Merry Christmas to All

                             Wishing you a Merry  and Happy Christmas to all my friends.
                             Here's a pop up card using all sorts of Retro Cafe Art supplies.
                                                 
                                                                 Take care, Gerri

Christmas Wish Cutie Pie

Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas Eve. Hope you are spending it with friends and family. We are lucky to have our daughter home from college and it is wonderful. She's our little cutie. Here's a little cutie to spend your day with.


So to make this I started with the  music sheet from the  Gecko Galz paper pack and cut it into a tag shape. The next part was to cut out the little Christmas cutie from the  Gecko Galz old fashioned Christmas sheet and glue her to a tiny watercolored song music sheet from the same sheet. Some red cut honey comb paper from Retro cafe art  was used to make her dress . The Christmas cutie was detailed with Stickles and a white Pom Pom. Additional accents were the red clip, string of lights from Retro cafe art , the christmas wish sentiment and the string  of white snow ball Pom poms. The big red plaid bow was the finishing touch. 
Hope you will spend time with a little cutie this week.


take care, gerri


                  

Mason Jar Cozy Cottage

Here's a sweet little pink card for Christmas. I loved the 100 proof press mason jar stamp and used it before on a Christmas ornament this year. I think it can frame anything. .... right now I 'm having it contain a little cozy Christmas scene.

I started by stamping the mason jar on a Retro Cafe Art Christmas Pink by Cassandra VanCuren ATC collage  sheet image. It was layered on a tan glassine scrap of paper and a bits of antique lace. It is framed by three wooden snowflakes that I painted cream  added pink roses and touches of copper glitter. The pink printed card has tiny drawn stitches around the edge too.

Hope you will see a cozy scene this week.
Sincerely, gerri

"Mason Jar contains a Cozy Cabin"

"Mason Jar details"

Pink White and Black Trees

Seems to be a pink Christmas  for me this year! I did alot of projects in pink this season. I wonder why?I'm just loving this pink, black paper which was the inspiration.

To make this I started with the patterned paper and added some fiber snowflakes that I painted pink and added Pink Stickles. Some cute Retro Cafe Art pine tree cut outs came next. One is painted pink, one black and one is Pink Stickles. Some fiber accents and they were on their way!

Hope you are in the pink this week!
take care, gerri

Pretty Christmas Trees

Tree Details

May Your Days be Merry and Bright Together

Not all my Christmas cards are even cards, sometimes I send tags. I find my friends put them on their Christmas trees  as ornaments. This Pastel Christmas tag for  Retro Cafe Art is  one of my favorite this year of the  60 cards/tags and even some ornaments that I created.

I had this vellem pastel paper for many years but could never use it. When I saw the pretty friends Retro Cafe Art image I knew they belonged together. The image is from the Let it Snow by Cassandra Van Curen collage sheet. I added a pink foil accent with some ombre ribbon and a Stickled RCA Star. The star is from the RCA  Star mix cutouts.The pearl accents, ribbon tie and watercolored accents came last. Now my favorite paper had a beautiful pair of friends to join it.

Hope your week is merry and bright!
Always, gerri

"May your days be merry and bright"

Golden Jeweled Christmas Tag

Sometimes I don't send cards, I send ornaments instead. Here is one for a special friend, I created this year. This will be a special Christmas cause we are finally moving into our new home. You could say it's our finest creation. Our builder has been wonderful  with superb craftsmanship and we just adore our selections. I'll post some pictures soon.... maybe for Christmas.

To make this metal tag I painted it gold and white and then stamped the 100 proof Press Big Black Christmas tree. I used Stickles to create the green branches, red ornaments, gold garland, gold candle lights. There are some blue rhinestones and a gold star on top. Under the tree are Retro Cafe Art presents.

Hope you have a golden week.
take care, gerri

Wings take Flight Above

Oh, I do so love to  make tiny stuff art work. Why that is I really don't really know. My husband makes miniature art too! Today my project is a little ornament with a tiny hook, I included a second picture with a penny for scale. LOL.

I painted a square of chipboard gold and added the sweet angel  Retro Cafe Art image from the Assorted Christmas Sheet by Debrina Pratt collage sheet. I used gold Stickles for some glitter accents. Tiny stars where put in the corners and some gold trimmed sheer lace edged the piece. A tiny hook and the sentiment "Wings take flight above" finished this little beauty.

Hope you will discover something tiny this week.
artfully yours, gerri

"Wings take flight above"