Tell Me A Story

It's a new month and a new theme at Gecko Galz.

 

I loved working with this month's theme.  Scheherazade kept herself alive by telling the sultan a story every night, but leaving each as a cliffhanger to finish the next night.  Therefore, he could never kill her.  By the end of One Thousand and One Nights, he had fallen in love with her and married her.  She was a very well read, educated woman who used her knowledge and wits to survive.  I focused on those strengths to portray her as a modern day warrior. Here is my digital composition:

I used the Scheherazade digital collage set and the Aladdin paper pack from the Gecko Galz Etsy shop.

Now it's your turn to make something for the customer challenge and enter it on the Gecko Galz blog.!

There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  

It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!

The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree 

 

Christmas in July Freebie for You

It's my turn on the Gecko Galz blog to show my Star Maiden design team samples.  

I purchased a 3-D canvas star at Michael's which I painted to blend in the GG digital image, then added gold stickles.  The next two samples are digital compositions.

All three samples used the Gecko Galz collage set, Star Maidens.  This last one also uses Gecko Galz Angelic Card Toppers sentiment and Secret Garden Junk Journal Kit for the background.

You have until the end of the month to enter the customer challenge over at the Gecko Galz blog.

Thanks for visiting my blog.  Here is a free Gecko Galz collage sheet for you.  Just right click on the image and save to your files.  Have fun using these beautiful mermaid images.  Each day this month, a design team member offers a free collage sheet on their blog.  A great way to collect free digital images to use in the many challenges.

Star Gazing in July

The first of the month means a new customer challenge over at Gecko Galz.  Here is my design team sample to share with you.  Please hop over to the blog to be inspired by the entire design team's beautiful samples.  And please enter the contest yourself!  You have until the end of the month to make something wonderful.   

I bought a canvas star from Michael's.  I painted it and added the Gecko Galz image and some gold Stickles.  Image from Gecko Galz digital collage set, Star Maidens.

 And  there are four challenges on the  Facebook Papercrafting Challenge Group.  Where to get your images?  Gecko Galz has an Etsy site where you can purchase them: geckogalz.  Freebies are always available on the blog.

Beach Finds

Be sure to pop over to the  https://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com/  to get my free digital image. You'll find it under the Gecko Galz June 15 blog post featuring my design team samples.  Here are more details about my samples.  The lesson here is:  if you don't have enough ephemera and have a photoshop program with digital files, you can add anything to your composition.  

 Sea Goddess of Fish

Gecko Galz  Goddess of the Sea Collage Set

misc bits and bobs from my collection

All the Princesses Cream Pearl Buttons and some extra fish from Janet Kemp over at Pixel Scrapper

Substrate:
Rogue Redhead Designs Beach Babes sand stamp (retired company)
Sepia Archival Ink
Brown cardstock

Sea Goddess of Shells

Gecko Galz  Goddess of the Sea Collage Set

misc bits and bobs from my collection

Substrate is a piece of tablecloth and cardstock

Journal Cover

fussy cut face from Gecko Galz Seaside Beauties tin toppers

adhered to Galz  paper substrate

computer generated  words using CK Ali's font, printed on Gecko Galz paper from She Sells Sea Shells digital paper pack; cut and adhered

quote from Jennifer Donnelly found in internet search for quotes

Journal Page

digital composition using: 

Gecko Galz She Sells Sea Shells digital paper pack and Take Me To The Shore digital collage set

extra digital images from my stash: pen, shell, label; internet quote

I printed out the ledger paper, distressed it, took a photo of it to use as a png file, and placed it in the digital composition.

Black and White Card

black card

Gecko Galz Black and White Jewel It digital set and Checkmate Card Toppers

digital brads and flower from stash

I printed out and cut all the jewel papers and created a pattern on the black card.

Then I printed out and added the checkmate image.  After I took a photo of the finished card, I digitally added the brads and flower.

There still is time to enter the Gecko Galz June Sea Goddess customer challenge on the Gecko Galz blog   along with many other challenges you'll find there. And  there are four challenges on the  Facebook Papercrafting Challenge Group.  Where to get your images?  Gecko Galz has an Etsy site where you can purchase them: geckogalz.  Freebies are always available on the blog.

Thirsty

 Using Gecko Galz digital images, I created a digital journal page:

Sharing with Art Journal Journey.  June's theme is People.

Entering: 

Gecko Galz papercrafting challenge facebook page:  L is for.......

Sea Goddesses

The first of the month means a new customer challenge over at Gecko Galz.  Here are my design team samples to share with you.  Please hop over to the blog to be inspired by the entire design team's beautiful samples.  And please enter the contest yourself!  You have until the end of the month to make something wonderful.   

 Sea Goddess of Fish

Gecko Galz  Goddess of the Sea Collage Set

misc bits and bobs from my collection

All the Princesses Cream Pearl Buttons and some extra fish from Janet Kemp over at Pixel Scrapper

Substrate:
Rogue Redhead Designs Beach Babes sand stamp (retired company)
Sepia Archival Ink
Brown cardstock

Sea Goddess of Shells

Gecko Galz  Goddess of the Sea Collage Set

misc bits and bobs from my collection

Substrate is a piece of tablecloth and cardstock

Wish Upon a Star

Today is my turn to share my design team samples on the Gecko Galz blog.  Both are digital compositions.  Be sure to pop over to the  Gecko Galz blog  to get my free digital image.

 

Where to get these images?  Gecko Galz has an Etsy site where you can purchase them: geckogalz.  I used "Wish Upon A Star" collage sheet.for both compositions.  For this second one, I enlarged a paper from the Frozen Mini ATC Sheet

You have until the end of the month to enter the many Gecko Galz c.ontests, so be sure to head over to their blog.

May Wishes

 The first of each month, Gecko Galz posts a newsletter chock full of exciting news.  Since there are monthly contests using Gecko Galz images, the winners are listed along with the new challenges. There's a free digital collage sheet just for the asking.  Subscribing to the newsletter is free.  You can request to be on the mailing list by looking for the subscription link on the right hand side of the blog page.  You will want to get the newsletter to learn about different promotions. 

There also is a Gecko Galz blog where you can find the monthly contests and the free images to use.

The monthly customer challenge for May  is Wish Upon A Star.  

For this challenge you may use any Gecko Galz image for your interpretation.  Here is my card sample using "Wish Upon A Star" collage sheet.

Where to get your images?  Gecko Galz has an Etsy site where you can purchase them: geckogalz.  

If you'd like even more challenges using Gecko Galz digital images, be sure to check out our Facebook Papercrafting Challenge Group.

There also is a Gecko Galz Facebook page with a monthly tag challenge. Winner gets a $25 shopping spree with Gecko Galz.  

And finally, for more inspiration look for samples on the Gecko Galz Pinterest page.

Springtime

 It's my turn on the Gecko Galz blog to show my samples for our April theme.

I printed two of these so that I could fussy cut the roses and add them with pop dots.  I added some glitter pen.

Below are  postcard backgrounds, no longer available from Gecko Galz along with misc. ephemera, lace and the lovely images from Here Comes Easter collage set.

Here is a monochrome egg in pink.

This bunny I had fun dressing in cloth from the thrift store.  Substrate is mat board covered in Tim Holtz tissue paper.

And the two I previously posted:

Supplies

Gecko Galz digital images found on Etsy

Easter Magic Card Toppers (the gold and the pink eggs)

Here Comes Easter (the boy and girl images)

Spring Bunnies collage set

Tombo ABT192 green marker

Ranger Distress Marker spun sugar pink marker

Wink of Stella GL Dark Pink 027

Wink of Stella  GL Clear 999

misc ribbon and flowers from stash

Ranger tissue paper

Easter Magic and a Special Gecko Galz Sale on Digital Images

 

The first of each month, Gecko Galz posts a newsletter chock full of exciting news.  Since there are monthly contests using Gecko Galz images, the winners are listed along with the new challenges. There's a free digital collage sheet just for the asking.  Subscribing to the newsletter is free.  You can request to be on the mailing list by looking for the subscription link on the right hand side of their blog page.  You will want to get the newsletter to learn about different promotions. 

Speaking of promotions, Gecko Galz is offering an amazing one for the month of April.

I decided I would bring back the discounts to help everyone who could not afford to purchase craft supplies so this month all products in our Etsy shop will be 50% off to all our followers and customers. And on Easter Sunday we will be giving away a fabulous prize pack to one lucky follower. What I ask from you all is if you have a crafting friend that has been effect by layoffs or cannot afford luxuries like craft supplies have them reach out to us at the following address geckogalz2019@gmail.com and let us know you need help purchasing our products. We want to help fill the world with beauty one craft at a time and ask everyone to help us do that.   

That paragraph was posted in the newsletter.  One of many reasons to subscribe to It.  Go to their blog and look for the link on the right side.

There also is a Gecko Galz blog where you can find the monthly contests and the free images to use.

The monthly card challenge for April is Easter Magic  

For this challenge you may use any Gecko Galz image for your interpretation.  Here is my card sample using Easter Magic Digital Card Toppers

Entering:

CD Sunday Plus Challenge #154 Anything Goes

Where to get your images?  Gecko Galz has an Etsy site where you can purchase them: geckogalz.  

If you'd like even more challenges using Gecko Galz digital images, be sure to check out our Facebook Papercrafting Challenge Group.

There also is a Gecko Galz Facebook page with a monthly tag challenge. Winner gets a $25 shopping spree with Gecko Galz.  

And finally, for more inspiration look for samples on the Gecko Galz Pinterest page.

Wobble Head Bunny

Materials:

Spellbinders Nestabilities Curved Rectangles

Gecko Galz Spring Bunnies digital collage set

Darice embossing folder: Damask Background

misc flowers from stash

mini action wobble (I printed the bunny twice: fussy cut the head and put it on an action wobble)

Entering the following challenges:

Cut It Up! #326 Colors of Spring  x

Try It On Tuesday Spring Fling  x

Can You Stand the Pressure? Anything Goes With a Twist of Your Favorite Color (mine is blue) until April 9 x

Gecko Galz Facebook Papercrafting Challenge: Pop Up, Springy, Bouncy x

More Child of Nature Themes

It's mid-month and time for me to share my samples as a design star for Gecko Galz.  Please go to the Gecko Galz blog to snag the free digital image of the day at the bottom of my post.  

All digital images from Gecko Galz Etsy Shop.

 8x10" Journal Page Be One With Nature

Using
Blossom Girls Digital Collage Set
Flower Garden Paper Pack

Misc. flowers from stash

Postcard Sunflowers for Ukraine

Using

Sunflowers for Ukraine digital image set

Natures Child Mini Junk Journal (female image fussy cut)

flowers from stash

There still is time to enter the Gecko Galz Customer Challenge for March: Nature's Child.

As I previously posted, here is the sample I made to inspire you:

Child of Nature

March is the beginning of the rebirth of the earth in my part of the world.  Winter's dead vegetation mixes with the buds of spring and the return of birds from the south.

This is a perfect time to explore the beautiful Gecko Galz digital images available in the Etsy shop, as well as the many free images given away on their blog and their newsletter.  Create something for the March Customer Challenge, Natures Child.

I chose to make this digital composition journal page:

I used the following digital files"

Gecko Galz Natures Spring Goddess

Gecko Galz Natures Child Mini Junk Journal Kit

Gecko Galz  Pixie Dust Sentiments

Gecko Galz Fab Frames

Just Because Designs by Dani Treasured Memories for misc. (bow, berries, ticket, borders, string)

Entering the following challenges posted within the time period I made this:

Digi Choosday Challenge 2 Week 3 Winner announced March 7 I'm #76

                                                         WINNER!

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge #611 Fantasy I'm #9 Ends March 11

The Paper Shelter Challenge #627 Anything Goes with Twist Buttons and/or Bows

I'm #10

                                                       WINNER!!!!! 

More Cowgals and a Junk Journal

 Here are some more samples for Gecko Galz February theme Guts Glitz, and Lipstick.    Please go to the Gecko Galz blog where you'll see these samples posted and be sure to snag the beautiful free digital image.

I used Gecko Galz Cowgirls Ephemera Digital Collage Set  and Glam on the Range Digital Collage Set found in the Gecko Galz Etsy Shop.

I created a journal page that included a denim cloth pocket and lace.

Entering:

Digi Choosday https://digichoosday.blogspot.com/ I'm #15

This is a wanted poster with distressed edging mounted on a wood board with an added metal star.

Entering:

613 Avenue Create: February Anything Goes    

Here I used a business envelope with window.  I inserted the GG image in the window and trimmed it with ruffled ribbon and a bow.  The envelope is covered with GG patterned paper.

Entering: 

Love Those Pretty Papers February Challenge:  Designer Papers by Leanne Seed: Gecko Galz I'm #62

There still is time to enter this month's Customer Challenge

Guts, Glitz and Lipstick.

I made a scrapbook page for my sample.

I also made a BoHo Princess junk journal using the amazing digital images from Gecko Galz using the BoHo Princess Digital Junk Journal Kit.