book pages; round two

this is week two of our latest challenge at tag tuesday as hosted by our lovely DT sister Pinky: book pages. use book pages on your tag to meet this challenge. 

for this tag i started with a book page i had in my stash, spritzed it with water color inks, added a clock and dominoes from a sticker set, and featured some little girls from a tim holtz paper doll set. i have a butterfly brad from eyelet outlet as well.

one week left to play!

love to all.

book pages; back to school

our new challenge at tag tuesday for the next two weeks, hosted by our lovely DT sister Pinky, is: book pages. use book pages on your tag to meet this challenge. since school has been starting his month for kids in my town, i used an alphabet book page for a back to school scene.

i used a digital alphabet book page from dover publications (you can sign up for their newsletter and get weekly freebies...), and printed it on paper from gecko galz (curiosity shoppe kit) to make my tag base. the stack of books and "school" banner are also from gecko galz, the school days stamp set. the little girl is from a tim holtz paper doll set. i finished this with a butterfly brad from eyelet outlet.

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.

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.

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.

ICAD #13

here's today's piece for the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art. theme today is "kite or rhombus." 

various papers (hole-punched) and a girl from a gecko galz sheet. bird brad from eyelet outlet.
love to all.

dance -- dancers -- dancing 2

there's one more week to play along with the my theme of 
dance -- dancers -- dancing at tag tuesday. here are two more tags full of dancing joy!

background is from itKuPiLLi imagenarium "celestial backgrounds." couple and moon are from lunagirl. words are from a tim holtz sticker kit. butterfly brad is from eyelet outlet.

background is from itKuPiLLi imagenarium "celestial backgrounds." dancer, butterfly and moon are from lunagirl. words are from a tim holtz sticker kit. 

much love to all; be safe and well.

dance -- dancers -- dancing 1

for tag tuesday the next two weeks i've chosen the theme of 
dance -- dancers -- dancing. dancing is so beautiful and is good for every body. come back next week to see two more of my tags!

background is from itKuPiLLi imagenarium "celestial backgrounds." woman and butterfly from lunagirl. words are from a tim holtz sticker kit.

background is from itKuPiLLi imagenarium "celestial backgrounds." couple is from songbirdy. words are from a tim holtz sticker kit. dragonfly brad is from eyelet outlet.

enjoy! please join us and please stay safe and well.
love to all.

vintage botanicals

the may customer challenge at gecko galz is "vintage botanicals."
i'm making tags out of paint chips from home depot and here is the first for the challenge.

the teacup of flowers is from the botanical blend collage sheet. the background paper and fairy are also from gecko galz. words from gecko galz charming words sheet. yellow bird brad is from eyelet outlet.

stay safe and love to all.

tags of christmas

i hope you've been checking out the gecko galz customer challenge blog -- every day this month there is a beautiful new tag celebrating the winter holidays.  today i have a christmas tag for you.

supplies: gecko galz blue christmas collage sheet; gecko galz blue christmas paper pack; reindeer brad from eyelet outlet; rickrack and ribbon; sentiment diecut; tag base.

instructions: i covered my tag base with paper from the blue christmas set and distressed the edges.  i fussy cut the tree and santa from the collage sheet and glued them down along with the die cut sentiment.  i added the rick rack and ribbon and the reindeer brad.

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how to play along with our "dashing through the snow" customer challenge: make your holiday tag -- but you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals! for this challenge your deadline to link up is december 29.

i'm also linking this to the "christmas memories" challenge at tag tuesday.  visiting santa and decorated trees are definitely in my happy memory collection!

love to all.

one last valentine in this month of love

though the holiday itself is well behind us, we are celebrating love all month long at the lunagirl moonbeams blog.  i've got one last valentine to share, this is one with friendship love in mind.

on this tag i have background paper that was created by karen from lunagirl and then a vintage image from the lunagirl "carte postale" collage sheet.  i added wings to the image from the lunagirl "rainbow wings" collage sheet.  the rest of the embellishments are bits from my stash -- a flower border, ribbon, washi tape and a heart brad from eyelet outlet.

one more week to join the challenge.  you don't have to use a lunagirl image but if you do you'll be entered twice for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store!  here is a valentine freebie from the lunagirl blog for you to download and use if you like!

love to all.

gecko galz inspiration for november -- plus a freebie!

this month the customer challenge at gecko galz challenge blog is "sugar plum fairies."  play along with this theme, using at least one item from gecko galz for the chance at a fabulous gecko galz prize. 
here are a few more christmas-magic tags for you.

products and instructions: i used some of the brand new products available at gecko galz this month -- background paper from the "merry and bright" paper pack and a vintage image from the "christmas magic" collage sheet.  i also used two holiday banners from my stash and a little christmas stocking brad from eyelet outlet.

products and instructions: i used more of the brand new products available at gecko galz this month, from the "blue christmas" kit -- background paper from "blue christmas" paper pack and the sugar plum fairies are from the "blue christmas 1" collage sheet.  i added lace, ribbon, button brads (from eyelet outlet) and snowflake dies.

products and instructions:  here i again used items from the "blue christmas" kit -- background paper from "blue christmas" paper pack and the sugar plum fairies are from the "blue christmas 1" collage sheet.  i finished the piece with die cuts, banners and ribbon from my stash.

i hope you will join the challenge -- it is a good way to get holiday creations made!  remember to use at least one product by gecko galz to be eligible for a prize. you can get gecko galz freebies by signing up on the blog for the monthly newsletter and getting the free collage sheet there or check out the freebies on the gecko galz pinterest page.

now, as promised:

here is your digital freebie, this darling santa!  enjoy!

love to all.

 

june gecko galz inspiration -- "tea time" -- and a freebie!!!

this is a friendly reminder that the june customer challenge at the gecko galz blog this month is "tea for two."  to join this challenge you need to feature "tea" and use at least one image from gecko galz.  the challenge winner will get a little shopping spree at the gecko galz shop. 

here are the details on this tag.

supplies: gecko galz "pretty portraits” collage sheet, gecko galz “high tea” collage sheet, gecko galz high tea paper pack, wings by moonlight journey, washi tape, sticker, time-piece brad from eyelet outlet, ribbon, distress inks.  

instructions: i attached the high tea paper to my tag base, added washi tape and distressed all the edges.  i selected and cut out the images i wanted from the high tea and pretty portraits collage sheets and also some wings from moonlight journey.  after arranging everything as desired i glued the pieces together.  final touches included adding the time-piece brad at top right corner and the ornate sticker at the bottom left corner.

 

don't have any images from gecko galz?  there are freebies on the blog and a new collage sheet for free every month if you sign up for the newsletter (look at left side bar on the blog for newsletter details!)

and because today is the day i'm being featured on the gecko gal blog that means today you get a free digital stamp from me!  here it is: do you like fly fishing?

right click, save and enjoy! 

love to all.

 

fruits and flowers: vintage botanicals

it is a friday so it must be time for a new challenge at lunagirl moonbeams. for the next two weeks we'll be exploring art involving fruits and flowers.  karen at lunagirl provided our DT with some vintage botanical tags so here is my first piece.

i'm calling this the "cherry goddess" since in addition to the botanical tags sheet from lunagirl i've also used one of the goddess collage sheets and the birds collage sheets.  other than that this is a simple tag with only some distressing, washi tape and a lovely dragonfly i obtained from the eyelet outlet.

i hope you will be able to play along!  a randomly selected winner will get some shopping credit at the lunagirl store, a fine prize for the artistic soul.
love to all.

final sewing inspiration

just one more day to join the "sewing" challenge at lunagirl moonbeams challenge blog for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store. here is one last card to hopefully inspire you to link up a sewing themed creation of your own:

vintage images (lady at sewing machine, dress model): lunagirl
background paper and border: dreamz etc.
button brads: eyelet outlet.
heart stamp: hero arts.
real button: stash

love to all.

in the garden, gecko galz customer challenge

it is a new month and a new customer challenge at the gecko galz blog!  or theme this month is "in the garden" and i have a postcard made with several of the brand new items available at the gecko galz etsy shop this month.

supplies:
gecko galz "in the garden" collage sheet
gecko galz victorian spring icons
heart brad by eyelet outlet
washi tape
distress inks
tim holtz ideo-logy word stickers


instructions:
the postcard and boot are from the gecko galz victorian spring icons collection and i arranged them together digitally before printing.  once i printed the combined images, i cut the postcard and placed it on cardstock.  i distressed around the edges with distress inks. i cut out an image (the woman) from the in the garden collage sheet and added her to the postcard.  the postage at the top right hand corner is washi tape.  i added the heart brad and the words last.

to enter this monthly customer challenge you need to make a garden themed creation with at least one image from gecko galz (check the blog for freebies or sign up for the newsletter and get a free collage sheet each month).  you can link up at the challenge for the chance to win shopping credit at gecko galz!

love to all

another lady in red

in keeping with our "red" theme at lunagirl moonbeams i have another lady in red on a tag to share.

this darling lady is from the "art deco ladies" collage sheet by lunagirl.  the background paper to the left is also by lunagirl and the paper to the right is from that valentine sweetheart bitty collection by heather hudson.  the heart bard is from eyelet outlet and the rest is stash,

link up a creation with the color red for the chance at shopping credit at the lunagirl store.  one more week to play!  and by the way, karen of lunagirl has offered up a luscious red freebee on the blog so please feel free to grab it and create with it!

enjoy;love to all.

lady in red...

for the second year in a row lunagirl moonbeams is hosting a challenge on the theme of "red" just in time for valentine's day.  play along in our two week challenge for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store!

the classy lady behind the wheel of the car on my tag is from the "red hat ladies" collage sheet by lunagirl.  i have 2 different background papers, the deep red paper at the bottom is by lunagirl and the hearts paper at the top is from the valentine sweethearts bitty collection by heather hudson.  the rest are stash items, including the dragonfly brad by eyelet outlet..

i'm linking up to pink saturday for pink and red and month of love creations.

join us!
love to all.

sweet pea valentine week 2

it is week two for our valentine challenge at the cheerful stamp pad. our challenge sponsor is sweet pea stamps and a randomly selected winner will get a prize from sweet pea.  there are so many wonderful stamps at sweet pea -- both digital and rubber so this will be a wonderful prize.  here is my week two inspiration piece.

the digital stamp i used and colored with pencils is called "tori the dragon raining hearts" and is a stamp designed by conie fong for sweet pea stamps.  i outline my cut piece with markers.  i colored the cardstock with markers also and then bordered the piece with rickrack.  i added a "be mine" from my stash and two heart brads by eyelet outlet.

one more week to play along and have the chance at a prize from sweet pea stamps.
love to all.

hi honey!

our new challenge at lunagirl moonbeams is "honeybees," a sweet theme indeed.  i've made a piece using images from the "honeybee tags" and "she walks in beauty" collage sheets from lunagirl.

play along with us creating something including honeybees and you will be up for the chance at the prize of shopping credit at the wonderful lunagirl store.

love to all.