here comes the sun!

hello friends! in my hemisphere it is fully summer. in fact there are heatwaves in many locations around the globe, so i hope that all are able to keep cool and safe. i picked my theme for tag tuesday awhile back -- "here comes the sun," and i also have an optional twist for you! the challenge is to use the sun in your tag, and the optional twist is to use an image of the Beatles!

here are my samples, followed by the famous song to provide further inspiration!

and for the "optional twist...!"

images and papers are mostly from gecko galz with a few others from retired mischief circus kits, and words/sentiments from tim holtz; the yellow submarine image i pulled from the world wide web...

please join the fun! love & sunshine to all.

beetle (and faery!)

 at sunday postcard art this week we were asked to feature a beetle. as i played with the idea i started looking for poems about beetles and came upon a sweet little gem at poetry soup. and thus, this creation.

images are from retired mischief circus kits, enchanted forest by itKuPiLLi and entymology by holliewood studios.

love to all.

believe in magic

i have one last "christmas in july" tag to share for the latest challenge at tag tuesday.

image and paper from gecko galz, plus items from my holiday box of crafting goodies!

there are just a few days left to play along, i hope you will join us!

love to all.

more christmas in july

at tag tuesday we are helping you to get ready for the holidays with a "christmas in july" theme, thanks to our lovely and talented DT member pinky. although i have a hard enough time making christmas things in december, i actually got a little inspired. here is a duo of tags using christmas bingo backgrounds (and other images) from gecko galz.

i hope you will play along. love to all.

beauty + brains

for sunday postcard art: femme fatale, beauty + brains, all the way (and perhaps a little mischief...).

images from retired mischief circus kits by songbirdy, holliewood studios, itKuPiLLi, tumblefish studios, and more.

love to all.

tag tuesday christmas in july

our beloved design team member at tag tuesday, pinky, has decided to encourage us/torture us with the new two week theme of "christmas in july." for those who love to get a head start on holiday creating, "you're welcome" (LOL!) and if you are like me, just struggle along and join us in the challenge! 

once i started playing around with some of my holiday images i found something that made me feel a bit inspired, so here is my first tag.

i suppose it is not a tag in the traditional sense (?) but the cardboard sheet music i found in my holiday box of goodies was calling out to be a tag base. i believe the image is from gecko galz.

i hope you find something in your stash that inspires you to create! please join us! i'll be back in a few days with more...

love to all.

lighthouse fairy

 for sunday postcard art: lighthouse

images from eena's creations, cryztal rain, itkPiLLi, and holliewood studios, all retired ischief circus digital image sets.

love to all.