New Challenges at Gecko Galz & Free Collage Sheet

Hello Friends!!

Happy Friday!!

I wanted to take a few minutes and show you the 

 5 new sets of Ephemera & Jewel It Set

Digital papers & Digital Stamps 

that are new this month at Gecko Galz.

(just click on the links above to see all the goodies)

As well as fill you in on some challenges we have going on in the Gecko Galz Yahoo Group!!

(you will need to become a member to see the challenges and photos below)

Challenges

Touch of Twine:  Deadline November 17th  Winner gets one GG digital stamp set of their choice!!

(Here are my entries so far, you will have to visit the photo albums to see my other entrees)

Love Letters Box

November Color Challenge:  Use the colors Brown & Gold : Deadline November 28th, Winner will receive 3 Gecko Galz Collage sets of their choice!!

Crystal Clear Challenge:  Use a glass bottle, or acetate anything to create a SEE THROUGH project.  Deadline is November 24th.  Winner will receive a Digital paper pack from Echo Park and 2 Gecko Galz Collage sheets of their choice!!

Wee Bit of Whimsy Challenge:  Use your imagination and let your inner child out when creating this challenge!!  Use Whimsical papers, stamps, fabric...what ever!!  Winner will get a Day for Daisies Digital Stamp Collection (12 images), Echo Park Digital papers and 3 Gecko Galz collages sets of your choice!!

(here is one of my entrees)

Fairy Card

Christmas Card Challenge:  Create a Festive Christmas Card.  Deadline December 1st.  Winner will get the December products (5 sets of ephemera, digital paper set, and digital stamp set)!!

All Wrapped up Challenge:  We want to see tags, wrapping paper, bags & boxes ...anything that you can wrap up the holidays with!!  Deadline December 15th.  Winner will get a Set of Daisies for a day digital stamps!!

December Color Challenge:  Use the colors Red and Green.  Deadline December 22nd.  Winner will  get 3 Gecko Galz digital ephemera sets of their choice!!

Deck the Halls Challenge:  Create a holiday Decoration.  Deadline December 8th.  Winner will win a FREE collage set from Gecko Galz each month for a year!!  So that is 12 free collage sets!!

So please come and Join us at Gecko Galz to get you going on your Holiday creations, and for a chance of winning some fabby prizes!!

ONE LAST CHANCE TO GET MY COLLAGE SHEET FOR FREE!!

Just chose to follow me by email, and I will email the collage sheet to you.  I am only sending out the collage sheet to those who have followed starting on Oct 26th, or are already a   follower, and left a comment that you would like the sheet (Maxine #6215 and anyone else who has not got the sheet yet),  Please send me an email at heatherahudson@gmail.com.  I have over 200 email subscribers and am not sure whose email is whose.

Hugs!!

Thank you for visiting!!

Heather

Vintage Christmas Mitten Pocket Ornament Tag

Hello Friends!!

Welcome to my first post for Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I am soooo excited!!  I sure hope that you will come and link up to our "Winter Holiday and Ribbon Challenge" which starts today!!

I would like to share with you my

 "Vintage Christmas Mitten Pocket Ornament!!"

Here is a photo of the front of my mitten pocket.

I created my mitten template in Inkscape.  I then took my template and used GIMP to find where I wanted my mitten on the fabby Digital paper "chestnuts" from the Grandma's house digital paper pack from Gecko Galz.

Here is a close up of the fabulous trims and ribbons from 

Really Reasonable Ribbon!!

I used the sheer champagne ribbon, penelope lace, olive mini pom pom trim, peppermint baker's twine and candi (inked with fired brick distress ink).  The red checkered patterned ribbon is from the November Ribbon Assortment.  Below you can see how I used the Baker's twine to do my button hole stitching around my mitten edges :0)  I just love how it turned out!!   

I thought the Peppermint twine went really well with the Chestnuts digital paper.  The baker's twine reminds me of some threads you might see on an old vintage Christmas sweater, and the the digital paper looked just like a vintage sweater pattern!  So...there ya go...LOL.  The Vintage boy sledding images is from the Winter TIme ephemera sheet from Gecko Galz, the Christmas Holly (at the top of my mitten) and the "Christmas Exhibition" ticket are images I created using Graphic Fairy images.

How about a look at the back.

I used Fired Brick and Vintage Photo distress inks to ink all the edges of my pieces, and I used some Candi foam pads to add some depth to my mitten.  I also added some of the moss green leaves trim and white pom pom trims from RRR to the back.

The "Compliments of the Season" tag is from the Graphic's fairy (I just changed it to a red color in GIMP) and the Santa and little girl image is from the Old Fashioned Christmas Digital Collage sheet from Gecko Galz.

I am very happy with the Vintage feel of my Christmas Mitten Pocket Ornament!!  Now I just need a few candy canes to stick inside of it, and it will look just darling on one of my many trees!!

For now some tissue paper and glittery snowflakes will work.

I hope this has inspired you to create a 

Winter Holiday and Ribbon Creation, so you can come and link up with our challenge at RRR!!

(deadline is November 12th, at 11pm EST).

I look forward to your creations!!

I will be sharing with

Make it Monday

Brag Monday at the Graphics Fairy

I will be playing along with the following Challenges

The Pink Elephant: Vintage or Shabby Chic

Paper Crafting Journal: Ribbon or Twine

Oozak: Winter Vibes

Diva's By Design: Feeling Festive!!

Thank you for visiting!!

Hugs

Heather

Sugar Creek Hollow Week 35 Vintage Texting

******Gecko Galz Blog Hop Click here******

Happy Saturday Friends!!

It is week 35 at Sugar Creek Hollow and our theme this week is "Vintage Texting " we would like to see you use a sentiment or other text into your Vintage or Shabby chic creations this week!  
Here is my project that I would like to share with you this week.

I Started out with a FREE COLLAGE sheet from the Gecko Galz blog hop.  Then I created my own digital tags in GIMP.  I created the text boxes as well. 

I used some ribbons and trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I used the Brown Sugar Baker's twine, burgundy leaves, Penelope vintage trim, Diamond old gold ribbon, teal & silver metallic ribbon, and champagne sheer ribbon.

Here is a collage sheet I created with the images from Gecko Galz.

If you would like this collage sheet, then all you need to do is link up your "Vintage Text" creation this week with Sugar Creek Hollow, and then chose to follow me by email (found in the upper left column).  I will then send you an email with the collage sheet attached.
I can't wait to see your fabulous Creations linked up to 
Sugar Creek Hollow!

I will be sharing with 
Make it Monday
Brag Monday

Thank you for visiting!!
Hugs!!
Heather