Happy Christmas to all...

Oh had such an awful few days after being struck down by one the nasty flu viruses going around at the moment.  I was even feeling too ill to go online - that is bad!  However, started to feel a bit brighter yesterday and made a start on scrapping some photos of Eli's last visit.  Not too convinced about the results, but I faffed around for ages with this page and this was the best it got.

Luckily while in bed suffering I managed to watch some Serif Craft Artist programmes on Create and Craft so I now know how to use shadows, scissors to create material frayed edges and how to do phrased a much faster and neater way so maybe there is a good side to being confined to bed.

I used the fab sketch at Creative Scrappers for my initial inspiration and incorporated the word 'WONDER' from the theme at the Bird is the Word Challenge blog.  I must admit that at first my interpretation of 'wonder' was meant to be the way Eli was completely mesmerised by the tree and baubles, but as I started journalling it sort of changed into a 'I wonder what I can get away with' thing.

Other challenges include...

• Anything Goes Challenge Biog - anything but a card
• Crafty Card Makers - use it three times (my photo frames and the embellishments on them are all used 3 times)

Think this may be my last posting before the big day, especially seeing as I haven't been able to get anything done for the last few days I need to catch up fast, so I would like to wish everyone visiting my blog a very happy Christmas and let's hope that the New Year brings better things for all of us.

Whoops just sneaked back to show page two of Eli exploring the Christmas tree.  This time I used a sketch from Sketches in Thyme as a basis for my design.  It was really fun to have the star as a matt to layer the photo on. 

Love and laughter and wishing everyone absolutely the best Christmas ever.

Ann xxx

Santa Baby!

Bought two Christmas CDs this year and both of them have that really earthy 'Santa Baby' song on them so I guess the title for this page comes from that.

Again it's Eli in his Santa outfit on Grannie Annie's knee and again using Serif Craft Artist to create a page to face the one I did yesterday.

I used this fab sketch from Sketchy Thursdays as a starting point.

My scrap page is also for the challenges at...

• I did it Creations Challenge Blog - Santa's getting ready.
• Paper Sundaes - anything Christmas

Wishing everyone a wonderful week.

Ann xxx

Ho Ho Ho!

Hands up all those first time Grandma's who can resist buying the gorgeous Christmas outfits there are in the shops for babies these days.  Hmmm, not a single hand in the air!  I certainly can't resist and have already bought a Santa suit and an elf outfit that are just too cute for words.  When Eli came for a few hours the other day the poor wee man just had to try this outfit on.  

I have a feeling that in years to come I may not get away with this sort of thing so I better make the most of it now.

I created my 12" x 12" page on Serif Craft Artist using a fantastic sketch from Stuck on U Sketches.

My page is also for the following challenges...

• Pollycraft - Christmas Fun
• 2 Sisters Challenge Blog - Christmas
• Crazy4Challenges - It's Santa

Hope you have all had a fantastic weekend.  I've been working, but I've now got 5 days off in a row.  Wow, how great is that?  Maybe I will finally be able to finish making and writing Christmas cards and wrapping presents.  Only 13 days to go - eeeeeeeeeeek - need to get organised.

Ann xxx