DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT DONNA MUNDINGER

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DONNA MUNDINGER

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Donna. 

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

GG products:  Toile Jolie digital Paper pack, Free Birds Icons for the May Club Kit

Other Supplies:  Chip Board birdcage from Want2Scrap, Gesso, Mod Podge, Acrylic paints in Gold and Ivory, Frantage Embossing powder, heat gun,

Ranger Perfect Medium,Crocheted adhesive lace tape, resin lock from Melissa Frances, assorted paper roses and leaves, Silk and organdy ribbon, 

Tacky Glue, adhesive foam, dimensional Glue Dots

Print Toile Jolie digital paper and adhere it to the solid birdcage back with Mod Podge.  Trim around edge with a craft knife.  Paint top of birdcage and door with gesso.  When dry, paint with metallic gold acrylic, let dry, then sponge ivory acrylic, let dry.  Dab Perfect Medium in places and sprinkle with Frantage.  Heat emboss with heat gun.  Attach cage door with dimensional Glue dot and use Tacky Glue to attach the keyhole.  Print each icon from the Free Birds May club Kit twice.  Fussy cut images.  Add ribbon to bird and lace to cuff.  Fussy cut wings and envelope from the bird in hand.  Adhere with foam to the original image and attach to birdcage with dimensional Glue Dot.  fussy cut wing of flying bird and glue to  body, bending wing up.  Glue tiny roses to beak and attach to birdcage with dimensional Glue Dot.  fussy cut framed sentiment from icon.  Fussy cut frame only and adhere to sentiment with adhesive foam.  Glue to cage.  Glue flower spray with bow as shown.  String silk ribbon through hole in top of cage and tie in a bow.

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT YVONNE GARNER

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YVONNE GARNER

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Yvonne. 

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP CARD

Instructions: Create 8"x8" card base.  Stamp sentiment and sheep on right side of card base.  Cover card base with polka dots by dipping the end of a pen into Silk Acrylic Paint.  Print Gecko Galz image, mat with red card and mount to card as shown.  Finish card with red striped ribbon.

Supplies: Gecko Galz  Fables 2, Luminere Silk Acrylic Paint, Ribbon: May Arts (Funkie Junkie Boutique) Rubber Stamps:  Debbie Munn, Ink:  Ranger Archival, From my Stash:  Card stock, adhesive

TIME TO FLY CARD

Instructions:  Create 8"x8" card base, set aside.  Print Gecko Galz Paper, trim to 7.5"x7.5" and mat with black paper.  Wrap panel with linen ribbon.  Print Gecko Galz Image, trim, mat with black paper and layer onto prepared panel. Print Gecko Galz Bird Icon, trim and add to panel as shown.  Stamp sentiment on scrap card, trim and add dots with black pen.  Add to prepared panel.  Layer prepared panel to card base.  Finish card with a yellow seam binding bow.

Supplies:Gecko Galz Free Birds Paper Pak (CFB04), Gecko Galz Fables 1, Gecko Galz Free Birds Icons 2 (FB02). Ribbon:  May Arts (Funkie Junkie Boutique), Rubber Stamp:  Red Lead Paperworks Ink:  Ranger Archival, From my stash:  Card stock, scrap card, seam binding, adhesive

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT TERRI BURNETTE

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TERRI BURNETTE

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Terri. 

BLISS TAG

Mixed Media tag using variety of products including Gecko Galz Free Bird craft kit.

BUTTERFLY ALTERED ART BOARD

Mixed media board using toile jolie papers and butterfly images from In my Garden.  This small board is layered beginning with the blue toile jolie paper then texture paste through the Tim Holtz flourish stencil.  Once it was dry then distress paints were added.  The metal tag is tied on with twine and the butterflies are added using Scrap dots

JOURNEY CARD

Products used:  Gecko Galz Toile Jolie papers and Free Bird images

ENCOURAGE TAG

  Mixed media tag using Free Bird and Garden tags images

FAITH CARD

Products used:  Craft kit Free Birds images and Toile Jolie papers

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT NANCY SMITH

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT OF THE DAY

NANCY SMITH

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Nancy.

YOU CAN FLY CARD

Add a mat from the Tim Holtz core-dinations distress collection.  I used green to bring out the green ribbon in my image.

Sand the paper to distress and reveal some of the core.

Print out the following background papers and images:

VP3 from the Vintage Visions mini paper pack (music notes)

FB04 from the free birds paper pack digital background paper (April Kit Club)

FB12 feather images (April Kit Club free birds icons 1)

FB19 red bird in cage (April Kit Club free birds icons 2)

Vintage lady image from the Colorful Cuties 2 collage sheet

Cut the free birds background paper to cover about 2/3 of the way across the card and round the corners.  Cut the paper so that it fits the image nicely to reveal the greenery, and leave a little space at the bottom for your sentiment. 

Attach to the green cardstock base.  

Cut a tag shape from the vintage vision paper, and place over the patterned paper at a slight angle. 

Mat the vintage lady image with manila cardstock and attach.

Fussy cut the feather image and add with dimensional pop dots.

Fussy cut the bird image from the caged bird, cutting off the tail portion, and perch atop the branches in the background paper.

Embellish with buttons

Print and add a sentiment of your choice.

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT MICHELE STORMS

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MICHELE STORMS

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Michele.

FROG PRINCE ATC

Supplies:

Gecko Galz Fables collage sheet

Gecko Galz Free Birds paper pack

Gecko Galz Garden Icons

Gecko Galz Bingo collage sheet

White die cut border

Flower

Pearl

Distress ink

3D fly sticker

Instructions:

First I adhered the Free Birds paper to my ATC base.  I print and cut out the images from the Fables, Bingo and Garden Icons collections.  I decided how to lay everything out and added the border, images, flower and pearl, distressing all edges as usual.

FLY AWAY TAG

Supplies:

Gecko Galz Beauty Unbound Collage Sheet

Gecko Galz Free Birds paper pack

Wings by Moonlight Journey

Fence die cut and bird sticker

Prima flower

Typed sentiment

Distress inks

Ribbon

Instructions:

First I adhered the Free Birds paper to my tag base.  I printed and cut out the vintage “beauty” and the wings and attached the wings to the beauty image.   I typed and printed the words and cut them out.  I decided how to arrange all the elements and glued them to the tag base, adding the flower, die cut, sticker and distressing the edges.  Last step was adding the ribbon.

SHE WISHED SHE COULD FLY ATC

Supplies:

Gecko Galz “Ain't she a cutie” collage sheet

Gecko Galz Free Birds Paper Pack

Wings by Moonlight Journey

Typed Sentiment

Vine sticker

Paper flower

Raindrop bead

Distress ink

Instructions:

First I adhered the Free Birds paper to my card base.  I printed and cut out the vintage “cutie” and the wings and attached the wings to the cutie.  I typed and printed the words and cut them out.  I decided how to arrange all the elements and glued them to the card base, adding the vine, the flower, bead and distressing the edges.

DESIGN TEAM SPOT LIGHT JULES E

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JULES E

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Jules.

NATURES NOTEBOOK

DARE TO BE DIFFERENT CARD

I printed the back ground download onto vellum and, using a spray on
adhesive affixed it to a pre scored and cut pop out card.  Turning the
card over, I used a craft knife to cut the lines and used a bone
folder to score the folds.

I printed the birds on a limb onto Studio 71 canvas and used colored
pencils of various shades of blue and one of pink to shade the birds.
I blended the colors with the oil from my fingers.  Next, I mounted
the birds onto the pop out portion of the card with pop dots and used
letter stickers to write the sentiment.

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT LISETTE BAKER

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LISETTE BAKER

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Lisette.

NESTING SHADOW BOX

Supplies

Small square box

Image from Free Birds Kit

Feathers

Cream lace

Dried flowers

How to

If necessary, paint the box or cover with paper. Size the image so it fits neatly into the back of the box and glue in place. Make an arrangement of flowers and feathers over the original nest in the image. Add lace trim to the top and bottom of the box.

ALWAYS AND FOREVER ATC

Supplies

Dimensional or block ATC

Image from Fables digital collage set

Beeswax

Gold mica powder/Perfect Pearls

Wooden Heart

Red ink/marker pen

Words (printed on computer)

Crackle medium

How to

Colour the heart with a red marker pen. Add a coat of crackle medium and allow to dry. Apply the image to the ATC. Add a thin layer of beeswax all over. Build up beeswax along the sides of the image and edges of the ATC itself. Allow to dry. Brush mica powder all over the image and the build up at the sides and edges. Buff with a dry cloth. Apply the heart and words.

BLUE MUSE CARD

Supplies

2 x papers from Toile Jolie digital paper set

Image from Colourful Cuties collage set

Blue and clear self adhesive gems

Coordinating organza ribbon

Lace trim

Pink paper roses x 5

Row of birds card

Supplies

Paper from Free Birds Kit

Portion of image from Free Birds Kit

Yellow paper

Olive green cardstock

Olive green ribbon

Olive green chevron ribbon

Yellow sweetheart blossoms

BIRDS IN A ROW CARD

Using the Gecko Galz Free Birds Craft Kit

SHABBY CHIC BIRD CARD

Paper from Free Birds Kit

Hessian/burlap

Muslin

Flowered fabric

Burlap ribbon

Lace scrap

Organza rose trim

Lime button

Turquoise thread

Aqua rose cabochon

How to

Layer up the hessian/burlap, muslin and flowered fabric. Add a strip of burlap across the centre. Cut out a square from the paper – choosing an image and composition that appeals to you. Stick this over the fabrics and ribbon. Apply the organza rose trim across the bottom and the lace scrap just above it. Thread the button and add to the corner of the card. Finally, glue on the cabochon.

VINTAGE BIRD CARD

Supplies

Bird tag image from Free Bird Kit

Cardstock inked and stamped with speckles using Walnut Stain distress ink

Paper from Parisian Dreams Paper pack

Black cardstock

Cream lace trims

Ivory ribbon

Cream button

Cream thread

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT AMANDA PHILLIPS

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT OF THE DAY

AMANDA PHILLIPS

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Amanda. 

 

FREE BIRDS CARD

Products used; Gecko Galz Free Birds craft kit, feathers, button and ribbon from my stash.

BABY LOVE CARD

products used sweet baby collage sheet from Gecko Galz
papers from my stash.

DESIGN TEAM MEMBER OF THE DAY JOAN LIDDLE

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT OF THE DAY

JOAN LIDDLE

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Joan.

BEST WISHES CARD

Supplies :
Gecko Galz image (Free Birds #21), Flower Power paper #5
My stash: Lavender Stickles, Doodlebug doily, purple card base, sentiment (Jillibean Soup)

Directions:
I began with a card base and covered it with the Flower Power paper. The bird image was sized in Photoshop and then fussy cut. I added  Stickles to the flower centers (image only).  The bird was layered onto a doily and then onto the card. Lastly, I cut the words "Best Wishes" from the sentiment sticker and placed it onto the doily.

LOVE TAG

Products used:

Gecko Galz -  Toile Jolie paper #2, image from Beauty Unbound #1,  Butterfly Wings, Brussels paper from Great Adventure pack

My stash - love punch (Teresa Collins), chalk inks, Ranger manila tag, Prima packaging

Directions:

Cover the tag with the Toile Jolie paper, trim to fit. Ink edges of tag with brown chalk ink. Add Rose ink lightly over tag.  Size image in Photoshop and fussy cut. Fussy cut butterfly wings and assemble wings behind image, adhere. Punch heart from Brussels paper and the word "love" from packaging. Adhere to tag. 

DESIGN TEAM SPOT LIGHT TEE HALL

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT OF THE DAY

TEE HALL

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Tee.

LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ATC

All Images From Gecko Galz:

Beauty Unbound 1 Collage Sheet

Beauty Unbound 2 Collage Sheet

Free Bird Icons1

Ain't She Cute Collage Sheet

Embellishments:

Stick On Pearls

Tulle

Lace

SING LIKE A BIRD TAG

Supplies Used:

Large Manilla Tag

Distress Paints> Fired Brick & Peeled Paint

Free Birds Icons- Gecko Galz

Bird House Image

Print

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 Paper from stash

Yellow Feather

Blank Ticket

Sing Like A Bird Sentiment

Light Green Lace for Hanger

FREE TO FLY ATC

Supplies Used:

Blank ATC's

Bingo Background Paper

Fired Brick & Walnut Distressed Paints

Sentiments

Bird Graphics from Free Bird craft kit

LIVE IN THE MOMENT ATC

Supplies Used:

Blank ATC's

Bingo Background Paper

Fired Brick & Walnut Distressed Paints

Sentiments

Colorful Cuties collage sheet by Gecko Galz

DESIGN TEAM MEMBER OF THE DAY VICKI ROMAINE

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT OF THE DAY

VICKI ROMAIN

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Vicki.

LOVE OF A MOTHER CARD

For this card I used Gecko Galz Free birds craft kit

SPRING CARD

I used Gecko Galz Free Bird Craft Kit for the bird image. The background was made with a Gelli plate, stencils, and acrylic paints.  I thought the sentiment was appropriate for all the color in the background and the bird.  A back mat was placed behind the bird to make it pop.

OUR PLACE CARD

I used Gecko Galz Free Birds craft kit to create this card. On this card I made the line or limb on the image black to match up with the line on the designer paper.

DESIGN TEAM SPORTLIGHT GERRI HERBST

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GERRI HERBST

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Gerri.

Thinking of you

To make this card I started with a beige card then layered blue printed paper, blue paper from the Gecko Galz Toile Jolie sheet, green polka dot paper and the pretty female image from the Gecko Galz colorful cuties sheet. The embellishments include plastic butterflies, buttons, sequins, rhinestones, plastic swirls and Stickles. The sentiment reads "Thinking of You" and was touched with water colored paint.

Remember Friends Card

To make this card I started with green background and added the patterned paper from the Gecko Galz sheet Toile Jolie. On that I layered some pink flower images and then the women in the pink hat from the Gecko Galz colorful cuties sheet. The accents include dimensional bees, green rhinestones, Stickles, pink German scrap from Retro Cafe Art and the sentiment "Remember Friends".

I thought of you Charisma Card

To make this card i staters with card stock and applied some wrapping paper with the butterfly image. Atop that I fussy cut the yellow women image from the Gecko Galz colorful cuties and added the yellow frame. The top and bottom of the card has yellow circle embellishments and flower stickers. The final touches were the sentiment, "I thought of you Charisma", water colored painted flowers and black Stickler

One of a kind

To make this card I started with beige card stock and layered the Gecko Galz Free Bird  paper as the background. On top of this was layered the sweet female image from the Gecko Galz "Ain't she Cute " sheet, a bird cage from the Gecko Galz Free bird icon sheet and the stamped sentiment "One of a Kind". The accents include, little colored frames with coordinating rhinestones and gold Stickles, glitter pink edging, and pink glitter rhinestones.

DESIGN TEAM SPOT LIGHT BARBARA BIRD

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BARBARA BIRD

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Barbara.

Baby Boy Card

 Baby Boy from Sweet Baby collage sheet by Gecko Galz

Card base is made from baby blue cardstock

Card front is from paper in my stash as well as 4 buttons

Bicycle built for Two

I printed out the image to a 8x10 size (image used from Free Birds Stamp set)

Colored it with copic markers

Tore around the edges and ink it with brown ink

Framed it

I cut out  feather images from Free Birds Icon 1

Put two in the two corners (bottom corner has a button glue in center)

Everything Cute Card

using Gecko Galz sweet baby collage sheet

yellow and pink card stock

ribbon and print paper from my stash

Happy Birthday To You Card

Image from Gecko Galz Sweet Baby collage set

Baby Girl Card

Image of Baby  from Sweet Babies 2 collage sheet

Ribbon is pink sheer from my stash

DESIGN TEAM SPOT LIGHT PATTI FISHER

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT OF THE DAY

PATTI FISHER

Here are some amazing designs by the talented design team member Patti.

BE SPUNKY COLLAGE

Supplies Used: *Colorful Cuties Collage Sheet*
*Free Birds Icons*
Wordart by Studio Rosey Posey
Border by Brandy Murray
Grunge Overlay by Berna Datema
Background by Cryztal Rain

How to:

Crop image of woman from *Colorful Cuties Collage Sheet
*Clip to Photo Mask*
*Place over top of background paper *(Free Birds Icons)*
Place image of bird in woman's hand
Place image of nest behind woman *(Free Birds Icons)*
Place images of feathers where you wish *(Free Birds Icons)* Apply glow filter to feathers and bird.
Apply stroke in colour to match Layout to wordart
Please wordart where desired, layering over and under icons as you wish.
Put lace border and Grunge Overlay over top.
Merge layers and enjoy!

NOW THE FUN BEGINS

Features *Sweet Babies Collage Sheet**

STORY OF OUR LOVE

Supplies:

*Free Birds Paper Pak*_
_*Beauty Unbound Collage Sheet*
Photo Mask by Amanda Frijo-Tobin
Wordart by Emeto Designs
Green paper by Durin Eberhart
Ribbon Embellishment - Unknown