Workshop makes!

Good Morning Lovelies! I can't believe it been a week since I blogged?? I probably won't blog much this week either as in our beautiful seaside town this week is our annual "Folk Festival" it's a wonderful week of Morris dancing, folk music, a huge craft marque etc, not that I'm into the music or Morris dancing, but I love the atmosphere, literally tens of thousands of people from all over the world and country crowd our little town, but it's fab.

Anyway onto my post, I had the most wonderful crafty day yesterday at the wonderfully talented Eileen Godwins Workshop, such a lovely bunch of ladies, some fab Facebook friends travelled up for the day which made it really great day, was lovely seeing you again Barbara Daines and Elaine Maisey, the tea was flowing the sweets were nibbled and the wonderful cake made by Barbara Cleggett was munched and delish it was too, thank you all for a fab day. Here are my makes, I had to finish my last make which is the embossed card with gold gilt on it at home as I just ran out of time, I made my fairy one 3 times, I just wasn't happy with it, I'm still not really! But ho hum that's life!

 

My favourite is the gorgeous watercolour rose which was embossed onto watercolour card then water coloured with distress inks, I used Chipped Sapphire and Lilac, the background is Shabby Shutters, the fairies is Pan Pastels and versamark ink to create the swirls! The Baroque stylie one is a coloured backing paper embossed and heat embossed with clear EP then inked with Forest Moss DI and gilded with gold wax, I added the Tulle and butterflies when I got home to just finish it off. Thank you for visiting, have a great Sunday xx

 

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Splodgeaway DT sample "Through my mask"

Good morning Lovelies! How you baring up in this warm summer weather? It is rather hot! Phew, but I'm not complaining, we had 7 months of winter and it will be here again soon enough, so stay in, keep cool and drink plenty lol! That's mums advice for today lol ;)

This week on the Spodge-Away blog we are showcasing what "we" like to do through our masks and today is mine and the lovely and very talented Carol's, it's so weird that we have both done bookmarks for this project, mine was very simple.

 

I took some sheet music, I took the flower from the Fairy Stenskape set, I inked through it first with DI's, heat dried it, then placing the mask back carefully I used Maimeri Glossy gel, and left it to dry over night, then once dry I lightly inked with Black Soot DI, cut it down and mat and layered, creating a rather different and quite pretty bookmark! Please pop over and visit the blog and also Carol's. thank you for visiting, have a wonderful Friday and weekend xxx Zoe xxx

 

 

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Zoe - Twinchies challenge # 4 "Floral"

Good morning Lovelies! Hope everyone is well and enjoying the summer? At long last!

So today is the 4th challenge here at Twinchies Challenge, and the theme is "Floral" in case you hadn't read the title lol!

"Twinchies" in case you are unfamiliar with them? Are 2"x2" square, they can be any medium but must be square and 2x2 inches, apart from that you do what you like! They seem daunting to start with being so tiny, but once you start they are quite addictive!

My Twinchies are all made with the wonderful Jofy stamps, I love them and use them a lot. They have all been quite crudely coloured in with pencils, I feel it suits them? Plus I'm not that great at colouring in lol!

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting and I hope you like what you see? Please check out the other DT's wonderful Twinchies and be inspired to have a go at these wonderful little bits of artiness!

 

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Zoe August Challenge For Crafts Galore!

Good morning Lovelies!

We had a very poor response to last months challenge, I do hope you will be more keen to join in this one? http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk the theme this month is "Bingo" I prefer to call it "Tic Tac Toe"

The idea is: you pick a column either across, up and down or diagonal like you would for noughts and crosses!

The sponsors for this is month are Scrappers Delights

We were lucky enough to choose a Digi for our samples, I chose "Flower Basket"

I chose the top row! Birthday, Flowers, Embossing/Masks

 

I printed my basket 4 times and coloured using Inktense pencils, I decoupaged the image added some sparkle and some tulle and bling, the background I used a Creative Expressions mask of a chain link fence style, layered onto a pink shimmer card, I used Clarity "letterbox" stamps for the text, the butterflies are Studio 490 stamps, I made this card for a friend! I hope you like what I've created?

I'm not a Digi crafter, but I did quite enjoy creating this card as I was able to put my own slant onto it! I can't wait to see what you all come up with this month? Don't forget to pop along to check out my very talented teamies creations too xx

Thank you for visiting today xxx

 

 

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Zoe Challenge # 12 "Time"

Good morning Lovelies! And a very warm welcome to new followers!

Wow what an amazing amount of fabulous entries with our last challenge! I hope this one will be just as popular? For Rhedd and Rosie's challenge

Our Rosie is sponsoring this challenge, the theme was chosen by Moira which is "Time" a great theme!

Rosie is very generously offering this wonderful prize!

Here's my card!

I used clocks background by Urban stamps which I stamped with coffee Archival, I then heat embossed with white "stampendous" detail EP the wonderful vintage Flourish from "Indigoblu" then blended over with Crushed olive and Vintage photo DI, I used several DI onto my brown mat spritzed with water and swooshed A4 card stock through it then dried and repeated twice more, I used Tim Holtz dies to cut this card into the rosettes and clock face! The sentiment is from a "Time" stamp set from Creative Expressions!

I hope I've inspired you to join in? Don't forget to pop along and check out my very talented teamies makes too? Thank you so much for taking the time to visit! Have a great day xx hugs Zoe xxx

 

 

 

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Very exciting news!

Good evening Lovelies! I'm sorry it's a late post.

I have some very exciting news to share with you! I can hardly believe it! I have been invited to become a DT member for Lavinia Stamps! :D I'm so thrilled, it's a dream come true for me, I can't wait to get started, I love Lavinia Stamps, I have many, the quality is great and the gorgeous designs are unique and beautiful, why not check them out here?

So onto my card! I heard some sad news today that my daughters ex-boyfriends dad past away after a very brave 7 year battle with cancer, such a lovely man, he will be greatly missed, he was awarded a CBE a few years back for his tireless charity work in our area, he was responsible for setting up a food kitchen and also accommodation for the homeless!

I created it with Pan Pastels, and an Indigoblu stamp called "stylised flowers" the colour combo Turquoise shade and Violet, I half inched from the very talented Eileen Godwin I saw her gorgeous tag the other day and loved it! I thought the colours suited a sympathy card, what do you think? Thank you visiting today, really appreciate it xx

 

 

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Splodgeaway "Summer loving"

Good evening! A very late post! Sorry!

Here is my DT project for Splodgeaway! 8x10inch canvas! Please pop along and check out the other DT's wonderful projects too! Here

Splodgeaway masks and mats are superb check them out here

I've Acrylic paint and a variety of Splodgeaway mask, I've inked over the swirly one, used gold texture paste through the flower boarder and thickly stippled through the flowers mask with Acrylic paint to create more texture, the tall grass and sentiment stamps are by Visible Image, the butterfly is an Art Part by Wendy Vecchi Studio 490. I hope you like my bright creation? Thank you for visiting xx Zoe xxx

 

 

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