Crafting Vicky

Wooohooo it's Friday!!!  And this means a new release over at Sandra Caldwell etsy store . I was super excited about this one because well I love dogs lol. My start this time around was to find a sentiment that would go with him.  And since I wasn't having a particularly good day at the time I thought the sentiment that I found in a google search was just PERFECT. Since this is a journaling out of the box (journaling on a card) I have done a video of the process that you can see here: I really recycled here.  The background is actually a pizza liner that you use to cook your pizza.  The little circles were found objects. The cute image was colored with my copics. I'm entering this journaling card in the following challenges: Crafting by designs  - Animals Crafty sentiments  - add a sentiment Cutie pie challenge  - All creatures great and small 2craftycrittercrazies - Use a critter Delicious doodles challenge2  - all creatures great and small That&#

Hello everyone!  It's time for a new release image over at Sandra Caldwell  .  And this one is a super cute one and that I thought would be great with one of my journaling out of the box. You can see the video of the making of this here: And here is the make that I ended up with. For this I used some left over papers on my desk.  The background is some recycled cardboard.  If you really want to see how this was made the video is the best way :)  I colored the image with my copics and some color pencils.  The sentiment was found online.  I was looking for something that would fit with her and I thought that one was perfect! I'm entering this little journaling card in the following challenges: Creative knockouts  - anything goes Little miss muffet challenges  - anything goes The sisterhood of crafters  - Use your imagination Wordart wednesday  - anything goes Digi choosday  - Anything goes That's it for me for today!  Hope you have a great day and weeken

Hello!  It's Friday woop woop and that means that there is a new released image for Sandra Caldwell.  You can find the sweet image that I have seen is here . I have colored this sweet image with my chameleon as well as my coloring pencils.  And I thought this was the perfect image for my youngest son's b-day card. I have used the paper from Life of the party - basic grey.  The image and the background was done with Labels 22 spellbinder.  I have added some buttons with some twine.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC. I'm entering this in the following challenges: 2craftycrittercrazies  - Anything goes with a critter Card mania challenges  - Buttons or bows Anything goes with Create with TLC  - Used one of Paulette's fab sentiment Crafty hazelnuts patterned paper  - Anything goes with Pattern paper Cute as a button challenge  - For the boys That's it for me.  Hope you have a fab day and weekend!!! Hugs

Hello everyone!  It's FRIDAY!!! YAY TGIF.  I'm super happy to say that I will be sharing every week now some new post for Sandra Caldwell because now I have becomed a full time dt :) I just ADORE her as an artist.  So today I'm sharing an image that I have used to make a little thank you card.  I shared with you in one of my latest video my retreat with Erin.  Her aunt made me an amazing blanket!  So I had to make an impromptu card!  But that's ok because I had an amazing image.  You can find Fairy Hippo in the store here . The card base is a premade card.   I added a little sentiment typed with a ptouch.  I added some bling purchased at Dollar tree.  The image was colored with my Chameleon pens.  I fussy cut out the image and put some gel pen on top of the wings. I'm entering this little card in the following challenges: Crafting with an attitude  - anything goes Little miss muffet challenges  - anything goes Through the purplehaze challenges  - animal

Hello everyone!  TGIF!  Hope you all had a great week!  I didn't get much crafting done but I'm sure hoping that I will be able too this weekend! Today I'm here to share with you my latest make with the new release image from Sandra Caldwell.  It's called Uncle Bobo and you can find it in the store here . I have been having fun in a book that I purchased from Dollartree.  I'm doing blackout poetry.  And while I'm doing this I also want to have added interest to that book and that is being done right now with this great image. I cut out some circles using what I had around me (I was away crafting for the weekend with my friend Erin when I made this). I sprayed the page with black pearlized homemade spray.  The image was colored with my copics and then fussy cut out.  The sentiment was part of the stuff that I cut out of magazines. Here is the closer look at the image. I'm entering this layout in the following challenges: Crafty creations ch

Hello everyone!  I'm hosting a challenge over at Sandra Caldwell FB page it's all about Steampunk!  And she put 6 yes 6 images for sale at 1/2 off!!!  Including 2 new release!!! I have made a few videos that will be airing in the following days but one is on today.  I made a JOOTB (journaling out of the box) here is the video if you want to see that one.  This shows me using the gorgeous Bearly a Steampunk that you can find here . And here are 2 cards that I made.  There were some birthdays coming up and even if I didn't use birthday sentiments I thought they were perfect for those b-day. The 1st one is using a digi that Sandra created for this challenge.  She offered it to me the day that my baby Max passed.  I told her how much it meant to see this kitty since I had just lost mine.  Sandra gave me the biggest surprise of all by naming the digi after my baby!  So here is Steampunk Kitty Max.  I colored him like my tabby kitty.  And I'm giving this card to my ol

Hello everyone!  It's FRIDAY!!!  WOOOHOOO I'm so very happy about that!  I'm very much looking forward to crafting this weekend!!!  Hopefully LOTS of it. Today I'm here to share with you a brand new image from Sandra Caldwell that you can find in the shop here on Etsy.   The one that I used is called Owl be Elvis To make this card I used some papers from my stash (got lots and didn't mark what it was down).  The sentiment was stamped using small alphabet stamps.  I put the little owl on a wobble so that he shakes shakes shake :)  The image itself was colored with my Chameleon pens.  Still learning how to use them! I always have trouble making masculine cards but I think this one came out pretty good! I'm entering this in the following challenges: Crafting-with-friends  - Anything goes The sisterhood of crafters   - the letter "b" - bird, birthday and bubbles on the paper! The crafty addicts  - Use a die cut/ anything goes - so anyt

Hello everyone! Today I'm participating in a blog hop to celebrate the b-day of a crafty friend Monica who is turning 50! She asked if we wanted to join in to this celebration and that the theme would be journey! That was a really easy theme to go with because journey means something to all of us! Here are the instructions with the links you will need to participate in the giveaway that Monica is doing: 1. Look at the mood board and find something that reminds you of a JOURNEY. A Journey through life Your Art Journey A Journey you recently took 2. Create a project. This can be a card, canvas or anything that inspires you and in any style. 3. Follow Monica's blog 4. Leave Monica a comment 5. Create a blog post using the graphic and a link back to her blog. Don't forget to link your project for a chance to be entered into the drawing for her prize giveaways.  The post for this is here  Birthday-month-bash-and-im-celebrating Here are the fabulous pri

Hello everyone!  There's a brand new challenge over at The East Wind and it's perfect for this time of year (with Mother's day in North America).  So the challenge is all about Mother's or Women.  So perfect time to use the wonderful freebie that Unky drew for those that are registered to the newsletter! I made a video of my process of playing in my alphabet book. For this if you don't want to watch the video I used some neocolor crayons.  I had so much fun using them and should really use them more often!!! The image was colored with my copics and then I fussy cut it out.  The sentiment was found online.  I put it on a word document and then printed it out.  I did some doodling and this is really rare for me, but I loved how it turned out! I'm entering this journaling page in the following challenges: Alphabet challenge blog  - D is for Decoupage Colour crazy challenge  - Crazy color challenge That's it for this post but there's anothe

Hello everyone!  It's Friday and that means a fabulous new release over at Sandra Caldwell shop!!!!  I have played today with the super cute Hippo dad that you can find here . I have made a video of my playing with my journaling out of the box, hope you will enjoy seeing this. And here is the closer look at the make that I did! as you know I totally love mix media so for this I used all sorts of products and stamps.  I have colored the digi with Chameleon pens.  It was my very 1st time using those pens but I really enjoyed it! I'm entering this in the following challenge: Little miss muffet challenges  - anything goes Simon says stamp blog  - anything goes The sisterhood of crafters  - The letter "b" - bbq :) Cardz4guyz  - The great outdoors - nothing says outdoor more to my husband than being able to bbq!!!! We love 2 create  - Mixed media That's it for me for today!!! Hope you have a fabulous Friday!!! Hugs

Well I finally did it!!!  I started out my soul book!  I'm so happy about that because I have been wanting to do something to document this year and having a hard time to commit to something. This seems like something that I can totally do.  I have found the soul book via the youtube channel of Christie B and you can also find her blog here . And I had been super lucky to have a great shop owner on Etsy give me one of her beautiful mandalas.  You can see the mandala that I used here .  It's from Coloring Craft Shack. I have made a video to share with you all my mental process through this.  It was quite emotional and unexpected.  I didn't start of thinking that I would do this entire page... it just happened. And here is the journaling spread that I have made. As my son said this is totally not my typical style... but I really love how it turned out.  It's the start page of the book.  I used some acrylic paints, a stencil, a stamp from Eclectica and some

Hello and happy Friday everyone!  What a week.  I have been working later at work... this means getting home later... preparing the meal later and obviously after eating well it's time for bed... almost anyway lol.  This means no crafty time for me and I miss it!!! But because it's Friday it also means that there are new release over at Sandra Caldwell's etsy store.  And you can find this super cute Spring Bud Hippo there. I made a video of the process of this. And here is a closer look at my mixed media journaling out of the box.  The sentiment was found online and typed on a word document and then torn out. I used a bunch of left over papers for this as well as a silicone mat for stamping.  The texture paste is from Heidi Swapp.  I colored the super cute hippo with my copics and then fussy cut her out.  I added a bit of sparkly washi at the bottom so that she is kind of doing a tight rope split lol. I'm entering this mixed media piece in the following

Well there's a brand new release image by Unky over at the East Wind Etsy store . And because it's a Lucy Loo I just HAD to play with her. However I'm very sad because I made a video to share with you all and my memory card bugged... and so the video didn't register properly :( I was playing in one of my junk journal, the one that I made for my vacation last year but didn't really use. I found a sentiment in a magazine that I thought would go well with her. The background to the page is done in Panpastel.  I had done the entire book that way to have some sort of background.  I used some of my newest washis :)  love love love washi (you can see my haul's videos about that lol).  The image was colored with my copics and then I fussy cut her out.  I added some gel roll pen to her wings.  I also used a silicone mat to do some stamping.  And I got some paper scraps from a fellow youtuber and used some of it here. I'm entering this journaling in the fo

And I have one more... yup I said it one more!  3 posts in one day!!!  wooo hooo that's a lot for me these days. This last one is for a little girl and I used one of the great images that I had for a long time.  I couldn't find it in the store so it might have been a freebie at one point because Bugaboo digi store has freebies every Friday. I decided to  use this great sketch: And here is my card. I used some left over papers from my previous cards that were from American craft - Amy Tangerine.  I added some bling from Queen &co twinkle goosebumps.  The image was colored with my copics and then fussy cut out.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC . I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Stella-says-sketch-challenge-507  - Sketch Catch the bug blog  - Anything goes DL Art  - Bunnies and/or ducks  Crafting by designs  - Happy Easter The paper shelter  - Easter Ouf... it's done all my posts :)  Hope you have enjoyed those cards and

Told you that I would be back lol and here I am with another Easter card.  Another great image from Sandra Caldwell as well and this time this one is on sale until end of April 3rd... so not much time left to grab it at that special 1.5$ price!  Run run run... but not before you have check out my card lol The image that I used is called  Chocolate Bunny I followed this fab sketch And here is the card that I created.  This one is for a little boy.  So I didn't want it to be too girly. The paper is from American Craft - Amy Tangerine.  I used copics to color this image as well as my wink of Stella in gold for the foil.  I fussy cut the image.  I used my grand square and my circle die from Spellbinder.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC .  I finished this card with a little bit of bling on the sentiment. I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Creative sketchy girls  - Sketch Crafting when we can challenges  - Animals Pink gem challenge blog  - Fu

Well I'm big time into making cards right now lol I haven't made them in forever and well I depleted the stock that I had so now I need to have new ones and with Easter coming up you know what that means. For this card I used a great image that you can find over at Sandra Caldwell's etsy store it's named Smelling flower bunny . I needed some inspiration and used this great sketch to make it. I'm really happy with how cheerful this card turned up like! The bunny was colored with my copics and then fussy cut out.  I used paper from the set American Crafts - Amy Tangerine.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC .  I used my spellbinder circle die and my Quickutz oval die to make this. I'm entering this in the following challenges: Cheerful sketches challenge  - Sketch Dream valley challenges - our 4 legged friends Come and get it challenge  - Easter That's it for this post but more to come :)

Hey everyone!  Hope you are having a fabulous weekend.  I'm still sort of out of it.... the vacation made it hard for me to get back into a routine.  I'm kind of out of it.  And because of the vacation I'm a day late to share this make with the great new release freebie image of The East Wind. All you need to do to be able to get this great image is to register for the news letter!  And you can find the newsletter registration on this site . I wanted to play in one of my other journals.  One that has been quite neglected actually.  Last year after seeing KagedFish on youtube show her alphabet scavenger hunt I thought I would do the same thing.  So I set up a book to use for that.  But you know me.... I have trouble just gluing papers down without putting some sort of journaling to it.... so I ended up using it for alphabet but with some digital images and basically journaling but with alphabet.  And then I just let it be and didn't play in it anymore... So today i

So I had to make another b-day card.  And for this one I used another fabulous image from Sandra Caldwell and this one is also for sale!!!  Wooop wooop.  It's called My fathers son . And I used another great sketch this time from  Sketch Saturday . and here is the card that I made with this fabulous image And I used the paper from Simple stories - Legacy.  I used my Quickutz ovals for this as a background.  I used some Robin's nest dew drops.  The sentiment was found online and I used my copics to color this image and then I fussy cut it up. I'm entering this card in the following challenges: Sketch saturday  - Sketch Lemon shortbread challenge  - Anything goes Incy wincy designs  - Happy b-day Making memories crafting  - Add some layers Hope you like this card and most of all I hope that the person that gets it will like it! Hugs