A Little Bit Sheena

Morning peeps today I have a creation made with one of SHEENA DOUGLASS amazing stamps from the Paint Fusion range The Poinsettia available from CRAFTERS COMPANION talking of Crafters have you seen the new Website...in the words of Nigel himself A~MAY~ZING

I have to say this card was very difficult to photograph due to the sparkle :)

It's very blingy.....Spray and Sparkle :)

Stamped and layered the Poinsettia has been distressed at the edges CATHY don't faint!!

I'm entering this into ~

Totally Gorjuss ~ Anything Goes with Glitter

Everybody Art ~ Christmas

Christmas at Sweet Stampin ~ Anything Goes

Still plodding away with the Crimbo creations here....however there is light at the end of that tunnel

Thanks for popping by........much appreciated

Crafty hugs

Ali x

Sheena Douglas Paint Fusion ~ Today is the Day

 A very good morning peeps I'm so excited today as its the launch of Sheena Douglas brand new shiny Paint Fusion CD Rom on Create and Craft at 12 noon......don't forget to tune in and see what other delish new products Sheena is bringing you....I must admit Sheena is my idol and it was a huge honour to have been able to make a few samples for her.....squeal!!!!!!.....

The paper is from the Paint Fusion CD Rom and i have distressed the edges with my scissors. I embossed the paper with Butterfly Swirls Darice embossing folder you can just make that out in the picci.... I stamped Silhouette Wildflowers by Sheena Douglas from the A Little bit sketchy range using versafine black ink and then shadow stamped again. to achieve this technique after you have stamped your image move it slightly and then stamp again no nedd to reink the stamp this is how it forms a shadow as their is less ink to transfer its a super effect.

 I love the fact that all Sheenas products can be used in conjunction with each other.......

Tune in to see Sheena on Create and Craft during the week ~

Friday 10th - 12pm, 3pm and 5pm

Saturday 11th - 8am, 1pm, 3pm

Sunday 12th - 4pm and 6pm

Monday 13th - 2pm and 6pm

Tuesday 14th - 12pm and 5pm

Thursday 16th - 8am (2 hours), 1pm and 6pm

Friday 17th - 9am

I hope you have enjoyed my sneak peeks...i have really enjoyed reading all your comments which i must thank you for...and by the sounds of it you are loving sheenas new products. Don't forget to keep up to date with all the news and gossip from the CRAFTERS COMPANION BLOG

I think there will be lots of sell  outs this week!!

Thanks for stopping by....much appreciated!
 
Ali x

Sheena Douglas Sneak Peek #4

 Another post from me today thought i would share another of my Sheena Douglas sneak peeks with you :O)
Sheena is on Create and Craft tomorrow at noon with a fabulous Pick of the Week for you and you are going to love it! Here is another wee taster from the fabulous Paint fusion CD Rom

I adore Lavender!! I helps me sleep when I'm stressed about anything a few dabs on my pillow and i'm in the land of nod in minutes. I love thse tage look at the detail on them!! Fabulous!! the paper is also from the Paint Fusion CD ROM as are  the embellishments. i added glossy accents to the butterfly...

I did distress the edges of the paper however the pictures doesn't really pick that up...sorry :O(

Well that's it form me tonight as I have a few things to do, create and I'm currently reading Before i go to Sleep by S J Watson and I want to finish it tonight...as i have a busy weekend ahead and probably won't get a chance to read.

See you again tomorrow....i have more to share...and join me Saturday as i have more exciting news to share with you....squeal!!

Thanks for stopping by....much appreciated!

Ali x

Sheena Douglas Sneak Peek #3

A very good evening peeps...thank you to everyone who left comments yesterday on my creations...I'm glad you like my Jewelry too as I will be sharing more Jewelry on my blog in future...:O)
I have another sneak peek to show you from the fabulous Paint Fusion CD Rom from SHEENA DOUGLAS launching on Friday 10th on Create and Craft at 12 noon.....

Now this card is a tad different from my normal style however I wanted to show you that you can use all Sheena products with each other. The pansies are from the new Paint fusion CD ROM its a decoupage element again....i added it to the bottom as I wanted it to look like a window effect. I stamped Peaceful Lakeside on to the back of Centura Pearl Snow White card and water coloured the image using Twinkling H2Os

After I had sent my samples off to Sheena I was editting my picture and think that the boats would look better if i had decoupaged them to make them pop....but I am extremely delighted with the results on this card....as I said before not my usual style and it was fun to play :O)

I have some fab news to share tomorrow...but all will be revealed in the morning...squeal!!
Thanks for stopping by....much appreciated!

Have a lovely evening
Ali x

Sheena Douglas Sneak Peek No 2

 A very good morning to one and all....I have another sneak peek for you today  from SHEENA DOUGLAS new PAINT FUSION CD Rom coming to you this Friday 10th on Create and Craft. Sheena really has excelled in this new venture...I lurvs it....have I already told you that lol

 This is my one of my favourites of the decoupage....I adore these Tulips......the backing paper is also from the CD Rom...another fabulous feature which i have embossed using the butterfly swirl Darice embossing folder from CRAFTERS COMPANION.

I have added Glossy Accents over the top layer of my tulip decoupage to make them shiny however you could always Paint Fusion on top too..... I added stickles around the edge of the matt...the detail on these images from the CD is fabulous it really looks like it have been Fusioned!! So what do you think?

I'm entering this into this weeks PAPERTAKE WEEKLY ~ Anything Goes

Thank you to everyone who left fabulous comments yesterday you are all too kind....i love reading them all and will visit each and every one of you...thank you.

Whatever your plans for today are...enjoy! Thanks for stopping by....much appreciated!

Ali x

A Proud Moment........

 Morning peeps....on Tuesday I shared a card using Sheena Douglas poppies....well today I would like to share a picture of a very proud moment for myself. Just recently in November hubby and I ventured down to Darlington to the amazing Aston Hotel to CRAFTAGANZA organised by CRAFTER'S COMPANION.

We had three days of amazing workshops and laughs were aplenty.

I was asked to present flowers that all the crafters put together for to the uber talented Sheena Douglas I was squealing like mad lol maybe just a wee bitty star struck too.....this fabby lady is not only extremely talented but is such a lovely person with a wicked sense of humour!

My proud moment......

Thanks for stopping by....much appreciated! 

Crafty hugs

Ali x

Sheena Douglas ~ Poppies

 Afternoon peeps...I hope you are enjoying the festive season as much as I am. Having all my family around me is just amazing. My son is home and we are spending quality time as a family! Lots of laughs and fun....can't beat it!

Todays card is a new creation using the uber talented Sheena Douglas stamp set POPPIES AND DAISIES

I have coloured the Poppies using my Spectrum noir pens. I stamp the image using memento ink which is perfect for using with Speccies. I then placed my image inside the frame of the Cuttlebug folder Graces Frame and run it through the cuttlebug.

The red card is Brights Core'dinations and the border punch is by Fiskars.

I love this card even if I do say so myself and I do think the ribbon just finishes it off.

I'm entering into the following challenges ~

STAMPIN FOR THE WEEKEND ~ Anything Goes

EVERYBODY ART CHALLENGE ~ Anything Goes

SECRET CRAFTER ~ Anything Goes

CHARISMA CARDZ ~ Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by....much appreciated! 

 Stampin hugs

Ali x

Crafter's Companion Craftaganza Make

One of the fabulous workshops at Craftaganza was using the new LUMINARTE products from Crafters Companion. We were given a Wine Box by the lovely Louisa to work our magic on! Well I took one look at this and thought EEEEKKK.....  you know me I'm a Clean and Simple kinda gal so the thought of Grunging and getting messy shocked my hair blonde!!

I started by painting my entire Wine box using Persimmon Radiant Rain Shimmering mist by Luminarte. the mica and pigment in these sprays are fantastic and really do give an amazing sparkle. Perfect for spraying your flowers. I dried the box using the fabulous new Sheena Douglass heat tool. Once it was completely dry I started stamping using Sheena Douglass fab Silhouette Wildflowers stamps   using Stazon ink and then dried again using the Heat Tool

TopTip* ~  I put my hand inside the box when stamping and pushed the box up onto the stamp as the Paper Mache slightly flexible and pressed the stamp at the same time.

I added Versamark around the bottom of the Wine box and applied WOW Brass Embossing powder.
The butterflies were also stamped in versamark and the embossed using the amazing WOW embossing powders

My stencil Bon Soir 3 was sprayed with some Stick and Spray and then applied to the top of the lid. I then applied Radiant Rain Colour concentrate in Bronze using a dry brush and a stippling effect until i was happy with the result and colour. and again applied the Versamark and Wow powders around the edge. A piece of  Black Organza ribbon around the edge and then tied in a bow at the front to finish!
 and there we have it........I have to admit i love this creation.

I'm entering this creation into the following challenges ~ 

Totally Gorjuss ~  Sparkle
Oh La La Creations ~ Lots of Sparkle
Creative Craft challenge ~ Free For All
Crafty Cardmakers ~ Heat Embossing

Thanks for stopping by...catch up soon

Ali x

Less is More #19 ~ In The Frame

 Hello peeps it seems an age since I have written a blog post well actually its over a week lol. Thank you to everyone who left holiday wishes and comments for me it was very kind and very much appreciated. We had an amazing holiday with the family and extended family Cathy and her lovely hubby Dave "The Bus Man" Wallington whom we met up with on the Tuesday in Blackpool.

This weeks LESS IS MORE theme in One Layer is In the Frame.....I missed last weeks as I was on holiday and I'm gutted as I have played along every week since the beginning.

 

I have used my Sheena Douglas stamp set from Crafter's Companion and stamped it in an embossed frame using my nesties. I added a Trelles effect using my Ultimate Pro at the side which finishes the card perfectly I think.

 I coloured the images using my whispers pens and using the fine end added some grass strands for effect. a touch of stickles on the centre of the daises and voila! Please take the time to visit Chrissie and Mandi and leave them a comment they put so much work into this challenge its wonderful. thanks again ladies for another wonderful challenge.

Thanks for stopping by

Ali x


~ Recipe ~
Stamp ~ Sheena Douglas A Little bit Sketchy....Poppies and Daises
Medium ~ Whispers Pens
Tools ~ Ultimate Pro
Access ~ Stickles

Less is More #9 ~ A Touch of Red

Morning peeps its Mother's Day here in the UK so A very Happy Mother's Day to all mums. Hugs to those who have sadly lost their Mum  she will always remain in your heart!

  I was away yesterday all day so never got the chance to play along. For the regular Less is More players you will also see I've moved back to blogger. Wordpress was not for me. Welcome to my new abode!

So on to this weeks Less Is More challenge which is A Touch of Red *squeal I lurvs Red

I have used a Sheen Douglas stamp from "A Little bit Sketchy"  set and coloured using promarkers.

I used my Hougie board to create a lattice effect on the card layer.

The punched edge using Stampin Up Eyelet border justs adds a bit of interest to the card and I backed using red card from

The Papeterie

Please remember to drop by Chrissie and Mandi and leave them some lurv.
Well I was spoiled rotten by my kids flowers and money for crafty goodies *big grin

and cards that had me in tears. you guys are "THE" best.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

have a super day whatever your plans

Stampin hugs

Ali x