Crafting Vicky

There was a fabulous new release this month over at  Karleigh Sue .  And today I get to share with you another one of them :) I chose to play with the wonderful  Jessica Jones .  I did this journaling page while I was away for a weekend with my friend Erin.  I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to do.. but I had been playing with magazine cut out and saw this great page that I thought would work fabulously with her. The bottom part of the page is done with a brown paper bag that the wine purchased came in.  The sentiment was found online and then I stamped it out individually to make it.  I lined the paper with some newspaper :)  Yup recycling at it's best.  The wonderful image was colored with my copics.  I even made her a plaid shirt!  I was very proud of that.  And then I fussy cut her out. I will be entering this in the following challenges: ccee stampers  - Mixed media Aud sentiments challenge blog ...

Hey!!!  It's Wednesday night and I am finally sharing the flip through of my 2nd mixed media journal that was just finished :) Thought I would share this on my blog as well for those of you that do not follow my youtube channel.  Here is my journal: And here is the flip through if you want to see it: Hope you all stay creative :)  See you soon!!!! Hugs

Hello and happy Monday to you all!  I'm here to share with you my very last make as an EDT design member of Rick St-Dennis.  I have had such a great time for the past year 1/2 and learned so much from Rick as well as from all the wonderful DT. For this last make I was really nervous because I wanted to do a really good job.  The image that I'm playing with really fits me I think lol minus the weird clothes... It's the great  Say what?!?  and I used her as the very 1st page of my new dylusion journal.  I have received this journal a full year ago from the wonderful Paola Jofre.  And because it's a dylusion journal I was having issues actually playing with it.  I know it's silly but that's what it is.  I tend to have trouble using what I totally adore... something to work on. Anyway, I figured this post for RSD would be the perfect opportunity to finally use it! I printed my image really large and colored her with all kinds of different...

Wow it's so very quiet on my blog isn't it... not blogging as much as I used too.  Doing more videos and trying to do new mixed media things. Somehow I've started to associate my blog with my dt work... but I have to start blogging back just for the fun of it the way that I used to before!  So I figured on this beautiful Sunday morning, I would do just that. 1st of all Happy Father's day to all the great fathers out there.  I'm blessed for having the best of them as my father and having found the best one for my kids :)  How can 1 girl be so lucky?  I don't know but I feel blessed for this. What have I been up to?  Well last weekend I went crafting with my friend Erin (met through blogging!!!  that's why I have to bring back my blog to life).  We met 1/2 between our two places in Ogdensburg.  We had found a little family motel where we got a HUGE room and were able to craft to our little hearts desire.  I have to admit being super ...

Hello everyone!  There's a brand new release over at  Karleigh Sue  and I decided ot play with the great Lumberlife as my 1st post on this great release! I had lots of fun making this while over at my weekend away with my friend Erin.   BTW this is a page in the middle of my journal but I'm opening it totally so that I can keep this up and standing and not show the other page :)  Just thought I would tell you all because I have been getting a lot of comments on how my book cover is awesome for other journaling pages that I have shared... and I definitely do no have that many journals lol Anyway back to my post.  This weekend I was all about using my cut out magazines.  I've been accumulating them and I don't know but this weekend was about doing collage!  And I have to admit to LOVING doing this. So the background are magazine pages.  I used paper pieces of the bag that the wine was put in (you can't have a crafty weekend without wine!...

It's time already for a new challenge over at Scribbles designs challenge . This month it's about drinks whatever that might mean for you! For me with the summer coming it reminds me of a nice beer on a terrasse :) My own or a restaurant! I totally love experimenting new beers. And very often the beers of the small local breweries have totally awesome labels. I started collecting those so that I might remember them. I thought my 2nd "En masse" journal would be perfect for this. And I just HAD the perfect quote from Scribbles design for this it's Five o'clock quote . I didn't want to totally cover the fabulous label so I put the digi, that was colored with pan pastels, on a bit of washi tape.  So this is the closed (well partly closed look). And here is the open look I hope this has inspired you :)  If you want to see the start of  "En masse" journal you should check out Shannon Green's video here: And there's a FB ...

Hello!  I'm here with a post that made me so very happy!!!  I just ADORE the sound of music and when I saw that this month's DT challenge over at RSD FB group  was about us creating something to do with music. To get to the FB group just click on the image above The image that I used is the fabulous  Sister Jubilata . You can see my video here: And here is the actual make with the request on the left hand side and the page on the right. And here is the page in close up A bunch of scrap piece of papers as well as some washi tape. The nun was colored with my copics.  My happiest found was the tire tread that I used for the stones at the step of the nun. I had lots of fun with this.  I hope that you will be inspired as well. Have a great Wednesday!  There's still a post to come today. Hugs

Hey!  It's time for a new challenge over at  The East Wind  and this time it's all about the boys. Well that being said.... I'm feeling delinquent as you will see if you watch my video here: So I did make something but I used the fab image  Lucy Loo Teenager  for it. and I followed this fabulous prompt for this: Here is the make that I did: I used an image for the background that you can find here . I used a sentiment and some die cuts that were given to me in a swap.  I made the tree by drawing it with a stabilo pencil and then some paints. I really hope that you like this and that you are inspired to try this out!!! Hugs

Hello!  I'm here with my midway post for Oddball FB challenge .  It's always anything goes using fabulous Oddball images.  If you don't have any you should totally check out the store and you can have 10% off using the code DTVicky10. The image that I used is Image 103 . I used this fab digi to make a little ATC.  This was done on some gelli printed paper.  I added a little border and a little sticker sentiment. The image was colored with my copics and I used my pen to add another sentiment as well as some false stitching. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Come and get it  - Weird/whimsical - I think this fits :) 2 creative chicks   - Anything goes Left of center challenges  - Stencils - I'm going LOC Cards galore challenges  - Anything goes Dark n daring  - Anythin goes That's it for today!!!  Hope you have a fabulous Tuesday!!! Hugs

Hello!  I'm here for my inspiration post of the month and I had fun journaling again. And I figured I would give you ideas at the same time on how to use up your left over papers, you know those scraps that we don't know what to do with?!? Here is the make using the wonderful image  Be a Unicorn Nude .  Well do you really think a unicorn would dress up?!?  It's already fabulous isn't it?!? The papers are all strips and they are double side papers so I was able to really match them up for the fun of it.  I used some black water color on the side of them when they were in the book to make it more uniform. The image was colored with my copics and I fussy cut her out and layered her on some black paper.  I used a white gell pen on the black left over papers to write out the sentiment. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Inspiration destination challenge blog  - Anything goes Rubys rainbow  - Anything but a card The papershelter...

Hello and happy Tuesday everyone!  Happy that the week is progressing because it means that I'm closer to going to meet my crafty friend Erin this weekend! Today I'm here to share with you the card that I made for my youngest son who is turning 13!  Wow I really feel old... The image that I used is from Rick St-Dennis and it's just a JOY to color!!!  you can find it here:  Band Kid . The paper is from Basic Grey - Life of the party.  I used a bunch of la la land dies as well and I finished it off with some stars that were in my stash.  The image was colored with my copics. I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Cards in envy  - Boys - that's the case and the card is not thick at all... I really don't know how to embellish boy cards... Craftin desert divas blog  - Masculine Crafty boots challenges  - Masculine Love to scrap challenge blog  - It's a boy's thing Ooh-la-la-creations challenges  - One for th...

Lahla Mermaid shell  was perfect to start a new project of mine which is Pick a stick monthly challenge There's a facebook group that gives some inspiration for journaling and I really wanted to play along since I learned of them!  The good news is that the 1st prompt for January (yup I'm behind) required a quote from a song!  Well the fabulous mermaid totally made me think of Ariel!  And I new right away the song that I wanted to use on this. I've been having lots of fun as well using some unexpected journals for my art and for this it's a magazine that I could just not throw away!  So it's the base of this make.  If you want to see the making of this you can go and check out the video here . And here is the finished look! To make this I used some scrapbook papers, lots of paints, some stencils as well as texture paste.  The image was colored with my copics and I put lots of Jelly roll pen on her to make her all shiny. I hope you will be...

Hello and happy Sunday!!!  It's time for a new challenge over at  More mixed media challenge  and this time it's purple. But the rules have changed... so you can either do the option which is purple or just do mixed media :) For mine it was the perfect opportunity to do something for an upcoming junk mail swap.... yup a swap about transforming junk mail!!!!  I used a great image from Bloobel stamps that I purchased (just fell in love with that image!). I have a video to share the making of this:  And here is my make, I love purple so that wasn't hard at all!!! I used LOTS of paint on this as well as napkins, and stamping and buttons and the text is from a magazine!  The image was colored with my copics and I used some watercolor for her background. I hope this inspires you to do something with your junk mail!!! Have a great Sunday. Hugs

Hello and happy Friday!  Hope you all had a great week.  Mine was good but very busy and I'm looking forward to relazing time over the weekend! I'm here today to share with you a make for the new release image over at The East Wind . I have a video to share with you the process of this and how I came about the big BLOB on her head... oh well it happens right?!?  I still think the rest is pretty cute. And here is the postcard if you don't want to watch the video. I made this with paints and washi tapes. I also used some stencils.  I had fun!  The sentiment was found online.  The image was colored with my copics. Hugs

Ouf... Last post of the day :)  This last one is for the new Oddball Design FB challenge !!! And you should totally enter since it's anything goes always with Oddball images.  If you don't have an image go right on over the store and use the code DTVICKY10 to get a 10% off your purchases! And yes I have another postcard to share with you.  However for this one I have done a video that you will be able to see here: The entire reason for this postcard was to share with a friend what I had made with a puzzle piece from a puzzle she gave me.  However if you didn't watch the video... I can tell you I was really surprised by the size of the puzzle piece.  I thought it would be small ones.  Which obviously you can see is not the case.  But I was able to make something with it so I was really happy that it worked in the end. The image was colored with my copics.  I used my faber castell pen on the stenciled pieces and of course lots of paint...

I'm totally OBSESSED with making postcards!  People like to get them and they are a great way to recycle all the cereal boxes that my kids go through!!! So for the midway point of Scribbles Challenge about tools I figured this would be a great opportunity to make a little postcard for my dad. For this make I'm using Tool Belt .  The background of this postcard was started using left over paint through a stencil way back.  I thought it was pretty neat so I didn't want to lose this.  I decided to add just some watered down yellow paint. The image itself was colored with my coloring pencils.  I added some pattern paper and some crossword puzzle paper that was left on my desk.  The sentiment was found online and I thought it was just PERFECT. Well it's a super busy day today... but I still have one more!  So please do come back for it. Hugs

Hello!  I don't know about you but there is one type of card that I really really HATE to make but that are required in life and that is a sympathy card.  My stash was totally empty.   So when I saw the challenge this month for Delicious Doodles was to use Pearls and Lace I thought YAY that is going to be perfect for making an elegant sympathy card.  Especially since there are so many wonderful images from Delicious Doodles that would fit the bill for this.  This time around I used the image    Lily of the Valley Border The paper that I used is from Bobunny.  I added some lace trim as well as some pearl trim.  I thought it really finished this card off!  The image was colored with my copics but prior to printing it I had put a sentiment that I stretched from TLC. I still have more creations to come so I really hope that you will come again :) Hugs

Hello everyone!  It's the start to a new month and that means a new challenge and a new freebie over at  The East wind .  The challenge this month is to use something new as well as something old. For my journaling I decided to use an old background that had been created in an art class.  My other old items are the stamps that I have used.  I used a Tim Holtz sentiment (which I thought was perfect for the new part as well lol) and a border from Dyan Reaveley. I colored the awesome image with my copics.  I fussy cut her out and fussy cut out a backing to her as well. I had a lot of fun to create this and I sure hope that you will have fun with this cutie as well!!! There's lots more coming up so please do come back :) Hugs