Moonlight and Magic

Moonlight and Magic is the theme for February's Customer Challenge.  My sample has a distance moon on which I placed a Geck Galz image.  I decreased her size so she would fit on the moon and used butterfly wings as her angel wings. The background is a collage of papers.

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End Of Month

We are closing in on the end of June and that means the "Father and Brothers" theme on Lunagirl is ending.  You still have a couple of days to enter the challenge though.  Below are a couple of cards I made to end out the month.

Theses cards are similar as both have a collage-looking background. 

Challenge 115- "Marie Antoinette"

Challenge # 115 "Marie Antoinette" begins today.  This is one of the more popular themes for a challenge on the net.  I hope you will look through your stash and make something that will be compatible with the theme.

Vicki

I love making tags and have many in my studio, but I tend to let them sit around and not use them in cards or on journal pages.  This particular tag has a little bit of everything on it.  Beside the wonderful Lunagirl image, there is the use of watercolor, diecuts, stickers, and an old book page..  In addition I used text and a little scribble handwriting.

Hazel

I used one of the beautiful images from Lunagirl's Marie Digital Collage sheet, using two pieces of K & Co paper that have been in my box for ages. The sentiment panel was from Kanban and the flowers from Hobbycraft.

Barbara

The first week of the challenge Marie Antoinette I made an ATC (artist trading card) for the base I used a Fleur dis lis rectangle die and layered the image on gold paper, added a couple of pearls and coloured the flowers and leaves with spica glitter pens. We had a holiday on Wednesday July 1st it was Canada Day and it totally threw my schedule off having a holiday in the middle of the week. For my U.S. followers have a wonderful 4th of July.

Karla

For the first week of Marie Antoinette, I made a card using an image kindly supplied by our s
ponsor Lunagirl and it is called Queen Marie Antoinette in Gilt Frames. It is such a vintage beauty! I layered it on a scrapbook paper and on a blue cardstock. I also added some decorating paste flowers and pearls. When I think of Marie Antoinette, refinement and graceful approach to life crosses my mind and those things are still important. Have a creative weekend! Hope you continue playing along with us!

Michele 

For the first week of this challenge I chose to make a 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.

Don't forget that this challenge is being sponsored by Lunagirl and it is in conjunction with their challenge.  You may use the same entry on both sites.  You have twice as much chance to win some gorgeous images at Lunagirl.

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Challenge #113-"Travel to Faraway Places"

I hope everyone enjoys the theme this time.  Since it is summer and people are making plans for trips, I thought it would be fun to dream of a faraway place.  Here is how the Design Team interpreted the theme.

Vicki

I have always dreamed of going to Paris so my collage card is made from four Lunagirl travel images

Michele

My creation is a memory of a romantic Parisian adventure using college sheets from Lunagirl and an "Arch Top Reliquary Shrine" from Alpha Stamps.  The shrine is 2 chipboard pieces, a base and the arch cover.  I created a collage using three images from Lunagirl collage sheets and some washi tape and adhered them to the base.  I painted the arch cover with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Stains in "Opal Sea Oats" and when that was dry I glued it to the base.  Sadly the scan does not show the shimmery-ness of the starburst stain.  After that I simply added a prima flower.

Vee

For week One I made a side stepper card using images from Lunagirl's Paris 2 collage sheet, Spellbinder dies, Britannia Alphabet Die and metel embellishments.

 

Karla

For week 1 of Travelling to Distant Places, I first made a digital composition using various images from our sponsor Lunagirl Moonbeams. They are the lovely vintage images from France which I framed. Then I lay them on an agenda (Ellen de Mai) and I added a sentiment found on the internet. After that I printed them. The cute mouse and the badge (KD Designs) were added later as well as the green ribbon and the button. I like the visual effect my card evokes. Hope you join our challenge. Have an inspiring weekend!

 

 Barbara

For week 1 of the Far away places challenge I used the Memories of Paris sheet. The background is French ScriptI distressed the edges with TH linen distress ink the pictures were distressed with orange marmelade and linen distress inks. The small Eifel tower picture is placed on a white base edged with fiskers stamp scissors and elevated. The word Paris is from the title of the collection

Hazel

For week one of the Far away places challenge I used part of the Memories of Paris digital collage sheet kindly given to us by Lunagirl, changing the colour to sepia to tone with the Paris Nights papers by g.c.d studios. Ribbon are Papermania, flowers Craftime and the spacers in the centre of the flowers are Prima.

Click on the badge above and go directly to the Lunagirl site and see all the wonderful images there.  I am sure there is something you can use.

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So Much Fun to Sew

I  used to sew a lot.  I made all my kids clothes until they got the "attitude".  I don't sew for my grandkids as they are getting grown now and I found that my daughters never put the clothes I made on them.  Does this sound familiar to anyone else? 

So the only thing I can do sewing-wise is to make it a theme in my craft.  Here is a card for the "Sewing" theme at Lunagirl.  Drop by and see the creations from the Design Team.

This card uses only a few of the great sewing images at Lunagirl.  The tape measurer at the bottom was made with texture paste I made.  For the first time, I though it turned out well.  I think the sewing machine is a great detailed image and you can find it at Lunagirl.

Collage Tag

Here is a tag I made for Bella Creations' Oh La La  using the woman image from Gecko Galz.  The bird nest is from Moonlight Journey and the greeting is by Alpha Stamps..  The  lady's hat is decorated with  pearls and a small inlay stone with a rose on it.

Another Page

Here is another page of the Gluebook that I am working on.  It is a very enjoyable experiment.   I have spent a lot of time on it lately so I haven't done a lot of stamping recently.  On the next page I plan to incorporate a little stamping if possible.

Collage Project

I have been trying new techniques and projects lately to see what I like doing the best.  Below is my first Gluebook.  This is the first two pages that I have been working on.  I'm fairly pleased with the way it has turned out.  Now I have got to work on my photographing a book so the book is straight and there are no shadows. 

Here are a couple of pictures taken at different angels.

A Winner and Another Coaster

Congratulation to Gemma Atchia for winning Challenge # 13. She was No. 88, the magic number picked by a random generator.  She will be receiving a terrific package provided Alpha Stamps.

Here is the third of four coasters that I am making for Gingersnap Creations' heart coaster swap.  I have made a point of not having the heart as the center image of my collages.  I have had a great time making these collages and can't wait to received the ones being sent to me as I know they will be outstanding works of art.

Coasters

 Here are two coaster I havce made for the Gingershanp Creations art swap due next month.  We are suppose to have  different design on the 4 coasters.;  I only have two completed now, but am working on the other two now.  I hope to upload them this weekend.  These are Spring-looking ones in line with the theme of my present challenge.  The first coaster has an image from Alpha Stamps, my sponsor at this time.  I am showing a couple of close-ups so you can see the detail.

Collage Card

I spent a couple of days playing with this collage card.  I am fairly pleased with it.  I also tried my hand at Faux Stitching.  I really need to work at this as I'm afraid this first try is a little sloppy.  Better still I may dig out the sewing machine next time and actually stitch on the card.

I am also entering this in Studio L3's CCC challenge Design Details..

A Collage Tag

Here is a tag I put together using a charm.  I have very few charms, but I did find this shoe and I thought it appropriate for this victorian lady.  Images are by Green Paper.   After I pieced a couple of different design paers on the tag, I covered the entire tag with lace.  This is being entered into Gngersnap Creations' challenge using using charms.

I also have entered this in Simon's Stamp and Show's  "Ephemera" challenge and Studio L3's Dimensional Collage Fragments.

Compendium of Curiosities #33

I haven't joined in on Studio L3's Compendium of Curiosities recently.  This week it is on Altered Metal Alcohol Inks.  This was a fun technique.  I altered my metal piece with a red alcohol ink to match my paper.    This card has various layers of different shades of rose to burgundy.  I really like the way my metal embellsihment turned out.

I used as my main image two very small playing cards, the king and queen of diamonds.  This is being entered into Gingersnaps Creations' "King and Queen" challenge.

In Appreciation Of

my winning a sheet of stamps from Artistic Outpost . I decided to make a collage.  I have not had much experience at making collages.  I don't know why I don't do them more often as I enjoy making them.  There is the old adage "Practice makes perfect".  Maybe that could apply to me!

The theme of this collage is From Boys to Men.  I was thinking about Father's Day, but I have noone to give this to as my father passed away a number of years ago, but I often think about him.

This piece contains vintage clip art from Altered Artifacts and all the stamps are from Artistic Outpost.  The stamp sheets I used are Generation Redux and Steampunk.  In addition, on the collage you will find a chipboard key, a  Cricut diecut, and a bought embellishment.  A number of different papers was used in the background along with distressed ink.

More Flowers

I am still into flowers.  Here is a Flower Art Card with a collage of stamps from Scrolls Work.  All stamps have the Alice in Wonderland theme.  The edges are distressed and most of the stamps are stamped in cranberry colored ink.  The collage was placed on a piece of designer paper and in various areas I used sequin waste as a stencil and there are hearts outlined to emphasize the "queen".  In the top left corner is a handmade flower.

One Last Entry

This is my final entry for the Artistic Outpost April Referral Program.  It is an altered puzzle piece.  All stamps are by Artistic Outpost with the exception of the "Explore" ticket.