Gecko Galz 3rd Annual Tricks and Treats Blog Hop Oct 25-27

Welcome Everyone to the 3^rd Annual Gecko Galz Tricks and Treats Blog Hop

 I am the next stop on your “hop” welcome to my blog! If you started here you might want to go back and start at the begining at the Gecko Galz blog so you won’t miss anything!  

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 "Little Ladies".

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 a 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 :).

My Secret Word is;

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Please enjoy this free Gecko Galz Collage sheet “Little Ladies”

As well as the samples I have made using the images

 Just click this link to take you to the full size.

 Here are a couple projects I made using this beautiful sheet!

First up are two creations using two of the Sweet 
"Angel of Dreams" images.
I have a card and tag.

 Here is my tag.

I used my perfect layers ruler to create all my mats for each piece I designed.  If you don't have one...you really need to get one!  Super Easy to use, and adds layers easily to your projects.

I used the Gecko Galz  Vanity Fair Digital Paper Pack for my tag background, Ivory card stock for my next layer, then a sheet from MY FAVORITE Wild Roses Paper Pack.

To embellish my tag I added some Moss Green Leaves, Havana Brown Seam binding, Deep Ivory 15 mm and Light Pink Wild Mulberry roses, Juliet Lace, Button Bonanza buttons, and cotton candy baker's twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

 Close ups

I used my Art Glitter Designer dries clear Glue and

Ultra fine Metal Tip to add polka dots of glue to the outer edge of tag base and to my lovely Gecko Galz focal image.  I used 

#713 Fair glitter on the outside and #160 Rose Gold on the image.

 Here is my card with another "Angel of Dreams" Gecko Galz image!!
On this card again I used my Perfect Layers Ruler to do all my matting.  I inked all my edges with Ranger's Vintage Photo Distress inks.

I used Tombow Foam Tabs and Scor tape to put all my layers together.
Here is a close up.
In the upper right I glued down a piece of pink crochet lace which I threaded with the cotton candy baker's twine and topped with a Pink Rose.

This time I used #160 Rose Gold and #295 Ensalada Glitters

Two of my favorite glitters for Vintage projects!

Here you can see I used more of the mulberry roses in Deep Ivory and baby pink.  I also used another button with baker's twine and added some Pink Leaves and Crochet Lace.

Here are my next two projects

Another Card and an ATC

Here is my next card.

I used the same Wild Roses Paper Pack and Vanity Fair Digital Paper Pack (by the way when you visit the link for the paper some of the papers are not pictured...but they are beautiful).for my background layers, and my perfect layers ruler.

This one I used another natural crochet lace, pink crochet lace, champagne twill chevron, and light pink and deep ivory mulberry roses.  

More Vintage bonanza buttons with baker's twine and green leaves.  Of course that is Juliet Crochet lace peeking out of the left and top.  This time I used my Art Glitter glue to create comma strokes and polka dots, and Rose Gold Glitter was added.

You can see the Glitter Detail below.

Here is my adorable ATC with my favorite image from the Little Ladies Collage Sheet!

Here is a quick "how to make" this ATC.

I used the paper pack and sized the paper to 2.25 by 3.25, then used my perfect layers ruler to create another layer so that I would have my ATC size.  I cut out my pieces, inked them with Ranger's vintage photo.

I tucked in my circle piece behind the rose paper which was elevated with foam tabs.  Then I added my bow and text boxes.

I added some glue and topped off with #713 Fair, 

#160 Rose Gold and #295 Ensalada Art Glitters.

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

Thanks for visiting!!

Hugs

Heather