digital whisper fairy

for the fairy challenge at digital whisper 

images from retired mischief circus, dezinaworld, and arthouse whimsy. 

love to all.

more sweet spring

today i have another creation for this month's customer challenge at gecko galz: tweet spring! as with all gecko galz challenges all you have to do is use at least one gecko galz image to play along. there are freebies on the blog regularly and of course they also have an etsy shop. 

all the images in this digital collage are from gecko galz.

love to all.

her crystal collection

for digital whisper: crystal

images from retired mischief circus kits

love to all

woodland scene

hello all, i'm playing along in the conjuror of dreams july free image challenge again, with the 2 woodland creatures freebies from the COD blog, and some help from retired mischief circus kits.

love to all.

woodland beauty

here is another submission for the conjuror of dreams july free image challenge, using a digital wildlife image offered free on the blog. 

a few other images courtesy of retired dezinaworld and itKuPiLLi.

love to all.

welcome to the faery garden!

 hello all! it is my turn to select the theme for the next two week challenge at tag tuesday and i've chosen the theme of "faery gardens."

i hope friends will share tags on the site featuring faeries and their garden playgrounds. make something lovely, spring-feeling, and full of fantasy to brighten our days.

here are two tags to get this started!

the background paper, faery, and sentiment in this first tag both come from gecko galz. the wings and border are items from my stash.

for this second tag the background paper and sentiment are again from gecko galz but the rubber stamp is from 100 proof press, and was a holiday gift i received this year!

i hope all friends will choose to play along!

love to all.

more vintage botanicals

i'm back with something more for the may customer challenge at gecko galz which is "vintage botanicals." here is another tag made from a paint chip! 

the teacup of flowers is from the botanical blend collage sheet. the background paper and fairy are also from gecko galz. words from tim holtz and butterfly brad at bottom from eyelet outlet.

stay safe and 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.

green spring

for take a word: green

images are vintage tumblefish studios.
wishing health, safety, happiness and a green spring (or a lovely autumn if you're on the other side of the world from me!) to all.

love to all

the dawning of...

continuing to play on the theme of the "age of aquarius" at gecko galz this month. another ATC for you!

images and papers from gecko galz!
love to all.

doorways to other worlds

for take a word: doorway

images from cryztal rain "altered reality," itKuPiLLi "altered reality," eena's creations "la vie boheme," and miles beyond the moon "cirque (retired). all from mischief circus.

images from tumblefish studios (retired), miles beyond the moon (retired), itKuPiLLi (blue elephant, fantastical steampunk, butterflies).

love to all.

fairy in a flower

for three muses challenge: flowers

images from holliewood studios, cryztal rain and itKuPiLLi.
love to all.

a fairy girl and her animal friends

for digitally made "pets and animals" theme:

this digital collage made with free images from dezinaworld.
love to all.

mushrooms and toadstools

it's a little trip to faerie land at tag tuesday with this week's theme, or at least that is how i interpreted it.  i made a digital tag for "mushrooms and toadstools."

all images by dezinaworld.
enjoy; love to all.

autumn colors

autumn colors at tag tuesday:

autumn fairy and background papers by gecko galz, all else from my stash of goodies.

don't forget the "fall into autumn" challenge at gecko galz blog this month -- if you link up an autumn themed creation that includes at least one item by gecko galz (see this link for freebies!) you'll have the chance to win shopping credit at the gecko galz store.

love to all.

sweet pea progressive challenge for june, part 2

for part 2 of the june progressive challenge at the sweet pea stamps friends and fans facebook page we were given a digital image by karen middleton called "mushroom fairy."  here is my creation:

 

 

i colored the mushroom fairy digi with colored pencils and cut it out.  the background is 3 different designer papers arranged to my liking.  the "one fine day" stamp and prima flowers are from my stash.  this piece makes me happy because summer has arrived in my hemisphere.  in general i am always too busy with work or responsibilities of various kinds.  but i have already been blessed with a few fine days like this fairy is having, days of sweet quiet, contemplation and little to do.  this card reminds me of the value of that sweet contemplation.

  

 

enjoy!  to learn more about the monthly progressive challenges search for the "sweet pea stamps friends and fans" page on facebook.

 

love to all.  and wishing you many fine days! 

spring has sprung! flower power! and sweet pea progressive, round next

"spring has sprung" at one sweet challenge blog and i'm entering this card with a lovely spring-y butterfly lady to the challenge.  i'm also linking to the "flower power" challenge at graph'it markers challenge blog.

meanwhile these sweet pea facebook group progressive challenges are showing me just how much rubber i own from sweet pea stamps! this is a beautiful stamp by ching chou kuik which i stamped onto pale floral designer paper by gecko galz (que sera paper pack) and then colored with pencils and adorned simply with embellishments.  i'm getting in under the wire for the first part of the progressive challenge.

getting in by april 19 means i'll get a free digital stamp to create with for the second part of the challenge.  awesome.

love to all!

another day in fairyland

the fairyland challenge continues at lunagirl moonbeams blog and you are invited to link up a creation involving fairy things for a chance at a lunagirl shopping spree.  which is honestly pretty much like being in fairyland because of all the pretty and delicious things to be found there!

fairies watch carefully over all growing things so for my ATC this week my vintage lunagirl fairies image has visited one flower and is flitting off to check on another.  you can see the mama fairy is bringing her daughter along to help.

i started with some pretty designer paper which i glued to the cardboard ATC base.  on it i stamped a favorite image from the rogue redhead designs floriculture plate.  using a heart shape punch i punched the heart from some lunagirl seed pack collage sheet paper.  i added tissue tape from cavallini and co, some stick-on lace from my local daiso japanese dollar store (treasure trove of affordable crafting stuff!) and of course i was distressing edges throughout.  i tore the fairy image to the roughly desired size and added a butterfly brad (alphastamps).

fairyland is a good place to visit.  if your art takes you there please link it up at the lunagirl site.
wishing you a happy week.  love to all.

sweet fairy

it is time for more inspiration to join the fairyland challenge at lunagirl moonbeams!  well, who really needs a nudge to come to fairyland?  especially when fairies like this one below beckon so becomingly?

this is actually a teeny tiny tag -- about 1x2 1/2 inches.  i have images from lunagirl collage sheets "beauties" "rainbow wings" and "shabby lilac."  the background paper is some free paper offered at the site many months ago and i added some lace.

this will also be my tag tuesday piece for this week since we also have a fairy theme.

i hope you'll play along but whether you do or not have a lovely week.
love to all.

you are now entering fairyland; and altered deck fun

our new challenge at lunagirl moonbeams for the next two weeks is all about fairyland, a place many crafters visit with or without a challenge as far as i can tell.

in my ATC one beloved fairy keeps watch over other sweet fairy friends as they primp and play and relax among the flowers.  all vintage images (fairies and fan) are from lunagirl. background papers and butterfly are from my stash.

please join us in fairyland.
now i also want to share something else i am quite excited about

claudine at claudine's art corner is hosting an altered playing card challenge at her blog which just started in september so there is time to join the fun if you like.  i have always wanted to alter a deck of cards and this challenge is a great way to get started.  on day one we had the option to gesso (or sand) the entire deck so that each card will be prepped for the free tutorials to follow.  here's my evidence laying out to dry:

i'll be posting more photos as i continue along with this process!  i believe we will get a new instruction each week.
hope your week is moving along just right.
love to all.