Once Upon a Time...

 The theme this month at Gecko Galz is 

Once  Upon A Time!!

I had fun making these creations...

Belle Gothic Arch

Door Knob Hanger - True Love

Kiss Me Puzzle Ornament

Door Knob Hanger - Once Upon a Fairy Tale

Snow White Mirror

Did you know that each post of every month is not only filled with beautiful inspiration from the Design Team but there is also a lovely free collage image? Be sure to stop by each post to collect each new image!

March Gecko Galz Blog Challenges!

 Each month Gecko Galz hosts a variety of challenges on their blog. 

They provide an image and you create a project with that particular image.

I have so much fun with these challenges as they stretch my creative imagination. 

Here is what I created...

Gothic Challenge 

She looked like a flirty little ghoul so I partially tucked her behind a curved panel lined with black fur.  When the flap is opened the entire image is revealed.

Card Challenge

I wish you could see but all of the flowers in the image are 3D. 

Christmas Challenge

Love this color! Fun and unexpected.

Fantasy Challenge

A girl and her dragon dog tag pendant!

Steampunk Challenge

My favorite challenge of the month is this darling little fellow... He was just too much fun! He is 3D as well but he is also an easel card that stands up :)

The sentiment on the pocket watch says "Good Things Take Time".

Finally Gecko Galz hosts a Tag Challenge on their FB business page...

Hope you are inspired to play along!

Have a crafty day!

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!!

All You Need is Love....Gecko Galz Challenge

 Hello friends!

I am so excited to share my creations for this month's Gecko Galz theme - All you need is love!  Included are Valentine's Day ornaments, a Bingo card plaque, an alpha block piece of home decor and a couple cards. I listed the collage sheet(s) used for each creation at the bottom of each photo.

GG - Be My Valentine

GG - Cross My Heart

GG - Be My Valentine

GG - Be My Valentine

GG - A Simple Time Stamp Set, La Chambre Rouge

I hope you enjoy my makes for this month and if you're inspired to join in on the fun it and so many more challenges can be found on the blog - Gecko Galz

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!!

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!!

Crafts Galore - Fred She Said...

 

Hello friends! New month, new Anything Goes challenge at Crafts Galore!!  If you create anything during the month of July be sure to pop it onto the blog and you could be the lucky winner!

This month the design team is playing with images from Fred She Said. I am tickled to say I was able to choose the lovely Hollyhocks image for this challenge and here is what I made...

I printed an arrangement of the different hollyhock images from the set onto a piece of watercolor paper. I then colored them using a combination of Prisma colored pencils, watercolor paints (background) and added some highlights with a marker. I then popped a bit of fence diecuts and sentiment. 

Be sure to stop over at Fred She Said to see all of their lovely digis and remember if you make anything during the month of July to add it to the list...you can't win if you don't enter!

Crafts Galore May 2025 - Anything Goes #135

 Hello Friends and Happy May!!

Today starts another fun Anything Goes Challenge #135 at Crafts Galore and this months sponsor is Conjurer of Dreams!

I was able to use the set - Soft Beauty to make this fun card....

Aren't these images beautiful? I wanted to play around a bit and add a little twist so the focal image is actually mounted on a little hinge that you can open....

To reveal a 2nd image and a lovely little sentiment!  

There is more room inside the card to write out a nice message.

If you create anything this month I invite you to join in on the fun and enter your creation into our month long challenge.  If you created it, you can enter it!!

Crafts Galore May Challenge - Anything Goes #135

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!