Vintage Christmas bauble

Hello lovely friends,

hope you are well!

I'm really in the festive spirit at the moment

and so looking forward to Christmas this year.

Here in the UK we don't celebrate Thanksgiving,

but I always use the opportunity at Christmas to 

reflect on how thankful I am to be spending time with

and celebrating the holidays with my amazing children. 

I realise every day, how lucky I am to be their momma,

and how they fill my life with such joy and happiness. 

Now, the three oldest are young adults and the youngest,

twelve years old, it makes you realise just how fast they 

grow up and how life passes us by so quickly. 

I made this vintage bauble using an image as on

one of my previous tags. I love it so much and 

it fitted perfectly for this art piece. 

There's something so magical about a

Victorian Father Christmas!

I started by using an Xcut snowflake bauble steel die,

the gorgeous papers are from First edition 'The promise'

collection and Dovecraft 'Curiosity corner' paper pad. 

Once the bauble had been completed, I then created

a collage of embellishments.

Here, I have used an M & C boutique floral leaves

cutting die, wooden Holly embellishments, 

pearl white stamens and a poinsettia 

created with a Sue Wilson filigree poinsettia die.

I have really enjoyed making this!

Here a few extra photos of my Christmas tree decor 

that I also wanted to share with you.

I came across these beautiful french glass baubles 

and just had to have them...

well, why not? sometimes you just have 

to treat yourself!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

see you on the next post.

Hugs

 Zowie xx

Silent night

Hello lovely friends,

hope you are well!

Today, I am sharing with you a recent 

vintage Christmas tag that I have made.

Here I have used beautiful papers from 

First edition 'The promise' paper pad 

and Docrafts 'Festive fauna' paper collection.

Once all the layers of paper had been adhered,

I then chose this delightful vintage image to 

complete the look of my tag. 

Here I have used a Die'sire 'snow is falling'

die to create these beautiful snowflakes,

and I added DecoArt Glamour dust to give 

them some super sparkle! 

Finally, I used the Marianne collectables 

Christmas village decoration set to create this 

snowy scene of Christmas trees and this darling little dear;

which have been embossed using a Tim Holtz

Regal texture fades embossing folder. 

I just love the snowy scene and the vintage nostalgia!

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

 Zowie xx

Victorian beauty

Hi lovely friends,

hope you are well!

Today, I am sharing with you, a dreamy Victorian themed 

altered art tag that I have made.

This beautiful paper is a soft Periwinkle colour and 

is from the Craft & You Rose garden paper pad.  

I thought the words 

"Always act like you are wearing an invisible crown"

fitted this lady's expression perfectly!

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

 Zowie xx

Old Father Christmas

Hello again friends,

hope you are well!

Today I am sharing with you another 

vintage Christmas tag that I have made recently.

Here I have used text paper from 

Dovecraft Curiosity corner paper pad

and paper from Docrafts festive fauna paper pad.

Once I had adhered the layers of paper onto my tag,

I then added this gorgeous vintage 

Father Christmas image.

Finally, I added a collage of white holly

leaves and a poinsettia made using 

the Sue Wilson filigree poinsettia die.

This little darling deer is from the Christmas

village decoration set. 

Thanks for stopping by, 

Hugs 

 Zowie xx

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Hello lovely friends,

hope you are well!

I can't believe that Christmas is only 

eight days away! I'm so looking 

forward to sharing the festivities 

with my wonderful children. 

I just LOVE the idea of an Olde world

Christmas and the nostalgia that 

goes along with it. There's just something

so magical about it all; Rewind to the days

when the holidays seemed less commercialised.

I wanted to create some vintage theme tags 

that embodied the feeling of that Old-time world.

I started to make this tag with a black and white 

theme in mind to match the beautiful image of

these two little Angels.

I have used cheese cloth and a wooden Reindeer 

embellishment, which I distressed with white acrylic paint.

The victorian lamp-post steel die is from 

the Marianne collectables Christmas village 

decoration set. 

I have used paper from my own
craft stash, to create a layered effect.

Finally, I added the words 

"It's beginning to look like Christmas"

and adhered a large snowflake that I created

using an Xcut snow crystal palm punch. 

I also added my favourite DecoArt glamour dust

crystal ultra fine Iridescent glitter to give the 

snowflake lots of sparkle!

I really hope that you like my altered tag?

I had so much fun making it!

Please check out my other Christmas tags on my blog..

Thanks for stopping by, 

see you on the next post.

Hugs

 Zowie xx

A good heart!

Hello lovely friends,

hope you are well!

Here is an altered art tag that I have recently made.

I wanted to create something vibrant,
so I have used a soft green and magenta
colour combination.

Here I have used a collage of papers from
my own craft stash.

I adhered this delightful fairy image 
and matching heart embellishment made 
from the same floral paper on the tag.

Finally, I added the words

"No beauty shines brighter than that 

of a good heart"

Thanks for stopping by,

see you on the next post.

Hugs

 Zowie xx

Roller skates!

Hello lovely friends,

hope that you are well!

Tonight I am sharing with you another vintage 

Christmas tag that I have recently made.

Here, I have used beautiful vintage style papers 

from First Edition 'the promise' collection.

I highly recommend this paper collection, it is so beautiful;

even though it has some wedding designs, you can 

use it for other projects like this one. 

I created this tag from plain white card stock,

and three layers of paper. 

Once the base of the tag had been created,

I then added this wonderful vintage image.

The snowflake is made from an Xcut paper punch. 

I used plain white card stock and completely  

covered it with Deco art glamour dust.

I love this glitter, it is so super sparkly!

Lastly, I used a Marianne collectables Christmas tree die

from the Christmas village decoration set.

Which has also been accented with Deco art glamour dust.

I have also used cheese cloth and off-white mulberry roses

and some sparkly white stamens. 

I printed off the words 'Merry Christmas' and adhered them to 

my tag. The edges of these words and the paper that 

I have used, have all been distressed using

Tim Holtz vintage photo distress ink. 

Thanks for stopping by,

see you on the next post.

Hugs

 Zowie xx

Vintage fairy collection

Hello dear friends,

thanks for stopping by to visit my blog,

I really do appreciate it.

Here is a collection of vintage tags that I have made.

See you on the next post

Hugs
  Zowie xx

Merry Christmas!

Hello lovely friends,

hope you are well!

Here is another Christmas tag that  

I have made recently. 

This one is very vintage!

Here, I have used beautiful papers 

(the checked paper) is from the Maja Design 

'A gift for you' collection

and the wood design paper is from my own craft stash.

I adhered some cream vintage lace underneath this

beautiful vintage photo and also printed out the words

'Merry Christmas'

I have also used a tiny snowflake embellishment.

 Lastly, I added some cheese cloth, 

wine red mulberry roses and a glitter embellishment 

that spells the word 'joy'.

I have really enjoyed making this!

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs

 Zowie xx

Let it snow!

Hello lovely friends,

hope you are well!

So, it's been a while since my last post hasn't it?!

I've been very busy making Christmas tags for 

friends and family and I cannot believe 

that Christmas will be upon us very soon.

Here is one of the tags that I have made.

I wanted to make something very shabby chic;

and I just adore this Victorian Angel image,

it's so beautiful.

Thanks once again for stopping by,

Hugs

  Zowie xx

Darling, YOU are fabulous!

Hello again dear friends,

I do hope that you are well!

Here is an altered art tag that I have made.

I have used this beautiful mermaid image before 

on another project and I absolutely LOVE her! 

I have also used wood texture and floral paper 

from my own craft stash to create 

the background.

Here, I have added an orange butterfly to match 

the mermaids wings and I printed out 

the words 'Darling, you are fabulous'

I have also used music-note tissue paper to add

more interest to the paper collage. 

Thanks for stopping by,

see you on the next post.

Hugs

  Zowie xx

Winter Moose altered tag

Hi lovely friends,

I hope you are well!

I just want to say a big thank you for 

stopping by my blog, I really do appreciate it

so very much. If you would like me to follow your

blog please let me know in the comments below;

it would be lovely to say "HI" to you  :)

Tonight I am sharing with you a tag that I have made

using stunning papers from the
First edition 'wild at heart' paper collection.

Here, I have used cheese cloth, off-white mulberry roses and
gorgeous chocolate glitter stamens to create this flower collage.

Here I have used this wonderful Moose digital image from

http://freevintagedigistamps.blogspot.co.uk/

To finish, I have used a glittery gold 'Noel' embellishment 

and a delightful rustic bark star.

See you on the next post,

Hugs

  Zowie xx

Be brave, be bold

Hello again lovely friends,

hope you are well!

I finally finished my artist trading card,
that I have been working on for a while now.

I think my crafting mojo had gone A.W.O.L 
for a short time! 

I have used this beautiful vintage image 
to create this ATC and a created a collage 
using different scrapbook paper and tissue paper,
I have also used part of an old book page.

Finally, I adhered a beautiful butterfly to the ATC 
and I have added cinnamon stickles to
the wings to give it a little extra sparkle!

I have also adhered the words 
"be brave, be bold"

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs
  Zowie xx