Santa Photo with all the kids

Hi I am just going to place a few pic's of the cards I gave out for Christmas this Year and the Santa photo with Jensen as well as the kids...

I have not entered these cards in any challenges just putting on to show..

I you all have had a wonderful Christmas and New Years Eve tomorrow going to be a quiet one here for me just the kids and the families in the Street having a BBQ..

I look forward to continue with my blog hopping and posting next year talk to you all then..

Vicki

X-mas Card #3

Good arvo to all I have another X-mas card to show... Lucky I don't give to many out as I have only done 3 and Christmas is all but here...

This one was made for my two sisters I have made them a card to share this year with a voucher to buy a bottle of Bailey's to share as well, due to not being able to be together at Christmas this year I still get to have a drink with them..

This card is made with a mi of four digi stamps, The emerald Garden Faires Larakins, Steampunk Twisty Tree, KennyK X-Mas Accessories- Christmas Ball and North Pole Post. DSP is SU! and Digi sentiment is a Biz Bec's I think.. I have found a couple of challenges for this card to enter go have a look by clicking on the links of the challenge below you might find a challenge that suits your card..

Have a good day Vicki

Challenger's

Flutter by Wednesday#183: Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown: For Someone Special

Southern Girls Challenge #34: Let's Celebrate

Made for Markers: Christmas Challenge

Cards Makin Mamas Challenge #35: Christmas

Crafts and Me Challenge: Christmas

Little Red Wagon: Christmas Challenge

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: Sparkle & Bling

Vicki

Happy Birthday

Hi I am here with another card today to show, this card has been made for my daughter Charlotte for her friend next weekend...

I have used Saturated Canary's Haley and Harley you will find this image by clicking on the link..

I have used Bo Bunny DSP and made the pins myself out of beads I already owned..

Coloured with Copic's and Prisma Pencils...

Challenges

Saturated Canary: Anything Goes...

Whiff of Joy Challenge: Pins and Lace

Pile it on: Open Anything Goes

Flutter by Wednesday: Butterfly, Fairy or Angel

Craft Your Day away: Buttons or Bows

Paper Craft Journey: Anything Goes

Thanks Vicki

X-mas

Good afternoon all it has been a quiet day at home today with my husband working on a Sunday, so what better way to spend my time on the hot day then to sit in the cool of the air-con and make a card... I have started on my Christmas Cards this will be number 2, I just have to send them out this year...

I have used a Wee Stamp this is Heidi for my image. Kaiser Craft DSP. SU! Cherry Cob for CS & Rub-on. Coloured with Copic markers..

Challenges

Whimsy Stamps Challenge: Flower Power

Just Us Girls Challenge: Color Challenge Red, Green & White

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday: Embossing

Whiff of Joy Challenge: Let it Snow

Pile it On Challenge: Traditional Christmas

(Red & Green is traditional for me)

Paper Crafting Journey: Embossing

Cardmadfairy's Digi Day's Challenge: Texture

Thanks Vicki

30

Hi all I have another card for you today.. I have made this card for a friend who is turning 30 and we have her party coming up soon, so I am getting in early with her card as I tend to leave it to the last minute...

I have also made this card with a challenge in mind my favourite challenge place these days Saturated Canary... I love these images and this one Zorana, a dancing gypsy. My daughter convinced me into buying after I said to her "that one would be a challenge to colour" so here she is my first attempt at Zorana and a challenge she was.

The challenge is to 1 image, 2 DSP and 3 embell... My 1 image Zorana, 2 DSP are K& Company Blue Awning and the green is MMI, 3 Flowers Metal & Perls...

Challenges

Saturated Canary: 1,2,3

Stampavie and More challenge #155: Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes

Stampalot Challenge: Blue & Green

Paper Crafting Journey: Use a Digi

Digital Tuesday Challenge: Anything Goes

My Mum's Craft Shop Challenges: Sugar & Spice

Thanks Vicki

Challenge card

Hi just a quick post today I am time poor once again to get my blog up to date..

I have made this card to enter a challenge and have found a few more that it fits so why not give it a go I say...

I have used a digi image for The Emerald Faerie Garden love their images this one is Willy and Mia.. I have used a Christmas Kaisercraft DSP.. I have stitched with a sewing machine around the edge... Coloured with Copic's and Prisma Pencils. A very simple card in all..

Challenges

The Emerald Faerie Garden: Christmas Red

Totally Paper Crafts: Stitch it!

Paper Craft Journey: Digi

(Image is Digi)

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge: Metal

Anything Goes Challenge: Stitches

Divas by Design Challenge: Metal

Crimbo Crackers Challenge #1: Anything Goes

Thanks Vicki

Challenge Card

Hi I have spent most of the day to myself and took the chance to make a card.

This one is made to enter the new challenge at Saturated Canary and a few others if I can find something she fits. I have used Penny A Ragamuffin.. She is so cute and after a few goes I finally coloured one that I would put on a card..

This card is also going tomorrow for Catlin next door for her Birthday... Not the best photo still trying to get that part right I can take photos of my kids but not my cards if anyone has a tip or two they could give me that would be great...

I have used My Minds Eye for DSP.

Flowers and drops from Wild Orchids Crafts..

I havehand stitched her dress and the rest was done on my sewing machine...

Challenges

Saturated Canary Challenge #2: Stitching

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge: Spots & Stripes

Scrapbook Sisters Challenge #56: Anything Goes

Shell'y Images Blog: Show us your Layers

Crafty Cardmakers #53: Anything Goes

One Stitch At A Time Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays: Anything Goes

I Did It Creations Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Vicki

Just a Hello

Good afternoon something new for you today.

I have become a new member of the Outlawz website in the last couple of days, this is a challenge website so if you like to enter a challenge or 2 go on over and have a look but don't take your time if you head over this week a party is going on with lots of prizes to be won... The girls here are friendly and very welcoming I have had so many hellos to welcome me to the site so I figure what better way to say hello back to the girls than to start with a card and enter it in my very first challenge..

Here is my card with "Just a Hello" to you all at The Outlawz and thank you for the warm welcome I will be sure to answer all your welcomes very soon...

Here is my entry into Tuesday"s Color challenge the colors are below.. I have used a Emerald Faeries Image...I hope I have done everything right to enter...

Cheers Vic

Newlyweds

This is my last card to post for the day, I will have another one soon as I have to make a baby shower card for this Saturday... Baby shower, Baby cards I find a real challenge for me I just cant seem to make them work...

This card was a trial card for a wedding card I made (one of the post before today three). For a trial card it came out very different to the card that was given away but I still put the Newlyweds stamp on it anyway.. This card has a little of everything on it from embossing, sewing & distressing...

Challenges

Southern Girls Challenge: #28 Anything Goes

Creatalicious Challenges: #26 Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Craft Challenge: Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog: #88 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes

My Sheri Crafts: Sew Simple

Card Makin' Mamas: Punchy

Crafts and Me: Flowers

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Challenge: #17 Lots of Layers

(Made the Top 3 at Cardmadfairy's)

Used:

Image: Gothic cute You & Me (Tiddly Inks)

Bo Bunny DSP

SU! Kraft CS, Ribbon, Dic Cut, Newlyweds Stamp.

Vicki

Best Wishes

Hi again here is card number 2 for today... I made the card this time before colouring my image.. I then coloured the image and they both sat on my desk for 3 weeks until I got the chance to sit down and put them together and make the final touches to it.. Here is the final card....

Challenges

Creatalicious Challenges: #26 Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes: #88 Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin' Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

(Made the top 5 at Sweet Stampin)

Simon Says Stamps Challenge: Anything Goes

Card Makin Mamas Challenge Blog: Punchy

Stamp, Scrap, & Doodle Saturday: Favorite Color

( I love using red)

Crafts and Me Challenge: Flowers

My Sheri Crafts: #69 Sew Simple

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Mum's Craft Shop: Dress Up

Used:

Victorian Gothic Steampunk - Priscilla (Tiddly Inks)

7 Gypsies DSP

SU! Basic Black CS, DSP, Ribbon

Wish Big

Good morning all it has been awhile between visits to my blog once again.. I have been busy making card trust me I have three for you today and I have even found a few challenges to enter them into.. So here is card number one, Wish Big.

Charlotte my youngest has a party to go to next week and I don't have any cards made to fit a 7yr old so what a good excuse to sit and make a card, I had this Lilli Claire Make a Wish image already coloured so it was easy to make this one...

Challenges

Kaboodle Doodles Challenge Blog: #86 Pretty Doily

( I have a die cut doily I hope this counts for this challenge)

The Paper Shelter: #33 For the Girls

Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog: #88 Anything Goes

Stampin' for the Weekend: #17 What a Cutie

Totally Stampalicious: It's Got Wings

Simon Says Stamps: Anything Goes

My Sheri Crafts: #69 Sew Simple

Stamps R Us Challenge Blog: Operation Write Home Birthday Challenge

Used:

Image: Make a Wish (Tiddly Inks)

Basic Grey DSP

SU! Chocolate Chip & Kraft CS & Ribbon

Doily Die Cut

Forever always

Good morning to all out there I am going to be quick to with my post because I have to go out and I want to get two post up for the day before I have to get ready...

So here is a card I made for a friend to give away as a wedding card I think she was happy with it.. I have found a couple of challenges for it to so that is a bonus...

I have used A digi image from Tiddly Inks called You and Me I love their images and have a very big list to buy...

for something different for me I have embossed the edge of the image to give it a bit more of a shine and kick. I really like how this looks and can see me going through a bit of silver embossing power over the next few cards lol...

All the DSP is Kaiser Craft love their 6x6 pads make life so easy...

Well I hope you all have a good weekend I will be back with another card soon...

Vic

Challenges:

Stamp Something: Digi Day

Crafts and Me: Add a Charm

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Go Mad with Embossing

Scrapbook Sisters: Anything Goes

Stamps R Us Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Card #2

Here is number 2 This is for a boy I an very challenged by boy's cards these days maybe something to do with no flowers...

Challenges

The Emerald Faeries: Birthday

Craft Us Crazy: Anything Goes

Copic Creations: Blue-Greens

CropStop: Anything Goes

Used:

copic's BG78, Bg&2, BG70

E74,E71,E70

YG95,YG93,YG91

Stamp Image: Ashee The Emerald Fearie Garden

DSP; College Press

CS: SU! CS: Kraft Early Espresso Happy Birthday Stamp & Ribbon

Card #1

Here is card number one.. My friend has twins and I have made their Birthday cards for this weekend I have also been inspired by a couple of challenges so I have made them around the challenges as well. So here is #1 Girls card A napkin fold card this is my first attempt at a napkin fold card...

Challenges

The Emerald Faerie Garden: Birthday

Colour Create: Kraft Red Cream/White

Flutter by Wednesday's: Anything goes

Digital Tuesday Challenge: Cute and Girly

CropStop: Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy: Anything Goes

Used:

Stamp Image: Ashee The Emerald Fearie Garden

Stampin Up! SDP, CS: Kraft Early Espresso Happy Birthday Stamp & Ribbon

Just For You

Hi I am back it's has been awhile between post for me, life has been a bit busy and I don't get to spend the time for the fun stuff. I found some time this past Saturday to sit down and finish making this card, I was also inspired after spending the morning at the Craft Show with the girls and a chance to use some of my new items with some old...

I hope you like her I do....

Challenges

Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes

Craft Us Crazy: Anything Goes

Crop Stop: Pearls Pearls & more Pearls

Try it on Tuesday: Anything Goes

And Sentiments Challenge: Anything Goes

Flutter by Wednesday: Punches/or Dies (I hope border punch counts)

Hooked on craft challenges: Things with Wings

Used:

Digi Stamp: Wee Stamps Silver Fairy

CS: SU! Going Gray, Whisper White. Stamp: Teeny Tiny Sentiments

DSP: Kaiser Chanteuse Collection.

Coloured: Copic's and prismacolor.

Special Friend

Hi all I cant believe how fast the mths are going by. I have been very slack on my blog visits as well as getting the time to sit and make a card..

My first card made in almost 2mths, I sat down on Friday with my image already coloured and started putting this card together, I colour first and make my cards to the image, I know most pick the DSP first and colour to that, I am going to try it that way one day but for now just getting an image finished to place on a card is a challenge for me...

So Challenger's to fit my Special Friend card are:

Pile It On Challenge: Time to Relax

Digital Tuesday Challenge: Bling it up

Allsorts Challenge Blog: Free and Easy July

Fab 'n' Funky Challenge: "Purple Haze"

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: At least 2 words

Used:

Stamp: Digi Sweet Blossom & Ticket Special Friend

CS: SU! Early Espresso

DSP: My Minds Eye Stella and Rose

Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts & I am Roses..

Vicki

Charlotte's Birthday

Hi everyone, today I have my daughter Charlotte's Birthday card. Charlotte is turning 7 on Tuesday I am doing well this year I have the card made and gift's done now just have to get a card for my sister Deanna and I will be good to go..

I have coloured up one of my new stamps from The Emerald Faerie Garden I think they are to cute & can't wait to buy more. I have used Websters page for my DSP. Coloured with Copic's & Prisma Pencils. I have used Glimmer Mist on the butterflies but photo doesn't seem to show up.

Challenges:

The Emerald Faerie Garden Challenge #1: Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: Anything Goes

Your Next Stamp Challenges #42: Pop it Up!

Divas by Design First challenge: Anything Goes

Fairy Fun Friday: For the Girls

Vicki

Mothers Day Stall

Good afternoon everyone I hope all is good in your part of the world.. Today is Mother's Day stall at my kids school and this year I have made Lavender puff's to donate with a small card attached...

I have made the little puff out of calico and died it in food colouring sewed on a button and made this little card with my new new Magnolia Mini World Princess Tilda from Bizzy Bec's.

I have used SU! DSP made it to fit the bag to dress them up and for packaging. My kids tell me that they where all gone when it was their turn to shop.. I am glad I keep one for myself lol.

Challenges

Sweet Stampin Challenge: Try something New Colour (my something new is colour in a mini stamp very challenging 14 of them and stamping on calico & the puff)

Try it on Tuesday: Something Old , Something New (Old are the buttons, New is my mini Magnolia stamp)

Party Time Tuesday: Mother's Day Cards

Paper Play Challenge: Use an Object not Intended for Crafting (Lavender in the puff)

Little Red Wagon: Cards for Mom

Vicki

Mother's Day Card

Hi everyone I hope you are having a great Easter Weekend I have just said good bye to Richards parents (the In laws) & now taking the time to post my Mother's day Card I made for Richard's mother..

Challenge's

Some Odd Girls: Hot Mommas

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday: Tagalicious

C.R.A.F.T Challenge Chellenge#99: Flowers

A Spoonfull of Sugar challenge #148: Let's Celebrate!!

Stampin B'sDesign Team challenge #107: Mother's Day Card

Pile It On challenge #17: 2 or More Ribbon

Items:
Stamp: Some Odd Girls Garden Mae.
SU! CS Early Espresso, Old Olive, Buttons & Ribbon.
DSP: Kaiser Chanteuse Collection.
Other: Green Ribbon from Spotlight.


Vicki

Easter Is here:)

Hi every body I have done something different this year I have made an Easter card.. I wanted to join into all these great Easter Challenges going on here in the blog world.. It is not a bunny Easter card but there is Chocolate Eggs and that is the main thing I think...

Enjoy your Easter long weekend I hope you all get lots of chocies to enjoy & have a relaxing long weekend with your families & friends..

Challenges

The Lollipop Ladies Challenge #18: Easter Eggs.

Craft Your Days Away Challenge #18: Easter

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog Challenge #51: Easter

Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog: Choklit!!

Easy Craft Projects: Easter

The Sisterhood of the Crafters: Easter

Simply Create Challenge #41: Egg-tra.

Items:

Stamp: By LORi Desings Wagon Tales PJ Katie

SU! Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Stamp Tiny Tags, Occasional Greetings.

DSP Basic Gray.

Flowers Made by my friend Julie she gave them to me to help me out thanks Julie:)

Vicki

Happy 18th

Good morning to all I am back today with another Birthday card this one is my niece Emma who is turning 18 tomorrow. I hope you have a great Birthday Em and enjoy your weekend away..

I was inspired by Kellie Winnell for this card I love how she makes her cards and wanted to challenge myself by colouring my image with the one colour in all different shades, I enjoyed making this card so much & found it came very easy to me to put it all together..

I hope Emma's likes it as much as I do..

Sorry the photo's just don't seem to do this card justice.

Challenges I have entered

Samuel Taylors : Distressing (tear it, sand it, ink it)

Pile it on #15: Say it in Style

Totally Stampalicious!: Anything goes

Items:

CS Crumb Cake, Early Espresso SU! DSP Newsprint, Love Letter SU! Ribbon Early Espresso 1/8" SU!

Image: Twisted Sister Oleander. Digi Ticket Vintage Birthday Wishes Biz Bec's

Other: Old items from stash...

Vicki

Sweet 16

Hi all I hope you have had a good weekend I have been busy getting ready for my daughter's Birthday which is tomorrow.. Michaela will be sweet 16 how old do I feel:(

Here is her Birthday card I made for her this year I hope she likes it.. Michaela like Burlesque at the moment so I have tried to get her card as Burlesque as I can get.. I love this digi stamp she is from Pixie Dust Studio. I have made the card on a shimmer purple CS I have no idea of the brand for you Her Birthday Tag is a digi from Biz Bec's , Prima Flower and Bling Rubb-ons & coloured with my very much loved copic's.

Happy Birthday Michaela

Love Mum:)

Challenger's

Stamp,Scrap & Doodle Saturdays: Glitz

Pixie Dust Studio: Say it out Loud!!

Vicki

Sweet Blossom

Good afternoon all I hope everyone is having a good day, I am because I have had all morning to sit in a quiet house & make this card..

This is my second card made using the prismacolor pencils I am starting to get the hang of it but my camera (or maybe me not being able to used camera to it's full potential) doesn't seem to show the card for what it really looks like. I have taken a close-up of Kissy Mae to see if that helps, I don't normally enlarge my coloured images maybe because that shows all the faults in the colouring lol..

Challenges

Some Odd Girls: Pleat something

The Lollipop Ladies: #17 Macaroons

Little Claire's ideas & inspiration blog: Green & Pink

Sugar Creek Hollow: Sensational Stitching

Little Miss Muffet Challenges: Stitching

Your Next Stamp Challengs: Stitching

Used:

Stamp: Some Odd Girls Kissy Mae

SU! CS: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso Ribbon Early Espresso 1-1/4" Grosgrain for flower

DSP: Kaiser Craft Hey Birdie

Other: Ribbon Maya Road Satin Pleat Edging- Mauve. Tag A freebie from Bez Bec's

Vicki

Birthday Card

The parties have started for Charlotte again, another year of making cards & buying gift's. I have made a smaller card then normal not sure why just did & with a smaller card comes less add-on.

I have coloured Some Odd Girls Fairy Fly Away Mae in with Prisma pencils this is my very first completed image using pencils, I am normally a copic girl but wanted to try something new. I wasn't going to put this card on my blog or enter it in any challenges being my first but then thought we all have to start somewhere and it is fun to look back and see how we evolve over time so here is my, first I hope to improve with practice if you have any tips for me I would love to hear them..

Cheers Vicki

Some Odd Girls Challenge this week is Think Spring

Used:

Stamp/image Fairy Fly Away Mae Some Odd Girls

CS: SU! Chocolate Chip DSP: Sweet Stitches Ribbon: Melon Mambo Pompom

Flower Home Made..

Challenge Card

Good afternoon I have another card to share with you today this is a card I made for my friend Julie it was her Birthday yesterday so Happy Birthday Julie:)

This weeks challenge over at Some Odd Girls is Handmade Elements. here is my card with everything handmade..

Used:

Stamp Some Odd Girls digi stamps

CS: Basic Gray Stamp set A Word for You

DSP: Kaiser Devonshire collection

Punch Martha Stewart

Vicki

Another challenge card

Hi quick post this morning before I take kids to school, I just want to get this card on before time runs out for the challenge I seem to make cards & always run out of time..

I love these Some Odd Girls Digi Stamps so much I have made another card to enter into the Hearts, Hearts, Hearts Challenge..

I hope to find some time later today to find other challenges out there for this card..

I hope you are have a good day..

Also entered into 4 Crafty Chicks: fairy/ angel/ butterfly

Flutterby Wednesday: open challenge..

Used:

Stamp:Some ODD Girls Digi Fairy Fly Away Mae

SU! Basic Gray CS

DSD: 7Gypsies, Kaiser Craft

Copic's Markers..

Vicki

Odd Girls Challenge

Hi it has been awhile so I thought I would try to get back into it by entering a challenge..

So here is my entry into Odd Girls Only Challenge.. This is my first attempt with the Odd Girl's...

I love these digi stamps I found them on a friends blog Kylie thanks for sharing Kylie click on the link to see Kylie's...

This weeks challenge is Hearts Hearts Hearts...

I have found another challenge to enter this card in it is the:

The Lollipop Ladies Challenge : Hearts

Used:

Stamp: Odd Girls Sweet Kaylee

CS: SU! Basic Black, Very Vanilla, And DSP

Vicki

I need Help

Hi all blogger's out there that might be able to help me out..

I have been purchasing Digi Stamps and I print them but when I go to colour (with copic's) the ink runs..

Is there a special kind of ink I should have in my printer or do I need a laser printer??

I also like to water colour is this possible with digi's and if so how and what ink do I need for that in my printer???

I have a cheap a Hp printer not the dearest one..

Please help me so I can play with my Digi's:(

That's for your time..

Cheers Vicki

Jensen

A new family member this is Jensen.. He is our new puppy Jensen is a Bichon Frise & is very lucky he is soooo cute because he is very naughty.. He is the complete opposite to any dog I have ever owned but the kids love him & he is my little follower very funny to watch..this is him with his new hair cut..

Photo's

As you may or may not know my sister has just spent the last year travelling around Australia with her husband and kids. I got to spend some time with Michelle when they came through at Christmas time on their way to Melbourne to collect furniture they had in storage as they have decided to settle in Brisbane near my other sister Deanna..

Any way long story short I got to sit down with Michelle to look at some of the amazing photo's she has taken of this great country of ours & I wanted to share my favorites one's with you. I would love to get some comments on them as I am trying to work out which one I should get printed onto a canvas for myself..

If you happen to like any email me as I know Michelle is thinking about selling them or if you would like to see more of her great shoots click Here to go to her blog that she has kept for the whole trip..

Cheers Vic

There are more but these are my top pick..