My challenge blog for Lunagirl Vintage Images, featuring fun creative challenges with prizes, projects, freebies, holiday and seasonal info, and more!
A place for mixed media artists, card makers, scrapbooking enthusiasts, fabric artists, creators of jewelry, altered art and crafts of all kinds.
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Friday, July 31, 2015

Challenge Winner: Amanda of purplemyrtle makes!

The Retro Summertime challenge has come to an end, and the random drawing has determined a winner of $15 shopping credit at Lunagirl.com.... The lucky winner this time is entry #7 from Amanda of "purplemyrtle makes" blog!

Congratulations to everyone and especially to Amanda! This was a fun challenge for these long, hot days of deep summer.

The next challenge starts tomorrow, August 1. And that leads me to an important announcement:
Starting tomorrow, I am changing to MONTHLY challenges. Each new theme will start on the 1st of the month and continue all the way until the last day of the month... This will give more time to explore the theme and I hope to get more players this way with the extra time!

Join us tomorrow bright and early for the August theme: ANIMALS !

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Retro Summer Fun and Freebie

I'm loving the entries in my Retro Summertime challenge!

You still have a couple more days to join in. This challenge continues until the end of the month: Friday at 2 pm CST.

Whether you love the heat or the A/C, enjoy a little summertime creativity for a chance to win $15 credit in the drawing.

<< This retro pin-up girl, with her tall cold drink, hand-held fan, and truly fabulous blue-and-white summer ensemble, is a freebie to get you started!



Friday, July 24, 2015

Retro Summertime Creative Challenge: Week 2

CORINNE MARIE Digital by Corinne

My Retro Summertime challenge continues until the end of the month. Join us for some summer fun and a chance to win $15 credit at Lunagirl.com!

The Design Team keeps sending in beautiful playful summertime creations...

This fabulously glamorous flapper and fabulously pink flamingo say Cheers! for a happy summer to you. We can't wait to see what you create for the challenge.


MICHELE STORMS Art From the Well  

A great sentiment as Fall approaches...

VICKI ROMAINE, Cheerful Stamp Pad 

Friday, July 17, 2015

Creative Challenge Theme: RETRO SUMMERTIME

Our theme this time is "Retro Summertime" ~ What could be better for the end of July? Here in Tennessee the sun is fierce and bright, the sky is hazy and blue, and the summer locusts are whirring (if you're from the American South you know that sound...) Time to grab a cold drink and put on your retro pin-up girlie swimsuit for a retro summertime challenge!

Apologies to my friends in the southern hemisphere who are in the middle of winter... it's hot here so my thoughts have turned to some late summer vintage fun.

I can't wait to see what you create ~ link up your entries below. And I know you'll enjoy the Design Team inspiration below. At Lunagirl.com shop you'll find plenty of Retro Vintage Images to get you started!

CHALLENGE GUIDELINES:


  • Any craft or medium is welcome!
  • 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:  Winner will be selected randomly to receive a $15 credit at Lunagirl.com!
  • Challenge ends at 2:00 pm CST on Friday, July 31.

  • I love it when you use Lunagirl images, and I hope you'll go take a look at my collections... but that's not a requirement!  But do remember that if you use a Lunagirl image, you will be entered TWICE in the drawing! I welcome everyone and every style but also want to give a little something extra to my wonderful customers! Most important is have fun, get creative, and enjoy vintage style. 
    Enjoy this inspiration from the Lunagirl Design Team:

    MICHELE STORMS Art From the Well  
    SHELBY PIZZARRO Sisterhood of the Muse
    "Nothing says Summer to me like Coney Island"
    CORINNE MARIE Digital by Corinne
    CORINNE MARIE Digital by Corinne
    VICKI ROMAINE, Cheerful Stamp Pad 




    Thursday, July 16, 2015

    Wendy is the winner of the Marie challenge!

    I had to find a new random number generator site... Found it, did the random drawing, and here I am to announce the winner for the Marie Antoinette challenge...

    Entry #3 by Wendy at Paper Whims!

    Congrats to Wendy, who will receive $15 credit to shop for some new digital collage sheets at Lunagirl.com.

    And congrats to everyone who entered for your beautiful work and to the Design Teams of LunagirlMoonbeams and CheerfulStampPad for wonderful inspiration as always!


    COMING UP: Please be sure to join me for my next challenge. We are deep into summer now, so let's do the theme RETRO SUMMERTIME. The Design Team will be working with some vintage images from my digital collage sheets Summertime Beauties, Flamingo, and Pin Up Girls. Come back and play in the next challenge!

    Monday, July 13, 2015

    Fabulous Marie Antoinette challenge still going on :-)

     By CORINNE MARIE Digital by Corinne
    Here is a "Marie" digital creation by Corinne Marie ... to remind you to play in my Marie Antoinette challenge.

    See all the wonderfully pretty entries and link up your own...

    Enter up to three times for three chances to win the drawing ~ use a Lunagirl images to DOUBLE those chances ~ then enter at CheerfulStampPad as well for even more chances to win! The winner of the drawing will receive $15 store credit to find some digital collage sheets or vintage images at Lunagirl.com.

    The challenge continues for a few more days, until Thursday afternoon (CST) so you have plenty of time. This is always a fun theme ~ get in touch with your inner fru-fru French fabulousness!

    Thursday, July 9, 2015

    Marie Antoinette challenge: Second Week

    You still have plenty of time to enter our Marie Antoinette challenge, here at LunagirlMoonbeams and also at CheerfulStampPad! Don't miss out on the fun and your chance to win the drawing for $15 store credit to buy some new digital goodies at Lunagirl.com!

    Both the Lunagirl Moonbeams DT and the Guest Designers from the Cheerful Stamp Pad have been creating some wonderful works with my "Marie" collage sheets to inspire you...
    The challenge continues until next Thursday afternoon!

    SHELBY PIZZARRO Sisterhood of the Muse

    HAZEL HARRIS My Crafty Outlook For the second week of challenge 105 I once again used one of the beautiful images from Lunagirl's Marie Digital Collage sheet, using
    background papers that I've had for ages. The black flowers are
    Craftime and the centres were from the Hobby House.

    MICHELE STORMS Art From the Well  
    BARBARA GODDEN Barb's Creative Corner For the second week of the Marie Antoinette challenge I use the same collage sheet and made another ATC, When I saw the images I knew that is what I wanted to do with them. I fussy cut around the flourishes and layered it on a Fancy labels 8 die cut. I did use some spica glitter pens on the flourishes and added 4 rhinestones, I added it to a purple base
    KARLA BADANZA Poetic Postcards 
    VICKI ROMAINE, owner of Cheerful Stamp Pad 

    CORINNE MARIE Digital by Corinne




    Friday, July 3, 2015

    Join Our Creative Challenge: MARIE ANTOINETTE


    Our theme this time is "Marie Antoinette" ~ and this is another "double" challenge with Vicki Romaine's challenge blog, cheerfulstamppad.blogspot.com. Our Design Teams will be guest designers for each other's blogs... and you can link up your creation on BOTH sites for double chances to win!

    I can't wait to see what you create ~ link up your entries below. And I know you'll enjoy the Design Team and Guest Designer creations. At Lunagirl.com shop you'll find Marie Antoinette collage sheets for inspiration, plus plenty of other vintage French-inspired images!

    CHALLENGE GUIDELINES:




  • Any craft or medium is welcome!
  • 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:  Winner will be selected randomly to receive a $15 credit at Lunagirl.com!
  • Challenge ends at 2:00 pm CST on Thursday, July 16.

  • I love it when you use Lunagirl images, and I hope you'll go take a look at my collections... but that's not a requirement!  But do remember that if you use a Lunagirl image, you will be entered TWICE in the drawing! I welcome everyone and every style but also want to give a little something extra to my wonderful customers! Most important is have fun, get creative, and enjoy vintage style. 


    LUNAGIRL MOONBEAMS DESIGN TEAM + GUEST DESIGNERS

    HAZEL HARRIS My Crafty Outlook 
    KARLA BADANZA Poetic Postcards "For the first week of Marie Antoinette, I made a card using an image kindly supplied by our sponsor Lunagirl and it is called Queen Marie Antoinette in Gilt Frames. It is such a vintage beauty! I layered it on a scrapbook paper and on a blue cardstock. I also added some decorating paste flowers and pearls. When I think of Marie Antoinette, refinement and graceful approach to life crosses my mind and those things are still important. Have a creative weekend! Hope you continue playing along with us!"
    VICKI ROMAINE, owner of Cheerful Stamp Pad 
    "A Mixed Media Tag using one book page, watercolor diecut,, stickers and Lunagirl image.My tag also has a beautiful cut from a old card and some text scribble."
    CORINNE MARIE Digital by Corinne
    BARBARA GODDEN Barb's Creative Corner 
    MICHELE STORMS Art From the Well  "a tag, images from marie, dreams of paris and winds and roses collage sheets.
    enjoy!  happy 4th!"



    Thursday, July 2, 2015

    Winner of 'Shoes' Challenge: WendyLynn of Paper Whims

    Alright, the 'Shoes' challenge is closed now ~ thank you to everyone who took part in this fun challenge. And the lucky winner of the random drawing for $15 store credit at Lunagirl.com is entry #6 by Wendy Lynn at Paper Whims!

    Wendy Lynn is a regular in my challenges, and I always enjoy and appreciate her talent and creativity and support. Congrats to you, Wendy!

    Congratulations and thanks again to everyone who entered. I hope you will all come back for the next challenge, which starts bright and early tomorrow morning.

    The next theme is MARIE ANTOINETTE ~ symbol for all things fashionably French, feminine, elegant, and maybe just a little bit over the top? You can add your own interpretation and approach to our Marie theme, and it will be fun to see what everyone comes up with! I feel sure this theme will be both fun and lovely.

    AND this is another joint/shared theme with CHEERFULSTAMPPAD ~ so don't forget to enter there too for double chances to win!

    Wednesday, July 1, 2015

    Don't Miss It! Artful Gathering Online

    I wanted to remind everyone again:
    Don't miss  Artful Gathering online summer art retreat! Second session begins July 16!

    If you've taken part in this "online art retreat" in summers past, I know you'll be excited to join in again this year...

    If you've done Artful Gathering, do check it out! This fabulous annual event features three months of ONLINE workshops, classes, videos, doorprizes, contests and community.  There are tons of great presenters and workshops, something for everyone, all quite affordable and very conveniently online!

    I'm very proud to be a sponsor of this event ~ I think this is my fourth year? Not sure ~ but it is a wonderful event and I love telling people about it.

    You can find info and register here . You can register now and start looking around, and classes/workshops for Session Two begin July 16.

    When you register grab your FREE DOORPRIZES including two Lunagirl digital collage sheets and gifts from other sponsors as well. And be sure to leave a comment on my sponsor page for a chance to win a collection of 25 Lunagirl collage sheets and a Grand Prize $50 shopping spree at Lunagirl.com!

    I've created a special discount code for AG attendees ~ 20% off at Lunagirl all summer long. You'll find that on the Welcome page when you register... Get ready for a creative summer!

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