Sugar Nellie ~ Me and my Ted

A very good Sunday morning to one and all. The sun is shining yet again. Apologise I have no Sunday for Santa's creation again this week after the SECC I will catch up on all the challenges that I have missed.

Todays card is another of my Sugar Nellie DT creations using My Ted and Me isn't she just the cutest? New stamps including Mary Hall, Country Cousins and Simply Sassy are all now available to purchase from Funkykits

I have Paper Pieced her dress and My Ted and Me is coloured using Prismacolor pencils.

The papers are from S.W.A.L.K CD Rom Vol 1 from Crafters Companion.

The rectangle frame is a Nellies Choice multiframe.

Thank you for all the wonderful comments left yesterday I appreciate every one of them.

My throat is better however I'm now loaded with the cold. I will be better for SECC though I'm currently doped to the eyeballs.

The downside of being on immune suppressing medication for my Arthritis I catch everything going about :(

Anyways I'm entering my card into the following challenges ~

Teddy Stampers ~ Pink, Brown & White

Sweet Stampin challenge ~ Oh So Girly

Stamp Something ~ Flowers (mine are on the DP)

Fussy and Fancy ~ Embossing or Paper Piecing

Well that's it from me today I'm off to finish samples for SECC

4 more sleeps and 6 more sleeps until I meet Cathy.........EXCITED!

Thanks for stopping by

Ali x

Waltzingmouse CASE Competition

Morning peeps! How are we this morning. Talking of This Morning did we all manage to watch Gino D'Acampo cooking yesterday now that was eye candy! Thank you for all the fabulous comments you left yesterday regarding my BoB (Black on Black) card.

Todays card is for the CASE competition over on Waltzingmouse  Last weekend they had a fabulous Waltzingmouse Grand Calibur party with very inspiring creations from the international design team, it was wonderful. These girls are seriously talented, I tell you!..I decided to buy some stamps and give then a try OMG they are the best clear stamps I have used. Loved them!!

I  have CASED the talented LISA  card. 

Now peeps I have never CASED a card before so i hope I have done it right.

 My stamps arrived very quickly and I couldn't wait to play......I have used Pic Nic Patterns and real red ink by Stampin Up. I love the 3 flowers in a row .......old olive and real red stampin up ink.

 The twine is by Stampin Up and the button from my stash. The apetures were cut using a Nellie Choioce multi-frame. This is the start of a new addiction me thinks their will definately be more Waltzingmouse stamps coming to live with me :D

 Thanks for stopping by today.

Whatever you are doing today......enjoy! Ali x

My New Best Friend

 Morning Peeps! what the weather like where you are snow or no snow. Well I thought I would share another of my samples with you today....so no christmas cards again. It has been a lovely change not making any crimbo cards lately. Todays card is digi stamp "My New Best Friend"

Coloured again with promarkers I'm still practising other mediums with digi stamps. The papers are from the new Cottage Collection Lavender. I have used a mixture to make the flowers. the centers are the starburst punch which i think works extremely well don't you? the swirls are Marianne Design Creatables. I seriously can't get enought of these fabulous dies.

I have added stickles to the flowers for a bit of bling! the leaves are Martha Stewart frond punch and I have used the branch punch by Martha Stewart too. thanks for taking the time to leave me lovely comments I really do appreciate it. I'm really busy at the moment getting everything organised as I'm off for a break on Friday to spend time with my wonderful family. My DT posts will all be scheduled for you. Have a great Day! Ali x

~ Supplies List ~
Digi Stamp: My New Best Friend, Paper: Cottage collection Lavender Colour Medium: Promarkers
Accessories: Martha Stewart Branch, Martha Stewart Frond, Kars Starburst punch, Nellies Choice Multiframe Die Square, brads from stash
Card Size: 6" Square

Spring Is In The Air

 A very good evening from a very chilly Scotland. Brrrrrr.....Spring is in the Air though over on
Cuddly Buddly with the new Spring Digi Stamps which have now been released. This is "Queen of Hearts"

 The papers are from the new release digi papers too and they are fab an come in a variety of colours. I have also used my new flower dies from Marianne Design. I have added glamour dust and stemens to the center of my flowers. The corners are also from Marianne Design and the frame is Nellies Choice multiframe die.

I have coloured my image "Queen of Hearts" using my promarkers. The ribbon is from a lush selection from Cuddly Buddly.

I'm entering this into ~

Die Cut Dreams ~ Sweet & Candy

Well that's it from me this evening. Have a great evening and stay warm! Hugs  Ali x

~ Supplies List ~ 
Digi Stamp: Queen of Hearts Paper: Cottage Collection Rose  Colour Medium: Promarkers Accessories: EK Success Cutter Bee, Marianne Design Creatables Flower Dies, Nellies Choice Multiframe Oval Die, Marianne Designs Creatables Corners 1 dies  Ribbon from Cuddly Buddly, Card Size: 6" Square scalloped

ABC Design Team

A very good morning to one and all. We had to most awful day of rain yesterday where has Mr sunshine gone my tan is fading :lol: Wednesday means another challenge on ABC a huge thank you to everyone who took part last week. Our journey continues this week with W. We are joined by guest designer Mindy this time and what a stunner she has created.

We are honoured to by sponsored by the fabby SECRET CRAFTER this week.

Wendy's shop is bursting at the seams with fabulous stash why not pop over and see for yourself.

W is for Weather

When I saw what W was for I just knew I had the perfect image and sentiment. For those who know me well know how much of a Crafters Companion fan I am especially Cute Companions I luuuvs them :D I have coloured my image using a mixture of copics and promarkers, still need a lot more practise with these babies me thinks.

Please stop by the rest of my teamies blogs and see the wonderful creations they have made this time around.

The joiner is coming this morning to renew all the skirtings in 2 of our rooms yes more work but hey I'm still smiling there is light at the end of that very long tunnel now :D Happy Dance Happy Dance.

I hope you have a fabulous day whatever you are doing.

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Stamps ~ Cute Companions by Crafters Companion, Medium ~ Copics, Promarkers, Papers ~ Forever Friends CD Rom, Punch ~ Threading Water by Fiskars, Die ~ Nellie Snellen Multiframe Eastern Circle

Just Cute Bears Design Team

A very good morning.  Sunday again which means another challenge on Just Cute Bears

We are sponsored by Cuddly Buddly Crafts against his week and you could win yourself another cute stamp.

This weeks theme is

"FLOWERS"

The DT girlies have worked their magic for this week and we are joined again this week by the lovely Helen

Please pop by their blogs and leave them a wee comment.

Here is my card.

I have used this cute Forever Friends Bear and coloured it using my promarkers. I have cuttlebugged one side of my backing with roses folder the other side I stamped using my Simply Said stamp set by Stampin Up. The flowers are stamped using Lavender Lace also from Stampin Up on whisper white. The sentiment is from Stampin up One of A Kind stamp set. The flowers are by Prima and I have stickled around the edge of the flowers. The oval frame is cut out from lavender lace using my Nellie's Choice Oval Multiframe Woodware leaves punch  and small roses to finish. The ribbon is lush whisper white from Stampin Up.

TOP TIP ~ I you don't have ribbon the colour you are looking for you can run the ribbon through your dye based  inkpads to get a matching colour. (I will show you in the next few days the result you can get using this technique.)

Well that's it from me today, I'm on crèche duty at church this morning then bowling this afternoon. We had a super day yesterday at our Opening Day and I was on the winning team wooohooo. Well chuffed :D

Thanks for stopping by today. TTFN.

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Penny Black ~ Buttons Galore

What a fabulous day again today woohoo Helllooo Mr Sunshine. I have managed to have a wee play this morning inbetween hanging out washing, hoovering the usual daily chores. When I saw this weeks challenge over on Penny Black I just had to join in again. I think it is official that I am a Penny Black Addict :lol: can't get enough of these cuties.

Buttons Galore is this weeks theme and the DT have made gorgeous cards again this week. Thanks for the inspiration girls.

I have used papers, ribbon and cardstock by Stampin up love how evrything coordinates. the cute hedgie is coloured using Prismacolor pencils stamped using memento onto whisper white cardstock.

Today is the opening day at our bowling club and I have shiny new bowls to play with, then a meal after and a few refreshments.

Thanks for visiting today. TTFN

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Stamps ~ Penny Black Hugs, Medium ~ Prismacolor pencils, Papers ~ Stampin Up, Cardstock ~ Stampin up Ribbon ~ Stampin up, Dies ~ Swirl Marianne Design Creatables, Nellie Choice Multiframe Eastern circle Punch ~ Eyelet border by Stampin up

Penny Black Saturday ~ Butterflies and Bees

My second post today is for this weeks challenge over on Penny Black Saturday. Butterflies and Bees is what the theme is and the talented DT have excelled again this week providing fabby inspiration. I have used this cutie that I received in a RAK, coloured using my Lyra crayons and twinkling H2Os. I have gone for a layered look on this one using Nellies Choice Multiframes called Eastern Circle. fabulous value for money and just as good as nesties in my opinion.

I Cuttlebug the first layer using Jules Jewells embossing folder. The base card is basic black by Stampin up and the scrummy ribbon is by Martha Stewart Crafts. Well the sun is still shining here today and the washing is dancing on the line. I hope you have a fabulous Easter weekend, whatever you are up to....enjoy!!

TTFN

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Stamp ~ Penny Black, Medium ~ Lyra crayons, Twinkling H2Os, Cardstock ~ Whisper White, Basic Black by Stampin up, Cuttlebug ~ Jules Jewells, Die Cutter ~ Nellies Choice Multiframe Eastern circle, Ribbon ~ Martha Stewart Crafts

Motherly Love

My second post today and this time it is with Motherly Love
This is another of the new stamps released today over on Cuddly Buddly

I have masked my image again and stamped Fireside and coloured using a mixture of Copics, ProMArkers and Polychromos pencils.

The swirls are from my new Marianne Creatables Frame Die and the Oval frame is a Nellies Choice Multiframe

 

The theme this week over on Totally Papercrafts Challenge is

Mother's Day/Special Lady

This is another A6 card for the Do~Crafts Appeal.

 

~Recipe~

Stamps ~ Motherly Love, Fireside, Round Greetings Special Days
Papers ~ A Patchwork of Papers Purple
Tools ~ Fiskars Threading Water Punch, Marianne Creatable Die, Nellies Choice Multiframe

Well today was another match of the bowls and yes yers yes I beat hubby :D I was for once in the winning team. There is no living with me tonight lol. Just seen a trailor for the New Doctor Who starting at Easter Woooohooo can't wait. Won't be the same without David though :( 

Have a super evening whatever you have planned.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Just Cute Bears Design Team Card

A very good morning and yes another week has gone by. We are now at challenge #6 on

JUST CUTE BEARS 

We are sponsered again this week by 

Cuddly Buddly Crafts 

I cannot thank Kim MacFarlane enough for the generosity in supporting the challenge blog every week. The people who have won the stamps so far have been delighted. Thank you so much Kim, this means a lot.

This is the cutie on offer this week, it will be with you in time for making all your Easter cards, look at that delicious Easter Egg mmmmmm.

 

This weeks challenge is a colour combo of

Mint & Brown

This week I have used one of Kim's fabulous downloads called Teddy Bear's Home

This is a fabulous collection of designables both coloured and black and white which means yes you can colour them yourself too. This really is a bumper collection.

I have used one of the papers included in the set plus A Patchwork of Papers green to coordinate with.

  

I used My Craft Studio to work with the images however any suitable program will be work just as well.

I selected the image I wanted and then resized it to my desired size. I then copied and pasted the image (which are Jpegs) 4 times. I then decoupage the image. By printing your own images out you can decided which part you want to decoupage.

 

 The frame is Nellies Choice Multiframe Square 

I was bowling yesterday oh yes and guess who won yet again??,,,,,no not me hubby again.

We have a team of 8 each week and hubby and I are the reserves so when a couple can't play we step in.

So yesterday it was hubby and I, MIL FIL and 4 others. Hubby and his mum and dad were in the same team against myself and 3 others ladies. The score well lets just say we were well and truly beaten 25 - 2 yes I was in the team who scored 2 and not one of them was any of my bowls. We are playing every week now until 27th March so revenge will be sweet next week if we are drawn in opposing teams lol. We could be drawn in the same team however this has only happened once I think.

Anyway enough rambling please do join in the challenge this week the girls have made fabulous creations again this week they really are marvelous group of girls.

I hope you have a fabulous day.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

ABC & Dutch Dare Challenges

 A very good morning hope you are having a relaxing morning and the weather isn't too bad where you are. I have used one of my new Manga's from Sugar Nellie for today's card which is for the challenge over on

Dutch Dare

A fabulous theme "Summer in Winter" and fabulous designs for the team.

and also

ABC

the challenge is "New"

Fabby examples from the team as always, thanks girls.

 

I have coloured my Manga girl Dreamy in with a mixture of Polychromos and Prisma pencils. I have teamed her up with papers by Basic Gray Sultry and Papermania Blueberry Hill.

 I'm still wading my way through stash clearing out and finding things I didn't realise I had like the flowers on this card are from Poundland yonks ago. The hearts pearls I didn't even know I had.

~ Card Recipe ~

• Stamp ~ Dreamy Homegrown by Sugar Nellie @ Funky Kits
• Papers ~ Basic Gray Sultry, Papermania Blueberry Hill,
• Tools ~ Martha Stewart Doily Punch Nellies Choice Rectangle Mutliframe die Cuttlebug Birds & Swirls Embossing folder
• Embellies ~ From stash

Well I'm off for a coffee and some time creating, have a super day.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

My New Flower Dies

 Over on the Cuddly Buddly Forum today we were discussing the new Marianne flower dies that are available to buy from the shop. I bought 2 of the die sets so said i would make a card to let the girls on the forum see what they were like and here we go.

I have also used one of my Nellies Choice Multiframe which I just love and they are fabulous value for money too. With pennies being tight value for money and quality is something I'm always on the look out for. When I saw the flower dies I thought I NEED them lol and glad I did.... I love them I think you will agrree that when made up the flowers look scrummy. Nellies Choice also do a fabulous range of punches that cut then you emboss the flowers and can be found HERE I will list the products at the end of this post for you. Here ia a close up of the flowers for you.

~ Card Recipe ~

Papers ~ Basic Gray Sultry

Stamp ~ My Sentiments Exactly

Frame ~ Nellies Choice Rectangle Multiframe

Flowers ~ Marianne Creatables Floral 2 and Floral 1

Stamens ~ Pink Ivory

Butterfly ~ Cuttlebug Punch & Emboss Butterfly set

Thanks for taking the time to visit today, have  a lovely evening!

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Just Magnolia ~ Sketch

Afternoon from a very wet and dull island today. Thank you to each and everyone of you who took the time to leave a comment wishing my dad a speedy recovery, it means allot thank you. Dad is still in hospital however no more pains which is fantastic. He is getting an exho sound done today so hopefully we willl know maore later today or tomorrow.

On to todays card which is for this weeks fabby Just Magnolia Challenge A fabulous sketch by Mina. I have used one on my new Tildas ohh how adorable is she? and combined her with my new Nellies Choice Multiframe die (love these) and excellent value for money too.

*Edited to Say ~ I used the Nellies Choice die in my cuttlebug*

I have coloured her using my prismacolor pencils
and added lots of bling over the snowflakes.

I decided not to go for a tradional Christmas coloured card
and for a wee change used DCWV papers lol

The snowflake brad I have had for many moons think they are Papermania

~ Supplies ~

• Stamps ~ Christmas Party Tilda Magnolia Christmas 2009
• Medium ~ Prismapencils
• Papers ~ DCWV, Stampin Up I Wish
• Access ~ Nellies Choice Multiframe die , MS Doily punch, Cuttlebug snowflake die, Woodware snowflake punch, Glitz it glitter glue
  

Thanks for taking the time to visit today!

Stampin hugs

~ Ali x ~

Silent Night

This has to be one of my favourite Stampin Up sets. I love it. It was also my very first SU stamp set. I was blown away by the quality and the rest is history oh yeah an addiction was formed lol. My friend Linda told me about these classes she went to and asked if i wanted to come ok says I. It turned out that Maggie who was running the class and I were at school together and we hadn't seen each other in nearly 20 years. Poor Maggie can't get rid of me now lol. I love her classes but I usually talk too much and stick things in the wrong place lol. Can't wait for the classes to start up again.

Anyway todays card fits nicely into the Winter Wonderland theme of A Very Vintage Christmas. Super examples form there DT, great wee challenge and helps get the crimbo cards out of the way too. Keep up the fab work girls.

~ Supplies ~

• Stamps ~ Silent Night
• Ink ~ Basic Gray
• Cardstock ~ Anna Griffin
• Design Papers ~ Anna Griffin
• Embellies ~ Holly & Ribbon both Anna Griffin

Thanks for taking the time to visit.

Stampin hugs,

~ Ali x ~