Happy October!

 Well, long time no see! 

This past summer was quite an experience. I got not one but 2 medical issues that just took the wind out of my sails for a good long time.  I have finally recovered and am back to creating.

The beginning of the month is time for a new challenge at Crafts Galore and our sponsor is Conjurer of Dreams.

You all know how much I love Halloween so I choose to use the Plague Dr image to make this fun digital card design for a bit of Halloween fun!

If you create anything in the month of October, please be sure to enter your creation on the Crafts Galore blog for your chance to win!!

Happy Creating!

Crafts Galore - Fred She Said - June 2026

 

Hello and welcome to June!

Our challenge this month is as always anything goes.

This month's sponsor is Fred She Said and I was lucky enough to be able to use Daisies and Ladybugs!

This is such a darling set of images...I had such fun working with them.

I hope you join in on the fun...you might just be the lucky winner of a 10.00 gift voucher to Fred She Said!

If you create anything this month...pop it in the linky for your chance to win!

Crafts Galore

 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #146 - April 2026!!

 

It's time for a fresh challenge at Crafts Galore!

At Crafts Galore Encore the theme is always 

Anything Goes!!

 

and you can enter up to 3 different projects.

This challenge ends on 29th April at mid-day GMT.

Our sponsor for April is Conjurer of Dreams

Our team had so much fun creating with these lovely images. 

I choose to use the Blue Jays and here is the card I created using this lovely image....

Remember if you create anything this month be sure to enter the challenge here:

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge #146

for your chance to win!!

Winter Woods...2026

 Hello Friends!

Happy New Year!!! 

I hope you all had a save and fun start. I am happy to say that I am returning for another year on the Gecko Galz design team! I have so much fun creating with their great collage images.  I hope you enjoy seeing what I create and are inspired to make, even if it's not anything using a Gecko Galz image...it's important just to take some time for yourself and create.  

Here are a few links...

Gecko Galz Blog - Each month there are several challenges posted - the main challenge is themed (this month it is Winter Woods) plus there are several other challenges where you are provided with a free collage image to create with.

Gecko Galz Etsy Store - Where you can find the amazing collection of collage sheets, digital papers, junk journal kits and so much more!

Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge FB Page - This is their fun papercrafting group where you can hang out, be inspired by others and share your own Gecko Galz creations.  There are 4 challenges each month there as well which gives you a prompt on what to make or a specific challenge.  It changes each month so there is always something fun going on.  These are this month's challenges...

And here are my creations....

Driftwood Ornaments... 

Gecko Galz - Winter Birds

Twig Framed Winter Decor

Gecko Galz - Winter Woods

New Years Card...

Gecko Galz - La Chambre Rouge Paper Pack, Winter Woods 

Warm Winter Wishes card...

Gecko Galz - La Chambre Rouge Paper Pack, Winter Birds

Winter Woods Wall Hanging...

Gecko Galz - Winter Woods

Hope you have enjoyed these creations and are inspired to create...

Have a lovely day friends!

Winter Wonders

 Our theme this month at Conjure of Dreams is Winter Wonders...

I have been working on my digital skills and made several different cards and a gift tag. I am going to be printing these out and using them as cards/tags for gifts this year!

Enjoy....

Hope you have a lovely day my friends!!

Frosted Beauty

 Today I have a digital card creation I made using the current Progressive Challenge image from Conjurer of Dreams.  What is Progressive Challenge? At the start of each month Kim gives you a free image to create with. If you make something using that image and post it on the COD FB page in the PC Album for that month she will then send you the next image on each Friday provided you join in on the fun.

Well, I am trying to improve my digital skills since I'm getting into this game a bit late. I resisted for a long time but having to change my programs (from Printshop to Canva)when I changed my computers I had to relearn everything. These types of makes are helping me do so. I am learning lots of things along the way as far as sizing, layering and all the extra bits that Canva offers.

So here goes...Frosted Beauty...

In addition to the PC Challenge Image (the lady)  I also used Christmas Frames, Winter Quotes, Vintage Blue Winter Background and Poinsettia Swags.

Have a lovely day friend!

Entering this in the 

Crafting from the Art Challenge

Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog - Wrapped Up In Winter

Halloween Haunts - Conjurer of Dreams!!

 Hello Friends 

It's my day to share my Halloween Haunt projects using Conjurer of Dreams images.

I have so many fun projects to share with you and the first is my Halloween Coffin Garland for my Halloween tree!

There are several sets of "coffin" shaped images on the Etsy site and I used all of them in this garland.

To make it fun from every side - one side is the COD image and the other is a bit of Halloween paper from my stash. On the reverse is another image or paper.  It's all strung on a specialty fiber in Halloween colors.

My next set of projects is this fun bracelet/necklace set using those same coffin images just shrunk down to size. I interspersed a few charms and beads keeping with the Halloween theme.

Next I have a few Halloween themed ATC's...each one uniquely different set off by a variety of COD sets.

A few cards for my next offerings...the scary doll and skull cards are digital while the little cute little witch doll is paper/glue.  I made some fringe from crepe paper to set her off.

Finally I have a Halloween wreath made using a set of bespoke Halloween Icon images Kim made for me as a challenge winner.  I just love the images and they really set the fun spooky mood of Halloween!

I hope you have enjoyed these fun Halloween offerings I have made for you.

Be sure to check out the Conjurer of Dreams blog for more spooky fun!

Happy Haunting my Friends!!

Join me for a Sea Adventure

 Hello friends...

Today I am sharing my creations for the Conjurer of Dreams theme this month...Sea Adventures! You all know how much I love mermaids so that's where my sea adventures are.

I made several cards using lots of different items from my stash....

(the dimensional piece is made using the mould from Prima - A Mermaids Tale)

I am so excited to share this card...it is a telescope card using portholes that I printed in graduated sizes.  This is what it looks like closed....

and here it is open!! 

Another porthole card ....

This piece is a shell shaped magnet with a lovely mermaid and bits of this and that.

I also made an embroidery hoop into a shaker!

And a few digital cards....

Hope you've enjoyed my Sea Adventures!!

Vintage Botany

OH MY GOSH... I am so excited... The new kit at Club Scrap this month is - yep, title gives it away - Vintage Botany and is it ever cool!  You all know how much I love everything vintage, well this kit is PERFECT IMO. It is so stinkin cool...  Now I've only seen photos of the kit contents so far but I was able to play with the digital hybrid kit yesterday and this is what I made....

Aren't they wicked?  These images are all on one "sheet" from the Vintage Botany Digital Hybrid Kit.  Although I've never printed on watercolor paper before I thought I'd give it a shot to see how it turned out.  I had a bit of trouble feeding it through my printer but when I finally figured it out it printed just fine...next step, to see how the ink would hold up with various mediums.  I'm happy to say it worked perfectly!

See for yourself....

This is my vintage daisy - I used Prismacolor colored pencils for this image. After I was finished coloring I flicked on a couple colors of green watercolor paint then added some pen work. Since this image was a bit more narrow than the other images I added a piece of gold washi tape to the edge of the card to help center it a bit.

LOVE this image!  Vintage cabbage roses - one of my fav's.  This image was watercolored using Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolors.  Love how it turned out. I flicked on a bit of copper watercolor once finished.

For the poppies I used my Stabilo Pastel Pencils.  They blended so nicely on the paper.  Afterwards to pull all of the images together I again flicked on a bit of watercolor and added pen work stitches.

Finally my "make a wish" card was colored using a wash of various blues and a touch of black. I flicked on blue and metallic silver watercolor after it had dried.  I did something a bit different with this pen work by adding a tiny heart, a small dot (along the top) and a hand-written sentiment along the bottom. 

Ya know it's harder to get a nice looking wash than you'd think...

All in all I love how the printed images worked on the watercolor paper.

The printer ink preformed FAR better than I would have imagined.

So very tickled, this opens up a whole new world of ideas.

Hope you like this fun sneak peek at the new Vintage Botany kit...

Can't wait to get my hands on the "real thing" so I can stamp/craft up a storm.

Happy Day Friends!

Stay Inky :)