Paris in Springtime Challenge March 2026

 Hello!

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

This month our Challenge theme is Paris in Springtime

Here are my Projects:

Featuring Versailles Digital Digital Collage Set, Spring Song Birds Digital Collage Set and Roccoco Tin Toppers Set

Our Customer Challenge runs from March 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

Never to suffer...

Hello!

Gecko Galz has this wonderful Gothic Challenge using the image provided.

I made a mixed canvas. 

The style of the canvas is assemblage meets mixed media.

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

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges:

• Gecko Galz: Gothic Monthly Challenge

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

Gecko Galz Winter Elegance Challenge

Hello!

Can you believe December is here?

I have some amazing news to share: I am part of the Gecko Galz Design Team!

Our December Costumer Challenge theme is Winter Elegance.

Gecko Galz has a New Seasonal Release and there are so many beautiful sets that it was difficult to pick one. I was inspired by the set Winters Fantasy.

My project is a Winter Fantasy Mini Canvas in pink,  with bhite e,mbosse details in white and a wodden cut out ipainted in silver; gem add the final touch. Loving the victorian feling.

This will be perfect for the room of my beautiful grandniece, she is very sweet.

Here is my inspiration piece:

Our challenge runs from December 1st to Decemmber 29th. Just follow the Link and post your wonderful creations.

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

I would like to enter this piece in the following challenges:

• A Place To Start: NOVEMBER 2023 - ANYTHING GOES w/OPTIONAL TWIST: SOMETHING FOR A CHILD
• The Holly and Ivy Cristmas Challenge: Challenge # 153 - Anything Christmas Goes
• 613 Avenue Create: NOVEMBER 2023 - ANYTHING GOES w/ OPTIONAL TWIST: EMBOSSING (Wet or Dry)
• Moving Along With The Times: Challenge 161 for December WINTER ANIMALS

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 Mini Canvas

 Hello!

Gecko Galz has this wonderful Gothic Challenge using the image provided.

I made a canvas using Deco Art Acrylic paints, Prima Marketing Finnabair Art Alchemy Metallique Acrylic Paint - Amethyst, Distress Ink, Distress Oxides, Archival ink, Metal embellishments by Tim Holtz Idea-logy, fibers, resin embellishment, wax gold past, flowers and gems.

The style of the canvas is assemblage meets mixed media.

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

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges:

• Gecko Galz: Gothic Monthly Challenge
• 613 AVENUE: SEPTEMBER 2023 - PURELY ANYTHING GOES
• The Corrosive Challenge: Challenge #9, 2023, Anything Goes
• Creative Artist Mixed Media: Challenge #97 - Anything Mixed Media Goes
• The Creative Crafters: Anything Goes
• We Love To Create: Challenge 8 - Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time To Craft: Open Challenge for September, #9-2023

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 mini canvas

 Hello!

Gecko Galz has this wonderful Gothic Challenge using the image provided.

I made a canvas using Acrylic paints, Silver wax paste, stencil, resin embellishment, Metal embellishment, Washi Tape and ribbon.

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

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges:

• Gecko Galz: Gothic Monthly Challenge
• Place to Start: APRIL 2023 - ANYTHING GOES w/OPTIONAL TWIST: WOMAN OF THE YEAR!
• 613 Avenue Create: April 2023 : ANYTHING GOES w/OPTIONAL TWIST: LET'S STENCIL

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 Art

 Hello!

My first canvas of the year and it is in a gothic style.

Gecko Galz has this wonderful Gothic Challenge using the image provided.

I made a canvas using a black, purple, silver and green acrylic base. Added black vintage lace, feathers, flowers, metallic embelishment, black gem, blue pearls and gel pens in silver, green and purple.

This canvas will be part of my Halloween decorations.

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

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenges:

• Gecko Galz: Gothic Monthly Challenge
• The Corrosive Challenge: Challenge 1, 2023 Anything Goes
• The Outlawz Saturday Paper á la Mode Challenge January: Let's Get Started
• Dream Valley Challenges: Hip To Be Square
• Two old Bats Halloween Challenge: Anything Goes

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

New Challenge at 613 Avenue Create!

Hi everyone!
it is time for a new challenge at 613 Avenue Create.

Our new challenge is up and the theme is

Anything Goes or you can use the Optional Twist:

Reuse / Recycle Something

Our Amazing sponsors:

Jelly Park

Fred She Said

I used an image by Fred She Said called Growing Together

Image was colored with Prisma coloring pencils. Background was created with gesso, texture paste,  acrylics, fluid acrylics and Gelatos. I use a recycled cardboard to create the clouds; loving the texture. everything was put together with gel medium.

The original piece was missing a bee, but I just felt that it needed it, so I colored and additional one and added it to the canvas. Now I am happy.

For more inspiration hop over to 613 Avenue Create! You have to see what the design team created for this challenge. We can't wait to see your wonderful creations!!!

I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• CraftyHands: Anything Goes
• Craftitude: Anything Goes or Corrugated Paper or Cardboard
• Challenges 4 Everybody: Anything Goes
• So  Artful Challenges: SIGNS OF SPRING! (shades of green, plus other colors of choice)

Thanks!

Hugs,
Julia

MIxed Media at Crafting By Designs

Hi everyone!
It's time for a new Mixed Media project at Crafting By Designs.
For my inspiration piece I made a mini canvas.

Some details:

Hope you like it! I had lots of fun creating it.
I made the rose, it has some shimmer; love how it looks. 
Be sure to visit Crafting By Designs, you will find lots of inspiration and all the details and rules for this challenge.

Can't wait to see your creations.
I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:

• Make it Monday 119: Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays #88: Anything Goes
• Simply Create: Linky Party #13
• Nicely Done Designs: Mystery Box Challenge #1: Buttons, Twine, Handmade Flower and Corrugated Cardboard
• Challenge 4 Everybody: Anything Goes

Thanks!

Love,

Julia

Mixed Media Mini Canvas

Hi everyone!

I am so happy to be part of the Mix It Up - Mixed media Altered Group at Color Me Creative.

The challenge this week is to use a book page in our creation. The final project can be anything: an ATC, a piece for a card, a journal page, a piece to hang on the wall, etc. The final project must always use different types of media in order to qualify. Challenges will run for 2 weeks and new challenges will be posted on Mondays. This Challenge will run from Feb 20th thru March 4th.

For my project I made a mini canvas (3in x 3in):

I used the book page as my background for the canvas and used water soluble oil pastels to paint circles and swirls, then used a black permanent marker to define figures (flower and leaves).
Before adding the paper to the canvas, I painted the borders with black acrylic paint.
Then added the page to the canvas using Mod Podge to seal the piece.

Once it was completely dried, I distressed the edges with Black Soot Distress Ink, and also used a stencil to add some details to the corners.
To finish this mini canvas I added black jewels to the center of the flower, created a border with sequins and added ribbon for dimension.

 Hope you liked it!!!

Thanks!

Love,

Julia