International Fairy Day Blog Hop 2015

Welcome to

Leslie Rahye's International Fairy Day Blog Hop

Celebrating fairies?! Why not!  We have to thank Jessica Galbreth the founder of this mystical day. Faeries appear in almost every culture. According to folklore, faeries come in all shapes and forms.

cdhersh wrote an article about this day and the types of faeries there are.

My piece surrounds itself around nature spirits.

This is also my submission for the Colour Arte Design Team Call


and on Facebook - Gina's Design's
June Challenge
Everything Under the Rainbow

 

 

INGREDIENTS

Canvas

Colour Arte Silk Paints - Sapphire on Ice, Boysenberry, Key Lime, Spicy Tomato, Ginger Peach, Olive Vine, Sunflower, Spiced Pumpkin, Teal Zircon 

Gina's Designs Chipboard - Large Garden Fairies, Gears Border & Corners, Gears Shape Set

Miscellaneous Mulberry Flowers from my stash

Tim Holtz Dies and Oddities

CherryLynn's Dies Gear Mesh Border (steampunk)
Oddities from my stash

Thanks for stopping by

Don't forget to flutter by and click on our designers participating.
You will be amazed!

 Leave a little Sparkle
Everywhere you go......

Leslierahye's Thankful for Those Who Have Served Blog Hop - November 11th

Red poppy retains powerful symbolism

by Donna Teresa, Homefront Journal

In their unique beauty, flowers have accompanied us during times of happiness and great sorrow. One flower has remained a constant symbol of death, life and remembrance since World War I. The red poppy was immortalized in the famous poem, "In Flanders Fields," written by a Canadian officer, Col. John McCrae, a physician, who was inspired by the flower.

McCrae was intrigued with the poppy, which can lay dormant in the soil for years, and its ability to reappear in great numbers.

He immediately associated it and his deep respect for his veteran patients and deceased comrades and he wrote the poem for them. Eventually, the red poppy was used as a symbol of remembrance by the British and Canadian troops, and as a fundraiser to help their disabled veterans…

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
      Between the crosses, row on row,
   That mark our place; and in the sky
   The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
   Loved and were loved, and now we lie
         In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
   The torch; be yours to hold it high.
   If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
         In Flanders fields.

I thank all Veterans

who served and are serving

Leslierahye's Very Fall Steampunk Blog Hop - September 22, 2014

Welcome to

I thank Leslierahye for inviting me to blog hop with her.

I always have fun.

Something made me go through my blog journal and

see my view of last fall.

It's hear and I wasn't readyyyyyy! lol

Summer has truly slipped through my hands.

Alas it's hear and I will enjoy the

light autumn weather and watch the leaves turn.... 

As I was creating these pieces

I listened to one of my favorite artist

Esperanza Spalding

ALTERED STEAMPUNK BOTTLE and KEEPSAKE

 

\Thanks for stopping by

and don't forget to see what the the other designers

created just click on their links below

Leslierahye's Very Steampunk Valentines Blog Hop - February 13th

Welcome to

3rd Annual Very Steampunk Valentine Blog Hop Hosted by non other than Leslierahye who continues to amaze me with all her skills and creativity She is constantly in creation mode for as long as I can remember Despite the freezing cold that all of us have endured thus far in 2014 we still go outside and wrestle the elements to  send love greetings to our friends and family My initial project was an EPIC FAILURE!!!  So wasn't thinking about the physics of gravity ... lol Jump into plan "B" Here is a my piece dedicated to my love of  Steampunk

I started out by getting a candy heart shaped bowl from the dollar store I rubbed some Vaseline to keep it from adhering to the bowl once it's completely dry I used Mod Podge and mixed magicals into it to get the rich vibrant colors 

 I also sprayed my shelled heart with beautiful spray from LSG

I used thin dies from  Cheery Lynn Designs 

Gears, Heart n Gears to shape the heart

Gear Mesh Border  for the background dimension

I am also submitting this project in the Lindy's Stamp Gang  Monthly Color Challege

INGREDIENTS

Sprays

Opal Sea Oats, Tibetan Poppy Teal

Silent Night Silver, Azure Sea Aster

Magicals

Cheshire Cat Check and Tibetan Poppy Teal

Embossing Powders

Magic Moon Pearls and Sunrise Salmon Gold

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Valentine's Day

Leslierahye's Merry Holiday Steampunk Blog Hop - December 21st

Welcome to 

Hosted by the very lovely Leslie Rahye

I want to thank Leslie for all the wonderful things she does

Hosting Steampunk themed blog hops

Her love and passion for crafting on all levels

She inspires me more than she knows

(welp-she knows now! lol)

This years has pasted me by quickly

Many joyous moments, some disappointments, and new revelations

I am excited for what is to come in 2014 and hope that you will

still be there through this journey

My last project for 2013

3D Steampunk Xmas Tree

Found an old tattered book at my thrift store for 25 cents.

I found a tutorial through Pinterest.

I put gesso on the folded pages and started spraying

I used Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powders, sprays and micas

Dylusions 

Used foil tape and used Tim Holtz dies and embossing folders

I bought some watch findings on www.etsy.com used Ranger's Glossy Accent to adhere the gears n cogs

found an awesome shop for the laser chip boards called www.ginasdesigns.net

the remaining embellishments are from my stash that I've collected throughout projects

This creation is also my submission to

LINDY'S STAMP GANG DECEMBER COLOR CHALLENGE

LINDY'S STAMP GANG INGREDIENTS

Embossing Powders

Hydrangea Blue Mauve

Cleopatra Copper

Sunrise Salmon Gold

Hyacinth Blue Jade

Tannenbaum Green

Magical Paints

Cheshire Cat Cherry

Sprays

Rizzo Rowdy Red

Frosted Purple Iris

Dolphinium Turquoise

Tibetan Poppy Teal

Happy Holidays

to each and everyone of you

Keep art alive

live your dreams

love yourself

embrace life

be free

be happy

Leslierahye's 3rd Annual Very Spooky Steampunk Halloween Blog Hop - October 26th

Welcome to

Very excited to join Mz. Leslierahye today.  We've been blog hopping together from the beginning and want to thank her for being such and active inspiration in my life.  Since we've met via internet we just clicked and our eclectic sense of designs and creations just gelled.  So I am honored to and humbly thankful being here.

New changes ladies and gents (if any out there lol).  I think I've found my niche and am going to run with it a big bounds.  No turning back. I've held myself back for too long.  I'm excited and hope that you will join me in my new journey in my life.

Enough of all that.  Let's start this blog hop.  Well, let me tell you when it came to this final design I was gearing towards making something totally different.  I saw a pic somewhere on the web (ha I said web - tells ya'll something) of this bad ass tree and one of the techniques was dripping hot glue on the branches.  Can you believe I cannot remember the web site.  I thought linked with her for new inspiration and for the life of me cannot find it.  Most of the times I print out the image and website reference to give individuals their shout out and thank them for being such an inspiration...  Just can't find it. So... I came up with what I could remember and caught my eye in the first place and designed this.

Steampunk Haunted Candles

I have see many friends and YouTubers creating dimensional wonders with Graphic 45, Pion, Prima Marketing, DCWV, BoBunny and the list goes on and on.  I've come to realize I cannot buy EVERYTHING that comes out.  Hey I'm feeling the notches in the belt and it's way too tight to get brand new. Many things you may see will be years and seasons ago and I'm okay with that.  I must admit that I look around my craft room and have plenty that would last me till the day I die.  I may go out for the necessary tools or replenishment but to have that "I gotta have the latest" days of impulse buys has diminished tremendously. Enough of  that...

I like to recycle so I kept paper towel rolls and had a foam board I wasn't using and cut a circle created the base board overed with the DCWV Tattered Times. I used white light chipboard and covered it with foil tape (my fav tool in my work areas) ran them through my Big Shot using a varity of Tim Holtz embossing folders

I brushed some Jaguard paints and black gesso. Blasted heat to them and wiped them down with a baby wipe to reveal the faux grungy industrial metal effect. I arranged my rolls and hot glued them to the base.

Oh! The fun part is dripping the hot glue around the rim to give the illusion of melted wax.

I pulled out my dies and started cranking and punching. By the way cheese cloth has become close friend lately. It's a pretty diverse piece of material from the kitchen to the craft room. I also had the opportunity to use things I had not had the chance to play with . Bad Jessica (in third person voice) - I am totally kidding and I hope my sense of humor doesn't offend anyone.  Call me a geek. lol.

I found some skulls and a mini coffin in my wonderland stash.  I love Tim Holtz dies that has the little tricker treaters and rows of houses - Instead used a fun Fiskar's border punch that went on clearance 2 seasons ago. Works for me. Number washi tape from a dollar bind at Michael's

Mulberry flowers from stash

I also enjoy the use of  Stampedous Essential Fran-tage Embossing Kit 

I hope you are enjoying my creation and having a blast hoppin. 

I have yet to pick a winner for my last hop and I apologize for that.  I will announce a winner of the steampunk wreath next week.  I'm giving away this fun project for your goulish halloween decor.

BLOG CANDY

All you need to do
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Leave a comment on each blog
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Easy Peasy Ya'll

Don't forget to go back to back to Leslierahye's blog to download that fabulous steampunk ghost digi designed by Vince.

Thanks for stopping by