Mermaids Ahoy!

Mermaids Ahoy! July was all about the mermaids! I made the tags for a swap over at the Gecko Galz Facebook Page, and the wall hanging is for my daughter. She LOVES mermaids! Head over to Gecko Galz to see the new products featuring shells and mermaids!

 Supplies:

Mermaid Tags

Background of tags - Gecko Galz La Isla Bonita Paper Pack
Mermaid Images - Gecko Galz Merry Little Mermaids Individual Sheet
Shell Images and Sentiment - Gecko Galz She Sells Sea Shells Individual Sheet
Gold Lace - stash
Gold Seam Binding - stash
Flowers - Michael's
Glitter Glue - Studio G
Ink - Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy
Gold Eyelets - stash

Supplies:

Mermaid Wall Hanging

Wood Frame - Michael's
Blue Paint - Deco
Glitter Glue - Studio G
Image - Gecko Galz Merry Little Mermaids Individual Sheet
Twine - stash
Ribbon - May Arts
Rhinestones - Michael's
Flower - stash
Shell Charm - stash

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Mad Tea Party and GIVEAWAY!

Welcome to my blog! And welcome to the 7th Annual Mad Tea Party sponsored by A Fanciful Twist.

It is my first year participating, very exciting! I wasn't able to implement all of my plans for the day, due to hubby spraining his ankle badly this week, but I wanted to share a wonderful little banner I made for the Gecko Galz Cross Promotion event with A Wild Abandon. Check out Gecko Galz for more pieces created using products from these wonderful companies!











And be sure to check out the giveaway at the end of this post to celebrate this day!

Mad Tea Party Banner by Jess Moore

Paper - With Wild Abandon Digital Papers
Label Frame - With Wild Abandon Digital Image
Alice Images - Gecko Galz Mad Hatter Digital Stamps
Watercolor Pencils - Prismacolor
Glitter glue - Studio G
Cardstock - Recollections
Metal Bows - Recollections
Letter Stamps - Hampton Art
Inks - Distress Ink Colors Brushed Corduroy and Black Soot
Flowers - Prima
Ruffle - Making Memories
Pop Dots - Michael's

Instructions:

Cut banner pieces and ink edges. Glue metal bows on. Color Alice images with pencils, fussy cut out, and add glitter glue. Let dry. Glue lace onto banner pieces, leaving extra at each end to hang. Fussy cut label image. Ink edges. Stamp words, cut, ink, and add to label. Using pop dots, add Alice images to banner pieces. Glue rosette ruffle to back top. Add flowers to front. Use pop dots to adhere label to banner pieces. Be sure all is dry, then hang. Makes a great piece for a tea party!

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Now down to the fun stuff!!  I have a zip file of digital stamps to giveaway from Gecko Galz, the Mad Hatter Digital Stamp Set. Just leave a comment on this post and follow my blog. I will choose a random comment and announce the winner on Monday!

Now, comment away, and please head over to A Fanciful Twist for the list of partygoers so that you can visit and see all of the wonderful Mad Tea Parties going on out there in blog land!

Happy Scrappy Savings!

Jess

Summer of Color - 3rd Prompt

This week we had to use lavender, grey and plum in our artwork. I did another geometric watercolor, drawing it out first. 

Click on the SOC badge on the right to see how you can join in the fun! 3 more weeks left!

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Jess

Summer of Color - 2nd Prompt

The colors are up for the week! Coral, Dark Teal, and Bright White! That is a difficult one with the kids since those are definitely not easy colors to find in their art supplies! So I will have to think on it.

But I decided to try something with those colors. Last week I didn't like anything I made with the colors, but I think mt geometric watercolor turned out pretty good this week! In fact, I plan on framing it!

I used my kids' watercolors since I don't care for the "grown-up" ones I bought for myself. Not enough color for me. I mixed a few colors together and got a nice coral and a dark teal. Then tried a geometric design that seems to be the rage lately! Loved it! Takes time and patience for sure, and easy for a beginner like me.

Hopefully I will be able to create more with this color palette this week, and maybe the kids will too!

Click on the SOC badge on the right for more details!

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Jess

Summer of Color, 1st Prompt

This week I broke out the tissue paper for the kids to create pictures using this weeks prompt over at Summer of Color.

Aqua, Yellow, and a pop of Pink!

Well, we tried watercolors, but it was hard to mix the right aqua since we didn't have it. So I busted out my multi-pack of tissue paper and the kids crumpled little squares and glues them on their papers. So cute!

This one belongs to my youngest, Leo, who is 3 years old. I helped him with the lightning bolt.

This one belongs to my oldest, Gwyneth, who is 5 years old. She said it was a party picture.

I think they did a great job! Cannot wait until the next one! If you want to participate, click on the Summer of Color badge on the right side of my blog.

Happy Scrappy Savings!

Jess

Happy Father's Day!

Here is a simple card I made from last month's new Gecko Galz Classic Cars Collage Sheet Set. I knew it was done, but after all the flowers, glitter, and ribbon I use, it feels so bare! But it is perfect for my classic old man! Love ya Dad!

Hope everyone has a wonderful Father's Day!

Happy Scrappy Savings!

Jess

Summer of Color!

One of my artsy friends told me about Summer of Color, a blog that does color prompts throughout the summer to get us inspired. Any medium is welcome. I am excited about this and plan to use it as an opportunity to create with my kids. Every Monday there will be a prompt, and you have until the following Sunday to post what you created. I also plan to break out the water colors is recently purchased, inspired by my girlfriend Kris of Kris Loya Art & Illustration. She creates such beautiful paintings, mostly using watercolors!

Here is a blurb about the party:

"Think of it as a blog block party featuring six weeks of luscious color prompts, weekly linking opportunities, beautiful giveaways, creative inspirations and an amazing artistic community."

Check out the blog for more information. Prompts begin Monday!

Happy Scrappy Savings!

Jess