New Challenge over at Crafting For All Seasons

Morning everybody,

Very productive day yesterday managed to get 20 candles made.  I am waiting for my hard oils to arrive from the Soap Kitchen so that I can start making more soap as I have run out of Coconut Oil, Palm Oil and only have a little olive oil left, my order should be here sometime tomorrow.

Anyway enough of the waffle on with the good stuff.  www.craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk have a new theme this fortnight and it is Dies and Punches we have as our sponsor this time The Paper Shelter and a $20.00 dollar gift certificate.

Here is my card

Why not pop over to Crafting for All seasons and check out the rest of the team's work, I am so lucky to be part of a talented team.

Will be back later to do a bit of blog hopping.

Love Alison 

New Challenge over at Oldie But A Goodie

Morning everybody

Today we have a new challenge over at OBAG and this fortnight's theme is April Showers bring May Flowers and was chosen by the talented Sarah.

So this is my card 

Why not pop along and join in, you never know you may just be picked as a winner.

Catch you all later

Alison 

Morning All

Hi everybody, lovely and sunny here today, washing on the line, housework all done so what am I going to do with the rest of the day......

CRAFT, need to catch up on some DT work also I really must put inserts into my cards and seal them up ready for craft fairs.  Was thinking of making more soap but not able to as my delivery from the Soap Kitchen has not arrived boo hoo.

So making candles will be the craft of the day.

I am thinking about giving away some candy but it will not be card making stuff it will be soap and candles and possible bath bombs too which is what I made yesterday afternoon, I really need to get some new molds for these. I will try and sort something out regarding my candy giveaway if anyone is interested let me know.  Sorry it won't be card making stuff.

At the moment the only molds I have is a silicone heart shaped mold and whilst these are ok would like to make better and bigger one's, also before I can sell these I have to have the recipe safety assessed which costs around £140.00, but I can give them away which is fine for the moment as thinking of giving these free when people spend a certain amount either on my website or at craft fairs.

Will be by shortly to do some blog hopping but need to get my breakfast and dry my hair before it dries and I look like the wild woman of Borneo.

Alison 

Happy Mother's Day

Morning All

Hope you are all having a fantastic weekend, I had the most wonderful day yesterday, Sarah and I went to have some Holistic Healing Therapy and it was really relaxing, she also took me out for lunch.  Whilst we were out my eldest daughter Pauline and Granddaughter Jessica came to visit but as we were not home they left a lovely pot of flowers and a card on the doorstep.

We got home about 4pm ish and we had only been home about an hour and my new television turned up ordered a 32 inch for the bedroom as I could not see the 23 inch one so that has gone into the kitchen.  I then made another 20 boxes for my soap so all in all I boxed around 60 bars of soap over the past two days.

I decided I would like to make a card for my eldest sister who is feeling a bit down, she keeps getting chest infections and today when I spoke with her she could barely talk honestly don't think there is a healthy one between the 5 of us girls.

I have lots of little cut outs from my boxes and decided to colour them in and make a card with them and this is what I made

I also made some soap yesterday the perfume is Warm Amber and Frankincense and it smells absolutely divine picture of it below, it was supposed to be black and orange but that didn't quite turn out as you can see it is now grey and yellow lol x

Well am off now, hope yo all remembered to put your clocks forward and that you all have a lovely day today even if you're not a mum.

Will be back later to do a bit of blog hopping.

Love Alison xx 

Challenge #7 at Open-Minded Crafting Fun

Morning All

Firstly let me say Welcome to my new followers, thank you for joining me I hope I can give you some inspiration.

We have a new challenge over at Open-Minded Crafting Fun and the theme this fortnight is Animal Antics, we have four wonderful sponsors so why not pop over to the site and join in with the fun

Just some lines

The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette

Scribbles Designs


My card is made with an image from  Sassy Studio Designs  and is called Cowardly Lion Sassy

I am not crafting today with Rachel as Sarah our youngest daughter is taking me out for lunch and then on for a massage for Mother's Day treat a day early I know but am really looking forward to it.  I have had a busy week this week so it will be nice to relax.  Yesterday I made some Warm Amber and Frankincense Soap it needs to go into the freezer for a couple of hours to enable me to get it out of the molds.  I also finished off wedding invitations for a commission, made 36 boxes for my soap to go into, managed to catch up on some blogging as well as DT work so all in all a productive day yesterday.

Well I must be off need to get ready for the off, will catch up with everyone later today when I get back so until then, why not pop over and see what the rest of the Design Team have been up to I can safely say their creations are much better than mine.

Loads of love

Alison 

Morning All

Excited bunny this morning, my new fragrance oils have arrived for my soap can't wait to try them out

These are the fragrances I have bought

Warm Amber & Frankincense
Banana
Freesia and Pear
Rice Flower
Lime Mandarin and Basil

I also bought colours to add to the soap, black, white, yellow, blue, green, violet and red.  I am thinking of making the Warm Amber and Frankincense first and adding black to one half of the mixture and making an orange with the yellow and green and adding that to the second half and then swirling them together in the soap ooooh sounds yummy but before I do any of that must get my boxes cut out for the soap I have already made as they are taking up too much room on my craft desk.

The wedding cards are nearly finished, I just need to add hearts to them and then I can get them off my desk, have also completed the mother's day card that was ordered, the buttons came from the Works they have huge bags of buttons on offer and I popped into town on Wednesday with Sarah and bought about 4 packets they really add an extra dimension to the card.

Will be off just now need to have a shower and get dressed so that I can deliver the wedding invitations so will catch up with everybody a bit later when sit down for the afternoon.

Love to all

Alison xx

Afternoon All

Welcome to my new followers, thank you for joining me, hope I give you some inspiration.

Housework day today, all done now though or the bits that I can do, Alan stripped and changed the bed this morning before going to work so bedding washed and now in the tumble dryer tried to put it on the line a couple of times but we keep getting showers so not worth it.

I have finished a card that I started making at Rachel's last weekend and have finally got around to finishing it again it is from the Joanna Sheen CD the Gruffies and Happy Hoppers it has such cute stuff on it I can see me using this a  lot.   I have a commission for a Mother's day card so really must get on and do that, but it's a lazy day for me today as I have been so busy since Monday that I am starting to feel yucky with tiredness.

I will be back again shortly to catch up with all your beautiful blogs 

Love to all

Alison x