Crafting Vicky

Hello everyone!!! I decided to play this week over at  Wicked wednesday atc .  And this time the challenge is about Daisies - it's I'm Crazy with Daisies I decided to play with a little stamp that I had and that wasn't inked yet.  It's from Penny Black - it's part of a clear stamp set.  The big size one is called Jump for joy.  The clear set... I don't know it's not written on the plastic.  It also allows me to play in the  Penny b friends saturday challenge  - Anything but a card so since this is an ATC I'm thinking it qualifies! For this little ATC I decided to try doing a special embellishment!  I did a bottle cap embellishment.  I want to get some more ideas!!! And I actually saw a wonderful embellishment on some of my blogger friend Nikki !!! She gave me some tips and I'll be trying those out!!!

This week at  Dutch dare  our challenge is to use lace and ribbon!  And our wonderful sponsor is Di's Digi. For my card I decided to try to stay ahead with my Christmas cards... and to use a stamp that...gulp... had not yet been inked... yikes... I've gotten sooo hooked on digis that I have not played with my stamps in quite awhile.  This one is by Penny Black and it's called Mimi dear. For this card I used paper from Basic Grey - Nordic holiday.  I used as well some card stock from BBP.  I used a few dies (Layered poinsettia, Fleur de lis rectangle, scallop circle, classic circle all from Spellbinder.  I also used Dee's wreath builder for the leaves). The ribbon and lace are from my stash.  I don't  do a lot of cards with lace... so this was a challenge for me.  I have it and love the look of it but I don't  use it a lot... what can I say that's why they call it a challenge right?!? Here's the closer image of the stamped...

I have started out my day by making one of the 3 cards that I was asked from colleagues to do.  I showed my work and one of my last card was taken right away.  It's the card that won the top 3 for Especially for you.  Another colleague was eyeing it... so I promised her I would make one for her.  She wanted blue, green and brown colors.  It's for a baptism but she didn't want the typical card for a little boy's baptism... I'm pretty happy with how it came out: I used my little hedgehog from Penny black, colored him with copics and added glossy accent to the balloon to make it shiny. I really hope she likes him... I followed this sketch: I'm entering it in the following challenges: Mojo monday  - sketch Send a smile 4 kids  - card for a boy Going-buggy  - card for a boy Stamptacular sunday challenge  - layers Paper sundaes  - let's get cute Dream valley challenges  - earth colors So I'm off ...

I managed to make a last little card for the night.  I was still in the reuse what you have mode... so I used a bunch of the scrap paper that I had and I created a card that would fit the sketch that I had not yet completed. To make this card I used like I mentioned scraps of papers and ribbon and a little hedgehog stamp from Penny Black.   I made it using this sketch:   I'm entering it in the following challenges: Especially made  - Sketch Crafty catz weekly challenge  - Animal (my little Penny black hedgehog fits right in ;) ) Penny black at all sorts  - oh so cute (my 3rd entry) Fab n funky challenges  - on all four ;) well mine is running... but i'm sure it still counts lol I'm really happy with my day.  It was a busy one with the cleaning, laundry, driving my daughter to volunteer work and back but I still managed to do a lot of projects.  So it was good ;) See you tomorrow. Vicky xo

I did have time for one more card!  I've been wanting to play at the deconstructed sketch... never made it in time.  So this is my 1st attempt. I used the Penny Black Hook, line and sinker stamp.  Here's the sketch: I'm entering my latest card in the following challenges: Critter challenge blog  - Critter Incy wincy designs  - Cute Critter Deconstructing jen  - The sketch Penny black at all sorts  - oh sooo cute Paper take weekly  - water water everywhere Party time tuesdays  - Water That's it for me folks.  Another beautiful day crafting!!!  Tomorrow it's back to work I go.  Keep on commenting my posts!  I just looooove reading all of you. Vicky xo

So I continued my crafting.  I made a little French B-day card.  I wanted to enter in the card for men, and now their challenge is make a manly card with spring colors... not that easy.  When you think men you think darker colors.  At least I do.  But I'm pretty happy with the result. I used a really cute sketch as the inspiration for this card: Isn't it cute!  I just had to try doing something with it.  I had to reduce the middle circle however because my card was too small to put another bigger circle... and I had already made my bow... so I was stuck...   I'm entering this one in the following challenges: I spy sketches  - the amazing sketch Cards for men  - manly card in spring colors Penny black at all sorts  - Oh so cute (with penny black image) Love to create challenge  - Birthday cc monthly challenge  - four legged friends Whimsy inspires  - use ribbon in card I wonder what my next car...