Gecko Galz December Challenges

            

      Don't we all love a challenge? Gecko Galz Papercrafting has many monthly challenges...

 This month the main Challenge theme is 

Winter Elegance Challenge

Follow the link to share your make!

December 1st - 29th.

Feel free to grab our badge, and share on your blogs.

There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  

It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!

The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree 

Today I have a sneaky peek of my December makes - see more on the 12th!

But we also have challenges on the Facebook Group

These are the November challenges:

Then there are also, with freebie images, the

MONTHLY Christmas Challenge

 Stamp Challenge

MONTHLY Gothic Challenge

Steampunk Challenge

ATC Challenge

 Card challenge

Have Fun!

Happy Crafting!

WOYWW #756

   

It is Wednesday so I am linking to the Stamping Ground

Follow the link to find out more about What's on Your Work Desk Wednesday and maybe join in... This is my post for WOYWW #756

SO here's my desk!

I have been using stencils to make some Christmas card backgrounds.

I have been making journal pages as usual - one is on the table easel.

I have also made some projects for Scrapbookingncraft

I also made a card I was quite pleased with:

More details of these are all in previous blog posts.

My daughter came over last weekend and she needed to make some little things to give to the kids in her form. This is what we came up with:

And we are starting putting  our Christmas decorations up:

Just to finish - a friend sent me this on Facebook - she said it reminded her of me...

Wishing you a happy week...and hope to get around to you all this week...

Happy  WOYWW!

Scrapbookingncraft Post #3

  

 I was delighted when Mel asked me to join her Design Team. I have enjoyed using stencils, chipboards and serviettes from Scrapbookingncraft for some years now...

Find our Design Team makes on Facebook HERE

This is my next inspiration - a pair of slimline cards:

Step One

Using two slimline card blanks, I added mats of green card.

Step Two

For my next layer I used a background from my Gelli plate in greens.

Step Three

I then added Acrylic paint (Dina Wakley Ancient) through the stencil

 (using a domed blending foam)

 to this background using Forest Trees

Step Four

I cut the backgrounds so size including some of the green edging as 'ground'.

Step Five

I coloured the birds  and owl using black acrylic and a sponge.

Step Six

I added the birds with white glue.

Step Seven

I printed the sentiments n the computer, added black fineliner, cut them out and adhered them in place.

Happy Crafting!

Sunday Song & Rhyme: Nov 26 - Dec 9

Have you found the new home of the Outlawz Sunday Song & Rhyme Challenge yet?

I do hope you will go and check it out! 

This challenge has no sponsors, but you do have the opportunity to win a top 3 or honorable mention badge.

Now on to the challenge!

 

Our Song/Rhyme this fortnight is from Jane 

The Calendar by Barbara-Euphan-Todd

I think there are many phrases within this that might inspire you...

The Calendar

I knew when Spring was come –

Mot by the murmurous hum

Of bees in the willow-trees,

Or frills

Of daffodils.

Or the scent of the breeze;

But because there were whips and tops

By the jars of lollipops

In the two little village shops.

I knew when Summer breathed –

Not by flowers that wreathed

The sedge by the water’s edge,

Or gold

Of the Wold,

Or white and rose of the hedge;

But because in a wooden box

In the window at Mr’s Mack’s

There were white-winged shuttlecocks.

I knew when Autumn came –

Not by the crimson flame

Of leaves that lapped the eaves

Or mist

In amethyst

And opal tinted weaves;

But because there were alley-taws

(Punctual as hips and haws)

On the counter at Mrs. Shaw’s.

I knew when Winter swirled –

Not by the whitened world,

Or silver skeins in the lanes

Or frost

That embossed

In patterns on window-panes;

But because there were transfer sheets

By the bottles of spice and sweets

In the shops in two little streets.

I was inspired by

I knew when Autumn came –

Not by the crimson flame

Of leaves that lapped the eaves

and made an autumnal card.

As a background I used a paper from my stash from BeeArty. The sentiment also came from here.

The added leaves and stem are from The Dusty Attic - I added Distress Ink to these to add colour.

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Thanks for playing along!

Happy Crafting!

Scrapbookingncraft Post #2

 

 I was delighted when Mel asked me to join her Design Team. I have enjoyed using stencils, chipboards and serviettes from Scrapbookingncraft for some years now...

Find our Design Team makes on Facebook HERE

This is my next inspiration:

Step One

Add book paper to a double page in my large journal with gel medium.

Step Two

A brayered layer of white gesso.

Step Three

Acrylic paint in colours of the rainbow painted across the page.

Step Four

Neon paints in colours of the rainbow through a stencil Swirly dot waves  (using a domed blending foam).

Step Five

Emphasise these strips with black Posca along the edges and around the circles.

Step Six

Black acrylic paint  through the stencil A4 Lady with glasses  (using a domed blending foam).

Step Seven

Script stamping at random with black Archival Ink.

Step Eight

Addition of white Posca pen to the face stencil

Step 7

Posca penwork as a border.

Step 8

Sentiment added with a backing of white card

Black cardstock Count your rainbows not your thunderstorms

Step 9

White drips with Dina Wakley white gloss spray.

Having finished I did wonder whether I referred it before I added the white - see picture above - what do you think?

Happy Crafting!