Will you give me your Heart?

This is a digital collage using all the elements

provided by Nancy Baumiller

for the Crowabout Challenge.

All the images from week 62 collage sheet

are included in some shape or form.

Additions to this collage include

the full version of the background image Nancy used,

which is from Valeriana Solaris.

Wishes for the New Year

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided

by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

May your days be happy & full of friends.

May your dreams come true & your cup overflow.

All the images from week 61 collage sheet

are included in some shape or form.

There were no additions to this collage.

Shoot for the Moon

A digital collage using elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.



A simple collage using only a few of the images from Nancy's sheet from week 60.

Take Notice

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.


All the images from week 59 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. The only addition to this collage is a brad from Shabby Princess, which I used as a drawing pin to secure the items to the noticeboard.

Dream Fairy

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.


All the images from week 50 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There are no additions to this collage.

A Cook's Journal

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.


All the images from week 48 collage sheet are included in some shape or form.

The only addition to this collage is my own yellow dotty background.

Atomic Dream

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

It's retro week on Crowabout, so bright colours, groovy shapes & glitter balls. Cool!

All the images from week 46 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to this collage.

Christmas Wishes

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

It's Christmas on Crowabout.

Santa is busy delivering presents in his new fangled mechanical sleigh,

whilst the four Christmas Fairies keep watch to make sure no-one sees him ...

All the images from week 45 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to this collage.

A Morning Cuppa

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

There is nothing nicer than a refreshing cuppa in the morning while you read your mail,

especially when you have received a letter from your darling son.

All the images from week 44 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to this collage.


I also challenged myself to make a glue & paper collage, which is shown below. This is a page in my altered book art journal.

Polly Blumer's face was a picture. She had received an official looking letter,
sent by air-mail, advising her that her favourite drink contained chicken!

But someone was just playing games ...

All the elements provided were used in some shape or form. No digital resizing or colour altering was done prior to printing on linen effect paper.

It was collaged using PVA glue. The background was coloured with oil pastels.  I added cord through the holes & used a black Sukura pen to add fine detail.

A Fairytale Ending

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

It was a fairytale ending for Clara's first performance of

the Butterfly Dance on stage at Kitty's Theatre,

as when she finished her act, Clara noticed the famous casting director,

who had been watching her from the balcony,

rise to his feet to give her a standing ovation.

What a purrfect ending!

All the images from week 43 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to this collage.

Visual Evidence

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

Lucy loved flying & especially wing walking just as the sun was beginning to set.

Although her dog Spot thought this was a very stupid idea.

Why couldn't she sit inside the plane like everyone else?

The visual evidence was the effect it had on her face,

blown by the wind, battered by the elements.

Her favourite hat protected her hair, but what was it doing to her facial features?

All the images from week 42 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. The only addition to this collage was Spot's photo frame.

Betty's Altered Dream Club

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

Betty lead a quiet life, quite boring, dull & grey in fact,

but when she went to sleep she dreamt in vivid colours

of adventures & all kinds of strange things.

She usually had dreams about her two loves;

her dream man that she hoped she would some day meet

& her prize cow, Lizzy.

Once she even dreamt that her man had arrived,

flown in on his cowplane!!

All the images from week 41 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to this collage.

The Adventures of Dot & Art

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

Arthur & Dorothy had always dreamt of visiting Mexico,

with it's exotic colours, smells & tastes.

They hatched a plan & stowed away in the back of a limo,

which crossed the border & took them on an adventure of a lifetime.

They had their photograph taken with locals & fellow tourists

to show their friends back home & caught fish for their tea.

They loved every minute of their trip.

All the images from week 24 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to this collage.

Ouch!

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

Poor Desire!

She had been stung so many times by the wasp,

that her face had swollen & gone lumpy.

She itched so much that she was really frustrated.

It didn't help when people took the Mickey!

"I'm never wearing this floral blouse again!" she exclaimed.

All the images from week 25 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to the collage.

Choice

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

A collage about the choices in life; good or evil, safety or adventure.

The heavenly one believed that she should be good & play it safe in life.

Her alter ego yearned for fun & adventure, risk & excitement,

trying new things & exploring new places,

being brave & baring her soul.

All the images from week 28 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to this collage.

Animal Magic

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

Trudy had always been able to communicate with animals,

who loved her dearly in return.

From her early days playing with ducks at the pond

& then raising her own chickens,

she had much success & found it very rewarding.

However, as she got older & her interest in men developed,

she was surprised to find that her natural talent failed her.

Even her dog, Bess found it hard to understand what men wanted.

And why was it she was always ignored when hailing a cab?

Life, which once seemed simple, was now difficult & confusing.

All the images from week 27 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. Additions to this collage are the words

"She had always had a way with animals, but men were a different matter!"

Tea Dance

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

It's two in the afternoon.

Time for tea, just for two.

Time for a dance.

There was nothing they liked more than a whirl around the floor,

then to rest with a refreshing cup of tea.

All the images from week 26 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to this collage.

Acting Up

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

Honey had received a note from her agent, sent by Air Mail,

saying that she had been successful at her last audition

& secured her first acting job.

She loved to perform so was highly delighted at this news.

To celebrate, Honey & her friend decided to put on a spur of the moment performance

outside the entrance to the Odd Moments Museum,

which she thought was rather apt!

All the images from week 40 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to this collage sheet this week.

Carol's Life

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge.

Carol had many roles in her life as wife & mother,

keeping the home clean, doing the grocery shopping, caring for her son &

her part-time job as story writer for "The Many Adventures of Lenny" comic strip.

On those rare occasions when she was able to, Carol loved to go to Las Vegas,

where she could let her hair down at the Club So-Ho.

All the images from week 30 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions to this collage.

Understanding yourself

This is a digital collage using all the elements provided by Nancy Baumiller for the Crowabout Challenge. This digital collage is all about understanding yourself.

The character in our collage has written a book about her affliction,

entitled "Why does this keep happening to me - A true story about Myself".

She describes in moving detail the events leading up to her notoriety

as America's most unique tourist attraction

due to her ability to turn blue whenever she goes swimming.

Despite the increasing media attention, she tries to lead a normal life

& loves to go shopping at the renown Stand department store.

All the images from week 39 collage sheet are included in some shape or form. There were no additions.