Challenge 51

Hi everyone :)
This week we are giving you something a little bit different. Rather than the usual 'theme' we are sharing some ideas on gifts to make for pet lovers (or indeed yourself). We can't wait to see what ideas you all come up with.
So, without further ado...
Correna






Shelly


Katy


Lori

Laurie

Karen

Challenge 49 - Winners!

Sorry for the wait but without further ado here are the 2 winners of the prizes for Challenge 49. They are...

Anne and Anna (what a strange co-incidence!). Well done to you both, and a big thanks to everyone who joined in! There were some gorgeous pages this month.

If Anne and Anna could drop me an email with your choice of the dog or the cat kit and I shall get them to you asap!

Challenge 50

Thank you to everyone who joined in with our previous challenge- we'll be back shortly with winners for the prize!

For this challenge we've decided to do something a bit different and make some animal themed cards. Dig out those stickers and dust off the stamps and show us your animal cards! It can be any animal you like, and if you have a corny pun to finish it off then even better! Or if you like, you can use your own pets photo as part of the card.
So, here are some examples from the DT and OWL be waiting to see what EWE come up with!

Katy
Shelly Shelly's explanation for this card!
I was absolutely inspired by a card I saw on the Dirty Shanks card website With Jailbird's permission (Lauri Royal) I have lifted her sentiment and created my own Dirty Shank
I will warn you, do not visit her site unless your tongue is planted firmly in cheek! It's NOT politically correct, but is SO much fun!


Karen

Corrrena


Lori

Laurie

Challenge 49

It's that time again! - Time for a new True Friend challenge! This time we want you to use a quote on your page - it might be a touching or heartfelt quote - something that sums up your pets character or even something a bit more irreverent. Think about quotes from literature, famous people or even from films.

This time around the we are lucky to be sponsored by Papermania...

They kindly provided each of the team with one of the fab Dog or Cat kits to use for this challenge and are also offering one of each kits as prizes to two lucky participants!



So take a peek at the DT pages then link us to your pages for your chance to win! We'll announce the winners in two weeks time!

Corenna

Karen

Laurie

Katy

shelly

Lori

Challenge 48

Arty Pets!

For this challenge we want to see your pets as works of art! There are a range of software programmes available to us to alter photos nowadays, from Photoshop to Picasa. Along with standard functions like cropping and retouching, there are a number of nifty little gadgets you can use to create some crazy effects! So whether you want to Warhol your cats like Karen and Shelly, or make your dog into a comic book character like Katy, or even do it old school style and alter your photos using paints and inks, we'd love to see what you create! Alternatively, maybe your pet itself is handy (or should that be pawy or clawy!) with some paints and has made their own masterpiece!

If you don't have Photoshop there are a few free internet sites you can use such as http://www.picnik.com/ , picasa.google.com or http://www.paint.net/

Karen

Katy- used a comic book filter
Shelly- adjusted the hue and saturation using Picasa
Correna- used a photocopy filter in Photoshop
Lori- used a duo-tone effect in picnik

Challenge 47

It's new challenge time again here at A True Friend...

Is there anything sweeter than a new litter of puppies, kittens or a new school of fish? Let’s see layouts of your pets as parents! Never had a pet who became a parent? Let’s see a layout about YOU as a pet parent!

Check out the DT pages below then link us to yours in the comments section! - We love seeing them!

Corenna

 Karen

 

 Katy

 

 Lori

Shelly

Challenge 46 and challenge 44 winner

Thank you to everyone for playing along with the last challenge- lots of fantastic pages there!
This challenge is a little different for you. We know how much you love your pets, and if you're anything like us, you love all kinds of other animals too. So this time, the challenge is simply to scrap an animal that's not your pet! It could be photos from the zoo or safari tour you went on, wildlife that inhabits your garden- any creature big or small!

Shelly

Karen

Katy

Correna

Lori

The winner of challenge 44 is Georgina- if you can email your address to us at atruefriendblog@yahoo.co.uk and we can get your prize sent off to you!