Gecko Galz: Sea Goddess Booklet

Hello

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

The theme this month is Sea Goddess.

As always, we have free images to download to make projects to enter the Card Challenge, the Christmas Image Challenge, the Fantasy Challenge, an ATC challenge, a Steampunk Challenge and a Gothic Challenge,. The free images can be accessed by the tabs at the top of the main blog page. We also have a quarterly challenge on the blog.

If that isn't enough challenges, we also have 4 Facebook challenges each month.

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 collage sheet.

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

It's a minibook using images from Goddess of the Sea.

I die cut the pages from card and used a spatula to spread several shades of PaperArtsy Fresco Acrylic Paint over each surface. I stamped some fishes (PaperArtsy stamp) and heat embossed them with antique gold powder. I added some white paint splatters and embossed random patches of gold as well as swiping the edges of the booklet in Versamark and embossing them in gold.

The title is stamped with letter blocks and heat embossed in gold.

The pages are held together with a hinged silver ring binder clip.

Each image is edged in gold. 

The image edges were swiped though a Versamark ink pad and then dipped in gold embossing powder and heated.

I die cut some sea grass and seaweed from gold paper.

I fussy cut several shell images from the 'She Sells Sea Shells' paper pack, inked the edges with Vintage Photo ink, and added them in front of the sea grasses and seaweeds.

I also added some white embossed fishes.

Here is the back page of the booklet:

Gecko Galz Products Used:
Goddess of the Sea (collage set)             She Sells Sea Shells (paper pack)

              

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Next I made some digital pieces.

Beauty and the Beach

Here I have one of the Goddess of the Sea images (with background removed) digitally added to one of the Summer Seas Tin Topper images. The wooden background is from the Woodwork ATC set. I added extra blue flowers to the four corners. 

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Let the Sea Set you Free

The background image is another of the Summer Seas Tin Topper images. I added a girl character(removed from her background) from Take Me to the Shore.  The clusters of shells are from image SS05 and the She Sells Sea Shells paper pack and the boardwalk background is an ATC from the Shabby Chic Collection.

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The Ocean is Calling.

The shell frame is from my stash. I used one of the Summer Seas Tin Toppers for the shore image and added a little girl, with the background removed, from the 'Take me to the Shore' collage set. The board walk background is from the Shabby Chic ATC Collection.

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That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our 'Sea Goddess' 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 July with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : Sea Goddess 

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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I'd like to enter these Challenges:

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Crafts Galore Encore: Fornasetti Inspired Girls

 

 Hello

Today sees that start of a new challenge at Crafts Galore Encore. 

The theme is always 'Anything Goes' and you can enter up to 3 different projects.  The challenge runs all month until mid day (GMT) 29th April.

This month's challenge is kindly sponsored by WendyLynn's Paper Whims.

Here is what I made:

It's a mini book, made with images from WendyLynn's Paper Whims digital collage sheet called Fornasetti Inspired Ladies.

I die cut patterned paper for the pages and inked the edges in black. The Fornasetti ladies were fussy cut and adhered. I added black and white check ribbon to ground the images and made paper flowers as embellishments. I added black sticker sentiments and created the title on the front page with alpha stickers. The book is bound by metal snap rings.

Here are the individual pages:

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That's all for now.

Many thanks to WendyLynn's Paper Whims. for her generous prize of 3 digis for our random winner.

Please pop over to Crafts Galore Encore to see the DT's wonderful designs and to enter our challenge. 

We'd love to see your creations.

Remember the challenge is always 'Anything Goes' and so you can create any type of project - it doesn't have to be a card and you can enter up to 3 times.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

Gecko Galz: YeeHaw

 Hello

It's my DT day at the Gecko Galz blog.  

The customer challenge theme this month is Guts, Glitz and Lipstick.

As always, we have free images to download to make projects to enter the Card Challenge, the Christmas Image Challenge, the Fantasy Challenge, an ATC challenge, a Steampunk Challenge and a Gothic Challenge,. The free images can be accessed by the tabs at the top of the main blog page. We also have a quarterly challenge on the blog.

If that isn't enough challenges, we also have 4 Facebook challenges each month.

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 - first up is a cowgirl Pocket Letter made up of 9 ATCs:

I haven't made a pocket letter in quite a few years - at one time I used to trade them on a regular basis and I really enjoyed the process. Looking for something else, I came across a folder full of the clear plastic, pocket letter sheets and that's what inspired me to make one.

Here I used kraft card as my ATC base and adhered a rectangle of wood-look patterned paper (from my stash) which had all four edges distressed.

A few collage sheets were used for the cowgirl images - I chose the larger head shot ones and had some of my girls leaning outside the frames.

The denim frames and pocket are from the Ride 'Em Cowgirl Kit. I love the stitched frames and the stars. I made the denim pocket (below) into a shaker ATC. 

These are the sets used for images:

East Meets West Tin Toppers

Glam on the Range collage set

Ride 'Em Cowgirl Kit

Rodeo Sweetheart collage set

Challenges:

Girlz Creative #52 AG 13/02

Allsorts Challenge #816 AG 14/02

PIP Challenge #2506 16/02
Neglected Stuff Challenge 29/02 (plastic sleeve)

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I made an altered notebook:

The gorgeous cowgirl image is from Glam on the Range and the roses background paper is from Red Bird Way - the January Kit Club set. The brown paper is from the Ride Em Cowgirl Kit. I added hemp trim and metal star studs, along with a typed quote.

Challenges:

Ally's Angels #90 AG 13/02

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #247 AG 15/02

Dream Valley 2 #330 Use 2 or more patterned papers 22/02

613 Avenue Create Feb AG 28/02

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I also made this mini rolodex book for my customer inspiration post. You can see more details here.

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And finally a couple of digital pieces:

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That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our 'Guts, Glitz and Lipstick' 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 February with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Challenge  "Guts, Glitz and Lipstick"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd really love some feedback :)      

* Gecko Galz: Guts, Glitz and Lipstick

Hello

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

The theme this month is Guts, Glitz and Lipstick.

As always, we have free images to download to make projects to enter the Card Challenge, the Christmas Image Challenge, the Fantasy Challenge, an ATC challenge, a Steampunk Challenge and a Gothic Challenge,. The free images can be accessed by the tabs at the top of the main blog page. We also have a quarterly challenge on the blog.

If that isn't enough challenges, we also have 4 Facebook challenges each month.

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 collage sheet.

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

It's a rolodex mini book with a cowgirl theme:

I sandwiched together two die cut, brown gingham patterned rolodex cards with ivory lace in between. In all there are 5 double pages.

I used lots of different Gecko Galz collage sets, all listed at the end of this post, and I raided my stash of laces, trims and embellishments for suitable items.

Here are the pages in close up:

Products used:

Glam on the Range collage set

Ride Em Cowgirl Digital Craft Kit

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That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our 'Guts, Glitz and Lipstick' 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 February with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Challenge  "Guts, Glitz and Lipstick"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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I'd like to enter these Challenges:

* Creative Fingers #293 AG 07/02

* Classic Design Challenge AG 12/02

* Love Those Pretty Papers Feb AG 27/02

* A Perfect Time to Craft AG 26/02 DT FAVOURITE

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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