The 12 Days of Cardstock

That's the challenge at

Jingle Belles

To make your card (or cards) with only cardstock.

Hmmmm....

Are YOUR cards made yet?

why not play along?

Jingle Belles

Thanks for stopping by!

WOYWW?

I haven't done this for ages!!

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday?

Thanks for your visit!

Electra, over and out.

Purple, Purple, Yellow

It's Week Three at

Summer of Color

and after watching her amazing video,

I am almost embarrassed to post what I created.

But at least I created something.  lol

credits:  Berna Datema, Bonnie Zeiman, Kitty Designs

Are you playing along?

Check out her video, like I said, it is AMAZING!!

Thanks for coming by! 

Picnic

This week's theme at

Digital Whisper is

Picnic

and I am always amazed when my friends from large families

tell me their trials and tribulations... 

All credit goes to Hidden Vintage Studios

Thanks for stopping in!

Dancer

credits:  Gecko Galz, Mind Over Matter Collaboration, Durin Eberhart, Kimeric Kreations

for Take A Word

Thanks for stopping by!

Green

I found this cool challenge blog through

my bloggy-buddy Deb at

Paxton Valley Folk Art and it looked like fun...

Dragons Dream Tag It On

I made this:

 

It is so nice to spend the day making artsy stuff!

Thanks for coming by!

Midsummer's Day

for Sunday Postcard Art

credits:  Gecko Galz, Pavlinka Designs,

Berna Datema, Bleuesse

Shoes

for this month's theme:  SHOES

I liked this one!

credits:  Pavlinka Designs, Dover, Bleuesse, Sissy Sparrows

Lunagirl Moonbeams 
and
The Cheerful Stamppad

Thanks for coming by!

Fish. Well one fish, actually.

And SHE plays by the rules.

The Three Muses 

credits:  Freubel, Beth Rimmer

Better late than never!

Thanks for coming by!

Summer of Color-Week Two

Drum Roll please....PINK, PINK, ORANGE!

It took me all week, but it was worth it!

Thanks for coming by!

Summer of Color

This week at Collage Obsession

Collage Obsession

We are going to post comething new each FrRday,

Will you join it?

I surely do hope so.l

See you there!

Beauty

for Take A Word

Thanks for stopping by!

In The Country

Sunday Postcard Art

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Gecko Galz and a Freebie!!

Do you participate in te wonderful monthly Gecko Galz Challenges?

They are so much fun.

This month's theme is 

Tea For Two

and you can find the deets

all sorts of yummy

inspiration here

Each month there are new images in the Etsy shop too.

I made a couple of pieces with some of the new 

June Cinderella collage sheets:

This month each Design Team Member 

has a free digital stamp for you at their blog.

Mine is 

Sir Knight

and to get you started with it,

I made a Father\s Day card:

Use Your Stuff-Challenge #187

Sentiments

 The first is an image by Gecko Galz

And this is just a mish mash of using my stuff.

Use Your Stuff

Thanks for coming by!

Male of the Species

for The Three Muses

credits:  Gecko Galz, Kimeric Kreations

Thanks for coming by!

Summer of Colour - Week 1

And now for something completely different...(for me)

Summer of Colour-Blue, Blue, Green

Timepieces

credits:  Far Far Hill, Itkupilli, Jopke Designs

for Take A Word

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At The Beach

for Sunday Postcard Art

credits:  Gecko Galz, Oscraps

Thanks for stopping by!

Mask

for Collage Obsession

credits:  Maya de Groot, Kimeric Creations, Cajoline,

Joanne Brisbois, Jopke Designs

Thanks for coming by!

It's a happy day that I can make some art!

POSTSCRIPT:  So I am too late for the "Mask" theme at
Collage Obsession, but it's an open theme, so that means I can link this up anyway. 
Hah!  The story of my life.  Have a great summer, CO Artists!

Tea For Two

I don't like tea.

Do you?

Or at least, 

I have not yet found a tea I like.

I like coffee.

No, I LOVE coffee.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT.

Having said that, I DO like

visiting with friends, sharing secrets, laughter and love

and all the things that go with having a cuppa.

So I was delighted to learn that this month's theme at

Gecko Galz

Here are some samples I made

       uses the Long Ago Time digital Stamps 

and Portabello Road papers 

                                                                        _*Vixen*_

 Crop image from La Vie Collage Sheet

Place on top of white cardstock. 

 Erase edges of image to blend.

 Place wordart from In Other Words Digital Stamp Set over top
 Change layer to Multiply mode
Place over top of Tightrope paper from Life is a Circus Paper Set
 Apply reverse bevel.  Merge Layers 

And for our new Customer Challenge 

And here is my inspiration:

Features the High Tea Icons Collage Sheet 

and the Portabello Road Paper

 

All of these wonderful images and much more can be found at

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Hope you join us for our Customer Challenge and

that you find time for tea (or even coffee) with a friend this month!

Thanks for coming by!

Steampunk

credits:  Bleuesse, Rucola Designs

for this week's

Take A Word

Thanks for your visit!

Greek Mythology

for Sunday Postcard Art

credits:  Kimeric Kreations, Cemerony,

Captivated Visions

Thanks for coming by!

Pink

credits:  MizzD, Pink Lotty, Amanda Frijo-Tobin, Anna Aspnes and Tracy Martin

for Collage Obsession

Thanks for coming by!

Turquoise

credits:  Lisa's Altered Art, Hidden Vintage Studios, 

Bleuesse, Holliewood Studios, Beth Rimmer, Itkupilli

I cannot tell a lie. 

 I am not positive that I have not posted this before.

I finally got some time off and have been sick in bed for two days.  :-(

If you have seen it before, I hope you enjoy it the second time,

and if you have not, Enjoy!!

Take A Word

Roosters

EVERYWHERE!!!  (At least they were in Kauai.)

So I just happened to have a couple of rooster images from our trip.

credits:  Valentina Pelliteri, Kitty Designs, Maya de Groot.

Three Muses

Thanks for stopping by, I am going to come by and see you soon!

Let's Dance

for Collage Obsession

credits:  Holliewood Studios, Berna Datema 

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Mother's Day!

This features a Gecko Galz image and is for

Take A Word

Lunagirl Moonbeams

and the Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Group

and for those of you who are a mom, 

are missing a mom, 

or are with your mom.

Hugs!

Thanks for coming over!

Embossing

So I took a class and this is my first try at metal art.

I'm pretty happy with it.

And then 3 days later,

Use Your Stuff

came up with this challenge theme: embossing.

Perfect.

And now I can Use More of My Stuff!

Thanks for coming by!

Three Muses - Famous

for The Three Muses

credits:  Dawn Inskip, Gecko Galz, Tracy Martin Designs, Syndee Nuckles

Thansk for stopping by!

Insect and Plants

Well,. a bee and some flowers I saw in Hawaii, if you want to be exact.

 As pretty as they are, it's nice to be home.

for

Take A Word

who I have missed like crazy!

Thanks for coming by!

Paris

for Collage Obsession

credits:  Sherrie JD, Rebecca McMeen

Challenge #208 Feathers

It's a brand new challenge at

The Order of the Opus Gluei!

and theme #208 is

FEATHERS!

The sky's the limit, friends

(as in feathers/skies - lol - get it?)

What can you create using a pretty, fluffy

FEATHER?

Any medium is fine,

we are not very strict, you know.

Here is some inspiration to get your creative juices flowing:

Using one of the new images from

I am sharing with you my challenge sample for the

Gecko Galz Customer Challenge 

for the month of May

You can get this awesome image in the

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

and create your own

THINGS WITH WINGS piece for the Challenge.

(That's two birds with one stone...lol - get it?_)

Here is another one:
 

Credits:  Rebecca McMeen, PInk Lotty

credits:  Studio Rosey Posey, Joanne Brisbois

 Crafty Buttons Designs, Tracy Martin Designs, Sissy Sparrows

You have until May 17th to link up with our Opus Gluei challenge

in the comments on our blog

 The Order of the Opus Gluei!

Don't miss it, we want to fly by your

blog and leave you some fully, flighty love!

See you there!

And thanks for coming by!

It's a Brand New Month at Gecko Galz!

with lots of yummy new products

with a Brand new Customer Challenge!

You can see all the deets and enter this wonderful challenge

Here!

If you come back on Saturday, you will see my own customer Challenge Sample.
(and I love it!)

The Design Team has made some amazing inspiration for you this month,

all of the gorgeousness will be displayed on the

The Gecko Galz Blog 

I made a few things:

Supplies Used: 

*Colorful Cuties Collage Sheet*
*Free Birds Icons*
Wordart by Studio Rosey Posey
Border by Brandy Murray
Grunge Overlay by Berna Datema
Background by Cryztal Rain 

 How to:

Crop image of woman from *Colorful Cuties Collage Sheet
*Clip to Photo Mask*
*Place over top of background paper *(Free Birds Icons)*
Place image of bird in woman's hand
Place image of nest behind woman *(Free Birds Icons)*
Place images of feathers where you wish *(Free Birds Icons)* Apply glow filter to feathers and bird.
Apply stroke in colour to match Layout to wordart
Please wordart where desired, layering over and under icons as you wish.
Put lace border and Grunge Overlay over top.
Merge layers and enjoy!

New Baby Card:

Features *Sweet Babies Collage Sheet** 

 Supplies used:

*Free Birds Paper Pak*
*Beauty Unbound Collage Sheet*
Photo Mask by Amanda Frijo-Tobin
Wordart by Emeto Designs
Green paper by Durin Eberhart
Ribbon Embellishment - Unknown 

All the collage sheets 

and lots more

can be found at the

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop 

I know you will have fun with the new products 

and will see you at our May Customer Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!