BE PREPARED

After the stresses of last christmas i made only one resolution for this year
GUESS what it was yes get prepared for christmas I would have sworn
I was guess not as it turned out.
Some of you may know I help my good friend Monica sometimes last time
I was there she had this deers head that she was going to chuck I just couldnt
let her do it it just looked too good .  So here is my first christmas card of
2014 I missed this weeks Freshly Made Sketch challenge but still made
the card anyway loved the sketch my favorite thing on the card is the bauble
hanging from the deers antlers appealed to my slightly warped sense of humour
Let me know what you think

see you soon
ali  x x

BAD BLOGGER

I can't quite believe its been that long since i last posted.  It's just been one
thing after another, and to finish it all off then there was christmas  I did
as usual make my christmas cards none of which I took photographs of.

Never mind there is always next year!!!   Here is a baby gift I have made
for a friend who has just had a baby girl.  You would never guess her name
would you It doesnt look very pink which it is and the letters are cut out
of glimmer paper which again you cant see

However it came out more or less as planned which is unusual.
let me know what you think

ali xx

punch art

I was asked to make a birthday card, the only thing I was told was it needed
a duck on, guess what went through all my stuff only to find I appear to be
slightly lacking in ducks.  Ten google  minutes later found this really cute
punch art duck. It is definitely a  she, she has lovely sparkly eyelashes.  I
really wonder how I managed before google images!!!!

let me know what you think

ali  xx

it only took two years

wouldn't want you to think I was not organised but...  Two years ago  I went to
a  customer loyalty event arranged by my friend http:www.monicas-passions.blogspot.com
Monica.  We made or didn't in some cases a wreath with Stampin up material
to be fair I didn't like the material pattern.  So for two years I have said must
do something with the wreath.  This year I have finally finished it what do you
think?

See you soon
ali x x

where does the time go!

This is a project I started last year and as always ran out of time.  I used
the 25 and counting set from stampin up you will also notice that 5 is
missing that's because I managed to loose it but I will cut out a 5 and
replace it before it goes into the frame.
I wanted to do this to put on my fireplace for over christmas let me
know what you think!

see you soon
ali x

Back to business

Here is another card I made for a  customer she wanted a 50th birthday card
for a friend, as I hit 50 at the beginning of the year I decided to make her one
I would have liked you don't need reminding really do you? I found something
on google images I liked and jazzed it up  a bit used some of my precious tulle
love this but once its gone there is no more.

Let me know what you think

love ali x x

so sad

People say never give your heart to a dog, but its hard not to when you have
a Gernan Shephard, After 12 wonderful years we lost Murphy this week.
To say I have lost a best friend is the understatement of  a life time and it
will take some time to recover from this.

My friend Monica who also lost her dog the week before sent me this card

I didnt make her a card because I couldnt come up with an idea for it obviously
she is a lot more creative than me ( definitely!!) and this is beautiful.

Thanks to everybody who has sent me messages it is nice to know that it
isnt only us who thought he was amazing he made so many friends .

ali  xx

Lovely sunny afternoon

For a day that started with weather so miserable it came out absolutely smashing
cant quite believe its bank holiday.  Hope the weather holds for tomorrow.  Here is
a card i made for one of my customers grandson.  I have made cards for liam since
he was 5 and gone through all his intrests its now football chelsea  i understand.

see you soon
ali  x x

A MANS CARD!!!

Like ,most crafters I struggle to make  cards for men, but here is one I made that
was cased from google images,  I used my lovely new set from stampin up
which is gorgeous.  I plan to get a lot of mileage out of this one.
 let me know what you think

see you soon

ali x x

Good news week

Some good news for a change my friend became a grandmother again last
week I wanted to make her daughter a card and this is what I came up with.

I cased this totally from an old stampin up catalogue but I think it is missing
something dont know what though.

see you soon
 ali xx

lovely sunday

What a lovely sunday after what can only be described as a ropey start
Went to a smashing card class were we made 2 lovely cards as well as
a fab decorated box.  Of course I haven't taken a picture of any of them
yet.  Here is a card I made before with a  stampin up set I haven't really
used yet Just Believe and now its retired I am still deciding whether or
not to keep it still don't know

52 (C) C T Challenge

I know its early, but if you've got a lot of cards to send out you have to start
them early dont you !!!.  This isn't the first card i've made but its the first one
inspired by the christmas card challenge blog I gather they have been at it since
 the beginning of the year i  am always behind!  I did enjoy it though.

see you soon
Ali xx

A LITTLE RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING!!!

I know its been a couple of months since i last posted life has definitely got
in the way, my mum has been poorly, and it ended with a hospital stay she
is now hopefully on the mend.  She is staying with us for the moment so
crafting time is restricted but I am fitting it in where I can.
 Here is a card i made for one of my friends she wanted an anniversary card
for her husband as always MALE CARDS are such a hard thing to do for
me anyway i hit google images and found something to work from unfortunatly
i cant know find it again to give credit to the originator but I did put my own
twist on it anyway

Let me know what you think

love ali xx

I cant take photographs!

If you haven't already guessed I  am not very good with a camera. These
photographs prove this I guess.  My friend wanted a baby shower card, it
was really hard to make this is what I came up with she did like it so it must
have been okay

Any input would be gratefully received

love ali x

Don't really like butterflies

 I have a confession to make, I don't really like butterflies you wouldnt guess

looking at the cards I make.  Here is  a card  featuring butterflies  that I made

It hasnt come out as planned and  am not too sure what I think about it 

Let me know what you think

ali x

Freshly Made Sketch challenge

 

 

 

I haven't been doing any challenges recently, but when I saw this weeks sketch

I thought I would have a go as I have a few cards to make this week  I finally

used my lovely lace embossing folder I've had it ages but never really used it

till now.  I really like how it turned out my only complaint would be you

cant see the shade of blue properly its stampin up Island Indigo which at the

moment along with pool party is my favourite blue.

 

Let me know what you think

 

see you

ali x

 

 



Peppa Pig

One of my friends saw the Minnie mouse card I made and wanted to know
if I could do peppa pig, always one for a bit of a challenge I had a look
on line and had a play.  It took a couple of goes and a lot of improvising
bit you can see the finished result. 
I was quite pleased with how it turned hope you like it

see you later

ali x

Yellow orb in the sky!

 

 

Hope you are having a good bank holiday weekend?  After the awful weather
we have had the last few weeks, the lovely sunshine has been blissful. I am
having a great weekend with my lovely niece Rebecca she has stayed over
with us, as she wanted a cookery lesson!! She now knows how to make
lasagne and garlic bread plus the easiest cheesecake in the world. Besides
the cookery lesson we have also done a little crafting here is  a card I
made for a friends grand daughter you can probably tell she likes mickey
and Minnie mouse.  I love the internet you can find lots of tutorials
on how to make things and that's where I got this from and inspired by
that I also made the cupcakes. 

Hope you like the card

see you soon 
ali x

LONG TIME AGO

Long time no hear, you say, I have been away on holiday for a week and its
taken a while to get back into the swing of things.

My friend Monica had a card that someone gave her, that gave me the
idea for this card for one of my mums friends.  Many moons  ago when
I first got the bug for card making I made a card of acetate which I really
liked, so obviously I never made another one, until now that is.  This
is different anyway, I am pretty sure that one would not have had
the same feel, I didnt have my big shot or that many punches so I would
have used bought embellishments instead .  I trimmed the base with this
lovely daisy ribbon that I got on holiday, can you believe in the little
town we were there was a craft shop!!!!!.

hope you like this

ali x

this started as a birthday card for my dad , but realising it could look okay if
I put it into a frame, went to our local b & m and got a frame.  I stamped all over
the frame inside with my french foliage set, then i got various stamp sets out to
stamp the pictures.  Went out with plenty of distressing .  Let me know what
you think   Sorry about the picture still havn't worked out how to change photos
round

see you later

ali x