a trio of sisters

at the gecko galz facebook page/yahoo group one of the august monthly challenges is "sisters".  i may have gotten a bit carried away...

as i browsed through my many gecko galz collage sheets looking for images with sisters i found three images i really liked from various sheets.  i could not settle on which i wanted to use so i just went ahead and used them all!

the background designer paper is also from gecko as well as the clock in the corner.  i used a torn strip of gecko designer paper and wrote "sisters" on it in my old dusty cursive.  i finished with some distress inks and washi tape.

i'm also linking up to the "sisters/girlfriends" challenge at scraps of color.

love to all.

something sweet; for the dogs

this ATC is for wicked wednesday "something sweet" and gecko galz facebook/yahoo group challenge "for the dogs."  the "my dear sweetheart" dog is a gecko galz image as is the background designer paper.  the rest -- rick rack, hearts, dog paw paper are stash items -- largely from my valentine's day stash collection!

love to all.

stop to smell the roses

oh the world can get very busy.  stopping to breathe, appreciate nature, relate to family and friends and take time to care of oneself is very necessary.  a june gecko galz facebook/yahoo group challenge is to "smell the roses" and at tag tuesday this week the prompt is "roses."  so this is what has gotten me all philosophical today!  here is my tag:

with the exception of some washi tape at the bottom, every image on this tag, including the background is from the "in my garden" collage sheet from gecko galz.  this sweet giddy fairy is very happy among the giant roses.  i will definitely reflect on this tag when i find my world spinning a little too fast...  sigh.

love to all.

gecko galz challenges

clearly i'm feeling kind of green...

here are two cards made for 2 of this month's challenges for the gecko galz yahoo group/facebook challenges.  they are both in a similar color palette.

this one is for the "mother's day" challenge.  i really liked this image.  though she does not look like my mother she makes me think of the women in my family all of whom are quite diva-like and know how to wear a hat!  she also has little birds in her flower scarf, an image i adore. i also linked this to the mother's day challenge on the gecko galz blog.  the lovely lady and the word "mother" come from gecko galz collage sheets.  the rest are stash items.

this one is for the "green and white" challenge, also featuring a central image from gecko galz.  i suppose you could say the other one is more truly green and white and this one could also easily be a mother's day card. but this one could also just be a spring card.  and anyway, what does it matter?  i enjoyed making them and they are happy, pretty cards! 

love to all.

thanksgiving card

a thanksgiving collage of vintage images to link up to the thanksgiving challenge at the gecko galz yahoo group.  all images from gecko galz.  flourish is from jolee's boutique.

i really have to work one holiday at a time, it is a limitation i seem to have. so if i can do a few more thanksgiving cards i might really be able to get started on christmas...

love to all.

november colors

is it really november?  how did that happen?  and we are nearly halfway through it.  here is a card with "november colors" for the gecko galz yahoo groups monthly challenge. in the northern hemisphere we're moving from the oranges and yellows of early autumn to the browns and more muted tones as we transition to the colder months. so that's what i'm picking up on here.

vintage squirrel and "harvest" images are from gecko galz collage sheets.  my little 100 proof press acorn guy stamp is also here to remind everyone that this is harvest time.  plus other embellies.

linking up to pink saturday "pink" or "seasonal" and frilly and funkie "thanksgiving" challenge.

love to all.

colors of the season

there's a lot of black and orange going on and this piece responds to two color challenges of the season:
at the gecko galz yahoogroups it is the "black and orange" challenge;
at the unruly paper arts reader art quest 1 it is "black."
finally i'm linking up to the "hallow e'en" challenge at dream valley challenges.

even in the scan i think you can see pretty well that the black paper here is special -- it is the from the leather paperline at paper temptress.  although it really looks like black leather it handles like paper and it was fun to use. the owl is from the "owling for you" collage sheet at gecko galz.  the rest are stash goodies.

love to all.

alphastamps sea siren ATC swap #3

here is a third and final ATC that i created for the july alphastamps "sea siren" swap.

this siren fell so in love with her own song that she is lost in her own reflection.  the siren image, oyster shells, and sand dollar borders are from alphastamps.  the tissue tape and background papers are from my own stash.

soon i will receive swap ATCs from other participants which i will share here as soon as i can.  if you'd like to learn about participating in alphastamps swaps you'll need to join the yahoo group here.

enjoy your week; love to all.