Easter Blessings

Wishing Easter Blessings to you all..

I'm sharing two quick, clean and simple cards this Easter. 

Stamped, coloured, mat and layer..

Happy turned Hoppy

Whether religion plays a part in your life Easter for me is a good time to reflect, rewind, roll forward and be Thankful for the family and friends I am proud to have around me.

May your weekend be Peaceful, Safe & Happy this Easter .. 

Hugs Tracey xx

Craft supplies.

Sue Dix stamps: Easter set 1 (Personal Impressions)

Darice: Crosses embossing folder

Spectrum Noir Colorista Alcohol Markers

Crafters Companion Centura Pearl Gold Card

Sweet Dixie Wedding Cake

Taken from Sue Dix Sweet Dixie Wedding Cake stamp set here are two simple cards from the newly released Wedding Collection from Personal Impressions.

Sweet Dixie Wedding Cake

Coloured using Graph'it Markers the image is stamped 

multiple times cut and layered to give a dimensional look.

Platinum Stickles glitter glue has been added to the swirls along with

pearls to the centre of the flowers.

My second card has been created using elements and sentiments from

 the set to create a patchwork card by stamping, cutting, mat and layering.

The Champagne glasses have both been stamped twice layered to give 

dimension and flowers added as an extra flourish.

Two simple cards to mark a couples Special Day.

Have a wonderful weekend
Hugs from Tracey xx

Sweet Dixie Friends and Flowers

If you enjoy colouring you will love this Sweet Dixie Friends and Flowers stamp set. Designed by Sue Dix. This is the second set from her newly released everyday collection from Personal Impressions .

Consisting of one large window box stamp with two heart-warming sentiments

I have just pure and simply stamped and coloured using ProMarkers, 

A blender pen has been used to create polka dots on the curtains and 

Kuretake clear Wink of Stella adds a little glimmer to the windows.

Matt and layered onto black and gold card, 

I added this sentiment from the set as I find it so uplifting.

Just like Sue's  Sweet Dixie Wishing you a day as special as you 

the focal stamp gives you a blank canvas to be as bright and bold as you wish.

Another set where it's use is limitless.

Thank you all for stopping by..

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend..

Creative Hugs from Tracey xx

Sweet Dixie .. It's not just a Wedding Dress !!

Today I share a DL Wedding card using Sweet Dixie Wedding Dress stamps from Sue Dix Newly released Wedding Collection and sentiments taken from Sweet Dixie Wedding Bells with Love from Personal Impressions.

This Wedding Dress stamp is so versatile, using different colours
really transforms its elegance into a dress for other occasions.
A Bridesmaid, Evening, Prom or a dress for all those little Princesses out there
i'm sure we all have occasions where this image would be most desirable.

By using just two colours from the same colour family you can create depth and shade. 

A blender or white pen can take away colour or add elements of light to your piece.

Working from *Bottom* to top, the dress is layered up by cutting away a tier 

of the dress each layer, cutting into the design to give lift and dimension. 

Even the length of this dress could be altered, another idea of it's usability.

Here the flower has been coloured and cut multiple times, adding both
wink of stella clear and Ranger Gold stickles glue for a little sparkly magic. 

By shaping and adhering to card with foam pads and surrounding the dress with an
Old Gold Centura Pearl frame it really does make the dress pop out.

Thank you for taking a peek at another of my creations using 

Sue Dix Wedding Collection stamps. 

I look forward to sharing another with you all very soon.

Creative Hugs & Stay Safe...Tracey xxx

Sweet Dixie Wedding Collection *Bouquet*

Today I'm sharing a card using the Bouquet stamp taken from the Newly released Sweet Dixie Wedding Dress stamp set  Designed by Sue Dix  from Personal Impressions.

The sentiment is taken from Sweet Dixie May This Special Day stamp set another new release from Sue's Wedding Collection.

The Bouquet has been stamped using versafine ink and coloured using Spectrum Noir Illustrator pens. Elements from the image have been picked out, stamped, coloured, cut out and layered on top to give a dimensional look. 

A few spots of Ranger Golden Rod Stickles really adds to the detail.

Another versatile stamp set with limitless use that would make a particularly wonderful 

topper for a Mother's Day Card.

Here's just a few examples of colour variations.

Thank you again for sharing your time, 

I look forward to sharing another with you soon.

Wishing you a wonderful day.. Creative Hugs from Tracey xx

Sweet Dixie: Wishing you a day as special as you ..

As Spring is just around the corner i'd like to share another creation using

Newly released stamp set Sweet Dixie Wishing you a day as special as you.. Designed by Sue Dix from Personal Impressions. This set consists of 1 large image and 2 sentiments.

This project was created by first colouring one image and then colouring 

multiple images specifically concentrating on the areas chosen to layer up.

Both Spectrum Noir Colorista and Spectrum Noir Illustrator Markers have been used. 

The window panes have been removed and replaced with acetate to give a realistic effect. 

Another layer of flowers have been added around the window frame.

The Window box has been built up by continuing to colour, cut out and build up layers..

adding a dot or two of Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue..

The usefulness of this set is limitless, from Birthdays, Thank you or just plain Hello cards.

 This set is one of two New to Sue Dix's Everyday Collection and 

I look forward to sharing another with you all very soon.

Thank you for stopping by, I wish you all a wonderful weekend.

Creative Hugs from Tracey xx

Sweet Dixie Parasol turns Butterfly

Using the Sweet Dixie Filigree Parasol from Sue Dix Summer 2016 Die Collection from Personal Impressions two cards have been created from one die.

Whilst looking through my scrap boxes for odds and ends to add to a master board I came across some die cuts of varying shades, it seemed a shame to  cover them in paste and paint..

So I set them aside to first create a simple Get Well Card, 

layering the filigree parasol with added embellishments.

Cutting the parasol handle off & using three parasol die cuts per wing, the wings are layered to create their dimension and embellished with Golden Rod Ranger Stickles. The centre of the Butterfly is created using the parasol handles previously cut off and a lavish focal embellishment placed centrally.

Both sentiments are from Making Cards February Edition and are Free with the Magazine.

Two handy cards made from little odds and ends..

Thank you for taking a sneak peek.. I hope you have a creative weekend..

Hugs from Tracey xxx

Sweet Dixie Fan.. a card for all occasions..

Sharing a quick decorative card today using a die released in 2015 the Sweet Dixie Fan die SDD057 designed by Sue Dix from Personal Impressions.

The Fan has been cut from Xmas Red Centura Pearl card and backed onto Centura Pearl Old Gold leaving the scalloped edge open. Black gem stones in varying sizes have been used to embellish.

Golden Rod, Xmas Red and Black Diamond Ranger Stickles glitter glue has been used to add to the fans detail.

A best wishes sentiment embossed using Sweet Dixie Mirror Gold embossing powder has been added to matt and layered co-ordinating card along with the decorated Fan and a handmade tassel. 

Thank you for sharing your time, wishing you a wonderful weekend.

Creative Hugs from Tracey xxx

Get Well Soon Sweet Dixie

A little Get Well Card to Friends and Family suffering with winter coughs and colds.

The background is created using Sweet Dixie Spring Blooms Stencil 

Designed by Kath Halstead. 

The Floral Watering Can Die by Sue Dix has been cut from black card and silver gilding wax used to highlight the dies detail and give that metal look. 

The upper flower part of the die was cut using  many colours and layered 

to create a colourful bouquet.

Ranger Stickles glue and gemstones have been added for sparkle.

For those of you suffering I wish you a speedy recovery and hope you get chance to put your feet up and have a restful weekend.

Creative Hugs from Tracey xxx

Christmas Rose Wreath

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas.

Made using Sweet Dixie Christmas Rose Dies designed by Sue Dix 

from Personal Impressions

Christmas Wreath Recipe:

1: Sweet Dixie Christmas Rose Dies

2: Lelli-bot Chippie Wreath painted with DecoArt Americana *Leaf Green Acrylic.
3: Fern green Card

4: Snow White/hint of gold centura Pearl

5: Kraft Card

6: Berries, Jewels and Flat back pearls to embellish.

7: Ribbon & Twine

All attached with Glue (I used a glue gun for quickness!)

Best wishes for the New Year, I wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful 2017.

Seasons Greetings from Tracey xxx

Here Comes Santa

So many Christmas makes this year but so little time to photograph and share everything with you, here is a quick creation that's getting quiet a bit of use at the moment.

Here Comes Santa Candle Jar

Using Sweet Dixie Here Comes Santa Christmas Dies Designed by Sue Dix from Personal Impressions, both die shapes have been cut from Kraft Card.

The Santa Sleigh has been glued to the inside of the jar using glossy accents the Christmas Village has been cut out twice enabling me to cover the circumference of the Jar.

I added crystal stickles glitter glue randomly to the inside of the jar to add sparkle and using a white pen marked where I wanted to add the snowfall decoration.

The white pen marks are traced over using a Versamark pen and Stampendous Frantage Shabby White Embossing enamel added. When heated this gives a fabulous chunky effect.

Decorated sparingly with ribbon and twine the Candle Jar is completed with a Tea light candle and looks so effective when lite from all angles.

Why not recycle a Jar fill it with treats of your choice and add an LED Tea light into the mix, this really does produce a multifunctional handmade gift.

Thank you for taking a peek, I hope you have been inspired just a little.

Warm Creative Hugs from Tracey xxx

Peace Dove

Designed by Sue Dix, Sweet Dixie Peace Dove stamps from Personal Impressions are so intricate, I wanted to see if the detail would still be kept using Gilding Flakes. 

A 5" MDF Tag was painted in Black Gesso  when dry the Large Dove

 image was stamped onto the tag using IndigoBlu FlitterGlue.

IndigoBlu Manchester Tart Gilding Flakes a beautiful mixture of coppery, silver & gold tones was applied to the stamped image with Champagne coloured Gem Stones 

added to give dimension.

I coloured the Peace Dove using Posca Pens giving an almost Folk Art look in contrast 

with the Black background.

The Peace Sentiment also from the Peace Dove stamp set was stamped and applied in the same way.

Gilding wax was added to the outer edge of the tag and a co-ordinating bow with gemstone.

Creating a most colourful addition to your Christmas decorations I hope you agree...?

Creative Hugs from Tracey xx