Fairy Dust is settling everywhere...

but especially at Aud Sentiments as our ongoing challenge is all about using a fairy image and of course the essential sentiment.
I'm not feeling too well today so I'm going to make this post really short.  My image is Christmas Bird by Elaine Cox and is available from Sweet Pea Stamps alongside a whole website full of amazing images.  I am addicted to the stuff there.
Image matted on to doily cut out of silver vinyl on my Silhouette machine - something new and scary that I've just done for the very first time.  As you can see in the photo I've then mounted this onto black and then an embossed layer of silver mirri.
Other challenges...

• C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Fantasy
• I love Promarkers - anything goes
• One Sweet Challenge - Back to school ( my new thing is using vinyl on a card)

Thank you for visiting - please leave a comment so that I know you have been and can visit your blog too. 

Annie xxx

A special Wedding Day card...

One of my daughter's work mates wanted me to make an extra special wedding day card - boxed and super sized.  This is what I came up with.  Thankfully she was blown away by it so maybe it was worth all the stress.

I wanted to use this gorgeous rose foiled acetate by Hunky Dory on the card, but due to the positioning of the design I had to do the card larger than my norm otherwise I would have had to trim off too much of the design - the card is about 8.5" by 8.5" - so pretty big!

The main image is a stamp by Stampendous bought years ago for an extortionate amount (£13), but seeing as I still love it probably well worth the amount spent.  I stamped the image onto white card and then used Promarkers to colour the suit and flowers.  I stamped the dress part onto vellum and embossed with silver embossing powder and then cut out and layered onto the main image.

The sentiment was computer generated and then layered onto  a die cut.

Challenges...

• Allsorts Challenge - share your favourite colour - hmm pink has gotta be right up there with the top ones
• ABC Challenge - Pretty in Pink
• Stampin Sensations - use a stamp and a die

Thanks for looking and leaving such amazing comments.

Annie xxx

My Time to Craft...

I've done loads of crafting over the last few weeks, but not had much time for actually blogging the things I've made.  However, today I'm showing my super quick make for our new challenge at My Time to Craft.  Actually making one was quick, but I now have a whole host of them to finish ready for our Christmas get together.  Knowing me I'll be making the rest of the set on Christmas Day morning or Tony will be the only one to get a place card.  No seriously I will finish the set and blog them to prove it.
Our new challenge is to create an easel card.  Luckily I remembered that I'd seen some amazing free cut files at Bird's Cards.  She does the most fabulous designs and allows people to use them for free - how amazingly kind is that?
I cut the base card in white and then used blue mirri card for accents - fastened it all together - added a name card and bish, bash, bosh job done.  
My super quick project is also for the challenges at...

• Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge - something old ( me!  and my added gemstone from a pack bought at Poundland years ago - best buy ever)
• Sparkles Christmas Challenge - no designer paper
• Moving along with the times - Snow in Summer
• Winter Wonderland - Christmas Song theme - Let it Snow

Well after all that I think all that's left for me to say is Happy Christmas to you all.

Annie xxx