jazz age

for our midweek muse: music 

images from fusion dream print and retired mischief circus.

love to all.

a joyful noise

for our midweek muse: make a joyful noise

images from retired mischief circus/songbirdy, musical noted from pixabay, and background paper from gecko galz.

love to all.

ode to Lucille

 hello friends, i've been traveling, i've been sick but i am trying to get back on the challenges schedule! for our midweek muse: guitar, i thought of the late, great "king of the blues," the great BB King and his guitar, which he affectionally named "Lucille." 

images from wikimedia commons, pixabay, gecko galz, and retired mischief circus.

love to all.

jazzy hat

she has rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, a full jazz band on her head so she can have music wherever she goes...

for our midweek muse: crazy hat 

images from fusion dream print and retired mischief circus.

love to all.

swing

for digital whisper: swing. my mind went two different directions for this one: 

images from pixabay, retired dezinaworld, and retired mischief circus artists.

love to all.

tag tuesday christmas in july

our beloved design team member at tag tuesday, pinky, has decided to encourage us/torture us with the new two week theme of "christmas in july." for those who love to get a head start on holiday creating, "you're welcome" (LOL!) and if you are like me, just struggle along and join us in the challenge! 

once i started playing around with some of my holiday images i found something that made me feel a bit inspired, so here is my first tag.

i suppose it is not a tag in the traditional sense (?) but the cardboard sheet music i found in my holiday box of goodies was calling out to be a tag base. i believe the image is from gecko galz.

i hope you find something in your stash that inspires you to create! please join us! i'll be back in a few days with more...

love to all.

musical tag

we have a delightful new theme at tag tuesday this week, as chosen by lovely DT member sandie: music. i've made a digital tag to share.

images from a variety of sources.

love to all.

girls just want to have fun -- ICAD #5 "1980s"

well, i almost didn't make it today. it has been a long work day and a long week BUT i committed to the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art. the challenge is to make art on an index card (either 3x5 or 4x6) every day through July 31.  today's theme is "1980s," you don't have to follow the theme but so far i've played along. 

do not mess with my love for Cyndi Lauper. i pulled these images off the web and put them on a background from the "graphical paper" pack by gecko galz. i added polka dot washi tape, a flower and enamel dot, and the numbers/letter from holliewood studios fantastical steampunk alpha.

ready to chill for the evening and be a blob on the couch.
love to all.

take good care of yourself you belong to me!

for sunday postcard art: song lyrics

images from several retired miles beyond the moon kits with a background from eena's creations at mischief circus, and a few other random bits.

here are the rest of the lyrics, and a version sung by nancy sinatra:
Listen, big boy
Now that you got me made
Goodness, but I'm afraid
Somethin's gonna happen to you!
Listen, big boy
You gotta be hooked, and how
I would die if I should lose you now!

Button up your overcoat
When the wind is free
Oh, take good care of yourself
You belong to me!

Eat an apple every day
Get to bed by three
Oh, take good care of yourself
You belong to me!

Be careful crossing streets, ooh-ooh
Cut out sweets, ooh-ooh
Lay off meat, ooh-ooh
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum!

Wear your flannel underwear
When you climb a tree
Oh, take good care of yourself
You belong to me!

stay warm! love to all.

preparing for the christmas musical

for take a word: music, our friend here is working on the music for the upcoming christmas pageant, with cherubic inspiration of course.

background paper from gecko galz botanical christmas papers. most images from songbirdy "circumstance" with some bling from a retired miles beyond the moon kit.

love to all

introducing an operatic performance

for three muses: music

it didn't turn out how i intended but here it is.
all images from songbirdy circumstance and debut (still a free kit!).

love to all.

3M -- music

for three muses challenge -- music

background is from mauvienne by songbirdy; starlight is from cirque de la lune by miles beyond the moon and all the rest is from open clip art.

music hath charms to soothe the savage beast!
love to all.

diva time

for take a word: music

most images by songbirdy (glitzy, circumstance, burlesque) with a musical note from open clip art.

love to all.

music lessons

from a new kit "joyful christmas" by songbirdy (and right now it is free!) and a couple other songbirdy kit elements as well.

words by tumblefish studios.
love to all.

it don't mean a thing

you have one more week to join the tag tuesday "music" challenge, a theme i chose because i love music!

the duke ellington stamp is by the stampsmith.  the background paper is from the gecko galz gatsby paper pack.  i typed "that swing" onto paper from the gecko galz color me ombre paper pack.  the star stamps are from cherry arte stamps and the rest is stickers from my stash.

and again this week, please enjoy duke ellington's fantastic tune:

ooh baby!

it was my turn to choose the theme for the next two week challenge at tag tuesday and i chose "music."

to make this tag i took out my supremes stamp from the stampsmith and stamped it on paper from the gatsby paper pack by gecko galz.  i covered my tag base in paper from the chocolate box paper pack also by gecko galz.  the letters i used came from mischief circus from the fantastical steampunk add on kit.  the star stamps are from cherry arte stamps (appears to no longer be in business). there are a few stickers from my stash as well.

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if you don't know the song "baby love" here it is...

love to all.

he made the world more wonderful

for three muses "musical instrument"

images by openclipart except butterflies which are by itKuPiLLi.
listen to this "what a wonderful world" sung by the brilliant and beautiful louis armstrong and have hope for the world.

love to all.

i made a "moostake"

i thought the current theme at moo mania and more challenge blog was "music" so i made a quick "moo" (approx. 1.1 by 2.8 inches) utilizing images by lunagirl.

this lovely lady and her violin made a nice choice for the theme. however, "music" was the last theme.  the current theme is water. oops.  so i started again.  for this second moo it is all rubber stamping.

i glued a piece of map to the cardboard moo base i'd cut out, using a section of the pacific ocean including the area around polynesia. the mermaid and wave stamps are by meer image and the bubble stamp is by g-rated stamps.

i'm linking these to the pink saturday blog in honor of its 8th birthday!

that should do it.  enjoy; love to all.

gecko galz october inspiration; and DT call!

our customer challenge theme this month at the gecko galz blog is "music in me."  i really enjoyed creating with new gecko galz products this month on this wonderful theme.  here are some of my inspiration pieces for you.

"la boheme collage"

 

supplies and instructions: for this card i used digital background paper from the "la boheme paper pack" as well as images from the "la boheme icons" set to create this collaged piece.  i selected and cut out the images i wanted, arranged them to my liking and adhered them to the cardstock.

"time flies"

 

 

supplies and instructions: once again the background paper is from the "la boheme" digital paper pack.  the images -- the girl and the "time flies" are from the "la boheme" digital stamp pack and they were printed on "la boheme" digital paper as well.  the key is from the "la boheme" icons set.  the butterfly is from my stash.  as with my other collaged pieces it was simply a matter of arranging everything the way i wanted, cutting and gluing and there it is. 

 

there are a few days left to play along with the customer challenge at the blog this month -- "the music in me."  you must use at least one image from gecko galz.  you can get gecko galz freebies by signing up on the blog for the monthly newsletter and getting the free collage sheet there or check out the freebies on the gecko galz pinterest page.

 

hey! might you be interested in joining the gecko galz design team?  check out the DT Call!  deadline to apply is december 20.

 

FINALLY -- be sure to stop by on october 29 -- that's the start of the annual gecko galz blog hop and there are so many prizes!  you'll get a free collage sheet on my blog just for stopping by and every blog you visit in the hop will also feature a free collage sheet.  so much good stuff!

 

love to all. 

 

 

 

october 2015 gecko galz inspiration

today i am sharing a card and an ATC using some of the products new at the gecko galz etsy shop this month.

"she remembers"

 

supplies and instructions for "she remembers" card: the background paper is from the "la boheme" paper pack.  the vintage script and butterfly stamp is of the new "la boheme" digital stamps (printed on "la boheme" paper).  the vintage image lady is from the new "songbirds" collage sheet.  I cut and arranged the pieces as i desired and adhere to card stock.  the additional embellishments are die cuts from my stash.

"her charms"

 

supplies and instructions for "her charms" ATC: for this ATC I printed one fo the new "la boheme" digital stamps on background paper from the "la boheme" digital paper pack.  the gorgeous vintage woman is from the new "songbirds" collage sheet.  after adhering the background with with the stamp on it onto my ATC base, i added the fussy cut lady, the die cut border (from my stash), a butterfly sticker and the word "charms."

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please remember that there is a lovely customer challenge at the gecko galz blog: "the music in me."  you must use at least one gecko galz product to be eligible to win a prize.  if don't have any gecko galz products (remember you must use at least one item from GG) here are two ways to get freebies:

 

*sign up for the newsletter to receive a free new collage sheet each month (see link at left on blog)

*follow gecko galz on pinterest and find free vintage images and designer papers

 

and of course if you are a randomly selected winner of the challenge you'll get a shopping spree!

enjoy; love to all.