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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