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Gecko Galz November Challenges

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

Friday, 14 November 2025

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2025 Fall/Winter #6

   


 I love to enter the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! When I first joined in I managed to do many posts - these days time gets away with me!!

 This is my sixth post in the


I started this card with a Kraft card blank matted with brown and a paper from


Décosse's Dynamite Doodles


I then added an image, stamped and coloured with markers (The Rabbit Hole Designs) placed on brown card. I added the sentiment (also on brown) - not sure where I found this but it was in my stash. 
I will add this to the Hop Link

  

Happy Crafting!

Thursday, 13 November 2025

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge Day 9 - H

   This is a make for

 Beccy's Place: A Month Of Holiday Cards Challenge

 - which is now in its 13th year!

This card follows the H prompt - Day 9

Anyway this is my H is for Happy - my sentiment says Merry Christmas and HAPPY New Year. This is a sticker placed on a die cut circle.



This is my second die cut grid card. I used the die to cut the gold grid.
I used the same die on a patterned paper.



It started with a green card base which matches the sentiment.
I added a little strip of paper to the edge as the card blank was slightly larger than the die.

I will add this to the challenge


Happy Crafting!

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge Day 7 - F

  This is a make for

 Beccy's Place: A Month Of Holiday Cards Challenge

 - which is now in its 13th year!

This card follows the F prompt - Day 7

Anyway this is my F is for Fa La La La


This started with a green card base.
I used a die to cut pieces from red, gold and two patterned paper.
I added these to the spaces.
I added a little strip to the edge as the card blank was slightly larger than the die.


I then added the sentiment from layers of gold and papers,

I will add this to the challenge


Happy Crafting!

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge Day 13 - K

 This is a make for

 Beccy's Place: A Month Of Holiday Cards Challenge

 - which is now in its 13th year!

This card follows the K prompt - Day 13

Anyway this is my K is for Kings and Kraft.


Just a simple card here - I started with a Kraft card blank and matted it with a brown card.. I added the image combined with a background and printed. I added the fussy crowns and Peace on Earth (this is from 49 & Market.)

The Kings and crowns are from digidazzle cre8tives. The background is part of one from


Décosse's Dynamite Doodles


I will add this to the challenge


Happy Crafting!

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop 2025 Fall/Winter #5

   


 I love to enter the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop! When I first joined in I managed to do many posts - these days time gets away with me!!

 This is my fifth post in the


Today I am making a cocoa themed Christmas card.
I used a blue card blank matted with a paler blue.


I then added an image and sentiment matted on red.
These were from Bugaboo (no longer trading).


I will add this to the Hop Link

  

I will also add this to

 Beccy's Place: A Month Of Holiday Cards Challenge

 - which is now in its 13th year!

This card follows the E prompt - Day 6

E is for Everything is better with...

I will add this to the challenge




Happy Crafting!

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge Day 2 - B

   

This is a make for

 Beccy's Place: A Month Of Holiday Cards Challenge

 - which is now in its 13th year!

This card follows the B prompt - Day 2

Anyway this is my B for Baubles

This is my favourite fold at the moment -You will see lots of cards of this type on my blog.

It's basically made of two strips of card - one 4 1/8 by 12 inches scored at 1.5, 3 and 7 3/8 along the long side and the other 3 by 8 scored at 5 3/4 inches.
I then added part of an image that I had incorrectly printed and was lying on my desk.
I then added elements from 49 and Market Evergreen bundle.


I will add this to the challenge


Happy Crafting!

Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge Day 1 - A

      

This is a make for

 Beccy's Place: A Month Of Holiday Cards Challenge

 - which is now in its 13th year!

This card follows the A prompt - Day 1

Anyway this is my A for Antlers card:

This is my favourite fold at the moment -You will see lots of cards of this type on my blog.

It's basically made of two strips of card - one 4 1/8 by 12 inches scored at 1.5, 3 and 7 3/8 along the long side and the other 3 by 8 scored at 5 3/4 inches.
I then added paper to mat using papers from my stash. The image is from a virtual retreat that I am attending at the end of the month and just happened to be on my desk.
The sentiment is an upcycled tag.


I will add this to the challenge


Thank you Dotty Jo for the tip... I will also add this card to the Christmas Kickstart Challenge #104


Happy Crafting!

Beccy's Place Month of Holiday Cards Challenge Day 12 - J

     

This is a make for

 Beccy's Place: A Month Of Holiday Cards Challenge

 - which is now in its 13th year!

This card follows the J prompt - Day 12

So I was just reminded of this Challenge today - so I am adding today and yesterday's cards now - I will have to catch up! I am pretty sure I had to do the same last year!

Anyway this is my J for Joy card:

Just a simple card using an embossed piece of card topped with a die cut image cut from an upcycled card.


I will add this to the challenge

Happy Crafting!