hallowe'en family portrait

for take a word "family" challenge

images from several mischief circus designers: eena's creations, songbirdy, cryztal rain. and a little play with photoshop filters...

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and another piece for you today -- a few weeks ago there was a challenge at mischief circus to "fill the tray" -- a digital tray created by designer songbirdy.  i filled my tray with digital images, all from songbirdy.

these were both fun to make.
happy hallowe'en!

p.s. did you follow along with the gecko galz bloghop?  check out the gecko galz blog to see if you were a winner!  meanwhile you can still visit all the links to get 14 free collage sheets!  start that process here.

love to all

gecko galz annual blog hop! (prizes at every stop!)

Hello Everyone!

Welcome everyone to the

Gecko Galz 7th Annual Blog Hop

This is your seventh stop on our Tricks and Treats Blog Hop! 

We have 13 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz collage sheets that we are giving you for FREE! Each blog you visit will have another free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to down load, the one here is

"Nouveau Inspirations".

Also make sure you leave a message on each blog site you visit and on the last blog there will be a phrase that you will email to us to be entered in our drawing for a wonderful treat pack.  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, 2 new paper packs each quarter, a journal kit each quarter, a ATC collection each quarter, and one jewel it collection!

 This is a $176 value!

First of all, you will need to visit all 13 blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect the phrase at the end of the hop on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to email the phrase to Gecko Galz at geckogalz2014@gmail.com.

This enters you in the contest. On October 31st 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 26th of October and the 30^th of October and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win) 

HERE ARE MY CREATIONS FOR YOUR INSPIRATION -- using actual playing cards as my base, i turned four of the beautiful women of the nouveau inspirations collage sheet into the four queens of the card deck:

the queen of hearts

the queen of clubs

the queen of diamonds

the queen of spades

All images and papers used on the cards are from gecko galz except the letter Q (from mischief circus) and the heart/club/spade/diamond which came from open clip art.


and just for a last bit of fun -- a final little piece using this sheet, a 2x2 inch "twinchie," with a little seasonal hallowe'en flair:

Please enjoy this free Gecko Galz Collage sheet

“Nouveau Inspirations”

Have fun visiting each Blog!

Joan Liddle

Barbara Bird

Vicki Romaine

Patti Fisher

Marilyn Hughes

YOU ARE HERE

Carole Jones

Margaret Ashby

Gerri Herbst

Carole Wright

Nancy Nickel

Heather Hudson

Leanne Seed

enjoy!  
and love to all.

when a fairy paints the world

depending on the fairy, it might turn out mostly orange.  for the three muses "orange" challenge:

all images from retired tumblefish studio kits.

please come back here for the gecko galz blog hop running october 26-31 -- free digital collage sheets at every stop of the hop! you seriously do not want to miss it!  see you tomorrow! 

love to all.

happy hallowe'en!

a couple more howliday treats today. a hallowe'en tag to remind you there is one week remaining to play along at the current tag tuesday challenge (choose either hallowe'en or autumn):

the background paper (from the "freak show" paper pack) and the witch ("boo-tiful halloween" collage sheet) are by gecko galz and all the rest of the items are from my stash.  i'm also linking this to the try it on tuesday challenge "halloween."

and next, as one last bit of inspiration for the gecko galz "bump in the night" challenge this month and also to wish you an early happy all hallow's eve next week, i've got one last gecko galz ATC to share:

supplies: ATC base; gecko galz "boo-tiful halloween" collage sheet; gecko galz freak show paper pack; gecko galz"time flies" collage sheet; black lace; bat die cut; mummy sticker; distress ink.

instructions: adhere paper to base, distress edges. fussy cut and add clock and witch; add lace, bat and mummy.  

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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!

love to all!

her blue world

for take a word "turquoise"

images from holliewood studios "good vibes" and from tumblefish studios "nitty gritty neighborhood" (TFS kits are retired).

love to all.

tag tuesday hallowe'en

for tag tuesday over the next two weeks the theme is either hallowe'en or autumn.  i've chosen hallowe'en for this stamped tag:

both stamps are from 100 proof press; the background paper is from gecko galz and the rest of the bits and bobs are items from my stash.

enjoy; love to all.

fire and light

for three muses "candle"

all images from eena's creations "the alchemist"
love to all.