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. 

embossing with rogue redhead...

time to get messy with inks and powders because the challenge for the next two weeks at the cheerful stamp pad is to use embossing powders!  for my DT piece i decided to use a stamp from rogue redhead designs and also to participate in the rogue redhead facebook april sketch.  the embossing technique really gives the stamped image more presence.

the sketch design is a really good one and i like how this came out.  i used coordinating papers and a sentiment from a creative memories "reminisce spring" paper pack.

i'm linking up to 2 other challenge as well:
week #7 scraps of color blogger's challenge "embossing"
and pile it on challenge, "rubber stamping with rogue redhead."

the randomly selected winner of the cheerful stamp pad challenge will get a prize from our challenge sponsor "stamp on it."

have a wonderful week; love to all.