Pumpkin harvest...

At last I've managed to do a little scrapbooking.  So many gorgeous photos and so little time.  I created this double page spread in Serif Craft Artist using the Autumn Fairy kit which is on offer this week.  I will have it professionally printed in 12" by 12" format when I have a few to send away

I used the sketch at Sketches in Thyme as a starting point for my pages, but veered away from the design on my first page of the double.

Just realised my project is fine for the new challenge at Aud Sentiments where this time anything goes and especially things that are a little bit different.  Do pop over there and check out the amazing projects by my friends/ex teamies.

Hopefully now I've made a start I will be able to really get going on my many many photos and do lots of scrapping.  Have a fun day all.
Annie xxx

So Cute...

My friend, Susan, like most of my crafting friends, is very good at helping me to spend money on more lush craft stuff!  Which friend isn't?  A couple of weeks ago she told me about these amazing 'on the shelf cards' by a very talented designer (Carol Clarke) on Crafts U Print.  Well I went to look and oh my I love this style of card - I bought lots of her designs to make up.  You will be seeing more of them very shortly.  However to start with here is my oh so cute snowman - perfect for the challenge at Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge which this week is cute.  
Also thank you so much for organising these challenges Hazel - so appreciated especially as last week I won - yeah - first prize in ages!!!
Here he is again sitting on the windowsill this time...

and this is a side view so you can sort of see the mechanism.

and the back with a place to write a message...

Now I just need to make up the others and put them somewhere safe ready for next Christmas!!  Hmm famous last words seeing as I've just found five cards I made last January that were nowhere to be seen at Christmas when they were needed!

Other challenges...

• The ABC Challenge - no embellishments allowed (all snowman is printed - only addition is glitter)
• A Snowflakes Promise - anything goes with a winter theme

Hope everyone is having a great week and not spending too much time out in the cold.  It's really freezing here today - I need a holiday somewhere hot!

Annie xxx

Baby - Una bimba...

It's ages since I played around with the dictionary I started after spotting a group on Facebook who were altering dictionary pages just for fun, but when I saw the new challenge at the Craft Barn it seemed like a really good time to start again.  
My dictionary is an English/Italian one so at the same time as playing I can learn some Italian words!
This time the challenge is to illustrate the letter 'B' so I chose to illustrate the word 'baby'.  To create my pages about 'b' I used a clear stamp set with lots of different baby type images on and stamped them across the two pages.  Then I coloured each of them with Spectrum Noir pencils.  
Great fun to do and really relaxing.  What better way to spend a very cold Sunday in January.
Annie xxx