Crafting Vicky

Sooooo everyone is always wondering how I do so much...  How can I have a full time job, 4 kids and manage to craft....  Of course part of the explanation is my wonderful husband!  But there's another secret... I haven't announced it on my blog yet because it wasn't  announced all over work yet... but I got a promotion this week.  I'm now a Finance Director... so yeah... pretty busy with work and everything else.  So what's my secret beside the fact that crafting keeps me sane?!?  When I saw this digi from  Create with TLC , I thought this is it!  I can show them!!!!  Are you curious yet?!? Yup... that's right... it's COFFEE!!!!!!  Looooots of wonderful coffee :D  I decided to make this a vintage card.  I used some paper from Le p'tit blog by Toga.  I used some die cut from Cuttlebug to make the corner die cuts. I colored this image with vintage photo ink.  That's all that it really needed.  And i...

Oh yeah... I'm not ready for it... but yes it's coming... with fall here it's a question of time before we are buried under it... yes I'm talking about "SNOW"!  Don't know about you but I really hate that white stuff ever since I have to shovel it!!!! But this cute digi really can make the joy of childhood come back to life! I have won this week (YAY for me so very happy!!!!!) at Guylou's challenge.  I just had to use one for this week's challenge... ok... I have to be honest... I chose one just to be able to participate lol :D This week the challenge is about the Weather.  So I figured snow would be a good one. To make this card I used paper from My mind's eye - Be merry.  The card stock is from Recollection.  I used also a new technique... I always wanted to add some snow and I discovered a product called Flower Soft when I went to my local scrapbook store (Scrapbook central).  It is soooooo much fun... it really looks like snow wit...

This afternoon I went digi shopping.  I had seen a one of my fellow DT Nataliya from OSAAT use a digi from Rick St-Denis and fell in looooove!  And yesterday and today he had a special if you could guess the proper discount code... well... I DID!!!!!  And I went SHOPPING!  It really helps with the cold lol and I'm sticking to that excuse! So of course I just couldn't resist... I just HAD to play with one of his images.  I found a few challenges that I could participate in and there I went creating! I decide to go the humor route... let me explain.  I sometimes wish I could see what my hubby is thinking... so when I saw this genie... I thought this would be a wonderful wish... and I got my answer with my sentiment rofl. The digi that I used for this card is DJJIN. To make this card I used paper from Authentique - Glowing and some left overs from another project.  I went with a white, black and green theme because I wanted to enter a challen...

Hello Everyone!  Today at  One stitch at a time challenge , our challenge is a bingo!  Hope you will have having fun with this one!  It's a pretty easy one to go along with actually. For my card I had the chance of working with the fabulous image from Kaz Kraftz called Gothic Gal.  I'm really happy because I really liked the image but wasn't  too sure what to do with it... and then the inspiration came along as well as a wonderful sentiment that I think was just perfect for this image! For this image I had the perfect set of paper.  Now this is the reason I have so much paper lol :D  I have used the Immortal Love by DCWV.  It's perfect for this type of gothic image I find.  I cut out the paper under the digi with Label 4 and the sentiment and the paper under the sentiment with Label 21 from Spellbinder.  I added some Robin's Nest Dew Drops.  There's a ribbon from Michael as well as a little charm from my stash. Her...

Well there's one good thing to being sick... I didn't do any chores... and I got to do lots of cards today. I had gotten a wonderful digi from Dutch Copic Blog, it's a special Saturated Canary digi that's specially made for this challenge.  I had yet to use it... and this was the perfect time to do so. I used paper from Basic Grey - Konnichiwa.  The ribbon comes from my stash.  The sentiment is from Nina J. May.  The flower is by recollection found at Michael. Here's a look at the digi that I colored with my copics. To make this cute card I followed this sketch: I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Het canary blog  - use the special digi Sweet sketch wednesday  - Sketch Crafting for all seasons  - Things with wings Divas by design challenge  - Lots of layers ( this is probably one of the cards that I have made that has the most layers ;D) So that's it for me for today!  I'm off to bed.  H...

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Saturday.  I'm still fighting my cold... ugh... just hate being sick.  It's a rainy day so the perfect time to be in my sweats, drinking a cup of tea and crafting since I can't seem to have the energy to do anything else.  I start stuff and end up going in circles not remembering what I'm supposed to do lol  I'm pretty sure that's why they say on the cold medication not to operate heavy machinery :D Any way enough complaining.  As I was going through the blogs that I follow this morning I came across the Daisy Digi Doodle blog .  And I saw a really cute digi.  I also needed some sympathy sentiment... so I went digi shopping :D ... I know.... I really don't need any new digis... I have tons that are just waiting to be used. But I just couldn't resist and the price was so good!  Only 2$ for a really cute set.   And it was just perfect for their challenge this week so I just HAD to play along. ...

WOW I just looooove their images so I was really excited that they were looking for some Guest Designers!  I just had to put my name in!  And I got the 1st spot of Guest Designing at their challenge.   This week at  QKR stampede  the challenge is Fall fun. For my card I got to play with the wonderful digi Prize Pumpkin -14306 and the sentiment You've got something to crow about - 14308. To make this card I used one of my favorite pack of paper for the moment which is Bobunny - Apple Cider.  I used Pumpkin and Label 11 dies to cut out the Digi and the shape underneath as well as the sentiment.  I added some ribbon purchased at Michael's and some Robin's Nest dew drops. I used Spiced marmalade distress ink to edge the digi as well as the sentiment.  Here's a closer look at the wonderful digi that I colored with my copics:  I used the sentiment from QKR which is "You've got something to crow about" which I thought would be fabulou...