Bah Humbug! Challenge 37

Don't know why I always seem to be chasing my tail these days, but here at last, is my DT offering for our Bah! Humbug! Challenge 37 - Flourishes and Swirls.

Although it's another simple design using panels of Kanban mirrored foiled card adhered to a black tri-fold card blank, with an embossed panel matted onto black overlapping the fold, the finished result looks kind've good ... in fact I would even go so far as to say they're verging on elegant.

Last year I remember using this same design idea for my Mother-in-Law's personalised Xmas cards, making a batch of gold designs and a batch of silver and they proved to be quite popular, so I may be making some for myself to send this year.

Gold Collection 2010

Silver Collection 2010

Our Guest Designer Barb has Flourishes and Swirls galore on her project this week, so I suggest you take a peek before heading off to make your own fantastic flourishy creation for our challenge HERE. 
Go on now - run along and see for yourself if you don't believe me and enjoy the remainder of your weekend ... wherever you are and whatever you are doing.

Quick 'n' Easy

Ooooh ... I'm on a roll this week after doing 3 challenges and a couple of cards too.

This has got to be one of the quickest cards I've ever made ... took all of about 10 minutes and used up the last piece of this gorgeous swirly foiled double sided paper from my stash.
I really love the design and the quality is fab ... if only they came in paper stacks rather than having to buy them individually then I would be happy.

A strip of brown pearlised paper is glued between the foiled patterns and a greeting popped on. Doesn't get any easier than that.

Friday Already??

Where has this week gone ?? Did someone steal it ???

Seems like it ... and the weekend is going to be busy too so if I blink I'll miss that too!
Had really slow internet today, so decided to have a little play and make a birthday card.

Started with a black deckle~edged card which was folded in half and then added paper from the DCWV All Dressed Up Paper Stack. The front panel was then scored and folded back before adding the circle tag with the peel off greeting. The chipboard letters were coloured with a blue permanent pen and then glittered in silver. A self adhesive sparkly gem was used for the dot over the 'i' ... just a little bit of bling.

Inside is more of the lovely turquoise swirl paper and the message panel (cut from an envelope), was randomly silver embossed round the edge before adding a small ribbon bow and greeting.







Yesterday I came home from work to find the Magnolia stamps I'd ordered the other day from SassyCrafts had arrived. Can't wait to have a play with them but goodness only knows when that will be. Until then I will just gaze at them and look forward to opening the packets.

Today ... the postman delivered me more delights which made me smile in the form of a RAK from my fellow CB friend Copse aka Karen.
There are some lovely papers and a fab ATC ... and as a super thoughtful bonus, some 1st class stamps.

So even though I haven't been around CB or blogland much this week, I haven't been forgotten which is very reassuring.
I did try to get onto the CB forum to say 'Thank You' but without success so will post here for now.

"Thank You Very Much Karen!"

Glitter Swirls

When I was rummaging through my stash, I found a paper stack from Die Cuts With A View. They are a little different from what I would normally go for because they are glittered, but I really quite like them as they are not 'brash' at all. So I made a card with one of the swirly patterns on a turquoise background with a 'hint of a tint' of glitter.

I used a clear stamp and black ink for the 'It's Your Day' message which is mounted onto silver mirri board.
The message inside simply says 'Enjoy' and is another one of my many small clear stamps that I have recently acquired.