Did I mention I Love My Garden?

No, not my real garden.......in fact, I am a horrible Gardner.........I kind of like winter in the sense that I don't have to look at the flower gardens in the neighbourhood and think about how mine just don't measure up..............I would rather colour and harvest paper flowers!!!!














Both of these images are from the Hanna , I love my Garden set. I think that of all the images, this Hanna is one of the prettiest.........well, my favourite........until next month!!!!!

All of the images that you see here are from Hanna Stamps. Going to keep it short and sweet today because I am trying to get some stamping done before CHA............... If you have any questions about the "construction" of these cards, drop me a line!!!!

Have a great weekend!!!!!

*****Vicki******

Ahoy!!!!

YAY!!!!! It's Friday...........Although I have a lot to do this weekend because I am off to California and Cha next weekend, I am excited that the weekend is here. So I'll get down to the nitty gritty on the card right away this morning.

Stamps: Ahoy Hanna
Paper: Brilliant Blue, October Afternoon DP, Neenah White
Accessories: Label punch, white ribbon, copics, Dimensionals. Glitter Brads!!!

Hope you all get through your day quickly and happily and onto the weekend without a glitch!!!!

*****Vicki*****

Pink Cat Studio Lily and Billy Sweethearts and Kiki Cat Release day!

Today's the day that Melissa is releasing the sweet new images over at Pink Cat Studio
These are images of the full sets. I have to say that this release was very exciting for me, as it was my first with Pink Cat and I was totally amazed with the sweet ideas presented by my fellow DT Chickas...........Pink Cat's Stamp sets are totally packed with images and I love the fact that they include so many different sentiments~! Hope you enjoy your new Stamps as much as I have enjoyed mine!!!!!


Cyndi is hosting a challenge over at Paper Craft Planet in the Pink Cat Studio Group.........check it out here and play along! I would LOVE to see what you come up with, so if you play, please leave me a note so I can check it out!!!!



*****Vicki*****

New Riley in the house!!!!!

Isn't he just the cutest???? All star rootin' tootin' Riley Moose, Hockey Player extraordinaire!!!!

There isn't anything that Riley can't seem to do!!!!! 

I've always wished for a guy that was athletic, could bake, ski, build snowmen, golf, camp and even iron.............hmmmmmmm but he is a tad short and furry for me!!!! Oh well, better leave him to Sophie!!!!

I created the first card using the Sketch from the Mojo Monday Website. I just discovered this challenge a couple of weeks ago and I LOVE sketch challenges and interesting layouts, so if you are looking for something to stir your creative juices.............head on over and play the challenge!

For this Riley, I used a chocolate, brocade blue and mustard colour combination along with a Burgandy DP from Rusty Pickle.  I coloured the image with Copics and drew in the Boards.  I finished the card of by using lots of punches, circles, stars and my favourite word window punch!

I created an opponent for Riley by using the Hanna Reverse image stamp.  In addition, I used the trees from 'Tis the Season to make an outdoor winter scene.  A little Liquid Applique allowed me to make a little snowbank and of course my gel pen makes sweet little snowflakes!!!! The huge honkin' EH! stamp is from the M's Dollar BIn!!! I totally LOVE this stamp, because if you know me, you'll know that EH, is a main staple in my vocabulary...............hehe

Last, but not least......... I got a little Sew Happy with this card. My good friend and Sewing GURU Jeanne Streiff has got me inspired to sew. Now I just want to stitch stitch stitch..........zigging and zagging all over the place! Kraft, Not Quite Navy and Baja Breeze were the main colour combinations in this little greeting!!! SU! Rubons, Ribbon and Word Window Punch complete the look

Hope you enjoyed my Riley creations! I sure enjoyed making them!

Have a wonderful day,

*****Vicki*****

Day Three.........the cat is outta the bag! The Pink Cat, that is!

I am SO hoping that you have enjoyed the sneak peeks for the new Pink Cat Studio release. I have been waiting in anticipation each day to visit the Designers Blogs to see the beautiful cards and projects that they have created and I have to say WOW! What a talented group of women. I think that with day three embarking on us, the cat is surely out of the bag. Have you seen sweet Kiki in all of her costumes and themes?

Balloon Kitty was a very unusual colour theme for me. It's interesting because when I was stamping with my best girls a couple of weeks ago, they were asking me where the ideas come from, or what process do I go through to "build" cards. It just happened to be that on that particular day, I was colouring a whole bunch of images. In that case, I match my cardstock and designer paper to the image that I have coloured. In the case of Balloon Kiki, I started out with the Designer Paper from the DCWV Pet Stack and then coloured my image to match and used Celery and Cameo Coral Cardstock to compliment the colours in the DP. This is certainly not one of my favourite colour combinations, but definitely and "out of the box" card for me. I used some of that "fuzzy" ribbon that I ordered from the SU winter mini catalogue. I must say that when I first received the ribbon, I wasn't very fussy for it, but after using it on a few projects, I can't get enough of it! It's hard to see in the Picture, but I added a little Crystal effects and glitter to the green balloon to give it some pizzaz!

I have to tell you that I think that this little card has to be my favourite of all the cards I created for the sneak peeks. To me, it has a bit of a vintagy feel, with all the sponging and sweet Lily and Billy put me in mind of the "Campbell's Soup" looking Cherubic characters that you used to see in Vintage type cards.

It's funny because my dear Grandma (missing you G.G.! as you watch over us) was a bit of a packrat and I beleive that the last valentine that she send to my son, who was 10 at the time, was a gorgeous vintage valentine that she had held onto over the years. She SO loved her cards, both giving and receiving them. For Christmas, for the four years that I was stamping before she passed, I would make her a big stack of cards to send out to friends and family. In terms of keeping cards, she had every card that anyone had sent her over the years.

In her last months, she went through all her cards and saved her favourites in a box (and it was a BIG BOX) that she insisted that had to go with her when she passed. As I said my final goodbye to her, the last thing I did was place a special card in her hand, because she loved her cards so much and I loved her more. Gosh, it's funny what can come to mind when a picture triggers a memory...........this paragraph was unexpected, so thanks for listening and sharing my memory.

For this Card, I started with a base of red, based on the images that I had coloured, and then added this sweet musical note paper from October Afternoon. I sponged in quite a bit of creamy caramel ink around the image and the DP to give it that vintagey look. Colouring with copics allowed me to get the rich reds that I was looking for. I used the scallop square punch and mounted it on a diagonal underneath the main image to simulate the look of a heart. I mounted the sentiment onto a brown button........made me think of one of those chocolate wafers.....mmmm. Some wide and yummy Chocolate Satin Ribbon completes the look that I wanted.

I am so excited to be a part of the Pink Cat team! Just wait and see what Melissa has in store for you next release....................soooooooooooo exciting!!!!!!

Thanks for visiting my blog. I'll be back tomorrow with a new Riley image!

*****Vicki*****

Sweet Treats! Pink Cat sneak peek day two!

Here's a couple of new projects with the latest sweet images from PINK CAT STUDIO. I made this project using two images from the Lily and Billy Sweetheart stamp set. I just love this little cupid! He is so Cherubic, shooting hearts and a day dreaming Lily. Do you suppose she, like me is dreaming of winning the lottery?, or do you think she is just waiting for Billy to come along and take her for a bike ride?








I dressed up a pre made purse from K&Co. with the images, Pomegranate and pink gingham ribbon from SU! Prima Flowers and some curtain chain. The sentiment "Be mine" is also an accessory in this new set, along with the little hearts.





And then we have cute Kiki, the baking kitty! Looking at that yummy cupcake is making me crave something sweet! Isn't the Imaginisce Designer Paper perfect for this image? I used Pink Pirouette, Bashful Blue and Pomegranate paper as my base cards stock here. Nestabilities and Stampin' UP! Punches add to the interest of the card. To make Kiki a Calico, I coloured and shaded with Copic Markers, sketching in some fine black lines after the image was complete.

Pomegranate stiched ribbon, White Gel Pen, Prima Flowers and Spica Glittered Hearts finish the image off, along with some Baja Breeze Sponging.

Don't forget to check out the blogs of the other Pink Cat Designers. You can find them on my sidebar!!!!

Happy Stamping and I'll see you tomorrow with some more great Pink Cat Projects!

*****Vicki*****

Today's the Day!!!!! Brand New PINK CAT sneak peeks!

Can you tell that I am just a LITTLE excited????? I have been busting at the seams waiting to show you my creations with these adorable new stamps from PINK CAT STUDIO
For the next three days, you can check out the great sneak peeks that the extremely talented design team have for you, by following the links on the Pink Cat Sidebar.

The first card is made with the cutest image from Kiki Plate 1. At least this travellin' kitty is not all alone.........he has a furry little fellow to keep him company. This adorable set has a bunch of sweet kitties with purrrrfect sentiments to match!





Now, how about these two??? I KNOW........I near fainted when I saw this image.........Oh my, doesn't Lily look perfectly content being chauffeured by her best buddy Billy? I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this image. I used the sketch from the MOJO MONDAY website as I thought it would showcase this image quite nicely





Both Kiki and Lily and Billy Sweethearts are really fun to colour and are full of great sentiments.
I can't tell you how thrilled I am to be on this design team and to have the opportunity to bring these sweet characters to life!

Now don't forget to see what the other Pink Cat Ladies have in store for you!

KiKi Card Recipe: Stamps Kiki plate one
Paper: Pink Passion, Turquoise, DCWV Pet Stack
Accesories: Copics, Circle Punches, SU! striped Grosgrain, White Gel Pen
Machine stitching


Bicycle Built for Two: Stamps: Lily and Billy Sweethearts
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, Neenah White, October afternoon DP
Accessories: Copics, Sponges, Making Memories Buttons, Gingham Ribbon
SU! oval punch, White Gel Pen, Machine Stitching
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Creamy Caramel

Stay tuned for More Sneak Peeks tomorrow !!!!!


*****Vicki*****