Bah! Humbug! - Challenge 2 - New Stash...

I cannot believe how many fantastic entries we had at Bah! Humbug! last week.  It was just so exiting looking at everyone's cards and projects.  I know things are alway popular to start with, but I do hope everyone will continue to join in and keep on making their supply of cards for next Christmas.  
I can't believe I have already made 3 cards (one of which was for Fab's Christmas Challenge) - oh I am gonna be so organised by the time Christmas rolls around.
This week our theme is NEW STASH!  I suppose it's the exact opposite of last week's challenge, but it does give everyone chance to use those goodies that Santa brought or maybe things that tempted us in the sales.
On my card I used a really old stamp that was part of an A4 sheet of snowmen I bought years ago - don't know the name of the manufacturer, but I love the stamps. 

My new stash is...

• the blue patterned paper by Dovecraft (bought in the sales - bargain £2.50 for a whole pack of 12"x 12")
• the 'Let it snow' sentiment is one of the stamps in the set by Just Rite that I got for Christmas.
• the snowflake was cut using my cuttlebug snowflake die which I was desperate to buy ages ago, but then ended up not using till now.  Does anyone else ever do that?

Now as you know at Bah! Humbug me and my mates (Max and Irene) are very kind hearted so if you haven't got anything new you have our permission to go out and buy something so that you can join in the challenge.  LOL!! However, please don't send us the bill - there is a limit to our generousity!


As ever I am combining challenges so my card is also for the fantastic challenges at...

• Stamp with fun - Snowflakes
• Everybody's Art - Snowflakes
• Creative Inspirations - New Year - New Products (yeah same theme as Bah! Humbug!)

and a last minute entry to Raise the Bar - a fantastic new challenge blog - this looks like it is going to be so much fun. 
Whoops forgot to say the card is based on this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone - see you on Monday for The Pink Elephant day.

Last sample card...

Another Joanna Sheen Country Life sample that wasn't actually shown on the TV programme, but one that I'm quite fond of.  I've saved some of my Christmas card images to do this with.  I think cutting up the images and reassembling could be an effective way of recycling them.  I just haven't had time or been warm enough (heating now on but for how long) to do it.

Dare I enter Crafty Ann's challenge again?  Yeah why not - I've entered nearly everyday it would be a shame to miss the last one!!

At Creative Inspirations they too have just started the theme of new so my card also fits their challenge.

Hmmmmmm NEW that reminds me - today is the last day of our recycling challenge at Bah! Humbug! so do hurry if you want to be included in the draw.  Tomorrow sees the start of our new challenge - lol - wonder what the theme will be!

Christening Card...

This card was another of the samples I did for Joanna Sheen.  Very tricky to take a photo of because not only is is mirri but it's embossed mirri card!  This card was the first I did of the samples and a favourite as it has beautiful words inside and was stamped with the small heart from the set of stamps.   

Yet again my card fits the challenges at...

• Cute Card Thursday - all new
• Crafty Ann's - New

I do hope they don't regret the theme 'New' or are toooooooooooooo fed up with my barage of cards.  Just one more sample to show and then it will be Bah! Humbug! day.  Yeah - new challenge starts Friday!  If you haven't managed to get your recycled card done yet then please hurry as the closing time for the draw is 12.00 GMT tomorrow (Thursday).  

As to the next challenge should I give out clues -ooooooooh better not Max and Irene might throw me off the team!!

Have a good day everyone and may your heating never ever break down, unlike mine which went again yesterday and I have been so cold all night even under the duvet!

Ann xxx

New Home...

Another new home card using my favourite cottage stamp from the new stamp series 'Country Life' by Joanna Sheen.  Oh who wouldn't want to live there?  I love the words that go with this one too.

Not quite so keen on the card though - it started life with the intention of being an impressive 8" x 8" with a pocket and tag with the words on, but at around midnight it shrunk to a 6" x 6" with no tag.  Could have been worse - it may have ended up in the bin!

My New Home card once again fits the challenges at...

• Cute Card Thursday - All New
• Crafty Ann's - New
• Stamping for the Weekend - New Home

My heating is working again today thanks to British Gas Service engineers - having said that I've paid a monthly service fee out for 9 years and the first time they have to do something the guy tells me I'm ready for a new boiler.  Not happy with them. I always suspected that the minute it needed repairing that's what would happen.

Ah well c'est la vie - keep warm everyone - Spring is on the way - I hope!

Ann xxx

Another Joanna sample and a huge moan!...

It's cold with no heating!!!

Okay moan over and on to my card which of all the samples I've done was one of the easiest to make.  I picked up the original idea on the Sheena Douglas course I went on and then adapted it to suit.  It works really well for cute images too and on the plus side you don't need extra thick acetate as the concertinered card at the base supports the weight.

As you can see in the photo the base is made by folding card of the correct width up to make hills and valleys. I used a piece of A4 card cut down to 6" along the length and then scored to make a 1" hill, a 1.5" hill, a 2" hill and lastly a 1" hill to attach the acetate to at the rear of the card.

I thought the card would a fun one for Dad's out there, but actually I think little boys would love it too.  I must admit I wanted to stamp birds onto the acetate - you know how you get birds following the tracter as it works.  Unfortunately the stamps I had of the right size were flying geese (not seen them following many tractors recently) and the birds I had were too small.  Must invest in some bigger birds cause they would have looked great. 

My card is for the following challenges...

• Crafty Ann's - New (sorry Ann you must be fed up of seeing my stuff)
• Cute Card Thursday - All New
• Crazy4Challenges - Birthday

Have a fabulous day everyone and don't forget The Pink Elephant this week - the challenge is BIRTHDAYS.  I've had some time out this week but what a great fun theme it is and it's being sponsored by Kraftin Kimmie so do check out what's on offer over there and the work by my amazing team mates.
Ann xxx

New stamps - new home ...

Today see's the release of a new range of stamps by Joanna Sheen.  The series of stamps are called Country Life and you can see a video of Joanna showing many of the sample cards (including mine) here. 

For any Sheenies reading this - yep I was responsible for the very tongue in cheek ATC and what Joanna didn't own up to was that on the back in very large capital letters it says 'BUY MORE STORAGE'.  Problem solved!

I used Promarkers to colour the image, but added texture for the hedge and thatched roof using Derwent Inktense pencil crayons.  The sentiment is part of the same set of stamps and papers, lace and card are all from my stash.

My card is also for the challenges at...

• Papertake Weekly - New Beginnings
• Cute Card Thursday - All New
• Crafty Ann's - New
• Stampin' for the Weekend - New Beginnings

Happy Sunday everyone.

Ann xxx