Tracy's Creative Adventures

Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #105 - Use Patterned Paper

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with
Challenge #105 - Use Patterned Paper

The sponsors for this challenge are:

Cute as a Button

Prize: 3 Digital Images

My Besties
Sherri Baldy Etsy / Sherri Baldy Bestie Shop

Prize: The following 3 images

Sami Stamps

Prize: $12 Gift Certificate

Today I have used the IMG858 My Besties
digital stamp from Sherri Baldy, one of our generous sponsors this week.

I coloured the image using Copic markers (details below).

This 6x6" card is my first time making a twisted easel,

a fun fold that I look forward to making again.

The patterned paper is from the Fly Free 6 1/2" paper pad by Kaisercraft. I chose this as I thought the design went well with the dress and background of the digital stamp.

It is difficult to see but the background panel has been coloured with shades of yellow using Copic markers.

I cut the wires from the flowers then adhered them in place using Helmar 450 Quick Dry liquid adhesive ... it's like using a hot glue gun without the "hot".

I used the wires too. I coiled each one around the end of one of my fine paint brushes, added a dollop of Helmar 450 Quick Dry to the end of each one and tucked them between the flowers.

You know how the colour bleeds through to the back when colouring with Copic markers? Well I layered my finish image panel on some black cardstock and fussy cut it out, so that the portion that stands "free" when the card is open looks neat from the front and back. I went around the edges with my Memento Tuxedo Black Dual Tip marker.

Here are some different views of this fancy fold and pretty image.

*** INGREDIENTS ***
Sherri Baldy - My Besties digital stamp - IMG858
X-Press It - A5 blending card
Copic markers - skin - E0000 E000 E00 R30
Copic markers - hair - E31 E33 E34 E35 E37
Copic markers - lips - RV04 R30
Copic markers - eyes YG25 YG67
Copic markers - dress - RV000 RV00 RV02 RV04 RV06 RV09
Copic markers - frame - RV09 RV29 YR08
Copic markers - background - Y0000 Y000 Y00 Y02
Copic markers - dog - E31 E33 E35
Memento Tuxedo Black Dual Tip Marker
Kaisercraft - 6.5" paper pad - Fly Free
Kaisercraft - Paper Blooms - Hot Pink
Kaisercraft - Mini Paper Blooms - Hot Pink
Grosgrain ribbon
Spellbinders Die D-Lites - Sentiments Three

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Sending a big Thank You to Sherri Baldy for supplying the My Besties digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #105 with us at the Crafty Gals Corner.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):

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Colour It! Create It! Show It Off!

January Challenge - Anything Goes

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My Besties Aussie's Challenge Blog

Challenge #1 - Celebrate

my card is celebrating a birthday and is filled with love

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My Besties Brazil
Challenge #19 - Flowers, Die Cuts and My Besties

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My Besties France

Challenge #59 - Anything Goes

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My Besties International Challenge Blog

Besties International Birthday Celebration - 4 Year Birthday Bash

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Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog
Penny's Challenge #311 - Anything Goes

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Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog

Challenge #107 - Anything Goes

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog

Simon Says: Be Square

my card is square with the added twist of being an easel card fold

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The Dutch My Besties Girls

January Challenge - Anything Goes + Option Winter

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Thursday, 5 January 2017

. . . and the WINNER is . . .

Jane Willis

CONGRATULATIONS Jane!

Please contact me within 7 days using the "contact me" feature on the top RHS of my blog and send me your email address. I will arrange for your $10 Gift Certificate to Beccy's Place as soon as possible.

Sending a big THANK YOU to EVERYONE who took the time to come visit, comment and enter, I really appreciate your visit.

For everyone that missed out today, I will be having more giveaways throughout the year.

I hope you come visit again soon and get inspired along the way.

PS - I allocated numbers as comments were posted on each of my four Crafty Gals Corner posts for Challenge #103 and the winner was chosen using random.org

Wednesday, 4 January 2017

Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #104 - Use Something New

It's time for another challenge with us at the Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow

with Challenge #104 - Use Something New

Our generous sponsors this week are:

Dr Digi's House Of Stamps

Prize - 2 digital images

Wink Wink Ink

Prize - $15 Gift Certificate

Today I have used the Season's Tweetings digital stamp from Wink Wink Ink, one of our generous sponsors this week. I have used several new items too, from all the different snowflake cut files and film strip cut file, to the pretty holly & berries gemstones (details listed below).

My card is a 6 x 6" top fold.
I coloured the image using Copic markers.
The snowflakes, film strip and polaroid frame were cut using my Silhouette Cameo.
I coloured the snowy portion of the snowman & background of his "photo" with Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush. I also coloured each of the snowflakes, so they all have a delicate sparkle.
The snowflakes are adhered using a combination of foam dots and liquid adhesive.

I have layered lots of snowflakes of different designs and sizes to make a sparkling dimensional cluster. It's a challenge to take a photo showing the layers and sparkle on the white-on-white.

Here is a close-up showing some of the delicate sparkle.

PS - the pretty holly & berries gemstones were part of my "something new" (Thank You Lena) and I tried something new with them too. The green was a different shade to the holly on my snowman's hat, so I took the darkest of the markers I used to colour them in and coloured the gemstones. As you can see, it worked a treat and I look forward to having more colour coordinated embellishements in the future, thanks to my Copic markers.
The top left cluster is the coloured one.

*** INGREDIENTS ***
Wink Wink Ink - digital stamp - Season's Tweetings
X-Press It - A4 blending card
Copic markers - snowman - C0 and "0"
Copic markers - carrot nose - YR12 YR15 YR16
Copic markers - bird - R24 R27 R29
Copic markers - holly leaves - YG13YG25 YG17
Copic markers - holly berries - R24 R27
Copic markers - hat & scarf - BG10 BG11 BG23
Kaisercraft - North Pole Collection 12x12" paper - Toboggan
Silhouette Design Store - cut file - Film Strips
design #39384 by Jillibean Soup
My Scrap Chick - snowflake cut file - Snowflake Layers
My Scrap Chick - snowflake cut file - Snowflakes & Title
My Scrap Chick - snowflake cut file - Paper Snowflakes
My Scrap Chick - snowflake cut file - Simple Snowglobe
The Paper Studio - gemstones - Holly & Berries
Wink Of Stella - Clear Glitter Brush

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Sending a big Thank You to Wink Wink Ink for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #104 with us at the Crafty Gals Corner.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):

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ABC Christmas Challenge
"A" is for Anything Goes and
"B" is for Something Beginning with "B"

my "B" is for bird

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Mojo Monday
Mojo Monday 478 Contest

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QKR Stampede
QKR Stampede Challenge #224 - Snowman or Snowflakes
I have included a snowman with lots and lots of snowflakes

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Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog
Simon Says: Start Afresh
my something new is the lovely gemstone holly & berries
I also cracked open a new Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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Sparkles Christmas Challenges
Challenge #72 - Lots of Glitter

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The 12 Months Of Christmas Link Up
Challenge #25 - Anything Goes
Optional Theme - Out With The Old, In With The New
my "old" is the patterned paper, my "new" is the holly & berries gemstones

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Tuesday, 3 January 2017

TIC TOC TIC TOC . . .

time is running out for you to

ENTER my giveaway

HOP along through & COMMENT on the Crafty Gals Corner 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop

CREATE a NEW "Anything Goes" project for Challenge #103

Have FUN, HAPPY Crafting and GOOD LUCK

Sunday, 1 January 2017

EXCITING news for the New Year

I'm thrilled to be able to share some EXCITING news!

I have been invited to join the Design Team at the Southern Girls.

I am now a member of Team Lou and hope you will be joining our challenges.

Here is a link the current challenge

Challenge #150 ~ Anything Goes ~ Team Lou

you still have time to get creative and enter a project

Happy New Year

Wishing you all a HAPPY and CREATIVE 2017.

I hope that it is filled with GOOD HEALTH and FUN TIMES.

Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Crafty Gals Corner - Challenge #103 - Anything Goes - post 4 of 4

It's time for another challenge with us at the

Crafty Gals Corner

This week we are letting our creative juices flow with
Challenge #103 Anything Goes

AND our
2nd Annual Blog Hop

We have lots of generous sponsors, lots of prizes and lots of creative inspiration to share for Challenge #103 at the Crafty Gals Corner this week. This is the first of three projects I have to share today, so I hope you will check out the other projects I have created and all the fabulous projects created by the Crafty Gals Corner Design Team too.

Full details about the awesomeness of Challenge #103 with the Crafty Gals Corner, all of our generous sponsors & prizes, links for our Blog Hop & prizes and my giveaway can be found HERE.

Today I have used the Gingerbread Bestie img815 My Besties
digital stamp from Sherri Baldy Designs, one of our generous sponsors this week.

I printed two images on a sheet of A5 X-Press It Blending card and coloured her in using Copic markers (details below), fussy cut then went around the edges using my Memento Tuxedo Black Dual Brush marker.

I saw a super cute gingerbread house flexi card in the Silhouette Design Store and thought that it would make a fun scene and base for her. I enlarged the file so that it was just under 6" wide (the maximum I could cut from a 12x12" sheet of cardstock).

I used a combination of direct adhering (where bottom of dress touches the snowy slope) and foam dots of different thickenesses, so that she sits "flat, facing forward" when the curves of the card are in place.

Even with the foam dots, the card still folds flat enough for mailing.

*** INGREDIENTS ***
Sherri Baldy Designs - My Besties digital stamp - Gingerbread Bestie img815
X-Press It - A5 blending card
Copic markers - gingerbread - E21 E23 E25
Copic markers - dress & ribbon - R81 R83 R85 R89
Copic markers - white icing - "0"
... yes, I had to make some little bits of colour disappear from the icing
Silhouette Design Store - cut file by Lori Whitlock
A2 Flexi Card Gingerbread House - Design ID #158137

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Sending a big Thank You to Sherri Baldy Designs for supplying the My Besties digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge #103 with us at the Crafty Gals Corner.

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DON'T FORGET

Full details about the awesomeness of Challenge #103 with the Crafty Gals Corner, all of our generous sponsors & prizes, links for our Blog Hop & prizes and my giveaway can be found HERE.

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges (alphabetical order):

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Addicted To Stamps Challenge
Challenge #138 - Snowflakes