Joy

 

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing a lovely vintage Christmas card that I have created for this months challenge over at Sparkles Christmas challenges  The theme is 'Christmas flowers/foliage'.

Please carry on reading to see how I created my card: 

I first took a blank piece of pre-scored kraft card stock and then adhered these beautiful papers from my my porch prnts. I have distressed all edges of the papers with vintage photo distress ink. 

Next, I adhered this wonderful image from the graphics fairy. You can find so many great free images over there to print for personal use. 

Here I have used a vintage music sheet along with a Poinsettia die. I have used vintage photo distress ink on the edges of the Poinsettia to make the flower look aged. 

 

To finish my card,  I have adhered a small piece of washi tape and a word label.

I really hope that I have inspired you to make you own vintage Christmas card and hope that you will enter the challenge!

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

Zowie Dixon

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

Merry little Christmas challenge blog #52

Peace on Earth #49

Moving along with the times #159

Christmas sentiment card

 

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing a lovely vintage card that I have created for this months challenge over at Sparkles Christmas Challenges. The theme is 'sentiment as a focus'. 

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

Zowie Dixon

You better not cry! - Artsystamper Challenge

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today a new challenge starts over at Artsystamper and the winner will receive a wonderful prize from their Etsy store! 

We are also collaborating with Double Trouble Challenges.

I am also sharing my DT creation, made using Beverly's beautiful digital Poinsettia stamps and paper collection, which you can find HERE and if you purchase this, you also get the wonderful Seaside Holiday set free (offer available through December 24th) 

Here I have used the Poinsettia paper from the collection, some wood texture paper and a strip of corrugated card from my own stash. I adhered all layers of paper on to a piece of kraft card stock.

Here I have layered two of the Poinsettia stamps from the kit using pop-dots. 

Before I adhered the Poinsettia, I layered a few Holiday Greens die, cut also from Kraft card stock. 
Each has been distressed using Walnut stain distress ink.  To finish my card, I have printed out the quote 'you better not cry' as I thought it fitted this darling vintage photo perfectly! 
Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate your visit! Hugs, Zowie xx 

Artystampers Digitals Blog

The Artsystamper Shop {Etsy}

BZ Cole mixed media {YouTube}


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

CHNC Christmas challenge

Crafty Hazelnut's patterned paper challenge - December

Day of the month card club - Poinsettia day #10

Die Cut Divas - December challenge

Merry little Christmas challenge blog- #17

Sparkles monthly challenges #122

BT challenge blog #83

My time to craft #411 - Christmas scene

A Vintage Journey- Holly Jolly Christmas

Festive Friday  3 items; vintage, black and white photo and pink tint in paper. 

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog

Color my heart - color dare  red, green and gold (on die cut leaves)

Stempelgarten challenge #87

A shabby chic Christmas

Hello lovely friends, hope you are well! As you probably know by now, I love anything that is vintage and shabby chic! This year I have bought a new Christmas tree and lots of vintage ornaments; there will be a separate post on that soon, so would love for you to stop by and visit! 

Todays Christmas tag is very shabbylicious! I wanted to use a light pink and blue colour scheme, so this is what I created. These beautiful papers are from NostalgieGrafikland

Once I had chosen my paper to compliment this lovely vintage image, I took a strip of corrugated cardboard, which I previously painted with white acrylic paint.

I adhered all layers of paper onto a piece of blank white card stock using double sided tape and inked all edges with Vintage Photo Distress ink. 

I created a Winter flower collage using a Tattered Lace Poinsettia die and Holly and Fern dies from the Tim Holtz Holiday Greens.

I have used Viva Decor 3D snow on the edges of the Poinsettia and snowflake die cuts.  Picket Fence Distress paint has been applied to random parts of the tag to give a snowy effect. Lastly I added a 'Merry Christmas' sentiment which I adhered behind the main image. 

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really appreciate your visit! See you on the next post, 
hugs Zowie xx 


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

Moving along with the times - 86. Anything Christmas

Simon says stamp, Wednesday challenge - Christmas

Crafty Creations Challenges - 380 Anything goes

The Card Concept- 104 Elegant Holiday

Sweet Stamping Christmas - December

O' Holy night

Hello lovely friends, hope you are well! 

Today I am sharing a Christmas tag that I have made for my Daughters boyfriends' parents. My Daughter asked me to make this especially for them as this is her first year of sharing the Christmas festivities with them. I really hope they like it! 

Here I have used this beautiful blue patterned paper from Lemon Craft and the music sheet paper is from my own craft stash. I have also used this stunning Christmas Madonna image from Etsy; it is truly beautiful! and it is part of a set of four images. 

I took a blank piece of white card stock measuring 5 1/4" x 3 1/4" and covered the tag with the blue patterned paper. I have also used a layer of music sheet paper which measures slightly smaller to leave about 1/4" border. All edges have been distressed using the edge of my scissors and then inked with Ground Espresso distress oxide. 

I love Tim Holtz products! here I have used a selection of the Holiday greens thinlit dies and  a Tattered Lace poinsettia die which I edged lightly with Ground Espresso distress oxide. 

I then adhered all layers of paper using double sided tape and printed out the sentiment 

'O Holy night' and adhered that to the right hand 

side, behind the main image. 

Finally I layered my poinsettia die cuts using Anita's Tacky glue and added some white sparkle stamens to the centre. I then adhered it on top of the Holiday Greens. 

Here is a close up of this beautiful Madonna image in all it's wonderful glory! 

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate your visit! Hugs Zowie xx 



I would like to enter this into the following challenges:


Crafting by Designs - Holiday anything goes

Moving along with the Times - 86 Anything Christmas

Craft Style - challenge 38 The magic of Christmas

Fussy and Fancy - challenge 226 Winter/Christmas

Christmas Crafts all year round - December challenge