Taurus ATC

April 30th 2014

Another great challenge at the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog - Jenn comes up with the most amazing sponsors & themes - we would love to see your entries for this week!

Sponsor for this challenge is Delicious Doodles - why not check them out and grab an image to play along with like the one I have used & create a "Taurus" themed ATC!

January Down Under...

April 27th 2014

I decided to do a sunny page for January in my journal using 2 images from Little Miss Muffet Stamps and enter my page at their "Anything Goes Challenge"! Images used are "Casper Silvermist Dude" & "Sonny Honeycloud Life's a Beach" - perfect images for this themed page.

LOL I know for most of you January is not a sunny beachy time but obviously here Down Under it's Summer and time for being at the beach!

Background is acrylic paints and stencilling. Image was printed on blending card, coloured with Copic Markers and fussy cut then adhered to the page. I stamped the January 2014 wording on with Stazon ink. I love Summer but we are heading towards winter so it was fun to make a bright cheery creation!

Protectress of the Bees....

April 26th 2014

A bit of a statement with this card!!!! Some of you may have heard of the Bee population problems in Europe - I didn't know anything about it until recently when my lecturer started a discussion in my Horticulture class - most interesting!!

So my card for the Just Some Lines Challenge reminder uses one of Jehanne's newer images "Fairy Huntress" as she looks like she could also be guarding the bees!!

Papers are digital from Betsy Rainbow Etsy Store - just the most perfect papers for this card's theme!

Maybe do a search on the Internet to find out more info on the "bee" issue if you aren't aware of what is going on!

Life is Not Waiting...

April 23rd 2014

"Quotes & Words" is our theme for this weeks ATC challenge at Wicked Wednesday and our sponsor is DRS Designs - you have the opportunity to win some images from them just by entering!

Quote themed stamp is from DRS Designs & Umbrella couple is a collage image from Gecko Galz!

Don't Just do Something - Sit There!

April 23rd 2014

LOL a fun "Humour" challenge at The East Wind Challenge Blog. I bought a few East Wind images awhile ago and haven't had a chance to create so I decided to print off this cute "yoga" gal and create a card for the challenge. I found the Yoga Quote on the net and thought it was perfect!

Patterned digital papers are from the Digital Scrap Etsy Store - I thought the flowery papers were nice & peaceful & nature inspired for this Yoga image.

Wish....

April 22nd 2014

Some new digi stamps to play with from Little Miss Muffet - here is one of the new ones I bought over the weekend to enter their current "Distressed Challenge" at their Blog. I've distressed all the edges of my patterned paper and also the little "wish" tag.

 

 

I've used the current sketch from The Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge to lay out my card and couldn't help adding a few embellishments: feathers, muslin & hessian flowers.

 

I had some extra time this Easter weekend to make a few extra cards with some images I have been wanting to "play" with and just haven't had the time so I was very happy with my creative time over the past few days!

Spring Bunny Journal Page...

April 20th 2014

A very happy Easter to everyone! Today I am sharing my April Journal page using the very cute Spring Bunny image by Sandra Caldwell available at the QKD Store as a digital download.

Easter Bunny....

April 19th 2014

A Happy Easter tag using a cute Just Some Lines image along with a collage bunny and wording from Gecko Galz! Our Spring/Easter themed challenge is still running at the Just Some Lines Blog so get creating with a JSL image!

Spring Bunny...

April 18th 2014

Sharing a little spring themed tag using a great Sandra Caldwell digi - available at the QKD Store. Tag background is a mix of paint & inks all smooshed together and spritzed with water - fun & messy LOL!

Hope you are all enjoying the Easter weekend!

Cherish Nature....

April 16th 2014

Time for a new challenge at Wicked Wednesday and this week our theme is "Easter or Earth Day" and we have 2 amazing sponsors for this challenge - Dilly Beans & Just Some Lines so why not support them and create an ATC with one of their images!

My ATC uses a Dilly Beans image - isn't she beautiful? Patterned papers are from Quakasupapers Etsy Store - love the soft pinks & blues.

Live Simply in the Moment....

April 14th 2014

Sharing a pair of cards made with new release digital "Silhouette" Stamps from Gecko Galz plus the honeycomb paper is available as the freebie for this month at the site so make sure you grab it and create! The text patterned paper is also from Gecko Galz along with the "Live" sentiment - I'm certainly promoting Gecko Galz today!!!

I used 2 of the images from the Silhouette Set but I used the same sentiment for both as I thought it was the perfect wording for each image.

Live simply in the moment.....

Pink Huntress...

April 12th 2014

 

A reminder for the "Easter or Spring" themed challenge at the Just Some Lines Blog.

I'm using a new image "Fairy Huntress" from the Just Some Lines Store - remember you need to use a JSL image to enter - there's always a freebie at the blog!

Patterned papers are from the Quakasupapers Etsy Store - I just loved the soft pinks & blues of these floral digi papers!

I used this weeks sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches to arrange all the elements on my card!

Always Time For Tea!

April 11th 2014

Sharing a new acetate based card made using one of the quirky "Alice in Waterland" images by Deborah Muller available at the QKD Store.

It's always hard to photograph these cards but I tried LOL!!!

 

 

Patterned papers were "tea" themed and perfect for this image - they are digital papers from the Prettygrafik Etsy Store.

Crazy Craniums.....

April 9th 2014

What a fun & interesting challenge we have for you this week at Wicked Wednesday - our theme is "Crazy Craniums" and our sponsor is Smeared Ink - perfect for this challenge LOL!!!

I've gone with a "Think Pink" theme for my Crazy Cranium ATC! Background paper is from the Prettygrafik Etsy store and I added a feather, some lace and the little letter tiles!

We really can't wait to see the entries this week!

Gecko Galz & ADFD Cross Promotion

April 7th 2014

 

 

As you may know each month at Gecko Galz we have a "cross promotion:" with a "complimentary" company and this month the DT are so lucky to be combing our Gecko Galz products with A Day For Daisies! I love ADFD images and I couldn't resist using this gorgeous image along with Gecko Galz patterned floral paper and floral tickets.

 

 



If you visit the Gecko Galz site you can see more wonderful inspiration from the rest of the DT and also check out the new products for the month and monthly challenge!



"Just Gab" Enjoying Spring.....



April 5th 2014

 A new month and a new challenge at the Just Some Lines Blog! The theme for April is "Easter or Spring". LOL I'm happy to create spring theme as it's Autumn here so that means Winter is coming - maybe I can hold it off with my Spring thoughts!

 

 

For my card today I've used a new image from Just Some Lines "Just Gab" along with some bright and flowery patterned paper from Crate Paper - love the colours of these.

 

 

Remember there is always a freebie image at the blog so you can join the challenge or pop over to the store and grab something new!

Unruly Paperarts "April Reader's Art Quest"....

April 4th 2014

Have you checked out this months "prompt" for the Unruly Readers Art Quest??? We love to see everyone's interpretations of the prompts - there are two prompts - one is a creative prompt using a word or phrase and the second is to use the word/phrase plus the inspiration photo!

We were lucky to be able to use some great collage images from Altered Pages for our RAQ projects - this exotic beauty was just perfect for the inspiration I gained from the creative prompt! Pop over to the Unruly Blog and get some inspiration yourself and then link up so we can all see your creativity!

Time for a Birthday...

April 4th 2014

 

Another card using this great new image by Deborah Muller - available at the Queen Kat Designs Store - this is just one in a range of images - they are so great - perfect to create with!

 

 

Patterned papers are from a 6 x 6 [pad from My Mind's Eye - I love the colours. I added some mushroom cut outs, happy birthday wording and a clock charm to finish it all off!

 

Bunnies

April 3rd 2014

A new challenge for this week at the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog with a theme of "Bunnies" and a great sponsor "A Day For Daisies". We would love to see your ATC's for this challenge.

My ATC uses an image from A Day For Daisies and the background paper and rose tickets are from Gecko Galz. And I am also entering my ATC at the ADFD "Pretty Pastels" Challenge!

Green Wishes...

April 1st 2014

Wow how fast is this year going - it's April already!!! Today I have a mini journal page using a cute Just Some Lines image. Flower background is a stencil and I added the 'Best Wishes' wording.