Marie Takes Flight

Thanks to Rian Designs for the Marie image and Madelyn of Shabbyblogs.com for the frame.

Photo Masks are by Amanda Sok, tiny butterflies are by Beth Rimmer, large butterflies were googled.

Thanks for looking!

Easter is coming, you know.

and 

The Three Muses

 have given us the theme of

 "Two of a Kind"

And I believe in magic.

And true love,

And fairytales.

Do you?

Check out the talent at The Three Muses

Thanks to Cajoline and Riandesigns, Becca, Carole Neale, and Beth Rimmer

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Thanks to Crowabout Studios!

Leaves

I love Leaves.

I really do.

I'm lucky to live in a part of the world where our autumns are magical.

Wait.  Maybe it's like that everywhere!

Oh well, I live here. lol

Collage Obsession has

LEAVES

as their challenge this week.

It's my photo on a paper by Doris Castle, 

using a photo mask by Syndee Nuckles, 

with word art by Anna Aspnes Designs.

Thanks for looking!

Masculine

Take A Word

Elements used are by Lisa's Altered Art.

Unknown paper and my own photo.

My First Design

as a member of Rian's Design Team!!

(she giggles happily)

Rian has just released five, (count em, five!) new collage sheets and

Wendy, Sim, Kaylene and Marja and I get to

play with her sheets before you even get to see them!

(OK, I may be gloating, just a bit)

You can find her new sheets at

Rian Design

right now and if you go over there, 

not only can you see what the other talented DT members have created, 

you can enter her 

GIVEAWAY!

Enjoy!

Masking Tape

Gingersnap Creations'

Spicy Supply Challenge #138

is

MASKING TAPE.

Go figure.

But I followed Sharon Briss'

PEELED PAPER CANVAS TECHNIQUE

and this is what I got:

  I heart it.

You can see Sharon's Technique Tutorial here

Elements used are by Rebecca McMeen, Artist's Loft, Recollections, my stash and 

a book about Nancy Drew that I found in our recycling bin.

Who throws those out??????

Circus

This is for 

The Three Muses

I've used elements by 

Holliewood, RianDesigns, Eenas Creation,Doris Castle, and Andrea Trump

Thanks for stopping by!

Exciting News!!

I have been blessed to be invited to join the design team for Rian of

 Rian Design
I've been an admirer of her work since the moment I discovered it and couldn't believe she asked me!
I'll be working with Marja, Sim, Kaylene and Wendy all of whose work I already love.
 This is going to be so cool!

I'll be showing you my first design next when which will coincide with the release of
Rian's beautiful new collage sheets
(I've already seen them-you're going to love them)

Until then, I hope you go see what she has been up to at
 Rian Design

Enjoy!

Just Because

Elements used are by Amanda Sok, Gina Miller, 

Fei-Fei, Studio Rosey-Posey, Monika Desings, and Shineangel.

Random Redhead Challenge

#139 is 

USE A FAUX TECHNIQUE

over at

Gingersnap Creations

Yesirree!

Have you entered yet?

Are you wondering what exactly my "Faux Technique" is?

Well, the background of this tag is 

FAUX METAL

but you knew that, right?

I covered one of Tim Holtz' tags with flashing tape (from our local hardware store)

and sent it through a cuttlebug embossing folder.

Then I wiped it down with Ranger Alcohol inks

(Lettuce, Stream and Purple Twilight),

It looks real doesn't it?

lol

The rest of the tag includes some more products by Tim Holtz: 

the truck stamp, the Journey tag and holder

The rest of the stuff I really couldn't tell you, it's all from my (far too extensive) stash.

(For purposes of displaying the tag, 

the digital background paper is by Carina Gardner and 

the digital frame is by Cherise Oleson)

Thanks for stopping and remember to

always let your mistakes move you forward.

Off to the gym now.

(My biggest mistake lately is eating too much.)

 

At The End Of The Rainbow...

Today at 

Collage Obsessions

we were invited to create something with a Rainbow theme.

It just so happened that on the table in my living room was a LO 

of two photos I took one day on a roadtrip.

of rainbows!

How weird is that?

So I sat down and watched the Oscars for a little while and put the tiny flowers and teeny brads where I had planned to put them.

That's the kind of thing you do in front of the TV.

And here it is:

 Thanks Collage Obsessions for helping get my creative butt in gear!

I never would have seen the Oscars if you hadn't given us this theme!

Mail

This is for this week's

Take a word

Elements used are by Altered Emporium, Holliewood and Fire-Powa

Thanks for stopping by!

That's the Ticket

Head Poobah Jana of

Order of the Opus Gluei

 fame

has invited us to create something fantabulous with a ticket or anything related to a ticket.  

How easy is that?

You could even post your dry cleaning ticket! (with a little doodling on it of course)

I don't doodle, 

or at least I don't doodle anywhere where anyone from the general public would be likely to see it, soooooo,,,,

I made this:

That's my handsome dad on the left there

No, not the guy with the huge ears!

when he worked for Warner Brother's Pictures. 

 He was good friends with Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig, you know.

I would like to tell you my dad was an actor, a famous actor.  But he was an accountant.

well, they called it a bookkeeper in those days.

sigh.

And If I had been born yet, I would have MET Porky and Bugs!

But I wasn't.

I feel so sad.

Oh well.  Tickets seemed appropriate.

Please go and say HI to the other head Poobah and the Poobettes and see their Mahvelous art to get you started on your That's the Ticket Challenge Piece.

I can hardly wait to see what you make!

  
 
 

Friday Foto Collage

Friday Foto Collage

Elements used are by Amanda Frijo-Tobin, Anna Aspnes Designs,

and Eena's Creation.

Numerous PSE layers and filters applied

Hope your weekend is going well!

Time for Tea

It's time for Soartful Challenge #3 and that means it's Time for Tea!  That's the theme for this challenge, or you can use any pastel colours as your inspiration.

I really hope you'll visit us at 

Soartful

and check out the awesome creations our Design Team has put together for you!

Elements used in my piece are by Cajoline and  Dezinaworld,

I'll see you at Soartful!

Blowing Bubbles

The girl and I went and painted pottery last time she was in town.

The coolest thing EVAH was painting them by blowing bubbles of paint.

That's what we're doing.

Elements used are by Ashalee Wall, Titoff, Sausan Designs, Amanda Sok,

Carole Neale, and Finecrafted Designs.

Skiing or Skating?

Wordless Wednesday

Greetings

I needed a generic greeting card and noticed that there was a chalking challenge at

Blockhead Stamps

So, "Self?"  I said.  "Why not?"

It's very girly, doncha think?

I love it when Self cooperates.

In The Round

is the theme at

The Three Muses

this week.

There are numerous round things on this piece, but I just had to add the flower petals around it, cus it's well, it's just so girly!

And I do dearly love girly.

Elements used are by Fiddlette, Syndee Nuckles, 

Mandy Steward, and Maya de Groot

Thanks for stopping by!