Saturday, April 16, 2011

Somebody Dreams

Finally, it's spring. I'm thinking about butterflies in our garden and that's what inspired me to do this hanging piece. I had in my stash a glossy red butterfly picture from the cover of a clothing catalog and used that as my starting point. There are a bunch of challenges I am using this for including:  Grungy Monday "#03 Adirondack Color Wash" at lovely Linda's Studio L3 that is based on the amazing Tim Holtz's techniques. I am also using it for my Bella Creations group "Make your own bling: and  Shabby Tea Room #57 Doilies and Lace.
Once I had the butterfly wings, I knew I needed a female image and went to Graphics Fairy and found this striking beauty. This is a pretty big piece at about 9" by 9". I sprayed a doily with Pesto Adirondack color wash. It was the only color of that product that I had from that famous warehouse sale, last fall. LOL. I used it to spray the lace to match too! For the other turq lace, I used a Sharpie, one of my favorite craft tools. The bling was created with Liquid Pearls. I made the little rosettes by twisting ombre ribbon on to double sided tape.I layered her all together and added the phrase "Somebody dreams of me." and my little creation was ready to fly away.
Dream of someone special this week,
Take care, gerri


"Somebody Dreams of Me"

"Dreamy Details"
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40 comments:

  1. Vicki Fraser April 16, 2011 at 8:36 AM

    Looks fantastic Gerri, those butterfly wings are perfect!

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  2. Gerrie JohnnicApril 16, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Ohhhh Ger, this is soooo FAB! Your special touches are sooo perfect, luv it!

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  3. Lynn StevensApril 16, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    Ohhh Flutterby Butterfly, Shes gorgeous!
    hugs Lynn

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  4. Marjie KemperApril 16, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    Fabulous! Those rosettes are SO clever and the whole piece is beautiful.

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  5. Cindy AdkinsApril 16, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Oh what a gorgeous Spring Surprise, Gerri!! I love it!!! I hope you're having a beautiful weekend.
    XO
    Cindy

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  6. judyjstamperApril 16, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    Hi Gerri - this is very pretty! and for the rosettes all you did was wrap ribbon around a piece of double sided tape?!? how clever...!

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  7. Art From The heartApril 16, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    Hi Gerri, This is just beautiful,especially the wings.
    I'm a new follower,love your blog.Hope you'll come follow me. I'm also having a HUGE give away. Hugs, Amy

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  8. JingleApril 16, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    This is very pretty! I love it!

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  9. trisha tooApril 16, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    Great piece, Gerri--the colors are so vibrant!

    :)

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  10. 1CardCreatorApril 16, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    Wow Gerri, where do I start! The wings are absolutely gorgeous, the composition is amazing and those little flowers just leave me speechless!

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  11. UnknownApril 16, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    You do have 'the touch', Gerri. Spectacular piece.

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  12. DebiApril 16, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    Just Gorgeous!!! Love it- it works really well.

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  13. MicheleApril 16, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    oh my goodness this is brilliant in every way. i love it! xo

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  14. Silvia(Barnie)April 16, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    Wow, Gerri, thats's breathtaking. Fantastic colors and wonderful texture, it really rocks.

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  15. NettyApril 16, 2011 at 6:24 PM

    Oh wow Gerri its a stunning piece of art, so adore this. Annette x

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  16. MaryNellApril 16, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    Thanks for sharing, love your work

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  17. Kathy EddyApril 16, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    What a beautiful piece!

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  18. SharonApril 16, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    OMG this is just stunning what an amazing piece of work Gerri!!!!

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  19. DeniseApril 16, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Wow!! I love it.

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  20. Michele OliverApril 16, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Once again, a beautiful piece of art

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  21. TreesApril 16, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    Neat collage! thanks for sharing with us at the Shabby Tea Room!

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  22. CherylApril 16, 2011 at 11:15 PM

    Gorgeous work! I love all the details you included.


    ~Cheryl~


    **Check out my Meljen’s Designs blog candy!**

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  23. AnonymousApril 17, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    Yummy, yummy. This is a delicious piece of art. I love the things you do.

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  24. Valerie-JaelApril 17, 2011 at 7:24 AM

    Great piece! valerie

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  25. Lynne MoncrieffApril 17, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    Gerri,
    I love this.
    Wishes
    Lynne M

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  26. JulesinParadiseApril 17, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    OH MY, what a gorgous winged goddess! I would love to have this amazing image on a tee shirt!

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  27. Dolly DaydreamsApril 17, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Gerri you have blown me away once again ! Amazing piece the wings are stunning as is the rest, where do I start bold colours , beautiful texture it has it all. you are always so truly inspiring.!

    Marie

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  28. AnonymousApril 17, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Absolutely gorgeous, and I love her dress. xx

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  29. SheriApril 17, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    WOW! Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing with us at The Shabby Tea Room!

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  30. My name is Erika.April 17, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    Just love it. Its beautiful.

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  31. Deb (dcorder)April 17, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    She's beautiful!!

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  32. www.creativepointe.blogspot.comApril 18, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Love it Gerri! The colors are perfect and well...it's just soooo cool!

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  33. 1CardCreatorApril 19, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    Very clever to use the jewelry findings between the buttons, I could not imagine to use that! That German Dresden trim is awesome and what a great use for it. You can see I have to close up all your work to get all the wonderful details, you always have so many. Thanks for sharing.

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  34. TolegrannyApril 19, 2011 at 12:24 PM

    This is lovely. Love the brillant colours.

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  35. LesleyApril 19, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    Oh Gerri this is beautiful. I love this image and have used it many times in art pieces.
    You did a brilliant job with this piece as usual.
    Take good care and Happy Spring.

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  36. Linda LedbetterApril 22, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Gerri, this is absolutely gorgeous!!! The Color Washed doily is the perfect neutral, lacy background for the FABULOUS fairy! I love the vibrancy of this piece, and as with all your work, it has a sophisticated elegance about it. Bravo, my dear!

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  37. Sandy AngApril 23, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    This is an absolutely amazing piece of art ! i can't say how much it grabs me. Have a happy easter

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  38. Jenn EricksonApril 25, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Gerri, your gorgeous collage caught my eye over at the Graphics Fairy and I just had to come by. Wow -- it's stunning! Looking forward to your future creations...

    New follower,
    Jenn/Rook No. 17

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  39. AnonymousMay 1, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Exquisite! Love how you did the dress!

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  40. magpiesoupMay 12, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    I saw this on Graphics Fairy and I love it so much.Its beautiful.

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