Hello, all!  There's a fresh new challenge over at the Festive Friday blog...

I kind of have a thing lately for birds, so I was looking forward to this one!  Couldn't wait to ink up PTI's Merry Little Christmas set.  And look...this little guy is all dressed up in his finest holiday feathers to hang a star in honor of the Savior's birthday...

I got a little fussy on this one, I'll admit.  But I enjoyed every minute of it...

...a peaceful little Christmas scene, don't you think?

OK...now it's your turn.  Let's see your birdies in action!  You'll find more inspiration over at the blog, as well as the winner from last week's 'Retro' challenge (that was a FUN one!!)  You have two weeks to whip up a creation to share with the rest of us!  I'd love to see you in the gallery!!

Thanks for stopping in!
~geri~

Hey, everyone!  A few things to share today!  First of all, we are in the second week of inspiration for our retro challenge over at Festive Friday.  It has been fun to see everyone's take on this style.  I had several different thoughts on it, but really didn't have things on hand to pull more than one off.  I went with a large holly die cut I did have.  It has that hand painted look I remember seeing at Christmas when I was younger.  You know...like on the cards where a big candle and greenery or a large spray of greenery covered the entire front of the card...

I've also used some large, bold prints in very traditional colors as a background...

This is a fun challenge, so head over to the Festive Friday blog if you're interested in participating!

Here's a peek of my final card with the Mom and Dad set from Precious Remembrance...

And this is my card with that same set from last week...

Alrighty...I'll let you get on with your day!  Thank you for dropping in today!  Always good to hear from you! Enjoy your weekend!

~Geri~

Hey, everyone!!  I was in bed, NOT sleeping last night...storms...kids afraid of storms...I'm sure many of you know THAT drill;)...and all of the sudden it hit me...the Fusion Challenge closes TOMORROW!!!!  Last week was Nursing Home card-making week and time got away from me!  (Oh, no...wonder what time it closes????)  I crossed my fingers that I would still have time to craft this AM, and luckily, I did!  Love this challenge...didn't want to miss it! Here's what we were working with this week...

Since Spring has finally come to Indiana, after what seemed to be the LONGEST wait...I'll work a floral theme into anything I can;)  Here's the flower I made as a centerpiece...

This was a super fast flower to make, from a strip of PTI felt about 9 1/2" long and 1 3/4" wide...folded in half long-ways, and stitched on one side... (made about a 2" flower...just scale down for smaller blossoms)...

Trim off any extra felt beyond the stitching you can get away with, and then make little snips down the folded edge between and 1/8th" and 1/4" apart...

Then roll it up tightly and glue down the end with a dab of hot glue.  (I also put a thin layer covering the bottom of the flower since there was so little glue used in the rolling.  You don't have to put anything in the center, but if you want to, just be creative...I used some silver pearl beads.  Here is how it worked into the card...

Once again I've 'fused' the inspirations.  I'm pretty sure that is a Hero Arts sentiment.  I liked how the vertical 'smile' worked with the sketch.  (went back and embossed the 'smile' portion with clear glittered embossing powder...)

The soft circular images are from the Precious Remembrance Positive Thoughts set, patterned paper is from MME, and the chevron is from a MFT die.  WooWee...gotta go get this linked up and visit a little!
Thanks Fusion Ladies!!!
And thanks to one and all for dropping in!!
Your comments were so very sweet on the last card!!!  I'm hoping to do a video soon on the flowers on that one!
~Geri~

Well, hello, my friends, on this fine Spring Monday morning! Like many of you, I've been excited about the new Fusion Challenge...

Simply irresistible challenge, right?  I was prayin' for some time to play, and YIPPEE, I'm here!! Loved both options for creating and HAD to 'fuse' the two.  First of all, those gorgeous flowers were screamin' to be made...

(...with a McGill Paper Blossom punch). And I used my MFT chevrons to anchor them...

Others goodies used were QuicKutz leaves, MME enamel dots, and a Crafts Meow sentiment.  And that's just it!  If it wasn't for the handmade flowers, this would have been one super simple and quick card to make!

Thanks for poppin' in on me today!  Congrats, Fusion gals, on your new venture...and thanks for the inspiration!!! It's been a long time since I've played along with a challenge, and this sure was a fun one!!!  Looking forward to see what's up next!

Have a great day, everyone!!!

~Geri~

Hello, friends!!  So happy to be here with a couple creations today.  After a long bout with a respiratory virus, I'm on the mend.  And some recent crafty time has proven to be good therapy.  Not to mention, a big ole dose of sunshine, and temp's yesterday very near 60!!!  Could it be that Spring has finally sprung?!?!?  One can only hope!
OK...so here's a peek of a fun project for the Precious Remembrance shop using the new Mom and Dad set and the emboss resist technique...

Hope you'll go check it out...I had fun experimenting with it!  The next project is for the current Festive Friday challenge using the pretty non-traditional colors of aqua, blush and gold.  Had to add some trendy sequins to this one for fun...

And I used some oldie-but-goodie paper on it, too...

My little scene uses a PTI Love Lives Here house, and the trees are from a My Time Made Easy set.  Head on over to the blog if you're interested in more details on this challenge.  There's still a week left for it, and the DT and participants have lots of pretty projects to share using these colors!  And don't forget the Precious Remembrance blog if you're interested in that project!!

Thanks so much for stopping in today!
~Geri~