Crafters Companion SWALK

Afternoon peeps well I seem to be meeting myself coming back for the last couple of weeks LOL. Yesterday was start of Christian Aid week to so another busy week. the weekend just vanished...Hubby and I were playing in a bowls competition ans we couldn't believe we got the final! However it wasn't to be on the day and were runners-up which there is no shame in as we beat very experienced bowlers and this only being our second years we are very proud of ourselves indeed.
Anyway this week challenge over on LESS IS MORE is One Layer Embossing......thanks again to Chrissie and Mandi for another fabulous challenge and fabby inspiration.
I'm loving these SWALK stamps at the moment I do love Crafters Companion and I haven't had time to ink them up so I'm making a point of getting them inked....I have used A Little Note for my card.

 

I decided to use Crumb Cake (Kraft) as my base card. I have admired this effect for a while now so thought I would give it a try and I must admit I LOVE it! A Little Note is coloured using prismacolor pencils. I have embossed the bottom of the card using Swiss dots. I have also experimented with my ribbon to after seeing this technique used and demonstrated by the SU girls at the SECC. Thanks Emma. A basic grey button and SU thread to finished the button off so it isn't naked as Kath puts it LOL

I'm entering this card into the following challenges ~

Dream Valley Challenges ~ "Dig out the Old to go with the New" (Old embossing folder, New Stamp)

Stamp Something ~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today

Stampin hugs

Ali x

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday peeps its time again for another challenge from the

PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE

Thank you to everyone who joined in last week........this weeks challenge was just made for me :D Yup

CLEAN & SIMPLE

and we are sponsored by the fabby 1-2-3 Stitch

 ........pop over to the challenge blog and read all the deets.

Here is my take on our challenge this week.

I started by embossing with my oval nestie on the card blank....This white card from The Papeterie embosses like a dream! After embossing I have used a stamp from Flower Gallery and randomly stamped the image to make a field of flowers. I drew in the stems using a Marvy Le Plume II pen using the brush end and then change to the liner end and added grass. The flowers are coloured using Prismacolor pencils and the sentiment is also from Flower Gallery set.

We look forward to seeing all your CAS cards this week. Please drop by my fellow Penny Black Saturday challenge teamies and leave them some love!

Well that's it from me at the moment....I hope Mr blogger is behaving himself from now on...naughty Mr Blogger!

The Sugar Bowl #58 ~ Sketch by Marlene

 A very good morning peeps. Time for another challenge from the ever so talented sweeties from

THE SUGAR BOWL

We have a wonderful sketch from the uber talented Marlene this time....thanks sweetie! With the theme being "Buttons" and the prize I hear you ask......well its a set of Spellbinders Fancy Tags 2 annd Hero Arts "Find Joy" Stamp Set. You have to be in it to win it!

Here is my interpretation of Marlene's fabby sketch

I decided to ink up Hippie Chick from the Simply Sassy range by SUGAR NELLIE this time I think she has to be my all time favourite Sassy girl. I've coloured her using my Prismacolor pencils and the odd polychromos pencils too. I've used my new Sizzix Stampin Up embossing folder Vintage Wallpaper again....sorry peeps you are gonna see a lot more of this baby and teamed it up with Swiss Dots for a White on White creation.

The buttons are from my stash and I have threaded them using Stampin Up thread. Paper pierced holes at the corner for effect and voila! Hope you like.

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

Stampin hugs

Ali x

Sugar Nellie ~ Mirror Mirror

I'm back as promised with a wee creation for you. This adorable Manga from SUGAR NELLIE was a delight to colour. MIRROR MIRROR is available from FUNKYKITS how many wee girls does this image remind you of. I have two gorgeous daughters now adults mind you but this is Emma very much a girlie girl...Kirstin was a tomboy mind you she slept with a brush by her bed and the first thing she did every morning when she woke was brush her hair then when dressed she put a baseball cap on ROFLOL

All card stock used on this card are from THE PAPETERIE

I have bugged the card using Roses Cuttlebug folder and blooming Dots embossing folder also by Cuttlebug

Mirror Mirror is coloured using a mixture of Promarkers and Prismacolor pencils. Martha Stewart Doily punched border for interest.

I am using a new camera at the moment and I can see an improvement in my photos. so please bear with me while i get used to using it. Yesterday post was my first time using it and i was extremely happy with the difference in the quality. Although not a new camera I have swapped with Emma and she is now delighted with my Pentax and I'm the proud owner of her Canon.

I'm  entering this card into the following challenges ~ 

Papertake Weekly ~ Truly Dimensional
ABC ~ Sugar and Spice

Thanks for stopping by

Ali x

The Sugar Bowl #57 ~ Maria Therese Sketch

A very good morning can't believe that 2 weeks have flown by again. Which means another fabby challenge from the sweeties...over on

THE SUGAR BOWL

We have a fabaroonie sketch from Maria Therese thanks sweetie with the theme being Purple and Green

and as always the prize is amazing.........This time you can win a full set of Simply Sassy set 6 stamps and a set of new nestabilites.

I have used Dress Up Games from the home manga range at SUGAR NELLIE and coloured her using promarkers and prismacolor pencils, cut her out and popped her on dimensionals for effect. Lots of embossing with my bug using Swiss Dots and Blooms and Dots.

I have lots to be catching up on today....never enough hours in the day at the moment.

Please pop by my fellow sweeties blogs to see their wonderful creations and leave them some lurv.

Elaine, Erika, Gayle, Kiki, Lilian, Maria Therese , Marlene, Sarah & Tiets

Thank for stopping by....and whatever your plans today....enjoy

Stampin hugs

~Ali x ~

Sugar Nellie ~ Strawberry Patch

Well the sun is shining here today another glorious day on the island. :D

My DT packet arrive from Sugar Nellie yesterday and I couldn't wait to ink up this cutie...Strawberry Patch

I have coloured Strawberry Patch using my prismacolour pencils. I added a touch of Poppy Red Twinkling H2O to the strawberries for extra shading, I love trying out new things and adding H2Os over prismas worked really well.

The gingham paper is again from Pink Petticoat and the card stock from The Papeterie

The cotton lace was f rom Cathy...mwah and the large strawberry stamp was a freebie yonks ago in the Craft Stamper magazine.

I have embossed some white card using Bloom dots cuttlebug embossing folder.

I love the effect the paper piercing gives in the corners too.

I'm entering this into the following challenges ~

Papertake Weekly ~ It's a Mum thing or Just Girlie

Simon Says Stamp ~ Mother's Day/Girlie

Cuttlebug Challenge ~ Linking Party

Right better get a shifty on "millions to do guys millions to do!"

Whatever you are doing today....enjoy

Ali x

Less Is More #6 ~ Off the Edge

A very good morning it's Saturday which means LESS IS MORE challenge!

Thank you to everyone who left me comments last week and apologies I didn't get around everyone.

Another fabulous challenge from Chrissie and Mandi

This week the challenge is Off The Edge

An additional criteria this week is No Scored Lines I'm not sure if my card will qualify however they weren't scored they were embossed. Just let me know girls If its not ok and I'll re enter the challenge.

~ Recipe ~

• Card size ~ 12cm
• Stamps ~ Little Claires Flowerhead, Stampin Up Trendy Trees
• Ink ~ Memento
• Medium ~ Prismacolor Pencils
• Tools ~ Nestie Labels Die, Quickie glue pen, Pigment Black pen
• Embellies ~ Dazzling Diamonds by Stampin Up

Thanks for stopping by. hope you have a fab Saturday whatever your plans.

Ali x

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

Sundays For Santa....more Penny Black

 Yeah Sunday....which means Sunday for Santas with the girlies over on Facebook. We are a fab wee group of friends who enjoy each others company and can have a great laugh along side our love of all things crafty. Crafters are the nicest people ever. I am blessed to have met/not quite met/and will meet the most wonderful peeps through the internet that I call "friends" I don't need to name you "ALL" know who you are :D and they are as mad as hatters the lot of them....he he will you be brave enough to say it's you ha ha.

Anyway the lovely Fiona chose the theme for this week....."Family Christmas"

 Well at first i struggled with this one I must admit.....but it came good in the end. the background is made using my fabby new stamps from Waltzingmouse Stamps. The set is called Pic Nic Patterns and you can make gingham backgrounds wooohoooooo. I lurvs them. I love gingham especially red. My pinny and peg holder are red gingham that I made myself a few years ago....stop laughing yes i wear a pinny...my Mum loves it and is always wearing it when she comes to stay....anyway  the card........ Real red ink another yummy product for Stampin Up....and the eyelet border punch also from Stampin up.

 The images is stamped in memento and coloured using prismacolor pencils. i have added my usual flowersoft and glamour dust for snow and glamour dust for the fur and pom pom on their hats. Snowflake embossing folder from cuttlebug for the semicircle background....and Cuttlebug snowflakes to finish off.

Lots to do today...Ebay packing and I will be adding more stash later for sale so that all needs photographed and its great light today so going to grab the chance and get that out the way and another job ticked off the enormous list i have.....

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

Penny Black Saturday

Morning peeps is it still morning lol my head has been like mince all week not sure what days have been which all due to a mishap during the week when my bathroom was flooded from upstairs, the ceiling is a mess oh joy!

Saturday means a fabby new challengfe from the Penny Black Saturday girls and the lovely Helen is a guest designer this week whoop whoop Helen :D

 The theme this week is "Love Is"

I have used this adorable stamp however i have cut out both hedgies so they were closer together awww. They are coloured using my prismacolor pencils. The papers are from Pink Petticoat (yum yum) Stampin Up eyelet border punch.

 The from the heart sentiment is by Stampin up and the Love is Penny Black and the is is hand written.

Simon Says Stamps challenge this week is "Love is in the Air" and the
 new challenge over on Crafty Calender Challenge is  LOVE another fabby challenge blog and Allsorts
theme is "It must be Love Love Love" I loved that Madness song when i was younger.....

Hope you like...this is hubby's Valentines card for this year....I'm organised for once lol

Thank you for all the lovely comments you leave me.

I am off now to get stuck in to some samples and maybe a couple of challenges too.

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

Sugar Nellie Design Team ~ In a While

 Morning and what a beautiful morning it is....I have my daughters washing out and its blowing away happily in the wind. Love great drying days.....

Todays card is another of my design team creations for Sugar Nellie 

I have used In a While by Leanne Ellis. I love this image I am getting mor and more into these images all the time I love the artyness to them. I have added hand doodled suspended hearts to the top of my card in keeping with Leannes style.

 In a While has been coloured using Prismacolor pencils (my watercolour paper is off white :( so had to use my prismas)

I have embossed a cuttlebug border around the edge of the card I will make a tutorial for for this explaining how i did it as it will be easier to explain using pictures. The ribbon is from my stash.

  As you know my fabby bloggy buddy Cathy and I have a CAS challenge going on between us. I chose embossing for the theme this time and this is my card...what ya think Cathy......I am soooo excited as Cathy and I are finally going to meet after about 4 years of being bloggy buds we actually feel as though we have known each other all our lives LOL this will truly be a fantastic day when we finally get to meet Love you loads Mrs but you already know that :D

 I will be back later will another wee card for you.....see you later

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

Penny Black Poppy Fields

 A very good morning it's beautiful here on the island this morning but it looks freezing outside....I've not ventured out yet. A new challenge is up and running over on Penny Black Saturday a fabby sketch by Pauline. Thanks Pauline I can see me using this one again and again. Fab inspiration from the DT as always. It also fits this weeks Totally Gorjuss challenge which is "As YOU like" no guesses there what i like LOL

 Lots of cuttlebug embossing and lots of white LOL I think it is official I lurvs white on white (WoW)

Poppy Field has been coloured using Prismacolor pencils and cut and emmbossed usinmg nesties and the scallopped border is a Nellies choice multiframe. Swiss Dots and Hearts embossing folders by Cuttlebug.

 Butterflies and leaves are Martha Stewart punches. The gingham ribbon gives it that lift and I always try to co-ordinate with the image :D. The pearls were made using a Pearl maker pen. there are two ways to use this pen you can either make the pearls straight onto your creation however if you are using coloured papers you will get a hint of colour from the pearls or you can make them on acetate leave them to dry and then adhere them as you would a normal pearl.

Well thats it for me at the moment lots to do today so better get on. 

See you tomorrow for Sundays for Santas and it was my turn to choose the theme this week LOL mmmm I wonder what I chose.

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

Penny Black meets Sunday for Santas

 Morning Peeps Sunday again me thinks this year is going a bit too fast already. Being Sunday means another challenge for the Sundays For Santas girlies. This weeks theme is "Cosy" this Penny black image is perfect for this one. How adorable.

 

MY Penny Black image is coloured using Prismacolor pencils and stickled within an icnh of it's life.Dovecraft papers which I got for a bargain at hobbycraft in the sales reduced from £7.99 to£3.99 bargain :D This fits perfectly with this weeks  Penny Black Saturday theme which is January Sales. The girls have provided fabby inspiration again this week so pop over and have a drool. 

I have embossed the design paper using Snowflakes cuttlebug embossing folder as some of the white latt too. Cuttlebug snowflake as an extra...and a Martha Stewart Zig Zag border punch along the bottom edge. I have added some hand stitching again I actually prefer this to the sewing machine so it going back in the cupboard. the sentiment is from Craftwork Cards. 

My small house is still overloaded with craft stash and I'm still clearing out...therefor I have added a For Sale page to my pages if you fancy any instructions are at hte top of the For Sale page.

Right I'm off to start some clearing and cleaning and maybe a little inking later on.

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

Sugar Nellie Joy ~ Clean and Simple

 My lovely blogging buddy well actually fabby friend CATHY and I have this wee challenge going between us regarding CAS cards. As you know I blog my CAS cards quite often and CATHY being a chicken licken lol doesn't. Well i can tell you Cathies CAS cards are stunning and I want to encourage her to blog them more. Here is Cathy's CAS Card

I picked the first theme "One For the Girls"  nice and east to start with eh I'm a tad nervous now as its Cathy's turn to choose lol.

I have chosen to use Sugar Nellie JOY digi stamp available from Funky Kits

I have coloured JOY using Prisma colour pencils. these images are fantastic to colour as all the shading is in the right place for you already done by the artist. I think the name chosen for them is perfect because they are Simply Adorable

I have embossed around the image using a cuttlebug embossing folder called Grace Frame. The gingham paper is from S.W.A.L.K CD rom 1 thanks Elaine. The ribbon was bought in a wee sewing and craft shop in Cheltenham across the street from the model railway shop Cheltenham Model Centre for anyone who lives in that area *wink (you know who you are)  they have some lush ribbons etc   

 Now I wasn't sure if it was an apple or a ball that Joy was holding so today it is a ball another day she will be holding an apple lol. 

I'm entering this into the following challenges ~

The Cuttlebug Spot ~ Inspired by a song....my song is Sweet Child O' Mine by Gun n Roses

One Stop Craft challenge ~ A Card for a Child

Well thats it for me today I'll be back tomorrow with my Sugar Bowl creation and I'm meeting my lovely friend Linda for a well overdue coffee and catch up.

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

Clean and Simple

 Happy Saturday morning peeps..... I'm not here to enter the fabby Penny Black Saturday challenge this week so I thought I would share a Penny Black creation with anyway. Made in my favourite style Clean and Simple.

The image is coloured using Prismacolour pencils, papers are by Papermania.

Another quick and simple card for my upcoming craft fayre.

Join me tomorrow for another challenge on Just Cute Bears & Friends

Thanks for dropping by....Have a great day and stay warm... Ali x 

~ Supplies List ~
Stamps: Penny Black, Paper: Papermania, Ink: Memento, Colour Medium: Prismacolour pencils, Accessories: Martha Stewart Doily punch, Card Size: C6

I'm Quackers Over You

 Morning Peeps! Well do you have lots of the white stuff??? Do I ...well in an answer NO...and I lurvs the stuff all white and fluffy and cold. I was away yesterday getting my last bits and bobs before we go away.... Soooooo excited....:D Can't wait to see my other 2 grandsons Alex and Cole it's been nearly a year since we last saw then :( I have a lump in my thoat just thining of them. I'm also going to my first ever Christmas Market......woohooo...... Cheltenham here I come.

Today's card is another of the Spring new releases over on  Cuddly Buddly can't wait to use these cuties again in time for Spring. This is "I'm Quackers Over You!"

 I have coloured my image using promarkers and prismacolor pencils. Paper piercing around the outside edge of the image for effect. The papers are from the new Cottage Collection papers and this is Slate.

 Shock horror I didn't 3D this image well not everyone likes 3D so I'm told........just for you...you know who you are. So.......3D or Not to 3D is the question I put to you do you prefer my cards with the images 3D or not? Fingers crossed I get all I'm looking for today. Starting to panic now as I also need my craft fair makes all made and bagged before I go....... oh eek. Ack not to worry I work better under pressure :D

A wee reminder too that CHALLENGE #2  over on the CUDDLY BUDDLY BLOG is now up an running.....pop over and grab your free papers :D A bug congratualtions to BEV for winning the our first challenge.

Have a great Day! Whatever you are doing....Enjoy and stay warm ....Ali x

~ Supplies List ~ 

Stamps: I'm Quackers Over You, Round Greeting 4, Paper: Cottage Collection Slate, Ink: Memento, Colour Medium: Promarkers, Prismacolor pencils, Accessories: Card Candy Card Size: A6

Delicious Cuddly Buddly New Releases

Evening folks...now I have had a senior moment today lol as I thought I had posted already but no doh..... so apologises for being late with todays post.
I have another of the new releases to show you today...introducing

"Hhmm Chocolate"

isn't she the sweetest?

The papers are new today too Cottage Collection and this is Poppy fabulous as always and print like a dream. I have coloured my image usinmg a mixture of prismacolor pencils and promarkers.

I have 3D my image for effect love this technique really gives your card dimension. I finished the card with some lush ribbon. These stamps have now been added to the shop and they are fantastic.

Lots of new products have also been added to the shop. Making Memories Slice and Accessories are now in Stock and there is also a weekly special offer on Penny Black stamps and selected Tattered Angels products.

Enjoy the rest of the evening. Thanks for visiting....see you tomorrow.

Ali x

Supplies List ~
Stamps: Hhmm Chocolate, Round Greetings 4
Paper: Cottage Collection ~ Poppy
Ink: Memento
Colour Medium: Prismacolor pencils, promarkers
Accessories: Ribbon
Card Size: A6

Cuddly Buddly ~ Bits of Ivory

 Morning peeps. I have another of the new Bits of Ivory images for you this morning from the latest releases from Cuddly Buddly. Meet Alonzo...he has been chasing butterflies.

Alonzo has been coloured using prismacolor pencils and I have used the Garden Vignettes paper in the warm option this time.

 I have added faux stitching around the edge of the middle panel for effect. I have paper pierced the corner my favourite technique of this year. I'm just putting the finishing touches to my  DT work today and a super day for getting the pictures too so i won't hang about blethering.

I'm entering this into

A Spoonful of Sugar ~ Anything Goes

Have a great Day!

Ali x

Supplies List ~
Stamps: Bits of Ivory Alonzo Chasing Butterflies, Garden Vignettes Sentiments
Paper: Garden Vignettes Warm
Ink: Memento
Colour Medium: Prismacolor pencils
Accessories: Ribbon, Paper Piercer and Matt
Card Size: A6

Cuddly Buddly New Releases

 A very good evening. Today we have new releases added to the Cuddly Buddly shop by the talented
Barbara from Bits of Ivory.

All images are available as Rubber Stamps, Digi Stamps and 3D Decoupage wow what a choice as always from Cuddly Buddly. there are a choice of 2 downloadable papers too that match and co-ordinate with the images.

My first sample to show you is using the rubber stamp Milly Serenade

 Milly has been coloured using a mixture of  promarkers and prismacolor pencils. Milly is mounted on a Nellies Choice die. The papers are Garden Vignettes a fabulous selection that co-ordinate perfectly with these images. Bits of Ivory sentiment rubber stamps are also available to buy from the new range.

 I have been watching my grandson today and he is fairly coming on. He is talking and learning new words every day now.This weeks new word is "stuck" yip everything is stuck at the moment cars get stuck no matter where they are..... when he can't get his slippers off they are stuck. Last week he learned clever boy but doesn't like that as much as stuck lol.

Have a great evening! Ali x

Supplies List ~ 
Stamps: Milly Serenade, Garden Vignettes sentiments
Paper: Garden Vignettes ~ Cool

Ink: Memento
Colour Medium: Promarkers, Prismacolour pencils

Accessories: Nellies Choice Multifrmae Oval Die,
Card Size: A6

Cuddly Buddly Challenge #1

 Welcome to our first challenge from Cuddly Buddly Crafts. The Fabulously Crafty Friends from CB will be bringing you new challenges every 2 weeks. We will also be joined by special guests from the forum who love all things Cuddly Buddly

Our first challenge is 

"COSY CHRISTMAS"

 I have used Candlelight Friends and stamped the image using memento ink and coloured using prismacolor pencils. I stamped the image twice and layered it for effect. The papers are from the new Toby Tumble Christmas Papers The flowers have been handmade using the 5 petal flower punch and the larger 5 petal flower punch

 I added stardust stickles to the image for some sparkle. The branches are by Martha Stewart. Love this punch an all rounder that every crafter should have in their stash. I have went for a fancyish fold for my card the Z-Fold.

The sentiment I have used is Oval Greetings Christmas and I've punched out using my SU oval punches however they can be cut oout using oval nesties.

Please visit my fellow Fabulously Carfty Friend teamies and see their wonderful creations.
We look forward to seeing your Cosy Christmas creations

I'm entering my card into ~

Allsorts ~ Twas the Night Before Christmas

Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy whatever you may be doing.

Stampin hugs 

~ Ali x ~