The clocks have gone back...

and that spells disaster when photographing my cards. It's dark when I leave for work in the morning and it's dark when I get home so I am reduced to taking pictures with a daylight lamp, angle poise lamp and overhead light. Now, most people can make that combination work, me? I am so technically challenged that I just can't get it right. I have updated my blog hop post here with *marginally* better photos than before, however I need to figure out how to improve the quality of my photographs in winter!

Here are a couple of cards that I made recently for a submission call that didn't make the grade!

Lots of gold glitter (which got everywhere!) and my newest favourite sentiment set, Scrolling Script along with the Mat Stack 7 die. I had some left over pleated crepe ribbon from another project which I added for a bit of dimension, I like to think that this might be suitable for an older person's birthday.

I went simple with this card, adding texture with the polka dot embossing folder. I die cut an aperture in the card with Mat Stack 7 dies and mounted the sentiment on acetate to give it a floating look. I like how it looks like a silver ring with a big diamond, if I swap out the sentiment it might be nice for an engagement card.

On a later shift all this week which wreaks havoc with my crafting time, I hope to get started on some more Christmas projects this week.

Ang.

Make It Monday - Glittered Buttons

Just popping in quickly to share my Papertrey Ink Make It Monday card. The challenge was to use glittered buttons. Hang on, glitter? buttons? how could I not enter as I just adore both :)

Supplies used:
Stamps: Mega Mehndi Medallions, Mehndi Medallions, Button Boutique, Tiny Tags and Tiny Tags 2 - PTI
Die: Button Boutique - PTI
Buttons - PTI
Embellishments: Flowers and Lace - Dainty Paperie, Seam Binding - Hug Snug, Gems - Papermania
Other - Stickles and Distress Stickles - Ranger, Prisma Glitter - Hero Arts, Patterned Paper - Pink Paislee, Doily - Wilton, Ink - PTI, Tsukineko.

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!