Busy day today

Morning all

Hope you are all keeping well, hugs to those that need one.  I have a busy day today, our local hairdresser is coming to give Sarah and I plus one of Sarah's friends a good trim need it.  Then I am being taken out to lunch and after this am going over to Rachel's to do some crafting yeah!!!

I have made the first of my 20 evening wedding invitations but want to get the bride's go ahead before making anymore even though she came around today and we discussed the design want to play safe and make sure she likes it.

I also want to make a couple of cards for my DT spots and also one for my sister who is seriously ill in hospital with a bad flare up of her emphysema, her twin sister and my older sister Caroline rang me this morning to say that when she visited Jeanette she thought that she would not live the day out and immediately called an ambulance.  As Jeanette lives in North Wales and I live in Devon it is a bit of a trek so would prefer to visit her when she gets home and give her some TLC as we have family who live locally, but Jeanette and I are close and ring each other every week.

Well here is my Evening Wedding Invitation Card, hope you like it

Will be back later to do some blog hopping

Love to all

Alison xx

Just a quicky

Hi all

Just to let you know I have changed my blog name wanted to keep it in line with my website so I am now called Crafts-by-Alison.blogspot.com   sorry for messing everybody around and hope you continue to follow me as I would hate to lose you.


Also wanted to say a HUGE BIG THANK YOU to  Zoe for the lovely package of goodies and a fabulous card that I got in the post today, see pictures below, the card is stunning and I am in love with it and it's taking pride of place on my mantle in the living room for all my visitors to see.

Am going to enjoy playing with these especially as I bought the new Spectrum Noir Pens and they also arrived today so lots of playing to be done, once I have finished these 20 evening wedding invites.  I have finally finished Jessie's labels for her sweet table and then I did her name in massive letters in black and pink and glittered around the edges, so went to bed with everything glittered last night, so much so that Alan has told me off as he has glitter in his beard even though he had a wash before going to work this morning lol.  Told him to tell everybody he is in touch with his feminine side especially as the glitter was pink too.
Just taken a photo of the J does not do it justice but at least you can see what I mean about the glitter

Am off again now to have some lunch then I need to go to Ivybridge as my banner I have had made for my craft fairs is ready for collection and I have to pick up a prescription too.

Love to all

Alison xx

A lovely sunny day

Morning to everybody

Yes I know I am up early today, but the sun is shining and don't want to waste the day away, washing in the machine nearly ready to go on the line, I have someone coming around at about 9.30 to discuss wedding invitations and what she wants.  I then need to start making some more candles and soap only one more batch of soap to make but may do this tomorrow and have a lazy day today putting inserts into cards that I have made.

I have a wee make to show you today, another little desk buddy or at least that is what I am calling them as I can't sell them as children's toys as they are not safety assessed, I will get around to it but too much going on at the moment.

I also make an Easter card yesterday, don't like what I have not really made an effort with this one but at least I have made a card which is not for DT work lol.

Well am off now to get into the shower and dressed before Helen arrives, will be back shortly to do some blog hopping and I also need to catch up with my DT commenting today.

Bye for Now

Alison x

Yeahhhhhhh.... I got it

Hi all

Hope you are all well, good news at last managed to get a Doctors appointment for Monday morning at 09.00 hrs, bit early for me but as I have been trying to get an appointment for nearly two weeks can accept this.

I was asked by our eldest daughter to make some labels up for a sweet table that she is doing for our granddaughter's 18th Birthday next month, Jess is into black and pink so this is what I have come up with

I had a new candle mould turn up the other day so made another candle with white musk perfume and am really pleased with the way it has turned out

I also made a card for the Consultant I used to work with in the days when I had a brain cell before the Fibromyalgia took hold and left me brain dead lol.  I actually started making this card over at Rachel's last Saturday but only got it finished yesterday the background paper is from Rachel's stash and has pink swirls in with the grey stunning and shiny too. 

And to top it all off I made this last week he needs a bit of extra stuffing but for the 1st attempt at making anything to do with sewing for many years was quite pleased with the results

I am off to tidy my craft area, putting things away so that I can start on more crafty bits and bobs, I also have inserts to put into about 20 cards and then will do some catching up on blogger.  

Bye for now

Alison 

New Challenge over at Crafting For All Seasons

Hi Everybody

Hope you are all keeping well, my back is still sore but I am waiting for an appointment at the Dr's have to ring up every day after 08.15 to see if he has any appointments think by the time I get sorted I will be dead and buried lol.

Enough moaning

Today we have a new challenge over at Crafting For All Seasons and our challenge this week is no designer papers.  for my card I used some oil pencils that I bought years ago an never used and combined them to make my backing papers.  The image is from the wonderful

                                                                         Kenny K  
                         

and the prize this week is 3 digi images 

How wonderful is that 

So without more ado here is my card hope you like it, kept it fairly simple as did not want to detract from my gorgeous handmade backing papers lol. 

Will be back later to do a bit of blog hopping

Love Alison 

New Challenge over at Oldie But A Goodie

Morning all

Firstly thank you for all your well wishes whilst my back has been so bad that I have been laid up.  I am finally on the mend thank goodness and although I have to take it easy can at least now start to do some crafting YIPEEEEEEE.

Well today is a new day over at Oldie But A Goodie and our challenge this fortnight was chosen by little old me and the theme is Bunting, don't forget your stash or whatever has to be at least six months old.  so without further ado here is my card

I even tried my hand at frantage got most of it over me of course but when we went out for the evening I looked lovely with all my sparkle in my hair, over my dress and on my face lol.

I had a lovely day over at Rachel's on Saturday afternoon started a couple of cards but not finished yet,  and then yesterday I supervised whilst Alan did the weeding in the garden will have to take some photo's whilst it's looking pretty.

I have quite a bit to do over the next few days, candles to price up and soap to box, inserts into cards, cards to make not only for my DT work but have been asked to do some evening wedding invitations around 10 -20 of them.  I also need to make three more batches of soap up as I was checking the one's out I had already made and a couple of them are not good enough to sell so I may do a draw and instead of craft stuff send out soap what do you think.

Why not pop along to OBAG and check out the rest of the team's work which is wonderful.  You never know you might just win a prize.

Love Alison 

New Challenge over at Open-Minded Crafting Fun

Hi all

Sorry not been around very much over the last two weeks I have been really bad with my back unable to stand, walk or sit so been on my back managed to finally get up on Tuesday but could not do anything again the same really for the rest of the week.  I am now off the Morphine capsules and Oramorph medication and just on plain old Tramadol and Diazepam which are like taking sweeties really they don't touch the pain anymore as I have been on them for so long now, hospital asked for my meds to be tweaked but GP said no what I was taking was fine.

Good news I won a prize from Zo , Keagan shouted my number out so wow I'm a winner.

Today we have a new challenge over at Open Minded Crafting Fun, at the theme is Use Some Buttons I have used a

called sunbonnet, used my Martha Stewart button punch and Marilyn dies, image was coloured in using my gorgeous Prismacolor pencils

Our other sponsors for this fortnight are as follows:

Gerdas Doodles

Oak Pond Creations

QKR Stampede

I am hoping to go to my Crafty Friend Rachel's today to have a play, she had some fantastic news this week, she has been chosen as one of the Crafters Companion Design Team Members she is so excited and who can blame her wow what a compliment, mind she does some fantastic makes, I often go over and spend time just watching her craft she is fantastic.  

Why not pop over to Open-Minded Crafting Fun and join in with the challenge some fantastic prizes to be given away.

Well am off now as have to get ready  and sort myself out to go to Rachel's.  I promise to be back soon doing some blog hopping.  But for now

Love to all

Alison