Crafting Vicky

Hey everyone!!!!  Hope you are doing well and that your are not going totally CRAZY with the holidays coming.  I was super happy yesterday that I finished wrapping officially all my Christmas presents..... well almost still have 1 more project to complete for some work colleague... Saying this, is it just me or do you also end up with last minute projects because you have just REALIZED with a bit of panic that you have forgotten someone?  Well today I'm here to share with you a make that would be perfect to let that panic go and complete all the last minute gifts!  And this even if you don't have a lot of supplies at home. This is my very 1st DT post for the AMAZING   When I saw her dt call on youtube I just HAD to apply because what she makes with her template is totally gorgeous and the type of stuff that I want to make (with my twist of course) and that is what I have done here.  Before we get to the project, there is a SPECIAL sale going on in h...

It's time for a new challenge over at The East Wind .  And this time it's all about tags!!! I had the perfect image in mind for this challenge and it's  American Shorthair . Here is the tag that I made for this challenge: I just KNEW which sentiment that I wanted to use with this cutie.  And YUP snow has only started and I'm already tired of it!!!!  I used a bunch of different stickers on it. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Crafty gals corner challenges  - Anything goes Creative moments  - anything goes Shopping our stash  - Tag you're it Tuesday throwdown  - Anything goes Crafting from the heart challenge blog  - anything goes That's it for me for today.  I hope you have a great day. Hugs

Hello everyone, I'm here for the FB challenge over at  Oddball Stamps challenge .   I've been doing some memo pad books for people at work shhhhh it's a surprise lol.  Sure hope they are not reading my blog :)  Anyway I thought this image 324  was just PERFECT.  I used some lace on this that was given to me by another crafter.  Memo pad book is closed with a button and you will have to see the making of this at a later date (yes a video of this is coming). I used recycled envelopes and some duck tape as well.  So no designer paper at all was used in this. I colored the fab digi with my copics. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Crafty sentiments  - Anything goes Digi choosday  - Anything goes Lemon shortbread challenge  - anything goes Sunny day crafting  - Anything goes Tuesday throwdown  - Anything goes That's it for me for today.  Sure hope you have a fabulous day.  Fo...

I know I know that's not how you write it :)   You would write Happy new year in French by saying Bonne Année But it had to be this way to fit with the image that I was using and the way that I was using it.  The image 354  was just perfect for my skull journal in the making.  Yup not that much done yet but this was a perfect page for this. I colored the image with my copics and used some pebbles chalk for the grass and the sky.  I used some alphabet stamp that I have to write the sentiment.  I also added a little skull plastic embellishment from my stash. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Glitter n sparkle challenge blog  - Anything goes Left of center challenges  - Fantasy Christmas ... hmm maybe if not LOC lol Pile it on challenge  - Any holiday celebration - New year would fit? A bit more time to craft  - anything goes Not just cards challenges  - Anything goes That's it for me for today! ...

Today I'm sharing on Youtube the final look at the calendar pages that I have done as a gift for my grandmother. You can see the video here: And I wanted to share here the closer look at the last 2 pages that I had not shared with you guys yet.  For those I used some oddball images that I thought where perfect :) For the month of September I'm using the image 324  The image was colored with my copics and then fussy cut out.  I used some left over papers in my stash as well as a little calendar that was found at the dollarstore. For the month of March I wasn't sure if it was the Easter month... and it wasn't should have checked before lol but that is why I used a little rabbit.  I used a lot of green as well because of St-Patrick's day.  The flower embellishments were in my stash as was the papers. I colored the cute rabbit with my copics and then fussy cut him out. I'm entering these calendars in the following challenges: Crafting musketeers...

Hello!  Not feeling all that good recently.  Stayed home with huge headache and dizziness.... got a feeling my blood pressure is giving me issues... The joys of getting older?!? Anyway here are some other Christmas cards that I made using some fabulous images from Oddball part of the new release!!!  They are just FABULOUS. For the 1st one I decided to make it for a couple that added 2 new puppies to their family this year.  I'm pretty sure that this image wasn't supposed to be used in this way but I thought the bones were just PERFECT!!!!  The image on that one is  image 351 I didn't have the background paper that would fit this so I made it using a lot of little paw stamps that were just sitting in my stash!  I also added some little puffy stickers.  The sentiment was found using google.  The image was colored using my copics. For the 2nd one I thought this would make a wonderful boy's card and that's what I did this is the card ...

Hello!  Happy Saturday to all of you.  Hope you have a fun weekend planned!  In my case going to a Christmas party with my hubby and that will take sometime away from crafting (oh no lol) but it should still be fun. I have been doing my December daily as was mentioned in the following video where I showed the book that I altered for this purpose. Since my b-day is in the month of December it was appropriate to decorate a page for this especially.  And I used a fabulous image from Oddball's newest release for this.  The image is  Image 357.  My daughter thought she looked sad... but I thought it really fit the fact that I'm not that excited about getting older lol I colored the image with my copics and I put some gell roll pen on the hat to make it shiny.  The backing for the image is a red packaging from a dollarstore purchase!  Love being able to reuse some items this way. I also wanted to share with you a Christmas card that ...

I'm trying to make more things this year.  Purchase less already made decoration and making them more personal.  In this sense I decided to use a digi from Oddball's new release the image 358  to make a Christmas jar.  This is a super fast and easy project as well as not expensive. You can see the making of it in this video And here are some closer look at it. Super easy to make as you can see in the video and super CHEAP as well :)  I colored the image with my copics and used some gell roll pen on it! I'm entering this decoration in the following challenges: Craft rocket challenges  - Winter time Little miss muffet challenges  - Anything goes Moving along with the times  - anything Christmas goes Through the purplehaze challenges  - Winter/Christmas colors Crafty creations challenges  - Christmas That's it for me for today!  Hope you have a great Friday and that you can craft while I work.... snif snif... ...

Well with the month of December arriving this means that it's time for a new challenge over at the FB group of Oddball . I decided to use some great images from the release of October for making some ATCs to go in a pocket letter.  The set of image are in the image 339 that you can find here . I shared the video of the finished pocket letter here: And here is a closer look at the ATCs.  I made them using some gelli printed playing cards.  I really love using some playing cards as the base for my atcs.  It reduces the measuring totally. On the one on the left I used some stickers.  The one on the right were made using some dots from my stash. I did some stamping on those using my silicone mats.  You can also see the stencils that were used on this.  The trees were colored with my copics. I'm entering those 2 atcs in the following challenges: Christmas at sweet stampin challenge blog  - anything goes Fab n funky challenges  - A...

OMG we are already in December!  How crazy is this?!?  And this means that it's time for a new freebie from The East Wind if you are registered on the blog here . And as per previous years, the freebie is a super CUTE CAT!!!!  YAY.  I decided to make a card because I'm behind in making some cards.  And I decided to use some of the fab paper that I got from my friend Annie in some Happy mail that you can see here. Here is the result I have used all scraps from my stash.  The only thing that i have added is the green layer 6x6 that covers the card base.  The one that is under the belly band is from a packaging display. The image was colored with my copics and then I fussy cut it out.  I have added some stickers that are shakers!  How fun is that?!? No longer necessary to bother making shakers you can get them from the dollar store! I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Crafty creations challenges  - Christmas...

OMG there's some fabulous new release images over in the Etsy store of Oddball.  You totally have to go and check this out. The 1st one that I will be showcasting is the great image 350 that you can purchase here .  If you go and purchase it you can get a 10% discount by using this code : DTVICKY10. I made a video to share with you the inside of this little memo pad booklet: You can purchase this one in my Etsy store here . I used all recycled envelopes to make this.  They were gelli printed.  I did some stitching all around and sewed on a button for the closure.  The digi was colored with my copics and fussy cut.  The great sentiment also comes with her.  lastly I added some ducktape to make the closure more secure. I'm entering this in the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create  - Anything goes We love 2 create  - anything goes mixed media Colour crazy challenge  - Anything goes hand colored Pde linky pa...

Vintage Wreath was the perfect image to use for the calendar that I am making as a gift for my grandmother. I shared with you in my last post for Faery Ink how I'm behind in making my Christmas card. The same can be said for the gifts that I wanted to prepare for Christmas. I always think I have so much time but then in the end as we approach the time I'm rushing like crazy... I hope that I'm not the only one that has this issue lol But at least I have another page for my calendar done now with this fabulous image.   I used some papers that had been in my stash forever.  The calendar comes from a kit purchased at the dollar store.  I colored this image with my copics as I usually do but I also used some gell pen on the white parts to give it some shine. Hope you have a fabulous Wednesday everyone. Hugs

Hello!  For the new challenge over at  The East wind  and this time it's about making a shaped card! That's something harder for me.  However I thought it was perfect to do a Christmas card!  I really really need to make some new ones.  I used the great image  Baby it's cold outside .  This is not the 1st time that I use this image I just LOVE it! I decided to do some paperpiecing with it. I used a border punch to do the edge and the paper under the digi is from Yellow Bicycle (a pack that I have had FOREVER but now getting to the end of it).  I used some snowflake bling.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC and was cut with the spellbinder circle and scallop circle. I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Craft your passion challenges  - Anything goes Melonheadz friends  - Add a sentiment Christmas card challenges  - Didn't follow the theme just went with Christmas Brown sugar challenge ...

WOW it's already November 14!  I'm getting totally STRESSED out.  Christmas is just around the corner and there is still so much that I want to accomplish... way too much. Anyway you're not here to read about me stressing out right?  But I would love to know that I'm not the only one lol I'm here to share with you a journaling that I did in my totally junk journal with the great image 331 from Oddball. I made a video of my process.  Thought you might want to see it :) The background was already colored with some pan pastels.  So all I needed to do is to add a bit of other details.  I did use up some of my washi tape that was given to me in a swap!!!  YAY. The image was colored with my copics and fussy cut.  I found the sentiment online and wrote it in a word document before printing it up. I'm entering this journaling in the following challenges: Angies digital stamps  - Anything goes Crafting when we can challenges ...

I finally got another page done for my calendar for another post for Karleigh Sue !  I had never used this super cute image, don't know why because I totally should have.  The one I'm talking about is the wonderful  Hummingbird . I looked at a few hummingbird photos to decide how I should color this little one.  I ended up doing the blues and green and I'm really happy with how he turned out. He really pops on this background.  Sure hope you like this. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Crafty creations challenges  - Animals Digi choosday  - Anything goes sunny day crafting  - Anything goes Through the craftroom door  - anything goes Crafty boots challenges  - Things with wings That's it for me for today.  Hope you have a great day! Hugs

OMG did you see the new release image over at  The east wind ?!?  It's totally STUNNING! I'm in LOVE :)  And that means of course that I HAD to color her up. I had the perfect project for her because I still had to make some calendar pages for my grandma.  This became one of them. I was really happy because I used a bunch of scraps from my pile.  The image was colored with my copics and I used a lot of stickles on the butterflies for the added shine! I'm entering this calendar page in the following challenges: Artistic inspirations challenges  - anything goes Fulldscrap  - Flowers Crafty boots challenges  - Things with wings - all those butterflies Crafting-with-friends  - anything goes That's it for me for today!  Have a great Tuesday! Hugs

Hello!  It's been awhile since I last posted directly on the Karleigh Sue blog .  Usually it's done in a group blog post.  Since there isn't going to be a new release this month we got (the dt) to play with other images. Oldies but goodies! And that meant for me that I could do some more of my calendar pages for my grandmother.  I still had a few months to fill up and I really want this gift to be completed in time.  Feeling like Christmas is creeping up on me without me being ready.  YIKES. Anyway that gave me the opportunity to play yet again with the great digi  Adriana's Owl .  I think she was perfect for the month of November. Isn't she precious?!?  I think she is perfect for an handmade gift. I got the little leaves at Michael's in the dollar bin back 3 years ago?  I had purchased 2 bags... and well I don't use a lot per year so still have some left over.  The design paper was from my stash in my cut out pile.  ...

Hey it's already November... that means lots of birthdays in my case!  And some in October as well :)  That includes my son's girlfriend!  She loves stuff that is a bit darker so I figured she would love something with an Oddball image and this was the perfect make for the new FB challenge! I used the image 318  and it's only 2$$$$  wow what a deal.  To top it off if you want you can get an extra 10% off by using the code DTVICKY10. The paper was part of my Halloween stash.  I found the sentiment online.  The image was colored with my copics.  And then I fussy cut her out and put her on a black cardboard.  I used some washi tape that my GREAT friend Erin gave me. I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Dream valley challenges  - one for the girls - just not the typical girls lol Left of center challenges  - doing the LOC card because this is not really halloween it's a b-day card Creative knockouts...

It's Alzheimer's Awareness month and with this theme in mind Unky made the most wonderful Freebie for you all!  That is of course if you are registered for the newsletter over at the blog . I have to admit that Christmas is really one of my favorite time of the year (that and Halloween).  And I still remember looking at myself as a little kid through the little glass ornaments.  Before we all had plastic ones.  I would stare at the tree for hours.... good memories! The image was colored with my copics and then I used some gell roll pen on top of some of the ornaments as well as her hat.  I used a sentiment from Create with tlc.  I added some stickers and that was it.  The papers were freebies with magazines. I'm entering this little card in the following challenges: Craft your passion challenges  - Anything goes 12 months of christmas  - Yay another Christmas card done! Crafty hazelnuts christmas challenge2  - Extra - a...

Hello!  Hope you have a great weekend so far.  In my case it's been fun.  Even with the rain - drizzle yesterday we did go to La Ronde - the 6 flag amusement park in Montreal.  It was fright fest!  And since I love Halloween I really wanted to see the scary house they had.  It was wonderfully done. Today we are supposed to go and visit some greenhouse that are located on top of some Montreal buildings.  I purchase a basket of vegetables from them every week and I'm very intrigued to see what it looks like! But for now I'm here to share with you what I made with one of the wonderful new digis from Karleigh Sue.  I had a swap to make which consisted of making some accordeon fold album.  I had fun making the 1st one and figured they would be fun little gifts.  So made one for a subscriber and also one for my stepmom.  She really loves her coffee (don't we all?!?) And the new image from Karleigh Sue called It's Coffee Season  w...

Well when I posted this week that there were lots of new release over at Oddball I wasn't lying!  Here are a bunch more that I just HAD to play with. If there are some that you want don't forget that you can get 10% off by using the code DTVICKY10. I used some by doing just some layering of digital image on a digital paper!  I love when you can do this.  It makes it super fast to make a card or layout. The 1st one that I will share with you is the one using the new background digi stamp  Quilted pattern  you can get this at 1$$$$  and if you use the code that's 0.90$ that is crazy cheap right?!? I wanted this card to be very neutral.  So I printed off the digital image with the background made as well as with the sentiment already on it.  I then layered the card base with a black cardstock and a grey one and VOILA a card all made!  Super easy and fast. The next digital project was more of a layout.  As you know if you fo...

Hello!  This is one post of what I think will be 2 posts because there are sooooo many fabulous new release over at Oddball Designs  that I can't fit them all in this one post!  And if you want some digis don't forget to use the code DTVICKY10 for 10% special!!! I have been feeling the blues lately and the image 348  was just perfect to showcase this.  For this one I have made a video to share with you my process. And here is the journal page completed I really love how it turned out because it really does represent how I'm feeling right now! Now my other make that I want to share with you today is a little Halloween tag that I made and that will go in my new Halloween journal.  For those of you that follow me on youtube I have shared what is my plan on that in a previous video.  I have also shared how the tags background was made using gelli printed paper.  The image is number 345 I colored her up with my copics and fussy cut her...

Gabbie Dreidel   was the perfect image to use for a Christmas image. I'm soooo behind creating Christmas card this year it's not even funny.  I used to make so many cards but now I'm making mixed media and haven't been making cards. So without further ado let's look at this card. I'm really happy with how it turned out.  And it's one more YAY maybe... just maybe I will be ready in time... because let's be honest Christmas will be here before we know it!!! Hope you have a fabulous Tuesday everyone. Hugs

Hello!  It's time for a brand new release over at Karleigh Sue  and there's 4 fabulous images that you will want to go and check out in the store here . I have been really really late in my making of Christmas card and I'm still very late... so when I saw this great image I thought it was perfect to have one more card done!  YAY me lol I used some papers that I had gotten with a magazine I believe.  I used my die cut circle from Spellbinder to cut out the sentiment and the cardboard underneath it.  The image itself was colored with my copics and then fussy cut.  To finish it off I added some Queen and Co bling in the top and bottom left corner. I'm really happy with how she turned out :) I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Crafty hazelnuts christmas challenge  - Anything goes Christmas Crafty hazelnuts christmas challenge2  - Anything goes Christmas 12 months of christmas  - Anything Christmas - and boy I ...

Hello!  It's Saturday YAY.  Going to get some blood test done... that's what happens as you get older lol need to get checked and everything. Anyway today there's a new challenge starting over at the East Wind blog and it's about bumps :)  more specifically embossing. For my make I used the fabulous Aurora Sugar Moon .  I think this image is just soooo pretty and would be totally perfect for a birthday card.  There are many birthdays coming up in my friends/family. It feels strange to make cards now so funny.  That's all I used to do!  How things change. The paper that I used is from GCD Studios - Nostalgia.  I used a cuttlebug embossing folder and my label 18 from Spellbinder to cut it out.  And of course finished this with some bling.  The image was colored with my copics.  The sentiment comes from Create with TLC I'm entering this in the following challenges: Crafting-with-dragonflies  - Let's go floral Dis ...

Hello everyone!  It's already the middle of October!!! WOW time sure flies by.  And of course Halloween is approaching very quickly.  So I figured for this midway point that it would be really appropriate to share with you an Halloween make for my FB Oddball midway point. I thought that this would be the perfect time to make the October calendar page for my grandmother.  And I used one of the latest release that you can find here . This reminded me of me with my 4 kids :)  I used some left over pieces of paper from past Halloween.  The calendar is from the dollar store.  And I added a bunch of little bat stickers as well from the dollar store.  The image was colored with my copics and then I fussy cut them out and used my exacto knife for the middle of the images. I'm entering this calendar page in the following challenges: dlart  - Halloween Crafting by designs  - Add a sentiment Crafty creations challenges  - Not a c...

Companies from Markers! Papers! Digis! group prepared this halloween blog hop! HAPPY HALLOWEEN...well almost! We have a fun "Trick" or "Treat" Blog hop set up for you all!! This means that the participating blogs will give you either a "Trick" (technique, tutorial, quick little how to) or a "Treat" (freebie, or discount, or who knows but it will all be fun)! SO how do we Trick or Treat around the blogs? Super easy!! Simply Hop on over to each blog! As mentioned each blog with have something fun for you all, some may have more blogs (DT members) to hop on to to collet more SPOOK-TAKULAR loot!! Simply B Stamps: http://simplybstamps.blogspot.com/ Faery Ink: http://faeryink.com/blog/ Angel's Hearts and Memories: http://angelsheartsnmemories.blogspot.com/ Scrap N' Dipity: http://scrapndipity.com/blog/ The East Wind: http://theeastwindchallenge.blogspot.com/ You will find all the $1 Digis to each company as you hop along. And for this fabul...

OH my it's ALREADY OCTOBER! how crazy is that?!?  Anyway it' s time fore a new challenge over at the FB group for Oddball . As you have seen if you have been looking at my blog I have started a new calendar for my grandma. So I did a new calendar page this time and I made a video for all of you in the process.  It was a very simple one.  The image that I used was  Image 317 Here is the final result if you don't watch the video.  The background was made with some gelli printed paper.  The image was colored with my copics. I'm entering this calendar in the following challenges: Brown sugar challenge  - Anything goes Crafting-with-friends  - anything goes Pde linky party  - Anything goes Polkadoodle  - Anything goes Qkr stampede  - Cut it up - I fussy cut the image That's it for me for today!!!  Have a fab day!!! Hugs