How old?....

My daughter rang and wanted a card to send to one of the elderly residents in the nursing home and of course just like all daughters she wanted the card yesterday!  
Thinking fast about how to do a card for a 100 year old with not much time available I decided to get my Silhouette out and have a play.  So many gorgeous cutting files from the Silhouette store  in my library I ended up cutting lots of different things out, but in the end came to decide on a this cake card front.  So easy to do and of course it could be cut in so many different colour ways.  I will definitely be using it again.

Materials...

• Cutting file from Silhouette Store
• Pink card, silver mirri and white scalloped card base
• gems and organza ribbon
• large A4 dots embossing folder

Challenges...

• Seize the Birthday - anything goes
• Crafter's Cafe - Birthday Cards
• Crafty Gals Corner - Pinkalicious

Thank you for looking at my work - please leave a comment so that I can come and visit your blog too.

Have a fabulous day even if it isn't your birthday.

Ann xx

Yet more hearts...

After taking the Valentine Cards into the hospice shop where I work yesterday the manager requested a card less 'sloppy' - even this one was too much for her.  I suggested just a heart featuring where she lives and a simple sentiment which eventually led to this card featuring both her home town and her new partner's. Hopefully this fits the bill without being too romantic for her.

Materials...

• Serif Craft Artist - what would I do without this brilliant program.
• basic local map scanned 
• photo paper
• red and black card

Challenges...

• Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Hearts
• Crafty Sentiments - Include a heart

After getting my hands smacked yesterday I've really tried hard and read the rules for each challenge.  Sometimes it does get tricky though - in fact on one challenge it was so complicated I gave up and decided not to enter.  On Fab 'n' Funky they had my favourite which I've copy and pasted below...

9] The MOST IMPORTANT RULE . . . have loads of crafting fun making your project !

You gotta love that one.

Have an amazing day whatever you have planned.  

Ann xxx

Happy Birthday Jennie...

I know Jennie has received this card so it's okay to post it on here now.  I used really old Hot of the Press papers for this card - all matching but with different subtle beige patterns.  I used one of the darker patterned papers to paper piece the stamped flower. 
The sentiment was stamped using a clear stamp which I've had some time and it was actually stuck solid to the backing sheet - I don't know what make the stamp set is as it was not in the original wrapper, but  I do hope that it doesn't happen to too many of my stamps!  I had to cut round the backing sheet and stick that on the block!  Not good!

Challenges...

• Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
• Allsorts Challenge - Flower Power

Ann xxx