2/100 'Balloon'

Another super duper sketch at Skissedilla....and another layout for DGD's album :0)

I pulled bits and bobs out of my CKC kit but because of that child's love of the colour that shall remain nameless I had to find different papers. Fortunately my new Glitz Design pad arrived in the nick of time!!

Love You Madly papers, Studio Calico wood veneers, Spellbinders dies, Prima stamp

The splats are Paint Dabbers ...delish! Wood veneers are Studio Calico

And here is the lovely birthday sketch:

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

'Woodentops' on a passing whim!

Does this sound familiar? I was on my way to get dressed and as I passed my craft room I noticed a washi tape on the floor. In I went to pick it up and before I put it in the jar, I pulled out a piece of paper and started messing about with it. I had just been flicking through the blogs I follow and had seen the Skissedilla sketch and had also spotted the chevron paper from Crate Fourteen collection....an idea was born!

2 hours later I am still in my pyjamas, having created my page for the challenge, photographed it and am now posting it!! Have just had a phone call from DH as I am supposed to be walking the dog round to DD#1's to help out with taking stuff to the dump! Needless to say I lied through my teeth and said I had been busy with the hoover and was on my way......so without delay, here is my take ;0)

washi tape 'chevronned' up

Weathered Wood and Pumice Stone distress inks, Tattered Angels Glam in Heffalump

me and my baby bruvs a long time ago! 

Stash Panache button and October Afternoon stickers

yummy sketch!


Not brilliant photos, but I'm in a rush!!

Happy weekend, thanks for popping in,

Ali x

'Here's the Story'

Hello lovely bloggers,

I am back from a super week in Welsh Wales with DH and Basil :0) I was able to tear myself away from the  ironing pile (you pay for your pleasures) long enough to complete a lo for the sketch challenge at Skissedilla #179. I love the inspiration that you get over there!!

Another one for my Italian album, I am on the home stretch now, most of the project pages (i.e. 4 x 6ers) are embellished and journalled and there are only a handful of 12 x 12s left....just as well as I have tons of photos from Wales to scrap!!

my camera really did not like the whiteness of this one today....hence the crappy focus! Rub ons from OA Thrift Store (I never use rub-ons, but I like how these came out)

Die Cut Heidi Swapp Destinations paper, MME chevron stamp, MS butterfly punch...card stock was inked with Scattered Straw to tone it down a bit

Loving my homemade embellie! Bobunny chipboard, die cut SC paper (heart), Anna Griffin (label), MME stamp. American Crafts brad

Thanks for popping in today :0)

Ali x 

Skissedilla #177 'Fabulous Details'

Loved the sketch over at Skissedilla (when do they ever do a bad one??) and managed to find time to do another layout for the Italian album.

These statues are in the garden of le Vittoriale, the home of d'Annunzio. There are amazing pieces all over the place some are crammed into corners, a real place of decadence, including a full size war ship and an aeroplane! I fell in love with these two :0)

new washi tape :0) it was the tape that inspired the misting: Tattered Angels Firefly, Comic Shimmer Pewter Grey with a little copper thrown into the mix and Lake Mist paint watered down and flicked.

Anna Griffin rosette, Heidi Swapp butterfly, Basic Grey journal spot

Heidi Swapp stamp and an Elle Studio tag stamp

Here is the super duper sketch that inspired me:



Thanks for popping in,

Ali x 

'Beauty' Skissedilla Challenge #176

I squeezed this challenge in between drop off and pick up times at Nursery yesterday :0)

The photo is of a post that was jutting out of Lake Garda...I don't know why, or what it's for, but I loved the beauty of it......hence the title!

background paper is MME , the black dp is.......get ready Lizzy...Websters Pages!!! Yes ok I know not the most flowery of all I own but at least I have used one of them!! I cut a random square background on the Silhouette, but I'm not sure it's obvious on the photo.

MME label and woodgrain stamps and a wee bit of a PP screen print. Blue alcohol ink and Tumbled Glass Distress Stain. Studio Calico stars, some have been swiped with an Aqua Paint Dabber

Tim Holtz ticket stamp and MME arrow and a new buy from Stash Panache the tin button :0)

 inking and misting :0)

I wanted to keep the colours 'monochromatic' to echo the photo. I used the inspirational Skissedilla sketch

 love the simplicity :0)

Thanks for popping in,

Ali x 

Skissedilla #174 'Wrinkles'

Oh what a delicious place for inspiration Skissedilla truly is!!

I am delighted to have stumbled across these sketches and the DT are out of this world!!!

I had no choice but to find the time to play, and boy did I play!! Paint, Glimmer Glam and Ink were all over me, my desk and the floor by the time I had finished....there were quite a few attempts before I was happy to  go with this particular flow :0)

The photo is a recent one of me taken on a dog walk, i.e. not looking my best! When DH uploaded it onto the computer I was going to delete it as I didn't like all the wrinkles on show, but then I thought, actually this is how I look, live with it!!
I rarely scrap myself, unless I am with someone, so this is me wrinkles..ahem, excuse me.... laughter lines and all!!

I recently bought Pink Paislee's Vintage Vogue collection as it was on sale, now you know I hate purple, well on the flip side there are some fantastic prints - this is one of them :0)

Hmmm this hasn't come out brilliantly on the photo but it is the Colour Magic letters spelling 'wrinkles'

a darling little MME stamp and MS and TH butterflies

a couple of circle borders in different sizes cut on the Silhouette and another MME stamp plus some more Colour Magic numbers

and here is the sketchy loveliness that inspired me:



Just about got time to play, if you're quick!!

Thanks for popping in,

Ali x