First Christmas Card for 2009

 

Well as you can see there is a little bit too much going on....I had a vision for this card....lol....NOT!!!!

I wanted to use up some of my Christmas paper scraps from last year....so I quilted the top note die....and then it went from bad to worse....haha...too many colors and patterns for my liking...but I decided to post the card anyways as a reminder to myself.....

The Santa image is actually pop dotted and it rather high of the paper...but you can not see it in this photo....

Well it is that last day of the last long weekend of the summer...the weather has been wonderful for the past two weeks....it is still very warm today...but cloudy and windy...weather forecasters are calling for severe thunderstorms today.....it will not be long and the leaves will have all turned and winter will be upon us here in my part of the world.....

Only 10 more weeks until my son gets married...WOW has time flown by....then Christmas...still a millions things to plan for that as well....I seem to make up things to worry about these days....maybe not enough crafting going on in my craft area.....

Later Gators!

Alanna

A Birthday Card

 

I have 7 grand children and one of the promises I made to myself this past year, was to start making up birthday cards to have on hand for my grandchildren to use when they are invited to birthday parties....so the other night I sat coloring images....and this is one of the images that I colored....I went back to this image last night...and completed this card...very simple layout....I used some of my Basic Grey Paper and some flowers from my huge stash(let me tell you, I will be 150 years old and will never be able to use all these darn flowers up)...

Card is pretty simple, but good enough for a child's birthday.....

Well it is Saturday the last on of August 2009....and how the summer has flown by here....you can see fall approaching by the changing in the colors of the tree's....it is starting to be cool in the mornings as well....but this leads to fall....my favorite time of the year.....

Well have a great day!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

New Stamps Arrived...So Excited!

I stopped off at the mailbox today on my way home from work....and was totally excited to see a parcel from Scent My Cards today....I have been waiting for what seems likes months ( but really only a week or so) for these super cute stamps to arrive.....I did not even wait till I got home to open the package to have a look see at my newest possesions....lol....these cards were more then what I was expecting....the images are large and very easy to color and work with....I just new that I needed to use them as soon as I arrived home.....on my short drive from the mailbox....I visioned this card....although I have featured a card very similar to this one on my blog before.....this card is just so darn cute and bright in real life....

 

I stamped the margarita glass on white card stock and colored in the drink....adding in a little grey to the bottom of the glass....I then cut out the glass and glued some ultra shiny glitter around the rim to represent the sugar....not sure if I really captured the bling of the sugar......I used pop dots to raise the glass image off the card front...the layer that the glass is on is a combination of two of the stamps from the set...some rubons, and some coloring that I did....

Ladies if you have not already done so you need to buy these wonderful stamps....you will not be disappointed....thanks Cindy for the details and the hard work that went into these stamp sets....you will all be seeing more cards made with these sets......oh yes the stamps can be found here: www.stampingscrapping.com

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Friendship Frame

 

Here is another one of the frames that I made a while back...they are very hard to photograph for some reason...I must have taken about 20 pictures before I got one that I could use...and this is after I used a photo editing program....I made this frame for a friend of mine who has been my friend for over 18 years....darn how time flies...we were single mom's both with three children to raise....and darn did we have some good times back them....never had a lot of money...but we sure could have fun....we continue to be very close today as do our children...

I found these frames at Michael's for $1.50 each and the paint for $1.00 a bottle....a pretty cheap gift if you ask me....the sentiment was stamp and placed where a picture should go.....the white flower on the side is a combination of a stamp and a rub-on from Basic Grey....

Well I need to make Cowboy some supper, so I better be getting at it!

later Gaters!

Alanna

Bradi Turned Two

Wow how time flies...and beautiful babies grow up to be beautiful little princess's....it seems like just yesterday that Bradi was born....waited for days for her....and now she is two.....

This is the card I made for her birthday....I wanted something that said girl....I hoped I achieved that with this card...each of the layers on the card are popped up to give the card some dimension....took me forever to make it....lol

 

Bradi had a huge birthday party on Sunday and then the whole family came out to our home last night and Bradi and I shared a birthday supper and cake with the family....such a good time....she is sure growing up and becoming very independent....and talk like a trooper.....

It is the warmest day of the summer today temps were in the high 30"s or around 88 degree's and that was not including the humidex....it is supposed to stay this way for a few more days....not used to it.....

Well I best be getting the supper dishes done!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

Must be Summer!

 

Here is another sweet little yellow card that I made for a friend to give to her great niece for her 7th birthday...the party will be held at one of our local resort areas, where her grandparents have a cottage....

It is so fun to be finally be able to stamp just for fun, and now that I am really learning how to use the Copics, it makes using and coloring these images so much fun.

This is another image from ATS....love the summer images that Christine brought out this year....I bought these images in June and am finally starting to use them.....

I am on a self-budgeted lack of purchasing new supplies(did that make sense)....lol...Trev and I have a Mexican holiday planned for this coming winter...and I need to stop spending....also our son is getting married in November and a new grand baby on her way....all things that are going to require great gobs of money in the near future....so I decided to really start using up what I have here....

So I hope you enjoy my card!

Later Gaters!

Alanna

A Bright Sunshine Hello

Well I have been busy once again making some cards...not sure what I am going to do with them now that they are made...I guess I will post them to my BLOG...I had thought that I would maybe try out of a design team...but the one I was looking at required a one year commitment...hmmmm....I thought I am not sure I can commit for a year...so instead of keeping these little babies under wrap...I thought I would just post them...

This little bundle of sunshine is a Digi download from ATS...love her stamps....it was just calling me to make a bright and sunshiny card....so hence the yellow card that I came up with...

"PHOTO REMOVED FOR SUBMISSION"


I used my copic markers to color in the image...it was so fun to do...I used a white gel pen to give the bikini the polka dots that I needed to finish the inside of the card.....

 

I used pieces of the same paper from the card front to complete the inside....I just love this saying...it is one of AmyR's stamps that are also available at ATS...all in all I felt wonderful once this card was complete...really made me feel happy....

I think I may drop this card into the mail so that my grand daughter may have some happy mail....

Later Gaters!

Alanna