Fall Fun!

I’m ready for fall and got the house all decorated...






Also, I have just completed a fall project. My friend, Lynn
from Trash to Treasure Art was the inspiration
for this little “pocket book.”


Autumn colors were chosen for this travel-themed piece.


On the weekend, I will have a complete tutorial posted
on how to make these. Hope you'll join the fun! (Each one
takes 3-4 hours to complete.)

Dezinaworld Challenge

Hi Everyone--
The new theme for the challenge at Dezinaworld is "stained glass." I collect stained glass, so I photographed a section of a large piece that hangs in my entry (seen above.) I added a background digitally and then, located this image of a Japanese woman. I put it all together and here are my results. June, thank you for your lovely challenge--and for being an awesome person!!!

Miss Creative Spirit--September

Announcing...


Miss Creative Spirit--September!


Roselle's prize!

Hi Everyone!

I took all of your names who had entered the Miss Creative Spirit Challenge, had a drawing, and picked a winner--
this month's winner is Roselle--Congratulations! This month, Roselle, you "wear" the crown!

ALL of you submitted such gorgeous work and awesome projects! This month, Roselle will be winning the Creative Spirit Bracelet and I have other creations for the months to come that people will be eligible to win...THANK YOU ALL for participating. I hope you had fun! The Creative Spirit Challenge is on the 8th of each month...and you don't need to make something new to enter.

This is the purse I decorated for next month's Creative Spirit Challenge--it will be the prize for October.






Oh, and please scroll down to see "Laundry Day" here at Whimsical Musings!

Love,
Cindy

Dresses in the Breeze

Hi Everyone--Just some glimpses of my Dress Up 2010
collection on "laundry day!" (That actually is the blue sky
outside my back door.)



And here's a few close-ups. My husband's awesome
insistence on my getting mini-clothespins came in handy
when this idea occurred to me on the ride home from
the craft store a month ago. But, I just got around
to playing with the dresses today!





This one is actually a "sneak peek" at my October dress.

Have a beautiful and breezy day!

2 Tags and 2 Days Left to Vote

Hi Everyone,
I just created this "School Days" tag for Tag Tuesday. The image on it is from the Graphics Fairy...(of the little boy at the black board.) It also includes vintage sheet music and commercial papers and embellishments. The mini-musical tag at the top with the chain actually dangles.





My other tag (featured above) is entered into a contest at Mind Wide Open...There are 2 days left to vote if you would like to go see the other entries too!

Sunflowers for a Friend

I just completed this piece for a friend of mine, Patti,
whose kitchen has sunflowers--it seemed like the
perfect theme to work with. It also includes her family's
monogram.



It was created with vintage graphics, fibers, and
commercial papers and embellishments. It suspends
from a hanger that I got from Mind Wide Open.
If you get a chance, visit Gail’s shop--it is amazing!



I also created one of my new silver-toned dog tags to match!

Up For Votes!

Hi Everyone--
I created this tag last week (before everything got crazy around here) for the Mind Wide Open Challenge...I've got a favor to ask of you...There's a few days left. Would you mind going over, looking at the entries and casting a vote? I believe you push the button under the post that shows all the entries and push "Comments" just like you do when leaving a message here...You just have to let Gail know who you want to cast your vote for...Thanks so much!

I keep looking that this piece and am reminded that the day I made it, I did it in honor of my husband (as so many of my pieces are)--I couldn't love him more if I tried!!!

Also, my Creative Spirit Challenge is on-going until the 15th! You still have a chance to enter to see if your name will be picked to win the Creative Spirit Bracelet and become Miss Creative Spirit for September and be able to put the special button on your blog. Just scroll down the page 'til you see the Link party!
Hugs,
Cindy
xox

Wish Box--“Your Heart’s Desire" For Brag Monday, Dezinaworld, and A Glimpse of Beautiful

This mixed media piece was created from a cigar box for
Brag Monday on the Graphics Fairy,
the “Gold and Lace” Challenge at Dezinaworld
and A Glimpse of Beautiful!

Last week, my friend Donna from My Shabby Chateau sent me the most awesome vintage music sheets and I couldn’t wait to use them. When I saw this pink hydrangea from the Graphics Fairy, I knew it had to go into my art. This was my opportunity! And I absolutely love this little girl from Jody at Home and Heart it wouldn’t be complete without her. I have been saving this gold heart for close to a year and when I saw “gold and lace” challenge, I knew that it needed to be incorporated into this piece.

This has been gessoed, inked, and mod podged. Whenever possible, some of the original papers from the cigar box were left exposed. While it is difficult to see in the photo, this piece was created in layers...nothing is laying flat, but rather, is built up with layers of mod podged paper....I used Tim Holtz “Stickles” for fairy dust and wishes coming true!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank ALL of you who have been praying for my husband...I appreciate it more than words can say. You are all unbelievable people with generous hearts.



Also, I have 2 winners who have won the giveaway...One is Tracy who won the Paris ATC and Jill who won the tag called "Precious!"





The Creative Spirit Challenge is still in effect until Sept 15th! Scroll down to link up if you'd like to join the party!

Creative Spirit Party in Effect Until Sept.15

Hi Everyone--
Oh please, please show us YOUR creative spirit--we'd love to see it and share the joy of creativity whether it's art, photography, gardening--whatever you like! Just scroll down a few posts to link up!!

Also, come back on the 16th because I will post the winner of the drawing for the Creative Spirit bracelet AND I will announce Miss Creative Spirit for September! (For those of you who do not know about this, after all the entries are in, I will pick a name out of a hat (I use a bowl!) and that person will be Miss Creative Spirit for the month AND will be able to post it on their blog to keep AND will win the special bracelet I made!)

xox

Breathtaking Surprises

My beautiful treasures from Donna


My beautiful treasures from Netty

Hi Everyone--
For those of you who follow both of my blogs, I know that you are aware that so much has transpired in my life in the last few days...and then, 2 amazing packages arrived today that took me by surprise....One was from Netty--It was an amazing card, ATC, and artist papers--so gorgeous--Netty, I can’t thank you enough!!!

Donna from sent me a surprise package with old sheet music, book pages, one of her beautiful clothespins, an amazing collage with a precious little girl on it, and the most magnets with a French motif.

I can’t even begin to say what all of these treasures mean to me...and believe me, my pictures do not do justice to what they look like in person--Netty and Donna--thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I want to thank you all for your prayers and if you would like to read about my life happenings further, please go to:
http://Ioweitalltohim.blogspot.com

If you have not entered the Creative Spirit Challenge, I'd love to see what you've made!!
Love,
Cindy

"Creative Spirit" Link Party in Full Swing!

Also, the person who wins the bracelet will also be "crowned" Miss Creative Spirit for September and will be able to post the Miss Creative Spirit button on her blog!!! (It is the pink one on my sidebar that says "Miss Creative Spirit.") My entry for the challenge is posted below--I hope you'll take a look!!! Also, please list it with your name so I know whose blog it is...It makes it easier for me for the drawing!

Nesting--My Entry For the Creative Spirit Challenge

Here is an ATC that I made for the Creative Spirit Challenge....
I can't wait to see what all of you have to share too!!

Bohemian Chic

Hi Everyone--
I hope you're having a happy day! I've got some new art tags I want to share. The first one is for Gail's challenge at Mind Wide Open...Gail provided us with an image that I faded in Photoshop and proceeded
to make a tag with. It was created with batik fabric, a miniature bottle of sand, and beads.

Gail has an awesome online store--you can go to her blog to check it out!

Also linking this up to Something Beautiful--a wonderful Monday event!!! Try to link up something you'd like to share with everyone.



The second tag was created with an image from June
at Dezinaworld. It was created with batik fabric, soy silk, fibers,
and commercial embellishments. June has amazing graphics--
go to her blog to feast your eyes!



I hope you'll scroll down to enter my drawings to win some art that I created this week. Also, my Creative Spirit Challenge will be this Wednesday, September 8th! Just show us anything that you feel represents YOUR creative spirit! It can be art, photography, writing, gardening--whatever you like!

2 New Drawings, Dezinaworld Challenge and Brag Monday

If you would like to have your name placed in a drawing to win this little tag that I have named "Precious," just leave a comment to let
me know!

This was created with commercial papers, fibers, Tim Holtz's Stickles, lace, and also a graphic from Jody at Home and Heart. It has been inked and stamped.

Also, if you have not visited my I Owe it All to Him blog, please pop over to see the image that magically appeared while I did some random art...I was astounded! It's at: http://Ioweitalltohim.blogspot.com

Also, this is my entry for the Dezinaworld challenge...We were supposed to incorporate a song into our work...I came up with this ethereal digital piece.



With this image, I have just created this ATC and if you would like to win it, just leave a message that tells me if you would like to be entered into a separate drawing to win this. It's very feminine with lots of bling!



I am linking this up to Brag Monday at the Graphics Fairy also!!! (The graphic of the Eiffel Tower is from Karen's blog!)
If you have not been over to her blog, don't miss it!!!

Also, please don't forget my Creative Spirit Challenge on
September 8th!!! Scroll down to the next post to see
what it's all about--I know you won't want to miss this
because it's fun AND easy!

Don't Forget Sept. 8th!

The Creative Spirit Challenge will be posted for September 8-15...can't wait to see what you've made.

Also, this can be a photograph, artwork, table design--anything that shows YOUR creative spirit!

AND, you can post something you already made. No need to make something new--how cool is that?


And I have made a Creative Spirit bracelet with images from the Graphics Fairy--It was a featured attraction on her FABULOUSO blog!

Once all of the entries are in, I will randomly pick one name of someone who will win the bracelet!

I hope you have fun with the challenge...

Also, I have tons of new work posted on this page that was just added...hope you'll take a look!

Hugs, Cindy xox

Tag Tuesday

Tag Tuesday

http://kardkrazy.blogspot.com

This tag for the “Butterfly” theme was created with commercial paper, Tim Holtz’s distress stickles and ink, black tulle, fibers, stamps, and metal embellishments.

Dress Up 2010

This is my September dress for Dress Up 2010! It is entitled "Her Sunday Best" as the graphics for the dress were taken from a vintage Sunday School Book from The Graphics Fairy. It also includes a dainty gold pearl drop necklace (I hope you can see it!)

Alter It Monthly is having a challenge--it is awesome. This month's theme is "rust." Please scroll down to see my "Hurricane Katrina" piece for the challenge! It's about 5 posts down this blog...thank you for scrolling!!!

For a Friend

I just created these 2 ATCs for my Kathy at Creative Home Expressions. She has a new granddaughter and each card is in honor of her family’s “new arrival.” The first one was created on burlap with an image from the Graphics Fairy and it includes a story of a little bird and how her mother is teaching her to fly...



The second is a “girly-girl” purse and the title of it is “Tickled Pink!”
(Kathy' style is so chic that this seemed to fit her like a glove.)

May your granddaughter’s life be filled with happiness, Kathy. Congratulations!

A Surprise in Store

Hi Everyone--
Here is an ATC that I just completed this weekend for a friend of mine named Anna at Frosted Petunias. We happened to meet because we were involved in the Dress Up 2010 Challenge, so I thought I needed to have a "Dress" theme for someone who makes such beautiful creations! (It is merely sitting on the lime green paper, so it is not part of the card.) If you'd like to "oooh" and "ahhh" over some dresses, go visit her blog--it is pure delight!

I thought I'd show you part of what I've been up to...more to come!