Seeing in the New Year!!

It's New Year's Eve! I love the start of a new year. A fresh start. A clean slate. Time to write up our diaries and calendars and look ahead. But before that there is always the excitement of waiting for those Big Ben bongs!

Over on the Polkadoodles Blog we have a new Digi Choosday Challenge for you. Why not pop over and join in. Maybe your new years resolution could be to join in with our challenges!!

 I love the thought of a New Year party, though I confess I'm always tucked up in bed long before midnight having had a quiet evening at home. So I decided to pretend I was hosting a party and designed a few items using the gorgeous Classic Hearts/Wedding collection to design an invite and a place card. I also used the fab Emma Canning Cute as a button image to make a bottle charm/hanging to be put on the person's favourite bottle or on their glass!

As you can see I added a real button, this adds weight to the charm. I just loved the idea of putting someones name on their glass/bottle!! 

Hope you all have an enjoyable evening and I hope to see you in the New Year!!

I shall be launch a blog candy thing as I'm nearing 200 followers so pop back to watch this space!!

Take care Zo xx

Birthday Wishes

Hello, it's Christmas Eve!! I'm so excited about the big man visiting tonight and I hope I have been a good enough girl!!

Anyway today I'm sharing my latest Digi Choosday DT make, why not pop over to the Polkadoodles blog to see what the new challenge is all about and join in!!

Birthdays always seem to be forgotten around Christmas, but not by us! Here's my card using the gorgeous Emma Canning Birthday Wishes I have coloured her in seasonal colours and even coloured the candle glow! I kept the card clean and simple - a spot of sparkle on her leggings and some colour matching embellishments along with the stamp which is a Polkadoodles sentiment finishes it all off.

The photos don't quite capture the sparkly leggings as well as they are in real life. You'll just have to take my word for it!!

Merry Christmas everyone, enjoy your festivities!

Take care Zo xx

Merry Christmas one and all!

I won't be about much so I thought I would post this now - 

Hope you all have a wonderful time.

I have scheduled some DT posts but other than that I won't be about.

Take care.

Zo xx

Born on Christmas Day!

Exciting times, not long till the big man comes. I know I've been a good girl this year so I'm hoping for some lovely presents!

So today sees a new challenge over on the Polkadoodles blog and as always I'm here to share my DT project.

 As I have a friend with a birthday on Christmas day this challenge was perfect for me! I used the gorgeous images from Studio 12 - Picknix Garden collection and I created this topper in Serif Craft Artist where I used digital brushes to add snow over the images. Once printed off I added some sparkle to enhance the winter feel of it, and some ribbon too. Simple matting and layering finished it all off.

This was very easy to do, but I think it makes an effective card for a Christmas birthday!

Thanks for popping by, I will be offering some Candy in the New Year once I reached 

200 followers so keep popping by!!

Take care Zo xx

WOYWW 237

Hello!

I'm finally here. Spent time on the phone complaining about my internet connection or rather, lack of. It keeps dropping out. My supplier has been bought out and since I was transferred I've had problems that I didn't before!! 

Anyway while I'm connected I'm uploading my desk - 

Piles of images to colour, pens, radio and the Snowman scrapbook that I've put together ready to add this year's Christmas photos. Huge bottle of glue and Ebosser present as always!

There isn't anything here apart from usual tools as I haven't done any crafting yet today. 

The not-so-tidy area between desks -  you can see lots of stuff that I keep to hand. 

So that's me, dash over the Stamping Ground to join in the the other desk dashers!!

On a personal note, those of you who know me will know this year has been a real struggle with my conditions, anyway I have recently been assessed by OT who have supplied me with various pieces of equipment to help and they are also referring me to be considered for a wet room which will make showering so much easier and safer for me! So that's good news.

I won't be about much now so I wish you all

Merry Christmas!

Take care Zo xx

HO HO HO

Morning!

Well I'm back today to share my latest DT make for Digi Choosday - Polkadoodles. Why not pop over to the Polkadoodles blog to see all the details, fab DT inspiration and to join in!

This week I used the gorgeous Bauble Gown digi by Emma Canning as my main image to create a place card for my Christmas table. I coloured her with a mix of markers including Graph It's and added letters that I coloured to match as well as the sentiment ticket to finish it all off.

I coloured her dress in a traditional manner but I am definitely going to play around with different colours, after all you can buy Christmas trees that are black, white, even pink so I guess there isn't a limit of colours to choose from!

Look forward to seeing your entries.

Take care Zo xx

WOYWW 236

Well good evening desk dashers!

I have been missing for a couple of weeks, through my conditions flaring and pushing pain limits that tad higher than norm, to just no time what with trying to catch up on life when my body allows me to be normal and go to the bank and buy Christmas presents!

So my desk - 

Normal, pile of digi images to colour with pens, radio and Ebosser present. The purple board is to make envelopes because I never make cards to fit normal sized envelopes so have to make them!

More images to colour. I'm so predictable!!

That's it - pop over the Julia's WOYWW post to find desks much more interesting than mine!!

I'm later today than normal because I was having this done earlier - 

Me, in a hairdressers, having colour put in my hair! Shock. I usually colour it myself and only have it done professionally about once a year!!

I will share the after pics when I have time and the right light to show it properly! But basically I had high and low lights put in to break up the main colour.

Take care Zo xx

Food Glorious Food!

Happy Digi Choosday to you!

Yes I'm back to share my latest DT make and you can find all the details of the challenge and see my fellow DT members gorgeous creations on the Polkadoodles blog!

For this card I used the fabulous Emma Canning Christmas Pudding as my main image. I also used papers from the stunning Angelberry collection to create the background. I added some ribbon from my stash and also added the Christmas tickets which are also from the Angelberry collection. Simple matting and layering and a few gems finished it all off.

I'm loving these colours, and this image was fantastic to colour too. Here's some close ups - 

Thanks for popping by, look forward to seeing your entries.

Take care Zo xx

Crafty Boots does Christmas!

Morning! 

2 weeks & a bit to the big day. I'm happily counting down using my Dr Who advent calendar!

Anyway today I'm back to share my DT project for the Crafty Boots Challenge

and as appropriate it's based on Christmas.

My make is a card for my boy, Keagan. 

I used 2 Some Odd Girl characters for the main images which I coloured with markers. The background is some Black Magic Coredinations that I embossed with snowflakes. I sanded it to get that fab look. I added a die cut snowflake (Die is from Diesire from Crafter's Companion) Card Candi and gold card to finish it all off along with a Merry Christmas ticket and 'Son' letters. Simple. 

Except I couldn't leave it and decided to spray Glitter varnish over the top to make the colours pop and to make the rest sparkle!!

The photos don't really do it justice, the bold blues and sparkly blacks looks fab and it will sparkle a treat in different lights!

Take care Zo xx

A little gift.....

Hello, I'm back today to share my latest DT make for Polkadoodles. Pop over to the fabulous challenge blog to see all the details and to be inspired by my fellow DT members!

 I've made a small gift card set using the gorgeous Home For Christmas collection. Many of my friends have younger children so this makes a perfect gift for them as they always send 'Auntie Zoe' a thank you card! I took papers and embellishments from the collection into Serif Craft Artist to design the note cards and to print paper to cover the box. I love recycling packaging & this box was perfect! I think it was the base of a small bubble bath set. I tied ribbon around the gift and finished it off by adding tickets from the cd tied on with twine.

It was very easy to do but makes a fab inexpensive gift for anybody.

I'm very tempted to make up some more of these sets and put back for next year!!

Thanks for popping by and I look forward to seeing your entries.

Take care Zo xx

Bringing a little Christmas Cheer......

Morning!

I'm back as always on a Tuesday to share my Digi Choosday - Polkadoodles DT project. Pop over to the Polkadoodles challenge blog to see all the details and my fellow DT inspirational projects.

This week's DT challenge made me think of shopping. The happiness of hearing Christmas songs in the shops and, if you're a bit daft like me, the enjoyment of trying on Christmas jumpers & accessories!! So I used the fun Emman Canning Deer Girl image and some papers from the Angelberry Collection to make my project. I took them into Serif Craft Artist Pro to create this double sided folded jotter. It's a list or a reminder where I'm going to write down what I still need to buy when I go Christmas shopping! Once printed out, I coloured the digital image with a mix of markers including Graph It's. I think it's much more fun than a normal jotter!

 

There you go - simple but fun and full of Christmas Cheer!!

Take care Zo xx