monogram week 2

we're working with monograms for another week at the cheerful stamp pad, playing with digital images by floppy latte digital designs as provided by our challenge sponsor stitchy bear stamps.  play along with our challenge by linking up a creation with a monogram or letters for a chance to win shopping credit at stitchy bear.

for this card i used an "R" for my mother Regina.  i printed it on colored paper and further colored it with colored pencils.  i added it to some cardstock covered with primavera paper by itKuPiLLi then added a lace border, some pearls and a bird image from lunagirl.

enjoy; love to all.

another altered altoids tin

because i've been wanting to make more altoids tins but i can't buy out all the altoids in town i put a sign up on the refrigerator at work asking people to donate their old tins if they did not need them. one person gave me about 10 of them!  since she gave me so many i asked what her favorite things were since i said i would give one back to her.  she didn't understand i would be altering it so she said chocolate.  i tried to embrace the chocolate idea with what i made and then when i gave it back to her i did put some chocolate inside!

i used an image by twisted papers and a cupcake digital from far far hill.  the rest -- washi tape, heart sticker, background papers, etc, are stash items although the background paper on the top is from stitchy bear stamps. 

i'm linking up to pink saturday today.

she was surprised and delighted to receive this and i still have many more tins to play with!
love to all.

postcards and letters at lunagirl moonbeams

the challenges at lunagirl moonbeams are moving to fridays this year and our first challenge of the year -- "postcards and letters."  you could do just about anything with this challenge -- make a postcard, or use bits of postcards or letters for a card or some other type of creation.  let you imagination go!  i used a postcard image from the lunagirl "vintage postcard set 2" collage sheet, attached it to some cardboard and used it as a base for my mock postcard.

i used torn bits of letter from the "ephemeral memories" collage sheet, added washi tape, brads and beads for decoration.  the girl is from the lunagirl "steampunk girls" collage sheet, the moon-face-girl is from the "celestial" collage sheet and the stamp is also from the ephemeral memories sheet.

this was a simple fun postcard to make.  i hope you will play along with this challenge as the randomly selected winner gets shopping credit at the lunagirl store and there are so many goodies at that shop!  the challenges still last two weeks so this one lasts until january 22.

love to all

gecko galz january inspiration

as a member of the gecko galz design team it is a pleasure to work with the new products each month and share some inspiration with others.  today i am showcasing another item using some of the brand new images and products available at the gecko galz shop this month.

supplies:

gecko galz all you need is love digital stamps

gecko galz love potion #9 papers

gecko galz love so divine collage sheet

gecko galz love potion #9 icons

white flower border

buttons

cardstock

distress inks

instructions:

part of this card was constructed digitally.  i started by printing a sheet from the gecko galz love potion #9 papers and then running it through the printer a second time with a digital stamp from the gecko galz all you need is love digital stamps.  i adhered the paper and image to card stock, distressing the edges.  i printed and fussy cut the image i wanted from the gecko galz love so divine collage sheet and added that as well as a heart image from the gecko galz love potion #9 icons.  the last stage was adding the buttons and white flower border.

remember that if you make a love-themed creation this month you can link it up to the gecko galz blog challenge "all you need is love" for a chance to win shopping credit at gecko galz,

love to all.

monogram challenge

challenge 102 at the cheerful stamp pad is "monogram" and we are using flowery lovely monograms created by floppy latte and made available to us through our challenge sponsor stitchy bear stamps.  as usual a randomly selected challenge winner will get some digital images from stitchy bear.

this is a birthday card for my friend yvette who bemoans the fact that when you shop for letter items they almost never have the letter "y" and she is right because now i always look and i never do find any of the "y" names!  so i colored this monogram digital image with colored pencils and then covered my cardstock with primavera paper by itKuPiLLi and added flowers and a lace border to finish.

whether you use a formal monogram or just create something using initials or letters your project will be welcome and eligible for a prize!

enjoy; love to all.

altoids tin for a barter

my friend nancy has started making jewelry.  i saw one of her pieces on another friend and loved it so i contacted her about buying a piece.  she said she wasn't ready to sell yet because she didn't think her pieces were good enough (wrong!) but since i couldn't talk her into selling it i said okay then i will bring you a handcrafted gift in exchange for a necklace.  i made her an altered tin.

the papers for the outsides and inside are all stash designer papers but the torn music and goddess image are from lunagirl.  i added pearls, a cloth flower, some flower petal stickers and a moth for embellishment.  i hope she will like it!

love to all.

all you need is love!

happy new year!  it is a new month and a new challenge at the gecko galz blog and our theme is "all you need is love!"  valentine's day may be a month away but we are starting the love celebration now. link up your lovely-dovey creation for a chance at a wonderful prize from gecko galz.  here is an ATC to inspire you, featuring images newly available at the gecko galz shop this month.

supplies:

gecko galz “kirchner cuties” collage sheet

gecko galz love potion #9 icons

designer paper

black lace

black beads

heart brad from eyelet outlet

washi tape

distress inks

instructions:

i printed and cut the woman and frog from the gecko galz “kirchner cuties” collage sheet and also printed and cut the “all you need is love” image from the gecko galz love potion #9 icons (after sizing it the way i wanted it).  i attached my designer paper to my ATC base and distressed the edges.  after adding the washi tape i arranged the woman and frog image.  after adhering the black lace i added the “all you need is love” image.  the final stages were adding the black beads and the white heart brad.

enjoy; i hope you will play along.

love to all.  because all you need is love!