Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Gecko Galz February Challenges

 I've been quietly working on several of the new challenges on the Gecko Galz blog...

As you know, each month there is a whole new set of cool images available for free on the blog - these images correlate to the fun new challenges. Here is a sneak peek at this month's challenge images...


Ahhhh so much goodness...you can see why I've been busy!
Today I have 5 of the 6 challenges finished and ready to share...


First is the card challenge...I went with a skinny card since it's a nice tall image. I loved their romantic look/dress so I went with something classy and used my Rinea foiled papers. It really shines IRL. Of course that shimmer is hard to capture in photos.


Next up is the Christmas Challenge. I have to admit I was a bit stumped by this image but I decided to go with snowflakes and glitter! You just can't go wrong with glitter - LOL!!  A bit of stamping on a piece of handmade cardstock then lots of glitter here and there. I added a large acetate snowflake and gem to finish it off.



Oh my, the Fantasy image is lovely isn't she? I knew I wanted to make a gothic arch because of the size of the image. It worked out so well! I added lots of paper flowers, leafy ribbon and a bit of fancy trim.


Next up was the Gothic Challenge and a black/drippy rose. Well this was another stumper but after several false starts I came up with this fun bouquet of black roses. I took the image and printed it in loads of different sizes then fussy cut each and every one! There are 12 btw, and there are 3 layers - some glued directly to the card and others which were added using foam tape to give the bouquet depth and dimension.


My final card for the day is my Steampunk Challenge card. She's so pretty on her own but I used a fun background and some tiny clocks to enhance the design.

Still working on the ATC challenge and the fun Trolls but that's for another day.

Don't forget there are also 4 new challenges on the Facebook group as well...

 
Be sure to pop on over and check out all the fun makes people have submitted so far!


Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Guts Glitz and Lipstick - February Gecko Galz

 Hello Friends!

This month's theme at Gecko Galz is Guts, Glitz and Lipstick!

Yeehaw Cowgirls!!

Here are my creations to inspire...


My first creation is this fun canvas plaque - C is for Cowgirls. 
Lots of fun western themed bits and bobs on this 8x12 canvas. 


My next project is a little box I made to house....


Cowgirl Wisdom ATC Cards!!






My final project are these fun Cowgirl wall art pieces with some fun bandana skirts! Each one is a little bit sassy in a Cowgirl sort of way.




Hope you've enjoyed my projects and are inspired to play along!

If you'd like to join in on the challenge you can find it and so much more on the Gecko Galz Blog!

Guts Glitz & Lipstick - February 2025

Saturday, February 1, 2025

Conjurer of Dreams - New Month New Challenges!!

Hello Friends!!

The first of the month and you know what that means...new month - new challenges!!

I'm going to start with Conjurer of Dreams.

There are all sorts of fun new things going on there. First off  the VALENTINE + GOTHIC section in the shop is 50% off Feb 1-14!!! How cool is that. Perfect timing to create for your loved ones!!

The next New things is that if you comment on the design team posts on the blog - Kims Conjurer of Dreams - you will be entered to win a specially designed collage sheet all your own!

There are a couple new "creation" challenges as well....  

First, each new design team inspiration blog post offers up a free collage image. If you use any of these new images in a project of your choice and post it here - Conjurer of Dreams February Free Image Challenge - you could win a set of images from the Conjurer of Dreams Etsy store!!

Second there is a wicked cool new challenge called the Progressive Challenge. This is the first image of the challenge... Make something using this image - it could be a tag, card, atc, bookmark, etc. Anything your heart desires...


post it under the February Progressive Challenge discussion on the Facebook Page - Conjurer of Dreams - then Kim will send you the next image and you repeat the process - making a project, posting on the blog, etc.  

The prizes for both the Free Image Challenge and the Progressive Challenge will be exclusive Collage Sheets not available in the store!!

WHEW!!!
So much fun to be had. 
I hope you decide to join in on the fun!