steampunk/mechanical at tag tuesday

the current challenge for one more week at tag tuesday is steampunk or mechanical.  always a fun theme for creating!  my tag:

the lady, camera, clock and plane are all by lunagirl. the wings and star are stamps by cherry pie stamps.  the background paper is jodie lee designs. paper tape by tim holtz. 

love to all.

nothing says paris like marie....

marie antoinette is an iconic figure of france and i have two pieces featuring miss marie today.  

background paper by jodie lee designs and all remaining images from collage sheets by lunagirl.  words are from a tim holtz words pack.

and a digital tag as well; she is so fancy this marie!  sadly she was all fancy and not much substance so she met with a bad end.  all digital images in this tag are from gecko galz.

i'm linking to the current challenge at tag tuesday -- there is one week remaining to join on the theme of "paris." 

i'm also linking to the creates and makes challenge blog "anything goes" challenge, which lasts until the end of this month.

love to all.

remember me

for the tag tuesday "paris" challenge: 

background paper by jodie lee designs; vintage images by lunagirl; butterfly by anna griffin.  words from tim holtz. the rest is from my stash.

love to all.

animals on tags

i got to choose the next two week theme at tag tuesday and i have chosen "animals." i'm very excited that karen at lunagirl agreed to partner with us to provide a prize.  we'll select a winner who will receive this wonderful collage sheet by lunagirl:

here are some sample pieces to get us started:

the background is from a freebie lunagirl provided on the blog years ago.  the butterfly is from anna griffin, the letter by tim holtz, the rope is a sticker from my stash and of course the monkey comes from our feature sheet.

this one is a tiny tag, about 1 x 2 and a half inches.  the background paper is by jodie lee, the border at bottom from tumblefish studio, the letter from tim holtz and the rest are random bits from my stash.
something about animals makes me want to make alphabet tags!

i'll post another sample next tuesday so please come back to see!

we look forward to seeing what you create on this theme.  don't forget to link up here.

love to all.

hats and headgear and a wonderful prize!

for the next two weeks i am hosting the latest challenge at tag tuesday; i have a great challenge for you and great news.  first the challenge: hats and headgear!

both tags start with a tag base, paper by jodie lee designs and then a variety of images from lunagirl collage sheets, lace and flowers from my stash.

speaking of lunagirl, here is the good news!  karen of lunagirl agreed to sponsor the challenge and she made a very special collage sheet for a prize: "do you like my hat?"

well, if you like these hats (who wouldn't) please enter the challenge at tag tuesday for the chance to win. make a tag featuring hats or headgear and you'll be in the running!

love to all.

he's a bookworm!

welcome to the new tag tuesday challenge blog!  all are invited to join in and link up a tag on our theme, with new themes every other week.  this week the theme is "bookworm:"

the scholar and stack of books are from gecko galz school days digital stamp set; the quote is from gecko galz chalkboard sentiments.  with background paper by jodie lee designs and other elements from my stash.

please come check out the challenge and join the fun!
love to all.

stones and pebbles

it is a digital tag this week for tag tuesday "stones and pebbles" prompt.  

for this i used a tag base and pebble-ish looking background along with many other elements by dezinaworld.  the background paper for display is from jodie lee designs.

enjoy; love to all.

santa, framed!

for three muses, "frame" theme:

background paper by gecko galz; background behind the frame (including the santa with list) by jodie lee; deer, birds, frame. poinsettia and snowflakes by cryztal rain/mischief circus.

love to all.

home is where...

...the heart is, where you hear the birds singing in the trees and you have the clarity to find true north in your life. where you can spread your wings and fly.  where you love and know you are loved.

for take a word "home" prompt.

background from jodie lee designs; woman, heart and compass from dezinaworld; tree, birds and butterfly from holliewood studios/mischief circus.

love to all.

TAW red and green

for take a word "red and green" i cannot resist a happy christmas scene.  this digital piece is at postcard size, 4x6 inches.

the background is from the "father christmas" papers by jodie lee designs.  the remainder of images are from "so this is christmas" cryztal rain/mischief circus.

enjoy; love to all.

a little girl wearing a hat

for the challenge formerly known as cheeky on the theme of "headwear."

background paper by jodie lee designs.  winged frame by robyn gough.  little girl and hat by dezinaworld.  check out deann at whimsey asylum has also made on this theme this week.  here are the upcoming themes if you'd like to play.  next week's theme is "winter,"

enjoy; love to all.

she is the queen of the sea

for take a word challenge: "headgear"-- a lady and her crown and her dreams of the sea...

all images obtained from mischief circus, nancy baumiller-crowabout and rucola designs.  background digital paper by jodie lee designs.

love to all.

tea for two

it has been awhile since i've transposed animal heads onto human bodies in my crafting.  the cats and dogs challenge this week at tag tuesday put this idea into my head and onto my crafting table:

all vintage images (cat, dog, bodies and moon) come from the lunagirl company.  the background paper is by jodie lee designs and the rest is stash.

love to all.

4 sister-friends

there is a week remaining to join the "mothers and sisters" challenge at lunagirl moonbeams blog.  link up your creation for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store.

i made a tag featuring an image from the "sisters" collage sheet by lunagirl.  the background paper is from jodie lee designs. the button and sentiment are from tim holtz sets.  the butterfly is by anna griffin.  i added ribbon from my stash.

 a reminder of the challenge guidelines:

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on May 31

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this lunagirl moonbeams and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

i hope you'll play along.
enjoy; love to all.

precious friends

here are two precious and loving women as continued inspiration for you to join the "mothers and sisters" challenge at lunagirl moonbeams.  

this is my third twinchie this month -- a 2x2 inche creation.  my base for the twinchie is by inchie arts.  it is well worth it to buy these beautifully precision cut bases which are perfect for collage or stamping or whatever. the background paper is by jodie lee designs.  the women are from the "just us girls" collage sheet by lunagirl and the butterfly is from the "woodland animals" collage sheet, also by lunagirl.  the word comes from tim holtz and the border is from my stash.  

I'm linking this to the "anything goes" challenge at the "not just cards" challenge blog.

as to the lunagirl challenge. link up your art about mothers or sisters and link to the lunagirl blog for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store!  a reminder of the challenge guidelines:

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on May 31

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this lunagirl moonbeams and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

love to all.

3 Bs at tag tuesday

this week we got to choose which of 3 "b" letter words we would use for our tags at tag tuesday.  the choices were buttons, burlap, birds, bees, blue, brown and butterflies.

i chose bird, butterfly, blue, brown and button -- so basically all the options except for bees and burlap.  the bird and butterfly are from collage sheets by gecko galz -- which gives me the chance to remind you of this month's customer challenge at the gecko galz blog -- "garden of dreams."  link up a creation including at least one gecko galz image for the chance to win gecko galz collage sheets!

but back to my tag -- the papers are by jodie lee and the flowers are from a kaisercraft sticker sheet.  that's a real button from my stash.

enjoy; love to all.

mothers and sisters

happy month of may!  at lunagirl moonbeams our month-long challenge is "mothers and sisters," just in time for mother's day. link up a creation on our theme for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store.

i've made a twinchie to get this challenge started, a 2x2 inch creation.  my twinchie base come from inchie arts.  the women are from the "sisters" collage sheet by lunagirl.  the background is paper by jodie lee designer papers.  the moth and word are from tim holtz with a bit of border from my stash.

mother's day is a good time to celebrate any people who mother or nurture others.  the sister relationship can be a very loving and supportive one, and is a lovely thing to celebrate.

i hope you'll join our challenge; you have all month!  here are the guidelines:

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on May 31

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this lunagirl moonbeams and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

love to all.

curls and swirls

we're exploring "curls and swirls" at tag tuesday this week.  i have some old curly swirly stamps from connor's collectibles which i stamped over background paper by jodie lee.  i then added some lovely fowl from lunagirl's "chickens" collage sheet.

i finished this off with some flowers from impress and enamel dots.
i'm linking to "favorite pet" at moo mania and more.
i'm also reminding you that the challenge theme at the lunagirl moonbeams blog this week is "spring flowers and birds."  chickens are birds, right?  i hope you will play along for the chance to win a prize from the lunagirl store!

enjoy; love to all.

science

our first challenge prompt for the new year at tag tuesday is "science."  when i think science and art i think leonardo da vinci.

2 of three images here are from the leonardo's visions collage sheet by gecko galz.  the vitruvian man also comes from gecko galz but i cannot recall which sheet.  the background paper is from jodie lee designs.  i used washi tape from my stash; the brad and moth sticker are from tim holtz.

enjoy; love to all.

collage steampunk 4x4

hello lovely people.  we still have the kids at home and the house is still busy and blessed.  but i commandeered the kitchen to make something as it has been many days and my glue fingers were itching!  which means collage time...

for the gecko galz blog design team we were all asked to make a 4x4 creation to be our symbol on the blog for 2016.  we were asked to do something indicative of our style.  well if you've been here before you know i love collage and also steampunk.  so that's the idea i worked with here.

other than the prima flower, enamel dots and a couple background papers by jodie lee, every element here is gecko galz, mostly all from the curiosity shop digital kit.  although i printed and fussy cut the elements i wanted to make my collage.  i also lightly stamped the word "dream" (by inkadinkado) repeatedly. 

4x4 is a great sized canvas to work with.  something tells me i'll be doing more of these.  meanwhile i wish a happy day and happy new year to all!

love to all.