masculine

for sunday postcard art: masculine, and in honor of Juneteenth (June 19). 

images from ClipGenie (no longer selling on etsy) and retired mischief circus kits.

love to all.

use a quote

it was my turn to pick a theme for tag tuesday and because i love quotes and sayings i chose "use a quote."

the beautiful woman is matilda sissieretta joyner jones, an american opera soprano from the 1800s. the image is from the lunagirl african american CD; the wings are also from lunagirl, the rainbow wings collage sheet; the background of clouds is from a retired tumblefish studios kit.  i also used a french script rubber stamp (company unknown), paper tape and ribbon.  the quote is by maya angelou.

here we have the very famous and glamorous josephine baker, an american born entertainer, intellectual and activist.  the image is from the lunagirl african american CD; the wings are also from lunagirl, the rainbow wings collage sheet; the background is from twisted papers (i think their store is now closed); the enamel dots, felt leaf and ribbon are from my stash.  the saying come from a tim holtz ideology "small talk" sticker set. 

come by the tag tuesday site and check out this challenge!
love to all.

pocket letter for a survivor

at the scraps of color group we were invited to make a pocket letter for a breast cancer survivor in honor of breast cancer awareness month in october.  those of us willing to participate were matched with a person and instructed how to send our creations.  here is what i sent last month.

i chose these vintage images of african-american women from the lunagirl african-american images CD as representative of the struggles these women may have faced long ago.  i used words from maya angelou, the consummate survivor, as inspiration as well.  i forgot to scan the back side of the pocket letter but in additional to covering the back sides of the ATCs with designer paper, i also tucked little cards with additional quotes from maya angelou into some of the pockets as well.  and i also tucked in a letter written by me with words of encouragement i wished to share.

the background papers and various embellishments came from a variety of sources, including gecko galz, tim holtz, twisted papers, and others.

a final fascinating face...

there are just a few days remaining to play along with the "fascinating faces" challenge at lunagirl moonbeams.  you are invited to link up a creation with a face as the main feature for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store.

this tag includes another gorgeous vintage image face from lunagirl and a quote by maya angelou, "try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud."  a very good suggestion i think.

i'm linking to "all about the ladies" challenge #5 at scraps of color.

play along if you like!
love to all.

fascinating faces

greetings friends.  i'm pretty sure i am not alone in this -- i find faces fascinating!  and so does karen at lunagirl moonbeams because she has chosen "fascinating faces" as our theme for the next two weeks.  link up a creation featuring a fascinating face for a chance at shopping credit at the lunagirl store.  karen provided our DT with some gorgeous vintage images of faces to use.

i've made a series of tags/bookmarks with these fascinating faces and included quotes.  so watch for more of these over the next two weeks.  my sister has been going through some difficult times and so i plan to send her this tag which includes a quote from beloved poet maya angelou, "we may encounter defeats but we must not be defeated."

i hope you will play along.
i'm also linking to the "all about the ladies" prompt #5 at the scraps of color blogger's challenge.

love to all.