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Current Challenge "Gatsby Girls"

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Saturday, 20 November 2021

Gecko Galz: More Magical Dreams

Hello

At Gecko Galz this month, until the 29th, we have the blog customer challenge and the theme is

Magical Dreams.

We also have the Christmas Challenge and a monthly Image challenge, as well as 4 Facebook challenges.

Here are my DT makes:

Gecko Galz Products Used:

Creative Knockouts #428 AG 24/11

Cardz TV #154 AG 01/12

A Bit More Time to Craft #15 AG 10/12

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Gecko Galz Products Used:

Moonlight Magic

Tattered Duchess ATC

Whimsical Sentiments

Try It On Tuesday Make It Magical 23/11

Aud Sentiments Challenge #288 AG 29/11

Creative Fingers Challenge #219 AG 26/11

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Gecko Galz Products Used:

Whimsical Sentiments

Tattered Duchess ATC

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And finally, I made these cards for my post on the first of November - if you are interested you can see it here

That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our Magical 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 and get first claim on the monthly $1 deals!

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 December with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Magical Dreams"

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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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Wednesday, 20 October 2021

* Gecko Galz: Halloween Card and Invites

Hello

At Gecko Galz this October, we have a busy month.

The annual BLOG HOP starts on the 28th October with some fabulous prizes and give aways.

All month long, until the 29th, we have the blog customer challenge and the theme is

Arsenic and Lace.

We also have the Christmas Challenge and a monthly Image challenge, as well as 4 Facebook challenges.

Today I'm sharing a card and a set of Halloween Invites.

Here is my vintage card:

I love this vintage image from the Witches Collage sheet and I simply matted it onto orange card and used lovely paper from the Haunted Mansion ATC set. I added some ribbon and trim and created a knot bow.

Witches Haunted Mansion

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Halloween party invites:

I used the Haunted Mansion ATC set for the backgrounds and collaged Halloween elements. The dotty card is from my stash and was folded to make the card base.

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Here are 2 more projects I made for the customer challenge inspiration post:

You can find more details about these here.

That's all for now!
I hope you'll join our Arsenic and Lace 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 and get first claim on the monthly $1 deals!

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!

This month on the 28th October, Gecko Galz hosts its annual Blog Hop.

Why not come and join in the fun?

I'll be back on the 28th October with my Gecko Galz Blog Hop projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Arsenic and Lace"

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

* My Time to Craft #468 Halloween or Fall Colours 28/10

* Two Old Bats Halloween 28/10

* Crafty Calendar #10 Halloween 28/10

* Taylor Made Cards 4u Orange & Black 31/10

I'd really love some feedback :)

I read and appreciate all your comments.

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Saturday, 1 May 2021

* Gecko Galz: Secret Garden

Hello!

Can you believe that we are in May already? Time is flying by! We are entering my favourite time of the year and I'm so happy to have lighter evenings and warmer temperatures.

The new challenge has started at the Gecko Galz Challenge Blog and the theme this month is Secret Garden.

We would love for you to join our challenge. The only rule is that you use at least one Gecko Galz product. The challenge runs until the 29th May.

I made a couple of items for customer challenge inspiration.

The first is a couple of Fairy Door Cards.

Here they are with the door shut:

And here they are opened:

I used the Blooming Waters ATC set to create the backgrounds and the doors are from the Behind Door collage set. I scored the card to act as the door hinge and before adhering the door images, I scored, folded and inked the kraft card so that it would look like wooden planks when opened.

My fairies, their butterflies, frog and rabbit come from the StoryBook Garden Kit and the toadstools are from Nature's Beauty.

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My second project is a tiny 3D canvas. I used the back of the canvas as a 'shadow box' to layer up the images to make a secret garden:

The lovely little girl is from the Easter Children Collage set and the roses are from the Dream Garden ATC set. I found some bullrushes on one of the Dream Garden ATCs and used one of the papers from the Dapper Nouveau ATC set as the background paper.

That's all for now!
I hope you'll join our Secret Garden challenge where the winner will get a $25 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz shop.

I'll be back on the 20th with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Secret Garden"

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

Fairy Door Cards

Creatalicious Challenges #210 AG with Wings 14/05 TOP 3

* Love to Scrap #145 AG 31/05

3D Shadow Box

* Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper May 31/05

* Love to Craft #58 AG 31/05

* Nbus #26 31/05

(The tiny canvas has been on my desk for years - I bought it for the tiny easel to display projects upon - fuinally found a use for it!)

I'd really love some feedback :)

I read and appreciate all your comments.

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Saturday, 20 March 2021

* Gecko Galz: Walk with Nature 2

Hello!

Today is mt DT feature day over on the Gecko Galz Blog. I have a few projects to share along the theme of Walk with Nature.

Firstly, I made two notecards. I used Tattered Duchess ATC Set for the background paper. I love this particular paper - it reminds me of worn wallpaper.

The beautiful bird and its nest above is from the new Pretty Birds collage set and the flowers below are from the Ethereal Flowers sheet. I teamed them with kraft card for a natural look and some hessian trim and cream flower lace.

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Next is some watercoloring, using Inktense pencils, on a stamp from The Magic of Nature Stamp Set. The stamp reminds me of a lino print and features a pretty woodland scene with plants and creatures:

The paper I used for the background is from the Dapper Nouveau ATC Collection.

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Lastly, I had another try at making digital collages. Here are the two that I was happy with. I still need to learn about applying shadows and 'brushes' ... there just never seems enough time to concentrate

For this first one, which I'm calling 'Mr McGregor's Overgrown Garden', I used a background and png elements from the Storybook Garden Kit.

This is my 'Woodland Wonders' digital collage.

Here I used the Pixie Spring Kit utilising both the collage sheet for the background and the icons.

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I also made some ATcs and then used them as card toppers for my Customer Challenge Inspiration Post which you can see here.

That's all for now!
I hope you'll join our Walk with Nature challenge where the winner will get a $25 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz shop.

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

Here's all the info you need:

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Walk with Nature"

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

Nature Cards

* A Bit More Time To Craft Extra AG 28/03

* A Bit More Time to Craft #136 AG 29/03

* Your Scrapbook Place March AG 29/03

* Love to Scrap #143 AG 31/03

* Love to Craft #56 AG 31/03

* Crafty Creations #419 AG 05/04

Bunny Card

* Crafty Catz #543 AG/Magical 25/03

* INTASS #104 Bunny 27/03

* Creative Fingers #204 AG 02/04

I'd really love some feedback :)

I read and appreciate all your comments.

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Thursday, 20 August 2020

* Gecko Galz: Mermaid Notebook and Pencil Tin

Hello!

I hope that you are keeping safe and well.

The customer challenge theme for August is Summer Love. You can check out the awesome creations made by the DT on the Gecko Galz blog. We would love for you to join the challenge using one or more products from the Gecko Galz Etsy shop.

Here is what I made:

I altered the cover of a notebook and made a pencil tin from a recycled can.

I really love mermaid images and Gecko Galz has the best selection of mermaid images imaginable. I use the Mermaids Bay Kit for the images and the Island Girl Paper Pack.

The notebook cover is made from Kraft card. I adhered a piece of Island Girl paper over the front cover and popped the mermaid image on top. The edges of the paper and the image are inked in black. I added some natural looking circle trim along the left edge close to the spine, securing some hessian twine beneath it to wrap around and act as a closure for the notebook. I have had these alpha stickers in my stash for a while and I love their vintage appearance - I used them to spell out the word 'notes'. To finish, I chose some wooden beads in complementary colours to thread onto the tie and also added a silver sea horse charm. I am really pleased with how this turned out.

The pencil tin was easy to make. I cleaned a tin can and used red tape to adhere the strip of background paper - I used the same Island Girl paper as the notebook. The mermaid images were cut, inked and adhered - I used two different images and repeated them, so four images in all. I added some gold trim to the top of the can and some gold rich ran to the bottom edge. Die cut seaweed (all from Island Girl papers) was adhered in-between the images, leaving a few fronds loss. Sea green sequins were added to the images and the pencil tin is complete.

For the customer challenge inspiration, I made a gap fold card

and a set of four note cards:

If you wish to know more about these, please head to here.

Mermaids Bay Kit Island Girl Summer Romance

That's all for now!
I hope you'll join our Summer Love 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 and get first claim on the monthly $1 deals!

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 September 1st with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Summer Love"