card now

stamp magnolia
gingham papers are papermania -sweet nothings-
prisma pencils
ribbons, lace, flowers, gems,brads, are from my ever amounting stash
sentiment i dont know the name of the stamp
i have also used diamond stickles on the rain drops but you cant see them

I quiet like this card beacuse of the fresh colour combination just hate my camera wish i had a top of the range or some tips on how to get a good pic.

ann-marie xx

loving summer driggs download papers

2010-02-23T16:57:00.004Z

Well i gotta say I totally love summer driggs papers and im sure you will be seeing a lot more on our blog.
I have used the awareness kit ..this is a card for a friend which is similar to the lemon and blue one i did but she loved it so i had to recreate another for her daughter the verse and name are computer generated and i have used my prisma pencils again..I have also inked the edges in memento angel pink.
My friend has'nt seen it yet so i hope she likes it she did say she wanted somthing really girly and pink so i hope i have manage to do that.

I think tonight im going to finish doin my crochet butterflies and watch being human on i player I dont get to watch it on a sunday night as I work while late but not for long as of next week its my last weekend shifts so I get them back and I cant wait because its been a while we can be a family again at the weekends ...and I cant wait to do lots of crafty shopping with my mate tracy which im sure she is looking forward to too .
ta ta for now xx ann-marie xx

Money/Gift Voucher Holder Card

2010-02-22T20:38:00.009Z

First day back at work after a week off and it feels like I've not been off......! It was slightly strange though as someone pointed out that I've only got 12 working days left at work... My boss wants to get himself organised before I leave so I've got a huge task ahead of me for the next 3 weeks..... LOL I reckon he just wants to make my last few weeks memorable...hehehe

Anyway I thought I'd share another card I made yesterday. Thought I'd try something a bit different and I made a card with a pocket in the front for a voucher/money gift. The bog standard cards you get with your vouchers are always plain and boring, so this it makes it a bit different from the rest.

Paper - Gratitude by Summer Driggs - if you haven't checked out her free kits, you should take a look, they are gorgeous!
Cardstock - From stash (think we bought these from a local craft shop a while ago)
Image - Holly & Madison digi download from Charmed Cards & Crafts - I like this image, she's perfect for a teen (who isn't in to cutesy images!). I've coloured her with my prisma pencils and used sansodor and blending stumps.
Buttons - From stash and I can't remember where there are from!
Sentiment - Forever Friends stamp set (which was free with Do Crafts Magazine)

I've inked the edges with a brown Ink It Up pad and punched two flowers out with an X Cut flower punch for the inside and the pearls are from Hobbycraft.

I didn't want to stick flowers all over (as much as I love them) as they aren't to everyones taste and I think it doesn't really need any to be honest.

So back to more crafting, I've been asked to make a few Mother's Day cards to take in to work cos the guys reckon it'll be easier than going to the shops to choose one..!

Tracy xx

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp Friday Challenge - Punches

2010-02-21T11:15:00.012Z

OMG we've woken up to several more inches of blooming snow..... Will Spring ever come??

Just thought I'd pop on and post a card I made last night and whilst mooching through the card challenges, I've found that it fits the challenge over at Dare U 2 Digi Stamp this week, which is to use your PUNCHES........ And of course you have to include a digi stamp.

Papers - My Minds Eye - Pretty Please (which were free with a craft mag!)
Image - Holly & Madison - Charmed Cards & Crafts coloured with prisma pencils (not really visible)
Flowers - Punched using X Cut flower punch
Pearl Brads - Papermania (bought from Range)
Sentiment - Not sure what brand the Shop till You Drop one is but the Best Wishes is from Personal Impressions.

Tracy xx

Cute Card Thursday

2010-02-19T22:41:00.014Z

So it's almost the end of half term week and all the stress of early mornings and getting ready for school and works starts again on Monday morning..... Altho I'm now on the big countdown to leaving work and being a stay at home Mummy.... 3 Weeks and counting WOOOHOOO... lol Can you tell I'm looking forward to it??

We've been to the pictures today to see Percy Jackson and we really really enjoyed it, it's not quite as fab as Harry Potter but it was definitely good and something the boys want to get on DVD when it comes out.

So my big question today is "why is it you can't remember half of what you have in your crafty stash when you need a bit of inspiration... but then remember when you are lying in bed trying to get to sleep..??!" As shattered as I was last night, I laid awake for ages randomly remembering things in my stash that i'd almost forgotten about and then laid there thinking about things to make with it..... I'm sure I can't be the only person this happens to.

One of the things I was thinking about last night was trying to do a bit of distressing round the edges and I had a certain colour combo in mind and when the boys went off to bed, I thought I'd give it a go - I actually like how it looks and think the stickles round the edge just give it a little something (altho you can only just tell it's sparkly - as my camera really is pants...).

It hasn't picked up the colouring that well either and I'm really disappointed it's not really visible. Oh well something else to add to the wish list, either that or we need a friend who has a decent camera that we can borrow to take pictures.

Anyway here is tonight's creation. And it fits in with the Challenge at Cute Card Thursday - their requirement is to include something metal and that's where my butterfly comes in....

Burgundy cardstock - Stash
Wild Asparagus Paper - My Minds Eye
Lace - Local market
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts
Swirls - Just seen under flowers - Cuttlebug Die Cut
Metal Butterfly - Ann-marie's stash (we share everything it all....)
Swizzels - Just seen on flowers, these are made using the stems from the flowers and spun round a paintbrush - thanks to Jane at Janeslovelycards for telling me how she did hers..

Tracy xx

Simon says Happy Hello Hop AND Recipe Challenge

2010-02-18T10:44:00.006Z

Morning,

And what a miserable dull day it is - perfect excuse for more crafting me thinks....! LOL

So another first, I've created a card to enter in to the Simon says Happy Hello Hop AND Recipe Challenge :-). The rules are to create a card from their "recipe" which consists of:

3 TYPES OF EMBELLISHMENTS

2 PATTERNED PAPERS you can also use coordinating cardstock :-)

1 IMAGE

You also have to bloghop to each and everyone of their design teams blogs to have a look at their gorgeous creations and find a mystery letter on each blog. Then when you've bloghopped them all you have to unscramble all the letters then post a comment on Simonsaysstamp's blog with your answer and then link to your card.

So for my entry i've made this card (my camera is really pants and the pictures don't look that

good).

So my 2 patterned papers are:

Wild Asparagus from My Minds Eye - I love the vintageness of this paper
And i've used Pink Bazzill card

My 3 types of embellisment are:

Flowers - I made these myself (and i'm quite proud of myself... lol). I bought a pack of craft stuff from Poundland and it had some small sheets of different coloured papers (kind of a handmade feel to it) so I cut it in to different size circles, sat for ages scrunching it up and it actually moulds really well and then I just stuck it all together.

Buttons - These are from stash (raided my mums button box...)

Pearls - The small ones are from Ebay and the bigger ones are from Hobbycraft

The image is:

Tilda and she's from the Winter Stamp Club Kit - I've coloured her with my prisma pencils and used sansodor but again the camera doesn't pick it up very good and it looks like part of it isn't coloured....

I've used my Martha Stewart Punch and stuck some of the hearts to the edge and I've inked the pink border with a pink Ink it up pad and used the same ink to stamp the sentiment.

So that's it for the this entry and fingers crossed it qualifies.....

Tracy xxx

Another sarah kay ........

2010-02-17T15:34:00.003Z

Well i did another i just love these little girls and the papers & stickers that are from october afternoon they are called Farm fresh... ribbon & paper and flowers are from my stash i cant remember where i got them from ....i have stitched the buttons onto flowers and i have inked all my edges in versafine satin red & tattered rose tim holtz distress ink .
well thats it for me im going to tidy my mess up and boy do i make a mess i try to keep organised but it just gets chucked in any tub then i cant find anything and it takes me ages to mooch through my stuff when i need to make a card, but hopefully my husbad can sort out my storage with his handy diy skills which he has already made a start on and hopfully will get finished soon .
bye for now xxx ann-marie

my first sarah kay card...

2010-02-17T10:18:00.002Z

Here is my first sarah kay card that i did and my first easle card which i really enjoyed doing im sure theres going to be a lot more showing on here because me and tracy love them takes us back to when we were wee little kiddies ( that does make us sound old...sorry tracy), i really enjoy using prisma pencils with lots and lots of practice and i will have cracked how to use them i hope. really need to know how to get a better pic of them it doesnt do the card justice.
heres what i used on my card

paper: papermania bluberry hill
sarah kay
flowers : wild orhcid crafts
ribbon: my stash
friskars lace border punch
pearls

well i think im gonna go and make a card while the its quiet in my house and the kids are enjoying a peaceful school holiday...or i might sort my ribbon box its a bit of a tangle at the moment ...yep im going to do that!!! wish me luck xxx ann-marie

my first upload too ....

2010-02-16T21:00:00.003Z

Well this is a bit nerve racking but here goes....im the other of the two crafty Ann-marie and this is my first upload i have used

paper & sentiment: is from summer driggs freebie downloads it is the gratitude kit
flowers : stash what tracy give me and from orchid crafts
oak leafs are cuttlebug die
flat back pearls are from my mate tracy which i believe she gets from ebay (addict she is) and we share everthing almost!!!!
the image is coloured in prismas and sansador and with the use paper stump

well that wasnt too bad i will look forward to posting the next one ta ta for now .

First Card - Uploaded

2010-02-16T19:15:00.004Z

So again something completely new to us, uploading photos of cards that we've created... Well here goes......

I love Sarah Kay images as much as Tilda, there is something very nostalgic about the images, they take me back to my childhood and yes I can remember that far back.....!! LOL

Details:

Paper - Can't remember
Image - Sarah Kay
Flowers - Wild Orchid Crafts, Samual Taylor & Craft Caddy (Castleford)
Embellishments - Pearl hearts from Ebay, Flatback pearls from Hobbycraft
Sentiment Stamp - From a Personal Impressions Clear Stamp set, stamped with an olive green Ink it Up ink pad.

I've inked round the edges with the same green as the sentiment is stamped in (you'll probably see quite a few cards with this colour as i've got a bit of a "thing" about it at the moment!) LOL I've coloured her with prisma pencils. I'm still learning colouring techniques, but i'm quite happy with how she looks.

Thanks for looking

Tracy x

YAY - First Post....

2010-02-16T18:00:00.002Z

Well after lots of toing and froing and trying to figure out how to create a blog, i've hopefully sussed out the basics and thought i'd post a quick message to make sure it works...!!