Steampunk Love - Feb DT project for Gecko Galz

Steampunk love - great time to join the Gecko Galz Design team!!! Without further ado, here is my first DT project and I must say I am totally love with my Steam Queen. For my wall art, I utilized a picture fame I had for years as it was time for a face lift. I took the image of my Steam queen blew it up, added bits and pieces from the steam fantasies junk journal kit, used stamps from the cogs & heart stamp set, added some metal cogs and viola!!!

As the theme is steampunk love I had to make a few cards as well using the steam town girl papers- hope you enjoy the projects.

Along with medal cogs, wheels and bit from stash, I utilized the following products:

https://www.etsy.com/.../734909028/steam-punk-collage-set?

https://www.etsy.com/.../cogs-and-hearts-digital-stamp-set?

https://www.etsy.com/.../steel-town-digital-paper-pack?

Don't forget to check out the Gecko Galz blog at: https://geckogalzscrapbooking.blogspot.com/

Thanks for visiting.  Remember to create like crazy and cut with wild abandon.

Garden Wagon and Mini Album

Hello everyone.  Here is the video walkthrough of my latest  design team project for Ephemorie Digital Designs.  Hope you enjoy it.  I used the Tranquil Cottage collection to create the adorable little wagon and  mini album.  The front of the mini album hosts one of the Nested Folders stuffed with elements from the ephemera set. The album is full of interactive pages and tuck spots. I also turned the nested folders into little booklets complete with journaling spots and altered paperclips. To alter the paperclips I used various elements from the ephemera sampler and backed them with sheets from Tranquil Cottage #1 and #2 as to eliminate any white paper showing.

Product Links:https://www.etsy.com/.../digital-printable-papers-tranquil

https://www.etsy.com/.../digital-printable-papers-tranquil

https://www.etsy.com/.../tranquil-cottage-ephemera-set...

https://www.etsy.com/.../tranquil-cottage-roses-folders-and

Tent Mini Album Tutorial

 Well here it is - the tent mini album tutorial.  Hope you have as much fun as I did creating this.

Remember to create like crazy and cut with wild abandon.  All cutting instructions are on my You Tube channel - Tanis Buckton - don't forget to subscribe.

Tent Explosion box / mini album

 Fun project for summer - tent shaped explosion box.  A tutorial on this is coming soon - watch here and my YouTube Channel - Tanis Buckton.

Explosion box

https://youtu.be/MqxtLhnGQJ0

Check out my YouTube channel (click on the link above) to see the video of Explosion box #2.  A tutorial is in the works. Stay tuned!!!

Happy Birthday baby!!!

Happy Birthday Baby!!!

My husband celebrated his 67th birthday July 1st - so of course I had to make a card!!!

For this card I used Pip Art's Follow the Stars Home Stamp and my Misti.  I will say colouring a stamp is a new venture for me.  I used my Zig Pens (yes I still have these and love them)!!

Once the stamp was coloured, I cut it out, mounted it on some scraps of barn board paper I had  in my stash and poof Birthday Card done.  I am very pleased with how this card turned out especially as I have never stamped anything and added colour to it prior to this card.  As always, I got my stamp from my favorite scrapbook store - Aall Scrapbook Essentials in Kamloops, BC or online at aallscrapbookessentials.com

Happy crafting!!! By for now, until we meet again.

The Scrap Hovel

Good morning everyone!!!  Today I wanted to show my craft room or Scrap Hovel as I like to call it.  This is my sanctuary.  It is not a huge a space but it works for me and I wanted to share as I love seeing other craft spaces.  Have a great day and I look forward to seeing your comments.

Love Notes

Hello everyone!!!

I just wanted to share a few pictures of the anniversary present I made my husband - we have been together 32 years and simply put I love that boy.  I was very touched when my husband shared pictures of his gift on Facebook - the comments and outpouring from everyone have been amazing.

For this project I used a Graphic 45 Travel Journal, the Graphic 45 Love Notes collection, the Love Notes solids and patterns as well as the journaling cards, chipboard and stickers.  All of this was transformed into the anniversary present below, full of love notes, memories and our story over the last 32 years.  I hope you enjoy it.

This is our story - more than 60 pages of why I love my husband and our incredible journey together.

When my husband posted this on Facebook he stated that it made him cry.  He never ceases to amaze me.
 

Something for mom

Hello everyone.  Here is a card I made for my mom using Echo Park's I Am Mom Collection pack, coordinating solids and ephemera.  I really love how this card turned out and enjoyed making it.  I know my mom is going to love it.

When you have no plan...

As many of you know, I like to create with just a vague plan - that way I am always surprised in how things turn out.  For this project all I have decided on is the paper.  I am using Graphic 45's A Perfect Gentleman Deluxe Collectors Edition.  After that sky is the limit. 

So what does it mean to start a project with no plan?  Often it can mean cutting, scoring, recutting and so on.  Is this how things have started with this project?  You bet and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Here is a glimpse at the beginning.  I will post more as the project progresses.

Hello everyone here is the start of my latest project using a Graphic 45 Square tag and pocket album as well as the Tropical Travelogue, City Scapes and Penny's Paper Dolls Family collections.  I decided to change things up, turn the album into a suitcase and build a little steamer trunk to go with it.

This was a very fun project.  The only plan I had was the products I was using, after that, it was simply whatever my creative brain came up with.  I must say I have the most fun when I just start sticking stuff down and just let the process happen.  One of these days I may plan a project out start to finish....or not...

So here is a quick video of the finished project - I hope you enjoy it.  I look forward to seeing your comments.  Happy crafting!!!!

Finished Scrap Calendar

Good morning!!  As promised, here is the finished scrap calendar - good thing as it is Jan 14th and I need to get this calendar on the wall in my office.
Here are few pictures of the pages as I went:

And, finally the video of the finished calendar - hope you enjoy it.  Looking forward to your comments.  Love your scrap, use your scraps or pass them to a crafty friend who loves to use them.  Happy Crafting!!!

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year everyone!!! I certainly hope you get spend some time today crafting!!! As many of you know - I have decided to build a series of mini albums for Christmas.  These will be brought out each Christmas and hold all of our treasured memories.  The first one I did was the Graphic 45 St. Nicholas album which I featured in an earlier post.  This is my second addition - using Carta Bella's Santa's Workshop collection. 

I hope you enjoy the video.  My plans this year are to include tutorials for the items I create.  Stay tuned, sit back and enjoy.

Wow it is hard to believe it has been a month since my last post.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year eveyone.  Today, I am sharing with you a desk calendar I built for my brother for Christmas.  I used Graphic 45 Good Ol' Sport.  This gift came together quick and I am very pleased with how it turned out.  Hope you enjoy the show - although the December picture did not work out - the rest is here to see.

Quick and easy Christmas cards

Hello everyone.  I often hear people say what do you do with all your scraps?  Well I save them and then use them on cards!!  Here are few of the examples and a quick video.  I hope you enjoy and are inspired to use up your own scraps.  I even collect scraps from other crafters - possibly an addiction but I am okay with that lol.  Have a great day crafting everyone!!

St. Nicholas Mini Album

Here is a video of the mini album I made using Graphic 45's St. Nicholas collection.  I love this collection it has a great Santa face (most important) and just lends itself to soooo many things.  I am working on an assortment of Christmas albums that will become part of my yearly Christmas decorations.  Hope you enjoy - I loved making this.