BOO!

 

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing two cute and simple Halloween cards that I have created for this months challenge over at Sparkles monthly challenges  The theme is  'Things that go bump in the night'! 

I was pondering to design something more darker and spookier for Halloween, but I wanted to go with a cute theme this time! Here is how I created my card: 

To start, I took a piece of pre-scored plain black card stock, Next I printed this orange scrapbook paper from eyeinspire . Using black soot distress ink and a Kaiser kraft background clear stamp I stamped all over the orange paper to give it some grunge interest. 

Next, I adhered this lovely cobweb design scrapbook paper. I have also used vintage photo distress ink to distress all edges of paper.

Here I have used a lovely Halloween bingo card which matches these papers perfectly.

I adhered this on to the middle of my card using double sided tape. I love using altered bingo cards in my designs, they give an extra element to work with! 

Finally, I adhered this darling fussy cut ghostie image and printed out some word labels. 

Here I have created two cards using the same papers. 

I have also printed out and adhered some more word labels. 

I really hope that I have inspired you to make you own cute Halloween cards 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

Trick! a vintage Halloween card

Hi lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing my DT creation for September's challenge over at 'This is Halloween'.

The theme is Halloween and/or Gothic. 

I have used this wonderful burnt orange paper and vintage newspaper. 

I have also used this Trick Halloween bingo card and darling little witch vintage photo.

I also adhered a vintage label and the number 13 from a Tim Holtz thinlets die. 

 

I hope you will join in with the challenge, The DT and I would love to see your Halloween and/or Gothic creations!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Den! I really do appreciate your visit! See you on the next post. 

Zowie Dixon

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

Bizzy Becs September challenge

Colorful options: September

The Corrosive challenge #9

We love 2 create - week 9

Send a smile 4 kids challenge - Halloween

Patties creations #198

Vintage flower card - Sparkles Monthly challenges

 

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing my DT creation for sparkles monthly challenges. This month's theme is 'Floral frenzy'.

I have created my card using a pre-scored kraft card and these wonderful papers from the Sepia ephemera and the Christmas vintage stripes paper packs. 

I have also used a vintage bingo card, fussy cut vintage flower and label stickers. 

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

Zowie Dixon

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

CD Sunday plus #85

Dare 2 B Artzy - May flowers

Dragonfly dreams - May

Patties creations #194

Little red wagon- make it bloom

Civil War card - Forever

Hello lovelies, hope that you are keeping safe and well? Today I am sharing an American Civil War card that I have created. There will be a list of the items that I used at the bottom of the page: 

To start, I chose my papers, Bingo card and photo that I wanted to create my card with. 

Next, I rounded the corners of my paper with this punch and distressed the edges with Black Soot Distress ink. 

Here I have also rounded the corners of my kraft card base, I then adhered the first sheet of paper using double sided tape.  

I repeated the process with the second layer of paper. 

Next, I rounded the corners of the photograph and inked all ephemera with Black soot DI.

Finally, I layered the bingo card and photo on to the front of my card and adhered the ephemera pieces. Thanks so much for stopping by, see you on the next post! Hugs, Zowie x 

Fairy Dust:

Coffee & script  paper 
Industrial grunge  paper 
Tape measure  embellishment 
Journal words
Black soot  Distress Ink 
Sunstar Kadomaru Pro  corner punch
Ink dauber
double sided tape
We R Memory Keepers  Trim and score board 

Captured Hearts - Gecko Galz Challenge

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing my DT creations for this months Gecko Galz challenge.

I have created some vintage Valentine cards for the 'Captured Hearts' customer challenge which runs until January 29th. The winner will get a fabulous

   $25 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz shop. Please carry on reading to find out how to enter! 

  

The only rule is that you must use at least ONE Gecko Galz products.{this can be one of the freebie images or of course you can buy at their Etsy store!} Also if you sign up for the Gecko Galz newsletter, you will be able to claim a free collage sheet each month and get first claim on the weekly $1 deals... fabulous! 

Please head on over to the Gecko Galz Challenge Blog to see all the beautiful designs created by the super talented DT. 

We also have a private Facebook group where there are four monthly challenges each with a collage sheet prize; we'd love for you to join us! 

Here are more details on my DT creations, thanks so much for looking! 

To create my cards, I have used pre-scored Kraft cards, the Pure Love mini paper pack and the Painters Tape ATC collection. 

I have also used vintage altered Bingo cards and these beautiful images from the Valentine Lovers collage sheet.

I have also created some vintage heart shaped tags, using corrugated card and a heart shaped die. The music score sheet is also from the Painters tape ATC collection. 

These beautiful J'Taime images have also been cut using the smaller heart in my stacked heart die set. 

Finally, I adhered some frayed cheesecloth behind the vintage images. Thanks so much for stopping by, see you on the next post! Hugs, Zowie xx 

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