Lots of Blue

Good evening Lovelies and welcome to my blog.

This evening I'm sharing with you 2 cards I've made using products all found at Oyster Stamps

My first card was inspired by Therese Calvird, there is a YouTube tutorial here I did do mine slightly different, I cut my Flights of Fancy Butterfly by Penny Black first and then stamped my background on seperate card using a stamp from the Trust the magic by Finnabair set, the sentiment is from Don't forget to fly by Finnabair.

My second card is for a male family friend, his party is this weekend which I'm very much looking forward to, dies and masks are Memory Box the Banners are Die-Namics STAX Fishtail Flag.

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

 

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Oyster Stamp's Blog Hop 2015

Good morning Lovelies and welcome to my post for Oyster Stamps Blog Hop.

 

If your joining me from the blog hop you should have hopped along from the lovely Theresa's blog http://redobsessioncards.blogspot.co.uk/

There are 2 fab prizes to win the first prize is: A stamp from Heartfelt Creations Poinsettia range and a fab Memory Box Open Studio Distressed Holiday Collage.

The second prize is: A Stamp from the Heartfelt Creations Poinsettia Range.

Now for the important bit -

You must visit each blog in order, starting with Neet http://www.hickydorums.blogspot.co.uk/ you must comment on each blog and follow! We will be posting our blog makes each day there after.

Here is my tag using one of the Poinsettia range by Heartfelt Creations and the Memory Box Die - Open Studio Distressed Holiday Collage.

I masked off the script and just stamped the pretty holly border I masked it and then I used dark brown Brusho spritzed with mica powder in water and placed bubble wrap over until dry, it doesn't show in the photo but there's a very subtle shimmer, once dried I die cut the corner and mounted onto dark brown card, I coloured the border and bauble (which was stamped onto a seperate bit of card, cut out and decoupaged) with the same Brusho.

 

I hope you like what Myself and all my teamies have created for the blog hop? Thank you for visiting, don't forget to leave a comment and follow my blog, tomorrow you must hop along to the fabulous Janet's blog below.

http://dottyscraftyantics.blogspot.co.uk/

Good luck and have a great day xx Zoe xx

 

 

 

 

 

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Playtime!

Good evening Lovelies, brrrr! A rather autumnal feel to the air today, I hope we get a bit more sunshine before the autumn lol.

I've had a little play today, I thought I'd share them with you, I hope you like them?

My first card I've used stamps by Rubbernecker and Designs by Ryn

My second card I used Distress paints to create the circles, Chicken Coop stencil by Donna Downey with Art Basics modelling paste and stamps by Finnabair - Prima Marketing, all of these products are available from Oyster Stamps

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

 

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Zoe - Challenge #9 September - "Hot Bright Colours"

Good morning Lovelies. Wow can you believe it's September already, what on earth happened to August and the summer, I hope you all had a lovely bank holiday weekend?

So today is the launch of Lavinia Stamps Challenge # 9 for September and the theme is "Hot Bright Colours"

To enter you must use Lavinia Stamps Products.You don't need a blog, you can enter via email, just fill in this form attaching your photo and information and send it here There is a fabulous £40 voucher to spend in the online store for the winner which is chosen by random org widget.

There is a fantastic range of NEW stamps, I've included some of them in my projects and I love them! My first card is using the gorgeous Bubbles and Background Script and the brand new Fairy Thistles Aren't they just gorgeously whimsical? Tracey has also very kindly answered our request of some simple sentiments.

My tag I used the beautiful Glow Flowers.

Thank you so much for visiting, I do hope I've inspired you to join in? Please pop along to my very talented teamies blogs you can find them down the right hand side bar under Lavinia Teamies or on the the challenge blog itself, the challenge runs from 2nd of September until the 31st September, have fun, xx Zoe xx

 

 

 

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New stencils by Rebecca Baer

Good evening Lovelies, I hope your having a fab weekend? Well as those that visit regularly will know I've been decorating, well yay! I've finished and I must say "I've done a blooming good job of it" :) the new doors don't come until next week and we've yet to order the carpet, but my work is done, I feel absolutely cream crackered lol. Hubby was away with work most of the week so I did it all, I've even up cycled the mirror that was in the hall, will post photos once it's dry, anyway less of my waffle, here's what I've made today!

I used the gorgeous Memory box die - Distressed Benson Corner

Penny Black stamp set Enamor

Distress inks and Liquid pearls

I used Distress sprays for the background then using the gorgeous stencil by Rebecca Baer - Harlequin Damask with Gesso, I used Dylusions paints through the Poppy Forest stencil by Donna Downey and used pens to outline and add texture, the die is by Penny Black.

5"x7" canvas, I painted using my fingers and wet wipes with Dylusions paints, then stencilled with Alphabet Soup and Honeycomb by Rebecca Baer, I then used the Poppy Forest stencil by Donna Downey again, I love this stencil, the word is also part of a DD stencil, all of the products I've used in today's post are available at http://www.oysterstamps.co.uk

Thank you for visiting today and have a great bank holiday weekend xx Zoe xx

 

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New Lavinia Stamps

Good morning Lovelies' wow, it's actually stopped raining this morning, I felt like I needed webbed feet yesterday, just as well I was in all day decorating.

Today I'm sharing with you some projects I've made using the fabulous new Lavinia Stamps, oh I just adore them!

My first 2 are using Brusho's and The Dragon Pods stamps.

I used the heart and script background on this one and I've used gilding flakes on the gorgeous Fairy Orbs.

I've used Dylusions paints, crackle texture paste and gold gilding wax along with the Single Fairy Thistle stamp.

Here I've used liquid mask to create the White splodges, then Aquatints, then Meadow Grass and Seasonal Tree, the Unicorn and birds which aren't new but are still on the website.

I hope you like my projects. Another decorating day for me :( undercoating the woodwork today, deep joy (not) lol, oh, good news though! Hubby has ordered new doors :) sad isn't it that would so excited about doors? Lol.

Have a great day, pop back tomorrow if you get time, I have a few more projects to share with you xxx

 

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Rather a lot of Blue and Green

Good morning Lovelies, I hope you had a great weekend?

I'm starting decorating my hall today, I've only been asking hubby for 4 weeks to sort out what we have and what we need lol, given his record that's not too bad, it took him 4 years to get around to doing the bedroom, but as usual it's turning into a bigger and costlier job lol, I was simply going to paint, but now it's new carpet and last night was talking about new doors lol I'm not complaining, in fact it's something I've wanted for ages, but it didn't come from me, so when it's his idea it makes me feel better lol, I'm not 100% convinced the "doors" will happen?

Anyway less waffle, I've been having a lovely lot of playtime lately.

I managed to finally get hold of this gorgeous Stampin up embossing folder, it's a retired one and very hard to find.

I started with watercolour card, I embossed then using a Brayer I applied Versamark ink and white Embossing powder, I then painstakingly went about removing the powder with a fine paintbrush from centre of the flowers (I only wanted the powder on the raised bit) I heat embossed it once I was happy. Once the powder was melted and cool I wet the whole design with water and just added Aquatints to colour in.

A very simple tag, using the gorgeous New stamps from Lavinia Stamps - Meadow Grass and sentiment, I used white linen texture card for my tag which is a memory box die - Stitched Mainstreet tags Available from Oysterstamps, I started by using a simple mask to ink a moon/sun, I know it's blue lol but it can be either in my world lol, the Grasses I inked using Distress Markers and huffed before stamping, voila! very simple.

I've used the gorgeous Patchwork Butterfly A4 stamp set by Chocolate Baroque, it's huge, I stamped and coloured using DI and fussy cut, stamped onto my card added a bit of interest with some stencils, the sentiment is also from Chocolate Baroque, stick the butterfly on and it's done, bish bash bosh lol.

Thank you for taking the time to visit today, now I'm off to get dirty and dusty :( #hatedecorating! You all have a great day whatever you're doing xx Zoe xx

 

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