Recipe for fun...

Wow our latest challenge at My Time to Craft really had me putting my thinking cap on - a recipe challenge!  Use two images - one die cut and three flowers - hmm sounds easy enough, but some of us have to make it more tricky than it really needs to be.
I decided to do an Accordion card and used a cutting file just released by Tina Fallon at her Silhouette Cutting Files Store.  If you do visit you'll see that there are some gorgeous files and it's pretty easy to get lost amongst all the yummy stuff so click on 'cards' and you should be led to the cut file for accordian cards.
Using the accordion style of card made it easy to use two images especially as these gorgeous Penny Black hedgies complimented each other so well.  The middle section contains my one die cut swirl and three punched flowers each with a gem stone in the centre.
I did plain edges on the accordion as I wanted the focus to be on the images, but the cutting file actually includes some fabulous border cuts too.

Other Challenges...

• Allsorts  pearls and gems (only three I'm afraid - will put more on my next entry)
• ABC Challenge  open 
• Polkadoodles - more than one fold
• Fab 'n' Funky  no designer papers

Have a great weekend everyone and hope you get chance to join in some of my favourite challenges too.

Annie xxx

Snippet card...

Sometimes when I cut things out on my Silhouette machine the bits left on the mat look just too good to waste.  This week I had a light bulb moment - they don't happen often in my case so you have to make the most of them.  
Using some sticky backed plastic from my teaching days I stuck the clear sticky stuff on top of the bits left on the mat and then very carefully peeled the sheet back with the design stuck to it.  To cut round the design I put it back on the holder sheet.
At this point I was thinking I would just stick the design down on card but the sticky in the gaps wasn't as clear as I thought it would be so I added fine glitter rubbing it on the sticky part between the design really well.  Then I sprayed the back of the piece with Stick and Stay and stuck it down on white card.  A stamped sentiment, some mat and layering and the addition of a sticker and my card is done.
Hey presto the waste bits become usable and another Halloween card is ready to send if I can remember where I stashed it when October rolls around.  Scroll down to see the original cut out piece on a card or click here.
Challenges...

• Pixie's Snippet Playground - use your snippets
• Hiding in my Craft Room - any holiday
• Less is More - use your snippets - think it qualifies as not an overly fussy card 
• Inkspirational - use Kraft card - my base card and envelope are Kraft

Hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend.  
Annie xxx

Happy Halloween...

Yes I know it's only July, but look how cute this image is from Scrapper's Delight who are sponsoring our latest challenge at Aud Sentiments.

Recipe for Easel Card..

• image by Scrapper's Delight coloured using Promarkers
• Halloween corner cut out using Silhouette cutting file
• Sentiment stamp by Penny Black
• stickers at either side of sentiment from Poundland or similar
• basic black and lilac card for mat and layering

Challenges...

• Fab 'n' Funky - no patterned paper
• Crafty Girls Corner - use die cuts
• Crafting from the Heart - anything goes
• Craft your Passion - always anything goes

Have a great day everyone.

Annie xxx