Lilac Ribbon Rose

Hi Guys,

Last week i did a posting on here and then went one better and did a tuition video, showing you exactly how to make a flower, using wired organza ribbon! Anyway, i thought maybe i could do this same flower with normal organza (not wired) and a smaller circle to make a super cute ribbon flower and it worked, because i used a smaller circle and only 1inch wide organza, its small, i also added a lilac flower to the middle. I haven't done a video on this as i have other ideas too so will do all the ideas in one tuition video, however, i thought i would show you the pics i took of this cutie xxxx hope you like it

Making a flower from lace

Hi there,

Thought i would pop by and post my latest video on YT, i literally made it tonight (10th Jan) and thought if one person is inspired to make some thats good enough for me, now onto the video which is in my 'How To' range, meaning they are tuition videos, enjoy guys!!! Vick x

Chocolate Box Bow!!

Have you ever wondered how to make one of those bonny bows, do you wanna know how to make one? well i have a new video up that shows you just that and how to add a little bit of bling to it too, so click on the link below and enjoy!!! Hugs, Vick xx

How's your New Year Going?

Hi Guys,

No crafty offering in this post, just wanted to touch base with my followers and ask you how your New Year is going? Mine is quiet and even though i have much to do, like sort out my craft studio so i can do things in it, my energy levels are at zero, my disabilities have caused a lot of pain and ive been ill with a virus and constant sinus headaches on top, so not the best of times to try doing something that's going to make me worse! I have a couple of ideas for YouTube videos and was wanting a little bit of feedback, and asking you if there is something you would like to see on a tuition video, and could you leave me a comment with your idea and i'll see what i can do, so, get your thinking caps on and thankyou, Hugs Vick xxxx

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my blog followers, blog watchers, and YT (YouTube) FB (facebook) a Very Happy New Year!!! For the crafty side of things, my New Years resolution, is to be more forthcoming with my posts on here and on Youtube, I intend to do more videos on How-To (tuitional) videos, and basically ideas that i like to share with you all. The aim for my blog is to have very regular posts maybe 2-3 times weekly instead of 'when the moon turns to cream cheese' lol......i will also be running blog hops and challenges, and blog candy moments, when i can afford to do so!!! So there you go, plans for 2012! My personal aim was always to give up smoking and lose weight, now that isnt applicable as i stopped smoking 5 years ago and ive tried to lose weight and get nowhere,as i had large tumour on my thyroid gland 10years ago and had to havea thyroidectomy & the tumour removed taking most of my thyroid with it, meaning i hardly have any metabolism (hence extensive weightgain over the years) and now because i am less active i cannot exercise, so what the heck? im gonna have to seriously think about the personal resolution, anyway, Happy New Year to you all and i hope this one is better than the last for us all, Hugs Vick xxxxx

The video you've all been waiting for!!!

Thanks guys for following me since posting videos from YT (youtube) and following my posts on this  blog..........i love you all, so here it is, enjoy, and Happy New Year to all my present and future followers, love Vick xxxxxxxx

A Simple Wired Ribbon

Hi Guys,

Well, its Boxing Day across the western world and I have just come to my bedroom for a little bit of R&R after helping John set up a buffet of delightful yummy tastes, for our son Kris who lives with us (and went into nursing, like his mummy, proud isnt the word) and one of our other sons Ian and his beautiful girlfriend Danielle (& she is gorgeous, our boy done good, lol) they are both on Christmas leave as they are both in the British Army and have been for 5 years, we couldn't be prouder parents!! they are all here to enjoy the festivities. I have had to come up here as my back and old bones are killing me, but i'll go back down later tonight as we are having an evening of MW3 (modern warfare 3) i bought John, and an Ouija & spiritual session later to contact our friends and loved ones on the otherside as i am a spiritualist medium and thats how we roll!
Anyway, onto my crafty make, this is some ribbon my mum gave me whilst clearing out some stuff she had when i went to visit her last week and i was messing with it in my hands whilst watching tv and had an idea, and look what i made, its beautiful!!!! She wont believe what that bit of wired ribbon and silver glitter spray turned into and i will do a video of how i make these tomorrow as Ian bought me a Flip HD for Christmas so i have a new cam to record on!!! So here are some pics to put you on till the video, which i will link to here and Facebook, Hope you're having a great Christmas my friends, and lets catch up soon eh? Lots of Love Vick xxxxx

A Christmas Greeting

Hi Everyone,
No card i'm afraid, infact, they have been very thin on the ground, as i still have no craft studio and only a couple of things in my bedroom with me, however, the sentiment can come from my heart, to each and everyone of you to have a Happy, Healthy, Peaceful Christmas 2011, and a Prosperous, Crafty, and Happy, Safe 2012, and i will see you here in blogland, and hopefully i'll have a studio that i can comfortably craft in and do more videos and more posts on here to (hopefully) inspire someone!!
Lots of Love, hugs, love&light to all my followers and passerby's
V xxxxxxxx

My Birthday offering!! Making 3Dimensional flowers from petals

Hey Guys,
Its my new video for you, how to make 3dimensional, from flat petals! Its just a quick 'how to' video ! and its my birthday today (14th Dec) so i thought i would offer something to watch, hope you're all ok!
Hugs, and thanks, Vick xxxxx

Paint - a - poppy!!

Hi Guys and Gals,

Today i have filmed a new video showing you how to paint with acrylics, a poppy, onto a drinks coaster. Im hoping the video is informative and gives you clear instructions from the start onwards, also that you can see everything that is going on! I would really like to have your feedback, thanks guys, oh and this is the first video i have edited and added text and special effects, nothing massive but a new toy for me to play with, lol...........see what you think ...........

Please share if you can, thanks in advance, and thanks for watching it really means a lot to me! xxxx

A Birthday Card!!

Well, ive finally managed to make a card, still not in my studio i hasten to answer, still on my bed, anyway, this card is for my niece Lacey ( her birthday's on the 10th) and i hope she likes it! I also have designed a bracelet for her but its not finished yet, however, i have made some trinkets for it with lettering and glossy accents, it looks really good, will finish it tomorrow! So here it is

And a pic of the bracelet trinkets i made, hope you like it thanks guys, Hugs Vick xxxx

Ingredients for the card

The Stamp is from Mo Manning named "Baby Fairy Flora in the Spring"
Papers from Papermania "Rose Garden"
Coloured in with promarkers, sorry didnt make a list of colours used this time.
Flowers from WOC
Glossy Accents and Stickles.

The glueless paper gift box !!

Video No.2 is here guys in my 'How To' range, this time the tuition is on how to make a gift box from paper or card, of your choice, without the need for sticky tapes or glues, perfect for this time of year when you need something to put a small present in, and this is where i show you how, and how easy peasy lemon squeezy it is, so without further ado i will post, said video here and you can watch it here or within YouTube, by clicking on the YouTube logo on the video, Hope this helps someone and you enjoy the video,
Hugs and Sunday Blessings, Vick xxxxx

 Please share with your crafty friends, and thankyou in advance! xx

My very 1st Crafting Video

Hey guys,

Well it was early morning in my bed and i couldnt sleep and i have been promising to do my first video like, forever!! so i finally plucked up courage to do it! It worked out ok and Part.1 has uploaded and Pt.2 is on its way but if i put the link on here to Part.1 you'll be able to pick Pt.2 up within Youtube on my channel 'vixcrafts'.........i dont have any editing suites etc but luckily i only made one mistake when i called glue acrylic so there you go..........How To:- The Crackle Effect
thanks guys and please share the vids with your crafting buddies, lotsa love, Vick xxxxx
PS hope this works ok and its embedded itself onto my blog havent got a clue what im doing but it doesnt take me long to find out..........here goes.............

Yah..........got it.........enjoy!

Acrylic bubbles/pebbles

In recent months, i have noticed some embellies on my fellow crafters gorgeous creations and asked what they were.................i remember buying something similar in glass, that i used in my flower vases and glass candle holders beneath the candle. However, knowing glass is probably too heavy for a normal everyday card, and probably only good for a 3D project, i tried to source acrylic pebbles instead, to no avail.........you see most of the talented ladies live in America and i couldn't find anywhere here that sold anything similar until last week when i had a brainwave, i saw the Epiphany Crafts button maker but didnt wanna shell out for something i only wanted to use for this purpose. To cut a long story short, the bubbles arrived yesterday (mon) and today i tried them and even though i havent got a hole punch 14mm either (thats the bubble size) found them so easy to cut out around them after sticking down to my chosen piece of material that i'm not going to buy the appropriate punch either, and to be perfectly honest it would take longer to put my chosen pic, bubble and close everything up and then punch it out of the machine than it did to cut it out with some sharp scissors which only took about 12seconds!!!!! So, here is my finished pebble/bubble with a little Robin Red Breast to adorn a christmas card at some stage, you know me, Christmas cards late Christmas Eve!!! LOL............anyway anyone over here in the U.K can pick those bubbles up now from stockists that stock the Epiphany products, there are other shapes in them and sizes! I paid £4.80 for 35 bubbles.
If you can get them cheaper or the proper acrylic ones, please let me know, so for now im helping others out by sourcing something for over here that will do as good a job for now! I hope i've helped at least one person
Happy Crafting, Hugs, Vick xxx

Latest Goodies

In this post is another 'no card' i'm afraid as lately i have been suffering bad with my disabilities, more than usual, and also having bad allergies, sinus pressure headaches, i haven't really been upto crafting, however, i have finally got something i've been after for a while and can't believe that i've found a store over here that stocks this and still had some left, when the postman came yesterday i was squealing like a naughty school girl when opening the package, i felt like Charlie and the Golden Ticket!! LOL...I'm talking about the elegant and sophisticated papers and embellies from Melissa Frances, Oh wow, how in awe i am of this woman's designer papers!! They are so .......well........me! I love Shabby Chic, Vintage, floral victoriana prints and these are no exception, i cannot wait to see what i make with them, so for now until i am able i will leave you a pic of my new goodies and hope i can play with them soon!!
Toodles for now, Vick xxxx

Happy Anniversary!!!

There is no card in this post but a joyous message, it is mine and my hubby's (john) Wedding Anniversary today (27th August) 7 years to the day that we said "I Do" and it was the most happiest day of my life, i cannot try to explain how this man has changed my life for the better and gave me back my self-esteem and confidence...........he's made me feel good about myself when i had no love for myself for over 17 years as it was knocked out of me!! He's showed me what a real marriage should be like and showed me true compassion  and love, of a man for his wife.  I will never be able to repay this man for what he has done for me, and he would not want or feel the need for recompense, so i would just want him to know that he is my angel here on earth and i will cherish him forever, with all of my heart.......x 

Leaving!!

Hi Crafters,

I have recently come to the decision to leave the Sheena Douglass Design Team, i now, no longer belong to any DT's !! I do hope though that this will not stop my followers and other crafters visiting my blog, and chatting to me on FB as i have made, over the years, some very good friends, my being on a DT, or lack thereof, hopefully should not figure in these relationships. As the crafty fusioneers on FB was my baby, i will continue to participate and run that as i love the progress members have made in their painting endeavours and they have made some great friends, helped others with hints & tips and in general have come on a lot as part of this great group, so i will continue to be part of that!! Nothing really has changed apart from me not being on the DT, but i thought i would post about it so that people were aware, thanks for everyone that followed the work i did and i will continue to paint and create as i have done all my life, thankyou friends and keep coming back!!
Hugs, Vick x

Look out for the Douglass!!!

Hi Folks,

For all those crafty fusioneers, future fusioneers and rubber stampers, Sheena Douglass is coming to our screens next Friday on Create & Craft with a new POW Christmas 'fusion' inspired stamp sets, make sure you check back here or at Sheena's site HERE for correct times for the shows, and any masterpieces made by my fellow DT members!
Have a nice day folks and stay safe!.....Vick x

I WON SOME CANDY!!!

And how sweet was that?? WOW............thanks to Jacque from www.jacquesmagnolias.blogspot.com i won her candy of a Deluxe Scor-Pal set, oh wow im so excited to have won something and to have something i don't actually own already, and i just know i'm gonna love using it and its one of Jacque's favourite crafty things to work with and if its good enough for her its defo good enough for me!! Thanks Jac xxx Vick

VINTAGE HANDMADE FLOWERS

Hey there girls and boys, today (Friday) i wanted to say hello and show you something i worked on with only the use of my left hand, anyhow, i got delivered last week some sets of spellbinders (my newest buddies) and havent really been well enough to play with them but last night or should i say a couple of hours ago (havent been to bed yet because of the pain, but thats a different story) anyhoo i played with the 'peony' spellbinders nestability dies and this is what i achieved, first time playing with them!!! And i kinda like the result, i was going for vintage and i think thats what i got!

The first pic is of the paper/card stock I used without any treatment, and the second & third pics are of the finished flower! So, here goes and i hope you like

From this above, to this below

and here is a close up too!!

                                                                                                                                                                          

Ingredients & method for this flower

I firstly cut and embossed all the dies that come in the 'peony' set, you don't have to but cause it was my first one i thought i would see how large it comes out and what it looks like, it is around 3" in diameter when finished like this!  I then distressed around the edges of the flower layers with Vintage Photo DI, then i squashed and screwed up the layers in my hand! then unfolding them backout carefully without ripping them i sprayed them all with Crafters Companion 'gold' glitter spray, i love all those spray glitters! i then added a gorgeous extra large 'chocolate' pearl brad from Bunny Zoe Crafts and voila, your vintagey peony ready to go on the creation of your choice!
Hugs & Blessings, Vick xxxxx