An Owl Notebook...

as a little extra gift for my dear friend who loves anything with an owl theme so creating this for her fell in very nicely with our latest challenge at My Time to Craft.
Yes this challenge fortnight sees us looking at owls and hopefully some wonderful owl inspired projects.  I do hope you will dig out your stamps - digis - anything you can find and show us your projects and do check out what my team mates have created.  They are a very talented bunch and none of them have paid me to say that - honest!

For my notebook I used a digi available at Sweet Pea Stamps - it was super easy and very relaxing to colour using my Promarkers.  I love the swirls on the tree and the details on the feathers - very Zentangle without having to do it yourself.

Other Challenges...

• Seize the Birthday - anything goes (present for friend's birthday)
• Crafting with Friends - anything goes
• Creative Corner - anything but a card
• Digitally Sweet - anything with wings
• Simply Papercrafts - anything goes

Have a fabulous weekend.  Thanks for looking and commenting on my projects - I'm hoping to do some blog hopping myself this weekend so do leave me a comment and I will return the favour.

Annie xxx

A little gift...

for my daughter's new kitchen.  I bought these glass drink mats ages ago with the idea of altering them or maybe adding a photo as they are meant to be used.  This week I decided to create something very quick and easy, but also a perfect match for my daughter's very shiny black, white and silver themed kitchen.  Using black and silver snippets from my scrap box I cut the size of black card to slot in the back of the mat and then added a silver heart die cut.  Bish bash bosh as my friend Max would say job done in a very short time and my daughter was over the moon with them.

Challenges...

• Pixie's Snippets Playground - use your snippets

Enjoy your week whatever you are up to.

Annie xxx

Christmas flowers...

Our latest challenge at My Time to Craft is flowers as the main image and focal point on your project. How easy is that?  I do hope we see loads of stunning creations.  My card is yet another Christmas creation.  I seem to be well ahead with my Christmas cards this year - very strange - it's looking like Christmas will be a breeze this time providing I remember where I have stashed the cards!
Materials...

• stepper card die to cut base card and mat and layering pieces - Press Cut 1
• designer paper from 6" by 6" magazine freebie years back
• poinsetta die (Marianne?)
• spotty frame die (Spellbinders?)
• sentiment tag die by xcut
• brads and peel off to finish

Other Challenges...

• Simon Says Stamp - anything goes 
• Crafty Hazlenut's Challenge - use some gold
• ABC Challenge - quantum leap (d- die cuts)

Have a great weekend.

Annie xxx