Gecko Galz 11th Annual Blog Hop October 2021

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We want to welcome everyone to the

Gecko Galz 11th Annual Blog Hop

This is our Tricks and Treats Blog Hop! 

We have 16 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz collage sheets that we are giving you for FREE on each site! Each blog you visit will have a exclusive free Gecko Galz Collage sheet for you to download, the one here is

"SNOW BIRDS".

(Click Right the image below to save)

 

Now onto the projects I have made with one collage sheet "Snow Birds".  It feels good to get so many creations from the one sheet.

4 Christmas cards

Recycled Gift pouch (upside down birds inchie is on flap at back)

Gift bag and tag

2 Tags

I wonder how many creations you will get from "Snow  Birds".

Also make sure you leave a message on each blog site you visit, and follow that design team member if you do not already and on the last blog there will be a phrase that you will email to us to be entered in our drawing for a wonderful treat pack.  So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy the hop!

We have FIVE amazing prizes up for grabs:

·        First is a Gecko Galz Kit Club for 2022!

·        Second prize is a $75 Shopping spree with Gecko Galz.

·        Third prize is a $50 shopping spree!

Fourth prize is a $25 shopping Spree!

·        And our Grand Prize ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz PRODUCTS!!! This includes the 6 new collage sheets each quarter, a new stamp set each quarter, a new Craft Kits each quarter, 3 ATC collections, A Sentiment pack each quarter, and one jewel it collection!

 

First of all, you will need to visit all 16 blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. Collect the phrase at the end of the hop on the Fripperies and Butterflies site there will be a link to email the phrase to Gecko Galz at geckogalz2019@gmail.com.

This enters you in the giveaway. On October 31st we will randomly draw the 4 winners and email each of you, then we will post the winning names  in our Newsletter on November 1st.

 

For an extra chance to win make a purchase from the GECKO GALZ ETSY STORE between the 28th of October and the 31st of October and your name goes in again for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win) 

 

Now have fun visiting each Blog

 

Gecko Galz

Kim Rayko

Robin Francini

Gail Hutchinson

Mia

Susan Renshaw

Rene Van Wyk

Kelly Parker

Anirudh Kashyap

   Zowie Dixon

Cathy Norton

Marcia Caradinta

Carole Jones

Angela Fretwell

Gerri Herbst

Leanne Seed

 

 

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    And we are the dreamers of dreams,

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Sandra Caldwell Stamps - 2nd release October 2021

 This release features new Thanksgiving and Christmas digis.  I was lucky enough to work with #3259 Kitty Elf.  I have coloured her with pencils.

Another Christmas card done and dusted.  #3259 Kitty Elf will be available in the Etsy shop.  Make sure you do your shopping within the first 24 hours of release, as Sneaky Sandra just might lower the prices on them. 

Do a search on NEW or SALE or do what I do, change the filter to lowest prices.

If you want to keep up to date on what Sneaky Sandra is up to, make sure you join her Facebook Group.

I am entering Her Peaceful Garden: MAIN HOP PAGE - 2021 CAT LOVERS HOP

Imagine that Digistamp October DOM challenge

 The Digi of the Month is Lizzy's Umbrella. 

Thank you Kris for this set.

Links Blog Imagine That Digistamp BLOG

Shop Shop Imagine That Digistamp (shop-imaginethatdigistamp.blogspot.com)

DOM Challenge Imagine That Digistamp BLOG: DOTM Challenge

The Outlawz Progressive Challenge October 2021

Thank you to the Oddball Art Co. for this month's challenge image.  It is called Flowers Tiffs Garden. 

 I have entered Progressive Challenge October 2021 - Freebie/Progressive Challenge - OutlawzChallenges3 (ning.com)

Fripperies and Butterflies Blog Challenge

 For October's Image challenge we were given a beautiful image.  

I have entered Fripperies & Butterflies: GECKO GALZ STEAMPUNK MONTHLY CHALLENGE (fripperiesandbutterflies.blogspot.com)

Cat Lovers Blog Entry #2

This is my second entry for the 2021 Cat Lovers Hop.  I have used Gerda Steiner's digital stamp #529 Pumpkin Mouse Kitty to make a tag for Halloween.

 I am entering Her Peaceful Garden: MAIN HOP PAGE - 2021 CAT LOVERS HOP

Gecko Galz Blog - October Christmas Image

This is my entry in the Gecko Galz Monthly Christmas Image Challenge.  I have also used two sentiments from the Christmas Words Collage sheet.
 

I am entering Gecko Galz: GECKO GALZ MONTHLY CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE (geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com)

2021 Cat Lovers Hop 25-30 October

My first entry to the Cat Lovers Hop is an ATC using a Halloween ATC Background from Gecko Galz, a photo strip chipboard ATC shape and of course this gorgeous stamp from Ike's Art featuring High 4.  I found the sentiment on a Google search and left it with a High five not a four because I would love to high five as many cats as I could, including my own Emmie.  I am not sure if Emmie is having a swipe at me when she does her High 4, or whether it is genuine.  She can get a bit carried away when playing, I have scratches and claw holes to prove it lol.

I am entering  Her Peaceful Garden: DAY 1: 2021 CAT LOVERS HOP

Her Peaceful Garden: MAIN HOP PAGE - 2021 CAT LOVERS HOP

Gecko Galz 11th Annual Blog Hop Invitation

You won't want to miss this one!  Gecko Galz is holding their 11th Annual Tricks and Treats Blog Hop from 28-31 October 2021. 

 I hope all my blog followers can join in the fun.  Keep an eye out on my blog later in the month to check out my first creations for Gecko Galz as a 2022 Design Team member.  

It will be lots of fun and there will be a freebie for those who leave a comment on each blog.  Hope to see you there!

Gail xo
 

Another Ching-Chou Kuik Stamps creation

 I decided to enter my Facebook challenge entry in the Challenge Blog too.  Here it is - "October Stars".  This has been coloured with pencils.

I am entering (20+) Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps | Facebook

Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog: Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog - October 2021 (cck-digitalstamps-challenge.blogspot.com)

Ching-Chou Kuik October Blog Challenge

 This is my creation for the October Blog Challenge over at Ching-Chou Kuik Stamps. The theme for the challenge this month is:

"BOO-TIFUL HALLOWEEN OR PUMPKINS OR HALLOWEEN COLOURS eg BLACK, ORANGE, PURPLE AND GREEN " 

I have used  "July Moon" which is part of the "Witches Love Cats" set.  I have put the colouring using Copics mounted on cardstock in a frame and will put it out every October.

I have entered Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog: Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps Inspiration and Challenge Blog - October 2021 (cck-digitalstamps-challenge.blogspot.com)

(20+) Ching-Chou Kuik Digital Stamps | Facebook

All Dressed Up October challenges

 This month All Dressed Up Facebook Challenge has a theme of Autumn and/or Halloween.  I chose Halloween to try my hand at using a serviette for a background.  I used "Purrrfect Together" as the image, I know not really a Halloween image, but too cute not to consider.  I coloured her in pencils.

I have entered (20+) All Dressed up Digital Stamps | Facebook

All Dressed up Challenge blog: October challenge #122 (alldressedupchallenges.blogspot.com)

Nevermore Designs October Gothic Image challenge

 Halloween time and the Gecko Galz Gothic image is so cute.  I have made a tag with a pocket to keep my Halloween ATC backgrounds in.  I hope you like it.

I have entered Never More Designs: MONTHLY GOTHIC CHALLENGE

This is Halloween: October challenge (thisishalloween31.blogspot.com)

SheepSki Designs Facebook Challenge October 2021

 Our optional theme for SheepSki Designs Facebook Group challenge starting 20 October is "Pick a Colour".  I have chosen  purple/mauve to work as it is  my favourite 'go to' colour.

I have used "Giant Daisies"but cropped as much as I could of the daisies and replaced them with the poinsettias from "Christmas Candle".

Don't forget the discount code to use in the Etsy shop if you wish to purchase these or other images.

SKIANDREA10

Beccy's Place October Blog Challenge

 For this month's Blog Challenge I have made a birthday card for my brother in Tasmania.  We always buy some Lotto goodies to share when it is our birthdays.  So I will go out on the 25th and do that, but meanwhile this card is in the mail.

I have used Blooming Tools digital stamp set for this card and coloured the images with pencils.

Thanks for looking,

Gail xx

"Baby Shark"

Today I am showing you a birthday card I made for my son-in-law.  I meant to go into detail on my personal blog here, however, I got carried away on the Bizzy Bec Blog and not sure I can take more tears at the moment.  It might be best if I just copy and paste at this point in time.

My card this month is dedicated to my son-in-law.  As soon as I saw this die in the shop I just knew I had to have it.  I would always try and give my son-in-law, now deceased, a card special to him when it was his birthday.  I remember doing a sloth one year because my grandchildren and daughter would often call him one when he was a bit slow to do things, mind you his shift work as a dump truck and dozer driver for the mines contributed to some of that .  Luke had a tattoo of a shark on his shoulder blade that he was very proud of and once told me he would have loved to have been a marine biologist so he could study sharks.  There wasn't a shark documentary he hadn't seen.

After I bought this die, I thought, what are you going to do with it now - Luke has gone but not forgotten; losing his life in a tragic accident last year five days after Christmas.  I came to my senses and thought why should that stop me from giving him a birthday card.

My daughter and grandchildren have a cabinet with memorabilia from Luke's life  and I decided I would make the card and hope my daughter would put it there.  Of course, it's in the special cabinet and everyone loved it.

What am I doing, the tears are flowing while I write this.  I wasn't going to get this personal on this blog.  I should have penned my own first.

Anyhow I had better show you the card and get over to my personal blog.  I hope I didn't upset anyone by going off track here.

 My Favorite Things Die-namics Die - Baby Shark

(unfortunately I bought the last one, however I am sure Bec can re-order if you email her)

Actually I just did a die-namics advanced search in the shop and there are quite a few My Favourite Things Die-namics Dies to check out, 

See you next time and don't forget our October "Anything Goes" Challenge - you still have time to get your creations in.

See you next time,

Gail

Gecko Galz Blog October Image challenge

 This month's free image is awesome.  I love owls.  Here is what I created with the image as well as using the frame,  the bow and the paper the bow is wrapped around from the Arsenic and Lace Digital Kit.

I am entering Gecko Galz: Gecko Galz Monthly Image Challenge (geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com)

Gecko Galz Facebook Group

 Our October ATC Challenge is "Creatures of the Night".  This is a monthly challenge on Gecko Galz Papercrafting Challenge Facebook Group and has a different theme every month.  If your project applies to the other challenges in the month, it can be entered in those too.

I have used images from the supplied sheets.

I am entering 

(20+) Facebook

This is Halloween: October challenge (thisishalloween31.blogspot.com) checked - Top 3

Sandra Caldwell Oct release

 We have four new images to showcase over at Sandra's Etsy shop BABYCAKES DIGIS AND DESIGNS by babycakesdnd on Etsy  They are on special for the first 24 hours of the release so you had better be quick.  I had the pleasure of working with #3746 Gnome Candy Cane Helper 

Don't forget to join the Sandra Caldwell Stamp Fans Facebook Group.

Festive Fridays Oct 15 - 28 - Festive Fridays - OutlawzChallenges3 (ning.com)

Outlawz Challenges - Monday Greetings

 The Challenge theme for "Monday Greetings is "Blue & Yellow".  I have decided to work with an image from one of The Outlawz Challenges favourite sponsors - Dr Digi.  The image I am using is "Rub-a-Dub- Dub" and I created an Anniversary card.

I have entered Monday Greetings - Challenge from September 27 to October 10, 2021 - "Blue & Yellow" - Monday - Greetings - OutlawzChallenges3 (ning.com)

Dr Digi's Crafters" Cards Facebook Group - Card of the Week

Bizzy Bec's October 2021 "Anything Goes" Blog challenge

 Hi,

Another month gone by and we are in October and still in lockdown.  Here is my inspiration for October.

On the front of the black pearl card, I have layers of SU design paper.  The stamp and two sentiments are from the My Favourite Things - Fairytale Friendship clear stamp set.  I have used a mixture of Prismacolor Premium pencils and everyday pencils only because I have temporarily lost my Prisma black, I hope that is temporary!

The card is for my grand-daughter.  I am not sure if the choice of the stamp was the perfect one, but she is an avid book reader and also an animal lover.  In the inside of the card I have added a digital stamp from another company.

I hope you will join us in our October Blog Challenge.

Bye for now,

Gail 

SheepSki Designs "Hot and/or Cold Colours"

 October's Blog Challenge optional twist is "Hot and/or Cold Colours".  I made a card using "Beach Hut Holiday" concentrating on cold (cool) colours. I have used some Kaisercraft design papers as background mats and some washi tape under the image.

  

Can you spot another two images on my scene?  Yes I have used "Serenity" and "Baby Feet".  I hope to see your creation on the Blog Challenge and don't forget the discount code for the Etsy shop SKIANDREA10.

Morgans ArtWorld October Blog Challenge #10

 This month's blog challenge is of course "Anything Goes".  This time I am working with the gorgeous digital stamp "Wren".  I just loved the serenity of this image and wanted to find a special quote that fitted it.  I layered the cream square card with designer paper, card and netting under my image and quote before adding the final touch of the chipboard Sing (which has been in my stash for a while just waiting for the right project).  I used Prismacolor pencils to colour this image.

I hope you will come and join our Facebook Group and of course follow Morgans Artworld Blog. The name of the Morgans shop is Creative Art Design Studio.  When you check out the shop don't forget to look at Sherry's Pick of the Week.  For 'The Pick Of The Week' products only - here's a manager's discount code of 20% off: GOOJW1S6QQ95

If you are interested in Morgan's original art works, here is the link to her Etsy shop.