designer's shoppe, ballgown edition

at the cheeky challenge this week we were invited to create a ballgown design.  using images from dezinaworld i created my virtual design shop featuring the 2 ballgown "designs."

the images are mostly from the "eclectic," "embellishments" and "steampunk glory" kits.

enjoy; love to all.

quotes and sayings

we're challenged to use quotes or sayings in our tags at tag tuesday this week.  here's mine:

the sentiment is a stamp from silver crow creations.  the moon is from the harvest moon collage sheet by lunagirl and the dancing girl is from the bring on the dancing girls collage sheet also by lunagirl.  she is definitely flexible! the ribbon, prima flower, die cut border and background papers are from my stash.

i'm also linking to the three muses "quote" challenge and to the 
 inspiration destination "anything goes" challenge.

enjoy!  love to all.

i believe i can fly -- and my rabbit can too!

i'm playing along with the challenge at try it on tuesday challenge blog.  the theme is "i believe i can fly."  i made a digital creation using images by itKuPiLLi.

enjoy; love to all!

turquoise and purple dream

it is a color challenge at the three muses challenge blog right now. here is my digital piece using images and digital paper by itKuPiLLi.

for this i played with adjusting the colors.  still exploring my way around digital creating.

i'm linking to try it on tuesday challenge "i believe i can fly."

enjoy; love to all.

favourite era?

at the cheeky challenge this week we are invited to share a creation on the topic of "favorite era."  i was challenged to think of what my favorite era might be.  i went way back in time for this one:

i have a favorite children's book called "dinotopia" about a time and place where people and dinosaurs lived in relative harmony.  the artwork and illustrations in that book are beyond beautiful and i highly recommend the book both for the intriguing story but also for the art.  anyway that story inspired this digital piece.

background and people from dezinaworld; butterfly by itKuPiLLi; dinosaurs are found images. 

although there is a hint of danger in the corner, i feel this is a peaceful scene -- but what do you see when you look at it?

the dinosaurs in the dinotopia book had a teaching and a philosophy: "breathe deep; seek peace."  i really like that.

love to all.

what a soldier yearns for

here is one last creation for the lunagirl moonbeams fathers and brothers blog challenge, my final "twinchie."

i've never been a soldier but i imagine the thing a soldier yearns for is home, especially when they spend so much time traveling the world, encountering danger and being far from comfort.  the man in this creation is from the lunagirl african american CD on a background from the lunagirl "maps" collage sheet. as always, i wish for peace for everyone.

the twinchie base is from inchie arts and the word sticker is from tim holtz.

you have a bit more than a week to join this challenge.  here is how to play:

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on June 30

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this blog and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

love to all.

a favorite book

our prompt at tag tuesday is "a favorite book" and of course there are many great ones to choose from but having just seen the new "alice" movie and since i have sooo many alice images, well...

the background is from the "smitten" paper pack by gecko galz. all the images and words are from an alpha stamps kit.  the wings are by anna griffin.  ribbon and border and flower/dot from my stash.

love to all.

here there be pirates.... more gecko galz inspiration

i thought i'd add a last bit of inspiration for the gecko galz challenge blog customer challenge this month -- "man o man." you have another week to play along.

although we tend to romanticize pirates (i love the "pirates of the carribean" movies as much as anyone) the truth is pirates were dangerous people who did some pretty bad things.  thus the theme of this piece.

supplies: pre-cut ATC base; gecko galz "steampunk paper pack;" gecko galz "pirates" collage sheet; distress inks; word typed by me.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with paper from the "steampunk paper pack" and distressed the edges.  there are 2 images from the pirates collage sheet -- the bit with the ship and map, and the pirate himself.  i added those to the base.  i typed and printed the word danger as a final warning! 

how to play along with the customer challenge: link up a creation on our theme at the challenge blog, being sure to use at least one item by gecko galz.  you can obtain freebies from gecko galz at the pinterest site, or if you haven't done it already, go to the log and sign up for the email newsletter and you'll get a free collage sheet each month.  the gecko galz etsy shop also has great deals at great prices -- check out the sale section!

please join us!  love to all.

happy father's day!

honor to all who are fathers or father figures! wishing you a lovely day and time with those you love.

all images and background paper by gecko galz.
link up your masculine themed creations, featuring at least something by gecko galz, at the gecko galz blog for the chance to win our customer challenge prize for the "man o man" contest.

love to all.

whatever the weather

whatever the weather, whatever your season -- summer or winter -- rain is always a possibility!  but you can't let that stop you; regardless of the rain let your light shine!  thus my tag:

our theme for tag tuesday is "whatever the weather" which inspired me to use this wonderful rubber stamp from catherine moore's character constructions, stamped on a background of designer paper from itKuPiLLi, with clouds and raindrops added with a silver sharpie and a black border and silver ribbon from my stash.

enjoy, whatever the weather!
love to all.

kite, grunge, digital art play

linking this little bit of weirdness to both the cheeky challenge "grunge" and the three muses challenge "kite."  because i am liberally interpreting kite to include the balloons lifting this ship up, up and away...

images by dezinaworld (mostly from the weird and wonderful kit).
love to all!

there is always reason to hope

on this third week of june and the third week of the fathers and brothers challenge at lunagirl moonbeams i'm sharing another twinchie from the vintage fathers collage sheet by lunagirl.

these vintage photos are so full of story.  in the eyes of this father i see struggle and stoicism and then there is his little girl clinging to him with such trust. i felt there was hope within them and so i chose the background sun from the lunagirl "wind roses compasses" collage sheet and added the hopeful word from a tim holtz sticker set.  the 2x2 base is from inchie arts.

here are the details to play along with this challenge:

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on  June 30

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this blog and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

love to all.

moonstruck

i'm loving playing along with the three muses challenges lately and this week's theme is "moon struck" which means i get to work with a favorite theme, the moon!

these are all images from itKuPiLLi digital products.  i feel like it needs a bit something more but i needed to stop so this is what i have for now.  it is very intriguing playing with creating art digitally.  images from itKuPiLLi are very very dreamy!

enjoy; love to all.

i spy tags and masculine moo

"i spy with my little eye" is a game that is the theme for tag tuesday this week.  i focused on sight or vision more so than on the game.  i made two tags, all images and papers by gecko galz:

today i am also sharing something for the moo mania and more challenge blog -- the theme there is "masculine."  this is an actual "moo" at 1.1 x 2.8 inches.

all images and papers by gecko galz.

enjoy; love to all.

we are family

no one will ever doubt that this man is the father of this baby! when i saw this image on the lunagirl vintage fathers collage sheet i had to create with it!

this 2x2 inch creation is hopefully another piece of inspiration for you to join the "fathers and brothers" challenge at lunagirl moonbeams.  in addition to the vintage image from the fathers collage sheet i used the lunagirl "wind roses compasses" collage sheet as well as a twinchie base from inchie arts and a word sticker by tim holtz.


here are the details to play along with this challenge:

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on  June 30

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this blog and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

love to all.

june gecko galz inspiration -- and a freebie!

today is my feature day on the gecko galz blog so i am sharing another manly ATC in celebration of our customer challenge this month, "man o man!"

supplies: pre-cut ATC base; gecko galz "steampunk paper pack;" gecko galz "who's the man" collage sheet; gecko galz "pirates" collage sheet; moonlight journey "vintage wings" (sadly the moonlight journey online shop has closed); tim holtz word stickers; distress inks; die cut border

instructions: i covered the ATC base with papers from the "steampunk paper pack" and distressed the edges.  i cut out a compass from the pirates sheet and adhered it to the base.  i fussy cut the man and the wings and glued them together, then glued them to the base.  the final step was adding some washi tape at the top edge, and then cutting out and adding the border and the words. 

how to play along: link up a creation on our theme at the challenge blog, being sure to use at least one item by gecko galz.  you can obtain freebies from gecko galz at the pinterest site, or if you haven't done it already, go to the log and sign up for the email newsletter and you'll get a free collage sheet each month.  the gecko galz etsy shop also has great deals at great prices -- check out the sale section!

as promised, your freebie -- not manly at all but hopefully something fun for you to play with.

and here is what i did with it:

i'm linking to the crafty hazelnut patterned paper challenge as well!
enjoy; love to all.

which jewel should i choose?

the prompt at cheeky challenge this week is "shapes."  i'd been wanting to use the many jewels from the dezinaworld "embellishments" collection and so i interpreted shapes to include the shapes of jewels...

our glamorous friend here has laid out all of her jewels and now must decide which to choose -- not to mention how to use such giant jewels!  alright, a little whimsy for you!  images by dezinaworld, background created by me.

love to all.

these darn children

even though i've told them not to do it a million times, these darn children are always going into my closet and getting into my shoes!

for the three muses challenge "footwear."
linking to pink saturday "anything goes."
images by dezinaworld.

love to all.

a man of industry and invention

at the lunagirl moonbeams blog last month we celebrated mothers and sisters -- so this month it is fathers and brothers.  link up your creation on our all about men theme for a chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store.

since i did twinchies for the mothers and sisters at lunagirl last month i'm back to the 2x2 inch creations for the men as well.  the man is from the lunagirl african american CD.  he looked to me like he could be an inventor so i was inspired to use background paper from the journeys #1 collage sheet also by lunagirl.  my twinchie base is a precision cut 2x2 square from inchie arts.  the word sticker is from tim holtz.

here are the details to play along with this challenge:

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on  June 30

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this blog and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

love to all.

gecko galz customer challenge -- man o man!

it is june, the month for fathers, and a perfect time for a gecko galz challenge blog customer challenge focused on men!  our theme this month is "man o man!"

i've made an ATC to get us started.

supplies: pre-cut ATC base; gecko galz "steampunk paper pack;" gecko galz "man o man" collage sheet; moonlight journey "steampunk wings" (sadly the moonlight journey online shop has closed); tim holtz word stickers; distress inks

instructions: i covered the ATC base with papers from the "steampunk paper pack" and distressed the edges.  i fussy cut the strong man and the wings and glued them together, then glued them to the base.  the final step was cutting out and adding the words. simple but fun.

how to play along: link up a creation on our theme at the challenge blog, being sure to use at least one item by gecko galz.  you can obtain freebies from gecko galz at the pinterest site, or if you haven't done it already, go to the log and sign up for the email newsletter and you'll get a free collage sheet each month.  the gecko galz etsy shop also has great deals at great prices -- check out the sale section!

i hope you will play along.  stop by this blog again on june 6 for another manly ATC and a digital freebie as well!

love to all.