Italy MIni Album...

Just finished this mini album for my friend Anne, who I went on holiday with earlier this month.  I used one of the brilliant sketches at Sassy Lil' Sketches as the basis for the front cover.  It's only a small album - just big enough to take 6" x 4" photos matted and layered on to designer paper, but I think she will love it.  Well I hope so anyway.

Here's a peak of the inside which I've kept really simple - well it had to be I've been at work most of the time since last Thursday.

All the papers I've used are by Kanban and I've kept to the monochromatic colour scheme.

I'm also very proud to say that thanks to Jules at Always with a heart I'm really trying to use 'snippets' left from other projects.  I do tend to be quite a wasteful crafter and although I don't throw the snippets away - they go to a good home (the ladies I work with at Mencap) I really should use more up myself.  So check out my frame and butterfly cut from this small left over piece of black glitter card...

Think using it definitely qualifies me for this week's Crafty Snippet Challenge.  

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and special wishes for my friend Max and her daughter who are over in Ireland.  Check out why HERE - wow how cool is that?
PS:  The 'T' in 'ITALY' has been suitably told off and is now standing up straight.

Bah! Humbug! Day

Yeah we're still filling our boxes with cards ready for the Christmas Season over at Humbug Hall and this week sees us 'Bringing on the Girls'. 

Another quick card from me this week as I have so many scrapbook projects on the go that I'm not wanting to break off to do cards at the moment.  My 'Bring on the Girls' card was made using papers and an image from a magazine freebie some time ago.  I've mounted it very simply, added some embossed snowflake triangles and tons of glitter.  The girl so reminds me of Becky from the Shopaholic books.

As I've started joining in the challenges at Jules Crafty Snippet Challenge I used all the tiny bits that were left including the leftover strip of embossed snowflakes to make a tag. So proud to say that the bits going in the bin today are so tiny that they would only make cards for 'The Borrowers'.

My card and tag is also for the challenges at...

• Divas by Design - Christmas in August
• Clear it out - Glitter it (paper and image from very old mag)

Have a fun weekend all and do pop over to Bah! Humbug! to check out the superb creations by my buddies.

The Future is Mine...

Well I've had another go at the sketch at Sassy Sketches...

 

 

I was determined to use that cloud idea and seeing as Eli was with me over the weekend I had chance to take some photos.  Annoyingly some have not worked due to using a setting on the camera that sounded good, but in reality produced fuzzy pics.  Not to worry the ones I took on the normal setting have worked fine. 

My whole page was created using Serif Craft Artist.  That programme is so much fun.  I find myself playing for hours with all the different effects.  The page is 12" by 12" and I will be saving it until I have done a few and then I will send it to be developed at  DS Colour Labs who were recommended on the Daisytrail forum.  I had my first pages printed there last week and the results were fantastic. Great service too with packaging that meant that the prints couldn't possibly get damaged in the post.

My page is also for the challenges at...

•  Incy Wincy Designs - anything but a card

Here's the facing page that's hot of the press.  Same programme of course and I've used some elements from the first page to tie the two together.
Hope you like them.

Have a fabulous evening everyone.

Ann xxx