Steampunk Irish Album

Hi All, hope you are doing ok in this uncertain times. Here is my first DT post for Ephemoire. I have been wanting to make an album for a while, just never got around to it, so here is my first attempt at an album. I have used the up and away journal kit along with Irish ephemera

Here is the front cover

Back cover

Inside pages

Hope you like it!

Stay safe

Crafty hugs 

Zoex

Dragon Eye Heart

Today I would like to share my dragon eye heart and how I made it. I started with a print out of eyes I bought off Etsy a couple of years ago and attached clear glass beads you buy for decoration (I bought mine in Dunelms).

 

Once these were dry I cut around them and glued one onto a paper mache heart. I then creating the eye socket with some light air dry clay and glue.

I then glued egg shells all over and once dried covered in black gesso (thought I had photographed this but obviously forgot, oops) I also painted some resin wings I had with gesso.

Once everything was dry the wings were shaped at the ends to improve the fit of the heart and two holes drilled and pins inserted into each one. Each were also glued to give them a strong bond. Once dried everything were painted with a combination of mica powder and pearlizing medium.

I had a fab time making this one and hope my mojo is now back to stay as I have so many ideas floating around my head. I am entering this into the Bleeding Art Challenge Anything Goes and Dream in Darkness Challenge

 

Until Next Time

 

Zoë B

 

New Name

I have decided to rename this to Zazz Creative rather than Zazz Crafts as I feel it better represents my style as a creative person.

Colourful Journal Page

Well I didn't keep up the pace, not really surprised. I do have a lovely colourful journal page to share with you today tho. I took inspiration from this blog post

I started out with some colourful A4 pages I had previously coloured using Brushos. I then stamped and cut out using punches some circles

 

I cut out a piece of black card measuring 18x19cm and attached some of these to it in a random pattern, playing until I was happy and sticking down

 

This was followed attaching some colourful images from Crafty Individuals which were a freebie for subscribing to Mixed up Magazine onto red card. I also attached the words Dream, Imagine, Create. I attached the page into my Kraft Journal 

 

Hopefully See you again soon

 

Crafty Hugs

Zoë

 

 

Starry Skull

Wow, two posts in two days. Not sure I can keep up this pace but would love to try and keep up blogging more. I have a postcard size project today.

I started off by embossing a piece of card in a star embossing folder and then using a corner punch rounded the corners. I then lightly rubbed over the stars with memento nautical blue ink pad using a blending tool and around the edge. Stickles starry night was then applied over the top and around the edges.

Meanwhile I stamped the skull stamp from Visible Image Mr Bonejangles on a piece of white paper using archival shadow grey and memento london fog ink pads. These were then cut out and stuck along middle of the card.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Country View Challenges - Postcards

Dream in Darkness - anything but cute 

Craft Stamper Challenge - anything goes

Until next time, crafty love

Zoëx

The Scrappy Gent

Hello All, I have a project today using some of my scraps of mountboard and papers, Mark Gould's The Gent stamp (which can be purchased here) and some words from Mixed up Magazine.

I took an old piece of packaging and glued some scraps of mountboard onto it and filled in any gaps with scraps of papers.

Once this was dry I took an off cut of black card, stamped The Gent and embossed with white embossing powder.

I then attached this to the board with foam tape and glued the words on the bottom.

I enjoyed this project and found it a great way to start using up many of my scraps.

I am entering this into the Craft Stamper Anything Goes challenge

And Dream in Darkness Anything but Cute Challenge

Until next time

Crafty Hugs

Zoëx 

Weird and Wonderful

Welcome to this weird and wonderful canvas creation. This just popped into my head and wouldn't leave me alone until I had made it.

 

I took a 6x6 canvas and added brushos (forgot to take note of the colours) and silver dream pixie powders to it, spritzed with water and left to dry naturally.

 

 

 

I painted two heart with wings mdf shapes with a crimson and linen acrylic paints, giving them two coats and left these to dry.

 

 

 

I attached some eyes to cogs from Fernli Designs using glossy accents and left to dry.

 

 

 

After everything dried I messed around with the composition and when happy with it, attached everything to the canvas.

 

 I really enjoyed making this and would like to try and do more 3d work not just journaling or cards. This project really sparked my imagination.

 

I am entering this into Country View Challenges - anything but cute challenge

 

Until next time 

Crafty Hugs

 

Zoë xx

 

 

 

 

 

Sewing Tag

Hope you all had a good Christmas. Today I am sharing with you a tag using Mixed up Magazine printables Sewing Ephemera which can be found here.

Firstly I printed out the images onto a piece of white card and cut out the ones I wanted, after which I coated them in decoart crackle glaze to give them a vintage look. Whilst these were drying I cut out a tag fron greyboard. I covered the tag in a clothes pattern I got from the local charity shop. 

I coloured the tag with a mix of antique linen and vintage photo distress ink as well as colouring a white zip using various blue inks. I stamped onto the tag using vintage photo and finnabair crackle stamp and then attached the zip and printables along with a maroon lace applique

I attached buttons, sewing machine metal charm and made an embellishment by gluing small safety pins to a button to finish off the tag.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Zoë

Mark Gould Workshop

On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend a workshop taught by Mark Gould and very well organised by a lovely lady called Bev. A grungy industrial clock was the make of the day and I loved learning all the techniques.I will definitely be using the techniques I learnt there on other projects in the future.

 

This a picture at the start with all the lovely Ladies and Gentlemen.

 

 

This how the kit came to us. Sorry about the poor picture, I was a little excited to start and didn't check how it turned out.

 

Here is my finished clock. Really pleased with how it turned out

 

 

Here are a couple of close ups of the individual pieces and the rusty middle. I did take step by step photos but you will just have to do the workshop to find out how to do it for yourself.

 

I had an absolutely fabulous time and can't wait for the next one!

 

Crafty Love

 

Zoë x

Crafty Mojo!

So it would appear I have got my crafty mojo back, as well as my blogging mojo!

Here are a selection of things I have been crafting.

 I am off to a crafty workshop with Mark Gould on Saturday. So Excited! 

Zoëxx