secret garden tag

the customer challenge at gecko galz this month is secret garden. here is a tag for the challenge, the central image was a freebie on the gecko galz website.

the background paper and sentiment also come from gecko galz, the butterfly wing is from a moonlight journey. 

love to all.

secret garden ATC

 the customer challenge at gecko galz this month is secret garden. here is an ATC for the challenge, the central image was a freebie on the gecko galz website.

the background paper and sentiment also come from gecko galz, with a little butterfly brad added for interest.

love to all.

welcome to the faery garden!

 hello all! it is my turn to select the theme for the next two week challenge at tag tuesday and i've chosen the theme of "faery gardens."

i hope friends will share tags on the site featuring faeries and their garden playgrounds. make something lovely, spring-feeling, and full of fantasy to brighten our days.

here are two tags to get this started!

the background paper, faery, and sentiment in this first tag both come from gecko galz. the wings and border are items from my stash.

for this second tag the background paper and sentiment are again from gecko galz but the rubber stamp is from 100 proof press, and was a holiday gift i received this year!

i hope all friends will choose to play along!

love to all.

another vintage botanical

hre is one last paint chip tag for the may customer challenge at gecko galz which is "vintage botanicals." here is another tag made from a paint chip! 

the tea tin and teacup with flowers are from the botanical blend collage sheet. the background paper is also from gecko galz. words from tim holtz.

love and wishes for health safety to all.

more vintage botanicals

i'm back with something more for the may customer challenge at gecko galz which is "vintage botanicals." here is another tag made from a paint chip! 

the teacup of flowers is from the botanical blend collage sheet. the background paper and fairy are also from gecko galz. words from tim holtz and butterfly brad at bottom from eyelet outlet.

stay safe and love to all.

vintage botanicals

the may customer challenge at gecko galz is "vintage botanicals."
i'm making tags out of paint chips from home depot and here is the first for the challenge.

the teacup of flowers is from the botanical blend collage sheet. the background paper and fairy are also from gecko galz. words from gecko galz charming words sheet. yellow bird brad is from eyelet outlet.

stay safe and love to all.

enchanted garden

happy women's and mother's day in the US and happy day to women and mother's everywhere.

please enjoy this visit to an enchanted garden on this special day. for take a word: garden

background paper by gecko galz, all images from itKuPiLLi enchanted forest.

stay safe and healthy; love to all.

garden fairy

for tag tuesday "gardening"

i'm terribly late -- the challenge ends this weekend, but i wanted the chance to play!

background from gecko galz; woman from tumblefish studio, large butterfly from anna griffin.

i actually planted some things today in my containers outside. so even if i'm late making a gardening tag, i actually did do some gardening! and i definitely saw some butterflies while out today!

also linking to "things with wings" at moo mania and more.

love to all!

moos of spring

2 true moos here today (approx. 1.1 x 2.8 inches) for the moo mania and more spring fever challenge.

both moos have images from gecko galz collage sheets: "pretty little butterflies" and "nouveau garden."

i'm also linking up to the gecko galz facebook challenges for spring and garden.

love to all, and glorious sunny days full of flowers and romantic feeling!

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. 

garden bliss

for the month of april our new customer challenge theme at gecko galz blog is "garden bliss." link up your garden themed creations using gecko galz products for the chance at a prize. more details below.

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.

supplies: gecko galz butterfly dreams collage sheet; gecko galz journal toppers kit; gecko galz designer paper (can't identify the kit!); washi tape; enamel dots.

instructions: i covered card stock with the designer paper and arranged the images from the butterfly dreams collage sheet interlaced with a strip of washi tape.  all edges were distressed before adhering.  the enamel dots were the final touch.

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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!  most importantly, have fun!


i hope that all who celebrate had a blessed passover and a blessed easter!

love to all. 

3 Bs at tag tuesday

this week we got to choose which of 3 "b" letter words we would use for our tags at tag tuesday.  the choices were buttons, burlap, birds, bees, blue, brown and butterflies.

i chose bird, butterfly, blue, brown and button -- so basically all the options except for bees and burlap.  the bird and butterfly are from collage sheets by gecko galz -- which gives me the chance to remind you of this month's customer challenge at the gecko galz blog -- "garden of dreams."  link up a creation including at least one gecko galz image for the chance to win gecko galz collage sheets!

but back to my tag -- the papers are by jodie lee and the flowers are from a kaisercraft sticker sheet.  that's a real button from my stash.

enjoy; love to all.

"garden of dreams" may customer challenge at gecko galz

this month at the gecko galz challenge blog you are invited to create on the theme of "garden of dreams."  this is a lovely opportunity to envision the garden of your dreams in your art!  here is my inspiration for you:

garden of dreams altered tin

supplies: altoids tin; gecko galz "zen garden" paper pack; gecko galz "a rose is a rose" paper pack; gecko galz "blue birds of happiness" collage sheet; gecko galz "vintage vixens" collage sheet; washi tape; paper flowers; anna griffin "birds and butterflies" sticker set.

instructions: i measured and cut papers from the "zen garden" and "a rose is a rose" paper packs and adhered them to the tin.  i fussy cut images from the 2 collage sheets and also glued them to the cover.  using washi tape to cover the sides is an easy way to avoid a lot of additional measuring, cutting and gluing!  i added the butterfly to the top and the paper flowers to the bottom last.

to participate in the challenge you must use at least one item by gecko galz.  check out the etsy store, the pinterest page (for freebies) or sign up for the monthly newsletter on the blog to get a free collage sheet every month.

come back here on may 6 for more inspiration and for a digital freebie by gecko galz!

i'm also linking my tin to the anything goes challenge at eclectic ellapu.

love to all.

in the garden, gecko galz customer challenge

it is a new month and a new customer challenge at the gecko galz blog!  or theme this month is "in the garden" and i have a postcard made with several of the brand new items available at the gecko galz etsy shop this month.

supplies:
gecko galz "in the garden" collage sheet
gecko galz victorian spring icons
heart brad by eyelet outlet
washi tape
distress inks
tim holtz ideo-logy word stickers


instructions:
the postcard and boot are from the gecko galz victorian spring icons collection and i arranged them together digitally before printing.  once i printed the combined images, i cut the postcard and placed it on cardstock.  i distressed around the edges with distress inks. i cut out an image (the woman) from the in the garden collage sheet and added her to the postcard.  the postage at the top right hand corner is washi tape.  i added the heart brad and the words last.

to enter this monthly customer challenge you need to make a garden themed creation with at least one image from gecko galz (check the blog for freebies or sign up for the newsletter and get a free collage sheet each month).  you can link up at the challenge for the chance to win shopping credit at gecko galz!

love to all

gardening on the weekend

new challenge time at the cheerful stamp pad!  the challenge theme is "weekend activities" and our sponsor is stitchy bear digitals.  a randomly selected challenge winner will get shopping credit with our sponsor.  for this challenge our DT was given some images by digi designer bb kakes.  i chose a sweet little gardener girl for my card.

i colored this little cutie with colored pencils and cut her out to place her on some pretty sky paper and place her on cardstock.  i chose a variety of other little images to create the garden scene.

for this challenge you can depict whatever weekend activity you love and then link your new creation up at the cheerful stamp pad!

love to all.