Crafty Emma's Challenge..... Kick Off A New Challenge

Good morning everyone hope you are all fine & dandy this morning.

Well its Kick Off day with a new weekly challenge Crafty Emma's Challenge blog.
I am sooo excited about this Challenge blog & the other girlies I am working with are just FAB & very talented, I feel VERY honoured to be working with them all.

We are starting off the challenge with everyone's favourite 'Anything Goes' which basically means you can create whatever you like as long as its papercraft.
Here is the 1st prize.... a 12x12 My Minds Eye 'Oh La La' paper pack....mmm it certainly is ''Oh la la''

 Pop on over to the challenge blog to check out our talented DT's fabulous inspiring creations.

Here is mine....

It is a Notepad, this was an old hardback book, the insides were cut out & it has been covered in these gorgeous 'Pink Paislee' papers which are from Crafty Emma's Store, the tag is also from here as to are the pretty Dew Drops & the Pearl Pear Shaped Pin in the flowers. You really must get these Dew Drops they really are SOOOOO pretty, the camera doesn't do them justice. The images are from Kenny K & have been coloured with Promarkers which Emma also stocks. I also added metal corners to help protect the corners & also because it looks nice lol. The flowers are all from my stash, so is the doily which has been inked with Vintage Photo distress ink.

This is the inside of the notepad, again just covered in 'Pink Paislee'. Before the pads went on I glued on a piece of ribbon to provide an anchorage for a pen. The pads are actually free downloads from Graphic Garden they have loads of free printout things on there, its fab....

Here is the close-up of the images, I absolutely love Kenny K images they are fab to colour.

Well I think thats it from me we hope you can join in with our first challenge, 1st prize will be picked by random & there will also be a Top 3.

Come along & join in the fun.......its not to be missed!!!!

http://ceschallenges.blogspot.com/

Bye-D-Bye for now

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Thankyou so much for visiting & for your wonderful comments I appreciate each & every 1 of them, hugs to you all. xx

WOW.....I Have An Award

Hello peeps I know I havnt posted for a few days I've been a bit busy & bit ill, this damn kidney is giving me a lot of trouble but nezzer mind lol. Anyway I have received an award this morning.....I can't believe it I'm sooo proud.......I am grinning like a chesire cat ;0) Here is my award which I received from the lovely Coops.....thankyou hunni soooo much. Love Coops blog & she lives where I was born & bred Stoke-On-Trent so its really nice to have a potter crafter as a friend.

Now I'm new to all this but I think that 1 of the conditions of this award is I have to pass it on to 7 of my fave blogs.....My Goodness how do I do this????? Well I would choose Coops but as she gave it to me I can't so here are my 7 in no particular order........

1. Crafty Emma

2. Susie

3. Heidi

4. Poppet

5. Angie

6. Loopy Lou

7. Sarah

WOW........I really wish I could pick more 7 is NOT enough :-( There are sooo many more I could pick as I think you ALL have wonderful blogs & make wonderful inspiring creations.

Thanks once again Coops hun.

Lotsa hugs to all

Vicky xxx

Cowgirl-Up blog hop....dont miss it!!!!

Hello there crafters hope you are all having a wonderful weekend & hope the weather is keeping nice for, its gorgeous up here in the North. There is a Blog Hop on 29th August over at Cowgirl-Up I have have copied & pasted there badge & info below....

       We will be having our Big Blog Hop and Image Release and Sale!


        Looking forward to Ya'll being there!

        Mark your calendars for August 29th!

        Don't forget to create a post with our Announcement Badge

        and post it on your side bar!

        We will be hopping around and looking!

        Someone will be winning a special prize!

        Leave a comment that you have made a post and posted the badge!

So don't forget 29th August for the Blop Hop & of course not forgetting the sale........us crafters do like our sales don't we.............
                                                   Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Blue Christmas - Whiff Of Joy

Good evening every1 hope you all are keeping fine & dandy, well what lovely weather up here along the North Coast its been today.......can you believe it no rain, blinking 'eckythump!!

Well I'm am gonna try & keep this short.....LMAO 'TRY'. This last few days I've been in a lot of pain (cant wait for my hospital app next month) so its took me 3 days to do this card, I 've started then stopped, then started blah,blah,blah, its so hard to get any whoomph in ya when you are not well isn't it?? Anyway I've FINALLY finished my card & its a Crimbo card, now this is my 1st EVER Crimbo card, I've never made 1 before I only really started making cards this March & I've stayed clear of all the challenges that wanted crimbo, me being a scaredy cat...meoowww.......but I'm tough na, I've hardened up lol..... I'm more like a lion, roarrrrrrr, lol.

I'm just gonna show the card & shush up lol, here it is......

This is 'Melinda' the Christmas Angel & she is from the Guardian Angel collection at Whiff Of Joy. I have only just brought this last week & the stamp at the bottom I brought off Ebay a few weeks ago, I knew I would have to start getting my Crimbo stuff in!! Over at PFP this week the lovely Anja has set the theme 'Winter Blue'. Now as you know I wont miss PFP so its a case I had to do Crimbo but then I'm looking thru all my blinking billion DP's & I didn't have any Crimbo paper but didn't realise til last night....arrrggghhhhh. Ah well lucky enough I have Text Prints paper stack by DCWV & in there was the 2 papers on the easel card.....PHEW!!!!

This is the bottom. The flowers are from my stash. The snowflakes I used my small Woodware punch covered them in glue & then coated them in Diamond Dust Twinklets. The heart stamp has music notes around the outside so I got a free music sheet to try & match the theme, you will see better what I mean on the next pic..................

........its the song 'Blue Christmas' which I thought was rather apt, so I printed it out then inked it up with 'Tumbled Glass' & 'Stormy Sky' distress ink. The card that the image is on is from the Papermill, I get all my card from there, I also ran the card through my Cuttlebug in a snowflake embossing folder. The WOJ stamp, the button in the middle of the large snowflake & the snowflake charm I got from Hobbyhouse, it was actually my 1st time there & my things arrived the very next day, excellent for me as I'm inpatient lol. The WOJ stamp I also put Stickles over her wings & on the fur around her clothes. The chain & all the other bits of charms are from my jewellery making stash & the ribbon is also from my stash. The large snowflak I found an image on the internet & cut it out & then covered it in Diamond Dust again.

This is a side view, I've tried catching all the sparkle but I've not succeeded :-( hubby has gone fishing tonight for a few hours with our youngest son so I've had to take the pics....can you tell lol.

Well I think thats it, I can keep spying my jar of sweeties on this pic so I'm gonna do some more crafting whilst sucking on a sweetie lol

Be back tomorrow hopefully unless I end up lost amongst my mess that is now my craft-room.

Take care every1 & hope you all have a fabulous weekend. Thankyou so so much for visiting & leaving all your wonderful comments & I hope you like my card.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Winter Blue.

http://7kidschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ - Strip It Down

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Christmas In August

http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/ - With Wings

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ - B Is For Blue
http://christmasblogchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Walking In Winter Wonderland

 Bye-D-Bye

Whiff Of Joy Door Hanger

Hello peeps this is gonna be a quick post because its rather late tonight....or should I say morning!!! I have made my creation tonight for the Whiff Of Joy challenge, I've never entered the challenge before altho I've kept meaning too but then I forget......keeping a diary would be a BIG help wouldn't it lol. Anyway I've never made a door hanger so I thought I would give it a go.....its good to try different things. Anyway before I ramble on here it the close-up of the image I've used...

She is called Dancing Willow......I have had her quite a while actually but only got round to inking her up now....slap my hands!!! I love this image it reminds me of me dancing away in Whitley Bay. I luuurrrvvveee dancing, I can be in a shop & if I hear a beat thats it my body has a mind of its own, I dont even realise I'm doing it until my boys walk away in embarassment lol, actually its just my eldest, my youngest who is 14 thinks its cool & says he glad his mum ain't boring.......YAY get me, I'm cool!!! WOO HOOOO.

Here is my door hanger. For my 1st try it didn't turn out too bad. The tag & sentiments are all made via my lappy & printer & then had the edges inked with Vintage Photo. Flowers are from stash, as too are the pearls. The swirly-thingy-ma-jiggy's are from my cuttlebuggy thing....sorry everything is out in the craft-room & I'm back inside & can't remember what anything is called....lol, I need sleeeeeeepppp

This is the bottom. I made a pocket on it so people can put messages in it, its for a teenager when they are wanting to go & have a good time!!!

                                           

This pic is to try & show you the pocket. The papers are from Papermania, I've had them for ages & the ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons & the WOJ stamp is from Crafts & Me 

Well thats it from me.....how did I do? Was it shorter?

Nitey nite peeps, thankyou with all my heart for stopping by, I love reading what you think of my creations. See ya soonies......Toodles

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

http://wojmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/ - Door Hanger

http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.com/ - Petals & Pearls

http://craftaliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Pearls & Swirls

Double Trouble........

Hello there all you lovely crafters. Well I've finally finished my craft room, there are still a few finishing touches to do but I was getting severe crafting withdrawal & NEEDED to make a couple of cards. 1 of the cards is a digital image & the other is a stamped image...YAYYYYY!!! Since I packed up my craftroom I didnt leave my ink pads out for stamping so I've had to rely on digi images for the last 2 weeks, it hasn't been a bad thing, I love digi images, you can have them whatever size you want which is just FAB. The thing is I ordered loads of Magnolia stamps from Bunny Zoe, I spent a canny bit actually, naughty me.....I wanted the Bon Voyage collection & they all came the day after packing up my hobbit so for 2 weeks they have sat in their padded envelope.......I was gutted!!! Well yesterday I started to stamp them, only a few for now as I found 2 WOJ stamps that I had still not inked up........is every1 like this.....do any of you have new stamps that have just sat there???? pleeeeezzzzeee say its not just me!!!!

Anyway without further ado here is a close-up of the image on my 1st card.....Hint Of Pink

This is Vikki Lee Vicious from none other than Kenny K's Challenge Blog I have put a link to his blog cus for some reason my internet wont let me onto his shop at the mo....darn thing.

Here is the card......I've seen a few people doing Mono cards just lately so I thought I would have a go as I had not done 1 before, not a whole image anyway, I chickened out & coloured the face skin tones lol . I chose greys but then I found this lush paper (can't remember the brand but I do know its called 'Hint of pink', hope that helps) so decided to add just a touch of pink to her lips & her guitar, I think she looks cool!!

Here is the side-view on the easel card. All the flowers I made myself, also the corners I made with my cuttlebug......I tell ya it feels soooo good to be able to play with my things.....I'm like a kiddie ina candy shop shouting SWEETIES & getting excited!!!!!

  The silver butterfly is from my stash, the sentiment is from 1 of my stamps & I ran the card thru my cuttlebug, the bottom flower I sprayed with Twilight Cosmic Shimmer & added a few bits of glitter dust & then wacked some black stickles in the middle, image is coloured with Promarkers. Hope you like this card the challenges I'm entering are below.......

                http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - Easel Card

http://craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Anything Goes

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/ - Sparkle & Shine

ONTO MY NEXT CARD

For this card I've used 1 of my new Tilda's from the Bon Voyage collection & I just luurrrrvvveee this image so I coloured her up as soon as I stamped her yeasterday, she was actually the 1st 1 I stamped up....she is just gorgeous!!!

Here is Indian Tilda.....

She has been coloured with Promarkers except for her hair I used black Prismacolor pencil as I can get a better effect off that than my Promarker. For the jewels in her hair I used my gold gel pen.

Here is the card in full, I followed the sketch on Sketch Saturday which I rotated a little bit. The papers are Basic Grey called Kioshi, I've gone thru a lot of this pad its 1 of my faves so gonna have to get some more. The flat 25mm purple & green flowers I got from Crafty Emma's Store, don't forget Emma has a new challenge starting 28th August & has some lovely candy up for grabs Crafty Emma's Challenge All of the other flowers are from my stash as too are the gold corners. The ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons.

I am really pleased with how this card turned out, I think its my fave & I really enjoyed colouring her in, will defo be using this image again.

Well I think thats it from me, hope you like my cards & thank you SOOO much for visiting & for all your wonderful comments which I just luuuurrrvvvveeee reading, big MAHOOSIVE hugs to you all.

Toodles

Lotsa of huggies

Vicky xxx

http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/ - Sketch

http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/ - Favourite Things (the colour green is another of my faves)

READ ALL ABOUT IT...........Crafty Emma's New Challenge, Come Check It Out

Good morning there peeps & what a good morning it is. Now you may wanna turn your volume down for this cus I'm gonna shout it from the rooftops!!! I am SOOOO excited honestly how I havn't peed my pants in excitement is beyond me.....well that & my hubby says I cant get the sofa wet.......he he he only kidding folks lol!! I applied for Crafty Emma's DT call but to be honest I didn't expect to be chosen but then on Monday night I got an e-mail from Emma & you just know whats coming next.....THATS RIGHT BABY I'M ON THE DT TEAM WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOO. Would you believe I've had to keep that to myself ALL week, let me tell ya thats bin hard, VERY HARD!!

Anyway enough of my shouting & let me tell you about Emma's new challenge blog.....its going to be a weekly challenge with FAB prizes & a Top 3 & its gonna be fun. The challenge doesn't start untill the 28th August BUT get yourself over there now as there is AMAZING candy on offer, actually I would love the candy lol. Here are what you could win.......

This is 1st prize.....AMAZING this is!!!!

This is 2nd prize....which is FAB.

All you have you do is shout about it on your blog & put your name in Mr Linky.... how easy is that!!!

So trot over to here....

Crafty Emma's Challenge Blog

Well thats it I cant wait till the end of the month I'm so SOOOO excited its gonna be fun peeps so come & join us!!!!!

So get yourselves over to this fabby challenge for a chance to win some FABBY prizes.....go on what are you waiting for!!!!!

Come back soon peeps I have a challenge card to enter......you have to go to Emma's 1st though!!!

Bye-D-Bye peeps......

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxxx

WOOOOO HOOOO I'M ON EMMA'S DT......YAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY

can you tell I'm excited lol!!!

Check out my Check Faery!!!

Well good evening all you lovely crafters hope you are all fine & dandy. I havn't made a card for a few days due to been very busy painting my new craft-room I should be in by Saturday WOOOO HOOO I cant wait honestly this is where I am crafting at the mo

This is the corner of my kitchen, I end up spreading out onto at least 1 other bench at night when I'm crafting & then when I'm finished it gets squashed back up this corner. Its actually usually more squashed up to make sure everything is clear of the hob.

On the left is my new papers & dew drops from Crafty Emma's store that I ordered, the dew drops are gorgeous let me tell ya. On the right next to my buttertub which at the mo is housing some ready made punched outs thingy-ma-jigs, you know what I mean.........don't you? Anyway in front of the tub is a couple of bag charms I'm making for a friend & she wanted Betty Boop on 1.....why wouldn't she want BB... Anyway come Sunday my benches are going to be kitchen benches, I will be able to actually get to my slow cooker, probably still wont use it mind!!!

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Here is my card I've made tonight......

It feels like I havn't made an easel card for a lifetime.......slight exageration there I think!!!! I had no end image in my head for this 1, all I knew was that I was following a sketch at Cowgirl-Up Sunday Challenge & it also had to be something to do with music for PFP Challenge which the lovely Andie set. The lovely pretty image is from Cowgirl-Up Design & her name is 'Check Faery', they have sooo many lovely images I was actually spoilt for choice. Head on over to their blog to enter this week's challenge, it has a fab sketch to follow & the winner will receive a selection of cutting files from Kandrew Designs & you will also get to choose 3 fabulous images from Cowgirl-Up Design Ranch & of course you will get your Winner's badge. Also the Top 3 will also get to choose 1 image from the store & get their Top 3 badge. Also they have a DT Call on for this week, so round yourselves together & get over there fast girls.

Here is a view from the side to show the dimension of everything.

Right I will quickly tell you what has been used on my card. 1st of all I used a different card for colouring my image tonight, its actually Smooth White Card from Crafty Emma's Store & its blooming FAB, no bleeding when I used my Promarkers & its nicely priced, actually its cheaper than what I usually get. The papers are again from Crafty Emma & they are called 'Queen Bee' by Pink Paislee & they are gorgeous. Everything has had the edges inked with 'Bundled Sage' distress ink, when I say everything I really do mean EVERYTHING....the papers, the sentiment, the flowers, the card itself, the butterfly & ME!!!! All the flowers were made by MOI, except for the middles they were from my stash.

This is the bottom of the Easel card. The sentiment is printed from my Lappy of course & the ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons & the buttons are from Bunny Zoe's & the leaves I got from my local craft shop, they were being sold off for 50p all diff sizes.....you gotta love a bargain, especially a craft bargain!!

I think that is it peeps, I'm worn out & inked up & stressed out, even my knicks are in a twist lol.... Anyway thankyou SO SO SO very much for stopping by & leaving your wonderful comments it really does mean so much to me, big huge MAHOOSIVE hugs to you all.

Bye-D-Bye crafters see ya soonies.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

http://cowgirlssundaystampenchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Sketch

http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Music (the image is me prancing round like a fairy lol)

http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - Easel Card

http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Winged Things

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ - Open Challenge as long as it has wings

He Loves Me......he loves me not........

Hi there all you lovely crafters, hope you are all fine & dandy. 1st of all I would like to welcome my new followers which I'm so chuffed about, thankyou so so much girls it always cheers me up when I get new followers.... so in no particular order I would like to welcome Nicole, Alison, Carina & last but certainly not least Queenlarubba from Cowgirl Up. If you haven't been over to her shop or her challenge blog then get yourself over, the link is in my sidebar, they have a fab sketch to follow this week & whats good about this Challenge Blog is that even runners up get a prize....how fab is that!!! So what are you waiting for......trot yourself along.

Right now onto my ickle creation. To be honest I didn't have much time this morning but I wanted to do a card for I Love Promarkers whose challenge this week is a sketch but also you cannot use more than 3 colours eeeeekk!!! I've had a busy day trying to get this craftroom done & its getting there, hopefully painting will be fin tomorrow then up to Ikea pick some storage-gy thingy-ma-jigs up (say that 10 times fast lol) & then hopefully back in there on Friday WOOOO HOOOO!!! Crafting on a kitchen bench is not for me, I get too stressed lol, altho the family find it funny when I do!! Here is my card I quickly made this

morning....

She is called 'He Loves Me' & she is another adorable image from 'Wags'n'Whiskers. I've stuck to 3 colours, not an easy task actually this is my 4th image lol, I kept forgetting about flowers...damn it lol. The colours are green, browns(diff shades but still brown) & every girl needs a bit of pink.

Here is the card, I'm kinda hoping the silver isn't counted as a colour as they are metal so....hope its ok!!! The papers are My Minds Eye, the silver corners & butterfly are from my stash, ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons (love that place) & you see the little pink gems in the corners they are are from Crafty Emma's shop & they arrived this morn. Let me tell you tho the camera does not do them justice they are SOOO pretty, I got blue 1s as well & when Mr Postie posted them this morn I was nearly finished my card but when I saw these they HAD to go on....you will be seeing more of these. Pop on over to Emma's shop my DP's that arrived today are blooming gorgeous....link is on my sidebar peeps.

Here is the card from its side

Well thats your lot for now but......'I'll be back', wow women were not meant to have deep voices lol....oooh my poor throat!!! That will teach me to do Arnie Squashinegga, his name hard to spell & thats what we call him lol. Right I'm defo going now peeps, take care every1 & THANKYOU SO SO MUCH  for visiting hugs to you all, you are all treasure's.

See you soonies

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.com/ - Sketch & 3 Colours

Triple Play - My 1st Wags'n'Whiskers

Good evening all, another late post from me I'm afraid! I've been painting my craft room all afternoon so by the time I made tea & everything it was early evening before I made a start on my project.....well actually finish my project as I really started it last night. Over at Wags'n'Whiskers their challenge is 'Triple Play'......which means 3 of something whether it be papers, flowers or techniques. Well I couldn't decide what to do I had a few idea's in my wee brain......so I did all 3.....

I made a card which also has a matching box & there is also a little hanging to go with it all & to top it off it has the most gorgeous image......I've never actually been over to look at their images the last time I was at Bunny Zoe I was just looking for Magnolia...of course.... Well I went over to the lovely Michele's blog the other day (Michele from Wags'n'Whiskers DT & PFP), anyway I loved her card & it had a lush image on it & you never guess what she MADE me go over & buy some images, 1 of them was the 1 she had used..........ssshhhh I told my hubby it was Michele's fault I had brought these images, I told him she forced me into it, I was held by WI-FI!!!! (Its gunpoint for geeks lol, just kidding lol) Sorry Michele hunni for blaming you lol.

Anyway enough of my waffle here is the image close-up....

Goodness she is sooo adorable.....I love cute things lol....

I love Digi Images cus you can print them off absolutely ANY size you want!! This is the Triple Gift Pack......handbag card which really opens & has a matching box & there is also a picture hanging, I've never done a hanging before (well maybe wanted hang hubby now & again ssshhh dont tell him lol).

Here is the picture hanging, I'm actually quite pleased with it to be honest!! The papers I've used are K&Co Big Collection, flowers (bottom left corner) are from Hobbycraft & my stash,all other flowers are handmade by moi, the leaves are from my stash, as to the broderie anglaise. The little pearl like gems are from Crafty Emma's shop. I used MS punch for the strip across the middle. The sentiment I brought for scrapbooking 2 years ago.... naughty me tho has not even started it....shame on me!!!!

Here is the bag & box, I actually thought it would all make a nice keepsake for some1 which is why the sentiment says 'When this you see remember me'

This is the bag card opened which you can then write whatever you wish, it does open flat to make it easy to write in there. The bag then closes & is kept closed with velcro. I've made a couple of these before, my 1st 1 hangs from my notice board in my Hobbit to remind me of the 1st project I did that was NOT a card & the 2nd 1 I did for my step-mum for Mother's Day & I made a stand for it to sit on.....she actually still has it on top of her unit displaying proudly, she wont take it down lol, I am EXTREMELY touched by that, I love her to bits!!

Well that is it for me as its late & I need to link this up....its my 1st time on this challenge so I hope they like it.....I always get nervous when I'm entering for the 1st time, do any of you or is it just silly old me (ermmm clearing my throat) YOUNG me lol.

Goodnight lovely crafters thank you so much for taking the time to visit me hugs to each & every1 of you I love reading your comments. Take care & I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend....sweet dreams & god bless xxx

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

P.S.Thankyou Poppet for your helpful comment on my last post <> big hugs to you hunni xx

http://wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com/ - Triple Play (my triple gift)

http://craftaliciouschallenges.blogspot.com/ - Make Own Flowers

http://rosiedeeschallenge.blogspot.com/ - More Than 1 Fold (defo got that lol)

My Pollycraft freebie

Good evening crafters arn't I doing well another post in the same day I'm starting to get accustomed to crafting on my kitchen bench lol. Can I tell you tho what a truly fantastic family I have I have taken over 1 bench in the kitch, well & the table to be honest thats got things on that have come in the post this week, but considering the mess & my stuff cluttering up the place it not getting on my family's nerve at all its me who's moaning about MY mess!!!! The family tell me off & tell me to chill out & stop worrying........well me loves ya, loves ya, loves ya loads!!!!!

Right now onto my card....last week I think it was, sorry but I'm kinda losing track of all time lol, anyway last week Pollycraft was giving a Digi Image away, it was Cuthbert & Kiki & their challenge was 'love & marriage' & I really wanted to enter but because of things been a wee bit hectic at the mo I forgot :-(. The thing is tho that I had already coloured them in so I decided to do my card today. Today I came across a blog & found her creations AMAZING to say the least & she also has tutorials on her fab blog & so when I saw this particular 1 I just had to have a go http://whiffofjoy.blogspot.com/2010/06/punched-screen-card-by-jane-johnson.html this is the link, I'm really sorry but I dont know how to shorten them peeps.

Here is the freebie image........arn't they sweeties....

Ilove this image & so just had to make a wedding card with them

Here is the card in all its glory, I'm actually really quite pleased with how its turned out. All the punches were edged with Antique Linen distress ink, the flowers are just from my stash, just some little stash I've managed find....cant wait find the rest woo hoo!! All the dots I have used my stickles just to add that bit of bling & sparkle cus all weddings should have that. The sentiment is computer generated I have a load ready printed inside a folder which I actually managed to find tonight, yay. The paper is from once again My Minds Eye, it went perfectly with the colours I thought.

Here is a piccy from the side to show the 3d aspect of the card.

Well I think thats about it I'm gonna go link this up to a few challenges....hope they like it & I hope you have liked it too. Thank you again so much for sparing the time to visit me next time I will make you a cuppa lol. Enjoy the rest of your weekend hugs to every1. Goodnight peeps.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

http://craftyourdaysaway.blogspot.com/ - Favourite things (mine is flowers, colouring & stamping anything)

http://cowgirlssundaystampenchallenge.blogspot.com/ - Animals & Bugs (I have butterflies, hope this counts, not sure if bears do....fingers crossed!!) http://charismacardz.blogspot.com/ - Teddy Bears http://creativecraftchallenges.blogspot.com/ - Animal Antics

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ -

http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ - Punches

I'm off now to do some more crafting, Wags 'n' Whiskers is next..... I'm on a roll!!!!!

Updated to add Unfortunately I miss the Cowgirl Sunday 1 boo hoo, I need to find out when the entries have to be in for, never mind I will try to remember for next time.

Ronnie Reading - Emma's new charity image

Well good afternoon all you lovely crafters hope you are all fine & dandy & having a nice weekend! I got to do a bit of crafting today in between picking up my eldest son's girlfriend & taking my youngest son to get a new mountain bike......why are the 6 weeks hols so expensive, actually why are kids so expensive lol!!

Last night I went over to the lovely Emma's blog & saw that she had been given another digi image to raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance in memory of her beloved dad. Well as soon as I saw him I went straight over to her store (link is in my sidebar peeps) & brought him straight away! Now I told my hubby that it would be rude not to have a peekski round Emma's shop whilst I'm there..........of course its even more rude to leave without buying things......tee he he. Emma hunni you really shouldn't stock papers in your shop honestly I have such a weakness for them........the thing is I dont even need any you know these big plastic boxes on wheels that can go under a bed I have 2 of them full of papers....12x12 in 1 & 6x6 & 8x8 in the other, I really need to stop buying more.....aaarrrgghhhh I need help!!!!

Anyway think I better show you my card that I managed to knock together today....here is Ronnie Reading & he is just adorable....

As soon as Emma e-mailed him to me I printed him out & coloured him straight away, I think he is sooo sweet & cute, even my sons think he is 'mintas' in their own words lol. Now please excuse the pics, cus hubby was busy with my craftroom...he is laying laminate flooring today, I'm getting excited.....I thought I wud take the pics so as not to disturb him so they are what you would called crookedyyyy lol. Honest I was sober when I took them, its not me thats crooked mind its the camera......honest lol ;-)

Here is the card.......taken with the crooked camera......if you tilt your heed it will be straight!!

Are you tilting......................bet you are now tho aren't you tee he he. Every1 knows me as Mad Vicky cus I am rather ermmmmm silly or is it stupid???.....I can never remember which 1..... My youngest told me today that I am like some1 on blue smarties.....permantly!!!! Eeeee the cheek of 14 year olds these days lol. Back to the card anyway, I do ramble dont I.....the papers are My Mind's Eye as too is the ribbon. The dots are distress stickles, antique linen & brass & the sentiments I actually cut from a DP & layered it on top of some beige strips of paper & stuck them on foam pads to give a 3d effect. Behind Ronnie has been distressed with olive distress ink. I hope you like my card & I hope Emma would like it with it being her charity image......hope so.

Well that is it from me but I will be back later with another creation that I'm working on I've coloured the images ready.......so see's ya later folkies, take care now.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

P.S. This card was not done for any challenge but more for fun & basically just because I wanted to do it.....its been ages since I made a card for the heck of it. Thankyou for visiting & thankyou so so much for all your wonderful comments I appreciate each & every 1 of them xxx

Picking Flowers.....

Hi there peeps, yes its another late post from me yet again, at the moment I'm busy all day so its late at night before I get the chance to craft. I'm hardly having time to blog......to my lovely followers I'm so sorry if I've been a bit of a bad blogger recently my craft-room nearly done so normality will resume hopefully by the weekend depending how long it takes me decorate & put everything back.......

Last night I found a shop on the internet called Charmed Cards & Crafts & I thought it was fab & ended up buying a few Digi images. Well tonight I printed them out & decided to colour a few in with my Promarkers. I coloured in 1 image & thought she looked so so pretty that I ended up needing to make a card straight away to place her on.....well it would be rude not to!!!

The image is called 'Picking Flowers' & its from the Sugar & Spice range, absolutely delicious images.....anyhoo here she is....

All the papers are from K&Co big collection (still on limited supplies, I cant wait to get my stuff unpacked, its gonna feel like Aladdins Cave lol) All the edges have been distressed with Tattered Rose distress ink including the edge of the image.

Here is a close-up of the little cutie. I'm really sorry about the lighting it was a struggle to get it right tonight for some reason.....I'm putting it down to tiredness, thats my excuse anyhoo lol.

The flowers & ribbon are from my stash. The gems are Prima & the butterfly was punched out of my parchment vellum which arrived just the other day. I put stickle glitter down the middle of it to accent the body a bit.

I also decorated the back with the same base paper.

I really hope you like this card, I enjoyed making it & I certainly enjoyed colouring her up, she is such a cutie.

Well thats it peeps......my gosh this is actually quite a quick post.....for me anyway, he he he I'm getting good.................sometimes!! lol. Goodnight all take care & sweet dreams & thank you SOOO much for stopping by, hugs to you all.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

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A New Type of Card with Tilda

Good evening crafters....or should I say morning as its past midnight...... I have a wee little creation tonight which I made for PFP....yes girls how early am I this week.......YAY ME!!!! I decided at 10.30 tonight that I felt like making a card & after having a mooch around to see what bits of crafting necessities I could get a hold of I decided to try something new!!! Well I thought new Tilda = new type of card.

So here she is......

This is Mermaid Tilda from the new Bon Voyage collection, isn't she just SOOOO pretty. The dots are done with Pink Petal Liquid Pearls & they represent bubbles.......

Now you have seen new Tilda here is new card......

I have to say I am really pleased with this & I thoroughly enjoyed making it!! I came across it by accident tonight & when I saw it I just had to make it straight away. The tutorial for this is here http://digitaldelightsbyloubylootutorials.blogspot.com/2010/08/tutorial-tuesday-fancy-fold-double-card.html#comments its such an easy to follow tutorial & you will really enjoy it....go on pop over......hold on not now you havn't finished the rest of my post yet!!!!! lol. The Tilda I actually coloured last week with Promarkers, so again cannot remember the colours I didn't actually make this card to go with this image it all hap by accident really. I have had new papers today so decided to use them espec as I'm limited with my stuff in boxes :-( The papers are My Minds Eye, Wild Asparagus, this is the 1st time I've used this brand & I loved the papers I was spoilt for choice by this collection. The flowers are from my stash & too the ribbons. I have followed the sketch on PFP as that is their challenge this week which has been set by the lovely Tracy. It is all there its just made smaller to fit on.

This is the inside when unfolded. The stamp was from The Papermill when I ordered some coloured card, this was half price....who can no to that!!! As I'm not sure where my stamping inks are I coloured the stamp with a bright pink Promarker. All the gems are Prima. You can actually use velcro to fasten it together but mine is in a box.........just dont know which box!!!! Thus I used ribbons & as I didnt have pink & green ribbon, I just used 2 together. The edge os the sentiment was distressed with Crushed Olive distress ink.

Now I said in my earlier post I would put some pics on of my craft room, you know the working project lol. Well I forgot to take new pics today & now its too dark so here are a couple from yesterday.....today I actually have a roof.......WOO HOOOOO

Well here is my craft room, or should I say what was my craft room!! You can just see the benches at the back & side & the shelves that my stamps sat on, you can also see my wood burner. Where the fresh wood side is on the right by the blue plastic is how much its getting extended.....I drive a Renault Traffic van & I could fit that in there.....its mahoosive!!! All the stuff at the back on the bench is the wall insulation from the wall they have took down, I think they got it down by lighting a big, huge, mahoosive BOMB!! At least by the mess you wud think so lol.

You might be able to tell better on this pic how much bigger it gonna be......I'm getting SOOO excited now mind lol. The man in the grey vest is my wonderful hubby & the 1 next to him is my step-brother, they have just fitted a new bigger window.

This is where the explosion has extended to my garden.......I think I've got some cleaning & tidying up to do lol, still it will certainly be worth it!!

Well thats it finally from me I'm going to the land of nod.....zzzzz's. I am so so sorry for this very long post & if you managed to stay til the end I whole-heartedly thankyou, you are truly wonderful people & hugs & kisses for all of you. Hope you like my creation cus I certainly enjoyed making it, its always enjoyable trying something new isn't it lol. Well see ya tomorrow crafters, sleep tight......TTFN.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

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