Craft challenge

Craft challenge
Crafts from the Fairy Den

Saturday, 19 July 2025

Crafts from the Fairy Den July challenge!

 


Hello lovelies, welcome back to the second "Crafts from the Fairy den challenge"  I would like to thank everyone who entered June's challenge, it was so lovely to see everyone's beautiful creations! I truly appreciate you all for joining in with the fun! 

June's winner and top three creations will be announced at the bottom of this page:



 The theme this month is anything goes with an option of Mermaids. There will also be another option of using my sketch too, if you choose to do so! Any type of craft is welcome, cards, tags, atc's and digital art work etc.


Embellishment free


If you do choose to use the Mermaid or the sketch option your creation will be entered twice into the prize draw!





I am so excited and I hope you will join in with the fun! Challenges will be held on the 16th of every month at 9am BST. I would absolutely love for you to tell all your crafty friends about this challenge and to spread the word! Thank you so much.

Here is my card for inspiration!





Each month there will be a prize and the winner will also receive a winners badge to display on their blog.




Winners prize pack

Badges will also be awarded to the favourite Top Three designs chosen!


A blog badge for you!



Winners corner:

There were so many lovely creations that it was hard to choose from! But I want to thank everyone who entered the challenge. I really appreciate that you all took the time to share your projects!

Winner: Number Ten ~ Chris!
(Please contact me at artbyzdixon@gmail.com to claim your prize!)
Please also take your winners badge.




Top three designs!

Number One ~ Carol Gill
Number six ~ Granmargaret
Number Twelve ~ Linby

Please take your Top Three badge:




Thank you for stopping by the Den, I really hope that you will share your creations here with me!. Please remember you can enter up to three entries and enter as many other challenges alongside this one! Please no back linking and please enter a link to your blog page.




Please note: the link up is still working properly; 

please click on the button to add your links! Thank you so much. I cannot wait to visit your blogs and to see your designs.


You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Thursday, 17 July 2025

The soulful traveler










Hello lovelies, hope you are keeping well! Today is my day to post my creations for July's challenge over at Conjurer of Dreams. This months challenge theme is ATG. please scroll down to see my designs...
 
You can see more of my designs here:





I have created both of my woodland cards using these wonderful barn owl images from Conjurer of Dreams. I have also used these lovely brown grunge texture papers from Simpson and company.  To make my card more grungy and rusty, I have added lots of texture stamps. I have also added some vintage cluster elements to complete my cards.










For these forest cards, I have used these beautiful forest maiden images from CoD. I just love these digital images, they are so enchanting!
I have also used these wonderful emerald and gold papers from spellbound clip art. To finish, I have added some crackle effect stamps and owl and deer png's.


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

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


Zowie Dixon

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

Lolly~gagging! Victorian theme cards



Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing some vintage cards that I have created. I have used these beautiful vintage photographs, I have also designed my own labels featuring these fabulous victorian slang words. 


Lolly-gagging:
 to fool around and waste time.

Dilly-dallying:
Dawdling or being slow to act.


For my first card I have used these lovely News paper journal pages, shabby chic borders and gold overlays. I have also added some tiny pink butterflies.






For my second card, I have used another news paper strip and adhered some yellow butterflies with centered rose pink gems. I just adore this photograph, it really does make me smile!

 The quickest filly:
A young woman who dances the quickest.









For my last card, I have used another news paper strip, mocha polka dot paper and some vintage buttons.

    Nanty narking:
A good time; having fabulous fun.

Tickety~ boo:
In good order or satisfactory condition.



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


Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Crafts from the Fairy den June challenge RE-OPENED!

 



Hello lovelies My brand new "Crafts from the Fairy den challenge" is now here! I am running my challenge every month here on my blog. The theme is anything goes with an option of Fairies. There will also be another option of using my sketch too, if you choose to do so! Any type of craft is welcome, cards, tags, atc's and digital art work etc.



Embellishment free


If you do choose to use the Fairy or the sketch option your creation will be entered twice into the prize draw!





I am so excited and I hope you will join in with the fun! Challenges will be held on the 16th of every month at 9am BST. I would absolutely love for you to tell all your crafty friends about this challenge and to spread the word! Thank you so much.

Here is my card for inspiration!



Each month there will be a prize and the winner will also receive a winners badge to display on their blog.


Winners prize pack

Badges will also be awarded to the favourite Top Three designs chosen!


A blog badge for you!


Thank you for stopping by the Den, I really hope that you will share your creations into my challenge. Please remember you can enter up to three entries and enter as many other challenges alongside this one! Please no back linking and please enter a link to your blog page.




Please note: the link up is still working properly; 

please click on the button to add your links! Thank you so much. I cannot wait to visit your blogs and to see your designs.



You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Tuesday, 17 June 2025

With the right Cattitude anything is Pawsible!

 










Hello lovelies, hope you are keeping well! Today is my day to post my creations for Junes challenge over at Conjurer of Dreams. This months challenge theme is ATG. please scroll down to see my designs...





You can see more of my designs here









To create my cards I have used these delightful cats in hats images from Conjurer of Dreams. I just adore them! 







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


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




Zowie Dixon

Saturday, 7 June 2025

To unpathed waters, undreamed shores

 



Hello lovelies, hope you are keeping well! Today i am sharing some vintage mermaid and nautical cards that I have been working on for the last few days. 



i have used these absolutely stunning images from Mean kitty & friends junk journal facebook group. and i have used these wonderful rustic textures,pink and gold leaf papers. i have also used these vintage pink lace papers. lastly, i used some lace and word labels that i have designed myself to complete this card.







For my second card, I have used these shabby brown grunge and brown and gold leaf papers from Picadilly digital arts. A strip of torn vintage newspaper and lace have been added to complete my anchor card. 




For my last card, I have used these beautiful shabby blue and gold leaf and vintage shabby coffee papers from Double helix digitals. i have also decorated it with lace and my own word labels have been added to complete my card. 









Here is a link to my new 'Crafts from the Fairy Den' challenge.
I would love for you to join in with my challenge! The theme is Anything goes with a featured option each month. 



I hope that I have inspired you to create your own mermaid and nautical cards!
          
Thank you so much for stopping by the Den, I really appreciate your visit and kind comments! 
Zowie Dixon

i would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday plus #160  The images I have used are from Mean kitty and friends. Papers are from Double helix arts and Picadilly digital arts.
We love 2 create #6  ~ Top Three!