fabric tag/"paper" doll

we have a fun challenge at tag tuesday right now, hosted by lovely DT member wendy: "use fabric on it!"

here is mine:

i nade a doll with component parts from art tea life/one crab apple, moonlight journey (the wings) and background paper by gecko galz. her dress is cut from a fabric scrap from an old discarded blouse. i messed up the placement of her wings but i'm still quite fond of her!

there is one week remaining to play and i hope you will join the challenge!

love to all.

time and clocks

as we prepare to enter a new year with some hope and anticipation, i've chosen time and clocks for my two week challenge theme at tag tuesday. i plan to enter the new year with a sense of whimsy and possibility! here are some tags to get us started.

images from gecko galz, one crab apple, moonlight journey, holliewood studios, and tim holtz.

wishing all a happy new year and i hope you will join the challenge!

love to all.

secret garden tag

the customer challenge at gecko galz this month is secret garden. here is a tag for the challenge, the central image was a freebie on the gecko galz website.

the background paper and sentiment also come from gecko galz, the butterfly wing is from a moonlight journey. 

love to all.

enchanted bear and friends

sunday postcard art time! theme today is "bear." i have an enchanted forest with enchanted bear and friends.

all mischief circus, various artists in the enchanted forest collaboration and the bear is from eena's creations winter wonderland.

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and now, trumpet flare: my final two index cards in this the final week of the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art.  61 cards in 61 days. although i did not success in making an index card every single day, i did do it probably 56 out of the 61 days and because i played catch up i completed all 6 cards. an achievement i'd never done before!

there are bits from gecko galz, lunagirl, and moonlight journey.

male image from songbirdy and various items from stash including some gecko galz, moonlight journey and many unknown sources.

happy new week! stay safe, stay true. 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.

june gecko galz inspiration -- and a freebie!

today is my feature day on the gecko galz blog so i am sharing another manly ATC in celebration of our customer challenge this month, "man o man!"

supplies: pre-cut ATC base; gecko galz "steampunk paper pack;" gecko galz "who's the man" collage sheet; gecko galz "pirates" collage sheet; moonlight journey "vintage wings" (sadly the moonlight journey online shop has closed); tim holtz word stickers; distress inks; die cut border

instructions: i covered the ATC base with papers from the "steampunk paper pack" and distressed the edges.  i cut out a compass from the pirates sheet and adhered it to the base.  i fussy cut the man and the wings and glued them together, then glued them to the base.  the final step was adding some washi tape at the top edge, and then cutting out and adding the border and the words. 

how to play along: link up a creation on our theme at the challenge blog, being sure to use at least one item by gecko galz.  you can obtain freebies from gecko galz at the pinterest site, or if you haven't done it already, go to the log and sign up for the email newsletter and you'll get a free collage sheet each month.  the gecko galz etsy shop also has great deals at great prices -- check out the sale section!

as promised, your freebie -- not manly at all but hopefully something fun for you to play with.

and here is what i did with it:

i'm linking to the crafty hazelnut patterned paper challenge as well!
enjoy; love to all.

gecko galz customer challenge -- man o man!

it is june, the month for fathers, and a perfect time for a gecko galz challenge blog customer challenge focused on men!  our theme this month is "man o man!"

i've made an ATC to get us started.

supplies: pre-cut ATC base; gecko galz "steampunk paper pack;" gecko galz "man o man" collage sheet; moonlight journey "steampunk wings" (sadly the moonlight journey online shop has closed); tim holtz word stickers; distress inks

instructions: i covered the ATC base with papers from the "steampunk paper pack" and distressed the edges.  i fussy cut the strong man and the wings and glued them together, then glued them to the base.  the final step was cutting out and adding the words. simple but fun.

how to play along: link up a creation on our theme at the challenge blog, being sure to use at least one item by gecko galz.  you can obtain freebies from gecko galz at the pinterest site, or if you haven't done it already, go to the log and sign up for the email newsletter and you'll get a free collage sheet each month.  the gecko galz etsy shop also has great deals at great prices -- check out the sale section!

i hope you will play along.  stop by this blog again on june 6 for another manly ATC and a digital freebie as well!

love to all.

jewelry

the theme this week at tag tuesday is a little unusual -- it is "jewelry." i had some ideas about using an old earring instead of a ribbon on a tag or using an actual earring to enhance a vintage image. but in the end, i more practically decided i'd add a "jewel" to an image i already have.  circus themes are still on my mind thanks to the current customer challenge "life is a circus" at gecko galz blog.  thus my "be-jeweled" clown:

the clown in the foreground is from a collage sheet by alphastamps. an enamel dot serves as his bright shiny earring.  the fussy cut clown man and woman in the background, along with the "au cirque" banner are by gecko galz.  the background paper is from moonlight journey.  there's a bit of paris themed washi tape on there too. and i was delighted to find a little piece of harlequin-design ribbon in my stash to complete this piece.

i like how this turned out.
love to all.

correspondence

our theme at tag tuesday this week is "correspondence."  having recently re-discovered some of my awesome postcard images from french kissed postcards i decided to use products from that company again for this challenge.

i imagine this lady has sent a long letter to her love, who of course will be very delighted to receive it once it arrives upon the wings of the postal service! the background paper on the tag is from my stash but the carte postale and the woman are from french kissed postcards.  the wings are from moonlight journey.  the prima flower, washi tape and brad are from my stash.

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.

 

gecko galz june customer challenge -- tea for two

it is a new month, a new challenge, and all kinds of new products at the gecko galz shop. our customer challenge for the month of june is "tea for two."  link a creation to the challenge blog that features tea and uses at least one item from gecko galz.

here are the details on this card.  all the gecko galz products noted are new this month.

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, paper flower and enamel dot, distress inks. 

instructions:  i started by adhering the high tea paper to my cardstock and distressing the edges.  i glued on the image from the high tea collage sheet.  i added washi tape to the top edge and distressed the edges again.  i cut out the image from the pretty portraits collage sheet and the wings from moonlight journey and attached the wings to the lady.  next i then added the lady with wings to the card.  i added more washi tape, did more distressing and finished with the paper flower and enamel dot.

remember there are always freebies on the blog, and if you join the newsletter mailing list you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  i hope you will play along.

 

love to all.

gecko galz inspiration: fly away with me

i'm continuing to share creations using some of the wonderful new products at gecko galz this month.  also our may customer challenge on the blog is "take flight, or things with wings" so i encourage you to make something with wings including at least one gecko galz image so you can have the chance at a shopping prize at the gecko galz shop.  here is a tag to urge you to play along.

supplies: gecko galz "beauty unbound" collage sheet; gecko galz free birds paper pack; wings by moonlight journey; fence die cut and bird sticker; prima flower; typed sentiment; distress inks; ribbon.

instructions: first i adhered the free birds paper to my tag base.  i printed and cut out the vintage “beauty” and the wings and attached the wings to the beauty image.   i typed and printed the words and cut them out.  after deciding how to arrange all the elements and gluing them to the tag base,  i added the flower, die cut, sticker and distressing the edges.  final step was adding the ribbon.

love to all.

may customer challenge at gecko galz -- "take flight -- or things with wings"

welcome to a new month and a new challenge at the gecko galz blog -- "take flight -- or things with wings."  just like every new month gecko galz is launching several new collage sheets, stamps, papers and icons.  as always it is great fun to play with the new images.  as much as i love birds i went with a cutie with wings for my DT sample.

supplies: gecko galz “ain't she a cutie” collage sheet; gecko galz free birds paper pack; wings by moonlight journey; typed sentiment; vine sticker; paper flower; raindrop bead; distress ink.

instructions: i adhered the free birds paper to my card base.  i printed and cut out the vintage “cutie” and the wings and attached the wings to the cutie.  i typed and printed the words and cut them out.  after deciding how to arrange all the elements and gluing them to the card base, i added the vine, the flower, bead and distressed the edges.

you are invited to link up a creation with wings to the gecko galz blog for our challenge.  you must use at least one image by gecko galz but as you will notice on the blog there are always freebies to be had.

enjoy; love to all.

just put another bird on it!

okay, just a few days left to join us at lunagirl moonbeams where we are challenging everyone to "put a bird on it,"  in other words, add some birds to your art!  the randomly chosen winner will get some shopping $$ for the lunagirl store.  for this last bit of  DT inspiration i've got a card with a bit of a gothic feel to it.

the goddess is from the lunagirl "goddess" collage sheet and the owl is from the "owls" collage sheet. the background papers and borders are from moonlight journey.

play along with us!
love to all.

the fantastic and the strange

this clown finds himself in a truly strange landscape of curious individuals-- what should he do? where should he go?

our prompt at tag tuesday this week was"the fantastic and the strange."  while this didn't turn out exactly as i was imagining, it is still certainly strange and a tiny bit fantastic.

images are from a variety of companies including:
alphastamps, dezinaworld, octopode factory, itkupilli, lunagirl, and moonlight journey.

love to all.

numbers challenges

a few of my blog friends have been entering challenges at moo-mania and i decided to give it a go myself.  and quite conveniently the current challenge at moo mania is the same as a current challenge at scraps of color  -- NUMBERS.  so first of all a "moo" is impossibly, ridiculously small -- 1.1 by 2.8 inches.  the smallest canvas i've worked with so far is a 2x2 twinchie.  this really challenged me!  i had to start by wracking my brain as to what creative thing i could do with numbers in a very small space.  here is what i created.

i started with the idea that this creation should be somewhat industrial and i had some border images with small number measurements.  the background paper is actually a blueprint from an airplane design which i tore off an airplane museum brochure.  i then used some of the border pieces, a little steampunk brad from alpha stamps and the eyes were cut from a collage sheet that i am pretty sure came from moonlight journey.  the eyes represent my dubious view on this moo business.

not bad for a first go, eh?

love to all.

red, black, and white

there is a weekly bloggers challenge at scraps of color and i am playing along for the first time this week for the red, black and white challenge.  here is my creation:

the central image is from moonlight journey.  this is the same image i used for my blog button which you can see on my sidebar!  i love this wistful darling lady.  so this is my little red, black and white valentine for the challenge.  "you are my angel." enjoy!

love to all

wistful woman

i've returned to the black americana heritage sheet from moonlight journey.  it has been awhile since i've created with these images.  here is a wistful woman, reflecting on events in her life, choices she's made, and people she holds in her heart.

brown card stock, book page paper, designer paper, lace, flowers, beads.  and a thoughtful, beautiful lady.  i sent this one to my mother.

i'm also happy to enter this in my first ever unruly paper arts challenge --"use lace."

love to all.

a heart full of love

a few more valentine type items to share...

this card could be used for any occasion but i sent it to my aunt for valentine's day.  just like my aunt, this woman clearly has a heart full of love.  the image is from moonlight journey.  awhile back i was doing a lot of cards with images from this black americana set from moonlight journey.  i'm going to get back to that set and to another set i found with vintage images of african americans so stay tuned as i'll be making many more. i'll also link this to the "woman thing link party" at cindy adkins whimsical musings.

here is another tag i made for valentine's day.  featuring a stamp by "ducks in a row."
oh, and here's another card with a vintage child's valentine from twisted papers.

ok, one more then. and this is probably it!  also an image from twisted papers.

this last one went to my DH's dear sweet grandmother and she is as sweet as she can be. oh i love making valentines!  but now it is time for me to get to making twinchies since i'm in a swap and must get mine mailed out the end of this month.  stay tuned for that too!

love to all.

i have a blog button!

earlier today i mentioned the awesome online class by cindy adkins whimsical musings.  in class 2 she talked about the value of having a blog button and she has offered her services to create them.  i wrote her, found her rates supremely reasonable and inside of two hours, voila!  my new blog button!

i'm so thrilled!  i sent her some of my art and this came back.  you might remember this card i made recently; it features an image from moonlight journey from the black americana heritage sheet.

if you'd like to grab my button (please do!) you'll find it on the right hand side of this blog.  i feel like a REAL art blogger now!

love to all.