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February Gecko Galz Challenges

                                        Gecko Galz Papercrafting has many monthly challenges...   This month the main Challenge theme is  Al...

Friday, 20 February 2026

Conjurer of Dreams Challenges

        

Have a look on the CoD site for several challenges

The current Anything Goes challenge can be found here

There are also
FREE IMAGE CHALLENGE - details can be seen HERE.
 ATC CHALLENGE - details are HERE.
TAG CHALLENGE - details are HERE.
LOVE SHRINE CHALLENGE - details are HERE.

I have made this tag for the tag challenge using the free image. I printed this several times to make a handful of small tags. I then placed these in a slot tag - this is a Matty's Crafting Joy die. I added a few stickers to the base.



There are also more on the Facebook Group. In particular there is the monthly progressive challenge with freebie images.

So far I have made these cards for this this month - both involved decoupage.





Happy Crafting!

Color Dare #692

   This picture shows my make for the



Do pop over to the Color Dare Challenge and take a look at my teamies' makes.

This picture shows the challenge -


My card comprises a green card blank matted with a yellow then an orange paper. I then added the die cut flowers with quilled leaves on a white layer. Finally I added the sentiment (Stampin Up) also on an orange mat.



Happy Crafting!

 

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

WOYWW #872

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 #872

Here is my workdesk:



I am trying to get this typed up quickly before I set off for Aquarobics. We have just dropped Ollie off...
On my desk you will see some dimensional dot paints - - I was using them to add bright dots to the collage above.

You will also see some tubs of very fine glitter - I don't usually 'do' glitter but this was to make a card for a swap. I followed Sam Calcott's video here 
So this is what my desk looked like:




I forgot to take a photo of the two cards I made before posting them but they were sparkly!


This is my week 8 of my Tiny Pieces of Art Year long challenge:
 The theme this month  is Still My Beating Heart.


The theme for this one is Love birds and items to use were washi tape and paper strips - I placed these as the background. I added extra lace, an image from Gecko Galz and a paper strip from Kaisercraft.

Another thing I made for a swap this week and which I also posted on the Gecko Galz Facebook Group - it used GG Alice images - is this little piece of fold out ephemera...






If you look through my February posts you will see lots of Valentines and hearts. Valentine's Day is a special day in our household as it is our wedding anniversary. And this year it was 50 years...here we are enjoying a cup of tea at our daughter's (and testing one of her cucumbers) on Saturday afternoon. 


This was after we had been to a Garden Centre - we wanted to buy some special plants to mark our anniversary. There I saw this marvellous display to mark the Chinese New Year...


That's all for today...

Happy WOYWW! I will get around all of you this week... but it may be late like last week - but better late than never!!



Addicted to Stamps and More - Make your Mark #506

 


This is my Make Your Mark project...for the Challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More



This ATC is made from a red card rectangle 2.5 by 3.5 inches, matted with some paper. To this I added the image (Kate Crane) coloured with markers and fussy cut. The sentiment is from an Art By Marlene sticker book.



 Hope you will enter the Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge! Do hop over to see the fabulous inspiration from my team...


Happy Crafting!


Sunday, 15 February 2026

Double Trouble Challenge #209 Link #2

 


I decided I would enter Double Trouble Challenge again having made this yesterday...

Suzanne mentioned the challenge at Pearly Sparkles but I needed a heart...so I will link this one there...

This is the Challenge #209 at Double Trouble Papercrafting



For this Challenge Thing 1: 3: 2: 1 Recipe
For Thing 3: CAS element
Thing 2: Add card to Try a Sketch On Tuesday #688.


  

I have used a white card blank matted with a Gelli pull and then die cuts of a doily and a heart.
I added black penwork around the edges and a white sentiment.
The CAS element is the pink Gelli pull background although this one is not so plain.

This was going to be a Valentine - but then Valentine's Day is over here so I added a Birthday greeting die cut.



Happy Crafting!