stars above

for sunday postcard art: stars 

images from retired mischief circus kits by itKuPiLLi, holliewood studios and others.

love to all.

enchanted garden

happy women's and mother's day in the US and happy day to women and mother's everywhere.

please enjoy this visit to an enchanted garden on this special day. for take a word: garden

background paper by gecko galz, all images from itKuPiLLi enchanted forest.

stay safe and healthy; love to all.

winter scenes

it is my turn to pick a theme at tag tuesday and i've chosen "winter scenes." in my hemisphere it is winter and where i live, it doesn't always snow but this very week we are expected to have our first downfall so i guess my theme is right on time!

here is a digital tag i made with images from various artists at mischief circus:

here is a collaged tag featuring a woman in winter, with images by gecko galz:

and here are some snow fairies, also with images by gecko galz:

i hope you will be inspired to play along!

love to all.

bunny fairy in the garden

here is one last piece of inspiration for you for the gecko galz customer challenge going all this month on the blog: "fairy garden."  this creation i am sharing with you today is a digitally made card.

supplies: gecko galz "zen garden" paper pack; gecko galz "victorian spring" icons; gecko galz "easter parade" icons; gecko galz "holiday" icons; my computer and photoshop!  

instructions: i started by sizing a paper sheet form the zen garden set to 4x5.  i selected the items i wanted from each of the digital sets -- a bunny from the easter parade icons, a flower from the victorian spring icons, and a butterfly from the holiday icons set.  working in photoshop i sized and arranged everything to my satisfaction and voila! a card ready to print.  i'll likely add a sentiment of some sort and use it for easter.

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how to play along with the customer challenge:  link up a creation to the gecko galz customer blog.  you must have at least one item by gecko galz in your creation.  find gecko galz products in the gecko galz etsy shop or freebies at the pinterest page.  if you haven't yet signed up for the gecko galz monthly newsletter you should do so because you'll get a free collage sheet every month!  sign up on the blog home page.

check the gecko galz blog every day for more inspiration and for free digital stamps!

love to all.

fairy garden inspiration

today is my feature day on the gecko galz blog.  here are more ATCs for your viewing pleasure!

supplies: ATC base; gecko galz "ever after" paper pack; gecko galz "fairy magic" collage sheet (new this quarter!); paper flower; washi tape; distress inks.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with the ever after paper.  i cut out the fairy from the fairy magic collage sheet.  i grabbed washi, a die cut butterfly and a paper flower from my stash to make my arrangement and then adhered everything to the base. of course i distressed all edges.

supplies: ATC base; gecko galz "ever after" paper pack; gecko galz "flower fairies" collage sheet; gecko galz "time flies" collage sheet; paper flowers; tim holtz sentiment; enamel dots; distress inks.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with the ever after paper.  i cut out the fairy and the clock.  i carefully arranged the pieces together to adhere to the base.  after carefully cutting just the portions i wanted i added the flower, sentiment and enamel dots.  i distressed all edges.

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how to play along:  link up a creation to the gecko galz customer blog.  you must have at least one item by gecko galz in your creation.  find gecko galz products in the gecko galz etsy shop or freebies at the pinterest page.  if you haven't yet signed up for the gecko galz monthly newsletter you should do so because you'll get a free collage sheet every month!  sign up on the blog home page.

check the gecko galz blog every day for more inspiration and for free digital stamps!

love to all.

fantasies in green

for take a word: green

images from miles beyond the moon, itKuPiLLi and songbirdy, all available at mischief circus.

images from miles beyond the moon and itKuPiLLi, all available at mischief circus.  the leprechaun hat is from open clip art.

hope you like these gentle fairy fantasies; and for those who celebrate, happy st patrick's day!

love to all.

live gently in this fairy garden

new month, new challenge at gecko galz customer challenge blog -- this month it is "fairy garden!" fairies are delightful to create with. here is my 1st ATC to get the month started:

supplies: ATC base; gecko galz "spring awakening" paper pack; gecko galz "darling dragonflies" collage sheet; gecko galz "garden time" collage sheet (new this quarter!); prima flower; tim holtz sentiment stickers; distress inks.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with the spring awakening paper.  i cut out the little girl with her flowers from the garden time collage sheet and also cut the dragonfly from the dragonfly sheet so i could give her wings.  i carefully arranged the pieces together to adhere to the base.  i added the flower and sentiment.  of course i distressed all edges.

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how to play along:  link up a creation to the gecko galz customer blog.  you must have at least one item by gecko galz in your creation.  find gecko galz products in the gecko galz etsy shop or freebies at the pinterest page.  if you haven't yet signed up for the gecko galz monthly newsletter you should do so because you'll get a free collage sheet every month!  sign up on the blog home page.

come back here on march 14 for more gecko galz inspiration!
love to all.

wishes and wings

for take a word "wings on things"

background and girl on bunny from a discontinued miles beyond
the moon digital kit (other kits available from mischief circus).  butterflies by itKuPiLLi.

in 2016 i discovered digital art.  i still love cutting and gluing to makie traditional collages but playing in the magical digital realm is my new love.  i wonder what i'll discover in 2017?

wishing you a magical new year and love to all!

digital fairyland and floral moo

there are some stunning free digital images from dezinaworld which i highly recommend to you -- they are all in png format which makes it easy to explore creating digital art.

everything here, the background, the fairy and the butterflies are from dezinaworld.  i just manipulated the sizes and rotations in photoshop to create this little scene.  i am very new to creating digitally so this is pretty simple but it is a start and i imagine a lot more fancy things are possible!

i'm linking my creation to the "anything goes with a twist -- fairyland" challenge at suzy bee's blooming challenge blog.  it is my first time playing along there but i found the challenge just after downloading these images so it was a perfect coincidence for me!

next i'm sharing a "moo," a 1.1x2.8 inch creation for the moo mania and more challenge "floral."

all images are from collage sheets by gecko galz -- and these were cut and pasted the old fashioned way with scissors and glue!

i'm also linking to anything goes at pink saturday.

have a wonderful weekend.  love to all.

fantasy, in blue and green

at tag tuesday our prompt is "blue and green" and at cheeky challenge the prompt is "fantasy."  i've made two tags on the theme of "fantasy," liberally using the colors blue and green.

the fairies are all from gecko galz, a collage sheet that was a freebie during a blog hop a couple years back.  the background papers are also from gecko galz.  i added flowers, dots, brads, washi and other goodies.  

enjoy; love to all.

use your wings -- gecko galz inspiration

faces always fascinate.  and with wings you take flight!  two of the new gecko galz collage sheets this month are called "face to face" 1 and 2.  i used images from both of those collage sheets for these tags.

the background sheets on both tags are gecko galz also, the "merry and bright" paper pack.  the wings on both are from lunagirl and the sentiment on the tag below is from tim holtz.

 

i'm linking these to the take a word challenge "wings."

 

although these flying women are not technically sugar plum fairies as a gecko galz challenge blog DT member i do want to remind you of the "sugar plum fairies" challenge at the blog.  you must use at least one gecko galz item to qualify but there are plenty of freebies available on the gecko galz pinterest site.

 

love to all.

"things with wings" ATC swap

i love the unruly paper arts blogozine and facebook group. i was delighted to see that our muse Danie offered up a "things with sings" ATC swap for us.  it was a 3 for 3 swap but I made 5 ATCs as the theme inspired me.  this allowed me to send off 3 ATCs as requested, include a 4th one for Danie and keep one for me!

 

 

my ATCs started with background paper from gecko galz which I adhered with mod podge.  I added bits of paper -- odds and ends from my stash -- and gave it a light going over with watered down gesso. 

 

 

(i got this idea from a post by sharon rogers at the UPA blog). i then applied spray inks through different stencils.  my fairies are from a gecko galz collage sheet called "fairy magic."

 

 

 i added different nbits, washi tape, prima flowers, enamel dots, fibers, papers, etc. to finish the pieces -- distressing all edges of course. 

 

i didn't photograph the backs but each back is also covered in contrasting designer paper.

 

i hope you like my ATCs.  i was pleased to try a new technique to give dimension to the backgrounds (thank you Sharon!) and i am happy with the results.  hopefully my swap partners will enjoy them as well!  soon I should be getting my ATCs from 3 different swap partners.  i will post what i receive!

by the way, I am linking the first ATC to the "fans" prompt at the collage obsession blog.
finally, although I did not use lunagirl images for these ATCs, don't forget the "faeries and mermaids" challenge at the lunagirl moonbeams blog!  the challenge lasts all month and the prize winner gets shopping credit at the lunagirl store.

love to all.

autumn fantasy

every month at the sweet pea stamps friends and fans facebook page we have a progressive challenge.  for part 1 we create something with an image (rubber or digital) from sweet pea stamps.  here is what I made for part 1 this round:

the digital image i used is "garden fairy" by artist janna prosvirina.  i colored it digitally in photoshop and then added it to digital background paper from my stash.  all of it is digital.  since autumn is coming in my hemisphere i went with the autumn fantasy theme.

for participating in part 1 we'll be given a free digital image to use for part 2.  the winner of part 2 is randomly selected and gets another free image from sweet pea stamps.  fun and useful!

i'm linking up to pink saturday which allows "anything goes" and not just pink things!
and i'm linking to the "anything goes" challenge at sweet stamps challenge blog!
have a lovely week.  love to all.

sweet flower fairy

for the second week of the "fairies" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad i've made an ATC with another darling fairy provided to our DT by our challenge sponsor sweet pea stamps. 

i printed this digital image on designer paper by gecko galz and colored it with colored pencils.  i added this to my ATC card base and decorated with borders and flowers.  as mentioned. our challenge sponsor is sweet pea stamps.  the randomly selected winner of our challenge will get some digital images from sweet pea. 

 

i'm also linking up to one sweet challenge "things with wings!"

 

 

enjoy; love to all

sweet pea fairies

at the cheerful stamp pad we are working with fairies from sweet pea stamps for our new two week challenge.  link up a creation with a fairy for the chance to win digital images from sweet pea stamps.

my ATC starts with the digital image printed on designer paper by gecko galz.  I colored the image with pencils, outlined in black pen and added the sun and flowers border.

enjoy; love to all.

away with the fairies

greetings friends.  at tag tuesday this week we are running "away with the fairies."  my first two tags on this post use some of the "fascinating faces" from the lunagirl shop and are also for the fascinating faces challenge at lunagirl moonbeams.

the faces and wings are from lunagirl and the rest of the items are from my stash.  the phrases were typed and printed on designer paper.

now here is another tag for the "away with the fairies" prompt. the vintage fairy image is from the april free collage sheet at gecko galz.  the rest is stash.

linking to "things with wings" at digitally sweet challenges blog.
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.

one last little precious one...

there is one week remaining for the "garden fairy" challenge at lunagirl moonbeams blog.  any creation featuring a garden fairy will do!  my last DT garden fairy inspiration for this challenge is from the lunagirl "little cuties" collage sheet with wings appended from the lunagirl "fly away home" collage sheet.  i love that her wings are so large -- they could carry her quite far across all our gardens to bring us wishes of joy! oh, and my wishes of joy stamp is by hero arts.  distressed design paper, flower and brad from my stash.

love to all.

pink saturday garden fairy, shabby style

this piece is a reminder to link up a garden fairy creation to our latest challenge at lunagirl moonbeams blog. also please check out the fun creations at pink saturday.
i'm also linking this up to the latest reader's art quest at unruly paper arts where the unrulies are celebrating shabby chic, pink and brown.

the fairy is from the "little cuties" collage sheet by lunagirl.  the wings are from the "fly away home" collage sheet.  i found the little fairy poem on line.  i've included the first stanza of the poem "little fairy" by brittany graviet.

enjoy!  love to all.

another garden fairy flitting by... and some other news

here is another garden fairy to hopefully inspire your desire to join the latest challenge at lunagirl moonbeams.   this "little cutie" from lunagirl looks so much like an angel that is was very natural to put wings on her. the wings are from the "rainbow butterfly wings" collage sheet.  i love working with contrasting designer papers so i've got two very different papers in play here along with an additional butterfly from the "fly away home" collage sheet.

come play along with the fairies!

in other news, as i was bouncing around blog land i discovered that leanne at fripperies and butterflies is offering some cool free images and a brand new challenge.

bounce over yourself to join the fashionista challenge.  i hope to participate myself!

happy week.  love to all.