Well...

... I've finally got my bum in gear and made my first Christmas Card this is for the in-laws:

The paper I got from ebay last year with green card from my stash - as is the ribbon and image which I bought at Harrogate last year.

I would like to enter this into:
Whimsey stamps - traditional christmas colours
Lili's little fairies - anything goes.
Crafty hazel nuts - use something over 6 months old (everything)
SJ Crafts - christmas

Thanks for looking

Ali
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BOO!!!

... Ooh have I surprised you with a post - oh my lordy, cant believe how long its been!!!!  I do have an armful of excuses though, so grab a cuppa & help yourself to a cake while I  get up to date - I've been spending a bit more time in the kitchen trying to improve on my baking skills one of my favourites where these mince pie cakes  from the Goddess Kitchen -they were delicious:
 

I've also been a bit addicted to these:

I couldn't put the first one down - luckily I'd bought the others for my son and he didnt mind me reading them before he had, as much as I enjoyed them I was a bit disappointed with the ending of the last book - felt it could have ended a bit better, but saying that I still enjoyed them.  I've finally started reading Twilight, a friend lent me the book ages ago and I dont know why I was very reluctant to pick it up thinking it would be all moody teenagers and I'm starting to get enough of that at home lol and didnt want to read about it as well -lol - but it isnt,and now I'm hooked on this as well - I know the films have been on tv recently but I've deliberately missed them so I can enjoy the book.  With all this reading I was thinking of joining Stephs  50 book challenge, but its seems I'm not very good at continuing with challenges once I've joined them - oops - so I might just join from the sidelines and keep my own record :-)

Erm, what else have I been up to - well I have been making the odd card but goodness knows where my cardmaking mojo has gone but I'm going to have to get it back as I've Christmas cards to make - aargh!!!  I've got photos of some of my makes and I'll blog them if I spot suitable challenges.

I'm still cross-stitching on a night, I finished Jacks Big Bang Theory stitching and made it into a cushion cover - it only took me 4 hours to make this morning - good grief!!!

 

(I know its a bit wonky - but by the end I was losing the will to live - lol!! - definately NOT a patient person when sewing is concerned!! - I'm hoping it wont be as noticable when there is a cushion in :-))

Before I made it up I had the great idea of doing a cushion for Tom, hoping next time I make it up it will be a bit easier!!

Heres his Captain America cross-stitch:

Thanks again to Steph who sorted me out with a link to the free pattern - do pop to her blog she makes gorgeous things puts up great links and has now started to do her own cross-stitch patterns!!

So heres my November TUSAL picture (just for a change I thought I'd be late posting!! - sorry Daffycat)

Pop over to Daffcats blog to see how everyone else is doing. 

Right I think thats a condensed version of what I've been up to hope you are all well and hopefully now I'm getting things sorted at home as I have dropped working a Thursday morning I'll be a bit more organised and get back to reading blogs and leaving comments which I know has fallen by the wayside.

Thanks for looking

Have a great weekend

Ali

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Octobers Tusal...

... yay I think I'm on time for the first time in months!!!  Here is my Tusal :

Getting fuller!!  Pop to Daffycat to see how everyone else is doing.


I've got a few more letters done on my Gnome Alphabet:

 

But I've been naughty and started a new project:

 

Its a pixel design for the Big Bang Theory which we are big fans of here.   I saw the original idea on Stephs blog - who makes the cutest amigurami and lots of other crafty stuff - pop over for a nosy, where she made it into a cushion - so I am afraid I have been totally unorginal and nicked her idea (hope you dont mind :-)), for a christmas present for my eldest.  I then thought I'd do an Avengers one for my youngest and Steph was very helpful in pointing me in the right direction of some patterns - Thank you!!!  These are great to stitch and perfect for beginners plus they only take a night to do a character. I purchased the pattern from Etsy from here if you fancy a nosy.  Fingers crossed I wont be my usual unorganised self and get them finished in time - I hope so, as I am a bit useless in that department - I really dont want them to go into my pile of 'stuff' to be finished off properly - I tell you, I really need to win the lottery this work malarky really plays havoc with my crafting!!!

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Helloooo...

... just a quick blog of a card make before I go and make a nice coffee:

This was a make for Tom to take to a party of a girl in his class.  The image is an LOTV freebie from a magazine, coloured with promarkers matted onto red card - that have both been die cut, I have then punched more card for the bottom and added a sentiment ticket.  Not sure what make the dp paper is that has again been matted onto red card with a craftwork cards card blank.

I keep looking at tutorials on colouring but still really struggle getting nice effects on hair - will have to do a bit more practising I think - lol!!

I would like to enter this into:

Simon Says Stamp: Punches and diecuts
Papertake weekly - all creatures great and small

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes

Right must dash - kettle boiled and hubby needs the pooter :-(

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Yoo hoo...

... ooh hasnt it been a lovely few days???  I had a great day on Saturday - I went to the GNPE at Harrogate and spent a little bit - why is it when you get home you think of other things you should have got as well - doh!!  Here's a picture of my new stash!!

Managed to pick up a couple of bargains, but just a general top really of  card blanks, card to stamp on, dst, doilies, pro-markers, liquid pearls, Kenny K toppers, corner punch, magazines,crochet flowers and paper packs - err think thats all - I even brought some money home - well that was until I realised what I had forgotten - lol.

Anyhoo, onto a card - I've used some of my new Kaisercraft papers for this one for my sister in law:

I have coloured a  Pink Gem image with pro-markers and distressed the edge of the die cut circle then used my new corner rounder punch on the square paper then added button and twine from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:


A gem of a challenge - For the Girls


Thanks for looking

Ali
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No monster tonight...

...but another oldie that I have found in my photo file:

This is a Meljens designs coloured with promarkers that I have then cut out with my nesties.  The paper, doilie and pears from my stash, I would like to enter this into:

Meljens challenge - anything goes

Right got to go - no.1. son has just come in covered in mud blazer, tie etc and he's supposed to be helping at an open evening tonight at school - hope I have a quick wash facility on the washer!!!  Grrrrr

Thanks for looking
Ali
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Not another....

...Monster card.  Yup, sorry about this I seem to have a bit of a monster thing at the moment - lol.  Its my nephews 17th birthday soon and was a bit stumped for ideas for images as he's had rugby, xbox etc so had a  rummage through my images and spotted this cutie patootie:

hmm sorry about the image just noticed it looks a bit washed out???  Anyhoo, he's a Pollycraft image coloured with promarkers and glossy accents added to his spectacle.  I have matted him onto some embossed card and added ribbon, paper and craftwork card sentiment from my stash.

I would like to enter him into:

The cutie pie challenge blog - use a digi
Divas by design - texture
Inky Impressions - lets hear it for the boys
Crafty Sentiments - happy birthday
Papertake weekly - anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - for a man/youth

Thanks for looking

Ali
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