It's time for our last challenge before Christmas at Sweet Stampin' and this week's theme is White plus one other colour.  We are being sponsored by the Stamp Fairy ( there's a sale on over there, too) who are giving away a $10 voucher to our randomly chosen winner.

Here's my DT make

Yes, I know, red and white - again! I used a Martha Stewart PATP to create the border around the card.  The stamp fairy image was coloured with Copics and I used a Magnolia die to cut the swirls.  A quick make out of necessity as it's been a mad-busy few weeks at school.

The high winds here seemed to have dropped a little so I'll be venturing out later to do the big supermarket shop.  Then it's cleaning and more cleaning as the house (like the crafting) has been rather neglected lately. 

Hope to visit you all over the next couple of days or so.

Hugs

Tracey xx

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow (but not where I live!)

First of all I must apologise for not visiting as often as I should over the past few weeks.  It's been a super-busy term, with lots of staff off sick or on maternity leave and it's left me with very little spare time for crafting or blogging.

However, it's only a week and a bit until we finish school for the Christmas break and I'm more than ready for it. 

Our last challenge for 2013 over at Christmas at Sweet Stampin' started today and we've chosen "Let It Snow" as our theme.  I went for CAS(ish) this time but once again, couldn't stop myself from using my favourite red and white!

I coloured this sweet Tilda with Copics, adding some Glamour Dust to her hat and to the little snowflakes around her.  The snowflakes were cut with a Joy Crafts border die and I sprayed the little WOC flowers with Glimmer Mist before sticking them to the snowflake centres.  Just a ribbon border was all that was needed to complete my card, so it was relatively quick to make.

As ever, my wonderful teamies (our Lesley calls us the CaSSettes!) have made the most beautiful inspiration projects, so I hope you'll be able to check them out here.  This month we're being sponsored by Flat Friends who have 4 digis to give away to one lucky winner, so why not enter those last minute Christmas cards?

Challenges I'd like to enter:

Midweek Magnolias - White Christmas
Without Words - Nearest and Dearest (my darling pal, who is rather poorly right now)


Mum and Dad are coming over at the weekend but I hope to get around to visit everyone on Sunday.

Enjoy your evening!

Tracey xx

Winter Wonderland

Hello! I'm running late today; we had a powercut earlier, so all of the usual Sunday morning jobs, like the ironing, had to wait until the power came back on :0(     I can't complain too much, though, as my friend just a couple of miles up the road had been without power for 50 hours!  I don't know how they managed, but they did - I think I'd have been leaving the country if it were me.

Anyway, I'm here to tell you about our last challenge for 2013 over at Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia.  We've chosen the theme of Winter Wonderland, so anything Christmassy or wintry will do, although you must use either a hAnglar & StAnglar or Magnolia stamp.

I made another flat card for posting:

 

 



I layered up Maja Design papers and kept the whole thing really clean so that I could concentrate on the colouring.  I masked the two Tildas with the church stamp from last year's Magnolia Christmas collection.  Colouring has been done with Copics.  I added die cut corners from La La Land and a Magnolia picket fence die cut, which I edged with Weathered Wood DI and sprinkled with Diamond Dust.  In fact, there's plenty of sparkle on my card - I went a bit loopy with the Glamour Dust and Stickles as well, although it doesn't perhaps show up too well in the photo!

We are sponsored by

If the words vintage and shabby chic makes your heart beat faster, you will find your haven at Live & Love Crafts!
Live & Love Crafts is a UK based online store that ships WORLDWIDE. The store is owned and operated by Sandra Mathis, a crafter who is as passionate about the vintage style as she is about customer service and providing a good shopping experience. Live & Love Crafts prides itself on having a website that is easy to navigate with excellent product images. Orders are dispatched fast; usually on the same day received.

Live & Love Crafts stocks a wide range of products from well-loved vintage brands such as Maja Design, Pion Design, Magnolia, Wild Orchid Crafts, Kort & Godt, Prima, Melissa Frances, Maya Road, and the Tim Holtz/Ranger product lines.

The store has a vast selection of laces, ribbons and trims, an assortment of over 200 charms and metal decorations, as well as many other unique embellishments that you can't find elsewhere. To help you save on costs, the charms/metal decos can be purchased singularly and all trims and ribbons are sold by the yard/meter. If you’re looking for products that will inspire and a one stop paper & embellishment shop, look no further than Live & Love Crafts!

 

with this fab prize

 

Do check out the gorgeous DT inspiration here - my teamies at LhoSM are a very talented lot!

 

Will keep this short and sweet as the lights keep flickering - in fact, I think I'll suggest to the Boy Wonder that we have dinner early in case the power goes again.

 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and stay cosy!

 

 

Challenges I'd like to enter:

 

Midweek Magnolias - I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

Tilda's Town #82 - Winter Wonderland

 

Tracey xx

Ribbon at Sweet Stampin'

Hello everyone!  This week has just flown by and this weekend I really must finish my Christmas shopping and start writing my cards.  However, before I do any of that, I need to tell you about this week's challenge at Sweet Stampin' which has the theme of Ribbons.

I used a Bildmalarna stamp and coloured my image with Copcis.  The papers are all Maja Design and they have been layered onto a Bazzill base which has a Martha Stewart PATP border.  The ribbon is from my stash and I added a chipboard corner painted with Crackle Paint and a wooden heart.  I've added some sparkle in the form of Glamour Dust on the wee girl's clothes, a flat-backed pearl in the centre of the ribbon and a little sprinkle of Shabby White frantage.

Our sponsors, Stamp and Create, are giving away a $20 voucher for their online store and we have the Ribbon Girl sponsoring our monthly prize draw.  My wonderful teamies have made the most gorgeous cards to inspire you, so do hop over to take a peek.

Challenges I'd like to enter:

The Ribbon Girl - Christmas

Have a great day!

Tracey xx