airplane

for digital whisper: airplane

images from retired mischief circus kits.

love to all. 

daydreaming

for conjuror of dreams free image and anything goes travel challenges. 

luggage background from conjuror of dreams, broom from pixabay, the rest from retired mischief circus kits.

love to all

looking for trouble

for conjuror of dreams free image and anything goes travel challenges. 

suitcase is a freebie from COD; the rest of the images are from retired mischief circus kits.

love to all.

girl's trip

for sunday postcard art: friends 

images from pixabay, mujkachic, and retired mischief circus.

love to all.

a trip to the city

for our midweek muse: vacation

images from retired mischief circus kits.

love to all. 

black, white, & color

i've made another tag for latest challenge at tag tuesday: "black, white, and a spot of color." chosen by our lovely DT sister sandie, this is a great opportunity to keep things relatively simple.  

background papers and foreground image are from gecko galz, with a heart from crowabout studios, and a word from tim holtz.

travel is nice! love to all.

let's go!

 we can dream of when we can travel again!

for sunday postcard art: luggage/suitcases

woman from designs by aymara; luggage and plane from pixabay; background from tumblefish studios (retred); remaining images by itKuPiLLi imagenarium (fantastical steampunk and butterflies).

love to all.

travel logs

for take a word: travel -- one trip to paris to hang out withe the famous performer josephine baker, and a second trip with a pirate to see what ill-gotten booty we can get!

background are from the gecko galz "road less traveled" paper pack and all the rest is various mischief circus artists.

happy travels, even if they are only in our imaginations right now...
love to all.

dreams of paris

this july at the gecko galz customer challenge blog the challenge new theme is "enjoy the journey." create on this theme using gecko galz products for the chance to win prizes from the gecko galz store.  i have an ATC to share today.

supplies: ATC base; gecko galz "the drawing board" collage sheet; gecko galz "postcards from abroad" collage sheet; gecko galz "la boheme" digital kit; lace; washi tape; black lace; paper flower; distress ink.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with a designer paper from the "la boheme" kit and then with a torn piece from the postcards from abroad collage sheet and distressed the edges.  after fussy cutting the girl from "the drawing board" collage sheet i glued her on, covered the corner with washi tape, taped on some lace at bottom and added the paper flower.

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how to play along with the challenge: create on our theme -- remember you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals. for this challenge your deadline to link up is july 30.  challenge prize will be goodies from the gecko galz shop!  

come back here on july 28 to see another creation by me on this theme.

love to all. 

wish you were here!

if you've been visiting here much you know i love love love the beach.  so here is a final 4x6 postcard on the beach/nautical theme to encourage you to join the gecko galz blog customer challenge "nautical" this month.

supplies: la isla bonita paper pack by gecko galz; nautical collage sheet by gecko galz; seaside snapshots by gecko galz; distress inks; sand dollar die cut and washi tape from my stash.

instructions: i started with a 4x6 cardboard base and glued on one of the la isla bonita papers.  I distressed the edges and added postal washi tape.  i cut images from the nautical collage sheets (the ship, compass and map) and fussy cut an image (the couple) from seaside snapshots and arranged them on the postcard.  the word "travel" is also from the nautical collage sheet. the sand dollar was glued on as a final finishing touch.


how to play along with the challenge:  you must use at least one item from gecko galz.  you can find gecko galz papers at the etsy shop or freebies on the pinterest page.  link up your creation to the gecko galz blog.

there is just one week left top play for the chance of wining gecko galz prizes; i hope you will join.

love to all.

memories

here is my last bit of inspiration for you on the "planes, trains and automobiles" challenge at the lunagirl moonbeams blog. you have a little less than a week to link up your creation if you'd like to participate.

my last piece is an ATC. the images are from lunagirl collage sheets with a sentiment from a tim holtz words set.  there's a bit of washi tape at the side, some designer paper in the back and a fleur de lis brad to finish.

here are the challenge guidelines so you can play along:

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've enjoyed taking a little summer vacation travel through collage art with me this month!
love to all.

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.

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.

two weeks of tag tuesday

this week's prompt at tag tuesday is "layer upon layer" and last week's was "shakespeare."  since i didn't have time to play last week i made tags for both themes today.

i layered multiple travel-themed vintage images from lunagirl for this tag.  i added some travel stickers and a traveling butterfly brad!

my shakespeare tag didn't turn out quite how i'd hoped.  in any event the woman in the stars is a lunagirl vintage image, with background paper from gecko galz and the stamp is from a shakespeare stamp set but i cannot see what company it is from.

enjoy.  love to all.

gecko galz december inspiration -- and a freebie!

for december our customer challenge theme at gecko galz challenge blog is "faraway places."  i have a few more pieces to share with you today, featuring brand new products this december at the gecko galz etsy shop.

"dreaming of faraway places"

 



supplies: "greek to me" collage sheet (woman); baroque icons (butterfly); "road less traveled" paper pack (background paper); "within your heart" stamp by penny black; flowers and enamel dots.

"czarina and birds"

 

 

supplies: "czarina" paper pack (background papers); "czarina collage sheet (woman); "czarina icons" (design at top); silver border, ribbon.

 

"czarina of the insects"

supplies: "czarina" paper pack (background papers); "czarina collage sheet (woman); "czarina icons" (behind the woman); flower and enamel dot, ribbon.

 

our DT members were asked to make a special christmas tag to share with you all:  here is mine:

 

 

finally, as we do each month, please enjoy a digital freebie courtesy of gecko galz!

 

 

 

you may join our challenge though you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  there are freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page if you do not have any.

 

love to all.

december gecko galz customer challenge -- faraway places

if it is winter where you live you may be cozying up inside and dreaming of faraway places.  this is the theme for our customer challenge for december at gecko galz challenge blog.  you are invited to link up creations on the theme of travel or distant places. 

"dreams of russia"

because it is a new month we are featuring brand new products from the gecko galz etsy shop.  below is my supply list -- everything on this card is new this month (except my "dream" stamp!)

supplies: "czarina" collage sheet (woman and castle); "czarina icons" (flower); "czarina" paper pack (background paper); dream stamp by inkadinkado.

i enjoyed making a collage of these elements to create a scene of this woman dreaming of russia.

to join this challenge you must use at least one item from gecko galz but please note there are freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page.

enjoy; wishing you dreams of lovely places!
love to all

a girl abroad

"look at all the places i've visited!" exclaims young cecile as she sends a postcard salute to her beloved grandmere.  for week two of the "travel to faraway places" at the cheerful stamp pad challenge blog i've made a  4x6 postcard featuring a young girl traveling all over europe.  all of the vintage images are from our challenge sponsor lunagirl.

i started with the 4x6 cardboard base and arranged images from the lunagirl collage sheets including "maps," "dreams of paris," "scenes from europe," "carte postale" and "steampunk girls."  i think there are 7 images used here altogether!  i also used washi tapes, prima flowers and some die cuts from a travel set i had in my stash.

i had fun making this and thinking about this adventurous girl's trip abroad.  i hope you enjoy this postcard and that you will also be inspired to join our challenge -- one more week to go!  remember,  a randomly selected challenge participant will get a prize of vintage images from lunagirl -- a wonderful treat, almost as good as getting to take a trip!

love to all.

parisian dreams

summertime is often considered travel time so the latest two week challenge at the cheerful stamp pad "travel to faraway places" is right on time.  our challenge sponsor is lunagirl vintage images; a randomly selected winner of the challenge will win a prize from our sponsor.

my creation is a memory of a romantic parisian adventure using college sheets from lunagirl ("maps" and "dreams of paris") and an "arch top reliquary shrine" from alpha stamps.  the shrine is 2 chipboard pieces, a base and the arch cover.  i created a collage using three images from lunagirl and some washi tape and adhered them to the base.  i painted the arch cover with lindys stamp gang starburst stains in "opal sea oats" and when that was dry i glued it to the base.  sadly the scan does not show the full shimmery-ness of the starburst stain.  after that i added a prima flower.

i hope you like it!  whether it is summer or winter where you live, and whether you have a vacation coming up or not, i hope you will play along.

love to all.

"you make a lovely couple"

here is a honeymoon postcard from a lovely couple starting off married life with fun in the sun in florida and the caribbean islands.

i offer this postcard as inspiration for you to join challenge #64 at the cheerful stamp pad: "you make a lovely couple." these two certainly do.  the image is from twisted papers, our generous challenge sponsor. the randomly selected winner will get some twisted paper goodies (and they have loads of vintage goodies!). i've included a postcard base which i decorated with inks, a piece of ocean-feeling background paper, a bit of map, and other travel and beach themed border bits and stickers.

i'm also linking this vacation postcard to the unruly paper arts vacation themed postcard reader art quest.  this 4x6 creation celebrates love and travel and i definitely "wish i was there!"  that's alright, later this summer my DH and i head to lake tahoe and then i can get my beach groove on too!

love to all.