Dotty enough?

Challenge 7 this fortnight on Truly Scrumptious is to use this sketch, but also to 'go dotty' with spots, dots and circles:

I've made this card to the colour scheme on this week's Kwerner Design:

The background paper is DCWV pocket full of posies and various other bits and pieces (trying to use up some of the offcuts in my boxes - yes, boxes, not just one).

I hope that the use of the swiss dots cuttlebug embossing folder, the white pearl gems and the little piece of paper in the centre have enough dots/spots/circles to qualify for Truly Scrumptious.

It's Tilda again

For this card I'm using Maddy's sketch on this week's Copics Colour Challenge 13:

It's also for Color Throwdown challenge 42, to use these colours:

The background paper is BG ambrosia, the circles are Brenda Pinnick and the turquoise backing behind Tilda is DCVW pocket full of posies.

Inspirational Card Sketch 16

This card is for sketch 16 on Inspirational Card Sketches this week:

I purposely kept to the colour scheme lilac and lemon because I knew I'd seen a challenge somewhere this week for using those two colours - lol! when I found it (after I'd made the card) I realised the challenge was on Dare U 2 digi stamp and, of course, that required the use of a digi stamp - d'oh!!

However, as Tilda has blonde hair coloured with copics, this is good for challenge 4 on Copic Creations.

Nevermind, it's a nice colour scheme for this card. with a Tilda stamp coloured with copics:

What?

For day 60 on 365 cards the challenge was to say 'what!?' on a card, so mine says 'so what?'. The sentiment is a K & co one that I coloured with a green ink pad so it matched the BG sultry papers that I've used.

I could also have shown this for today's 'Monday's manufacturer' on 365, but I've just shown another BG card for that - so that's two BG cards in a row (well, I do love it).

Basic Grey Cake

Today on 365 cards is 'Monday's manufacturer' - choose our favourite - and I think mine has to be Basic Grey (although I have a lot of others I love too).

So this card has been made with components from Basic Grey cupcake range - the cake is chipboard and the sentiments are rub ons from the BG range.

As this incorporates a cake, it's also good for this week's Crazy Amigo challenge: 'cake'.

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: