Why I've Not Been Around.......

This is my gorgeous grandaughter Alicia Rose

Arrived 24/01/11 weighing 7lbs 10oz.

My gorgeous grandson Harry 6 with his new cousin and his two bottom teeth missing,he was so upset when they fell out until he learned the Tooth Fairy would be calling....lol.

See you all soon with a card and a few challenges i would like to enter.

Hugs Alison.

xxxx

Sunshine Colours

Hi all hope your

enjoying the first night of the weekend i hope.

Well here is a card i really enjoyed making.

I did a lot of hand stitching which i have only done once before,but really things it makes

a great difference to the look and layout of a card.

So i think i might get me a new little sewing machine...lol.

I have used nice bright colours for this card,to try to warm up my days.....lol.
The papers are Dovecraft and for the flowers i used MME and glitter card.
I have put silver spacers for the flower centers.
Little pearl heart.
Pearls and gems for embellishment.
White organza ribbon.
Promarkers for colouring.
Thread is Green and Yellow.

Well i hope my card has brightened your evening.
Hugs Alison
xxx

Challenges Entered....
Delicious Doodles ~ 3 colours (plus skintones)
Fairytale Challenge ~ Flowers
Sew Many Cards ~ Birthday
Stamp Something ~ Anything goes
Dutch Dare ~ All Stitched Up

Yee Hawwwwwwwwwww!!

Howdy all,

Here we have Cowgirl Tilda.

Receipe:

MME Papers

Bazzill card

Brads

String

Gems

Stickle glitter

Burnt orange ink pad

Brown ink pad

Promarkers

Sentiments

Tag

Silver horseshoe

I really love this image and had a great time creating it.

I love doing all the distressing...

I hope you like it too.

Hugs Alison

xxx

Challenges Entered.....

Do You Stack Up ~ Distressing

Cute Card Thursday ~ Mono

Meljens Designs ~ Square Or Round Only (No Rectangle)

Anything Goes Challenge ~ Brads And Eyelets

Happy Birthday!!!!

Hi everyone,

Hope your all well and have had a good day.

This is just a quick little post as i have a couple of cards i need to finish for a friend.

This too is a commissioned card for a friend of my sister's, her little girl will be 9.

Just hope she likes it!!!

Will pop back tomorrow with a card or something.....

still waiting for my new grandaughter's apperance,which officially is tomorrow

fingers crossed.

Hugs Alison.

xxx

I So Love You!!!!!

Hi all

Hope your all having a nice evening.

Here is a card i made today for a few challenges.

I have used MME papers

Wild Orchid Roses

Punched out flowers and leaves

Promarkers

Green and White pearls

Red velvet heart

Stickles Glitter

Die-cut plaque

Sentiment ~ "You make my day"

Decorated pin

I just love this image!!!

Hope you enjoyed your visit.

Hugs Alison

xxx

Challenges Entered......

Incy Wincy ~ Go Dotty (Paper)

Lexi's Creations ~ Say it with love

Stamping Scrapping Central ~ Flowers

Woodware USA Clearstamps ~ Hearts

Bunny Zoe's ~ Love is in the air

Cooking Up Some Love!!!

Hi everyone

Today i have this gorgeous little girl to show you.

The card is 6x6cms

The papers used are MME and Dovecraft

Yellow velvet ribbon

Silver spacers for flower middles

Black pearls

Little Gems

Stickles Glitter

Promarkers

Sentiment ~" Let's Cook Up Some Love"

I have punched the flowers out and layered them together.

Tilda has had her dress,hat and shoes paper pieced and attached with pin flair glue

to give a little dimension.

Hope you like what you see.

Hugs Alison

xxx

Challenges Entered....

Craft Your Days Away ~ Anything Goes

2 Sisters ~ Gettin Girly

Just A Quick Post.

Hi
Well here is the weekend and i have my lovely gorgeous grandson Harry staying with me as he always does...so hence this quick post for my card for today.

I have used the lovely Tilda and Edwin wedding stamp.

The colour scheme i have kept mostly Black,White,Silver and Grey's, as i used a little red and green on the bouquet and button hole i added a few red gems and a few green leaves too.

The flower middles are little Black pearls.

A touch of Black organza ribbon and a sentiment to finish it off.

Hope you enjoyed viewing and thank you for calling by...

Hugs Alison

xxx

Challenges Entered....

Prairie Fairy Friday ~ New Beginnings

Creative Card Crew ~ New Beginnings

Scrapbook Sisters ~ Anything Goes

Red,White And Pink Challenge

Hi
Before i show my card,today i was browsing Ebay and i was so disappointed..... last night i read Mo Manning's blog and joined in her Stamp Out Stamp Theives!!!!
Well low and behold there in front of me while browsing was a Magnolia Tilda CD as the seller called it.
How low are some people honestly....you want the items by the original artists then do what us decent folk do and PAY for them not steal and make your own cd's or attach your watermark to the image.
Good GOD!!!!!!!
Where have all the GOOD PEOPLE GONE???????
Please take the Stamp Out Thieves Badge at the top of my blog if you pay a visit and help spread the word!!!

Now my card for today........

Well i know im not as good as Lori, Bev  or Fairy Pickles yet lol, but i think im getting quite good.

I have used Doodle Bug papers

Two Die-cut Plaques, one that i embossed with Hearts and then coloured over with chalks

and added a little stickles glitter.

I cut a Heart from Core'dinations card and decorated it with Prima flower,wild orchid rose and raffia and ribbon and then attached a pin i decorated too.

There are a few gems and a couple of brads.

I then added a sentiment

"Kisses and cuddles"

Tilda has been coloured using Promarkers.

Hope you enjoyed your visit.

Hugs Alison

xxxx

Challenges Entered....

Colour Create ~ Red, White Pink (heart optional)

Southern Girls ~ Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday ~ Out With The Old (my papers)

Birthday Girl!!!!

Hi
Here is a card i made today,the first one since the last week before christmas.

I love the colour combo i chose here all the pinks and greens....love them.
So i will now give you the recipe for my card.....

Base is bazzill cardstock
My Minds Eye Papers
Magnolia Doily
Pearlescent Hearts
Cupcake 3D Embellishment
Flowersoft
Stickles Glitter
Wild Orchid Flowers
Little Gems
Die-Cut Scalloped Circle
Magnolia Sentiment
Promarkers
Cerise Pink Ink Pad

All those gorgeous bright colours and florals,really makes you want summer to come soon....lol.
Hope you enjoyed your visit.
Hugs Alison
xxx

Challenges Entered....
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes
Fab N Funky ~ Anything Goes
Lil Red Wagon ~ Use A Doily
Stampin Royalty ~ Birthday Theme

Happy New Year!!!!!!

Hi everyone
Hope 2011 will bring you all what you are hoping for this year....mine is just to have a happy year and with my new Grandaughter due any day now i know it will be,my Grandson Harry is really excited about having a new cousin,bless him.
Well hope to be back tomorrow with a make,but i am on red alert as i will be going with my daughter and her partner for the birth...so excited!!!!
Happy New Year too you all.
Hugs Alison
xxx

Edwin Waits For Santa!!!!!

Hi Everyone

Hope your all having a good evening and keeping warm.

Today i had the chance to make a couple more Christmas cards,here is just one of them.

Here is Edwin waiting for Santa to arrive so he can give him a helping hand.

Recipe....

Dovecraft Designer Papers

Magnolia Sentiment

Dovecraft Ribbon

Holographic snowflakes covered with Crystal Glitter

Gems and Pearls

Dovecraft Die-cut wesseling ball/bauble

Promarkers

The edges of the paper have been distressed.

Challenges Entered....

A Spoonfull Of Sugar ~ Christmas

Creative Card Crew ~Anything Goes

Passion For Promarkers ~ Anything Goes

Hope you enjoyed your visit.

Hugs Alison

xxxx

Just A Quick Card And A Few Challenges

Hi everyone
Hope your all well and keeping warm!!!!

Here is my card for today.... Snow balling Tilda, i do love this image.
Recipe....
Bazzill Swiss Dot card
Spotty dp is by Sharon Armstrong
Tree dp is Dovecraft i think?????
Punched flowers
Gems and Pearls
Ribbon
Fimo Candy Cane
Hand Stitching
Stickles Glitter
Promarkers
Magnolia Image Stamped On Scalloped Die-cut

Challenges Entered
Crafty Pad Challenge ~ Anything Goes
Catch The Bug Challenge ~ Anything Goes
The Secret Crafter Challenge ~ Christmas
Stamp Challenge ~ Christmas Colours
Creative Cowgirls Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Hope you liked what you saw and enjoyed your visit.
Hugs Alison
xxxxx

It's Freeeeeeeeezing Here and More Snow To Come Tonight!!!!!

Hi Everyone
Hope your all keeping warm...it's freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezing here.
Well here is a card i made yesterday while my OH went out sledging with our Grandson, he is six now and totally loved it!!!

Materials i have used for this card as follows....... New Tilda stamp.
Old Dawn Bibby Christmas tree die-cuts
DP's My Minds Eye
The window was a freebie from Card Making Magazine a couple of years ago
The presents,window decoration and tree pot are Marie- Klip Designs
The window background is just a piece of card with snowflake print,which i recycled and glittered.
Pearls,Gems and Fimo Candy canes.
Pearl Star
Promarkers
Stickles Glitter

Well i hope you enjoyed your visit.......
Challenges entered
Crafty Ho's Challenge ~ Any Religious Holiday
Cupcake Inspirations Challenge ~ Christmas Tree/Holly
Let's Ink It Up ~ Christmas/Sparkle/Bling
OSAAT Challenge ~ Old Stash/Tree Die-cuts New Stash/Magnolia Stamp
2 Sisters Challenge ~ Sparkly Christmas
Craft Your Days Away ~ Texture
Alphabet Challenge ~ F is for Foliage

Hugs Alison
xxxxx

Purple Christmas

Hi

Well it's glistening white here in Leeds and still falling.

Here is another card i have made for a few challenges this week.

I have used the following to make this card....

Green Bazzill card

One of Susie's Die-cut plaques

Nit Wit Papers

Christmas charm

Glittered flowers

Little stars and gems

Pearls

Ribbon

Handmade lace flower

Blue Rose from Wild Orchid

Flower by Card-ology

Promarkers

Tilda Image

Hope you enjoyed your visit

Here are a few challenges i have entered......

Die-Cut Dreams Christmas Club ~ Use a die-cut

OSAAT Challenge ~ Glitz It Up

Paper Sundaes ~ Adorn Those Corners

Creative Cottage Challenge ~ Untraditional Christmas Colours

Hugs Alison

xxx

Oh So Thankful Sale Giveaway!!!!!

What a fantastic prize!!!!!
Claudia over at A Little Crafty Place is having a Oh So Thankful Sale which starts Nov22-26th.
All she asks is you spread the word and link back your post to be in with a chance.
But ladies and gents you only have until the end of tonight to ENTER!!!!!
Go quickly....
Hugs Alison
xxx

You Won't Want To Miss This!!!!

German Glass Glitter Giveaway!!!!!!
Here is what Meyer Imports has to say....

I am a HUGE believer in Give - Aways. They are fun, a great way to promote your business and a great way to get your readers to provide feedback.

But they are also risky. Kind of like, "what if I threw a party and no one came" risky, so I normally just work with other blogger to do give-aways to their readers, and then I thought, heck, I got alot of readers. (a few hundred a day at least) and shouldn't I reward those kind and loyal customers? YES I should!

So, if you leave a comment to this post, maybe something clever, something funny, or even just, "send me free stuff" it tells me you are out there! At the end of this month (next Tuesday) I'll have one of the ladies at the shop blindly pick one commenter to get a bottle set of our Glitters. A little of the best colors.

For free. But please, help make this a "party that everyone wants to attend, Tweet, Facebook, Reblog, whatever, let people know of about this one. Yes, I know, the more people who enter, the smaller the chance that you will win, but won't you feel good knowing that you made me happy? Hmmmm. You do want me to be happy? Otherwise I'll feel like the guy with all this wonderful glitter and no one to party with.... So Sad. So let the fun begin and get ready to comment and (drum roll please) and take a look below on what you just might win!

So why you still drooling over the picture.....go on go check it out HERE !!!!!

Hugs Alison

xxxx

Christmas Shopping

Hi everyone
Well another freezing cold night here....but they have forecast SNOW oh yes!!!

We should get it Thursday,which makes this card very suitable.

This gorgeous little Bear has been christmas shopping,how cute is this....

The stamp is from Lily Of The Valley.

I have coloured with Promarkers and kept the theme Monochromatic

by using different shades of Greens

The White background has been embossed with Snowflakes.

The Green card is Swiss Dots

I have matted and layered with all the colours.

Gems and Pearl stars added for embellishment.

Stickles Crystal Glitter added for that gorgeous sparkle.

A Dawn Bibby Silver sentiment

Gorgeous wide Teal Green ribbon.

Hope you have enjoyed your visit and thank you for taking the time.

Hugs Alison

xxxx

Challenges Entered........

LOTV~ Glitter And Glitz

2 Sisters Challenge ~Snowflakes

Anything Challenge ~ Let It Snow

Paper Play Challenge ~ Let It Snow

Stampavie ~ Monochrome

Totally Paper Crafts ~ Snow And Snowflakes

I Hope This Is Shabby Chic????

Hi everyone
Well i hope this does fit the Shabby Chic challenge as i have never done this style before.

My little Tilda as seems to be my addiction now.

Recipe......

Bazzill Card

Hand Stitching

Papers K&CO

Ppaermania Flowers

Ticket Sentiment

Stickles Glitter

Punched Leaves

Gems

Rich Cocoa Memento ink

Pearls

Green Lace

Promarkers

Little Gold Leaf Jewellery Findings

Hope you enjoyed your visit

Hugs Alison

xxxx

Challenges Entered......

Magnolia Down Under Challenge ~ Shabby Chic

Passion For Promarkers Challenge ~ Distressing/Stitching Faux/Real

A Spoonfull Of Sugar Challenge ~ Distressing

The Crafty Pad ~ Sparkle

Wee Memories Candy Giveaway!!!!

Wee Memories Fab Candy Giveaway!!!

Go checkout Wee Memories candy giveaway HERE you will Love It!!!!!
What you waiting around for go on......
Hugs Alison
xxx

Traditional Christmas Colours

Hi everyone
Hope your all well and keeping warm.....it's freezing here tonight...brrrrrr!!!!

Here is my traditional colours christmas card.

I have again used my favourite stamps....Magnolia

Here we have Tilda and Edwin

Love these two doing their jive so cute.

Recipe....

Do Craft Papers

Die-cut Flowers

Pearl stars

Gems

Organza Ribbon

Stickles Glitter

Pearlescent stars

Stamped Sentiments

Happy Christmas paper

Red Memento Ink

Sakura Gold Glitter Pen

Hope you enjoyed your visit....

Hugs Alison

xxx

Challenges Entered.......

Lexi's Creations ~ Traditional Christmas Colours

Crafty Little Place ~ Red,Green and White

The Secret Crafter ~ Sparkle and Shine