Monday 1 November 2010

Pinch, punch...

That's what my lovely hubby decided to do at precisely 6.20 a.m this morning - I tell you he was the one nearly punched - right in the mush!!! I can laugh now but I am really NOT a morning person - lol!!
Right - my mojo has returned and got a few cards made - thought I could blog them all tonight - but getting decent photo's is a nightmare - curse you low energy lightbulbs :-)

Before I get to the cards I'll show you how I am progressing with my cross-stitch - oh boy it it's testing my patience but I wont give up - my son will get it before he is 21!!


I think if I keep blogging my progress it will make me stick with it - hmm lets see if that psychology works!!

Okey doke, this is the Christmas card I have made for my mum - it's our 2nd Christmas without dad - so wanted to do something special - she has a thing for angels so I hope she likes what I have done here - she doesnt really like things too fussy either - so I hope she does:



The red paper is Basic Grey and I have die cut a scalloped circle and made the snowflake from a 12 x 12 sheet that was in a goody bag but not sure who's it is. I stamped the image from a stamp I got from ebay (I love her face) and the sentiment is possible a daisy & dandelion one.

I would like to enter this into the Circles challenge at Digi stamps 4 joy - you spin me round.
OSAAT - Christmas
Delightful challenges - Circles.
Creative card crew - punches
KMS' s MSE Challenge - Christmas



I loved doing this next card - after last week where everything I tried just looked a mess - this came together nicely:





I have used a cute Mo Manning freebie and coloured it with pro-markers and added sakura glitter pen to the leaf & whiskers. I have used Nesties label 1 to die cut the image and then matted it onto some turquoise card which was SU. Then used paper that I received from a giveaway at Millies Marvels which I have then matted onto some craft paper and added 3 different sized gems in the corner also in my lovely gift.

I would like to enter this into:
Catch the Bug - whirling, twirling autumn.
Crafty Creations - Autumn

Thanks for looking xx

16 comments:

  1. Beautiful cards, thanks for joining in my challenge x

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  2. Lovely cards Ali! I bet that x stitch is very hard on the eyes to do but it looks very effective. x

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  3. Both great cards, I am sure your mum will love hers. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week

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  4. Wow! You're so creative!!!

    Lovely to see your work at Crafty Creations Challenge! Thanks for joining us and good luck!!

    Sweet greetings, Saskia :)
    (guest designer)

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  5. the cross stitch is coming along...you'll get there "one stitch at a time" and then it will be treasured for sure!

    your lil autumn card is fab...the image is adorable - love your colour mix! thanks for sharing with us at Crafty Creations! bx

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  6. Wow that cross stitch is really coming along. Lovely cards. x

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  7. Very lovely cards. Thanks for joining us at Delightful Challenges with your card for your mum - she will love it.
    Your cross stitch is fabulous and a craft I do as well. I will check back to see what it is so keep plugging away.
    Hugs!
    Cec

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  8. What a gorgeous angel Ali, love your card.
    Thanks for joining in with the OSAAT Christmas challenge.
    Luv Brenda xxx

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  9. beautiful creations Ali! Thanks for joining in the challenge at Digistamps 4 Joy! Gemma x

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  10. Two gorgeous cards, love that cat image, so cute and the backing paper goes perfectly with it.

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  11. Oh Ali they are both cute.

    Thanks for sharing with us at OSAAT for our Christmas challenge. Good Luck !

    Choccy x

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  12. Beautiful cross stitch and lovely card, thanks for joining us at the Digistamps 4 Joy challenge!

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  13. Gorgeous card! The circle behind the angel looks fabulous.

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  14. What a great card! I just love it! Thanks for joining us this week at Catch The Bug Challenge Blog! Good Luck! We Hope to see you again for our next challenge! Thanks Again, Tammy

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  15. What an adorable image - terrific card!
    Thanks so much for playing along with this week's Whirling, Twirling, Swirling Autumn Challenge at the Bugaboo Catch The Bug Blog!
    Hugs & Happy Days!
    ~Min

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  16. Gorgeous card. I'm sure your mum will love it. Thank you for entering it into the Digistamps 4 Joy challenge.
    From Mel
    http://digistamps4joy.blogspot.com

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