art from the well: November 2018

Thursday, November 29, 2018

this being human is a guest house

for three muses challenge: "illustrate a quote" (or perhaps a whole poem?)

this is possibly my favorite poem, by rumi. images from itKuPiLLi, holliewood studios and tumblefish studios, all at mischief circus.

and another by rumi that i also love.

images from miles beyond the moon at mischief circus, open clip art and with wild abandon.

love to all.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

keep on jingling...

our november challenge at gecko galz customer challenge blog the is "jingle all the way!" there are just a couple days remaining to play along. the challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop! let's play! i've got lots to jingly goodness to share.

supplies: gecko galz "victorian christmas" paper pack; the gecko galz christmas collage sheet from the recent blog hop (see my october 26 post and pop through all the blog hop stops to find the free sheet); gecko galz "charming words" collage sheet; various laces, die cuts, paper flowers; reindeer brad, enamel dot, ATC base, etc. from my stash.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with one of the victorian christmas papers and distressed the edges. i added lace and the flower and dot. i fussy cut the image from the blog hop sheet and glued it down. i continued to embellish with the word and the brad.

these two creations are "moos" which are little arty piece made at 1.2 x 3.8 inches. i used the same basic components on both of these.

supplies: gecko galz "christmas sprinkles" paper pack; gecko galz "snow much fun jewel it" collage sheet; and then various embellishments from my stash.

instructions: in both cases i cut a moo base out of cardboard and covered it with the christmas sprinkles paper. i fussy cut the images and arranged everything together the way i wanted and then glued it all down!

i'm linking my "moos" to the current moo mania and more challenge "trees."

for me, christmas is a holy and sacred time and one of my favorite images of christmas is the three wise men bringing gifts to the holy baby. that was the inspiration for this last ATC.

supplies: gecko galz "victorian christmas" paper pack; gecko galz "christmas days gone by" collage sheet; distress ink; ATC base; dove and heart stickers.

instructions: this was made very simply by covering the ATC base with the victorian christmas paper and distressing the edges, fussy cutting the three wise men and gluing them down; appending the lace with double sided tape and adding the stickers to finish.

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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. hurry! for this challenge your deadline to link up is november 30. challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop!

well friends, this is my last post as a gecko galz DT member -- after several years creating with these products and sharing them with you all i'm moving on to other things. i'll be entering the challenges myself and encourage you all to do the same -- so many great products and prizes!

love to all.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

tic tac toe for real

the prompt at tag tuesday for about another week is tic tac toe. there is a tic tac toe board you use to play along -- here are the instructions from DT member Joan:

For the challenge this time I created a tic tac toe board. You need to use all 3 items in a row (across, down or diagonally) on your tag. But of course, you can use other items also. Here's the board:

this time i am following the instructions and have created a quick tag using requirements down a diagonal line: washi tape, buttons/brads/or flair, lace or ribbon.

background paper and santa image by gecko galz (p.s. the november "jingle all the way" challenge is still live until the 30th!)

love to all.

Sunday, November 25, 2018

flight of fancy

for take a word: wings on things

all images from itKuPiLLi imagenarium (black bunny and butterflies).

love to all.

Thursday, November 22, 2018

grateful

in the US many celebrate thanksgiving today and i take it as yet another day to be grateful for many gifts in my life. i'm visiting family today but wanted to share some old creations on the thanksgiving theme. may all have a beautiful day today.

love to all.

Monday, November 19, 2018

tic tac toe

for the next two weeks at tag tuesday the theme is tic tac toe. there is a tic tac toe board you use to play along -- here are the instructions from DT member Joan:

now, for my part, i had not seen the board before the tag tuesday post went live and because i'll be out of town for a few days i had fun just playing with the IDEA of the tic tac toe game. so please enjoy my little creations and if i have time before the two week challenge is over i'll go back and follow the actual instructions!

i took some tic tac toe elements from open clip art to make these two digital tags. hope you'll find time to join the game!

in addition to the open clip art tic tac toe board, images are from itKuPiLLi imagenarium (butterflies and primavera) and songbirdy (hanky panky)

open clip art and itKuPiLLi imagenarium.

have fun! love to all.

Sunday, November 18, 2018

will dorothy survive the sands of time?

uh-oh, when the sand runs out the wicked witch will be back.
but dorothy doesn't seem all that concerned.

for take a word: "time"

images from multiple artists and kits at mischief circus with some freebies from pixabay as well.

love to all.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

colors

for three muses challenge: turquoise and red
and this is "turquoise and red" only in the sense that both of those colors are in here somewhere. because when i started making i started making and this is what came out.

images from marta van eck "good vibes" with butterflies by itKuPiLLi imagenarium.

this second piece is all from miles beyond the moon

just a tip: -- the MBTM shop is closing and all kits will be retired so they are 50% off!

love to all.

Monday, November 12, 2018

poppies

the theme at tag tuesday right now is "poppies," thanks to dear DT member wendy. there is one week remaining to join in.

she wishes for peace

on this digital tag the woman is from marta van eck (good vibes); the potted poppies are from open clip art; background paper is by gecko galz (flower power paper pack) and the ribbon is from cryztal rain (christmas elements).

poppies are a symbol associated with the end of world war one.
lest we forget; never forget.

love to all.

Sunday, November 11, 2018

insects and alchemy

for take a word: insects

fly from dezinaworld, background by gecko galz curiosity shop paper pack, and the rest is eena's creations "the alchemist." i'm linking this one to the moo mania and more "dark and scary" challenge.

steampunk butterfly from dezinaworld. the rest is eena's creations "the alchemist."

love to all.

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

heavenly blues

for three muses challenge: monochrome

all images from various kits by itKuPiLLi imagenarium.
love to all.

Sunday, November 4, 2018

zetti-chitecture

for take a word -- this week's challenge is architecture and last week's challenge was zetti. here's my mash-up, just 2 girls touristing.

all images by tumblefish studios (retired).
love to all.

Thursday, November 1, 2018

jingle all the way!

this november at gecko galz customer challenge blog the new challenge is "jingle all the way!" the challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop! so get holiday fabulous and let's play! here's an ATC to start.

supplies: gecko galz "send me an angel" collage sheet; gecko galz "victorian christmas" paper pack; various borders, die cuts, ATC base, etc. from my stash.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with one of the victorian christmas papers and distressed the edges. i glued down the image from the angel collage sheet. all the other bits were arrange and added afterwards.

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love to all.