WELCOME TO OUR SECOND ANNUAL BLOG HOP

GECKO GALZ TRICKS AND TREATS BLOG HOP

We want to welcome you to the 2^nd Annual Gecko Galz Tricks and Treats Blog Hop.

 We are the first stop on your “hop” welcome to our blog! If you started here you are in the right place to get started!  

We have 15 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz FREE collage images, that we are giving you! Each blog you visit will have a different Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to download, ours  is "Yee Haw". Also make sure you collect all the secret words on each blog so at the end of the hop you can enter to win our wonderful treat.  So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop!

We have FOUR amazing prizes up for grabs:

• First is the ephemera collections for each month for an entire year Starting in January of 2013. That is 60 different sets! This is a $120 value
• Second prize is a $50 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz website….you pick it and we send it!
• Third prize is one free digital collage set each month for an entire year, you get to pick the collage sheet you want each month and we send it off to you! This is a $24 value
• And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz  COLLECTIONS!!! That will be 1 paper pack, 1 digital stamp set, and 5 collage sets for the entire year! This is a prize worth $240

Read on to learn how you can win!

First of all, you will need to visit all 15 blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect all eleven words and at the end of the blog on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to the Gecko Galz website where you will email us the phrase the words make up. This enters you in the contest. On October 31^st we will randomly draw the 4 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names on our website and on the Gecko Galz blog site.

For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the Gecko Galz site and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win) 

Finally, we are having one more give away! If you post our Gecko Galz badge (found on the Gecko Galz Blog) on your blog or website you will be entered to win a Gecko Store Gift Certificate worth $25 - super easy right?  Just post a link to your blog on the Gecko Galz Blog so we can come visit :).

 

For now Please enjoy this free Gecko Galz Collage sheet “Yee Haw”

As well as the samples I have made using the images

Click on the image to be taken to a full size image!

Howdy Card

by

Leanne Seed

Leanne used K & Co paper as well as brown dot paper from Bo Bunny. Using a Marvy circle punch and blowing up the image to 4" she punched out the image and inked the edges with brown Distress ink in "Vintage Photo". Next just around the brown belly band she tied a piece of twine she got at her local craft store then adhered to the center of the card. She stamped the word Howdy (the stamp is from B & J Art Stamps but you can use the font "Bleeding Cowboy) in brown then pop dotted to center of the card and on either side added 4 red buttons she got in a bag from JoAnns. This is  an easy card that only takes minutes to do!

Kick Up Your Heels Card

by

Leanne Seed

For this card Leanne started with a piece of Bo Bunny Paper as her base then cut out a belly band from the Bo Bunny Brown Dot basic card stock and adhered to the center of card front. She took the image of the cowgirl on the horse and enlarged it to 5" tall and using the font "Bleeding Cowboy" wrote Kick Up your Heels is brown and grey (just highlight the words and choose the font color you want). Then inked the edges with her "Vintage Photo" Distress ink and placed on ceter of card front. Next she tied around a piece of cord as her ribbon embellishment and finished with 4 blue bling she got at her local scrapbook store (Archivers). 

Now go to the next site and collect the First word plus your FREE collage sheet.
The Blog officially opens at 9am central standard time!

 Here is the Blog Hop Rotation 

 Carol Salisbury

Hazel Harler

Starr Timmons

Barbara Bird

Joan Lindle

Penny Walker

Sherri Levington

Debi Ryan

Heather Hudson

Sharron Rogers

Gerri Herbst

Jules Eickmeier

Helene Huber

Leanne Seed

Have a Happy Scrappy Day

Gecko Galz

DO YOU WANT A SET OF DIGITAL STAMPS FOR FREE?

Would you like a FREE mini stamp set from Gecko Galz? 
Just LIKE US on  facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gecko-Galz/173142716052920?ref=tn_tnmn ......FOLLOW US on our Blog site. And then 
EMAIL US at geckogalz2014@gmail.com 
and you will receive our "JUST WORDS" Stamp set for FREE! (if you already follow us and have liked us on facebook just leave a comment to this post and email us and we will send it to you).

Happy Crafting!

Gecko Galz

WELCOME TO GECKO GALZ 3RD ANNUAL BLOG HOP!

Hello And welcome to Gecko Galz 3rd Annual retreat!

We have 15 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz collage images, that we are giving you for FREE! Each blog you visit will have another free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to download, The one here is "Altered Artifacts".

Also make sure you collect all the secret words on each blog so at the end of the hop you can enter to win our wonderful treat.  So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop!

We have FOUR amazing prizes up for grabs:

·        First is the ephemera collections for each month for an entire year. That is 48 different sets! This is a $144 value!

·        Second prize is the monthly paper pack for an entire year! Each month you will receive our paper pack absolutely FREE! This is a $72 value.

·        Third prize is all 3 individual collage sheets each month for a year! This is a $54 value!

·        And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz  COLLECTIONS!!! That will be 1 paper pack, 1 digital stamp set, and 4 collage sets each month for the entire year! This is a prize worth $288!

Read on to learn how you can win!

First of all, you will need to visit all 15 blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect all fifteen words (one on each blog site) and at the end of the blog on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to email the phrase to Gecko Galz. This enters you in the contest. On October 28^th we will randomly draw the 4 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names on our website and on the Gecko Galz blog site.

For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the Gecko Galz site and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win) 

Finally, we are having one more give away! If you post our Gecko Galz badge (found on the Gecko Galz Blog) on your blog, Facebook page, or website you will be entered to win a Gecko Store Shopping Spree worth $25 - super easy right?  Just post a link to your blog on the Gecko Galz Blog so we can come visit :).
 

Please enjoy this free Gecko Galz Collage sheet “SECRET GARDEN” as well as the samples Jan Stevens has made using the images!

(Just click on the picture for link to full size sheet)

The Following Samples were created by Design Team Member Jan Stevens.

Now  you are ready to go to the next blog site and see what wonderful treats await you there. Just click the name  to be whisked away to their blog!

Here is the Blog Hop Rotation 

 Hazel Harler

Carol Salisbury

Joan Liddel

Penny Walker

Starr Timmons

Helene Huber

Barbara Bird

Gerri Herbst

Sharron Rogers

Lisette Baker

Sherri Levinton

Jessica Moore 

Heather Hudson

Leanne Seed

We hope you have fun with our little blog hop and please share your thoughts and invite your friends to come play!!!!

Gecko Galz

VISIONS OF LOVE........DESIGNS by NANCY SMITH

We are pleased to have Nancy on our design team this year and right  out of the gate she is showing everyone why she made the team with her amazing Valentines designs!

YOUR IN MY HEART CARD

Begin by creating the card topper, you will add this to your card base later.

Cut black cardstock to 5 1/4" x 6 3/4".

Print out your patterned background paper from the Love Potion #9 papers.

Cut the patterned paper into strips 1 1/8 inches wide.

Cut the strips into 2" lengths.  You will need 12 pieces to cover your card topper.

Adhere the patterned peices to your black card topper, spacing them as evenly as possible.  I used a scotch heavy duty glue stick.  This completes the background of your card topper.

Print out the collage sheet Retro Love Story and cut out the image leaving a narrow white border around the image.  Mat the image onto black cardstock, and adhere it to your background using foam dimensional tape.

Print out digital "Love Me" stamp from the "All You Need is Love" digital stamp set, sizing it accordingly. Mine is 2" tall.  Add dimensional foam tape at the top of the heart only and adhere it to your card topper overlapping the top left of the image.

From the same set of digital stamps, print out the image "You're in My Heart" and cut the words out from the heart, arrange and adhere.  I did not use dimensional tape on the words so it would look more like the words were written across the card.  I printed the digital stamp at 3 1/2" x 5".

Create a bow to adhere to the bottom of your card topper.  I used the Zutter bow making tool and tied a double bow using a retro styled polka dot ribbon.  I adhered my ribbon and bow with ATG tape, just swiping my ATG gun across the card and across the back of the topper by about 1" on either side.

Create your card base by folding in half a sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper in your choice of black, white, or red cardstock. I used my scoreboard and bone folder for this task.  After folding, cut the bottom off so you are left with a card base that measures 5 1/2" x 7". 

Adhere your card topper to your card base.  I used my ATG gun, but you can use your favorite glue of choice. 

Add more embellishments as desired.  I added some glittered hearts from my stash.

BE MINE CARD

Let us know what you think of Nancy's Design by leaving a comment on this post!

TRICKS AND TREATS BLOG HOP October 27-31

Gecko Galz Tricks and Treats Blog Hop

The first stop on your “hop” is this blog, so if you are here you are in the right place!  We have ELEVEN AMAZING  blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz collage images, that we are giving you for FREE! Each blog you visit will have a free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to download plus wonderful samples that our talented design team have created. Also make sure you collect all the secret words on each blog so at the end of the hop you can enter to win our wonderful treat.  So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop!

We have FOUR amazing prizes up for grabs:

• First is one free digital collage set each month for an entire year, you get to pick the collage sheet you want each month and we send it off to you! This is a $24 value
• Second prize is a $35 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz website….you pick it and we send it!
• Third prize is our Gecko Galz treat bag full of Gecko Galz products, kits, and other amazing products! This is a $50 value
• And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of FREE DIGITAL COLLAGE COLLECTIONS!!! Gecko Galz puts out 5 digital collage sets each month and you will get all 5 sets for an entire year! This is a $120 value.

Read on to learn how you can win!

First of all, you will need to visit all ELEVEN blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect all eleven words and at the end of the blog on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to the Gecko Galz website where you will email us the phrase the words make up. This enters you in the contest. On October 31^st we will randomly draw the 4 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names on our website and on the Gecko Galz blog site.

For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the Gecko Galz site and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win) 

Finally, we are having one more give away! If you post our Gecko Galz blinkie on your blog or website you will be entered to win a Gecko Store Gift Certificate worth $25 - super easy right?  Just post a link to your blog on this Blog so we can come visit :).

Here is the Blog Hop Rotation 

Hazel Harler

Heather Hudson

Joan Lindle

Marcie Morgan

Patty Provance

Paula Akers

Penny Walker

Sherri Levington

Starr Timmons

Leanne Seed

Please enjoy the free Gecko Galz Collage sheets

As well as the samples our design team have made using the images.

Here is the Fairylands FREE Ephemera Set

Gecko Galz First Ever Blog Hop Just Days Away!

Hi Everyone!

we here at Gecko Galz are so excited our first blog hop is just days away! So how is this blog hop going to work? It is very simple just start at this blog on Thursday October 27th at 10 am CST and then follow the instruction on where you will go next. There will be 12 wonderful blogs to visit counting this one and on each of the blog sites you will get a FREE page of ephemera's you can save to your computer (they will all be different) also there will be a word that you collect on each one and at the end of the hop you will create the phrase these words spell out and travel to the Gecko Galz website where you will email them to us using the email form on the home page!
This will put you in the drawing to perhaps win one of the following Awesome prizes;

First is one free digital collage set each month for an entire year, you get to pick the collage sheet you want each month and we send it off to you! This is a $24 value

Second prize is a $35 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz website….you pick it and we send it!

Third prize is our Gecko Galz treat bag full of Gecko Galz products, kits, and other amazing products! This is a $50 value

And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of FREE DIGITAL COLLAGE COLLECTIONS!!! Gecko Galz puts out 5 digital collage sets each month and you will get all 5 sets for an entire year! This is a $120 value

Also if you make a purchase from the Gecko Galz website between today and next Monday you will get one entry for every $10 you spend (a great way to double your chances on winning).
And we are still having the challenge where if you put our blinkie on your blog site helping us spread the word about our hop you can win a prize (see below).
We hope to see all of you at our blog hop come Thursday morning!
Happy Scrapping
Gecko Galz

NATURES CHILD.......designs by Barbara Bird

This month our design team is looking toword Spring and all it's beautiful colors. Below are some samples by

BARBARA BIRD

IN THE GARDEN CARD

A2 size card ( 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 )

Card base is cream color card stock

Card front is from Victorian Garden Papers VG02 / made the whole sheet small enough to fit the card.

Kraft doily from Hobby Lobby

Image that I colored with copics is from Victorian Spring March Kit Stamps VS11

Ribbon is from my stash

The words I printed out on my computer in blue and pop dotted them

Everything was inked in brown.

SPRING IS BUSTING OUT CARD

A2 size card ( 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 )

Card base is cream color card stock

Card front is from Victorian Garden Papers / made the whole sheet small enough to fit the card.

Image that I colored with copics is from Victorian Spring March Kit Stamps 

Ribbon is from my stash

The words I printed out on my computer in blue and pop dotted them

Everything was inked in brown.

We asked Barbara the following question

If you had magic powers what 3 things would you do to advance the Crafting/scrapbooking Movement?" 

1.) Make it easier for scrapbook store to function ( cost of store front mainly), don't get me wrong, I am thrilled that we have the online and facebook to get together and would never stop that but I really miss the real live getting together and then when I move to Colorado, where do I meet more crazy scrapping ladies?

2.) It never fails that when I finally get a tool that I want - they come out with a new improved product....I think company should have trade ins so we don't just go out and buy it again ! Come on ....I am not a millionaire !

which brings me to # 3

3.) Everyone would get a money tree in their backyard for crafty stuff...I mean really Ranger/Tim Holtz is gonna drive me to the poor house !!  lol

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT LISETTE BAKER

DESIGN TEAM SPOTLIGHT OF THE DAY

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

WELCOME TO THE GECKO GALZ 4th ANNUAL BLOG HOP

Hello Everyone!

We want to welcome everyone to the

Gecko Galz 4th Annual Blog Hop

This is your first stop on a magical Blog Hop!  

We have 21 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! Each blog you visit will have another free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to down load, the one here is

"THE ARTSY LIFE".

Also make sure you collect all the “secret” words on each blog so at the end of the hop you can send in the phrase to enter our drawing for a wonderful treat.  So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop!

We have FOUR amazing prizes up for grabs:

·        First is the Kit Club for each month for an entire year. This is exclusive sets for club members which include a paper set, stamp set, and collage images in each set! That is 12 different sets! This is a $144 value!

·        Second prize is the monthly collage sets for an entire year! Each month you will receive all 4 sets absolutely FREE! This is a $96 value.

·        Third prize is all of the individual collage sheets each month for a year, this includes the jewel it sheets! This is a $90 value!

·        And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz PRODUCTS!!! That will Kit Club Set, 4 individual collage sheets, Jewel it set and 4 collage sets each month for the entire year! This is a prize worth $330!

Read on to learn how you can win!

First of all, you will need to visit all 21 blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect all 20 words (one on each blog site except the home site) and at the end of the blog on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to email the phrase to Gecko Galz. This enters you in the contest. On November 3rd we will randomly draw the 4 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names on the Gecko Galz blog site.

For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the Gecko Galz site and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win) 

 

Please enjoy this free Gecko Galz Collage sheet

“Artsy Life”

(Just click on the picture for link to full size sheet)

From Here you can visit each of our Blog Hop destinations listed below!

Here is the Blog Hop Rotation

Sharon Rogers

Joan Liddle

Vicki Romain

Jules Eickmeier

Patti Fisher

Heather Hudson

Diane Bove

Yvonne Garner

Michele Storm

Jessica Moore

Helene Huber

Terri Burnette

Lisette Baker

Barbara Bird

Gerri Herbst

Amanda Phillips

Carol Salisbury

Wendy Waldorf

Leanne Seed