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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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P.S. This is the picture i took in my back garden.....

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

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.
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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
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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
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Rosie Dees challenge.....

Over at the lovely Rosie-Dees the challenge this week is "Beach" the DT projects are fab,the one i love is the jar..pop on over and check them out for yourself.Will definitely be having a go at the jar project,love it.
This is a little keepsake album to pop all those forgotten snaps taken on days out to the beach.
With a little help from K&Co papers,Joanne Sheen stamp,string ,sewing machine and wooden heart.
Thanks for looking
big hugs
Tracy
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My Weekend away......warts and all,lol.....

Okay you all know i turned the big 4o on Friday and Alex was whisking me away for the weekend,just the two of us ahhhh felt like we where going on honeymoon again,lol!!
Well Alex had booked us into a gorgeous hotel up by Loch Tay stunning scenery......but sadly things did not go quite to plan.....
We got away later than expected as family and friends popped by to wish me Happy Birthday{and rub it in about turning 40,lol}so it was late and dark when we arrived but the hotel looked lovely and there was a full moon reflecting of the water ahhhh bliss....but the room was nothing like the pictures we had seen oh my giddy aunt we where speechless when we saw it this couldn't be right..where was the beautiful room we saw in the pictures...the room was to be honest dreadful,peeling paint,cracks,musty oh my giddy aunt if you could have seen it,but exhausted we were and it was late so we decided we would make the best of it stay the night then find somewhere else in the morning...we had a bit of a giggle about it and tried to see the funny side of it but eewwww come 12.30am we had had enough!! Noise from the pub next door was dreadful,our room was next to the lift which did a lot of groaning and when the wildlife in the room started to appear well enough is enough so we complained at 12.30 and told them we would rather sleep in our car than stay in that room and we left at 12.45am what to do now......We where both so disappointed as you can imagine but fear not Alex had a "Plan"....
A trip to the complete opposite side of the country to a special place that takes your breath away with the most stunning scenery "Glen Dall"{sorry if i spelt it wrong} up by the Angus Glens we used to go hillwalking there before my back started to play up.
After a lot of driving we arrived just after 3am and we sat in the car and it was bliss as we waited alone except for the odd deer,rabbits and pheasants,lol, on the sun coming up, so yes maybe it was not quite how we envisioned our weekend away but i was still with Alex and enjoying some of the most stunning views so i guess you can say i will not forget my 40th in a hurry.
hugs
Tracy
xxx
P.S
Thankyou one and all for the lovely comments and birthday wishes.
Thank you to my new followers as well,thank you for linking to me and big hugs too.
xxx
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Creative Inspirations challenge15.....Tags....

Oooh it is my turn to pick the challenge this week over at Creative Inspirations and i chose "Tags"can be anything from a card,ATC,layout,altered art........you decide as long as somewhere on your project you have a tag,hope you will join in the fun and look forward to seeing your creative makes.
I made a Tag card for a friend using the beautiful cosmo cricket paper,stamp,stitching and a little twiggy heart to finish and below is the little jar and tag book keepsake for mums birthday...what is it?
The jar was an old jam jar which with the help of a little crate paper,lace,ribbon,hatpin,hearts and the important ingredient this week lots of little tags which i have popped a question on about things i would love to know about mums life.
The Little tag book is made out of two tags for the covers prettied up with the lovely crate paper and not forgetting hearts{you know me,lol}hatpins and stitching,pop some cut paper inside and it is all ready for mum to jot down her memories that are sparked from the individual tags so that mum ends up with a tag book choc full of memories to keep and hopefully to share.....
Thanks for looking and hope you can join in with this weeks challenge the prize is guest designer for the end of August to end of September so what are you waiting for....pop on over to Creative Inspirations challenge blog and check out what the other DT members have made.Look forward to stopping by and seeing your creative makes.
Happy crafting
luv n hugs
Tracy
xxx
P.S
Another idea using tags is my post with a tag banner and card below.....
I would also like to enter the keepsake jar and tag book over at Tuesday taggers challenge 12 flowers.
Alphabet challenge... letter" T "..i have made tag book and tags in the jar.
Thanks for looking.
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Award from the lovely Emilie...

I received this lovely award from Emilie who has a gorgeous blog full of inspiration and instructions on how to make beautiful projects,pop on over for a visit and see for yourself.

To pick up the Circle of Friends Blog Award:
Cut and paste the award logo and use it on your own blog.
Nominate at least 5 other bloggers you feel have become part of your circle of friends.
Link to your nominees, within your blog post and include these instructions on how to pick up the award in your blog post.
To show your appreciation to the person who gave you the award, link back to their blog.
Finally, comment on the recipient’s blogs, to let them know they've received the award.
I would like to pass this lovely award to....
Katy
Susan
Vicki
Syn
Lyn
thank you for all your lovely comments and support .
Hugs
Tracy
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Yikesss my big 40th birthday is almost upon me...

First thank you everyone who has left such lovely comments and "Helloooo" to my new followers thank you so much and a warm welcome to my little piece of blogland.

Well today my friends is my last ever day to be in my thirties arghhhhhhh i can not believe that tomorrow i am going to be ....ooooooh sitting here with my face all scrunched up....."4o".....where did all that time go,i dont feel grown up enough to be in my forties ....ouch... that made me winch typing that, thought that i would be in twinset and tweed skirts,lol though i thought that when i was about ten years old when anyone over 20y seemed old,
when i hit twenty myself i thought 20 isn`t old it`s young,
when i hit my thirties i thought "och this isnt old"
and no doubt tomorrow "40" will seem like not so old and fifty younger still
and my fav jacket is my "denim one" and cant see that changing any time soon.
I am rambling sorry.....
As you know Alex bought me a shed for my...40th...and has turned it into my craft room woohoo and tomorrow Alex is taking me{no doggies or kiddies}away for the weekend the first time we have been away together on our own since the boys came along{Rory the oldest is 18} and i am sooo excited that i have butterflies in my tummy as i sit here typing,lol.
Hmmm maybe being 40{almost but not till tomorrow,lol} aint so bad after all.
We have had "major, major "problems and stress with the computer but have had it cleaned up and made ship shape so will be popping by for a visit to everyones blog on Monday.
Till then
Big hugs
chin chin cheerio
Tracy
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Creative Inspirations Challenge 14 and charisma cardz challenge...

Over on Creative Inspirations the challenge this week is "Bling" pop on over to see the other DT creations for yourself and join in the fun,fab prize up for grabs.
I have made a tag banner and card using a mix of papers,bingo cards,ribbon,string,chipboard hearts,flowers,velvet brads,buttons and for the Bling i used pink paislee glitter,glass and pearl hatpins and little diamond gems.
Over at charisma cardz the challenge this week is tags so will enter it over there to.
Thanks for looking
big hugs
Tracy
xxx

Award..

I received this lovely award from Jude pop on by her blog for some gorgeous creative makes.
Thanks Jude.
I have to nominate 10 others to give this award to....
Katy,Lyn,Susan,Jackie,Maureen,Saskia,Teddyree,Mary,Michelle,Vicki please pass these on to 10 others.

Please pop by there blogs for there latest creative makes and goings on..

hugs

Tracy

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Creative Inspirations challenge 13 and a few challenges....

Over at Creative Inspirations challenge 13 the challenge this week was set by Louise and the theme -make a creative project on the following.....

"Something old something new something borrowed,something blue"

does not have to be a wedding card .... something old...could be something you have had in your stash for a while,new.. can be new papers,new stamp etc,borrowed..can be a topper or embellishment from another card or like me a box i kept my brads in but you need to include something blue somewhere on your project.

Pop on over and check out the fab stash you could win,look forward to seeing every ones creative projects.

This is my DT make -an altered box to hold wooden hearts,each heart has a letter with a tag representing-love,cherish,happiness,trust and joy with a little card to match.

Sorry about the pics will take some more later.

My crafty ingredients:

Something old-Hatpins

Something new-Ribbon,hearts

Something borrowed-plain brown box that housed my brads

Something blue-luv this basic grey paper with the faded blue flowers in the background

Also fits in with a few challenges over at

Charisma cardz- challenge 27 "alter it" so think my box and hearts should fit the bill.

Rosie-Dees -week 42 theme "Weddings"

Papertake weekly challenge-My favourite things...well you all know how much i luv my hearts and i adore this basic grey paper and with a box thrown in i am in heaven,lol.

Thanks for looking

hugs

Tracy

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Clean up!!!!

Hello and hope you are all having a good time and enjoying the lovely weather,popped on to share a few piccies of our beautiful niece Niamh..after a hectic feeding time some clean up was needed before we saw her mummy,no bath just a shower in our house so our sink came in real handy,lol...i can remember baths in sinks can you?

Wooden spoons make great toys and Niamh loved the noise she could make banging away on the sink!!!!

What can i say but we were exhausted!!!!!We sneaked upstairs,played with the cuddly toys and ended up snoozing away with golly inbetween us..........then Alex snuck up and took this picture and we where blissfully unaware as you can see.

Have printed of the second picture and framed it for Niamhs mum who has had a rough time off it lately and it made her day and i have it framed and on show at the .......kitchen sink windowsill!!!

Take care everyone

luv n hugs

Tracy

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Awards to all my followers and anyone lovely enough to pop on by...

I would like to pass on these lovely awards from Glitzzy and Vicki to all my lovely faithful followers and everyone who pops by my little piece of blogland, please feel free to copy and post them to your blog and thank you for all your continued support even though i haven`t managed to be around as much,popping on and finding all your lovely comments you have left brightens even the gloomiest of days.

So thank you each and everyone of you also to my new followers!!!

Big hugs and marshmallow kisses

Tracy

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I would like to pass on this blog award from Jude to Lyn over on Spyders corner for making me laugh on the odd morning i get a chance to pop over and for all her lovely comments and support. Thanks Lyn.

hugs and big marshmallow kisses

Tracy
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Creative Inspirations challenge 12

This week over at Creative Inspirations challenge 12 has been set by Maxine,a creative project but must be a Fathers Day/male card following the above sketch.

Fantastic prize up for grabs sponsored by Craftie-Charlie so pop on over to the challenge site and check it out and look forward to seeing everyones crafty creations.

This is my DT card using We R Memory Keepers papers,"Porridge" Sugar Nellie stamp,chalks and metal buttons.

Thanks for looking

hugs n stuff

Tracy

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