Lovely Lillies

Lillies are my all time favourite flower - I had them in my wedding bouquet - so when Janey 
created this image - I knew I had to use it.  However, the card has turned out nothing like how it was supposed to - it was going to be C&S - but I wasnt liking it - so it seemed to progress to this and I'm really pleased with it:

The image has been coloured with promarkers and some little golden glitter spots added (after my mum had some lillies in a vase and I was having a good nosey at the colours of the petals).  The papers are freebies from a magazine ages ago.  The sentiment is from Craftwork cards and have used my new Memory Box die and added a little bit of bling.

Before I go, I also want to show my gardening notebook:

Now I must admit I'm not a very good gardener I tend to kill a lot of things, however Jane has inspired me as has the lovely Carol Klein after watching her in her recent gardening series so
I have taken a 30p notebook from Asda and given it a revamp.  I printed  Janeys fern image directly onto patterned paper, cut it out for around my title - then added papers, ribbons and lace from my stash.  Last year in the garden I had loads of plants I wanted to swap around and now I've forgotten what I was going to do - doh!!! so hopefully I'll put the book to good use and remember what to do - must be my age.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Hellooo...

gah! time has ran away with me again - honestly where does it go to - while I have a spare few minutes I thought I'd blog some recent makes and pop them in some challenges:

First up is hubbys valentines card:

Its one of Mo's great images that she recent had as a freebie download - thank you Mo.  Great image for a man -  I had some other images lined up but was a bit worried they were a bit girlie.  I have coloured him with promarkers and matted him on to red card then black card.  I have added some twine that was free with a magazine and added the sentiment that was again part of a freebie with a magazine a while ago.

I would like to enter this into:

Mo's challenge - anthing goes with a mo image
Cards for Men - all my love

The next card is for the little lad over the road - who plays with Tom:

The digi image is the Stamping Boutique, again coloured with promarkers.  The papers are Kaisercraft - the image and centre papers have been matted onto red card. Think I need to add some pennant dies to a shopping list - I cut that one myself - I even measured it and everything - check me out - normally I just cut and hope for the best lol.

I would like to enter this into:

Passion for Promarkers - Boys and their toys


In my amazement at creating my first Mothers Day card I forgot about my m-i-l's birthday next week - oops - no panic!!!  I set too and made this one:

 

The image is a LOTV freebie image from a magazine - coloured again with trusty promarkers.  The papers are Basic grey and I have matted onto pearlised card.  The memory box die has been cut from the same card then added some bling to the flowers and the corner of the card.  The sentiment is from Craftwork cards.

I would like to enter this into:

I love promarkers - Happy Birthday

Crafty sentiments - anything goes

Papertake weekly - anything goes. 

Moving along with the times - only girls allowed.

Lastly a card I made for my other sister in law (two s-i-l's both with birthdays in Feb!!)

 

I have coloured the gorgeous sugar nellie image with promarkers and matted onto pink card - the papers are Basic Grey again all matted onto pink card.  Then added flowers and pearl from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

The Sugar Bowl - anything with a Sugar Nellie image.

Phew think thats me nearly caught up - off to print out some images for colouring and then do a bit of sewing - I've finished a cross stitch project - so just need to get it made into something.

Thanks for looking

Ali

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Where did it go???

Well after a night of wind and rain - the snow has disappeared - cant believe how quickly it went from a couple of inches yesterday to all gone - no slush, no ice - lovely!!!  The boys arent so chuffed though - lol and I must admit I did fancy a bit of sledging :-).


Okey doke, as promised here is a card made with another of Janeys lovely images - Dropwart, which I think will be a mothers day card:

Oooh another dark photo - apologies.  I have coloured the image with promarkers and matted the image onto pink pearlised card from Craftwork Cards (again part of a goody bag).  The sentiment was a freebie from Create with TLC - a great site and has some lovely freebie printables - thank you for them.  I have die cut the sentiment and again matted it onto the same card and added pink gems from my stash.

Hope you likee!!

I would like to enter this into:
Totally Gorjuss - flowers

Thanks for looking

Ali
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More snow...

so what to do other than play...

Its my brothers birthday the beginning of February, so this is going to be his card.  The image has been coloured with promarkers and some stickles added to the froth.  I've also added some glossy accents to the glasses and a little bit of distressing around the edge of the image and the card blank.

The paper is from an Echo park pad with brown card and twine added from my stash.

I would like to enter this into:

Allsorts Challenge blog - masculine
I love promarkers - anything goes 
Here come the boys challenge 44 Bingo - (bottom row - patterned paper, image, distressing)

Hopefully if the snow stays and I survive some sledging tomorrow with the boys I'll be back with a card made with one of Janes images.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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Just a little bit...

excited, well no actually quite a lot excited - have you noticed the button in the top left - yup I'm on a design team for Janey with some very very talented ladies - me nervous....nah (gulp!).

Jane very kindly sent me one of her images to have a play with the Icelandic Poppy seed head, so had a bit of a nosy to see what sort of colours they are, and this is what I've come up with:

Apologies for the photo - its so hard to get a decent picture at the moment.  I have coloured the image with promarkers onto a scalloped easle card from Craftwork cards - actually the papers and sentiment were also from there in a goody bag.  I have then added lace ribbon and pearls from my stash.

Why not pop over to the blog and see what the other ladies have done with Janes designs.

Thanks for looking

Ali
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I would like to enter this into:

Allsorts challenge - flower power.

New kid on the block!

Just wanted to let you know that the lovely Jane from Janeys cards has set up her own digi design shop.  Jane is going to be specialising in flowers inspired by her garden and gardening adventures.  Yup, when she's not making making cards you'll find her in the garden.  Is there no end to her talents?!?

Anyhoo, here is a link to her shiny new Etsy shop which will go live at midnight tonight.  The fabby Digi Designs blog will hopefully inspire you too.

Finally not forgetting Facebook - heres a link to check out all updates and shenanigans going on in Janes world. 

Ali
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Tah Da!

Yay my bunting is up, although temporarily till I get something a bit better to hold it up and given it another iron - it was nicely ironed until the kids sat on it!!!  Lousy photo I know - what  a nightmare trying to get a decent photo - quietly chuffed with it - so thanks to all the blogs who have showed bunting - I finally got my act together lol.

Changing subject to cards, here is my mums Christmas Card:

 

Not sure what make the dp is, then I have torn some white linen effect card to give a snow effect.  The digi was an image I won (whoop!) from Inky Impressions

matted onto silver card.

She has been coloured with promarkers and then some fluffy stuff added to her coat and hat and lastly some stickles to added some frosty effect on the snow.  The Sentiment is from Nettys cards.

I would like to enter this into:

Papertake weekly - Baby its cold outside

I love promarkers - lots of layers

Sisterhood of crafters - baby its cold outside

Thanks for looking

Ali

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