Gecko Galz: Nature's Abundance

 

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and welcome to my blog :)

September is here and we have a our customer challenge over at the Gecko Galz blog.  

The theme this month is Nature's Abundance.

As always, we also have the monthly card challeng.e, the monthly Christmas Image Challenge, the monthly Stamp Challenge, an ATC challenge, a Steampunk challenge and a Gothic Challenge on the blog, as well as 4 Facebook challenges. These can be accessed by the tabs at the top of the main blog page.

And, we have a new challenge, the quarterly challenge where this time we're asking you to make an altered shrine.. 

We hope you can find some time to join in the fun.

The winner of the Customer challenge will get a $25 Gecko Galz Etsy Store voucher and the runner up a $12 voucher. There are plenty of free Gecko Galz images if you don't already own any. Each blog post has a free image to collect and, if you sign up for the monthly newsletter, there is the chance to claim a free collage set each month.  Also if you make any purchase of $2 or more you receive a free image.

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I made a gift set which comprises of a card, a bookmark and a coaster featuring the beautiful images from Nature's Stained Glass Jewel It.

The images were enlarged and printed.

The kraft card bookmark has patterned paper in the background from the Signs of Yesterday ATC set. I die cut some borders out of teal card and arranged as a frame around the image. I added an eyelet and some hessian twine

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The card also has a kraft card base. Signs of Yesterday papers are in the background and the image is framed with natural coloured trim. I die cut (Sizzix) and coloured some foliage and a toadstool as embellishments and popped everything on a teal mat layer.

Here is the coaster - I used a Sizzix thinly die to cut the circular image and the die also cuts a border ring - I die cut it from black card and used the outer ring as a frame. The base is pdf board painted with gold acrylic. The whole project was varnished for some durability.

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

* Creative Fingers Challenge #261 AG 22/09

* PIP Challenges#2337 AG 24/09

Crafting from the Heart #05 AG 25/09

Unicorn Challenge #91 Layer it up 28/09

Double Trouble Challenge #148 Dies/Punches 01/10

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I altered the cover of a spiral bound notebook:

I love this image from the Autumn Splendour collage set. I digitally added some grungy marks before I printed it. The background paper is from the Autumn Colours ATC set. I added some gold trim and some die cut flowers and foliage as well as copper stickers (do you remember those!) to the corners of the image and around the edges of the paper. Finally I added the typewriter style Alpha stickers.

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

* The Sisterhood of Crafters Die Cuts 24/09

Craft-alnica #344 Alter a Notebook 03/10

Crafty Gals Corner #247 Signs of Fall 10/10

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Next I have several digital scrapbook pages.

The Harvest

The image is from The Color of Autumn collage set.

The paper and all the transparent background (png) elements are from the Autumn Calling Kit.

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Flowers or Weeds:

The beautiful image is from Autumn Queens collage set and the paper is an enlarged ATC from the Signs of Yesterday ATC set. I added digital scrapbooking elements and the quote from the poet, William Wordsworth.

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Hello Fall:

The image and squirrel icon are from the Autumn Calling Kit, and the papers from Autumn Harvest ATC set.

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An Autumn to Behold

The image is from the Autumn Queens collage set, the paper are from Signs of Yesterday ATC set. I printed out a copy of this digital collage and made a notecard:

That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our Nature's Abundance challenge where the winner will get a $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.

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

We also have a friendly Facebook Group where there are 4 monthly challenges, each with a bespoke digita prize. 

Do come and join us!

I'll be back on the 1st October with more Gecko Galz projects and don't forget we have the Bog Hop from the 26th to the 30th October.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Nature's Abundance"

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:

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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