For the month of March, Retro Cafe Art is sponsoring Gingersnap Creations and the theme is "Family" with a focus on heritage pieces with antique or distressed art. If you read my blog you know how wonderful Retro Cafe Art is for amazing altered art supplies! I am lucky to be on both design teams so, this month will be a dream come true. Don't you love when different people, experiences or events intersect in our lives. Well, back to this week's Gingersnap challenge which is called GC141 Granny's Photo Album. I imagined this card today to be the front of an antique photo album with working hinges and a cross.
I started with the lovely woman image from Retro Cafe Art collage sheet called Pretty Women. I layered the transparent text from Retro Cafe Arts collage sheet called Daguerreotypes and put her in the Fancy ATC frame that I painted an aged green brown and edged in gold. She was layered on beige tattered lace on some patterned background paper. I added the Retro Cafe Art Cross Cut outs using a large one with a smaller cross on top for dimension. They were painted gold and red. Some paper hinges came next. Details included glittery Stickles, shiny red pearls and green metallic thread. The sentiment says "Radiant" and was layered on some glittery golden ribbon.
Hope you will have a radiant week.
take care, gerri
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Wow, love this piece gerri, such depth to the image.
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hugs {brenda} xox
Fabulous and beautiful design Gerri.
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Marja
I just love this. Once again your tiny work has me in awe!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Linda
So lovely! I really like how you layered the cross cuts too. Hope you're doing well and getting settled in cozily. I'm finally starting to feel a bit better from this horrible virus. I think I needed the rest from so much traveling. LOL
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDelightful blog! I'm a new follower! ♥
ReplyDeleteAnne
Beautiful Card Gerri!! Love the transparent text over the photo!!
ReplyDeleteand Congrats on being a Gecko Gal :0) Hugs!!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous Gerri, I love the vellum piece too!
ReplyDeleteREALLY pretty, Gerri, gorgeous details!
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A wonderful card, love the transparent look.
ReplyDeleteGreat work Gerri, I need to find some time to play along!
ReplyDeletehugs Lynn
Great piece,Gerri. Love what you have done with it all ... especially the hinges. xoDonna
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, I love how you've layered the transparency over.
ReplyDeleteMaria x
Beautiful work. I love that cross. Cheers, Holley
ReplyDeleteWishing you April flowers and sunshine! Love this 'Radiant Details'!
ReplyDeletehugs,
Teresa