Crafty Ann's #84 The Sound of Music

Good morning all. Weather was a bit cloudier yesterday but still nice, hoping it stays nice for the weekend.
It's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and this week the theme is "The Sound of Music".

I've done a layout for this one. Sadly this will be the final challenge as Ann has decided to close her store along with the challenge blog. Good news we're having a blog hop (see challenge blog for full details) and one commenter on each of the DT blogs will win a product of their choice from Crafty Ann's.

Using  Crafty Ann's latest scrap kit " A Picture Paints a Thousand Words", a music collage digi and a photo of my brother and his wife. The layout was created in Craft Artist.

Challenges entered:

Craft us Crazy - anything goes

Divas by Design - anything goes

Party Time Tuesdays - anything goes

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #83 Love Actually

Good morning all. We had a gorgeous day yesterday, I hope it continues. I eventually got a dozen red roses yesterday after hubby bid a hasty retreat to Asda once he realised what day it was!! I mean it only happens every year...what is it with men??
We're off to Edinburgh today to the zoo then hubby wants me to go to Hobbycraft to buy wallpaper for my doll's house so he can get on making it!! Wonder what else will fall in the basket.
It's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and this week the theme is "Love Actually".

I've done a layout for this one.

Using  Crafty Ann's latest scrap kit " A Picture Paints a Thousand Words" and a photo of our three children taken the day our youngest was born. The layout was created in Craft Artist.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and team's inspiration, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Little Red Wagon - love

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes

Cards Galore Scrapbook Challenge - feature blue

Digitally Sweet - love is in the air

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #82 Tie a Yellow Ribbon

It's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and this week the theme is "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" - so you need something tied, something yellow and a ribbon.

I got to this point writing this when I realised I hadn't used a ribbon on mine doh! Back to the craft room to see if I could rescue things......one inch of yellow ribbon sitting on the windowsill so with the aid of my tweezers I managed to tie it around the twine bow....phew!

Using a pre-coloured daffodil digi available from Crafty Ann's, two lengths of bakers twine and a computer generated sentiment....and not forgetting the yellow ribbon!

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and team's inspiration, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Creative Creations - keep it simple

Love to Create - anything goes with a sentiment

Happy Campers - flowers (use something digital)

Celebrate the Occasion - green and white plus one

Carol x

A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

Good morning all. 

Another new week which I hope will be better than the last. I need to make large inroads into the wedding stationery so I can get the invites delivered at the beginning of the month.

Today's share is a little play I had last week in Craft Artist using a new kit from Crafty Ann. I couldn't resist downloading the kit as soon as Ann sent it over.

The kit is called "A Picture Paints a Thousand Words" and includes

• 15 Papers
• 63 Elements + some of them with shadows
• 15 paint blobs for the palette
• 15 coloured tips for the small paint brush
• 15 coloured tips for the large paint brush.

It is available now from Crafty Ann's for the princely sum of 95p

Challenges entered:

Creative Scrappers - #241

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #81 2013 Recipe

Welcome to the first challenge of 2013  at  Crafty Ann's and this week the theme is a recipe - 2 backing papers, 0 flowers. 1 image/photo and 3 embellishments.

I decided to do a layout of Freya.

Made in Craft Artist using papers from Extravaganza and Tempting Turquoise, 2 ribbons from Tempting Turquoise all available from Crafty Ann's and a row of double stitching from the brushes section in Craft Artist. 

Challenges entered:

Cards Galore Scrapbook - any theme goes

Carol x

Aud Sentiments #70 Use any Sentiment

The Theme of our new challenge over at Aud Sentiments is "Use any Sentiment".   We're being sponsored by My Heart Pieces who gave the Design Team images to work with. 

I've paper pieced the image digitally and made a digital background all using papers from Crafty Ann's. Sentiment is computer generated. Ribbon and pearl are from my stash.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see my team mates take on this challenge, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #80 White Christmas

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and this week the theme is White Christmas - we want to see white on white projects but you may use a coloured image.

Image is a pre-coloured poinsettia which I've printed several times and decoupaged, it is available from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. The rocker card and layers are all cut using fancy grand nestie dies, the second layer being embossed with a tied together folder. Ribbon and sentiment from my stash. Snowflakes are punch waste. I don't think you can see the white stickles added to the snowflakes. 

I've left the card fairly plain and simple as I wanted it flat for posting.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed. This is our last challenge of the year but we'll be back on the 4th January next year!

Challenges entered:

ABC Christmas - x marks the spot (embossing folder)

Fresh Brewed - Christmas

Paper Pretties Wednesday - Christmas inspired

Creative Craft Challenges - white on white

Hooked on Craft - Christmas

Paper Pretties Monday - use ribbon

Pretty Little Ribbon - Christmas

Platypus Creek Digitals - Christmas flowers

That Craft Place - no squares allowed

The Ribbon Girls - Christmas

Simple Salutations - winter flower

Carol x

Aud Sentiments #69 Anything goes for the Holidays

The Theme of our new challenge over at Aud Sentiments is "Anything goes for the Holidays" - but don't forget your sentiment!  We're being sponsored by Birdie Brown who gave the Design Team images to work with. 

I've done a digital card front this week. I've digitally paper pieced four of the images we were given then imported them to Craft Artist as photos before chopping off the background using cutout studio. All my papers and elements are from Crafty Ann's.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see my team mates take on this challenge, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:
Crafts and Me - anything goes
Whimsy Inspirations - anything festive goes
Bearly Mine - Santa is on his way
Deep Ocean Challenge - Christmas
Top Tip Tuesday - Christmas

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #79 Birds/Animals

Just spent a lovely couple of nights down in York with my Mum, 3 younger sisters, my brother's wife and my niece. We arrived by train at lunchtime on Tuesday then spent the afternoon in the spa. Wednesday we shopped till we dropped - quite literally then had a meal at Jamie's Italian. Thursday morning we finished off the shopping before heading home on the early afternoon train shortly before all the bad weather set in. I was exhausted when I arrived home and very footsore!! I hope to catch up with everyone later today.

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and this week we want to see all those birds and animals on your creations - no people allowed!

I've chosen to do a layout of Freya lying in the sun. I've used papers and elements from Sweet Sage, Rhapsody in Blue and Tempting Turquoise scrapping kits - these are all available from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. All the digi kit prices have been reduced in the shop and are now 95p or less each - you get loads with each kit and they all work well together. Ann also has a couple of freebies available if you'd like to try before you buy.

This layout was produced in Craft Artist.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Dream Valley Challenges - anything goes

Red Carpet Studio - famous movie pets

Simply Create - linky party #10

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #78 Tic Tac Toe

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and this week we're playing tic tac toe - choose any line of three horizontally, vertically or diagonally to add to your creation.

I've done a layout of my youngest when she was flowergirl for my sister (my sister and I feature in the smaller photo). Using papers and elements from several of the scrap kits (some of which I've re-coloured  to suit the wedding colours which were blue and yellow for Leeds United!) these are all available from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. The layout was produced in Craft Artist.

I've gone for the top row of gems, ribbons and flowers.

Gems          Ribbon       Flowers

Glitter          Fibres        Tassel

Lace           Pearls         Charm

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Digistamps4Joy - bingo (top line)

Divas by Design - cute

Craft my Life - anything goes

The Crafty Pad - anything goes

Digitally Sweet Challenge - use digital metal (borders, egg base, swirls and buckles)

Carol x

Christmas Crafting (with sketches) #49

It's time for our next challenge over at CCWS and we hope you're playing along with us this year and stocking up on those Christmas cards and projects. It's the Snow Angels turn this week and it was Miranda's turn to design the sketch this time. We are being sponsored by Delicious Doodles and the Design Team were given some images to work with.

My image is called Little Angel which I digitally pieced using papers from Crafty Ann's, then touched up with promarkers and stickles after printing. My papers and elements all came from a kit called Christmas Around the World. I finally got my printer to work and managed to print and make this card in time for the challenge. Card is finished with some gems, stickles, a poinsettia and a sentiment from my stash.

You will have to pop over to the challenge blog to see the sketch for yourself, remember to check out the inspiration of the other DT members whilst you're there. 

Challenges entered:

CHNC - 3 or more DP's
Crafty Bloggers Network - Christmas anything goes
Oh La La Creations - Christmas
Stamps and Fun = Creativity - Christmas
Challenge up your Life - pocket card

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #77 Christmas in October

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and we want to see your Christmas projects. It's only two months until the big day....have you made a start yet???

I've done a layout of my eldest from his first Christmas.....it's only taken me 22 years lol. Using papers and elements from the TradTemporary kit with a few bits from the Traditional kit to finish off - these are all available from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. The layout was produced in Craft Artist.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Lasting Memories - double take

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #76 Black and White plus one

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and we want to see projects using black and white plus one other colour.

I've chosen to do a layout this time. Using papers from the black and white/red collections and a frame from the Cream Dream kit - these are all available from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. All other embellishments came from My Memories Suite. The layout was started in Craft Artist, then  I imported it into My Memories Suit to finish it off.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Divas by Design - anything goes

Crafty Sentiments - anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Crafty Bloggers Network - anything goes

Craftymess Challenge - anything goes

Carol x

Aud Sentiments #65 Halloween

Our next challenge over at Aud Sentiments is "Halloween" but don't forget your sentiment!  We're being sponsored by Stamp Fairy.

I've made a treat bag using an A4 sheet of paper printed on both sides using digi papers from Bearly Mine. My image is from Stamp Fairy and has been digitally pieced using papers from Crafty Ann's. Dies are from Spellbinders and my sentiment was a freebie but not sure where from! Binders twine from my stash.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see my team mates take on this challenge, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Party Time Tuesdays - anything but a card

Hooked on Craft - halloween

My Craft Spot - treat packages

Paper Playtime - trick or treat plus diecut/punch

Come and get it Challenge - choose three (purple, black and circles)

No matter which - halloween

Scrapper's Delight - halloween

Scrappy Frogs - fall/halloween

Crafty Calendar - all things spooky

Hiding in my Craftroom - black, orange and purple

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #75 Inspired by a film title

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and we want to see projects inspired by a film or movie title.

I've chosen to do a layout this time. Using papers from the black and orange/purple collections, a frame from the Imperial Purple kit and Halloween Mischief digi which I've digitally coloured using papers from the polished stone collection - these are all available from Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. All other embellishments came from a Nitwits kit. 

I'm sure you've all gathered by now that my film title is "Halloween", thankfully my layout isn't nearly as scary as the original film!

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Deep Ocean Challenges - more than 2 colours

Crafty Bloggers Network - purple

Digi Makeover - anything goes

Love to Create - anything goes

Quirky Crafts - monsters

Hiding in my Craftroom - halloween

Delightful Challenges - orange, purple and green

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #74 Sketch and/or Autumn Colours

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and our this time we have the choice of a Sketch and/or Autumn Colours.

I've used the Beautiful Hibiscus digi stamp and papers from the Polished Stone collection all available from  Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. I've digitally pieced the image and layered it up for dimension. Card is finished with some pearls.

Here is the sketch.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Sentiments - leaves

Lexi's Creations - autumn colours

Lollipop Crafts - fall frolics

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #73 Turquoise/Aqua plus Purple/Lilac

It's time for another challenge at Crafty Ann's and we have a choice for you this time - either a monochrome card in shades of turquoise/aqua, or lilac/purple or you can do a duotone card using both of these colour palettes. These colours only please, this isn't a general monochrome challenge." . I've chosen to do a layout.

The papers and elements are a mix from Imperial Purple, Tempting Turquoise and the Pretty in Pink scrap kits which are all available from  Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. The photos were taken on holiday 16 years ago when the boys were just 5 and 3. Gary spent two whole weeks snorkelling - he hates water now! We always laugh when we see him in his first pair of glasses though, they were real Dennis Taylor ones (only those of a certain age will know what I mean lol ).

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

OLLCB - all at sea

The Crazy Challenge - anything goes

Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes

Opus Gluei - me and my camera

Creative Mondays - kids

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #72 Christmas in August/Winter Olympics

Another fortnight gone and it's time for a new challenge at  Crafty Ann's and our theme is Christmas in August/ Winter Olympics.

I'm showing another page from my Christmas in Dubai album. Papers are from the Traditional Christmas kit available from  Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. My layout has been done in My Memories Suite.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Lasting Memories - special celebrations

My Time to Craft - Christmas in August

Carol x

Crafting for all Seasons #33 Bright Colours

Time for a new challenge at CFAS and this time the theme is Bright Colours, we're  looking forward to seeing all your makes. We're being sponsored by Bugaboo. I've used an image from Bugaboo on my card.

I've gone fairly CAS on this card. The image has been digitally pieced using papers from Crafty Ann's Abstract range, I've die cut with a nestie square and matted onto green, yellow, blue and red card stock.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see the rest of the girls inspiration, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Sentiments - clean and simple

Deep Ocean - anything goes

Papertake Weekly - anything goes

The Stamping Boutique - balloons

Try it on Tuesdays - anything goes

Forever Friends - something new (image)

Paper Pretties - use scallops

Corrosive Challenges - birthday

Creative Inspirations Paint - clean and simple

Crafty Calender Challenge - teddy bears parade (opt lots of layers)

Carol x

Crafty Ann's #71 Circles

In nod to the Olympics the new challenge at  Crafty Ann's is Circles.

This was one of those layouts which just evolved as I went along! The red, white and blue papers are from the polished stone collection from  Crafty Ann's Digi Shop. I put the background together in Craft Artist and added the flags and ribbon. I then exported as a Jpeg and imported into My Memories Suite as a background and added the stitching, title, journalling and the Olympic circles and photos.

Do pop over to the challenge blog to see Ann and the teams creations, you won't be disappointed.

Challenges entered:

Scrappy Frog - red, white and blue

Totally Stampalicious - sporty

True XOXO - of Olympic proportions

Pixie Dust Studio - inspired by Olympics

Carol x