Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Crafting for Jude.....

Recently i have been trying to put together a few handmade crafty bits and bobs for Jude for her Alzheimer's Bazaar anh went back to my love of prim and country...had a play with my background too.
I had forgotten how much i love prim and country crafts..gingham,homespun fabrics,cinnamon,pointy prim hearts..when i started out crafting this was the kinda stuff i enjoyed doing including salt dough Angels.
Anyhoo this is what i came up with and hopefully they will be of some use....
This is a picture of my little wooden prim hearts all snuggled up ready to go to a hopefully new home and the picture below is how they look with there little prim cards handwritten and little shabby centres...
and this is how a few look on my twisty tree out back along with cinnamon sticks,homespun fabric oh and of course more prim hearts.
Also a picture of a few prim notebooks..i machine stitched round all the fabric...
and a few gift tags...Picture of one of the cards i made...and lastly a pretty prim homespun tin to house them all...
Thanks for being patient and thanks for looking.
Hugs to you all and hopefully will get some dough Angels made at the weekend to share with you all.
Tracy
xxx

Monday, 2 November 2009

Creative Inspirations challenge 20....


Well another week and another challenge over at Creative Inspirations and this week i have the pleasure of setting challenge 20.....
"DOODLE-ING"
..you can doodle doodle doo to your hearts content or just a little somewhere on your project just have fun and i look forward to seeing all your beautiful makes.
Pop on by and see the rest of the DT makes on doodle-ing they are fab!!!
This weeks sponser is our lovely Jenni.
Jenni has recently brought out some lovely Digi images ,and now has also recently got them made into stamps too.So if youd like to take a peek then click HERE to see whats on offer.Thanks to Jenni for Sponsoring us this challenge & your kind generosity.The winner will win ;
"4 dIGI IMAGES"
So this is how theses little houses look when i have been a doodling ...the kind of house i would love to live in,a wee tad rickety i know but woodburning stoves,wooden floors with lots of nooks and crannies...you know i can almost smell the wood smoke,lol!!!!

This is the"after" once i have used chalks to colour and glossy accents to give a bit of gloss.
I did exactly the same for the boot..doodle then colour.Hope you like and look forward to popping by and seeing all your crafty makes.
Hugs to you all
Tracy
xxxx

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

Creative Inspirations challenge 19....

This week over at Creative Inspirations the theme is...
"a special card or project with numbers on it" set by the lovely Cheryl.
All you have to do is make a new card or project and you can combine it with other challenges too,so get those creative juices running and i look forward to poping by and seeing what you all make.
Plus a great prize up for grabs from "Fairie song art stamps"
"A gift certificate for $25 plus free shipping"
Here is my DT project.... A keepsake 1st birthday card for my beautiful niece "Niamh."
I altered a K&CO alphabet box using various papers i had had in my stash for a while,flower punches,stickers and gems.I cut the bunting ,cake and number 1 candle out by freehand and with the use of some trusty silicone managed to give the cake some oooomph.

Niamh was the grand old age of one yesterday,woohooo she is totally gorgeous and oh so cute and already walking,she makes us giggle and drives her mum and dad up the wall because her fav word at the moment is" HIYA" and she says it about every second,lol.Thought i would share this picture of her with Rosie the pup at our house and.....
with one of Rosie and Storms toys,honest the sausage toy was brand spanking new and Niamh took a shine to it as you can see!!!!!
Thanks for looking and take care for now and i will be poping by to visit you all soon.
hugs n stuff
to you all
Tracy
xxx

Sunday, 18 October 2009

Crafting at last woohoo......

Hellooooo i can hardly believe it has been 2weeks since i was on my blog....if it wasn`t for all you lovely followers and friends my little slice of blogland would be turning into a dusty little place where people fear to tread and new posts a thing from bygone days....thank you each and everyone of you from the heart{i know i know me and my hearts,what can i say but i love them}and a big Helloooooo for my new followers,thank you so much for joining my mad goings on.
Well the back is still playing up but touch wood....no not my head....whispering so my back doesn`t hear me...easing slightly.
I have wait for it.....CRAFTED...gulp, gasp and it felt really really good!!!!
I had quite a few swaps to catch up on and have managed to get them done which leaves me with only 1 commitment left to complete,hopefully finish it this week and in the post...phew i will be so relieved as i have felt really guilty ,but with the way my back can be everything had to come to a halt.
The first 2 pictures was a project for a swap over on Scrappers Delight
{a great place to visit and always lots going on if you fancy stopping by}
You had to make 12 tags all about you,loved putting this one together,made the 12 tags and a little wallet to pop them in.
I would like to enter this into Paper cutz challenge blog...theme..tags.
The pictures below where for a swap over on Crafts Beautiful,6x6 page swap and the theme was the year i was born.
I went for one event in 1969 landing on the moon..why?....cause i always wanted to be an astronaut,guess visiting blogland is the closest i am going to get,lol!!
As you can tell still mad as a hatter,lol.
Thanks for stopping by and
Big hugs to all
Tracy
xxxx

Monday, 5 October 2009

Creative inspirations Challenge 18.."Christmas in October"

Hi everyone first i just want to say sorry i am not around as much at the moment but my back isn`t too good at the moment but soon as, i promise to get around to catching up with you all and thank you all so much for leaving such lovely comments.
Big hello and warm welcme to my new followers ,bless you and look forward to popping by and visiting.
This week over at Creative Inspirations the challenge is to make a Christmas Card or project pop on by and check out the DT creative makes and check out the prize.
I have made an altered tin to pop a xmas pressie in and an accordion card to match,the top pic is the tin and outside of the card and the next is the inside of the card.
Well going to keep this short and sweet for now but looking forward to catching up with you all soon.
Big hugs to you all
Tracy
xxxxxx

Monday, 7 September 2009

Creative Inspirations Challenge 17....and a few challenges combined..

Over at Creative Inspirations this week the lovely Louise has set the challenge
a colour combo-
Lilac/Purple and grey and Louise also has a fantastic prize for the lucky winner so pop on over and check it out and look forward to stopping by and seeing all your creative projects.
I thought my crafting mojo had deserted me as i was sitting in my shed on Friday night hauling out papers,pulling my hair,embellishments, stamps,inks,paints scattered on every available surface when suddenly thank goodness i thought about the wee fairy folk..why i hear you ask...well the window of my shed looks on a part of my garden that has a log,moss,stone and toadstool and it was so pretty and i had taken a picture of it through the week on a rare dry spell of weather and bingo that was how the Fairy trunk came to be....
I promise no Fairy was harmed in the making of the trunk box,the wings of this little fairy was all i managed to capture when i clicked the camera, she was a tad camera shy and in rather a hurry to join in the festivities, please be reassured that after the camera flashed the door popped open and a rather pretty {if rather irate} fairy popped back out and sorted herself out.
The magical knocker that you must knock on the front of the box trunk 3 times.....
Fairy dust to sprinkle around the trunk and the magic key to hold.....

and the little summoning spell goes...
sprinkle a little fairy dust around the trunk
take the magic knocker
and knock three times
hold the key
and close your eyes
and say with all your heart
" I do believe in the Fairy Folk....."
why not try it and see for yourself what happens...just remember for it to work you must really really believe...Good luck!!!
The magical ingredients.....
1."Believe" it is sooo important for it all to work
2.Blank Box
3.Basic grey Wisteria papers
4.Basic Grey Wisteria Rub ons and Brads
5.Fairy dust in a glass bottle...collected from a magical ring of mushrooms as the dawn breaks right after a Fairy Gathering
6.Magical key..these are really hard to come by best to try a witchy shop.
7.Fairy knocker and Handle{magical hatpins touched by the Fairy Queen,well i am a tad mad and my maiden name is Queen,lol}}
8.Fairy wings well as i explained that was accidental,lol.
I would also like to enter it over at Crafty Creations where the challenge was to use 3 patterned papers.
Papertake weekly challenge is Fairies/angels
Craft Challenge is anything but a card
La La Land crafts challenge is Bling...fairy wings , fairy dust and hat pins
Well Fairy tidings to you all and thanks for looking and if you want to see inside..........................
well believe in the Fairy folk and maybe one of these days i will let you all have a wee keek.
hugs
Tracy
xxxx
P.S. This is the picture i took in my back garden.....

Saturday, 5 September 2009

Fabulous awards......

I recieved this fab award from Glitzzy, for those of you who don`t know she is my mum and simply the best mum ever always listens and a shoulder to lean on when i need it most.Mum is a crafting Queen and i always love to see what she has created her little fat pages are stunning and a must see.
I recieved these two fab awards from the lovely Lyn over on Syders Corner,she truly cracks me up when i stop by for a visit and her stunning projects are well worth a visit.Thanks zilloins Lyn for thinking of me.
One of the conditions of accepting this lovely Award is to give away five things about yourself, and then pass it onto five lovely people.Eeeeek oh well you probably already know that..
1-I am truly mad....the secret is well and truly out,lol.
2-I abseiled down the House Of Frasers for charity and loved it!!!
3-I often say one thing but have a little face on the back of my head that wants to say something else...i am laughing out loud right now i can`t believe i am typing this, it may be imaginary but true!!!
4-Hmmm when i die "I AM" going to come back as a singer,have long wavy dark hair and startling blue eyes.{course i can`t hold a tune just now so fingers crossed i will have a voice when i come back}
5-The yellow van has just stopped outside to cart me away to the funny farm will pop back later to give them out..................
Helpppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp.................................
I am back wooo thanks to my lovely hubby who explained to the yellow van men this is totally normal behaviour from me and if they took me away to the funny farm the normal madness would rub off on everyone else,lol.
I would love to give the smiles on faces award to the lovely....
Glitzzy,Max, Katy,Vicki and Susan
and the top 2 to the lovely....
Saskia,Beccaroo,Maria Matter,Jude,Maxine,Cheryl,Pinklillac,Jackie,my new sis Sarah and the lovely Emilie.
Big hugs to you all
Tracy
xxx

Monday, 24 August 2009

Creative Inspirations challenge 16....stitching....


Over at Creative Inspirations the challenge this week has been set by the lovely Maxine and the theme is Stitching can be sewn or faux,also a fab prize up for grabs so pop on over and check it out,i look forward to visiting you all and seeing your creative projects.
Happy crafting.
xxx
Here is my DT card "Home is where the heart is"
i used Rusty Pickle Papers and small tag
chipboard house & heart from maya road, ohh i got a box of these and love them!!!
lace
Ink pad
red ultra thick embossing powder from Blonde Moments for the heart
sewing machine
Thanks for looking
Big hugs
Tracy
xxx
ps
Hellooo to Nilla and Linda,thanks for following me i love your work.
xxx

Saturday, 22 August 2009

Shabby Monograms......






Over on the Bubbly Scrumptious challenge blog the monthly challenge is...Monograms..you can do any project at all and the DT projects are gorgeous and great for inspiration.
So i hauled out my faithful Daisy Ds paper,chipboard alphas,prima flowers,lace and some old buttons and came up with this "Shabby" Bunting and in the top picture is a peak at my crafty shed.
The inside of the shed is covered with papers,gluesticks,buttons,flowers and dibs of glue from the gluegun,lol and Alex is always saying shut the drawers but how can i see whats in them if they are closed,lol.
Also over on the ABC challenge blog the theme is buttons.
Paper Blooms challenge is Home Decor and the Shabby banner is for inside my shed.
Hope you like and thanks for looking.
Helloooo to my new follower thanks for stopping by and hope the hurricane passes you by.
Hugs
Tracy
xxx

Sunday, 16 August 2009

Award from Linda...

It was a lovely surprise to pop on here today and find that Linda had awarded me with this lovely award,thank you so much Linda .
The rules...
Link it to the person who gave it to you in your post.
Pass it on to seven other bloggers who inspire you.
This is my Inspirational list...
Linda
Nilla
Deanne
Rosie
Cheryl
Emilie
Linda
hugs
Tracy
xxx