Crafts by Alison

Seasons greetings

2010-10-28T20:30:00.002+01:00

My card for the Hobby Crafters forum

My first christmas card

2010-09-13T19:42:00.002+01:00

Made for the HobbyCrafters forum

Peachy

2010-08-25T14:59:00.002+01:00

Made this card for a challenge over at the Hobby Crafters forum
the challenge was to use
3 papers
2 buttons
1 ribbon

Daughter's birthday card

2010-08-18T16:17:00.003+01:00

As the title says this card is for my daughter's birthday she will be 12 on Saturday

I'm also entering it in these challenges
The Crazy Challenge hearts
TotallyPaperCrafts Rainbow colours
Kenny k's Bold and Bright

Surf's up

2010-08-06T19:18:00.003+01:00

I seem to have lost my mojo lately I tried making a card for the hobby crafters forum challenge I made three cards before this one was made
Also for TotallyPaperCrafts challenge By the sea

All in white

2010-07-20T17:00:00.002+01:00

My card for the HobbyCrafters Forum this weeks challenge was to make a card all in white
In the process of making this card I was using my cuttle bug, put in the swiss dots folder an went to turn the handle it gave a crack, so hubby took it apart to see if he could fix it, he said I'd broken a metal casing thingy in it ooopps. In the end I used a rolling pin over the folder to get some dots. So I now need to go shopping for a new cuttlebug.

Pink forever friends

2010-07-18T19:55:00.002+01:00

Hi sorry I've not been on lately went on holiday. Made this card for my niece's birthday it was also for a challenge over at HobbyCrafters forum
The challenge was to use 4 embellishments, 3 papers, 2 images an 1 greeting

A card an candle

2010-06-19T19:53:00.002+01:00

The card is for the Hobbycrafters forum and the candle was made for my daughters teacher to go with the card I made last week

Just Magnolia

2010-06-14T16:51:00.002+01:00

Thought I would try the Just Magnolia challenge
the challenge was a sketch by Mina

My challenge card

2010-06-08T20:20:00.003+01:00

My card for the Hobbycrafters forum challenge

This weeks challenge was to use 3 flowers, 2buttons, 1 bow and 1 greeting

Buttons

2010-06-06T17:31:00.003+01:00

My card for the Hobbycrafters forum challenge

The challenge this week was to use buttons

Mum

2010-05-30T22:25:00.002+01:00

My card for a challenge over at the HobbyCrafter forum, the challenge this week was embossing.

Easel card

2010-05-23T21:18:00.003+01:00

Made this one for a challenge over at the hobby Crafters forum
The challenge was fancy folds

Sorry about the rubbish photos

Sympathy cards

2010-05-18T19:11:00.002+01:00

Thought I'd put these sympathy cards on, one was a plain white card and the other was an ivory pearlised card.

3 year old boy

2010-05-07T17:53:00.001+01:00

A friend asked if I would make her a card for a 3 year old
For the life of me I cannot remember where I got the image from sorry

Father's day card

2010-04-28T20:10:00.002+01:00

This card was made for a challenge on the Hobbycrafters Forum and also for Croft crafts.
The image and backing papers is from papermania It's a man's world.

Forum card

2010-04-24T19:28:00.003+01:00

My card for the HobbyCrafters Forum the challenge was two shades of one colour and some bling

Fairy card

2010-04-12T19:45:00.001+01:00

This card was made for a challenge on the HobbyCrafters forum

Little princess

2010-04-07T21:01:00.002+01:00

Made this yesterday, the stamp was free in a magazine.
Should have used eyelets but didn't have any the right colour

Another man's crad

2010-04-05T21:35:00.002+01:00

Here's another man's card for the HobbyCrafters forum

Recycled card

2010-04-03T18:58:00.002+01:00

Friend's give me cards and ask me if I can recycle them. This is one of them.

Decoupage card

2010-03-30T15:53:00.001+01:00

Made for a challenge on the HobbyCrafters Forum
The challenge was to do a decoupage card

Twins

2010-03-27T17:35:00.001Z

For my sister's friend,sorry can't remember where I got the wee buttons at.

A man's card

2010-03-22T19:23:00.002Z

For a challenge at HobbyCrafters Forum
The challenge was to make a man's card

Birthday card

2010-03-20T18:49:00.002Z

Made this card for my niece's birthday on the 17th March, the image is from Karens doodles

Black and white

2010-03-16T20:37:00.003Z

This card was made for a challenge over at the HobbyCrafters forum the challenge was to make a any kind of card in black and white

Mother's day cards

2010-03-13T15:56:00.001Z

Well as the title say here are my mother's day cards

A girly card

2010-03-09T21:05:00.001Z

Made this card for my niece who will be 12 on Thursday

A man's card

2010-03-03T20:16:00.002Z

A card for my uncle

For a teenager

2010-02-27T16:39:00.002Z

Made this one for my friend's daughter

Another image Karen's doodles

2010-02-15T17:27:00.002Z

Another card for my niece, using another image from Karen's doodles
I'm also for entering it in
Magical Crafts Fortnightly Challenge, something for the kids

Little Princess

2010-02-09T20:25:00.004Z

I've made this card for my niece who will be five on the 17th February, the pinks look as if the are not the same colour but they are.

The Digi image is from Karens Doodles and the papers were free in a magazine ages ago, I'm for entering it in a few challenges

Hobbycrafters forum - favourite image
Lexi's creations - Dots and/or stripes
Crafty Cardmakers - Digital delights
TotallyPaperCrafts - Recipe

Forever Friends

2010-02-06T20:23:00.002Z

Made this card for my niece, as she passed her transfer exam.

For a friend

2010-02-03T19:00:00.002Z

A card for a friends birthday
image is kanban and backing paper is from Amethyst-Floral print Dovercraft.

Friends

2010-01-31T14:00:00.003Z

I actually got a card made today and here it is.
So I'm for entering two challenges with it.
First one is over at the HobbyCrafters forum
Second is for TotallyPaperCrafts, this is their first challenge.
Got the verse fromhere

A man's card

2010-01-29T19:35:00.002Z

Well I've actually got round to making a card for a man.

Busy bee

2010-01-22T20:10:00.000Z

My card for this weeks challenge at the hobbycrafters forum

wedding card

2010-01-19T21:01:00.002Z

It's almost a week since I last posted, my mojo seems to have disappeared.
Found out a friend is getting married soon and thought it might give me some inspiration to get back to making cards, so finger's crossed.

Daffodils

2010-01-13T21:41:00.002Z

Made this one for the Hobby crafters forum challenge.
The challenge was to make any shape of card with ribbon and spring flowers.

chocolate and cream

2010-01-10T17:41:00.002Z

Made this very plain and simple card for my mother in laws birthday tomorrow (Monday).

18th birthday card

2010-01-07T15:50:00.002Z

I had to make a birthday card for my nephew's 18th birthday on Friday so I used the challenge on the Hobby crafters forum to help get me started, the challenge was to make a card using brown, orange and white.
The image was from Karens doodles

A few christmas card I recieved

2010-01-03T21:21:00.002Z

Thought I'd show you some of the cards I recieved this year, they were all beautiful, and a big thank you to all.

Dawn and Shell

Chris(gypsy), Heather and Susie(scn)

Sunnie, Anne and Marion

Lynnette, SusieD and Georgie

parchment card

2010-01-02T16:30:00.004Z

Hope you've all had a lovely start to 2010, and to all who visited my blog last year may you have a happy and healthy year.
To my first card of the year I thought I'd try parchment again did three of them but I kept punching through the parchment in the end I changed the pattern.

Happy christmas everyone

2009-12-23T20:24:00.002Z

I'd like to thank everyone who has visited my blog and wish you all a happy christmas and a happy an healthy 2010

Thought I had all my cards done but I'd forgotten about my nephew, so I made him this one.

My little cracker

2009-12-16T19:32:00.002Z

I got the template for this little cracker at the do crafts website.

A birthday card

2009-12-12T15:53:00.003Z

Second post today
Just a plain an simple birthday card, I couldn't think what way to use the image.

By 4 year old niece

2009-12-12T15:36:00.003Z

Thought I'd show you a card made by my 4 year old niece she stamped the tree
then she drew some presents under the tree an a teddy then she needed some glitter so my quickie glue pen was used. We had loads of fun so I'm going to enter this in the Little hands do crafts challenge

warm and cosy

2009-12-06T17:44:00.003Z

Another card today for a challenge on the Hobby crafters forum
the challenge was warm and cosy.

My guitar

2009-12-06T15:55:00.003Z

Over at Lexi's Creation the challenge is to make a shaped card, so I thought I'd make her a guitar hubby cut it out and got me the wire for it

Crafty Cardmaker challenge

2009-11-30T18:54:00.003Z

This card is for Crafty Cardmaker challenge.
The challenge this week is to make a card or project using none traditional colours, so no red, green or gold.

santa cards

2009-11-29T21:03:00.002Z

Made these today for the playgroup kids, I was going to do them like I the atc but changed the silver peeloff to gold card.
The stamps I got free in a magazine, coloured with whispers pens.

Reindeer food

2009-11-29T20:00:00.002Z

Made these yesterday for the kids at playgroup

ATC

2009-11-27T22:58:00.003Z

This week's challenge over at Sophisticat's is to make an ATC.
I have made thirty of these atc's to make into cards for the kids I work with so I will put the cards on when I get them put together. The stamps were free in a magazine.

my bears

2009-11-26T21:51:00.002Z

Made this card today.
For the background I used the stamping up jumbo wheel with the holly roller, octagon nestabilities and polar bears stamp by woodware

cuttlebug card

2009-11-25T21:24:00.002Z

Well another christmas card , white and silver

Wedding card

2009-11-21T19:33:00.003Z

A change from christmas cards.

My friend ask if I would make a plain wedding card for her, so I hope she likes it.
I used my cuttlebug dots folder for background and peeloffs.

That's a cracker

2009-11-18T20:45:00.004Z

This is for two challenges
The first is for Lexi's creations the challenge was to make a christmas card or project using blue and silver.
The second challenge is over at Crafty cardmakers and the challenge there was to use something clear or transparent.
sorry about the photo.

Sophisticats challenge

2009-11-17T22:11:00.002Z

My card for the Sophisticats challenge
The challenge this week was a sketch.

My easel card

2009-11-15T20:35:00.003Z

Here's my attempt at the easel card, my colouring which isn't great was done with whispers and I used some white flock.

front view

side view

template card

2009-11-14T16:35:00.002Z

Yesterday (Friday) I went to a craft show up in the Kings Hall Belfast, bought lots of crafting goodies, I bought this template and added the decoupage church, then this morning I thought I'd make another one and give them to my mum and mum in law for christmas.

SophistiCats challenge

2009-11-11T20:51:00.003Z

At SophistiCats the challenge this week is wings

so here's mine

An award from Liz

2009-11-08T22:28:00.004Z

I recieved this award from Liz now what I have to do is answer these questions

Here goes......
1 Where is you cell phone - chair
2 Hair - ginger/brown
3 Mother - alive
4 Father - Heaven
5 What is you favourite food - steak
6 Dream last night - None
7 Favourite drink - coke
8 Your dream goal - happiness
9 What room are you in? - living room
10 Your hobby - crafts
11 Your fear - aging/dying
12 Where do you want to live in 6 years time? - anywhere
13 Where were you last night? home
14 Something that you aren't - rich
15 Muffins - yes
16 Wishlist item - anything crafty
17 Where did you grow up? Northern Ireland
18 Last thing you did - Had dinner
19 What are you wearing - pyjamas
20 Your TV - living room
21 Your pets - cats
22 Your friends - The best
23 Your life - happy
24 Your mood - good
25 Missing someone - dad
26 Vehicle - mondeo
27 Something you're not wearing - shoes
28 Your favourite store - new look
29 Your favourite colour - green
30 Last time you laughed - Today
31 Last time you cried - 2 weeks ago
32 Your best friend - My hubby
33 One place you go to over and over - garage for a smoke
34 One person who emails you regularly - Angela
35 Favourite place to eat - anywhere
36 Facebook - yes

Please pass on to five more bloggers
my five are as follow:
Anne
Georgie
Claire
Louise
Lexi

My little bag

2009-11-08T21:41:00.003Z

I made one of these about a year ago it was for a baby boy, so I thought I'd make another.
Hope you like it

White & Blue card

2009-11-06T20:15:00.004Z

A card for another two challenges
Over at By The Cute And Girly the challenge was Winter wonderland and over at Creative Card Crew the challenge was ribbon and gems

Thanks for all the lovely comments

Crafty cardmakers & Sophisticat challenges

2009-11-05T19:54:00.003Z

This card is for 2 challenges
first one is for the Sophisticat challenge, the challenge was buttons and ribbon
Hope it's ok as I didn't use real buttons.
And the second is for Crafty Cardmakers challenge, and the challenge was to include stamping (rubber or digi)
somewhere on the card.

purple box

2009-11-03T19:15:00.002Z

This week over at HobbyCrafters forum the challenge was to make anything so this is what I did.
I made this box with 12x12 card and covered the top with this purple suede paper and added some ribbon and my flower.
I found the flower tutorial here.

my flower

Challenge for forever friends

2009-10-31T19:58:00.002Z

Here's my card for Forever Friends challenge
backing paper is Papermania signature vellum pack

Trick or treat

2009-10-30T18:07:00.002Z

Saw these coffins last year on the Martha Stewart website, so this year I made them to give to the older trick or treaters.
I also made a few wee bags for the younger trick or treaters, the bats, brooms & hats on the bags I cut out on the craft robo.

Tilly on the tissue box

2009-10-29T21:15:00.002Z

My daughter always has a box of tissues in her bedroom, and she always has a bit of ribbon around the box to match the colour of her room, so it got me thinking.
Didn't have to much time to make it so this is what I came up with.
I was going to make a card with this digi image from Digital Doodling, but instead I thought I'd make a cover for the box and put the image of Tilly on it, so it could be swapped over when the tissues were finished.

HobbyCrafters forum & sophisticats challenge

2009-10-28T15:01:00.007Z

HobbyCrafters forum challenge was to make a christmas card using non traditional colours no using red, green, silver, gold

Here's another card using Lexi's image, this card is for the Sophisticat challenge and this week challenge was to make a card using the colours pink & brown and flowers

Thanks for all the lovely comments.

Santa scruffles

2009-10-27T19:33:00.004Z

Remember the card I did with Lexi's image,
well here's another one santa scruffles.
Lexi is looking for a Design Team, so if you like a challenge hop over toLexi's blog to find out more.

Here's my card for Creative Card Crew challenge which was snowflakes and Allsorts challenge which was furry friends I used Lexi's digi image Santa Scruffles

SophistiCat and Creative Card Crew challenge card

2009-10-24T19:18:00.002+01:00

My card for SophistiCats challenge and Creative Card Crew challenge
The challenge over at sophistiCats this week was a sketch by Lisa
and the challenge over at Creative Card Crew was a theme babies and children.
Thank you for all the lovely comments.

HobbyCrafters challenge

2009-10-22T20:52:00.002+01:00

My card for the HobbyCrafters forum challenge

Crafty Cardmakers Autumn

2009-10-20T19:57:00.003+01:00

Well here's my card for Crafty Cardmakers.
The challenge this time is Autumn.

I forgot I had this stamp, I got free in a stamping magazine last year.

SophistiCat challenge

2009-10-16T19:20:00.002+01:00

Here we are at the end of another week, hope you enjoy the weekend.

I seem to be on a roll this week, here's my card for the SophistiCat challenge.
This weeks challenge was a sketch from Jan.
I used the cuttlebug embossing folder snowflake, punched out a few snowflakes and the Martha Stewart punch, stamp was one from SeeD's fun christmas.

Lexi's image

2009-10-15T19:05:00.002+01:00

Today's card is for 2 challenges
1st challenge is for HobbyCrafters forum, Lexi a very talented member has kindly donated one of her images for forum member to make a card.
Lexi's will be selling her digi images here and will be available soon.

The 2nd challenge is over at the Creative Card Crew where you had to make a card or project with scallops.

Tilda stamp

2009-10-14T19:10:00.004+01:00

On Saturday I went to a demo at my local craft shop, Mina Hartley from Pinkpuds was doing the demo, she was showing us how to colour Magnolia stamps with distress inks. It was a great demo and Mina is a lovely woman, can't wait to see her again at the Kings hall Belfast in November.
This was one of the stamps I bought that day, I coloured mine with whispers pens (note to myself must get a small paint brush and good watercolour paper)
I used some polar white flower soft and a Martha Stewart punch.

Daughter's halloween card

2009-10-13T22:21:00.004+01:00

My daughter asked me if I would put her card on my blog, so here it is, she made the card for a swap.
The swap was with Shells daughter KT, you can see Shell's blog here. She used my Martha Stewart punch, cuttlebug folder birds and swirls she cut the oval out with x cut cutter template.

She would love to hear your comments.
Thank you

Autumn Glory

2009-10-12T20:48:00.004+01:00

Thought I'd try a new challenge over at By the Cute And Girly the challenge was to make a card or anything you like, the theme was Autumn Glory.

Autumn forever friends

2009-10-11T19:06:00.002+01:00

Another challenge card for forever friends.
The challenge was to use autumn colours with a forever friends image.

For two challenges

2009-10-08T22:00:00.003+01:00

Well this is my card for the challenge over at crafty cardmakers.

The challenge was to use ribbon or fibre, lace or similar.

I also thought I'd combine it with a challenge on the forum over at HobbyCrafters which was to make a halloween card.

Mini candy from Bev

2009-10-07T22:47:00.002+01:00

Some mini candy over at All the things I love,
Bev has a Sarah Kay stamp to give away.

Draw ends Friday evening the 9th October.

Christmas tree

2009-10-07T19:47:00.003+01:00

This weeks challenge over at Sophisticat's was a sketch by Cheryl and she also wanted to see some bling.

So trying to keep up with making my christmas cards, I came up with this.

Sidestep card

2009-10-05T19:56:00.002+01:00

Hi here we are the start of another week.

A neighbour asked me if I would make her one of the stepside cards for her daughter, she chose the colours and the image, and the rest was up to me.
So heres the card.

A smelly card

2009-10-03T19:49:00.003+01:00

Hope your all having a nice weekend.

My mum gave me some smelly drawer liner paper (blue & white), she said she wouldn't use it.
So I used it on this card, layered it onto a plain blue card, used a Laura Ashley stamp, Martha Stewart punch, flower punch and some blue ribbon, and some gems.

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment, it's nice to know what other people think.

Pastel christmas card

2009-10-01T19:28:00.003+01:00

This card is for a forum challenge over at Hobby Crafters forum. The challenge was to make a christmas card with an embossed stamped image with a sentiment on it, it also had to be in pastel colours.

I've just realised I didn't put a sentiment on the card. Sorry.
Hope it's still ok.

SophistiCat challenge 4

2009-09-30T20:21:00.002+01:00

Hi from a wet Northern Ireland.

I thought I'd try and make a start on my christmas cards.

Well here is another card for the SophistiCat challenge it's their 4th challenge.

This weeks challenge was a sketch by Stef.

For the image I used scribble snowman from funstamps and coloured it with whispers pens and I used some stickles on the hat, my snowflake punch and some peeloffs.

In challenge 3 I was one of the top 3

For the bridesmaids & best men

2009-09-29T20:52:00.004+01:00

These are cards I made last year for a friend at work, for her bridesmaids and best men. She did ask me to make her wedding invites and things, but I didn't feel confident enough to make them. I really enjoyed making these

some candy

Bev is giving away some great candy on her blog, you have until the 5th October to enter.

Angel is also offering some candy over at her new forum magicalcrafts all you have to do is become an active member of the forum.

Jak has also some amazing candy to give away, go to her blog at crafters kitchen to find out more.

Pretty in pink

2009-09-26T19:14:00.003+01:00

Hi all
Another day another challenge, this one is over at Forever Friends.
The challenge this time was to use folds or pleats, so I made a springy card and box.

I can never seem to get a lid and base to fit, so I end up making one and hubby makes the other bit.

Thank you for looking

Diamond card

2009-09-24T19:33:00.003+01:00

Can't believe another week is almost over the weeks are flying by.

I joined a new forum the other day called hobbycrafter, they have a weekly challenge and I decided to join in, the challenge was to make a stubby diamond card.
I found some redhotbed sheets by Michele Marsden I hadn't used in ages, I made a card for a boy as it's my friends son's birthday at the end of the September.

Please leave a comment

SophistiCat Challenge Blog

2009-09-23T19:33:00.004+01:00

Was asked to make a wedding card with butterflies on it, so I combined it with a sketch challenge over at Sophisitcat Challenge blog.
I used:

cream card, layered with brown paper and 7gypsies paper, cream ribbon, papermania flowers and some butterfly peeloffs.

Crafty cardmakers challenge 4

2009-09-22T20:02:00.004+01:00

Hi all,

WOW I've won, the random generator at crafty cardmakers picked me as a winner, Im sooooo pleased as I never win anything.

Anyway talking of crafty cardmakers, here is my card for the 4th challenge.
I used a kanban sheet, Martha Stewart punch, heart gems and 4 rows of ribbon.

side view of card

Thank you for visiting.

Candle with mistakes an all

2009-09-20T20:15:00.005+01:00

Sorry I haven't posted for a few days, but I had a few sewing alterations to do.

This is what I was doing today, I used my Ollyfant stamp and stamped it onto tissue paper, coloured it in with whisper pens, then I got some baking parchment (enough to go around the candle and to hold onto), then I used my heat gun.
Then I thought I'd try using the printer to write a message, soooo wrote the message, for some reason I thought to myself I need to flip the image so it doesn't come out back to front, taped some tissue paper to printer paper and printed it out.
Well I started to transfer the image to the candle and halfway through I realised that it was coming out back to front. Duh.... I didn't need to flip the image after all.
So after my silly mistake I did a smaller one and put it on the front.

Thank goodness I was only practicing on.

This is the candle with the stamped image.

What not to do
This is the one I flipped the image on.

This is it with the stamped image and the message.

Close up

All comments welcome

2nd Forever friends challenge

2009-09-16T22:27:00.003+01:00

This is my second card for the Forever Friends challenge, it was black, white and one other colour.
I decided I would do mine black, white and red, with a christmas theme.
I took the photo against a black background to make it stand out.

Tri fold shutter card

2009-09-15T22:15:00.002+01:00

I think these cards are lovely this is the second one I made, because I made mess of the first one.

The little girl in this one reminds me of my daughter when she was about three, she had short wavy hair and wore a pair of pink dungaree's with a white top. :0)

side step

2009-09-14T22:16:00.003+01:00

Well we still have good weather here in Northern Ireland.

Thought I'd try one of these side step cards for a change.
Used another of the kanban sheets a pyramage one this time.

2 in 1 card

2009-09-12T19:46:00.007+01:00

I saw a card like this one (I'm sorry I can't remember where) and thought I'd give it a try, I used a 5 1/2"x 5 1/2" card with 2" cut off down the front and a smaller card 3 1/2"x 3 1/2" this was then stuck inside the larger card (centred), I used the same paper on the inside of the larger one to cover the smaller one the butterfly and bow is a peeloff.
Hope this makes sense.

The card closed

The small card open

The inside of the card

All comments welcome.

Forever Friends Tag

2009-09-11T20:54:00.007+01:00

Well we've had another lovely day of sunshine.
Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

As promised here's the tag I made.

Forever Friends

2009-09-10T21:15:00.000+01:00

We've had lovely weather here today the sun shone, typical after the kids go back to school the good weather appears.

Got my christmas stash out yesterday, I found some forever friends stickers in it so I thought I'd try and do something with them.

Well this is what I made this little gold box and wrap to go round it, I stuck a forever friends xmas sticker on it, I also made a gift tag but it's not a christmas one I'll show you it tomorrow.

Thought I'd enter it in the Forever Friends challenge.

All comments welcome.

Crafty cardmakers

2009-09-08T16:15:00.000+01:00

Well this is my effort for the 3rd challenge at Crafty cardmakers
Sorry about photography

I used kanban sheets, plain blue card and peeloffs.