Gecko Galz DT Blog Spotlight April New Releases And Free Digi Stamp

Hi all

I am back with my monthly blog spotlight for the Gecko Galz and i have a layout to share and a card showing off a few of the new releases.

I mixed Peacock Green Pure colour Chemistry with texture paste and used the Ledger stencil from The Crafters Workshop on the background. I then used Waterfall Pure Colour Chemistry and spritzed it on the page.

The cork stickers are from Jennifer Grace and the MDF is from Things to Alter

I used the Alter It College Sheet with the papers from the Seaside Splendor Craft Kit

The title i painted with DecoArt Media White Crackle Paste and then used Pertania Antiquating Cream  over the top.

The Alter It College Sheet has a lot of bits that can be cut out and inked.

Here are the new products released this quarter. The Go Ask Alice college sheet has several vintage Alice in Wonderland toppers that are ready to print out.

The papers are from the Spring Awakening Paper Pack

You cant do an Alice themed card without clocks which i cut out from the Time Flies College Sheet.

Thank you for visiting and here is the  free stamp this month

DecoArt Blogger Outreach Program: The Black Death Mixed Media Layout

Hello and welcome

Today i am going to teach you a little about the dark history of the UK, The one the tourism industry like to sugar coat with tacky pens and that crap pewter jewelry you find in the gift shop. Well no amount of sugar could coat this one as The Plague also known as the Black Death killed between 75 to 200 million people across Europe which was about 50% of the population. Here is a wiki link for more info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death.

 This is a Plague Doctor, If dying of a horrible disease that made you flesh turn black on drop off wasn't bad enough you would get a visit from this scary man. The long  nose on the mask was stuffed with herbs to hid the smell of death and was long to prevent the disease from being breathed in. The Plague was spread by flea bite and was not air borne otherwise we would be extinct. The cane was to whack diseased people with to avoid contact with the infected.

The MDF tombstones are from Things to Alter and i painted them with DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics. The paper roses are inked with DecoArt Media Misters. For the background i used the Pixelated Stencil with some black DecoArt Media Acrylic ink that has been mixed with white texture paste. It created this lovely ash colour which is fitting for the subject.

I used The Coven digital paper pack from Gecko Galz for the paper layers and Mirabelle 12x12 paper pad for the base layer.

Don't worry the red splats are Red Media Mister and not actual blood because that would be gross.

Here is death who i painted with Paynes Grey Media Paint. 

Thank you for visiting and if you would like to see this macabre thing for yourself then pop over to the Falstaff's Museum in Stratford Upon Avon for a bit more dark history.

my layout using Creativity club downloads

I decided to create this layout using the exclusive downloads from creativity club. I hadn't created a 12x12 layout for a while and I wanted to use this photo of Gizmo who sadly passed away last month. he had a genetic defect from birth and there wasn't anything we could do for him.

The Memory Nest Make it Monday Ombre challenge

I'm  playing along with Make it Monday at http://thememorynest.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/make-it-monday-ombre.html. this weeks challenge is to use the ombre technique and use water colours , sprays or mists, stamping and stencils.

I used both water colour paints and sprays on this layout of a walk on the beach on a sunny autumn day.

 I used Papermania Ahoy there with Dear Lizzy papers for this layout

Life Paper Scrapbook August challenge: It Went Bump

this month I am going to combine the Sketch and colour challenge together from http://www.lifepaperscrapbook.com/2013/08/august-colour-challenge-team-a.html. The  moment I saw the colours I thought Halloween and then I thought of my trip to the most haunted museum in Britain, the Falstaff's museum. I was snapping some photos when I heard what sounded like static crackling behind me so I turned around and took photos. In one of those photos was a cluster of orbs which many say are signs of spirits. the sceptic in me is still looking for a rational explanation but the  whole museum is very creepy which makes it fascinating.

 I used Basic Grey Granola for the back ground and Papermania  Chronology and Capsule collection Bexley Black papers for this project.

I made the flowers by covering bare chip board flowers with washi tape.

Sketchbook 365 July Challenge

playing along with the July challenge at Sketchbook365 http://sketchbook365.blogspot.co.uk/. here is my bright and cheerful layout of the other half, he doesn't usually get caught on camera that often.

I used Amy Tangerine for this layout and I printed the title from a free digi kit.

OUAS July Challenge: Grow

im playing along with the july challenge at http://onceuponasketchblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/july-challenge.html. this month the journaling theme is growing so naturally I chose to make a romantic layout.

 The journaling is written under the Polaroid frame. I used HOTP Roses in Harmony and Papermania chronology papers on this layout.

The Memory Nest May Colour Challenge

The colour challenge at http://thememorynest.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/may-color-challenge.html. For this months colour challenge i have chosen a fun and very bright layout of my day trip to Great Yarmouth. I had a fun but exhausting day beside the sunny seaside which was most likely our only day of summer if i know what British weather is like.

 I've been experimenting with mixed media on my layouts which i some cases has gone horribly wrong so i decided to keep it simple and used a Bobunny distressed textures stamp and painted it with acrylic paint instead of using ink. I then sprayed misting ink into the corner of the page and let it run down it.

 I've taken a shine to chipboard flourishes latterly i like to paint them or distress them with ink and sandpaper.

 I used American Crafts Amy Tangerine papers and The paper company Secret Garden Blossoms 12X12 paper in this project which a quickly becoming my favourites.

It wouldn't be a seaside layout without a bunting which i made using a joycrafts diecutter and scraps of Pebble inc and Papermania papers.

Scrapbooking Grandmother's Menories

When my Nan passed away we discovered a shoe box full of old black and white photos of her family. luckily my mum still remembered who they where and i was able to start a heritage scrapbook album. its important to gather memories from you older relatives before its too late.

  i used basic grey urban prairie and designed by Danni digital scrapbook kit.i misted the edges of the paper with misting spray and tore them to give them a tattered effect.

distress your edges by rubbing a sharp pair of scissors along the edge to give the page a worn look or wet the edges and then tear the paper or roll the edges up with an embossing tool or cocktail stick.t

 i used dye to blend the Doily into the page

 i used the Tim Holt ticket die and Kanban ticket stamps to get this effect

 i used the papermania chronology papers for this layout and added fibers and die cut lace.

printables from Far far hill and uprintables http://uprintables.blogspot.com.au  http://farfarhill.blogspot.co.uk/