Zoe Challenge #1~ "Anything Goes"

Good Morning Lovelies! And a Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed their festivities over the last couple of weeks? It's certainly comes and goes very quickly doesn't it? I love Christmas, but it is nice to get back to normal after!

So onto our first challenge of 2013 the Theme is "Anything Goes" so nice and easy to kick off those cobwebs lol! My first, I'm not keen on, but thought it appropriate, the background is created with Distress stains, the stamps were free with a mag, I've had them ages!

My second I used DS Tarnished Brass from the Metallic range, stamped with versamark the glasses and heat embossed in gold, I masked the glasses and heat embossed in silver the bubbles, which are by Designs By Ryn!

My third, I used Washi Tape for the background, the stamps are from the same free set as the first, I coloured them in using highlighter markers!

I created the background, by spraying Dylusions spray ink, heat drying it, then stamped using Coffee Archival ink, I used my water brush to create some highlights in the collage stamp by Crafty individuals, unfortunately it doesn't show up so well in the photo, I then triple embossed with clear EP, same with the butterfly, which is part of the collage stamp, I stamped again and cut it out to decoupage it!

And finally, I used paper from a Vintage Christmas pad, it was free with a mag, sorry don't I remember who it's by? The stamps are Tim Holtz by Stampers Anonymous it's the set with the Umbrella man, I stamped the birds on a wire with black and masked them, then using olive DI stamped the clock face, i inked the edges with black soot DI, a very simple one, but actually this is my favourite!

I do hope you will visit and look at the other DTs fabulous samples? And also welcome our brand new and fabulous member Sylv! Be inspired to join in! http://twinchie-twinchiehotmaillive.blogspot.co.uk/?m=0

I'm entering them into http://visibleimage.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/time-to-reflect-visible-image-january.html?m=1

 

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Zoe Cards Galore, January challenge! "Anything goes"

Good morning Lovelies! And a warm welcome to new followers and Happy New Year! I have the pleasure of posting my first DT post for the Cards Galore Challenge blog http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/ our theme this month is Anything goes! We have a fab sponsor this month who are offering a generous £10 voucher to spend on their site! www.craftyhands.co.uk 

So onto my card! I know, your thinking! Oh no not more Christmas cards in January? But this card was for a very special little girl! A lot of you know that I'm a foster carer! Well our gorgeous little Millie is moving onto adoption on the 17th of January after being with us for a year and 10 months, she was a year old when she came to us a sad, withdrawn and very tiny, skinny little soul, her journey has been tough, for us as well, but she as emerged a bright and confident, still tiny but with a huge personality, so as we are preparing to say goodbye to this little darling whom we love with all our hearts I wanted to dedicate this post to her, I am crying writing this post, we're going to miss her so much, it's going to be tough for her too, but she is going to have a wonderful new mummy and daddy! I am happy for all of them and I wish them every happiness in the world. 

My card is 8x8 matted with white linen card which I ran through GC using a CC 8x8 EF it has corner designs but I only wanted the lines around the edges, my topper i scored 3 lines either side of my stamping space using my Hougie board, I created my design by stamping with versamark the snowflakes from a Kanban set of stamps, then blending pan pastels, sealing with cheap hairspray, then stamping the reindeer from the same set in black, I added glitter here and there, a very simple card, but created with love, also she has loved reindeers at the garden centre Christmas display, and who can resist using pink for a little girl?

 Thank you for spending the time to read my story and look at my card, I hope I haven't depressed you? Would love you to pop along and take a look at the wonderful creations the rest of the DT have posted and join in! 

Zoe Challenge #7 "Lead by example"

Good morning Lovelies! And a very happy and healthy New Year to you all! I hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas? I love Christmas, but it s nice to get back to normal!

So here's my DT sample for The cupboard Trilogy challenge blog http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/?m=0 our theme this month is "Lead by Example! So that means that you can copy a DT sample, either colour combos, design, elements, layout etc!

My card is a simple card, 8x8 layered with black card then I embossed white card, the topper I used Pan Pastels, the moon I created using a post it note mask, I created the highlights using an eraser! The stamps are Lavinia Stamps, I added glitter with my quickly glue pen and a few more highlights using a white gel pen, I then layered onto more black card! Voila! Thank you for looking, I do hope you will join in? 

Tag!

  Good evening Lovelies! Well there certainly had better not be a hosepipe ban next summer! 

Tonight I have made a tag! Blending bundled sage and peeled paint DI and dropping water onto it and blotting to create a distressed effect! Then using a variety of greens and a Tim Holtz stamp set, I masked and stamped over with the water droplets stamp from designs by Ryn http://designsbyryn.com/ check out her designs they are fab! Sorry for such a quick post, little one is having a bad night! 

Thank you for visiting I really appreciate your comments xxx 

A card for a man!

  Good Evening Lovelies! Well it seems ages since I blogged! I hope everyone had a lovely Cjristmas? We had a lovely quiet Christmas, I love Christmas, but I look forward to everything getting back to normal! 

I have made a card for a friend of ours, his birthday is in Feb But wer'e going to be on holiday then so needed to get all my cards sorted! 

It's 6x6 Kraft card the topper is Pan Pastels, the stamps are a combination of Indigoblu and Visible Image! I hope you like it? Thank you for taking the time to visit xx

To all my lovely Facebook friends!

  Good evening Lovelies! Well I'm all ready for the big event! I hope you all are?

 As a little thank you and a Merry Christmas I have made a card tonight especially for my lovely Facebook friends!

So thank you all for being there and wishing you all a lovely lovely Christmas and a happy and more importantly healthy 2013! 

Christmas trees!

  Good evening lovelies! 

Tonight's make I am entering http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/?m=0 

http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/week-185-oh-christmas-tree_15.html?m=1

It's 8x8 gatefold, I matted dark green and dark red onto one side of gate, the topper was created  using a Dylusions stencil which I first inked through with a festive green DI then skimmed over with texture paste to create dimension, the flowers were ready made which I added stickles glitter glue to. Just a short blog tonight, feeling really tired, thank you for visiting xxx