Witching you a Hello!!!

Hello & Happy Monday Everyone!

How was your weekend? Ready to start

a new week? Mine? It was good...

I did a bunch of cleaning again and moved

furniture around.... I think I need to unload a large chair...

I have 2 of them and they are really nice... but when I

need to rearrange the furniture, it's really hard to change

the room around with them... Hubby thinks I'm nuts as usual...

But I know I don't NEED 2 Large Chairs plus a sofa & love seat!

We shall see how this turns out - either I keep the 2 chairs or

I might remove one from my home!!! 😁

Any way.... I'm sure you didn't stop by to hear about my

furniture situation! LOL I also found time to make some

cards this weekend... I've been itching to create a Halloween

card! YES I said Halloween! I don't know why.. but it's been

on my mind a lot lately... So I sat down and created one! 

I've had this awesome Witch with Cat Die from Gina Marie Designs

for awhile now, and really wanted to cut it out! So I used some

Papertrey Ink Cardstock & some Stick It Adhesive and put it through

my Big Shot 3x's. Each time it came out crisp & Perfect!

Then, I pulled out a piece of Canson water color paper and some

of my Distress Oxides to ink up the background! I sprayed the

paper with some water to give it the spots....

I used this really cool Chevron Background Cutting Plate Die 

by Gina Marie Designs to add some interest!

Of course, I HAD to use my Sparkle Shimmer 

Spritz ... so I sprayed my Layered Witch. 

 She totally Sparkles on my card! 

Here is the Completed look! 😀

I used Halloween Paint Splatters Stamp Set

& Up, Up & Away Stamp Set both by Jaded Blossom!

The Stitched Banner is from Card Layer Dies #1 Set

again from Jaded Blossom! 😁 I decided I wanted a

spider in the web so I die cut 2 of them out

 from the Stitched Web & Spider Die Set by Gina Marie. 

The Sentiment was embossed with Simon Says Stamp

Fine White Embossing Powder. I used Midnight Sky &

Orange Soda Glitter Nuvo Drops and a Couple of

Ice Cube Jewels from Lucy's Cards.  

I'm so HAPPY with how this turned out and the

feeling of making another Halloween card is

on the heels of this one! You guys know I LOVE

FALL... and with school about to start... I think you'll

be seeing a lot more Fall projects very soon!

Yes, I know it's still Summer... But I'm totally over it!

Can't ya tell! Hahahaha

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a FABULOUS DAY!!

Theresa

Warm North Pole Wishes....

Hello & Happy Friday Crafty Friends!

The Weekend is Here!!! YESSS!!!

I'm totally wiped out from this week...

Work has me doing all kinds of things.. I tell ya... it's

the best way to stay in shape! HAHAHA

I have my Holiday card #6 for ya today!

I'm officially ALL caught up on my holiday cards

and I can resume my normal schedule again! YAY!

Thanks for putting up with my holiday cards all week...

I wanted to keep my challenge on the up & up

and not have any excuse to complete it...

Even for a vacation!! LOL I'm a stickler sometimes! 😁

The adorable Penguin (Retired Holiday Helpers) Craftin' Desert Diva's was

another image I colored while on vacation - I used Canson Water color paper

& my Zig real brush pens to color him up! The Designer Paper is from

American Crafts (Holiday) 6x6 stack. I used a Stitched Fishtail Banner die from

Gina Marie Designs along with the Stitched Circle Die. The sentiment is

from Avery Elle (Penguin Greetings).

I even used some Washi tape on this card! The Glittered trees is Washi

tape from Recollections. The Stars & Dots are a die from Craftin'

Desert Diva's (Pocket Pieces Hello Set). I added some Clear adhesive

gems from SU & some Bitty Clear Gems from CTMH. I then added some

Clear Wink of Stella to the stars & circles for a little extra Sparkle!

I thought I would share the inside of my card as well... 

I do make sure to get the insides done on ALL my holiday cards

so I'm not scrambling later on! (Wink Wink) - I continued with

more tiny circles & stars for the inside along with the 

Apron Lace Scallop border from Fiskars.... The Sentiment

is from Scrappy Moms (Merry & Bright) -- 

Thanks so much for stopping by this entire week!

You guys ROCK!!!

Have a FANTABULOUS WEEKEND!!!!

Theresa

Holly Jolly Santa...

Hello & Happy Thursday Everyone!

The week is coming to an end again and I

can't wait to craft this weekend!

I have a few projects I've been wanting to make!

In the mean time, I'm gonna share Holiday Card #5 with you!!

I recently got my Second Set of Distress Oxides and wanted to play with them

so I pulled out a Stampin' Up Circle Stencil (Seasonal Decorative Masks) and grabbed

some fun colors - Abandoned Coral, Candied Apple, Fired Brick - 

After getting the stenciling done, I used the 

Pierced Chain Design Die by Gina Marie - Once that was

completed I decided to Spritz on 

my Favorite Shimmer Sparkle Spray (Imagine Crafts) 

to make my card shine!! 

While I was on vacation I brought my Zig Real brush

water color pens and a stack of stamped images to color.. and this adorable

Santa from Craftin Desert Diva's (Retired Holiday Helpers set) made the cut!

I then added the sentiment, Heat Embossed it, to make it stand out

I then die cut some banners from Lawn Fawn in Doodlebug Designer Papers

attached them to the card front, popped it up with some Fun Foam

After it was all said and done. I added some Glitter Nuvo Drops in

Ruby Slippers, & Sunlit Meadow. Attached some Bitty Clear Gems &

some Ice Cube Jewels

The inside has a sentiment from Scrappy Moms called (Merry & Bright)

*** Other Products Used ***

Cardstock - Recollections 110lb, Canson Watercolor Paper

Onyx Black Versafine Ink, WOW Primary Ebony Embossing Powder

Big Shot, Misti Tool, Heat tool, round blending tools, Scan N Cut

ATG, ThermOweb, Dimensionals, Glossy Accents

Clear Wink of Stella pen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME DAY!!

Theresa

Deery & Bright Holidays....

Hello & Happy Happy Wednesday Everyone!!

I'm sharing Holiday card #4 with you today!

I love it when I'm on a roll!!!! 😁

I hope you don't feel overwhelmed by my holiday cards!

I just wanted to get all caught up... next week, it'll be

just 1 card a week again - I promise! 😊

Another Craft Company I adore is DOODLEBUG DESIGNS!!! I don't know

anyone who doesn't adore their sweet images or CUTE papers!!! I'm sure

their out there... I just haven't met them yet!! LOL And if I did, I'd probably

hit them over the head and say... What's the matter with you??? LOL

Just kidding... I would never do that... or would I??? Hummmmm 

Any who..... I decided to pull out another embossing folder, this one

is called Candy Cane Stripe (Provo Craft) and I'm using 2 different

Doodlebug Paper packs (Sugar Plum & Here's Comes Santa Claus)

The reindeer is a Doodle Pops Sticker, which I thought was fun! 

The Stitched Rectangle Die & Circle Dies are from (My Favorite Things)

I added Ruby Slipper & Sunlit Meadow Glitter Nuvo Drops and of course

my Favorite Clear Bitty Adhesive Gems (CTMH), I also added 

(1) Ice Cube Jewel from (Lucy's Cards) - I thought it needed a little

something on the red/white circle so I die Cut a Snow Flake from

(Gina Marie designs) and Sparkled it up with my Clear Wink of Stella pen.

The Inside of my card is done as well, I've got a Sentiment from

Jaded Blossom (Hello Deer) which works perfectly with the fun deer

on the front of my card! 

Well, another Holiday card bites the dust!!!! 😁

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a Fantastic Day!!!

Theresa

Happy Christmas Tree....

Hello & Happy Tuesday Crafters!

I'm back to work today! UGH!

I tell ya what... with ALL the hours I'm putting in before

the first day of school... I'm gonna have a nice paycheck

to go Craft Shopping with! hahahaha

Here's another "Make Up" Holiday card for ya!

I totally ADORE stamps from Your Next Stamp Company -

They are so CUTE & Whimsical which I LOVE!!

I colored up this little cutie with my Spectrum Noir Markers &

Glitter Pens... The Sentiment is also from the same Stamp set

called (Smiley Happy Christmas) 

I pulled out my Winter Tree Embossing folder (Provo Craft)

Which gave it a fun background and used some adorably cute

Designer Papers from Doodlebug Designs (North Pole)

I used a Stitched Circle Die & Banner Die from (My Favorite Things)

Added some Sequins & Bitty Clear Gems to finish off my card!

Seeing that happy tree just makes me giggle! 😊
Card #3 down.. 3 more to go!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have an AWESOME Day!!!!

Theresa

Quick & Easy Christmas Cards....

Hello & Happy Monday Everyone!

How was your weekend? Mine was

relaxing! After returning to work this past

week, I was putting in a bunch of hours...

Already wore myself out and my body aches!

I guess that's what happens when you're off

for 6 weeks! LOL Luckily this is a Holiday weekend

here in Utah! They Celebrate Utah becoming a State, so

It's called Pioneer Days around here... I'm cool with it, cuz it

gives me a chance to kind of recuperate from this first

week back to work! 😃

You all know I make 1-holiday card a week and this has nothing

to do with Christmas in July - So, this week I'll be sharing

(6) holiday cards because I'm behind in making my cards

due to my vacation - Which means I'll be ALL Caught up now! YAY ME!

So, here's one of the cards I made (actually 2) LOL

I decided to cut out an image using my Silhouette Machine, I got the Cameo 3

recently and thought I better put it to work! The file is from the Silhouette

Store (#51751) Tis the Season to be Jolly

I cut it out with Gold Cardstock from Bazzill

I decided I didn't like a plain background so, I made some splatters

using Distress Ink Sprays (Festive Berries & Tarnished Brass)

I then wanted it to Sparkle, so I used my Sheer Shimmer Sparkle Spritz

Spray (Imagine Crafts) - I totally love the shimmer along with the gold

from the die cut. I added Fun foam to give it some dimension since the card

will be flat for mailing out. I added some Ice Cube Mix (Lucy's Cards) &

some Bitty Adhesive Clear Gems (CTMH) - Super Easy to make

Because this was super quick & easy to make, I decided to make 2 of them!

Adds to my Weekly Quota if you ask me! 😉 The backgrounds are a tad

different... one background has more splatters than the other... I like the one with

fewer splatters, my son likes the one with more... I did do the insides as well using

a Sentiment from Scrappy Moms (Merry & Bright Set) and (Candied Apple) Distress

Oxide ink along with some Clear embossing powder - 

2 down a couple more to go!!! 😉

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Fabulous day!!

Theresa

Victorine Originals Challenge #7 - Back to School

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone!

Today... starts another FUN Challenge over at: 

Victorine Originals

 YAY! I know how you

guys enjoy a good Challenge!

Our Challenge is Back to School - 

 You can follow the Theme or Use the inspiration photo
or Use the color combo all use all 3!!! You don't have to use
a stamp from Victorine Originals if you don't have one!


All the rules for this fun challenge are RIGHT HERE!

Here's what I created to inspire you --

Funny thing about this Challenge is... I'm already back to school! HAHA

Yup... right after my vacation was over... I had to return to work! BUMMER!!

But... it's my job to make sure my school is running in tip top shape,

before the little kids return in just a couple of short weeks! 

Yes... they return in 3 weeks already! Oh... Where did the Summer go???

I'm using a bunch of different stamps from VO -

Sentiment - Back to School

Scissors Stamp

Crayon Stamp

Ruler Stamp

Medium Solid Apple Stamp

Little Solid Apple Stamp - Used inside my card

Pencil Stamp - Used inside my card

I cut all the stamps out with my Brother Scan N Cut, except
for the crayon, which I cut by hand then colored with a
Spectrum Noir Glitter pen (Peacock Blue).

** Other Supplies Used on my Card **

Cardstock - Stampin' Up, Distress Mixed Media Heavystock

Designer Paper - Simple Stories (Urban Traveler)

Large Stitched Rectangle Die - MFT

Rounded Stitched Bottom Die - MFT

Stitched Label Die - Ebay

Banner Die - Lawn Fawn

Small wide Banner Die - CDD

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, VersaFine Black Onyx

Big Shot, Misti, Brother Scan N Cut

Zig Real Brush Pens

Clear Wink of Stella Glitter pen

Glitter Sprinkle Dots - Doodlebug

Clear Adhesive Bitty Gems - CTMH

I hope you guys can join us over at Victorine Originals Blog

 I would LOVE to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC WEEKEND!!!

Theresa

Thanks for Everything...

Hello & Happy Thursday Everyone!

Today's my day to take over the blog at:

Victorine Original Stamps

YAY for me... 🙌

I'm so excited to share a Lovely Thank you card.

I was really drawn to the Flower pot frame stamp... I think it's
because you can color it, along with add anything to the center.
I wanted a sentiment in the center of mine... So I went
with a couple of different stamps - I'm using the small "Thank You" Stamp
along with the "Happy Everything" Stamp -- What I did was cut my
Happy Everything Stamp in half.. so I could just use the "Everything" Word.
I love that most about any stamp.... You can cut them and use them
where you need them on a project! My Card design is Mojo Monday Sketch #479.

** Other Supplies Used **

Cardstock - Recollections 110lb., Strathmore Water color, SU
Designer Papers - My Mind's Eye (Happier) & (Happy Day)
Long Banner Die - Lawn Fawn
Stitched Rectangle Card Mat Die - MFT
Stitched Circle Die - Simon Says Stamp
Zig Real Brush Pens
Spectrum Noir Clear Glitter Pen
Clear Bitty Adhesive Gems - CTMH
Big Shot, Misti, Brother Scan N Cut, ATG, ThermOweb
Versafine Onyx Black ink
Nuvo Gitter Drops - Orange Soda, Sunlit Meadow, Pink Champagne


Don't forget we still have our Ahoy Landlubbers Challenge going on right now! Here is the inspiration photo for it. You can use
the pictures, theme, and/or colors to enter.

New to Victorine Originals??
Check out the Victorine Originals Store
Victorine Originals Blog
Victorine Originals Facebook Page

You can find me at these links 
Facebook - Pinterest

Thanks so much for stopping!

Have a FANTASTIC DAY!!

Theresa

A Latte...

Hello & Happy Tuesday Everyone!

I've got my July Monthly Card Swap cards to show you today!

Our local card swap group met up this last

Wednesday and the theme this time was "Thank You" Cards.

We also had a Sketch to follow and I actually followed it this time!

It's funny how sometimes I might follow it & sometimes I don't.

The ladies in my group don't mind since they enjoy receiving

my cards anyway! Makes me feel good! 😊

This was the sketch that we used:

Let me just say.. the minute I knew what the theme was

I already had a plan on what Stamp set I was going to use!

I've had this AWESOME Coffee Break Stamp/Die set from

My Creative Time sitting in my craft room for some time!

So you could imagine how thrilled I was when I set out to use it

for the first time! I just 💖💖 the way this turned out!!

So did the ladies in my group! It's so fun to see their

reaction when I bring my cards to the swap!

Here are the ones that I made for the swap...

** Supplies Used on my cards ** 

Cardstock - Bazzill, Stampin' Up

Digital Designer Paper - Just so Scrappy (Isn't She Lovely Collection)

Stamps & Dies - My Creative Time (Coffee Break, Rectangle, Banner)

Flower Punch - Ek Success

White Mini Doily - Doodlebug Designs

Canon Printer, Big Shot, Misti tool, Acrylic Sealer

Buttons & Jute Twine - PaperTrey Ink

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Glossy Accents, ATG, ThermOweb Adhesives, Dimensionals

Bitty Clear Adhesive Gems

Assorted Sequins - My Craft Spot (no Longer Available)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC Day!

Theresa

Wishing Big....

Hello & Happy Monday Everyone!

I think I'm finally over my Jet Lag... YAY!

It took forever it seems.. I felt tired ALL WEEK! UGH!

Of course, I return to work tomorrow (inserting a sad face)

School start a month from today, so I gotta get the school

in tip top shape before all the student return. It's still so HOT

out, so I'm not looking forward to going... But the paychecks

are nice! LOL So I better Suck it up!~ Right? LOL

I've had this awesome card made for a few weeks

already, just finally taking the time to post it for ya.

Isn't this way cool?? I just love it! It makes my HEART Happy when

my cards turn out the way that I want! How about for you? Same feeling I bet!

You know this was created for another Teacher at school. 

I can never have too many Birthday cards for the awesome

people who teach our children every day! 😉

** Supplies used on my Card **

Cardstock - Bazzill, Stampin' Up

Digital Designer Paper - Down this Road (Bee Happy Collection)

Sheer Shimmer Frost Spritz - Imagine Crafts

"Wish Big" word Die - Paper Trey Ink (cut out 3x's)

Wonky Stitched Rectangle Die - Gina Marie Designs

Sequins - Simon Says Stamp

White Blizzard Glitter Nuvo Drops

Bitty Clear Adhesive Gems - Close to my Heart

Big Shot, Silhouette Machine, Printer, Glossy Accents, Dimensionals,

Acrylic Sealer, Stick it Adhesive, ATG, ThermOweb

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a FABULOUS DAY!!

Theresa