* Gecko Galz: Follow Your Heart

Hello!

Today is my DT day for Gecko Galz.

The customer challenge at the Gecko Galz blog is Captured Hearts and my samples are along that theme.  I have a couple of vintage makes and some colourful retro cards.

Here is a vintage style card, Follow Your Heart: 

Image: Valentine Lovers collage sheet

Paper: Scripture Mini Paper Pack

Sentiment: Heart Strings ATC set

Own Stash: kraft card, corrugated cardboard, white acrylic paint, lace, pearl trim, border dies.

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Next is a set of four Romantic Retro Cards:

Images: Retro Love Story collage set, Isn't It Romantic collage set, 

Papers: Heart Strings ATC set (ATCs enlarged)

Sentiments: Heart Strings ATC set, Charming Words collage set

Own Stash: red texture card, dark blue pearl paper, Distress Ink, Stickles Glitter, Tim Holtz Small Talk stickers

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Next is a retro card, Love Birds, that I featured on the 1st January here:

Image: Retro Love Story collage set

Papers: Heart Strings ATC set (ATCs enlarged)

Sentiment: Charming Words (colour altered)

Own Stash; red texture card, dark blue pearl paper, Distress Ink, Stickles Glitter

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And finally, a hanging vintage heart, also featured on the 1st January here:

Image: Hugs and Kisses 

Sentiment:  Charming Words

Own Stash: Corrugated cardboard, white acrylic paint, heart die, pearl, Nuvo Crystal Drops, lace, sari flower, cheesecloth, gems.
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That's all for now!

I hope you'll join our Captured Hearts 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. 
Do come and join us!

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

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Captured Hearts"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

Vintage Lace Card

* Allsorts #555 More Than a Single Word Sentiment 24/01
* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends (#1/3) #123 AG  26/01
* A Bit More Time To Craft #108 AG 29/01
The Library Craft Challenge #51 Romeo and Juliet 08/02

Retro Cards
* Creative Fingers #177 AG 24/01
* Cardz TV #106 (1/3)AG 30/01
* Crafty Friends #127 AG 31/01

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

Gecko Galz: Captured Hearts

Hello!

Happy New Year!

The first month of this new year brings a brand new customer challenge at the Gecko Galz blog and this month the theme is Captured Hearts.

The DT have been busy making inspiration projects, so why not pop over to the blog to see everyone's makes.

Here are mine:

Firstly, I made a shabby chic hanging heart:

 The substrate is corrugated cardboard which is die cut and dry brushed with white paint. The edges are inked with Vintage Photo and the back has a covering of design paper. I used a beautiful image from the Hugs and Kisses collage set. I distressed and tore the edges, then inked them. I added some Nuvo Crystal drops and a pearl heart. I attached some cheesecloth and a piece of ivory lace across the heart, then glued the image down, leaving the edges loose so that the corners could be curled to add to the aged look. I had just received three packages of sari scraps from Love Me Blue and the flower embellishment was in the ivory package. The sentiment is from the Charming Words Collage set; I distressed and inked the edges, added some gems and popped it onto the heart, on foam tape, to give some dimension. A few more Nuvo drops were added to the heart and to the flower embellishment. And finally, a piece of twine was threaded through the heart and knotted on the front.

Hugs and Kisses                                     Charming Words

 

Next I made a card. This can be for Valentine's Day, an anniversary or engagement or simply for writing a love letter:

I used one of the ATCs from the Heart Strings ATC set and made it larger. I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and applied Stickles Crystal glitter around each heart. I fussy cut the fun fair ride couple from the Retro Love Story collage sheet, inked the edges and popped them on for tape to give some dimension. The sentiment is from the Charming Words collage set, but I altered the colour of the background to match the ATC colours. It also is popped on foam dots and glittered around the edges.

I matted it onto red textured card and then on to dark blue satin paper.

Heart Strings ATC                                 Retro Love Story

   

I hope you'll join our Captured Hearts 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. 
Do come and join us!

I'll be back on the 20th with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Captured Hearts"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

Hanging Heart

* Creative Inspirations Something Old/Something New 31/01
old - recycled sari trim flower and corrugated card

* A Perfect Time to Craft #1 AG 27/01
* Classic Design Challenge #1 AG 30/01
* Love to Craft #42 AG 31/01
Mix It Up #33 AG 31/01

Love Birds Card
* Double Trouble #46 AG 05/01
* Love to Scrap #129AG 31/01

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

* Gecko Galz: Moonlight and Magic

Hello!

It's cold and snowy here in the NW of England. I hope that wherever you are, you are warm and safe! It's perfect crafting weather, though, isn't it?

It's time for a new challenges at the Gecko Galz blog.  Our February Customer Challenge theme is Moonlight and Magic. All you have to do to enter is to make a project which follows the theme and features at least one Gecko Galz product.

For this challenge I decided to make a shaker card.

Here it is:

It's very sparkly in real life!
I used an image from the Moonbeams collage sheet. Once printed, I fussy cut the moon and the couple, adding a little extra to the moon to finish it off. I inked the moon with Mustard Seed Distress ink to give it a little more colour. I made a galaxy background using various blue and purple Distress Oxides using the smoosh, dab, dry technique. Once I was happy with how it looked I inked around the edges in Black Soot. Next I added splatters of white, black and gold paint. The image was then glued onto the background and glitter sticker strips were used to replicate swing chains. I also added some die cut gold stars and tiny dot stickers as stars.
The shaker element top was made from embossed white card, die cut to make an aperture window. Acetate film was sandwiched between the card frame and double foam tape which makes the sidewall of the shaker element. This was set aside to dry completely.
The background to the shaker is gold textured card, matted onto black card and attached to a blank white card base.
A selection of sequins and beads were chosen, placed onto the image and the shaker top was glued into place.
I decided to add some gold, wavy line stickers around the shaker top. The sentiment is from the Simply Sentimental set and was die cut and placed onto a slightly larger gold star and attached to the acetate.

Moonbeams                                      Simply Sentimental
  

That's all from me for now!

I hope you'll join our  Moonlight and Magic Challenge where the Winner will get 

$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 $1 Wednesday 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  22nd with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Moonlight and Magic"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Closed Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

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

* Die Cuttin Divas #405 AG 04/02

* Tuesday Throwdown #424 AG 05/02

* Paper Craft Crew #324 Tic-Tac-Toe 05/02

(Middle row across)

* Love to Craft #31 AG 08/02 WINNER

* Creatalicious Challenges #156 Love/Hearts 14/02

* Papercraft Challenge #15 Love 25/02

* A Perfect Time to Craft #2 AG 26/02 Spotlight Winner

* Classic Design Team Challenge #2 AG 26/02

* Pearly Sparkles #37 It's a Love Thing 27/02

* Die Cut Divas Feb Love is in the Air 28/02

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments.