spring in paris, continued

today is my feature day at the gecko galz customer challenge blog where our challenge theme for the month is paris in spring time.  see below for details on how to play in the challenge.  i'm sharing 2 parisian themed ATCs today. 

supplies: ATC base, gecko galz "butterfly dreams" collage sheet; gecko galz "oh la la ladies" collage sheet; distress ink.


instructions: i covered the ATC base with an image from the butterfly dreams collage sheet and distressed the edges. i fussy cut the lady and added her to the base. i also fussy cut 2 additional butterflies from the butterfly dreams sheet and glued them on. 

supplies: ATC base, gecko galz c'est la vie paper pack; gecko galz "oh la la ladies" collage sheet; gecko galz "charming words" collage sheet; stickers and die cuts from kaiser craft and anna griffin; paper flower; distress ink.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with paper from the c'est la vie paper pack and distressed the edges, and added a paper flower at the top. i cut out the oh la la lady and  adhered her to the ATC, adding a butterfly from kaisercraft at her shoulder.  i added clock sticker from a kaisercraft set at the bottom and added the sentiment which i'd cut from the charming words collage sheet at the bottom as well.

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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 march 30 -- hurry you only have 2 more days to play!  challenge prize will be goodies from the gecko galz shop!


love to all. 

spread your wings and fly

i'm sharing an ATC today to encourage you to join the gecko galz customer challenge blog where our challenge theme for the month is paris in spring time.  see below for details on how to play in the challenge. 

supplies: ATC base, gecko galz c'est la vie paper pack; gecko galz "oh la la ladies" collage sheet; gecko galz "charming words" collage sheet; gecko galz "hat whimsies" collage sheet; stickers and die cuts from kaiser craft and anna griffin; distress ink.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with paper from the c'est la vie paper pack and distressed the edges. i glued on the two butterflies from an anna griffin die cut set. i cut out the oh la la lady and the crown and adhered them to the ATC.  i added the floral sticker from a kaisercraft set at top left and the sentiment which i'd cut from the charming words collage sheet at the bottom.

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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 march 30.  challenge prize will be goodies from the gecko galz shop!


love to all. 

spring/easter tags

for two weeks at tag tuesday we are making tags on the theme of spring or easter.  since i wasn't able to play the last challenge i made two tags for this challenge.

the background paper on this tag is from the la boheme digital pack by gecko galz, other images are from the gecko galz easter joy collage sheet, one of the free monthly collage sheets from a few years ago, a word from the gecko galz charming words collage sheet and some stickers from kaisercraft.

on this tag the background paper is from the gecko galz c'est la vie paper pack.  the clock is from gecko galz time flies sheet and the chick is from my little chickadee.  i also have a word from the charming words collage sheet and stickers from kaisercraft.

love to all and happy spring!

paris in spring time

it's a new month and a new theme at the gecko galz customer challenge blog -- paris in spring time.  link up a creation on our theme for the chance to win gecko galz prizes (more details below).  here's my first piece on this challenge, an ATC featuring none other than the infamous marie antoinette...

supplies: ATC base, gecko galz c'est la vie paper pack; gecko galz "viva marie" collage sheet; gecko galz "charming words" collage sheet; gecko galz "hat whimsies" collage sheet; stickers and die cuts from kaiser craft and anna griffin; distress ink.

instructions: i covered the ATC base with paper from the c'est la vie paper pack and distressed the edges. i glued on the butterfly from an anna griffin die cut set. i cut out the marie image and the hat and adhered them the ATC.  i added butterfly stickers at the bottom from a kaisercraft set and of course the sentiment which i'd cut from the charming words collage sheet.

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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 march 30.  challenge prize will be goodies from the gecko galz shop!


love to all. 

love for mom

i've made another twinchie to celebrate mother-daughter love, in time for mother's day and as inspiration for you to join the "mothers and sisters" challenge at lunagirl moonbeams!

the vintage image is from the lunagirl "just us girls" collage sheet. the background paper is by jodie lee designs.  i added a little washi tape on the side.  the butterflies and letters are from a kaisercraft sticker sheet and the border is from my stash.  my twichie base is from inchie arts.

link up a creation on our theme for the chance to win shopping credit at the lunagirl store, where you'll find a wonderful selection of drool-worthy collage sheets on pretty much any subject!  a reminder of the challenge guidelines:

Challenge ends at 3:00 pm CST on May 31

Any craft or medium is welcome.

ENTER UP TO THREE PIECES!

Vintage style is encouraged but not required.

Use a Lunagirl image and your entry will count twice in the drawing!

Link to this lunagirl moonbeams and to Lunagirl.com on your site if you have one.

Prize: $10 e-gift certificate to use at Lunagirl.com! Winner will be selected by random drawing.

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.

springtime butterfly moo

seriously, the birds are singing louder and louder these days.  i do believe spring is finally showing its beautiful face.

i made this "moo," an approximately 1.2 x 2.8 inch creation in response to the "spring" challenge at moo mania and more challenge blog and to the "butterflies" challenge at the take a word challenge blog.

the images are all from the gecko galz "spring time jewels" collage sheet with background paper by lunagirl.  the clock is from a kaisercraft sticker sheet and there is a prima flower at bottom.

enjoy; love to all.