New Challenge #68 All things bright and beautiful at Crafting for All Seasons

Hi All

Its a New Year and a New Fortnight over at Crafting for All Seasons so why not pop over and see the wonderful prizes that are going to the lucky winner of this challenge, #68 All Things Bright and Beautiful.

Our sponsor is The Paper Shelter

And the prize is $20.00 Gift Certificate


Here is my card I used Follow me on Fairy Book which I think is so cute, just love all the digital images at the Paper Shelter and now I have discovered them will certainly be buying more.

I added some glamour dust to this to make it look like fairy glitter, also added the unicorn, bunny and flowers and some butterflies.  Why not pop over and see what the rest of the team have come up with such a talented group of ladies, not sure why I am in it lol but love taking part in bringing you these wonderful images.

Will be back blog hopping later.

Loads of love

Alison xxxx

Morning All

Well if you have been following me over the couple of months you will know that I have been wanting to get on to Design Teams for ages and now I am full, shortly before Christmas the lovely Francesca of  oldie but a goodie challenge blog contacted me to ask if I would like to be on their Design Team and of course how could I say no, I was delighted to have been asked.  Thank you Janice for putting my name forward.

Today is my first Challenge with the team and as its a new year our theme is New Beginnings which is very apt.  I have used a Mo Manning image which I have had for quite a while and not used it, and coloured in with promarkers and spectrum noir pens, papers, flowers and gems are from stash.

So why not pop along and play with us and also see the wonderful designs by the rest of the team.  You never know you may just win.

Love Alison xxx

Morning all

It is very early or very late depends on how you look at it really, it is 01.36 am and I am not in the little bit ready for bed, have been like this for the past week, just not able to sleep no matter how tired I am.

I have had a lovely crafty afternoon over at Rachel's managed to make a card  whilst chatting and drinking tea and having a good old catch up, really enjoyed it, can't show you the card as it is part of my DT work which I sorely needed to catch up on.  But don't worry I do have something to show you.

As most of you know I not only make cards but I make soap and candles as well, and as I am starting a new venture with an online shop to sell my goodies thought I better upgrade my packaging on soap from this

old packaging

To this 

It took me nearly two days to sort this box out, no glue is involved its all cutting and folding which was created on the Silhouette Cameo and took me two days to get it exactly as I wanted it, as you can see already has soap inside and the smell is gorgeous.  Only have to make the rest of the soap to go inside these little boxes the next weight is no less than 75g and I will be selling them at around £3.00 a box plus postage what do you reckon was previously selling them for £2.50 but I can only get one box out of one A4 Sheet and it will not fit to make two with a 12 x 12 so the card for the boxes is going to be rather expensive.

Well that's about it from me for now am off to do a little blog hopping before I go to bed.

Love to all

Alison xx

Brand New Challenge

Morning Everybody

I am so excited to bring to you today another brand new challenge blog called

Open Minded Crafting Fun

Our first challenge is New Toys or Techniques 

Mine is learning to use liquid pearls and colouring in hair.  I have used a fantastic image from one of our sponsors

 A day for daisies

This gorgeous image is called Pearls in her hair 

We also have the following sponsors for this challenge

Crafty Sentiments

Eureka Stamps

Milk Coffee

So why not pop along to the blog and see the talented work of the rest of the Design Team

and join in with the fun, you never know you might win a fantastic prize from one of our lovely sponsors

Love Alison xxx

First Ever Challenge for

Morning all


Today we see the first ever challenge over at Fantasy Stampers and our theme this week is Favourite Stamp, so why not pop along and join in with the challenge you never know you may just win.

I decided to use two inkylicious stamps as I could not pick between them which one I wanted to use as I love them both.  I masked off the moon and used distress inks on linen card stock to create the background and then used versa mark ink to stamp the images.

Our Design Team consists of three other very talented ladies:

             Jan - Owner

Sandra

Carole

 so why not pop along to the blog and check out their wonderful creations

Look forward to seeing your wonderful creations

Alison xx 

It's Friday and Challenge #60 at Friday Sketch Challenge Blog

Morning all

Hope you have had a good holiday and eat loads and enjoyed being with family.

Today is the first post for the New Year here at Friday Sketch Challenge and we have a sketch for you from the lovely Claudia

  

Our Sponsor this fortnight is


Meljen Designs


and the prize for the lucky winner is

$5 Gift Certificate

Here is my card which I made for my dear blogging buddy Annie's Dad and should be winging it's way to Australia as I type.

Why not pop over and see what the rest of the design team have designed
and you never know if you enter you might just be picked as a winner

Love Alison xx

Evening all

Hi how is everybody?

I have been fairly busy today, trying to make a box for my soap to go into cut it out on cameo but still not big enough using A4 sheet don't really want to go into a 12 x 12 if I can help it.

So I cut it out by hand and it's perfect will show it to you once a few bits of tweaking has been done.  This is what I have been up to over the last couple of days

Made a couple of pillar candles the red one is apple and the two white ones are White Musk

Middle block is honey and oats this will lighten slightly as it cures this was made in my new mould which I hope will eventually replace the moulds I have been using and which I made the other bars in.  The other bars are two of Marjoram, Fennel and Avocado and then two of Rose Geranium 

I am nearly up and running on my website can't be ordered from yet as I have not linked my paypal account to it yet thought I would wait until everything was on it but if you want to check it out then click here 

Will be back later to do a bit of blog hopping 

Love Alison xx