1st Christmas...

Phew, five days away with the ladies I support at Mencap has left me feeling really tired and quite shell shocked.  Good job I did my card for our challenge at Bah! Humbug! before I left.  This week we are thinking 'Baby's First Christmas' and I've done a card for a friend at work's daughter who has been so kind passing things on for Eli.  It's a quick card as it had to be done in among the packing.  Thank goodness for Kanban toppers eh?  I actually got the set of toppers that this one came from in a goodie bag at a craft shop sometime ago so it was really good to get chance to use it at last.

After perusing the challenge list at Feline Playful I'm entering my card for the challenges at...

• Wags and Whiskers - Christmas
• 4 Crafty Chicks - Baby
• Samuel Taylor's Monthly Challenge - Christmas

Well I have 4 days off now so maybe I will be able to get some serious crafting done if I can tear myself away from the Krispy Creme doughnuts that I bought on the way home that is and then of course there is bottle of wine down in Tesco's with my name on it (after the week I've had will one be enough - better get two to be on the safe side - LOL).

Have a great weekend everyone.

Big hugs.

Ann xxx
PS :  Totally thrilled just found out I made the Top Three at CD Sunday with this scrap book layout - cool eh?

  

Cherish...

Another page created on Serif Craft Artist.  I'm loving using this and the best part of all is that there's no tidying up.  Yeah no bits on the floor - no DST everywhere and no mounds of stamps, ink pads etc to put back in their homes.  There really is quite a lot of perks to digital scrap booking.

Most of the elements in this design were freebies from a very talented member, called Trulytango, on the Daisytrail Forum.  I love the large heart embellishment she created and I managed to create the smaller heart with matching stitching myself.  I also added a pearl embellishment to each heart to add both add detail and ensure they blended together.

My latest page is intended for the challenges at...

•  Lasting Memories Scrapbook Layouts - Cherish
• Squiggles and Giggles - Go Dotty
• Cooking it up with Katie - Anything but a card.

ooooooooooops almost forgot to say to create this page I used a fabulous sketch I found at Bo Bunny.  There are some amazing designs on there - truly inspirational and also full of real depth which you don't really get with digital.  Love all the samples they have using Scor buddy - do check the work out it's amazing.

Have a fun Saturday night everyone.

Ann xxx

Let it snow...Let it snow...Let it snow...

Noooooooooooo!  I don't mean it really - only on cards and films and maybe a touch on Christmas day, but not enough to make it difficult for everyone to visit their loved ones.

As you may have already guessed our theme this week at Bah! Humbug! is Snowmen - a favourite theme of mine.  There are just so many gorgeous stamps and digis around.  Everytime I think I can't possible need anymore I see something irresistable.  

The stamp I've used this week was actually a carboot bargain buy.  It's a 1999 vintage Penny Black and only cost a pound!  How lucky was I to find it lurking under a pile of decoupage sheets on a stall?

I've used double sided designer paper with burgandy trees on which I thought echoed the trees on the stamp and the other side of the paper to matt and layer on.  I've also used the plain side to create die cut Marianne snowflakes.

The glitter on the card doesn't show up that well in the photo, but I used fine glitter on the trees and Diamond Dust around the snowmen's feet and it really does sparkle.

My card is also for the challenges at...

• Crafter's Companion Monthly Challenge - Let it Snow
• 4 Crafty Chicks - die cuts
• Crimbo Crackers - Anything Goes

Have a good weekend all.

Ann xxx