Friday ... Bah! Humbug! time...

This week we are focussing on die cuts as our main theme for Christmas cards.  Check out Max's design and our fab guest designers here at Humbug Hall. 

Stunning eh?

For my card I used a Cuttlebug dove die and embossing folder that I have had for ages and not got round to using.  Don't know why because I really like it especially with the added pearls.  I also used some die cut swirls created using one of the many fabulous Marianne dies available.  The base card is called Ice Gold due to the gold shimmer running through it which you can just about see in the photo.

My card is also for the challenges at...

• Charisma Cards - Anything Goes
• Dutch Dare - Pearls and Swirls
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments - No designer paper

Have a fabulous weekend everyone.  I'm working most of it so no crafting time unfortunately, but maybe next week.

Ann xxx

Crafting Time...

Yeah, I managed to steal a little time in my craft room yesterday and played around with a really easy peasy sketch I found at the Clean and Simple Challenge blog. It's a fab sketch with just so many possibilities.

On my first attempt I decided to go for polka dot flowers and use a snippet I had left from a sheet of black and white spotted card I used some time ago.  Still got a full sheet left, but using the snippet means I can save that for another time.  The sparkly line, sentiment and dots in the middle of the flowers are all from the Anita's Glitterations range.  I did try to do a single layer - simple card, but the desire to mat and layer on to sparkly black to match the peel offs got the better of me.

My card was made with the following challenges in mind...

• Crafty Ann's Challenge - Clean and Simple
• Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Happy Birthday
• Less is More - Polka Dots
• Jules Crafty Snippet Challenge - use your snippets

My second card using the same fab sketch is a Halloween version.  I really love orange and black together.  This time the sentiment was computer generated and printed on to orange card.  The two fence pieces were cut using a Cuttlebug Halloween die that I've had ages and the cat came from a sheet of stickers that I think originated at Poundland and that came to light recently in one of my many tidying up sessions.

This card is for the following challenges...

• Sentimental Sunday - Halloween plus sentiment
• Allsorts Challenge - Halloween
• Alphabet Challenge Blog - Soon be Halloween.

Well better go and get ready for work now.  Have a good start to the week everyone and thank you so much for all the lovely comments I receive.  Really appreciated.

Ann xxx

With Men in Mind...

Oh it's Friday again and usually I'm a happy bunny as it's Bah! Humbug! day, but this week today is the day that Max is going home after her stay at my house.  So sad!  Think I will hide her car keys when she's not looking and make her stay for at least another week.

While she was here we spent a day crafting together and used a couple of my stamp sets to create our cards for this week's challenge at Humbug Hall.  Check out Max's creation here - love the way she used the hat stamp and made it dangle on the guy's foot.  So spot on for a typical man on Christmas Day.

For both our cards we used stamps sets by Papermania and a little Christmas hat stamp that is from a set by Stampin Up and one that seems to get used in conjunction with so many other stamps it's unbelievable.

Think my designer paper is one from a HOTP pack and the embossed card is one from my stash that is many years old.

My card is also for the challenge at ...

• ABC Challenge - use your old stash - everything I've used is old even the brad has been in my collection for ages and never quite made it on to a card till now.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Love and Smiles

Ann xxx