Crafting Vicky

OMG it's been FOREVER since I have posted here.  I had such great intention at the beginning of the year and then well that never happened.  It's been quite a year as you would know if you follow me on Youtube. But it's not the same to actually post a story here. Anyway I needed to make a b-day card and the image from the East Wind was just PERFECT for this!  You can find her here .  I don't color much with my copics anymore.  Some of my markers are clogging up.... sad really.  I have been doing so much more mix media. The paper that I used is probably discontinued before  but it was Kaiser Craft Lush.  You might still be able to find some on E-bay.  That's the best to find the stuff that you can't get your hands upon.  That or maybe some destashing.  I think this was the 1st time that I used that paper pack!  How bad is that?!?  I know I used to do so many more cards than I do now.  Now I mostly do videos about...

Hello!  It's Friday!  I'm so happy.  It's been a hard week!  I haven't been feeling well... and yeah really need a weekend.  But to start it off I have the best thing EVER a new release image from Sandra Caldwell that you can find here . I also did something that I don't usually do... which is to tape the video of my making one of my typical Christmas cards :)  Hope you enjoy that video: and here is my card.  The paper is from American Craft and I think it was from the target dollar spot. I added some ribbon and just had fun coloring this guy with my copics. I'm not sure if I will be entering challenges or not... So that's it for me!  Have a fabulous day and weekend!!!! Hugs

Hello!!!!  I'm super excited to be participating in a blog hop hosted by Create with TLC.  I'm an alumni as you know if you have been following me for a while :) There are many fabulous crafter's participating!!!  So please go and check them out: Desire  http://desiref.blogspot.com/ Edwina http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/ Faith      http://daffodil-faitha.blogspot.com/ Hetty     http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/ Ileana    http://sparklingpinktitta.blogspot.it/ Lisa D     http://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com/ Lisa Lynn  http://lisalynncard.blogspot.com/ Lynne    http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/ Rhonda                http://craftymumzcreations.blogspot.com/ Carol      https://crafty-stamper.blogspot.co.uk/ Shelly    https://shell...

Hello!  It's Friday woop woop and that means that there is a new released image for Sandra Caldwell.  You can find the sweet image that I have seen is here . I have colored this sweet image with my chameleon as well as my coloring pencils.  And I thought this was the perfect image for my youngest son's b-day card. I have used the paper from Life of the party - basic grey.  The image and the background was done with Labels 22 spellbinder.  I have added some buttons with some twine.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC. I'm entering this in the following challenges: 2craftycrittercrazies  - Anything goes with a critter Card mania challenges  - Buttons or bows Anything goes with Create with TLC  - Used one of Paulette's fab sentiment Crafty hazelnuts patterned paper  - Anything goes with Pattern paper Cute as a button challenge  - For the boys That's it for me.  Hope you have a fab day and weekend!!! Hugs ...

Well I'm big time into making cards right now lol I haven't made them in forever and well I depleted the stock that I had so now I need to have new ones and with Easter coming up you know what that means. For this card I used a great image that you can find over at Sandra Caldwell's etsy store it's named Smelling flower bunny . I needed some inspiration and used this great sketch to make it. I'm really happy with how cheerful this card turned up like! The bunny was colored with my copics and then fussy cut out.  I used paper from the set American Crafts - Amy Tangerine.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC .  I used my spellbinder circle die and my Quickutz oval die to make this. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Cheerful sketches challenge  - Sketch Dream valley challenges - our 4 legged friends Come and get it challenge  - Easter That's it for this post but more to come :)

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 ...

Well yesterday I mentioned how summer is just flying by and that Christmas is just around the corner... well today I'm sharing with you a CHRISTMAS card.  YUP I said the word Christmas. The new challenge for The east wind is paper piecing and since I'm soooooo behind making my Christmas card that I really really had to get going.  This challenge was just perfect for it and I used the super fun image  Baby it's cold outside . I made a little video of my process here because I thought that it might be interesting for you guys to see. And here is my card for you I really love how it turned out.  I used a lot of dies in this one which are happy because they have been sitting in my stash for awhile...  so I used Elizabeth craft dies snowflake, Label 14, Picot edge as well as large circle from Spellbinder.  I put a little bow and finished this off with some bling from recollection.  The sentiment and image were edged with my victorian velvet distr...

Hey everyone!!!  Second post of the day.  Always busy here on the 1st of April.  I'm here this time to share with you my make for Delicious Doodles Challenge . The challenge this time is to use 3 Design papers, 2 images and 1 embellishment.  This challenge had me pondering for a little bit of time... I wasn't sure what was the best approach for it. In the end, since I have some friend's b-day coming I thought that would be perfect.  I used   Hydrangea and Majestic monarch  images from Delicious Doodles.

Amber postal Punk  is just perfect for a little steampunk journaling card. I really love making little journaling cards.  I started doing those as a way to journal but out of a typical journal.  And those little cards that I'm using to make these are really small.  About 3 inch by 3 inch. I have made a little video to share with you the process of this. And here's the actual little card that I made.  The image was colored with my copics and my gelli roll pen.  I used paints to make the background as well as collage book paper.  To finish it off I used some metal gears from my stash.  The sentiment that I used for this is from  Create with TLC I will be entering this in the following challenges: 2 crafty girls challenges  - Monochrome (browns) Cardz4galz  - Woman or Women Sassy studio designs  - Steampunk Altered eclectics  - Mixed media Country view challenges  - Industrial Hope you hav...

Hello everyone!!!!  It's time for a new inspiration post from me!  And I'm finally doing something new for my coffee book!  This time it's using a great digi from RSD called  Morning goddess carla . She totally reminded me of little Mrs Roper from 3s companies :) I used to love watching those as a child :)  yeah.... I was YOUNG! I have made a little video of the process that I did for this make and you can find it on Youtube here And here are the closer look at what I made.

Hello everyone!  I'm here this month with all masculine makes!!!  I know right?!? (yeah same start from last post lol) but it's true!!! It's rare that I did Art by Mi Ran male pieces!!! This is my very last post on the showcase !  I am leaving Art by Mi Ran.  Sad but at the same time I thought it was time.  Not sure that my stuff is up to all the fab work I see on here :)  I'm feeling that I'm totally fortunate to have been able to be here from the beginning and have been with this totally AMAZING group of artists!!!  And the most fabulous of them all is Mi Ran!  So sweet and generous with her time and advice.  LOVE HER and totally will be continuing to follow her and make stuff with her art. Anyway enough before I start crying here.... My last make is a playful one for my little nephew's b-day that is coming up.  I thought that   Jammin Jayden  would be perfect for him. I used a lot of left over papers that...

Well you know how I love the hippie era!!!  Hence my digi for my name from Karleigh Sue .  For this make I'm doing a journaling out of the box (you have to see my series on Youtube to get why I call it that).  I'm using for the background some recycled cereal box (very cool when you consider how much cereal we go through with 4 kids in the house!!!! I am doing so much now with recycled products and it's great to be using something of this kind!!! So here's the  digi  that I used so that you can check it out and play with it. You can see on youtube how I made this. And here's the make that I did.  The little sentiment is from Create with TLC The stamps used on this are from Paper artsy.  I used a liot of different papers on this as well but you really have to check out the video to see how it was used.  Hope you like it!!! I'm entering this in the following challenges: Brown sugar challenge - Anything goes Joe's scrap shack ...

Hello everyone!  It's time for a new challenge over at  The East Wind  and this time around it's about Dressing up!!! I'm using the very cute little Baby Aurora Birthday princess .  I thought she would be PERFECT for my little niece b-day card. She is turning 4 this March.  Wow time sure goes by fast. I didn't go with the typical colors... I found a great piece of Design paper in one of my Studio Calico paper pack.  I thought it would be the perfect base.  And it made for a very very bright card.

Hello!  It's time for a new challenge over at  More mixed media challenge  and this time it's about RED! How great when you are thinking there's Valentine's day right around the corner.  But for my make that's not what I did :) You can see the video here and see the mistakes in action lol And here's a closer look at the little journaling out of the box The background was made using some brushos, acrylic paint.  The image is from Sassy Cheryl and it's called bad hair day it was colored with my copics.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC and I thought it was just perfect for this. I'm entering this little make in the following challenges: to be done later Hope you all have a fabulous Friday!!!! Hugs

Hi!!!  It's Monday... :( boohooo that means no crafting time for me.... but the good thing is that I had something already prepared for you!  Today is the midway post over at  Scribbles challenge  and it's all about hearts which is totally awesome when you are trying to get organized for Valentine's day. I have been trying to get some little cards made this time around because I'm spending a fortune in stamps lol.  For my make I'm using the super cute    Mr-wool-oon . The background for this card was a premade little card.  I just added a little bit of scrap paper, a little heart sticker and a little sentiment from  Create with TLC .  The image was colored with my copics.  The texture on the wool is some light grey copics. I think this will make a super cute little card for my little niece! I'm entering this little card in the following challenges: Crafty friends challenge blog  - Animals/Birds Di...

Bella 90s heart  is the perfect image for people that are my age. Oh man did I give away how old I am?!?  lol I thought she was the candidate to make a birthday card for administrative assistant of my husband :) I made her blond because his admin is blond and I wanted it to look like her.  But she would look fab in other hair color as well.

Hello everyone!  Hope you are all doing good.  I decided to use my 2nd make of the month for Art by Mi Ran  another birthday card.  What can I say I have lots of lovely friends who's birthday is coming up. For this make I decided to play with the adorable  Gina . I really love playing with this image.  And wanted to make her colorful because well it's winter here and pretty dreary.... and grey.... and I miss the green and pretty colors can you tell?!?

Well hello everyone!  This is just one of those little post out of the blue just because I found a great digi online on Facebook here . And this was a great opportunity to make a little Christmas card.  This card is one that is really really really filled with lots of layering!!!

Hello!  It's time for me to host the  Airless Chamber  and I wanted to share with you what I have created.  I love journaling but there are days when it's harder to have inspiration. So I prepared a little Out of the funk Jar with the fabulous Chorus Boy.  Unfortunately the digi that I used is now retired but you can find some other great ones in the shop  here . I have also made a little video that you can find here And here's a closer look at the jar that I recycled.  It was previously the house of nuts.... bwahahahahah fitting right?!?

WOW it's so fun to just make stuff for the fun of it.  Just because you feel like entering in some challenges that you have not played in for awhile!!!  And this is what happened here.  I wanted to make a little ATC because I have not made one in awhile and I went to check out my favorite challenge for them which is  Wicked wednesday atc  challenge. And this time around it's make it sparkle. And there's another great challenge going on over at  Mos digital challenge  and for that challenge it's Anything goes so long as you use Mo's digital image. I made a little video of this process and you can find it here. And here is my little ATC for you all sparkly but you can see the sparkle better in the video.  The little image was colored with my copics and some stickles for the wings.  I fussy cut him out after. I really love how he turned out because the background is a recycled piece of cardstock from a packaging and the rest is just so...