Naughty Naughty Blogger. Did not auto post me post grrrrrrrr

Oooo for a win on the lottery!  We all have a wish and one of them is to go back to this lovely beach in Fuertaventura. It is on the edge of a volcanic island which is a wildlife preserve and sooo peaceful. The only drawbacks are that there is no shelter (new meaning to have u got yr brolly lol) and no cafe.  Everything you need for the day must be brought along with u on the boat. Ooooh yes u get a fab boat ride across the bay to get there too hehehe.

I decided that rather than have all of my holiday photos just sitting on my hard drive I should scrapbook them. I have never scrapbooked in my life and thought I'd try my hand a digital scrapbooking as a change from cutting out by hand lol.

After a good start it went gradually downhill from there and I struggled to get proper drop shadow effects and after a week of this I relented and purchased a quickpage lol.  I have had a bit of a play with this one and I hope u like it.

More to come from this me thinks in the future when I can get my head around all of the cool effects you can do with a photo editor lol.

Me hopes u like.


TracieBxxx

SCS Challenge - Get Well Soon - DT Card

Francesca has chosen this weeks challenge over at Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge and has chosen the theme Get Well Soon.

I have chosen an image from our sponsor The Stamping Boutique from the Latte Lounge set.

I have coloured with prisma pencils and used papers from The Linen Closet paper pad. Added a computer generated sentiment and voila.  Pop on over to the other gals blogs and show them some love

TracieBxxxx

SCS Challenge - Here comes Summer - DT Card

 

Well judging by the weather this morning Summer is well n truly here lol.

This weeks challenge has been set by the lovely Bridget and she has picked the perfect theme 

Something that reminds you of Summer

I have had a bad week this weeks with a couple of painful burns from work on my arms but I will survive lol.  I had a major mojo  issue this week and the original card idea has been put aside for another day and I decided on this image instead.  It reminds me of all the beautiful wild flowers that appear in summer and I would deffo love to receive a huge bunch like this hehe.

I have used my copic to colour the image and Nitwit Waddles Whimsy papers which have printed out beautifully. It really was a quick and easy card, and after the mare I have had this week made a refreshing change.

I hope u like my quick fresh card and look forward to seeing you all again next week

TracieBxx

SCS Challenge - Household Items - DT Card

This weeks challenge has been set by the lovely Andi and the theme is "Something from the House" so you need some household item on your card

I have chosen a cute Lily of the Valley image for my mom n dad's anniversary card. Coloured in using a combination of copics and ProMarkers. I have used the lovely Nitwits In the Meadow papers and distressed them at the edges using the little square VersaColor inks.  You can get these ink pads and Promarkers/ Copics over at Secret Crafter.

TracieBxxx

SCS Challenge - Male Card- DT Card

This weeks challenge of Male Cards has been set by the Woo's herself.  She apologises but male cards have to be made sometimes haha and with Farthers day a week away in the UK its a good a time as any.

I decided on a clean and simple card again this week (i'm getting into these lol). I have also used my Prisma Pencils again as I think they suit the cards really well and Secret Crafter stocks the Sansodor, Paper Stumps and loads of card too.

Well its a lovely day here in Sunny Oldbury so am going to make the most of the weather today. See u all next week and pop on over to my teamies to have a peep at what they have for you this week.

TracieBxx

SCS Challenge - Photo Inspiration- DT Card

Todays challenge has been set by me and  would like you to use this photo as your inspiration..

You may use any elements from it, for example a certain colour or colours.

One of my colleagues is leaving work for her retirement so I agreed to do the card. It is the biggest card I have ever made lol (have to try and make the envelope now Ooooo). I used the Centura Pearl Card available in packs from Secret Crafter (give Wendy a call to find out more) and then my Copics to colour my little sad Tilda.

I also used some ribbon from my stash and some Raspberry Lime ribbon also from Secret Crafter (the ribbon actually matched the plummy colour but it has not come out well in the photo grrrr).

I can't wait to see your creations and which elements you pick from the photo.

Don't forget to pop on over to my DT pals and have a look at their cards this week

TracieBxx

SCS Challenge - Clean and Simple - DT Card

This week's challenge is set by the lovely KELLY. She has chosen a theme of:-

CLEAN AND SIMPLE

We want to see projects with a minimalist layout/embellishments. Clean and simple card have lots of white space.

I have used an image that for the life of me cannot remember where it came from. I found it on my hard drive in a very obscure folder called Furries (??? lol) But though it was perfect for this weeks challenge.

I have used my Prismacolour Pencils to colour the image and blended them with paper stumps and Sansodor which are available at Secret Crafter.

I must really try and do more of these cards because I do like how they look and are soooooo quick and simple to do (no thinking about papers and layout lol)


Have you all seen the Create and Craft Announcement??????

Dawn Bibby will be on this Tuesday at 2pm

Not my personal taste but will have a look to see if there are any changes.

Hopes u likey and see u all next week

TracieBxx

SCS Challenge - Janes Sketch- DT Card

Well what a few days I have had! Blogger NOT working aaaaarrrrgggghhhhhh.

(My missing pikky)

It seems to be working now but I can't upload my pikky so you will have to wait a bit on that one i'm afraid.

This weeks challenge has been set by our very lovely Jane and is a sketch (again can't upload it as yet so pop on over to SCS Challenge to see it)

(Janes missing sketch)

I have used a brill image from Tiddly Inks, Everyday Princess and coloured her with Copic and ProMarkers. She was a joy to colour and I decided to go a bit funky with the papers. I used freebie ones from Cardmaking & Papercraft. They are My Minds Eye Quite Contrary. Also flowers from Wild Orchid to finish off the sketch.

I hope you like my card today (when I eventually get it uploaded lol)

Pop on over to the other gals and see what delights thay have for you this week

TracieB xxx

SCS Challenge - For a Baby - DT Card

 

 This weeks challenge has been set by our lovely Franchesca

and is For a Baby

As this is the last challenge in April this will be the last chance for you to be included in this months draw for 5 digis of the winners choice from our fabby sponsor

I'm Tracey Malnofski, the artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. My team and I are very happy to sponsor Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge. My store has been open since September 2009.I am currently a stamp artist for Unity Stamp Co. and I've worked for InStyleStamps, Squigglefly, and TheDigiShack in the past. I'm a professional artist and an active member of the Artist' Guild in my community. I have quite a busy household with a husband, 3 teenagers, 5 mini-dachshunds and an Appaloosa mare. It's noisy, but I love them all. I'm truly blessed. "The Stamping Boutique" is dedicated to quality products and original artwork. We not only provide wonderful digital images in our store, but also several lines of red rubber images. Our designers are chosen for their character and personality,as well as, their beautiful designs. We work hard to give you our very best.

Store: http://thestampingboutique.com/

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

Oooooh i've been such a Baaaaad Blogger. I was soo engrossed in THE Wedding yesterday that I forgot what day it was. It was Friday..... the day to upload this weeks DT card .... ready for the Secret Crafter Challenge .... Oooooooooh drat!!!!!!!!

Soooo many many apologies to Jane and the gals, my card was ready but my brain was quite obviously mushed (t'other halfs brain was too after the wedding coverage started when I got home from work. He hates Weddings lol)

This weeks card is a Nitwit Tickled Pink card (who have a 33% off sale today!!!) and is for one of my ladies at work who's daughter had a bonnie lass earlier this month.

I also used the new Nellies Border dies from Secret Crafter and distressed the centre panel with a VersaColor Ink pad. I added a personalised sentiment circle and a ribbon flower and my quick card was done.

Hope you have a lovely day and make sure you pop over to the other gals blogs as their work, as always, is simply stunning.

TracieBxx

SCS Challenge - Pink, Brown n Cream - DT Card

This weeks challenge has been set by the lovely Bridget and it's the colours Pink, Brown n Cream.

Grab a cuppa, sit down and relax, this is gonna be a long one lol

Oh boy have I had a hard week this week. Someone own up.... Who pinched my mojo!!!! I don't know what was wrong! The extra hours at work, wanting to sit out in the sun or craving ice lollies hahaha. I have had such a hard time trying to put together this card. I couldn't decide on an image or papers (and believe me I have ten ton of both lol) I ended up creating my own papers (betcha can't guess what my next set will be hehe) Then.... Nothing. I was stuck again!!!

Then I gets an email from Jane... "Need your pikkies in by Thurs 11am as I'm going away" (lucky lucky lady grrr lol) Oh heck!!!!!  Its now Weds early afternoon and I go to bed around 2ish (night shift!) and no card in sight! I must admit I gave up. Had a shower and went to bed, new day tomorrow and all that.

Got home from work Thurs morning and made a start (nothing like a bit of pressure to kick your backside into gear lol) Decided on a PollyCraft image Star Fairy (I thought it captured the school hols, hanging upside down from a tree lol) and got it printed out. Then it happened......... WINDOWS UPDATE (insert suitably doom inducing music here!!) and that was that... no Computer and no Internet connection Aaaarrrgggghhhhhhh. Remember the 11am deadline (its now 9am and counting). Now I would like you to envisage the Rabbit "I'm late, i'm late for a very important date" running around frantically rebooting everything, my computer and the router. Still nothing.......  Headless chicken mode coming up. A WHOLE DAY without the internet or my computer.....    Now Breathe.

A phone call to the boss lady later and I was a little more relaxed. She has the challenge blog access YIPPEEEEEEEE. A little reprieve Phew! So time to get down to making and colouring yay.

Used my usual  Copics n ProMarkers then went to town with my Quickie glue pen and Glitter hehe. After watching Create n Craft for the past week I decided to have a go at the ripped spiral flower thingys. Draw a spiral on a square and rip along the lines. Start with the outside edge and roll to the middle. Let the flower relax a little and stick the bottom circle. Put it upside down on a flat surface and squish, press down with the heel of your hand (this ruffles the edges and slightly flattens the flower). Rip a couple of leaf shapes and there you go. Add plenty of Stickles (which came flying out due to the heat making it runny lol) and stick to your card.

I coloured some of the webbing stuff (dunno whats its called??) with my ProMarker to match the papers and stuck it with a tape runner. Luckly I had some test prints of my papers so used those and got some pale pink card to mat it all onto. Yay my card was essentially finished. Still no internet connection or computer.

To cut a long story short (cause I know you all wanna get back to the sun bathing lol) I had to roll back the update, reinstall my printer etc and make a new backup point. Reinstall the update (keeping fingers and everything else crossed at the same time) FANFARE PLEASE......... It worked, phew.

Just enough time to photograph and do the photoshop converting and overlaying thingy and post off to the Woo's.  The only think I didn't have time to sort out was a sentiment as it was going to be done on the computer.

After all the drama this week, I just want a quiet lie down lol. How much do we all rely on our computer these days??   Go on i'll let you all go off now and eat chocolate till it makes you sick and sit in the sun till u look like a beetroot.

Have a very very good easter everyone and i'll see you alll next week after THE WEDDING Oooooo!!!!!!

TracieBxx

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