Dragon's Dream Tag it On - The Beach

There are mountain people and there are beach people. Most of my friends are beach people.  Elizabeth who formulated this challenge for Tag it On seems to be a beach person. I am a mountain person although I once lived on an island in the San Diego area. A fish out of water, so to speak.

Here is my tag for the challenge. It is mostly a watercolor background with a stamp of hot air balloons and a shell.

Sparkles - Pecreativ

This is my entry for the challenge: Pecreativ #17 (Let it Sparkle!).

I have used some really gorgeous decorative papers given to me by my good friend Laura. The paper actually has those 3 colors for Paper Minutes in it. However, PM calls for the shaving cream method. To make it sparkle  I used Stickles with a neon green shine.

Big Thanks to Peggy

Today I received in the mail a wonderful Keepsake Photo Album Calendar from Peggy. Each page has a spot to put a print of one of my blog photos. It has exciting potential. I am so grateful to Peggy for having drawn my name in her giveaway. She also sent this marbled bookmark. Utterly gorgeous.

Operation Write Home

To all USA crafters:

Are you familiar with Operation Write Home? You can be a part of this project that supplies military personnel stationed far away with greetings cards that they can send home to their loved ones. Please click on the link above to see what the guidelines are.

Art Cards - Grungy - Shabby

Here is my entry for the Artekarten challenge of Grungy, Shabby. I used various stamps and distress inks for the background.


















And then I discovered I had a grungy background ready for an image. So the second card is one I had in my stash. I just added the stamped elephants.

Animal Kingdom - the 3 Muses

In my entry for The Three Muses - Animal World I used a watercolor background I did some time ago. The hummingbird is a pastel painting I had made into a png. Some of the other images are Dover and Dezinaworld.

Just noticed as I was looking around at the other entries that I misread the alter part. I just altered the whole watercolor painting, not the animals themselves. Sorry, my entry is not in compliance.

TMTA - Everything about Sewing

This is my ATC for Think Monday Think ATCs. First I did a digital collage that was 2.5" x 3.5". Then I printed it out on glossy photo paper, attached the ribbon and the heart "button",  and distressed around the edges with Vintage Photo ink.

Rainbow Lady's Challenge - faces of women

This is a work in progress for Paint Party Friday but I am entering it here for Rainbow Lady's Challenge  - many faces of women. I saw a mother and daughter in a catalog and copied their positions. I didn't try to get the same images, only how there were standing there together, and yet not together. Notice that they are leaning away from each other with their heads. Children begin quite young to try to pull away from their mothers. Mothers try to hold onto their young but eventually know that separation is a part of life.

Sorry this is not finished. If I can't get the features better, it may just wind up in the "round" filing cabinet on the floor.