Santa's

Hello.......Today I was playing around with another layout for the Kaiser September challenge.

One thing I like about Kaiser papers......is it is very easy to mix paper collections.  I have used a few different Christmas papers and pocket page cards ......gold and red spatters, love crochet doilies, specially the heart shape one. Ho Ho Ho chip board lettering was joined together....I cut it apart so it would fit on the page. I stamped around the edges with a very old Kaiser stamp.....the post mark would have to be one of my favorite!

Super short post

 I have to link up before I run out of time!

So nice of you to visit .....I'll be catching up with you soon

Happy creating

Tracey x

Halloween Party winner

Happy Monday

Thank you to all of you for leaving such nice comments and joining in with the fun at Lori's Halloween Party. 

The winner of my Blog Candy is "KT Fit Kitty"

Please email me your address details .

Have a great week

Happy Creating

Tracey 

Kaiser Challenge

I just love a rainy weekend.......a great excuse to get a little more scrapping done!

Kaiser September mood board has me thinking about Christmas......the photos I need to scrap from other Christmas holidays before this years is upon us! ( hmmm I've got lots of catching up to do)

I was so excited to win last months Kaiser challenge........my prize pack was the new Christmas collection

'Home for Christmas'

This got me motivated to scrap two layouts.

Here is the first one.

I love making Christmas pudding......Its probably the best one I've ever made! Actually I think it looked perfect...just like the picture from the Better Homes and garden magazine!

Here a close up of the pretty printed string....I've added some wooden buttons and tiny crochet doillies.

My second layout is from the same collection....'Home for Christmas'.

Love the paper wreath.......I've added chip board buttons and Holly from an old kaiser collection. A few tiny crochet doilies and pearls and a sprinkle of sequins...love the extra sparkle they add.

Looks like the sun is out......time to get out in the garden.

Enjoy your weekend

Happy Creating 

Tracey x

Hello and Welcome Back 

Halloween Party Day 3

Hope you are having fun seeing everyone's creations!

I've been doing some re-cycling......here is the before photos of an old dress form jewelry stand. I started out by changing the colour of the bodice to purple with copics. Then decided I hated it!!

So, I came up with another idea.........Washi Tape.

Ta Da.........Its now a Witch!

The bodice is covered in 'Washi Tape'. When I started I wasn't sure how it would go......but it turned out great!

The only thing I had to buy to make this was the spiders!

The spider web lace made the perfect cape!  I also managed to add a cute crochet doily to the dress and hat. The dress is made from one sheet of 12 x 12 pattern paper.... cut  in triangle strips, I punched a design on the bottom edge, then hot glued it too the waist. More lace and some shaggy looking black wool was also added to create layers.

For the top section of the hat, I used 'Princess Party' cricut cartridge.....Party Hat.

If you missed  all the details for the Halloween Party and how you can win some awesome prizes........ please go back to this post HERE.

Don't forget to link up your Fall or Halloween creation to the challenge on Lori's Blog, she is giving away an awesome prize package to a random winner. You have until October 3rd.

 Blog links for today

Lisa Minkler

Mitra Pratt

Maria Patrick

Lori Hairston

Char Cundy

Annie Sharland

Happy Hoping

Thank you so much for visiting me over the past three day......Have a wonderful week

Tracey x

Beware

(Scroll down for The Shabby Tea Room post )

Welcome to Day 2 of the 

Halloween Party

I have another Shabby looking Halloween card to share...how cute is this vintage image.......you can find this image and yesterdays image HERE

Love the spider background paper........I found it HERE

I die cut the flowers from felt, then added a tiny black crochet doily.

The little Mouse and Beware are both cuts from Cricut Artbooking Cartridge.

If you missed  all the details for the Halloween Party and how you can win some awesome prizes........ please go back to yesterdays post HERE

 Blog links for today

Lisa Minkler

Mitra Pratt

Tracey Kelly

Maria Patrick

Lori Hairston

Be sure to visit again tomorrow........I've been doing some Up cycling, re cycling....what ever its called, I can't wait to show you.

Tracey

Pick of the Patch

Hello......so nice of you to stop by to see what I have created for 

The Shabby Tea Room.

Swirls and Twirls

is the theme ......lets see your Halloween or Fall projects

A cute little Pumpkin shape card

I have use 'Pumpkin Trio' Shape Card

from

"The cutting Cafe" sponsor for this challenge.

Regina has a fabulous variety of images , be sure to check out the store.

Super short post .......I'll be back in a few hours to share my "Day 2 Halloween Party" project.........Happy Monday to You:)

Tracey x

Trick a Treat

Hello and Welcome!

Its time to Party....day 1

Before I give you all the details on how you can win

Here is my project 

Halloween Vintage images are so cute......I love using them on my cards.

 Cricut 'Art Booking' cartridge was used to cut the spider web

and 'Happy Hauntings' for the cat

Even on a Halloween card I still managed to add a few of my favorite things..........lace,doilies, sequins :)

Here is how you can win some fabulous prizes

Comment on every blog each day to get the most chances to win!

Lori will put your name "in a hat" for every comment made. So if you comment on all blogs today, you get your name in the hat six times!

Winners will be announced on Sunday,Sept. 27th.

There is also a Challenge - Create a  Halloween or Fall project...link up by October 3rd. A Random winner will be announce October 4th. 

Please link back to Choux Choux Paper Art.
 Winner gets a $25.00 gift certificate from Lawn Fawn.

The link will be located right under the halloween party day one post on Lori's Blog.

  

Our sponsors  are:

Prize - Pillow Box Die and Peek-a-Bat Dies

Prize - Three sets winners Choice

Prize - $25.00 Gift Certificate

Lori is also giving a MEGA Halloween Party Prize.  Lots of goodies, it includes a $15.00 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn.

I also have a Party prize.....just leave a comment on all three of my Halloween Party posts, I will draw a random winner.

Time to get hoping!

Lisa Minkler

Mitra Pratt

Maria Patrick

Regina  Easter

Lori Hairston  

Have fun........happy Sunday to you!

Tracey

Halloween Party

Hey Everyone,

Sometimes, everyday life just takes over and there is no time to create. No time to visit you either.....I'm trying to play catch up!

Over the next few day I have a few projects to share.

Lori from "Choux Choux Paper" has asked me to join her and in a Halloween  Party. Halloween projects are so much Fun!!

Be sure to visit me tomorrow to see my first Halloween creation.

Have a fabulous weekend

Tracey x

The Shabby Tea Room week #259

Happy Monday to You :)
Picture This....
 is the theme for new challenge at The Shabby Tea Room
Be inspired by the photo....we would love to see your cards/project.

Digital Paper by Janet  is the sponsor for this challenge. I have used 'Photographer Girl' tags
'Smile' is from 'So sweet of you' stamp collection by Paper Sweeties.

I created a little pocket to hold the tags......a cluster of pretty things to embellish. Love the tiny Heart buttons ......they look really pretty in the center of the daisy lace trim.

Be sure to take a peek at what the other Shabby girls have created with the Digital Papers.

I hope to visit you soon.....its been a bit busy around here lately!

Thanks for stopping by.

Tracey x

Paris......

Hey Everyone,

The new challenge is up at "Sketchy Boards".......I really liked this months Sketch and Inspiration photo! I had the perfect picture of my daughter and her partner in Paris.

The Eiffel Tower was cut using Summer in Paris cricut cartridge. It is embossed with Antiquities weathered white.....the rough texture does not show up that well in the photo, it has added  more dimension and interest to the paper cut. I found the wooden letters for the title at 'Typo'.....they were covered in pretty papers.......just perfect for my page!

Here is my inspiration......

Great Sketch and Photo

Come join in the challenge!

Not a lot of paper craft happening here at the moment.....I'm busy painting furniture again, Shabby-ing things up!  Here's a peek at one thing I finished yesterday.

I should have taken a before photo..........the wood was close to black and the metal was rusty!  At the start I was not sure whether to leave the metal and just paint the top........but after spending sometime on pinterest I knew it had to be all white! 

Love my cute little Aqua colour knome sitting next to the planter of herbs. Its a bit different but it all seems to work :) I need to put a photo in the frame.

Late last night  I was picking up my son from work, as we were driving under a bridge there was a loud bang.........someone threw a rock at the car.The wind shield and the bonnet  are damaged!  It was a huge rock.....slighty smaller than a brick. So lucky we did not get hurt! 

I'm off to phone the insurance company.

Its the second day of Spring..........love the warmer weather!

Hope your week is going well

Tracey x