* Gecko Galz: Good Old Summertime

Hello!

June is here and at Gecko Galz we have a new challenge. The theme for this month is Good Old Summertime and there are many beautiful papers and images to play with. I made two cards.

The first one is in beautiful sea green and turquoise tones matched with Vintage Photo Ink and kraft card. I love the summery feeling this gives me.

I used papers from the Country Charm and Gypsy Market paper packs. I distress the edges of the papers and inked with Vintage Photo. The Papers are matted onto a piece of kraft card which was also distressed and inked. The image is one of my favourites from the By The Shore collage set. I added some twine trim and some hessian flowers along with a string bow and the fun sentiment from Charming Words.

Country Charm                Gypsy Market            By The Shore
    
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My second card features some of this Summer's new paper and collage images. 

Isn't this just the sweetest little girl; and what could be more summery than ice cream treats! 
The paper I chose is from a pack called Paradise Island - I cut it to size and inked around the edges with black ink. The pretty little girl is from a new collage sheet called Summer Fun which features gorgeous black and white vintage images. I found some silver sequinned net fabric in my stash and cut a rectangle to place beneath the photo to act as a mat. The netting and image were adhered on foam tape to add some dimension. I placed a strip of white lacy daisies down the left side of the image and added a grey pearl to the centre of each flower. I searched for a suitable sentiment and found this one, which I think is perfect, from the Simply Sentimental stamp set. I used a die to cut it and adhered it to the bottom right of the photo. I finished by matting the background onto white, then red card to echo the colours in the patterned paper.

  Simply Sentimental                   Paradise Island                       Summer Fun
     

That's all from me for now!

I hope you'll join our Good Old Summertimer Challenge where the Winner will get 

$25 shopping spree 
at the Gecko Galz shop.

The only rule is that you must use at least one Gecko Galz product 
(this can be one of the freebies or, of course, you can buy at the Etsy store!) 

Also if you sign up for the Gecko Galz newsletter, you'll be able to claim a free collage sheet each month and get first claim on the weekly $1 deals!

Please pop over to the Gecko Galz blog to see the fabulous designs by the very talented DT.

We also have a Private Facebook Group where there are 4 monthly challenges, each with a collage sheet prize. Come and join us!

I'll be back on the 22nd with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Good Old Summertime"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in the following challenges: 

Boy's Card
* My Time to Craft #398 Let's Get Krafty 13/06
* Crafty Friends #111 Men & Boys 14/06
* Creative Fingers #165 AG 14/06
* A Perfect Time to Craft AG 28/06 Spotlight Favourite

* Pearly Sparkles #41 It's a Man's World 28/06
* Crafty Calendar Masculine 28/06
* Love to Scrap #122 No Rulz 30/06
* Mix It Up #26 AG 30/06

* The Happy Craft Challenge #13 AG 31/06
* DL Art AG 31/06
* Dragonfly Dreams For a man/boy 31/06

Girl's Card

* Jo's Scrapshack #284 AG 07/06 WINNER

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper AG 30/06
* Love to Craft #35 AG 30/06

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments.