Surprise - surprise it's Bah! Humbug! Day! ...

Well the biggest surprise for me is that I'm managing to focus to type this post.  What with long shifts at work - looking after my mum and discovering that's not a good idea to store your Crafter's Companion Glitter spray on the same shelf as your spectacle cleaning spray it's been quite a week!

As you may have guessed our new challenge at Bah! Humbug! is 'Surprise' and our new guest designers have really blown our socks off with their designs.  You must go and take a look at their brilliant work.

My card was made when I stayed with Max earlier this year and we played with brass stencils, embossing paste and glitter.  Check out the feather card that Max created HERE.  The reindeer is a stencil by Marianne - isn't it a wowza?  I just love it and Max and I had such a great time trying it out in different colours.  Must admit the purple creation got my vote as the best.
To add a surprise element to my card I may add purple and silver Christmas snowflake confetti to the inside of the card when I send it.

Think my card fits the following challenges as well as our own...

• Bling it on Challenges - Embossing (paste with glitter added)
• Christmas Cards All Year Round - anything goes

hmm just in case you're wondering about the glasses - yes they looked stunning when accidently sprayed with glitter varnish, but poor visability was quite a problem.  Luckily the day was saved by applying turps to the affected areas and praying it didn't damage the frames.

Have a good weekend everyone and remember this Top Tip do keep your craft stuff on seperate shelves to spectacle cleaning solutions, deoderants and the like.

Ann xxx

Corrieshallock...

Well I've finally done the second page of my double page spread of photos taken at Corrieshallock in Scotland.  I used the brilliant Serif Craft Artist programme again.  I can't believe how much fun it makes scrapping and as a bonus I really think I'm learning tons of techniques that I can use in real paper designs too so it's all good.

The page is 8"x 8" so is easy to print out on a normal printer and after printing I matted on to green card and added gems and a real organza bow.  So far I'm not really pushing the caperbilities of the programme as far as I should, but I am loving the results anyway and can learn as I go along.

The facing page I have shown before but after buying a new Marianne butterfly die I've added that to the page for a bit more depth. 

This is a photo of the two pages together.

Another thing I really like about this programme is the fact I can easily do another copy for my friend without putting in a massive amount of effort.  As I do my scrapbook I'm also printing extra pages as I'm thinking a finished book about our trip will make a lovely birthday gift for her.

I think my pages are also suitable for the following challenges...

• Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Lace - on second page at lower edge is digital lace.
• Karber Challenge - anything goes
• The Emerald Fairies Challenge - anything goes

Have a great week everyone.

Ann xxx

Well I never...

I've created something other than a Christmas card!  I've actually fit quite a bit of crafting inbetween shifts these last few days.  Even had a play with my marbling inks, but the least said about them the better.  I suppose the silver will come off my kitchen work top eventually.

Anyway less rambling and on to today's card which is a so easy to do quick card that my daughter needed for a friend of hers who really likes cute stuff.  What could be cuter than Forever Friends so I got out my CDs printed an image to decoupage and the matching backing papers.  In the words of my famous friend, Max, 'Biff, baff, bosh , a bit of added glitter' and the jobs done.

My card is also for the following challenges...

•  Two Sisters Challenge Blog - Anything goes
• Crafty Calender Challenge - Teddy Bears
• Crafting for all seasons - Anything Goes

Have a great day.

Ann xxx