tic tac toe for real

the prompt at tag tuesday for about another week is tic tac toe. there is a tic tac toe board you use to play along -- here are the instructions from DT member Joan:

For the challenge this time I created a tic tac toe board. You need to use all 3 items in a row (across, down or diagonally) on your tag. But of course, you can use other items also. Here's the board:

this time i am following the instructions and have created a quick tag using requirements down a diagonal line: washi tape, buttons/brads/or flair, lace or ribbon.

background paper and santa image by gecko galz (p.s. the november "jingle all the way" challenge is still live until the 30th!)

love to all.

love ur face

one last valentine-y ATC, to inspire your participation in the gecko galz customer challenge "vintage valentines.

supplies: gecko galz "in marble halls" paper pack; gecko galz "doggone cute" collage sheet; heart sticker; heart brad; roses lace; ATC base; distress inks. 

instructions:  i covered the ATC base with the paper and distressed the edges.  i added the rose lace, sticker, brad and cute little dog.


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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). 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.

moon and stars

deep in the blue christmas tree sky she dreamed with the moon and the stars.  for tag tuesday "moon and stars:"

images and background from gecko galz -- the blue christmas digital kit and free collage sheets.  "star" brads and ribbon from my stash.

love to all.

industrial

industrial, or think steampunk, is our tag tuesday theme this week. here is my tag.

images and background by gecko galz.  brads, border, washi tape from my stash,

enjoy; love to all.

fantasy, in blue and green

at tag tuesday our prompt is "blue and green" and at cheeky challenge the prompt is "fantasy."  i've made two tags on the theme of "fantasy," liberally using the colors blue and green.

the fairies are all from gecko galz, a collage sheet that was a freebie during a blog hop a couple years back.  the background papers are also from gecko galz.  i added flowers, dots, brads, washi and other goodies.  

enjoy; love to all.

gothic, week 2

during the dark and mysterious month of October our challenge at lunagirl moonbeams is "gothic." my inspiration piece for you this week is another ATC featuring images from lunagirl collage sheets.

images are from the "gothic backgrounds," "edwardian gothic," "medieval gothic," and "gothic wings" collage sheets.  i also used some silver magic mesh, a fleur de lis and a clock brad.

if you link up a creation on the gothic theme you'll be in the running for a drawing to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store.  i hope you will join!

love to all.

zentangle moon love

it is week two of the zentangle challenge at the cheerful stamp pad.  you can enter any creation featuring a zentangle you've made, or one credited to another artist.  our DT is working with the zentangle art of courtney mcansh, designer of digital images at sweet pea stamps, our challenge sponsor. i've taken courtney's moon zentangle and combined it with images from gecko galz for my creation this week.

i printed the wonderful digital moon image and colored it with colored pencils.  i used background paper and a vintage lady image from gecko galz and arranged them with the zentangle.  i added washi tape, a pink lace border, a white heart brad and the words "moon love" which i formed with vellum stickers.

one week left to join the challenge for the chance of a prize from sweet pea stamps.
you may zentangle your own creation or use an existing zentangle image.

i'm also linking this to the gecko galz paper crafting group on facebook for the "anything goes" challenge.

love to all.

steampunk bonanza! and inspiring my heart with art

gecko galz  has a wonderful set of steampunk themed digital stamps in the "industrial stamps" line and the quick cards made easy magazine is featuring these stamps in the february issue!  to celebrate this special honor the gecko galz design team was given the option to make some creations with the stamps. i decided to play along because steampunk inspires me!  i loved these stamps so much and got so inspired that i got carried away and made three creations!  the first is a card i call "create."

supplies: gecko galz industrial stamps; designer paper; washi tape; brads; distress inks; word sticker “create”

instructions:  i covered my cardstock with designer paper and distressed all edges.  i printed several of the industrial stamps on different papers, plain white, colored and also gecko galz mayflower paper pack “abigail” paper and cut them out.  i arranged the stamps in layers as i wanted and attached them with glue and scor-tape, layering the washi tape strips as well.  the final touch was adding three brads and the word “create.”

this card is called "imagine"

supplies: gecko galz industrial stamps; designer paper; washi tape; brads; distress inks; word sticker “imagine”

instructions: i covered my cardstock with designer paper.  i printed three of the industrial stamps on different papers, plain white, colored and also gecko galz mayflower paper pack “abigail” paper and cut them out.  i arranged the stamps in layers as i wanted and attached them with glue and scor-tape.  last i added the  washi tape, the brad and the word “imagine”.  i distressed all edges with distress inks.

my final piece is an ATC called "journey."

supplies: gecko galz industrial stamps; designer paper; torn strips from a map; washi tape; brads; distress inks; word sticker “journey”

instructions: i covered my ATC base with designer paper and the torn pieces of map.  i printed two of the industrial stamps on different papers, plain white and colored, and cut them out.  i added the strips of washi tape and the brad.  all edges were distressed with distress inks.

i hope you like these!  they were great fun to make.  you can see all the DT pieces at the gecko galz blog.   and if you are interested in taking a look at this very cool stamp set you can find them here.

i'm linking up to the "inspire your heart with art" link up party at unruly paper arts where we are asked to link up something we've made that came from the heart.  i've come to really love working in the steampunk genre so i decided to link these creations.  for this challenge we are not supposed to link up challenge or DT pieces and i think this qualifies since it was an optional piece designed for gecko galz.  but if it doesn't count then i still hope you enjoyed visiting!

love to all.

gecko galz and itkupilli

at the gecko galz site each month we combine gecko galz items items with items from a featured company. this month the cross promotion partner is the wonderful artist itkupilli! itkupilli has provided some gorgeous papers from her primavera line for us to create with.  i've made two tags combining images from the two companies.

i call this tag "reverie."  the gecko galz vintage images are from the "sunny august" and "la vie en rose" collage sheets.  the gorgeous background paper is from itkupilli. i've used washi tape, polyvinyl hole reinforcement and ribbon to finish the piece.

i call this piece "fairy kiss."  again the background is primavera paper from itkupilli.  the image is from the gecko galz "sunny august" collage sheet.  the kissing stag is washi tape.  the butterfly and rabbit are brads by alphastamps.

check out the gecko site to see additional cross promotion pieces by the design team!
love to all.