Tuesday part 3

Now you know when , you get something and you should be doing something else but you can't resist playing. Well the English Paper Company Blog Candy Pack is just like that.
So heres another example using some of the other papers


I inked the box blank with gold ink, although it dos nt show that well on this photo
other than the ribbon and a touch of sakura sparkle everything else you can see is made using The English Paper company papers, The tags come on a sheet all you have to do is cut them out The holly again cut from a tag adhered to chipboard and cut that out. Gingerbread men from another sheet. I really have to stop playing with this for now. Uhm

I was reading some of the English paper company information. All their papers are made using pulp from sustainable woods. So a great environmental choice as well.

If you make a comment on any blog post dated between 22nd Sept and 25th October you will recieve 1 draw fopr each comment. If you spread the news on your blog post and leave a comment telling me its on y
our blog you will get an extra 2 entries to the draw

For more examples look at the other post from today

Tuesday Part 2

I have noticed that some of the people who have commented on my Blog Freebee giveaway have not got a contact e mail or a blog. so the winner will be announced on the blog on the 26th October, so please remember to come back and check to see if you have won.

Also if you do have a blog , if you spread the word by adding a post to your blog about my giveaway with a link to my blog, you will get 2 extra bonus entries in the draw.PLease post a comment that says check my blog other than shh shh who Ive already checked I will check each blog and add the bonus entrys to my growing pot of names.

Every comment recieves one draw entry, every blog entry 2 extra bonus entries. Good luck all

Tuesday 2nd October

BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT
Hello all I have decided that I am going to try and giveaway a Blog candy every month. So each month I will put all the comments from my blog posts into a hat and draw a winner.
This month the Blog Candy has been donated by The very kind English Paper Company
With Christmas coming up they have very kindly donated a whole 12 by 12 stack of their Christmas collection (which can be seen by clicking on the above link) There you will see the six design ranges that the whole collection encompases. With something for everybody it is ideal for cardmaking and scraping.
I have made some examples using the Winter wonderland and festive frost selections.


On the angel card I have used one paper as a backgound , tore the angel from another paper and the word Angels sing and adhered with Silicon then I only added some gems. On the star boxes I have added peel off borders and gems. On the flower card I just added the flowers and leaves and on the frost I added sakura to the bow and peel off border and the sparkles either side of the frost. These papers are so versaile to many different uses, but importantly you can get very effective looks with very little work. Great if your mass producing your Christmas cards. Great for Chistmas giftboxes and bags.
Next week I will have examples from the other selections.
I am quite happy to post this to anywhere in the world so please feel free to take part no matter where you live. for every comment on my blog posts between 22nd Sept and 25th October you get one entry into the draw.

Next month I have another great giveaway as well which I will announce sometime next week

I also have two .Yes two free papers (my original designs not the English paper Companys designs (just to avoid confusion) for you today. I love the artworks of Klimt and these papers are inspired by his work.



available to download HERE

avaliable to download HERE

Monday papercraft Junkies challenge 8

Hello all and its week 8 and a new challenge
This week is DebbieN's (Debbie Nicholson) turn to pick a subject - 'Worn out & distressed'

here are my examples













There is also another example of mine on the challenge on Papercraft Junkies forum where you will find all the examples by my wonderfully talented team mates. If you enter the papercraft junkies challenge you could win a 15% discount code for Craftycarrot

I will be announcing what the Blog candy giveaway is tommorow Tuesday. For each comment you make on my blog posts dated between 22nd September and 25th October you will recieve one entry into the draw to win a blog candy Giveaway worth at least £10.00 So dont forget to comment on my blog before leaving to be in with a chance to win some great crafting stash.

As always i have designed a paper around the theme of the challenge . This weeks theme being "distressed and worn out" . I wanted sea and shells and fabric and shabby and this is the finished design hope you like it


which is available to download here

Sat and Sunday 29th and 30th Sept

Hello all . I know i said I was having a day off, but I noticed a question by Brenda who hasn't got any contact details . Do I design papers for a living?
Brenda the answer is No. I design the papers just because I like playing with my graphics programs.
I teach and demonstrate crafts and do some magazine projects as well. In fact I have a project out in Simply Cards and papercrafts on October 18th for the Craft Robo. Great Christmas project if you have a Craft Robo, if you don't, you'll want one LOL

So as I am on anyway I thought I would give you another free paper that I have been playing with. I wanted a paper that looked like adams plasterwork Here it is

Hope you like it if you do you can download it free HERE
Don#t forget that the New Papercraft Junkies challenge will be uploaded Sunday Night . You have until then to upload this weeks project good luck all those who enter. Don't forget you can win a 15% discount from CraftyCarrot.
Talking of winning, keep the comments on my posts coming to be in with a chance of winning a great Blog candy giveaway worth £10.00. I will post to anywhere in the world so no matter where you live have a go. The more comments you make the more chances you have.
Catch you all on Sunday Nght when I upload my examples for the challenge .
Bye for now
Tracey

Friday and Saturday 28th 29th September

As I have nt stopped since the wednesday before last I have decided tommorow I am having a day off. Yippee
So don#t forget to comment on my blog to have the chance of winning my blog candy giveaway worth £10.00. I will post to anywhere in the world, all you have to do is post a comment , for every comment you make on my blog posts dated 22nd September to 25th October you will get one ticket in a draw for the blog candy. Comments on my download server pages do not count. So don't forget to comment here 1st before going to download

I also have another free paper . I was playing with yesterdays paper and ended up with this which i love

available to download HERE

Thursday and Ive been Tagged

Thanks Sharon
So here I my answers

4 places I have worked
YTS scheme in Congleton
Transport company in Sandbach
Avon
Alexander Paper Supplies



4 places I have lived
Hinkley Leicestershire
Sapcote
Hadstone Northumberand
Congleton. cheshire

4 places I have visited on vacaton

Belgium
France
Austria
Scotland

4 favorite foods
Chinese Banquet (I like things you can have lots of different tastes)
Indian Banquet
Cullen Skink
Cheeses


4 Places i would rather be right now

Cromarty on the Black Isle
Fortrose on the Black Isle
Avoch on the Black isle
anywhere on the Black Isle

I have tagged Rainow Girl
Mums out there
cheryl
Kim B
Todays free download

available to download HERE

Don't forget leave a comment on my blog and you could win £10.00 of crafting Blog candy. for everycommet ou leave on my blog on any posts between 22nd Sept and 25th October I will be putting 1 ticket in a hat, well probably a bowl but you know what I mean. The person drawn out will recieve a lovely £10.00 blog candy giveaway. Comments left on my actual download pages do not count, only comments on my blog posts Blog candy will be sent anywhere in the world come on all and tell me what you think

26th September 2007

Wow have been busy again today, have had the pleasure of spending £84.00 on scrapbooking paper, unfortunatly not for me. For the weekly class I teach for a local regeneration scheme. Love the DCWV Metallic stack next on my list to add to my ever increasing stash.Finished some projects that needed finishing . Planned Fridays class, just need to make up the layout tommorow.

Been trawling the web to see whats going to be coming over here sooner or later can't wait till we can get The DCWV All dressed up and Rockstar collections they are lush, also like the Chip Chatter Chipboard Foil Alphas. DCWV Web Site for lots more lush items




Also definatly on my list of must haves as well is the Maya Road Birdie Chipboard Book in the shape of a bird. SO want that NOW


Have been considering what to have for my £10.00 Blog candy giveaway. Don't forget anyone who comments on my blog posts between 24th September and 24th October will get one entry into the blog candy draw for every comment. The more comments the more entries. I think I may have decided I will let you know next Monday , what you will win if you are drawn.

Best news today its a BOY. I'm going to have a grandson in February. Looking forward to being a nan should be much more fun than being a Mum all the best bits and a lot less responsibility LOL

I have also created a free overlay download for you inspired by a friends child who has measles.

Here it is hope its useful for some of you, who being true scrappers have photographed your poorly spotty children because they will match your favorite spotty embellishments and papers LOL




available to download HERE

Tuesday 25th September BLOG CANDY Giveaway

Well hello all.
I have been busy burning the crafting hours . Designing cards for a magazine submission, but I will be adding some crafted projects just for my own pleasure later in the week.

I am pleased to say that I am getting loads of hits and some of my papers have been downloaded over 500 times. However I am lucky to get 1 comment a day. Now I could moan about giving away free papers and hardly getting a thanks, but I won't. So to remedy the situation I am offering some blog candy. For every comment you make on my blog you will get a ticket in a draw to recieve £10.00 worth of crafting stash. So on the 25th October I will put all the tickets in a hat and pull one out and the winner will recieve my special choice of goodies. So the more comments the more chance you have Good Luck. I will be taking comments from Yesterdays post into account so feel free to comment on that . Till tommorow

PS only comments on my actual blog posts count. Comments on my download server pages do not count sorry

Papercraft Junkies Challenge

Sorry my Papercraft Junkies challenge post is late, I have a really good reason, my sister and I had to make a 20 page album in 30 hours for one of my Sisters friends, for her to have in time for her mums funeral. It was finished late last night so I hav nt had time to post.
So here is a slide of the album



It was my turn to pick the Papercraft Junkies Challenge this week. So I thought dimension would be a great challenge for scrappers cardmakers and altered artists. Here are my examples





the clootie well You walk 3 times around the well then tie a peice of cloth to a tree (from someone with an ilness) as the fabric rots it takes the illness with it. The clootie well is a really strange place as its really chaotic to look at all those multi coloured bits of feabric hanging everywhere, and yet there is a feeling of serenity So strange

This is a three layer teabag card done with basket weave fold medallions. I think it looks like a daffodil



I took a large three layer flower sticker by Paper adventures
dismanteled it and used on layer as a template to cut an aperture then stuck the sticker inside the card so that one layer was hidden inside, but when you open card you can see the whole flower.


Pop out card, done with Emboss and pricking medallion stencil . To see all the examples by Papercraft Junkies Design team click Here. Don't forget if you enter the challenge you can win a 15% discount for http://www.craftycarrot.com/I have also a free paper download designed with dimension in mind


available to download here

Sunday 23rd September

As you can see from my last post I have been working on Christmas projects recently. Wow where do's the year go. One minute your celebrating New year, next minute its almost Christmas again.

I was wondering if anybody would be interested in Craft Robo Cutting files as free downloads every now and again, if you are interested please leave a comment , if there is enough interest I will try and design a new Robo download once a fortnight ( with the occasional extra one thrown in when I have time)
Anyway today I have for free download a Christmas Overlay

Please feel free to use it in any personal projects if you use it for any crafted project you are payed for please give me credit. Not to be sold as an overlay or paper unless by agreement.
available to download here

Saturday 21st September

Hi well I am demonstrating all day today at Alexander Paper Supplies at Dagfields near Nantwich.
I just thought I would nip in and post a pic of my Canvas that will be part of next months demonstration

I used two wonderful papers from The English paper company. From their Christmas pack. I will be posting more examples of crafted items using their christmas papers in the next couple of weeks. The tags are cut from a 12 by 12 sheet full of wonderful Christmas tags and the paper with the handwritten Christmas worrds and Christmas iconic images . Love them both Love the whole paper pack

Wednesday 19th September

Well this week has been really hectic. I have to finish some samples for my Demonstration at Alexander paper Supplies , which is on Saturday. I have just been given a design brief for a magazine 6 cards by next Wednesday, and my sisters friend has just lost her mum and wants a 20 page scrapbook for the funeral, but needs it by this friday so my sister and I are doing 10 pages each, however I have managed to nip on today to give you another free downloadable paper
Its called raspberry ripple hope you like it


available to download here

Tuesday 18th September

Well, its been a busy couple of weeks since returning from my holidays. Loads of crafting done but a lot of which cannot at this time be posted on my blog. So yet again free papers
As the marbled papers have been so popular I am offering for free download not 1 not 2 but 3 free papers today.
Based on autumnal colours these three papers work on altering the scale .

Large scale autumnal paper Download HERE Medium Scale paper Download HERE and matching small scale Download HERE
Hope you will find these useful
Byeeee for Now

Monday 17th Sept 6th Papercraft Junkies Challenge

Hi all

This weeks Papercraft Junkies challenge has been set by Tassy She chose - 'Black, White & Red'
This can be used in any project of your choice

Well I am happy with my cards this week but I apologise for the poor photography, I am having a problem with what settings to use for indoor photography hope to get it sorted soon
anyway here are my examples. I experimented with some grungy cards, as usually the black white and red cards I make usually end up looking very crisp and fresh, and I wanted to try something different. Happy with the results. I especially like the one that looks like the front of Santas coat. I started with the strip of white with the paint daubed florish stamped image mounted it onto black card and though it looked a bit like a belt, as i have been working on Christmas cards recently one idea led to another etc etc.
I also did a couple of other cards as well a retro feel one and one with the free bee paper I have for you today




To see all the wonderful examples by my Design team mates Click HERE Don t forget to join in the challenge to win a 15% discount code for Craftycarrot.com
I look forward to seeing all your great entries
Here is this Weeks free challenge paper

If you like it download it free HERE
Anyway TTFN
Happy Crafting

Sunday 16th September

Busy day today. Finished all my examples for tommorows Papercraft junkies Challenge
dont forget to come along and join in this weeks challenge.

Have designed a couple of quick overlays to overlay on papers. They are scribble and swirl
here they are overlayed on yesterdays paper

Scribble

available to download here
Swirl

available to download here

Great for a quick cordinating paper, or to grung up a paper you aleady have.
Hope you like them
See you tommorow

Satuday 15th Sept

Hello All

Loads of crafting done today, some cards, and CJ entry none of which can be shown. Cards are either for next weeks Papercraft Junkies challenge , or for magasine submission.
So dabbled with more paper designing so have another freebee for you


Hope you like it. If you do you can download it here

Thursday 13th September

Can t wait till next week . I am designing the paper to go with next weeks Papercraft Junkies Challenge.I am hopeing that the paper that I end up with looks something like the paper in my head. But who knows where it will end up once I start experimenting.
Anyway I have designed another free paper for you hope you like it

which is available to download here

Wednesday 12th September

I have to go to the dentist today. To have my abcess checked out, and to get some antibiotics. I hate going to the dentist Lucky that I have one mind you, but even so I really am not looking forward to it. I just want a magic wand that will make the abcess go away. No such luck, so a visit to the local torture chamber is a must. Anyway as much as I feel sorry for myself, I am sure it is of little interest to anyone else. Other than crafting related stuff its the most excitement Ive had since coming back of holiday. Other than looking through my pics.
Have had some good news I have a project coming out in Simply Cards and papercraft in October , using my favorite craft tool the Craft Robo (kisses the Craft Robo on the desk) best craft item I ever bought.
Recieved the English Paper Company Christmas paper stack as well. Its really nice have fallen very heavily for a few of the papers and the others are really nice too. I know that they will all get used for cards and scrapping projects I have to do some Christmas cards for a Magazine project with them , but I hope to have a few extra to put on here at the end of next week, and possible some Christmas gift ideas with them as well.
Anyway yesterday I promised another in the swirly paper set as a freebee download so here it is

available to download HERE

Tuesday 11th September

I saw my grandchild for the 1st time yesterday, not that you could make out much on the scan picture, but I am so pleased and chuffed to be a nanny (well almost) Can t wait till Feb oh well must learn patience.
Messed around with more swirly paper designs today. This one based on the last swirly paper. I am offering it for free download. It looks much better full size . Just click and see for yourself

available to down load HERE
I also have another free paper based on the same design which will be available for download tommorow. So come back tommorow Please feel free to leave comments here . I look forward to seeing all the blogs of the people who download my papers.

Monday 10th Papercraft Junkies Challenge no 5

Well its Monday again and this is the 5th Papercraft Junkies Challenge.
This week is Natalie's (Natbag) turn to pick a subject - 'A to Z'
Nat says
"My challenge is called A to Z and I'd like you all to incorporate a letter or monogram in your LO/card/ATC/altered project. It can be one single letter, or a whole alphabet, and it can be about or for anyone you like - the choice is yours. "
Nice challenge nat with loads of scope for altered artists,scrapbookers and cardmakers
So here are my two examples


Both my examples are based around a monogram with a word cut out . These were both done with the Craft Robo (oh how I love my craft robo)
My favorite is the baby boy card I used the Clear Choice baby stamp set and whispers ink pads. I inked the monogram with two shades of blue then stamped the baby palm prints onto it, and used the its a boy stamp for the sentiment. I used a baby boy zipper pull by Junkitz, To finish I punched three holes wih a hole punch horizontally along right hand bottom edge. Then used the punch outs vertically on left hand edge

For the Mum card I used pink paisly patterned vellum over a dark green card base nled the monogam in pinks and stamped in black. I used pink flower brads and green permant maker from Sharpie to add the centers finished of with Amy Butler stickers.

I have as always designed a freebee paper to match the challenge so here it is

available to download here
Don t forget the winner of this weeks challenge will win a 15% discount code for Crafty Carrot

Sunday 9th September

Hello all

Well today hasd been another thrilling day in the life of Tracey.
Still suffering with an absess on my tooth (arrh) and pulled muscles over my ribs (aarh) which have curtailed my exploits in the tidying department . So again I have been playing around and have designed you another freebee paper. (Yeahhh) i really liked the last swirly paper so have been experimenting with more swirls. This time a more tropical and bright feel to the paper. Don t forget its Papercraft Junkies Challenge day tommorow and I have my examples already and my team mates examples are really lovely. So make sure you drop in and have a go. Dont forget that the entry picked as the winner will earn the entrant a 15% discount at Crafty Carrot so well worth taking the time to enter
anyway here is the freebee paper Hope you like it


which is available for download here

Friday 7th September

So what is happening in my world today. Im teaching this morning, and hoping to catch up on Magazine projects this afternoon. That is if I can tidy my craft room up 1st. Im definatly not one of the tidy craftroom gurus. Im way too disorganised, and I tend to get distracted and start experimnting when I should be tidying. Oh well one day my craft room will be orgnised properly, so that everything I want is not always at the bottom of the pile.

I have created another free paper for you

which is available to download here

Thursday 6th Sept

Have been back now for 4 days three of which I have had a migraine from hell. Today is my 1st day really back on track so have been working to catch up with Papercraft Junkies challenge for Monday . The winners of the previous challenges can be seen on the Junkies challenge thread.
Anyway I have also designed another freebee paper. Based on tooled and embossed leather

available to download here

Monday 3rd Sept 1.47 am

Told you I could nt wait to do a layout. Had a quick dabble with a simple digital layout using the paper and the photos . I will be using these on a paper layout in the near future but really wanted to see them all together straight away. (like you do) hope you like it

Sunday 2nd Sept

Well have been trawling through my multitude of piccies, I am really proud of some photos I took of a Cormorant or shag. So I thought I would take this opportunity to share them with you.







I can t wait to put them in a scrapbook layout. Talking of wildlife photography I am thinking or organising a wildlife photography crop with a professional Wildlife photographer. It would be a full 1 week residential on the Black Isle in Scotland where there is a wide variety of stunning wildlife with a photography course and scrapping projects based on the photographs you take during the day. The cost of the crop would be around £850.00 it would nt be until next year if this sounds of interest please e mail me rattytatty@fsmail.net

I have created a free paper for you based on my photographs its called feathers hope you like it



available to download here

Don t forget that its the new challenge at Papercraft Junkies tommorow (Monday just in case you are reading it on Monday) I am not doing an example for this weeks as half a day is not enough time, but I am already working on my example for next week so until next week enjoy this weeks wonderful examples from my talented team mates

2nd Sept 2007

Well two weeks and 3500 photos later and I am back from a wonderful holiday in Scotland. Loads of great inspirtion for my crafting and for papers. Don,t forget its the Papercraft Junkies Challenge on Monday. This time I dont have an example as I was away. However looking and the other design team members examples, you are in for loads of great inspiration. Catch you later