Gecko Galz April Challenges

 Hello Friends!

Today I wanted to share my creations for the April Blog Challenges over at Gecko Galz.

The first challenge I want to share is the Christmas challenge which I made this home decor piece. It's an upcycled wood block that had a saying on the front. The edges had silver polka dots which reminded me of snow/winter that went perfectly with this months image. I ran with it and added a layer of thick bodied gesso (to help cover the previous sentiment) and added some glitter. After that had dried I added several snowflakes I had in my stash. I mounted the image onto a piece of chipboard then added the snowflake frame, snowflake buttons and "Let it Snow" clip. This was mounted to the block with foam tape.  Finally I "wrinkled" some Let It Snow ribbon and adhered to the front of the block. 

OH MY...I Love this months Gothic Challenge image. She is beautiful and I loved the peach/orange colored flowers in the field she is strolling through. So I knew I was going to hang this up in my art room so I used a wooden frame which I painted black then added a glitter paint over the top. I mounted my image in the frame then embellished with a crochet doily, flowers and gemstones.  The sentiment is from the Gothic Chatter collage sheet.

Next up is the Card Challenge image. She is so pretty so I paired her with this lovely pattern paper and gave her a sassy sentiment "Friendships must be built on a solid foundation of alcohol, sarcasm, inappropriateness and shenanigans." 

The Fantasy challenge image is so very romantic - a knight in shining armor! I went with a fancy frame and this lovely scrolly "Love" die cut from pearl blue cardstock. The paper matched the image perfectly :) 

I love this Steampunk bunny for the Steampunk Challenge...I had to make him into an Easter card. I hand cut the Easter egg then embossed it with a gear/clock folder, added lots of gears and a watch body I had on my desk. I added a bit of brown velvet ribbon and added the sentiment. He's the coolest Easter bunny out there.

There is a tag challenge on the Gecko Galz business page on FB and this was the image provided. She's so very pretty...  I really wanted to maker her pop so I used some bright green (almost neon) cardstock for the tag base and went from there. 

I hope you join in on the fun and give one or more of these fun challenges a try!