Gecko Galz: Magical Christmas - A Christmas Banner

   Hello

It's November and we have a new customer challenge over at the Gecko Galz blog.  

The theme this month is Christmas Magic.

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. We also have the new quarterly challenge.

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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Here is what I made as inspiration for the Customer Challenge..

 

It's a Christmas banner decoration in traditional Christmas colours of red, green and gold.

I used images from the Christmas Dreamland collage set and cut them with a circle die. the edges of the images are embossed in gold and gold EP was lightly sprinkled over the image too. 

I slightly offset four of the images so that the beautiful background paper can be seen.

The banner flags were die cut from card and then I die cut my precious Graphic 45 'Twelve Days of Christmas' paper and adhered it to the card. The edges of the flags were heat embossed in gold.

I made small rosettes from strips of gold paper for each image and I die cut scalloped circle mats for the images to sit upon.

The words are die cut and trimmed from the 'Christmas Circle Words' Sizzix die set.

I added a gold strip along the top of each flag - these were made with a Tim Holtz Impresslit folder, called Lattice Trim, which emboss and cut - such a pity these were discontinued as I like them. I also added a gold decorative garland to the top of each flag. Eyelets were made and red velvet ribbon threaded through. 

Here are each individual flag (for you to enlarge by clicking on them) if you so wish:

I love how this turned out and I plan to have it up in my living room this festive season.

Christmas Dreamland collage set

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That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our 'Christmas Magic' 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 digital prize. 

Do come and join us!

I'll be back on the 10th November with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Christmas Magic"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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I'd like to enter these Challenges:

* Crafty Catz Challenge #681 Dies 07/11

* ABC Christmas Challenge  V for velvet (ribbon) 09/11

* Creative Fingers Challenge #288 AG 14/11

A Perfect Time to Craft #11 28/11

* Die Cut Divas Nov Any Holiday using dies 30/11

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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