Indian Princess @ Digital Whisper

This weeks theme over at Digital Whisper is 'Indian Princess', two things sprung to mind Native American Indians, and the saying that every woman is a princess, no matter of status or age.

I love this photo of the little girl, her eyes are so striking, which when I found the quote, I thought they worked well together.

Both images and quote were from Google search, and the background paper is from Gecko Galz 'SteamPunk Papers' kit.

I digitally cut around the girl and placed her on a 6x6 work page, adding a shadow to her so she 'stood out' then looked through various Gecko Galz paper packs till I found the one I used, I decreased the transparency of the paper and twisted it around a bit to see where the light/darker shaded worked best over the girl. 

I searched for a posse of horse back riders and then cut the image from its photo and increased the size till I was happy with the placement against the girl. Finally using Papyrus font and a white text, I wrote the text on top.

My layers are: horse riders then girl then paper then text. 

Entering in: Digital Whisper ~ Indian Princess

                                                           Amanda xx

Feature Day at Gecko Galz & Umbrella at Digital Whisper

Today is my day to feature my Design Team project for 'Love Stories' over at Gecko Galz,
and it also fits a new challenge over at Digital Whisper which is another challenge blog I haven't done before. All new things this year!

A 6 x 6 digital page done CAP2, using an image from April Showers, with a rainy day photo from  Pixabay and a quote from the web written in Curl MT

I hope you'll join our Love Stories challenge where the winner will receive a $25 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz shop. The only rule is that you must use at least one Gecko Galz product, which can be something you purchased from the shop or a freebie.
If you sign up for the Gecko Galz newsletter, you'll be able to claim a free collage sheet each month and get first claim on the $1 Wednesday deals!
Why don't you pop over to the Gecko Galz blog to see all the fabulous designs by the very talented Design Team. Don't forget to grab the free digi stamp on each post!
We also have a Facebook Group where there are more monthly challenges for you to play in, each with a Design Sheet to win.

Amanda xx

entering in: Digital Whisper - Umbrella

New Year Love Stories

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

A new month means a new Customer Challenge at the Gecko Galz and the theme for the month of January is 'Love Stories'.

So why not play along - join the challenge with the chance to win $25 at the Gecko Galz shop!

I had great fun making these digital Postcards!!

image from True Loves Kiss

background from Vintage Visions Paper PAck

image from True Loves Kiss

background from Heart to Heart Paper Pack

image from True Loves Kiss

background from Postcards from Abroad

I hope you'll join in with our 'Love Stories' Challenge, where the Winner gets a $25 shopping spree to spend at the Gecko Galz shop. (The only rule is that you must use at least one Gecko Galz product... this can be one of the freebies, or, of course, you can buy at the Etsy shop).
If you sign up for the Gecko Galz monthly newsletter, you'll be kept up to date with new releases, $1 Wednesday deals and be able to claim a free digital collage sheet.
If you pop over to the Gecko Galz blog, you will see all the fabulous designs by the Design Team - and maybe grab a freebie or two.
If you haven't a blog/and or/ on Facebook, head over to the Gecko Galz Papercrafting Group where there are more monthly challenges, with the chance to win a digital collage sheet.

Amanda xx 

Midnight at Sunday Postcard Art

Have been trying to get back into entering various Challenge blogs the last few months, but with one thing or another never actually got round to doing any.

So today I've sat down and actually done a new piece and its my first time for Sunday Postcard Art. The theme was 'Midnight'

image used was from Gecko Galz 'Dark Arts'

clock and photo of Edgar Allan Poe from pixabay

quote from Edgar Allan Poe

font is Vivaldi (capital O) & Tempus Sans ITC

Amanda xxx

Feature Day Decking the Halls with Gecko Galz

Today is the day for my Feature Day over at Gecko Galz, and as its December, we're doing something different this month and its Deck The Halls - 24 days of Christmas themed crafts, tags, decorations, books etc. What ever your skill level or time set, there's inspiration for everyone!

My first make is a small polystyrene wreath which you can get at most craft stores, I used 'Christmas Past' Paper Pack, printed out 3 different papers sized to fill an A4 sheet of paper, then cut them vertically into strips. You can then either glue the papers individually or glue a bit of the wreath at a time, I did both but found gluing the wreath easier. Simply wrap the strips alternating the papers till its covered. It is fiddly and the back looks so untidy!. You can embellish how you want, I used Christmas ribbon, ready to stick ribbon and a Spellbinders die cut in Red Mirror card.

Next up, something so quick and easy! It took me longer to find the right glass container than it did to print and glue the images from 'Candy Cane Lane' Digital sheet.

And the last sample, back to a card. I chose three images from the 'Snow Much Fun' Jewel It sheet and sized them to fit one of the square dies.  The backing paper came from a Joy! Christmas paper pad. Cut another sentiment out of red mirror card, and to finish off I stuck red & white twine along the edge of the topper. 

I hope you'll join our SNOW QUEEN challenge where the winner will receive a $25 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz shop.

The only rule is that you must use at least one Gecko Galz product, which can be something you purchased from the shop or a freebie.

If you sign up for the Gecko Galz newsletter, you'll be able to claim a free collage sheet each month and get first claim on the $1 Wednesday deals!

Why don't you pop over to the Gecko Galz blog to see all the fabulous designs by the very talented Design Team - and this month we have new amazing talent on the team, so make sure to check those ladies out! Don't forget to grab the free digi stamp on each post.

We also have a Facebook Group where there are more monthly challenges for you to play in, each with a Design Sheet to win.

Amanda xx

A pretty 60th birthday card and matching insert, I always find these quite hard as I want to do sparkle and shine but can't quite steer myself from vintage.... so I compromised with the blinging the age. Hope she didn't mind!! The backing paper came from a gorgeous paper pack by Jodie Lee designs and I used a matching one for the insert, always feels a shame to cover these up.

Gecko Galz

Don't forget to check out the Gecko Galz blog for news of this months challenge Snow Queen. Take a look through all the Design Teams lovely samples, and let inspiration strike, whether its Christmas Cards, atcs, decorations or a digital project!

(typo in the date, its still 2018!)