A Forever Friend

Went to the mailbox the other day and I was so happy to see a complementary copy of  Stampers Sampler Aug/Sept 2011.... and you know what that means. Yea!, I was published. This time it was a full page, I was so excited I danced around the house again. I also noticed a few blogger friends like Tracy E, Lynn S, Marjie, Deb D. and Lynne. Congrats to them too. Now when ever I see these magazines, I look for blogger friends and it makes their printed artwork even more special to me.

Hope you see your special "forever friends" this week in person or on-line.
sincerely, gerri

"A Forever Friend"

Happiness is being With You

Woo hoo! Received my copy of  Stampers Sampler Catch Up Issue 2011 today and there on the wrapping  it said I was published. I tore thru the magazine and found three different cards. Two were current, but one was a couple of years old! I could tell the difference in my style and see my creative growth. I also noticed work from a number of my fellow bloggers. Congrats to you too!

The current pieces were based on a tape challenge. In the purple one, I used patterned tape for the background. I find my patterned tape at Michaels on clearance so, its only .50 for a nice sized roll. The second card has masking tape ruffles with an image  from Artchix Studio. So for both, I added vintage images, netting/lace, german scrap,  rhinestones, appliques for dimension and stamped sentiments. For the last piece, which I think looks very simple now, I created a  pale blue ink well template and stamped the feather quill. Layered pattern paper, more stamping and rhinestones to complete it.
Well, happiness is being with you , dear friends.
Till next time, gerri

"Happiness is being with you."

"You are truly special."

 

Delightful Surprise

This week I was delightfully surprised by two artistic developments. The first was that I was contacted by Gingersnaps Creations to be a visiting artist on their site for the month of March. This is a brand new group that I have joined and just love them. I cant wait, I am giddy with anticipation.  I  will keep you up todate with what this all means , when I find out! LOL.

The second thing was that I received a copy of The Stampers' Sampler and two (yes, two ) of my cards were published.  They are both below with my submissions and the actual pages in the magazine. The first one  is "Queen for a Day" using a challenge template of a baby onesie. The second is a red book shaped card that I created myself. You can see that the original submission had a bookmark too. The final picture is the cover of the magazine these cards are published in.

With all this excitment, It's been a great week.



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Cover of Magazine I am published in The Stampers' Sampler Feb/March 2011