It can't be Friday already...

Sheesh, where are the weeks going?  Time is just flying by and it's getting nearer and nearer to Christmas.  I know I've said this before, but thank goodness I've been a part of Bah! Humbug! over the last year, because we may not have a cake yet or a hundred and one other essentials, but at least the cards are well and truly underway. 

Plus I've got my Christmas hat too!  Have you checked out my new profile picture? 

I shall be wearing it to do all my commenting for Bah! Humbug! from now on.  Both my team mates, Max and Irene, are hoping to get one too.  Irene says I look like Maria out of 'The Sound of Music'.  I think she's jealous cause they haven't got them at her Poundland store.  LOL!

Our challenge this week is entitled 'Lovely in Lilac' and we would love to see creations in many different shades of lilac.  Now one of the Bah! Humbuggers! (see card above) got the wrong idea completely and just did a card with a touch of lilac.  Oh dear, I really must pay attention in future!

Anyway no worries as my card did give me chance to use my lovely new embossing folder, by Papermania, given to me by my dear friend Susan.  I love it.  Thank you so much Susan.  Think I will be using this one often.

My card is a very easy one to create and is a style of card I have used many times before.  It's larger than the normal cards of this shape as I have some envelopes that measure 9" x 4.75" which I was given by my local Hallmark shop.  They were throwing away all the old card stock and envelopes.  How wasteful is that?  Anyway they allowed me to salvage all the envelopes and some of them have been so useful.  This particular size is great, because it allows enough space for the whole width of embossing folder and enough to matte and layer too.

I've used lilac gems to embellish the embossing and a sizzix bauble tag die cut for the sentiment.

My card is also for the following challenges...

• ABC Christmas Challenge - X is for Xmas
• Simon Says - Sparkle (my gems and mirri card)
• Tuesday Taggers - Peace. Love and Joy
• Crazy for Challenges - A Christmas Card or item
• Secret Crafter - Sparkle and Shine

Have a great weekend everyone and do pop over to Bah! Humbug! to check out the samples by my team mates and our super talented Guest Designer Pat.

Ann xxx

New Beginnings...

A new baby card using my new Sizzix embossing folders - love these sets that Sizzix have brought out. I bought the baby collection which contained a large embossing folder, a medium sized pram embossing folder and two small folders which included this 'Bundle of Joy' and a bib folder.

My card is for the challenges at:

• Tanda Teaser - 'Oh Baby'
• C.R.A.F.T. challenge - 'New'
• The Secret Crafter - 'New Beginnings'

Materials used:

• Sizzix embossing folders
• blue, white and silver mirri card from stash
• Cricut (school book cartridge) to cut out flowers and hearts
• buttons, silver trim and peel offs from stash

Cold Winter Winds...

After all those Spring colours it seems a shame to go back to that cold winter feeling, but just like the weather forecast that is exactly what is happening at the Stamp Something Challenge where we were asked to 'create a sample that reminds you of the cold, winter winds that will soon be leaving us!!'

I sincerely hope they will soon be leaving us as the few days of sunshine we have had recently just make everyone feel so much better.

Anyway for my card I decided to use my trees stamp by Art Impressions stamped in black versefine and then embellished with snow and frost (Sakura White Glaze pen with added fine glitter).

The 'Winter' embossing was created using a Sizzix Simple Impressions folder. Everything is matted on to silver to give a 'cold' feel to the card. The white organza ribbon is also layed over silver ribbon to echo this effect.

Only one challenge covered by this card!!! ~That's blown my week off!!!