End of year blowout Blogcandy

Whaaaa Whoooo Its that time again!!!!!! The next round of UStamp is about to start and I have 2 passes for 2 lucky people;-) So all you have to do to go into the draw is leave a comment on this post saying What you look forward to the most about the new year!! That's it! easy peasy.lol. The next round starts on the 1st of December and will run for 28 days so if you have been thinking of joining now is your chance to win a free pass! If you want any info about UStamp go here for all the information and how to join!!

I have made sooo many friends from all over the world and can't wait for the next round to start so we can all chat! I love the live chat rooms;-)

I will use random org to draw my winners tomorrow night. Can't wait!!

Good luck to everyone;-)

Tracey

Inkspiration Colour challenge # 16

It's been fantastic being on Keesh's design team I have loved every minute of it!!! Thanks Keesh for asking me!!! I have really enjoyed checking out every ones entries and leaving them some comment love;-) And what do you know it's Friday again they seem to roll around far tooo fast. lol. This week was a hard colour challenge for me!! Wayyyyy out of my colour comfort zone. I left it till today to do because I wasn't too sure how to use these colours together! Then it came to me I needed to make my son Nico a birthday card for December so I used him as my inspiration! Sorry the photo hasn't captured the taken with teal its looks blue but I promise it is taken with teal. lol.

Recipe:

Ink: Basic black and taken with teal

Stamps: All in the family and short and sweet

Card: Taken with teal, real red, pumpkin pie and whisper white

Accessories: jumbo brads, real red 3/4" polka-dot grosgrain ribbon and black thread

Check out Keesh's creation and the design teams samples Chantelle, Cindy, Kirsty, Renee and Sarah-Jane.

Thanks for stopping by;-) And I'll be tomorrow night, I have some blog candy to give away so check back to see how to win!!!

Tracey

Mojo monday # 114

Sorry this will be the quickest post ever!!! I have to get ready for work! Its Mojo time again, So if you have time give it ago!!! I love doing sketches, and this was a fun one!!! Check out the other entries and the fantastic examples from the DT here.

Recipe:

Stamps: Season of joy

Card: riding hood red, sahara sand and very vanilla

DSP: Sweet slumber specialty

Ink: riding hood red and always artichoke

Accessories: 1/2 pearls, kraft taffera ribbon and a bouquet designer button

Thanks for stopping by;-)

Tracey

Inkspiration Sketch challenge # 16

I can't believe its been a week already!!! Sketches are my favorite challenges so I was excited to have a play this week!!! I decided to use my favorite DSP out of the current spring mini and my favorite stamps out of the new summer mini that will start 1st December. I love having new stamps and was great to ink them up and have a play!!! As you can see I have done a little paper piecing and tolling, just couldn't help myself. he he. A little ribbon and a button finish it off! If you get a chance have a go at the sketch it was fun;-)

Anyway go check out Keesh's blog to see what she has come up with! Also check out the design teams creations Cindy, Kirsty, Renee, Chantelle and Sarah-Jane they are always fantastic!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Butterfly prints and Hello again

DSP:Parisian breeze specialty

Card: Chocolate chip, baja breeze and whisper white

Ink: Chocolate chip and baja breeze

Accessories: Chocolate chip taffeta ribbon and a bouquet designer button

Thanks for stopping by;-)

Tracey

My UStamp holiday swaps

Thought I'd show you the holiday swaps I sent to Beth Kern from the US. We had to make a home made gift and a Christmas card and also send some treats from your country! I decided to make a calender for next year for my gift and I made a double pocket bag and filled one side with favorite chocolates and for the other side I made a Christmas card. I always do the swaps its just great fun receiving something in the post!! And you make a new friend too;-)!!!

Tracey

Inkspiration inspiration Challenge # 15

How exciting!! I have been asked by Makeesha to be the guest designer for the rest of November, how cool is that!! Thanks soooo much Keesh for asking me!!!! I love doing Keesh's challenges but sometimes time isn't on my side! So one good thing about being a guest designer is I get the challenges early so I can make sure I get them done;-) as soon as I saw this inspiration picture I knew which set to use!! I love it when that happens;-) I have used my versamark pad and clear embossing powder for the decorations in the background on my black card, and versmark and sliver embossing on my hanging decorations. I haven't had my heat gun out in a long time, I had forgotten how much I enjoy embossing!

Recipe:

Stamps: Tree trimmings

Ink: Versamark

Embossing powder: Clear and sliver

punches: Scallop edge

Ribbon: 1/4" basic black grosgrain and silver thread

Check out Keesh's sample and the design teams creations! Renee, Cindy, Kirsty, Chantelle , and Sarah-Jane.

If you have the time have a go yourself;-)

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Tracey

UStamp swap sister gift

My package arrived today from my swap sister Beth Kern from UStamp! It's great when you get a package in the post!! I couldn't wait to open it!;-) Beth sent me this beautiful bowl full of treats!!! And a stunning Christmas card! How lucky am I!!! Thanks soooo much Beth!!! I will show you what I made for Beth once I know that she has received it. I don't want to spoil the surprise for her!!!

Tracey

Mojo Monday # 112

I had abit of time to myself today so I thought I'd have a play! And since its been ages since I did a Mojo Monday sketch I decided it was time I did one! It was a very quick layout, which suits me fine he he. I have paper pieced the flowers and added some crystal iris chunky glitter to the middle of each flower. Check out the other entries here!

Recipe

Stamps: Simple friendship

Ink: Chocolate chip

Card stock: Chocolate chip, baja breeze and whisper white

DSP: Parisian breeze specialty

Thanks for stopping by;-)

Tracey

Makeesha's colour challenge # 15

Its time for another challenge from Makeesha and the colours this week are fantastic and I had the perfect stamp set to use!! "Wild about you" is a old fav of mine and has been well used! I have paper tolled out the lion and the wee bird and always wonder to myself what was I thinking cutting out all the little bits but just can't help myself! lol. I used the word window punch to make a gap for the words, I was glad it would punch through 2 layers of card and 1 layer of DSP all at once!! The DSP is close to cocoa prints from last years catty. Check out the design teams and Makeesha's samples here!

I better go get ready for work. Have a great weekend everyone!!

Tracey

Happy new baby

I don't know where the time goes!! One day its Monday and the next it seems to be Thursday.lol. I made this card at the start of the week and had good intentions of posting it sooner but I never quite got there!! I made this card for a cousin of mine that has just had a wee baby boy. It is a couple of weeks late but I'm sure she will still love it;-) I have had fun and fast notes for quite a while but have never used it and I can't think why! So I wiped off the dust and inked it up. I used the last of my baja breeze card stock and teamed it up with basic grey, love these colours together. Well I must go and put the kids to bed.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Tracey

Bella bleu purse

I did a little blog surfing yesterday and came across this purse on the NZSU site and they are having a challenge so I thought I'd give it a go!!! Its was easy to make and not to fiddly, which is always great;-). Check out the other purses here! I'll be back tomorrow I have a baby card I made last night to show you. I can't believe I actually made 3 things last night!! That has to be a record for me.lol. Thanks for stopping by!

Tracey

Pun fun birthday wishes

I had planned to spend the afternoon stamping with a friend but unfortunately I had to cancel, but I did manage to slip away into my stamp room and whip up this birthday card that is way late but at least now its done and dusted!! Pun fun is my newest stamp set and I can't wait to use all the stamps in the set!. Now the kids are in bed and I have a baby card to make and a swap for UStamp so I better get cracking. Thanks for stopping by;-)

Tracey