asemic writing for tag tuesday

happy leap day!

here today for the tag tuesday: asemic writing challenge prompt. our DT sister Sandie over at tag tuesday has challenged us to use "asemic writing," which she describes as "a wordless open semantic form of writing. the word asemic means "having no specific content" or "without the smallest unit of meaning." always good to learn something new! 

my tag is made with a dictionary page, figures from a tim holtz kit, a domino border, a dragonfly brad, and my own go at asemic writing with a sharpie. there are just a few days left to play along if you'd like to join in!

love to all.

secret garden ATC

 the customer challenge at gecko galz this month is secret garden. here is an ATC for the challenge, the central image was a freebie on the gecko galz website.

the background paper and sentiment also come from gecko galz, with a little butterfly brad added for interest.

love to all.

ICAD #13

here's today's piece for the "index card a day" challenge sponsored by daisy yellow art. theme today is "kite or rhombus." 

various papers (hole-punched) and a girl from a gecko galz sheet. bird brad from eyelet outlet.
love to all.

keep on jingling...

our november challenge at gecko galz customer challenge blog the  is "jingle all the way!" there are just a couple days remaining to play along. the challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop!  let's play! i've got lots to jingly goodness to share.

supplies: gecko galz "victorian christmas" paper pack; the gecko galz christmas collage sheet from the recent blog hop (see my october 26 post and pop through all the blog hop stops to find the free sheet); gecko galz "charming words" collage sheet; various laces, die cuts, paper flowers; reindeer brad, enamel dot, ATC base, etc. from my stash.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with one of the victorian christmas papers and distressed the edges. i added lace and the flower and dot.  i fussy cut the image from the blog hop sheet and glued it down. i continued to embellish with the word and the brad.

these two creations are "moos" which are little arty piece made at 1.2 x 3.8 inches. i used the same basic components on both of these.

supplies: gecko galz "christmas sprinkles" paper pack; gecko galz "snow much fun jewel it" collage sheet; and then various embellishments from my stash.

instructions: in both cases i cut a moo base out of cardboard and covered it with the christmas sprinkles paper. i fussy cut the images and arranged everything together the way i wanted and then glued it all down!

i'm linking my "moos" to the current moo mania and more challenge "trees."

for me, christmas is a holy and sacred time and one of my favorite images of christmas is the three wise men bringing gifts to the holy baby. that was the inspiration for this last ATC.

supplies: gecko galz "victorian christmas" paper pack; gecko galz "christmas days gone by" collage sheet; distress ink; ATC base; dove and heart stickers.

instructions: this was made very simply by covering the ATC base with the victorian christmas paper and distressing the edges, fussy cutting the three wise men and gluing them down; appending the lace with double sided tape and adding the stickers to finish.

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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. hurry! for this challenge your deadline to link up is november 30.  challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop!  

well friends, this is my last post as a gecko galz DT member -- after several years creating with these products and sharing them with you all i'm moving on to other things. i'll be entering the challenges myself and encourage you all to do the same -- so many great products and prizes!

love to all. 

tags of christmas

i hope you've been checking out the gecko galz customer challenge blog -- every day this month there is a beautiful new tag celebrating the winter holidays.  today i have a christmas tag for you.

supplies: gecko galz blue christmas collage sheet; gecko galz blue christmas paper pack; reindeer brad from eyelet outlet; rickrack and ribbon; sentiment diecut; tag base.

instructions: i covered my tag base with paper from the blue christmas set and distressed the edges.  i fussy cut the tree and santa from the collage sheet and glued them down along with the die cut sentiment.  i added the rick rack and ribbon and the reindeer brad.

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how to play along with our "dashing through the snow" customer challenge: make your holiday tag -- but 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 december 29.

i'm also linking this to the "christmas memories" challenge at tag tuesday.  visiting santa and decorated trees are definitely in my happy memory collection!

love to all.

more things that go "bump in the night!"

today is my feature day at the gecko galz blog and i'm sharing 2 more ATCs on our "bump in the night" theme for you.

supplies: ATC base; gecko galz "boo-tiful halloween" collage sheet; gecko galz freak show paper pack; border and cat die cut; paper flower; star sticker; distress ink.

instructions: adhere freak show paper to base, distress edges. add border at base and paper flower at top; fussy cut witch from boo-tiful halloween collage sheet and adhere.  add cat and star.  

supplies: ATC base; gecko galz "tattoo girls" collage sheet; gecko galz "time flies" collage sheet; gecko galz "coven" digital paper pack; sabor papel die cut; skull ribbon; spider brad; distress ink.

instructions: adhere paper to base, distress edges. add skull ribbon with two sided tape, add sabor papel heart at top; fussy cut tattoo girl and adhere.  add spider brad.

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how to play along with the customer challenge: 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 october 30!

i'll share more "bump in the night" inspiration later this month!

love to all.

friends

for take a word "friends" theme:

i usually make digital collages for these challenges but this week i've made a real collaged ATC.  the little girls are from the lunagirl "children" collage sheet.  the remaining papers, washi, brads, die cuts, dots, etc. are from my stash.

enjoy; love to all.

lasso my heart

it is week three at lunagirl moonbeams and the "cowgirls and horses" challenge.  if you link up a creation on this theme you'll be up for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store.

here is a charming image from the lunagirl "cowgirls #1" digital collage sheet.  look at all the hearts she has corralled.  i wonder what she is up to?  all i did for this ATC was add the image to my ATC base, add ribbon, a prima flower and a cowboy boot brad.

enjoy; love to all.

a horse is a horse

for the second week of the lunagirl moonbeams "cowgirls and horses" challenge i've got an ATC with a cowboy and a horse.

i loved this image from the "cowboys and horses in sepia" collage sheet by lunagirl.  using some wood-themed designer paper as a base, i added the fussy cut cowboy and included a border and a cowboy boot brad.  the top right hand corner has a bit of a sun and rays stamp by judikins.

lots more time to play along with this challenge.  link up a creation on our challenge theme for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store!

love to all.

c is for cat

the challenges at the lunagirl moonbeams blog now last for one month so there is still plenty of time to play along with our "animals" theme!  i have another "alphabet ATC" to hopefully spark your interest in joining the challenge. 

you do not have to make an ATC, you can make any creation featuring an animal.  i am just trying to ultimately create a full set of alphabet cards!  this sweet kitty comes from the lunagirl "vintage cats" collage sheet.  i used designer paper from my stash, 2 types of washi tape, letters from a tim holtz collection and a butterfly brad.

a randomly selected winner will win shopping credit at the lunagirl store, a fine prize!  i hope you will play along.

love to all.

correspondence

our theme at tag tuesday this week is "correspondence."  having recently re-discovered some of my awesome postcard images from french kissed postcards i decided to use products from that company again for this challenge.

i imagine this lady has sent a long letter to her love, who of course will be very delighted to receive it once it arrives upon the wings of the postal service! the background paper on the tag is from my stash but the carte postale and the woman are from french kissed postcards.  the wings are from moonlight journey.  the prima flower, washi tape and brad are from my stash.

enjoy; love to all.

marie antoinette, an iconic face and figure

i've noticed many artists enjoy working with images of marie antoinette.  if you are one of those people this new two week challenge is for you.  offered up jointly by lunagirl moonbeams (the challenge sponsor) and the cheerful stamp pad, you are invited top link up a new creation to both blogs featuring an image of marie antoinette.  here is a tag to get you going.

for my tag i started with some designer paper from my stash which was already covered in french script.  i gave the paper a light going over with watered down white gesso.  next i selected an image from the "marie" collage sheet by lunagirl and cut it out.  i also added a scene from the lunagirl "dreams of paris" collage sheet and a compass from the lunagirl "winds and roses" collage sheet.  i arranged and adhered these pieces, distressed the edges and also added a prima flower, some washi tape and a fleur de lis brad.  should you play along with this challenge you will have the random chance of winning a prize from lunagirl.

though images of marie are lovely to look at, nevertheless her life was an unfortunate one.  though she was born to wealth and ascended to become queen of france, she was apparently vain and frivolous.  the french people were struggling and revolution was afoot.  she was ultimately executed.  if i could rewrite history i would make her a more generous person and arrange a happy ending for her and for the people of france in those treacherous times.

our challenge prompt at tag tuesday this week is "faces."  i'll be linking this tag to that site as well, acknowledging the fascinating face of this intriguing character.

love to all.