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

Popping by again...

That's two days in a row, but I did think that as I was around I really ought to show my card for this week's challenge of lace at Bah! Humbug!.

I used my new lacé die to create a centre piece.  The double sided card I used is some I have had for some time and is a stunning peacock blue on one side and silver on the other just perfect for lacé work.  Don't know about anyone else but I still have the brass templates for doing this technique by hand.  I was never quite good enough with the craft knife and mine always looked a bit tatty, but these dies make it so easy.  Having said that I don't think I would want to pay the full price for one and am so glad that my local craft store always has some good bargains.

It's a shame that there isn't much space left in the middle of the die cut.  I found it hard to find an image small enough to go in the centre so in the end I just added a small snowflake and left the card very simple.  I don't think it needed masses of embellishments.  I will add a Christmas verse to the inner sometime soon.

Gonna disappear again for a while now.

Do pop over to Bah! Humbug! to take a look at what the rest of the team have created.

Love and smiles.

Ann xxx