Christmas Shopping Mini

For my design team project for October, to highlight the release of the Gecko Galz holiday paper sets, I made a Christmas Shopping Mini for my purse.

Size of the mini is 4x4 inches. All papers used for this mini are from the Gecko Galz Grandma's House digital paper pack, printed out and folded in a technique that uses no glue or scissors (technique learned at my Prairie Stampers Club).  All images are Gecko Galz.  The spine is a tag printed on linen paper and then glued on top of the mini for a finished look (optional).  

Both inside covers feature ATCs.  Various images from the Alter Me set are used for shopping lists and "to do" lists.   A library pocket was made to hold the library cards (shopping lists).  

Tickets are adhered on 3 sides with red line tape to form a pocket for receipts.  (Note the Gecko Galz on-line order receipt tucked inside the pocket!)  A word search is included for that long wait in line during gift buying.

This month when you buy $25 or more in Gecko Galz
Products you get a FREE Mini Digital Stamp Set "WHIMSY
DOODLES 2". It has 12 fun and whimsical stamps for you to
use in your paper crafting! Gecko Galz.   And don't forget to stop by the Gecko Galz site each week for a holiday craft idea/tutorial.

Gecko Galz products:

Grandma's House digital paper pack:  Ives (covers), Evergreen, Through the Woods, Dear Santa

Happy Holiday Circles

Christmas Tags

Ephemera Sets:

A Rockwell Christmas

Winter time

Chic Christmas

Old Fashioned Christmas

Alter Me

Other materials used:

Colorbok Warm Earth Tones textured cardstock in green (matched perfectly)

black Bazzil card stock

ivory linen paper from stash

1-1/2 inch circle punch

Sizzix Framelits—8 circle dies

Stampin’ Up Sizzix texture embossing folder: Petals a Plenty

Spellbinders Shapeabilities Pendants: Renaissance Hearts

Ranger Distress Inks: Old Paper, Wild Honey, Antique Linen

gold foil waste for buttons on coat

trims from stash

Ranger Xmas Red Stickles

foam adhesive

Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Marker

black Sharpie marker

computer generated word strips
library pocket template of your choice

I've Joined the Rogue Crew !!!

I'm honored to announce that I'm a new design team member of the Rogue Redhead Crew! Please drop by the blog, and FaceBook page!

The current Rebel challenge is to use the colors lilac, navy and white.  Enter before October 7 for a chance to win a $15 voucher to the Rogue Redhead store.   Here's my design team contribution:

Supplies Used:
Rogue Redhead Designs LLC RR007 Milliner Misses stamp
Cuttlebug embossing folders:  Swiss Dot and (unknown) Gate
Spellbinders Nestabilities Lacy Squares die cuts
DCWV Summer Dream Glitter Cardstock
Navy mat paper from stash
VersaMagic Dew Drop Chalk Ink in Night Sky
Martha Stewart punches:   butterfly and lace
Sweet Garden flowers from the Flying Unicorn
ribbon trims from my stash (polka dot from Lickety Split)
Stampin' Up Basic Pearl Jewels

Stampin' Up Sympathy Cards

It's a difficult time when one loses a parent.  I was able to make a couple of sympathy cards at our last Stampin' Up card club.  It turned out that I needed them to send to an adult daughter and an adult son who just lost their father.

All stamps, papers, and inks are Stampin' Up

Back to Blogging

My son got married Saturday to an amazing woman. I'm so happy for both of them and for us as a family. The wedding preparations-- and then a full week of entertaining out of town guests who came to help us celebrate-- kept me away from the computer, blogging and crafting (although I made the guest book and some thank you cards). I now am on the downside of housecleaning and can get back to blogging.  A big thanks to Shar and Leanne for graciously giving me time away from my design team duties.

My friends at Prairie Art Stamps in Springfield, IL helped me glue the spine of the guest book.  While there at the store, they insisted that I do the Make and Take card.  To be perfectly honest, I was a bit preoccupied with the wedding to really relax, but I listened to my friends, sat down, and put together this:

USArtQuest Materials used: Gildenglitz, Texture Sponge, Duo Adhesive, Mica Color water color paints

I think this is a great card to complement my new blog look for the autumn season. 

Playing with PSE

The Gecko Galz design team was challenged to make their own individual banner for their personal gallery on the website.  So I played with PSE and the Gecko Galz digital images and came up with this:

I think it expresses my individuality--very vintage--like me.  hahaha.

Gecko Galz ephemera sets:  A Rose is a Rose; Edwardian Beauties; Pretty Little Butterflies

This is a png file but blogger has placed it on my maroon photo frame.

I'm not sure when these will be posted at Gecko Galz, but I'm happy to have it made.

Win Win Situation

Did you get your Gecko Galz e-newsletter yesterday?  I already downloaded my free ephemera sheet of images.  Congrats to my dt teammate Gerri Herbst for being the designer featured this month as well as to my blogging friend, Shawn Johnson, for being our featured guest designer.  Yup, that's all in the newsletter including the announcements of the September releases as well as two promotions.  You can sign up for the newsletter and get all the latest info and inspiration (we're starting Christmas projects!) by clicking HERE.

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The Countdown has begun to our annual blog hop. Come join us October 26th-28th for our annual blog hop.

 

FREE EPHEMERA SHEETS

A CHANCE TO WIN A HUGE PRIZE

AND AMAZING DESIGN IDEAS

Our big prize a years worth of FREE collage sheets!

And here is another chance to win a big prize help us spread the word by placing our blog hop badge on your blog site or face book site or pinterest site and your name will be placed in a drawing to win a free collage set each month for a full year. Just email us at geckogalz@yahoo.com and we will send a copy of the badge below to place on your sites. Once it is up just email us with the link and we will place your name in the drawing. Do it on all three places get your name in 3 times!

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Also this month we are continuing our "Follow Us" campaign so for everyone who have not joined us on Pinterest or our Blog or Facebook all you have to do is follow us on all three spots and you will get a FREE set of "Artsy Doodle" Stamps....so easy...but wait there is another catch get your friends to follow us and you get a second set of Artsy Doodle Stamps...just have them-- when they drop us an email saying they joined us-- mention your name and email and we will send you your second set for FREE!

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Here's what I did with one of the Artsy Doodles--I printed the pumpkin and colored it with Copics. I made a card for it with one of the papers from the Hocus Pocus digital paper pack released this month (edged with Ranger Distress ink in Shabby Shutters).

I also used a Spellbinders Nestabilities Lacy Square die for the mat. I created the card base with green cardstock from Stampin' Up.