Besties Challenge 3 November Pink or Silver

Hi All

Just wanted to get this card onto my blog so that I can enter Bestie Challenge which is Pink, Silver or both. I have decided to go with both

I  have used a Bestie Image which is stunning loved colouring this one in.  Used a doily die on silver miri backing paper was from a magazine, ribbon, lace and pearls were from stash.

 

I really enjoyed making this card.  I have now made 60 Christmas Cards I have to send out about 40 to family and the rest I try to sell at various craft fairs.

 

Well I will back shortly to do another challenge the card is already made but wanted to post them in separate posts to make it easier for linking.

 

Love to all

 

Alison xx

Bearly Mine Challenge Number 111 - Anything goes

Morning Peeps

How are you all today, it is very noisy in our household as the floor in the bathroom which is solid is being drilled out ready for the wet room floor and the shower drain to be put in Bella is hiding under my desk and Toby is sitting in the chair with me watching me type.

I am entering the card below into the Bearly Mine Challenge blog number 111 which is anything goes I have used a Crafter Companion Image from the Angelica range and turned it into a small easel card with butterflies around the outer edge and ribbon and small beads hope you like it.

Do you know my favourite word at the moment is Well I think I begin nearly every sentence with it or so it seems must break the habit.

I am off to look at some other challenges and see what is required and will be back later to do a bit of blog hopping.

Loads of love

 

Alison

A quick update on Toby and another Christmas Card

Hi All

Just a quick update on Toby Tubs he is running around like a maniac pinching Bella's treats I thought the anaesthetic would have slowed him down a bit but ohh no there's no stopping him.

Bella is cowering under my desk at the moment panting away when I was at the vets I got some stuff that is supposed to calm her down but its not working and the fireworks are going off every few minutes as bonfire parties are going on around us.

Our bathroom at the moment just holds a toilet, no sink, bath or shower so a wash at the kitchen sink it is then, picked some tiles up tonight that I had ordered so can't wait to see them up. 

I have been sitting at my desk most of the day putting inserts into cards and then putting them into cello bags ready to sell.  I also finished another card off tonight which I started to make at Rachel's on Saturday.  The card is from a freebie that was in a magazine can't remember which one so here it is

 

Well that's it from me tonight have a date with a cup of hot chocolate and my kindle

reading The Dark Witch by Nora Roberts

 

Goodnight and God Bless

See you in the morning

 

Love Alison xxx

Anything Goes

Afternoon everybody

Thought I would quickly jump onto the computer to highlight a card I made to enter the Paper Take Challenge with an optional theme of Christmas Cards, and Crafty Sentiments this week which is anything goes with the theme for the man in your life.   I started to make this card when over at Rachels at weekend when we had a fantastic afternoon catching up and making stuff or at least I did not too sure about Rachel as I kept interrupting her cannot cut a straight line to save my life lol.

These images came as a freebie in a magazine can't remember which one I just added some backing card and embellishments rather cute don't you think

 

Am off to sort the veg out for tonight's dinner and brown the meat off ready to go into the oven.  Have also got to go the vets to pick Toby up as he had his little bits chopped off (ouch).

 

Am I being a bit thick here can't find the link to add my card to the crafty sentiments challenge so perhaps I won't be entering that one until it appears. lol

 

I will be back a bit later to do some blog hopping. 

 

Loads of love

 

Alison xxx

 

 

 

  

 

 

Here come the boys

Thought I would enter another challenge and this one is Here Come the Boys and the theme is Rocker Cards I think I have only made one Rocker Card in all the time that I have been crafting so this is way out of my comfort zone, not really happy with it but I think it's because it is way out of my usual style of card.

Fireworks are being let off again tonight and Bella is shaking like a leaf bless her I have tried to drawer my main curtains in the living room which are blackout curtains and very thick to muffle the noise but don't think its helping perhaps when I take Toby to the vets will get something to give her to calm her down, there is also a shoot going on in the big estate near us so as soon as she hears them shooting she wants to come straight in.

I used a Jayne Netley Mayhew CD to make this card have had this CD for years but hardly ever use it not sure why because when I get it out I think to myself must use this CD to make cards then it goes back on the shelf to collect dust until the next time I think about it.  I used a couple of Marianne Creatable to do the leaves and the bird the sentiment was done on the computer.

 

Am off to help sort the kitchen out I usually just supervise and get in the way lol

 

Will be back blog hopping shortly.

 

Love Alison xx

Sketch N Stash Challenge Number 125

Afternoon Everybody

Quiet day here today not doing very much did start to have a little potter around the house but gave it up as a bad job as the crafting room was calling me.  lol. 

I noticed I have a new member following me so Welcome Audrey and thank you for choosing to follow my blog.

I have won a top three badge at Sketch N Stash so my cards are not as bad as I think they are, we are all so critical of our own work why that is I don't know.  Well I want to enter this card into the Sketch N Stash Challenge Number 125 and the theme is fairy tale how cute is that.  I used a LOTV image and the papers are from New Baby by Docrafts which I thought went well with this card.  I used my wonderful die from La La Land  which I love the bow was done with a tattered lace Chantilly lace bow the resin flowers are from stash as are the leaves.

The sketch was provided for the challenge

 

am off to do a bit more blog hopping so see you later

 

Love Alison xx

Gable end box and crackers

Morning all

If this goes well it should post on Monday Morning at around 10.00.  Not much is happening around here at the moment the guys should have been here today to start the bathroom but they are running late on another job and won't be here now until tomorrow.  Toby is going in to have his little bits chopped off as we don't want him to father any baby Purdy Cats so Sorry Toby.  

I finished the box off that I started to make at Rachel's images and card are printed from Christmas Barclay CD from Crafters companion. 

Front of Box

 

 

Back of Box

 

 

 

Crackers made with Tonic Studio Die and printed card

 

 

 

 

Inside of box with crackers made so far this box will easily hold six crackers so have three more to make, I have put the bit that goes bang in it but no presents as they would not fit need to find something smaller but as these are my first batch will keep them for us to have at the dinner table on Christmas Day.

 

 

 

Sorry about the awful quality of the pictures but it is so dark here today that I had to turn the light on and it's not a good light really need to get myself a daylight Bulb for the overhead light.

 

I will be by blog hopping everyday via my ipad but for the next week not sure if I will be able to get to my craft area so scheduled posts only.

 

 

Loads of Love

 

Alison xxxx