from the pages of a book, secrets emerge

from the pages of a handwritten book, perhaps her own journal, secrets are hidden.  her private dreams are behind the shadows.  does our heroine dare unlock the door and enter her own fantasy?

here is a little something to encourage your participation in the lunagirl moonbeams "secrets and hidden things" challenge. prompts for this theme could include secrets, locks and keys, doors and windows opened or closed, secret gardens and hidden treasure, wrapped gifts and more.

vintage image here is from lunagirl, with other delights from my stash.  i'm linking this card to up to two different "anything goes" card challenges: at sister act card challenge and brown sugar challenge.

you can link up to the lunagirl challenge through the 17th!  love to all.

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.

turkey time

one of the november challenges at the gecko galz yahoo group is "turkey time" so i made a turkey day card with a cute vintage image from gecko galz.  i'm also linking up to mema's crafts november challenge which is "anything goes with a twist" and the twist is to have the word "thanks" in your creation.

just a few fun images and embellies.
enjoy; love to all.

proverbs tag

our task this week at tag tuesday is to work with the theme of "proverbs" and i took this prompt literally.

a first bible first taught me by my grandmother was from proverbs 3 "in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths."  and i remember it always.  so i made it the base of this tag and added a few embellishments that felt meaningful to the piece.

i also took a photo laying the tag on a patterned scarf -- another thing my grandmother taught me was to wear beautiful scarves all the time. and i do!

enjoy; love to all.

secrets, and hidden things

ooh, here is a very interesting challenge new this week at lunagirl moonbeams blog.  it is "secrets and hidden things!"

our challenge sponsor karen at lunagirl says this challenge could involve secrets, locks and keys, doors open or closed, windows, secret gardens, hidden treasure, treasure boxes, wrapped gifts, things hidden anywhere and even hiding children, fairies or peekaboo!  just a few ideas to get you started...  for my first DT creation i decided to decorate a box with a sweet lunagirl image, actually the same image karen used for her challenge badge.

this box will most likely hold a christmas present for my goddaughter.  the thing that is secret and hidden is the gift of course.  it is still a secret to me since i haven't bought it yet though the box seems to be inviting me to get her jewelry!  

for this piece i stamped a french script stamp (stampin' up) in brown on some pink designer paper.  i also tore some tissue paper to go under the vintage image from lunagirl, which was cut with patterned scissors.  i added holiday flowers, washi tape and pearls to finish.

have fun with these challenge ideas and i hope you will join!
love to all.

non traditional color mix up and encouragement to join a challenge

an unexpected but wonderful opportunity to spend a day and night out of town foiled my plans to blog every day in november for nablopomo -- i've already missed november 2!  but i'm still going to give it a try for the rest of the month.  though i'd better start creating double time and quick! (or finding old stuff i never posted before!)

so, the current challenge at the cheerful stamp pad is about color -- purple and yellow. you have one more week to link up a creation featuring those two colors.  for my week two DT creation i was provided a cute little witch from our challenge sponsor jelly park digital stamps. it is still sort of the hallow e'en season i suppose so here is the color mix up-- could i make a fun hallow e'en card using purple and yellow instead of the traditional orange and black?

but of course!  i colored the little witch with promarkers using purples, yellows, greys and golds.  her face was done in colored pencils.  then i matched up some yellow and purple cardstock pieces and added other hallow e'en goodies.  i probably wouldn't choose to use this color palette for this season but i still had fun with it.

GUESS WHAT?  no one has entered the challenge so far so your odds of winning a prize are high!
you can make anything you want with purple and yellow.  one more week to enter and have the chance for a prize from jelly park!

love to all.

NaBloPoMo?

anyone in my followership/readership participating in either NaBloPoMo or NaNoWriMo?
the challenge is to either blog every day in november OR write a 50,000 word (give or take) novel in november...
just curious.  i'm trying both this year (because clearly i'm some sort of glutton for punishment/masochist/unbalanced person -- or perhaps creative open-hearted soul... but still a little nuts).

no art today.  i have had a busy week and busy weekend ahead but here is a hilarious clip art i got today.  along with all my wishes to all of you for a beautiful day.

love to all.