seasons greetings

Hi
I have been very busy these last few weeks packing up my home and moving again !!!!
Thats twice is 8 months now and i am telling you its my last ever move .If i even hint at maybe i will move then you have my permission to slap me lol
So i had no craft tim while this was happening but i am now all set up except for my video equipment which will be sorted soon and here is the first of my Christmas cards  made for In2craft featuring the Sue wilson Carol die.

 If you are a Sue wilson fan  make  In2craft your first stop when buying Creative expressions products as you will find their prices ,service and delivery times cannot be beaten ...
I scoured pinterest for a template to make a star shape and there are a lot on there for you to use .so simply choose a shape you like and enlarge it in your graphics programme of choice .This one was 21.cm x 21cm ( gold layer) and then i resized one to 19x19cm ( white layer).I printed them out onto copier paper and then cut them out to make the templates which i have laminated 
 I also wanted to make a card base so i used  the 21cm template and placed it onto apre made  8x8 card blank with one of the star points sitting over the fold line at the widest part (THE SAME WAY YOU DO FOR MAKING AN EASEL CARD BASE).
It was plain sailing from there really .

I cut the larger template in gold mirri card and the smaller one in white card
I only have one embossing folder from sue wilson ,  it is not christmas themed but i find it works well on any theme of project you are making. i used this folder to emboss the smaller white star i had cut out.I love dry embossing as it just transforms a plain piece if card into something special.

I cut the carol die in gold and used the fab corresponding stamp for the image in the centre which was stamped in gold ink and heat embossed with clear detail cosmic shimmer embossing powder.

 

The handmade flower is made from silk foamiran .

I added my usual flourishes and a sweet little tag with the seasons greetings sentiment .I also cut a bramble branch memory box die in white just to add a little something extra
I find when making Christmas cards you must keep them as simple as possible as we make so many and they take a long time if they are too complicated . This new range of sue wilson dies would be perfect for making quick cards as well as making those special cards using all your favourite techniques.
I hope you like my card and have a go for yourself .Do visit In2craft  and save yourselves some money on these dies.

Challenges entered
Just Us Girls  anything goes
Colour Crazy Challenge anything goes
Crafty Catz  anything goes opt embossing
Jo's Scrap Shack  anything goes
Artistic Inspirations anything goes
Crafting from the Heart anything goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - anything goes
613 Avenue Create  anything goes 
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends anything goes
Crafting-With-Friends  anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack  anything goes
QKR Stampede  anything goes
Simply Papercraft  anything goes
Crafting With An Attitude anything goes
Through The Craft Room Door  anything goes
PDE Linky Party  anything goes
Anything Goes link-up  anything goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore anything goes
Craftaholics R Us  anything goes
Crafty Creations anything goes
Creative Moments  anything goes
Inspiration Destination  anything goes
Creates and Makes anything goes
Papercrafters' Linky Party  anything papercraft goes
Creative Fingers  anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft  anything goes
DL.Art Linky Challenge anything goes
As You Like It Challenge  fave embossing technique
Christmas at Sweet Stampin'  anything xmas
Crafting By Designs  christmas
Fab 'n' Funky  christmas creations

Friends Forever

Hi
It is July 1st ,so time for our new monthly challenge to begin over at Craft-DeeBowZ. The theme as always is Anything goes with a handmade bow.
The sponsor this month is the wonderful kinda cute .The lucky winner will get 3 images of their choice as the prize

I have used the sweet image called Girl with bear and you will find her HERE . I coloured her with spectrum noir illustrator pens.

The flowers are from Wild orchid. The papers are from Lynda chapman at The paper boutique and are called Vintage rose garden.

The die cuts were a gift from a Craftdeebowz  DT team member ... Thanks Gail. I know that they are a Marianne D designs die..The banner stamp is from Stampin Up Banner greetings stamp set

Challenges entered
Craftaholics R Us  anything goes
Crafty Creations anything goes
Creative Moments  anything goes
Inspiration Destination  anything goes
Creates and Makes anything goes
Papercrafters' Linky Party  anything papercraft goes
Creative Fingers  anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft  anything goes
DL.Art Linky Challenge anything goes
Artistic Inspirations anything goes
Crafting from the Heart anything goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - anything goes
613 Avenue Create  anything goes 
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends anything goes
Crafting-With-Friends  anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack  anything goes
QKR Stampede  anything goes
Simply Papercraft  anything goes
Crafting With An Attitude anything goes
Through The Craft Room Door  anything goes
PDE Linky Party  anything goes
Anything Goes link-up  anything goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore anything goes
Well thats it from me guys . I hope you will join us in the Craft-DeeBowZ  challenge and check out what the talented DT have made for your inspiration
Happy Crafting
Tracey x

A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY ...

 Hi
It is June already ... WOW this year has flown by .
Here is my inspiration project for this month at CraftDeeBowZ .I have challenges myself to make a card and NOT use a hand colored image.... I have used the most gorgeous papers for this one they are from Anna Marie Designs and are 7x7 in size . ..I used a stamp from my stash for the sentiment and stampin up certainly celery ink which is the perfect match for the papers.
The small roses and buds were from wild orchid and are pre made . The large flower with the gem centre i have made myself using white  Foamiran and altenew  ink to colour it .the gem in the centre is from wild orchid.

The flourishes are made using a memory box die. the larger leaves are cut from the same Anna Marie papers using a leaf die.
The mdf fern circle  around the sentiment came from crafteezee and i added 2 die cuts to enhace it using the same papers i have used throughout the project
The multi looped bow was created using my Craftdeebowz bow making tool..It makes stunning bows with minimal effort ... my kind of tool lol

Challenges entered
Craftaholics R Us  anything goes
Crafty Creations anything goes
Creative Moments  anything goes
Inspiration Destination  anything goes
Creates and Makes anything goes
Papercrafters' Linky Party  anything papercraft goes
Creative Fingers  anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft  anything goes
Die Cut Divas monochrome
DL.Art Linky Challenge anything goes
Artistic Inspirations anything goes
Crafting from the Heart anything goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - anything goes
613 Avenue Create  anything goes 
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends anything goes
Crafting-With-Friends  anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack  anything goes
QKR Stampede  anything goes
Simply Papercraft  anything goes
Crafting With An Attitude anything goes
Through The Craft Room Door  anything goes
PDE Linky Party  anything goes
Anything Goes link-up  anything goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore anything goes

 Well that's all from me for now and i hope that you will join us in the monthly CraftDeeBowZ   challenge where anything goes with a handmade bow
Happy crafting

Tracey x

Memories last forever

Hi all
It is time for another challenge to begin at Craft-deebowz.. The theme as always is Anything goes with a handmade bow .This month our sponsors for the challenge are Bugaboo Stamps  who will be giving the lucky winner 4 free images as the prize .

For  my Dt project i have made this sweet tent aperture card .

The digital image i have used is called  Ava and Deacon friends and you can find it HERE . I coloured them with promarkers and fussy cut them out so they could swing free in the aperture on the card

. I created the aperture using the large spellbinders circle die set. I added a fence across the front of the card using a die from joy crafts.The pretty flowers behind the fence is made using a die from tattered lace
The flowers are handmade using  heartfelt creations flower dies to which i added seed beads to the centres.

The sentiment is from a stamp set by Lisa Horten at creative expressions called steampunk sentiments . i just cut out words i needed from a larger sentiment in the set

The amazing bow was created using my Craft-deebowz.. bow making tool . It is my go to bow maker every time as it is so easy to use and gives me amazing multi and single looped bows every time .

Challenges entered
Craftaholics R Us  anything goes
Crafty Creations anything goes
Creative Moments  anything goes
Inspiration Destination  anything goes
Creates and Makes anything goes
Papercrafters' Linky Party  anything papercraft goes
Creative Fingers  anything goes
A Bit More Time to Craft  anything goese
DL.Art Linky Challenge anything goes
Artistic Inspirations anything goes
Crafting from the Heart anything goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - anything goes
613 Avenue Create  anything goes 
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends anything goes
Crafting-With-Friends  anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack  anything goes
QKR Stampede  anything goes
Simply Papercraft  anything goes
Crafting With An Attitude anything goes
Through The Craft Room Door  anything goes
PDE Linky Party  anything goes
Anything Goes link-up  anything goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges anything goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore anything goes

Well thats it from me and i hope you join us in the challenge with your own wonderful creations 
Tracey x