Vintage Page Designs

Ali Manning of

Vintage Page Designs

has challenged us to use up old paper from our stash.

Stash?

Moi?

You think I have a stash?

OK, maybe I do.

Just a small one though.

I made a mini album, which I haven't done for eons, about a road trip I took almost 4 years ago.

Yes, I have a stash of photos waiting to be scrapbooked too.

OKAY??

 I'm going to overwhelm you with pics, OK?

That's the thing about mini-albums, how do you show them, if you don't show a bunch of pics?

Are ya still with me?

Almost done...

That's it!

Thanks for staying with me...um, hello?

Hello?

Anybody there?

Friday Foto

I wandered over to Peggy's 

Friday Foto Collage,

just like I do every Friday 

and found some wonderful images.

Just like I do every Friday.

So I chose one and made something.

I have had a hankering to use one of the 

Lisa's Altered Art images that I love so much 

and that's where both the little girl and the background came from.

Peggy's challenge to us is to 

WRITE A NOTE!!!

and I don't think that's really what I've done here.

But I don't care.

And I'm sure Peggy won't mind either.

She's pretty cool that way.

Word Art is by Bethany Harty.

Other things I've used on here were freebies from the Internet.

(Is the Internet a person???)

Once in a Blue Moon

THINGS THAT LEAP!

(like tall buildings with a single bound!)

For those of you who are much (much) younger than me, I'm referring to Superman.

(This is the only thing I could think of that leaps.)

Once in A Blue Moon Challenge

The pig just seemed like the right thing to do.

S/he is from Graphics 45.

Buildings by Beth Rimmer.

Tag is embossed with  a Sizzex folder and coloured with Ranger Ink.

Tail by Electra

The yarn has been in my stash since before time was invented.

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!

Just because

Elements used are by Studio Rosey Posey, Becca, Land of Nod, and Kristen Aagard

Thanks for stopping by!

Hands

I got all excited when I saw the new challenge over at 

Collage Obsessions was 

HANDS

cus I have this really cool image of just that by Superkev.  

Anyways, I digress.

Credit to Joni Gray Designs for the orange background paper and Crowabout Studios for the rest.

Have a funny day!

(how can you not love someone named Superkev?) 

Thinking of Paris

This is for Peggy's Friday Foto Challenge

Turquoise

Take A Word

Just because

Button Button Who's Got The Button?

That would be 

The Jingle Belles 

of course.

This is my card for their challenge this week.

I'm rebelling against traditional Christmas colours.

Can you tell?

Outside the Frame

The theme at 

The Three Muses 

this week is

BIRDS-Outside the Frame

Elements used are by Holliewood and Tumblefish Studios

I appreciate you stopping by!

Wordless Wednesday

Happy (Almost) Heart Day

Irene Tan

has just published a book of her AMAZING techniques.

 If you aren't already familiar with her wonderful work, you can find out all about it 

here

Not only will you see her incredible art work at her website, you'll be able to enter a giveaway

for all of 

THIS:

I can't imagine why you wouldn't want to check this out!

The book and the giveaway!

I'll probably run into you over there.

Exciting News!

These are some photos from our trip to the mountains this weekend.

I haven't posted any of my photos for a while now.

And so that I don't forget...

 Yessirreee Bob, my darling daughter got engaged, coming down from the mountain on the gondola.

HE kicked me out and told me to take my own gondola down.

Well, he asked, very sweetly, actually.

And got down on one knee in that box hanging in mid-air over the Rockies.

He even went and asked her dad for his permission to marry her, beforehand.

Are you impressed?  

I know I am.

Pretty exciting if you ask me.

SPORT

OK, not a lot of people know this, but I'm not terribly athletic.

OK, I'm not sporty.

ALLRIGHT!

YES, I HATE EXERCISE AND ANYTHING THAT EVEN REMOTELY RESEMBLES IT!

Are you happy now?

So when

Collage Obsessions

presented the idea that we create something to do with the theme:

SPORT

I was perplexed.

I'm really more of a lady of leisure.

HOWEVER,  I am not one to give up easily.

Thus:

Thanks for stopping by!

Old Fashioned ATC's

This week's challenge at 

Take A Word

is to make 

OLD FASHIONED ATC'S

To be totally honesgt with you, that's about one of my most favorite things to do.

So it was easy.

Big valentiney hug to

Take A Word

for all the wonderful inspiration they give us!!

Welcome to Challenge #124 of 

The Order of the Opus Gluei

WARM FUZZIES

What does WARM FUZZIES mean to you?

To me,. it's the dust bunnies under the couch that is closest to the fireplace.

But who wants to see something made of dust bunnies.

Instead, I made this:

See the peacock feather?  

That's my fuzzy.

And the warm?

I took this photo in the summertime.

You may have a different interpretation of this theme.

I can hardly wait to see what you come up with!

The Order of the Opus Gluei

Soartful

The new challenge at 

Soartful Challenges

is

KRAFT, RED, WHITE, AND PINK!

Very Valentiney, doncha think?

I chose three ATC's I had made, photographed them 

and then placed them on a digital background.  

The best of both worlds.

You may make something digital, something "real" (lol), a sculpture for in front of your house, 

if you like!

But make something and link it up with us, before February 26th.

Really.

You could make a sculpture in that time.

Really.

Foto Friday

I'm waiting for my daughter to arrive, so that we can drive to the mountains. 

So I'm making art on the computer.

Peggy Gatto posted some delightful images for us to use this week in her

Friday Foto Collage

So that gave me something to do.

(as if I ever need something to do)

I chose this one:

 

Isn't it pretty?

Here's what it turned into:

I added the daughter I'm waiting for, and some elements by

Colleen Silke, Cajoline, and Kim Klassen

I hope you'll go check out

Friday Foto Collage

It's always so much fun!

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Torso Tags

This is for The Three Muses

Thanks for stopping by!

Foto Friday Collage

Peggy gave us this pretty, pretty, pretty image:

and I ended up with this:

Not quite so pretty, but I had a blast making it!

Friday Foto Collage