52CCT June Technique

Hello Everyone,

Why do we procratinate? It doesn’t do us any good and we have to do what we have been putting off eventually anyway – and usually in a rush.

That’s how it was with this weeks 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge. I knew that it was coming up but I just kept on putting off doing anything about it until today when at the same time I am trying to get ready to go away for the weekend with my spinning and weaving group.

But anywho onto this weeks challenge and for Fabiola’s last week as hostess she had the choice between a stash or a technique challenge and she went with

This technique can be intereperted in many ways. Oh this was part of my problem with making this card – what type of pop up should I do? But this is the card that I came up with.

 

I decided that I would pop up my layers. This card was decided by the die-cut set that made this card possible. I can see it being used for different occasions and not just Christmas.

Thank your for stopping by and looking at my Design Team work for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge. I hope that you will come and play along with our challenge. Before you go I would like to leave you with this thought

Until Next Time,
Tracy B

52CCT July Theme

Hello Everyone,

It is week 3 of June which means it is time to play with a theme to make our Christmas/Winter cards this time around. And this time around Fabiola has chosen this theme

Even though I love these kinds of cards I found that I have been second guessing myself for these past couple of weeks whether what I had made suited this challenge. I don’t know if it is vintage enough … here is my creation

I would really love to know what you think of my creation. Do you think it is vintage enough? I wanted to use a simple design and I am sure that I have used a sketch similar to this in the past but I couldn’t find it to refer too. The paper pack that I used is Twig and Berry by Kasiercraft. This came out a few Christmases ago and I loved it so much at the time that I bought several pads. Now I am trying to work through it all and the emphoria packs that came with it.

Thanks for stopping by today and looking at my Design Team Work for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge. I hope that you will come on over and play along with our challenge this week. Before you go I would like to leave you with this thought

Until Next Time,
Tracy B

52CCT June Colour Challenge

Hello Everyone,
I would like to introduce you to my Design Team work for
52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge.
And it is the 2nd week of June and it is time for a Colour challenge.

And Fabiola has chosen these colours for us to play along with

I must admit that this combination I do not usually use these colours so I had to think how I was going to combine them but this is the card that I came up with.

You may notice that I didn’t use a traditional sentiment for this card and this is nothing unusual for me. I just couldn’t go past this sentiment to be used with this image. I embossed my background with white embossing powder and then used 3 Distress Inks to make the sky. To colour in my image I used a mixture of pens to get the colours that I wanted.

Thanks for stopping by to look at my Design Team work for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge. I hope that you will come on over and play along with our colour challenge this month.

Until Next Time,
Tracy B

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Hello Everyone,
I am here to show you my Design Team work for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. If you have been around my blog before you will know that I love using sketches for my crafting. I find that my creations go so much better when I have a path to follow and sketches are the way that I have found helps me the most.

So the sketch that Michelle has provided for us to play along with is this one

As you can see I have provided the measurements that I have used to create my card. For my layers I have added 5 mm to each measurement. And this is the card that I came up with using this sketch

I think that this card would be suitable for anybody either male or female. And these are actually 2 papers I wouldn’t usually put together but they do seem to work together. I didn’t add an extra layer to the tag element but I did go around the outside of it with some Gathered Twigs Distress Ink just to give it a bit of interest.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my Design Team work. I hope that we will see you over at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge and that you will join in on the fun of creating with this sketch. Before you go I would like to leave you with this thought

This is what the weather in Australia is like at the moment. We have snow happening in our southern area and still warm weather in the northern part of the country. A country of diversity in so many different ways.

Until Next Time,
Tracy B

52CCT June Sketch

Hello Everyone,
Here in Australia we are starting our Winter Time of the year and it feels funny to be making Christmas Cards 😊
But it is the first week of June which means over at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown we are going to be playing with a sketch and this is the one that Fabiola our hostess for the month has chosen for us to play with

You can see that I have added the measurements that I have used to make this card

The image that I have used is Angel Marci from La La Land and I have used my Prismacolour Pencils to colour her in. I still feel like a beginner using these as I have been quite afraid to use them but I am venturing into using them more as I can transport them when I am going to be out.

Thanks for stopping in and looking at my Design Team make for 52CCT. I hope that we will see you over there and that you will play along with our latest challenge. Before you go I would like to leave you with this thought

My Other Love – Spinning and Weaving. I have spun the wool and then woven this scarf. Sometimes I do use commercial yarns but I love spinning wool to use for projects.

Until Next Time,
Tracy B

52CCT May Technique

Hello Everyone,
Today I am here to share with you my Design Team Work for Week 4 of May Challenges over on the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge and this time it is a

And if you are wondering what this technique is you can find information here.

I had a lot of fun once I understood the technique and this is the card that I created.

I chose to use a patterned piece of paper for my eraser technique and I am really happy with the results. I know that I will be using this technique again and I may try the technique with other pencils and see what I can come up with or maybe even chalk 😊

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my Design Team Work for 52 Christmas Card Throwdown Challenge. I hope that you will give this technique a try and come and play along with us. Before you go I would like to leave you with this thought

Until Next Time,
Tracy B

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Hello Everyone,
Today I am here to share with you my Design Team work for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I must admit to this sketch kicking my butt and that is hard for me to admit because if you have seen my posts before you know that I LOVE SKETCHES. So this is the sketch that we got to play around with this week

When I first saw it I thought I knew exactly what I was going to do but nothing I tried seemed to come out right. I had to walk away from it for awhile but this is the card that I eventually came up with.

I think that you can still see the elements of the sketch in my final design and I am happy with this outcome. This card turned out to be nearly a 1 layer card except for the black and white tape.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at my Design Team Work for Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. I would love to see what you can come up with using Michelle’s sketch. And before you go I would like to leave you with this last thought

Until Next Time,
Tracy B