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Les Grands Crues...

2012-05-31T07:29:00.000-04:00

Hello there, I found this image in one of those fancy wine magazines; I mounted it on this really cool paper that looks and feels like cork, and has gold speckles....

Then I used a corner punch , my double loop punch for the side, glazed it, weaved in some ribbon, a few old buttons, and Voila....A nice simple masculine card...

Check out this poppy from my garden that is just starting to open...it looks just like crinkled paper....so cool....you'll have to bear with me this summer with my flower pictures...LOL...I am an avid plant lover...

Have a great week-end everyone....love G.

My Bird Flying Free...

2012-05-29T14:06:00.003-04:00

Hello, how is everyone today ? I made another card for Father's Day, but it didn't turn out the way I had anticipated....Does that happen to you ? I find it's too delicate for a man...

Having fun lately with my crackle paint...I applied the cage so it is 3 D...

Aqueligia Nora Barlow from my garden....

Thanks for looking....hugs G,

Vintage Fashion...

2012-05-27T14:25:00.000-04:00

is the challenge over at the Sugar Creek Hollow ....I am entering this week to support my blogging friend
Heather, from My artistic Adventures,who is now on the DT...Woohoo!!!

And over at the Artful Times Challenge it is ribbon and lace...

I saw a lot of female fashion as examples, all gorgeous, but with Father's Day coming up, and with a certain image in mind I went for a masculine card. When I saw this image from June at the Olde Curiosity Shop, I knew right away I wanted to use him; doesn't he look devilish with a twinkle in his eyes....

Ripped the sides, inked, rippled; made a frame with MS triple loop punch, sprayed with coffee shop and aquamarine, applied scraps of vintage fabric, lace and buttons.

applied to paper, then fabric. Made a watch with a Prima chipboard and a belt buckle

added a ribbon and some beads to the side....

I am really happy with the outcome.....

Thanks for peeking and why don't you come join the challenges !!! Hugs G.

I spotted my first butterfly in the garden...

2012-05-25T08:53:00.000-04:00

well, of the chipboard variety....lol

Entering a new challenge called THE GAME ; this week its TIC-TAC-TOE and I choose flowers, dry embossing and twine. My blogging friend June has made the DT so I wanted to support her...Bravo June !!!

Chinese coins, home made flowers, glimmer misted background, stained lace...

And my altered chipboard butterfly on which I used paint, ink, glimmer mist, crackle paint and embossing

This is the body; isn't that cool ?

And the inside using the BF as a screen to glimmer mist....

Thanks for peeking....xoxooxo

Blogger is re-posting old posts of mine...

2012-05-21T11:39:00.004-04:00

hello everyone, I have to apologize if you are seeing some of my old posts being re-posted by blogger.
Anyone else having this problem ? I have posted the question on blogger help.. I have no idea why this is happening....but its annoying lol

Hugs, G.

Un P'tit oiseau du Québec...

2012-05-16T06:00:00.000-04:00

I sold all 10 of my Mother' s Day cards...Youppie ! I am going to try to make a few for Father's day now....

I love my Québec stamp ( Crafty Individuals ) which I embossed in TH distress powder...

I am joining into the Artful Times Challenge whose theme is Birds !!!

Thanks for stopping by...xooxoxoxo

Just riding the waves...

2012-05-15T08:27:00.001-04:00

on my crystal clouds....LOL...Have a sunny day everyone !!!

Golden Rays

2012-05-14T14:19:00.001-04:00

Hello, my hubby gave me this pendant for my Birthday last year; using a piece of papier maché I played around with acrylic paints, the glimmer family ( mist, glam and glaze) and some gold embossing.

Hope you have a great week...

Are you looking for beautiful free images...

2012-05-09T06:39:00.000-04:00

if so, pop over to The Olde Curiosity Shoppe , June has so many gorgeous FREE images in a variety of styles and categories. Here is an example :

Isn't that stunning ?

She also has a store named Dezinaworld where she sells her newer images , features the work of many artists, and has her own design team ...

Go have a peek, you won't be disappointed....oh, and did I mention she is the kindest, most generous person ?

It's Tea Time My Friend....

2012-05-08T10:08:00.002-04:00

How is everyone today ? I am playing over at The Shabby Tea Room with this card for a friend...

This is the beautiful inspirational photo and Fran asks that we create a card or project inspired by the colors in the photo and include a rose!

I was inspired by the Shabby looking flowers and used some Prima paper for my background, which I embossed in white and in clear...

The pitcher and the books had more of a vintage feel to them so after deciding on the lace , I inked my teapot in several colors, used a mask for the flowers, embossed in clear, applied some TH crackle paint in some areas, then inked again....I am SO happy with the outcome....

The book is represented in my base paper and my doily was glimmer misted ...

Thank you so much for visiting ....have a great week everyone !!!

Dream Roses Wall Hanging....

2012-05-05T09:56:00.001-04:00

This is a wall hanging going above my bed so my dreams are filled with roses....

The Stampman challenge this week is to use your favourite technique...I love embossing, which I have done on this hanging, but at the moment, my fav , even though I have only done it once before, is to make a base of gesso and baking soda and stamp into it.....Here is a great tut ....I am not completely happy with the outcome of this hanging, but I did challenge myself LOL...I used acrylics, glimmer glam, embossing and rub and buff....

A stamped swirl above, stamped music and text below...and various stamping in other areas....

And at City Crafter , the challenge is to use Text and Tulle....I made my shabby flowers using tulle and scraps of lace...and there is text on that gorgeous PP butterfly garden paper....as well as in my stamping...

Have a fabulous week-end my lovelies, Hugs G.

painting with embossing powder for the CR84 Challenge...

2012-04-29T13:30:00.000-04:00

this is such a cool technique.....I painted with acrylics, pink and white, then applied saran wrap to make folds...I then embossed in pink and aqua, moving the powders with my heat gun....

Can you see the Dolphins at the top left corner ??? I wish I could say it was all planned, but it was just a fluke....LOL

I am linking this to the CR84FN53 Challenge which is to use pink, neutral and aqua....

Thanks for peeking....love G.

The Shabby Tea Room Number 111...

2012-04-28T15:15:00.002-04:00

Hi there, this is the colour picture inspiration over at TSTR this week, and Starr is asking us to use flowers and lace or ribbon ...

I made a canvas, being influenced by the light, summer time feel of this picture, the mix of flowers, and my hummingbird could not resist flying over for a visit with all those sweets on the table....

My canvas was inked, sprayed, stamped and embossed...using the blue mauve background colours in the pic...

I embossed the bird in white, used bundled sage and stickles...

Added some ribbon all around the canvas, and across with a bow and beads...

Et voila,

Thanks for peeking...xoxooxox G.

Easy Recipe for texture on a canvas....

2012-04-26T10:33:00.001-04:00

I just had to share this easy and inexpensive way to add texture to a canvas , or paper.
Use a 3 to 1 ratio of gesso and baking soda, spread on canvas, heat till it bubbles....let cool, then stamp ...
I painted lots of layers using micas and acrylic paints...I used 1 main stamp as the focal image, and parts of other stamps for the outsides...I kept the rest simple since I felt this was very busy and it is for hubby, who finds I put way too much on my stuff LOL...

WARNING; this is a pic heavy post....

I am linking to The Stamp Man Challenge, which ask to use a shabby chic or a distressed style...

Thanks for peeking...Have a great week-end my lovelies....xoxooxox

I just had to play again ...

2012-04-22T07:22:00.001-04:00

in The Shabby Tea Room....I just love the inspirational picture, and I had to make a card for a friend who loves pink and aqua, so it was a perfect match..

I embossed this part in white, then inked it with Victorian Velvet...

This area was tripled embossed then stamped into, gold rub and buff was used to bring it out as well as Tattered Rose Ink...

This is a tear out from Melissa Frances paper....and one of my home made flower...

The tag was a freebie from Astrid's artistic efforts...

ok, off to rest for a few days....

kisses to all of you lovelies.... G.

Beautiful Roses...

2012-04-17T13:53:00.000-04:00

is the Challenge over at the Shabby Tea Room...When I saw this gorgeous inspirational photo, I knew right away what I was going to use as my focal point....don't you love when that happens...and the colors we must use are pink, aqua and neutrals....so gorgeous...

My best friend sent me this as a birthday card; it is handmade with wool. I fell in love with it, but wanted to enhance it, since it was on a plain white background, with no dimensions, so I made a wall hanging... I had mini roses and a little round button that matched perfectly...

I did a lot of distressing and sewing, using Tattered Rose as my ink, some Prima papers, the Butterfly garden papers (which is the only paper I hoard LOL ). the pearls are used to hang...

Dont you love this button...ummm Yummy....

Have a shabbylicious week my lovelies....xoxoxo

Maman's Sunday Best...

2012-04-15T11:03:00.001-04:00

Bonjour mes copines,

When I saw the color challenge over at the CR84FN challenge blog this morning, I was immediately inspired to make another Mother's Day Card....If you follow me, you know how much I love playing with pink !!!

This is what I came up with ....

This gorgeous tag comes from the very generous June at Dezinaworld; she offers all her older images for free and she has such a beautiful collection....she does accept donations....

Happy Sunday my lovelies, love G.

2012-04-12T10:43:00.000-04:00

Hello, this is the picture inspiration at the LETS GET SHABBY challenge...and the theme is spring or Easter...

Spring is my favorite season; one of the things I love most is the light, and all the fresh green textures, and this is what appealed to me the most in this picture....

I used a Japanese paper to express the play on light....

organza , mini roses, a wooden, embossed butterfly...

I love birds,and spring is the time they come in my gardens and make their nests; the shape of the feather (which has a marvelous luminous shine to it) made me think of how birds go round and round building their nests, and the straw background is another texture that reminded me of nest making...

little brass charm hanging off some pearls...

Et Voila...

Bonne journée mes copines, xoxooxoxo

Our Creative Corner Challenge...

2012-04-11T11:59:00.000-04:00

Hi there, look at this fun challenge over at Our Creative Corner...

My challenge for you this week, is to design a card/project that is inspired by a frilly Easter bonnet. Use elements that you would put onto your own bonnet, such as lace, flowers, pearls, etc.

This is my interpretation...

love and kisses my darlings.....xoxoox

Peachy Orchard...

2012-04-06T08:41:00.000-04:00

Hello, don't you just love seeing all the spring colors on bloggerland !
Check this beautiful combo on the CR84FN challenge.....I just had to play !

Taking flight...

2012-04-05T12:38:00.000-04:00

Hello there, any big plans for the Easter week-end ??? Anyone having an egg hunt ?

I have my hubby at home with me for the next 5 days..Yahoo!

Happy Easter my lovelies....xoxooxoxo G.

Blooming Blues...

2012-04-04T09:26:00.002-04:00

Hello, how is everyone today ??? just sharing my latest card....

Altered Vintage tablecloth ...

2012-03-30T09:11:00.000-04:00

Hello, this is part of a vintage tablecloth that I glimmer misted; the background was made with watered down acrylic paint, then I applied saran wrap ( you can control the amount of folds); once dry, you remove it and I applied some pink chalk ink to make them stand out....

Thanks for looking, xooxox G.

Shabby Heart...

2012-01-23T12:43:00.000-05:00

Hi, my shoulder is acting up again, so I will keep this short, but wanted to share this shabby heart I made this morning....I will be linking to Pixie Dust Paperie, the theme is Valentine or hearts and Gingersnap Creations, use ribbon...

Hope you are all doing wonderfully...xoxooxxo

Thanks for popping by

Hollywood Vogue...

2012-01-18T10:40:00.002-05:00

I had a great time making this easel card...That gorgeously elegant woman is a stamp from Crafty Individuals. I colored her in, fussy cut and put her on pop dots...

Did lots of fussing cutting out of the various Webster's pages....

Thanks for looking...love, G.

I am linking to Flying Unicorn, Black Jack

Bella Creations; Hollywood Vogue