Childhood

for Take A Word

credits:  Kitty Designs, Studio Stories, Maya de Groot

Thanks for coming by, see ya in the movies!

Coffee

for Digital Whisper

credits:  Little Butterfly Wings, Maya de Groot,

Anna Aspnes, Studio Rosey Posey

Thanks for stopping by!

Butterflies for SPA

for Sunday Postcard Art

credits:  Lynn Marie, Bluesse, Tangie Baxter

Thanks for coming by!

The Roaring Twenties

(more like a whisper really)

for Digital Whisper

credits:  Gecko Galz, Wordart World, Anna Aspnes

Thanks for coming by!

Valentine

for Take A Word

credits:  Gecko Galz, Little Butterfly Wings, 

Just Jaimee, Tracy Martin, Bonnie Zeiman

Thanks for coming by!

Oriental

better late than never for 

Sunday Postcard Art

credits:  Gecko Galz

on a personal note, a number of years ago,

I used the word "Oriental", a word I grew

up with and was/am totally comfortable with.

My teenage daughter was horrified, and

told me it was racist.

Who knew?

I am still comfortable with it, and no,

I am not a racist. lol

hugs to you.

Moon

for The Three Muses

Credits:  Gecko Galz, Amanda Sok, Angie Briggs

Thanks for coming by!

More Vintage Valentines

So you already know that

there is a new Customer Challenge at

Gecko Galz, right?

Have you made anything yet?

All that is required is that

you use at least one Gecko Galz product and have it

linked up here

before the last day of February.

There is lots of inspiration over on the blog

and you'll want to add to your stash,

I'm sure, of Gecko Galz products by visiting

our Etsy Shop.

Here are a few projects I made using Gecko Galz images and papers:

Gecko Galz paper pak:  High Society

Gecko Galz collage sheet set:  Valentine's Wishes

(additional products: wordart by Crafty Button Designs,

and overlay by Amy Wolff)

Gecko Galz paper pak:  Magnolia Blossoms

Gecko Galz collage sheet set: Hugs and Kisses

(additional products: stitching by Akizo Designs)

Gecko Galz paper pak: Retro Cooking

Gecko Galz collage sheet set:  Retro Love Story

digital wordart:  In Other Words

(additional products:Heart by Durin Eberhart

All of these are so easy to make, 

either digitally or with paper and scissors.

You simply take your favorite paper from

one of the Gecko Galz paper paks,

layer an image from one of the many

collage sheets, either printing it and cutting it out,

or, if the case of digital, 

erasing the back parts that you don't want.

Add some wordart, 

maybe a border, and it's done!

Then use it as the front of your

card for your sweetie.

You'll notice that I put the products I used

for each project under the image.
So you can go find them in the shop!

Check out the Etsy Shop for

all of these Gecko Gaz Goodies.

And I will see you soon!

Swing

for this week at

Digital Whisper

credits:  Hidden Vintage Studios, Pink Lotty,

Holliewood Studios, Created by Jill, Just Jaimee

Dreamer's Challenge

This week at Digital Whisper

the theme is Hats.

And when I saw that, I knew I had to get in on it.

credits:  Rebecca McMeen, Just Jaimee, Mommyish, Anna Aspnes

Thanks for coming by!

Vintage Valentines

It is time for a new Customer Challenge at

Gecko Galz Scrapbooking

and you will definitely want to be

lovey-dovey for this one!

If you head over to our

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop,

you will find all sorts of romantic treasures 

you can use to make your project.

The only requirement for entering

the Gecko Galz challenge is that you

use at least one 

Gecko Galz item.

I made a little something to help

get your creative juices flowing:

This is a digital piece, using the

Hugs and Kisses Collage sheet, a paper

from the Coquette Paper Pak

wordart from Crafty Button Designs,

I hope you like it!

Make sure you go over to

Gecko Galz

and check out the lovely projects

made by our talented design team!

I look forward to seeing what you create!

Thanks for coming by!

Water

This is for

The Three Muses

credits: Rebecca McMeen, Studio Rosey Posey, Kimeric Kreations,

Berna Datema, Joanne Brisbois

Thanks for coming by!

It's a New Year!

(and thank goodness for that!)

and a new year at

Gecko Galz means

the Design Team

(with some very talented new members)

 is busy

creating all sorts of inspiration for you!

I used a couple of

GLORIOUS

papers from the new

"In Marble Halls" paper pak and images from the

"Ring In The New Year" collage sheet set for these two pieces:

Aren't those fun?  

So easy to do, especially the second one.

I just sampled the colours from this beautiful sheet

flipped the image, added a cropped and masked image

of the woman and then went crazy with brushes in those

amazing colours!

SO MUCH FUN!

For this next one, I cropped the puppy on the bicycle from

the "Dog Gone Cute" Jewel Sheet.

Isn't he just Doggone Cute?

I added the cool frame

(and I'm sorry, it's from my stash and

I can't remember who it's from)

I placed that over another GREAT paper from the 

"In Marble Halls" paper pak

Picked up the colour grey from the doggie's background

and coloured a basic mask I made with that colour.

I cropped the words from the "Scripted" Collage Sheet

and added one of the Gecko Galz Frames.

Finally, I merged the layers and 

applied a Film Grain filter.

DONE!

I think that is one of the quickest pieces I've done lately.

Don't tell anyone, but my first sample

took two hours and had at one point 34 layers.

That's not a record, but it's close. lol

You can get all of these wonderful Gecko Galz

products at the

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

And don't forget to check out the

January
Customer Challenge!

Until next time,

LET IT SNOW!

Let It Snow in 2017!

(Well, only for a few more days)

It's time for a new challenge at

Gecko Galz

the first of the new year!

Are you going to play along with every challenge this year?

I certainly am.

And I made one thing to get you started...

Isn't that little girl sitting on the park bench just the sweetest thing ever?

You can find her and all sorts of other

delightful elements at the

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

(Psst, you only need to use at least one of the 

Gecko Galz

items to enter our monthly challenges)

But you will no doubt want to use more.

Be sure to check out all the other

beautiful pieces from the Design Team!

At the Gecko Galz blog.

See you there, and

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Baubles

credits:  Caroline B, On A Whimsical 

Adventure, Studio Flergs, Studio Manu

Hah!  I found time to make something!

It's for this week at 

Sunday Postcard Art

Thanks for stopping by!

Another Awesome Tag of Christmas!

Hey, it's Electra,

back with another Ho Ho Ho tag for you

using luscious holiday products from 

the Gecko Galz Etsy shop.

This one is totally digital.

But REALLY easy!

I cropped the Reindeer image from the

Reindeer Games  collage sheet.

Then I made a tag shape out of a paper from

A Magical Christmas kit 

by Studio Flergs.

I placed the reindeer over top of the tag,

and erased everything I didn't want

from around the reindeer.

I placed a couple of ornaments behind the reindeer.

Then I added a new layer over top

of the reindeer and painted wherever I had the

urge to paint, using the eyedropper tool, 

to match the colours to the Christmas ornaments.

I also used a "fireworks" brush tool

over top, with the same bright colours.

Then I topped it off with a few more ornaments

hung from her (his?) antlers.

I gave the reindeer bright blue eyes.

A bow finished the whole

thing off!

(The ornaments and bow were also from A Magical Christmas kit by Studio Flergs.)

And now you have a digital tag that you can

print off and use on a card,

or as a gift tag!

How are your preparations going for the upcoming holiday?

Are you feeling stressed?

You know, a great way to de-stress is to make art.

Just pour yourself a cuppa whatever it is

that helps you relax and make something fun.

That's what I do anyways.

And it works for me.

Make time for yourself.

You deserve it.

And have fun, what ever you are doing!

Thanks for stopping by today!

One Horse Open Sleigh

for Digital Whisper

(thanks for the nudge, Patti)

credits: Angelaz Creations, Wordart by Dido Designs, paper by Holliewood Studios

It's a busy time for me! 

Not because it's Christmas. That's the easy part,

but because a couple of other women and I are on a mission to open 

an Emergency Women's Shelter in our town.

We have no land, no building, a little money

and a lot of determination.

sigh.

But we are going full force to raise awareness

AND have created our Non-Profit Society.

Even though you may not live where we do, 

it would sure to great if you could like and share our Facebook page.

That's of course, if you think this is a good thing

that we are doing.

In one week, we have gotten 309 likes.

The more the better!

https://www.facebook.com/cochraneshelter/

Thanks, friends, I really appreciate your help!

hugs from Electra

Gecko Galz Awesome Tags of Christmas!

Welcome to the Awesome Tags of Christmas celebration

courtesy of Gecko Galz !

It's my turn to show you my tags....

Are you on the Naughty or the Nice list?

for this tag, I printed out a rectangle of the

paper from the Merry and Bright Paper Pak.

I cut it out in a tag shape the size I wanted.  

I edged it with some Peacock Distress Ink.

Then I printed out and fussy-cut the lady from the

Holiday Ladies Collage Sheet Set

Place over the background whatever embellies
you have laying around. 

In this case I used a piece of ribbon
from the Dollar Store,

a piece of stick-on bling from Mikey's and an

acetate paisley thingie I honestly think
I have had for about 10 years.

I put the lady over top of those items.

I blinged her up with stickles on her dress,
lips and tree hat (!?!)

and gave her bling dot earrings.

A sentiment from another embellie from Mikey's...

I punched a hole in the top and threaded some ribbon
through it that was leftover from one of last year's

Christmas gifts,

and it's done!

Oh yeah, this is really important:
Sing Jingle Bells while you make your tag.

See how easy that was!?

And a great way to use up bits and bobs 

of Christmas stuff that you have in your stash!

Each tag was created in the same way.

Print out a background paper of your choice using any of

your favourite Gecko Galz Paper Paks.

Print and cut out any image that makes you smile

using any of the Gecko Galz Collage Sheets.

And pull out your Christmas stash and
decorate to your little heart's content.

Singing Jingle Bells while you make your tag, of course,

And the best part of all is that
you can pick from oodles of yummy
Christmas Papers and elements at our
Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Remember, if you leave a comment here on my blog
and on the Gecko Galz blog you will be
entered in our daily December giveaway!

Well, that's about it for now.

Be sure to check out all the Christmas goodies over at the

Gecko Galz Etsy shop

Psst, can I tell you a secret?

With Gecko Galz BOGO Sale this weekend only!

When you make a purchase at the Gecko Galz store this weekend  Thursday December 8- Sunday December 11 when you purchase 1 item you get a second of equal or lesser value for FREE! Purchase the products you want from the shop then email us at geckogalz2014@gmail.com your list of FREE items and we will send them right over. This will also place you in our weekly purchase and win drawing...so come discover all the new products from Gecko Galz and SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!

and remember to get your jingle on!

See you soon!

Snowmen

I haven't been participating in any challenges lately.

And I have been neglecting my blog.

That's not to say, mind you, that I am not making art,

cus I am.

But I guess all artists go through phases

and right now I am scrapbooking my little heart out

with photos of my gorgeous grandkids.

And my other photography.

Here are a couple of examples to prove that I really AM.

Now I realize it's super boring looking at pictures

of someone else's grandkids, so

I will get to the real point of this post.

Digital Whisper's Snowmen Challenge

I forgot how MANY

digital elements I have.

Good grief!

But in this case I give credits to Eena's Creation, Rucola Designs, Just So Scrappy, Pink Lotty and Lefkoi Lykoi

What fun!

I may have to get back at this for the Christmas season!

See you soon, probably.

And thanks if you stopped by!