Gecko Galz Tricks and Treats Blog Hop!

Hello Everyone!

We want to welcome everyone to the

Gecko Galz 15th Annual Blog Hop

This is our Tricks and Treats Blog Hop! 

We have 14 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz collage sheets that we are giving you for FREE on each site! Each blog you visit will have a exclusive free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to download, the one here is

"Gothic Dolls”

(Click Right on the image below to save)

Also make sure you leave a message on each blog site you visit, and follow that design team member if you do not already and on the last blog there will be a phrase that you will email to us to be entered in our drawing for a wonderful treat pack.  So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop!

Roses are Red Altered Mirror

Baby Boo...
(Altered baby shoe)

Feelin' Blue Notebook

A Little Magic

Spooky Little Bit o Fun

The Recital

We have SIX amazing prizes up for grabs:

·        First is a Gecko Galz Kit Club for 2026!

·        Second prize is a subscription to the Gecko Galz 2026 Card Topper Kits!

·        Third prize is a subscription to the 2026 Tin Topper Kits for 2025!

Fourth prize is a $25 shopping Spree!

Fifth prize is a Year of all of our Kit club kits!

·        And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz PRODUCTS!!! This includes the 6 new collage sheets each quarter, a new stamp set each quarter, a new Craft Kit each quarter, a ATC collections, 1 Paper Pack each quarter, Tin Toppers, and Card Toppers!

 

First of all, you will need to visit all 15

blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect the phrase at the end of the hop on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to email the phrase to Gecko Galz at geckogalz2019@gmail.com.

This enters you in the give Away. On October 27th we will randomly draw the 6 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names  in our Newsletter on November 1st.

 

For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the GECKO GALZ ETSY STORE between the 23rd of October and the 27th of October and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win) 

 

Now have fun visiting each Blog

 

Gecko Galz

Kim Rayko

Robin Francini

Julia Vasquez

Tanis Buckton

Susan Renshaw

Kelly Parker 

Kim Decker

Carole Jones

Mia

Gerri Herbst

Roni Johnson

Walter Zemrock

Sharron Rogers

Helene Huber

Leanne Seed

Halloween Haunts - Conjurer of Dreams!!

 Hello Friends 

It's my day to share my Halloween Haunt projects using Conjurer of Dreams images.

I have so many fun projects to share with you and the first is my Halloween Coffin Garland for my Halloween tree!

There are several sets of "coffin" shaped images on the Etsy site and I used all of them in this garland.

To make it fun from every side - one side is the COD image and the other is a bit of Halloween paper from my stash. On the reverse is another image or paper.  It's all strung on a specialty fiber in Halloween colors.

My next set of projects is this fun bracelet/necklace set using those same coffin images just shrunk down to size. I interspersed a few charms and beads keeping with the Halloween theme.

Next I have a few Halloween themed ATC's...each one uniquely different set off by a variety of COD sets.

A few cards for my next offerings...the scary doll and skull cards are digital while the little cute little witch doll is paper/glue.  I made some fringe from crepe paper to set her off.

Finally I have a Halloween wreath made using a set of bespoke Halloween Icon images Kim made for me as a challenge winner.  I just love the images and they really set the fun spooky mood of Halloween!

I hope you have enjoyed these fun Halloween offerings I have made for you.

Be sure to check out the Conjurer of Dreams blog for more spooky fun!

Happy Haunting my Friends!!

Gecko Galz - Halloween Haunts!!!

 Oh my goodness...

October Gecko Galz - Halloween Haunts!!!

My favorite time of the year!!

I have some fun stuff to share with you but first...
mark your calendars - later this month we are hosting a fun Tricks and Treats blog hop - 

on to my creations....

I started off with a set of ATC's featuring the King of Halloween - Edgar A Poe and a couple ravens.

Poe - Nevermore JJ kit, Ravens - Gothic Nature

ATC Frames - Alpha Stamps

 

My next creation is a fun bit of Halloween decor. 

Witches Way, Spooky Sentiments

Now for my next piece - I upcycled this old paint scraper!

I have always wanted to do this - I just had to find the right scrapper for the job.
I just love the rust and leftover bits of paint here and there...

Witches Way

My next offering is this fun little shadowbox filled with dancing witches and all sorts of fun Halloween ephemera!

Witches - Witches Way, Ephemera - Altered Halloween, Halloween Scraps
Retro Cafe Art - Small Hutch Shrine Kit

Next I altered a HUGE puzzle piece! This is approx. 9" square. I had so much fun making it. 

Natures Way Image Kit, Rustic Fall Paper , Words in the Dark

My next creation is a set of wall plaques each featuring a unique witch...

Witches Way, Spooky Sentiments

Oh this is another project that has been on my "to do" list for a while...

A spooky altered Halloween purse!
I was able to use not only the purse hardware but lots of fun Halloween charms and several pieces of beaded embellishments and fringe.

Witches Way, Words in the Dark

Finally I have a fun "crystal ball".

This is a wooden layered snow globe that I turned into my witches ball.

AND IT'S LIGHTED!!!!

I wish you could see it in person - it just just so much fun.

Witches Way, Spooky Sentiments
Studio Light Snowglobe 

So there you go....a bit of Halloween fun from me to you!

Hope you have a spooktacular month!!

Be sure to check back later for the blog hop...I have some really special makes in store!

Crafts Galore!! October Challenge

 Hello Friends and welcome to OCTOBER!!!

Goodness, I don't know where the year has gone but we are now in my favorite month of the year!! 

Boo!!!

So new month, new challenge at Crafts Galore.  The theme as always is Anything Goes. So if you make anything during the month of October, be sure and pop it in over on the blog for your chance to win.

This months sponsor is Conjurer of Dreams and this is my creation...I used one of the images from the Casting Witch set.

Remember...enter your creation for a chance to win...

Crafts Galore

Gecko Galz - Fauna & Flora

 Hello Friends!

Today I'm sharing my creations for this month's theme at Gecko Galz - Fauna & Flora 

To start off with I made this fun flora & fauna filled dimensional tag...

Next I used Natures Notebook JJ kit to create this fun tag book....

My next creation is this vintage frame card...

And finally I made a "busted" or "exploding" canvas wall art piece...

ahhhh, don't you just love fall and it's glorious colors!!

Hope you stop by and check out all of the amazing Fauna & Flora creations from the team this month.

Crafts Galore Challenge #139

 Hello and welcome to September 

and

Challenge #139 at Crafts Galore!

The theme as always is Anything Goes - you may enter up to 3x.

This month we are so lucky to be able to play with images from Cute Bee Digis.

and here is my creation using Cami...

Isn't she sweet?

Be sure to stop by and join in on the fun!!

Happy Crafting!!!

Join me for a Sea Adventure

 Hello friends...

Today I am sharing my creations for the Conjurer of Dreams theme this month...Sea Adventures! You all know how much I love mermaids so that's where my sea adventures are.

I made several cards using lots of different items from my stash....

(the dimensional piece is made using the mould from Prima - A Mermaids Tale)

I am so excited to share this card...it is a telescope card using portholes that I printed in graduated sizes.  This is what it looks like closed....

and here it is open!! 

Another porthole card ....

This piece is a shell shaped magnet with a lovely mermaid and bits of this and that.

I also made an embroidery hoop into a shaker!

And a few digital cards....

Hope you've enjoyed my Sea Adventures!!

Gecko Galz - Sheherazade

Welcome friends!

This month's theme at Gecko Galz is Sheherazade...

What is Sheherazade...better yet, who is she - Sheherazade is a legendary Persian queen and the central storyteller in "One Thousand and One Nights" (also known as "Arabian Nights"). The story revolves around the Sultan Shahryar, who, after discovering his first wife's infidelity, decides to marry a new woman each night and have her executed the following morning. To break this cycle and save herself, Sheherazade volunteers to marry the Sultan. She then begins telling him captivating stories each night, leaving each one on a cliffhanger, so the Sultan delays her execution to hear the end of the story. This continues for 1,001 nights, and by the end, the Sultan has fallen in love with Sheherazade and spares her life. 

Well, now that you know a little bit about her let's take a look at what I have created...

I started off with a couple regal looking ATC's that have a middle eastern flair to them. The ATC's were both embossed with gold embossing power (one with fine and the other regular ep) and then decorated with lovely gemstones. Each of the ladies was added to the ATC with foam tape to pop her off and give the ATC a bit of added depth.

Gecko Galz Collage Sheets - One Thousand and One Nights ATC, Sheherazade 

My next creation is this lovely three panel screen. 

Gecko Galz Collage Sheets - Sheherazade, Taj Mahal Paper Pack (retired)

For my next project I made this triptych - I went with a pretty purple tapestry and added gemstones and pearl dots to add a touch of elegance. She is pop-dotted to give a bit more dimension to the scene.

Gecko Galz Collage Sheets - Sheherazade, Namaste Paper Pack

I had an idea to make a magic lantern and this is how it came out! It started life as a white metal glass paneled lantern. I knew I wanted a right gold, bejeweled lantern so I painted it with metallic paint and applied the lovely blue gems.  I printed my images on plain copy paper and turned the images into "vellum" with a bit of baby oil. Next each image was fitted to the inside of the glass panels. A strand of fairy lights and you have a magic lantern!!

Gecko Galz - Collage Sheets - Sheherazade

Finally I have come to my favorite project for this months theme....This canvas plaque is 8x8 black with gold painted trim. I was lucky enough to find these two bits of vintage trim that were leftover bits from ??? They both ended up being exactly the right size like it was meant to be. (It pays to be a crafty pack rat!!!) I finished it off with a bit of gold cord for the hanger and a few black and gold tassels for a bit of extra movement and shine. I absolutely love how this plaque turned out and I hope you do too!

Gecko Galz Collage Sheets - Sheherazade, One Thousand and One Nights ATC