Happy Birthday Bra Friend :0)

Morning,

this is the very last of BF's album and so I thought is appropriate to post it on her 50th (yikes!) birthday :0)

This layout was the only one she was insistent on 'I want a two page spread with a heart going across the 2 pages, one side to have us four and the other side to have you four' so that is what I did!!

We have been friends for over 2 decades, our children have grown up together and still have a great relationship, we have laughed and cried together many times. She truly is my bra (read the journalling!)

Papers are MME Dawn and Cosmo Cricket Circa. The hearts were cut on the Cricut and big heart was cut on the Silhouette :0)

Thanks so much for stopping by, looking forward to celebrating with my bud tonight!!

Ali  x

Frosted Designs Sketch #33 'Tea at the Ritz'

Hello,

love this sketch from Ashley at Frosted Designs, just gorgeous :0)



another lo for my BF's album. This photo was taken when she took her Mum to tea at the Ritz for her 60th birthday.....lucky things!

Papers are MME Fine and Dandy, the teapot is Pink Paislee and the cake has been cut on the Cricut and  studded with  Stickles and Liquid Pearls.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day,

Ali x 

'Life's Little Moments' SIT #66

Hi all and a special hello to my new followers :0) I am so excited that you have chosen to join me!!!

My layout for today is inspired by the sketch over at Sketches in Thyme and is for my BF's album. It's of her DH and sons - then and now :0) I do struggle with 'boy' pages, I guess because I don't really need to do them very often!! I also don't have that many male friendly papers, lol.

Papers are MME So Sophie. The title has been cut on the Cricut.

Here is the sketch that started the process:

SIT always have 3 sketches that run for the whole month so give them a go :0)

Thanks for stopping by,

Ali x

Sue's Album 'Australia'

Getting to the last few for BF's album now - her and her family are coming round for lunch and a photo session next Saturday for the final two pages :0)

Misting, ink splatters and stickles ......there appears to be a theme developing in my layouts! Papers are  Cosmo Cricket 'Garden Variety' (another bit of old stash used - yay!)

Thanks for stopping by,

Ali x 

Sketchy Thursday 1.12 'Godmother'

For the last time ...sniff... here is my layout for the ST challenge :0(

Another lo for BF's album of us with our godchildren (me with her youngest son and her with my DGD) at GDG's christening back in 2009 - where does the time go???

Papers and bits are from Cosmo Cricket's 'Odds and Ends' - love this collection!  The grey dp is Anna Griffin 'Willow'

I am really, really trying to steer away from white! I have to say the photos do not do this justice it looks so much warmer in real life. Maybe grey is the new white, lol.

Thanks for stopping by,

Ali x 

Frosted Designs Sketch #32 'Peace'

Good morning lovely bloggers,

the sketch for this week over at Frosted Designs comes from the very talented Roberta and is, I believe, her very first - so well done to her :0)

Here it is:



this sketch was perfect for another of BF's birthday album pages. It is of them in fancy dress for my 40th birthday party.......totally, far out!!!

Papers are MME that I bought for this lo as BF loves all things purple and I hate it! Can you tell?? The yellow pieces are the reverse of the purple which I much preferred! Acetate butterflies were cut from a Pink Paislee transparency and TH die. Letters are American Crafts and resin flower is Prima

It was a really fun night and these two did me proud. BF's husband looks so incredibly different in real life that I didn't recognise him at first!!
Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great day!
Ali x

Sketchy Thursday 1.5 Challenge 'Snail Love' and 'Discover'

Hello,

I loved the new sketch from the ST girls so much that I did two los with it!! One for BF's album (I have got to pick up the pace as I only have 3 weeks left before the BIG day), and one of my DGD.

Here is the sketch:



gorgeous eh? Here are my takes:

The first one, Snail Love, is of my GD observing the smallest snail I have ever encountered! She was fascinated with the little creature, my fear was that after watching it cross the path for so long (yes, we really did stand there for what seemed like hours!) the poor old snail would end up squished! So, much care was taken to avoid that part of the path :0)

Papers are Cosmo Cricket 'Odds and Ends', the banner is punched and stamped with a Maya Road  set I continually return to but is as old as the hills, then stitched with brown yarn, the wooden snails have been painted with Dabbers. The LOVE title is from the Odds and Ends papers and has been fussy cut.

The next one is of my BF's sons and Mum on a boat - Sue look away now!

Papers and stickers are October Afternoon, the chipboard pieces are Crate Paper, rosette is American Crafts and  the stamp is Fiskars. The journal tag on the left hand side was a right result...die cut with Spellbinders and then edged with a Promarker pen, really pleased with how it came out :0)

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a lovely day!

**** The Snail Love layout was a Sketchy Thursday fave :0) ****

Ali x 

Sue's Album 'Happy' and 'Boys'

Hello all,

another couple of layouts to share with you :0)

These two make a double page for BF's album. Is it me or are some MME papers so beautiful and complete that you could pretty much stick a photo on and call them done! I really feel like I cheated with one of them (as you will see not much to add!) Still, they look lovely and BF will be delighted, and probably think I am very clever :0D

This is the 'cheat' only added string and a few hearts! Call that scrapbooking - pish!

Although not a lot better I did at least make a banner, cut the word on the Cricut and  stick some additional paper to cover a lot of the glitter (just a little bit too much in my opinion!) 

Thanks for stopping by to see my 'not so involved' layouts!

Ali x 

Sue's Album '2 Little Boys'

Hello and a very, very happy and healthy New Year to you all!!!

Goodness, is it me or is time flying? All of my best intentions seem to be going out of the window, but.....drum roll please....I EXERCISED THIS MORNING!!! Finally, after finding an excuse for the last few months I bit the bullet and am going to do the Jillian Michaels shred programme - yay!

I have been really busy with stuff for Frosted Designs - which I will be sharing later in the month :0) plus we have most of our family birthdays at the beginning of the year, my Mum and brother's tomorrow! So busy, busy times :0)

This layout is for my BF's birthday album and is of her sons way back 19 years ago, when the youngest one (my godson) arrived on the scene :0)

I paper pricked the edges and then misted with a Cosmic Shimmer spray or 2 (I can't quite remember!)  Everything is from my stash including the Webster's Pages vellum that I didn't know I had! I have fussy cut around the rocking horse and the leaves at the top and tucked the photo under. How is this for craftiness?? The 'punched' circle border is the left overs from making a circle banner!!

Pink Paislee Daily Junque paper made into a rosette.

Sweet little chaps eh? Still sweet but not so little :0)

Thanks for popping in, hope you have a lovely week,

Ali x

A page for Sue's album

Hello again,

got another layout to share ready for BF's birthday album. I must also tell you a funny story from yesterday: GD goes into my craft room and says she wants to do some stamping. I get a wood mounted cute little ballerina for her...'No Mamma, I don't want that one, I want a normal one'. DD#1 looks at me all confused but I know exactly what she means and go over to get her a clear stamp and acrylic block. Then I get her an old ink pad, but that's not good enough she insists on using one of my new stacking chalk ink pads, because she 'wants to stamp in different colours'. Amazing, 2 years old and already a crafting prima donna!!!

so back to the layout, I went a bit mad with my shimmer spray and totally warped the paper, but I love the look of the mica against the blue and I am hoping once it is in it's protective sheet it won't notice!

All sorts of bits and bobs from various companies too numerous to mention! Mainly  Cosmo and Crate Paper :0)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day, I am off to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park with DH, DD#2 and her fiance today.....can't wait!

Ali x

Sue and Raj's wedding a long, long time ago!

Hello,

before I head off to my brother's for pizza and movie night I thought I would share a lo I did of my BF's wedding day (ready for her 50th bday album)....you just go to to love the 80's!! Hand on heart I truly believed I would never look back at this time and see a fashion faux pas as I thought it was so wonderful at the time!!! Sadly, well actually not sad at all cos I can't stop laughing, you only have to look at the bride to see that she may be beautiful but that dress........ ;0)

The sketch I used was from pencillines.com



You can see I went totally off piste but the photo was too big to follow the sketch exactly and as it is one of their originals I didn't want to chop it up!

Papers are Websters Pages as are some of the embellishments, including the velum banner fussy cut from a 6 x 6 pack, the rest are glitz design and random things from my stash.

Thanks for looking,

Ali x