Winter Wishes- Artsystamper DT creations

Hello lovelies, Happy New Year, I hope you are well! Today I am sharing my DT creations for Artsystamper. There's a brand new challenge over on their blog and the winner will receive a fabulous prize from the Artsystamper shop.

I have created three designs using the Wintry paper pack and beautiful Snow Birds  digital stamp set, I just adore these darling birds! 

For my first two creations, I have made some faux glassine bags from tracing paper {so easy!} I may do a future tutorial on how I made these! 

Here I have used a vintage Bingo card and a torn page from a vintage French dictionary that I purchased from a thrift store! Next, I adhered this beautiful pre-coloured Chickadee from the stamp set. 

For this faux glassine bag, I have created it as the one above, but have used the wonderful Blue Jay stamp from the stamp set. 

For this card, I have used the Chickadee stamp once more; I JUST love him! I printed this winter scene photo which was free from Pixabay. and designed the whole card around it! I have also used the White pine cone paper from the paper set and a strip of corrugated card that I painted with White acrylic paint to compliment the photograph. 

Here I have adhered some snowflake dies that have been sprinkled with Deco Art Glamour dust. They are SO sparkly! I also printed out the words 'Winter Wonderland'.

Finally, I adhered two Christmas tree dies from white and cream cardstock. I ran them through an embossing folder to give them some more detail. I have also added 3D snow to the tips of the branches. To Finish my card I have adhered the Chickadee stamp on top of the trees. 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I really appreciate your visit! Hugs, Zowie xx 

I would like to enter my winter card into the following challenges:

Color my heart -color dare #376

Color Throwdown #575

Sparkles Monthly Challenges #123

Daisy Chain Challenges #37

Everybody Art Challenge #460

Cut It Up #191

Sweet Stampers #40

Crafty Gals Corner #203

Dreaming of Christmas

Hello lovely friends, hope you are well! 

Today I am sharing with you a vintage Christmas tag that I have created for the 

Crafts Dreamy Challenge

I cannot believe we are already into the month of November and soon Christmas will be upon us...I am so excited for the holidays! Here is the lovely Mood Board that inspired me to make my Winter Wonderland tag.  

To make this, I chose some beautiful wood design wallpaper (wallpaper is really great to add to any of your craft projects; it gives a totally different finished look!) This was a free sample from my local high street shop Wilkinsons. I have also used some grey snowflake patterned paper from the Love to Craft  'vintage Noelle' paper stash. (it looks like it has a slight purplish tone to it in this light, so apologies for that.) I also dug out some Snowflake and Christmas tree die cuts that I blinged up last year, using Decoart crystal glamour dust.

Here, I adhered them to the bottom of the tag along with some frayed cheese cloth and some pieces of sisal. 

Next, I used this gorgeous vintage image and I also adhered the snowflakes to the top right hand corner of my tag.

You can find more details on this months Crafts Dreamy challenge HERE

The Design Team and I would love for you to join us and we look forward 

to seeing your creations! 

Thanks so much for stoping by, I really do appreciate it.

 Hugs, Zowie xx 

Merry and Bright

Hello lovely friends, hope you are well! 

It's been a minute since I last blogged, but I am back with a vintage Christmas tag that I have made this evening. I just adore this beautiful sweet photo!

Please carry on reading for more details on how I created my tag...

Here I have used these beautiful wintry tone papers in hues of blush pink and light grey from the First Edition 'The promise' paper stack. I must say that it is one of my all time favourite paper stacks and I love using it for winter themed creations as well as weddings. 

I also used some torn cardboard, which I distressed using 

Tim Holtz Picket fence Distress paint. The vintage photo is from Ireland Rose Studios.

Once I had adhered all the layers of paper onto a piece of white card stock, I then distressed them using Tim Holtz Ground Espresso distress oxide. Next, I have used these beautiful die cuts; I added some Starlight Stickles to create a bit of Christmas sparkle! 

These snowflakes have been created using an Xcut snowflake punch and Deco art crystal Glamour dust.. which is another favourite product of mine, the sparkle is so beautiful! 

A couple of close-up photos. 

It's so nice to be back, 'hope you like my tag! 

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate your visit.

 See you on the next post,

hugs Zowie xx 

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

The Holly and Ivy Christmas challenge *40

Scrap from your heart

Scrapbook and Cardmaking

Crafty Creations Challenges

Muse: Christmas visions 113

Creative Inspirations- November Chill

Ellibelle's Creative Moments

That's Crafty! Challenge Blog - Winter Wonderland

'Twas the night before Christmas

Hello lovely friends, hope you are well!

Tonight I am sharing with you another vintage Christmas tag that I have made.

Here I have used various vintage style digital papers which I layered and distressed with Espresso Distress Oxide. I have also used this gorgeous nostalgic Father Christmas image, which has been used as a focal point on my tag.

Music sheet: LaBoutiqueDeiColori

Vintage coffee colour: Secret Garden set 2

Nostalgic Father Christmas: NostalgieGrafikland

I have also used this darling vintage Christmas stamp.

Here I created a poinsettia using the same papers and a Tattered lace poinsettia die and embossing folder. Three Christmas trees have been made from Kraft card stock and the Marianne Createables Christmas village decoration die set. I also embossed the trees with the same poinsettia embossing folder to give them some more interest. 

Finally, I added the sentiment 'Twas the night before Christmas' 

Hope you like my tag! thank you so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Zowie xx 

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

The holly and the ivy Christmas challenge

Christmas all year round challenge

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge

Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge

My time to craft challenge (use Kraft card)