Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The Fragrance of Roses in Paris

This week at Gingersnap Creations based on our "Shopping" theme, we are exploring "Bags and Tags" for our weekely challenge. Come join us and use our themes to spark your creativity. There's always so much to see and do, especially the other Ginger Design teams members creations. Well, last week I told you I save interesting garment tags and when I saw these rough canvas ones with a rose imagine I tucked it away for a special project. When I think of shopping and fashion, my mind immediately dreams of Paris and these tags were perfect.

This dimensional collage has lots of textural layers and  the canvas tag was my color inspiration. The background is three layers of paper. The top paper is of the streets of Paris and I stamped the roses by Rubber Stampede and watercolored them.The K & Company butterflies are stamped on transparencies. The tags were painted with white acrylic paint . One was stamped with the Eiffel tower by Inkadinkado, the other has the word "Paris" tiny alphabet tags 568D  from  our sponsor Altered pages. A Fabric rose, some ribbon and a dusting of rhinestomes and I was off to dream of visiting the gardens of Paris.

Hope you can dream of a faraway place this week.
artfully yours, gerri
"Roses of Paris"

"Garment Tag Details"

"Rose Details"

27 comments:

  1. Gerri this is just sooooo stunning - what an amazing piece with lots to look at and how great are the tags you saved - aren't those fabric ones great - just love this and the beautiful colours too!

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  2. oh hun this is stunning oh just love love paris,and this is a beautiful work of art hun hugs cheryl xxxx

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  3. OH MY GOSH--This is beyond belief gorgeous, Gerri!!! WOW!!! I love it so much.
    XO
    Cindy

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  4. Soft and full of spring ... beautifully done and assembled. Meet you at the Eiffel Tower for lunch ... ? Donna

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  5. Gerri
    Did you see me as I feel off my chair on seeing this.
    You know I am a huge fan but this is exceptional. Oh my word I love this so much. This is my kind of art - sorry as I drool!!!
    Congratulations on your card being selected as a stand-out piece over at The Stampsmith Challenge, well deserved. If you wish you can contact Val and she will give you a badge/button to display on your sidebar.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  6. You constantly amaze me with your wonderful ideas.
    Hugs, Amy

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  7. Oh these are so very pretty! I love the Paris theme :-)

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  8. Gorgeous piece, love love the flower, adds so much dimension and the added butterflies are perfect. Beautiful. Tracy x

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  9. this is beautiful...I love roses, and Paris, of course, too!

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  10. Gerri this is beautiful! I love the tags and that flower is great! tfs

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  11. Gorgeous! Perfect colors and I love the butterflies and the flower. Gorgeous dp too!

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  12. Beautiful Gerri! Love how you used the butterflies!

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  13. This is just so beautiful!!! Do you need my address to send it off? LOL Wow!

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  14. Lovely, Gerri, really beautiful--such wonderful details!

    :)

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  15. Wow! This is fabulously gorgeous. I love that you used the canvas -- gives it an extra va-voom with the paint too. Hope you're having a great day. The rain finally stopped here and the sun has come out.

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  16. Beautiful card gerri. Love it. Also it brings good memories about Paris when I see the Eiffeltower. Gorgeous.
    greet Marja

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  17. Wow Gerri this is a real designer piece, the canvas tags are a true inspiration and the layers are just amazing. I think you can see I love it.
    Have a great weekend.
    luv and hugs {brenda} xoxox

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  18. Amazing ! Gorgeous, Pretty, sensational can you guess I love this ?

    Marie

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  19. Gerri - this is so gorgeous! I love pink and black together and your rendition is breathtaking.

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  20. This is the 1st chance I've had to say WOW how Divine is this?? just stunning Gerri, Debi x

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  21. wow Gerri - absolutely stunning. There's always something about black and pink, then add Paris to it, and voila a gorgeous piece of art!

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