scandi christmas

for sunday postcard art: scandi christmas. i wasn't sure what to do here so i started with asking pixabay for some scandinavian winter images. so with those backgrounds in hand, i made these two pieces, adding images from arthouse whimsy and robyn gough. hopefully i got it right... 

merry christmas and love to all!

you're a mean one

for my soul's dark imagination: grinch  well, i also love the grinch (especially the song in the classic animation) so thank you Kym for this challenge and for offering some grinchy freebies to help us create!

in addition to Kym's freebies, i have images from mischief circus (retired) and robyn gough. i wasn't able to play last week but hope to catch up before months' end.

may your heart grow three sizes larger. love to all.

santa's elves

i've been out of town for a good bit and am so happy to be back and creating, especially because it is december and i can start using all my wonderful digital christmas images! these creations are for our midweek muse: santa's elves are watching 

background, elf, and tree are from fusion dream print. santa and gifts are from cryztal rain (retired, of mischief circus).

background, elf, tree, and gold star are from fusion dream print. wings from arthouse whimsy and santa's sleigh from robyn gough.

these elves are waiting and watching for christmas and sending love to all.

snow at tag tuesday

our theme is "snow" at tag tuesday. here's a digital tag:

images are from arthouse whimsy, robyn gough, and a touch of mischief circus (the frame and snowfall).

love to all.

 

our midweek angels

for our midweek muse: angels 

images from retired mischief circus kits (tumblefish studio, cryztal rain, songbirdy) and arthouse whimsy.

images from gecko galz, mr whiskers, songbirdy (retired mischief circus) and  robyn gough.

love to all.

berry christmas!

for sunday postcard art: berries 

images are mostly from retired cryztal rain digital kits (mischief circus) with a little touch from robyn gough digital as well.

this is my 1st christmas creation of the year. i'm ready for this season!

love to all.

midweek muse christmas card

at our midweek muse this week we were asked to make a Christmas card. i have made two, both digital, but with very different styles. 

the first card has images from gracie tracy, itkupilii, robyn gough, and a few others.

the second has images from designs by aymara with a background from gecko galz.

merry christmas! love to all.

christmas in sort of july

 at tag tuesday our latest DT host pinky chose 
christmas in july" as the latest challenge theme. this challenge only runs two more days (i'm late!) so it is more like christmas in august for me! but i've got 2 tags -- i wanted to make a couple digital tags i could print and append to gifts, etc.

the 1st tag has images from robyn gough and the second is gecko galz with a little robyn gough as well.

ok, feeling good, got 2 things ready for christmas, thank you pinky! 

love to all!

candlelight

this week i did a digital tag again for tag tuesday's "candle prompt."

background by robyn gough designs and all else by crzytal rain "this is christmas elements" set from mischief circus.

as eleanor roosevelt said, "it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."

love to all.

there's a bunny in my stocking

here is a digital tag for this week's tag tuesday christmas stocking prompt:

background by robyn gough all other digital images by cryztal rain "so this is christmas".

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.

tags of december at gecko galz, merry christmas eve!

i am sharing another tag for the gecko galz celebration of the holidays with the 24 tags of december. i call this tag "let is snow."  remember: the gecko galz blog has been featuring a special christmas tag every day this month.  if you comment on the blog post and follow the blog of the tagger you'll be able to get a free digital stamp so please check it out!  now here's my special tag for today:

supplies:

gecko galz digital snowman stamp set

robyn gough paper set and digital images

designer paper

silver snowflake stickers

christmas stocking brad (from eyelet outlet)

holiday sentiment “let it snow” (unknown paper pack)

promarker silver marker

colored markers and colored pencils

hole reinforcement

ribbon

distress inks

instructions:

this tag is all about digital, fussy-cutting and collage!  the tag base is covered with holiday themed designer paper from my stash. i used some robyn gough designer paper and a robyn gough digital image to create the second layer of background paper; i printed it, ripped it and adhered it to the covered tag base.  the row of snowmen at the bottom is from the gecko galz digital snowmen stamp set, i printed them out, fussy cut, and colored with pencils.  he larger snowman is from the same digital stamp set.  i printed, fussy cut, colored with markers and added both all the snowmen stamps to the tag.  i added the sentiment, stickers and brad, as well as the hole reinforcement and ribbon.  the final touch was tapping my silver promarker randomly over the tag to create silver “snow.”

enjoy; blessings for the holiday and love to all.

more december inspiration from gecko galz

greetings!  i've got some more inspiration to share from some of the new items at gecko galz along with the cross promotion with our partner this month, robyn gough.

supplies:

gecko galz “merry christmas” sentiment from “december magic” college sheet

robyn gough paper pack and digital images

cardstock

sock monkey brad from eyelet outlet

distress inks

instructions:

this card was made digitally.  i’m trying to come up with some designs that i can use over and over again for the holidays and these great images gave me the idea to create a digital card that i can re-print as many times as i want.  i selected the designer paper i wanted from the robyn gough collection along with several digital flourishes from her collection of digital images and i re-sized and re-arranged images until i had it the way i wanted.  this also included adding the “merry christmas” from the gecko galz collage sheet.  next i printed the creation and adhered it to cardstock with scor-tape.  i cut it out (the final dimensions are 4x4), distressed the edges and added the sock monkey brad.  

enjoy; love to all.

december inspiration at gecko galz

it is time to share some of the new items at gecko galz along with the cross promotion with our partner this month, robyn gough.

supplies:

gecko galz “from russia with love II” college sheet

robyn gough paper pack and digital images

cardstock

distress inks

instructions:

this card started as a digital creation.  i selected the designer paper i wanted from the robyn gough collection along with several additional items from her collection of digital images and i re-sized and re-arranged images until i had it the way i wanted.  i printed the creation and glued on the image from the gecko galz collage sheet which I had already fussy cut.  i adhered the creation to cardstock with scor-tape and cut it out (the dimensions are 4x4).  the final step was distressing the edges.

A REMINDER:  the gecko galz blog is featuring a special christmas tag every day this month.  if you comment on the blog post and follow the blog of the tagger you'll be able to get a free digital stamp so please check it out!

this is my last piece for the unruly paper arts 12 days of christmas challenge as well. i did it! i posted a christmas creation every day for 12 days!  thanks to the unrulies for helping me get my holiday cards done!

enjoy; love to all.

you're a star!

at the wicked wednesday ATC challenge blog the theme is "you're a star" which means use a star or stars on your ATC.  i've made an ATC using a fun holiday lady with a tree and star on her head from the gecko galz "holiday ladies" collage sheet on background paper with a digital stars stamp from robyn gough designs.

this month at gecko galz our DT was challenged to make creations using products from both gecko galz and robyn gough designs so i was delighted to have another chance to use both products together.  the trees at the bottom are die cuts from my stash as is the poinsettia, the pearl and the "deck the halls" sentiment.  i enhanced her face a bit with markers because her features didn't show up well. as a result she ended up looking a bit cartoon-ish but let's face it -- this is a woman with a christmas tree on her head!

it shall come as no surprise that i'm linking this ATC up to the 12 days of christmas link up party at unruly paper arts.  i'm not sure if i'll make it posting christmas creations for the full 12 days but so far i'm half way there!

enjoy; love to all.