My gosh...has another month zoomed by getting us closer to Fall?!? It appears so, as Fall textures are the theme of this month's PTI Blog Hop. I hope I'm staying true enough to the inspiration this month as Fall doesn't really speak wool, tweed, and houndstooth to me just yet...give me a few months! Friday nights at our High School football games to watch our son perform with the band as the sun sets and temperatures cool down, means blue jeans, tees and hoodies where I come from. You can tell those kids couldn't wait to put their new jeans on. They don't make 'em like they used to, ya know?...Those embellished pockets make quite the fashion statement any more! So anyway, with my card I was thinking...teenage girl...Fall birthday...and LAYERS...I DID try to incorporate lots of textures and fabrics into my design...
I was inspired by Melissa Phillips' flowers die cut out of knit material awhile back. Hers were so cute...the way the knit material ruffles up and twists...HAD to try it...and HAD to incorporate denim! I used a couple of the Beautiful Blooms dies for these, (and one Notched Flower die) and old tees of the kids in the best Fall colors I could find. The leaves were just hand cut from an old green two-toned sweater, and stitched up the center. The bow is just made from raveled burlap. I also cut an area from the inseam of the old jeans I had saved, and trimmed away the raw edge so only the finished edge showed to create a pocket to fill with some fun layers...back-to-school and 'Friday night football' style layers...
...tickets...notebook papers...The pocket is a working pocket and I thought it would be fun to be able to tuck a gift card inside among the layers (although there's not one in there yet).
So, anyway...there she is! A bit of a fussy card???...yes...but fun to make???...YES!!! Hope maybe it has given you a few ideas, and hope you can appreciate it even though my colors and textures don't necessarily look like those in the inspiration. Sure do appreciate you stopping by!! I haven't even looked at the list yet, but I'm sure there are a b-zillion to visit! Hurry along...hope I didn't take too much of your time!!
~Geri~
Geri, this pocket turned out amazing! I love all those layers of the flower. It compliments the denim beautifully!
ReplyDeleteI love your take on the fall textures Geri! Give me jeans and a hoodie any day!! CUTE CUTE ;)
ReplyDeleteI love how you added the denim! Great card!
ReplyDeleteSU.PERB! Very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely darling!
ReplyDeleteLove that denim flower.
ReplyDeleteOh My Word! How absolutely Gorgeous this is! Textures and a little hint of autumn colors too. Fabulous! Yes, I'm going to try and get back into a routine. I love the autumn and this particular release of PTI products. It felt good to relax at my stamping desk. Thanks for stopping by my neglected blog!
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE this darling card!!! That flower is STUNNING and I ADORE the use of denim. not sure my hubby will love it so when I go now to cut off all the pockets on jeans we were donating! ;) Have a GREAT day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun card! I love all the different elements!
ReplyDeleteWOW - what a great pocket full of goodies - love the layered flower & all the details!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun card. Love all the many details.
ReplyDeleteI can't stop looking at it, because there are so many little details to take in... it's beautiful, and SO FUN!! I don't even know where to start, so rather than spam your inbox, just know that I love the WHOLE THING, and the flower is delicious!!!
ReplyDeleteOOoooh! I love fussy! So many fabulous details and perfectly "fallish" for Friday nights football games in east Tennessee too.Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLots of loving fun created here. It's so cheery and wonderful textures. Loving the colors. Have a wonderful week.
ReplyDeleteI love how you've interpreted fall here on this card, Geri! The colors and the jeans and sweater leaves are so fabulous. I love your design with the pocket. Such a great spot to tuck some goodies into. And that flower is absolutely stunning! I really love how the knit looks. I need to try that! :)
ReplyDeleteOh Geri, my dear! You've done it again! It's fabulous! Your fabric flower is gorgeous, and I love your denim pocket! I can believe it was great fun to make...and it was also great fun to look at! :o)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT! It's bright, happy and fun! I do have to try brighter colors. I tend to get stuck in a rut with soft shades of blues and greens ... but this has opened my eyes and I can't wait to go dig through my Bold Brights scraps! Thanks Geri!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun and pretty card Geri. Love the jeans pocket with the pretty flower and sheets. Neat idea.
ReplyDeleteThe denim was a stroke of genius my girl. It really makes this card extra special and fun! I've been thinking about you for days. Just booked our cabin in TN for Thanksgiving again this year. :-) Please do keep us in your prayers. So far Isaac's not turning out as big and bad as they thought, but it's early days and he's not here yet. Got a little wind today but tomorrow will tell all and we're on the bad side. :-( Hugs!
ReplyDeleteO.K. this is amazing!!!!!! Love the flower and the use of denim!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is tooooo die for gorgeous....i love the denim with the darker jewel tones....excited to hang with ya over at CPT
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love that denim pocket. I am really hoping for fall to come soon...however the 100 degree temp we had yesterday leads me to believe that it might not be so close. :)
ReplyDeleteHugs~
Ok yet another beauty Geri!! I am continually amazed by your style and creations! I soo wish I was a shabby chic card maker because I LOVE all the little details you can add! The denim is just perfect! Congrats on the new challenge DT! I'm following along! ;)
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