My Promise to You

I just wanted to say that I "promise" to support my fellow blogger friends, as well as; share, discover and learn with you. That's what blogging is all about  to me and why I do it. Imagine a world where everyone acted like that....wouldn't it be wonderful place?

Well back to reality and today's post about an ATC that I created using products from the Flying Unicorn store. They have everything you could ever need for creating, if you have a chance please go  take a look. The background is my favorite paper...Tim Holtz Kraft resist that I watercolored. The fairy godmother image is a Graphic45 from the Wizard of Oz collection. The Petaloo flower has been kissed with my watercolor paintbrush with some Stickles accents and a few rhinestones thrown in for good measure. The flower is layered on some lace and rick rack that I watercolored too in matching colors. I find that I will paint almost anything that is not nailed down. LOL. There's a fussy cut butterfly from Tim's paper too, hidden behind the flower.Some more Stickles, rhinestones and the sentiment "promise" and the ATC was complete.

What will you promise this week?
sincerely, gerri

"Promise"

"Promising Details"

A Trip By The Sea

For today's post Ive created a little book cause you know how much I love to read. Right now, I'm into  book 2 "Clash of the Kings" that follows the Game of Thrones that was on HBO this summer. I love getting lost in fantasy worlds and if its a series of books, I'm even more overjoyed.

This book mark today is made up of all kinds of layers, much like the chapters in a book. You have go thru them all to get the complete story or picture. There's the background of patterned paper that looks like water. Stamped on top of that is a border of little sea shells. The next chapter(layer) consists of shell images and a vintage bather. A transparency of script comes next with the sentiment of a trip by the sea. The final layer is a border of Stickles for some glittery shine. The ombre  ribbon has some pearls from the sea so I can find it in my fantasy world!.

Hope you will be able to take a trip with a favorite book this week.
yours truly, gerri

"A Trip by the Sea"

"Layered details"

Sing Out A Pretty Time

There are many reasons I blog, for friendship, to show my work and also to challenge myself. Trisha Too had a swap awhile back where she sent you some of her stash and we had to create something out of it. It was wonderful to see how everyone put their own spin on her stash. I didn't know what supplies I would receive and it was fun opening the envelop and being surprised.

I made an ATC using a little of everything Trisha put in the mailer. Her cut vintage girl image carrying the basket was the starting point. I even used a bit of her lace to make the basket. stand out The base of the ATC was some shiny crinkly paper and the background is a piece of patterned paper I painted over. Some rhinestones, Stickles and the sentiment Sing Out A Pretty Time were the finishing highlights.

Hope you get to sing out this week.
artfully yours, gerri

"Sing Out a Pretty Time"

"Pretty lace basket"

Boo says the little witch

For October the Gingersnap Creations theme is "Go Poe" and this week's challenge  GC121 is called Horror story. Come visit for a spooktacular time and see bootiful creations from the design team. This month is being sponsored by Alpha Stamps. Check out their site to see their fabulous selection of stamps. Now you know my interpretation of Horror would never be too scary. LOL. So, here is a large matchbox with glittery scary things on it and in it, that I made for a swap.

The big match box opens up like a coffin instead of  the traditional sliding way. Inside the box there is a creepy book mark and other treats. The purple outside is covered with black lace. There's a big black fabric flower accented with purple Stickles and an epoxy center. There's a bat, snake, chandelier, paper bottle and a trick or treat 3d sign. There are also some embellies that look like purple stone that say  boo and little witch.

Hope you will be a little witchy this week!
yours truly, gerri


"Trick or Treat Matchbox Coffin"

 

Black Lace and Glitter Graveyards

Today for my Retro Cafe Art design team, here's my Glittery Halloween tag. There's a chill in the air, it definitely feels like fall. The colors fall and Halloween really appeal to me. I remember a jr high school picture where I have on a  burnt orange mini skirt with a fringe belt and a black nylon shirt. I thought I looked really cool. LOL.

Well, to make today's tag I used Retro Cafe Art's Halloween Cutouts by Coffee Break Designs. The pieces to create this included the ATC Gothic window, Dead tree, gravestone overlay and a tiny bat. Each was painted and then the cemetery and bat were covered in black glitter. The background in the window was a scrap of paper on my work desk after a spray project. A bit of black lace was used as the tie.

Hope you will have some Halloween fun this month.
take care, gerri

"Halloween tag"

"Creepy details"

I'll Put You Under My Spell

For todays 100 Proof Press Design Team, I'm still still under the spell of Halloween. It's my favorite holiday because its the day I met my dear husband. We were at a party, I was dressed as a flapper and he was Indiana Jones.  I guess I put him under my spell! LOL.

 So here's today's Purple Halloween card with a hand colored Vintage cutie. I used Oct 31 Fancy Pants Design purple papers from the Flying Unicorn store and then stamped the #1326 100 Proof Press Black Cat border. Some black German scrap  came next to add shine and so does the Black Diamond Stickle accents. The paper flowers were painted with Glimmer Glaze Paint also from Flying Unicorn. They are layered on organza and black paper flowers foe dimension. A Stickles  trimmed "Under Your Spell" sign complete this card.

Hope you will put someone under your spell this week.
artfully yours, gerri

"Under Your Spell"

"Purple Details"

Happiness Awaits

Now that I have returned to blogging, I am discovering everything that you are creating on your blogs and it makes me very happy!

It was the darling woman image from Dezinaworld that inspired me to make this ATC. To me, she had the look of peering happily into the future. She is printed in black and white but her rose was colored in blue and green. It was that color palette that I used for the piece. Still having fun with the Tim Holtz Kraft Resist paper pack from the Flying Unicorn store. I watercolored the background sheet blue with green trim. I fussy cut out the butterfly and watercolored with green paint. The Petaloo paper flower also from the Flying Unicorn store was already blue and green. How perfect!  A sprinkle of rhinestones and earrings with a necklace complete her outfit. The sentiment reads "Happiness Awaits".

Hope happiness awaits for you this week.
yours truly, gerri

"Happiness Awaits"

"Happy Details"