Possibilities...

Apologies for being AWOL these past few weeks... other activities and passions took over my time and attention! I promise I will be back more often in 2017.

For now, I wanted to hop over and share this card created by Michele Storms for her son's birthday, using an image from Lunagirl African-American Images CD.

To see more of Michele's amazing work, visit her at
 artfromthewell.blogspot.com

Christmas in September at Crafting by Designs!

Crafting by Designs current challenge is themed "Get ready for Christmas!" The fact that we're starting to think about Christmas (when I swear 2016 JUST started) is terrifying, isn't it? Guess that's my scare for Halloween... it's "almost" Christmas? :-D

I always enjoy sponsoring at CBD... I hope you'll visit and join in the fun.

Below is Michele's snowy winter creation for the Crafting by Designs challenge, to inspire (and maybe slightly scare) you!

Beautiful work from Michele for TAG TUESDAY challenge!

Some cuteness from Michele Storms of Art from the Well blog ... love this tag she created for the Cats & Dogs challenge at Tag Tuesday! Kitty, dog, moon and tea-partiers' bodies from Lunagirl :-)

If you're looking for a fun challenge to inspire, hop on over to Tag Tuesday!

Winner of August Challenge

Last day of August, time to announce the winner of my August 'Anything Goes' challenge. This turned out to have the largest number of entries of any challenge ~ guess I should have done Anything Goes earlier! :-)  I will keep that in mind when I start challenges again in the future...

Yes, this will be the last Lunagirl Moonbeams challenge for a few months. I'm taking a break from challenges, but I'll still be here blogging. Lunagirl.com will still be open for you, as it has been for nearly 12 years bringing you the best in vintage imagery. And I hope I'll have more time for creating new collage sheets and other goodies for you to discover!

On to the results of this month's random drawing... The lucky challenge winner for August Anything Goes is entry #46 created by Genie of http://buttonsforbaga.blogspot.com/

Congrats to Genie! And thank you to everyone. I hope you'll keep visiting! Have a beautiful, exciting, peaceful, creative Autumn.

August into Autumn

VICKI ROMAINE Cheerful Stamp Pad
Image from Lunagirl Women & Men CD

Three more days in August means three more days to enter my August "Anything Goes" challenge.

I've decided this will be my last Lunagirl challenge for at least a few months, so don't miss your chance to get in on it :-)

I'll still be sponsoring challenges on other sites, fyi, and I'll still be here blogging... telling you about new collage sheets, sharing the occasional freebie images, and musing in general. So don't go away, keep visiting!

As always, I want to thank the amazing Lunagirl Moonbeams design team... there are links over along the side of the page where you can visit their blogs...
And here is a last August piece from Vicki Romaine of the DT... a pretty card perfect for the end of August and the beginning of Autumn...

"Anything Goes" for 8 more days

Psst, we're having an "anything goes" August here, so get busy creating and link up your entries in the challenge! Pass it on!

Inspiration from Vicki Romaine

"This is a pocket I have made to put on a page in a flip album I am making. The image of the two ladies is of course from Lunagirl." ~ Vicki
VICKI ROMAINE  Cheerful Stamp Pad

ANYTHING GOES... Join my August challenge!

I've never done an Anything Goes challenge before (surprisingly!) and I'm really enjoying all the variety in the entries and the DT creations. Check it out, and join in!

Here is more inspiration from the DT... These are all rather serene, don't you think? They suit my mood well today, on this lazy late summer day. The day is hot but the light is slanted in that August way, and the summer locusts are in full chorus, so I know autumn is quietly moving closer.

MANDY CHILVERS MandysMagicalWorldofArt

Digital collage by CORINNE MARIE:   Digital by Corinne

ATC by MICHELE STORMS of Art from the Well

Kicking Off Week Two of "Anything Goes" for August

MANDY CHILVERS MandysMagicalWorldofArt

It's "Anything Goes" in this month's challenge ~ What's inspiring you at the moment? What's your theme for August, your obsession or passion or passing whim? Link up and show us your creations! 

Here's more of what the Design Team has been up to:

VICKI ROMAINE Cheerful Stamp Pad
Image from Lunagirl Women & Men CD

Digital collage by CORINNE MARIE:   Digital by Corinne

ATC by MICHELE STORMS of Art from the Well

August Challenge: Anything Goes

All through August... "Anything Goes" here at LunagirlMoonbeams.com!

Join in my August challenge, with theme that strikes your fancy.

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on August 31

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this blog and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.




There will be plenty of inspiration from the Design Team all month long..

An InLinkz Link-up

LUNAGIRL MOONBEAMS DESIGN TEAM

ATC by MICHELE STORMS of Art from the Well

VICKI ROMAINE Cheerful Stamp Pad

Digital collage by CORINNE MARIE:   Digital by Corinne

July Challenge Winner: Alice K of Yellow House Studio

July is ending (can you believe it?), which means my challenge is ending as well. The lucky winner of the random drawing for this challenge is the last entry, the one that got in just under the wire... #17 by Alice K of Yellow House Studio.

Congrats to Alice, congrats to everyone who entered for their lovely fun work, and finally thanks to the Design Team for their great inspiration and support as ever!

For August, I'm doing an ANYTHING GOES theme, so it's time to let your creativity run free in any direction you want!

Two More Days, then up up and away

by VICKI ROMAINE Cheerful Stamp Pad

A couple more days before the Planes Trains and Automobiles challenges is gone.

Link up your entries!

Thanks to Vicki Romaine for this beautiful Balloon Tag.

Last Week for the July Challenge

Link up your planes, trains and automobiles, travel and transportation themes of all kinds! My challenge continues until July 31, so you have plenty of time to join in. Link up here. And I hope you'll scroll through my July posts to see more fabulous work by the Design Team...

Digital collage by CORINNE MARIE:   Digital by Corinne

ATC by MICHELE STORMS of Art from the Well

MANDY CHILVERS MandysMagicalWorldofArt

VICKI ROMAINE Cheerful Stamp Pad

More to Show Off from the Design Team!

Here is another great piece from the DT! This one is a postcard created by Mandy Chilvers (featuring an image from Lunagirl digital collage sheet Marie).

Visit Mandy's blogs to see more of her work... and join her fun challenges!
TAG ALONG:
http://tagalongchallenge.blogspot.com/
and
MANDY'S MAGICAL WORLD OF ART:
http://mandysmagicalworldofart.blogspot.com/

Just Braggin' on the Design Team...

I wanted to share these lovely ancestor "moos" created by Michele Storms... Go read her post and see more of her work on her blog Art From the Well! 
The women's photos and backgrounds are from Lunagirl (African-American Photos CD), along with some embellishments from Tim Holtz, a map, paper flowers, etc.

Week 3: Planes Trains and Automobiles

Travel and transportation are on our minds this month at Lunagirl... Join in my Planes Trains and Automobiles challenge by linking up your creations!  Don't miss the entries so far and the many inspiring creations by the Design Team... here's a few, scroll down to earlier entries this month to see more!

MANDY CHILVERS MandysMagicalWorldofArt

MANDY CHILVERS MandysMagicalWorldofArt

 POSTCARD by MICHELE STORMS of Art from the Well

Digital collage by CORINNE MARIE:   Digital by Corinne

Second Week: Planes Trains & Automobiles

Join us for our travel-themed challenge this month: Planes Trains and Automobiles! I don't know how many people remember the movie of that name, starring Steve Martin and John Candy ~ maybe I'm showing my age ~ but it's funny and worth a watch if you need a laugh. And when feel the need to get creative, remember our challenge and link up!

Here is some fab inspiration from the Design Team:

by VICKI ROMAINE Cheerful Stamp Pad

“ALL JOURNEYS BEGIN BY LEAVING ONE PLACE TO VENTURE TO ANOTHER.”
– Ellis Island -- by SHELBY PIZZARRO Sisterhood of the Muse 
The background is an Artistcellar stencil combination.

 POSTCARD by MICHELE STORMS of Art from the Well

Digital collage by CORINNE MARIE:   Digital by Corinne

July Challenge: Planes Trains and Automobiles

Whether you're traveling this summer or not, I hope you'll join in my Planes Trains and Automobiles challenge this month! So, airplanes, balloons, zeppelins and flying machines of all kinds... trains, always a favorite... and autos, old and new... I think a bicycle or boat would be appropriate, too, don't you agree? All kinds of transportation. This would be a great theme for a steampunk style! but as always vintage is encouraged by all styles welcome!

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on July 31

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this blog and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

Here are some digital collage sheets to get you started...

An InLinkz Link-up

LUNAGIRL DESIGN TEAM

Inspiration from the DT! More to come all month long...

 POSTCARD by MICHELE STORMS of Art from the Well

Digital collage by CORINNE MARIE:   Digital by Corinne

MANDY CHILVERS MandysMagicalWorldofArt

by VICKI ROMAINE Cheerful Stamp Pad
The "cables" from the  balloons are actually the string ties off manila  tags that
I pull off when I decorate a tag.  I ran them through my Xyron X 
To give the scene dimension, I added two foam clouds. ~ Vicki

June Challenge Winner

Congratulations to Hazel, whose entry shown here won the drawing for my June challenge!

I hope everyone will join in my "Planes Trains & Automobiles" theme challenge which starts tomorrow and runs all through July.

One last gentleman for July...

Thanks to everyone who entered my July challenge! Here is one more piece from the Design Team, which I didn't get posted in time (sorry!)

By Vicki Romaine :-) http://cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com/

Don't Forget the Guys...

Man of the World by SHELBY PIZZARRO Sisterhood of the Muse 

 Remember to link up your "manly" creations for my FATHERS & BROTHERS challenge for June... It continues until the last day of the month, which is next Thursday, and on that day I'll do a random drawing to pick the prize winner of $10 store credit at Lunagirl.com!

You know you have a great guy in your life... father, brother, grandpa, uncle, son, friend...

twinchie (2x2") by MICHELE STORMS of Art from the Well

Happy Father's Day to All!

We'll be celebrating until the end of June with my FATHERS & BROTHERS challenge theme. See the challenge and link up your entries for a chance to win the drawing and a prize!

Digital collage by CORINNE MARIE:   Digital by Corinne

Bring Your Wings...

"Escape" to creativity this summer... without leaving home... with Artful Gathering online art retreats! Or go ahead and wander... you can take your workshops with you online and enjoy them anywhere.

Registration for Session One is now OPEN!

I'm truly honored that Zinnia has asked me to sponsor again this year. AG is a great summer event for anyone who likes to create ~ talented inspiring instructors, unique workshops, and so much beautiful work to see! Lot of variety, something for everyone. Stretch your creative wings this summer...

The theme this year is Bring Your Wings. I hope Zinnia won't mind if I share this quote by 'anonymous' from the website:

"If you want to fly, 

give up everything

that weighs you down. 

Walk away, run away, 

dance away, fly away, 

just don't stay in the cage... 

Just when the caterpillar

thought the world was over, 

it became a butterfly..."

Fathers and Brothers: Week 3

Trying to remain hopeful in the face of so much sad news... Love has always nurtured courage and hope, and this weekend remembers the love we give to and receive from our fathers and father-figures. As Father's Day approaches, help us celebrate our fathers and brothers, grandfathers and uncles, and all the special men in our lives. The Design Team sends you encouragement below! Link up to my June challenge Fathers and Brothers...

Twinchie (2x2") by MICHELE STORMS of Art from the Well

by VICKI ROMAINE Cheerful Stamp Pad

MANDY CHILVERS
MandysMagicalWorldofArt

Celebrate the guys!

Celebrate the men in our lives this month... My June challenge theme is FATHERS AND BROTHERS! Grandpas, Uncles, Husbands welcome too! Here is the challenge, and here is more inspiration from the Design Team:

Twinchie (2x2") by MICHELE STORMS of Art from the Well

by VICKI ROMAINE Cheerful Stamp Pad
various papers for the background

Digital collage by CORINNE MARIE:   Digital by Corinne