diva tribute tag

i was visiting desire's blog recently and learned about the "anything goes" challenge at the art by miran challenge blog.  although you do not have to use an art by miran stamp to play i was inspired to treat myself to a new digital stamp at the art by miran shop.  our prompt at tag tuesday this week is "diva" so i specifically chose a stamp to match that challenge!

love that pink feather boa!  i colored this image with pencils, outlined her and fussy cut her.  the background papers on the tag are from an old alphastamps kit.  the dragonfly is from eyelet outlet and the rest are items from my stash.

i'm linking this to the new year of blogger challenges at scraps of color for challenge #1 "anything goes."

by the way, i love that our tag tuesday prompt is "diva" on january 13 which is my late grandmother's birthday.  she was a true diva in the best possible way!  so this is a tribute to her as well.  she could sing like a bird, decorate a home on a dime, she sewed her own clothes, made hats and all of it was super fabulous. no pattern required and almost always recycled/upcycled before upcycling was invented!  she had deep, rich spiritual faith and was a guide to all our family.  and she had eye-stopping style even into her 90s she has been gone now three years.  here she is at 90:

i miss her but seek to carry her creative and loving spirit wherever i go.  happy birthday Dear.

happy week; love to all.

another diva reigns supreme

one more week for the diva challenge at lunagirl moonbeams blog. link up your creation for the chance to win a free lunagirl collage sheet of joy!

i had fun layering designer papers and tissue papers on my stamped tag and then adding the (distressed) image from the lunagirl "beauties #2" collage sheet.  and even though the "birds" challenge was last time i snuck in a little lunagirl bird at the lower right hand corner.  a few more embellies and i was done.

challenge deadline is june 2.
love to all.

diva in pink with flowers

what do you get when you mix a DIVA with the pink saturday link up party?  this gal:

she is wishing beverly and the pink saturday gang a happy 5th birthday! in a very sassy way i might add.
she is also sporting 5 or more flowers (6 around the edges and who know how many on her dress) so she can play along with the reader's art quest at unruly paper arts.

after you visit pink saturday and the unrulies to see all the pretties posted there, let this be a reminder to you to also link a diva creation up to the lunagirl moonbeams diva challenge. oh the joy you'll experience if you are the lucky one to get a super delish lunagirl collage sheet. this little darling came from the lunagirl "beauties # 2" collage sheet.  the rest of the collage components are goodies from my stash.  hope you'll play!

love to all.

release your DIVA!

i'm happy to report that we are moving to a two week challenge schedule at lunagirl moonbeams blog.  challenges will start on mondays and run for two weeks.  if you played along with the birds challenge, our first ever challenge, then thank you very much.  if not, please join us for the DIVA challenge!

to get the ball rolling here is my DT inspiration for you.  the central image comes from the lunagirl "diva" collage sheet (appropriately!).  i adhered designer paper to plain cardstock, covered that in french themed tissue paper then added my image (distressed first) and embellishments.  now you consider bringing your favorite diva along and join our challenge.  the challenge is open for two weeks, closing june 2 and a new challenge starting june 3.  winner gets a free lunagirl collage sheet!  i'll post some more divas in the coming days.

enjoy; love to all.