Christmas competition!

Hi Guys!

Just a quick note to announce a competition! I have reached over 100 subscribes on YT and also Christmas is coming, so it ia perfect opportunity to have a little competition.

To take part, simply create a Christmas postcard. If you are struggling with ideas, have a look at my latest YT video by clicking on the second still frame from the top on the YouTube strip (blog's main page).

Here are the rules of the competition:

1) Your entry needs to be a postcard
2) It has to be Christmas related
3) Submit your entry by posting a link to the photo of your postcard under the YT video available here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18H79ARAhBI
4) The closing date is 29th November 2009

The competition prize is very "christmasy":

You na win Dovecraft 8x8 winter papers
2 DCWV Christmas stacks
3 ink pads by Studio G and
a 3D punch (Angel).

If you don't fancy making a postcard, you can still win a little Christmas pressie (set of 3 sticky ribbon pacs). Simply comment on the competition video for your chance to be "randomly generated" ;)

Hugs,

Anna

New cards and tutorials

It has been two months since my last post and as usual, a lot was happening. First - my holidays, long awaited, first break since 2006. Went to south coast of Italy for a week and then to Rome for 4 days. Loved it! After coming back home, work got very hectic (which is brilliant!) and then I had to struggle with a seasonal cold for two weeks. It is only now that I feel much better.

Ok, enough about this, lets go back to crafting. Here ate two cards created recently, one for my to-be-father-in-law, another for fast approaching Christmas. Both cards have tutorials on YouTube and you can find direct links to these on the left hand side of my blog.

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Very exciting!

Why am I so excited? Well, here are the reasons:

1) I won a competition organised by one of the crafty magazines. Yes, I won again and I'm happy and proud of myself and really, really extatic. It was a ribbon competition and I entered this card.

2) I am going to Manchester tomorrow and will attend the Creative Stitches and Hobbycraft show on Saturday. Last time I've been to this show it was in Birmingham and what feels like ages ago.

3) My partner Mark is going to US next week and will bring me lots of crafting goodies!!!

Could anything be more exciting than this? Ok, maybe... here are some cards I made recently (if you facy to see the creation process, visit my YouTube channel, videos are listed on the right side of my blog). Both cards were created basing on Kazan's and Laura's sketches from 2 sketches for you.

Yay!

2 Sketches 4 You - Kazan's Sketch 33

Last night I suddenly got inspired and created a card according to Kazan's sketch (2S4U). So here is my humble entry. This has been created using DCWV papers, Papermania cardstock, K&Company die cuts and mulberry flowers. There is also some embossed chipboard, ribbon and Prima flower. :)

New video

I have been crafting away for the last few days to finish the card order I've received. Apart from that I've made two new videos and posted them on YouTube, have a look at the video bar on the right hand side of the main blog page.

New cards

Here are few cards I've made recently. As you cans ee, I'm fascinated with the StampinUp! products! :)

After the long absence - Laura's Sketch 30 (2S4U)

I know, I know. I haven't posted anything for ages and my YouTube channel is kind of empty (although I did post one video recently, just because I had to make a card for my friend's birthay so I filmed the process and posted it on YT). But otherwise I've been quiet. There are few reasons behind it:

1. I kind of lost it for card making. I have those phases when I just don't go to my craft room for few months and then cannot stop crafting again... At this very moment I'm sitting in my little studio so I hope this is a good sign.

2. I've been ill for a while and felt sorry for myself therefore my favourite thing was to stay in bed, read my book (Sookie Stakehouse novels, love the books, hate the TV series) and playing my new toy - Nintendo DSi. BTW, did you know that I work in the computer games industry? Yes, really :)Very few women and plenty of men...just like at Uni (I studied Computer Science). Now, going back to being ill - on weekdays, in the evenings I watched TV wrapped up in the blanket (just in case you are wondering - yes, I did go to work, I generally don't do sickies unless I have a cold just because I believe there is no need to infect everyone else with my germs) and on weekends it was by book and my games.

3. I wanted to spend more time with my partner. Crafting takes a lot of time and we kind of stopped seeing each other in the evenings even though we live together! ;)

But I'm back, at least for now. And Germaine, if you read this - I'm really sorry for being so late with replying to your emails, I know I've been useless but I hope you forgive me and I can still join the craft club :)

So anyway! Here is my card for this weeks sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You. I hope you like it!