Just a quick good morning to you all.
Take a look at my new badge! Yep, I was a Runner up in the Glitter Geeks, Handbag and Gladrags challenge last week, how cool is that?
My first ever in blogland challenges.
Right off to make Christmas cards & write my first footy article for the new season. Will be back soon. Take Care Zo x
Friday, 1 July 2011
Wednesday, 29 June 2011
My card for 2 challenges!!
Hello everyone - hope it's as lovely where you are as it is here is sunny and warm Somerset?
I said when I started this blog that I wanted to try to join in with a few challenges well I've got round to making a card to enter into 2 new challenges for me this week. My card is for a baby girl, it's for my friend's who are expecting a little girl to arrive at the beginning of July. I've used Promarkers and included flowers on a card that is for 'babies' so that I fulfil the requirements of both challenges. Right here are the pics of my card;
As you can see I've used a stamp from the Popcorn collection. Love this old fashioned pram. Right the challenges are:
Passion For Promarkers challenge - wk 106 - babies
I love Promarkers challenge 72 - use flowers.
Right better post this then go and link my post on the challenge blogs, getting good at this linking lark now! lol.
Take care Zo x
I said when I started this blog that I wanted to try to join in with a few challenges well I've got round to making a card to enter into 2 new challenges for me this week. My card is for a baby girl, it's for my friend's who are expecting a little girl to arrive at the beginning of July. I've used Promarkers and included flowers on a card that is for 'babies' so that I fulfil the requirements of both challenges. Right here are the pics of my card;
Passion For Promarkers challenge - wk 106 - babies
I love Promarkers challenge 72 - use flowers.
Right better post this then go and link my post on the challenge blogs, getting good at this linking lark now! lol.
Take care Zo x
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Sepia anyone?
Hello on this Tuesday morning!
Well it seems the clouds are keeping the sun at bay here in Somerset, but it's trying to peek through. Still warm though. Anyway a few weeks ago I watched a few demo's on TV using Promarkers to achieve sepia looks. I loved the effect so thought I'd have a go.
I used the beautiful Tilda with a small gift stamp. Mounted onto my Spellbinders Nesties using Core-dinations card so that I could distress it slightly. The paper is from a Debbi Moore CD-ROM, Regency collection if I remember rightly. I used the sentiment from Craftwork cards and added white flowers that I rubbed over with my distress ink too so it all went together.
Hope you like it, take care Zo x
Well it seems the clouds are keeping the sun at bay here in Somerset, but it's trying to peek through. Still warm though. Anyway a few weeks ago I watched a few demo's on TV using Promarkers to achieve sepia looks. I loved the effect so thought I'd have a go.
Hope you like it, take care Zo x
Monday, 27 June 2011
Another week begins!
Hello everyone!
Well firstly I'm glad to have my broadband back as it seemed to go astray over the weekend, but to be fair my provider did text to say there was a fault.
It's so muggy here, but cloudy, we've already had some rain so I'm waiting for the clap of thunder and lightening to start; know it's coming as I've got one of those headaches you get when thunder is on the cards.
Right once again I'm entering the Glitter Geeks challenge and this week it's for handbags and glad rags. I thought of this SWALK stamp straight away. I also had paper with the shoe and lipstick on so knew I could cut them out. Hope you like it.
Anyway thanks for looking at my blog, I'm slowly building confidence with all the links and finding my way around. I'm hoping that I'll have time to look at more challenges and be able to enter more than one a week.
Urgh it's raining again!
Take care Zo x
Well firstly I'm glad to have my broadband back as it seemed to go astray over the weekend, but to be fair my provider did text to say there was a fault.
It's so muggy here, but cloudy, we've already had some rain so I'm waiting for the clap of thunder and lightening to start; know it's coming as I've got one of those headaches you get when thunder is on the cards.
Right once again I'm entering the Glitter Geeks challenge and this week it's for handbags and glad rags. I thought of this SWALK stamp straight away. I also had paper with the shoe and lipstick on so knew I could cut them out. Hope you like it.
Urgh it's raining again!
Take care Zo x
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
My Paint Fusioned Mirror!
Good Evening,
Well here it is! Took me quite a while to finish but I'm so thrilled with the result. Just hope my friend's wife will love it too. Wanted to create something that was feminine, colourful and something just for her. Can't see me replicating this one again not on this scale. The original mirror was a horrible blue/orange-y colour so I crackled the background and then went to town painting the daisies, tulips, lavender and berries. Not sure all of these would necessarily grow at the same time but hey, it's my artistic license! lol
I took some photos along the way to show how it came together. The mirror measures approx. 19 inches in height and 13.5 inches in width so it's quite a big project. I kind of went with it in terms of the colours, distressing and choosing what I felt worked as I painted. It's certainly given me the confidence to attempt large projects in the future. Hope you like it. Take care Zo x
Well here it is! Took me quite a while to finish but I'm so thrilled with the result. Just hope my friend's wife will love it too. Wanted to create something that was feminine, colourful and something just for her. Can't see me replicating this one again not on this scale. The original mirror was a horrible blue/orange-y colour so I crackled the background and then went to town painting the daisies, tulips, lavender and berries. Not sure all of these would necessarily grow at the same time but hey, it's my artistic license! lol
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Gothic wedding!
Good afternoon!
Well it's fab to have mum home, though I think dad's driving her mad with all his fussing! Anyway thought I'd better post some cards. A friend of mine has been invited to her niece's wedding. The niece has always been into Gothic fashion etc, and is wearing claret, with bridesmaids in black and ivory. I was asked to make 2 acceptance cards that the bride could keep as mementos from her auntie. Here they are
We had a chat about them and I explained my ideas to go with the black base card with claret and white Centura pearl accents. I chose to use similar features but differently so that they worked together but also stand alone. Here's hoping both bride and auntie like them!
Take Care Zo x
Well it's fab to have mum home, though I think dad's driving her mad with all his fussing! Anyway thought I'd better post some cards. A friend of mine has been invited to her niece's wedding. The niece has always been into Gothic fashion etc, and is wearing claret, with bridesmaids in black and ivory. I was asked to make 2 acceptance cards that the bride could keep as mementos from her auntie. Here they are
Take Care Zo x
Monday, 20 June 2011
A quick Hello!
Hi everyone
Sorry for my lack of posts lately. Mum's still in hospital, scans have revealed she's got problems with stones in and around her Gall bladder. Having another scan today. Been visiting everyday and haven't had time for much crafting as you can imagine.
Once mum's home will be crafting like a good'un, I really want to start entering some challenges. So far have only managed to enter the Glitter Geeks weekly challenge. Never mind, looking forward to getting cards made and ready for July's birthdays. Can't believe where the time is going at the moment.
Take care Zo x
Sorry for my lack of posts lately. Mum's still in hospital, scans have revealed she's got problems with stones in and around her Gall bladder. Having another scan today. Been visiting everyday and haven't had time for much crafting as you can imagine.
Once mum's home will be crafting like a good'un, I really want to start entering some challenges. So far have only managed to enter the Glitter Geeks weekly challenge. Never mind, looking forward to getting cards made and ready for July's birthdays. Can't believe where the time is going at the moment.
Take care Zo x
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