art from the well: February 2018

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

keeping it green!

st patrick's day is only a couple of weeks away now and our challenge theme at the gecko galz customer challenge blog has been "putting on the green." challenge entries closed on february 26 (because this is a short month!) but i still have some more goodies to share.

supplies: gecko galz visions in green collage sheet; gecko galz butterfly kisses collage sheet; gecko galz putting on the green digital crafting kit; gecko galz it's not easy being green paper pack; enamel dots; distress ink.

instructions: i covered my ATC base with paper i printed out from the putting on the green digital crafting kit and distressed the edges. i printed the celtic symbol from the digital crafting kit on to paper from the it's not easy being gree paper pack, cut it out and glued it to the ATV. i fussy cut the girl, printed from the digital craft kit and also fussy cut the butterfly from the butterfly kisses sheet and glued both to the ATC as well. i added the enamel dots last.

supplies: gecko galz butterfly kisses collage sheet; gecko galz putting on the green digital crafting kit; gecko galz it's not easy being green paper pack, gecko galz charming words collage sheet; distress ink.

instructions: i covered my ATC base with paper i printed out from the putting on the green digital crafting kit and distressed the edges. i printed the celtic symbol from the digital crafting kit on to paper from the it's not easy being gree paper pack, cut it out and glued it to the ATV. i fussy cut the girl, printed from the digital craft kit and also fussy cut the butterfly from the butterfly kisses sheet and glued both to the ATC as well, along with the word, cut from the charming words collage sheet.

supplies: gecko galz visions in green collage sheet; gecko galz butterfly kisses collage sheet; gecko galz it's not easy being green paper pack; paper flower, enamel dots, distress ink.

instructions: i took 4 different papers from the it's not easy being green paper pack and arranged them on the ATC base, and distressed the edges. i fussy cut the girl from visions in green and glued her on the ATC. i fussy cut the butterfly from butterfly kisses and added that to her shoulder. i added the paper flower and enamel dots last.

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how to play along with the challenge: too late for february but come back march 1 to see the new challenge theme and play along with us next month!

love to all.

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

let the soul speak

for three muses challenge "grunge"

images from crowabout studioB (love is everything); rucola designs (fantastical steampunk); and tumblefish studios (fantastical steampunk -- retired).

love to all.

Sunday, February 18, 2018

a celestial fantasy

for take a word, "fly me to the moon."

images from itKuPiLLi "celestial," "butterflies," and "totally irrelevant;" from miles beyond the moon "nevermore;" and from songbirdy "glitzy.

love to all, and golden moony dreams.

Friday, February 16, 2018

erin go bragh

since our challenge at the gecko galz customer challenge blog this month is "putting on the green," i am sharing a digitally created piece today on our theme. if you'd like to join the challenge see the instructions at the bottom of this post.

supplies: gecko galz putting on the green digital crafting kit; gecko galz it's not easy being green paper pack.

instructions: i selected several items from the crafting kit and arranged them in photo shop, using a paper from the it's not easy being green paper pack as my base.

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on february 28 i'll be featured on the gecko galz blog so please come back to see more st patrick's themed ATCS...

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how to play along with the challenge: create on our theme -- remember you must use at least one item by gecko galz. if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month. sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals! for this challenge your deadline to link up is february 26. challenge prize will be goodies from the gecko galz shop!

love to all.

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

sweet loving wishes to everyone!

i've always liked valentine's day -- whether or not i felt i had a valentine of my own. i loved the little valentines we'd pass out at school and as an adult playing with stamps, collage images and digital images i still can't quite get enough.

i wanted to give valentine's to everyone at work -- about 40 people. i had some left over from last year which i'd never given out and a few made earlier this year but i still had to make about 15 more. the 4 ATCs above are made with vintage valentines from twisted papers and background papers and hearts from my artistic adventures.

the top left is made with twisted papers and my artistic adventures. the remaining three are digital images -- bottom right and left are crowabout studio b ("love the world") and the rest are gecko galz.

these are all digital creations with images either from gecko galz or crowabout studio b.

so these are just a few of the new ones i made this year. i'm exhausted now having just finished the night before -- but i just made it in time for valentine's day.

happy valentine's day and love to all!

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

use a quote

it was my turn to pick a theme for tag tuesday and because i love quotes and sayings i chose "use a quote."

the beautiful woman is matilda sissieretta joyner jones, an american opera soprano from the 1800s. the image is from the lunagirl african american CD; the wings are also from lunagirl, the rainbow wings collage sheet; the background of clouds is from a retired tumblefish studios kit. i also used a french script rubber stamp (company unknown), paper tape and ribbon. the quote is by maya angelou.

here we have the very famous and glamorous josephine baker, an american born entertainer, intellectual and activist. the image is from the lunagirl african american CD; the wings are also from lunagirl, the rainbow wings collage sheet; the background is from twisted papers (i think their store is now closed); the enamel dots, felt leaf and ribbon are from my stash. the saying come from a tim holtz ideology "small talk" sticker set.

come by the tag tuesday site and check out this challenge!
love to all.

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

be careful it's wet outside...

for three muses: umbrella

images from tumblefish studios (retired) and songbirdy (circumstance), raindrops by openclipart.

love to all.

Sunday, February 4, 2018

time and memory

for take a word: time

images from dezinaworld except letters which are mischief circus fantastical steampunk.

love to all.

Thursday, February 1, 2018

putting on the green!

at the gecko galz blog this month we are "putting on the green" and encouraging you to make projects for st patrick's day or at least using green! challenge rules are below. here is an ATC by me to get this started.

supplies: gecko galz visions in green collage sheet; gecko galz darling dragonflies collage sheet; gecko galz putting on the green digital crafting kit; paper flower, enamel dot, distress ink.

instructions: i covered my ATC base with paper i printed out from the putting on the green digital crafting kit and distressed the edges. the Irish blessing was printed from the putting on the green digital crafting kit and i fussy cut that as well as fussy cutting the woman from visions in green and the dragonfly from the darling dragonflies sheet. i glued those to the ATC base and added the flower and dot last.

nothing like an Irish blessing to get things started!

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