Are you up for a challenge??

 This month Gecko Galz offers some really fun challenges...

I just finished up my projects and wanted to share with you.

Card Challenge...

Christmas Challenge

Fantasy Challenge

Gothic Challenge - JJ Page

Steampunk Challenge - Notebook

Tag Challenge

So, I ask again...are you up for a challenge? 

If so be sure to check out all of the amazing challenges on the Gecko Galz blog and Gecko Galz Facebook pages!

You don't want to miss out :)

Gecko Galz Fairy Land!

 So excited about this month's theme at Gecko Galz....Fairy Land!!

Here is what I created...

Fairy Shadowbox...

Fairy Spools

Junk Journal Fairy Dangles

And this lovely Rose Fairy I used on a card...

Be sure to check out the Gecko Galz blog for lots more Fairy Land creations from the whole team!

 

 

Challenge Me! Gecko Galz Blog Challenges

 Hello Friends!

Today I am sharing my creations for the February Challenges from the Gecko Galz Blog.  Each month Gecko Galz provides a free collage image for each challenge (Card, Fantasy, Steampunk, Gothic, Christmas, ATC & Tag challenge) then all you have to do is create something with it!

I love playing in these challenges as they allow me to stretch my creative wings and do whatever I want!

Here are my creations for this month...

Christmas...

Card Challenge...

Fantasy Challenge

Gothic Challenge

Steampunk Challenge

Wanna play along? Just pop over to the blog, snatch the images and give it a go!

Happy February everyone!!

Up for a Challenge?

 As always Gecko Galz hosts several challenges on their blog each month.  I'm a bit behind getting them done but there is still lots of time to play if you're so inclined!

Here is what I came up with for each of the Challenge images...

Card Challenge...

Christmas Challenge...

Fantasy Challenge...

Gothic Challenge

Steampunk Challenge...

Hope you join in on the fun!

You might just be the lucky winner of a $25.00 Gift Certificate to Gecko Galz!!

Havin' a Little Fun

 Hello Friends...

I hope you are all doing well during this very busy time of the year. 

Today I have some fun challenge creations for you.  As you know each month the Gecko Galz blog hosts a wide variety of challenges. They provide a collage image and you create whatever your heart desires (well, other than the Card and Tag Challenge - they are pretty self explanatory). I love these challenges as they are a fun break from the norm.

So here is what I created this month...

Card Challenge

Christmas Challenge

Fantasy Challenge

Gothic Challenge

Steampunk Challenge

Have a little free time? Jump on over and grab your free collage images and give it a go. If you do decide to play, be sure to enter your projects on the Gecko Galz Blog and you might be a lucky winner!!

Good Luck friends and take care!

Feelin' a little bit Violet

Sometimes I just feel like changing things up a bit which is why I used purples & violet for the Gothic Challenge at Gecko Galz this month.

I normally don't use purple very often but it just felt right so here she is...

I also used one of the sentiments from the Happy Halloween Sentiment set.

Challenge Time

 I had some time this weekend to play with a few of the challenge images on the Gecko Galz blog challenges and here is what I created...

Card Challenge...

Fantasy Challenge

Gothic Challenge...

Steampunk Challenge...

Tag Challenge... 

The pelican riding the turtle is a free collage image at some point.

I thought it went well with the tag.

There are a few more challenges to go...hopefully I will have time to complete them sometime this week or next weekend. If you have a bit of free crafting time hop on over to the blog, Gecko Galz, grab the free images and give it a go! You might just be a lucky winner :)

Conjurer of Dreams - Retro Ladies!!

 Hello Friends!

Today is my day to share my creations over at Conjurer of Dreams.

The theme was anything goes so I chose to work with all the fun retro ladies.

Bookmarks - Retro Pilots, Retro Mechanic, Retro Stewardess

A small journal made using Retro Beauty.

Guest Check Tags using Retro Diner Waitress.

And finally a set of sassy cards made using Retro Homemaker. 

June Challenge Gecko Galz

 Hello friends...I hope you have had a lovely week so far.

Today I wanted to share what I have created for this month's image challenges over at Gecko Galz blog. As I have mentioned in the past each month Gecko Galz hosts several challenges on their blog where they give you a collage image and you create something with it.

Yesterday I shared my Fantasy creation and here are the remainder...

Card Challenge - Isn't she lovely...

Christmas Challenge - this is such a jolly Santa - I wanted to do something special for him. The card background die was in the sticker deal I got a few weeks ago. It was time consuming to color it but oh so worth it.

ATC Challenge - Oh My...you know how I love cows - and highlanders no less!! I had such fun making these. Lots of layers - papers, inks, embossing, metallic flakes, so much fun!!

Steampunk Challenge - OMG I loved this image. A Steampunk Owl plaque...  He didn't have a tail in the original image BUT I had printed off 2 - one for the body and a second so I could give him dimension by cutting and adding his face over the first image with foam tape. I had the rest of the body left over from the second print so I die-cut feathers to create a tail!!  I used the cool looking stick to cover the seam.

Gothic Challenge....ALWAYS a favorite of mine!! I trimmed away the background for this image and used tons of fun stickers to create an entire story around him.  This is a journal page in my Goth/Halloween junk journal.

Finally Gecko Galz also hosts a tag challenge on their business page on Facebook. This is June's image.... He's amazing looking don't you think?  Found the perfect quote for him.

Hope you all have an amazing weekend...

take care and stay inky :)

I'm Back!!

 Well, that has been a long break...but I'm back! 

My  computer started to die a couple weeks ago and I was limping it along until I could get my new one. It arrived on Saturday and I had quite a time with getting it to work. I finally gave up on installing the Adobe Photoshop (it just will not load) so I am in search of a new photo editing app. If you have an EASY one you like - I'm mostly in need of being to add layers so I can add a watermark to my design team creations. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Now that I am back, I can share my creations I made for the Gecko Galz blog challenges this month. 

Hope you enjoy!!

Gothic Challenge - LOVE this image - she is beautiful!!

I made a page for my goth/Halloween journal.

Christmas - I made an "I" card - this is such a fun type of card to make, don't know why I don't do it more often. I like how you can see bits of the insides of the card.

Card Challenge - She's so very pretty and I got to use some of my new PET Journal Papers/Stickers (more on that later).

Fantasy Challenge. LOVE this image!! Decided to turn her into a Gothic Arch card. 

I really had fun with this arch.

Steampunk challenge...LOVE this - she's so cool looking isn't she? 

If you're so inclined there is still time to play. All you need to do is go over to the Gecko Galz blog, grab the free images and create! You might be the lucky winner of a $25.00 gift certificate to Gecko Galz!!

So, now onto other fun stuff... well, I have been known to watch FB Marketplace in case there is something I just can't live without. As it turns out I found an AMAZING deal on Saturday. A lady was selling a whole load of brand spanking new PET journal stickers, papers, journals, scrapbook embellishments and so much more all for $70.00.  

I have been wanting some of those clear PET journal stickers for a long time but they are SOOO expensive. Anywhere from 2.00 - 10.00 per package (of about 10 - 30 stickers). Way too rich for my cheap a$$. So we made a quick trip to Dunlap (about an hour away) and I snagged it all. I saw from the pics that there were some Goth/Halloween stickers which I was very excited about but from the pics I couldn't really tell what it all was.  WELL....when I started sorting I was thrilled...mostly all of it was my style!! 

This box is misc & flowers...

All flowers!!!

This box is full of Halloween, Goth and Steampunk stuff!!!

(BE STILL MY HEART!!!!)

MORE Goth/Steampunk/Halloween stickers....

I looked up some of the different stickers and they range in price from about 3.50 - 9.00 EACH package. There must be about 300-400 packages of stickers alone.  There are packages of paper that usually run 10-15 per set, rolls of PET stickers, Washi Tape stickers, and so much more.  I didn't even take pics of the scrapbook embellishments or journals.  I can not imaging what this person spent on all the stuff. I feel so very lucky and I've already started using them and organizing them.  I am just so crafty happy!!!