Altered index card

  Hello, Today I have an Altered Index Card for you using VLVS. 

                                                                         Stamps Used:

                                                               19416 waybill/invoice 

                                                               19415 butterfly specimens

I started out by coffee dying some blank index cards.

Next, I stamped the waybill/invoice in distress oxide. I then smudged the ink. 

Stamp the butterfly specimens in black ink in the middle of the index card.

I added a little string and a label to the bottom of the card.

 Goodmorning, I'm here with a fun fold card for you today using Lost Coast stamps.

Her is the inside of the card.

Come join the month-long challenge.

175 tag

 Goodmorning, I'm here with a gnome tag for you using all Lost Coast Stamps.

You can join the gnomey fun over at The Lost Coast blog.

Happy Halloween

 Happy Halloween. 💀

I'm here with day 31 of the 31 days of Halloween. I'm using Lost Coast stamps.

                                                                           Stamps Used:

                                                                           Small skeleton 

                                                                       ATC Italian postmark

                                                                       Witch from wizard of OZ 2

Tag Tuesday

 Good morning, I'm here with a tag Tuesday for you using Viva Las VegaStamp. You can see how I made this over on the blog.

2 cute gnomes

 Goodmorning, I'm here with a postcard for you today using Lost Coast stamps.

Stamps Used:

Two gnomes

Brush stokes

Pieces of calligraphy

You can join over at The Lost Coast blog.

ID card

 I'm sharing my ID card I made using Lost Coast Stamps. 

I got inspired by a YouTube video that I saw. making ID cards. It's for the mid-month reminder for the monthly challenge.

Valetine's Tickets

 Hello, I'm here with 2 Valentine's tickets using Lost Coast stamps. I was inspired by a youtube video by CraftyDecorbyToni .

Stamps Used:

Brush strokes

Travel stuff set

ATC misc. 6 set

License plate alpha

I started off by cutting a piece of heavy weight Krat cardstock in half. Mine was a half of a top folding A2 card base. So, half of that. I then punched the corners to make it look like a ticket. 

Next, I stamped the circles from the Brush strokes with pink distress oxide ink on both. I then stamped Travel stuff set and ATC misc. 6 set with the new distress oxide ink color. After that was done I edged them both with walnut distress ink and then scorched timber distress oxide ink and spritzed some water on it.

Day 7 of the 31 days of Halloween

I'm here with Day 7 of the 31 days of Halloween over at the Lost Coast Blog.

Stamps Used:

Corner swirl

Pieces of Calligraphy

🎃🎃🎃🎃

You can head over there to read how I made these. 

Transportation card

 Today starts a new challenge over at The Male Room blog.

For my card I started out with a tag. I used blue and gray distress inks on the background. I smooched it on a glass mat and then dried it.

I then stamped the cars with black ink and then used black embossing power on it. Edged it with black ink. 

Then I started on the card base. I used Kraft cardstock. I some grungy "filler" stamps on it with black and blue ink to match the tag. I then added my tag to the middle. Lastly, I added some ephemera, and we have a card.

I hope you will join the challenge.

Gecko Galz Blog Hop

 

Hello Everyone!

 

We want to welcome everyone to the

Gecko Galz 12th Annual Blog Hop

 

This is our Tricks and Treats Blog Hop! 

We have 16 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz collage sheets that we are giving you for FREE on each site! Each blog you visit will have a exclusive free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to download, the one here is

"VINTAGE FLORA".

(Click Right the image below to save)

And here are some designs I did;

Also make sure you leave a message on each blog site you visit, and follow that design team member if you do not already and on the last blog there will be a phrase that you will email to us to be entered in our drawing for a wonderful treat pack.  So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop!

We have FIVE amazing prizes up for grabs:

·        First is a Gecko Galz Kit Club for 2022!

·        Second prize is a $75 Shopping spree with Gecko Galz.

·        Third prize is a $50 shopping spree!

Fourth prize is a $25 shopping Spree!

·        And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz PRODUCTS!!! This includes the 6 new collage sheets each quarter, a new stamp set each quarter, a new Craft Kits each quarter, 2 ATC collections, A Sentiment pack each quarter, 1 Mini Paper Pack each quarter and one jewel it collection!

 

First of all, you will need to visit all 16

blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect the phrase at the end of the hop on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to email the phrase to Gecko Galz at geckogalz2019@gmail.com.

This enters you in the give Away. On October 31st we will randomly draw the 4 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names  in our Newsletter on November 1st.

 

For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the GECKO GALZ ETSY STORE between the 27th of October and the 30th of October and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win) 

 

Now have fun visiting each Blog

 

Gecko Galz

Kim Rayko

Robin Francini

Gail Hutchinson

Mia

Susan Renshaw

Rene Van Wyk

Kelly Parker

  Zowie Dixon

*Cathy Norton* 

Marcia Caradinta

Carole Jones

Angela Fretwell

Gerri Herbst

Lesia Schnur

Leanne Seed

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    And we are the dreamers of dreams,

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Halloween card #2 with Fox & found Studio

  Today I have a card I made with Fox and Found Studio collage sheets. 

Sheets I use:

Vintage poison labels

Edwardian actors

Spooky Halloween words

Victorian registrar's letter

👻

I started out by taking the Victorian registrar's letter and gluing it to a cardstock base. I then stamped a skull, ink spots and numbers on the background. Set that aside.

Next, I took Edwardian actors and cut one gentleman out. I stamped poison on his hat. Set aside. I then cut out to images from the Vintage poison labels and a word from the Spooky Halloween words. 

Then it was time to arrange on the card front. I figured out how I liked and then glued it all down. I did add some Tim Holtz Halloween stickers to fill in the space. Lastly, I edged with some brown ink and added 2 gems on the bottom. 

Halloween card with Fox & Found Studio

 Today I have a card I made with Fox and Found Studio collage sheets. 

Sheets I use:

Vintage poison labels

Edwardian actors

Spooky Halloween words

Victorian registrar's letter

I started out by taking the Victorian registrar's letter and gluing it to a cardstock base. I then stamped a skull, ink spots and numbers on the background. Set that aside.

Next, I took Edwardian actors and cut one gentleman out. I stamped poison on his hat. Set aside. I then cut out to images from the Vintage poison labels and a word from the Spooky Halloween words. 

Then it was time to arrange on the card front. I figured out how I liked and then glued it all down. I did add some Tim Holtz Halloween squares to fill in the space. Lastly, I edged with some brown ink and added 3 gems on the bottom. 

Day 18 of 31 days of Halloween

 Good morning and Hello, I'm here with a wall hanging.

Stamps Used:

Pumpkin

Halloween saying

Small ATC cats

So, this is a upcycle project. I started out with a piece of cardboard from a box. I then painted it off white and I did do some stenciling in it with the same color, but it is hard to see it the photo. I set that aside to dry and started on the next thing.

Next, I stamped the Pumpkin and colored it with copic markers. I cut it out and cut off the stem. I didn't need it because the cat was sitting on top.

Then I stamped a cat from the Small ATC cats and colored and cut it out.

When the cardboard wall hanging was dry, I took the Halloween saying and stamped it randomly all over the sides of the wall-hanging.

I then glued the pumpkin and the cat into the middle and punched to holes on top and added a string and you have yourself a upcycle wall-hanging.

Come join the Halloween fun here

Day 4 of the 31 days ofHalloween

 Happy Halloween 👻

I'm here with a leaf decoration I made for you today. 

Stamps Used:

Small skeleton

ATC set 6

So, I started out with a leaf decoration I got at Dollar tree. I painted it with a cream paint and let dry. Next, I took some distress inks and smooched then on my craft mat and dipped the leaf into them. I then dried it. I took the Small skeleton and stamped it with archival black ink. Then I stamped the Italian postmark from the ATC set 6 around the edges with some brown archival ink.

Lastly, I edged the leaf with some drown ink and tied some baker's twine to the top. 

Come join the month-long Halloween challenge here

Journal page

 Hello all I have a journal page to share with you today. I used Fox and found studio collage sheets for this.

Sheets Used:

Vintage bingo

Vintage airmail

Floral tags (I printed them on clear sticker paper aka full sheet label)

Edwardian women

Antique garden plants

Antique gothic book page

Tag

 Hello all. I'm happy to announce I'm part of The male room blog design team. The challenge is Tag.

So, I started off with a #8 white tag. I used Distress Oxide sprays on the background. In iced spruce, rusty hinge and antique linen. Sprayed and dipped the tag to make the background and when there were areas that were not drying, I decided to get out my gold embossing power and cover the spots with it. 

Next, I grabbed a Dina Wakley and a aall& Create stamp and stamped them randomly over the background in brown and black ink. I then stamped the main image from Lost Coast designs on white cardstock and cut out.

I then grabbed some Tim Holtz ephemera bits and added it to the tag. I added some string and the main image to the bottom of the tag.

Come join the tag challenge here

Raven Flip

Hello there, I'm here with a card with a flip

Stamps Used:

MRaven 2

Daisy flourish

ATC set 6

Wings

I started off with some Tim Holtz paper and I stamped MRaven 2. Then I added snippets of paper and I stamped ATC set 6 on the circle. I added washi tape to make it open up on the front of the card.

 

I stamped Wings (only 1) on the inside of this, colored it with Copic markers and I added sparkle but you can't see. On the other side I stamped  Daisy flourish. 

For the card base I used Daisy flourish and ATC set 6 stamped randomly around the front.  

Come join the fun here

Gnome Challenge

 Hello all. There is a new challenge over at Lost Coast blog. It's Gnomes all moth long. 

Stamp used:

Gnome Santa with toys