MERRY CHRISTMAS

I would like just like to wish all my blog friends
a very Merry Christmas and a Peaceful
and prosperous New year.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and for all your support of my work
i appreciate it so much
tracey x x x

amazing blog candy giveaway

hi,

i just had to tell you about this amazing chance to win an epic six machine ,all you need to do is go to http://diecutsrusdesignteam.blogspot.com/2009/12/epic-six-giveaway.html and become a follower ,add a pic and link in your sidebar and leave a comment on the site and if they get 500 followers by new years day ,the winner could be you

go join in,what are you waiting for

tracey x

katies candy giveaway

hi all

katie is giving all her followers chance to win some stunning ,girly candy ,the winner will be chosen on 7th jan,pop on over to her inspirational blog[click on her candy pic ,it will take you there] to find out how to enter this fab competition

tracey xx

anya card

i have made this card for the challenge at http;/anyoneforanya.blogspot.com/

i have never entered a challenge there before ,its such a fantastic site[ as i love the greetings farm stamps]i t is following a sketch ,hope you like it

papers.............................basic grey

edge punch......................martha stewart

ribbon............................part of prize from mandy fox

gems/brads....................stash

sentiment........................adhesive vellum

image...............................the greetings farm.

promarker colours.....................pastelpink/blossom/cocoa/sandstone/henna/blush/ivory

wow great candy giveaway

janet over at http://pinkgem-janet.blogspot.com/ is giving away 6 of her fab stamps as candy,pop over to her inspirational blog and find out how you could win them,the draw is on 18th jan

good luck

tracey x x

scruffles hot choc goody bag

hi all
I had so much fun using lexis hot choc scruffles image i made a little gift bag stuffed with hot choc and marshmallows,lexi has kindly entered it as a second dt project so i thought i would enter it in the following challenges

http;//www.ourcreativecorner.blogspot.com/

http;//www.craftycreations.blogspot.com/

also http;//charismacardz.blogspot.com/

http;/creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/

http://rosiedeeschallenge.blogspot.com/

http;//mytimetocraft.blogspot.com/

go check out lexis challenge too [link in sidebar],look forward to seeing your creations over there
heres the link how to make the gift bag http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-make-a-12-x-12-inch-paper-card-box-214203/

papers.......................papermania basics pastels
image.........................lexis doodles digi-image
scalloped circles..............nesties
brads,..............................papermania
tracey x

lexis creations challenge 4 card

Hello all

Its time for challenge 4 already at http;// lexiscreations.blogspot.com/

well done to olga the winner of challenge 3 , your project was fabulous.

and congratulations to maxine who was chosen to be our guest designer ,i look forward to working along side you maxine ,i love your work.

well now for challenge 4 ,it is an easy one "pastels" ,a lovely change from all the rich colours of christmas we have been using for the last few months,you can make anything you wish ,scrapbook page,altered art, a card any project you wish to create ,and you have 2 weeks to do it in so no pressure !!!!!

The sponsor this time is the fab Joanna Sheen,she is giving a gift voucher to spend in her fab on-line shop,go have a browse at her site http://www.joannasheen.com,/

I am entering this calendar into the following challenges

http;/charismacardz.blogspot.com/.

http;/creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/

http://rosiedeeschallenge.blogspot.com/

who both have anything goes themes pop over and join in the fun.

and

http;/ourcreativecorner.blogspot.com/

who have a lovely challenge with the "food and drink" theme ,i think hot chocloate scruffles would be perfect for this challenge .pop over and have a look at this great site ,there are some gorgeous cards and loads of inspiration there for your cardmaking.

here is my dt card,using lexis gorgeous digi-image of hot chocolate scruffles,adorable isnt he

tracey x

new anya stamps

hi all

i have been playing with my new set of stamps from the greetings farm today ,they are lovely ,they are from the anya range and as you know they are so popular,these are delightful and i can see loads of occasions to use them for ,i have made a beautiful set featuring one of them but cant post it as the lady i made them for will see it so you will have to wait til after her birthday to see it !!!!!!

papers.........................basic grey

image ...........................the greetings farm anya [new]

flourishes ........................peeloffs

edge punch........................martha stewart

scalloped ovals....................nesties

brads.....................................papermania

sentiment..............................papermania

promarker colours...................cocoa/cinnamon/rose pink/ruby red/satin/blush.

Hello

Hi
I have had a fab xmas ,it was very relaxing ,just me and my other half,lots of food and drink and cuddling up watching tv.I plan to do some crafting today ,i want to make a couple of birthday cards for my trimcraft friends and a couple of thank you cards too,so i hope to post something i have made later ,i hope you all have a wonderful day whatever you are doing
happy crafting.
tracey x

nearly there

well i have finished my xmas cards.....woo hoo.thats it for another year.so here is another one.i have used an image from wendys digital doodles[addy in sidebar]the image is called tilly.

wendys images are fantastic,you should check out her blog its fab

papers ............................free from mag

ribbbons...........................poundland

omage ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,tilly wendys digital doodles

sentiment .............................poundland

sowflakes..............................punch

promarker colours...............cocoa/cinnamon/blush/blossom/petrol blue

last few xmas cards,....

hi all

My partner has decided on a real tree so we went off an bought a beauty yesterday ,i have bought some new baubles and we can decorate it tonight ,i will post a pic tomorrow.

I am on the home straight now nearly finished all my cards so here is another one.

i will be glad to see the back of them now.

papers...................winter wonderland papermania

image....................the greetings farm anya

ribbon.......................poundshop

.snowflakes..............punch

sentiment tag.............freebee from docrafts mag

promarker colours...........sky blue/cyan/ice grey 1 and 2/cocoa/umber/ivory/blossom

Hello all i am back from my travels

Hi ,

I had a fantastic break away cruising round the med....get me eh!!!!the weather was lovely and warm ,and then i arrived back in cardiff and froze...bbrrrr what a shock the snow was to my system .

well i have still got around 15 xmas cards to make for my friends at work so i have to get busy and get them sorted before monday ,i hope you have all been better prepared than i am,i have bought the prezzies butb still have the food to buy cards to make and i still have to get a tree !!!!

well must be off here is a card i made this morning and yes its another easel card !!!!!!!!!!

papers .....................free from mag

ribbon..........................anitas

imaage............................snowflake from funkykits

flower ..............................punch

snowflake..........................punch

promarker colours.................marsh green/ruby red/ivory/blossom

Challenge 3 dt card for lexis creations

Hi all
Congratulations to the winner of last weeks challenge at lexis ,well done

Its time for challenge 3 over at http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/

the challenge brief is , purples,ribbon and bling,the challenge is on for 2 weeks and so you have loads of time to get creating.

The challenge is being sponsored this week by TOUCAN SCRAPS,the design team got to use angelas delicious papers , you can go browse her fab store here :-http://shop.3scrapateers.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=281&cat=Toucan+Scraps

I have used the fabulous images of brooke and chloe ,these images have been created by lexi and i am sure will soon be for sale at her fab digi-image shop,these 2 lovelies ,make teenage cardmaking easy.go visit her shop here

http://lexisdoodles.blogspot.com/

I hope to see you all at lexis challenge this week.

tracey x

all that scraps challenge card

sorry i havent blogged in a couple of days,i have had visitors and a mad dash to get all my holiday things as i am off on a cruise to a sunny[hopefully!!!]cruise round the med,i cant wait to get away from xmas preparations for a week and chill,

I just had time to enter this snowflake card in the challenge over at http://atsblog.typepad.com/wednesdayschallenge/,

the theme for this weeks challenge is snowflakes,i hope you like it

papers ................................from summerdriggs blog site[free]

image...........................snowflake from funkykits

charm.................................the works

ribbon............................anitas

scalloped ovals .....................nesties

tag. stamp...........................free from docrafts mag

snowflakes...........................punches

promarker colours.....................cyan/pastel blue/shale/ivory/blossom

percy card

papers........................................free from mag

image...............................percy from the crafty pad[address in sidebar]

snowflakes...........................punches

scalloped circles........................nesties

vellum sentiment...........................local craft shop

promarker colours,............................poppy red/pumpkin/black/cocoa

pengy card

papers ............................free from creative cardmaking mag

image ...............................jennis blog[address in blog list]

vellum sentiment.................smirk

ribbon.........................anitas

flower .............................punch

charm......................the works

promarker colours........................pine green/pumpkin

red snowflake

papers.....................free from cardmaking mag

charm.........................the works

flowers...........................prima

image.............................snowflake from funkykits

scallop circles....................nesties

tag stamp..........................free from docrafts mag

branchpunch...........................martha stewart

promarker colours.....................red/poppyred/vanilla/ivory/blossom

Black easel card

This card was made for a friend of mine who loves monochrome cards,

papers.......................kanban

image........................stamp from studio24

ribbon......................anitas

snowflakes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,punch

sentiment ...............free from docrafts mag

brads...........................from stash

promarker colours.............red/gold/pastel blue

More easel cards !!!!

These little cards are so addictive.you have to try them,i have made this one using smirk products i won in a trimcraft challenge

new challenge blog for the kids

http://littlehandsdocrafts.blogspot.com/
here is a new blog that has been set up for little crafty hands,the challenges run on the first wed of the month and are run by morgan and his brother and sister[and his mum lexi helps out !]
if you have little ones who love to share your craft stash ,why not let them share a little of your blog space and let them create a project for this site,
they might even win a prize to add to the fun.
pop over and have a look,
tracey x x

woo hoo i won candy

Hi all i have been very lucky and won some fab blog candy from http://craftyfoxcards.blogspot.com/
there is some more fantastic candy on offer from mandy until 16 jan,pop over and visit her great blog and enter the candy giveaway.see my sidebar for link.

snowbaby easel card

I have made my first easel card,they are fun to do,i used a 5x5 card its a nice size to decorate,i will be making a few of these for family cards i expect,

image ...........................snowbaby by jenni

ribbon ...........................anitas

papers...........................free from creative cardmaking mag [no 10]

circles/scalloped circles.........................nesties

snowflake....................................punch

brads.........................................papermania

promarker colours.....................ivory,/blossom/cool aqua/china blue

Fariry doodles

another fairydoodles card ,they are so cute,i have to say i am getting a bit bored with making xmas cards,still have 22 to do !!!!

papers.....................smirk xmas

embossed card....................snowflakes by cuttlebug

flowers................................ e k success punch/prima

branch punch.........................martha stewart

vellum sentiment..................local craft shop

brads.......................................papermania

hope you like it

creative craft challenge card

i have made this card for the 2nd challenge at creative craft challenge blog,"anything with santa on it" i hope you like it

papers..............................dcwv

vellum sentiment..............local craft shop

ribbon................................anitas

snowflakes.........................punch

stamped image....................studio24

New doodle store

Hi all ,there is a new digi-image shop open,it is at
http://lexisdoodles.blogspot.com/ pop over and have a look at the gorgeous digi-images on sale,meet scruffles,pengy and paolo ,red,reuben and many more,you will love them .

2nd challenge dt card at lexis creations

CONGRATULATIONS to Deena the winner of the first challenge at lexis creations,CONGRATULATIONS to ruby who has been chosen as guest designer,i look forward to working with you.

Now for the second challenge,it is to create a card with a different shape,ANY shape you want,the challenge is being sponsored by JOANNA SHEEN,the prize is a £10 voucher to spend in her online shop,pop over to joannas site and have a browse ,there are fabulous crafting goodies on there.

Here is my dt card for the second challenge at lexis creations ,it features pengy the cute penguin,drawn by lexi,

i have created a card which when opened is the shape of a snowflake,there is a lot of pics so bear with me!!!!!

papers ..........................smirk,dcwv and freebees

embossing folder......................snowflakes by cuttlebug

flowers ...................kaisercraft

brads/gems/embellishments..........................local craft shop