gecko galz customer challenge -- life's a circus!

when you are a kid you want to run away to join the circus but when you are an adult you realize that life itself really does seem like a circus sometimes!  well, i do love circus-y things and so i am delighted that this month at gecko galz challenge blog we are challenging you to create something on a circus theme.  here are two cards to hopefully get you inspired.

supplies and instructions: as usual, a new month means new products at the gecko galz etsy shop and as a DT member i am lucky to receive these fabulous new products to play with.  for this card i used the brand new "ombre paper pack" and 3 images from the "circus time stamps" collection of digital stamps.  i digitally arrange two of the stamps on one sheet of ombre paper and printed it out.  i printed out the third and a second sheet of ombre paper and fussy cut it out.  I put it all together on my cardstock with 2 types of washi tape, a prima flower and as always, lots of distressing around the edges.

supplies and instructions: this card also features new products from gecko galz.  i used 3 images from the "circus life 1" and circus life 2" collage sheets.  i also used 3 different papers from the "curiosity shop paper pack."  the background on the cardstock is one of the curiosity shop papers.  i typed the words i wanted to use on 3 additional sheets of paper from the curiosity shop pack.  i cut and arrange everything to my liking, with lots of distressing on each piece, and then finished with a piece of green string.

to play along with the gecko galz blog customer challenge you must use at least one image from gecko galz.  check the blog for freebies or sign up for the monthly newsletter and you'll get a free collage sheet every month.

wishing you happy times; love to all.