Enjoy Your Holiday with Gecko Galz

When I was a little girl, I had a muff. It was rabbit fur. I loved putting my little hands inside that silky-lined hand warmer.

I wonder what happened to it?

This image is from the, Baby It's Cold Out Here collage set by Gecko Galz. I kept the card pretty simple, since the image is so inviting. The only thing I added before printing it out, was the greeting near the bottom.

The embossed layer is from the Winter Wishes Digital Paper Pack. It's embossed with snowflakes.

I have some old CTMH cardstock in my stash. I enjoy distressing it, as it has a white core. I then used Vintage Photo Distress Ink by Ranger on all the edges, using a small sponge. 

The ribbon and brads are from my stash. I hit it with my heat tool to melt it a bit. I love doing this, and sometimes I get a few interesting, "time worn" holes.

Stickles by Ranger finish off this card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Pile It On Challenge
Craft-Dee BowZ December Challenge
Monochrome Magic
DL.ART December Challenge

I will post one more sample tomorrow, so stay tuned!

Please be sure to join in the fun at Gecko Galz' December Challenge. More samples to inspire your creativity can be found there on the blog as well. 

Stay Creative,

Home for Christmas with Gecko Galz

Oh how I wish I lived in this little cottage at Christmastime...

Can't you just imagine the fire in the fireplace, comfy beds upstairs and a delicious meal on the table?

Snow is part of my memories and dreams of Christmas. Now, red and white lights wrapped around palm trees is what we have, and I look forward to them every year.

For this card, I used all Gecko Galz products, and created it in a photo-editing program.

The main image is from the new, Baby it's Cold Out Here Digital Collage Set. I flipped it horizontally, and erased the edges.

I then added the beauty in the upper corner from the new release, Victorian Dreamers. Once again I flipped her, and changed the color from black and white to a more vintage hue. I erased  the edges to help blend the two images.

The background pattern is from the new, Courtly Love Digital Paper Pack.

 a couple of lines of script interpret the mood of the images.

A bit of digital sponging and framing, and I am done!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Digi Choosday

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

DL Art December Challenge

Thank-you for visiting. Be sure to stop by the Gecko Galz blog, where you will find our Design Teams' links to more amazing samples using the newest Gecko Galz has to offer...so many choices for holiday cards and gifts that you will enjoy making, and giving from your heart.

More to come...with Gecko Galz, tomorrow!

Stay creative!

Flourishes September Release Day 5

Today I am sharing a card made with the new set,

"Its All in the Details"

I used the corner stamp on a piece of  Authentique designer paper to create a square frame, which fits perfectly on a 6x6 card. I then combined it with, "Christmas Tree" one of the stamps in our store. Since the tree is sized for a 5x7 card, I masked my frame,

and stamped the tree off the edge so it appears smaller.

After inking the edges, I layered the paper onto gold metallic card stock

and more Authentique designer paper.

I stamped the sentiment (coming in a set next month...stay tuned) on a strip of card stock,

creating a banner by simply scoring, folding and trimming the ends. The edges are inked as well.

Gold glitter glue and golden gems from my stash finish off this card.

Here is the list of designers for this hop.

Leave a comment on the Flourishes Blog to win a change of winning this set!

Naomi Gong
                        Beverly Cole (You are here)
Tricia Traxler
Linda Lucas

Enjoy the journey,

Happy Thoughts Coming Your Way!

 

 I am sure we all want to get the most out of our stamps. That's why I decided to use this Christmas set to make a happy everyday card. This way you can see it's versatility!

So here is my happy card. Everyone needs to be cheered up once in awhile.

The stamps are from two different sets that are offered by Flourishes...

Glory to God

and

Happy Thoughts

I randomed stamped the background here and there with the flower from Glory to God, using Versamark Ink, then clear embossed it. I then rubbed ink all the card face using Old Paper Distress Ink.

I repeated this process two more times, using darker inks as I went. I used Crushed Olive and then stamped with Peacock Feathers Distress Inks. Using a baby wipe, I removed any ink residue from the embosses images.

I cut a piece of vellum, using Flourishes, "Perfectly Pierced Classic Hourglass Die Set."

I stamped the two mirror image flowers from the Christmas set onto the Vellum with Olive CTMH ink. I also used CTMH black ink to stamp the sentiment from the Happy Thoughts set.

I love brads, even though they have been around forever! Gold cardstock was used to mat the background.  Another neat trick I just love using is to melt ribbon to give it an aged look. I melted this organza ribbon with my heat tool and attached it with glue dots.

Finally, a tiny bit of gold Stickles was used to speckle the background, along with some

metallic gold oil pastels, which I rubbed around some of the flower images.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Catch The Bug Challenge - time for color

Sasayaki Glitter Challenge - use a die cut

Be very sure to follow Flourisheslc.com, as my stamp sets will be released later in September!

The Greatest Gift

This beautiful Flourishes stamp set illustrated by Lauren Pope

includes Joseph, but I decided to do a Madonna and Child.

The sentiment is included in the set as well.

I am entering this card is these challenges:

Craft-Dee Bowz August -Anything with a handmade bow

Crafty Boots August - Use a Stamp

Merry Monday Christmas Card Club-Lisa's Christmas is Summer Link-up!

Our blog hop is coming to an end, but I want to remind you

to visit the other designers' blogs to see the card they created with this set.

Vicki Dutcher

Amanda Havon

Nancy Nickel

Naomi Gong

Enjoy the hop, and get these beautiful sets at Flourishes.

The Greatest Gift

This beautiful Flourishes stamp set illustrated by Lauren Pope

includes Joseph, but I decided to do a Madonna and Child.

The sentiment is included in the set as well.

I am entering this card is these challenges:

Craft-Dee Bowz August -Anything with a handmade bow

Crafty Boots August - Use a Stamp

Merry Monday Christmas Card Club-Lisa's Christmas is Summer Link-up!

Our blog hop is coming to an end, but I want to remind you

to visit the other designers' blogs to see the card they created with this set.

Vicki Dutcher

Amanda Havon

Nancy Nickel

Naomi Gong

Enjoy the hop, and get these beautiful sets at Flourishes.

Harp the Herald Angels Sing

I know, I know, that's not how the song goes,

but this Harp Stamp Set by Flourishes makes me want to sing!

I embossed with clear embossing powder, then inked like crazy with a sponge.

Notice the lovely flourish on either side of the instruments.

I stamped it in dark brown ink.

The flourish is included in the set.

This card is entered in these challenges:

Ching-Chou Kuik challenge - Let's Go Neutral

Classic Design Team Open #5 - Anything Goes

Sparkers Monthly Challenge #82 Christmas in July

12 Months of Christmas Link Up #20

Be sure to enjoy the other samples created with this set

by visiting our team of Flourishes designers:

Vicki Dutcher

Amanda Havon

Nancy Nickel

Naomi Gong

Glory to God

Day 2 of Flourishes Blog Hop!

We have some absolutely breathtaking stamp sets for the Christmas Season.

For this set, "Glory to God" illustrated by Lauren Pope, I used:

Alcohol Ink, and a spray bottle of alcohol

Acetate

Stays-on Ink

Gold embossing powder and Versamark Ink

Card Stock by Flourishes

I wanted the card to resemble a stained glass window...what do you think?

I am entering this card in the following challenges...wish me luck!

MarkerPOP - Embossing. I used Adirondack Alcohol Inks

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Bright Summer Colors

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge Extra

Noor Design Challenge #21 Christmas

Be sure to visit the other designers' pages today, then go shopping at Flourishes!

Vicki Dutcher

Amanda Havon

Nancy Nickel

Naomi Gong

It's Never too Early...with Flourishes

...to make your Christmas Cards!

Welcome to Flourishes Blog Hop. Be sure to check out the other designers' beautiful samples by clicking on the links below.

Today's Stamp is this amazing Christmas Tree!

Christmas Tree by Flourishes

Here, I used our new Christmas Tree Stamp embossed in gold.

I love to cut, and emboss, AND distress.

And I love ribbon.

Make sure to check out all the stamps coming up as the months go by at Flourishes LC.

Get started on your Christmas cards.

Be sure to join my blog, so you can see what's here at Flourishes

and what's new every month.

See the rest of the designers' art by clicking below...

Vicki Dutcher
Amanda Havon
Nancy Nickel
Naomi Gong

All That Glitters

Aren't these cute?  This is the craft for November in

Scarlett O'Hara's Craft Room!

 

These 3 adorable buildings are actually created from

cereal boxes. They can be sent in their envelope to a special friend

or relative, then set up on a tabletop with a battery operated tea light beneath.

 

OR

 

They can be hung on the tree!

 

The windows are vellum, to let the light shine through. Since these buildings are not actually decorated for the holidays, they can be enjoyed all winter long.

 

These are entirely covered in fine glitter, even the darling little trees.

The inside is "wall papered" with Victorian style paper.

 

Add a little note on the back with the date

 to turn these into keepsakes to last a lifetime!

 

Class is November 1st in the Manor. If you live in the area, you are invited to sign up.

 

$20 includes everything you need to create these beauties.

 

Hope to see you there,