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| the real life 'Jack and Victor' - a true bromance plus digital 'extra bits' (fae means from) |
(but it's still my contribution to A Card a Day Blogging)
I was asked by some friends at the weekend to make some
personalised Christmas cards that could be posted economically. So that means all my paper flowers and extra
layers are ‘oot the windae’ as they say (that’s ‘out of the window’ if you
speak English).
So it’s time for me to do some digital crafting. I had a wee play with Serif Craft Artist Professional
and came up with the project above for a bit of fun. I have so much to learn, but the scope is
enormous. It’s just a patience thing, I
get impatient with technology and go back to the paper, scissors and glue! The digikits used here were 'Paper Poinsettia' and 'Yuletide Joy'. I cheated a bit and used a sample layout plus lettering from the 'Paper Poinsettia' digikit just adding the heart frame and reindeer embellishment from 'Yuletide Joy'.
The sentiment on the real project will be ‘Greetings from
Tullibody’ a local village (the one I grew up in as it happens), but I needed
something to do as a practice sample.
The picture is of Mr. Fantabulous Mayhem and his chum of over 30 years. It’s a real bromance, they go for a pint together about once a week. The joke is that they are not really called Jack and Victor. Don’t know if the BBC Scotland TV programme ‘Still Game’ was aired in England much, but it’s a comedy about a pair of pensioners that have known each other for years, drink together and get in to all sorts of scrapes together. Myself and a few other friends have been teasing them that they are the real life ‘Jack and Victor’.
Watch this space: I plan to learn more about digital
crafting (all those virtual embellishments what’s not to love) but I’ll
definitely be heading in the direction of ‘hybrid’ crafting as I just can’t
give up my ‘extra bits’ and colouring-in.
Will a card with a little ribbon still be under 6mm?The picture is of Mr. Fantabulous Mayhem and his chum of over 30 years. It’s a real bromance, they go for a pint together about once a week. The joke is that they are not really called Jack and Victor. Don’t know if the BBC Scotland TV programme ‘Still Game’ was aired in England much, but it’s a comedy about a pair of pensioners that have known each other for years, drink together and get in to all sorts of scrapes together. Myself and a few other friends have been teasing them that they are the real life ‘Jack and Victor’.
the other 'Jack and Victor' on BBC Scotland
You've done an amazing job with the digi stuff - it looks fab,
ReplyDeleteNope, I've never heard of that programme though
he he he he!! I love the 'bromantic' card you made hun :)its awesome, I so need to learn to do digi cards and layouts better, I love them and have a tonne of nitwits and stuff.
ReplyDeletehuge hugs Lou xxx
Thanks Lou xx
DeleteEleanor is there nothing that you can't create amazing things with? This is just wonderful. Digital scrapbooking was got me into crafting in the first place seven odd years ago, and was were I started designing so it's very close to my heart. Your page is just brill.
ReplyDeleteAnice xx
Thank you so much xx
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderfully done x
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