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Addicted to Stamps and More - make your Mark #526

      This is my Make Your Mark project...for the Challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More It is an Autumnal card although we are in Spring ...

Saturday, 12 September 2026

Gecko Galz September Challenges!

                 

     This month the main Challenge theme is 

Whimsical Circus

Follow the link to share your make!

September 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 will sharing the exploding box I have made for this challenge:

I designed the box to have two boxes...in the middle I used packaging to make a stand for the central circus tents.








But we also have challenges on the Facebook Group


These are the September challenges:



Then there are also, with freebie images, the








Find also the new tag challenge 
 This is my tag for this:




Have Fun!

Happy Crafting!


Friday, 11 September 2026

Color Dare Challenge #720

  

     
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 -


I have used all the colours plus black and white.
The card blank is pale pink matted with an embossed piece of white card.
I then added strips of colour.
Finally the die cut plus the sentiment.



Happy Crafting!



 

Thursday, 10 September 2026

September Challenges - Conjurer of Dreams

          

On the Facebook Group Kim has started the Progressive Challenge again.

 Each week a new image is sent to you but the first can be found here

I have only just managed to do the first one as I am just out of hospital...


I also used an image from Something Fishy


Using a similar card design I made this second card which used a freebie image on the



This time I used an owl from Owl Wizard Set



I printed the sentiments on the computer and used vintage photo distress on all edges.


Have a look on the CoD site for more challenges

The current Anything Goes challenge can be found here

There are FOUR more challenges on the blog.:
FREE IMAGE CHALLENGE - details can be seen HERE.
 ATC CHALLENGE - details are HERE.
TAG CHALLENGE - details are HERE.
AUTUMN CHALLENGE - details are HERE.

Happy Crafting!

Wednesday, 9 September 2026

WOYWW #901

           

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#901 


Here's my desk today:
 

Not a lot different from the last time I shared because I have been
 in hospital until Sunday. I did a little more crafting whilst there - a felted koala.


Since I have been home I have just finished my August Tiny Pieces of Art









Hope I will have more to share next week!



Have a happy 901st WOYWW !!


Tuesday, 8 September 2026

Seek Gather Create August 2026


This is a weekly challenge during August set up by Lisa Goddard Art on Facebook.

Each week there is a set of items to collect with which to make a project. I decided to make ATCs:













Happy Crafting!