baseball summer memories

remember the movie "a league of their own"? about the women's baseball leagues?  the freebie digital stamp from little blue button stamp that i used for the card below reminded me of that movie.  baseball is one of the joys of summer for some. at the cheerful stamp pad we are in week two of the challenge "remembering summer."  link up a creation that calls summer to mind.  our sponsor is little blue button stamps so a randomly selected participant will get a prize from their online  digital store.

i once again used background digital paper by gecko galz and colored the little blue button digital stamp with colored pencils.  i created the sentiment in photoshop and added a flower, enamel dot and dragonfly sticker.  one last week to link up!  but there are still three weeks of summer left...  enjoy them.

love to all.

happy birthday, part 2

it is week two for the current challenge at the cheerful stamp pad which is "birthday."  this is a good opportunity to get stocked up on birthday cards. once again we are delighted to have little blue button stamps as our challenge sponsor; a randomly selected participant will get a prize from their online stamp store.

i grabbed this little blue button digital stamp from the freebie section of their website.  this creation is entirely digitally created in photoshop.  i bordered the digital image, placed it on digital designer paper by gecko galz, then colored it, and added the sentiment all in photoshop.  i think this one came out very sweetly.  one last week to link up!

i'm also linking this card to pink saturday!

love to all.

happy birthday!

well i am sure today is someone's birthday!  it is always good to get stocked up on good homemade birthday cards so our new two week challenge at the cheerful stamp pad is "birthday."  i'm happy to tell you that our challenge sponsor is once again little blue button stamps; a randomly selected participant will get a prize from their online stamp store.

this creation is entirely digital.  i took this adorable digital stamp from little blue button and placed it on digital designer paper from gecko galz.  i colored the image and added the sentiment using adobe photoshop.  this will be a fun card to share with someone.

love to all.

gecko galz inspiration: the easter bunny cometh

in keeping with our monthly customer challenge "easter time" at the gecko galz blog and in celebration of the many wonderful papers and images new this month at the gecko galz store i offer another fun easter card.

i grabbed 2 PNG images from the easter parade icons set -- the bunny and the egg bursting open with flowers, and arranged them digitally on one of the gorgeous background papers from the easter parade paper pack. i printed that out and adhered it to my card stock and added distressing, bright pink lace and some easter eggs and a chick at the bottom!

if you are making something for easter and it involves at least something from gecko galz then you can join the challenge.  don't forget that if you sign up for the gecko galz newsletter (sign up at the blog)  you get a free collage sheet each month which will give you plenty to work with!

love to all.

all that jazz!

do you love music?  i do!  join us for challenge #92 at the cheerful stamp pad, "all that jazz!"  link up your jazzy music themed creations for a chance to win something fun from our challenge sponsor stitchy bear stamps.

the background paper on my card is a digital background by french-kissed postcards.  i digitally added the harp and grand piano, from the "all that jazz" collection generously provided to our DT by stitchy bear.  i then added my cut out vintage lady, also by french-kissed postcards.  my lovely chanteuse is surrounded by les papillons -- butterflies -- from my stash.

we would love to have you play along.
love to all.

using digital backgrounds at lunagirl

time for a new two week challenge at lunagirl moonbeams -- using digital backgrounds.  i used a "seed plants" background sheet from lunagirl and decided to make it the basis for a canvas.

i started with a 4 x 4 canvas, covered it in flowery design paper (which you really cannot see here) and then used a torn piece from the seed catalog.  all is distressed with distress inks. looking at the seeds and flowers on the catalog caused some garden fairies to show up.  although garden fairies was the theme 2 challenges ago at lunagirl they are apparently still flitting about.  the little girls are from the lunagirl african american vintage CD and the wings are from the "fly away hone" collage sheet.  i have some other stash goodies too.

choose a background you love and consider joining the challenge! click HERE for all challenge details including a special sale offer for digital background sheets at lunagirl!

love to all.