* Gecko Galz: Rustic Christmas

Hello

As you know the Gecko Galz blog carries quite a few image challenges every month.

This month I've decided to play along in the ATC challenge. 

A collage sheet is provided with ATC backgrounds and images and we make an ATC, or several, and decorate as we wish.

You can get the ATC challenge sheet here. un the 29th December, then it will be gone!

Why not collect it and play along?

Here is what I made:

My cardinal ATC has the red bauble background.

I added some sisal fibres below the image and added glossy accents to the baubles. Two gold embossed wooden leaf embellishments were placed at the top of the ATC with a red velvet, knot bow. Some die cut foliage was added to the base of the image and a tiny tag from CoD  was tucked beneath the image.

The snowman and girl are on the snowy, pinecone background.

I added die cut snow banks to the base and mica flakes to represent the cold, icy conditions. Mr Snowman has pearl buttons and a Glossy Accent top hat. White splatters and silver adhesive dots cover the scene.

The plaid trees are on the patchwork background. Again I added die cut snow banks, with mica flakes, to place the trees upon. Pearl baubles decorate the trees and each has a silver star on top. Paint splatters and silver dots along with the title add the finishing touches.

That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our 'Yuletide Dreams' 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 in the New Year, on New Year's Day, with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Yuletide Dreams"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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I'd like to enter the following challenges:

* PIP Challenges #2450 AG 22/12

Gecko Galzs ATC Challenge December 29/12 WINNER

* Pennys Challenges #586 AG 31/12

* Lets Craft and Create #214 AG 01/01

* The Outlawz Festive Friday Dec AG 02/01

* Farm Quest Country Chrismas Challenges #15 AG Country Christmas 05/01

xoxo

Path of Positivity: Bunny Family

 Hello

Today is the start of a new challenge at the Path of Positivity.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme. We have decided that our overall theme for 2024 will be THE POWER OF WORDS.

November's option is to design a project that is inspired by quotes about 

Family and Friends

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Here is my project:

I have no words or sentiment as I wish to use this card as a Christmas card, but it has a small family of Lavinia hares.  This quote by Gerald R. Ford fits my scene “The length of one's days matters less than the love of one's family and friends.”  

I started by inking the sky, using a circle mask for the moon and a piece of torn paper for the horizon. More strips of paper were used to ink the snow mounds. I used Distress Oxide inks as I find them easier to blend.

Keeping the paper masks in place, I stamped some twiggy branches in black and did secondary stamping to for a bit of dimension. I added black ink at the base of the bushes and then heat embossed some branches in white to represent frost. The hares were stamped last of all and some shadows placed beneath them. Finally white paint splatters were applied and some Glamour Dust glitter.

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Here are this month's suggested quotes, but you can choose your own:

“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together. Keep me in your heart. I'll be there forever.” — Winnie the Pooh

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” — Helen Keller

“Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. And having both is a blessing.” — Author Unknown

“The length of one's days matters less than the love of one's family and friends.” — Gerald R. Ford 

 

“Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with family and friends.” — Thomas S. Monson

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That's all for now.

We would love to see your creations! 

Just make sure that your entry is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way!

 The link up is here: Challenge #125 Path of Positivity.

Many thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring the challenge.

I'll be back with a another Path of Positivity project in a couple of weeks time. 

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Thanks for stopping by today!

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Allsorts Challenge #805 Magic of the Season 08/11

* The Holly and Ivy Challenge #171 Christmas 10/11 Top 5

* PIP Challenges #2444 AG 10/11

* Peace on Earth #75 Christmas 14/11 WINNER

We Love Stamping Nov Christmas/AG 27/11 Top 3

Stamping Sensations Nov Make it Magical 27/11 TOP 3

A Perfect Time to Craft #11 28/11

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Conjurer of Dreams: Winter Critters

  

Hello

Today I'm sharing some projects I made using Conjurer of Dreams images. I hope you'll pop over to the store and take a look at the Digital Art on sale for collage, scrapbooks, journals, cards and more.

We have a new, open, worldwide challenge at the Conjurer of Dreams Blog.

The challenge theme is always 'Anything Goes', and this month's optional theme is 

'Winter Critters'.

We hope you'll share your projects with us.

We also have a friendly Facebook Group where we would love for you to share your Conjurer of Dream projects.

Here are my DT makes:

My first card uses the Skating Penguins, with their skates cut away, and a snowman from the Snowman Build set. I made an inky sky by blending Distress Oxide inks and using a circle mask for the sun. I die cut some snow mounds from white card. I used a Sizzix die to cut the trees from Distress Oxide coloured card. White paint splatters provide the snow.

* Allsorts Challenge #805 Magic of the Season 08/11

Girlz Creative Christmas Challenge #97 Penguins  09/11 WINNER

* Peace on Earth #75 Christmas 14/11

* Critter Crazy #92 AG 25/11

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge Nov 25/11

A Perfect Time to Craft #11 28/11

613 Avenue Create Nov AG 29/11 TOP ROCKER

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A shaker card:

I made a shaker card using one of the Polar Bears images. Silver, blue and white are one of my favourite colour palletes for winter.I used patterned paper and white die cuts as embellishments along with paper flowers made with dies and distress oxide coloured card.

* Jingle Belles Critters 06/11

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #241 AG 16/11

* Mirtillamente Challenge #37 AG 27/11

* Crafty Calendar Challenge Nov AG 28/11

* Moving Along with the Times #172 Sparkle 29/11

* Love Those Pretty Papers Nov AG 30/11

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Next a simple layered Christmas card:

I used an image from the Snowman Build set for this one, The image has an extra, fussy cut critter added to it from the same set. White die cut embellishments and Snowflakes embossed and cut with a TH Impresslit.

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A pair of ATCs:

I made these ATCs with the Winter Pines background set. I added snow splatters and clear Wink of Stella for some shimmer. I fussy cut two of the Festive Steampunk Polar Bears and added them on foam tape. I edged the backgrounds with silver paint and matted them onto black card.

These will make 2 card toppers if I need extra ones this season.

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An altered notebook cover:

I painted my Kraft notebook with Dina Wakley black paint. I used alcohol inks and Yupo paper to make the colourful background. I never seem to get this technique right and find it extremely messy, so I want to tidy up and put everything away before I've given it a real chance. Anyhow, I was quite pleased with this one. I added a Wandering Wolf image to a black die cut mat and adhered it to the Yupo paper. Die cut borders were adhere to the top and bottom edges and metal looking embellishment were added to the left and right edges. I used alpha stickers for the 'notes'. It's really bright and colourful in real life.

* Crafty Animals #89 AG 27/11

* NBUS Challenge #69 AG 30/11

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And finally, some digital projects.

Using Festive Polar Bear and Christmas Florals Collage:

Using Cats in Hats:

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That's all for now.

Please visit the

Conjurer of Dreams Etsy Store

Conjurer of Dreams Inspiration Group on Facebook (freebies available)

Conjurer of Dreams Blog 

CoD Monthly Challenge: Anything Goes (option Winter Critters) Challenge.

  Open worldwide to all participants, using any digis, stamping, mixed media etc

Please hop over, become a Blog Follower and join the fun.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

* Conjurer of Dreams: Steampunk Puss In Boots

Hello

Today I'm sharing a tag that I made using Conjurer of Dreams images. I hope you'll pop over to the store and take a look at the Digital Art on sale for collage, scrapbooks, journals, cards and more. They are all 50% off until Sept 23rd.

This week in the Facebook Group we are celebrating the first anniversary of Conjurer of Dreams and we are having a week of sales, activities and prizes.

Today's activity is to make an ATC or a Dex Card with the theme 'Steampunk'.

Here is my ATC:

I used one of the Steampunk Puss in Boots images along with a background from Steampunk Backgrounds and Elements. I manipulated the images digitally to get the cat to stand against the background and the frame in front of him. The resulting image was printed and added to black card. I added gold acrylic pen around the outer frame and some gold embossing powder and  I die cut some cogs from gold painted card. I added Glossy Accents to the remaining cogs and to parts of the frame. I used alpha stickers to add the sentiment.

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Please visit the

Conjurer of Dreams Etsy Store (Half price digi sets until Sept 23rd.

Conjurer of Dreams Inspiration Group on Facebook (freebies available)

Conjurer of Dreams Blog  

A new Anything Goes, monthly challenge will start on 1st October 2024 - open worldwide to all participants, using any digis, stamping, mixed media etc

Please hop over to the Conjurer of Dreams Blog and become a Blog Follower.

Everybody's Art #563 ATC 24/09

SUYP. Challenge AG Cats 30/09 WINNER

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

* Gecko Galz: Dragon's Roar

 

Hello

Every month over at the Gecko Galz blog we have the monthly free image challenges, as well as the main blog challenge, posted on the first day of each month.. 

There is a monthly card challenge, the monthly Christmas Image challenge, the Fantasy challenge, the monthly ATC challenge,  a Gothic Challenge and a Steampunk challenge. These can be accessed by the tabs at the top of the main blog page and you are able to download the FREE image there. 

We also have the quarterly challenge. and 4 Facebook challenges.

Today is a rainy day, so I thought I'd have a go with this month's free Fantasy image challenge which is a gorgeous dragon. I decided to make my project interactive :)

Here is what I made:

I had some left over painted card from a previous project (the 'Ocean Life' shaker booklet) which was in colours suitable for the dragon background, so I used those. I die cut a 3 3/4 inch circle upon which I mounted the dragon. I used a piece of brayered, painted card for the background and added the alpha stickers to spell 'roar' as well as some sparkly, light purple gemstones..

The dragon was fussy cut from it's background and inked around the edges. I made a cut along his jaw line and adhered the two parts to a clothes peg. I tried to camouflage the peg by colouring with Copics, his mouth being coloured in red, and the ends of the peg above his head in mauve..

Here he is roaring:

And finally here's a short video to show how he roars:

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

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Gecko Galz August 2024 Fantasy Challenge (free Dragon image)

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Beauty of the Far East"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

* PIP Challenges #2433 AG 25/08 HONORARY MENTION

 

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #236 AG 25/08

* A Perfect Time to Craft Aug AG 28/08

* Crafty Calendar challenge Aug 28/08 

* Craft Rocket Challenges 117 Animals 28/08

* Heart's Quest Fantasy Challenge 8 AGF 30/08 WINNER

* 613 Avenue Create Aug AG 30/08 TOP ROCKER

xoxo

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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