Two challenges for me today

Morning all

Have been awake since 5.30 this morning which is when Alan got up for work, could not get back to sleep and eventually got out of bed at 7.30 and have spent the time since then planning Christmas cards.

My card today is for the Papertake Weekly Challenge and the challenge is Christmas Tree, and Crafty Sentiments Challenge where the challenge is Bingo and I chose the top line, Red, Pearls and die cuts.

I used my new die from Crafter's Companion Chantilly Lace Stamping Frame, red card and backing paper is from stash as is the lace, ribbon and pearls the image is one I have had for more years than I care to remember and the poor thing was sitting neglected on my computer.  The silver snowflake is one my crafting buddy Rachel cut out for me a few months ago.

 

Hope you like it

 

Will be back blog hopping shortly am off to get my breakfast am starving.

 

Loads of love

 

Alison xxx

Sketch n Stash Challenge 124

Good morning everybody

Hope you all had a good night's rest and that the weather is not too bad where you are.

Today's card is for the Sketch n Stash Challenge and I used a Crafter's Companion image and papers from their inspiration magazine cd rom, coloured the cat with promarkers and the white part of the hat with a wink of Stella (white pen) to add some sparkle, the Christmas tree is from memory box which I have had for ages, holly is a Marianne die, snowflake is a crafts too die which I bought in Taunton at the weekend.

I have to contact Crafter's Companion this morning as I ordered a couple a bits on the 18th and then ordered a bit more on the 20th, the things I ordered on the 20th have been dispatched but the CD's I ordered on the 18th no sign of so will phone them to see what is happening, know they are busy with their Birthday Week but I would of thought stuff I had ordered first would have been dispatched first logical really.

Am off to have my breakfast and a cuppa and will pop back later to do a bit of blog hopping

Love to all

 

Alison xxxx

Sketch Saturday # 281

Morning all

What a horrid day it is outside, high winds, heavy rain and very dark.  The nausea and headache have finally gone thank goodness, thank you for all your get well wishes they are appreciated, as I don't leave the house very often and now I no longer work I am rather isolated. 

My card today is for the Sketch Saturday Challenge #281 and I decided I would make some more Christmas Cards as Sarah wants to send some to her work colleagues and I like to send the family a handmade card because if I send them a shop bought one I get shouted at lol.

I used a Mo Manning pre-coloured image that I bought from Hobby House the snowflake die is one I bought yesterday at the Taunton Craft Show, Christmas Tree and Holly are Marianne dies which I bought last year, papers from stash.  Sentiment was computer generated.

 

I will be back shortly to do a bit of blog hopping

 

Lots of love

 

Alison xx

What a treat

Evening all

Welcome to my new members, thank you for following me.

What a lovely day I have had, Sarah surprised me last night saying she had bought tickets to Sincerely Yours paper craft show for today so we set off just after 9am and got there around 10.30 met up with some of the girls from Docrafts which is always fun.  Bought a few goodies only took £50.00 with me and came back with around £8.00 so not too bad, and some quality time with Sarah.

I am feeling slightly better today, still a bit queasy but nothing like it has been over the last few days have dosed myself up with medication today so maybe that's why I managed to go to Taunton.

My card today is a ruby anniversary card which my eldest daughter Pauline ordered for one of her work colleagues (they ordered two) one which I posted yesterday.  Want to thank Nic as she has let me use one of her anniversary cards as a template for this card. 

I used an Indigo Blu stamp bought a while ago and Sizzix 657562 heart framelits which I bought today in Taunton for this card ribbon from stash and the little embellishment with the red pearl in the centre is part of the candy that I won from Nat only have to put the insert in and then I can pass it over to Pauline to give to her colleague.

 

Am off to do a bit of blog hopping now

Loads of love

 

Alison xx

Still feeling sicky and headachy

Hi all

Still feeling very queasy if didn't know better would think I was pregnant, (thank god those days are long over lol). 

Alan and Sarah are in the kitchen and I can hear them wondering the timings of everything am leaving them to it he he.

Well our eldest daughter Pauline asked me to make two ruby wedding anniversary cards for some of her friends at work they had to be contemporary (what ever that is) think it means in fashion.  I did make a Christmas card earlier today but not showing it to you as it is Pants with a capital P it looks awful so have consigned it to the bin.

But my anniversary card I am pleased how it has turned out especially as I am brain dead today, Alan and Sarah had to do the shopping today as I could not even face the drive to Tesco let alone walking around.  so here is my card instead of all the waffle

 

 

I used flowers from stash, In Stitches embossing folder by craft concepts, ribbon, pearls, flowers from stash.   Sentiment was computer generated.

 

I will be back shortly to do a bit of blog hopping

 

Love to all

 

Alison xx

What a load of old poo

Evening all

Well I managed to get home from the craft fair before the rain started but the car will have to wait to be emptied otherwise everything will get wet.

Well what a load of old poo the craft fair was not worth the time or effort; I made wait for it .......... (drum roll) a grand total of £5.00, it took 45 minutes to set up and then another 45 minutes to pack the car back up so disappointed. The table cost 5.00 so I sold £10.00 worth of stock and that was from people that also had tables, I sold one bag, 3 cards and a large container candle.  We had 3 people come in from the school and they stayed for a cuppa and a bit of cake and then left did not buy a thing, it was well advertised as all the children took home flyers and considering it was in aid of rainbows (under 5's) disgusting turn out.

I took a photo of my table all ready to go

I made a Christmas card last night using an old La Pashe decoupage that I had hanging around I reduced the size of it so that it would fit onto my card, used a couple of gems and paper from stash hope you like it.   oops just noticed that the gems have slipped took the photo before they had dried. lol.

Well am off to do a bit of blog hopping now and guess what I ordered today the bebunni CD from Crafters Companion so naughty of me as I am supposed to be on a craft diet but I needed to cheer myself up after a god awful afternoon with screaming kids (belonging to mums running a table) so glad mine are gown up. 

Loads of love to all

 

Alison xx

Feeling rather blue

Morning all

Thank you on the lovely comments you have been making about the new look of my blog.  I just love it makes me smile.  I am feeling rather down today, am having a flare-up of my Fibromyalgia aching across the shoulders feeling sick and headachy, so not much happening with me today.  I have two cards I need to make and some boxes so will be back after my shower and taking some pills to help me sort myself out.

Do you know it's now 8.15 pm and I started writing this blog at around 10.30 this morning so it's evening all now lol.

Have not done anything today apart from popping to the doctors but the day has got away from me, admit I fell asleep in the chair this afternoon lol.

When Sarah got home from work tonight she asked me if I could make a card for one of her friends who passed her driving test, apparently her favourite colour is purple.  I used an image from Di's digi downloads, flowers from stash sentiment was generated on computer using word

Well that's it for me tonight will pop by to do some blog hopping but won't be around tomorrow as I am doing a craft fair Sarah is taking time off work in the afternoon to help me set up and then dismantle at the end of the day.

So goodnight for now

Love Alison

xxx