Happy...

... Wednesday everone, hope you are all calm on the run up to Christmas - I'm trying not to panic - although I dont really know why I should be - I've just wrapped my pressies, but we've got the decorator in and the house is in a bit of a state.  We've got the tree up - but I'm itching to get cleaning - anyhoo, hopefully he'll be finished tomorrow.  I'm trying to get a list made up of last minute bits and pieces before the boys break up - as I know once they do, I'll get nothing done!!

I  havent actually made that many cards this year - just really for hubby, the boys, my mum & the in-laws.  Talking of which - here is the card I made for them:

The image is a cute LOTV coloured with promarkers and some stickles added.  Not sure the dp - they are from a double sided 12x12, matted onto blue bazzill, all edges have been distressed with a sentiment I did on word then added some punched snowflakes and little pearls from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

I love promarkers - Anything Goes
Passion for Promarkers - Lets celebrate (christmas)

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Easy now...

... I know - another post!! lol.  This is a card I've recently finished for my youngest son:

I'm not sure the maker of the stamp which has been coloured with promarkers and some fine glitter added to parts of the image.  I have then matted it onto red card and green card and die cut some scraps of christmas dp which I think where dovecraft and then added a stamped sentiment.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers: Christmas is coming
Papertake Weekly: Take your pick (colour combo red & green)
Aud Sentiment: : Anything goes with a sentiment

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Helloo...

... oh dear time has run away with me again :-(.  I have been pottering though behind the scenes - hanging on desperately to my mojo but when I read and look around blog land there are lots of peeps suffering with this, so fingers crossed all our mojo's are out partying and theyll be back with us shortly!!!

Here is a card I recently made for Ians brother who has moved into a new home - it was tricky trying to do a masculine new home card - if you know what I mean lol.

The image is a digi from Tiddlyinks, coloured with promarkers and I then had a go at adding a cloud effect with distressed inks - inking over a die cut cloud.  The image has been matted onto black card the dp is Amy Tangerine again matted onto black card.  I have then added a die cut fence and just a computer generated sentiment.

I would like to enter this into:

I love promarkers - New Home
Simon says stamp (wednesday challenge) - anything goes
Tiddly Inks - anything goes


Thanks for looking

Ali
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Yoo hoo,

happy Tuesday folks - had a lovely crafty morning and chit chat with Janine and then home to take advantage of the lovely weather and got my washing pegged out - just time for a quick blog post before the boys come in and I have to get tea ready.

The image is a Krista Image for Sugar Nellie, that I bought second hand ages ago and only used a couple of times - I dont know why as I love the image, it has been coloured with promarkers/flexmarkers (until one ran out grrr)  the papers are MME matted onto pink bazzill.  I have then added gems and sentiment from my stash.  I googled a free printable of a library card printed it out and distressed the edge.

I would like to enter this into:

Sweet Stampin' - antiques roadshow
Passion for promarkers - lots of layers
I love promarkers - anything goes.
Sugar Bowl - anything goes

Right gotta dash, thanks for looking

Ali
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Hello, hello...

... hope you are better than the weather, eugh!! its pouring down here.  Had a nightmare morning with a blag splitting full of groceries all over the road, luckily no cars were coming and a lady came to help, but quite a few walked past :-(.

Anyhoo, enough moaning - here is a card, I made a while ago but hadnt got round to blogging:

The image is Dick van Duck from I think Just Inklined (I always love this image his expression says it all!!) - I have coloured him with promarkers on the body and flexmarkers on the hat.  The papers are Amy Tangerine and all matted onto blue card.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers - spots & stripes
Papertake weekly - anything goes

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Happy Wednesday...

... to you all.  Hope you are all well and the sun is shining where you are.  I've just returned from having a mooch round the shops with mum and going to quickly post this before hubby comes in for some lunch.

This is just a card I've made to have in, I saw the sketch on sketch Saturday and fancied having a go and then I've also been able to link it to a couple of other challenges:

The image is a sugar nellie one (I think) coloured with promarkers, although I think I need to practice hair a bit more!! matted onto green and pink card - I love the green and pink colour combo - but I really need to try new colours to take me out of my comfort zone!

The papers where freebie lotv papers from a magazineand then I've added some gems from my stash.

I would like to enter this into

Sketch Saturday - sketch #380 (hope this is close enough to the sketch if not just let me know and I'll remove)
Passion for Promarkers - patchwork
Sugar Nellie - anything goes
Simon says stamp - Wednesday challenge - anything goes.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Morning!!

Good morning to you all, hope you are well, its a lovely morning here and I'm a busy bee, washing out, been for coffee, floors washed and after this I'm going to attempt to declutter my kitchen worksurfaces :-( - it doesnt matter how ofter I do it they always end up very cluttered!!

Anyhoo, heres a card I made to have in for those boys birthdays that seem to pop up out of the blue, lol:

The image was from Pollycraft matted onto card and coloured with promarkers, I have embossed the black caard and added papers from Basic Grey again matted onto black card.  I have added twine and black pearls from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers - Boys will be boys
Little Miss Muffet stamps - anything goes
Sweet Stampin - embossing.
Bunny Zoe - teens & tweens
Without words -  For the boys


Right, off to tackle the kitchen... groan...


Thanks for looking

Ali
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Ahoy!!

Shock!!  Finally a post from me - it feels like ages (but thats because it is)!!  I'm afraid I'm still having problems with my mojo not wanting to come out to play.  We also had a holiday and I was concerned I'd lost my mojo completely when we came home as I didnt want to do any crafting I didnt even go near my crafty area!! 

Its my sons birthday tomorrow so I knew I needed to get myself out of my funk as he had asked for a homemade card, so that was the kick start I needed - slowly, I'm starting to feel like I want to do some colouring and making again - after a crafty visit to Janine I've come home and finished a card I started to colour there - she's always good at giving me a kick up the bum and telling me not to be so silly - lol. (Thanks hun x)

So here's my card:

The image is a Sugar Nellie coloured with promarkers and fine glitter added to her wings.  The papers are old freebies from a magazine matted onto cardstock from my stash.  I haved added some die cut flowers and leaves (totally taking me out of my comfort zone - I love seeing flowers on other cards but I cant seem to get away with them!).  Then added pearls and a little gem from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

The Sugar Bowl - anything goes.
Simon says stamp- use dies, (die cut circle, flowers and leaves)

Thanks for reading and I apologise for not commenting so much recently on blogs, hopefully I'll be back on track :-)

Ali
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Afternoon all...

... hope you are all well!!  Its holiday time here and the boys are off so trying to think of things to do because if I didnt they'd be on the xbox 24 hours a day and we cant be having that!!  (although it would make for an easier agument free life!! lol)

Still dont seem to find any crafty time, but I've got a couple of pics of cards saved and can blog one now.  I made this card for a lovely crafty bud:

The image is a Saturated Canary, coloured with promarkers, matted onto kraft card, raised with 3d tape.  The papers were from a magazine paper pack again matted onto Kraft, the die cut is a memory box die with pearls added, I've then added twine and and a charm from my stash.  The sentiment is just printed from word.

I would like to enter this into:

Papertake weekly - Build it up
I love promarkers - Pets.
Aud sentiments  - anything goes with sentiment
 
Its awfully quiet upstairs, off to see what they are up to :-)

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Hello, hello....

... yay!! a make and a post!! I keep saying this but I just dont know where the time goes, I must be really good at wasting it as I never seem to have any time to do any crafting - so ideas would be appreciated as to how you structure your day to fit in crafting would be great.

In my defence it is getting near the end of the school year and my youngest is enjoying his last week there, so we have been busy with leavers perfomances, sports days and an awards ceremony for the eldest.  Which reminds me - I think on my last post he was going for the Head Boy interview, he didnt get that position but did get senior house prefect and was happy with that (although I must admit to being a bit gutted for him :-( ).

Have you seen theres a relatively new challenge blog and shop about - called Handmade Bliss.  This is a card I've made for their July sketch challenge:

The image is Stamping Bella (the sentiment comes with the stamp), coloured with promarkers and matted on to brown bazzill.  The dp's are basic grey and flowers from my stash.

I've made this for my mums friend who has a very spoilt cat - only eats m&s prawns, likes to be hand fed - you get my drift - lol.  (it gets better looked after than my kids!!)

Right off for a cuppa and catch up of the Tour de France... hmmm.... that could be why I dont get any crafting done... cough!!

I would like to enter this into Handmade bliss - July Challenge

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Hi there...

... hope you are all well, I'm faffing about here at home, trying to keep my mind busy as at this time my son is having an interview for a head prefect position at school, he's gone in full of cold feeling lousy - so I hope he's doing ok :-(.

I spotted a challenge the other day and thought I'd blog this card that would be suitable:

The image is from an art pad, coloured with promarkers, matted onto blue card.  The dp's are from a magazine (again!! lol) and then I have die cut some clouds and distressed the edges, then die cut and layered a fishtale banner and then added pearls from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers - (special anniversary challenge) -no sentiment.

Thanks for looking.

Ali
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Morning all...

... ooh a very early post from me!!!  Its a housework day today, so before I get started I just want to blog a card I made yesterday:

I havent used this gorgeous image for ages, and I dont know why as its sooo cute.  The image is Wee Stamps coloured with promarkers, the papers where in a freebie pack with a magazine ages ago.  The image and papers have been matted onto blue card, and the image raised up with 3d tape.  The flowers I have added are from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - lots of layers
I love Promarkers - Flowers.

Right best go and tackle the cleaning :-(.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Afternoon...

... hope you are all well - ooh its a bit chilly here today :-(.  I should really be doing some ironing, but I cant be bothered, I've had a lovely catch up with a crafty bud this morning and while I'm still in crafty mode I thought I'd blog this:

The image is by Krista for Sugar Nellie, which I have coloured with promarkers and added glossy accents to her glasses.  The paper is Basic Grey, matted on to kraft card.  I have generated the sentiment and then die cut it and added a button and twine from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

The sugar bowl : Anything goes


Thanks for looking

Ali
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Long time...

... no post!!!  I honestly dont know where the time goes as I dont seem to have done anything thats taken up my time - well apart from a stay in Harrogate - but that was only one night???

I did make this card the other week, having a play with a new die (a friend has it and I loved it so I thought best by my own than keep asking if I could use hers lol) AND I've used the fence die again so it wasnt a waste of money lol!!

The image is penny black coloured with promarkers and distressing ink stippled around the image. The dp is from a freebie magazine paper pack ages ago matted onto green card.  Then I've added the cloud dies, fence die and a sun die.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers - Keep calm and chill out
I love Promarkers  - anything goes

Papertake weekly - anything goes

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Morning..

.. hope you are all well, the sun is trying to get out here.  Been for a short walk this morning with oh - supposed to fill the morning in but he forgot he had to go and measure a job :-(.

So I'll take this opportunity to blog a recent make:

Now I'm not sure about this I got a bit carried away with trying a new hair colour - I sort of lost my way with the layout - I had an idea in my mind, but I'm not sure it came out as planned lol.

I'm going to make a note here of her hair colour, as I know I'll forget which colours I used and I really like it being a tad different from brown or blonde :-), so the hair colours were, walnut, burnt orange, pumpkin, ginger and apricot.

I would like to enter this into the Sugar Bowl challenge - anything goes.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Hi..

... hope you all had a lovely Easter weekend and havent overdosed on chocolate!!!  Hasnt the weather been fab - I've got loads of gardening done and I've even washed the car - shock!!!

The boys have nipped out to play, hubby is at work - so I can actually get on the computer - good grief I'm not sure what game he's playing on but he's more addicted to that than Candy Crush - I cant get a look in!!!!  So whilst I can I'm just going to blog this make:

The girl image has been coloured with promarkers and the dress has been paper pieced.  I then stamped the 21 onto a tag and again paper pieced it I'm not sure who the papers are?? and then I have added gems, ribbon and flowers from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Sweet Stampin - paper piecing.
Papertake weekly - anything goes.

Right, back out into the sunshine (its really weird, its like all the people in the close where I live have come out of hibernation - lol - I havent seen some of these people for months!!)

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Happy Thursday...

...everyone, ooh its lovely and sunny here even a little bit warm!!  So the washing is hanging out and hoping to pop into the garden later :-), if only I could tempt the kids out - why they'd rather be in going stir crazy than going out is a mystery, aah joys of a teenager and a pre-teen!!

Anyhoo, here is a card I've recently made:

I have used a Tiddlyinks image, coloured with promarkers, with papers, card and lace from my stash.  I've finally used a memory box die, that I've had for ages and never used - naughty!!!

I would like to enter this into:

Tiddlyinks - anything goes with a tiddlyinks image
Papertake weekly - I've chosen the pastel option.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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N.B - I noticed I've actually missed colouring one of her hands - that has now been rectified!!! oops

Oooh get me...

... posting again!!!  I dont think I've posted this often for ages!!!  Another Easter card off my list - this time for Ians mum & dad:

I've used those freebie magazine papers...again!! Lol.  The image was a recent freebie on Facebook, but I'm afraid I cant remember the artist - sorry, but if anyone knows please let me know and I'll add the details here.  The cutie has been coloured with promarkers and I've just created the sentiment on word.  I've raised the papers and image up from the card by using 3d foam tape and quite like the effect it has given :-)

I would like to enter this into

I love promarkers - Easter/springtime
Simon says Stamp - anything goes.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Afternoon...

... pah! its started to rain here, when I needed to hang out 2 pairs of curtain :-(, hopefully it might brighten back up and can get them hung out.

Whilst I'm waiting, I thought I'd just blog this Easter card that I have made for my mum :

The image is a gorgeous freebie from Whimsie Doodles - perfect for Easter.  She has been coloured with promarkers and some pink stickles added to her dress and fine glitter added to the sign that she is holding. 

The papers where freebies with a magazine matted onto pink card stock and die cut flowers with pearls added. I just made the sentiment in word and again die cut the banners.

I would like to enter this into:

Whimsie Doodles March Challenge - put a spring in your step.
The paper shelter - spring delights

Thanks for looking

Ali
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A sunny Sunday...

... and I've just finished this beach/summer themed card, so I'll crack on and blog it.  The image is from Saturated Canary, who are holding a colouring competition using this and another image, now I'm not holding out much hope as I've not had any colouring lessons, but I loved colouring this and am really pleased with it that I dont think I'll be able to part with it lol:

This babe has been coloured with pro-markers and flexmarkers.  I'm not sure what make the dp is and have matted it onto bazzill card stock.  I have added a die cut sun and a starfish from my stash.

I would like to enter this into the colouring challenge at Saturated Canary (if you like it pop over and give me a like :-) as it goes on the image with the most likes.)

I will also enter it into: I love promarkers - inspired by a song (Beach Baby)

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Rock on...

... I'm not 100% about this card - I had the idea in my head for my sons 15th birthday - I know I dont look old enough lol :-), as he plays on his guitar everynight for hours on end, and this is how its come out - lol - it doesnt help that its a nightmare to photograph, but to say it does look better in real life:

I have used Mo's Air Guitar image coloured with pro-markers.  I made my own stepper card following the instructions from Charmed Cards and crafts.  Then I have die cut lots of stars and attempted to make what I hope look like speakers. 

I would like to enter this into:
Mo's digital challenge - anything goes
I love promarkers - your favourite song - (I wanna be a rockstar - Nickleback)
Papertake weekly - Happy... Anything

Now I've got that song in my head!!!  I think I'll have to go onto youtube to watch the video :-).

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Hellooo...

... phew, just managed to get my washing in before it started to rain!!!  It was a lovely morning but its yuk now - hope the weather is better where you are.

Enough waffling, I'm here to blog this card that I made for my mum:

Its her birthday on Monday so this is what I've made.  The image is by Saturated Canary coloured with promarkers and the edge distressed.  I have added flowers and a die cut from my stash, I made the sentiment on workd and used some dp again from my stash but I'm not sure of the make.

I would like to enter this into:

Papertake weekly :  Mums the word
Passion for promarkers - for a special lady
The papershelter : Girly

Right I think its coffee time :-)

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Morning...

... ooh its lovely and sunny here, but I'm waiting for my mum to come through to go mooching for new furniture for her.  Furniture shops arent my idea of fun lol.

So before she comes I'm quickly going to get this card posted:

This was a card I made for the girl over the road, who celebrated a big birthday, but I didnt like to make an issue of her age - lol - however I may have mentioned it inside!!!

I have coloured a ladybug crafts image with promarkers and added a little gem to  her top.  The image and sentiment has been layered onto green and blue card and the dp's are cut and punched from a 12x12 sheet that I wanted to use up. Then added a swirly corner die from memory box and again added a little gem.

I would like to enter this into:

Sweet Stampin  - all or nothing  (all - lots of layers)
Creative Card Crew - green
Papertake weekly - anything goes

Right gotta dash!

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Third post...

... in a week!!! That hasnt happened in a long time :-).  Well I've just spotted a challenge over at Sweet Stampin' and thought I might enter this card, but I've now realised I cant as the image is from a pad and not one I've actually stamped - lol - oh dear!!  However its been looked into and its ok to enter the challenge - yay!

Now I'm not sure whether to give this to my s-i-l for her birthday next week or keep it for a mothers day card, hmmm, decisions :-).

The image is LOTV, which I have coloured with promarkers and added a tiny bit of glitter pen to the butterfly.

I have die cut the image and matted it onto fancy circle die cut- the papers are the last I think, from a paper pack that came with a magazine ages ago, matted onto pearlised card.  I have added ribbon, sentiment and gems from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:


Simon Says Stamp - add texture (ribbon and gems)
Sweet Stampin - spring flowers
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, its sunny here so I've managed to have a little potter about in the garden :-).

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Yay!!..

.. another post!!!  This is a card I made for Ians uncle who is reaching a 'big' birthday!!

I love this image I think his facial expression is fab - it is from Just Inklined, and he has been coloured with promarkers, and glossy accents added to his glasses.  The dp's are Kaisercraft and matted onto yellow card.  The sentiment I did on word.  Then I'm not sure if I've gone a bit mad with the punched stars!!!

I would like to enter this into:

I love promarkers - make us laugh
Sparkles monthly challenge - one for the boys
The papershelter - animal magic (hope a duck is classed as an animal, if not just let me know and I can remove it :-) )
The pink elephant - Happy Birthday

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Hello...

... we've nipped into town this morning, so while the boys catch up on  their x-box time, I'm just going to do a quick blog post before I catch up with some housework.

This is a card I made for Ians mums birthday:

The image is LOTV, that came in a pad of images free with a magazine ages ago.  I have coloured the image with promarkers.  The papers where from Hobbycraft and I have matted the image, papers and sentiment onto textured cardstock from my stash.  I have then added flowers and pearls again from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers - perfect pearls
Creative Card Crew- Birthday with sentiment
Di's digi design challenge - embellishments  (flowers, pearls)
The pink elephant - happy birthday

Right, best go and get some jobs done!!

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Oooh afternoon....

... by gum its a bit of a chilly one here - we had a smattering of snow during the night but its gone now but just very very cold!!!!

Its gone a bit quiet again on the card making front due to some decorating getting sorted and you know how it snowballs from just a few rolls of wall paper to new curtains, blinds, furniture - lol - and we've booked a holiday - yay!!  Honestly people will think we've won the lottery - unfortunately we havent :-( but hubby keeps trying!!

Onto why I'm here to blog a card I made a little while ago:

Ive used a Mo image coloured with promarkers and matted onto turqoise card the dp's are MME - Boy Crazy.

I would like to enter this into:

Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Passion for promarkers - one for the boys
Mo's DP2 challenge - anything goes.

Right off to warm up a bit.  Keep walm folks and thanks for looking.

Ali
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Gone Fishing!!

No not me lol, but a card I've just finished for my brothers birthday - so far so good in keeping on top of things - as his birthday isn't until February :-).

The image is a Jolly Nations stamp (that I got for a bargain price of 50p from a jumble sale!!).  I have coloured the image with promarkers and added glitter pen to the scales of the fish and a googly eye.  He has also been coloured twice and I have decoupaged him - althrough that doesnt show too well in the image.The image has been matted onto grey and orange card.  The dp is from a smirk pack that I have had for ages and added some jute from my stash and I made the sentiment on word.

I would like to enter this into:

I love promarkers - hobbies
Simon says stamp - its a guy thing
Sweet stampin - masculine.

Enjoy your weekend.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Yay!!

Another post - whoop!!! Lol. I also want to thank you for the kind comments and welcoming me back blogging :-) your comments have really helped. But where does the time go - I though when I stopped work I'd have loads of time to craft but I don't!!!  Saying that I've been trying to make time as got a few birthdays and events coming up so I'd like to get organised so I dont have that last minute panic.

A couple of friends are expecting babies, one iminently (she doesnt know what shes having) and another in a couple of weeks who knows shes having a boy - so I've got one boy card made and hanging on to see what colours I need to make for the first baby thats due.

I've used a pre-cut from craftwork cards easel card but it was tricky to get a good photo of it, but I hope you get the general idea:

The gorgeous image is from digi-stamp boutieque and was lovely to colour with promarkers, I have added glossy accents to the bubbles.  the papers are dovecraft I think matted onto pale blue card.  I'm not sure where I got the sentiment stamp from and the button and bobbly ribbon are from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for promarkers - Teddy Bears
Papertake weekly - New (new baby)
Digistamp boutique - January challenge (using one of their images)

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Shock!!!!...

... I know - me - writing a post!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL.  Can't believe its been so long since my last post - I can only apologise I had a serious lack of  mojo relating to card making, blogging and comment leaving - I got a bit fed up with it all and seriously considered packing it all in, but I've hung on and started to make a few cards again.   I have been having a little nosy around and seeing lots of gorgeous makes as always so hopefully I'll get back into full blogging/blog hopping mode soon :-).



Here is a recent card I have made for Ians aunty who's birthday is at the end of January.

The Image is Elisabeth Bell from an art pad, coloured with promarkers.  The dp's are cut from a 12x12 sheet, matted onto Blue textured card.  I have then punched some butterflies and added pearls and then added ribbon and charm from my stash.

She was a lovely image to colour especially after a long break.

I would like to enter this into:

Sweet Stamping - girly but no pink
Papertake weekly - anything goes

Thank you for sticking with me through my absence, I really appreciate it and thank you for looking, hopefully I'll be back soon.


Ali
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