blue and brown

for our midweek muse: blue and brown color challenge. sometimes you don't have any ideas so you just make things.... and here are mine!

images from retired mischief circus kits and some fusion dream print and gecko galz.

love to all. 

butterfly kisses

 for our midweek muse: butterflies; because butterfly kisses heal...

images from retired mischief circus kits and designs by MandN.

love to all.

from the chrysalis, a new beginning

for sunday postcard art: new year, new you, new beginning 

images from vintage mischief circus artists, holliewood studios, and tumblefish studios.

flutterby

for sunday postcard art: butterflies 

images from retired mischief circus kits, most notably itKuPiLLi and holliewood studios. i'm also linking to anything goes at pink saturday.

love to all.

goodbye and hello

 for tag tuesday these next few weeks the theme is numbers chosen by our lovely and talented  DT member Pinky. quite timely for a new year coming up i've made 2 companion tags. 

2020 has been tough for so many people for so many reasons. the look on her face is just such a "goodbye" face that i had to use this one to send the year off to memory land. she is from gecko galz dream girls 2 collage sheet with background papers from the gecko galz "chocolate box" digital papers set. the letters and numbers are from holliewood studios fantastical steampunk.

i can certainly be snarky but i am mostly an optimistic person and i want to look forward to 2021 with hope and a sense of possibility. i thought this woman (also from the dream girls 2 collage sheet) embodied that very well. the background paper is gecko galz also, from the papillon set.

wishing all hope and possibility! love to all.

citrus bliss

today's theme at the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art is citrus.

i remembered i had some cool citrus background paper from the summer picnic paper pack by gecko galz so i used that as a base, stamped around the edges with a stamp by stampendous then used additional images from the gecko galz tattoo summer digital kit and a butterfly also from gecko galz (can't recall which sheet or kit). the word is from  retired tumblefish studios kit.

this one makes me smile.
love to all.

another vintage botanical

hre is one last paint chip tag for the may customer challenge at gecko galz which is "vintage botanicals." here is another tag made from a paint chip! 

the tea tin and teacup with flowers are from the botanical blend collage sheet. the background paper is also from gecko galz. words from tim holtz.

love and wishes for health safety to all.

more vintage botanicals

i'm back with something more for the may customer challenge at gecko galz which is "vintage botanicals." here is another tag made from a paint chip! 

the teacup of flowers is from the botanical blend collage sheet. the background paper and fairy are also from gecko galz. words from tim holtz and butterfly brad at bottom from eyelet outlet.

stay safe and love to all.

more spring, more anything goes

there is one week left for the tag tuseday "anything goes" challenge, and just a few days left for the gecko galz "spring's muse" challenge. here is another tag for both challenges.

background is from gecko galz papillon paper pack. the woman is from a gecko galz collage sheet as well. words and flower/enamel dot are from my stash.

may your path be sweet; love to all.

another bunny and butterfly

i choose the latest tag tuesday challenge "bunnies and butterflies." there is one more week to play so i have one more tag to share. 

all images from gecko galz.

love to all.

deco dreams

for the gecko galz daily challenge: deco dreams

images from gecko galz -- kirschner cuties, papillon dreaming, charming words, and gatsby paper pack. can't wait to see what tomorrow's challenge will be!

love to all. 

bunnies and butterflies

my turn to choose the tag tuesday challenge for the next two weeks and in honor of spring, i've chosen "bunnies and butterflies," because we all need some joy and goodness these days.

all images from various gecko galz images.
i'm linking to the gecko galz customer challenge "once upon a  springtime."

hope these bring you a smile and please play along with either challenge! art is a great healer.

love to all.

feminine beauty

for tag tuesday "women/mother's day/feminine" and gecko galz "once upon a springtime."

all images from gecko galz: woman from dream girls 2; background from tag you're it; butterfly from butterfly kisses collage sheet.

love to all.

birds of a feather, flock together

for three muses challenge: birds

yup, i'm still in zetti mode! most images are from various kits by crowabout studio B with butterfly wings from itKuPiLLi and words and background bits from (retired) tumblefish studios.

love to all.

balancing butterfly

for take a word: butterfly

images from crowabout studio B (evolving, fly, renewal), with added butterflies from itKuPiLLi (butterflies).

love to all.

bloom where you're planted

for three muses challenge: art in round

images from mischief circus artists itKuPiLLi, crowabout studio B and tumblefish studios (retired).

linking to moo mania and more, butterfly.

love to all.

daydream

for tag tuesday's new challenge "anything goes," and for the gecko galz facebook "pastel colors" and the special gecko galz "use this image" challenges.

the background paper, washi tapes and flower/dot are from my stash but all images and the word are from gecko galz.

also linking to moo mania and more, "butterflies."

love to all.

garden fairy

for tag tuesday "gardening"

i'm terribly late -- the challenge ends this weekend, but i wanted the chance to play!

background from gecko galz; woman from tumblefish studio, large butterfly from anna griffin.

i actually planted some things today in my containers outside. so even if i'm late making a gardening tag, i actually did do some gardening! and i definitely saw some butterflies while out today!

also linking to "things with wings" at moo mania and more.

love to all!

frida & sunflower

for three muses challenge: sunflower

all images by itKuPiLLi, mischief circus

love to all.

she flies over

faces, wings, gardens, flight. all good themes for springtime. here are two tags with plenty of all those things.

face stamp from lost coast designs "up close and personal" stamp set; butterfly from gecko galz "pretty little butterflies" collage sheet; sentiment by viva las vegas stamps; cloud washi tape from pipsticks; the rest of the bits are from my stash.

face stamp from lost coast designs "up close and personal" stamp set; butterfly from gecko galz "pretty little butterflies" collage sheet; flowers from gecko galz "jardin" collage sheet; background paper is also gecko galz; sentiment from tim holtz; flower and dot from my stash.

i'm always interested in using rubber stamps and collage images effectively together and am pleased with how these turned out.

challenges entered:
lost coast portal to creativity "on wings she flies;"
gecko galz customer challenge blog "nouveau garden;"
moo mania and more "spring fever;"
and a reminder there is a "faces" challenge at tag tuesday...

love to all