One more for the road!!!!

I am SO excited, that I surely won't sleep tonight................Oh well, at least I should be able to catch a little cat nap on the plane....So I thought I would leave you with one more post before I go. I won't have access to a computer for the next week, but I assure you, I have some COOL stuff to share after CHA~!

Lilly and Billy make a sweet little couple don't they? I used real red cardstock and cuttlebugged the card base to give it a wee bit more texture. I layered on some DP that I edged with the SU notebook punch. Then I was looking for an embellie and found this cute little Karen Foster Chalkboard that I had kicking around for ages!!






I stamped the sentiment onto the chalkboard with white craft ink. A little wide grosgrain and a Prima completes the look!!!!

Hope you all have a fabulous week and we'll see you upon my return to the Great White North!!!!

Until then...............be safe and Happy!!!!!

*****Vicki*****

Aloha Kiki

In just TWO more sleeps, I am headed off to California............. I am so excited! I think I might have mentioned that a few times in the last week or so..............Looking forward to the WARM weather......... even if it's cooler than usual, it will sure beat the -20 average temperature that we have been having too much of lately.

Kiki is very excited as well. She has donned her grass skirt and she's off to do the Hula and some surfing in Hawaii......lucky Kiki.

This card was So easy to put together because I used the Crate Paper Static line.......Designer Paper, Brads and adhesive backed chipboard embellishments. I used Kiwi Kiss and Not Quite Navy as my Base Cardstock.

Kiki is one of the newest releases from Pink Cat Studio........you can find the link to the Pink Cat website on my sidebar.

I was inspired by the Splitcoast Sketch Challenge today. Boy oh Boy, Roxie is sure talented when it comes to providing awesome sketches each week. Today was sketch 212 if you can believe it.

I'll see you later!!!! Going to try to squeeze in one more post before I go away

Enjoy your day!

*****Vicki*****

Sweet Treat for a Sweetheart!

Just a quick post with a "Sweet" Project for you.........Nope, I am not tooting my own horn, I say Sweet, because it is a Ginormous Lollipop!!!!!! I am not sure if someone will get this for Valentine's Day, or if I will just eat it myself...........hmmmmmm I could use some extra energy to get my last bit of CHA stamping done! lol

This was a fairly quick project. I Stamped the Lilly and Billy Sweetheart stamps, masking out one of the hearts so that they would overlap. I coloured with Copics and stamped the little sentiment in red. The nice thing about this stamp set, is that there are a lot of little sayings that go with it. I used Real Red, Pixie Pink and Pink Passion Cardstock, cuttlebugging the middle layer for some depth. I used my Cropadile to emboss the dotted pattern around the flower and on the punched heart. Prima Flowers, Wide Riding Hood Red Grosgrain and White Gel Pen finish the project off nicely, if I don't say so myself..........yep, tooting my own horn now!!!!!

So, I have been stamping my fingers to the BONE and am bleary eyed at this point. I hope to dig up a project to share with you before I leave. The GOOD news is, I will have a lot to show you once the yet to be release images I have been working on are released in early February and possibly March!!!! For ONCE in my life, I will be somewhat ahead of myself.

Have a wonderful day and I'll see you soon..............well if the fog clears out of my eyes!!!!!

*****Vicki*****

Featured Stamper Sunday!

Another Lazy Sunday and REALLY it shouldn't be! I have SO much to do before I go to CHA, but I couldn't resist playing the Featured Stamper Challenge over at Splitcoast. Today's stamper is Lori Craig, aka Stamp_Momma I have had the opportunity to meet Lori and she is a lovely lady and her Gallery is just gorgeous. Hop on over and have a peek if you have some time and want to whet your appetite for creativity.





I was inspired by many of the cards in Lori's Gallery, but particularly attracted to this one
As you know, I have been fiddling with my sewing machine lately and I am LOVING it. So this was just another opportunity for me to practice my stitches!!!!!

I used BG Blush DP as my foundation for the Card, along with Prism and SU cardstock. Martha Stewart Border punches added a little interest. I also used Creamy Caramel and Chocolate Chip ink to distress everything! I wanted a dirty, vintagy look, so I pulled out my air arttool from SU and splashed some black over the image after colouring and sponging it. Zipping on a little Dazzling Diamonds Glitter brought some Pizzaz back!!!




Here's a little close up of the image. I used the butterfly stamp that is an accessory in the Pat the Dog Stamp Set from Our Craft Lounge. He is such a cute little guy!!!! Hope you all enjoy your Sunday!!!! I am off to Cheer Jon on in a Bowling Tournament and then home to do some dreaded Laundry!!!!!!

See you soon!

*****Vicki*****

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*****