All Things Dark and Beautiful Challenge - October 2024

Hello!

Today is my day day to share my projects for the Gecko Galz Challenge Blog.

This month our Challenge theme is

All Things Dark and Beautiful

Here are my projects:

Altered matchbox

ATC Trio

Collage Set used: Day Of The Dead Digital Card Toppers, Hocus Pocus Digital Collage Set and Nasferatu Digital ATC Sheet

Our Customer challenge runs from October 1st to the 29th.

If you want to get ahead for next month challenge you can visit the Gecko Galz Monthly Challenge page and start working on your project for our next Customer challenge.

Our Design Team has created beautiful projects to inspire you, please visit them and leave a comment.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love,

Julia

Gecko Galz 14th Annual Blog Hop

 

Hello Everyone!

We want to welcome everyone to the

Gecko Galz 14th Annual Blog Hop

 This is our Tricks and Treats Blog Hop! 

We have 14 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

"GOTHIC MASQUERADE".

(Click Right on the image below to save) 

Here are my Inpiration pieces:

Altered Cardbox Vase, Details HERE

Altered Bottle - Gothic Lamp, Details HERE

Trio of Potion Bottles, Details HERE

Halloween Gothic Tag Set, Details HERE

ATC Coin Trio, Details HERE

Grimoire - Altered Notebook, Details HERE

Altered Tea Bags, Details HERE

Altered Gothic Halloween boxes, Details HERE

Altered Bottle Lanterns, Details HERE

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 2025!

·        Second prize is a subscription to the Gecko Galz 2025 Card Topper Kits!

·        Third prize is a subscription to the 2025 Tin Topper Kits for 2025!

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 Kit each quarter, a ATC collections, 1 Paper Pack each quarter, one jewel it collection, Tin Toppers, and Card Toppers!

 

First of all, you will need to visit all 14

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 give Away. On October 28th 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 25th of October and the 27th 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

Julia Vasquez

Tanis Buckton

Susan Renshaw

Kelly Parker 

Suzzane Franin

Carole Jones

Mia

Gerri Herbst

Jessica Kaiser

Walter Zemrock

Leanne Seed

 

Have fun!

Julia

Gothic Lanterns

 Hello!

We are celebration the Gecko Galz 14th Annual Blog Hop and I created several projects and wanted to share the details here for the Gothic Altered Bottle Lanterns:

Image: GOTHIC MASQUERADE Freebie from Gecko Galz

Supplies used: Distress Oxide Inks, Flowers, embellishments, black lace and beads.

Hope you like it and are inspired to make some art.

Thanks for the visit.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love

Julia

Altered Gothic Halloween Boxes

 Hello!

We are celebration the Gecko Galz 14th Annual Blog Hop and I created several projects and wanted to share the details here for the Altered Gothic Halloween boxes:

Image: GOTHIC MASQUERADE Freebie from Gecko Galz

Paper: Star Crossed Digital Paper Pack

Supplies used: Boxes, Distress Oxide Inks, Resin Skull, Silver wax paste, Lace - black, embellishment, Beadsand Bat charms.

Hope you like it and are inspired to make some art.

Thanks for the visit.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love

Julia

Gothic Altered Tea Bags

 Hello!

We are celebration the Gecko Galz 14th Annual Blog Hop and I created several projects and wanted to share the details here for the Gothic Altered Tea Bags:

Image: GOTHIC MASQUERADE Freebie from Gecko Galz

Supplies used: Tea Bags, Distress Oxide Inks, Charms, Gems and Silver Embellishment.

Hope you like it and are inspired to make some art.

Thanks for the visit.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love

Julia

Gothic Grimoire

Hello!

We are celebration the Gecko Galz 14th Annual Blog Hop and I created several projects and wanted to share the details here for the Gothic Grimoire - Altered Notebook:

Image: GOTHIC MASQUERADE Freebie from Gecko Galz

Paper: Haunted Woods Digital Paper Pack

Supplies used: Notebook, cardstock, Distress Oxide Inks,black pearls and embellishments.

Hope you like it and are inspired to make some art.

Thanks for the visit.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love

Julia

Gothic ATC Coin Trio

Hello!

We are celebration the Gecko Galz 14th Annual Blog Hop and I created several projects and wanted to share the details here for the Gothic ATC Coin Trio:

Image: GOTHIC MASQUERADE Freebie from Gecko Galz

Supplies used: Mirror cardstock, embossing folder, Distress Inks, Resin Skull, silver wax paste, black pearls, silver and black embellishments.

Hope you like it and are inspired to make some art.

Thanks for the visit.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love

Julia

Halloween Gothic Tag Set

Hello!

We are celebration the Gecko Galz 14th Annual Blog Hop and I created several projects and wanted to share the details here for the Halloween Gothic Tag Set:

Image: GOTHIC MASQUERADE Freebie from Gecko Galz

Supplies used: Cardstock, Mirror cardstock, stencils, Distress Oxide Inks, Charms, Gems, Feathers - Black and Fibers.

Hope you like it and are inspired to make some art.

Thanks for the visit.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love

Julia

Gothic Potion Bottles

Hello!

We are celebration the Gecko Galz 14th Annual Blog Hop and I created several projects and wanted to share the details here for the Potion Bottles:

Image: GOTHIC MASQUERADE Freebie from Gecko Galz

Supplies used: Glass Bottles, Mica Powder, Glitter, water, wax, corks, chain, beads and gems.

Hope you like it and are inspired to make some art.

Thanks for the visit.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love

Julia

Gothic Lamp

Hello!

We are celebration the Gecko Galz 14th Annual Blog Hop and I created several projects and wanted to share the details here for the Altered Bottle - Gothic Lamp:

Image: GOTHIC MASQUERADE Freebie from Gecko Galz

Supplies used: Glass Bottle, Spray pain - Silver, Wine Bottle Lamp Shade, Lace Black, Embelishments - silver and black and gems.

Hope you like it and are inspired to make some art.

Thanks for the visit.

If you like this, please leave a comment and consider following my blog for updates and lots of new projects.

Love

Julia