Virgo Girls Rule!!!

It is so weird to be back here blogging again.

It's been far too few and in between posts over the last year. 

Sadly, it's seems like the blogs are a thing of the past. 

Fewer and fewer views as the months roll past. 

But to enter some challenges it is still necessary to blog 

about your project in order to enter.

Fair enough. I kind of miss sharing my makes 

via the 'old fashioned' way. 

I created this page for a chipboard book I have that was just 

screaming to be made into something beautiful.

Mission accomplished!

I have been bugging Lizzy as to when she was going to unveil the 

Virgo Girl in her Zodiac line of digital images. 

Wait no more! She is gorgeous!

I had to color her up immediately after buying her, but then she lived on

my desk for a couple of weeks until inspiration struck. 

I've been getting in touch with my witchy side, and have found 

my love affair with the moon something to be celebrated.

I picked up a great paper pad at HL that is all about galaxies,

 and unicorns and  moons. I swooned when I saw it. 

I took one sheet of each 12 X12 design and trimmed them all down 

to 6 x 6 sheets. So much easier to get proper use out of the pad this way. 

I started layering die cuts, and found a great inspirational sentiment

to go with my Virgo page. I used the green die cut webbing and the

sparkly green spider to help move your eye around the page and balance out

the green from the her sash. I added my new love, Jewel Drops from Nuvo in 

Key lime. I am loving how this turned out!!

I would like to enter in the current challenge at

Oddball Art Stamps challenge blog - Anything Goes

Smeared Ink Monthly challenge

It's time to get smudgy again!!

Here is the newest addition to my Smeared Ink

altered board book. It's a bit on the simple side,

but I didn't want anything to compete with this incredible image.

It's called, X-Ray Monocle Raven and it's available in the Smeared Ink shop.

I painted the background black, added some stripes with Wilted Violet distress paint.

I am loving that shade of purple, and how well it shows up against the black.

Lastly, I added a rib cage stencil with silver embossing paste and splattered

some copper Perfect Pearls spray for more contrast and interest.

Here it is in the actual children's board book.

I am so happy with how this book is turning out.

Now I am always on the hunt for kid's board books at thrift stores

and yard sales. So fun and super sturdy to alter.

Be sure to check out the awesome inspiration this month at Smudgy Antics!!