may there be peace on earth

my deepest wish for all of us is peace on earth.
my tag today expresses this wish and is also a part of the december tags of christmas at gecko galz.

products: background designer paper by my mind's eye; "o holy night" collage sheet by gecko galz; foliage and border from anna griffin christmas card kit; peace on earth stamp by creatiate stamps; angel and star sticker from my stash. 

instructions: starting with a cardboard base, i cut the size and shape of tag i wanted and covered it with the designer paper, distressing the edges with ink.  i stamped my sentiment, cut it out and set it aside.  i had several elements i wanted to include on this tag so i tried several ways of arranging them before i started gluing them down.  once i settled on the design i glued all other elements down with a glue stick.

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check the gecko galz challenge blog daily for more tags of christmas every day this month.  our customer challenge this month is "tag you're it."  link up your own tag to the blog for the chance to win gecko galz prizes!  just make sure to use at least one gecko galz element.  you have until 11:55pm ET/USA december 20 to play along.  link up to the blog or if you do not have a blog send a photo of your project to geckogalz2014@gmail.com.

PLEASE BE SURE TO COMMENT BOTH HERE AND AT THE GECKO GALZ BLOG for the chance to win the daily prize being offered.  

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wishing all who celebrate a very merry christmas! big love to all.

tags of christmas at gecko galz!

"tag, you're it!"  that's the customer challenge at gecko galz this month.  every december at gecko galz we celebrate all month with tags of christmas and other winter holidays. our design team members make tags representing christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa and new year's to inspire you.  visit the blog every day to see what creative things are there for you to see.

products: background designer paper by my mind's eye; santa from "santa claus lane" collage sheet by gecko galz;  poinsetta berry and sleigh from anna griffin christmas card kit; distress ink and christmas tree die cut from my stash.

instructions: starting with a cardboard base, i cut the size and shape of tag i wanted and covered it with the designer paper, distressing the edges with ink.  i cut out the santa and adhered it, along with the tree die cut on the covered base.  i added the poinsettia and sleigh last.

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check the gecko galz challenge blog daily for more tags of christmas every day this month!  also come back here on december 12 and 25 to see more tags i've made for the season using gecko galz products.

link up your own tag to the blog for the chance to win gecko galz prizes!  just make sure to use at least one gecko galz element.  you have until 11:55pm ET/USA december 20 to play along.  link up to the blog or if you do not have a blog send a photo of your project to geckogalz2014@gmail.com. 


i'm linking this tag to crafty hazelnut's patterned paper challenge since i did use patterned paper!

love to all.

angels we have heard on high

this month at lunagirl moonbeams we are creating with angels and inviting you to do the same.  by linking your angel creations to the lunagirl blog you'll have the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store.

the vintage angel on this ATC is from the lunagirl "angel children" collage sheet.  the stamp is by creatiate stamps.  the rest of the elements are goodies from my stash.

join our challenge and bring a bit more peace and hope into the world through your creating!
love to all.

sweet pea stamps blog hop!

welcome to the sweet pea stamps blog hop!

 
this hop is from a loyal group of sweet pea stamp fans who want to let the stamp shop owner Lynette know that we appreciate all her hard work bringing us the wonderful stamps in both rubber and digi format over the years.  thanks so very much for all the wonderful images we have collected from you Lynette!
 
there are some random prizes along the way, as certain blog owners have decided to include a prize, so please leave comments along the way as you see everyone's gorgeous sweet pea stamp creations.
 
also, the store closes at the end of the day on the 25th, so if you see some wonderful stamps on this blog hop, today is the last day to get them!  at the end of this message you'll see how to follow along with the hop.

here is what i've made specially for the hop:

 

the stamp i used is "where we met" by ching chou kuik.  i colored it with pencils, fussy cut it and arranged it on papers by bo bunny.  the "peace" stamp is by creatiate stamps.

this stamp is called "ice ice baby" by joanne schempp.  it is also colored with pencils and arranged on paper by bo bunny.  this is the same creatiate stamp (i used the whole stamp this time) and as before i've added a few little embellies.  as you can probably tell, peace is on my mind, as it is my greatest prayer and hope for the world.

if you joined this hop at my blog you'll want to go to the very beginning to visit every blog on the hop!  as mentioned, there are prizes on some of the blogs. so please start here at the Sweet Pea stamps Blog.

if you've been following along from the beginning then you'll want to go to the next blog on this hop.  the next stop after me is: Ria ZonneStraaltje.

if you plan to shop the sweet pea stamps store, today is the LAST day.  but there is a coupon!

i hope you enjoy visiting the wonderful blogs, seeing the delightful art and having the chance to win some prizes along the way!

i'm linking to the november challenge at your scrapbook challenge blog as well!

love & peace to all.

gecko galz october blog hop is HERE!!! october 29-31!

[this post stays at the top until midnight on November 1 -- please scroll down for additional posts]
Hello Everyone!

 I want to welcome everyone to the seventh destination of

Gecko Galz 5th Annual Blog Hop!!!

 

If you started here you might want to go back and start at the beginning at the Gecko Galz blog so you won’t miss anything!  
 

We have 14 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz exclusive blog hop collage sheets, that we are giving you for FREE! Each blog you visit will have another free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to grab, the one here is
 

"NOUVEAU BEAUTIES".
 

Also make sure you collect all the “secret” words on each blog so at the end of the hop you can send in the phrase to enter our drawing for a wonderful treat. 
 

So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop! 

We have FOUR amazing prizes up for grabs:

·        First is a Gecko Galz shopping spree for $100!

·        Second prize is a $50 Shopping spree with Gecko Galz.

·        Third prize is a $25 shopping spree!

·        And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz PRODUCTS!!! This includes the 6 new collage sheets each quarter, a new stamp set each quarter, a new paper pack each quarter and a kit club pack each quarter!

 This is a $150 value! Plus you get a prize pack from some of our favorite sponsors worth $150!

 Read on to learn how you can win!

 

First of all, you will need to visit all 14 blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect all 14 words (one on each blog site except the home site) and at the end of the blog on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to email the phrase to Gecko Galz.

This enters you in the contest. On November 2nd we will randomly draw the 4 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names on the Gecko Galz blog site.

 

For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the GECKO GALZ ETSY STORE between the 29 of October and the 1^st of November and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win)  

 

Your Secret Word is:

PLAY

Now that you have it go to the next blog on the list below 

Amanda Phillips

 

Gerri Herbst

 

Joan Liddle

 

Vicki Romain

 

Nancy Smith

 

Heather Hudson

 

Leanne Seed

Thank you for joining the hop and enjoy your free collage sheet (below) and my samples. 

 

For my artistic contribution to this blog hop I made an autumn themed pocket letter with the Nouveau Beauties collage sheet. 

Above is a detailed look at the top row of ATCs.  Overall I used nine images from the collage sheet and adorned each ATC with background papers from other Gecko Galz products such as the "Mayflower Paper Pack, "

For the middle row I included an autumn themed poem in the center pocket.

I used lots of big embellishments on the bottom row -- flowers and butterflies from my stash.  Below is the completed pocket letter in its plastic case.

Our DT was also challenged to make at least one Christmas-themed piece for the blog hop.  Here is the piece I made, also with the nouveau beauties collage sheet.  The background paper and sheet music are also by Gecko Galz (the stamp is by creatiate):

Finally, here is the free collage sheet for you!!!

I hope you'll visit every blog on the hop -- you get a free collage sheet at every blog plus the chance to win even more prizes.  Have fun!

love to all.

christmas greetings from the cheerful stamp pad team!

this week our design team at the cheerful stamp pad  is taking a challenge break for the christmas week but we all have a holiday greeting card to share with you.  so please pop over there to see the lovely greetings.  here is mine:

the left side of my scan is the front of the card and the right side is the inside.  i used a variety of papers from my stash, a torn bit of french music from the graphics fairy and a lovely madonna and child image, source unknown.  on the inside i stamped "joy to the world" on some of the same paper i used for the front of the card.  my stamp is from creatiate stamps.  the angel is a sticker.

i wish you a blessed and joyful holiday season.
love to all.

merry christmas from my stash...

as i've worked on projects this month i've noticed how many items i have in my box of christmas themed crafting supplies.  this includes a lot of images of unknown origin -- in other words not from any collage sheet but just stuff i've collected over time.  so some of things i've made this monhth involve gathering up those pieces and making cards.  here is one such card using papers, die cuts and an image from my box.

the last piece is one of my new stamps from creatiate stamps, stamped on some additional designer paper.

enjoy; love to all.

the best present

here is a last bit of inspiration for you for the "old st nick" challenge at lunagirl moonbeams.  i love this vintage st nick image from lunagirl looking out over the world where he will soon deliver gifts.

the scene was so peaceful that i added a stamped "peace on earth" sentiment from one of my creatiate stamps. as i was seeking embellishments for my piece i found the red bow and could not resist adding it below the stamped sentiment.  because to my thinking the best present of all would be peace on earth.

linking to pink saturday with my seasonal creation,

wishing you peace and a merry christmas.
love to all.

gecko galz challenges

i've made up 2 cards for 2 of the current gecko galz facebook group challenges -- "holiday cards" and "december color challenge -- blue and silver."  for these challenges at least one gecko galz image must be used and i have done that.

the "have yourself a merry little christmas"stamp is by creatiate stamps, an independent woman-owned stamp company i learned of and purchased from recently.

linking these to the wonderful 12 days of christmas challenge at unruly paper arts!

love to all.