A Juggling Act...

August 29th 2017

An altered index card for one of the Facebook challenges at the Gecko Galz Group - theme of Red & Yellow! I've used one of the clowns from the Gecko Galz "Clowning Around" collage set. Card background was some leftover coloured texture paste in red and yellow covered with some Tim Holtz tissue paper. I used a Posca pen to draw a border around the card and also the computer generated wording. Simple but effective!

Be Mine.....

August 28th 2017

Remember the challenge at Rick St Dennis' Sparkle and Glitter Blog is still going and you have time to get your entry in! Them is Anything Goes OR use the Optional theme of "All Stitched Up"!!

Here is my second inspiration creation for this challenge using French Clown by Rick St Dennis - available in his Zibbet Store! I've created a journal page with the French Clown plus Sin City Stamps on the background and lots of fancy sewing with my sewing machine!

We would love you to join the challenge!!

Sin City Stamps: Flower Fairies

August 27th 2017

I have some embossed background tags at the Sin City Stamps Blog today! Click here to check them out!

Flower gals are from the Fairytale Fantasy Fairies Set and the background stamp is Background Roses - a gorgeous stamp!

Cupcake Fever!

August 27th 2017

A new release digi set this week at Vera Lane Studio "Cupcakes" - a great set of little yummy cakes to create with!

I've created in my mini journal with 3 of the cakes from this set. I used pages that were "mop ups" from excess paint from other journal pages and creations!

Pop over to the Facebook Group for more inspiration with this set!

Tree as Spirit.....

August 23rd 2017
Sharing a journal spread done for a Round Robin for a great little Aussie Art Group I belong to!! The theme of these pages was : Tree (as Spirit) - I LOVED creating in this journal!!

All digis are by Vera Lane Studio - I used images from several of the sets that are available in the store - they all mix and match sooooo well!!!

 

Background was paint spread using a brayer plus I added some stencilling for a bit more depth and then all the images were coloured with pastel pencils, fussy cut and arranged on the pages!

 

I LOVE how these pages turned out!!!

Sprinkle & Sparkle....

August 16th 2017

 

Sharing a new journal page using a fab new set of digis by Janet at Vera Lane Studio "Sprinkle and Sparkle"!!

These 2 little gals are so cute! I printed them on watercolour card and used watercolour pencils to colour in - and of course I added some glitter glue to their crowns and wings!

Page background is brayered paint and impasto medium through a square stencil. I added some Brea glitter ink as well as some pastel crayons to edge the squares to amek them stand out a bit. O just love the nice bright pink colours!!

Feelin Groovy...

August 14th 2017

Make sure you pop over to the "Sparkle and Glitter Blog" and enter our current "All Stitched Up" Challenge - you also have the option to enter and anything goes creation too!!! Pop over to Rick's Zibbet Store and nab yourself one of his amazing digis to create with an join the challenge!!! I'm also entering this in the current "Your Scrapbook Place" Blog Challenge - where Rick is a sponsor for the month!!!

I always love using my sewing machine on my creations - always love the great effect you can get and even better I love that I get the sewing on the back of the page for the next time I am creating in my journal - great texture and interest!!!

I've used "Moonbeam 2015" for this page - she is "Feelin' Groovy" LOL - coloured her with some bright colours and fussy cut and added her to may page with lots of sewing and a sparkly row of sequins!! There are soooo many fab digis available so take the time to have a look and support Rick!!

Sin City Stamps: Background Grunge Postcards...

August 13th 2017

If you pop over to the Sin City Stamps Blog you will see these grungy backgrounds on show! And while you are visiting check out the other amazing posts with step by step instructions for creating with Sin City Stamps!!

Sin City stamps were used to make the backgrounds and I used collage elements from my most favourite digital collage store @ Etsy - Art Tea Life. Sandy has fabulous sheets to create with - very high quality - I love to use them in my creations in conjunction with my Sin City Rubber Stamps!!!

The Smallest Things...

August 12th 2017

Sharing a baby boy card made with a fantastic little set of digis by Vera Lane Studio "Swaddle them" - such a cute set and perfect for either a baby boy or baby girl or one of each LOL!

The little baby is perfect for paper piecing as shown here and I just had to colour the face with copics. I used a pre printed and pre cut window card with a cute little teddy pattern. I printed the wording to fit behind the window - set comes with 2 phrases to use! I added some muslin cloth behind the baby and finished with a piece of blue lace tied at the spine. I also added an insert in matching teddy paper to the inside to write on. A nice quick and easy card when you need one in a hurry!

 

I am entering this card in the current "Cardz for Guyz" challenge which is to make a baby boy card - a perfect challenge for this!!

Sin City Stamps: Going Postal

August 10th 2017

You can find these postcards over at the Sin City Blog today!! I just love this new stamp set "Correspondence" now available at the Sin City Store!! All the instructions and details at the blog!!

Be Open to Whatever Comes Next!

August 8th 2017

Just love this gorgeous mermaid by Sandra Caldwell!! She's on the facing page to Sandra's Merman digi which I did quite some time ago and he has just been waiting for his mermaid to come along LOL!!! Digi coloured with pastel pencils and fussy cut and added to this very pink themed background with sparkle!!

 

Here's the Merman who is on the opposite page in the journal - a perfect pair!!!!

 

 

Sin City Stamps: Just Us Girls Mini Embossing

August 7th 2017

I have a few quick cards on the Sin City Blog today! I just love this set of stamps "Just Us Girls" available at the Sin City Store!!

These cards are quick and easy and great to use up the ink in your mini cube pigment inks!! Great "girly" cards LOL!!!!

 

Relax & Sparkle...

August 6th 2017

Our theme for this month at the Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group is "Sparkle" so we have all been creating projects with glitter and sparkle! I've used one of the "Ladies Who Lunch" digis to create this page which I spritzed with shimmery ink sprays, added some gems and some glitter glue to the main image for lots of sparkle!

Printed wording is also by Vera Lane Studio. the stitching on the page is the back of the previous page but adds to the texture - I always love sewing on my pages!