Altered Clipboard - Spring!

 Every few months Gecko Galz has a special Quarterly Challenge. 

This quarter the challenge is Altered Clipboards!

I've made quite a few over the years and was excited to see this challenge as they are so much fun to make. Today I have a mini clipboard dedicated to Spring!

I used Images from March Free Collage Sheet, Spring Butterflies, Flower Garden Paper Pack, Library Cards and Tag Time. I also added flowers, ribbon, and a few other bits and bobs to finish it off. 

If you're game and decide to give it a go be sure to post your creation on the GG Quarterly Challenge page. You might just be the lucky winner of a special prize :)

Happy Day!!

Challenge Time at Gecko Galz

 Each month the Gecko Galz blog hosts several challenges - they give a specific image for each challenge and you are asked to create something using this image. I LOVE these challenges and have been playing for years. It is always so much fun to see what the new images are each month and try to figure out something new and different to do with them.  These are my creations for this month's images...

First up is this darling little girl & her pet dragon. This is for the Steampunk Challenge. I liked the image so much I decided to turn it into some ornaments. I have a fun metal Christmas tree that I'm going to decorate with a steampunk theme this year so I am going to be making my ornaments through the year. I think these are a pretty good start!

Next up is the ATC challenge. The collage sheet is called Steampunk Couture - LOVE this!! In addition to the background and ladies I added a few "digi stamps" from the Curiosity Shop and Industrial stamp sets plus a fwe gears and stickers from my stash. 

This image was so cool...an underwater nymph for the Gecko Galz business page Tag Challenge. I thought it would be fun to turn her into a tag shaker. 

Oh my, another image to love. This is for the Gothic challenge - isn't she cool looking...I haven't added a sentiment yet because she would be great for so many things. Anyway, I added her to one of the background papers from the Life's a Circus Craft Kit. I also added some sparklie garland and gemstone brads.

Next up is the Christmas challenge and this sweet pair of children. I had this fun kraft christmas print paper in my stash that has a great vintage vibe. Added some ribbon and gemstones to finish it off.

I am so excited about these next 2 cards. I LOVED the images and really wanted to do them justice. I hope you like what you see...

First up is this lovely lady in purple. I normally don't use purple but I wanted to go all out so I used foiled paper from Rinea (sorry they are no longer in business). I used Anna Griffin dies to make the amazing layers of frames. I finished it off with a bit of lace and paper flowers.

My final blog challenge card is made using the castle for the Fantasy Challenge. I again used Rinea foiled papers, Anna Griffin dies and an assortment of leaves and gemstones.  I also added the Queen down in the corner - she is from the Autumn Queens collage sheet and she matches perfectly don't you think? I gave her a little medallion die-cut tucked in behind her for an extra bit of pop.

Well there you go...

Hope you are inspired to give some of these images a go!

Gecko Galz Blog Challenges 

Conjurer of Dreams - Sparkle!

 Hello Friends!

Today is my day to share what I have created for Conjurer of Dreams...

I start off with this beautiful image from the Waterhouse Soul of the Rose set. I used my sparklie metallic watercolor paints to enhance the image...It's so very pretty IRL - you can see just some of that sparkle in the photo below taken on an angle. 

My next offering is a set of ATC cards  for my 7 Gypsies tower. I used the Forest Maidens and a variety of backgrounds. They are so very sweet looking don't you think?

My next 2 cards are from the Teacup Florals Coloring Book Pages. These grey scale images are perfect for all sorts of mediums. I colored the above card with Prismacolor pencils and the bottom image with the sparklie watercolor paints. Which is your favorite?

Finally I have a set of cards using images from both Heather the Highlander Cow and Quaint Village. I LOVE these sets - they are so very pretty and work so well together.

Hope you have a lovely day friends!

Gecko Galz - Natures Child

 

Hello Friends - this month's theme at Gecko Galz is Natures Child. I had loads of fun with this challenge and here is what I created...

My first creation is this lovely little trinket box. I covered the box using one of the prints from the Flower Garden Paper Pack.  I then used one of the images from Enchanting Fairy Forest Tin Topper sheet for the top of the lid. I added rhinestones around the edge and covered it with resin.

My next set of creations was made using more images from the Flower Garden Paper Pack and sentiments from Pixie Dust Sentiments.

Each card is a bit different ....

Paired with a stamped background...

A fun shaped flap and 2 different prints. 

For this card I outlined each of the flowers with a metallic pen - IRL the flowers really pop. The center was die cut then affixed to the card with foam tape to pop it off the background.

This card was a combination of one of the Flower Garden Paper Pack and an image from the Blossom Girls collage sheet. She was covered in resin left over from the next couple projects.

My next set of creations are these fun magnets that I made using the collage sheets Natures Spring Goddess and Blossom Girls. I used frames and the cloche for the bases which were made from resin (the copper frame) and paper clay (the other 2 magnets). 

My final project are these fun double sided charm pendants....

They were created using images from the Nouveau Garden Jewel It collage sheets.

I hope you are inspired to create and if you are...please feel free to join in on the fun!

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge!!

 So very excited to announce that I am now a member of the 

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge team!!

It's a fun new opportunity to share art with you all and I am honored to be a part of this fun group. The challenge is always anything goes so if you're in the mood to create, be sure to pop your design into this challenge and you just might be a lucky winner chosen at random!

This month the team is featuring the work of Last Minute Miranda. A shop filled with lots and lots of fun images. 

I was lucky enough to work with a set of darling images called Berry Sweet Mice...

 This set has all sorts of fun elements to it which I printed on 110lb cardstock. All of the elements were colored using Distress Crayons, a bit of colored pencils and markers. I fussy cut each piece then mounted it on a white card and gingham pattern paper. I used foam tape to pop some elements off the background. I had lots of fun with this card and I hope the recipient enjoys it as well. 

Hope you are inspired to create and if you are, remember to pop your creation in the challenge.

Good Luck Friends!! 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Polkadoodles  Cardmaking & Craft Challenge - Anything Goes