spring at tag tuesday

i've been a few weeks away from playing along at tag tuesday but i am back in time for the "spring" challenge prompt.  an easy prompt since in this hemisphere at least most of can hardly stop thinking of spring!

the vintage image and background papers are from gecko galz.  i've added tissue tape and butterflies and other spring-ie things for this creation.

enjoy; love to all.

altered cards, set 6, hallowe'en!

the 6th tutorial in our march through altering 52 playing cards at claudine's art corner has a hallowe'en theme.  here are my 2 cards:

the first card has moon and lady images from the graphics fairy.  the background on this card has a short story.  i started by using spray paints and then stamping over with a crackle background stamp but the red effect i was shooting for turned out too pink.  so i painted over it with an acrylic paint and got a color i liked and yet the crackle still showed through so i was happy about that.  i did some black pen doodling on this card, and added a spooky die cut fence and a die cut bat.  the 31 is handwritten on some designer paper which i cut out into a circle.  the "hist and hark" sentiment is from cs designs and is actually the first line of a short poem, the remaining 3 lines of which are on the second card!

for the second card i painted over the geessoed background with acrylic paint and added several strips of washi and tissue tapes.  i stamped my inkadinkado dancing skeleton onto some designer paper and cut him out to add along with an owl from graphics fairy.  as mentioned the sentiment is from cs designs although this time i distressed over it with a couple different distress inks.  there is a fleur de lis brad in the corner.  both cards are further distressed around the edges in black.

i had fun with these.  i'm linking up to the doodle artifacts recycle re-purpose and reinvent challenge blog's october/fall/harvest/hallowe'en challenge and the hallowe'en/creepy/spooky challenge at oddball stamps blog  as well.

love to all.

fruits and veggies #2

hello and welcome to week two at the cheerful stamp pad's fruits and veggies challenge theme with challenge sponsor stitchy bear.  this week i made my DT creation with a digital image from scrappers delight -- fruity baby-citrus.

i colored this cute fruity baby with pencils and set her up with background papers and a sentiment by TLC creations and some summery tissue tape.  this one really makes me think of summer and i am very ready for it!

a randomly selected participant in the challenge will get some digital images from stitchy ear so i hope you will play along -- make any new creation with fruits or vegetables as the main theme.

love to all.

last 2 queens of the royal court

welcome to the final installment of my queen tag obsession.  in completing this "series" i think i managed to used all my face stamps that would fit on a tag, so here are the last two:

this lady's face stamp is from paper inspirations, crown from pink paislee.  this is actually the last one i made so perhaps i was running out of steam -- it is only the designer papers and a velveteen flower.  i also think this was the very first face stamp i ever acquired.  or maybe the next one was my first?  so finally,

face stamp by judikins.  designer papers, tissue tape, flowers, love. (i always add love). goodbye royal subjects!

love to all.

guest designer spot at crafting by design!

it is an honor to be able to provide some crafty items for the latest challenge at crafting by design.  the current challenge is "birthday greetings" and the challenge sponsor is lunagirl moonbeams. as a member of the lunagirl DT i was asked to provide some goodies for this challenge.  i wanted to do something a little different so i decorated some gift bags to use for birthday gifts.

i've used 2 different vintage images from lunagirl -- the children on a donkey and the "birthday greetings;" the rest of the pieces are various designer papers, tissue tape, flowers, buttons and lace, etc.

here is another:

the frog invitation is from the "watercolor alice" collage sheet and the "happy birthday" is from one of the birthday collage sheets, both from lunagirl.  again, i've got sheet music, designer papers, tissue tape, flowers, a doily and more to decorate.

stop on by crafting by design to play along!

love to all.

week two of the cheerful stamp pad tag challenge

you are invited to make a tag, any tag, for the cheerful stamp pad challenge and there is one week left to link up.

our challenge sponsor is lunagirl moonbeams and i've used vintage images from lunagirl to create this tag.  the pink background paper is actually a digital design made by karen of lunagirl that was offered for free on her blog earlier this year.  on this tag i've also used some sheet music, tissue tape, leaves and my usual butterfly (in this case a brad from alphastamps.)  a randomly selected winner will get some vintage images from lunagirl so this is a challenge well worth entering.

love to all.

tag time at the cheerful stamp pad

it is a simple challenge for the next two weeks at the cheerful stamp pad -- tags!  so just make a tag, your choice on the theme for it.  our challenge sponsor is lunagirl moonbeams a company that offers incredibly rich and gorgeous vintage images and a company for which i am proud to also be a design team member.  so the randomly selected winner will get some goodies from lunagirl which is a fine thing.

i've used a lovely vintage image from lunagirl for this tag.  she is dreamy isn't she?  there is also a bit of postcard from another lunagirl collage sheet on here as well.  along with additional designer paper, tissue tape and big lovely flower stickers.

this should be an easy challenge to join as your only constraint is to make a tag; beyond that let your imagination soar!

enjoy; love to all.

what makes seeds grow?

garden fairies of course!  for a little midweek inspiration for the lunagirl moonbeams seed packs/vintage garden challenge i matched a garden fairy from the lunagirl "fly away home" collage sheet with a watermelon seed pack from the "summertime seed packs" collage sheet.

i've also got 2 kinds of designer paper, tissue tape, and a lovely butterfly adorning this piece.  this challenge runs until september 8 and the randomly selected winner will get a gift certificate to the lunagirl shop.   lunagirl shop.  until then check out a seed pack free image on the lunagirl site!

love to all.

seed pack challenge at lunagirl moonbeams

for the new two week challenge at lunagirl moonbeams we are playing with vintage images of seed packs, or alternatively you can make something celebrating the vintage garden.

now i think we all know what makes children grow -- eating peas! this tag illustrates that peas makes little girls grow big and strong.  the seed pack is from the "summertime seed packs" collage sheet and the growing girls are from the "little girls" collage sheet, both from lunagirl.  i also have some cool designer paper, some tissue tape (the bird) and other little goodies.

you've got two weeks to link up and share your how your garden grows.

and if you do not already have a seed pack image to play with, here's a FREEBIE from lunagirl!

enjoy; love to all.

another little card

i'm trying to slowly get my stock of mail-able cards up so that i can have something to send on short notice as needed.  the main image here came from an alphonse mucha images sheet from lunagirl vintage images.  as usual there are a few layered designer papers, tissue tape, and other good items.  i really like this one.

enjoy; love to all.