grateful

today is thanskgiving in the US.  my best wishes for a happy holiday to all who celebrate.  i am grateful for family, health, friends, and many things -- i am blessed.  but i am also very grateful for art and blogging and blog friends!  here is my little offering today, featuring my favorite thanksgiving stamp from mad rat rubber, stamped and layered on papers from seven gypsies.

linking to: the "thanksgiving" challenge (#47) at scraps of color; and the "happy thanksgiving" at drs designs blog.
love to all of you.

100 proof moo mania

one of the companies that first got me hooked on stamping is 100 proof press.  although i've been on their newsletter forever and have "liked" their facebook page this is the first time i entered one of their facebook challenges/giveaways.  just under the november 8 deadline wire i present these "moos" in response to the newsletter reader/facebook challenge.  i'm linking this up to the "hands" challenge at moo mania challenge blog as well.

this 100 proof press clown stamp is a long time favorite of mine.  the background paper and ribbon are from alphastamps.  the little flourish is a little something from my stash.

i always felt this little acorn guy wanted to share some powerful wisdom.  i was happy to find a suitable proverb (on a clear sticker base) that was just the right size to fit the moo.  the background paper is from seven gypsies. the autumn leaves and die cut are from my stash.

last but not least i present to you "the greatest!" muhammed ali.  he was a total wordsmith so i was delighted to find some designer paper in my stash that is covered with letters.  i wrote "pow" with letter stickers.  and of course, he floats like a butterfly but stings like a.....

as you may know, moos are roughly 1.1 x 2.8 inch (as in TINY) creations.  so while challenging to make, they really are fun as they force you to wrap your mind around a very different kind of canvas.
all stamps here are by 100 proof press.

love to all.

steampunk witchery

this witch is summoning all things steampunk!  i've made another DT creation for the lunagirl moonbeams "witchery" challenge which i am also entering into the tag along challenge "steampunk hallow e'en" challenge.  while i'm at it i'm linking to the belli challenge "hallow e'en" theme.

the summoning witch, the butterfly and the hot air balloon are all from collage sheets by lunagirl. there is background paper from 7 gypsies, a torn witch's stew recipe label from k & company.  the remaining steampunk images are from dover publications and the cog brad is from alphastamps. oh, the spiders are from random sticker sheets i had.

love to all.

some beautiful inspiration for the cheerful stamp pad challenge

it is week two for the cheerful stamp pad "your choice" challenge.  link up whatever goodie you are making for a chance to win a prize from our challenge sponsor bombshell stamps, a purveyor of fun images of both the rubber and digital varieties.  i stayed with the "bombshell" theme for my week 2 creation but this week my source for images is lunagirl moonbeams.

this image from the lunagirl "beauties #2" sheet is such a stunner.  i paired her with some pink background paper which was a design created by lunagirl owner karen and made available for FREE on her website. behind that is some nice script paper from seven gypsies which i've been using a lot of lately.  i recently bought some wonderful new rolls of paper tape from cavallini and i used a strip of it here.  this card was relatively quick to make once i decided which elements to use and in the end i pretty much love it.

link up what you love to our challenge!
love to all.

steampunk girls: ready for adventure!

the steampunk girls blog challenge at lunagirl moonbeams blog is on for one more week (deadline to link up is august 11).  would you like to learn more about steampunk?  see karen's informative blog post on the topic here.  and for the on sale steampunk themed collage sheets at lunagirl visit here.

because jules verne is the father of steampunk i started this creation by going online to find a good photo of him and also an original book cover from one of his books.  the cover i used here is “voyages extraordinaire” or “extraordinary voyage.”  this steampunk girl is truly ready for adventure!  she has her luggage and her compass and she herself  is dressed to kill.  the hand and eye of fate in the corner above her suggest an element of danger but her patron saint jules verne is right behind her luggage.  what could go wrong?

the steampunk girl and the luggage are from the lunagirl “steampunk girls” collage sheet.  the jules verne photo and the book cover image are from the internet.  the eye, hand of fate and compass are from dover publications.  the background paper is from seven gypsies.

another lovely couple

i've made a tag for week two of the "you make a lovely couple" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad.  the featured image is from our challenge sponsor twisted papers. the randomly selected winner of this challenge will get some vintage goodies from twisted papers.

i love the natural, easy-going vibe of these two and i used a lot of nature-themed designer images for embellishment mostly from seven gypsies but other items from my stash as well.

make some art featuring a lovely couple and join along!
love to all.