Can now share my brilliant news

Afternoon everybody hope you are all keeping well and warm.

I wanted to share my brilliant news with you that I mentioned a couple of blogs ago am delighted to say that I have been invited to become part of Friday Sketch Challenge Design Team, I have tried on a couple of occasions to become part of a DT but never got anywhere and thought my cards weren't good enough so you can imagine my delight when was asked if I would like to take part in the Friday Sketch Team and of course I said yes, and on top of that I won a prize from Coops (Lee) can't wait to start using my pressie.

Today's card was inspired by Nat's cards (www.NGCards.blogspot.com) using the Wild Flowers Set 3 Art Pad from LOTV so I just had to have it as Nat made some wonderful cards.  I used my Serif Craft Artist for the background paper and sentiment, Memory Box butterfly die flowers are from stash (bought from the Ribbon Girl) and die cut the image using a spellbinders die (sorry taken them out of packs and put them onto magnetic sheets) so don't know the name of the die.

 

Well am off to do a bit of blog hopping before I need to get the dinner ready

 

Love to all

 

Alison

Using Serif Craft Artist Professional 2

Evening all

I bought Serif Craft Artist Professional 2 yesterday and have been having a play with it but I don't consider this as handmade cards as it is computer generated I know I have to put everything together but it just doesn't feel right.  But it looks as though it is going to be a good tool when I finally get round to doing some scrapbooking which I have been thinking about for a while now as we have loads of lose photo's in the cupboard.

I also bought the Wild Flowers set 3 art pad from Lili of the Valley which were showcased in Nat's blog (www.ngcards.blogspot.com) she made some beautiful cards and inspired me to get this pad as I had been thinking about it for a little while now.

Had a bit of a bad day today energy levels were very low major effort to even sit and craft and everything took twice as long to put together.

We have finally got our NIE numbers which we need to sell our timeshare in Gran Canaria and now just have to make an appointment with a Notary which will be next week now as he is in London until Tuesday to get the power of attorney signed and the Apostille of the Hague sorted all of which will cost around £156.00 but at least then the timeshare will be off our hands thank goodness as we have not used it since 2008 because of my health and have been paying maintenance for it every year of around £400.00. 

Well here is my card for today which was as I said created using my Serif Craft Artist programme

 

I then added glitter and pearls to add a bit of bling

 

Am off to do a bit of blog hopping

 

Love Alison xx

Sketch Saturday # 276

 

Morning all

Just thought I would give you a quick update on Alan he is doing fine, driving me mad will I last the 4 weeks that he is going to be off work (don't think so) want to murder him already bless.

The Card today is from the Sketchsaturdayblogspot.com #276

It is a commissioned card for a friend whose uncle is going to be 102 on the 21st September and apparently he likes a bit of humour on his card so this is what I came up with.  Image is Gus from Bugaboo coloured in with Prismacolor pencils the balloons have glossy accents on them.

 

Well am off to do a bit of blog hopping now

 

Love Alison

Crafty Afternoon

Hi all

Hope everybody is ok and enjoying the weekend despite the horrid weather.

I went to Rachel's yesterday for a crafty afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed myself it was great to catch up as we had not seen each other for a little while.

I made some cards two of them commissioned and a thank you card for our friends in Sicily who we stayed with and made us feel so welcome, Maggie is seriously into owls so I decided I would make her a card with my Marianne Design Owl that I got for Christmas from our daughter Sarah very naughty this is the first time I have used it.

 

Sentiment was done on the computer which Rachel helped me with as I could not sort out the paper size no matter what I did my fibro-fog gets in the way of thinking these days.

 

 

The next card was made for a friends grandson who is into Spiderman in a big way, the spider has squiggly eyes and the web was created on my silhouette cameo which is badly in need of a new blade must sort that out soon.

 

 

 

Have a couple of pictures of Bella and Toby to show you.  We picked Toby's bed up off the floor and put it on my chair and look who we found in it when we turned around

 

 

And of course could not go without showing you the monster in disguise called Toby he is one holy terror never know what he is going to get up to next

 

Pretending to be cute on Sarah's quilt

trying to play peek a boo through the blinds in the living room 

 

Well that's it from me for now will be doing a bit of blog hopping later.

 

Love Ali xx



Friday Sketch Challenge #52

Afternoon All

2nd post for me today which is most unusual.  I would like to show you a card I have made using the Friday Sketch Challenge #52

 

this is my take on the sketch hope you like it.  Used Card from Stash, Image from Pink Gems pre coloured, sentiment is one I made using PowerPoint, memory box corner die and a spellbinders die for layering, glittered the edge of the card to add some bling. 

 

 

Really need to find a way to brighten my photo's as they are looking rather dark need different lighting in my crafty corner will have to look into it.  

 

Toby the terror has grown so much since we went away will have to take some more pictures of him and put them on my blog.  Will try and catch up with everyone over the next few days but needed to recover from my holiday first but we had a great time and were made to feel very welcome by our friends who we stayed with, can't wait for the next reunion.

 

Bye for now

Love Alison xx

 

 

 

 



Hellooooooo I'm Back

Hi All

Just wanted to let you know back from our hols in Sicily had a wonderful time with friends got back today at around 10.30 am, after landing at Heathrow at 6.30 pm last night after a whole day of travelling.

We could not get wi fi where we were staying but it was so relaxing I didn't care, lol xx

Hope everybody is ok I do have a couple of cards to make which have been commissioned and will get on to them this afternoon.

Had a very bad night last night with my restless legs could not keep them still therefore only had around 2 hours sleep am exhausted today.

Alan had his hernia op yesterday and they discharged him at 7pm last night, our new bed was also delivered yesterday and Sarah bless her managed to put it together and did a very good job of it too, but of course Alan was so frustrated as he was unable to help as we tied him to the chair to keep him from interfering lol. 

I have a couple of photo's to share with you from our holiday in Sicily

The ladies

From left to right

Josie, me (Alison), Cath and Maggie

 Church in Palazzolo

 

The old farts outside the Villa

 

Syracuse

 

 

I have had some good news but can't share with you just yet but I am really excited and want to shout it out loud but must behave myself.

 

Well I must get cracking on my cards will do a further post later today if I can.

 

 

Love Alison xx

 

Friday Sketch Challenge #51

Afternoon All

Sorry I have not been blogging but have not felt very well for a little while now starting to pick up but still not completely better but you don't want to hear about that.

We are off to Sicily tomorrow and will be home again around the 10th September I have made a card today for the first time in ages or so it feels to go with the Friday Sketch Challenge Blog

 

This is what I came up with the image is a LOTV background card from Stash die cut can't remember think it is a Joys Craft one though flowers from a birthday cake from my elderly neighbour which she saved for me  sentiment is also a LOTV.

 

 

 

Sorry about the picture being a bit dark not sure what is happening with my camera will have to check it out.

 

Hope you are all having a good weekend.  I am being looked after by Alan and Sarah who have cleaned the house right through again even cleaning the cooker.  Sarah changed our bed for me this morning and did the washing bless her.  Alan is cooking dinner as I type.  Well am off to do a bit of blog hopping and trying to catch up with everyone. 

 

Loads of Love Alison xx