Acetate on show at Bah! Humbug! ...

Oooooooooooh love acetate.  Infact I've just ordered a huge batch of inkjet printable, but naughty Mr Postman didn't deliver it in time for our challenge this week at Bah! Humbug!

I decided to go for a very simple card using a Marianne/Nellie Snellen die to cut out a silver mount and white cuttle bugged circle.  The snowflake was cut out of glitter foam using one of the snowflakes in a Marianne set.  A gem in the centre and silver border peel offs and sentiment finish the card.

The only draw back with acetate is that you have cut more sections to give a neat finish to the inside of the card, but using die cuts makes that so easy as the shapes are exactly the same size.

My card is also for the following challenges...

• Divas by Design - Die cuts or punches
• For Fun Challenges - Christmas

Have a fun weekend everyone.

Ann xxx

Quick run to Primark!...

Popped in to Primark yesterday as I saw the sale sign and in the past I've had some great jewelry items for using on cards, but this time I hit the jackpot!  How gorgeous is this necklace and charm bracelet?  Reduced to just one pound each!  Yeah - fantastic!

Tried to publish this post this morning, but naughty Mr Blogger wouldn't let me so if there are none left you know who to blame.

Check out the super size charms on the bracelet - oh so gorgeous for both cards and scrapbooking. 

Quite nice as a bracelet for on holiday too.  Maybe I'll wear it before breaking it up.

Hope if you like them they are still available at your local Primark.

Ann xxx

PPPick up a penguin....

 

Yeah I'm back with Bah! Humbug!  It felt so strange last week to let the side down and not have a card to show.  Not like me at all and I guess I must still feel guilty as this week I have two samples for our theme of 'Penguins'.

Both are very easy cards using some scenic background paper from a card making magazine quite some time ago and some cute felt penguin stickers by Papercellar.  I don't normally buy stickers, but I must admit to being addicted to goodie bags and there always seems to be an odd pack lurking in the bottom of the bag.   Actually I rather like these penguins as they have a lovely fuzzy texture which obviously doesn't show up in the photo.

Card number 1 is just very simply trimmed, matted and layered to within an inch of it's life and then a few gems added plus a simple sentiment.

Hopefully in addition to Bah! Humbug! it fits the bill at these additional challenges...

• Christmas Cards All Year Round - Anything Goes
• Creative Craft World - Christmas in June

For card number two I used the brill sketch at Sketch and Stash.  The backing paper for the penguin is the remaining part from my first card and the snowflake paper was from the same magazine.  Both the papers and the penguin stickers have been in my stash for some time so I guess they will count as my neglected stash for the challenge.  I've added some embossed white snowflake card, gems and an organza bow.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone and hope to see you joining in with our theme of penguins at Bah! Humbug!  Don't forget to pop over there and check out what Max and our super talented Guest Designers have been up to.

Ann xxx