Gecko Galz Vintage Christmas Artist Trading Cards

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I am back with a set of artist trading cards which use vintage images and papers from Gecko Galz

Merry and Bright Papers 

Old Fashioned Christmas

I used the Merry and Bright papers on the ATC base and then used stamps on the background.

Then i cut up the collage sheet and place the pieces into possition before gluing down.

I added words and embellishments to finish.

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Cherish The Memory Lemoncraft Butterfly Card

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I am back with a new card made using the new Lemoncraft collections available at Cherish The Memory.

Start off by covering a blank card with patterned paper and then cut a strip of blue wood effect paper and glue to the centre card.

Cut out a oval shape using a die and glue to the edge of the card and then cut out a circle frame from pink gingham patterned paper.

Cut out the flowers and butterflies from the Ephemalia sheets and glue the flowers to the edge of the circle frame.

Add the butterflies and sentiment.

Decorate with enamel dots

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Craft Consortium Hearts Card With Gypsy Gypsy

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I have a card using the Gypsy Gypsy paper pad by Craft Consortium.

Cover a blank square card with Gypsy Gypsy patterned paper and ink around the edges with an ink pad.

Using a heart shaped nesting die, cut at a variety of heart shapes of different sizes and layer them together.

Cut some small hearts out and space them around the card.

Add small resin flowers around the card and on the hearts.

Finish by adding a sentiment cut from craft foam.

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Shabby Chic Sewing Card With Oak House Studio Stamps

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I have a shabby chic card to share with you using bits from my stash. I started going through my stash and just making the odd extra project here and there for the blog. It is nice to just play about and create something with out rules.

I used digital papers from the Gecko Galz for the paper layers. I then cut some burlap and material and layered it up.

I added stitching and i cut out the button card from the Madam Payrud's paper pack i had lying around. I sewed the buttons into place and adhered the whole thing to the card base.

I added more faux stitching using the A Stitch In Time stamp set. Unfortunately Oak House Studio are closing so they will be dearly missed. 

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Please feel free to leave links to your blogs or pages in the comments. I always love seeing what you create.

Craft Consortium Gypsy Gypsy Vintage Flower Card

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I have a vintage style card to share using the lovely Gypsy Gypsy paper pad from Craft Consortium.

 I started off by covering a 6 x 6 card blank with the dusky pink patterned paper. Which has a lovely pearly shine to it. I then cut a large strip from the brown stripe paper and adhered it to the center of the card. I added another smaller rectangle across the card before moving onto the topper.

For the topper i cut out the floral toppers that came with the pad and mounted them onto patterned paper and trimmed to fit. I then glued a length of lace along the bottom and added a gem to finish before adding it all to the card centre.

I finished the card of by adding a cluster of paper flowers and buttons.

Gypsy Gypsy Weathered Wood Card and Video Tutorial

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I have been thinking really hard lately about where i want to take my creative journey in the next few months. I looked back from the beginning and i have come really far since then but i looked at my style and decided that there are two distinct areas i really shine in which are mixed media and vintage so i want to focus on those styles. I also want to take this blog in a new direction starting from next month and make this  blog more inspirational and more interactive so i will be including more tutorial based projects and i will be learning to create the dreaded tutorial videos. In October i will be launching my very own monthly sketch challenge and there will be more scrapbook layouts going on the blog too just like there used to be.

So today i have been playing with the gorgeous Gypsy Gypsy paper pad by Craft Consortium and i love the vintage style prints on this pad so this really suits my style. I started off by taking two sheets of paper and covering half of a 6 x 6 card with each color.Next i took the really bright floral sheet and cut a 4 cm x 4 cm square and turned it on it's side to create a diamond shape. I then printed out my image which is a preview of one of the free sheets i will be giving out as part of the Gecko Galz blog hop in October.

I painted up a wooden frame using black gesso as the base and then i added a layer of Weathered Wood Crackle Medium over it once dry. Then i painted DecoArt White Crackle paste over and left it to dry. I learned this technique of Teresa Morgan and you can see a more advanced version on her blog http://www.thefatcactus.co.uk/?p=5368  but i kept it as it is to give it a more worn look. I then trimmed my image to fit inside the frame and added a wooden butterfly to finish the topper. 

I have a basic video here showing how to get the crackle effect

I added a doily to the center of the card and the a length of lace before sticking the frame down. I then finished the card off by using the rub on stickers that come with the paper pad.

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Trimcraft Scrapbook Feature May Belle and Boo Clipboard Layout

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i am back with my project i made for the Trimcraft blog today, I wont go into too much detail as we have a tutorial on the blog which you can find here http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/articles/layered-belle-and-boo-scrapbook-layout-workshop

The photo is my Mum aged 10 in 1965 with her Doll and Monkey.

The ribbon rosette is easy to make. Just cut ribbon into roughly six 2 cm strips and glue the two ends together to make the petals. Glue the edges of the ribbon petals around a large button and that's it all done. 

Thank you for visiting and please visit the Trimcraft blog for more details and inspiration.

Gecko Galz Blog Spotlight May : Altered Domino Necklaces and free Digital Stamp

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I am back with some domino necklaces which i made using  Vintage Vixens Jewel It sheet. There is still time to enter our monthly challenge on the blog and Facebook group which you can find here http://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.co.uk/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/654948344560159/

I used the MDF Domino Blanks form Things to alter and printed out the sheet on A4. I had to center the images and trim them to fit but it worked out ok.

I used Anita's Glossy Accents to seal the images and decorated the bottom with mini cog charms and brown beads.

The copper space beads are my favorites but i like how this one turned out.

My second piece is more vintage and makes use of the odd pop of pink.

I used lose chain so i could adjust it to any length for adding the beads on.

Here is your free stamp of the month. The set is available on the Gecko Galz blog for free.

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Trimcraft Scrapbook Feature March Shabby Chic Layout

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I am sharing my layout i made for the Trimcraft Scrapbook Feature. You can read the full tutorial here http://www.trimcraft.co.uk/

I used the new Dovecraft Floral Muse collection to make this layout

These flowers are from the Layered Flowers Die Set

The title was made using the foil machine by First Edition

I cut the frames in half so that they can be slotted behind things 

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Trimcraft Scrapbook Feature May

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I am sharing my layout i made for the June scrapbook feature over at www.trimcraft.co.uk. pop in to see the full tutorial and other inspiration. www.trimcraft.co.uk

This is a photo of my Nan and Grandad on their wedding day. I created a frame using twine and pearls.

Here is a close up of the Keys die set and the Tag die set by First Edition.

I wanted to experiment with shaker boxes. The easiest way to create them is by using nesting dies.

       
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Sweet Paris altered notebook

Ive been a bit quiet this last few weeks but I've been busy trying to make things to share. This week i have a new project i made using the new Dovecraft range Sweet Paris.

I have started off with a hardback notebook, the kind you buy from The Works for a couple of quid. I painted around the edges of the book with a few layers of acrylic paint so that the old cover doesn't show through when i cover it.

I took a sheet of 12x12 paper and covered the book cover up to the spine. I then trimmed it to fit leaving about 2in of paper to wrap around the inside. Just like when you covered your school books.

I covered up any gaps by gluing a length of ribbon down the front of the book. I used the pink ribbon from the Tiny Tatty Ted girl range.

For the front i took two large paper blossoms and layered them together. I then glued two hatpins to the flower. I painted a wooden embellishment and added that to the centre to create the central embellishment.

I took several different embellishments and glued them to the corners of the book in clusters of five for impact. Odd numbers always look better for some reason.

To make a fastener. I glued a large resin flower to the edge of the opening. I then turned the book over and hot glued a length of twine to the back. I covered the back with paper to hold it in place.

   I used the First Edition tag die set to make page tabs for finding things easier.

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