Oh dear

I expect you're wondering about the title post. Well it was my birthday on Friday and it was a birthday to remember. I had a very nasty car accident.
I hit the central reservation of a dual carriageway, then the kerb and flipped the car. We rolled a couple of times and landed upside down in a ditch. Both my son and I were hanging upside down by our seatbelts. The rescue services were able to get my son out, but I had to be cut free.
Neither of us have serious injuries, not even broken bones. Ryan had a cut on his head which just needed glueing together. I had to stay in as I've hurt my head and neck but nothing serious.
How it wasn't worse I will never know.

Anyway, the oh dear, relates to this card. I was meant to blog it on Friday and enter it for some challenges, but I was rather busy at the tim. So here it is now.

I have used a Sugarplums stamp called Winter Emma which I have coloured with promarkers.

I am going to enter this for 4 challenges. They are:

Passion for promarkers - Thank you phrase

Papertake weekly - Anything goes

Fab n funky challenges - Anything goes

Totally papercrafts - Say thank you

I've got a week off work recooperating so I'll see if my neck will let me do extra crafting. Here's hoping!

Ally

1st card in ages!!!!!!!

Well it's been ages since I've blogged. I've moved house and then done Christmas. Must admit that it's not the best time of the year to be moving as it was very hectic, but glad it's all done now.


I had to put the crafting on hold for a while, but I'm up and running again, so here is my first card.

I've used a stamp from Little Claire called 'Blissful' and coloured her with promarkers.

I'm entering this card into 4 challenges. They are:
Simon says challenge - Anything goes
I love promarkers - Anything goes
Cute card Thursday - sketch
Moving along with the times - Anything goes (no xmas)

Hope you like it.
Ally xx

Twit twoo

I just love this stamp. This owl is just so cute. It's by Penny Black and is called Nocturne. He is coloured with promarkers.
I'm going to enter this card into the Cute card Thursday challenge where the theme is Tweet and a flutter.

I can't help it, he just makes me smile every time I look at him.

Hope you like it too.

I'd just like to say a big thank you for all your lovely comments. I read them all and I'm so glad you take the time to write to me.

Ally

xx

Making the most of the weekend

So it's the weekend - hooray!
This card I've made is going to be entered for 3 challenges. They are:
Passion for promarkers - sweet treats
Papertake weekly - sketch
Totally papercrafts challenge - dots

I've used a Penny Black stamp called Sweet Thing which I've coloured with promarkers.

I couldn't get a decent close up of the image for some reason today - not too sure what's happened there. Promise to do better next time!

I really do appreciate all the comments that are made. Some of you have mentioned that I've done a couple of Christmas cards already. I've only done 2. I really can't get in that mode yet although I did buy some Christmas papers today.

Hope you like the card

Ally

xx

diamond topped card

Well for some of us, today was the first day back at school. Admittedly there were no children (they are in tomorrow) but I still had to set the alarm. True to form, I didn't sleep at all well either so I'm tired already!!
Anyway, the Lots to Do challenge blog theme was fairies or angels.
I've used this very cute Little Claire stamp and coloured her with promarkers.
Here's a close up of the image.

Now that my leisure days are over I'm going to try and post as often as possible but I'm pretty certain it wont be every day, as it has been for a while.

Hope you like the card.

Ally

xx

Autumn Milly again

Ok, so I told you that Autumn Milly wouls be appearing again ... and here she is.
I've entered her into 2 challenges:
Pink Gem - sketch
Pollycraft challenge - nature
I've coloured Milly with promarkers. The image just lends itself to oranges and yellows.

Hope you like it

Ally

xx

Pink Gem

I was lucky enough to win a Pink Gem stamp so I've used her on this card. As I only have this one stamp (so far!), you'll see her come up on another card shortly.

Passion for promarkers theme was a sketch and to use autumn colours.I coloured Autumn Milly with promarkers and kept to oranges and browns for this.

Hope you like it

Ally

xx

Under the weather

Oh dear. I'm full of cold and feel awful. I was meant to go and see my friend Alana yesterday, but had to let her down. How bad do I feel. I was in bed by 9.30 last night and feel just as rough today.
Whilst feeling sorry for myself, I did make one card (even tho it took me hours and hours to do through lack of energy). I'm entering this for 2 challenges this week.
A Spoon full of sugar - 3 flowers, 2 buttons, 1 ribbon
Papertake Weekly - 3, 2, 1
The image is from Penny Black and is called Sweet Thing. She has been coloured with promarkers.

Hope you like it,

Ally

xx

Another card

The theme over on I love promarkers this week is the seaside. I used one of my Sugarplaums stamps called Bathing Beauty Emma and coloured her with promarkers.
The backing paper is quite water like.

Hope you like her.

Ally

xx

Christmas!

When I was at stamperama on sunday I was overwhelmed by the amount of Christmas themed stamps. It's August and despite the weather being not so summery, I still can't get my head around christmas things yet. But I did succomb and bought 1 stamp!
It's calles Warming my cockles by Little Claire and it's just lovely. I've coloured it with promarkers.

I'm entering this card for 4 challenges this week!
A spoonfull of sugar - xmas card
Passion for promarkers - winter blue
Papertake weekly - sketch
Moving along with the times - glitter

It just so happened that the themes all fitted together nicely.


So there it is. My first christmas card of the year.
Hope you like it.
Ally
xx

Moving along with the times challenge

Here's another card for you. The theme over on Moving along with the times was a sketch to follow. So off I went ...The stamp I used was Sunglasses Emma by Sugarplums. I went for a lovely summery image just to remind myself of what summer is!!
She is coloured with promarkers.

Oh where has the summer gone?

Hope you like her.

Ally

xx

a card for a change!

The theme on passion for promarkers this week is 'music'. I don't have a stamp directly related to music so I had to think a little more outside of the box.
This is my first attemp at an easel card and it isn't too bad even if I say so myself! I covered the card in a piece of sheet music and then went over it with weathered wood distress ink. The image is coloured with promarkers.

The two butterflies are more of a purply colour but the camera seems to have turned them pink!

Overall I think it's darker than I anticipated but not a bad effort I guess.

Ally

xx

Little green fairy

I'm off on my hols on Friday for a week and have done one last challenge before I go. The theme on Passion for Promarkers this week is to use green as the dominant colour. I've used a digi stamp from Pollycraft for this one and coloured her with promarkers (of course!). Lots and lots of buttons too, but all very green.

She's a little cutie I think.

Hope you like her too.

Ally

xx