Ali's Space

Some more stock in my shop

2011-07-27T12:01:00.000+01:00

These are some of the new items I've listed plus a couple not listed yet!

You can find them all in my Folksy shop (just click on the button in the right-hand column) except for the little pink owl (so sweet and sparkly) and the silver pocket watch necklace as I haven't listed them yet.

*Long Time No See

2011-05-28T06:37:00.003+01:00

Well, fellow Bloggers, I decided that it was really about time I posted again!

I know some of you have been wondering where I was and thanks for your messages. I have taken a complete change of direction with my crafting; I've always been a bit of a dabbler and right now I'm totally in to jewellery making.

I've opened a shop on Folksy

and I'm probably going to open one on Etsy as well so do come and have a browse round.

In the meantime here are some pictures of a little bit of what I've been up to

As you can see it's quite a mixture, there's lots more in the shop and it's all very reasonably priced - I think! My house is now full of beads,chains,gems,findings,boxes and bags and that is on top of all the card-making stuff I already have.
For now I'll love you and leave you and I hope to be back soon with more to show.

Chinese Chicks

2010-04-20T08:48:00.001+01:00

For the new challenge site The CD Sunday Challenge

Image and backing paper from Joanna Sheen's Eastern Treasures CD

Mounted on toning cards and gold mirror board and embellished with ribbon, two gold metal butterflies and gold Card Candy.

You are what you eat...

2010-03-31T14:49:00.000+01:00

....is the challenge at Three Muses this week.

When I saw what the challenge was I immediately thought that I could no better than Giuseppe Arcimboldo (Milan 1527 - 1593) Italian painter. He began his career as a painter and designer of stained-glass windows for Milan Cathedral. In 1562 he moved to Prague and became court painter to the emperors Ferdinand I and Rudolf II. He also painted scenery for the court theatre and became skillful at illusionistic imagery containing allegorical meanings, puns, and jokes. He is known for his eccentric and grotesque Mannerist compositions of fruits, vegetables, animals, landscapes, and implements arranged to resemble human forms. The style was regarded as being in poor taste until the Surrealists revived the art of visual punning in the 1920s.

All I did was add an appropriate frame with the addition of the four pears in the corners as I really couldn't improve on the original!!

It's Four O'Clock..........

2010-03-24T07:17:00.000Z

and time for the challenge at Three Muses as well as a cup of tea!

Credit to Irene Alexeeva for all the ingredients for this fantasy.

Mona Incognita

2010-03-17T15:28:00.000Z

For the Three Muses Challenge

Original image from The Sum of All Crafts.

Font is Speedball3

Sir Christopher Wren and his creations

2010-02-24T11:55:00.001Z

For the Three Muses challenge this week

I have always considered Sir Christopher Wren to be one of England's greatest architects and to my mind infinitely better than today's practitioners!

I found this lovely background image on the internet showing many of the towers of Wren churches in the City of London together with the dome of St. Paul's; the portrait of Sir Christopher is also courtesy of the internet; and, as he was reputedly a freemason, I have added the square and compass to represent this.

Font is 'Caslon Antique,

Dreamcatcher

2010-02-16T10:31:00.001Z

For the challenge at Collage Obsession

A Welcome Letter

2010-02-11T10:10:00.003Z

For this week's challenge at Three Muses

For some reason I couldn't post the image directly from my computer but had to go via Photobucket.

Credits to Pixel Music for the background which I turned into a giant postage stamp, and to kingkongphoto123 on Flickr for the main image.

The letters etc. are from a CD of vintage ephemera I bought a while ago.

Longing

2010-02-09T15:30:00.000Z

For the Collage Obsession challenge this week

Clarabelle hoped that she had finally saved enough to buy the new shoes she had been longing for for ages.

Would that shoes only cost $3 nowadays!

Credit to ArtbyChristi on Flickr for the background advertisement.

Saint Paul's

2010-02-08T14:25:00.000Z

This card was made for a forum swap which was for a shaped card. I know that it has already arrived with its recipient so it's safe to post it here.

I took an old photo of St.Paul's and created the effect of a charcoal drawing in PSP. I printed it on the front of a 300gsm A5 (A4 folded in half) card and then printed it out four more times on matt 160 gsm paper to create several decoupage layers. I then printed the sky photo (one of my own) on an A5 sheet to create the background/insert.

Happy Family

2010-02-07T10:55:00.000Z

For the challenge at Sunday Postcard Art which is one of my favourite things 'Cats'

Just playing around with PSP and images from my computer and Google

George and Arthur are back!!!

2010-02-03T18:27:00.000Z

For this week's Three Muses Challenge which is 'Birds of a Feather'

George and Arthur strut their stuff as Birds About Town.

Credits to Lorie Davison, Itkupilli, Pixel Music and Google for the ingredients.

A Plethora of Pairs

2010-02-02T17:20:00.000Z

For the challenge at Collage Obsession

My first entry to this fairly new challenge.

Credits to Lorie Davison and Studio Tangie (Tangie Baxter) both @scrapbookgraphics.com;

to cajoline-scrap.blogspot.com

and to Honey Designs.

Font for the Two Times Table is 'SKETCHY'

Chocolate Thoughts

2010-01-31T08:23:00.000Z

For the challenge at Sunday Postcard Art

Images from the internet.

Font for Chocolate is 'Caslon Antique'

Heavy Metal

2010-01-29T10:37:00.000Z

My 3rd card as Guest designer for Crafty Ann's Challenge which this week is 'Metal'

I used another one of Ann's great digital stamps which I coloured in PSP to produce some metallic effects. I then cut it out and mounted it on two layers of metallic holographic card and cut out the words 'HEAVY METAL' from the red holographic card using my Cricut. The whole was then mounted an a black base card which unfortunately looks brown in the picture. The holographic effect is, of course, much better in real life!

Weekend Fliers

2010-01-21T11:11:00.000Z

For this week's Three Muses Challenge

Superman had had enough of these weekend fliers getting in his way when he was trying to rescue someone!

Credits to Lauren Bavin 'Seriously Steampunk', ArtByChristi and wackystuff both of Flickr., and Google

A Fishy Journey

2010-01-16T15:12:00.000Z

The Three Muses challenge this week is 'Water'

And since it's been pouring with rain here since the snow melted it wasn't difficult to be inspired!

Credit to Kubivet and Pixel Music for the ingredients.

My 2nd DT card for CraftyAnn

2010-01-15T11:57:00.000Z

Challenge # 6 at Crafty Ann's was embossing - dry or heat or both.

I used another of Ann's digi stamps for this and coloured it with Promarkers. I used a cuttlebug embossing folder for the pale layer and a texture plate from Sizzix for the darker layer, both in my Big Shot Express. The leaves and fern decoration were done with punches which also, in the case of the leaves, emboss the veins. The final touch was some Card Candy in a milk chocolate colour.

I'm No Angel

2010-01-06T10:27:00.000Z

The challenge this week at Three Muses is 'Angels'

so I decided in my normal contrary fashion to go for the opposite - No Angel - inspired by the title of one of Mae West's films.

Font is 'SpeedballNo3'

Let's Dance

2010-01-03T11:06:00.000Z

The challenge at Sunday Postcard Art this week is 'Top Hat & Tails' so who else could I use but my favourite star - the fabulous Mr. Fred Astaire?

So here he is digitally altered in PSP for this Post Card .

Font is 'ADVOKAT MODERN'

New Year,New Inspiration!

2010-01-01T18:10:00.000Z

A Very Happy New Year to you all

I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the guest designers for the challenges on Crafty Ann's challenge blog this month and this is my offering for the first challenge which is 'New Year, New Inspiration'

Ann's instructions were ' Be inspired by something new – new stash for Christmas, a new technique or a new idea you've picked up while blog hopping and tell us what the new bit is.

My new things were one of Ann's fabulous digital stamps, and two of her backing papers - all available from her shop; experimenting with subtle digital colouring in using PSP; and Card Candy (the eight pink circles which resemble brads). I also decoupaged the bird and added some extra flowers which I clipped from the original image.

Dagobert's iPhone

2009-12-30T14:51:00.000Z

For the Three Muses challenge

Dagobert was thrilled to receive an iPhone for Christmas; little did he realise he'd have to wait some 500 years before he could use it!!!

Stamp Man Award

2009-12-28T15:47:00.000Z

To receive this award you have to post what you consider your favourite crafting project of 2009 which I found really difficult but as I only started doing digital work this year I decided that it would have to be one of my entries to the Three Muses challenges which have inspired me so many times.

So this is what I chose - the challenge was 'Long Ago and Far Away' and you can see all the credits here http://alis-space.blogspot.com/2009/10/unwelcome-guests.html

Wicked Uncle Karl

2009-12-18T10:48:00.001Z

For ACF this week

Sorry girls! A bit of 'Bah, Humbug', this week as I've had it up to here with packing strange shaped presents!!

Font is 'fontdinerdotcom Loungy'

Compliments of the Season

2009-12-14T10:06:00.000Z

For Sunday Postcard Art

Credits to lisabee73 and pareerica on Flickr and The Graphics Fairy for the ingredients.

Summer's Gone

2009-12-13T10:25:00.000Z

For the ACF challenge this week

We were given the gorgeous girl and I thought she looked as if she was remembering something. Was it the Summer or a lost love or someone just far away? Who knows?

Credit to Lorie Davison for her "Before The First Snow" kit for everything apart from the girl.

Christmas Spirit!

2009-12-09T07:22:00.000Z

For the Three Muses and no, it's not whisky or brandy but Santa in a bottle.

Credits to Irene V. Alexeeva for the background and chest of drawers, to Jen Ulasiewicz for the bottle and jars, and to Yanna for all the Christmassy bits and pieces.

Font is 'A Lolita Scorned'.

For St. Nicholas Day

2009-12-06T09:23:00.000Z

The Sunday Postcard Art challenge is St. Nicholas

I found three very different images of Saint Nicholas - the original saint, the Dutch version whose name metamorphosed into Santa Claus, and the one we know now as Father Christmas to make three simple Post Cards.

Marilyn in Wonderland

2009-12-04T15:45:00.000Z

ACF gave us a lovely image of Marilyn Monroe for this week's challenge #52

I was going to put her in a Christmas scene but as I'd just treated myself to a bumper bundle of 'Alice' kits from Irene Alexeeva I decided to use bits of them to create this.

Credit to Irene Alexeeva's 'Weird Wonderland' for everything apart from Marilyn's face.

The font is 'WALTOGRAPH UI'

Anyone for Croquet?

2009-12-03T15:15:00.001Z

This week's challenge at Three Muses is 'Fun & Games' and that's exactly what I had!

For a start I went completely mad and thought that I had read that the challenge was 'Keyholes' so I made this - a previously unknown Alice book by Lewis Carroll.

Credit to nicolefrancine on Flickr for the book cover and Google for 'Arthur Rackham's Alice' and the keyhole.

Font is 'Yesternight'.

Then when I went to post it on Wednesday I realised my mistake so made this in a bit of a hurry

I found this lovely image by Norman Rockwell on the internet; I thought it was just perfect for the challenge and only needed a frame made for it which is what I did. That'll teach me to look before I leap!

Reading in bed

2009-11-30T22:15:00.000Z

For the Mixed Media Monday challenge

Two images by two of my favourite illustrators merged together. The fairies are by Edmund Dulac and the child reading is by Jessie Willcox Smith.

Warm Wishes

2009-11-29T18:28:00.000Z

For the challenge at Sunday Postcard Art

Background from Take a Break and little girl from Frannie60, both on Flickr.

Font is 'Christmas Card'

Three Christmas Trees

2009-11-26T12:02:00.001Z

For Crafty Ann's Challenge which is 'Black & White +1'

The card is actually white but the lighting has made it look yellowish. The base card is matt white and the decoupage layers were printed on satin paper and some red glitter added round the frame.The trees were actually designed by me and the colouring in was done digitally. The final touches are three gems on the tree stars and a tiny silver tree charm coloured a little with a Sakura metallic pen. The font is 'Fontdinerdotcom Sparkly'.

Albert's Little Problem

2009-11-25T08:13:00.000Z

For the Three Muses Challenge this week

When I saw the challenge was 'Time' I almost immediately thought of Albert Einstein and his Theory of Relativity; not that I understand it at all!

Done in PSP with all images courtesy of Google.

Font is 'Caslon Antique'

Bluebird ATC

2009-11-24T17:42:00.000Z

A digital ATC for the challenge at TMTA

Font is 'Stamp Act'

Always in My Thoughts

2009-11-20T12:13:00.003Z

For this week's Art Creations Friday challenge

ACF gave us the image of this beautiful girl. I thought she looked as if she was thinking of something sad so I gave her a fiancé fighting in the First World War to be thinking of and worrying about. And, of course, he will be thinking of her too.

Credits to Laurie Bavin & Kim Liddiard from www.digitalscrapbookplace.com for their Keys to the Past Page Kit for various elements and background and to Google for the soldier.

Hector

2009-11-18T18:08:00.000Z

A rather late entry for the TGIF challenge

Image courtesy of Google.

Font is 'Caslon Antique'

What Every Woman Needs

2009-11-18T08:06:00.001Z

For the Three Muses Challenge this week

Credits to lisaswehla for the men and playingwithbrushes for the torn paper, both on Flickr.

Font is 'Caslon Antique'

Two Flappers

2009-11-16T22:08:00.002Z

A digital ATC for the TMTA challenge

The original image was black and white so I added a few touches of red.

I Am Woman

2009-11-16T07:55:00.000Z

For today's Mixed Media Monday challenge.

As soon as I saw this picture from The Sum of All Crafts .....

...... I knew that she was a perfect image to represent 'I Am Woman'.

So I enhanced the colours a little

And then I framed her

And I think she speaks for herself so I didn't add anything else!

Dawn Chorus

2009-11-15T11:20:00.000Z

A quickie for the challenge at Sunday Postcard Art

Credits to Dover for the image and 'playingwithbrushes' on Flickr for the background.

Font is 'Caslon Antique'

Boys will be boys

2009-11-13T22:15:00.000Z

For Challenge # 49 at Art Creations Friday

My first ArtRage attempt.

Font is 'Shoplifter'

Credit for the background to playingwithbrushes on Flickr.

A little owl

2009-11-13T22:10:00.000Z

A real card made for a forum card swap

I know it's safe to post it here as it's already arrived at its destination!

Arthur's Dream

2009-11-11T07:13:00.001Z

For the Three Muses this week

Arthur's dream is to appear as Titania in 'Midsummer Night's Dream' with George as Bottom although Sidney's not too keen on appearing as Mustardseed.

'Who are you calling a fairy?' he says!

Credits to Freubel for the curtains, Lisa's Altered Art for Sidney (much altered) with wings and hat from Pixel Music.

Crowabout Week #60

2009-11-10T15:13:00.000Z

For this week's Crowabout Challenge

For all the credits and the original collage sheet see here apart from the room itself which is from the very generous Rian at Freubel

Goosey, Goosey, Gander

2009-11-09T12:32:00.000Z

For the new challenge at Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog

For my nephew and his wife on their 5th wedding anniversary.

The decoupaged geese come from Joanna Sheen's 'Eastern Treasures' CDRom as does the main backing paper with the vertical column of geese. I made the other two papers using PSP. The embellishment is a white Chinese tassel and two Chinese coins.

I do make real cards sometimes!

2009-11-07T12:32:00.000Z

And here are my most recent.

Firstly, three cards made at the Sheena Douglass workshop that I attended recently in Kettering

Then a Word Book for my great-niece's 6th birthday

And lastly, a birthday card for her mother whose birthday is the same day as hers!

Hello Sailor!

2009-11-06T11:50:00.001Z

This is for Art Creations Friday # 48

Credit to Kubivet for everything apart from the little sailor boy which was from Pepeetje especially for the challenge and his toy boat and the seagulls which I googled.

Mama's Two Little Peaches

2009-11-04T07:32:00.002Z

For the Three Muses Challenge this week.

No jokes this week! This lovely image is from a little Carte de Visite that I bought recently and I thought it was perfect for the challenge. I'm presuming the children are both girls although in the days when this photo was taken little boys were often dressed in what we now would consider to be girl's dresses so the smaller child could be a boy?

Credit to playingwithbrushes on Flickr. for the background.

Opposites Attract?

2009-11-02T17:07:00.001Z

For the Mixed Media Monday Challenge this week.

Image Googled

Font is 'Bleeding Cowboys'

Mr. Poe likes to Party

2009-11-01T07:47:00.002Z

For the Sunday Postcard Art Challenge

I thought I'd show a previously unknown side of Edgar Allan Poe's character.

All images googled and played around with in PSP.

Font is 'A Lolita Scorned'.

Griselda gets excited!

2009-10-31T18:12:00.000Z

For two challenges - Art Creations Friday and SoArtful

Art Creations Friday provided Griselda

and SoArtful the background

Credits to Efie's Blog and 'Fangtastic' from Digicats for elements.

Font is 'A Lolita Scorned'

Altered Couple

2009-10-31T11:28:00.001Z

For the challenge at Saturday Workout

Just a subtle alteration!

I'm afraid I don't know where the original photo came from.

Credit for the background goes to playingwithbrushes on Flickr.

A newly discovered Work of Art

2009-10-28T07:13:00.000Z

For the Three Muses Challenge

A newly discovered work by the famous French painter Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665) this shows Lady Henrietta Wyandotte and her daughter Gallina of Orpington House. Gallina was later to marry into the famous Leghorn family.

Credits entirely to Google!

Font is 'Christmas Card'

Ambrose

2009-10-26T15:09:00.001Z

For the challenge at Mixed Media Monday

Background images from Clotho98 on Flickr. and 'Ambrose' and his moustache topper (somewhat altered!) from the internet.

The Boys are back in Town

2009-10-25T11:07:00.000Z

For the Sunday Postcard Art challenge

Credits to Pringle Hill for introducing me to the three boys (originally from The Library of Congress and spookified by me),and to Miss Honey for the background from her 'Waiting for New Moon' kit, and Itkupilli for all the other bits.

The font is 'A Lolita Scorned'

BOO !!!

2009-10-23T10:56:00.000+01:00

For Rainbow Lady's challenge.

Credits to Miss Honey 'Waiting For New Moon' for the background, and Efie's Blog for all the elements.

Font is 'A Lolita Scorned'.

Listen With Mother

2009-10-21T16:22:00.001+01:00

For the Mixed Media Monday challenge

Credit to Miss Honey for the background and elements from 'Cherie' and 'Viva La France' kits.

Angel ATC

2009-10-21T11:39:00.000+01:00

A digital ATC for the challenge at Art Pieces

The Unwelcome Guests

2009-10-21T07:22:00.000+01:00

For this week's Three Muses Challenge

Credits to Google, Efie's Blog, Lauren Bavin's 'Seriously Steampunk', and Maya's 'Steampunk - My 6th Year Anniversary Collection' for all the bits and pieces used to create this.

Font is 'Blackadder ITC'

Is Anyone Watching?

2009-10-20T11:24:00.000+01:00

For the challenge at Crazy Amigo

Credits to Itkupilli 'Spooky Stuff' Digital Design Kit and to Miss Honey 'Waiting For New Moon'

Miss Bone-Apart takes a Stroll

2009-10-18T08:27:00.003+01:00

For the challenge at Sunday Postcard Art

I don't know whether this is truly Grungy Gothic or not but it's my interpretation of it and it was fun!

Credits entirely to Itkupilli for her 'Spooky Stuff' Digital Design Kit and 'Zetti This Zetti That 2' Digital Collage Sheet.

Up, Up, and Away....

2009-10-17T11:33:00.001+01:00

..... in my beautiful Balloon.

For the challenge at Saturday Surprise.

Done using a 12" x 12" BP I made myself, altered to black & white and with the addition of a few more balloons.

Font is 'STAMP ACT'.

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-16T11:12:00.001+01:00

For two challenges - TGIF and ACF

Thanks to ACF for the original little girl picture.

Credits to Suzee Que at Flickr. for the pumpkin suit, SparkYourImagination for the background (colours altered) and Itkupilli for all the other elements.

Font is ' Moksha'

Winter Ride

2009-10-15T16:30:00.000+01:00

For the Theme Thursday challenge.

Background image (much altered!) from Take a Break and girl from frannie60 both at Flickr, Polar Bear googled.

Bad Hair Day

2009-10-14T06:57:00.000+01:00

For this week's Three Muses challenge

All images googled except 'Phyllis' who is from my own collection and yes her hair is like that - I didn't alter it!

Font is 'SpeedballNo3'

Real Comfort

2009-10-13T16:35:00.001+01:00

For the challenge at Mixed Media Monday which is 'Pink' for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Done in PSP using elements from 'Love of Jane' Scrap kit from ScrapArtist and some from Efie's Blog.

Crowabout Week # 56

2009-10-13T15:25:00.004+01:00

For this week's Crowabout Challenge.

Image Credits:

Background Texture: by Joes Sistah
May Lillie(Cowgirl): by jackandcatcurio
Western Stars: by jackandcatcurio
Little Cowboy&Little Cowgirl Photo: by scavenger art
Horses: by neefer
Horse Racing Flyer: by Ravensmagiclantern
"A Horse is a horse/Letters taken from matchbox labels: by wackystuff
"Yeehaw" and black and white striped borders: by Nancy Baumiller

Morning has Broken

2009-10-12T10:35:00.000+01:00

For the Sunday Postcard Art challenge.

A digital post card using googled images.

Font is 'Nuptial'

Rain

2009-10-09T22:16:00.001+01:00

For the TGIF challenge

Credit to Pixel Music for the swirls background and Clearly Vintage for the lovely lady with an umbrella.

Font is 'Selfish'

Isabelle goes to Paris

2009-10-09T12:08:00.000+01:00

For the ACF challenge this week

Done in PSP.

Background and 'Paris' WordArt from Miss Honey

Font is 'Selfish'

Crow ATC

2009-10-08T11:33:00.001+01:00

For the Theme Thursday challenge this week.

A digital ATC done in PSP.

Font is 'NASTY'

1 2 3

2009-10-07T07:41:00.001+01:00

For the Three Muses challenge this week.

A slight variation on a counting rhyme from my childhood.

Done in PSP with credits to SherrieJD 'Love of Jane' kit for the hand (altered slightly) and Ask Jeeves (search engine) for the rest of the images. Fonts are MADFONT and Prissy Frat Boy.

Crowabout Week #55

2009-10-04T17:50:00.000+01:00

For the Crowabout challenge this week.

Cora knew she shouldn't have allowed both cats and dogs in her bar at the same time!

Credits to thegraphicaddict, merlinprincesse, jackandcatcurio, and Nancy Baumiller.

Introducing Eglantine

2009-10-03T13:15:00.000+01:00

For the challenge at Art Creations Friday

Done in PSP using the given image and elements from Itkupilli and Google. Font is 'Jane Austen'

Madame Meow takes a stroll

2009-10-01T12:16:00.000+01:00

For the challenge at Theme Thursday.

Done in PSP .

Credit entirely to Itkupilli for the ingredients.

In which we all go zlightly Zetti

2009-09-30T08:12:00.000+01:00

Mona joins 'The Family' for this week's Three Muses Challenge

Here you can see George & Arthur, Aunt Mildred, Sidney, and, of course, the lovely Mona, all in their Zetti-ish finery.

Credits to Tangie Baxter for the background (much altered), the borders and various elements, and to Itkupilli, Pixel Music, and Google for almost everything else. Apologies if I've forgotten to credit anyone else but I had such fun messing about with this that I forgot to take note of everything I crammed into it!!

Marilyn fulfills a dream

2009-09-29T15:47:00.001+01:00

For this week's challenge at Crazy Amigo.

Done in PSP. Credit to Playingwithbrushes on Flickr. for the background (somewhat altered by me) and to Itkupilli for all the other elements. Font is 'Circus Dog'

Mona gets ready to party

2009-09-28T10:05:00.000+01:00

For the challenge at Sunday Postcard Art.

Mona decides that after some 500 years it is about time she showed her legs!
Credits to Itkupilli, Spark Your Imagination, Pixel Music, and Google for her handbag.
Font is Spahrty Girl.

Pigs Might Fly

2009-09-25T11:33:00.000+01:00

This week's challenge #42 at Art Creations Friday gave us a picture of a little girl to work with and here is what I did.

Done in PSP with a background from Laurie Bavin's 'Seriously Steampunk', brass button from Maya's 'Steampunk Collection', flying pig from Pixel Music and flying helmet googled.

Split Personality

2009-09-23T07:12:00.004+01:00

For this week's challenge at Three Muses.
Inspired by Itkupilli's 'Marilyn Antoinette' I created a portrait of the previously unknown seventh wife of Henry VIII 'Mona of Cleves' ; and what better place to give her her first public appearance but this challenge.
Here she is

Mona and her Alter Egos

And here is how I made her

The Stealer of Time

2009-09-21T17:16:00.002+01:00

For the challenge at Mixed Media Monday.
This really was a stealer of time as, just as I'd finished it, I deleted my first effort completely and had to start again from scratch!
Done entirely in PSP all the metal is digital so I hope it qualifies.
I used a background and elements from Maya's 'Steampunk Collection' and hands from Tangie Baxter's 'Ultimate ArtDoll Kit', both at Scrapbookgraphics.com ; and other elements from 'Seriously Steampunk' by Laurie Bavin at digitalscrapbookplace.com . The face is by me and the trainers were googled and made golden by me too. Font is 'Blackadder ITC'

The Fortune Teller

2009-09-20T19:14:00.001+01:00

For the challenge at Sunday Postcard Art.
Done in PSP; background image googled and altered, gipsy and girl from Suzee Que on Flickr. Fot is 'Fontdinercom Loungy'

Who says you can't teach a cat to do tricks?

2009-09-19T16:00:00.000+01:00

For this weeks challenge at Theme Thursday which is to do an ATC with a flourish or flourishes.I have used images from my latest sheet from Itkupilli and put them together in PSP.

Sidney learns the value of money

2009-09-17T22:24:00.001+01:00

For the week 52 challenge at Collage Play with Crowabout.
George & Arthur decide to teach Sidney a thing or two.

Done in PSP . Image Credits: frannie60(frame), Suzee Que(ballerina photo), valeriana Solaris (theater figures), Laineys Repertoire("now you can learn to"), jerseybarb85 ("Admission" and "20 Cents"), a few images from playingwithbrushes, paperscraps,"T" altered art and nyctreeman

Mildred Reminisces

2009-09-16T08:07:00.004+01:00

Mildred takes the spotlight in reflective mood for this week's challenge at Three Muses.

Done in PSP. Images googled, background made by me, and fonts 'circus dog', 'Nasty', 'Moksha', and 'Selfish'.

Just for a change

2009-09-15T16:21:00.003+01:00

This is a real card made for my niece's wedding anniversary.

I used a the 'Cat Love' stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil, coloured it with Promarkers, mounted it on a backing paper from Joanna Sheen and embellished it with adhesive pearls by Kanban and a little heart charm and ribbon from my stash.

Not Mr.Right!

2009-09-13T15:36:00.003+01:00

For Sunday Postcard Art.

The font is SpeedBall no 3 and I'm afraid I don't know where I got the picture but if anyone knows please tell me and I'll acknowledge the owner.

Adeline's Hat

2009-09-11T17:55:00.004+01:00

For the challenges at Crazy Amigo and at Theme Thursday

A digital ATC using a background and image from Terri Kahrs at Pringle Hill Studios.

Euphemia Misbehaves.

2009-09-11T10:37:00.004+01:00

For challenge #40 at Art Creations Friday.

Using a fantastic image from Pepeetje.

Done in PSP, background courtesy of Google, font 'Selfish'.

George & Arthur try something different!

2009-09-09T16:31:00.003+01:00

For the Three Muses Challenge this week.

George & Arthur were keen to have a go at moon travel but Aunt Mildred insisted on keeping Sidney at home with her.

Using elements from Lauren Bavin's 'Seriously Steampunk', Pixel Music, and Wikimedia Commons.

Font is 'Della Robbia'

Daydreamer

2009-09-08T18:22:00.003+01:00

For challenge 39 at Art Creations Friday.

Done in PSP using an image given us by Hermine which she got from 'Take a Break' at Flickr. The background, the boat, and the toy bird are from Kubivet and the seagull was googled.

Aunt Mildred's Little Secret!

2009-09-08T07:07:00.003+01:00

Made for the week # 51 challenge at Collage Play with Crowabout .

Done in PSP with a background from Playingwithbrushes on Flickr and elements from Crowabout, Library of Congress and Efie's Blog. Font is 'A Lolita Scorned'.

Three Little Owls

2009-09-05T10:15:00.003+01:00

Done for a forum swap last month using a fabulous Owl stamp by Lindsay Mason for Personal Impressions and coloured with Promarkers. Unfortunately the middle one is a bit smeared as I used the wrong ink for stamping.

'Cat'herine

2009-09-04T12:06:00.003+01:00

For the challenge at TGIF.

Done in PSP .Credits to Kubivet for the background and Tangie Baxter at Scrapbookgraphics.com for 'The Ultimate Art Doll Kit'. Fonts used 'Yesternight', 'Sprocket BT' and 'Churchwarden Maori'.

George gets it wrong!

2009-09-02T09:24:00.003+01:00

My entry for the Three Muses challenge this week.

George has definitely got it wrong this week and, although Arthur is quite amused, Aunt Mildred is highly embarassed!

Created in PSP with Chaplin image googled and main photo from The Library of Congress. Fonts used are 'Nasty', 'Selfish', and '2 peas crazy pooch'.

Don't Steal

2009-09-01T11:02:00.004+01:00

Made for Martha Jorgenson of Tumble Fish Studio's 'Stop Art Piracy Campaign' on Flickr.

Credits to Kubivet for the background and Tangie Baxter at Scrapbookgraphics.com for 'The Ultimate Art Doll Kit'. Font is RansomNote.
You MAY copy this image for the sole purpose of displaying on your blog or website IF it is linked back to this flickr group www.flickr.com/groups/stopartpiracycampaign You may NOT use any piece of this image for your own artwork or any other publication or reproduction

Red Nose Rag

2009-08-31T11:05:00.002+01:00

For the SoArtful challenge at Art Freebies

Done in PSP (again!) - I really must get back to making a few actual cards sometime but this is such fun.

Three for Crowabout

2009-08-30T14:00:00.005+01:00

Collage Play with Crowabout is celebrating its 50th weekiversary and Nancy has given us three collage sheets, two weeks and we can post three entries.

These are my three.

Images on the original sheets were from: linnet555, cassandra204, monkey123, Suzee Que, clotho98, jack and cat curio, wackystuff, jerseybarb85, Judy Scott, fidgetrainbowtree, HA! Designs-Artbyheather, ArtbyChrysti, sassyarts, neefer, imagesbyKim, annieoakley, Stars*Go*Blue, sPaRK*YouR*iMaGiNaTioN, wiebelwuppie, Joy Eliz, PaperScraps and Nancy Baumiller although I didn't use all of them!!

All done in PSP; font for 1 is 'a little pot', for 2 is 'Yesternight', and for 3 is 'Circus Dog'

Ali's Space

Some more stock in my shop

*********Long Time No See********

Chinese Chicks

You are what you eat...

It's Four O'Clock..........

Mona Incognita

Sir Christopher Wren and his creations

Dreamcatcher

A Welcome Letter

Longing

Saint Paul's

Happy Family

George and Arthur are back!!!

A Plethora of Pairs

Chocolate Thoughts

Heavy Metal

Weekend Fliers

A Fishy Journey

My 2nd DT card for CraftyAnn

I'm No Angel

Let's Dance

New Year,New Inspiration!

Dagobert's iPhone

Stamp Man Award

Wicked Uncle Karl

Compliments of the Season

Summer's Gone

Christmas Spirit!

For St. Nicholas Day

Marilyn in Wonderland

Anyone for Croquet?

Reading in bed

Warm Wishes

Three Christmas Trees

Albert's Little Problem

Bluebird ATC

Always in My Thoughts

Hector

What Every Woman Needs

Two Flappers

I Am Woman

Dawn Chorus

Boys will be boys

A little owl

Arthur's Dream

Crowabout Week #60

Goosey, Goosey, Gander

I do make real cards sometimes!

Hello Sailor!

Mama's Two Little Peaches

Opposites Attract?

Mr. Poe likes to Party

Griselda gets excited!

Altered Couple

A newly discovered Work of Art

Ambrose

The Boys are back in Town

BOO !!!

Listen With Mother

Angel ATC

The Unwelcome Guests

Is Anyone Watching?

Miss Bone-Apart takes a Stroll

Up, Up, and Away....

Happy Halloween!

Winter Ride

Bad Hair Day

Real Comfort

Crowabout Week # 56

Morning has Broken

Rain

Isabelle goes to Paris

Crow ATC

1 2 3

Crowabout Week #55

Introducing Eglantine

Madame Meow takes a stroll

In which we all go zlightly Zetti

Marilyn fulfills a dream

*Long Time No See