keep on jingling...

our november challenge at gecko galz customer challenge blog the  is "jingle all the way!" there are just a couple days remaining to play along. the challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop!  let's play! i've got lots to jingly goodness to share.

supplies: gecko galz "victorian christmas" paper pack; the gecko galz christmas collage sheet from the recent blog hop (see my october 26 post and pop through all the blog hop stops to find the free sheet); gecko galz "charming words" collage sheet; various laces, die cuts, paper flowers; reindeer brad, enamel dot, ATC base, etc. from my stash.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with one of the victorian christmas papers and distressed the edges. i added lace and the flower and dot.  i fussy cut the image from the blog hop sheet and glued it down. i continued to embellish with the word and the brad.

these two creations are "moos" which are little arty piece made at 1.2 x 3.8 inches. i used the same basic components on both of these.

supplies: gecko galz "christmas sprinkles" paper pack; gecko galz "snow much fun jewel it" collage sheet; and then various embellishments from my stash.

instructions: in both cases i cut a moo base out of cardboard and covered it with the christmas sprinkles paper. i fussy cut the images and arranged everything together the way i wanted and then glued it all down!

i'm linking my "moos" to the current moo mania and more challenge "trees."

for me, christmas is a holy and sacred time and one of my favorite images of christmas is the three wise men bringing gifts to the holy baby. that was the inspiration for this last ATC.

supplies: gecko galz "victorian christmas" paper pack; gecko galz "christmas days gone by" collage sheet; distress ink; ATC base; dove and heart stickers.

instructions: this was made very simply by covering the ATC base with the victorian christmas paper and distressing the edges, fussy cutting the three wise men and gluing them down; appending the lace with double sided tape and adding the stickers to finish.

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how to play along with the challenge: create on our theme -- remember you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals. hurry! for this challenge your deadline to link up is november 30.  challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop!  

well friends, this is my last post as a gecko galz DT member -- after several years creating with these products and sharing them with you all i'm moving on to other things. i'll be entering the challenges myself and encourage you all to do the same -- so many great products and prizes!

love to all. 

jingle all the way!

this november at gecko galz customer challenge blog the new challenge is "jingle all the way!" the challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop!  so get holiday fabulous and let's play! here's an ATC to start.

supplies: gecko galz "send me an angel" collage sheet; gecko galz "victorian christmas" paper pack; various borders, die cuts, ATC base, etc. from my stash.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with one of the victorian christmas papers and distressed the edges. i glued down the image from the angel collage sheet. all the other bits were arrange and added afterwards.

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how to play along with the challenge: create on our theme -- remember you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals. hurry! for this challenge your deadline to link up is november 30.  challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop!  

love to all. 

witching hour part deux

because of the gecko galz blog hop coming up on the 26th, my feature day on the blog got moved to the 15th this month.  which is great because i am excited to share some inspiration for you to join our "it is the witching hour" challenge at the gecko galz challenge blog.  link up by the 29th for the chance to win a shopping spree at the gecko galz etsy store!

supplies: gecko galz "never more" paper pack; gecko galz "good fortune" collage sheet; gecko galz "bingo boo" collage sheet; ribbon, bat, ghost, spider web sticker, lace and paper tape from my stash.

instructions: i covered the tag base with paper from the never more paper pack and distressed the edges. i added a row of paper tape at top and some lace at the bottom. i carefully cut the images i wanted from the various collage sheets and glued them down then added the remaining embellishments.

supplies: 3x3 card stock base from inchie arts art squares (company is closed); gecko galz "never more" paper pack; gecko galz "bingo boo" collage sheet; gecko galz "black cats" collage sheet; jack o lantern from one of the monthly free collage sheets by gecko galz; mummy brad from my stash.

instructions: i covered the 3x3 base with paper from never more and distressed the edges. after cutting out all the elements from the collage sheets i glued them down and added the mummy brad last.

supplies: gecko galz "never more" paper pack; gecko galz "bingo boo" collage sheet; gecko galz "good fortune" collage sheet; gecko galz "pretty witches" collage sheet; border, enamel dots and sticker from my stash.  

instructions: i covered the ATC base with the never more paper and distressed the edges. i cut the other elements i'd chosen and glued them down.  i added the border, dots and black flourish sticker to finish. 

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how to play along with the challenge: create on our theme -- remember you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals. hurry! for this challenge your deadline to link up is october 30.  challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop!  

love to all. 

it is the witching hour!

happy october! it is new challenge time at the gecko galz customer challenge blog -- "it is the witching hour!" make a creation on our "witchy" theme for the chance to win prizes (more details below).  here is a collaged tag to get us started.

supplies: gecko galz "this is halloween" paper pack; gecko galz "good fortune" collage sheet; gecko galz "spooky tickets" collage sheet; bat, border, ribbon and word from my stash.

instructions:  i first covered the tag base with two papers from the this is halloween paper pack and then distressed the edges.  next i carefeully cut out all the images i wanted for this tag and glued them down, along with the extra embellishments.

i'm also linking this up to tag tuesday for the "autumn or hallowe'en" challenge!

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how to play along with the challenge: create on our theme -- remember you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals. hurry! for this challenge your deadline to link up is october 30.  challenge prize will be a shopping spree at the gecko galz shop!  

love to all. 

hallowe'en at tag tuesday

this two week period at tag tuesday the challenge chosen by dear Valerie is "autumn or hallowe'en." i love creating on the holiday theme so i chose the latter!

background paper and vintage images from gecko galz.  die cuts and enamel dot from my stash.  trick or treat!

love to all.

retro summer

this june at the gecko galz customer challenge blog the challenge theme is "retro summer." create on this theme using gecko galz products for the chance to win prizes from the gecko galz store.  i have an tag to share today.

supplies: gecko galz gidget mini paper pack; gecko galz "aloha" collage sheet; card stock tag base; distress ink; flowers, shell and letters from my stash

instructions: i covered the card stock tag base in paper from the gidget paper pack and distressed the edges. i added the image from the aloha sheet, which i'd fussy cut.  i added the shell, letters and flowers to finish.

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how to play along with the challenge: create on our theme -- remember you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals. for this challenge your deadline to link up is june 30.  challenge prize will be goodies from the gecko galz shop!  

come back here on june 28 to see more creations by me on this theme.


love to all. 

baby love

it was my turn to pick the challenge theme at tag tuesday for the next two weeks and with mother's day right around the corner i chose "baby love."  but really the theme can be about mothers and babies or just babies, human babies, animal babies whatever you like!  here are two tags to get this started.

i used lunagirl images on the first piece, with a beautiful little girl reading a book (from the african american CD) and her wings from the "fly away home" collage sheet.  the background paper is from jodie lee designs.  the washi tape, die cuts and stickers are from my stash.

for this piece i chose an image and paper from gecko galz.  the mother and babe are from the "mum's the word" collage sheet and the paper is from the mori girl paper pack.  the paper flower, enamel dot and lace are from my stash.

i hope you will have fun with this challenge!
love to all

treats from the garden

as we continue with the garden bliss customer challenge at gecko galz i'm providing a couple more cards for your gardening inspiration.  details to join the challenge are below.

supplies: gecko galz garden party paper pack; gecko galz how does your garden grow collage sheet; border and stickers from my stash; distress ink.

instructions:  this is a card i made modeled on a sketch pattern from paper play sketches; their sketch challenge blog is closed but there are lots of sketch inspiration patterns still on the blog site.  i covered the card stock base with the paper and distressed the edges.  i added the border, the sunflower image and the gnome image along with some leaf stickers from my stash.

supplies: gecko galz garden botanica paper pack; gecko galz viva marie collage sheet; gecko galz butterfly dreams collage sheet; gecko galz journal toppers kit; border die cut; distress ink.

instructions: i adhered the paper to the card stock and then added all the other elements.

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how to play along with the challenge: create on our theme -- remember you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals. for this challenge your deadline to link up is april 30.  challenge prize will be goodies from the gecko galz shop!  

love to all. 

happy new year! and a new gecko galz challenge

may your new year be full of joy and love!  a new year is always another chance to start fresh and work toward good things.

in celebration of thoughts of love, gecko galz' customer challenge for january is "courtly love." create on our theme for the chance at a prize.  it is always good to think a loving thought.  here is a postcard on our theme to get us started.

supplies: gecko galz victorian spring icons; gecko galz love potion number 9 icons; gecko galz vintage flirtations collage sheet; card stock, die cuts

instructions: i printed the post card image from the victorian icons and adhered it to a cardboard backing.  i fussy cut the couple from the courtly love collage sheet as well as the tickets and other images from the love potion number 9 icons.  i added a butterfly and heart die cut from my stash and adhered all items to create my collage.

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how to play along with our "courtly love" customer challenge: create on our theme -- remember you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals! for this challenge your deadline to link up is january 30.

we look forward to seeing what you create!

wishing you a happy new year and love to one and all.

tags of christmas

i hope you've been checking out the gecko galz customer challenge blog -- every day this month there is a beautiful new tag celebrating the winter holidays.  today i have a christmas tag for you.

supplies: gecko galz blue christmas collage sheet; gecko galz blue christmas paper pack; reindeer brad from eyelet outlet; rickrack and ribbon; sentiment diecut; tag base.

instructions: i covered my tag base with paper from the blue christmas set and distressed the edges.  i fussy cut the tree and santa from the collage sheet and glued them down along with the die cut sentiment.  i added the rick rack and ribbon and the reindeer brad.

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how to play along with our "dashing through the snow" customer challenge: make your holiday tag -- but you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left. there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page. and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals! for this challenge your deadline to link up is december 29.

i'm also linking this to the "christmas memories" challenge at tag tuesday.  visiting santa and decorated trees are definitely in my happy memory collection!

love to all.

more things that go "bump in the night!"

today is my feature day at the gecko galz blog and i'm sharing 2 more ATCs on our "bump in the night" theme for you.

supplies: ATC base; gecko galz "boo-tiful halloween" collage sheet; gecko galz freak show paper pack; border and cat die cut; paper flower; star sticker; distress ink.

instructions: adhere freak show paper to base, distress edges. add border at base and paper flower at top; fussy cut witch from boo-tiful halloween collage sheet and adhere.  add cat and star.  

supplies: ATC base; gecko galz "tattoo girls" collage sheet; gecko galz "time flies" collage sheet; gecko galz "coven" digital paper pack; sabor papel die cut; skull ribbon; spider brad; distress ink.

instructions: adhere paper to base, distress edges. add skull ribbon with two sided tape, add sabor papel heart at top; fussy cut tattoo girl and adhere.  add spider brad.

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how to play along with the customer challenge: you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left.  there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page.  and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals! for this challenge your deadline to link up is october 30!

i'll share more "bump in the night" inspiration later this month!

love to all.

frida dreams and good news

i participated in the rubber moon mail club ATC swap in august.  here are the ATCS i sent:

all stamps are from rubber moon with accents done in colored pencil, paper flowers and a few enamel dots.  the dream die cut came from the latest rubber moon mail club package.

love to all.

boo-tiful hallowe'en!

next month is hallowe'en month and so my last gecko galz share for this month is some hallowe'en fun.

supplies: ATC base; gecko galz arsenic and lace digital kit; gecko galz "boo-tiful halloween" collage sheet; paper flowers; pumpkin vine die cut; star sticker; distress ink.

instructions:  i covered the ATC base with paper from the arsenic and old lace kit and distressed the edges.  i glued the pumkpin vine die cut next, then the paper flowers and finally the fussy cut image from boo-tiful halloween collage sheet. oh, and then the yellow star!

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how to play along with the customer challenge: our theme is "harvest time," you must create on our theme and use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left.  there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page.  and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals! for this challenge your deadline to link up is september 30 -- you've got a little more than a week!

love to all. 

more mermaids and undersea pretties

here's a last bit of inspiration to encourage you to join the gecko galz customer challenge "in a mermaid's garden" challenge.

supplies: gecko galz charming words collage sheet; gecko galz pretty mermaids collage sheet; gecko galz sea nymphs collage sheet; gecko galz beachy keen paper pack; gecko galz by the shore paper pack; gecko galz sunny summer digital stamp set; die cuts, enamel dots, distress ink, metallic blue border.

instructions: i adhered paper from the beachy keen paper pack onto card stock and distressed the edges. i also glued down the shiny blue border.  next i printed the turtle from the sunny summer digital stamp kit onto paper from the by the shore paper pack and cut it out.  i fussy cut the mermaids from the 2 different collage sheets and also cut out the sentiment. last step was the diagonal enamel dot!

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how to play along with the customer challenge: you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left.  there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page.  and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals! for this challenge your deadline to link up is july 30.  we all look forward to seeing what you make on this lovely undersea theme!

love to all.

in a mermaid's garden

this month the challenge theme at the gecko galz customer challenge blog is "in a mermaid's garden."  link up a creation on this theme for the chance to win prizes.  visit the gecko galz blog today for a free digital stamp!  here are some mermaid creations for you:

supplies: gecko galz charming words collage sheet; gecko galz pretty mermaids collage sheet; gecko galz beachy keen paper pack; gecko galz by the shore paper pack; gecko galz sunny summer digital stamp set; die cuts, enamel dots, distress ink.

instructions: i adhered paper from the beachy keen paper pack onto card stock and distressed the edges. next i printed the turtle from the sunny summer digital stamp kit onto paper from the by the shore paper pack and cut it out.  i fussy cut the mermaid and also cut out the sentiment.  after arranging everything i glued it all down and added the die cut butterfly and the enamel dots.

supplies: gecko galz charming words collage sheet; gecko galz pretty mermaids collage sheet; gecko galz beachy keen paper pack; sea shell and seahorse die cuts, distress ink.

instructions: i adhered paper from the beachy keen paper pack onto card stock and distressed the edges. i fussy cut the mermaid and picked several sea shell die cuts to create my scene, and glued it all down.  i cut up the sentiment and added that along with the seahorse.


and in keeping with the undersea theme here is a digital creation for you as well...

supplies: seaside icons from the gecko galz seaside splendor digital kit;  gecko galz pretty litttle pinups icons; photoshop

instructions: this is a digital creation.  i selected png files from the pretty pinups and sea side icons kit and arranged them in photoshop.

come back on july 21 -- i'll have a couple more pieces for you on this theme.

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how to play along with the customer challenge: you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you sign up for the monthly gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month.  sign up at the blog here, on the top left.  there are also wonderful freebies at the gecko galz pinterest page.  and there are always wonderful deals at the etsy shop -- and if you are a newsletter subscriber you'll also get notice of the special one buck wednesday deals! for this challenge your deadline to link up is july 30.  we all look forward to seeing what you make on this lovely undersea theme!

love to all.

hearts

here are a couple ATCs on the theme of "hearts" which i am linking to the "hearts" challenge at the wicked wendesday ATC challenge.

i hope you'll also be inspired to join the vintage valentines challenge at gecko galz.
  

supplies: gecko galz "seeing red" paper pack; gecko galz "lovely little valentines" collage sheet; ATC base; distress inks; velvety leaf die cut.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with the paper and distressed the edges.  i fussy cut the image and adhered it along with the die cuts.

supplies: gecko galz "lovely little valentines" collage sheet; ATC base; distress inks; heart doily; red paper heart; tiny hearts paper pack by my artistic adventures.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with the paper and distressed the edges.  i adhered the doliy and fussy cut the image and adhered it as well.  i cut out a little red heart and added that as well.

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if you are interested in playing along with gecko galz here are the details: link up your vintage valentine creation to the gecko galz blog.  you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  you can get freebies on the gecko galz pinterest site or find goodies at the gecko galz etsy store.  if you're signed up for the gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month (see blog for details). once you play you'll be in the running for a gecko galz prize!

enjoy; may love fill your world.
love to all.

vintage valentines at gecko galz!

it is the lovely month of february! so of course we are creating valentines at the gecko galz customer challenge blog.  you are invited to play along with us for the chance to win gecko galz prizes.  more details below!

supplies: gecko galz "hugs and kisses" collage sheet; tiny hearts paper pack by my artistic adventures; heart doily, distress inks; ATC base; sentiment from my stash.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with the tiny hearts paper and distressed the edges.  i adhered the doily and the image from the collage sheet.  i cut and adhered the sentiment.  voila!

supplies: gecko galz "seeing red" digital paper pack; gecko galz "mary pickford" collage sheet; black rose die cut; white heart brad; ATC base; distress inks.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with the tiny hearts paper and distressed the edges. i adhered the die cut and fussy cut the mary pickford image and adhered her as well.  the brad was added last.

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how to play along!  link up your vintage valentine creation to the gecko galz blog.  you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  you can get freebies on the gecko galz pinterest site or find goodies at the gecko galz etsy store.  if you're signed up for the gecko galz newsletter you'll get a free collage sheet every month (see blog for details).

i'm linking to the wicked wednesday ATC challenge: "all you need is love."

enjoy; may love fill your world.
love to all.

snow-spiration!

today is my feature day at the gecko galz customer challenge blog.
as we celebrate a new month, new products and a new challenge at the gecko galz customer challenge blog -- "let it snow,"  here are a card and a tag to provide you some "snow-spiration" to join the challenge.  

supplies: gecko galz winter wonderland paper pack; gecko galz "vintage beauties" collage sheet; snowflake from anna griffin; distress ink; die cut star, little snowflake and lace from my stash.

instructions: i covered card stock with paper from the winter wonderland paper pack, distressed the edges and adhered the snowflake.  i adhered the star and fussy cut the image from the vintage beauties collage sheet adhering it as well, adding the lace last.  

supplies: gecko galz winter wonderland paper pack; gecko galz "winter beauties" collage sheet; die cuts, snowflakes, lace and distress ink from my stash.

instructions: i covered card stock with paper from the winter wonderland paper pack, distressed the edges and added a die cut.  i fussy cut the image from the winter beauties collage sheet and arranged it with the snowflakes and lace to finish the tag.

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we would love to have you participate in the "let it snow" challenge!  how do you do it?  link up a creation on this theme to the challenge blog and be sure to use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you don't have anything by gecko galz you can find freebies at the pinterest site, purchase goodies at the etsy shop, or sign up for the email newsletter and get a free collage sheet every month!

feel free to grab the challenge badge above and share on your blogs.  the challenge winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz shopping spree plus fun products from one of our favorite digital shops.  link your creation here for a chance to win!

please pop over to the gecko galz customer challenge blog every day this month for a digital freebie treat.

linking to "anything goes" at pink saturday.

love to all!

let it snow!

happy new year!  

welcome to a new month, new products and a new challenge at the gecko galz customer challenge blog -- "let it snow!"  here is my first piece of inspiration for you on this theme:

supplies: gecko galz winter wonderland paper pack; gecko galz "winter beauties" collage sheet; snowflake and reindeer by anna griffin; distress ink; paper tape.

instructions: i covered card stock with paper from the winter wonderland paper pack, distressed the edges and adhered the snowflake.  i fussy cut the image from the winter beauties collage sheet and arranged it with the reindeer to glue to the card.  paper tape was added last at the bottom.

on the new year card above:

supplies: gecko galz "ring in the new year" collage sheet; lace, border, die cut, paper flower, enamel dot, distress ink and background paper from my stash.

instructions: i cut the tag from designer paper cardstock and distressed the edges, i arranged and adhered all other elements to suit me.

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we would love to have you participate in the "let it snow" challenge!  how do you do it?  link up a creation on this theme to the challenge blog and be sure to use at least one item by gecko galz.  if you don't have anything by gecko galz you can find freebies at the pinterest site, purchase goodies at the etsy shop, or sign up for the email newsletter and get a free collage sheet every month!

feel free to grab the challenge badge above and share on your blogs.  the challenge winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz shopping spree plus fun products from one of our favorite digital shops.  link your creation HERE for a chance to win!

meanwhile come back here on the 12th to see more inspiration on this theme.

much love to all in the new year; my it be full of peace, prosperity and artful productivity!