More Scrapping...

 

Just a quick post to show my latest scrap page about my visit to Scotland.  Again done on Serif's Craft Artist and mat and layered after printing.  I also added gems around each of the frames to give a little 3D oomph.

My page is also for the following challenges...

• ABC Challenge - Around the world

• Paper Crafting Journey - Bling

• If the shoe fits - Going Green

Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend.  I'm working most of it, but have got a little free time as well.

Almost forgot to say...
Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Ann xxx

Bah! Humbug! ... Recycling Week...

Thinking about how much broken jewelry I have used on cards this week it will probably come as no surprise to you all that our new theme at Bah! Humbug! is Recycling!  There are just so many things that can be reclaimed and used on cards or perhaps recycling to you means reclaiming something old and giving it a new lease of life.  As I had already worked on a couple of cards with recycled items on them I decided to go on a hunt for something to revamp.

I was over the moon to find this black material jewelry box in our local Help the Aged shop.  At 99p I think I got an absolute bargain with the thrown in pleasure of helping a charity at the same time.

As it's quite a small container I knew it wouldn't be big enough to store all my selection of brads, but thought it would be perfect to store my Christmas themed ones.  I'm still working on finding a storage place for each and every item in my craft room.  It's marathon, but I guess it will be worth it in the end. 

As the box is covered in a black woven fabric I didn't want to start using any type of glue that might soak into the material and spoil it so I decided to use gold holographic sticky backed plastic with a Cuttlebug die of a Christmas street scene.  I cut the strip of houses three times and linked them together around the base of the box.  Sadly Mickey Mouse on his sleigh (from the same die) wouldn't fit so I had to be content with just the moon in the sky.

This is the inside of the box complete with brads.  

As you can see in the next photo the top section lifts out to reveal more space below.  Just enough space to fit everything in and maybe now they are all in one place I'll use them more instead of always reaching for either a plain gold or silver circular brad each time.

Hope you'll have time to join us at Bah! Humbug! this week.  I can't wait to see what items are given a new lease of life or find their way on to cards.

If you do join us this week you might want to join this challenge at Creative Craft Challenges where they are also thinking about recycling.

My altered jewelry/brad container is also for the challenges at..

• Charismas Cardz Challenge - No cards allowed.
• Divas by Design - Anything Goes
• Craft your Passion - Anything Goes

Enjoy your weekend everyone.

Ann xxx

Strathpeffer...

Oh, I am so enjoying using Serif's Craft Artist although I must admit it did some naughty things on me while I was creating these two pages (like crashing and then later printing the same page twice), but it's so good that I can live with little misdemeanors along the way.

First page is one of me sat in the little square drinking coffee (yes coffee Max you heard correctly) accompanied by the biggest cherry muffin you have ever seen, while page number two shows some photos of other buildings in the town.

I've added my own die cut flower and swirl and brads to give a bit more depth to the page.  I'm also tending to mat and layer the printed piece on to card too.

I'm entering my pages into the following challenges:

• Crafts and Me - Swirls (only a small one but it is there with the flower - honest!)

• ABC Challenge - Two or more images hope scrap booking counts)

• Top Tip Tuesday - Open Challenge

At this rate I might even finish a whole album before the next holiday.  Have a good day all.  I'm back at work today so crafting is going to be tricky over the next week, but hopefully I'll sneak some in somehow.

Hugs and smiles.

Ann xxx