seeds and plants

it is my turn to choose the theme at tag tuesday and i've chosen "seeds and plants." i wanted to use some seed packet images i had and i had some fun with it. 

the seed packets and charming lady are all from gecko galz collage sheets.

these seed packets are from lunagirl; the frog, toadstool and crown are from a retired tumblefish studios collage sheet.

please play along and link up! i'm giving a prize of stickers and other goodies to the challenge winner!

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. 

harvest time tiny inspiration continued -- and a freebie!

today is my feature day at the gecko galz customer challenge blog and this month we are playing on the theme of "harvest time."  on the 1st of the month i shared a couple 1 inch square creations.  these two are 1.5 inch square creations.

supplies: 1.5 x 1.5 inch base from inchie arts; gecko galz "thankful for fall jewel it" collage sheet; gecko galz autumn colors mini paper pack; distress ink; paper flower.

instructions: i fussy cut numerous images from the "thankful for fall" collage sheet.  i covered the first inchie arts base with paper from the autumn colors pack and distressed the edges.  i then arranged images from the collage sheet.  i glued a paper flower to the back to create a background for the lady. 

supplies: 1.5 x 1.5 inch base from inchie arts; gecko galz "thankful for fall jewel it" collage sheet; gecko galz mayflower paper pack; distress ink; enamel dots.

instructions: i fussy cut numerous images from the "thankful for fall" collage sheet.  i covered the inchie arts base with paper from the mayflower pack and distressed the edges.  i then arranged images from the collage sheet and added the enamel dots.  


come back later this month as i'll be previewing something by gecko galz for hallowe'en!

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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 september 30!

here is a free digital stamp for you from gecko galz!

check the gecko galz blog for freebies about every other day this month!

love to all.

a "tiny" fall harvest

happy september! this month at gecko galz our customer challenge theme is "harvest time." in the northern hemisphere autumn is very near.  i was in the mood to go "tiny" so here are 2 inchies to get this started.

supplies: 1x1 inch base from inchie arts; gecko galz "thankful for fall jewel it" collage sheet; gecko galz autumn colors mini paper pack; distress ink; enamel dot.

instructions: i fussy cut numerous images from the "thankful for fall" collage sheet.  i covered the first inchie base with paper from the autumn colors pack and on the second i used an image from the thankful for fall sheet.  i distressed the edges and then arrange additional images from the collage sheet.  i added an enamel dot to the second inchie.

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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 september 30!

come back here on september 14 for some additional tiny harvest treats inspiration!

love to all.

the crowning jewel of the thanksgiving feast...

yes, the pumpkin pie.  for my fourth week piece for the month-long thanksgiving/harvest challenge at lunagirl moonbeams i'm sharing a card featuring the king of the feast!

the pumpkin image is a freebie you can grab from the lunagirl site.
you have a few more days to link up your creations celebrating thanksgiving, whether traditional or whimsical, for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store.  i hope you will!

whether you celebrate thanksgiving or not, i wish you many things to be thankful for.

enjoy; love to all.

turkey time!

it is now week three of our challenge theme for the whole month of november at lunagirl moonbeams -- thanksgiving/harvest.  link up your creations celebrating thanksgiving, whether traditional or whimsical, for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store. 

for this card i grabbed one of the images from the seed pack collage sheet by lunagirl to match up with images from the vintage thanksgiving collage sheet and vintage harvest background paper sheet.  turkey and squash are important parts of the meal!  and here is a wonderful turkey freebie from lunagirl!

please join us!
love to all.

thanksgiving/harvest challenge part 2

welcome to week two of our challenge theme for the whole month of november at lunagirl moonbeams -- thanksgiving/harvest.  link up your creations celebrating thanksgiving, whether traditional or whimsical, for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store. 

here is an ATC featuring a turkey image, a pumpkin image and background paper from lunagirl.  the leaf "frame" is a sticker from my stash.  the pumpkin image is a free image you can grab from the lunagirl site.

three more weeks to join the challenge; i hope you will.
love to all.

thanksgiving/harvest challenge and autumn moo

i love thanksgiving -- probably because i love to eat!  our challenge theme for the whole month of november at lunagirl moonbeams is thanksgiving/harvest.  link up your creations celebrating thanksgiving, whether traditional or whimsical, for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store.

of course apple pie should be on the menu.  so my first card in celebration of this theme includes a vintage image of apples, a vintage thanksgiving cook trimming her apple pie and a background from the vintage harvest collage sheet, all images by lunagirl.

we look forward to seeing what you link up to the challenge!  need a little something to get you motivated?  here is a lovely free vintage pumpkin image from lunagirl for you.  i'll be using this image in creations later on this month.

i'm also catching the tail end of the "autumn mood" challenge at moo mania challenge blog.  a moo is about 1.1 x 2.8 inches and for this i also used images and background papers from lunagirl.  the flower was from my stash and i thought it would make a lovely background so i glued the moo to the flower.

love to all.