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Gecko Galz Facebook group

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape.

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Use Your Stuff #484 Use a Technique (Brusho/Infusions background) 27/05

Crafty Calendar Anything but Square 28/05

613 Avenue Create AG 31/05

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Monday, 20 March 2023

Gecko Glaz: Springtime and Easter Bunny

Hello

March has arrived and we have a new customer challenge over at the Gecko Galz blog.

The theme this month is Ode to Spring.

As always, we also have the monthly Image Challenge, 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, new for this year, we have a quarterly challenge which ends on May 26th.

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.

First, I have a bright and beautiful spring-time card featuring the lady and elements from the newly released Jaune Collage set.

Isn't she lovely! I fussy cut her and popped her on foam pads onto of the background from the same set. I added some gold mesh fabric behind her and popped a knot-bow at the top. I made a stencilled background using shades of yellow Distress Oxides and spritzed water over to bleach out some inks and add texture. The topper was added to the background with foam tape. Lace trim was adhered to the bottom and a paper, layered flower (again from the Jaune set) adds the finishing touch. The background was matted onto polka dot black card and the whole attached to a card base.

Jaune

Challenges:

MMM Challenge #196 Spring Colours 25/03

Lets Create and Craft #193 AG 31/03

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #202 01/04

Corrosive Challenges #3 AG 01/04

Creative Moments #243 For a Special Lady 08/04

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My second make is an Easter greeting card. I used the gorgeous bunny image from the Animal Whimsies collage set. How wonderful is this image? She looks fabulous in her ornate Elizabethan collar and brocade dress and she is offering a beautifully decorated egg in a basket.

I matted her onto gold card and tore the edges. I made a background by heat embossing and adding PaperArtsy Infusion pigments and spritzing with water. I added some gold pigments in the form of Nuvo 'Sunset Corsett'. The topper was adhered to the background and some sequin waste trim added below the image. As a finishing touch I added a lemon organza bow. Again I matted the background onto polka dot card and popped it onto a card base.

Animal Whimsies

Challenges:

PIP #2311 AG 26/03

A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 28/03

Get Creative #119 Bunny Hop 31/03

A Place to Start March AG 31/03

Use Your Stuff #480 Animals 01/04

Cutie Pie Challenge Beginning with B (Bunny) 03/04

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Earlier this month I blogged about my Ribbon and Lace paper doll. You can read about her here.

That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our Ode to Spring 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 collage sheet prize.

Do come and join us!

I'll be back on the 1st April with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Ode to Spring"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I read and appreciate all your comments.

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Monday, 27 February 2023

Vera Lane Studio: Just One More Chapter

Hello

It's my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and today I have a postcard featuring the Book Shelf digi set which was released in January. This lovely tall girl comes with a full book case and a choice of two sentiments.

I really like these long legged girls. This one is an avid reader and is standing next to her full book case. I'm sure we all know that feeling where you don't want to be torn away from your book!

I coloured the digis with Copic markers and fussy cut them. The background was in my stash and was made using Infusions and gold Nuvo pigments sprinkled onto a stencil, spritzed with water and the stencil then stamped onto card. I love the effects this gives. I used stamps around the edges, added plenty paint and ink splatters and used washi tape for grounding.

(Stencil, stamps and washi tape are from AALL & Create)

Book Shelf

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

Here's all the info you need:

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape.

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2308 AG 05/03

* 613 Avenue Create Feb AG 04/03 TOP ROCKER

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #200 AG 04/03

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Monday, 20 February 2023

Vera Lane Studio: Begin a Garden

Hello

Today is my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and it's also new release day. Janet has created a fabulous new digi stamp set called Begin a Garden. There is a sweet little gardener girl, a couple of shrubs and two sentiments.

I made a journal page:

I heat embossed Tracy Evan's stamp (#210 Background Mash Up) in white, then sprinkled Emerald Isle and In the Navy PaperArtsy Infusion pigments over the page and spritzed lightly with water. I added some Sunset Corsette Nuvo pigment to give the gold shimmer. Background Noise stamping (#338) was added to the edges in black.

I coloured the images with Copic markers, fussy cut them and added white paint splatters to the shrubs. I grounded them with a torn piece of washi tape.

I love the effect of spritzing the Infusion pigments ...

Begin a Garden

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

Here's all the info you need:

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape.

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* PIP Challenges #2307 AG 26/02

* A Perfect Time to Craft Feb AG 28/02

* Art Impressions #345 Bloom where you are planted 02/03

* 613 Avenue Create Feb AG 04/03 TOP ROCKER

Digichoosday Wk 7 AG 06/03

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Monday, 6 February 2023

Vera Lane Studio: Tiny Royals

Hello

Today is my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and it's also new release day. Janet has created a wonderful new digi stamp set called Tiny Royals. There are four different characters, two boys and two girls and two sentiments which can be used in their entirety or cut into snippets.

I made a couple of tags:

The background was stamped with Janet's stencil from AALL & Create. It had Golden Sands Infusions and water already on it from previously sprinkling Infusions through and spritzing with water. I added a sprinkle or two of Sunset Cossette Nuvo pigments to give the gold shimmer. I love the random print effect you get with this technique and the unpredictability of the pigments.

I added some Spiced Pumpkin stamping to the background and some black stamping to the edges using the star background stamps from AALL & Create. Torn 'Power Words' washi tape was used to ground the adorable little characters.

I coloured the characters with Copic markers. I added Glossy Accents to their jewels. The queen's crown has some diamond Stickles around the sapphire :)

Tiny Royals

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

Here's all the info you need:

AALL & Create carry Janet's clear stamp sets, stencils and Washi Tape.

A list of stockists can be found here.

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Pammies Inky Pinkies #2305 AG 12/02

Dream Valley #287 Add Some Bling 18/02

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends AG 18/02

Lets Craft and Create #192 Use a sentiment 28/02

A Perfect Time to Craft Feb AG 28/02

613 Avenue Create Feb Red 03/03 Top Rocker

A Place to Start Feb AG/Choose a Palette 06/03

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Monday, 23 January 2023

Vera Lane Studio: Snow Fun

Hello

Today is my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and I have a winter themed postcard to share.

I used the lovely girl from the November digi set and the cute (November 'free with purchases') snowman. I coloured them with Copic markers and fussy cut them. The background was made with 'In the Navy' PaperArtsy Infusions spritzed lightly with water and then gold pigment was added. Once the pigments were dry, star stamps from AALL & Create were heat embossed in white. Some black stamping and inking was added around the edges and white splatters applied all over. I added some snow bank shadows to ground the character and a sentiment from Snow Much Fun.

November

That's all for now.

I hope you'll come along and play on Vera Lane. It's such a friendly, fun place to be!

Here's all the info you need: