Something a bit different...

... for me, anyway!!  Last Saturday I met up with Janine as the lovely ladies who own/run NiceStuff (dont have a blog but are on facebook) were doing a make and take at a local craft shop, and it was going to be using Distress Inks - well I have a few and apart from the odd inking around the edges of images I've not really used them.

So Gail and Janet went some through some different techniques on how to get some use out of them and these are the results:

These are three tags I made with the help and inspiration from Gail - very different not my usual style - but I am loving them.

Gail, had made a tag and I loved the image so she kindly gave it to me:

How cool is that!!!

Then as luck would have it todays challenge over at I love promarkers is make your own backing papers!!!  So out came the distress inks, sponges, mask and spritzer and this is what I have come up with:

I am loving the weird and whacky at the moment - this image is from a designer on Etsy called VeraLane Studio - I came across her work whilst mooching on other peoples blogs (as you do) I have coloured him with promarkers and matted onto black card.  The sentiment came with the image (and someother things to).  As mentioned I have used Tim Holtz distress inks and a mask that came from the local craft shop to make the backing paper, which has again been matted onto black card.  I have taken this picture outside so there is extra shadowing and the colouring doesnt look as shaded (if that makes sense) as it does indoors.

I would like to enter this into:

I love promarkers - make your own backing paper
Simon says stamp - anything goes

Right thats me for the day.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Morning...

... just flying by with a quick post before we nip out for breakfast - naughty I know, but its hubbys idea so who am I to argue :-).

The challenge at Passion for Promarkers this week was a sketch, so I thought I'd have a go:

The image is Greetings Farm colured with promarkers.  The papers are Nikki Sivils, with some pink card stock for matting and some gems from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers - sketch

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Anything goes...

... at the Tiddly Inks challenge blog, and I had a card made a while ago for a relative that I hadnt blogged so thought I would have a go:

The image is of course Tiddly Inks coloured with promarkers and matted onto red card.  I have then used dp and candy from Craftwork cards.

I would like to enter this into Tiddly Inks - anything goes.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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I've got...

... Mr Mojo grasped firmly with both hands so he doesnt go a wanderin again.  I've been looking at sketch challenges as a way to help with layouts, and quite likes the easiness of the one at Sketch n Stash, so here is my take on it:

The papers are MME, matted onto spotted bazzil, the image is pennyblack coloured with promarkers and glossy accents added to the bubbles, the twine and button are from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Sketch n Stash - challenge 144.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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At last...

... a little stitchy update.  Honestly, I have been doing some stitching on a night I've had a few projects on the go.  These are my current WIPs - the dandelion dream I made an error on and had to upick a few rows on the leaf, so that went to the bottom of the pile.  Steph kindly sent me the zombie chart - I thought it would be ideal for the room where my boys play the x-box:

These are some recently finished pieces (I dont think I've shown them completed):

The Friendship one was a pattern I got from Harrogate, and the alphabet one was a pattern I saw on Junes blog and fell in love with it - I tracked down the pattern and use different varigated thread colours - now all I have to do is get them finished off (with my other things that need finishing!!!) 

I think I need to set a few hours aside to actually get things finished - I have cross-stitch cards to finish - all they need is some sellotape and they'll be sorted - honestly I'm terrible!!!

Thanks for looking

Ali

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P.S. Uniform shopping done and not to bad price wise - by not needing new shoes!!  They were bought towards the end of the last term so a bit of polish and they'll be fine :-) (just need to check they still fit - cough!)

Wow!! another post...

... I know, shocking!! I saw the challenge over at Sketch Saturday, and thought I'd have a go:

Am pleased with my colouring, but not sure if its too plain - I just couldnt settle on a patterned paper - gah!!

The image is a digi-stamp boutique coloured with promarkers and glossy accents added to the glass.  Card is papermania and the small amount of space invader paper I think is Dovecraft.  I have added twine from my stash and little gems (I hope this is ok as its not on the sketch.

I would like to enter this into:

Sketch Saturday sketch #322

Off out today for school trousers/shirts :-(

Thanks for looking

Ali
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My last post continued...

... oh dear sometimes this blogging gets a bit complictated - so heres part two:

The next card is one I made last night and for the first time in ages am pleased with my colouring:

The image I think is WoJ one that I have had for ages, if I remember rightly one of the girls on the MSE site stamped her for me - she was lovely to colour with my promarkers.  The paper is Amy Tangerine and blue cardstock from my stash.  I have die cut the banner and added flowers again from my stash and a sentiment from craftwork cards.

I would like to enter this into:

I love promarkers - anything goes
Bearly Mine challenges - anything goes

Thanks for looking

Ali
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I've had...

... a lovely morning today, with my boys and my mum - we went off to the local beach (only us on it!) and played Boules, then for a lovely coffee and milkshakes for the boys before spending quite a few pound in the arcades (although I dont count it as spending too much as its from a jug in the kitchen where all loose change goes :-) )   Even my 14 year old said he'd had a good morning and from him thats high praise, with him being a typical teenager - not much impresses him. yay!!

Now that we are home and the boys are straight on the x-box (sigh), I can nip on here and update a couple of makes that I have recently done to kick start my mojo:

The first one is for the Penny Black Saturday floral challenge:

The image came free with a magazine - ages ago.  I have coloured it with promarkers.  The papers where also freebies (from a different magazine)  I have used lilac card stock, die cut the flower and added a lilac gem and added a sentiment from Craftwork Cards.

I would like to enter this into:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - floral fantasy
I love promarkers - anything goes.

To be continued as I'm having trouble linking a picture with the same URL.

Many Thanks for looking

Ali
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Oh my goodness...

... its been such a long time since my last post!!!  I sort of lost my mojo in a big way, not happy with my colouring, or layouts or papers - generally fed up with it all to be honest. 

Anyhoo, had a kick up the bum from Janine and a sit and colour with her, and then a few days away and busy with the kids - still not 100% back to normal, but getting there.



I've got a few cards photographed, and here's one that I made for my brothers birthday:

The image is a digi stamp boutique, coloured with promarkers and stickles and glossy accents added.  The papers are Hobbycraft matted onto blue card and button and twine from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers - button it
Without words - use a previous challenge ( Iam using gentlemen only)

Sorry about my moan, and thank you for looking

Ali
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