ICAD 3/61

it is day 3 of ICAD 2021 -- the index card a day challenge as sponsored by daisy yellow art. the challenge is to make art on an index card for 61 days from june 1 to july 31; this is my second year playing along. so far i am continuing with my plan to work in a mini-series using the same images for 3-5 days. the ICAD theme today was lyrics but i included a bit of a page from shakespeare's king lear, my favorite of his plays.

love to all.

ICAD 2 of 61

welcome to day 2 of ICAD 2021 -- the index card a day challenge as sponsored by daisy yellow art. the challenge is to make art on an index card for 61 days from june 1 to july 31; this is my second year playing along. so far i am continuing with my plan to work in a mini-series using the same images for 3-5 days. this sweet owl is back!

background paper, owl and crown are by gecko galz. sentiment from my stash.

love to all.

ICAD 2021!

it is june 1 and so begins ICAD 2021 -- the index card a day challenge as sponsored by daisy yellow art. i did this last year for the first time and i am giving it another go -- the challenge is to make art on an index card for 61 days from june 1 to july 31. this year my plan is to work in mini-series using the same images for 3-5 days, just to play with different ways to use them. well, that is the plan so far...

i'm starting with this gecko galz owl. the prompt today was "contraption" and my nod to that is the steampunk themed paper (also gecko galz) and the hot air balloon from an ItKuPiLLi set.

i'm warming up!

enjoy; love to all.

enchanted bear and friends

sunday postcard art time! theme today is "bear." i have an enchanted forest with enchanted bear and friends.

all mischief circus, various artists in the enchanted forest collaboration and the bear is from eena's creations winter wonderland.

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and now, trumpet flare: my final two index cards in this the final week of the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art.  61 cards in 61 days. although i did not success in making an index card every single day, i did do it probably 56 out of the 61 days and because i played catch up i completed all 6 cards. an achievement i'd never done before!

there are bits from gecko galz, lunagirl, and moonlight journey.

male image from songbirdy and various items from stash including some gecko galz, moonlight journey and many unknown sources.

happy new week! stay safe, stay true. love to all.

the homestretch

this is the final week of the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art. this started on june 1 and ends july 31. although there have been a couple days i had to catch up, i mostly did a card every single day so far. i just have to keep pushing through to friday, wow! here are the two cards for yesterday and today, free-style.

hole punched papers in the background are all from various gecko galz paper packs. i used paper tapes, people images and phrases from tim holtz sets. brads are from eyelet outlet.

background paper, digital stamps and central image all from various gecko galz sets. brad from eyelet outlet and word from a finnabair sticker pack.

see you tomorrow!
love to all.

faces, stencils, stamps and joy

for the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art, here are my three latest cards.

all have images from ART TEA LIFE (one crab apple), watercolor ink backgrounds, some include stencils and also rubber stamps from rubber moon art stamps. crown on the last one is from gecko galz.

enjoy; be safe; love to all.

tag by the sea; another visit to wonderland, ICAD-style

at tag tuesday the challenge right now is "by the sea" hosted by lovely DT member sandie. and there is one week left to play (i'm a week late!)

the background is from moonlight journey (retired), the bathing beauty is from lunagirl and the words are from a retired tumblefish studios journal kit.

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i'm playing catch up a bit but i have a new for the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art, i've chosen to visit wonderland again and link to the customer challenge at gecko galz: "welcome to wonderland."

i do believe the queen of hearts is misunderstood! lots of gecko galz products here: "wonderful wonderland" and "looking glass" collage sheets are represented here. the word (tumblefish studios -- retired); heart brad (eyelet outlet). 

enjoy; love to all.

rust and love

for take a word: rusty

after finding the rusty head on pixabay, i wanted to create a steampunk-ish scene around it. the rest of the images are from various mischief circus artists from the fantastical steampunk kits.

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today's creation in the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art, off prompt.

images and paper from gecko galz. the sweetness of his face called for sweet embellishments.

love to all.

middle ages and ICAD updates

for sunday postcard art: middle ages:

images from vintage dezinaworld, itKuPiLLi (enchanted forest) and gecko galz (king arthur).

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next, for yesterday's and today's creation in the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art, 2 off prompt creations, just collaging what i'm feeling.

images from gecko galz, lunagirl, tumblefish studios, various stash items! sorry about no links today, having some internet connectivity issues so hurrying this post!

love to all.

wonderland on an index card

for today's creation in the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art, i've chosen to visit wonderland and link to the customer challenge at gecko galz: "welcome to wonderland."

lots of gecko galz products here: white rabbit and postcard are from the free july collage sheet (if you subscribe to the gecko galz newsletter you get a free collage sheet every month); the clock is from the GG "time flies" collage sheet and the hat is from the GG "hat whimsies" sheet. other images, brads, washi tape, etc., are from my stash.

enjoy; love to all.

earrings; white space

3 things today: 1st for ICAD #32, the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art: "earrings" theme. my idea was to go with the "girl with a pearl" but i got a little abstract with it.

bits from holliewood studios and crowabout studio B (both from mischief circus) on a background painted with acrylics.

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and 2nd (and 3rd), for three muses challenge: "white space"
i'm still figuring this technique out.

images from cryztal rain, songbirdy, and itKuPiLLi, all at mischief circus.

love to all.

words and letters

for tag tuesday: "put a sentiment on it". this theme is hosted by our tag tuesday fearless leader and talented, lovely valerie. you have two weeks to play along!

couple is from the lunagirl african american vintage images collection. background paper is from the gecko galz chocolate box paper pack. there's some rubber stamping in the background and a fleur de lis from eyelet outlet.

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for ICAD #31, the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art: "font" theme



little girl is from lunagirl (african american vintage images). and i used a variety of embellishments and letters/words from my stash.

love to all.

arcade/games

today's theme at the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art is arcade, and this is what i came up with, games-related anyway.

images from gecko galz and tumblefish studios.
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.

hearts and flowers; courage

first, for take a word: hearts and flowers --

images from gecko galz, songbirdy, itKuPiLLi, and tumblefish studios.

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second, today's index card, off prompt, ICAD #28 for "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art.

woman is from gecko galz; rubber stamps from leavenworth jackson (compass) and invoke arts (dots); background is spritzed watercolor inks.

love to all.

memories

sunday postcard art theme today: torn and/or broken
i found a broken down barn on pixabay that was the inspiration for this first piece:

the cloudy background behind the barn is from a vintage tumblefish studios kit. the man is from cryztal rain (sketches 2) and the letters are from holliewood studios (fantastical steampunk).

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next memory: today's theme at the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art is souvenir, but i'm basically off theme today. after spritzing with watercolor inks i used a stencil of trees and then added this woman from gecko galz, she is also considering some memories.

love to all.

not a bougainvillea

today's theme at the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art is bougainvillea. i just did something with flowers!

i tore strips of paper from two different vintage paper packs. i cut the flowers from some stationery. the girl is from the gecko galz "tattoo girls" collage sheet.

i'm linking to the gecko galz "color of summer" challenge.

love to all.

i love coffee, i love tea

i love the java jive and it loves me! "cappuccino" is the theme today for the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art. 

the coffee background paper and mug in the corner are from retired stitchy bear digital images artists. the woman and butterfly are from gecko galz and the sun from itKuPiLLi.

and because i love this song soooooo much:




love to all.

ICAD the call of the sea; 2 birthday cards

the theme today for the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art is "anchor," and so here is my "call of the sea" card.

i've used a piece of a real map, a compass rubber stamp from leavenworth jackson, and mermaid and anchor from gecko galz collage sheets (sea nymphs and nautical). there's a faint bit of stamping from a meer image (retired company) waves stamp as well.

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also sharing two birthday cards i made recently:

images from songbirdy, itKuPiLLi imagenarium, gecko galz (butterfly), lunagirl (moon), rubber moon art stamps (washi tape up the side) and words from retired tumblefish studios.

images from songbirdy, lunagirl (steampunk girls), and tumblefish studios.
love to all.

golden story ICAD 18

the theme today for the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art is "6 word story." my six word story is from the words of a song that i love by Jill Scott (see below).

paper, woman and butterfly by gecko galz. rubber stamped dots by studios blackbird.

linking to the gecko galz customer challenge: colors of summer.

love to all; and enjoy the song! may it brighten your day.