My makes from Eileen's workshop

Good evening Lovelies and a happy weekend one and all!

I've had a wonderful day and Eileen Godwin's workshop down in Rochester, I loved the techniques today, and wow! The results from everyone were fabulous. Such a good day always, lots chit chat, laughter, cakes and nibbles, cups of tea, oh and a bit of inspiration from our crafty guru Eileen lol and of course lots of ink and even some shaving foam thrown in today, we all smelt rather clean after lol.

Here are my finished pieces,

 

 

 

 

Thank you for visiting tonight, have a great weekend xx Zoe xx

 

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A card and 2 canvasses

Good morning Lovelies! I have a busy day today looking after 2 little boys 3 and 18 months, not sure what I've let myself in for? But it's only for the day thank goodness lol! I've scheduled this post incase I'm too exhausted later lol!

My card I made for a lovely friend Barbara Daines birthday which was Wednesday, it was late and she got Thursday lol sorry Barbara! I used the Giant Poppy stamp from Indigoblu coloured in with Neo-Color 11 watercolour crayons, the background which is very subtle is stamped with Dusky Damask stamp by Chocolate Baroque and also the sentiment. I used Grand nestie to make frame.

Brusho's and Donna Downey Stencil.

SplodgeAway Camera stencil and the words are part of a Donna Downey stencil, I used Gellatos for the background and my fingers dipped in water, various stamps by Finnibair - Prima Marketing sets.

Thank you so much for visiting, I hope you have a fab weekend and I'm still alive to read your comments lol xx Zoe xx

 

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Winter wonderland

Good evening Lovelies, I hope you are enjoying the glorious summer weather at last? Tonight I'm sharing 2 Christmas cards I've made, products available from Oyster Stamps

Crealies Stitched Circles and Penny Black Wonderful and Jolly stamp set

Memory Box Stitched Landscapes And Penny Black Exultations Die, I used Pan Pastels on the background and added some glitter here and there. My second card was inspired by a very talented lady Doreen O'Brien

Thank you so much for spending your time to visit, have a great evening xx Zoe xx

 

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A tag and a couple of cards

Good morning Lovelies and a warm welcome to new followers of my blog. I'm sharing a few bits I've made recently.

My tag I used Dina Wakely stamps to create the background, plus the little scissors from a Finnabair set, I used a grey memento ink pad, I stamped the heart 3 times with black versafine ink pad and coloured in with drawing gum and splashed a bit over the tag, once dry I coloured the tag using Blueprint Drawing and Mermaid Lagoon ink pads, I rubbed off the gum then coloured the hearts using Caran D'ache Neocolor 11 watercolour crayons.

This card was inspired by a card I saw in this months Craft Stamper mag by Hermine Koster, using Brusho's.

This is my Brothers birthday card, it's not until the end of the month, I used a SplodgeAway mask using Distress inks, some washi tape, stamps are from Indigoblu, banner is a die and the sentiment is Chocolate Baroque

 

Thank you for visiting, have a great day xx Zoe xx

 

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Canvas

Good evening Lovelies, well what a scorcher it's been today, oh I do love the sunshine, hot or cold it makes me feel happy :)

Tonight I'm sharing with you a canvas which was inspired by my lovely friend and crafty guru Eileen Godwin Who in turn was inspired by an extremely talented artist Nika Rouss,

I made my canvas using a Donna Downey Stencils and Stamps - Designs by Ryn which you can buy at Oyster Stamps, the circle stamps are Indigoblu! I used Gellatos, Neo-Color watercolour crayons, Distress inks, Archival ink and acrylic paint.

 

Thank you for taking the time to visit today, have a great evening xx Zoe xx

 

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Zoe - Challenge # 8 August "Anything, but not a card"

Good Morning Lovelies! I hope your enjoying your summer, it seems to have been very mixed weather hasn't it? Let's hope we continue to get some nice warm sunshine for a bit longer :)

So today is the launch of Lavinia Stamps 8th challenge and the theme this month is to "make anything but not a card" I'm looking forward to seeing what creations you all come up with!

Don't forget! You don't need a blog to enter, just fill out this entry form Attach a photo of your creation with your name and clearly state that it is an email entry, your post will appear on the email challenge entry.

The winner which is chosen by Random.org widget wins a whopping £40 voucher to spend in Lavinia Stamps online store

Please be mindful of the rules, you must use Lavinia Stamps and or products in your projects!

Here are my samples.

My tag, using a tiny bit of the heart and script background and Chinese lantern.

I created an Altered Art Dictionary page, I used the Deer stamp.

I made a Necklace, handbag/key chain and Brooch with some "Inchies" which were coloured stamped and glazed using Ultra thick embossing powder.

The Stamps I've used for these pieces are: necklace - Border Ivy Stamp, Handbag/key chain - Background Script, and my Brooch I used - Zen Mini Stamps

 

 

Thank you for visiting, I hope I've inspired you to join in, have a great day, xx Zoe xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Exciting news

Good morning Lovelies! What a beautiful morning so far, I'm planning on going for a bicycle ride this morning, along with the usual weekend faffy stuff - chores etc!

So....... Onto my exciting news, I've been keeping this secret for quite some time now, which is not easy when it's so exciting!..........I've been chosen to be on the Design Team for Chocolate Baroque it's official today, there's a fab announcement on the blog today if you fancy popping over to see it? Here along with 2 more lovely and talented ladies - Dominike Turpin and Anne Waller, this all coincides with the launch of some new stamps which I've had the pleasure to have a dabble with.

I used the snowflakes to create the background in various Distress inks and a stencil, die cut the edges just to add some interest and and stamped the gorgeous trio of trees in Versamark ink and heat embossed using silver embossing powder, few sequins and voila!

I'd like to thank Lesley and Judith for helping me and guiding me through, thank you ladies.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit, have a fab weekend, Zoe xx

 

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