gecko galz inspiration

this month at gecko galz a couple of fabulous new products have been launched and i have made two projects here using some of those brand new products.  first, my "live, love, laugh" card.

my supplies:

gecko galz “chalkboard sentiments” collage sheet image; gecko galz school days digital stamp; designer paper; coordinating ribbon; paper flower; a brad and distress inks.

and here's what i did:

first i re-sized the chalkboard sentiment image i'd chosen in photoshop to make it larger and also digitally created a border around it.  i also re-sized the digital stamp so that it would fit the sentiment.  i printed and cut both out.  on the original digital stamp the children in the stamp were doing math problems but i cut that out so that it would appear they were writing the sentiment on the chalkboard.  i covered the cardstock with designer paper and distressed the edges.  i arranged the sentiment and stamp to my satisfaction and finished the piece by adhering two different colors of ribbon and adding a paper flower and brad in the corner.

now here is my "always believe" card:

my supplies:

gecko galz “chalkboard sentiments” collage sheet image; gecko galz school days digital stamp; designer paper; flower die cut, dragonfly die cut.

and here's what i did:

i covered the cardstock with 2 coordinating designer papers, tearing the piece on top to create a ripped finish.  distressed the edges with distress inks.  in photoshop i re-sized the chalkboard sentiment and added a border around it.  i also re-sized the little girl.  i adhered the sentiment, the flower, the girl and then finally the dragonfly.

i loved making these and hope you will check out the rest of the DT efforts using the beautiful new products at the gecko galz website.

love to all.