Gecko Galz - March 2025

Welcome March!

A few days late...but better late than never!! :D

I have some new inspiration to share with you, but up first, a little information about Gecko Galz!

There are a ton of Challenges for you to participate in and you can even grab FREE products from the blog to get you going! You can find the Challenge Blog HERE.  

Our theme in November is "Natures Child".

How gorgeous!

There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  

It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!

The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree!!

There is also a Facebook Challenge group for some other fun challenges - and you can find that HERE.

Onto my projects!!!

Cards were on my mind this month so that's what I created.

I used images from:

Flower Garden Digital Paper Pack

Nature's Child Mini Junk Journal

Pixie Dust Sentiments

I hope you enjoyed this month's collection and you will come along and play. Don't forget about all the free images on the blog and the gifts with purchase!

I hope you will check out all the amazing products Gecko Galz has to offer!!   Enjoy and I'll see you soon!

xoxo

Jess

Gecko Galz - September 2024

Hello September!

Where oh where did the summer go? It seems I blinked and it was gone.  I'm here today with your monthly dose of Gecko Galz inspiration!!!

Up first, a little information about Gecko Galz!

There are a ton of Challenges for you to participate in and you can even grab FREE products from the blog to get you going! You can find the Challenge Blog HERE.  

Our theme in September is "Stay Wild Moon Child".

There is only one rule, and that is you need to use at least ONE  product from Gecko Galz!!  

It can be one of the free products, stamps, collage images, or digital papers!!  It is up to you!!

The winner will receive a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree!!

There is also a Facebook Challenge group for some other fun challenges - and you can find that HERE.

Onto my projects!!!

With back to school and end of summer madness, I only had time for cards! I hope you are inspired! I used the images from the Stay Wild Moon Child Digital Collage sheets.

 I loved the combo of gold and navy on these cards! 

I hope you enjoyed this month's collection and you will come along and play. Don't forget about all the free images on the blog and the gifts with purchase!

I hope you will check out all the amazing products Gecko Galz has to offer!!   Enjoy and I'll see you soon!

xoxo

Jess

Creative Knockouts #487 - Love is In the Air

Hello crafty friends!

It's time for another fabulous challenge with a fabulous digi from a fabulous sponsor!

(Say that 5 times fast haha)

Our theme for this challenge is Love is in the Air/Valentines!

As always, the most current challenge can be found here: Creative Knockouts Challenge

Our lovely sponsor this week is The Paper Shelter!  

I chose to work with a stamp set called "That's Amore" - so so cute!

Here is what I created:

I printed off the background and stamp image separately, and fussy cut out the cute image. A bit of distressing ink around the edges finished off the vintage vibes.  I love how sweet this card turned out! It's approx 4.5x4.5 in size too!

Can't wait to see what you all create!  Good luck at the challenge!

xoxo

Jess

Creative Knockouts #483 - 'Tis the Season

Hello crafty friends!

Wowsers!  How is Christmas only 10 days away?  Is it just me, or are you also ready to move on from Holiday Cards and bring on allll the Valentines? hehe  I can't wait!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge #483. 

Our theme this week is "Anything Goes” and our sponsor is the amazing “The Paper Shelter”. What I love about them is that their images can be downloaded and used immediately - no coloring required!  Perfect for quick cards.

I chose to work with a stamp set called "Fa-La-La". It's a super adorable group of carolers!

Here is what I created:

Super cute and super simple! 

I hope you enjoy this card!  Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you have an amazing and creative holiday season.

Can't wait to see what you all create!  Good luck at the challenge!

xoxo

Jess

Creative Knockouts #479 - Anything Goes

Hello crafty friends!

Well, winter has officially arrived here in the prairies....so it's time for some snow fun!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge #479. 

Our theme this week is "Anything Goes” and our sponsor is the amazing “SheepSki Designs”. I chose to work with a stamp set called "Winter Deer Image No 195"

Here is what I created:

I haven't does a "distressed' card in a long, long time!  I started by printing the digial image out on white cardstock, then covered it with Versamark.  I sprinkled on the Distress Frosted Crystal Embossing powder and heat set (I'm still learning - so bare with me! haha)

I did add a few layers of Speckled Egg and Tattered Rose here and there for some color.  Then I added some Taupe ink to age the papers.

I grabbed some vintage book paper and distressed with tearing, ink and some White Gloss Spray.

Finally, I stamped my sentiment and some "snow" using the Speckled Egg Distress Oxide Ink!

I hope you enjoy this card!  I had tons of fun creating it - it felt good to do a different style for a change and get inky! haha

Can't wait to see what you all create!  Good luck at the challenge!

xoxo

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #467 - Make it Funny!

Hello crafty friends!

It's another beautiful week ahead - seriously, hasn't this August weather just been incredible?  I don't know about you, but I don't want summer to end this year!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge #467. 

Our theme this week is "Make it Funny” and our sponsor is the amazing “Pattie's Creations”. I chose to work with a stamp set called "Pickle Jar”

Here is what I created:

I printed off the image and watercolored, then re-traced all the lines with a thin sharpie to make it more defined. I created the sentiment on my computer and printed off. Easy peasy!

I hope to see you at the challenge! :)

Until next time,

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #457

Happy Thursday friends!

I’m super happy to announce that I only have two more chemotherapy appointments left! Horray! There’s still a long road to go, but I’ll be happy to have this part done! Onward and upward!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts. For Challenge #457, our theme is Use Two or More Patterned Papers!

Our wonderful sponsor is KLM Designs. Their stamps are just adorable! I used the Digital Stamp called Christmas Light Gnome.

I printed off the digi and coloured with alcohol markers - still not my fave thing to do but I’m trying! Lol

The pattern papers are from Prima. I figure I could use this challenge to get a head start on Christmas cards! Hehe

Here is what I created in more detail:

Thanks for stopping by! Your comments mean a lot to me :)

Hugs! 

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #443 with Dr. Digi's House of Stamps - Birthday Wishes

Happy Thursday friends!

Has it warmed up in your neck of the woods yet? March can be so fickle! Good thing there is crafting to occupy the time when the weather doesn't agree. haha

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts. For Challenge #443, our theme is Birthday Wishes and our wonderful sponsor is Dr. Digi. I am working with a digi called called Grumpy Sentiments. I just fell in love with the funny greetings!  I even created 4 cards to share with you - that's how much I loved it!  This digi is a PDF Sheet - so it prints out in one go and you simply trim out the one you want!

Here is what I created:

I think this was my personal fave!

I kept these cards simple as well - created a background from some awesome masculine papers - then fussy cut out the sentiments after printing!  I'm sure you could handle that too - hehehe.

I hope to see you at the challenge. Challenges are a great way to bust out of a creative funk - or just to have fun and maybe win a prize or two!

Until next time,

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #437 & A Health Update

Hello crafty friends!

Well, I decided I needed some excitement in my life (other than my new cancer journey! LOL) so I decided to rejoin the girls over at Creative Knockouts! I always love the team there and I'm so happy to be back.

Yes - I used the big "C" word there - I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in December 2021 and am taking 2022 to heal me up! That means, no working outside the home....BUT, that also means more craft time. I will share a bit here and there with my journey - but just know that I have an amazing medical team and I know I will kick cancer to the curb. :)

So enough of that talk - let's talk crafty stuff!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge #437. Our theme this week is "Die Cuts & Punches" and our sponsor is  SheepSki Designs. 

The image I used is Bob Image No 60 - he's so cute!

Here is what I created:

I used a simple heart punch to add extra popped up hearts around Bob. Such a simple, yet effective addition!

I hope to see you at the challenge. Challenges are a great way to bust out of a creative funk - or just to have fun and maybe win a prize or two!

Until next time,

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #347 - Friendship

Hello crafty friends!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge #347. Our theme this week is "Friendship" and our sponsor is "The Artsy Stamper". 

I chose to work with a stamp set called “Koi Pond”. I’m very lucky to have a rubber version of this stamp in my stash from (the now retired) SparkleNSprinkle, but you can still grab the digital version here.

Here is what I created:

I love simple cards that yield stunning results. I did a quick watercolor “smoosh” background on watercolor paper, then let dry. Once it was dry, I stamped my images. To do this with the digital version, you would print your images first, the do the smooshed background. Easy peasy! I also added a quick shot of shimmer spray.

I hope to see you at the challenge. Challenges are a great way to bust out of a creative funk - or just to have fun and maybe win a prize or two!

Until next time,

Jess

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #365

Hello friends!

I still have some SCT kits kicking around, so I’m going to play with those for the next couple posts! How cute is that caterpillar? Eek! And the strawberry paper I wanted to hoard like crazy. Totes adorable!!

I've been playing along with the sketches from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for years now and every week I'm inspired to create!  This week my card is based on the following sketch:

The sketch was created by Michelle Stewart and digitized by Brandi Robinson.  

I hope you will come and play along with us!

See you next time!

Jess

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #360

Hello friends!

Okay - I don't often play favorites, but THIS card right here is probably one of my most favorites that I have made in a long time!  I don't know if it's the leaves or the color combo - or the fact that it's so summery and light - but I just LOVE it!!! It's still out of my SCT Sampler Stashbuster project - so I can't even remember who made the paper line! But I adore it! The cardstock is Blushing Bride from Stampin' Up! - that I know for sure. Some CTMH Gold Shimmer Trim and Gold Gems were the perfect accents too.

I've been playing along with the sketches from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge for years now and every week I'm inspired to create!  This week my cards are based on the following sketch:

The sketch was created by Michelle Stewart and digitized by Brandi Robinson.  

I hope you will come and play along with us!

See you next time!

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #331 - Anything Goes - Bugaboo

Hello crafty friends!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge!!

Our theme this week is "Anything Goes" and our sponsor is the super fun Bugaboo Digi Stamps!  I used the stamp set called "Under the Sea". It's just so cute!

I decided to create 2 cards from the set:

I had a lot of fun with these rustic prints!

I hope to see you at the challenge! Good luck!

Until next time,

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #325

Hello crafty friends!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge!!

Our theme this week is "Snow Much Fun" and our sponsor is Star Stampz.  I used a stamp set called Santa's Letter. How cute is this?



Here is what I created:

I printed the adorable digi onto photo paper and water colored it! Super quick and easy!

I hope to see you at the challenge! Good luck!

Until next time,

Jess

Creative Knockouts #323

Hello crafty friends!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge!!

Our theme this week is "Border Time" and our sponsor is Di's Digi Stamps.  We were free to create with our own stamps for this challenge, so I decided keep working on my stash of sympathy cards - which unfortunately I go through too quickly.

Here is what I created:

I hope to see you at the challenge! Good luck!

Until next time,

Jess

Creative Knockouts #313 - Something To Say

Hello crafty friends!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge #313!  Our theme this week is "Something to Say" and our sponsor is the amazing "The Paper Shelter".  I chose to work with a stamp set called "Unicornmania".

 

Here is what I created:

I hope to see you at the challenge! :)

Until next time,

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #305

Hello crafty friends!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge!  Our theme this week is "Birthday Wishes" and our sponsor is the super fun "Imagine That".  I chose to work with a stamp set called "Coffee Girl 2" - I just loved her spunky spirit!

Here is what I created:

I even made a second card using one of the other sentiments:



Did you notice the matching digi paper for the set in the background? :)

I hope to see you at the challenge! :)

Until next time,

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #303

Hello crafty friends!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge #303!  Our theme this week is "For the Boys" and our sponsor is the super fun Dr. Digi's .  I chose to work with a stamp set called "Hole in One Hal" - I think he is just perfect for manly cards!

Here is what I created:

I hope to see you at the challenge! :)

Until next time,

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #301

Hello crafty friends!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge #301!  Our theme this week is "Anything Goes" and our sponsor is the super fun LeAnne's World  I chose to work with a stamp set called "Biker Chic". 

Here is what I created:

I hope to see you at the challenge! :)

Until next time,

Jess

Creative Knockouts Challenge #299

Hello crafty friends!

It's time for a new challenge over at Creative Knockouts Challenge #299!  Our theme this week is "Fancy Flourishes" and our sponsor is the beautiful Fabrika Fantasy.  I chose to work with a stamp set called "Beautiful Seahorse". 

Isn't it GORGEOUS? I love how they offer pre-colored digis!

Here is the handmade card I created:

I hope to see you at the challenge! :)

Until next time,

Jess