Crafting Vicky

I'm back for one last post.  This one will have lots of pictures however.  It's a little album that I made using some paper bags for signatures and some cardboard box for the cover.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I made all kinds of sections and then had the 6 of us write on a little card what was our favorite things. So here's the cover I used a bunch of different tags and papers from my stash as well as from Simple stories.  Love those little sentiments and things. The letters are from October afternoon.  I used a little brad and ribbon as the closer. Here's the side view of all the signatures tied together.  As mentioned all the signature were done with some paper bags.  I used some metal beads as well.  Here's the backview of the album.  I used some paper that I wrinkled up and some old book pages as well.  Here's the look opened up.  The 1st section was about the favorite season.  I use...

Hello everyone!  This is a pretty sad post as it will be my last one with Simply Betty.  The DT was dismantled.... I'll miss it because it was great fun!  Oh well more time for other creative venue right?!? Anyway here's my make with the great Boxing Betty.  When I saw this digi I totally envisioned her in a ring.  So for the 1st time I drew something... I don't usually do that... but I had fun doing it.  I used my new neocolors for the page with the come watch the fight.  I did some texture using some old dress patterns that I scrunged up!!! Learning soooooo much right now and having fun trying it out... just wish I had more energy to do stuff....  Used to be able to do so much more... but I digress. Here's my make.  It was colored with my copics.  The ring background was done using my pan pastels. Here's a closer look at my scrunged up page.  I have never done graffiti so I had to practice lol.  I actually had to get u...

If you are here for the Faery Ink blog hop you need to go here . Hello everyone!  There's a brand new solo going on over at  Simply Betty  and this time around the solo is Never give up Nadine. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to make a journal page about women and how strong we are!  There are so many suffering from Cancer and fighting for their lives.  This is to celebrate those! To make this layout I decided to use my oil pastels!  And did some doodling with the use of a Fiskar stencil.  I used baby oil to spread the oil pastels around.  I really love the effect of this.  I added a left over piece of paper from my stash.  I used some brads as well from Eyelet outlet.  I made a little tag with my magnolia die and used some dusty concord distress ink all around it.  I added a little twine from my stash to the tag.  The little bling is from a tape purchased at Michael's.  I used a bunch of stamp...

I want to start by wishing all the wonderful mother's that read my blog a very Happy Mother's day!  It will be quiet here.... with the excitement of the hockey game last night (Montreal won) I had lots of trouble falling asleep... I started making list again... and then thought of work... and then got up to take a pill to calm my head and finally got some sleep.  But with that being said I'm pretty tired. My hubby will be installing my new air purification system in our bedroom!  Hopefully this will help with my allergies that I totally didn't help by bringing little Leo home with us... but he's so sweet and such a joy to be around that I really want this to work. Anyway I'm here to share with you a little ICAD (supposed to be index card a day) but I do them just whenever now.  They are really fun I discovered them via the FB group of International Crafters - Those ladies show the very best tutorials all the time and they are so kind and helpful!  Love love...

There's a new fan page challenge over at the FB group  Simply Betty  and you will totally love love love those new digis and I'm sure that you will as well! So it's about Zombies vs normal and it's Victorian images vs Zombie ones!  How cool right?!? The 1st make that I'm doing is with Victorian Betty.

I'm here today with 2 makes for the Show your digi love !  I couldn't resist making a few :)  I figured I would get a Christmas make at the same time. This month we want you to celebrate SBS, Slinky Tart and Paper Shelter Here's my 1st make using  Zombie Babe Betty  from Simply Betty.  I thought she would be perfect in my altered children book about coffee! On this I used some acrylic paint.  I added some great washi tape that my wonderful friend Erin gave me!  I did some stenciling with my Dylusions skulls small.  I used my ice chai gelato on the sentiment.  I also added some book text that I had used to empty my brush with.  I love the look that it gives to the paper afterwards.  I used my big white pitt pen afterwards.  The sentiment that I used with this comes from  Create with TLC . Here's a closer look at the great digi colored with my copics( E41,E42, E43,E55, BV13,BV08,BV02,BV01,BV000,BV0000, R...

This post is a special one made for a great DT friend Katya Bess !  It's her b-day today and I just HAD to make a little card for her!  I wasn't sure that I would make it.... because it's been a pretty hectic time but I really wanted to make her something so hope she likes it!  It's now on it's way to her! :) To make this I used the great Zumbalicious Katya from Simply Betty

There's a new Tuesday Solo and just in time for all your Mother's day card!  You can see more inspiration on the  Simply Betty Stamps blog  and you will be able to find this fab image over in the store in this section here Here's my make with this great image.  She was a pleasure to color as always.  I totally went layering nuts on this card.

There are some great new release images today over at  Simply Betty Stamps  and they are steampunk!  And the challenge with them is to grunge/distress them up!!! For my make I used the super great Steampunk Bubble Gun Betty.  She's sooooo fun!  I didn't want it too serious... so I used some orange colors with her.

WOW I'm soooo lucky to have such fabulous online friends!   One is like a little sister for me!  It's Erin She has become really close to my heart and started a whole perk up Vicky on FB... and then she got a fab image commissioned for me from Betty you can find it in the store here .  Betty could not have done an image that would better represent me!!!!  So I really wanted to do something special with it.  And I made a journal page in my mixed media journal. I used as inspiration quite a few things.... I started out with some Sico paint samples that represent my favorite colors.    I also used a great saying that was sent to me by my SIL!!!!!  Thank you JA it was perfect for this!

WOW there's a bunch of new images being released today!!!  And wow they are so gorgeous!    It's a fab line of Geishas from  Simply Betty  and you can find them in the store here .  And they are LIMITED!!!  So you totally WANT to get them while they are available! When I saw them... well I just had to create with them ALL.  So this is a post with lots of pictures you have been warned :) I took out my favorite paper packs as well for this because it required some awesome Asian papers!  The 1st one that I'm sharing is done with Cherry Blossom Geisha.  I really love how she makes me think of spring!!! The paper for this one is from Basic Grey Knonnichiwa.  I colored her up based on some of colors from the paper.  Like the little turquoise bird on the right.  I used my Nesting ovals from Quickutz.  I added some flowers from my stash and some bling from Darice as well as a little lace.  The corner die is...

I'm here to share with you 2 of the fabulous 9 images from the commission G series that Simply Betty is bringing out! Yup Betty actually takes commission for making some amazing digis based on a picture!!!! The ones that I'm sharing today are Victorian Melissa and Hiking Wendy. Let's start with Victorian Melissa. With a name like that I thought of lace and doilies and suck :)  And this is what I came up with The paper that was used here is from Prima - Romance novel.  I used a Prima flower from Cigar box set.  I added some doilies.  Distressed all the edge of the papers with my Tim Holtz distresser and then stitched all around with my sewing machine.  The last thing is some pearls from Queen and Co Here's a closer look at the digi colored with my copics. And here's Hiking Wendy.  I had so much fun doing that card because I love camping with the kids and it brought that back... but I don't camp in a tent... the kids do. I did a totally di...