Bah! Humbug! Day...

Our latest challenge over at Bah! Humbug! is Kiss-mas - ah mistletoe everywhere and everyone puckering up for their loved ones.  No wonder I picked this oh so cute image by Forever Friends as a centre piece.  I teamed it up with lovely Pepper and Co Christmas papers. The frame was cut out using a Wizard die and the sentiment on my tag was printed using my Xyron Design Runner.

My card is also for the challenges at...

• Fab 'n' Funky - It's Christmas
• Ooh la la Creations - Christmas

I'm working till late today so won't be able to do any blogging.  Looking forward to seeing everyone's romantic creations though.  Do check out what Max and our totally wonderful guest designers have been up to though if you get chance.

Ann xxx

All tuckered out...

After all those cuddles and playing Eli was just plain tuckered out.  I've just completed this page to go alongside my first page about his visit HERE.  It's a sort of before and after double page spread.  Again I used Serif Craft Artist to create the page.  Just love that programme.  I've actually uploaded all the 12" x 12" pages I've completed so far and sent them off for printing at DS Colour Labs.  Hopefully they will turn out really well and I can add some bits and bobs and put them in my album.

My page is also for the challenge at...

• Make it Monday - anything goes

Have a great day everyone - I'm off now to do my card for the new Bah! Humbug! challenge on Friday.  

Ann xxx

A real page...

Yep I've actually broke away from using Serif Craft Artist and actually used real papers and embellishments for once.  Very brave of me I think especially as I included some of my own handwriting too.  Not sure about that, but my daughter always says that it makes the page more personal.  I'm undecided as I like things just so and my handwriting wobbles especially when I'm trying to be my neatest.

Yet again I used the sketch from Stuck on Sketches and this time (even though not an essential part of this week's challenge) there are plenty of die cuts.

Materials used...

• Cricut Story Book cartridge to cut letters and large mount
• Cuttlebug dies for shells and starfish
• Starfish charm (from Primark bracelet)
• Sizzix die for wave swirl
• double sided card from massive pack from Costco

My page is also for the challenge at Rainbow Lady's challenge blog where the theme this week is a special island.  Thank you Cynthia for coming up with the perfect challenge for me to showcase a page about my recent holiday on the very beautiful island of Kos.

and here comes the new improved version...

printed journelling and a couple of extra starfish.  Think I'm happier with the result now.  What do you think?

The little 'Goodbye' was printed using my Xyron Design Runner so it was worth spending a fortune on that piece of kit after all.  LOL.
Thanks for all the lovely comments about Eli on my previous post - so kind.
Ann xxx

Back from holiday...

and of course just had to see Eli.  Here he is having a cuddle with Auntie Laura.  We are all absolutely besotted by him.

My scrapbook page is yet another created using Serif Craft Artist and I used the latest sketch at Stuck on Sketches as a starting point.  I have a 'real' traditional scrapbook page on the go that also uses this sketch, but it will be another few days before that one is finished.

I haven't got a printer caperble of printing 12" x !2"so I'm saving these pages and intending to have them printed professionally when I have enough to make paying the postage worthwhile.  When they are printed I'll probably add some gems or something a little 3D to perk them up.  We'll see.

Hope everyone is enjoying the summer even if it is a little cold here in England.

Ann xxx