Penny Black Saturday DT

 A very good morning and today is the last day of my holidays Booooooo! While you are reading this I'll be cleaning the caravan before heading homeward bound to Bonnie Scotland. We have another fabulous challenge for this week on PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE.....this week its

"One For the Guys"

We are sponsored by the fabulous 1-2-3 Stitch this week.

 

Isn't he just the cutest he reminds me of Kaths buddy. I've coloured him using Whispers Pens.

 I have used a couple of See D stamps for the backgound. All the cardstock is from The Papeterie...I love their card fabulous quality! I embossed the bottom half using bubble cuttlebug embossing folder. the letters were cut out on my cricut.

thanks again for stopping by and leaving such lovely comments. I'm looking forward to catching up with all your creations that I've missed!

Please pop by my fellow teamies and leave them some love.

Have a fab day

Ali x

Secret Crafter ~ Mother's Day

A very good morning its nice looking out this morning dry but probably chilly. Today's card is a commissioned card I was asked to make. It fits in perfect with this weeks theme over on Secret Crafter Challenge. Smashing cards from the girls this week well worth popping over for a look and join in.

 I haven't been using my Cricut as much as I should so I have challenge myself to use it more. I have cut the letters to spell Mum from Storybook cartridge I think this must be my favourite cartridge not that i have many mind you but this is full of fabulous accents. Papermania papers yes still on the using up stash mood and I'm doing very well too. The flowers are made using Marianne creatables flower dies and are fabulous value for money. The leaves are a woodware punch. The oval has been embossed using my cuttlebug flower fantasy embossing folder and finished off with my favourite butterflies.

Today is clean up and footer day for me as Jack is with his daddy so I don't get him until tomorrow so i like to get as much done on a Monday as I can. Hope you have a smashing day whatever you are doing.

~Recipe~

• Papers ~ Papermania Blueberry Hill
• Tools ~ Cuttlebug Fantasy flower embossing folder 
• Dies ~ Marianne creatables flower die Floral 1,    Cuttlebug Punch and Emboss Butterfly set
• Cricut ~ Storybook Cartridge
• Embellies ~ Gems from stash, Brads by Doodlebug

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Passion for ProMarkers - #15 Girly & Glittery

Afternoon all, and the sun is shining here today. Todays card is for the challenge over on Passion For Promarkers the theme being "Girly & Glittery"

Fabby cards from the DT you'll be seeing me allot me thinks girls!

Not only is this my first time entering this challenge it is also the first time I've shown a card using my Promarkers to colour the image.
I must admit I'm delighted with the results of my colouring of this cutie FF bear. However practise makes perfect so will keep at it.

I'm am loving these promarkers at the moment. Beware you will be seeing allot more of them in the near future lol.

My fabby bloggy buddy Kath has fabulous candy on offer too, why not hop over and see.

~ Supplies ~

Stamps ~ Forever Friends
Ink ~ Memento
Promarkers ~ Ivory, Blush, Dusky Pink
Papers ~ Papermania Regency, Forever Friends gliter card
Access ~ Cricut Home Accents, Prima flowers, Glamour dust, Card Candy, MS Doily Punch

Thanks for taking the time to visit, have a great day!

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Cuddly Buddly - Davie Playtime

Good morning, as you are reading this hubby and I have begun our 10 day trip to celebrate our Silver Wedding anniversary. 25 years living with me how has he survived lol. Our anniversary isn't until October however we need to take our trip now which suits us fine. Where are we going.....whereever the mood takes us.

Todays card is another of my sample cards for Cuddly Buddly.

Davie ~ Playtime

~ Supplies ~

Stamps ~ Davie Playtime Large , Oval Greetings 1
Medium ~ Prismacolor pencils, Paper Piecing
Papers ~ Patchwork of papers Blue
Access ~ Cuttlebug Stars Embossing folder Star and Circle cut on Cricut

Thanks for taking the time to visit, have a smashing day!

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Daisy & Dandelion - Hazels sketch

This week over on Daisy n Dandelion it’s a fab sketch by the lovely Hazel with option of recycling. I recycled the cream card from a shop bought one

I started this card when mum was here so finally added the finishing touches earlier.

We have had glorious weather again here today scorchio! the water was a calm as anything sparkling in the sun, simply beautiful. I was bowling this afternoon and got burned and I was applying sun cream every 20 mins :O I always think the sun tires you out too. So it’s early to bed for me to colour images I was going to do earlier before I decided to go bowling.

Fab examples from the D & D Design team, thanks as always for a super challenge. I missed the challenge last week so included circles on it too from last week

Card Recipe

• Card Size ~ 6″ square from Craftwork Cards
• Stamp ~ Bubbles from Daisy and Dandelion Range, Cuddly Buddly Round Greetings 2
• Medium ~ Prismacolor pencils
• Papers ~ left overs from stash unknown make (sorry)
• Tools ~ Stampin Up scalloped circle punch, Cuttlebug circles Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles embossing folder, Cricut Storybook cartridge for frame

Thanks for taking the time to visit.

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Daisy and Dandelion #8 - Razzle Dazzle

I am ashamed to say this is the first time I have inked up these stamps and I bought them at the SECC in March. So I sent myself to the naughty step with a cuppa tea and then came back and finished my card. Yeah I know men white coats!
Anyways was having a wee play earlier and thought I know Daisy and Dandelion challenge and popped over to see this weeks theme and was astonished to see only 2 yes that’s right 2 people had joined in. Come on guys where are all you Daisy and Dandelion fans there are 97 followers of the blog.
Well this little number is for this weeks challenge which is “Razzle Dazzle” well I don’t know about you but I love bling. I am always covered in glitter of some sort, I tell hubby it’s my sparkling personality I have stamped Daisy in Bashful Blue from Stampin Up love the effect very subtle and I think works perfect for a baby card. Letters were cut using George and the background was embossed using baby cuttlebug folder and behind Daisy I embossed with the bubbly folder. “Simples”

Here is a wee close up of the bling! Well that’s it for me today. Just before i go. I went to the library last night to get the “Twilight” series by Stephanie Meyer. Heard so much about it lately thought I would jump on board and see what you were all on about being a huge Vampire film fan I can’t wait to read them. Being a small island our library is very small so I had to request them so thought what the heck and requested them all Should get them Tuesday as the library is closed on a Monday. Can’t wait
Well that’s enough of my babbering for one night.

Thanks for stopping by,

Stampin hugs!~Ali x~

Papertake Weekly - Spots and Stripes

Spots and Stripes are the theme this week over on Papertake Weekly and fab examples from the DT well woth a look. I love Mandys gift bag, scrummy. Anyways here is my effort for the challenge. Different for me? well actually no not really this is my “Normal” style if you know what I mean before I was influenced by blogging. It is nice to remember who you are and this is me

• Card Size ~ 5″ Dovecraft card blank
• Stamp ~ Gorjuss girl by Sugar Nellie, SU Stampin Around Forever flowers
• Medium ~ SU inkpads and water colour pencils
• Ink ~ SU Cameo coral, Close to Cocoa
• Cuttlebug ~ Birds and swirls embossing folder
• Cricut ~ Accent Essentials frame
• Ribbon ~ From stash
• Charm ~ From Cuddly Buddly

Lots on the agenda for me today so better crack on. Have a super day.

Thanks for stopping by.

Ali x

Friday Sketchers #40

Have you got that Friday feeling? the weekend has arrived which can only mean one thing that is a weekend full of fabulous challenges. Friday would not be Friday without Friday Sketchers Sensational inspiration form this talented group of friends. Why not join in the fun. I already had Daisy coloured so thought I would use her. Watercoloured and finished off with H2Os. The papers are just bits I was using up. I'm being good. a few flowers and swirls and voila. My daughter arrived at lunch time so she is now having a nap so I thought I would pop on and blog my card. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Thank you for stopping by, see you soon. i will leave you with the card and recipe.

• Stamp - Daisy by Sugar Nellie
• Medium - Watercolour pencils, H2Os
• DP - DCWV
• Cuttlebug - Bloom Dots embossing folder
• Swirls - Cricut Home Accents
• Punch - Woodware daisy
• Brads - Doodlebug

Mojo Monday meets Spoonfull of Sugar

A fantastic sketch this week on Mojo Monday which was a dream to work with. I have used Daisy by Sugarnellie and i have paper pieced her which is this weeks theme over on Spoon full of Sugar. Fantastic examples supplied by both DT and well worth a look. It is very windy here today, gales and severe weather warning too. a day for the house and a wee bit of creating. Perfect. Why not join in this weeks challenge on ABC or have a go at this weeks Cuttlebug Challenge whatever you are doing today enjoy. Thanks for stopping by, will see you soon. Toodles.

• Stamp - Daisy by Sugarnellie available from Funkykits
• Medium - Paper Pieced, Prismacolor pencils
• DP - Funkyhand
• Punch - X-Cut flower
• Cricut - Accent Essentials cartridge

Cute Card Thursday #37 - Snow and snowflakes

Week #37 over on CCT can’t believe its week 37 how time flies when your having fun! Critiria is snow and snowflakes this week, get yourself over to see the DT work as you will not be disappointed fab as always girls. Well here is my effort for this week Cute companions mice from Crafters Companion aren’t they adorable? I masked off the two mice and then stamped the snowman. I have used my new prismas to colour in the mice. I can’t believe how fab these pencils are I am totally hooked. I couldn’t make up my mind to give in go for markers but decided against it and bought these fabby pencils. The pigment is fantastic compared to my WH Smiths pencils. I made the snowflakes using my cricut and then put on some glamour dust for sparkle.. Well I’m off to colour for Scotland thank you for stopping by I hope you have a lovely evening. Toodles.

Stamps ~ Cute Companions christmas set
Medium ~ Prisma pencils, LOT
DP ~ DCWV
Tools ~ Cricut
Embellies ~ Snowflake brad from stash, swarovski gems