Crafting Vicky

Hello!  Hope you have a wonderful Saturday.  I'm here today to share with you a make that I did for Oddball.  My last make as a dt.  I loved my time and I think it's time for me to step down. I really wanted to make a piece that was representative of me as of the moment.  I really do need that alone time to craft and do some art.  Recently one of my kids (as they were all going to the movie theatre) mentioned how I would miss them and would be lonely.  He is right I would be if it was for a very long period of time... but I'm finding that more and more I do need that time alone with myself to just play.  So no I wasn't going to miss them for 2.5 hours lol.  Actually I thought they came back way too fast! For this last make I'm using the wonderful image 363 .  He was just perfect for the little out of the box journaling that I wanted to do.  You can watch me on the video here. And here is my little journaling make I found t...

I know I know Christmas has just passed... and it's not time yet for Christmas.  But I'm trying to get ahead for next year as you have seen in the past 2 weeks with my recycled card making. I thought that the great image 362 from Oddball was perfect for this.  And it's a great time to remind you of the FB challenge that is going on over at the FB group Oddball !  It's anything goes if you use an Oddball image!  So go ahead and start playing with them!!!! And here is my card: I used some recycled gift paper with a Quickutz die to make the background, so happy that I'm actually doing something with it and not just HOARDING it!  I just adore being able to recycle.  The image was colored with my copics and the edge was done with some fire brick distress ink.  I also used a Spellbinder die for the sentiment. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Patties creations challenge  - Use an animal image Creative knockouts  - Celebra...

Yeah that is me most of the time lol.  I decided to use the opportunity of the great challenge over at Oddball FB group   which is always anything goes with an Oddball image to make one of the Memo pad books that I gave to my colleagues for Christmas.  The image that I used for this one is  image 325 .  I just love this super cute little rabbit. You can see a video here of the inside of this cute album and an example of how it was made. It's all done with recycled envelopes that were gelli printed. I used my copics to color this sweet image and then fussy it out.  The sentiment was found on google by searching for Coffee quotes. I'm entering this make in the following challenges: Open-minded crafting fun  - Stitching real or faux - it's real done with my sewing machine.  I use this technique to make sure that the 2 envelopes that I'm using are really STUCK together for good. Creative knockouts  - Anything goes Dlart-than...

Hello everyone, I'm here for the FB challenge over at  Oddball Stamps challenge .   I've been doing some memo pad books for people at work shhhhh it's a surprise lol.  Sure hope they are not reading my blog :)  Anyway I thought this image 324  was just PERFECT.  I used some lace on this that was given to me by another crafter.  Memo pad book is closed with a button and you will have to see the making of this at a later date (yes a video of this is coming). I used recycled envelopes and some duck tape as well.  So no designer paper at all was used in this. I colored the fab digi with my copics. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Crafty sentiments  - Anything goes Digi choosday  - Anything goes Lemon shortbread challenge  - anything goes Sunny day crafting  - Anything goes Tuesday throwdown  - Anything goes That's it for me for today.  Sure hope you have a fabulous day.  Fo...

I know I know that's not how you write it :)   You would write Happy new year in French by saying Bonne Année But it had to be this way to fit with the image that I was using and the way that I was using it.  The image 354  was just perfect for my skull journal in the making.  Yup not that much done yet but this was a perfect page for this. I colored the image with my copics and used some pebbles chalk for the grass and the sky.  I used some alphabet stamp that I have to write the sentiment.  I also added a little skull plastic embellishment from my stash. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Glitter n sparkle challenge blog  - Anything goes Left of center challenges  - Fantasy Christmas ... hmm maybe if not LOC lol Pile it on challenge  - Any holiday celebration - New year would fit? A bit more time to craft  - anything goes Not just cards challenges  - Anything goes That's it for me for today! ...

Today I'm sharing on Youtube the final look at the calendar pages that I have done as a gift for my grandmother. You can see the video here: And I wanted to share here the closer look at the last 2 pages that I had not shared with you guys yet.  For those I used some oddball images that I thought where perfect :) For the month of September I'm using the image 324  The image was colored with my copics and then fussy cut out.  I used some left over papers in my stash as well as a little calendar that was found at the dollarstore. For the month of March I wasn't sure if it was the Easter month... and it wasn't should have checked before lol but that is why I used a little rabbit.  I used a lot of green as well because of St-Patrick's day.  The flower embellishments were in my stash as was the papers. I colored the cute rabbit with my copics and then fussy cut him out. I'm entering these calendars in the following challenges: Crafting musketeers...

Hello!  Not feeling all that good recently.  Stayed home with huge headache and dizziness.... got a feeling my blood pressure is giving me issues... The joys of getting older?!? Anyway here are some other Christmas cards that I made using some fabulous images from Oddball part of the new release!!!  They are just FABULOUS. For the 1st one I decided to make it for a couple that added 2 new puppies to their family this year.  I'm pretty sure that this image wasn't supposed to be used in this way but I thought the bones were just PERFECT!!!!  The image on that one is  image 351 I didn't have the background paper that would fit this so I made it using a lot of little paw stamps that were just sitting in my stash!  I also added some little puffy stickers.  The sentiment was found using google.  The image was colored using my copics. For the 2nd one I thought this would make a wonderful boy's card and that's what I did this is the card ...

Hello!  Happy Saturday to all of you.  Hope you have a fun weekend planned!  In my case going to a Christmas party with my hubby and that will take sometime away from crafting (oh no lol) but it should still be fun. I have been doing my December daily as was mentioned in the following video where I showed the book that I altered for this purpose. Since my b-day is in the month of December it was appropriate to decorate a page for this especially.  And I used a fabulous image from Oddball's newest release for this.  The image is  Image 357.  My daughter thought she looked sad... but I thought it really fit the fact that I'm not that excited about getting older lol I colored the image with my copics and I put some gell roll pen on the hat to make it shiny.  The backing for the image is a red packaging from a dollarstore purchase!  Love being able to reuse some items this way. I also wanted to share with you a Christmas card that ...

I'm trying to make more things this year.  Purchase less already made decoration and making them more personal.  In this sense I decided to use a digi from Oddball's new release the image 358  to make a Christmas jar.  This is a super fast and easy project as well as not expensive. You can see the making of it in this video And here are some closer look at it. Super easy to make as you can see in the video and super CHEAP as well :)  I colored the image with my copics and used some gell roll pen on it! I'm entering this decoration in the following challenges: Craft rocket challenges  - Winter time Little miss muffet challenges  - Anything goes Moving along with the times  - anything Christmas goes Through the purplehaze challenges  - Winter/Christmas colors Crafty creations challenges  - Christmas That's it for me for today!  Hope you have a great Friday and that you can craft while I work.... snif snif... ...

Well with the month of December arriving this means that it's time for a new challenge over at the FB group of Oddball . I decided to use some great images from the release of October for making some ATCs to go in a pocket letter.  The set of image are in the image 339 that you can find here . I shared the video of the finished pocket letter here: And here is a closer look at the ATCs.  I made them using some gelli printed playing cards.  I really love using some playing cards as the base for my atcs.  It reduces the measuring totally. On the one on the left I used some stickers.  The one on the right were made using some dots from my stash. I did some stamping on those using my silicone mats.  You can also see the stencils that were used on this.  The trees were colored with my copics. I'm entering those 2 atcs in the following challenges: Christmas at sweet stampin challenge blog  - anything goes Fab n funky challenges  - A...

OMG there's some fabulous new release images over in the Etsy store of Oddball.  You totally have to go and check this out. The 1st one that I will be showcasting is the great image 350 that you can purchase here .  If you go and purchase it you can get a 10% discount by using this code : DTVICKY10. I made a video to share with you the inside of this little memo pad booklet: You can purchase this one in my Etsy store here . I used all recycled envelopes to make this.  They were gelli printed.  I did some stitching all around and sewed on a button for the closure.  The digi was colored with my copics and fussy cut.  The great sentiment also comes with her.  lastly I added some ducktape to make the closure more secure. I'm entering this in the following challenges: 613 Avenue Create  - Anything goes We love 2 create  - anything goes mixed media Colour crazy challenge  - Anything goes hand colored Pde linky pa...

WOW it's already November 14!  I'm getting totally STRESSED out.  Christmas is just around the corner and there is still so much that I want to accomplish... way too much. Anyway you're not here to read about me stressing out right?  But I would love to know that I'm not the only one lol I'm here to share with you a journaling that I did in my totally junk journal with the great image 331 from Oddball. I made a video of my process.  Thought you might want to see it :) The background was already colored with some pan pastels.  So all I needed to do is to add a bit of other details.  I did use up some of my washi tape that was given to me in a swap!!!  YAY. The image was colored with my copics and fussy cut.  I found the sentiment online and wrote it in a word document before printing it up. I'm entering this journaling in the following challenges: Angies digital stamps  - Anything goes Crafting when we can challenges ...

Hey it's already November... that means lots of birthdays in my case!  And some in October as well :)  That includes my son's girlfriend!  She loves stuff that is a bit darker so I figured she would love something with an Oddball image and this was the perfect make for the new FB challenge! I used the image 318  and it's only 2$$$$  wow what a deal.  To top it off if you want you can get an extra 10% off by using the code DTVICKY10. The paper was part of my Halloween stash.  I found the sentiment online.  The image was colored with my copics.  And then I fussy cut her out and put her on a black cardboard.  I used some washi tape that my GREAT friend Erin gave me. I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Dream valley challenges  - one for the girls - just not the typical girls lol Left of center challenges  - doing the LOC card because this is not really halloween it's a b-day card Creative knockouts...

Well when I posted this week that there were lots of new release over at Oddball I wasn't lying!  Here are a bunch more that I just HAD to play with. If there are some that you want don't forget that you can get 10% off by using the code DTVICKY10. I used some by doing just some layering of digital image on a digital paper!  I love when you can do this.  It makes it super fast to make a card or layout. The 1st one that I will share with you is the one using the new background digi stamp  Quilted pattern  you can get this at 1$$$$  and if you use the code that's 0.90$ that is crazy cheap right?!? I wanted this card to be very neutral.  So I printed off the digital image with the background made as well as with the sentiment already on it.  I then layered the card base with a black cardstock and a grey one and VOILA a card all made!  Super easy and fast. The next digital project was more of a layout.  As you know if you fo...

Hello everyone!  It's already the middle of October!!! WOW time sure flies by.  And of course Halloween is approaching very quickly.  So I figured for this midway point that it would be really appropriate to share with you an Halloween make for my FB Oddball midway point. I thought that this would be the perfect time to make the October calendar page for my grandmother.  And I used one of the latest release that you can find here . This reminded me of me with my 4 kids :)  I used some left over pieces of paper from past Halloween.  The calendar is from the dollar store.  And I added a bunch of little bat stickers as well from the dollar store.  The image was colored with my copics and then I fussy cut them out and used my exacto knife for the middle of the images. I'm entering this calendar page in the following challenges: dlart  - Halloween Crafting by designs  - Add a sentiment Crafty creations challenges  - Not a c...

OH my it's ALREADY OCTOBER! how crazy is that?!?  Anyway it' s time fore a new challenge over at the FB group for Oddball . As you have seen if you have been looking at my blog I have started a new calendar for my grandma. So I did a new calendar page this time and I made a video for all of you in the process.  It was a very simple one.  The image that I used was  Image 317 Here is the final result if you don't watch the video.  The background was made with some gelli printed paper.  The image was colored with my copics. I'm entering this calendar in the following challenges: Brown sugar challenge  - Anything goes Crafting-with-friends  - anything goes Pde linky party  - Anything goes Polkadoodle  - Anything goes Qkr stampede  - Cut it up - I fussy cut the image That's it for me for today!!!  Have a fab day!!! Hugs

OMG there are some new images over at  Oddball Art   and I just HAD to play with them.  I made a video of one of the makes. If you want to go and shop don't forget to use the code DTVICKY10 for you to get 10% off your purchase. I really love Halloween and I had to use one of the new set for my pocket letter that I was making in a swap! Here is the video of the making of actually 18 ATCs I'm sharing the Oddball one here but you will have to see the video for the rest: I used my gelli printed cards for the background.  It was so much fun to use.  The images were colored with copics. And for the next image it was just PERFECT for mother's day especially since it has 4 little kids and that is what I have.  So I thought I should use it for the new calendar that I'm making for my grandmother.  I purchase some little calendars with some post it notes and used it with this. The papers in the background are scraps.  The image was colore...

It's already time for the midway over at the FB challenge of Oddball .  For this challenge I had LOTS of fun making some atcs and you can see the process here: The image set that I used for this is  Image 316 .  This is suuuuuuch a cute set. The sentiments came from magazine cut outs.  I used some copics a bit on this and the backgrounds were made mostly with gelli printing. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Digi choosday  - anything goes Everybody-art-challenge  - anything goes Sunny day crafting  - anything goes Ttcrd  - Anything goes craft your passion challenges  - anything goes That's it for this post.  Still another to come with a video as well... wow I've been busy lol Hugs

Hey I'm back!!!! And this time it's for the new challenge taking place over at Oddball Facebook group !  Where it's anything goes so long as you use an Oddball image!  If you don't have one don't forget you can get 10% off by using the code DTVICKY10 when doing your purchase :) In this journaling page I used the image 306 .  This image comes with a super cute snail that I fussy cut it out and placed it on top of the other.  I did a backing in black. The images were colored with my copics and I used some stickles on the wings.  The sentiment is from Tim Holtz and it's a stamp that I used.  The backing is the back of an envelope that I got from Erin Young!  I did a swap with her and that's the back of that envelope.  I thought it was just PERFECT and I totally NEEDED to use it!!!!  Doesn't it make a wonderful background??!  Much better than any paper that I could have used. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Fab n fu...

Hello everyone!  It's already midway in the month of August.  Boy oh boy where does the time go?!? 1st thing we know it will be Christmas again.... For now however I still have my last vacation on my mind.  I shared with you all a video on my youtube channel what I was planning for my vacation.  And unlike the previous years, I ran out of pages in my smash book!  So I had to find another book to be able to record the last days of our vacation. I was lucky I found a book that was really awesome at Staples but the cover was really BLAH... I had to do something to personalize this!  And good thing for me I had a great image from Oddball that was perfect for it.  It's the awesome  image 312 . I colored this image with my coloring pencils this time around unlike most images that I color with my copics.  I actually colored this image while on vacation!  I really love love love how this turned out!!! I'm entering this little jour...