Holiday memories...

Had two fabulous days scrapbooking holiday photos alongside Laura.  So brilliant to work side by side chatting about the holidays we shared last summer at the same time as scrapping the photos.  Huge amount of photos to do though - good job it's fun.

To create this page I used a sketch I picked up from a challenge last summer so I reckon I'm just a tad late to enter!  I had the sketch printed out on a scrap of paper stored with the photo, but I really can't remember which site it came from.  Great sketch anyway.

The card I've used is by DCWV and the fabulous matching brick patterned paper happened to be in my stash - not sure what company, but isn't it a good match?

Other materials...

• Cricut to cut title letters
• Xyron Design Runner to print journalling on tiny scraps of card
• Xcut star die

No challenges - sigh!

Back at work tomorrow so it may be weekend before I get anymore crafting done.  Might get chance to hop around blog land though hopefully.

Have fun everyone.

Hugs

Ann xxx

Here comes Eli...

Well I couldn't last any longer without a piccie of my little hero could I?  Using the sketch from Sketchy Thursdays as a starting point I created my page in Serif Craft Artist (yes that programme again!).  I've actually missed loads of parts of the sketch out as I wanted to keep the page really simple, but the basics are there.

The papers, materials, frame and embellishments were all created by my friend Ann Whitfield at Crafty Ann's Digi Shop - isn't she brilliant?  I love the ready trimmed frame - so cute!  The kit is a new one to the shop and has loads of stuff in it.  A really good buy methinks.

It worked perfectly in Craft Artist.  It's the first time I've used other digi kits rather than the ones by Daisytrail and I don't think there will be any stopping me now.  So easy to take the images into Craft Artist and use them in just the same way as Daisytrail ones.

Challenges...

• Crafty Ann's - Hot Stuff (Eli and the red vibrant paper)
• Anything Goes Challenge - anything goes
• Bearly Mine - Anything goes
• Ladybug Crafts Ink - New Stash (new digi kit)

Love and smiles

Ann xxx

Dancing the day away...

This the facing page to the one I did yesterday which is in the post below.  Again created in Serif Scrapbook Artist.  This time I used a sketch from Sketches in Thyme.  

I really liked this sketch for it's lovely clean lines and will be using it with real scrapbook papers and a holiday photo later today.
UPDATE...
Seeing as the page is finished it may as well be added to this post.

This project matches  a page I completed just before Christmas.  I wanted to keep it very clean and simple again so that the two would go together.
The strips were embossed using the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder and to add more texture and interest to the vertical lines I punched holes and threaded ribbon through.  Afterwards I added a little bling.  The title was printed on acetate and then attached.  As to the journalling - well I'm afraid my nerves just couldn't take touching the page with a pen and it really wouldn't have matched up anyway.  That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
Guess that's two whole pages not featuring Eli - oh my goodness that is so strange.  He'll be featuring again soon you can be sure as I haven't done anything with the pics of him in his elf outfit yet and those are just so cute.

Have a wonderful day whatever you are doing.

Hugs Ann xxx

Still scrapping...

I'm still working my way through all the Christmas photos with a view to treating myself to having them printed in a photo book.  Today sees some cherished photos of Laura posing with Gran on our belated Christmas day celebrations.  Check out Laura's hat well it just had to be pink didn't it?

My layout came from the stunning sketch at Stuck on U Sketches and again I used Serif Craft Artist to create my digital page.

Additional Challenges...

• Pollycraft - Anything but a card
• CES Challenge Blog  - Anything goes

Have a fun week everyone.  I've actually got three whole days off - bliss!

Hugs Ann xxx