Saturday, December 31, 2011

Just playing around...

Hellllloooo, last day of the year, wow....

I WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL, HEALTHY, AND CREATIVE 2012....

Tired today, so just played around with a new stamp for an envelope....
micas, rub and buff and color wash....




Linking to :

Craft Room; anything goes....
Lets Craft and Create; Anything Goes...

Friday, December 30, 2011

Your Kindness Brightens My World...

I received an incredible gift from a blogging friend for Christmas; it completely took me off guard , and deeply touched me. I have to take pictures to show you...soon, I promise....

Meanwhile, here is a Thank you Card I made for her; such a humble little thing compared to what she offered me, but we give what we can...

I was inspired by the challenge going on at Gingersnap Creations to use soft Yellows and White; i love yellow and I find it does not get used often enough...

The very talented Heather Hudson over at Bella Creations has a sketch challenge going on...

The Craft Room and Let's Craft and create have a Anything goes challenge...

So I am entering this card in all 4 challenges.




The inside :



The back...



Thanks so much for peeking and  A Happy, Healthy and Creative 2012 to you all..xoxooxo

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Christmas wrapping has started...


This post is really just an opportunity to wish you all 


                     A magical Holiday Season 
WITH  A CREATIVE, HEALTHY & PEACEFUL NEW YEAR!

A big thank you for leaving me such lovely comments throughout the year, they really do mean so much to me...
And for inspiring me with all your incredible talent...

Kisses.... G.






Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Alter it Monthly Challenge

Hi peeps, busy , busy, busy ? So this month, I am entering the challenge over at Alter it Monthly; the theme is celestial .


I had this box which had a very ugly Santa image ( sorry Santa), and was a unappealing shade of red, but I loved the star shape. So , I have something I want to alter, in a shape of a star.....ummm, that's a good start for this challenge.


Painted the box silver, glittered some areas in white, altered a ornament...



My letters were cheap and ugly, so I painted white, heated till they bubbled, added blue mica, silver glitter..


Glittered stars, snowflakes, ornament...Gold embossed my metal stars...



Painted my ornament with blue mica, added a Prima chipboard...



Wow, that's a lot of altering...And the finished project...



I am also joining The Flying Unicorn, which is to combine 5 of their challenges...




Enjoy the x-mas preps, don't stress...thanks for peeking....xoxoox



Sunday, December 11, 2011

The Ocean is her home...

I was so honored when my niece's friend asked me to make a card for her friend. I always ask about the person so I can make something personal. She told me she loved the ocean and mermaids; and was in the process of getting a mermaid tattoo done on her thigh. I asked it there was any way she could get me an image of it; she got one and e-mailed it to me....

This is the card I made ( she did not want a greeting in the front)...


Took some gold x-mas branches and glittered them; painted the shells; used glimmer glam and micas on the mermaid; rhinestones for her bubbles; textured paper for sand, driftwood etc.





Inside left; G45paper  fairies on shell...


Double embossed shell , stamped with My Friend...



I hope they both love it; thanks for peeking...xooxoxox


Saturday, December 10, 2011

You're barking up the right tree !!!

Hello there, how is everyone ? I made another ornament for my niece using a piece of bark from her dad's land.. I thought that was kind of cool...So easy, peasy...used my border punch, made the rosette, added some trim, a reef made a lace flower , glued it to my bark, made a hook, and voila.





Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving me some love; it makes me feel so good...

I am linking to :

Let's Craft and Create ; Circles
Happy Daze; x-mas
Flying Unicorn; Rosette

Friday, December 9, 2011

New hairdo for Mr. Penguin...

Hi, are we all in a festive spirit ? I rarely do cute, but it is x-mas and there are kids involved, sooooo, I made a pompom for my little penguin guy, and made a gift tag ....hee hee hee.....



Thanks for looking...xooxoxox


Linking to Lets Craft and Create, circles
Flying Unicorn, make pompoms

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

My niece just bought her first condo !!!

I am so proud of her...I am going to make some ornaments for her. Here is the first one. Started with this...


Glittered, added a few flowers,,,


Added some sparkle to the ribbon, some beading...Et Voila !!!


I am linking to :

Happy Daze, x-mas gift, tags or cards
Flying Unicorn; snowflakes

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Nothing is safe around me...

Hello there, how is everybody today?....I am so enjoying seeing all the wonderful Christmas creations on blog land...

I was rummaging through a closet looking for something for s-mas, and I found a tablecloth I had completely forgotten I had. It's beautiful, but I know I will never use it....so , what do you think I did with it ???

Yep, cut it out and made this flower....and turned it into a x-mas tag....hee hee hee....




I am linking to these two challenge sites....

The Craft Room, make your own flowers...
Happy Daze, gifts, tags, cards


Thanks for peeking,  

Monday, December 5, 2011

Baby Blue Ice...

Hello, how is everyone ? I love wrapping presents; I took an old box, made the paper using snowflakes as masks, inking, then glimmer misting. Glittered some snowflakes and the sides of the box , added  bling, a pretty blue ribbon and made a loose flower.




Linking to :

Happy Daze Designs, Gifts, cards and tags
Lessology, Christmas bag, box or envelope and upcycling (box and plastic snowflakes)
Flying Unicorn, Technique

Sunday, December 4, 2011

She Adores Him...

Been a while hey....I love giving and receiving x-mas ornaments; when I put my tree up, I will show you two that were made by my niece and nephew 25 years ago....I made this one for a 15 month old girl...
I recycled a plastic CD, put paper, silver and gold embossing, Image from Crafty Individuals, inka-gold etc...



Linking up to Bella Creations and Flying Unicorn...

Thanks for popping in !