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Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Sea of Dreams"

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Thanks for stopping by today.

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

Altered Notebook

* Crafting Happiness #105 AG 24/07

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2129 AG 25/07

* Always Fun Challenges #223 Anything but a Card 25/07

Note Cards

Use Your Stuff #427 Summer Fun 01/08 Spotlight

* Get Creative #103 AG/Water 01/08

* Allsorts Challenge #633/4 Feminine 01/08

I'd really love some feedback :)

I read and appreciate all your comments.

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Monday, 5 July 2021

* Vera Lane Studio: Seagulls

Hello

It's my DT day at Vera Lane Studio and we have a brand new digi set release called Seagulls.

I love these crazy birds and their wilful expressions. In real life, I find them to be crazy-scary, but such fun to watch and I love hearing their cries and squawks at the seaside.

I made a journal page with two of them, standing on the wooden groynes, and one of the sentiments:

I coloured the images with my Copic markers and added a few white Posca pen highlights. Once fussy cut they were put aside while I made the background. I stamped the Crashing Waves stamp from AALL & Create with Versamark and heat embossed with white powder. I then used various Distress Oxides spritzed with water, and smooshed the stamped background into it to pick up colour. White paint splatters were added. I doodled a border and added some black circles using the Roundly stamp. I made two cuts in the waves to slot the wooden stumps through. The seagulls were adhered on top of the stumps and the sentiment cut into strips and adhered.

This sentiment makes me smile!

Once I was at the seaside (minding my own business, sitting on a bench on a pier and enjoying the fresh air and scenery) eating a sandwich for lunch when a huge seagull swooped down and stole the whole thing. Maybe that's why I find them scary now :)

Seagulls

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:

Vera Lane Studio Blog

***Vera Lane Studio Facebook Group***

Vera Lane Studio Etsy Shop

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

A list of stockists can be found here.

This is me and Casey - a personalised digital stamp from Janet Klein.

Order yours here.

Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2127 AG 11/07

* Simon Says Stamp Fun and Quirky 12/07

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #161 AG 17/07 TOP 5

* MMM Challenge #152 Anything Airborne 18/07

* Inspiration Station #9 Sun, Sea and Sand 18/07

* 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #52 25/07

* Crafty Animals #52 28/07

* Clever Dexter #19 Hello Summer 31/07

* River of Creativity #3 No Hearts./Mushy Stuff 31/07

More Mixed Media Pastels 02/08

* Corrosive Challenges July AG 09/08

Thursday, 1 July 2021

* Gecko Galz: Sea of Dreams

Hello

As we start the month of July, we have a brand new customer challenge over at the at Gecko Galz blog.

This month the challenge theme is Sea of Dreams and you can interpret this any way you choose. The lucky winner will win a $25 store voucher.

Here is my inspiration project:

I made a couple of notecards with a sea theme using images from the Sea Life collage set, added to background paper from the new Tortuga Bay ATC set. I added hessian trim which resembles fishing net and cheesecloth along with die cut sea weed and a flower. I tucked a seahorse charm into each and added an inspirational sentiment from the Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker pad.

These would also look nice popped into a little box frame, as a keepsake.

I distressed the edges of the papers and the kraft card mats. The textural elements add to the seashore vibe. I inked white card with Distress Oxides for the seaweed die cuts and flowers.

The little pearl in the centre of the flower is in keeping with the sea theme.

Sea Life Tortuga Bay ATC Set

That's all for now!
I hope you'll join our Sea of Dreams 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 : "Sea of Dreams"

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

* Penny's Challenges #499 AG 06/07

* C.R.A.F.T. Challenge. #604 AG 07/07

* Crafters Cafe #269 AG 13/07

* A Perfect Time to Craft July 27/07 DT Favourite

* Classic Design Challenge July 27/07 DT Favourite

* Craft Rocket #83 Summer 31/07

* A Bit More Time to Craft Extra July 31/07

Do-all Kreatives #55 Summer 31/07 WINNER

* Love to Craft #60 AG 31/07 WINNER

* Love to Scrap #147 AG 31/07 DT Favourite

I'd really love some feedback :)

I read and appreciate all your comments.

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Monday, 1 June 2020

* Gecko Galz: Colour of Summer Flag Book

Hello!

I hope that the start of the new month sees you all safe and well.

The new month sees the start of a new customer challenge at the Gecko Galz blog. The theme for June is Colour of Summer. We would love for you to join the challenge using one or more products from Gecko Galz.

For me, summer is a time for visiting the seaside. I love the sea air and the salty small of the ocean, so my colours for summer are blues, teals, turquoise and sands.
Here is my project:

I made a flag booklet which, when opened up, has the pages flapping in different directions. The base of my booklet is 300 gsm card which I have painted with chalk acrylics using a brayer and stencilled over the top. The front and back has additional stamping.
The beautiful images are from the Summer Seas and Sea Life collage sets with a few additions from the Beachy Jewels set.

The front and back of the booklet showing the tags incorporated into the back page. Tim Holtz Small talk stickers are used for the labels.

The booklet opens like so:

or individual pages can be turned:

Textured trim, cheesecloth and decoupaging add more dimension. The spines are also decorated with tiny images:

That's all for now!
I hope you'll join our Colour of Summer 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 with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Colour of Summer"

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

* Simon Says Stamp Mon Make Own Background 08/06

* Incy Wincy Designs Anything but a Card 13/06 WINNER

* A Bit More Time to Craft #117 AG 14/06

* We Love 2 Create #6 AG MM 22/06

* A Perfect Time to Craft AG 26/06 DT Favourite

* Classic Design Challenge AG 27/06

* Love to Craft #47 AG 30/06 TOP PICK

* Mini Album Makers June 30/06

* Mixi It Up AG 30/06

* Jans Digi Stamps Challenges June AG 30/06

I'd really love some feedback :)

I read and appreciate all your comments.

Thursday, 22 August 2019

* Gecko Galz: Seaside and Nautical

Hello!

Today is my feature day on the Gecko Galz blog.

Each month we have a customer challenge and the winner gets a $25 spending spree in the Gecko Galz Etsy shop.

This month the challenge theme is Shabby Chic Seaside.

There are still 7 days left if you wish to play along.

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My projects today are nautical and seaside themed, though none of them are what I would call shabby chic in style.

Here they are:

First of all, I have a wall hanging made from wooden popsicle sticks.

I made the substrate by gluing popsicle sticks together and attaching some twine as a hanging loop. I painted the sticks with white gesso, then watered down some phthalo green acrylic paint to give the sticks a wash of colour. I decided to blend some Vintage Photo Distress Ink along the edges.
The beautiful image is from the Summer Seas collage sheet. I enlarged it and printed it onto tissue paper. I used matt medium to attach it to the sticks.
I added small and medium art stones around the image as a frame, colouring here and there with a wash of Vintage Photo ink. In the bottom corner I made a cluster of natural fibres and sea shells (which were gifted to me from overseas - I wish I could remember whereabouts they came from!), filling in any gaps with more art stones.

My second project is an altered notebook:

This started out as an ordinary paperback notebook. I covered the front, back and spine with kraft card to make it sturdier, measuring the dimensions of the book and using my score board to make the spine folds. I inked around the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Next I distressed some papers (First Class and La Boheme paper pack) and the sail boat image from the lovely Summer Seas collage sheet and attached these with glue to the front cover. Twine ribbon was attached below the image and sticker letters were adhered to spell out 'Daily Log'.
The fastening is twine with wooden beads at the end and a fish charm. The end of the twine was attached to the inside back cover and covered with kraft card. The twine then wraps around the book and tuck in on itself: the beads add weight and help to hold it in place.

I gave this to my friend's husband to take on their cruise so that he could keep a memory journal of each day.

My third project is a set of six note cards which I have packaged as a little gift set:

These were quick and easy makes on 4 inch square cards. The die cut matting and layering with kraft paper, along with the twine ribbon adds some extra interest and dimension.
The paper I used is from the First Class paper pack and the images are from the Beachy Jewels set. The images were enlarged before printing. All the paper edges were distressed by scraping scissors along the edges. I love how these turned out! I packaged them in a cellophane envelope with a kraft card belly band and another matted shell image which had a thin piece of twine tied around and knotted in a small bow.

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I made a couple of shabby chic projects as inspiration for the customer challenge. These were posted on my blog on the 1st August and the details can be viewed here. Here is a photo of the two projects:

I hope you'll join our Shabby Chic Seaside 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 weekly $1 deals!

Please pop over to the Gecko Galz blog to see the fabulous designs by the very talented DT.

We also have a Private Facebook Group where there are 4 monthly challenges, each with a collage sheet prize.
Come and join us!

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

Here's all the info you need:

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Shabby Chic Seaside"