A Steamy Trap........

August 30th 2014

Okay who's created with a mouse trap??? This is my first go at altering a trap - you can see all the details over at the Unruly Paperarts Site in my column. All the supplies and instructions of how I did this little Steampunk creation are in my article so pop over & let me know what you think!

Beautiful Blooms

August 29th 2014

A beautiful blooms challenge at the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog this week & our sponsor is DRS Designs - they provided the DT with some gorgeous flower images to work with! We would love to see your ATC's this week - who can resist creating with flowers!

Too Cool 4 Skool...

August 23rd 2014

A new challenge at Wicked Wednesday - started Wednesday but I haven't been well so I am only just posting my ATC for this week! The theme for this week is "Back to School" and a cute sponsor - Time for Tea Designs!

Just Clowing Around....

August 18th 2014

 

 

Having more fun with my journal - this page uses great new collage images from Gecko Galz - "Clowning Around" Sheets. I used my Silhouette to cut the "Big Top" from paper & card. Some fabulous new collage sets at Gecko Galz this month.

 

Background is Dylusions Sprays & paint & a bit of stencilling - just love this page - the colours & the fantastic clowns!!

 

 

This is also a page based on the Journal 52 Week 27 - "Nostalgia" prompt - good old fashioned circus!

Gecko Galz & itKuPiLLi

August 14th 2014
This months cross promotion at Gecko Galz is with a great "partner" itKuPiLLi and here's my creation:

 

I've used background paper from this months new release Gecko Galz Map collage sheets and gorgeous woman image and flowers from itKuPiLLi. If you visit the website you can see what the rest of the DT have done with their cross promotion products!

 

 

This page is also my Journal 52 Week 22 "Travelling" page interpretation/creation! I'm still not caught up but I'm still creating and attempting to complete more pages based on the prompts!



Something Sweet

August 13th 2014

A new "sweet" challenge at the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge Blog and a great sponsor Sami Stamps has provided images for us this week & images for the winner so we would love to see your creations!

I'm also entering this in the current Anything Goes challenge at the Sami Stamps Blog!

It's Summer.....

August 12th 2014
Well it's Summer in some parts of the world - here Down Under I am eagerly awaiting Summer!!!! But the theme of the new challenge at The Sailing Pineapple Blog this fortnight.

Love this gorgeous image from Lizzy Love - available at the new Sailing Pineapple Website along with several other designs by Lizzy. Pop over & check them out!

Patterned papers are from Gecko Galz and I just had to use them because they are pink LOL!!!

Freebies at Gecko Galz...

August 11th 2014

 





 

Every month Gecko Galz have some freebie products for you to download & create with! Here are my 3 cards made with the freebies - "To the Beach" Digital Stamp, Patterned Paper & Mermaid Image - I love this mermaid image!



 

 

Make sure you pop over to the Gecko Galz site & grab your freebies & create something - we have some great challenges at the Gecko Galz FB Group which you can enter in.

Love My Fur Babies......most of the time!!!!

August 7th 2014

Okay a fun journal page for the current Little Miss Muffet Challenge - of course this is "my" interpretation of the challenge theme - you know I can't help but do something "different" - you'll never guess what the theme is????? "Baby, Baby" - welcoming a new baby - well I am "welcoming" fur babies! Note: this is MY interpretation of the theme -it's not "traditional" but it's my humour and twist to the theme!

I've used a cat image from Little Miss Muffet which comes from the "Van Family Pets" Set of images - I liked these stick like critters! Little village scene design in the background is from a Vera Lane Studio set of images and the woman is a collage image from Ceremony - a real mix of artists for this page!

Acrylic paints were used on the background and I added some book page strips before painting also for some extra texture and to allow some of the print to show through. I added some letter tiles "Love My Fur Babies". Woman image printed on paper and fussy cut. Cats & village printed on tissue paper and adhered to page.

A fun page which may or may not fit the challenge theme - LOL!!!

Leo.....

August 6th 2014

Time for a new ATC Challenge at the Wicked Wednesday Blog - and as it's our "Leader's" Birthday - we have a very fitting theme "Leo" - so let's see your Zodiac creations for this month! Our sponsor who always have the greatest images for these sorts of themes is Delicious Doodles - if you have any of their images let's see them fir this challenge!!!

And a BIG Happy Birthday to Jenn - hope you have a fantastic day - you deserve it!!

Sweet Perfumed ATC

August 6th 2014
A new challenge at The Sailing Pineapple Blog - BINGO!! Check out the blog for the Bingo card and make a creation using a row of items. Here's my ATC for this challenge:

Perfume bottle image available at the Etsy Store or new Website! Rubber stamps now available at the website - some great new artists as well - check it out!

Take Flight - Live Free

August 3rd 2014

A new month which means new prompts at the Unruly Paperarts Site - Reader's Art Quest Inspiration! You can choose to use either the Creative Prompt or the Photo Inspiration or combine the 2 things! We would love to see some more entries this month - you have the opportunity to win a gift voucher just by entering and sharing your interpretation of this months theme!

I've taken the "Take Flight" prompt and made this bird inspired journal page with images from Vera Lane Studio. You can probably tell I am a big fan of these images - love their quirkiness!

Background of my journal page is Dylusions Spray Inks and stencilling, images coloured with Copic Markers, framework and birds on a wire cut with my Cameo. I love this page - nice and bright and colourful!

"Sew" Many Layers...

August 1st 2014
Have you been visiting the Unruly Paperarts site - we have had a great theme of "Layers" and there have been some great articles from the columnists? Pop over and check out my column and the other layers inspiration & then get ready for a great month of "Steampunk" Creations for August!!!

 

I love to have lots of layers - all my cards have had the layers sewn with my machine. All images are from Vera Lane Studio - you really must check out Janet's Store and grab yourself a set or 2 or 3!!!