Saturday, January 31

Penny Black Saturday #34 - Circle Card



Afternoon from a very windy Scotland. It's Saturday and can you believe tomorrow is the 1st of Feb. Where has the month gone. PBSC challenge this week is to make a circle card. I love this challenge and don't take part often enough, so I have decided it will be my ritual for a Saturday from now on. I loved doing this isn't this just the cutest hedgie you have ever seen? It's a busy card I hear you shout, well I had a lovely email from someone asking me not just to make CAS cards as she really liked my others cards too *blush* thank you (you know who you are) I also had another email from a lovely lady in Aberdeen saying she hadn't heard the word "FOOTER" in years. to you "THANK YOU" for your lovely comments and thank you for taking the time to email me too it did make me laugh. Both of these mails made my day.

So here is the question do you know what "footer" means, eh sorry Kath, Dawn, Dawn, Maggie, Gayle, Lorraine, Scotpanda you can't say cause you all know! being Scottish and no its not the note at the bottom of a letter.

First person to guess correctly will win a wee RAK.

Well done Sunshinecoast girl sent me an email saying:

"Hi, My father is Scottish and he tells me it means a person who fiddles around or an awkward or fiddley task."

Well done if you send me your address i will pop a wee something in the post to you.

Anyway hope you like my card, coloured with prismas and whispers pens, mixture of papers, glittercard, and Ribbons. hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend. Don't forget to pop over to the Cuttlebug Challenge still lots going on over there and prizes to be won. Thanks for dropping by, toodles.


  • Stamp - Penny Black
  • Medium - Prismacolor pencils, Whispers pens
  • DP - Gingham Cuddlybuddly, all others from stash
  • Tools - Sizzix tag die, Fiskars Threading water punch
  • Cuttlebug - Divine swirls embossing folder
  • Embellies - Cute by DCWV, Ribbons and eveything else from stash

50 comments:

Debbie said...

Ooh this is gorgeous Alison, the image is so sweet and I love the pretty papers and ribbon detail. Debbie x

Allison said...

gorgeous card Alison so cute, and i better not put a guess down as i am first and also Scottish so not very fair
AllisoNX

Larissa said...

Wow this is so cute! I also used pink gingham for my card and I saw another one with it, such a coincedence. That image is so cute! I really like this card!

Ok about footer: My parents are from the east of the netherlands and in the dialect from there, they have a word that sounds the same, so I hope the meaning wil also be the same. :)It should mean complaining about stuff. hihi

Hugs,
Larissa

Pascale said...

Lovely card I love it all! Pascale :)

Mimiko said...

This is so cute!

Sharon said...

This is so cute - I'm definitely going to try this challenge this week. I've absolutely no idea what footer might means, can't even hazard a guess.

kath said...

oh loving this one Alison...love the soft colours and your fabulous colouring on the image...and thanks for playing along this week at PBSC...have a great weekend
Hugs Kath xxxxx

very cold and windy here...brrr.

nessy said...

oh this is such a pretty card ~love the deicate papers and that hedgehog is so cute!!
well footer down here is a word used for football ~guessing that is not going to be the answer :~)
vanessa xx

tracie said...

Oh wow Alison this is absolutely gorgoeus, I love it. The image is so cute and love all the little extra details - fab work.
Thanks for joining us this week at PBSC... Have a great weekend
hugs
Tracie :)x

Annie said...

such a pretty little pink circle card you made with that adorable hedgie - a change from the CAS style but just as stunning. have a good weekend. hugs, annie x
PS the only thing I can think of is 'first footer' being the first person over the threshold at new year. my Scottish blood is a bit dilute though so that's my excuse for not knowing!

Sunshinecoastgrl said...

Hi This card is great!! Sent an e-mail with the right answer!!! hehehe! Thanks for sharing your beautiful work!! Colleen

Joey said...

Hi Alison, this is gorgeous, I love where you have placed your image, pretty colours. joey.xxx

Victoria said...

a gorgeous card with a fantasti clayout x

Michele said...

Gorgeous card Alison. Love the cute image and the yummy papers. Michele x

WeirdCat said...

So cute Alison, lovely for a little girl

simplyfairies said...

This is a stunner of a card, love it....

Wendy said...

Gorgeous card Alison, must try and fit this challenge in. I had no idea what a footer was till I read this post
Wendy x

Rosietoes said...

Totally gorgeous card. You are mega talented Alison with a great eye for design and colour. Love your style. :)

coldwaters2 said...

Its a real cutie and its not to busy at all its lovely.

Lorraine x

Sheena said...

Such a beautiful card - I love all your cards!
I've got something for you over on my blog!
x

maddy hill said...

Alison this is gorgeous ! i love all the pinks !

thank you for putting calvin mouses blinkie up - he is well chuffed !!!!!
love maddy x

Suzanne said...

Ohh this is so sweet I love your card it is beautiful and the round card works perfectly. Sue :o)

Pauline C said...

Gorgeous Alison - love the image and all the detail like how you have attached the ribbon and heart cluster. Thanks for joining in the PBSC this week and have a great weekend
Pauline x

Mrs J said...

Alison, this is so sweet! Cute, cute hedgehog and love that it's a circle card.
Have a lovely weekend
Hugs Mrs Jx

Donna said...

Goreous card Alison, this will be a great keepsake for someone :) Donna x

Sandra said...

Gorgeous card Alison...how cute is this image,love it,
Have a lovely weekend
Take care
San x

Lynsey said...

This is just adorable Alison!
Hugs Lynsey:)

Deb said...

Neat cards. I love the soft colors used and all of the layering.

Craftmaiden said...

Hi Alison,

Lovely card, I cannot beleive how much you have fitted on your circle! It looks great!

Well Done

Siobhan xxx

Maria Matter said...

Absolutely gorgeous!!! I love all the details!
Blessings, Maria

Sunshinecoastgrl said...

Yipee!!! Yipee!!!I am such a lucky girl!such a lucky girl!!Yipee!!Yipee!!!..be still my beating heart...pant.. pant.. okay... okay!! Wow I can hardly beleive my day er... my weekend!! First I spent a wonderful 2 days with all you talented ladies and now I get presents as well! This has all been sooo fun and there is still one more day Wow!!I'm really loving all this...I'm so excited I feel like a kid on Christmas eve!! I don't know if I'll sleep tonite! Thank You Sooo much Alison!! I will e-mail you my address!! Hugs and more Hugs, Colleen

cats whiskers said...

OMG this is just so gorgeous love every thing about it, so beautifully put togethr dear a real masterpiece
Thanks for joing PBSC this week
Hugs Jacqui x

Debbie Dolphin said...

gorgeous blog.just love your makes

Rach said...

oh this is super cute, what an adorable card. hugs rachxx

Beth said...

This is stunning!!! I love all the embelishments you've added and the image is adorable! Thanks for playing along this week!
Beth xx

Chrissie said...

This is just fabby! I love everything about it!!
Chrissie

Jana said...

I just love the softness of this cardI It is fab!

Pam said...


Lovely card. Being a clyde girl myself now living south of the border I knew what a footer is!

Pam x

jenny said...

Such a sweet card, love the image and all the pretty details x

Terrie B x said...

Oh My Alison...your card is `gorgeous`..I love it...
Hope you had a lovely weekend:)~X~

Dawn said...

Oh My Gorgeous card, very unique

Karen said...

That is gorgeous!

debra said...

Hi Alison
this is a fantastic card and love the fact that it is circle, that just makes it unique on its own.
Debra xx

Sue said...

this is stunning...i love it:)

sue
xx

Katy said...

Fab card :)

xx

Marcea said...

this is beautiful. Such a sweet image and I love how you have embellished your card. Thanks for playing hun
-x-

Chris said...

So beautiful Alison, and I think it has the perfect balance, not busy. Everything is perfectly placed, I love the round shape and that gorgeous hedgie you've coloured so beautifully. Chris x

Judy's Crafty Moments said...

Gorgeous circle card..you've done a fab job! i love it!! I like your' busy' cards too!! being a Scots lass i always knew what a 'footer' was..funny though I didn't know how spelt it.
Judy x

Lorraine A said...

Lovely card, very cute :-)
lorraine

Stamp In Style (Suze) said...

Beautiful Layout and Great Colours!

Suze x