going on a great adventure

this is the third week of the "planes, trains and automobiles" challenge at the lunagirl moonbeams blog.  i have another 4x6 postcard on this theme.

the foreground images featuring planes are from lunagirl collage sheets.  the hotel and travel logos are from twisted papers.  there are some bits and pieces here from stampington and co clip art and tim holtz as well a a few other random bits and papers from my stash.

2 weeks left to play along.  here are the challenge guidelines:

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on July 30

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this blog and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

i'm linking to craftyhazelnut's patterned paper challenge, "anything goes," to pink saturday "anything goes," and finally "anything goes" at a bit more time to craft and "anything goes" at eclectic ellapu.

have a great weekend.  love to all.

my thoughts are of thee....

today i am sharing another 4x6 postcard on the "planes, trains and automobiles" theme to encourage you to play along with the july challenge at the lunagirl moonbeams blog.

the woman and the flowery train are from lunagirl collage sheets. the railway review piece is clip art from stampington and co.  on the left is an image from twisted papers and on the right some designer paper from gecko galz.  i also have added washi tape, a paper flower and distress inks.

here are the challenge guidelines:

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on July 30

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this blog and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

i hope you will play along!
love to all.

planes, trains and automobiles

a perfect theme for summer, this july at the lunagirl moonbeams blog we are encouraging you to link up creations featuring planes, trains or automobiles.  i'm starting this off with a 4x6 postcard:

my collage features images from a couple different lunagirl collage sheets along with a snippet of a real map from my stash, washi tape, words from tim holtz and a "stamp" from stampington and co. clip art.

if you'd like to play along here are the challenge guidelines:

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on July 30

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this blog and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

love to all.

insects

at tag tuesday this week we are working with the theme of "insects."  i have a stamp from stampington that i was eager to use for this prompt and i played with it twice to make two tags this week.

this first tag is tiny, about 1 by 2 and a half inches. i covered the tag base with french language print designer paper, added a letter from an alphabet sheet by altered pages , stamped my insect and added a bit of cavallini and co. washi tape at the bottom.   edges were distressed with ink.

this second tag is larger, about 1 and a half by 4 inches. i printed the skull image from dover publications (from thei weekly free samples) onto designer paper by gecko galz.  i stamped my insect onto the skull and i used postal washi tape on this one.

this stamp came from a set and i can't say whether i'd used it before but i must say i like it a lot.
enjoy; love to all.

red, white and blue celebration and challenges

happy independence day to those who celebrate!  i spent a happy day in the sun today at a wooden boat festival with many loved ones and am now home for the evening.  we'll catch the fireworks show on TV since DH has to rise early for work tomorrow.  in honor of the holiday it seems there are numerous challenges requiring the use of red, white and blue.  alright then, i'm in.

to start i decided to work with this fun vintage 4th of july image which was offered up as a freebie by wonderful karen at lunagirl moonbeams blog.  i wanted to work with an ATC since that was a requirement for one of the challenges i wanted to enter.  i worked with a cardboard ATC base, designer papers and stickers and an angel (here playing the role of liberty) from  a clip art page in a stampington and.co. magazine.  i know she's big but so is freedom!

here are my challenge entries:
scraps of color  blogger challenge "display the red, white and blue"
mema's crafts  paint your patriotism/red, white and blue
wicked wednesday ATC challenge #91 red, white and blue
and don't forget the "from the past" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad.  i'm not entering since i'm on the design team but this ATC certainly fits as a vintage piece and some of us on the DT have focused on 4th of july related images.

enjoy people, i wish freedom and grace to all.
love to all.