Hello
It's a new month and we have a new customer challenge over at the Gecko Galz blog.
The theme this month is Fairy Lands.
As always, we have free images to download to make projects to enter the Card Challenge, the Christmas Image Challenge, the Fantasy Challenge, an ATC challenge, a Steampunk Challenge and a Gothic Challenge,. The free images can be accessed by the tabs at the top of the main blog page. We also have a quarterly challenge on the blog.
If that isn't enough challenges, we also have 4 Facebook challenges each month.
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 collage sheet.
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Here are the projects I made.
A circular mini book:
I die cut the pages from black card and cut white card circles to for the pages. I finger painted the white card with acrylic paints and gold embossed the edges of each. I also sprinkled gold EP onto the pages and gently heated from below so that there was gold 'fairy dust' on each.
The images are from one of this season's collage sets, Darling Pixies. They were each die cut and given a gol mat. Each fairy has glittery wings, but it does not show up well in the photographs.
I typed and printed out some fairy sayings. These were cut into strips and matted on black card.
I added gems and sequins to each page for extra spsrkle.
The pages are held in place with small turquoise ring binders.
Here is the back page:
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A card:
I used some toadstool meadow design paper that I already had. This fairy, also from Darling PIxies, was fussy cut, inked around the edges and placed on foam pads to slightly elevate her off the background. Lots of Sticles clear
glitter was added to her wings.
The dimension can be seen below:
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A set of Trinchies:
These are small pieces of work measuring 3 x 3 inches.
I used distress oxide inks to make the backgrounds using the dipping and dabbing into puddles of ink method. I added some smaller images from the Darling Pixies collage set and embellished them with gemstone trim and hand made, die cut flowers and foliage.
Often people ask what the use of small art is. Well, these trinchies, just like ATCs make a good focal point for small cards. Below I simple adhered one trinchie to a plain scalloped edged kraft card.
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A Fairy Land light up jar:
For this I used a used lidded candle jar. I added moss to the base along with some pebbles. I made a backdrop from design paper and added a dried thistle, some tiny alder cones and some dried flowers. The fairy was fussy cut from the Darling PIxies collage sheet and fixed in the jar along with a string of LED lights.
The Darling Pixies collage sheets can be purchased here:
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That's all for now!
I hope you'll join our 'Fairy Landss' 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.
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 bespoke digital prize.
Do come and join us!
I'll be back on the 10th May with more Gecko Galz projects.
Here's all the info you need:
Current Gecko Galz Challenge : 'FairyLands'
Thanks for stopping by today.
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