Spooky altered tags- Arty Divas Challenge

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing my DT creation for Arty Divas. There's a new challenge over on their blog; we'd love for you to join in and can't wait to see your lovely creations! For my DT creation, I have designed two spooky altered tags, using these fabulous digi stamps from Rick St Dennis. I just adore them! Please carry on reading to see how I created them..

For my first tag, I have used Drusilla- The Covent Garden Ghost digital stamp. I have also used these spookylicious papers from the Haunted House digital paper set. The Black spiders web border is an old Martha Stewart border punch that I have had for a few years now in my collection. 

Here I have used some cheese cloth, which I died using Black soot Distress ink mixed with water. I then dried it with my heat tool. Next, I adhered it to my tag using some mini staples. Finally, I printed out a Halloween sentiment and adhered that on to the bottom of my tag.

I have created this tag using the same products. The digi stamp that I have used in the Mad Hare which is also from Rick St Dennis. Hope you like my tags! I have loved creating them! 

Thank you so much for stopping by, see you on the next post. Hugs, Zowie xx 

I'd like to enter my tags into the following challenges:

Dream Valley Challenges- #212- add a sentiment

Pammie's Inky Pinkies challenge- #1942

Simon says stamp- Monday challenge- Spooky

Colour Crazy Challenge - week #41

Art Impressions blog challenge- #268 tags or ornaments

Try it on Tuesday- Witches/Wizards/Halloween

Bleeding Art Challenge- October

Fabrika Fantasy - Halloween

Timeless Beauty

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! Today I am sharing my DT creation for Artsystamper. I have used the beautiful My Magnolia digital paper and stamp set to create my tag. 

To create my tag, I chose some paper from the digital kit and some wood design paper from my own stash. 

Using double sided tape,  I layered the papers on to a piece of white card stock measured at 3 Inches x 5 Inches. I have also distressed the edges using Black Soot Distress ink. 

Next, I adhered a photo of my beautiful fur baby, Roxie. I have been wanting to use a photo of her in my projects for some time and this photo fitted perfectly with Beverly's wonderful paper set. 

I then fussy cut the magnolia stamps and adhered those onto the left corner of my tag. Next, I used some cheesecloth and frosted glass stamens. Once dry, I finally added some mulberry white roses and antique pink cherry blossom. Thanks so much for stopping by, see you on the next post! 
Hugs, Zowie xx 

Artystampers Digitals Blog

The Artsystamper Shop {Etsy}


BZ Cole mixed media {YouTube}


I'd like to enter my tag into the following challenges: 

Unicorn Challenge Blog

A Place to start - October

Materials used: COLUMN #1 Image&patterned paper 
Column #2 rectangle die. Column #3 glitter stamens 
Column #4 flowers, Column #5 fibres 

Craft Rocket Challenge

Creative Craft Cottage

Dare 2B Artzy - Cute animals

What a day!

Hello lovelies, hope you are well! There's a new challenge over at TTCRD and our lovely sponsors are Stix2 Anything. There's also a fab prize to be won too! Here is a little more info about them:

Stix2 is based in the UK and supply amazing products to the craft, hobby, scrapbooking and stationary market. We have hundreds of different types of adhesives, tapes, glues, PVA's, hot glue, foam pads... to suit everyone's preference. And then we have a whole host of ancilliary products to go with them, you can see the full range HERE. 

Based in the North East of England we supply to craft shops around the world, making many of our products on our premises. 

Here is my DT creation; please carry on reading to see how I made my vintage art tag...

To create my vintage tag, I first chose this lovely pink crackled paint texture paper that I purchased from Etsy a while back. (I have tried to add the link to the shop, but unfortunately it no longer exists.) I also chose this delightful vintage image to use as a focal point on my tag. 

I have used a sheet of paper from the shades of September pack from Raspberry road designs; a fishing net kraft card die cut and a small vintage clipart Crab. 

I tore a piece of corrugated card and inked the edges with Ground Espresso distress oxide. 

I adhered all layers of paper onto a piece of kraft card stock measured at 5.5 inches x 3.5 inches. I distressed all edges with a Tim Holtz distressing tool and Ground Espresso distress oxide. I then adhered the piece of corrugated card using double sided tape. Next, I adhered the vintage image to the centre of the tag also, using double sided tape along with some sticky foam squares to give some height, so that it stands up, off the layers of paper and corrugated card. 

Next, I adhered cheesecloth using wet glue to the bottom left corner of the tag. Over that, I adhered the fish net die cut and clipart Crab. 

Finally, I printed out the words 'what a day' and adhered them to the tag. I have loved making this! Thanks so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it. Hugs Zowie xx 

Links:

TTCRD challenge blog

TTCRD Facebook group

Stix2 Facebook

Happy Birthday Momma

Hello lovely friends, hope you are well! I am back again tonight sharing with you a custom birthday tag that I made for someone very special! 

My Sons' girlfriend kindly asked me to make a tag for her moms' upcoming Birthday next week, so I was very excited to create something special! She sent me a photograph of them both, which I altered to black and white to fit with the colour theme that she chose. Her mom loves pinks and lilacs, so I have used these beautiful papers which I purchased from a shop called 'the works' here in the U.K. There is no designer name on the paper stacks, as I think it is especially made for the shop itself. I have found that you have to be quick in purchasing their paper stacks as they don't always re-stock them, which is a shame as they do carry beautiful paper lines. 

I have also used a strip of this gorgeous shabby chic paper, the white day collection by Craft & you design alongside some Tim Holtz filmstrip ribbon. 

I made a tag from white card stock measuring 5 x 3 inches and adhered the three layers of paper, which I distressed using a distressing tool and Ground espresso distress oxide. 

Here I have used some cheesecloth along with a purple/lilac cottage rose, 10mm lilac open roses and white meadow spray. I have also used die cut leaves using wallpaper and dies from my stash. 

Finally, I printed out the words 'Happy Birthday Momma' and adhered those to the bottom of the tag using double sided tape. Thanks so much for stopping by, see you on the next post! 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

A Christmas Postcard

Hello lovely friends, hope you are well!

I am so excited for Christmas this year, a little early I know! But it will be extra magical this year, as I have become a nana for a second time! I now have two grand-babies as my eldest daughter gave birth to another beautiful baby boy, eight weeks ago. My grown up children are in their Twenties and my youngest is Thirteen. I miss Father Christmas coming to our house on Christmas eve, so having the Grand boys, I can still keep the magic of Christmas very much alive! 

Today I have made a vintage Christmas art tag, which I wanted to share with you.

I created my tag using beautiful papers from the First Edition wild at heart paper pad and a digital Music sheet along with this gorgeous Reindeer postcard image

Here I have used Kraft card stock along with two Reindeer metal dies, which I distressed with Vintage Photo Distress ink. I also added white dots using a Uni Posca white paint pen.

Thanks ever so much for stopping by, I appreciate your visit!

Hugs, Zowie xx 

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

Frilly and Funkie All creatures great and small challenge

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas challenge

Crafty Friends challenge

Polkadoodles challenge

International Art and Soul nature challenge

Love nature - vintage tags

Hello lovely friends, hope you are well!

Today I am sharing a selection of nature tags that I have recently made, along with these I have also created a pocket card for these to go into. You can find that HERE I want to give credit to a lovely lady and amazing artist called Tracy over at Tattered nest designs

who has really inspired me to make these.

For this tag I have used digital paper in neutral tones, along with a Tim Holtz 

Bingo embossing folder.

Here I have used a Tim Holtz French script stamp along with Ground Espresso Distress Oxide, some music note washi tape and a fussy cut vintage wasp image. I have also used a honeycomb die along with rose gold wallpaper to achieve this look.

To complete this, I adhered a beautiful vintage label and some fussy cut Botanicals, all layers have been distressed with Ground Espresso distress oxide. 

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For this tag, I have altered a Tim Holtz vintage Bingo card.

Yellow butterflies and a darling bird image along with a torn music sheet have been used to alter the card. Ground Espresso Oxide has also been used on all layers. 

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it. Please leave a comment so that I can say 'Hello' to you!

Hugs, Zowie xx