Let's Travel

If you are wondering what happened to the collaboration of Lunagirl challenges with those on The Cheerful Stamp Pad, it is because Karen of Lunagirl is on vacation and after arriving she discovered she had limited internet service.  They will continue when she returns.

Now let's see what the Design Team created for the second week of "Travel to Faraway Places".

Vicki

I took a post card image from Lunagirl and added some travel images and then embellished with an "Explore" sticker.

Vee

For week two of out challenge I made an oriental card using an image from Lunagirl's Far East Travel collage sheet, Spellbinder dies, red satin ribbon and oriental metal coins.

Hazel

I've used three images from the Memories of Paris digiral collage sheet, kindly given by Lunagirl, sponsor of the challenge. Papers, including the cut out of the Eiffel tower, are My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Madison Avenue. Papermania ribbon and various flowers. Everything mounted on to a sideways opening A5 card.

Michele

For week two of the "travel to faraway places" challenge I've made a  4x6 postcard featuring a young girl traveling across Europe.  All of the vintage images are from our challenge sponsor Lunagirl.  I started with the 4x6 cardboard base and arranged images from the Lunagirl collage sheets including "maps," "dreams of Paris," "scenes from Europe," "carte postale" and "steampunk girls."  I think there are 7 images used here altogether!  I also used washi tapes, prima flowers and some die cuts from a travel set I had in my stash.  I hope you enjoy this postcard and that you will also be inspired to join our challenge -- one more week to go! 

Barbara

I couldn't resist using one more picture from the Lunagirl Paris collage page and I made it into an artist trading card. The backing is a brown scrap and the gold is also a scrap, Memories sentiment is trimmed from the title of the collage.

Barbara (2nd one)

I figured out how to cut a section from the collage page, guess you are never to old to learn something. I used the  Lunagirl World collage page and chose the London map, I have had Tim Holtz Visual Artistry clear stamps for at least 5 years and I thought they went really well with the map. I am quite pleased with how it came out. I put all the stamps on my "new to me" Fiskers stamp press and it lined up beautifully and straight.

Karla

For the second week of Travelling to distant places, I made a card using a lovely image from Lunagirl Moonbeams. It is a magical landscape. The sentiment is from the internet and I also added some pearls, a flower and a bottle cap. Keep playing along with us and have an inspiring weekend

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Don't forget to visit the Lunagirl site and see all the beautiful images she carries.

Remember you can go directly to the challenge announcement at the top of my blog.  Please limit entries to two.

I Am Being Spotlighted

Sorry, I am posting this a little late as I have had internet trouble and ended up buying a new modem and it wasn't the trouble after all..

I am being spotlighted on the Gecko Galz Scrapbooking website.  Here are some cards  I have made

The last card was made by combining 4 Gecko Galz images into layers digitally.

Thanks for visiting my site and feel free to grab the free Gecko Galz image below.

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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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A Selfie

 

I tried something a little different recently.  This is an all digital composition using various digital elements from Mischief Circus.  This is my "Selfie"

"Black and White" Theme

We are beginning the second week of the joint challenge with Lunagirl -"Black and White".  Karen of Lnagirl and I would love to have you join both of our challenges.  Please limit your entries to two on my blog.  Below are some creations from the Design Teams to inspire you.  How easy...Hmm...black and white.  That means you don't even have to color your image!

Vicki

My card uses one of the portrait images from Lunagirl.  She is placed on a Cheery Lynn die on back and white designer paper.  As an added touch, I used a black butterfly trimmed in gold.

 

Hazel

I used one of the images from Lunagirl's civil war ladies-gents, kindly supplied by Lunagirl as sponsor of the challenge, printed out and matted on to black card. Papers are some that I've had for some time, with a piece of torn vellum with pocket watches behind the image.

 

Barbara

For Week 2 of the Black & White challenge I used the same Flower Line Art page, I love poppies and this one being tall and narrow I knew I wanted to make an A2 center step card. I used Spellbinders Fancy tags for the sentiment and Memory Box Latchette Border die for the side pieces. Black and white cards can be used for so many occasions,

Karla

For the second week of Black and white I made a card a card using another image by Lunagirl Moonbeams. I layered it on a scrapbook paper and added crystals, ribbons and a trim lace. The sentiment is from the internet. So, my lovelies, choose to be happy and keep playing along with us!Have an inspiring week!

Lunagirl gave us some lovely images to play with and, for my second week's project, I used this civil war portrait from a collage sheet which I altered in Craft Artist and printed out to make an A5 Greetings Card.I thought it would make a good card for a male, perhaps for Father's Day next month. 
And here is a scrap page. 

Vee

Michele

Here is my second week inspiration for you in this elegant black and white challenge.  It is a card; all of the vintage images on this card are from the "black and white" collage sheet by Lunagirl. I hope you will join our challenge!

 

 

Corinne Marie

The above three samples of inspiration are from my Guest Designer, one of the gals from Lunagirl.  Don't forget that when you enter here you should go to Lunagirl and enter again there as this challenge is coordinated with hers.

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Challenge #112-"Black and White"

I am excited that Karen of Lunagirl and I are combining challenges.  Just think you can now enter both challenges with the same entry....a 2 for 1!  My DT and the members of the Lunagirl team have made some pieces to inspire you..  Please limit your entries to two on this blog...thanks.

Vicki

The theme "Black and White" is one of my favorites.  I got going a little wild with my card this week.  I have a very busy designer paper which I have tried to calm down with some paper lace made with a Martha Stewart punch.  The beautiful dogwood is of course from Lunagirl and it is on a black center mat.  The sentiment is from Our Daily Bread.

Vee

Lunageirl gave us some lovely images to play with and I used this civil war portrait to make a stationery set with notelets.

Vee xx

Michele

Have you ever been to a black and white ball?  Well, you are invited to one now!  This is a 4x6 postcard format creation.  It is my invitation to you to join our black and white ball for the challenges sponsored both here at the cheerful stamp pad and also at lunagirl moonbeams.  All images on my postcard are from the "black and white" collage sheet by Lunagirl, resized to fit my format and with the words typed in by me.  Please join our party! 

Hazel

I used one of the images from Lunagirl's civil war ladies-gents, kindly supplied by Lunagirl as sponsor of the challenge, printed out and matted on to black card with some lace at the side. The background paper is some that I got some time ago from PDA card and craft, flowers from Hobbycraft.

Karla

For the first week of Black and White, I made a card using an image kindly supplied by our sponsor Lunagirl Moonbeams and it is called Civil War Ladies and Gents. I layered it on two scrapbook papers and added some pearls, some flowers and a lace trim.Hope you continue playing along with us!

Barbara

Week 1 of the Black and White challenge with Luna Girl I chose the Flower Line Art page, I loved the floral images and they were perfect for me to try out a Folded Screen card. I used the Fleur Dis lis border punch for the top of the screen and picked different patterned papers to go along with the flowers. I die cut butterflies out of a scrap of shiny white, buttons and dewdrops from my stash. More pictures on my blog.

Guest-Shelby Pizzarro

Guest- Corinne Marie

 Guest-Corinne Marie

 

 

I hope you enjoy the next couple of  challenges that The Cheerful Stamp Pad and The Lunagirl Moonbeams are having jointly.  Click on the badge for the Black and White challenge and visit Lunagirl's site with all the wonderful images being used here.

 

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Challenge Dates Change

Beginning this week my changes will still run for two weeks, but they will begin on Friday morning.  The current challenge will run the full term and end Sunday at midnight.

More Fairies

This is the second week of the challenge theme "Fairies" and the Design Team has been busy. Hopefully after viewing what they have created, you will be tempted to enter the challenge. Just go to the shortcut at the top of my sidebar and it will take you directly to the original post.

Vicki

My Sweet Pea fairy is on a designer paper background on which I have added some reflective stickers in two corners.  She is colored with Copic markers.  She is getting ready to water some flowers made with a Stampin' Up stamp and punch.  These are also colored with Copics and have a brad as the center.

Barbara

For Week 2 of Fairies at The Cheerful Stamp Pad I used an image from Sweet Pea named Magic Spread by Ching-Chou Kuik. The lilies reminded me of stargazer lilies so I tried to replicate their colour. I used spica clear glitter pen on her wings. There are some awesome images at Sweet Pea Designs.

Vee

Hello. For the second week of our Fairies challenge at The Cheerful Stamp Pad I have made another project using the lovely Darkling image by Janna Prosvirina which is available from our sponsor, Sweet Pea Stamps.  This time I decided to make a parchment piece.  I shaded the image which I had printed onto parchment, cut with spellbinders grand oval and layered onto a paper which had shades of purple and pink. I attached vintage ribbon around the perimeter and layered everything with foam mount onto lilac matte card then layered onto cream linen card. I finished with some gems and die cut corners. All The Best.  xx

Hazel

I used Karen Middleton's 'butterfly blue' from Sweet Pea Stamps, colouring with spectrum noir pens and adding a few little stars. Background papers were freebies from magazines, corrugated strips, spotty ribbon and lace all from stash

Karla

For the second week of Fairies, I made a card using a lovely image designed by Ching Chou Kuik and you can find it at Sweet Peas Stamps. I coloured it digitally and layered it on two cardstocks. Then I framed  my fairy and added a couple of  ribbons, some crystals, some flowers, a trim and a sentiment.Hope you keep playing along with us. Have a magical week!

Michele

For the second week of the "fairies" challenge I've made an ATC with another darling fairy provided to our DT by our challenge sponsor Sweet Pea Stamps.  I printed this digital image on designer paper by Gecko Galz and colored it with colored pencils.  I added this to my ATC card base and decorated with borders and flowers.  I do love working with the darling images from Sweet Pea and I hope you will play for the chance to own some of these images for yourself

 

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Lunagirl Continues Mother Theme

Here is another piece of inspiration for the "Mother" theme at Lunagirl.  It is a tag showing that mother does a lot of multi-tasking.  The mother reads to her daughter while clothes dry on the line.