Meet Mungo

Meet Mungo, he's one of the fab new digi stamps available at the Digi Stamp Boutique.

 

I made this card following the sketch at Our Creative Corner. I've had this paper for ages and never used it so finally it's seen the light of day!

 

I'm more of a cat person but I do like this little fella and I love his name too!

This afternoon I have a lady from SANDs coming to visit and to collect all the cards you guys sent in for the, to sell on and raise funds to set up new groups. I added around 300 cards myself so I hope she has plenty of space in her car. There are eight boxes full! I'll let you know any feedback I get back from the chairty.

Have a fab day.

Hugs

Victoria

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Toddler Love

This week at Die Cut Dreams our theme is 'Have a heart'. We were given some fab digi images to work with and I made this card and treat set for my two year old son Zac to give to his best friend Aimee for Valentine's day! Please check out the other design team creations, they're fab.

 

Here's a photo of just the card:

 

I'm joining in with these challenges:

• The Pink Elephant - Mushy, gushy valentine
• Stamp with fun - Hearts
• Papertake - Love actually
• A Spoon Full of Sugar - Sketch
• Passion for ProMarkers - All creatures great and small
• La-La Land - Hearts
• Simon Says - Photo inspiration
• Paperplay - Love notes (Hi ladies!!)
• The Treehouse - Red, pink and white
• Pile it on - To the one you love

I got the ribbon free last year with a magazine and this is the first chance I've had to use it! I've had to hide this project too, I'm really in the mood for chocolate and I'd be too tempted to open it up and eat the contents. Maybe I should go and eat some fruit to fill myself up!

Hugs
Victoria
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One for the guys

This week at Cupcake Craft Challenge our theme is 'Red and white all over'. Some of the design team have used digi images from this weeks sponsor. Here's mine!

 

The rest of the Design Team have come up with some fab creations - take a look.  We also say Bye bye to Tammy this week so as it's Tammy's theme, we're hoping for lots of entries to send her off in style. Catherine has been our GDT for the last couple of weeks and we're lucky to have her join us full time now - yey!

I'm joining a few challenges for a change!

• Our Creative Corner - Masculine valentine
• Rosie-D's - Just for men

I'll be back later with my DT project for Die Cut Dreams.
Hugs
Victoria
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Airy Fairy

Oooh Blogger seems to be in a bit of a mood at the moment, it's taken me ages to load these photos on!
Still, they're on and that's all that matters. I've been in the mood for colouring in today and here's one of my creations:

 

I'm joining in with these challenges:

• Truly Scrumptious - Sketch, buttons and bow
• Crafty Angels - Buttons
• My Time To Craft - Fairy folk
• Quixotic - I believe in fairies
• Flutterby Wednesday - Fairy
• Allsorts - Get distressed with buttons and a bow
• Kraftin' Kimmie - Rip it up

I think this image is so cute and chose my colours based on the patterned papers which I thought looked quite distressed already. Even so, I shredded and tore around the edges of most of the card and paper to give it a distressed look without getting myself messy with inks. I lurve using buttons and ribbon.

I stamped the sentiment which I didn't know I had! It was in with my stamps but I swear I've never seen it before! My Dad rang today to re-arrange out cancelled visit earlier this week because of me and the boys having germs. Zac's better now so just the smallest one and me to get sorted.

Enjoy what's left of Sunday.
Hugs
Victoria
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Feather blending technique

Ooh it feels good to be back crafting and blogging even if I still feel all snuffly and can't stop coughing! I've made this card today and I'm really pleased with it.

 

I'm joining in with these challenges:

• Club Anya - Sketch
• Fab n Funky - Emboss it
• Colour Create -  Soft pink, soft blue, white and silver
• Copic Creations - Feather blending technique

Here's the whole card:

 

I'd never heard of feather blending before and now I know what it is, it's blending two colours together to meet in the middle. I've tried it out on her skirt. There are links to some tutorials on the Copic Creations blog. 

Here you can see it a little better:

 

I did try it out on scrap card before I started on the image as I don't have an oval die this size, the oval and scalloped oval were both gifts off the lovely Susie Sugar.  I shaded her in after positioning her on the oval using my stampa-ma-jig so I didn't go iver the edge or something daft! Then added oodles of glitter and some sparkle gems for flower centres. 

I embossed the scalloped oval and the soft blue plain card to give it some texture. Finally added some silver glittery ribbon and some gorgeous filigree brads by Stampin' Up!:

 

I'll definately be using the technique again as I really love the effect it creates. I probably need to practice more anyway! 

If you loved the Valentines treat box I made yesterday, I've created a photo tutorial and you can see it here.

Thanks

Victoria

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Hugs and Kisses

I got these new stamps a few days ago and haven't had chance to play with them until today. So I'm joining in the ATS challenge where the theme is 'Valentine's Packaging'.

 

I made this treat box out of Kraft and acetate, making my own template - I know!! It worked first time too! I shaded Emma and added white spots to her outfit and a punched red heart to match the choccies inside the box.

Just punched a few more hearts and stuck them to the box before adding a strip of spotty paper and a layered up sentiment from the same set of stamps. Here's a close up:

I think I may have to write the measurements down and draw the template out before I forget for this one as I imagine I'm going to want to make more. I love this time of year - lots of reasons to make lots of pink things!

Edited to say I've done the tutorial and you can see it here.

Thanks

Victoria

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Owl always love you

This week over at Creative Card Crew, our challenge is 'Valentine'. The Design Team have come up with some fabulous ideas to inspire you so please pop ove and take a look.

I made this cute pocket card, based on a design by Bekka (I think!). We made this style of pocket card at a demo day a few weeks ago.:

Most products are Stampin' Up except the owl which is a cute new digi image by Sally-Ann at the Digi Stamp Boutique and the mats which were cut using nestabilities.

The whole thing is held together by the ribbon looped through a buckle out of the Hodge Podge kit. And here's the inside:

 

I love the mini clip on this. I'm joining in with these challenges:

• Double Dutch - Be my valentine
• Stampavie - Love card
• Cuttlebug - Create a red pocket card - better late than never but too late for the challenge!
• Alphabet Challenge - N for new - new image
• Dare you to digi stamp - Hearts / valentine
• The Corrosive Challenge - All you need is love

I wanted to use these colours again after the lovely feedback on the last card I made using them. Really chuffed with that card as I won at The Little Paper Shop Challenge.

We're still full of the snuffles and Zac is having a bad time expressing himself about it and is crying and throwing tantrums. Hey ho, hope he gets better first!!

Thanks for visiting, I'll be posting on my other blog Blue Jelly Stampin later today.

Victoria
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