Second Week of "Anything Goes"

I love the "Anything Goes" challenge as it gives everyone to work with something they really enjoy or in the mood to do.  Only one week left and we have some great entries this time.  They are outstanding.  If you haven't joined in, please do so as the Design Team would love to see what you create.  Also, I would really love it if you became a follower.

Since this is a "Anything Goes" challenge (link to the original post on my sidebar) I am going to show what I used for my mat of my card.

A friend and I got together and worked with our acrylic paints on the Gelli Plate the first part of this week.  When you change colors, you try to clean your brayer a little on a piece of scrap paper so the colors won't be muddy.  Well, the above is mine.  I cut a part of it away and used it below on my card.

Vicki

One would never realize that this was a "cleaning sheet" for my brayer.  As you can tell I don't throw anything away.  On top of the mat is one of my favorite Gecko Galz images along with a little lace.   The colors seem to match perfectly.  The wax seal of the dragon fly was something another friend gave me because she couldn't think of a use.

Hazel

I matted this beautiful Easter image from Gecko Galz on to an offcut of striped paper. I covered the card blank with a piece of Raspberry Road Designs paper and simply added two golden yellow flowers that were left from a pack that I bought years ago from Early Learning Centre (how I wish they had continued to stock them).

Karla B

I had fun creating this card for the second week of Anything Goes. I was feeling kinda romantic so I decided to use pink which is a lovely color. The image is from our sponsor Gecko Galz and it was layered on a floral background. I combined it with two different ribbons I had bought some time ago and some flowers. I love mixing things. The effect is always amazing. A  floral heart was layered behind the sentiment which was adorned by a small flower. Why Precious? Because we all are precious and sacred.

 

 Michele

I love working with images from our sponsor Gecko Galz. I used background paper and images from 2 different collage sheets to make this fantasy card.  The "dream" stamp is from Inkadinkado and the border is from K and Company.

 Barbara

I used pink this week again for my card, the image is from our sponsor Gecko Galz and was a March freebie from their site. the script is left over from last weeks card. The layers were scraps as well as the dsp which is some very retired paper from stampin' up. Just did a bit of colouring with my spectrum noir and bic markers.

Petra

I have had this wonderful image from Gecko Galz in my drawer for a very long while. And now was the occasion to use it. I made a create with a slightly textured surface and combined it with a recycled tag, part of an old magazine page, lace, crochet flower, buttons and some other left-overs.

My sponsor for this challenge is Gecko Galz.  Make a trip to their site and see what wonderful images they have to offer.

Challenge #81-"Anything Goes"

Everyone seems to like it when the challenge is "Anything Goes".  So what is the theme for this?  Well, it means you can enter anything you desire...an ATC, card, canvass, drawing, painting....you've got the idea.  I like to have this every once in a while so the Design Team can spread their wings and create what they like.

Vicki

I had loads of fun working with this card.  I took six of the Gecko Galz images and combined them.  First I took the sheet of mannequins and then cut the heads off the three women images, cut around them and placed them on top of the mannequins.  They are placed on a flowered piece of designer paper.  After finishing the card, I wish I had decided to make a canvass.  I think I will probably do that in the near future.  This is a very plain, but fun card for someone who needs a smile.

 

Michele

I had fun making this card with several images from various collage sheets by our sponsor Gecko Galz.  The stamped sentiment is from Silver Crow Creations.  "Anything Goes" is the best kind of challenge, link up whatever you are working on for the chance to shop at our sponsor's online store

Karla B

Hello everyone! How are you today? Hope you are doing good. Well,  Anything goes is the kind of challenge we really feel free so everything is possible. I combined two different patterned papers and a lovely image from our sponsor Gecko Galz. I also added a French Valencienne lace. The sentiment is adorned by three different flowers. Why “Inspire”? Because I do think we – women - will always be a source of inspiration in art, in poetry, in life. I am eager to see what inspires you too!

Barbara

I used a free March image from our sponsor Gecko Galz, The background is also a March Freebie. the spellbinders die I used is Fancy labels 8 and the pink lace is from a yardsale (score) I just added some stickles to the flowers and butterflies. and a couple of rhinestones.

Hazel

I was so impressed with the images of our sponsor, Gecko Galz, that I couldn't resist buying some. I initially found the script background that was a freebie, but, when I looked further on the Etsy site, I found a wonderful 'sew and sew collage sheet' from which I used the picture on the right and also a 'retro style collage sheet' from which I took the pattern picture at the top. I changed all the images digitally to black, grey and white, printed out and matted on to a black card blank and added three pearl rosettes from Poundland.

 

 

 

A very special thank you goes to Gecko Galz who at the last moment  agreed to sponsor my challenge when another company backed out.   Please visit their site and choose a couple of their images.  They are very inexpensive and you will have fun with them.

 

Also Gecko Galz is in the process of planning a retreat.  Take time to read about it as you may be interested in attending if you are in their area.  You have to hurry though as there are only a few spots left.

 

An InLinkz Link-up

Drunken Stampers' Challenge #117

 

 

This week the challenge at Drunken Stampers is "The Sound of Music" .  This time I made a tag.  Stamps  used were by Stamp Cabana and CE  The main image is a digital from Gecko Galz.  She is just tap dancing over a row of trim made with a Cheery Lynn die. I love her custome and her top hat.  It reminds me of my dfancing days.....oh to bring them back!

A Vallentine Tag

I am in the mood for romance.  This little tag was made for Gecko Galz.  It uses one of their dancing couple images from one of their Two 2 Tango collage sheets.  The basic tag has a background made of  music designer paper which has a mannequin and a clock imprinted.  Additional items on the tag are a corner diecut from Cheery Lynn Designs, a couple of sticker hearts and sentiment and dainty lace down the side.  A loop of ribbon was attached instead of looping it over the tag hole..

 

Wall Hanging

This is my last post for 2012.  It is a wall hanging using an image from Gecko Galz.  She is framed with a lacey diecut from Cheery Lynn Designs.  It is called French Flair Doilly.  This the first time I have used it and I like the way it framed my image  The background of the hanging is made with Clear Tar Gel, detress re-inker from  Tim Holtz, a stencil and acrylic paint and a napkin.  I haven't done very many wall hanging so this is still an experiment for me.

I made the wall hanging for Cheery Lynn Designs' challenge "Lace or Faux Lace".

 

A Note From Frosty

Here is a little card I made with an image from Octopode Factory and a digital from Gecko Galz.  I colored the little snowman with Copics and placed him on  some designer paper that looked like a cold wind blowing..  I am using the cutesy card on Bella Creations challenge.

Fosty is bringing a note to everyone saying "Merry Christmas"!

A New Bookmark

Here is a bookmark that I made for Bella Creations Oh La La bookmark challenge.  The main item we had to use is a bathing beauty image from Gecko Galz   In the background I used a ink dragging technique.  I also used a few nautcal stickers, a punched sea horse and an acrylic sentiment along with a little lace and bow to bring out the theme.

Collage Tag

Here is a tag I made for Bella Creations' Oh La La  using the woman image from Gecko Galz.  The bird nest is from Moonlight Journey and the greeting is by Alpha Stamps..  The  lady's hat is decorated with  pearls and a small inlay stone with a rose on it.