Get well soon :)

Good morning lovelies I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. I can't believe its over with until next year.

I have made this card for the paper smooches challenge and I used the stamp set sentiment sampler and hot concoctions. I think the cup is super sweet.  

I started off with a white card base and I added some cosmo cricket paper which I hand stitched the outer edges. I added a doily die cut and a ripped paper bag to put behind the stamped image. After stamping the cup and greeting I added a heart, paper clip and washi tape. I finished off the card with some ribbon and threaded buttons.

Thank you for taking the time to visit me I hope you all have a very happy new year!

Vic

I love you & merry christmas!

 Hello my loves I'm so sorry I haven't visited you all the last few days I've been ill but once I'm better I will be making my way to all your blogs, I just wanted to pop by and wish you all a very merry christmas!!! I hope you all have a lovely day and enjoy the celebrations :)

I was so behind with my christmas cards I ended up being very early and making a valentine card.... Yep that's how my head works ha ha.

If you are ill I hope you get better soon and manage to feel better for christmas and I will also be thinking of people that are alone at christmas, it's so sad.

I just want to also thank you all for leaving such lovely comments and following me it really makes me happy and motivated so thank you & have a very merry christmas and I will visit you all soon :)

Merry christmas!!!!!!!!

Vic xx

A Cardboard gingerbread girl

Hello loves, I hope your all having a nice day. It has been so cold again boooo! How is everyone getting on with their Christmas shopping? I cant believe how fast Christmas has come.

I made this card last night, and I used a piece of cardboard to make a gingerbread girl just for something a bit different. I hand stitched around the paper too, added a die cut doily and then added some threaded buttons onto the gingerbread. I also used a snowflake die and finished off the card with a stamped greeting.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
krafty girlz challenge-anything goes
albc christmas craft challenge
crafty hazelnuts christmas challenge extra

Thank you so much for visiting me, I hope you all have a nice evening and are not too cold tonight. 

Back soon :)

Vic

A Cookie gingerbread

Hello lovelies, I hope you are having a lovely weekend. I thought I would share some more cards I made last night with you all.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
card makin mammas challenge
 crafty hazelnuts christmas challenge
albc christmas challenge
krafty girlz challenge anything goes
cards galore challenge

I started with some kraft card and cut down a piece of red card, which I then hand stitched the outer edge. I die cut a doily shape and stuck both pieces down onto my card. I then colored the gingerbread image using my flex markers and added some buttons and ribbons to the card. I then added my greetings stamp and finished off the card with a wooden heart and a threaded button. 

Thank you so much for visiting me I hope you all have a lovely evening :)

Vic

Reindeer christmas card

Hey loves, I hope your week went okay and your weekend is lovely. I can't seem to sleep so I thought I would share a card I made tonight, actually I must of had a mental crafting head on as I made lots of cards tonight :) sometimes it takes forever just to make one card so I was pretty pleased with the result. Except most of the cards weren't christmas cards even though I know I should be pulling my finger out and making more... Hey there's another excuse to craft tomorrow night! 

I used a red card base for this card then layered on some papers and stitched around the dark green paper. The reindeer head was cut using my cricut machine, and I hand cut a heart and added some stitching to that. The little robin was a stamp from papermania which I just coloured in . 

I hope you all have a lovely Saturday and I really appreciate you stopping by,

Vic 

A chubby snowman card

Good evening crafty people, how is your Monday going?  Its been so cold the last few days but apparently its going to get much colder next week.... I'm hoping it will snow woohoo!

I made this card last night for a couple of challenges:

silhouette challenge blog~use a christmas shape: echo park snowman & snowflake
pixies crafty workshop~snippets used: blue paper, green card & cream card
crafty hazelnuts christmas challenge

I loved the echo park snowman and thought he would be really sweet to use on my card, I also die cut a snowflake and placed some ribbon and a button over the top. I used papermania Christmas stamps and hand stitched around the card. The Christmas tree was made with leftover embossed card which I added some buttons too.

 

Well that's another Christmas card done, I thought I was doing really well but when I went to see how many cards I made there was far less than I first thought...what's that about? I must of dreamt that I made much more or I have finally gone round the bend ha ha :)

 

Thank you so much for stopping by I hope you have a great week!!

 

Vic

Happy owls christmas card

Hello lovelies I hope your week is going well, we have a big storm brewing in the UK right now... I hope you all keep safe wherever you may be. 

Here's another christmas card I made today I used my unity owl stamps for this one. They are so sweet and really you can use them for nearly every occasion, which comes in super handy! I used my flex markers to colour them and as usual hand stitched around the card and finished the card off with a threaded button.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/chnc-challenge-extra-for-december.html?m=1

Thank you so much for stopping by today :)

Vic

Santa baby

Hello crafty loves I hope your all good! How are you all getting on with your Christmas shopping? Not too long to go now :) I can't believe how quick this year has gone, its crazy!

I bought some papermania stamps recently and I just loved this huge Santa! He's just adorable and as he's so big he could be used for a tag too.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

simon says stamp challenge-anything goes
albc challenge-christmas cheer
 

I used my cameo to cut the ripped notecard and stamped my Christmas greeting onto it, and as usual I hand stitched the paper too as I'm haunted now by my sewing machine.... I just can't get the bleeding thing to do what it's supposed to but one day I will try again... Ha ha!! I found some cosmo cricket ribbons and thought they would go with the card and I then I stamped and coloured in Santa. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today I hope your all enjoying the build up to Christmas!

Vic

Gingerbread man

Hello crafty friends I hope your week

is starting off well. I can't believe we're heading towards the end of November already! 

I made another christmas card to add to my small collection he he....hey I'm getting there right?  I love cardmaking so much but I know all my friends and family will be expecting a handmade christmas card I have so many more to make... How are you all getting on with your christmas cards? 

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/chnc-challenge-extra-for-november.htmlf

the shabby tea room week 194-christmas is coming

Okay I said I was getting a bit obsessed with the polkadot embossing folder and here is more proof he he. I hand stitched around the edges of the card front and added some twine and buttons. I did try getting out my mini sewing machine again but I'm afraid to say we have not yet bonded so much so she tore my card apart.....god I'm rubbish with a sewing machine and I bent the needle again but at least it didn't snap like last time! I think that's one item I won't be getting out for a long time :) 

Anyway I hope your week goes well and thank you so much for stopping by. 

Vic 

Little christmas tree

Hello crafty loves I hope you are all keeping well & thank you all so much for your lovely get well comments. Can you believe we're nearly in December already!  Are you all ready for christmas yet? :)

I have made a few more christmas cards so I will post them up later, I'm getting there but have so many more to make. 

Well this christmas card I would like to enter this into:

http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/chnc-challenge-extra-for-november.html

I used a papermania christmas tree stamp and coloured it in, and added a wooden heart and button along with a large bow and button. I also used my sizzix embossing folder I just love the polkadots! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today I hope you all have a lovely day it's really cold in the UK right now, we actually had some snow the other day! I hope you all have a great weekend.

See you soon

Vic

A glitter gingerbread house (where I would like to live )

Good morning crafty friends, I am so sorry I have not been on here lately and visiting you all I have had a nasty bug. I hope your all keeping well. I will have to catch up with you all very soon.

So now I am better I made a Christmas card gosh I am really behind with my Christmas cards... I keep reading blogs where people have made so many Christmas cards I better pull my finger out he he!

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:
albc challenge-sparkle
crafty hazelnuts christmas challenge

 

I used my sizzix embossing folder for this one which I am getting obsessed with so apologies now if you keep seeing it on cards :) I had to put some stitching on too and a big button to finish off the card.

I used my free papers and chipboard shapes from papercraft inspirations magazine on this card as I thought this gingerbread house was just so sweet I want to live there!! 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog I am looking forward to visiting you all and catching up.

 

Have a lovely day

 

Vic 

 

Penny black November challenge~sparkle

Hello crafty loves, I hope your all good. I have made a card for the November penny black challenge which is sparkle. I was going to make a christmas card but decided on a birthday, but it gives me an excuse to make more christmas cards :)

If you would like to give the challenge a go head over here and I would also like to enter this for pixies crafty workshop challenge which you can enter here.

So here is my card:

This card turned out to be a lot more colourful than normal but I think birthdays should be bright and colourful :)

Thank you so much for stopping by and I would just like to say hello and thank you to my new followers. I hope you have a nice week!

See you soon

Vic

Christmas Santa

Hello!! Wow how cold is it today! Is it just me or does the cold weather make you want to do nothing oh I miss summer!! Anyway the good thing is that once I start realising winter is here it makes me want to make christmas cards :) so here is another christmas card, I have so many more to make.....

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:
docrafts challenge 

simon says stamp
 

I used a paper from the silhouette store as the main background, and the gorgeous spotty paper is by papermania. 

 The tags are also from the silhouette store. I also used some papermania buttons and twine along with some spotty washi tape to finish the card off. Of course I had to put some stitching on the card as it felt bare without it :)

Thank you for stopping by my blog today I hope you have a great weekend :)

Hugs

Vicsimon says stamp

Boo

Hello crafty friends, I hope your week is going good! Halloween is my favourite time of year and I just love all the cute & spooky embellishments. I would love to go and visit America at this time of year as they seem to go nuts with Halloween :) I wish we did the same in the UK.

I made this card using designs by dani as  I just adore the sweet papers and monsters.

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenge:
simon says stamp challenge Halloween

 

I have hand stitched the journal card onto the card front and also added some buttons.

 

I hope you all have a wonderful Halloween I am off to a party with my daughter this afternoon who is very excited to be dressing up as a witch.

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog today, have a great weekend!!

 

Vic 

Fall card

Hello crafty friends, I hope your all having a good week. Where is this month going? I was dreading autumn to be honest after the lovely weather and sunny days but it only took a few days for me to fall in love with it again, I just love all the pretty browns & oranges. I can't believe how cold it's turned all of a sudden and the nights are getting darker.... More cosy nights in :)

And then of course there will be Halloween soon yay!!

So I was excited to see the shabby tea room host an autumn card and this is my entry. 

shabby tea room challenge week #188

I used a polkadot paper as my background and hand stitched around the edges. The pumpkin and fall stamp are by unity stamps and I thought they would match  perfectly for the challenge.

The leaf was die cut along with the branch using the cameo, and the other two leaves I used my Marianne die.

I finished off the card with two buttons and some twine. 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, I hope you all enjoy the rest of your week.

See you soon

Vic

Two mice & a snail

Hello crafty friends can you believe we are nearly in October already? Where did September go?

I'm away this week but i thought I would share a card I made recently using penny black stamps, I have seriously fallen in love with the stamps and they are so cute to colour too!

I used my aqua markers to colour these in, and added a bit of washi tape and a button.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I will be back soon :)

Have a lovely week

Vic

A very cute plaster

Hello crafty friends how's your weekend going? My daughter is loving her jigsaw puzzles at the moment so that's keeping us busy! Along with crafting of course!

I made this card using a cute image from the silhouette store and just thought it was adorable. Anything with a smily face always makes me smile :) so I just had to use it on a get well card. I think it would also cheer up the person who gets this card too.

I would like to enter this card for the following challenges:
totally gorjuss challenge 202-dotty

marianne design divas-anything goes

 

The products I used to make the card were:

 

Plain white cardstock 

Large grid paper 

Small grid paper by cosmo cricket found here

Pink card

Brown cardstock

Plaster image cut with my cameo using this image-miss kate cuttables

Handmade flowers & leaf using Marianne rolled flower die English rose

Sewing thread 

Brown marker pen

Marther Stewart border edge punch

Polkadot ribbon by hobbycraft 

Nellie snellen doily

Paper smooches stamp found here

Versafine ink pad

Light brown ink by hobbycraft 

 

I would just like to say thank you so much for stopping by my blog today, if you have any questions please ask me in the comment box or email me :)

 

Vic

 

 

 

A cute cat birthday card

Hello lovelies I hope your having a nice week.  It has been so cold and wet this week boooo!! Lets hope the rain stops and the sun will come out soon :)

I bought some penny black stamps recently so I have been playing around with them this week. I love all the cute images and would love to have them all he he!

Anyway I have made this card for a couple of challenges:
simon says stamp blog-embossing
totally gorjuss blog-anything goes
hazels papercraft.blog
do crafts blog-birthday

 

I love this cute cat its so sweet and I think it will brighten up any card. I coloured him in with inktense pencils and used a paper smooches stamp.

The heart was embossed using provocrafts polka dot embossing folder.

 

Thank you so much for visiting my blog if you have any questions please feel free to comment below or email me.

 

Have a great week!

 

Vic 

Warm thoughts butterfly card

Hello lovely friends, I hope your all enjoying your weekend. I cant believe we are in September already!

I have made this card for a couple of challenges:
totally gorjuss challenge 199 texture
simon says stamp anything goes
.silhouette america-any downloaded shape
marianne design divas summer sun
the shabby tea room week 182

 

Okay so there is a bunch of bits I have used on this card.

The shapes from silhouette are:

3d rolled spiral flower by Lori Whitlock

3d rolled spiral flower by Lori Whitlock
rolled rose by Silhouette
echo park butterfly by Echo Park

flower papers by Digital Pink Ink

 

Extra products:

Paper smooches stamp

Marianne rolled flower die English rose and leaf die

versamark ink

Black thread

white thread

Nellie snellen doily

handmade rag flower with a button

prima flowers

Textured mesh (under the doily)

 

This card took a long time to make as I got extremely carried away with my hand stitching and flowers he he.

 

I wanted to make a card that would suit different occasions get well/sympathy, as I never seem to have a card on hand when needed. Well I probably do but most of my cards seems to hide when I need them, or maybe I just need to get more organised :)  

 

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, I really appreciate it. I hope you have a fantastic week.

 

Vic

Penguin christmas

Hello peeps I hope you all had a lovely bank holiday weekend. It's been really sunny here which has been so nice as we had rain most of the weekend.

Anyway onto the card:

This is the first christmas card I have made this year, I used my cameo to cut out the penguin by hero arts, as he was so big I used just a greeting and a few buttons to finish him off. I hand sewn the outer edge with memory keepers thread and used the polka dot ribbon to finish off the card. 

I hope you like it.

I would like to enter this card for the totally gorjuss challenge week 198 bows.

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog today, I hope you all have a lovely week!

 

Vic