Putting on the Green

Over on the Gecko Galz blog, the challenge for February is 'Putting on the Green'. Feel free to join in and have a play - there is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE product from Gecko Galz Etsy but it can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers. The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz shopping spree!

First up is a digital project I did using 'Glass Slipper' from the 'Ever After' paper pack and an image from 'Gypsy Magic' design sheet. Quote from the web.

I used the paper as my background. I thought the gold swirls would work well with the image. I then imported the design sheet into my work space and cropped it down till I had the image I wanted to use. Altering the size I placed it in the right hand corner, then used the wine glass tool which in easy speak allows you to play with the transparency of  your selected item from different angles. once I was happy with how she faded into the background, I matched the colour of sentiment to the swirls.

For this card I used an image from 'She is so Lovely' design sheet.

Background paper Websters Pages "Petite Papers" collection

Lime paper from Websters " Best Friends" pack

Peel offs

Green Pearls

The Hobby House 'champagne' gems

bow

For this card I used an image from "Sweet little Cuties" design sheet.

Using an oval die I cut the image out and then cut the same size oval out of a piece of cream card and used this as a picture mount.
The green flower, gold embellishments, lace and snip art corner all came from Craft Box.

For these and many more designs, check out the Gecko Galz  Etsy shop

For these and many more designs, check out the Gecko Galz shop.

remembering summer

Using Hunkdory's Seaside kit (can't remember its proper title at the moment), I made this simple card, just layered up using the design elements and added a few pearls.

Never trusted these type of deckchairs as when I was little I sat on one and it broke.......could only happen to me!

Hot Beverage

On a roll with the Christmas cards, this the 3rd week... I promise I won't be counting up every week but its still a novelty *lol*

For some reason this looks a bit blurry.

 

topper/green paper/sentiment from Nigel Mays 'Craft into Christmas' Cool Yule cd

everything else from NitWit Collection "Cookin' Cookies"

green shiny xmas twine

Hobby House taupe gems.

 

Very easy card, printed off a design sheet with topper & embellishments on, didn't use any of the embellishments though, cut out, layered up, chose matching papers from NitWit paper pack and stuck down, voila - card!

 

entering in: Merry Monday Christmas - Hot Beverages

 

 

baby blue



A little boy's card today, the image could be for new baby, I've chose the birthday sentiment, would be nice for a first birthday but I haven't got anything in my stash for that....yet.

 

 

 

Teddy Bo & Co backing paper & sentiment stamp

Lili of The Valley topper

blue card

DoCraft blue pastel ribbon

doily

four of a kind

A lovely card which I made for a Friendship swap over on DoCrafts incorporating Mrs A's challenge over at her Butterfly Challenge Blog - to use 4 of something which in this card is 4 butterflies.
Had to include a doily of course, but this tine I added a white paperclip to spice things up a bit *lol*

 

Debbi Moore papers

doily

diecut butterfly in pink

small die cut butterflies x 2

pearls

 

Sticking the butterfly to the clip was fiddly, but I did it......... till I went to put the card in the envelope, dropped it and the butterfly fell off. Superglue is my hero!!

 

entering into: butterfly challenge = q is for quadruple.

circus!

This was a quick card to make, the image came from the web, I layered it onto some red mirror card to make a sturdy topper. The backing paper came from American Crafts 'Lovely Day' paper kit. I decoupaged the balls onto it - from another paper in the kit.

friendship

This was the card I did for February's Friendship swap over on Do-Crafts paper craft forum.

 

the topper and the decoupaged flowers came from Debbi Moore Designs vintage floral range and was perfect for the vintage style card I wanted to do. Added a doily and a few gems and the card was fininshed.

love conquers all

image from "Marie's Garden pt 2" design sheet

background paper "Steampowered" from Steampunk Paper kit

 

all from Gecko Galz

 

designed in CAP2

 

100% digital

 

 

From the design sheet, I cut out my chosen image, placed it onto a blank page and using a heart shaped digi punch, punched out the main bit of the image, I was just going to use that but then decided to use the 'off cut' as well and started layering the page up till I got the look I wanted. I altered the transparency of the background sheet to give it a faded look. Added a red square which I then placed behind the main heart to matt & layer a contrast, the shade of red was taken from the large rose so everything matched.

I tried to match the hand writing on the image as best I could and faded the words a little bit to make them look worn 7 faded into the paper.



I wanted to embellish it a little as it looked quite plain around the edges but couldn't find any embellishments I liked so I ended up matt & layering the image and reducing it in shape to fill the gap.

Another idea to fill the gap would be to write a sentiment or little poem to whoever the card was meant to be for.

If my printer was good, I would print it all as is, but if I do make this into an actual card I will just use the images as my ink tends to be a bit darker than the appearance on screen. And there would be a doily involved.  (*lol*)

 

 

entered into: digitally sweet challenge - whats your favourite shape
also entered into 'not a card' January challenge on Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Group over on Facebook.

 

 

 

Peace on Earth

I am in love with this pretty Angel topper, it is part of a decoupage sheet but I split them up. Teemed with the funky backing paper, I think its my favourite Christmas card this year.

 

 

 

Cupcake crafting "Christmas Past" cd image

Creata Christmas backing card

doily coloured with promarker

random sentiment

stick on gems

 

 

entering in:  glitter n sparkle = modern christmas colours (I forgot to link up again, as I scheduled this post.... now all linked up, fine and dandy)

pretty in pink

A birthday card done for this week.

 

Debbi Moore Designs design kit

stick on gems

5 by 5 white card blank

 

entered into: glitter 'n' sparkle - must use pink

Father's Day

Went to Elscar Heritage centre yesterday, had a lovely wander round the huge antique centre, and had a quick look in the craft shop - spotted a design pack which was perfect for 2 challenge cards.

This is for dad, I can remember us having a lawn mower like that one! Many many moons ago. And the jacket reminds me of Monty Don - only thing missing is Nigel.

you know you're getting old when you get asked which is YOUR Gardeners World presenter - rather than which was YOUR Doctor (Who).

*cough*

*normal service will resume shortly*

 

White card A5 blank

Ribbon

Gems

Hunkydory - Milestones - on our retirement paper pack

 

 

entering into: cardz 4 guyz = Fathers day/man in your life

 

 

dark & light

 

 

Image/paper by Gillian Hutchinson over on  Simply Sumura

 

A5 black mirror card from Creata

purple/blue toned backing card from Kanban

ribbon

stick on gems

 

entered into: Delicious Doodles - a bit moody - the darkness against the light pretty swirly background is one way of describing  Depression, there are the two sides, lightness on the outside yet darkness hiding away in the inside. Depending on my mood, it can beautiful or full of darkness....
             
                     Polkadoodles - things with wings
 

 

gone fishing

A change of card shape today, used an A6 blank for this fishing themed card.
Its actually supposed to be a pyramid topper, but I only used the main image.

 

paper kit/stamp by emmaball.co.uk

Creata dark mirror card

coloured in candi

fishing topper/sentiment unknown

 

 

entering into: cardz4guyz - gone fishing

pretty in pink

My sisters birthday is on the 2nd, I always leave it too late as it needs to be posted! It just one of those dates that sneaks up on you *lol*

 

backing paper  Hot off the Press "Soft Nostalgia"

flower Nitwit

peel off sentiment

pink sticky gems

ribbon

the ribbon is a gorgeous baby pink, but it doesn't show up very well in the photo.

entering this into: nutcrafters - pink & brown

mothering sunday card

Hot off the Press - "Soft Nostalgia" kit

mini candi

peel off

hippity hoppity

A quick card today, done with one of my favourite fonts - KG Hippity Hop - downloaded from DaFont.com.

 

all papers from NitWit "Spring Whimsy" collection

Creata dark mirror card in black

grey mini card candi

twine

white DL card

entering into Cardz4Guyz - typography (words or names)


*does happy dance*

Yay!!! It uploaded, the computer must like me today ; )

one becomes two

A very lovely couple got engaged recently, so this was my card to them..... still waiting for that party!

Crafters Companion "Love & Romance" design sheet

rings backing card (hunky-dory or kanban)

Debbi Moore designs chameleon glitter

Creata dark mirror card

peel off sentiment

gems

 

 

entering card into: glitter n sparkle - #75 anything goes



Sweet tweets

Using Hot off the Press "Sweet tweets" design pack, put this card together for February's partner swap over at card exchange uk (yahoo group).

horses of courses!

Over at cardz 4 guyz  the challenge this week celebrates the Chinese New Year, the year of the horse.
I wanted to do a vintage looking card, so popped over to the graphics fairy to see look through her amazing image library, eventually settling on this French thorobred horse (which is what the wording on the picture translates to), to keep the French theme I put bon anniversaire as the greeting

card in stock over at purplemurtle crafts

 

5x5 white card stock

Prima "Botanical" collection papers

walnut promarker

Creata dark mirror board

peel offs

 

entering horsey into: cardz 4 guyz - chinese new year/of the horse

You old sew and sew so!

Made for cardexchange UK over at Yahoo groups, January partner swap.

Totally random card - dived into my oddment drawer and used what I came out with. (must have been in the Craft Fairy's good books!)

 

5 x 5 white card blank

toppers from Debbi Moore 'shabby chic' compendium

flowers/back paper from NitWit 'Cottage Charm' paper kit

buttons