SCS Challenge - Butterflies - DT Card

This weeks challenge has been set by the Boss herself, Wendy. Create any project you like as long as there are butterflies on there. For example within your image, backing paper or as an element.

I love The Paper Shelter images, they are really cute and easy to colour.  I have used Little Sylfie and coloured her with a combination of my fave Copics and ProMarkers. 

My flowers are from WOC (where else!!) then Sticklez'd within an inch of their lives hehe. The sentiment is one of the new clear sets from LoV (which I stamped from Wendy's new set when she wasn't looking hehe).

The DP are from my new Pink & Blue digi paper packs which are now available from Secret Crafter and immediately downloadable (or on my blog) with more packs to be added very very soon.

I used the basic sketch from last weeks Sketch Saturday Challenge as I was really stuck for a card layout for some reason this week and thought it was quite different from my usual layouts using the triangles.

The gals this week have some really stunning projects so pop on over for some weekend crafting inspiration.


TracieBxxx

ps. I'm working on my next digi paper set which is a teal and brown combo, due out in the next couple of weeks.

Entered into the following......

• Colour Create - Pastels
• Delightful Challenges - Flowers
• Pixi Dust Studios - Fluttering Wings
• ABC Challenge - R is for Roses
• Allsorts - Blooming Blossoms

SCS Challenge - Xmas in Spring - DT Card

Well it's that time of year again..... Oh sorry got a little carried away there.  This year is going soooo fast it almost seems like Christmas is just around the corner and the three sunny days we had last week were our Summer (I Reeeeally hope not).  But it is not too late to make a start on your Xmas card stash, so dust off the snowflakes and get stamping and glittering to your hearts content.

Also as this is the last week of the month then it is your last chance to be included in the draw for 5 digi's of choice from our sponsor.

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My new Digi Paper Packs are now available from Secret Crafter for immediate download, no more waiting for your guys lol

I have a confession....  this is not my original card. "Where is is it then?" I hear you cry. In the flippin bin after I spilt a cup of coffee over it while I was trying to take a pikky of it on Thurs nite. "What a silly sausage" you laugh (I can hear you ya know!!)

Sooo very early on Friday morning I got started on another christmas card.  Its a very quick one and looks fab in real life but the quick phone pikky does not do it justice (sorry, but didn't have time to get the studio out lol).

The DP is a digi Echo Park Paper Co - Wintertime from Jessica Sprague.  The fab image is from Secret Crafter Xmas stamps - Christmas Angel is available in polymer or digi download and she has been coloured with Promarkers and Copics and cut out with Nesties.  Finished off with one of my own circle sentiments and scrummy shimmery Secret Crafter Ribbon in Light Blue and Pink.

You really must pop on over to the other gals sites as they have some really fab inspirational cards for your this week

TracieBxx

SCS Challenge - Anything But a Card - DT Card

Well this week you will have to get your thinking caps on as we would like you to come up with a project that is not a card.

I have a project on the go which I was hoping to use but as it it not finished I decided to show you a door hanger I have made for a friends hubby.  Bless him, loves to go out with the lads on a rare Friday or Saturday night off work and despite saying "I'm only gonna have one or two" comes home a little worse for wear hahaha.

I found this digi image in my stash from Di's Digi Downloads and thought he was perfect.  I used my Shery K Retro digi papers for the background and PS Elements to digitally create the hanger. I printed it onto a fairly heavy cardstock which I folded in half and stuck together to give it some strength.

I printed the image out again onto Neenah card then coloured with my Copics, then cut it out and stuck it on with some silicone. (I embossed the back of the image so his little tummy sticks out hehe) I was going to use my nesties to cut out the hanger hole then remembered too late and had already stuck the image down (DOH!) so went with a Woodware circle punch instead which I am pleased to say coped very well with two layers of thick card.

My other DT teamies have come up with some simply stunning creations so please pop on over to leave your thoughts.

I'll be back in a bit to pop on my original project once it is finished (nearly done now lol).


TracieBxx

Digi Paper Pack

Digi paper packs now available for immediate download
from Secret Crafter.  

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 The full pack is £1.50

All papers are 6x6" and in jpeg format at 300dpi

I would be pleased to receive a picture of any projects you make with my papers and will add them to a gallery page.  Email me with your creations

I hope you like them.  Any feedback gratefully received and keep em peeled for my next set.

TracieB xxx

SCS Challenge - A Patchwork Background - DT Card

Oooooh what a chilly weekend we have upon us. The grass is no longer green but white with sparkly frost, cold but beautiful.

This weeks challenge has been set by de lovely Jane and is ...

A Patchwork Background

It's a great way to use up all your leftover pieces of background paper.  I cheated a little and punched out squares then found that they didn't fit the piece of lime green cardstock I had cut! (grrr) So ended up having to cut small slices off each square so they did fit lol.

I was looking through all of my images and found this cutie from Dustin Pike.  He is such a talented artist and draws lots of the images for High Hopes stamps.  Have a look throught his blog and you'll find loads of freebies to try out. Also links to his shop and monthly membership details for exclusive images.

My DP is a digi pack from Kay Miller Designs - Its a Spring Thing and it has loads of really good cardmaking elements (the flowers are fab).

Lilly of the Valley provided my sentiment and my Iced Lime seam binding is from The Ribbon Girl. 

I used the Woodware square punch, lime cardstock and Copics all available from Secret Crafter.

I hope you like and don't forget to pop over to the our other DT members and also welcome our newest members of our team Andie, Beate, Francesca & Kelly. 

TracieB xxx 

Entered into the following ....

• Dustin Pike Challenges - Spring is in the Air
• Stamping for the Weekend - Springtime
• Cute Card Thursday - Signs of Spring
• Delightful Challenges - Welcome Spring
• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

My next paper set .... Pinks

I have been creating...... again

A set of Digi Papers in Pinks with a couple of co-ordinating papers

Whadaya think???????

Pop on over to My Paper Page (Left sidebar link or click on picture) for all the details and a larger preview.

Your comments, feedback and idea's are very welcome, just drop me a line.


TracieB xxx

SCS Challenge - Sweet Treats - DT Card

This weeks challenge has been set by the heavenly Helen and is ....

Sweet Treats

We would like to see some yumminess on your cards if you please.

Our new DT's join next week but one of the four decided not to join us so that means we had a free place which I am pleased to say that ANDIE has agreed to come on board. Pop on over and give her a warm SCS Welcome.

Also as this is the last week of the month then it is your last chance to be included in the draw for 5 digi's of choice from our sponsor.

 Store: http://thestampingboutique.com/

Challenge Blog: http://thestampingboutiquechallengeblog.blogspot.com/

I have used my new Tiddly Inks - Pinky digi this week.  I decided to colour her with the brightest pens I could find in my ProMarkers and Copic sets and shaded some more with my Prismacolor pencils.  I used some Pink Glitter card to mat her onto as it matched soo well with the colour of her hair and then decided to glitter over the top of her skirt too (can't have too much blingy sparkle lol)

I used the Personal Impressions Swirls and Flowers Stamps with Perfect Medium around the edge of the image before brushing over with Cosmic Shimmer powders.
I am really excited to tell you that I have designed some New Digi Papers which I have for sale on my blog at the moment and I have used some of my next set on this card.  An Aqua background paper and a Swirly pink paper which I used with the Marianne Designs die cut Swirls. 

I added a Hero Arts Birthday Cupcake sentiment which I embossed and distressed to match.  I added a little more glitter to the hearts to finish it off.

I hope you like and I hope to see you all again very soon.  Don't forget to pop on over to the rest of the DT to find out how they created their scrummy cards.


TracieB xx

I've been a busy Bee

I have been creating......  

A New set of Digi Papers Oooooooh (in my fave colour Purple lol)

Whadaya think???????

Pop on over to My Paper Page (Left sidebar link or click on picture) for all the details and a larger preview.

Your comments, feedback and idea's are very welcome, just drop me a line.

(PS Mr Randomiser will put all of your comments into a draw for a free set, all I ask is that you spread the word of my first eva public showing lol)

TracieB xxx

SCS Challenge - Fancy Folds - DT Card

 

This weeks challenge has been set by Bridget who's theme this week is

Fancy Folds

That means anything but a card folded in half.  I googled folded cards and there are flippin millions of em! (well slight exaggeration but there are quite a few lol)


I have never made a stepped card and thought this was the perfect time to try one.  I downloaded a pikky and got me ruler out.  I am not much good at measuring and working things out on paper so after half a pack of paper in the bin later out came Microsoft Word lol.  Sooooo much easier for me to size up a few boxes and move them around on the screen then print out me template haha.

EDIT...  Pop on over to Cats Whiskers, Jacqui has a tutorial on her blog which gives you all the measurements you need including some bostin pikkies.

I have not done a wedding card for ages now so I decided on a Tiddly Inks Digi - The Happy Coupledunno why I tell u this every week lol) Copic MarkersHero Arts - Trees, Birds and Messges stamp set using a Versamark pad then dusted over the top with my Cosmic Shimmer Powders.  I decoupaged the image up one layer to make it stand out from the background. from the Gothic Cute range and coloured it with ( but used the really light Violet one and used a blender to lighten the colour on the dress a bit more.  I stamped around the background with the swirl from


I found a lovely Making Memories - Wedding pad in our shop stash which all the silver print is actually irridecent silver and has a lovely sheen to it.  I used an MS Border Punch - Quilted Edge on both of the sides then added Wild Orchid Sprays which have lashings of stickles covering them.


I printed the sentiment onto Letraset Safmat film which is brilliant stuff and nearynuff invisibubble on most papers.


You've gotta pop on over to the other DT Gals blogs as they have made some really wonderful folded cards.  You never know you may learn something new, I certainly did.


TracieB xxx

Another Award (I'll pay u all later lol)

 The lovely Dotty Jo over at Dotty Puddings Place has very kindly given me an award.... (drum roll please..)

 The rules of this award are as follows:

1. You must accept it, write a post about it and display it.

2. Pass it to 3 - 5 fab blogs and tell them that they have been given the Love Blog Award.

3. Link back to the person who passed it to you.

The aim of this award is to showcase great but not well known blogs, so don't tag anyone with 3,000 + followers.

Here's my fab five, why not grab a cuppa and take a peek as these blogs are simply brilliant!

Franchesca - KraftyLady Cards

Kelly - Creatively Inked

Bridget - CurlyBear Crafts

Angel - Angel's Sparkly World

Helene - Mummylade

TracieB xxx