Fill your soul with beauty

Whenever you are creating beauty

around you, you are

restoring your own soul

~ Alice Walker

Hello lovelies, 'hope you are well! today I have the honour of Guest Designing over at Creative Artiste challenge. Thanks to Andree for having me as GDT!

To create my book cover I have used this stunning portrait image & these wonderful free flow stitch abstract papers. I have also used these shabby grey grunge papers from Cheryl Francis art and Double helix digitals.

To complete my book cover, I have added lots of textured layers, including grunge and sewing stamps.

I have also typed this beautiful quote;

"Fill your soul with beauty"

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own altered book cover!

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

Zowie Dixon

Guest designer for Farmquest general store challenge blog

Hello lovelies, 'hope you are well! today I have the honour of being guest designer over at Farm Quest general store challenge blog. I am so thrilled that Becca has invited me to share a design that I have created for her March challenge. It has been such a pleasure!

Farm Quest general store challenge

I have designed a mixed media art tag using this beautiful vintage image from Mean Kitty. Next, I adhered these wonderful vintage scrapbook papers from Manu design studios. I then adhered some washi tape to match and a vintage bookplate. To finish, I added some word labels which I have designed myself.

I hope that I have inspired you to create your own vintage 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:

Allsorts challenge #844

Polkadoodles ~ challenge 3 - week 2

613 Avenue create ~ March 2026

CD Sunday plus #178

Crafty Catz challenge #708

creative fingers challenge #317

Pattie creations #240

Crafty animals challenge #103

Love to scrap challenge #178

Moving along with the times #187

Forever - for Sunday Postcard Art

 

Hi lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am hosting over at Sunday postcard art. I am really thrilled that Mandy asked me to design something for her challenge! I chose the theme 'Wedding'!

To create my postcard, I have used this beautiful vintage photo from Jday minis. It is one of my favourites that I've had in my collection for the past few years. 

I have also used this wonderful paper from the rose garden kit. 

Thanks so much for stopping by the Den! I hope that you will hop over to the challenge! 

Zowie Dixon

Vintage cards- Guest Designer for Taylor Made Journals

Hi lovelies, hope you are well! I had the honour of being asked to Guest Design for Lorna Taylor; 

Taylor Made Journals.

I have created some vintage cards using these beautiful digital sets Eco Dyed papers, French receipts set 2 and vintage photos set 2

I have also used some Tim Holtz word stickers and have distressed all papers and photos with Vintage photo Distress ink.  

Thanks so much for stopping by, see you on the next post! 

Zowie Dixon

TFJB Guest Design Team Member- Love is all around

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! today I am Guest Designing over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique, it is such an honour to create a design for the 'Love is all around challenge'. 

The theme is to create a vintage or shabby chic project featuring hearts. I chose to make a card using this darling vintage image from Etsy. 

I have also used this beautiful Pure love mini paper pack from Gecko Galz. Once I adhered two layers of paper from the kit, I then added the vintage image to the center of my card using score tape. I have also adhered this wonderful vibrant pink geranium and small white flowers along with various leaf dies, cut from white card stock. 

Thank you so much for stopping by, I really appreciate your visit. I also hope you can join in with the challenge over at the TFJB too! 

Guest Designer for Gecko Galz

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today, I have some very exciting news to share with you all! I am so excited and honored to be Guest Designing over at Gecko Galz. 

I have created two ATC's, the first one following the theme of their monthly challenge, which is Gypsy Fortunes.  

To create this, I have used the Gypsy spirit digital collage sheet and Gypsy market digital paper pack. 

For my next ATC, I have used the Starlight magic collage sheet and the Dream weaver ATC collection. 

Thank you so much for stopping by, please do check out the wonderful challenge over at Gecko Galz.
Hugs, Zowie xx 

Go where you feel most alive

Hello lovely friends, hope you are well!

I am so thrilled and honoured to be a Guest Designer this Month over on the
Frilly and Funkie Challenge blog 
  Our hostess, Sara Emily has chosen the following as this Months theme:

“Having just returned from our annual trek to the mountains of West Virginia where we observed so much natural beauty on our hikes, I couldn't help but make my challenge nature themed. You can make anything you like, from a card or tag to altered art, just be sure to include a natural element in your vintage or shabby chic project. Think real twigs, leaves, shells, pebbles. Or you could include a die cut or a stamped or stenciled  image representing a natural object.”

I wanted to create a real feel of nature for this tag, so I have used neutral tones. I have used a variety of papers from Maja design and Lemon craft and this delightful bird image. I distressed all layers with Walnut stain distress ink. 

Here I have used a Tim Holtz Bingo embossing folder on the top layer of paper, I also tore the edges, the paper was quite thin, which made the fibres break down a little, but the end result gave more of an old and worn distressed look, which I was happy with!  

To complete the final look, I used a grunge background stamp along with Black soot distress ink, which I applied on to the main image. I have also used the Tim Holtz Holiday Greens die set to use as a natural element and I printed out the words 'go where you feel most alive' and adhered those to the 
bottom of the tag.

Hope you like my nature inspired tag!

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Hugs,
Zowie xx