Monday, December 19, 2022

Artsy Divas-Dec 2022 Challenge

Artsy Divas featuring LILLIRAIN DESIGNS

You can find these fabulous designs here

https://lilliraindesigns.blogspot.com/

I have created a circle pocket tag using this month's image sheet




The pocket tag holds 3 coordinating bookmarks

Here is a sample of this months digital sheet.







Thursday, December 1, 2022

Gecko Galz ATC Challenge for December-Holly Jolly Marie

 Create 1 or more ATCs using the FREE Sheet below for

HOLLY JOLLY MARIE

You must use the sheet designs, but you can use your own embellishments

Then post a pic of your finished cards on the Gecko Galz blog or the Facebook Gecko Galz challenge page

The winner will receive a $25 shopping spree with Gecko Galz!!

BE CREATIVE! + HAVE FUN!



Gecko Galz DT Challenge-Christmas Dreams

 


This months challenge for Gecko Galz is

CHRISTMAS DREAMS

I have created 3 mixed media projects


SANTA ALTERED PAINT BRUSH


Santa is dreaming of a candy cane Christmas on this fun, altered paintbrush

Santa is all decked out, surrounded in holly + candy canes

The Santa Claus image is from this GG sheet

Santa Clause Lane


SLEIGH RIDE


An old fashion wood sleigh painted in red,  with holly, gold jingle bells

And this charming picture of a young Victorian child enjoying her ride

You can find the image here

Winter Time


POLAR BEAR FANTASY TIN



A magical land! A frozen wilderness with a princess, and a polar bear!

Glittery snowflakes, sparkling snow, silver trees, blue glistening jewels +

your imagination of course!

The wonderful fantasy tin image can be found here

Christmas Fantasy Tin Toppers

Come join us on the Gecko Galz Blog or on Facebook

Here are the challenges for Dec




Monday, November 28, 2022

Amazing Mushroom Magic-FREE Collage Sheet


Gecko Galz has created this fun digital sheet for me to give all my wonderful followers!

Please download + enjoy

AMAZING MUSHROOM MAGIC

Right click on picture to download




Saturday, November 26, 2022

Gecko Galz 25 Days of Holiday Tags-Dec 23

 My Victorian tag for the 25 Days of Holiday Tags


The tag is from this wonderful kit

Holiday Tag Kit

The lovely Victorian woman by the tree is from this sheet

Christmas Card Toppers

I added pink holly diecuts, 2 deep red crystals, + the word Noel

3d Amaryllis in the corner

A bright red ribbon finishes off the tag

All ready for adding to a gift!

 

Gecko Galz 25 Days of Holiday Tags-Dec 16

 Day 16 of the Holiday Tag Event by Gecko Galz

Today I'm featuring a Victorian Tag


The beautiful tag is from this kit

Holiday Tag Kit

The background image is from this sheet

Christmas Card Toppers

I added some diecut holly, red pearls to the Christmas tree, a Peace on Earth digital quote + a 3d sprig of holly

Red ribbon to finish off the tag

Gecko Galz 25 Days of Holiday Tags-Dec 3

 So over on the Gecko Galz blog, they are featuring 

25 Days of Holiday Tags

You should really check it out!

https://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com/



The tag background is from this kit

Holiday Tag Craft Kit

I added this fabulous image of a Victorian woman

Snow Maidens Collage Kit

I added 3 red pearls along the side + a holly diecut

A digital Silent Night + a 3d Tree in the corner

Finished off with a red ribbon, its all ready to dress up a Christmas package!


Gecko Galz 25 Days of Holiday Tags-Dec 9

 I have another tag for you for the Gecko Galz 25 Days of Holiday Tags



The beautiful tag background is from this kit

Holiday Tag Kit

The elegant Victorian woman image is from this set

Christmas Card Toppers

I added some diecut holly , 2 emerald crystals

A 3d pine branch with an acorn on the corner

The words Christmas Magic on top

Finished off with a green ribbon

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

A Very Vintage Christmas-Pink Cherubs


I created 4 tags with these wonderful Lili Rain Pink Cherub Victorian designs. I used vintage laces, ribbons, mulberry paper, manilla tags + paper doilies I sprayed in gold + silver.



You can purchase your own set of these beautiful cherubs here

lilliraindesigns.blogspot.com


 

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Gecko Galz November DT Challenge-Retro Christmas


This month's challenge on Gecko Galz is

RETRO CHRISTMAS!

Makes me think of old fashion Santas, holiday pin up girls + 1950's women

I have created Slim Line Cards, ATC Cards + a Tag





Digital Sheets I Used

Holiday Tag Craft Kit

Christmas Pin Ups

Retro Christmas Ladies


Geckp Galz NOV Challenges





Gecko Galz ATC Challenge-Nov-The Big Chill

 This month's ATC Challenge is

THE BIG CHILL

Using these 2 FREE Collage sheets, create 3 ATCS.

You must use the sheets, but you can use your own embellishments

You can then add them to the Gecko Galz blog, + at the end of Nov, I will will pick

 1 winner who will win a $25 Shopping spree at Gecko Galz!!

Have fun creating!





Thursday, October 27, 2022

 Hello Everyone!

 

We want to welcome everyone to the

Gecko Galz 12th Annual Blog Hop

 


This is our Tricks and Treats Blog Hop! 

We have 16 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz collage sheets that we are giving you for FREE on each site! Each blog you visit will have a exclusive free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to download, the one here is

"GOTHIQUE".

(Click Right the image below to save)






And here are some designs I did;












Also make sure you leave a message on each blog site you visit, and follow that design team member if you do not already and on the last blog there will be a phrase that you will email to us to be entered in our drawing for a wonderful treat pack.  So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop!

We have FIVE amazing prizes up for grabs:

·        First is a Gecko Galz Kit Club for 2022!

·        Second prize is a $75 Shopping spree with Gecko Galz.

·        Third prize is a $50 shopping spree!

Fourth prize is a $25 shopping Spree!

·        And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz PRODUCTS!!! This includes the 6 new collage sheets each quarter, a new stamp set each quarter, a new Craft Kits each quarter, 2 ATC collections, A Sentiment pack each quarter, 1 Mini Paper Pack each quarter and one jewel it collection!

 

First of all, you will need to visit all 16

blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect the phrase at the end of the hop on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to email the phrase to Gecko Galz at geckogalz2019@gmail.com.

This enters you in the give Away. On October 31st we will randomly draw the 4 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names  in our Newsletter on November 1st.

 

For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the GECKO GALZ ETSY STORE between the 27th of October and the 30th of October and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win) 

 

Now have fun visiting each Blog

 

Gecko Galz

Kim Rayko

Robin Francini

Gail Hutchinson

Mia

Susan Renshaw

Rene Van Wyk

Kelly Parker

  Zowie Dixon

Cathy Norton

Marcia Caradinta

Carole Jones

Angela Fretwell

Gerri Herbst

Lesia Schnur

Leanne Seed


Sunday, October 16, 2022

A Very Vintage Christmas DT Challenge

 Beautiful vintage Christmas designs from

lilliraindesigns

Head over to the A Very Vintage Christmas on Facebook to see more of these beautiful projects made using designs from this gorgeous sheet!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/8010006129070890


Using this sheet, that you can purchase on the Lili Rain Design site, I created 4 Vintage Christmas Cards





Saturday, October 1, 2022

Gecko Galz Oct DT Challenge-Bohemian Rhapsody

This month's challenge is for all you Boho girls!

BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

is the theme on the Gecko Galz Facebook Challenge page

These are my projects

GYPSY HANGER

I used a tag from this marvelous kit

Tag Time Craft Kit

I printed out 2 of the tags, so I could 3D the butterflies

I then added some glittery highlights using gems here + there

From the back, in between the 2 tags, I added a bunch of bright colored ribbon in different lengths. Most of them hang around a foot

I also added a ribbon loop to hang





WILD HEART JOURNAL

Images are all from this kit

Gypsy Soul Craft Kit

Ok, this next project isn't a Boho project, but I love this Owl so much I had to make a project with him

BOOK OWL LIBRARY FOLDER


Isn't he cool!

I hand colored him using my Prisma Pencil crayons

Then I adhered him to a black library folder

The tag, which I found the verse on it went with the owl image so well, is from the Tag Craft kit from above

You can find the owl here

Surreal Kingdom Digital Stamp Set

Challenges For Gecko Galz

You can find them on the Facebook Gecko Galz Challenge page




Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Oct Gecko Galz Swap/Challenge-Witch Wisdom

 


Get out your broomsticks ladies!

Its time for a new Swap/Challenge

This month is Halloween, so its time for some WITCH WISDOM!

Create 3 ATCS using the 2 FREE sheets below. You can add your own embellishments

Then you can either SWAP or add them to the album on the Facebook page for your chance to win a $25 Gecko Galz gift certificate!

You can also do both, but your sets of 3 must be different

I will choose your swap partners on Oct 7

You can add your name here or on the GG Facebook Challenge page

Have fun + Happy Halloween! 




Friday, August 19, 2022

Sept Gecko Galz DT Challenge-Stitched in Time

 

                                                                                 

                                                                Im not a sewing person, but I had fun                                with this months challenge.

                                             

                                                  

       SEWING JOURNAL

                                   I used vintage ribbons, a layered sewed paper                                                    piece, vintage buttons, an old sewing matching charm, + the beautiful GG images from 


DRESSFORM DOMINO NECKLACES

Using images from

I created 2 fun bamboo domino necklaces.

The images were glued on, then i added glass glaze over top

A bail on the back holds the yarn chain. I also added charms that I painted to match.

The edges of the domino are painted in coordinating chalk paint


VINTAGE SEWING GREETING CARD

I used images from

to make this all occasion greeting card

A navy blue card, with a measuring tape background.

I diecut the image on the right side. Made me think of a quilt design.

I edged the 2 images in distress ink, + adhered to the card

The flowers are die cut from vintage dictionary papers + layered.

I then added a button center.


Here are the Sept Gecko Galz Challenges.

Join the Challenge group on Facebook to play along!




Sept Swap/Challenge-Masquerade Mayhem

 Join Gecko Galz + MyAlteredrealityArt for a fun SWAP/CHALLENGE

in Sept!

MASQUERADE MAYHEM

Create 3 ATCS for either swapping, challenging or both. But each trio must be different

Use the 2 FREE sheets below, + add your own embellishments

There will be a album on the Gecko Galz Challenge Facebook page to add your challenge ATCS

I will draw for swap partners on Sept 7

You can leave your name here, if you want to swap, or on the Facebook page

Please state where you live + what country you would like to swap with

Have fun creating!






March Gecko Galz DT Challenge-Magical Mushrooms

 This months challenge for Gecko Galz is MAGICAL MUSHROOMS Dude! Digital Page Magical Mushroom Forest Wonderland Tea House Wonderful Dream J...