Playing with Embossing Paste

Hi All, this is another Gecko Galz DT piece I made this month trying to incorporate the use of some Dreamweaver embossing paste. This works out perfectly with the NBUS 1st challenge at at djkardkreations, since this is the first time I have used this "Schtuff".  The theme is anything goes with the emphasis on Friendship, I like to keep some cards in my stash that I can send to friends for no reason at all, other than the fact that I am thinking of them, so this will do for the theme I think. I am a bit new to working with it, so it will take me some time to get comfortable with using it I think.  I should also mention the more "virginal schtuff" I used also being the Bubblegum Stickles, that Martha Stewart bow I bought on sale at Walmart about 5 years ago, but I have used a few of them I think before.

For this 5 x 7 card I used the Carnival paper for the envelope liner and the card itself, it was such a strong and beautiful paper I felt it could hold it's own on this card.  I printed the card on Staples matte photo paper, printed an additional piece of the paper with the flower, fussy cut it and mounted it with foam.  I used some Dreamweaver embossing paste, added 3 flowers from a stencil I cut, added some pink bubblegum Stickles and clear rock candy distress glitter along with a tiny bow.  The envelope liner was printed on copy paper and glued into the envelope.  That's it for today, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Time is on our side.

Hi All, I am sharing a card I made for the Gecko Galz DT using some of the amazing items from our partner this month Optic Illusions.   We want to show you how easy it is to blend other products with the beautiful Gecko Galz products.  This month the theme was Time, using Optic Illusions Measure of time set.  There were so many wonderful papers and pieces to this set I had a hard time choosing what one to use first, so you will be seeing a lot more of this set!

Here are my directions for this 5 x 7 card.   I used the clock charm and rusted bird cage from Optic Illusions along with the Gecko Galz image from June Dreams and the paper liner printed from the Carnival paper pack.  I printed the image on to Staples matte photo paper then added some Stampin Up crystal effects to the watch charm. I mounted this on to a piece of black card stock then on to my white card base.  The envelope liner was printed on copy paper, trimmed and placed inside the envelope. 

Well, that's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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May Flowers

 

 

 Hi All, today I am sharing a card I made for the Gecko Galz DT.    For this 5 x 7 card I used the image from May Days along with the Floral Symphony paper.  I printed them both on to Staples matte photo paper, distressed the edge with Ranger Weathered Wood, added some tiny pearls to surround the medallion and some Stampin Up Crystal Effects to the medallion itself.  My bottle of Crystal effects is very old and it has started to yellow a bit which made it work perfectly on this medallion.   I used a little pink lace to finish it off.  I printed the envelope liner on regular copy paper and glued it inside the envelope.

Don't forget there is still time to enter the Gecko Galz Mothers Day May challenge at the Gecko Galz blog.  I hope to see some of you there.   

That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Sweetly Singing

 

Hi All, this is another piece I made for the Gecko Galz DT using a combination of  Gecko Galz Floral Symphony paper and Vintage by Me  for the bird image. 

For this 5 x 7 card I printed the Floral Symphony paper and Vintage by me image (twice) on to Staples matte photo paper.  I fussy cut the daisy's and mounted them with a foam dot, added some lace.  I distressed the image by tearing all 4 edges and a center split, I then rolled the center split, added a piece of the image back in, I then used Ranger distress ink on all the torn edges.  I added glue and Flower Soft flowers to the tear in the image and some straw and baby's breath above the daisy's.  I printed the envelope liner in the matching Floral Symphony paper on regular copy paper and glued it inside. 

I am entering this into the challenge at Craft Hoarders Anonymous using the new items of the papers along with the lace, Flowersoft and baby's breath I have been hoarding for ages.  

                                                     That's it, thanks for looking.  ~Diane

*Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Ribbon, Lace and Twine oh my!
**Try it on Tuesday  - Springtime 
*Love to Create - Say it with flowers

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Gecko Galz meets Vintage by Me

 

Hi All, I am sharing a card I made for the Gecko Galz DT Vintage by Me cross promotion featuring Vintage by Me products along with Gecko Galz products.

For this 5 x 7 card I printed the Gecko Galz Floral Symphony paper and Vintage by Me bird image (twice) on to Staples matte photo paper.  I mounted the image on to a piece of black card stock and trimmed a 1/16" edge around it with my Perfect Layers Mini Tools.  I then mounted both pieces on to a die cut frame and a doily (that I sprayed with turquoise blue Glimmer Mist).  I fussy cut the little bird and mounted him with a piece of foam on to the image.   I added a spray of pale blue and white pearls and 3 large pearls. I added the thought bubble with the words sweet sweet cut and printed on my Zing.  I printed the envelope liner on copy paper using the same Floral Symphony paper.

That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

I am entering this into the 
*City Crafter Challenge Speech Bubbles. 
*Sentimental Sundays Shabby Chic or use a lace doily 

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Gecko Galz Mothers Day May challenge

Hi All, this is my Gecko Galz design team card featuring this months newly released digital products.  I made this for the Gecko Galz challenge for Mothers Day, pop over to the Gecko Galz blog to join us and see all the beautiful work done by the design team too!  For this 5 x 7 card I printed  Heartfelt Creations Papers along with the image from the Within the Pages collage sheet on to Staples matte photo paper.  I cut the purple card stock frame with my Zing and added lots of Stickles and lace.  The matching envelope liner was printed on plain copy paper and glued into the envelope.  The May challenge is anything goes, we would love for you to stop by and join the fun!   That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Happy Birthday

Hi All, I made this 5 x 7 card for my sweet hubby's birthday today.  We have a running joke about the bully squirrel in our yard, he is very territorial, so he will enjoy this.    I used Gecko Galz Chocolate Box papers for the background and the image is from the Harvest Time collage sheet. 

  Speaking of Gecko Galz, Leanne has generously offered a 1 day, buy 1 get 1 free sale today 4/29/14.  Better get there quick before I buy it all, lol.

 I am entering this into the Top Tip Tuesday challenge to use a number, and my tip is shown in the 3rd picture down.  When I am working with a digital image and plan to fussy cut a part of the image to layer it, like I did for the squirrels tail, I use the Microsoft Word Snipping tool to just grab a portion of the picture and then copy it right on to the page.  It saves paper and ink because I only grab the section I need and it is the exact same size because I snipped it from my page.   Be sure to stop by *Top Tip Tuesday and see all the great tips and inspirations from the DT, the girls there are really nice.  That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane
I am also entering this into the Big Birthday challenge at Crafty Boots

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3 quick and easy cards

 

Hi All, I am sharing 3 quick and easy cards today showing how easy it is to use the Gecko Galz digital papers.  For these cards I used Gecko Galz Garden Botanica papers sized to a  5 x 7 card size.  I printed all the cards on Staples matte photo paper, and all the envelope liners were printed on copy paper.  All I did was add a little something to each of them to make them my own.  For the 1st one  added a gold sticker embellishment and highlighted the flowers with Crystal Stickles. The 2nd card has gold corner stickers placed on top of the  medallion, the 3rd card has gold embossing powder and ruby jewels on crown and some corner stickers added.    

That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Happy Easter

 

 

 Hi All, I hope you are enjoying a nice Easter Sunday today.  

This is the card I made from the tag I made for the Egg prompt at Tag Tuesday using Gecko Galz  A Touch of Easter image along with Solarium papers.  

I watched my friend Lindsay, The Frugal Crafter make some cute little enamel dots in a video and thought it would work perfect for my eggs, I loved the results,  I can see me making more of these little things they are a bit addictive, lol.   I decided to be a bit adventurous and use some Dreamweaver Pearlescent embossing paste with a stencil I made with my KNK Zing.    That's it, thanks for looking, and for all your sweet comments.  ~Diane

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Christmas card a week #10

 Hi All, I made another Christmas card for the challenge to make 1 card a week so I will have them all done early!  Feels good to have 10 done and waiting already!  For this card I used the image from Gecko Galz Sweet Mommy collage along with the Solarium papers.  I have to say, these papers are becoming a real favorite of mine, I love every one in the set and I love printing them as many times as I want too!

I did a close up so you could see the one of beautiful stamps from My Craft Spot  Merry Christmas set.  My friend and DT sister Lisette (Mrs. Bees) was very generous to share her winnings from City Crafters with me, (thank you Lisette).  I chose this beautiful set of 10 stamps with the Christmas theme, I just love the fine line detail in this stamp, doesn't it look beautiful?   Other details on this 5 x 7 card, I used True Blue Stickles for the halos, and I used gold embossing powder around the frames before using my Perfect layers Mini rulers (perfect for these small cuts)  to put a 1/16th black trim edge.  I also went a little crazy with the Liquid pearls, the beading in this image really caught my eye so I wanted to accentuate it a bit.  Well that's it, thanks for stopping by and thank you for all of your encouraging comments too.  ~Diane

 I am joining Marina's link party at My Perfect Life

Crafty Hazelnuts extra challenge  

 

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Beauty in Pink and Black

Hi All, I am sharing a card I made for the Gecko Galz Design Team using some of the new paper from the Solarium paper pack and the April Colors collage sheet.   This is my usual  5 x 7 card, I printed the paper and the image on Staples matte photo paper,  framed the image with my in black card stock using my Perfect Layers Rulers. I added a digital die cut from my Zing by Krewella Kreations.  The envelope liner is printed on copy paper.

That's it for today, thanks for stopping by. 

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My Arty tag

Hi All, today I am sharing a tag I made for the Gecko Galz cross promotional challenge featuring beautiful Gecko Galz product with A Day for Daisies Stamps.   Speaking of challenges, this months challenge at Gecko Galz is anything goes, have a look at the challenge rules here.

For this tag I used the A Day for Daisies Gather Flower stamp image and the tag background from Gecko Galz April Colors image.    The lace trim was attached with red liner sticky tape to get the ruffled edge, Ranger distress ink in Concord and the ribbon with the butterfly charm I have been hoarding as it was a gift from my friend Valerie.  I like how the stamped image shows through the paper so I chose not to color it in.  Well, that's it for today, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

  

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Christmas Card a Week #8

Hi All, week 8!  Whoo hoo, it sure feels good to have 8 Christmas cards done and ready to go!   This card was a bit hard to photograph, the card stock is a deep gray the red border is some leftover industrial plastic, it is see through and the snowflake was die cut from a gift box and it picks up every color of light in the room.  The image is from Gecko Galz Vintage Christmas digital stamps

I added some white lace Stickles to the Mistletoe Berries and red Stickles to the holly berries.  I trimmed the image in some pale blue embossing powder also.  The die cut is from Birds Cards.  I used my new Perfect Layers Mini Tools and Perfect Cutting Mat. to cut the clean red border, don't forget today is the last day of the Perfect Paper Crafting Brand Ambassador Blog hop, see details in the 2 posts below.   That's it, thanks for stopping by, and thanks for all the great comments.   ~Diane 

 I am joining Marina's link party at My Perfect Life

*Completely Christmas Challenge -  5 Anything goes

*Crafty Hazelnuts extra challenge  
*Merry Monday Challenge Mistletoe 

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More Perfect Paper Crafting Cards

 Hi All, the Perfect Paper Crafting Brand Ambassador Blog hop continues through Friday April 4 midnight PST so here's another card I made using my new mini tools.   I love the way the new  Perfect Layers Mini Tools and Perfect Cutting Mat made making this card so easy!   That little black frame adds so much drama to the gorgeous Gecko Galz Musical Jewel It image.  I found the 2 matching  musical notes die cuts in my Make the Cut free gallery and cut them with my Zing. 

So if you haven't joined the hop yet, please do!  And if you just have to have these awesome rulers and mat right now, please use my coupon code Bove5%  for a 5% discount at the check out.

We are very lucky to have SugarPea Designs as one of our sponsors for this fun blog hop. SugarPea Designs is giving away a $25 gift certificate to their new on line store to one lucky winner. Also to celebrate our very first Perfect Paper Crafting Brand Ambassador blog hop, Perfect Paper Crafting will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to our on line store. All you have to do is visit all of the participating blogs and leave a comment on every single one. We will announce the winner Sunday, April 6. I hope you enjoy!
Wishing you all the best of luck!  ~Diane 
PS, if you use coupon code  Bove5%   you will receive my 5% discount at checkout.
I would like to enter the challenge
(You all know how I love my matching envie liners, lol)
*Dutch Card Lovers to make a matching envelope
*A Little bit Crafty the Birds and the Bees 
(I hope it's OK that I have a blog hop here also) 


 We have two winners from our Perfect Paper Crafting Brand Ambassador blog hop. The winner of our $50 gift certificate to www.perfectpapercrafting.com is Cheryl W. from paperpanacea.blogspot.com. The winner of the $25 gift certificate to SugarPea Designs is Janice. We will email you with your prizes! Thanks to everyone who participated in our blog hop!

 

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Perfect Paper Crafting Blog Hop

 Here are a few cards I made using my Perfect Layers Mini Tools and Perfect Cutting Mat. .

www.perfectpapercrafting.com is Cheryl W. from paperpanacea.blogspot.com. The winner of the $25 gift certificate to SugarPea Designs is Janice. We will email you with your prizes! Thanks to everyone who participated in our blog hop!

 

 

 Hi All and welcome to the Perfect Paper Crafting Brand Ambassador Blog hop!  I am excited to share our newest Mini Perfect Layers rulers and Cutting Mat with you today!  The hop will be open for comments Monday March 31 starting at 9 a.m PST- Friday April 4 midnight PST.

 We thought we would do a blog hop for you to see our Brand Ambassadors artistic talents showcasing our newest products. They will show you how to use our new  Perfect Layers Mini Tools and Perfect Cutting Mat. We are very lucky to have SugarPea Designs as one of our sponsors for this fun blog hop. SugarPea Designs is giving away a $25 gift certificate to their new on line store to one lucky winner. Also to celebrate our very first Perfect Paper Crafting Brand Ambassador blog hop, Perfect Paper Crafting will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to our on line store. All you have to do is visit all of the participating blogs and leave a comment on every single one. We will announce the winner Sunday, April 6. I hope you enjoy!
Wishing you all the best of luck!  ~Diane
The blog hop is now closed.
Products  used:  Gecko Galz Between the Lines, Hip Hop Easter

                                       Egg die cut and scallop border from Birds Cards

I would like to enter my second card in the challenge at
*Fusion Card Challenge

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Lilly's of the Valley

 Hi All, today I am sharing a card I made for the Gecko Galz design team using this lovely Lilly's of the Valley image from the Pretty Petals Collection.  This has always been one of my favorite flowers, my grandmother grew them in her garden off the porch, I can remember sitting on the glider smelling their sweet scent.  This was a rather simple card to make, I just printed the image on Staples photo paper along with the background paper from It's Not Easy Being Green.  I used my Perfect Layers Rulers to trim a 1/16th frame around the image, distressed the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink, mounted it to a sheet of white card stock that had also been distressed, then mounted that to the background print.  The envelope is lined in the same matching paper printed on to copy paper.  I had the embellishment in my stash for a long time, and decided it would be a great finish to this card.  Well that's it for today, hope you are all enjoying some Spring like weather wherever you are, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

I am entering this into 

*A Creative Romance challenge - Spring Flowers

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Tuesdays tag and card

Hi All, I've started with the tag I made for Tag Tuesday and gone on to show what I made with the tag. For the tag I used some scrap cardboard to cut the tag from, I cut it with my Zing using one of Penny Duncan's free cut files.  I used the image from Geco Galz Travel On, framed it in Stickles, added the lace flower, paper flower, raffia and metal key. I placed the tag on a 5 x 7 card base that has been covered with a die cut made on my Zing.  Not sure that I can call it an actual die cut as I had my blade depth set too high and it merely scratched the surface, so I decided not to waste the piece and used it anyway, I like the look, so I highlighted it with some Ranger Lemonade distress ink.  I also added a little to the envelope liner as it was more beige than yellow.  Pop by Tag Tuesday and see what all the talented folks over there have created for the prompt Keys and Locks.  

I am entering this into the 

*Top Tip Tuesday challenge metal or faux metal challenge

In keeping with the challenge I must share a tip which I think I did above, even though my die cut did not cut all the way through, it can still be used as a background with a little distress ink.

That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Christmas Card a Week #7

 

Hi All, I am catching up on my Christmas card challenges, posting them a day earlier each week, pretty soon I may be able to get 2 done in the same week lol.  So I made this card for the *Merry Monday challenge using grey, red and white.  It took a bit of doing but I found the perfect image in Gecko Galz A Rockwell Christmas collection

I was so happy to have the perfect shade of red in Stampin Ups Poppy and the dark grey is a Bazill paper.  I used Stampin Ups Dazzling Diamonds glitter with Art Glitter Glue dries white.  I finished it off with Spellbinders dies to cut the circles and a snowflake embossing folder.

I am also entering these link partys and challenges, hope to see some of you there.

I am joining Marina's link party at My Perfect Life

  12 months of Christmas link up at Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

*Completely Christmas Challenge -  4 Anything goes 

*Crafty Hazelnuts extra challenge 

*Festive Friday photo challenge embossed snowflakes and Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

Thats it for today, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

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Blooming Beauty's

 Hi All, today I am sharing a card I made using the Jodi Lees Natures Garden papers for the flower pot along with the Gecko Galz In my Easter Bonnet ladies.  I die cut the flower pot twice, made an accordion fold from the scrap and glued it to the bottom of the pot for a stand.  I die cut some leaves and stems and flowers, fussy cut the ladies and glued them on.  Added some ink and Stickles to the flowers and glued them onto another scrap that would slide in and out of the pot.  I used a piece of beaded lace trim to hold the top of the flower pot together and allow for the flowers to slide in and out along with the message.  That's it, thanks for stopping by.  ~Diane

I am entering the *City Crafters Challenge Spring in the Garden
*Just Inspirational Easter Challenge 
*Deep OceanChallenge Lace and Pearls

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Christmas Card a Week #5

Hi All, I found another fun Christmas Card challenge called Merry Monday Christmas challenge  through my friend Leanne, so I made this card to fit the theme of  Chocolate Brown, Green, Gold and White or Cream!   It took me a bit to find the right image but I finally found this one from  Magic Moonlight, it was a free image I saved a long time ago.  I tried gold flock on the little birdies, but I like the Stickles Gold Glitter better.  I used Stampin Up Chocolate Brown for the 1/8th and 1/16th frames I cut with my Perfect Layers Rulers.  The green envelope and background paper are from Gecko Galz Grandmothers House papers.  This is my 5th card for my Christmas card stash, I am really happy I am accomplishing 2 of my goals for this year, to enter more challenges and to get my Christmas cards done before November.  Well, that's it for today, thanks for stopping by.   ~Diane

I would love for you to join me at these Christmas card Challenge/ Link Ups.

I am joining Marina's link party at My Perfect Life

  12 months of Christmas link up at Decosse's Dynamite Doodles

*Merry Monday Christmas challenge Chocolate Brown, Green, Gold and White or Cream 

*Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas challenge 167 - Spread your Wings

*Completely Christmas Challenge -  2 Anything goes 

*Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - Patterned paper

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