TioT GDT: Make A Wish

 Hello

I am delighted to be GDT today at Try It On Tuesday. 

The theme at TioT this time is Texture and I made my card with heaps of texture derived from layering die cuts and smooshing inks.  

The background is a lacy die-cut (Intricate Lace 664181 Sizzix), smooshed in Antique Linen ink and laid over the top of card which was smooshed, dipped and dabbed in Victorian Velvet ink.

The flowers are layering dies (Brushstroke Flowers #1 665209 Sizzix) which I cut from white card then coloured with inks in various shades of light yellow and pink, I inked the edges of the pieces with Vintage Photo ink and added white paint splatters once they were assembled.

I also added some beautiful pink velvet ribbon trim and placed some sisal fibres beneath the flowers. The flowers are popped on foam tape to lift them from the card and only the centre is adhered so that I could curl and shape the petals to give a more natural look.

Here are some of the products I used:

Thank you to Jo at TioT for inviting me to be GDT.

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Classic Design Challenge Feb AG 26/02

* Perfect Time to Craft Feb AG 27/02

* Crafting Happiness #120 AG 27/02

* Paper Funday Challenges #38 AG 27/02

* PIP #2208 27/02

* River of Creativity #10 AG 28/02

Happy Little Stampers AG with Dies 28/02

* TTCRD Feb 15th AG 01/03

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

Crafts Galore Encore: Merry & Bright

 

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) 30th December.

Gecko Galz is kindly sponsoring this month's challenge.

Here is a card I made with the Cuties at Christmas collage set and La Boheme digital paper.

I used the collage image as a card topper, simply using a cutting die to give it some shape and cutting a larger gold mat. These were popped up on foam tape on top of the beautiful La Boheme paper with a die cut snowflake border beneath it. 

I die cut a selection of foliage and made a poinsettia with my favourite die. The die cut sentiment was cut into two parts and adhered to the image.

My second card has the same layout, but this time I used a star Impresslit to create a 3D ribbon across the centre and some die cut lace to add along the side of the image mat.  The image is from the Once Upon a Christmas collage set and the paper is another one from the La Boheme kit..

Here is a close up:

Many thanks to Leanne at Gecko Galz for supporting the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge

Please pop over to Crafts Galore Encore to see the DT's wonderful designs. 

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:

Girl in Snow

* Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge AG 12/12

* The Four Seasons AG Winter 25/12

* A Perfect Time to Craft AG 28/12 DT Favourite

Crafty Creations Challenges #428 AG 31/12

Ellibelle's Corner Baby It's Cold Outside 31/12

Love to Scrap #152 Christmas Bingo 31/12

I choose column B - red, green, gold, die cut

Merry Little Christmas Challenge AG 31/12

Tree Lady

Creative Fingers #220 AG 10/12

A Bit More Time to Craft #15 AG 12/12

Creatalicious Challenges #224 AG Christmas 15/12

Frilly and Funkie Yuletide Delights 14/12

Love to Craft #65 AG 31/12

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #41 AG 31/12

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

Gecko Galz: Holly and Ivy

 

Hello

At Gecko Galz this December, we have yet another busy month. 

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

Holly and Ivy.

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

For my customer inspiration project, I made a Christmas card using one of the new collage sheets, Holly and Ivy and teaming it with an older ATC set called Christmas Traditions. I resized the holly ATC in order to make a 5 x 5 inch panel as the background of my card.

I love gold and glitter at Christmas, and so I went to town with this. A broad band of glitter tape was adhered along the bottom of the background and the background matted onto gold paper. The image was cut with a die and the matching gold mat was cut with the larger die. Both were popped on foam tape for some dimension and a glitter paper poinsettia was made from a die by Marianne Designs. I coloured the glitter card with Oxide ink and added gold Prills in the centre of the flower. I used a Sizzix die to cut the foliage.

Gecko Galz products used:

Holly and Ivy Collage Set             Christmas Traditions ATC set

That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our Holly and Ivy 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 11th and 20th December with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Holly and Ivy"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

Make the Cards Challenge #43 Christmas 07/12

Fab n Funky Challenges #541 Anything Christmas 14/12

Frilly and Funkie Yuletide Delights 14/12

Creative Inspirations #12 Christmas 31/12

Paper Funday Challenges #36 AG Holidays 02/01

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #106 AG 12/01

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Gecko Galz: Magical Dreams

 

Hello

Firstly, let me give a warm welcome to my new followers, Joanne Balaz and Tammy Smith. It's a pleasure to have you visit me.

At Gecko Galz this November, we have another busy month. 

All month long, 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.

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.

This time I made a set of 4 cards which I'll probably tie together and give as a gift.

I used a beautiful collage sheet called Magical Spring and the details on each image are incredibly beautiful. Here are all 4 cards and below I'll show each one separately so that you can see the lovely detailed images.

The cards are all designed similarly with the beautiful image, gold matting and paper flowers and foliage (courtesy of Tim's Sizzix dies).

I used paper from Tattered Dutchess.

Here I have close ups showing the beautiful detail in each magical image.

I love the unicorn on this one, but equally I love the two children in fancy head dresses in the background - can you see them? One is a white rabbit and the other is a bird:

I have no idea what this girl's notice says, but the image is breathtaking - the bird and the nest amid all the lovely flowers:

And finally, this girl has angel wings - it doesn't get more magical than that!

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 20th October with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Magical Dreams"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

* Classic Design #11 AG 27/11

* A Perfect Time to Craft #11 AG 27/11

Love to Scrap #151 AG 30/11

Love to Craft #64 AG 30/11

* Sognando Scrap #96 AG 30/11 

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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Cat Lovers Hop Day 2

 Hello

Welcome to Day 2 of the Cat Lovers Hop 2021.

Another big hello to all my furry, feline-loving friends!

This is an annual event hosted by the lovely Janis over on her blog at Her Peaceful Garden.

If you like cats pop over and have a look at the fun games and awesome prizes that Janis has organised for the next 6 days. 

Today I have a set of ATCs with vintage images. The collage set was free with a purchase last week at Gecko Galz.

I fussy cut around the image and placed it onto vintage background paper. I stamped and heat embossed a floral onto vellum using #324, Blooming Beauty, from AALL & Create. I fussy cut around the flowers and glued them to the ATC. I added a tiny piece of cheesecloth, a piece of gold mesh trim and made some paper flowers with dies from inked card, adding a gem to the centre of each one. I printed out the words to 'Soft Kitty', Sheldon's comfort song on the Big Bang Theory :)

Here is a close up of each ATC:

Cat Lovers Hop 2021

That's all for now.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Love to Scrap #115 Anything but a card 31/10

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2143 AG 31/10

* 613 Avenue Create #11 AG 31/10

* Allsorts Challenge #647 AG/Vintage

* A Place to Start #10 Purely Handmade 06/11

No. 19 Vintage Emporium #1 AG VIntage 18/11

Arty Divas Challenge Oct AG 20./11

(Flowers were die cut on Big Shot)

* Gecko Galz: Secret Gardens

 

Hello

Today is my DT day at Gecko Galz and I have a new project to share.

I made  a greeting card using a beautiful image from the Mistress Mary collage set. I teamed it with papers from the Tattered Dutchess ATC set - one of my absolute favourite paper packs .

The image does all the work. I matted it onto cream paper and added it with foam pads to the distressed darker paper. I made some wild flowers using Tim Holtz thinlet dies and watercolour paper. I used distress oxides to colour them and added them to the side of the image to create my secret garden.

I made a banner for below the image and used a Tim Holtz sticker quote. Here is a closer look: 

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Earlier this month, I shared two projects that I made for the customer challenge. 

Here they are again and details can be viewed here.

Small reverse canvas with a 3D Secret Garden diorama:

That's all for now!
There is still time to join our Secret Garden 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 first of June with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Secret Garden"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

***

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2120 23/05

* Crafting Happiness #96 Hello 24/05

* TIOT Make it Feminine 25/05

* A Perfect Time to Craft MAY AG 27/05

* Double Trouble Challenge #84 Girly Girl/Patterned Paper/Embellies 30/05

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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* Path of Positivity: Sea View

  Hello!

Today is the midway point of the May Path of Positivity challenge.

The challenge lasts for the whole month of May.

This month the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of 

Change Your Environment.

Prizes this month include:

• TWO digital images from All Dressed Up, our guest sponsor for this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants. 
• ONE image (value of $5 or less) from Scribbles Designs, for the post or project that the team deems most inspiring of the bunch based on all qualifying entrants.
• One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

Our optional theme this month is 

Change Your Environment.

This could be going for a day out or taking a holiday,. It could be going for a bike ride or a walk. It could be changing something at home - decorating, painting, gardening. Or it could be making changes to help save our planet. 

There are so many ways you can interpret the optional theme this month. We are waiting to see your take on the theme.

Please remember ...

... in order to be eligible for the prizes your project must be positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way. 

For my project, I used Sea View from All Dressed Up.

Going to visit the seaside is a wonderful way to change your environment. I am lucky to live only 20 miles away from the seaside, so an hour's drive will take me to the west coast of England where I can walk on the beaches and paddle in the sea. I love the fresh sea air and the sound of the seagulls. 

Here is my card:

I used Copics to colour the image and used a die to cut it out. It is a long time since I used patterned paper, but this paper pad had perfect sea themed papers that matched my colour scheme, so I simply cut out 2 more squares using the same die set and layered them up. I decided to add some hand made, die cut flowers and I used Distress Oxide inks to colour them. I gave each flower a pearl centre.  Next, I found this 'hello' sentiment, probably made years ago, that I had made from glued together die cuts. I added a little black ink around the edges to give it a bit of definition and to help it stand out against the patterned papers. I added a coupe of leaves and some pearl stamen to the flower cluster.

Many thanks to All Dressed Up, this month's guest sponsor,

and to Scribbles Designs as the ongoing sponsor of the challenge


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 #91 Path of Positivity.

 

That's all for today! 

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

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                                                                                            

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2120 23/05 TOP 3

* Crafting Happiness #96 Hello 24/05 TOP PICK

* TIOT Make it Feminine 25/05

* A Perfect Time to Craft MAY AG 27/05

* Double Trouble Challenge #84 Girly Girl/Patterned Paper/Embellies 30/05 TOP 3

* A Place to Start #5 AG 31/05

* Stinkin Inkers Girls Just Wanna Have Fun 31/05

* Get Creative #100 AG 31/05

* All Dressed Up Challenges #117 14/06 TOP 3

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo