Pursuit of Happiness

It's October so at Flying Unicorn there is a new Kit of the Month called "Pursuit of Happiness". It is jammed packed with all kings of gorgeous supplies. Check it out before they are all gone! Here's a picture of the kit and also some pieces done by my fellow Creative Team members.

take care, gerri

Sweet Candy Filled with Tenderness

Well I am back...just had some family matters to take care of so I'll be stopping by to visit everyone. Can't wait to see what you have created. Today's ATC expresses how I feel about you, dear followers, I am "filled with tenderness". I also know MaryLou has kept you  company while I was away, so you were in good hands. LOL. I will tell you how I created this ATC but first........

 I will announce the three winners of my 1st year Blogiversary  Candy, remember there is a Grand Prize and two Runner Up prizes, so I will be making three people happy today.
Random Generator came up with:
Cameron as the Grand Prize Winner
Dolly DayDreams as 1st runner up
Linda R. as 2nd runner up.
Dearies, please email me your addresses so I can send out your candy giveaway.

Well, back to the ATC. Using all products used today were from the amazing Flying Unicorn store. I started with Tim Holtz Kraft Resist paper and watercolored it with orange paint. Then I layered crystal rhinestone swirls and black netting. The lovely vintage image came next by Graphic 45. The Petaloo flower was dabbed with orange paint, then hand stitched  with a sticker and crystal accent added to the center. Some hand drawn stitching was added too.The sentiment reads "filled with tenderness."

Hope you are filled with tenderness toward someone this week.
artfully yours, gerri

"Filled with tenderness"

"Petal details"

A Corner of Heaven in the Library

This month at Gingersnap Creations is about "Friendship". This week the challenge # is GC120 and it's a color challenge of Aqua, Purple and Blue. The month is also being sponsored by Viva La Vegas Stamps. The image I used on my bookmark is from  their plate 876. Come play with us and see what the Design Team has created for you!

 I do so love to read and consider the characters in the books my friends. When I was young my grandmother would say"Gerri, stop reading and go outside." and like a good child, I listened and went outside. The only thing is that I sat under a tree and read some more. LOL.

To make this book mark I stamped, fussy cut and watercolored the young girl reading. I used some library book labels and cut them so they would appear to be a tall book case. Then painted them aqua, purple and blue. Some pen highlights came next. A fancy ribbon to tie and off with the sentiment "A Corner of Heaven" and it was complete.

Hope you'll find a friend where ever you go this week.
artfully yours, gerri

The Raven Nevermore

MaryLou here, I'm posting for Gerri till she can get back to all of you great artist friends. She really does miss you.

Today for Retro Cafe Art, Gerri made a creepy Halloween Hook with images of Edgar Allan Poe. Gerri tells me that Retro Cafe Art has so many cool things to create with. She also added a tiny embellishments from Coffee Break Design Halloween cutouts, first a raven on his head and a glittered cemetery scene.There's a blood red frame covered with black veil netting too. The words behind dear Edgar say "Be Afraid"

Hope you will be NOT "be afraid" this week.
take care, MaryLou for gerri

"Be Afraid"

Free Pink Fun

Today for Pink Saturday , I'm thinking of dear friends who have their birthdays in autumn. Autumn is my favorite season...it's when you go back to school, see the leaves change and my birthday is in October too! Another thing is that my last name "Herbst" means autumn in German.

Well, for today's simple little card, I ran a Tim Holtz  Texture Fade thru my little Cuttle bug machine. Painted it with pink paint and sprinkled some pink glitter. Added some black pen outlines, a big pink flower and a black wire present. There's a sparkly button and a rub on that says" birthday fun"!

Oh, so sorry  I have not visited everyone in the past few days. I will be back in the swing of things in about a week. Just some family issues to take care of, nothing serious. I do miss you dear friends.... and can't wait to see what you've been up to!

So let's hope you will have some free fun this week,
artfully yours, gerri

"Free Birthday Fun"

"Fun details"

Glittery Wings Fluttering by

My mom always said that the presentation of a gift  was as important as the gift it's self. I  still follow this message, whether I am wrapping gifts or entertaining. I spend extra time designing the look and feel of my wrappings and special meals. I think a great presentation is like giving an extra little gift.

So for todays post, it's all about my gift tag of a family of butterflies. I used Tim Holtz Craft Resist Paper Stash paper as my starting point. After fussy cutting out all the butterflies, I added rhinestone bling flourishes, and lots of Stickles. All of these products can be found at the amazing Flying Unicorn Store. I then used an old broken pearl necklace between this family of butterflies to connect them. A sheer black ribbon ties it on to a gift box.

Hope some one will present you with a pretty present this week.
yours truly, gerri

I'm glad I found you

At Gingersnap Creations this month is all about "Friendship" and this week its about those "Shared Moments" for challenge #GC119. The month is being sponsored by Viva Las Vegas Stamps. They have an amazing assortment of rubber stamps..........Elvis included. LOL. Come join us at Gingersnaps to enter the challenge or just check out the Design Teams wonderful inspirational pieces.

After our yard sale, I was thinking about that special relationship a child has with her doll, when I came across this sweet stamp. To make this  card, I used the little girl with her dollie stamp on plate 876 from Viva Las Vegas Stamps. After stamping, I fussy cut her out, water colored her and then glued her on a Retro Cafe Art ATC image. Distressed layers of different papers and letters are on a sage green paisley paper. Some ribbon, copper Stickles and a Flying Unicorn flower came next. The sentiment says "I'm glad I found you" and was layered on a little tag.

Hope you will be glad find your someone special.

artfully yours, gerri 

"I'm glad I found you"

"Glad details"