Crafting Vicky

Good evening everyone!!!  Hope you are well!!!  I had another blah day... so I decided to have fun and color another stamp of mine that had yet to see ink...  it's a super cute Tilda from Magnolia.  It's Teddy Bear Love. You will be able to find this card in my Etsy store . I also decided to apply the great techniques that I saw over at the great video this weekend at  Kit and clowder .  Wow Alyce sure knows how to color!!!  They also have a great group on FB!!!  I'm super tempted to join in one of the classes... just from the free class I feel that I learn so much :) Anyway here's my card!  Hope you like it. I really went all out on this one and decided to make one that would fit all the fabulous Magnolia challenges I could find... I never play with those (haven't for 2 years!!!) And of course when I did play way back... my cards were not like they are now... and they are still not up to the standards of all those blogs but I still fig...

Today I needed to prepare a thank you card for one of my boys' teacher.  She will be leaving on maternity leave at the end of the week.   To make this card I used my CM oval and the tearing tool.  I also used a page from a book that I distressed with Vintage photo ranger distress inks.  My stamp was Cool Edwin from Magnolia and I colored him with my copics.  I really {heart} that stamp to make my thank you cards for the boys because I just think it really looks like them. I followed this great sketch: I'm entering in the following challenges: Rubys rainbow  - sketch Southern girls challenge  - about the boys Divas by design challenge  - one for the boys Totally papercrafts  - no pesky girls allowed Mad for markers challenges  - masculine colors Inky impressions challenges  - thank you card (mine is said in French but it's thank you ;) ) All sorts challenge  - for a man or boy (mine is made for my boy t...

OMG I have internet... don't know how long that will last... seems I have an intermittent issue and they will send the part for my router... might take a week!  So I have internet on and off and mostly off when I want to go on it.  Unbelievable how we have come to depend on it.   So while it's on... here's a card I made for a friend and colleague which is leaving the company.  I think it was fitting and represented well how sad I'm feeling to see her go.  I suppose that I sure hope that we keep in touch! Here's a closer look so you can see the little tear running down her cheek: I added crystal colored stickle to make it glow like tears do.  I also added little pearls to her shoes. My inspiration came from this picture: And these colors: I just love how the colors are so soft.  That's what inspired me with mine. I used this sketch to make the card: The challenge this week also fitted with the theme of my card which was frie...

Here's my last card for the day and actually until Tuesday night... since tomorrow is book club night.  This card fits multiple challenges.  And it's made with a great little Tilda stamp.  I really {heart} Magnolia stamps!  They are fantastic to color. I used K& cie papers, some left overs from other projects, and 2 Martha Stewart Border punches.  This is the sketch that I followed: And the color inspiration: I'm entering this one in the following challenges: Magnolia down under challenges  - Flag or banners (here it's a banner) Magnolia-licious challenge  - color inspiration Sketches by carly  - the sketch Simon says stamps challenge  - April showers bring may flowers Card makin mamas  - make it girlie (this is my 2nd and last entry) Card crafters circle  - gentle pastel colors (this is my 2nd entry) Polka doodle  - Pretty in pink Tuesday throwdown  - use stick pins Aud sentiments challengeblog ...

This afternoon, I cleaned, tagged and organized my craft room. Then I had fun!!!!  I used one of my new Magnolia stamp.  Got it yesterday when I went with my Bestee shopping at Scrap En Masse.  They had a sale of 20% off on them... so what can be better than time with my wonderful friend visiting a craft store and getting stuff on sale!  LOL.  I just HAD to use her.  Here she is: I had help for the inspiration!  I used a sketch: And the color inspiration is the following: I used as mentionned the Tilda in spring rain and paper from K & Cie. I'm entering it in the following challenges: Magnolia down under challenge  - gorgeous sketch Magnolia-licious challenge  - color inspiration picture Crafting for all seasons  - April showers (doesn't show much in the picture but I added glaze to the picture to make it look like water). Paper take weekly  - Anything goes I'm going to go back to my craft room to continue ...