Haunted echo

The candles fade, the roses slowly die,

As heavy shadows push the light aside.

she waits in grief, a ghost within the gloom,
Forever bound inside this haunted room.

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Tonight I am sharing three romantic gothic cards that I have created. There will be a list of ingredients that I have used at the bottom of this page:

I wanted to create a different take on Halloween, so I have designed a ghostly, dreamy theme. I wanted these cards to also tell a story of a fated romance; two soulmates destined to be together. But can only meet once every year on all hallows eve when the veil is at it's most thinnest. 

He holds her close in love that defies time,
Amidst the fading roses and the wine.

Two lovers locked within a haunted room,

Eternally bound together in the gloom.

Ingredients used:

I have designed all papers, labels& images myself.

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own Gothic cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by the Den; I really appreciate your visit and lovely comments!

Zowie Dixon

Cute Halloween voodoo dolls

 

Stitched from the shadows of ink and lace,
A curious smile on a burlap face.
Buttons for eyes that silently stare,
Holding a secret suspended in air.

Hi lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing some spooky cute ATC coins that I have created.

I just love these spooky little guys! these fabulous Hex pals are from 'byJ leeloo' over on Etsy.  

To create this coin, I have used these wonderful black damask papers from Danski digitals, I then adhered some little numbers and a black crow postage stamp from my own stash. I have also used a lot of grunge background stamps in black ink to give more interest to my atc coin.

For my second coin, I have used another sheet of paper from the same black damask paper kit and another hex pal from the same collection. I have also adhered a vintage bat postage stamp. Lastly I stamped some more grunge background stamps along with black ink to complete my coin.

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own artist trading coins!

Thanks so much for stopping by the Den; I really appreciate your visit and lovely comments!

Zowie Dixon

I would like to enter this atc coin into the following challenges:

I am entering this creation. 

Sweet stamping ~ Halloween or colours of Halloween

Creative Artiste #131

Halloween crafts all year 'round #1

Two old bats Halloween challenge ~ October 2026

crafty gals corner #281

Try it on Tuesday ~ Halloween

Creative crafting Uncles #82

A perfect time to craft #10

Classic design challenge #10

Crafter's cafe #335

Gilded leaves fall

The final warmth of summer slips away,
As gilded leaves of autumn softly fall.
The fading light filters through the gray,
Amidst the rustic wood and shadowed hall.
The earth grows quiet, drawing inward deep,
While russet gold wraps branches overhead,
A textured world prepares itself for sleep,
With silent whispers where the summer tread.

Hello lovelies, 'hope you are well! today I am sharing my design team creation that I have created for Farm Quest General store challenge blog

 The challenge theme this month is 'anything farm related' goes! You can find more details over on the challenge blog. I hope that you will join in with the fun!

To create my tag I have used kraft cardstock as a base. Next I adhered these fabulous halloween decay leaf papers from Cheryl Francis art. I have also used these wonderful distressed brown & gold papers from digital curio.

Next I added this wonderful squirrel image; Such a darling little guy, don't you think?! I have also added some gold leaf to certain places on my tag to give it some more interest.

I adhered a vintage postage stamp including a smaller squirrel image.

To finish I added some word labels which I designed myself.

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own autumn mixed media tags!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Den, I really appreciate your visit and kind comments! 

Zowie Dixon

I would like to enter my creation into the following challenges:

Crafty catz challenge #721

Pattie's creations#247

Allsorts challenge #860

Crafty calendar challenge ~ October

Craft rocket challenges #141

The sisterhood of crafters ~ October

Creative knockouts #581

Cupcake inspirations #642

The crow

The Crow drinks the secrets the stars let fall,
Answering a deep, unspoken call.
With wings of obsidian, sharp and still,
It bends the fog to its quiet will.

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing a vintage Crow Tarot card that I have created.

To make my card, I have used this beautiful Crow Tarot card image from my own stash & dusky flower digital papers that I have created myself. 

I used kraft cardstock as a base. Next I adhered these fabulous halloween decay leaf papers from Cheryl Francis art & I also added a strip of weathered wood paper. I have also added some gold leaf to complete my Tarot card.

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own Tarot cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by the Den; I really appreciate your visit and lovely comments!

Zowie Dixon

I would like to enter my creation into the following challenges:

We love 2 create #8

Crafty Catz #719

Creative fingers challenge #329

As you like it challenge ~ favourite Halloween colours and why?  I wanted to create a Halloween card but with a twist! I love Tarot cards and I especially love soft colour and vintage tones. I thought that brown and pink go lovely together! 

Creative knockouts #578

Ellibelle's garden party #19

Craft gals corner #280

Sisterhood of crafters ~ frame it

Sisters ~ always together

 

Two spirits wrapped in ivory lace,
They move as one through time and space.
From morning tea to evening shade,

Their quiet bond will never fade. 

Like matching pages in a book,
Or mirrors in the way they look,
Where one resides, the other stays,
Inseparable through all their days.

The shifting seasons turn and spin,
But nothing breaks the world within—
Two sisters stitched in cream and white,
Forever in each other's sight

Hello lovelies, 'hope you are well! today I am sharing a vintage card that I have created using this stunning photograph of two darling girls, which, I would like to presume are sisters?! the photo is from my own stash that I collected somewhere along the way!

 I designed my card for this month's challenge over at Crafting from the art challenge. The theme this month, is as always ATG. We would love for you to join our challenge!

I have used these beautiful French antique lace papers from digital fit & I have also used this wonderful blue page from the vintage scrapbook paper collection. from Manu design studio.

To complete my card, I have added a vintage bingo card, a complimentary fussy cut vintage blue butterfly & some Tim Holtz film strip ribbon.

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own vintage cards!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Den, I really appreciate your visit and kind comments!

Zowie Dixon

Fading golden woods

 

The final warmth of summer slips away,
Leaving russet gold and long shadows.
The earth grows quiet, drawing inward,
To whisper a slow goodbye.

Hello lovelies, 'hope you are well! today I am sharing a mixed media tag that I have created with an autumn theme.

To create my tag I have used kraft cardstock as a base. Next I adhered these fabulous halloween decay leaf papers from Cheryl Francis art. I have also used these wonderful distressed brown & gold papers from digital curio.

Next I added this beautiful raccoon image; Such a sweet little guy, don't you think?! I have also added some gold leaf to certain places on my tag to give it some more interest.

I adhered a vintage postage stamp including a smaller raccoon image.

To finish I added some word labels which I designed myself.

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own autumn mixed media tags!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Den, I really appreciate your visit and kind comments! 

I would like to enter my creation into the following challenges:

A place to start ~ 202608

Allsorts challenge #857   ~ woodland animals ~  halloween decay leaves papers  Cheryl Francis art 

Creative Artiste #130

Pattie's creations #246

As you like it challenge~ favourite wild animal and why!  ~ Raccoons are my favourite wild animals, because they are clever, chaotic masked "trash pandas"!! 

A perfect time to craft #9 2026

Crafty animals #109

Creative crafting uncles #80

Critter crazy challenges #114

Zowie Dixon

Where the roots run deep

She waits behind a veil of stone,

where silent, climbing ivy grows.

A secret kept, a grief unknown

that only fading twilight knows.

The keyhole rusts beneath her gaze

the crumbling marble cracks and sighs.

A ghost of long~ forgotten days,

trapped deep behind those hollow eyes.

Hello lovelies, 'hope you are well! today I am sharing a card with a serene theme. I have used this stunning Weathered statue image from Cheryl Francis art. 

I have also used these wonderful vintage heritage & vintage scrapbook papers both from Manu design studio.

Once I had layered all the papers, I then used a crackle grunge texture stamp along with black ink.

 Next I added a vintage lock and some vintage creeping ivy images. To finish my card I created some word labels using some torn strips of burlap paper & added some text.

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own vintage cards!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Den, I really appreciate your visit and kind comments! 

Zowie Dixon