Dream Big

I have spent the last couple of evenings fiddling about with Project Life (not PL proper....some additional pages for DGS' album) and really needed to do a 12 x 12 lo!!

Paper Stories have another super sketch this month....albeit getting towards the closing date!! Better late than never :)))

I started this lo with nothing like the final result in mind .....but do you know what??? I love it!! :))))

*sigh* Heidi Swapp on the Silhouette :)))

Papers are American Crafts 'Little Boy Blue' and I was going to go all cutesy.....???? Check out the heart....details below!!

YUM YUM YUM!!! This stuff is called Sparkle Medium by Imagination Crafts.......glittered texture paste!!!! I scraped mine through a chevron stencil onto acetate........it looks good here....but in real life it is amazing!

Here is the sketch....it's a beaut :)

 
yes I know....one day I will do multiple photos!!!

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x 

'Aunty'

OK so time to 'fess up!!

You may note that there is no longer a x/100 in the title.....I tried, I really did, but that pesky Create and Craft went and had a birthday with free p&p and all the Heidi Swapp and American Crafts stuff in the sale.....what's a girl to do?????

Soooo.....I will at the very least continue with my CKC kits and TRY not to spend too much!! On a positive note I have been a lucky little crafter and won some beeeuoootiful stamps from Skissedilla and found out this morning that I have won a prize at CCW :0)

This time I am back to play with Lets Get Sketchy I am loving their sketches this month :0)

Another lo for DGS' scrapbook, this time with his adoring aunt and when I say adoring, I mean totally besotted.....as in head over heels in love:0) 

using more bits from my lovely CKC April Kit

circles are misted with Tattered Angels and Color Shine. You can just about see LOVE using one of my new embossing folders

ombred Heidi Swapp letters with ProMarkers....love this!!

PLS card, SC heart and a leaf die from Marianne (I think)

Here is the lovely sketch if you want to have a play too :0)

 

Thanks so much for popping in today,

Ali x 

Magical

I am so in the scrapping groove right now! I am making the most of every second as next week life gets busy again and I don't think I will have much time for me....never mind I am enjoying it while it lasts :0)

Today's lo is inspired by Challenge #31 at Color Me Scrappy. It'as a colour and layer challenge and you won't believe that I have chosen to go with this one!!  It has PURPLE in it!! When you see the photo you will see why this colour palette was perfect for my layout :0)

I have had a tub of Gesso in my cupboard waiting to played with and this was the perfect time to get it out....mainly to disguise most of the purple!!!

Not only did I layer up the papers but I layered up the hearts too!! The 'fireworks' are a TPC stamp in Cloud White Momento (the best white ink I have found) and a WRMK stamp glue stamped and glittered. Ali Edwards phrase stamp

Papers are MME Collectable Memorable collection, Websters Pages

This gorgeous overlay is a freebie from A Vegas Girl at Heart :) I converted the PNG file to an SVG file and cut it on the Silhouette. The calendar is part of a Studio Calico paper. The arrow stamp is my fave from a Heidi Swapp collection (you know the one Lizzy!)

and here is the colour palette:

 I know my background colour is wrong but all of the colours are in my papers and embellies :0) I could just about cope with a purple that was verging on blue!!

Thanks for popping in,

Ali x 

Christmas Mini Album 2012

****be warned .... photo heavy post****

I rarely scrap Christmas. I think it's because the photos are usually dark and whilst I love Christmas colours when I get them out to scrap they don't inspire me.

I had bought an old Teresa Collins collection in the sale and decided that if I used it as white + one then it could work for me.....and I am so glad that I did :0)

Here is my rather large mini and a selection of some of the pages!! Once again I have to apologise for the dodgy photos!! I have either got to start using colour or get some proper lighting ;0) !!

I used my Zutter to bind it. The front cover is acetate with a doily and a 3D star that I made and some of the chipboard that came with the colelction

more chipboard

Ali Edwards SVG file, American Crafts arrow stamp

another Ali Edwards cut file that I have attached with washi so it lifts to reveal my journalling.  Hard to see but on the other page is a white heart with a chipboard attached to it

I cut the heart out and attached it to a stick, stamp is my fave MME, opposite page is Ali Edwards stamp and Cosmo Cricket Tiny Alphas

Ali Edwards Stamp and more acetate from the collection

Ali Edwards stamp and arrow cut on Silhouette, American Crafts thank you stamp

MME stamp, Studio Calico veneer heart

Heidi Swapp stamp

another Heidi Swapp stamp from the same set!

Teresa Collins journal stamp tucked behind photo

Thanks for popping in,

Ali x 

'Big Thanks'

I am on a roll!! Can't seem to prize myself away from my desk at the moment, but it's all helping to keep me on the straight and narrow :0) ....over a week now, so by my calculations that's £40 more to spend on paper, paint and pretty things!!!

I saw this week's sketch over at Let's Get Sketchy and thought it would be right up my street....albeit shrunk down!

It took a few little tweaks to get it right enough to go into an album....I went a bit mad with the mist...so not happy from the offset....I know, I know I should have started again, but I just can't bear to throw cardstock away!!

I made the chevron mask on the Silhouette and misted with Mr Huey and Tattered Angels mists and liked it. Then the postman delivered some new SC masks so I decided to use the star one...yeah I know hard to tell as the mist I used was clogged and squirted rather then misted...grrr! So there is a hint of the stars and then I turned the mask over to use up the residual ink. I cut the photo into two as there was a big gap between my Mum and Dad, wouldn't have thought of doing that if the sketch hadn't called out for 2 photos!

The title is cut on the Silhouette as is the arrow that you can hardly see on the left! Papers are Pink Paislee and MME. With Teresa Collins transparency and a chipboard corner from WRMK.

The heart and arrow were also done on the Silhouette. The 21 die cut is Pretty Little Studio (forgot I had them!) Teh stamp is MME, the felt flower is an old Heidi Swapp and the pearls are Kaisercraft

I added some drips of black ink to ground it all, and am now happy with the result :0)

Here is the sketch that inspired it all




Thanks for popping in,

Ali x 

...better late than never :0)

I know that life has been eating into my blogging time but have only just realised that I forgot to share my calendar for 2013 with you!

I like to make a calendar every year and when I say the Heidi Swapp free printables click here I knew that this was going to be the one for this year :0) It is only 7 x 5 and DH made a wise point...how are you going to fit everything into those tiny squares? Hmm...with mini journaling cards and a sparkly peg of course!!! Happy accidents :0)

OK...as there are 12 months in a year there are going to be a lot of photos....you have been warned!!

I have put my Silhouette to good use on this project! The cake stamp is Hero Arts and everything else is from My Minds Eye, Ali Edwards, Studio Calico and Maya Road :0)

Thanks for popping in,

Ali x

Because of you 'My Sun Will Always Shine'

Hello,

another She Art canvas today :0) This was has been created for DD#1 and is very much 'her colours'!!

All her life she has chosen hot pink as her colour of choice. She is about to move into her new house and has been choosing soft furnishings and paint colours and her master bedroom is going to be.......white....with teal, aqua and hot pink bedding!!!

So, this is for her to go in her new room...she hasn't seen it yet so I have no idea if she will like it!!

Starting at the top and working down.....

thank you Eila for the idea of putting beads into the paste :0)

I brought a bird in as there are birds on her new bedding

lyrics taken from the song she is named after

and here she is in full :0)

Another long and narrow canvas....lovely on the wall but rubbish for photographing!! LOL

Thanks for popping in today,

Ali x