Digi art

This is the photo given for the photo challenge on Awfully Big Art Adventure for this month:

And this is the background given for challenge 26 on Art Creations Friday this week:

I decided to combine the two - played around with colours and filters and this is what I came up with:

BF NRC PP10 K for knitted

This is the last of the photo prompts, which, of course is K, which finishes off BUBBLYFUNK.

Ellie was allowed to come down from the top shelf to have her photo taken at a comfortable height - well, she is K for knitted!

Pop up Simpsons card

Kathy gave us the link to a You Tube demo of how to make a pop up card. I've been meaning to do one for a while now, especially as this was the challenge on 365 cards for day 47 (yes, I'm still playing catch-up).

I decided to use one of the Simpsons pictures that I've got (I made a couple earlier in the year for our great nephews birthdays), so this will do nicely too for challenge 61 on My Time to Craft: 'kids kards'.

It also uses the colours specified on today's challenge 16 on Colour Create: sky blue, tan and ecru, although I haven't used the option of glossy, unless you count the fact that the picture itself is glossy!

It's also another one for Cupcake Craft challenge 39: 'card for a man or boy', and also for Theme Thursday: masculine theme.

The papers on the base of the card are PM 'for him'.



This is what it folds down to:

BF NRC PP9 N for nature

The next prompt for BF NRC is N for nature - this one should give a lot of scope - flowers, birds, seaside, insects, animals ... the list is endless.

I know you've seen these before, but I've run out of time ...

BF NRC PP8 U for up above

Time for another PP on BF for the NRC. This time it's U for up above.

This is what is up above where I sit:

BF NRC So you think you can't do digital?

Janice has provided a quick page for us to use with our own photos. I have to admit that this isn't the first time I've done any digi work, but I'm not as good at it as Janice.

I've added some more pictures of Mandy and the girls taken when we last met up in Reading:

BF NRC PP7 F for faces

The next prompt for the BF NRC photos is: F for faces.

These were taken the last time we met up with our DIL and grandchildren:

BF NRC PP6 Y for Yourself when You were Young

This morning on BF for the NRC Photo Prompts we are up to Y for Yourself when You were Young. Here I am, about aged six:

Bon Voyage

This card is for CBCC092 template, supplied by Clare:

It's also for day 76 on 365 cards: 'four corners', the idea being to embellish the corners.

I'm also linking for Keryn Campbell's colour challenge 19: pale plum, rose red, mellow moss and a neutral.

The background paper is Anna Griffin, the lilac strip is K & Co and the pictures are Crafty Individuals. The sentiment was produced on my dymo letratag and the bag charm is one I've had for ages that originally was on a bracelet.

As Rome and Paris are depicted on this card, it's OK for challenge 62 on Paperminutes this week: 'cities;.

Helping hand for a new home

This is for this week's sketch 31 on Crafts4eternity:

The card is also for Creative Belli challenge 65, a colour challenge:

And for Mixed Media Monday 'helping hand' (I think the silhouette image is appropriate).

The subject of March 3 challenge on JB is 'home sweet home' and Alphabet Challenge this week is 'H is for ...' so mine is 'home' .

Bravely (or foolishly, whichever way you look at it) the sentiment is handwritten, so qualifies the card for day 74 on 365 cards: 'DIY, handwritten sentiment'.

Background paper is Tutti Frutti. I've used a small piece of one of my 'shaving foam technique' patterns, shown earlier in the day, across the bottom of the card.

BF NRC PP5 L for leather

This is the last BF NRC photo prompt for today: L for leather:

More to come tomorrow.

BF NRC PP4 B for bottle

My prompt for PP4 is 'B for bottle'.

This shot is taken from above my box of stickles and alcohol inks:

Call in 4 a coffee

For this card I've used one of the 'shaving foam technique' patterns that I showed earlier - although, sadly, I've covered much of it!

I've used the sketch that Kathy has supplied as a challenge on FB NRC: I used a coffee image for day 75 on 365 cards: Imagine this: coffee.

The colours used are right for Kwerner Design color inspiration 51: chocolate, rose, mustard, white (although I've just discovered it's too late to link for this - nevermind). This is also appropriate for One Stop Craft challenge 29: colours pink and brown.

Another one for CBCC096: 'cafe culture' and also appropriate for Everybody Art challenge 39: 'friends and family'.


You can't see the mustard ribbon strip very clearly here - it's embossed and looks much better irl. The 'friends's is Brenda Pinnick.

BF NRC PP3 B for beauty

PP3 for BF NRC is 'B for beauty'.

I have to confess that I'm showing some photos that have been seen before on my blog, but they fit the prompt so well (and I haven't had the inspiration or time to find anything better this morning).

I'm hoping that this one will give plenty of scope for the girls on BF to join in.

BF NRC foam fun

Gez gave instructions for the fun foam technique - involving shaving foam and alcohol inks.

The first one uses stream, denim and wild plum inks:

The second one uses red pepper, butterscotch and oregano inks:

I enjoyed having a messy time with this technique.

I'll use these on a card later.

BF NRC PP2 U for underneath

The second photo prompt for BF NRC is 'U for underneath'.

For this I've used old photos and scanned them.

The first one is my dear cat Misty, who sadly became ill at the age of 6 and had to be put to sleep - that was way back in 1989. She was such a character and beautiful too. This is a picture of her 'underneath' a chair.

In 1996, John and I welcomed a kitten into our home and here he is sheltering 'underneath' a nest of tables:

And here he is when he was a bit older, enjoying a snooze 'underneath' a drying umbrella:

BF May inchies swap

These are the inchies I received in the BF May swap - aren't they just gorgeous?

BF NRC PP1 B for blue

As part of the BF NRC this weekend, I'm giving folk the challenge of taking photos for various prompts - or showing photos that have been taken in the past.

The first prompt is: 'B for blue' and this is my 'blue' composition:

BF NRC ten minute mini book

For the BF NRC Kathy gave us a link with instructions for making a ten minute mini book. I actually made this last night - took me fifteen minutes! but the piece of ribbon I wanted to use was very creased, so I needed to get the iron out this morning so I could finish off the little book. I used Dovecraft retro floral prints papers throughout, with a piece of DCVW textured card for the cover (I cheated a bit with that). The papers were 8 x 8, which made it a bit easier to prepare the 8 x 4 sheets.

Thanks, Kathy, for a lovely challenge. I'm not sure what I'll do with the mini book, but think I'll definitely make more of them.

Lythan's Bloggyversary Draw

Lythan has some super blog candy on offer to celebrate her three years of blogging.

I love to visit her blog - such inspirational crafting as well as what she has to share in writing.

If you visit, you won't be disappointed.

Looking through my window

This card is for sketch 14 on Card Patterns:


This is so much like a window, that my card is also for challenge 30 on The Cuttlebug Spot.

This is my first time on both of these challenge blogs.

I stuck the white frame over a photo taken a couple of years ago - it is the view of our garden from my craft room window.

The trim at the bottom of the card has been embossed with a Cuttlebug border embossing folder.