Dream Canvas for Gecko Galz July Challenge

Good morning everyone and welcome to another Gecko Galz Challenge post.  This month's wonderful theme is Moon and Stars.

To give you some inspiration, I decided to create a canvas.  Below is a step-by-step on how I created it.

1.  Gesso a 4x6 canvas panel.  Spray with Art Anthology Rustic and French Toast then dry.
2.  Drop Art Anthology Decadent Minx onto the canvas and smear with your fingers.
3.  Paint the edges with Diane Wakley Night acrylic paint.
4.  Cut out your image from the Moonbeams Digital Collage Sheet.  Add to the left side of the panel.
5.  Die cut a moon from chipboard and paint with Metallique Gold Rush.  When that is dry, add some Metallique Steampunk Copper with a palette knife.  Place on the canvas so it is "embracing" your image.
6.  Paint some stars with Metallique Silver Spoon and add them to your panel.
7.  Finish it up with some sentiments from Tim Holtz Small Talk.

The Gecko Galz Customer Challenge runs all month, so get your entries in.  The winner will recieve a $25 Gecko Galz Shopping Spree!  Visit http://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com/ for more information.

Until later....................


Marilyn

July New Releases - Technique Junkies Blog Hop

Good Morning Junkies!!  Hope your July is off to a good start.  Here in south Louisiana, the days are very hot and I keep thinking of water and how great it would be like to stay at the lake or hit the beach.  Since July is shaping up to be a great month, the Technique Junkies team is hosting a blog hop to share all the exciting new July Releases with you.  So join us today as we hop into July and showcase all the new stamps  Don't forget to to visit each team members blog in order not to miss any of the fun.  If you  haven’t started at the beginning, please visit the Technique Junkie Designer Blog (http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com) so you are sure to catch it all!

You've just seen Robin's project.  Her work is always wonderful and exciting to see.

Here is the hop participants in order:

Design Team Blog: http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com/

Karen McAlpine: www.dreamingncreating.blogspot.com
Kathy Stacy: https://craftynurse4u.wordpress.com
Lanette Erickson: http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com/
Beth Norman: http://www.sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog/

Pam DeChellis:  http://journeyawakensthesoul.blogspot.com/

Judy Jackson: http://judysstampart.blogspot.com/

Tonya Davidson: http://stampintonya.blogspot.com/

Pat Huntoon: http://patstamps.blogspot.com/

Robin Redd:  http://robinredd.typepad.com/reddrobinstudios/

Marilyn Hughes: http://dollsetc.blogspot.com/   YOU ARE HERE

Well, let's get started!  First up is a journal page I created with the new Oceanside stamp.

1.  Stamp Oceanside with Metallic Ink Dots.  You'll get a light impression.  Then, using a small brush, brush and pounce on color until you have a washed-out, watercolor effect.  Add some medium blue chalk with a brush to simulate water, taking care to make some areas darker.  

2.  Mix a tiny drop of black ink with modeling paste and spread through Art Anthologies Bird stencil.  When that is dry, go over the birds with a white pen and a black marker until you like the way they look.  Refer to pictures of seagulls if you can't remember their markings.  Slightly smudge so they blend in with the overall soft look of the stamped image.

3.  Spray a little Art Anthology Glorious and Juicy Colorations on your craft mat and spritz with water.  Brush on your page, alternating colors until your sky resembles sunset conditions.

4.  Stamp Life is Better at the Beach from the Better at the Lake set.

1.  Stamp Something Will Grow in black ink.  Use the Misti to get a good, rich black image.

2.  Drop Art Anthology Radiance, Allure, and Panche Minx onto the tag and using a straw, blow on them.  You want to do this a drop at a time and blow until you have lines going everywhere.

3.  Using a white pen, dot the tips of the dandelion and then start circling inward.  Finish off with matching fiber.

1.  Stamp Mermaid Love with several different colors of ink (I like pigment inks).  You want your image to be light.

2.  Stamp Lake Rules from Better at the Lake set over Mermaid Love in black ink.

3.  Brush Art Anthology Glorious over the top of the tag, then pounce on Marlin Colorations that has been diluted with water.

4.  Paint a few chipboard clouds white and scatter then across your tag.  Finish with fiber.

1.  Stamp the cats from Strange Cats onto an ATC.  I used my Misti to get a very dark impression.  Emboss with black EP.

2.  Stencil TCW Mini Harlequins using silver embossing paste on the left side and bottom.

3.  Sprinkle on pink pigment powder and spritz with water.

4.  Stamp randomly across the card with French Text and red ink.

5.  Add rubons under the cats to ground them so they aren't just floating in space.

6.  Stamp the phrase from Strange Cats onto a piece of paper, run through a Xyron, and cut into equal sections.  Add to card.

7.  Finish by rubbing Walnut Stain DI around the edges.

Love the new July Releases?  Well, they are currently on sale for 15% off through July 8th!   Go to http://techniquejunkies.com/ click on July 2016 Releases.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts in my comments section.  I truly love hearing what you have to say!  You are at the final stop on our July Releases Hop --- If you want to see the entire hop, please head over to the Technique Junkies blog to get started.

Until later,

Marilyn

February New Releases - Technique Junkies Blog Hop

Good Morning Junkies!!  Hope your February is starting off great.  Have your been getting snow or just some cold weather (it's been rainy and chilly here).  In anticipation of February being a great month, the Technique Junkies team is hosting a blog hop to share all the new exciting February Releases with you.  So join us today as we hop into February and showcase all the new stamps  Don't forget to to visit each team members blog in order not to miss any of the fun.  If you  haven’t started at the beginning, please visit the Technique Junkie Designer Blog (http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com) so you are sure to catch it all!

You've just seen Sally Lynns' project and I think you have to agree her work is out of this world!!  Her cards and other projects are wonderful.

Here is the hop participants in order:

Design Team Blog http://techniquejunkies.blogspot.com

Judy Jackson  http://judysstampart.blogspot.com

Karen McAlpine http://dreamingncreating.blogspot.com

Sally Lynn MacDonald  http://www.sallylynnmacdonald.com

Marilyn Hughes http://DollsEtc.blogspot.com  YOU ARE HERE!

Kathy Stacy http://craftynurse4u.wordpress.com

Jane Bosi http://janembosi.blogspot.com

Tonya Davidson http://stampintonya.blogspot.com

Beth Norman http://sunflowers-dragonflies.ca/blog

Pat Huntoon http://patstamps.blogspot.com

I had some really fabulous stamps to work with and decided to created three projects!

This month, I tried my hand at making a card.  I simply stamped Hats Off on white cardstock using black Versifine ink, matted it on black cardstock, and then mounted it to my card.  I stamped "just a Note" from the Sentimental Sayings set at the bottom of the card.

For my first ATC, I sprayed the background with Art Anthology Barbie Colorations, then dripped Radiance and Enchanting Minx side to side, alternating the sides.  I stamped the movie camera and slide from the new Oh Snap Set of 7 onto mixed media paper and cut them out.  The camera was stamped using black Archival Ink and the slide was stamped using Studio 490 Orange Blossom ink.  I used a tiny image from I had and cut it to fit my slide.  I layered them with a couple of metal embellishments I had and then stamped the "Life moves pretty fast" sentiment from the Oh Snap Set of 7 directly onto the ATC.

For this ATC, I sprayed the background with Art Anthology Sandcastle and Avocado Colorations and then added little squares using sepia Archival Ink and the Blocked stencil.  I stamped the camera and "Oh Snap" from the Oh Snap Set of 7 directly onto the ATC with black Versifine ink.  I then sprinkled Take for Granite Prills across it.

Love the new February Releases?  Well, they are currently on sale for 15% off through February 8th!   Go to http://techniquejunkies.com/ click on February 2016 Releases.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving your thoughts in my comments section.  I truly love hearing what you have to say!  You are now ready for the next stop on our February Releases Hop --- Kathy Stacy!  Why don't you drop by her blog and see what she has in store for you!

Until later,

Marilyn