Early Vintage Holiday Greetings

Well, I'm still in a Christmas mood, so here's a little ATC that I made. I will use as an ornament for our tree this year. It's for my Retro Cafe Art Design Team piece this week. You really should check out Retro Cafe Art besides the great supplies they are having a contest and a giveaway.

The contest is called "I love Retro Cafe Art Gallery". They teamed up with  100 Proof Press, and they are going to be a guest judge for the contest. Their team will be selecting their favorite to win a $30 100 Proof Press Gift Certificate! How cool is that. They have amazing stamps so this is a great prize!There will also be two $50 Retro Cafe Art Gallery Gift Certificates and two Coffee Break Design goodie packs! Not to mention everyone who enters will get a fabulous Digital Collage Sheet plus we will be adding prizes as we receive entries (see below). And it's so easy to enter. All you have to do is submit art that incorporates at least 1 product from Retro Cafe Art Gallery! You don't even have to purchase it from us. As long as we currently carry it, you are qualified! We have SO many goodies in the shop, you are bound to have something at home. Check out the rules here.

But wait there's more how about a Retro Cafe Art's giveaway of there new shrine kits.Check it out here.

So the vintage Christmas image I used is Debrina Pratt. The 5 pane ATC frame was painted red and edged in gold. It was trimmed with gold German Dresden Foil. The corners have gold snowflake confetti and red sequins topped with a red button. The sparkle accents are rhinestones and red Stickles. The finishing touch was the red ribbon hanger.

Hope you will see some sparkle this week.
take care, gerri

"A Merry Christmas to you"

"Christmas details"

Yes, its time to begin

Yes, it's time to begin my Christmas cards. I make over 100 unique cards and like to start early making a few at a time. My friends and family expect a "Gerri card" and now I can't possibly buy any!  LOL. Today's Design team card  for 100 Proof Press is a bit crazy, but still has my trademark bling, glitter and vintage image.

The stamp used for the sign language "Merry Christmas" letters is One Hand Signing  #5685  from 100 Proof Press. It is very versatile since you can spell any word. I stamped and cut out each letter and dotted them with green walnut ink. The vintage image is from Retro Cafe Art  on the cute Christmas collage sheet called Christmas Cuties 2. This is layered on two holiday papers. Some some big red and green buttons, candy cane twine, rhinestones and Stickles  were added for  dimension.

Hope you will get to start a new project this week.
yours truly, gerri




"Merry Xmas"



"Merry Details"



Dragonfly Trash to Steampunk Treasure

Been in a Steampunk kinda mood lately, so today's creation is a Steampunk tag. You know how I love to recycle, so I must tell you that I've actually been saving this broken hair clip from my daughter for years! LOL. When I started making this tag I knew I needed a 3D item and this pretty clip fit the bill. I think butterflies and dragonflies complement this paper with it's gears and Art Nouveau ladies. I am also entering it in a new challenge site that I found called Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge "Trash to Vintage Treasure.

To make this tag I used Glimmermist and sprayed it on a Tattered Angel plastic screen to print it. I edged the tag with gold acrylic paint and Stickles. The lovely lady and her butterflies are from the Flying Unicorn store on a paper called Steampunk Debutante from Graphic45. There are rhinestones, tiny gears and glitter Stickle accents.The dragonfly came next with the same accents. A green ribbon tied this project all up.

Hope you will discover something you have been saving.
artfully yours, gerri

"Steampunk Dragonfly"

"Dragonfly details"

Imagine what you will

I'm trying something different today because..... this creation has no sentiment! Usually the image tells me what they want to say, but this sassy lady was quiet today. So what do you imagine what she is saying? What she  might be saying dear friends is "sorry". I am in the process of moving, so I have not been visiting you as much as I really should. I hope to catch up soon and get back on a regular schedule, so please forgive me.
It's incredibly pink card, so I am entering it at Pink Saturday.

Hope you will be in the pink this week.
yours truly, gerri

Pretty Little Sea Shells

Just a quick little post for Paint Party Friday today. Come visit the site and see what everyone is painting these days. I'm showing a watercolor painting I did earlier this year; it's one of my favorite subjects, sea shells. They were placed on a wild patterned brown batik tablecloth. Not sure I like how it came out when I first painted it, but it has grown on me.....so I decided to finally share it with you.

Hope you will get to see some pretty things this week.
take care, gerri

"Pretty Little Sea Shells"

Home Sweet Home

For the month of November, Gingersnap Creations' theme is "On the Farm" and this week the challenge is titled "Farm Fresh" GC125. Come on over to plant your creation, sow the seeds of friendship and harvest ideas from my fellow Design Team members. My Design team piece is a card that combines several farmy items like red burlap, blue gingham and  red rick rack.

The sweet farm girl image might look familiar...she's actually Dorthy from the Magic of Oz paper by Graphic45.  Remember, she was a farm girl from Kansas. LOL. I removed her bow, painted her ruby slippers black and cut out little Toto from her basket. I drew and painted a pile of apples and put them in her basket instead. I layered the matching Graphic 45 papers for the background. You can find this paper at Flying Unicorn. Some red burlap, painted rick rack, a blue flower, red Stickles accents and a Home Sweet Home sign complete today's card.

Hope you will be able to visit your Home Sweet Home this week.
sincerely, gerri

"Home Sweet Home"

"Sweet details"

Wishes of Love Hope and Special Dreams

For today's Design Team piece for Retro Cafe Art, I created this pretty shrine with a cutout door. It's my 'wish" for you of  "love , hope and dreams."

I  painted the RCA Victorian Door Shrine, and covered it with different ribbons. I just love the fact that the door actually opens! The interior is lined with  RCA Damask ATC Vellum background collage sheet, love how it looks like tiny wallpaper. The center piece is a tiny  RCA Frozen Charlotte porcelain doll with glitter wings. Some tiny glass bottles are covered with Tim Holtz tickets. I added special little details of paper roses, rhinestones and a tiny pink crown. Please check out Retro Cafe Art to see all these wonderful goodies to use in your art!

Over at Flying Unicorn I will be sponsoring a November forum challenge all about bottles . It's called "she's like lightning in a bottle." You need to enter a project with a picture of a bottle or jar, an actual bottle or a creation in a bottle. Come on over and play. There's a RAK prize  at the end of month too!

Hope your wishes come true this week.
take care, gerri