2nd prize in the Competiton announcement. Dovecraft Laura Ashley Traditional 12 by 12 papers and more. Plus tommorow challenge for extra draw tickets

The second prize that we has been generously donated by the online shop http://www.artandcraftworld.com/that I linked to in my previous link because they had international shipping, good prices and a very big selection of Dovecraft products . As I have linked to them, they have offered another prize to be awarded to their favorite craft project (Isn't that brill) especially when you see the prize will be so here goes


Laura Ashley 12 by 12 pack of papers Traditional

Laura Ashley Ribbon Stickers Traditional



Laura Ashley Clear stamp set

(traditional and contemporary images mixed stamps)

and if that wasn't enough to finish of this great prize, we have the final item a pack of

Laura Ashley Traditional Embellishment stickers

So thats the Prize for the item chosen as our guest judges favorite craft entry.

Tommorow I will post pics of the Contemporary papers and the rest of the prize selection no 1 also if i get time in my hectic shedule tomorrow I will create a couple of examples of items using Dovecraft products. Once the comp starts I will post some examples of what you can create if you win either of these lovely prizes. .

Also there will be a CHALLENGE , which if you take part in you will recieve 1 early entry into the competition draw, or 2 entries if your finished item uses a Dovecraft product. Come back tommorow. Challenge will run till the 7th. When there will be a new challenge.

for full details of how to enter and start date visit Competition announcement post

Well on another note Look whatI have been given The Arte Y Pico award

from the lovely Debbie

This award originates from the Spanish blog Arte Y Pico and there are 5 rules attached, they are:1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contributes to the blogging community, no matter what language. 2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link "Arte Y Pico" blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award. 5) To show these rules.

The 5 people I award this to are

1 Rosie (Rosie is a really friendly blogger she is ace. Her blog is great to read and always full of great stuff)
2 Shauna (I love her freebees and the style of her blog)
3 Amy (She selects some wonderful Digi freebees . And I always like her choices )
4 Lisa Lam ( I adore all her bags I wish mine were as good speaks a below average patchwork quilter)
5 Julie (Great inspirational craft selected from blogs around the world. Love seeing the items that have been showcased ) Sorry I was choosing between 2 blogs and got the names mixed up the blogger is julie not Alex

It was really hard to think of all the people whos blogs I check into and the ones that really impress me for different reasons. In the end these are 5 of a shortlist of too many to mention. Which reminds me that I really should update my blogs list LOL

Anyway that is all for me today

PS on Friday DCWV Rock star cards project sheet download
sorry no freebee on todays post but there will be one tommorow

Crafting competition Winner will receive Dovecraft Laura Ashley Contemporary 6 by 6 papers and Stamps

Laura Ashley Contemporary stamp set, I will post a photo of the papers in a couple of days.

So the competition starts on the 14th of April. I am giving you plenty of warning so you can get crafting. You can enter no matter which country you live in. To enter you need to create craft items using at least 1 Dovecraft product ( If you want to decorate a plastic handbag with Dovecraft brads thats ok, if you want to use Dovecraft Stamps and stamp onto Fabric thats fine it can be any craft item) . If you need to buy try here select Dovecraft in the manufacturers drop down list and a massive range of products are available. They do international shipping for £4.99 for orders under £60.00 and if you get carried away free shipping over £60.00. Or you could put Dovecraft in my Google search box if you prefer. For every craft item you link to the competition post which will be dated 14th April you will recieve 1 entry into the draw for the prize.

You can have three items on one post , you get three entries. Your blog post (if you have more than 1 item in a post description must be clear as to which products you have used with which craft item) or photo description must tell me what Dovecraft item you used. The more you craft the more chances to win. You can type in the link of a photogallery photo if you haven't got a blog eg forum gallerys, photobucket etc .

You will also get an entry for every post (without a competition craft entry) on your blog that mentions the Competition and links to this post or the the competition post . So you can spread the word now, and start getting entries into the draw. You can enter no matter which country you live in. Prize will be sent no matter where you live. Competition entry will close on the 14 th of May . Winner will be announced a week later. I will also be announcing the next months competition at the beginning of May.

WOW WOW WOW UPDATE AT BOTTOM OF POST

Complete list of prizes and all entry options HERE

Talking about papers I have designed you another freebee

If you like it you can download it here Free Paper Download its called Floral avoidance stripes .
The Avoidance comes from this wonderful pallet by pixeljedi I found on Colourlovers if you want this pallet yourselves its HERE . Colourlovers has loads of great pallets and colours and patterns for you to browse its definatly worth a visit, but it will probably be a long one.

UPDATE
breaking News

There are going to be two , yes two prizes
The craft entry draw
and
TADA
There will be a prize for the favorite entry picked by the donator of the second Prize
Come back tommorow to find out what the second prize will be and who the donator is.

You can e mail this post to a friend by clicking the little envelope icon at the bottom of the post.
Anyway all thats me for today, start getting your craft entries ready the more items you have the more entries you get.

Tuesday Free digi paper, and a hint about my blog candy competition

Well I have been busy today getting projects ready for the magazines, but I have managed to squeze in a freebee paper .

If you like it you can download it here Free Paper Download
Blog candy competition will be starting again on the 14th April only this time you will have loads of chances to enter. For every completed eligible craft item you post on your blog and link to the competition post you will get one entry. If you haven't got a completed craft item then you will get 1 entry for a post that links to my competition post. If you haven't got a blog you can post pictures in any online gallery and put the online address in the comments.

The prize will definatly be worth it keep popping back for hints about the wonderful prize Don't worry this is not an April fools

Free digi paper and some past crafting projects

Well Ive managed it again another free paper if you liked he last one its in the same series of papers .


if you like it you can download it here Free Paper Download

I am working on the finished instructions for this weeks project The Rock Star cards. I have also got another idea for the Rock Star papers which may be a couple of weeks but well worth the wait.

Anyway I thought I would post some more pics of previous crafting projects just to give you a taster for the future.

Microscope slide cards


These were a project about doing something different with medallion stamps


A tear bear page



Had this lovely embroidered handmade paper for 2 years. Till I decided to do this mini book

anyway I am off for now catch you soon

Free digi paper and interesting Lippy Chick Flap book

Well I have been feeling a bit better and have managed to spend a bit more time on the computer so, I have designed you a new freebee paper.

If you like it you can down load it free here FREE PAPER DOWNLOAD
Hope you like it.
I am planning on doing regular projects on my blog including some hybrid scrapping and crafting using papers and embellishments from both the digital and conventional crafting arena. So be sure to pop back . I am also thinking of working with Microscope slides for both card making and scrapping. Here are some examples of some of my work

That was playing with peel offs and serendipity paper





This was a project I did for Making Cards magazine. The Papers (Autumn Leaves French Twist now sold out) and flowers and the Lippy Chick Book were all from www.angelcrafts.biz/
I am hoping that over the next few months I will be having at least 1 project a week and if I have time I may occasionally do 2 projects
Anyway hope to see you all soon
yours
Rattytatty

Well 1st day back a great success

Thanks to all those who have downloaded my instructions and freebee paper. Hope that you have a great time using them. I am working on getting the blog candy competitions up and running again. I have some really nice items that I am thinking of having as blog candy over the next couple of months. So keep popping in the announcement for the 1st blog candy could be anyday.

I thought that I would give you a photo of next weeks card project so here it is

downloadable instructions next week.

I have a new freebee paper another in the waves collection

I think that this would be great for all those pool pics, hope you like it.
if you do you can download it here free papers download

anyway thats me for today folks.

Free card making project DCWV All Dressed Up and instructions and a free digi paper

Hello all

I am a little better so I have decided that I am up to posting at least once a week. I know a lot of you wanted projects on my blog so I have decided that I am going to be doing one project a week, with downlodable instructions. I have 3 projects waiting to go 2 DCWV all dressed up card sets and 1 DCWV Rock star card set. So this week I have All dressed up Cards set 1 for you



instructions download here

These are three quick and simple in a rush cards, instructions come compete with a suppliers list for the items you don't already have. Over the next few months I will be doing a whole range of projects from mini books , cards layouts. Stamping, Microscope slide jewelery and anything else that takes my fancy. I will be uploading 3 rock star cards next week for those grungy teenagers in your life.

I am also offering a free paper download Hope you like it

available to download HERE
Anyway by for now. Keep checking in as i may feel up to posting again very soon

Hello all

Sorry i have been away for so long. I am still not well but thought that I would nip on to say that I am still around. I am now a nanny . Yippie to a little boy called Jake.
Hopefully as soon as they sort out a few of my problems I will be back on and posting regularly again
TTFN
Tracey

Tuesday 27th November

And the winner is *sorry this is a day late

Congratulations
Angel Wilde who has a blog

All you have to do is decide wether you want clear polymer stamps or the rubber sheet stamps. Leave a comment on my blog with your e mail then I will e mail you for your address and your choice of stamp sheets and I will get them ordered and sent asap.
There will be a giveaway again this month so please keep commenting in my blog

For those of you who would like to buy the stamps go to Tanda Stamps Online Shop where you will find many many more wonderful stamp sheets as well

Although I have been very unwell I have managed one free paper this week Hope you like it.


If you do you can download it here Free paper download
If you can print it off > i bet it would look great with glitter on some of the stars or Sakura pen

Anyway hope to be able to post sometime later this week. If I feel up to it

I think the government should go

Hello all and i know i am supposed to be taking it easy but I just had to come and post about this
After seeing newsnight tonight I was horrified to realise that not only has the government lost two data discs with 25 million peoples national insurance numbers, names addresses, child benifit numbers, but they have also lost 15 million childrens names addresses and ages.
If those discs fall into the hands of a peodophile ring all those children are put at risk.
This government should go


If you want to use this as a poster feel free to download it Download Here and display in your house and car windows. I am also hoping to put this on a t shirt at cafe press Direct link to items
Time and time again this goverment has shown that its inept, dishonest and useless. They have expected us to siut and twiddle out thumbs while the UK burns. Now its time we showed them how we feel

Tuesday 19th Nov

Not good at this sitting and lying around doing nothing. So have designed a couple of papers which I will post over the next couple of days. Posts will be short and too the point.
So here is todays free paper

If you like it you can download it free. Free Paper Download
Don't forget to comment to get more chances of winning the wonderful tanda stamp sets

PS I am featured as a New Designer in this months (issue 39) Simply Cards and Papercrafts

urm You know I said I hadn't been well

Well all. I spent all of Saturday in Leighton Hospital and half of today with a bp of 220 over 100 and something which I have been informed is very high. It is now 142 over 92 so has come down I have been told that I need to take it easy until they can find out what is wrong with me. I have a raft of tests that they want to perform over the next couple of weeks . So I will not be posting for a few days. Please come back and make comments on my blog to be in with a chance to win the tanda stamps. Which no matter what i will draw on the 26th November. I hope to be able to be back on before then . But I will definatly be doing the draw

Saturday 17th November

Just popped in to say that one of my projects is featured on Making Cards Website as a downloadable project. To take a look and if you want to download project go Here
Don't know how long project will be online , but thought some of you may be interested

Friday 16th Nov

Hello all.
Had a wonderful time with my Mum at Crewe Hall. Photos and scrapped page to come at later date. Think I may have overdone it a bit as am feeling run down again. At this rate I am definatly going to have to do something about this. Seems I have a day or two where I feel a bit more like my old self then start feeling shattered and under the weather again.
At this rate I am definatly going to have to have it checked out . I hate going to the doctors especially when you don't know exactly whats wrong and your best descrition is run down, tired and just feeling rough. Can't wait for the "stop doing so much" but if Im honest its not just how much work Im doing . As Im certainly not doing half as much as I was a couple of months ago. Well anyway now Ive had my moan.

Am busy all day today teaching scrapbooking in the morning, the pensioners lucheon club in the afternoon , then over to my Mums to take my stepfather to his doctors appointment as he is unwell . So probably will be shattered by tonight.

I have created a free paper , although I may do another version of this at a later date as ive had some more ideas of things I would like to do to it. However i won't be offering a free paper on Saturday or Sunday a I have promied OH that I am going to try to keep my work load down over the weekend and I still have a few projects to catch up on. I will be creating a paper for Mondays papercraft Junkies challenge.

Anyway don't forget to comment on my blog, to be in with a chance of winning the Tanda stamp sets that i have as blog candy this month.
Here is my Christmas paper it features a robin. Which I have been lucky enough to have in my garden over the last couple of days , unfortunatly where I live in the UK we rarely get snow. I would love to take some stunning snow photos unfortunatly that does require loads of white stuff falling from the sky.

If you like the paper you can download it free Free paper Download

Thursday 15th Nov

Well did nt manage to get everything done, so will be really busy this morning trying to get everything finished before I take my Mum out for her afternoon tea.
Managed to get one example done for Mondays Papercraft junkies challenge, and smples ready for Fridays scrapbooking class and Pensiners luncheon club. Also have a circle journal entry that needs to be completed tommorow and must get some paying work done as well.

Anyway I have managed a free paper for you again. This time its a christmas paper . Again I think its a little unusual but I like it.

If you like it you can download it free. Free Paper Download

tommorow I have a christmas paper

Don't forget to comment to be in with a chance of winning the two stunning Tanda Stamp sets that I am giving away as blog candy see earlier posts for more info
Anyway will have to be going catch you all later

Wednesday 14th Nov Its going to be a busy day

Well today is going to be a mad hectic day. have some card projects that I must do. I must create my class project for Fridays scrapbooking class and get all my stuff in order for the pensioners luncheon club Christmas card class. Plus have to work on Papercraft Junkies mondays examples. Design some more free papers . Get two birthday cards done.
As tommorow I am taking my Mum for Afternoon tea at Crewe Hall Hotel to celebrate her Birthday which was last week but she was busy so we booked it a week late. Have worked out that taking people for afternoon tea is a great birthday present as you get to have one as well Yippeee They do choux swans which are lovely I am hoping to get some photos to scrap . Im thinking of designing a swan paper to go with it.


Crewe Hall is as magnificent inside as outside. I think it is a stunning building and their afternoon teas are really special.

Anyway I may not get time tommorow to do a blog post. Hoping I can fit one in.
Anyway I have managed to create another free paper for you . Again based on violets as yesterdays again proved popular. I think this one may prove even more popular as I havn't posted it yet and its only been on the file for 3 mins and someone has already downloaded it


If you like it you can download it free. Free Paper Download

Don't forget you have until the 25th to comment on my blog to be in with a chance of winning the two stunning sets of Tanda Stamps. For all the information and how you can get even more chances of winning see previous Tanda stamps blog candy posts

Tuesday 13th Nov

Well have had a day doing nothing. Its been great. Well almost nothing have designed another freebee paper but that all.
Have been keeping an eye on what tutorials you are interested in seeing , and I will give it another week and then do something with the most requested topic.
I hope to get some more samples done with the tanda stamps tommorow, as long as I feel a bit better than today. I am pacing myself

So anyway due to the popularity of my flower overlays I have created another for you this time based on violets


If you like it you can download it free Free Paper Download

Don't forget to comment on my blog (not on the paper download papges as they do not count) to be in with a chance of winning the amazing 2 sets of tanda stamps

Monday 12th November Papercraft Junkies Challenge

Well another Monday and another Papercraft junkies Challenge.
This weeks challenge is entitles Explosion
To see all my talented team mates examples click HERE
I have only created 2 examples this week as I am still feeling under the weather, but hope to be back up to form for next weeks challenge.

Here are my examples





I have also created a free paper based on the theme of the challenge. Hope you like it

If you do you can download it free. Free Paper Download

Don't forget to comment on my blog for a chance to win the two sets of Tanda Stamps Retro Men set 1 and Retro women set 3. For more information on how you can get extra chances to win go to Blog candy post

Must admit now have my eye on retro women 4 set as well yet another stunning set

Saturday 10th November

Hello all I am demonstrating again at Alexander paper Supplies at Dagfields near Bridgemere today. I am demonstrating their new Lustre card selection I must admit its really nice has a sparkle to it. Love the colours too.

Here are some pics of my samples mostly Christmas but will be doing other non Christmas as well





I will be demonstrating embossing techniques and how to do your own paper peicings and decoupage from favorite images

Anyway I have 1 example for you using The tanda stamps retro men and women sets that I am giving away on my blog for details see Blog candy post HERE.



I stamped the male image with brown ink the female I inked the stamp with brown removed the ink from the lips with a cotton bud. Then used a red whispers marker to colour the lips. Stamped the images onto K & co striped paper as shown. In microsoft word i created a text box the same size as my panel , positioned text boxes where the spaces on my panel were. typed in my text. Made the small text box lines clear
printed it onto printer paper. Then taped with doublesided tape my panel exactly over the printed text box > Then printed the text again. Trimed the excess copy paper of and adhered it to the front of my card. Which also uses Alexander paper Supplies Lustre card

I have managed to create another paper based on a previous one for you to download today

If you like it you can download it free. Free Paper Download

Friday 9th November

Hi well now the blog candy has been announced, all you have to do is keep coming back and posting your comments for a chance to win the Retro Men and Retro Women 3 Stamp sets made by Tanda Stamps.

If you haven't seen Tanda Stamps huge range of unmounted stamps then you are really missing out. You can see and buy then Here

I have been working on some projects, some of which I will post on my blog tommorow.

In the meantime

This card was made using a glass painting peel off. Marvy le plume pens and the watercolour technique. The believe stamp was stamped using the thumping technque this is where you tap the side of your pens in random places on the stamp until it is covered



This is a brag bag I bought from ebay for $8.00 with postage it cost me about £7.00
I made panels for each pocket. You can make panels to go with all your jackets and coats and just change the panels or you can do panels for every season.

Anyway I have designed another freebee paper for you based on art nouveau with a japanese feel


You can download it free. Free Paper Download

Anyway I am off for now I look forward to reading your comments, I have been considering doing tutorials but only 5 people seem to be interested if you are interested to see tutorials on my blog then please vote.

Thursday 8th Nov Blog Candy Giveaway Announcement

Hi all

Well I promised you a great blog candy giveaway this month. I haven't felt well enough to do the samples yet but here is what I am giving away this month.
Tanda Stamps Retro Men set 1 and Retro women Set 2

This is a picture of my sets but you will recieve 2 completely new sets. Which you can have in clear or rubber (Tanda stamps offers their stamps in both clear and rubber) depending on what the winner wants. Please be aware they will be ordered as soon as the winner decides which type of rubber stamps they want.
Now I was going to give away 1 set of Tanda Stamps, but Tanda Stamps have kindly said that they will give me the other set to add to the Blog candy giveaway. So thank you very much Tanda Stamps
I am hoping to get the samples done as soon as I am feeling a bit better. I have already used the stamps for a magazine project and I love them . Can't wait to show you some samples. Draw will take place on the 25th Nov
If you want to see more of the huge range of Tanda Stamps you can see and buy them all HERE
Don't forget comment on my blog and each comment earns you one ticket in the blog candy draw. Spread the news of my blog candy on your blog (leave me a comment saying you have) and you get 2 bonus tickets in the draw.

So anyway I have managed to create another free paper download for you its an overlay I made by playing around with one of the previous freebee papers.


If you like it you can download it free Free Paper Download

Wednesday 7th Nov

Again just popped in to leave you a freebee paper download



free to download Free Paper Download

Tommorow i will be announcing the blog candy giveaway so make sure you come back and make sure you comment to be in with a chance to win

Tuesday 5th November

Have nipped on to leave you a free paper download. Possibly won't be posting much this week but hope to pop on a couple more times to leave you a free paper . Anyway with christmas in mind . Hope you like this pastel Christmas paper


You can download it free here Free Paper Download

Papercraft Junkies Challenge

Well all am still not well, am going to try to do a couple of posts this week so i shall see how we go

This weeks Papercraft Junkies challenge is
3 circles 2 squares and 1 rectangle

Here are my two examples


Dont forget to go to Papercraft junkies to see all my talnted tem mates examples.

The free paper today is not related to the challenge as I haven't been well enough to work on a challenge related paper. hope you like this one anyway


available to download Free Paper Download

Papercraft junkies Challenge

Hello all dont forget its Papercraft Junkies Challenge day today.
Having been under the weather for a couple of weeks now, my partner has insisted that I have a couple of days off. So I have no examples, but go along to Papercraft Junkies to see all the wonderful examples by my teamies
Free paper is an Overlay


available to download here Free Paper Download