Some Summer Fruit!

Hi Friends,

Today I'm sharing a card with you using the files from Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons - I'm not a big card maker so every time I make one it's a challenge for me ... lol ... hopefully practice makes it 'better' for me! :-)

I used these two files from their collection of cutting files

I chose my card base and background colours, added my own caption 'you're berry berry special' and sent if off to print and cut to my Canon and my Silhouette Cameo. (Looking at it now I think I should have a comma between my two 'berry' words!!)

I decided to add some 'shine' to some of the stems and used my dimensional magic from Mod Podge.

I printed a separate basket of Strawberries and used some foam pieces to give it depth.

I hope you enjoyed my project, thank you for visiting today!

Happy Crafting

*Vicki*

Project linked to:

Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons - PPPR linky party - July

Think Christmas Blog Hop!

We are so excited that you have joined us for our

Think Christmas Blog Hop!

Hop started at 12:00 AM ET November 7th and will end at 11:59  PM ET November 8th. 

Want to win a Silhouette Cameo from Santa?

Come see what the talented ladies on this hop have created to inspire you with Winter & Christmas craft ideas! There are 7 stops on this hop, and some of the blogs are offering blog candy! 

PLUS a HUGE GRAND PRIZE!

So grab a hot cup of cocoa, pull up a chair, and get ready to be inspired and filled with the Christmas Spirit and Winter Flurries of Fun and Inspiration.

If we have 200 people join us for the hop, following each blog, and leaving a comment on each blog, Santa will be giving away a Silhouette Cameo to one lucky FOLLOWER who leaves a COMMENT! (USA & Canada addresses only for the Grand Prize.) The winner could be any Follower who leaves a COMMENT on any of the blogs in the hop, so be sure to follow and comment on them all!! A complete link list of each of the blogs in the hop is at the end of the post.

Winner's from blogs offering candy will be announced on Tuesday, November 10 at 9:00 AM ET. Just check each blog to see if you WON!

Let's get started with this Christmas Party!

For my project, I created 'Countdown to Christmas' wooden blocks
Such an easy and FUN display!

Wooden blocks, red acrylic paint, white vinyl and Snowflake patterned paper was used to create this project as well as my Silhouette Cameo.

For my blog candy to one lucky FOLLOWER who leaves a COMMENT on this post, I am offering the Silhouette Studio file that I created for this project (for personal use only).

Thank you so much for hopping along with us today! Be sure to tell your friends to hop along too so Santa can do a drawing for the winner of a Silhouette Cameo! Don't forget to FOLLOW this blog, and leave a COMMENT before moving on to the next one. Merry Christmas!

Here is the complete Hop Line Up:

Nana

Janis

Jen

Melissa

Theresa

Sue

*Vicki* (you are here)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Silhouette Challenges: September Ch#29 (Anything Goes)

It's time for my mid posting over at Silhouette Challenges.

For this challenge my theme is Teacher Gifts! 

I used: Silhouette machine, my awesome new Canon printer and Scotch quick-dry glue.

Accessories: Jumbo paperclips and Eos lip balm.

Here's a few more photos of this fun project:

Now onto the Challenge Info. 

Ch# 29 "Anything Goes"

Begins: September 1

Ends: September 30

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Head on over and link up your projects today.

Click HERE

Thank you for visiting today!
Happy Crafting!
*Vicki*

Silhouette Challenges: Ch#28 (Anything Goes)

Welcome everyone!

It's time for our mid posting over at Silhouette Challenges.

This is my first project that I created for the Silhouette Challenges DT team.

I'm very excited to be sharing a 'Back to School' apple that I created for my sons teacher.
The class is always running out of glue sticks so I decided to give them an extra few for their September start.

Now onto the Challenge Info. 

Ch# 28 "Anything Goes"

Begins: August 1

Ends: August 31

A blog dedicated to the Silhouette Cutting Machines.

You MUST use a Silhouette somehow in your project.

Head on over and link up your projects today.

Click HERE

Happy Crafting
*Vicki*

Silhouette Store Freebie!

Hello everyone!

Recently the Silhouette Store had this lovely flower as a free item of the week so I decided to cut it out and put it together.

I used patterned paper from my stash - one was a pink pattern and the other was mixed. They were so easy to cut and glue together.

Do you need a last minute flower display ... so easy ... they will look so pretty for any table arrangement in any colour.

Thanks for visiting,

Happy Crafting,

*Vicki*

Links:

Silhouette Challenges #28

Daddy's corner!

Hi everyone!

It's my husbands birthday on Friday and I had no idea what to get him for his special forty-something day! He's always 'hogging' the right side of the couch so I decided to make him his own cushion (cover) to mark his spot :-).

A few of my crafty friends in Canada suggested a cushion cover from Ikea so I just happened to be there yesterday for something else and found the cover for $4.99. They have various colours but I went for the grey (UK spelling!). Gurli cushion cover.

I used my awesome Silhouette machine and flocked heat transfer vinyl and my trusty ol' iron...

Nice and simple but marks his corner - I've left it in on the couch in the living room so it will be interesting to see if he notices it before Friday.

Have a happy day!

*Vicki*

Linked: 

Silhouette Challenges

DL.ART July Linky Challenge

2 Creative Chicks

Cut It Up - Word challenge

Skip to My Lou - Made by You Mondays

Gift bags and tags!

Hello everyone!

Today I've been trying to clean up some files on my computer and I found these free files (except the handbag file - that is from the Silhouette Store) ... so I decided to try them out ... by Shery K Designs.

I chose some paper from my 'small' (;-)) stash and prepared for cutting. Before sending to cut I noticed my page had some space so I quickly drew some tags to have on hand for future use (why waste pretty paper!).

I love the butterfly ones the best ... what do you think?
See you soon ~ Happy crafting ~ *Vicki*

Link: 
Silhouette Challenges - Anything Goes
Decorate to Celebrate!
Skip to my Lou

General catch up!

Hello everyone,

Today my son went back to school for the month of July so I've been catching up on things at home and in my craft room!

So I was looking into printers recently and narrowed it down to two - Canon and Epson. I wanted something that printed my colours with some brightness and also offered large format so I'd have the option of printing 12x12 paper or slightly bigger. I kept comparing the two and always ended up choosing the Canon but needed something to convince me as they were pricey. When I saw the Canon on sale at $150 off the asking price I convinced my husband to buy it. :-). It is quite big but I managed to find a place for it.

I started working on my next project for 'The Hybrid Chick' blog and I'm very pleased with the printer, the colours look great even on matte paper ... can't wait to try it out on some photo paper soon.

My next Hybrid Chick project will be posted soon.

Enjoy your day, we have a beautiful sunny one in Toronto today!

Ciao, Vicki

My first wooden sign!

Hi all,

Last week I worked on my first sign ... I was inspired and took tips from other crafters in the business that have tried various methods to produce their gorgeous signs!

I'm quite proud of my first sign even though I took it one step further and sanded a little too much than I should have - but I love it and have it displayed outside near the pool!

Hopefully I've learnt from my mistakes and when I make my next wooden sign, I will have a better understanding of what 'not' to do :-)

A few of the steps I took in getting the sign started!

Thank you for visiting

*Vicki*

Thank you Teachers!

It has been a wonderful year at my sons school and we've been lucky to have two AWESOME teachers in his class. I made these gift card boxes for them with a neat tag to thank them for making my sons first year so SPECIAL.

I used my Cameo to cut out the boxes from a SVG file from the Silhouette store and I designed the tags and cut them out on nice gold cardstock

I found a suitable font on my computer and used the sketch pens to write the wording

Inside I added a nice lip gloss from the Bath and Body Works store and a gift card from Chapters, my favourite bookstore. 

Enjoy your two weeks break Mrs B and Miss P and see you in July!

Linked to made by you Mondays - Skiptomylou.org