Fisherman Friend

Card Removed for a time being....will be back.....


I must have taken 20 pictures of this card and for some reason the flash wanted to go off for this picture, I took this the same day that I took the last 4 cards that I have shown, and this is the only one that required the flash....yikes....it is so bright and cheery in real life...but I could not capture that in this picture.....this is the last of the cards I made last weekend so I guess that means I need to get busy again....I have had so much fun coloring all of these images...I have another big batch ready to make into cards...I think my coloring is starting to get a little better.....I do not feel like a grade school student anymore......

I made this card for my hubby who went fishing for the first time in his life a month or so ago and caught his first fish.....lol....he was so proud and has in fact decided that maybe he likes fishing...who would have thought...a farm boy on the water....hmmmmmmmm.....

Once again today it is rainy and over cast......I NEED sunshine.....

Well I got a million little things to do today as I am having my grand baby Julie over for a sleepover tonight....she just loves to craft and color and all things neat....so I need to get things organized so that we may have some fun time...

Later Gaters!

Alanna

A Bella for Me a Bella For You!

 

I belong to several yahoo groups that are stamping related....and one of them is predominantly for Bella stamps...last month there was a swap of images and I received this cute little image in the swap package....isn't she cute and a little wild....this is another of the images that I colored first and then had to match paper and flowers....not much really to say about the card....so bright in real life....just a little touch of summer on this dull cloudy day today....

Well it is day three of my new job...and I have to say I think I have found my home...or place in life...it is so nice to be able to go to work with a smile upon my face....I have been looking for this type of environment for the last few years...good old family owned business, where everyone has a stake in it and they make it work....does that make sense...I just seem to fit in....family owned business values seems to be the key....

Well I have completed the wedding invitations for my son and soon to be daughter in law and will get them in the mail to them tomorrow....wow it will not be long and the big day will be upon us...so much planning to do before then though....

Well have a great day!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Some Beach Fun

 

Isn't he just the cutest little boy you have ever seen? I had so much fun making this card...this is a Digi Image that I got at AllThatScraps....she has the neatest images for coloring...such talent in the drawing department as well...these images come in both digi and rubber...so whatever you choice in stamping is...she has it all...

I started this card by just coloring the image...then I went from there...I added the kraft cardstock on the bottom and tried to layer it to look like sand....I popped the sentiment up with popdots and left a raised area in the centre of it...all in all I am very happy with this card....not sure who I am going to send it to yet.

Well I am off to work....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

A Froggy Morning To You All!

The following card is one that I made for a very special friend who has been in the hospital since January 17, 2009....he and his wife(a very special person in my life) went to Arizona for 6 weeks last December and the morning after they arrived home....Mr. D....had a massive stroke.....for the last 5 months he has worked diligently with the physio department was just starting to be able to walk a little on his own....well he graduated to a leg brace and a cane...and low and behold...he fell two weeks ago and broke a hip....so his stay in the hospital will now be a little longer then thought....I always call him my little french frog....so hence the card for today...

 

I actually made two different cards using this same sketch....(I will post the second one later in the week)....I have had this DSP paper in my stash for over a year and decided yesterday was the day to use it....lol...I am learning to use my copics so I have been coloring anything and everything that I can get ahold of.....this was the first image that I colored the other day when I sat down to really use my markers....not bad for my real first attemp at shading and such....although the camera is not kind to our mistakes......

Over all a pretty simple card to do....and I like the way it turned out.....

June 23, 2009, the day I start another new job.....I worked forever like 18 years in my first profession, took an early leave from it...and for the last three years have had three jobs and a business...I am hoping that this new job is the one I am looking for...or maybe I am looking to retire...hmmmmmmmm...just need Cowboy to see it my way...hahaha....wish me luck....I am a little nervous...

Later Gaters!

Alanna

AMYRS70 Sketch Rendition!

Well for a while now I made myself a promise that I would eventually start participating in Sketch challenges that are posted to the various blogs that I follow...so this past weekend I spend hours learning to use my Copics....it was fun and I felt like a child again learning to color.....while looking though my looooooooong list of stamping blogs that I follow...I noticed that Amy Rysavy had a Sketch challenge posted.....I thought hmmmmmmmmmm...I can do this one....so here is my rendition of her AMYRS70 posting..

Photo Removed for DT Call

I had such a great time coloring this image...I am not sure why I went with the blue and yellow....just did...although Amy's card is originally done as a regular A2 card...I could not get my image to fit properly...so I went with a 5x5 size card....the yellow and designer paper is from the Lime Rickey collection from Basic Grey....(Oh yeah I am still loving it) the card stock used is from stamping up, I used a border punch from the Martha Stewart line (although it is hard to see it)...as for the prima's....I did not have the right colors so I just used my Copics to color them to match...such a bright pretty card in real life.....so that is my submission for today....

Keep checking back this week as I have been busy again....I have Bella's and Digi Image cards and some more of these cute little stamps oh yeah and a couple of ATS images....I have had such a great time making some cards once again.....hope you enjoy!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Ebony and Ivory

 

Good Morning!

It's been awhile since I last posted...bee having some problems with my back and for the last few days have not been able to sit here very long.

This is a card that I made for a swap called Ebony and Ivory....the picture does not do this card any justice....I have added some glitter to the x and o pattern board, which you can not see....the black corner and the I love u is popped up with pop dots.....so pretty in real life....

So I have one more swap to finish for the VC_Rocks group for this year and then I can make some cards for fun....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

GOD IS GREAT...ALL THE TIME!

 

This is a card that I have had in my head for quite some time now....I love this Basic Grey Paper and have wanted to do something with the butterfly pages that were in the package....I was sitting here in my little domain and looking around tonight for something to do...my eyes fell on this package of paper and hmmmmm...the rest they say is history or in this case a card....I hope that I was able to capture the true rich colors that are found in this paper....as they are truly bright.....

When Digiments came out with this sentiment, for everyone to use for their challenge...I just knew that I had to make a card for my dear kind friend...who is always telling me..."God is Great"...to which I answer "all the time"....so I just new that I would use this to make her card....

So lets just call this card...When Basic Grey meets Digiments.....I love the these little downloadable sentiments that she has produced...the fonts that were used are amazing...and I am looking forward to this months release...a girl can never have too many sentiments....rofl...

 

This is the whole card that I made with all the elements in place...I just love the way that the butterflies look like they are moving, when you can see the card in real life.....(I did notice though that I need to replace my blade in my cutter, I can see rough edges on the paper)....I am pleased with the way this card turned out....

Today was the second day of rain in a row that we have had here...weather man is saying two more day of it yet to come...then I hope we get some heat....it is not really warm here nor has it been....

Well you know what is coming next.....

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Digiments Challenge!

 

Good day...finally getting around to getting a post on here once again...this is the first in a series of photo frames that I have been working on....one day while Blog Surfing...I found my way to the a site called Digiments the website can be found here www.digiments.com .....well I was so impressed with the sentiments that were created...I purchased all of the ones that were offered...while looking around her site I found that there were a few free offers on there as well....but the free ones were to be used in a challenge...I downloaded the free ones and finally had some time today to play with one of them.....I made this frame with a $1.50 frame that I found at Michael's...painted it with black Acrylic paint.....the white swirl in the top corner is actually a rub-on from Basic Grey that I have had in my supplies for awhile now....the white and black flower in the bottom corner was made using the new Stampin' Up Flower die.....took about 1/2 hour to complete this little gem....and most of that time was waiting for the paint to be dry enough....I can not capture the glitter of the flowers...they are so sparkly in real life......

One of the things to do for this challenge was to link this picture with Mr. Linky....hmmmmm....well I guess I better be learning to do that.....so off I am to teach myself another lesson in Blogging...

Hope you have enjoyed this little gem....I made 4 of them in total and will be sharing more throughout the coming week.

Later Gaters!

Alanna

No Card...Just Some Ramblings!

Well I do not have any card for today....I am slowing down a little I think...but I did get some really exciting new rubber and digi's this past week....I need to sit and make myself a list of what it is I want to make and accomplish with this last round of purchases...I seem to be caught up in the cycle of having to have...but never seem to use....lol...I know that there are lots of us out there like that..

I have a couple new BLINKIES at the bottom of this BLOG....I have a couple more to add, but I do not know how to maneuver around this BLOG....I want to be able to put the BLINKIES on the side.....maybe I am going to have to pay someone to fix up this BLOG for me.....

Well I have some cards to start so that I can meet my commitment for the VC_Rocks group for this year and then I can get onto creating with these new purchases....

Later Gaters!

Alanna