Valentine Flip Tag

 ok, here tag # 4....this one is my personal favourite.  The turtle is hand drawn and hand coloured by me.  I follow Draw So Cute on You Tube, she is just such a great teacher.

and more lol....like I said, the challenge only suggested 7 but I was having so much fun, I could not stop, so here is tag # 5.  The flowers are a card topper that someone so kindly sent to me as ephemera, at the bottom of this tag has been floating around here and there and everywhere in my cave for the last while, so I didn't bother to put it away because I figured it had to go out on a project for someone; so this was it...

So it started out like this, then I added a butterfly, and a fairy, so the caption here says, "My heart will always flutter for you Valentine" lol cute, eh?

Bridge to the Rainforest & Valentine Flip Tag Part 1

(Marjolien, do not read this blog unless you have received my package) I know I have shown one of these photos in my previous blog, but I wanted to point out that if you actually put the "bridge over troubled waters" below the "rainforest" it looks like they actually meet...pretty cool, huh?  And, no I did not plan this...lol

Next, I participated in a Valentines tag flip for the very time from my pal's you tube channel, Marjoliens Crafty World. I was only supposed to make at least 5 but I made 7 and had so much fun making them that I couldn't stop...these were for my pal Marjolien over Simcoe, Ontario, I hope she gets them soon.  I am sure she will as I had mailed them from Orillia.

Anyway this was the first one.  I hand drew and hand coloured the tree myself and decided to add the ribbon on the side of the trunk.  And so this is how the tag turned out....On the back I filled a little baggie full of good that I hope she will be able to use.

The Valentine caption here was:  "OWL always be your valentine!"                           

                                      

Here we have the second set of tags.  The background I printed off Google search, (don't worry, it was a free vector image, which I try to use as much as I can.  The Valentine caption here is "Muffin compares to you Valentine".  So fun!

                                                                                 

Valentine flip tag #3: First layer is a stencil of waves that I used to begin the affect of waves, then I used my waves die which seems to make it look more realistic, and added some super cute brads that I had from a few years back that I had purchased from Michaels.  And two adorable little fish dies that I got from the slow boat...The caption here reads, "will you 'offishally' be my Valentine?"

 

On A Roll

Today has been another successful day of creating art.  I hand drew these trees in a forest before I went out to run an errand in Huntsville this afternoon.

When I came home, I checked my emails and attempted to make a card for the Greeting Card Challenge over in the Paper Manipulator Group.  I was trying to follow this sketch that Bonnie posted.

Well, my first lame attempt, I came up with this.

I was really trying to make something out of home made paper that was sent to me in an envelope some time ago as ephemera.  But the more I tried to make it work, the more it would not work.  I even posted it in the group as my first attempt but when I saw how bad it was I immediately took it down...it made me sad, actually.

But I persisted and prevailed!!!  We are allowed 3 posts for the challenge and here are my first two!  I am far more prouder of these ones than the one above!

                  

I am wondering if the colours are all too close to each other for each card?  Not sure.  Abby said she loves the purple one.  (She has not seen the teal one yet) at any rate, I may or may not do one more, we'll see how the comments go in the group for them!

Looking forward to more creations tomorrow!

Another Creative Day

Here we are day 4 into a brand new year.  And I think I will repost those magical positive words that are still resonating with me...

I'm walking into 2019 with a clear heart and mind.
If you owe me, don't worry about it - you're welcome.
If you wronged me, it's all good - lesson learned.
If you're angry with me, you've won - I let it go.
If we aren't speaking, it’s cool - I wish you nothing but the best.
If you feel I've wronged you, I apologize - it wasn't intentional.
Life is too short for all the pent up anger, holding of grudges and extra stress or pain.
Here’s to 2019!! Make it your best year yet!

I can sooooooo relate to each and every one of these sentences!

If you are my partner for any of the swaps I am in from any of the groups, please stop here if you want to be surprised.

So far, I have made something creative every single day...which is one of intentions for 2019.

Here is what I created today:

January 4, 2019

The Letter S ATCs

The left one is a simple collage ATC of Shoes, however the one on the right is a collection of Stamps, but if you look closely, every stamp has something that starts with an S.  Scooby Doo, Snake, Super Heroes, Stars and Stripes (for my American Crafty friends) South Africa and a Sailboat. It was fun to go through all of my collection of old postage stamps to find these.

January 4, 2019

Happy New Years ATC

I still have to make another New Years ATC....but there is still plenty of time!

2019 - Positive Thoughts ONLY

I'm walking into 2019 with a clear heart and mind.
If you owe me, don't worry about it - you're welcome.
If you wronged me, it's all good - lesson learned.
If you're angry with me, you've won - I let it go.
If we aren't speaking, it’s cool - I wish you nothing but the best.
If you feel I've wronged you, I apologize - it wasn't intentional.
Life is too short for all the pent up anger, holding of grudges and extra stress or pain.

Here’s to 2019!! Make it your best year yet!

Words for 2019 are Peace and Love

If you are my partner for any swaps in any of the groups I belong to stop looking here, if you want whats in your envelope to be a surprise

Art I have completed so far this year

JANUARY 1, 2019

Halloween In November ATC (I was an angel for these)
The ATC on the left, the tree was hand drawn and both ATCs are on backgrounds created by Bonnie Coursolle 

Merry Halloween ATC
Both of these ATCs were created on backgrounds created by Bonnie Coursolle

JANUARY 2, 2019

Home made birthday cards

JANUARY 3, 2019

The Letter C ATC #1

The Letter C ATC #2

M, N, O ATCoins

I have other projects on the go, I will be sharing here as time goes on into the new year.  Looking forward to more swaps and challenges for 2019!!!