Bah! Humbug! Day... Metallics...

Had a fantastic week away at a friend's house so not much time for crafting, but found time of course for our latest challenge at Bah! Humbug!  This week our theme is 'Metallics'.

I decided to head for something I haven't used for a long time - Art Metal!  I first used this stuff when I bought my Wizard machine many years ago and loved the way it embosses using brass stencils. Having said that although it embosses beautifully it can also be quite tricky to use because it also marks easily too, but I think it is worth the extra effort.

Additional materials used...

• gold metal brads 
• papers by HOTP
• xyron design runner for the sentiment strip (again wow that's 3 times now - could this be worth the investment?)
• snowflake die cut using Marianne die
• cream organza ribbon and lace
• green embossed card and cream pearlescent paper

Additional challenges...

• Charisma Card Challenges - Use diecuts (my snowflake)
• Crafty Purple Frog - Green projects
• Delightful Challenges - Show us some green
• The Pixie Dust Studio - Go Green
• Crafty Hazel's Challenge - Go for Gold

Have a fabulous weekend everyone.  I'm going to a craft day with Claire of Molly Bloom stamps so I am sooooooooooooooooooo excited.  Hopefully I'll be able to show my makes on Sunday, but don't hold your breath as I've heard we're using Aqua markers and that will be completely new to me and probably a disaster, but we'll see.

Love and hugs

Ann xxx

Bah! Humbug! Day ... Apertures

A very quick post from me today as I'm off to work shortly.  This week at Bah! Humbug! sees us using apertures on our cards.  Something I don't do as often as I should as they can be quite effective.  I decided to make my aperture a mouse sized one and create a mouse hole on the front of my card using part of a nestie circle.

I tried to make the front look like wall and skirting board. I suppose if the proportions were as in real life the skirting board would be far bigger, but I think it works okay as it is.  The little sign was printed on the computer and the holly was made using a punch.

On the inside the image from a stamp set by Joanna Sheen was coloured using Promarkers with a touch of Sakura white glaze pen and some glitter.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

My card is also for the challenges at...

• Fab's Big Christmas Challenge - curls (will be on my next creation) or pictures (on this one)
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
• Christmas Sparkles - Predominantly red and green

Have a great weekend everyone.  I'm working most of it, but have a whole week off to look forward to. Yeah!

Ann xxx

Scrapping with help from Poundworld...

I'm not actually sure whether the glittery puffy stickers that I've used on these two holiday scrap book pages were from Poundworld or Poundland, but aren't they just fabbie?  I bought them last week when the challenge at Daring Cardmakers was to use something from a pound shop, but as per usual I didn't quite finish my projects on time.

I've got loads of them left including some really funky crabs that my daughter wants for her scrapbook.

On my first page I printed some journaling on to acetate and then mat and layed this to match the rest of the page before attaching it to the organza ribbon.

On page two I am so proud of the fact that I remembered to use my very expensive impulse buy toy - the Xyron Design Runner.  Again I printed on acetate and then lay the strip across the page fastening it behind the paper.  The bubbles were some embellishments that were in my Graphicus Goodie box and I love them so if anyone knows their proper name please let me know cause I've only about two left and I don't know what to ask for in craft shops.

Can't believe I'm being brave enough to put photos of me on here!  Please keep eyes focussed on the cute octopus or fishand not me!

Challenges...

• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Have a fantastic evening everyone.

See you on Friday hopefully for the new challenge at Bah! Humbug!

Ann xxx