I shouldnt really be here....

... I should be at work - but my eldest is off school poorly so I'm off with him.  Whilst I have a free minute thought I would do a quick blog post of a recent make:

I was recently lucky enough to win two digis from Pink Gem and this is one I chose - Emma in torn jeans.  She has been coloured with promarkers and I've tried to be a bit more adventurous  with her hair.  I have matted the image and basic grey papers onto kraft card.  I have die cut the circles and used my new hanging heart die and added pearls from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers - to die for
Cutie Pie - lots of layers
Love to create challenge blog - punches or dies
Tammys scraping corner - lots of layers

Thanks for looking

Ali
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One of Janeys new designs...

...  I love this new image from Janey, and wanted to play with it - but had a bit of an issue with my colouring I wanted quite a dramatic colour - but it wasnt happening - so I settled for this blue and even used my pencils with my promarkers as well!!! 

I was inspired to matt the image and papers onto black by having a nosy on Vickys blog - so thank you Vicky for letting me pinch your design idea :-).  As I have mentioned the image has been coloured with promarkers and pencils with some glossy accents to the centre.  This has been matted onto black card that I have cut with my nesties.  I have used dome pale blue stripey paper (matted) and added card candy from my stash.  These have then been matted onto blue card and layered again onto black.

Pop to Janeys Design Blog to see some other great makes.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Crafty Creatives spoiler alert...

... well its month two (for me) with Crafty Creatives - I think everyone has received their packages but if not look away now - 'cos heres a post about whats in this months box of delights.

Well it was all about Blue - at first I though oh no - nothing in my house is blue, but when I saw what was in it didnt really matter because its going to be great to play with:

Blue acrylics, papers and glitter/beads.

Blue artist card, a fat quarter of blue/white material, ceramic bird pendants,

jumping clay (?), small canvas,  tiny glass beads, felt balls.

Lastly the cc kit of the month to make a felt bluebird mobile.

Now I just need to find the time to play with it all!!!

Thanks for looking 

Ali

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Wow!! another post...

...ooh not sure how this is happening but I am on a roll - lol.  Just wanted to post a card I made for Ians cousin:

I have used a LOTVimage coloured with promarkers and matted onto brown card, and rounded the corners.  I have matted the dp (sorry not sure of the make)  onto the same brown card and added ribbon, sentiment and bling from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Papertake weekly: one paper taker.
Cards for men : anything goes
Simon says stamp - travel/cityscapes.
Aud sentiments - for a guy

Just before I go just want to show some bargains I couldnt resist:

Normally I never seem to get a bargain in hobbycraft BUT this week I managed to pick of a Tim Holtz die for £5 and a sew simple tote kit which was going to be for me reduced from £13.99 to £6 - but I'm going to give it to my neice for her birthday.

Also, went to a little crafty show and picked up a few things (well it would have been rude not to!)

Nothing much just a couple more dies I'd seen the heart one on a blog ages ago and fell in love with it so couldnt resist it when I spotted it.  Some new papers and distress ink, glue which I am loving instead of dst.  Some other bits I had bought but not shown are card blanks and red dst.

Must go on a stash ban now as feel REALLY guilty especially after what my hubby bought me!!

Right best go and start making the tea :-(

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Back so soon...

... its not very often I post two days on the trot - must be to do with the weather lol!!  Anyhoo, here is a card I made using one of Kristas gorgeous images:

To be honest I've had the image coloured for ages and it just kept looking at me - so I got my act together and made this - the image has been coloured with promarkers and matted onto blue card then I have used basic grey papers (thats not a mucky mark on the pink paper it is on the design - honest, lol) and then added a doily and heart shaped bling from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Saturated Canary - anything goes.
Sweet stampin challenge - pastels
Sugar bowl challenge- anything goes

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Late Bloomer...

... its quite warm here today although very blustery and dark!! My little tete a tete daffodils are getting blown to bits.  However, heres a make that wont get blown away using one of Janey's digi images I've made this:

Apologies again for the photo they are either very light or dark!!

To make this I have printed off the different sized images twice and coloured them with every shade of yellw promarker I have (plus a bit of orange) raised the larger image with 3d pads and matted onto yellow and orange card.  Then added 3 bits of bling in the corner - cor the trouble trying to get anything orange though!!!  Why not pop over to Janeys blog for some more flower inspiration.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers - cut out your image
Simon says stamp - april showers or spring flowers (I've gone for Spring flowers).

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Playing...

... with my silhouette, lots more practice needed but slowly building up my confidence by making this last night...

the ipod/mp3 design was one of the free ones that comes with the machine, I have cut it and then matted it onto grey bazzill.  I have them embossed some red card then machine cut the word cool and  raised the word and the image by using sticky squares.   I had stuck grey card onto the card blank and then added card candy from my stash.  Quite pleased with the result :-).


Thanks for looking

Ali
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