Victoria's Crafting Creations

Ahoy there! I'm here to share my new origami pirate boat shaped card. I've had lots of fun with these amazing new release digital stamps from Craftin Desert Diva's . I love that there are lots of sentiments and added elements to go with the sets. I've used - Ahoy Matey  (Steering Wheel and Anchor) - Shiver Me Timbers (All - Boy pirate in barrel and pirate flag) - Treasure Hunt (All - Girl pirate, treasure and map) (Above three links include my affiliate link.) The crab, shells, starfish and seagull are also Craftin Desert Diva's digital stamps . I've coloured the images in watercolour pencils apart from the base of the pirates skin that's Touch Five Markers. I fussy cut everything out. Created this origami boat. Then covered, scored and used Distress Ink on the bottom of the boat to create a wood effect look. After that came the fun bit of arranging all the wonderful images. Honestly this card was super fun to make and the b...

Hello. I'm back again to share my final Progressive Challenge card of the month. On this card I've used the July's Simply B Stamps Facebook Group Progressive Challenge image. She is called Firework's Beauty . If you'd like to find more gorgeous Simply B Digital Stamps please click the link. I coloured her using Touch Five Markers and pencils. The background paper is from a Bella Road pattern paper from the Splash 6x6 paper pad. I added die cut stars in pink card stock. Then I finished of with a handmade ribbon bow and layered up flowers with button in the middle of them. The sentiment came with the beautiful image. I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges Simply B Stamps July Facebook Group Progressive Challenge Always Fun Challenges - #16 Colour Inspiration Craft Dee Bowz - July Anything Goes   (must include a handmade bow) Pearly Sparkles Challenge - #18 Girlie Crafting From The Heart - #169 Anything Goes   T...

Hi. I'm here with my shaped card. I've made this card for the  Outlaws July Monthly Progressive Challenge . This month's beautiful image called Dog is by Anne Fenton . Here is a link to her Blog . I've coloured this image using coloured ball point biro pens. I find it's the of the best ways for me to create life like fur on animals. I created a blue splat paint background using watered down Acrylic Paint. The shape of the card and matching frame is from a die set (I don't know who the set belongs to because I inherited it.) The sentiment is from two Clearly Besotted Stamp  set called Take Flight (Happy Birthday) and Furry Friends(go ahead and treat yourself.) The flower is a M&C Boutique die cut sold at  The Works . And the foliage is a die cut. I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges Outlaws July Monthly Progressive Challenge Sunny Day Crafting - #45 D is for Dog CCC Digi Creations - #77 Anything Goes   Digi Choosd...

Hi. Here is a card I've made using a  Scrappers Delight  digital stamp. I've created it for the  Scrappers Delight Facebook Progressive  Challenge. The digital stamp of the month is the trees they are called Jungle Palms . I thought the Genie image would be a good match. I decided to make a Clean and Simple card to maximise the size of these beautiful image. I've coloured them using Touch 5 Markers, pencils and coloured ball point pens. I then stuck the image on a pattern background paper. I created the sentiment on the computer. I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges Scrappers Delight July Facebook Progressive Challenge Scrappers Delight Blog Challenge - #68 July Anything Goes Cute Card Thursday - #487 Summer Colours Pearly Sparkles - #18 Girlie   Get Creative - #59 Clean and Simple   Thank you for stopping by today.

Hi. I'd like to share today a card I've made using this month's adorable Gerda Steiners Designs Progressive Challenge image called Strawberry Mouse . Isn't it so sweet!! This image is July's GSD Progressive Challenge . Please click the link to find the challenge and details of how to join in. I decided I'd like to used the  Sketch N Scrap card layout challenge again for this image. I've used this  Sketch N Scrap - Card Sketch Layout - #101 . I've coloured using watercolour pencils to colour the image. Then I fussy cut it out. The bottom bit sentiment (berry much) and the small flowers have been stamped with  Clearly Besotted Stamp  set called Simply Scrumptious. The rest of the background has been embossed and coloured with Distress Ink. I'd like to enter my card into the following challenge Gerda Steiner Design July's Progressive Challenge Sketch N Scrap - #101 Card Sketch Challenge Crafting With Friends - #48 Anyth...

Hi there. I'd like to share a card I've made for my partners birthday using a Polkadoodles digital stamp called Golfer Golfing . I've coloured him using Watercolour Pencils. The design of this card is a Sketch Layout from Sketch Saturday Blog - Sketch #472 .  This is the Sketch Layout. I embossed blue and yellow card. Then I coloured the yellow embossing with green Distress Ink. The sentiment is from two From The Heart Stamp digital stamps set's called Slot Machine Birdbrain (Happy birthday!) and PigWit Tee It Up (Hope your day is Tee-rific!) I used string and made a string bow to finnish this card. I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges Sketch Saturday Blog - Sketch #472 Polkadoodle - Week 28 Anything Goes Digi Choosday - Week 29 Anything Goes   Create and Inspire - #64 Anything Goes Sheepski Designs - #4 Square Cards Thank you for visiting my blog.

Hi everyone! I'm back to share a boys birthday card I've made using a Craftin Desert Diva's  two fabulous digital stamp set called Hockey Boy and Birthday Sentiments . I've coloured the adorable image using Touch Five Markers and pencils. I used the other elements in the set to create a embellishment. I created my own splat paint background using Acrylic Paint for this card. I'd like to invite you to come and join us over at the  Craftin Desert Diva's Gallery Facebook Group . This is where we share all our creations and welcome you to share your creations using Craftin Desert Diva's images. There's also a monthly challenge you may wish to join in. I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges Creative Moments - #122 Anything Goes/Christmas in July A Bit More Time To Craft - #48 Anything Goes Crafty Sentiments - Clean and Simple/Fussy and Fancy (my card being Clean and Simple) Word Art Wednesday - #292 - #293 Anythin...

Hi. I'm here to share my inspiration post for this month using this lovely Cute As A Button image called You Fishers Of Men . This image is actually a wonderful set of two images, a sentiment and a few props. However for this particular project I chose to just use the man boy image. You can find more wonderful images at the  Cute As A Button Store . I've coloured her with Touch Five Markers and Pencils. I have coloured the background with blue water colour pencil. I made a frame for the image which I wove string all the way around it and added to foam tape. We'd love it if you could stop by and see the current challenges going on at the  Cute As A Button Challenge Blog  and a Progressive Challenge on the  Cute As A Button Facebook Group . I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges That's Crafty Challenge - Anything Goes Creatalicious Challenge - #119 Anything Goes optional Summer theme   Crafting From The Heart - #16...

Hello!! It's a lovely day today and I'm back to share my latest card. I really hope that this unusual shaped card will inspire you to give it a try. I've made this one for the new challenge at  Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog .  Challenge #46 this is a Anything Goes Challenge. It would be lovely if you could join in. With this challenge you have the chance to win some Lemon Shortbread Digital Stamps. I've made my card using the gorgeous Sailor Dress Sunflower Girl  digital stamp. You can find lots of beautiful images over at the  Lemon Shortbread Store . I've never come across a card of this design before so I'll explain it, it's a origami boat shaped card. I used a two fold origami design on card and decided it would make the perfect base for this pretty image. I've coloured using her Touch Five Markers and watercolour Pencils. I fussy cut her out and stuck her standing on a box on the boats sail. Then I made a buntin, a life float and cut...

Hello!! I'm here to share my latest card using this Sasayaki Glitter Digital Stamp . This adorable image is one of the July 15th new release digital stamp called Shy On Holiday . I've coloured Shy On Holiday with a mixture of both Touch Five Markers and water colour pencils. I've framed the image with orange paper. The background paper is from a Bella Road pattern paper from the Splash 6x6 paper pad. on the edges to show of the layers more. I wrapped string around the patterned paper going 3 times both ways. Added a Brother Scan N Cut Anchor (which I added a string bow to) and Steering wheel SVG cutting file. The sentiment is I think a digital stamp created by  Tracy Wray  from  Crafty Cats 957 Designs Digital  Stamps . I finished of with a pearl in each corner. Please feel free to visit the  Sasayaki Glitter Blog  this is where you can find the rest if the new July the 15th release images . I also coloured Tea Time and Under Water  for...

Hi. I've made this boys card using an adorable Di Digi's Stamps called DIY Pup . Isn't he just the cutest pup ever!! I love him.  I've coloured this adorable image with particular marking using Touch Five Markers and I've shaded with watercolour pencils which I fussy cut out. I created the background using green paper which I've stamped with a stamp set by Clearly Besotted Stamp set called Furry Friends small paw stamp. The strip of pattern card is stenciled with acrylic paint. The text box and wording in it are Peachy Keen Stamps . The sentiment is a Sweet Dixie Die. I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges Di's Digi's Designs Challenge - Layer It Up Inspiration Destination - #132 Anything Goes Little Miss Muffet - #167 Anything Goes Send A Smile 4 Kids - Birthday Fun 4 Kids Crafty Calendar Challenge - July - Anything Goes Thank you for visiting my blog today.

Hello. I'm stopping by with a teenager boys birthday card used using a wonderful free Dearie Dolls Digital Stamp called Hockey Boy . I did the image quite big to make him the focus of the card. He has been coloured using Touch Five Markers and Pencils. Then I embossed the background. I then added number dies and Sweet Dixie Sentiment dies. I'd also like to share a card my daughter made also using a adorable Dearie Dolls image called Kid Car Varoom . She made this card when she was six for her little brothers birthday... She even added his age to the car (her idea not mine.) The image is foam padded up and attached to a split pin. This design is so the image is able to spin. I helped her by doing the cutting and helping to put it together after she asked to make this style of interactive card. Her brother loved it. I hope that you like our cards! I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 27 Anything Goes ...

Hi. I've had so much fun creating this interactive slide tab card for my Craftin Desert Diva's  card. I can't wait to show you and to share with you how I've made it! For this card I've mixed a few different Craftin Desert Diva's  digital stamp sets to make this fun summer scene card. I've used :- Beach Scene digital stamp Surfing Boy digital stamp - all images used Beach Crab digital stamp set - the crab and starfishs Summer Days digital stamp set - the sun and the bucket and shovel Surf Boy digital stamp set - the shells Soak Up The Sun digital stamp - the sentiment I coloured using Touch Five Markers, pencils and Distress Inks. I've fussy cut most of them out and added them to the background beach scene. I stuck the surfing boy to acetate, made a cut along the boarder to push the tab through and used beach elements stuck on foam tape to create the direction I wanted the acetate slider tab to go. I've cre...

Hello. I'm happy to share with you today a new release image created by  Cute As A Button Designs . This fabulous image is called Summer Camping . Please feel free to click  here  to find the rest of the new release images. On the  Cute As A Button Blog  you can find more wonderful creations from the rest of the design team. This is the discount code. To colour her I've used using Touch Five Markers and pencils. I've put netting over some blue card to create the background. The sentiment is a digital stamp created by  Tracy Wray  from  Crafty Cats 957 Designs Digital  Stamps . I then embellished the card with shells, a star fish embellishment, a glass beads and a handmade bow made out of long stands of decorative straw that I found in my 'I need to save until I find a use for it' recycling tub. While I'm here I'd like to let you know that there is a monthly Progressive Challenge going on over at the Cute As A Button Fa...

Hi there. I've had a busy few days with my card making posts. And I'm back today to share a twisted easel card I've made for the new challenge at  Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog .  Challenge #45  is a Anything Goes Challenge. We'd love it if you join in. You have the chance to win some Lemon Shortbread Digital Stamps. I've made my card using the beautiful   Flower Power Girl  digital stamp. You can find lots of beautiful images over at the  Lemon Shortbread Store . I've made a Twisted Easel Card for this creation. I've coloured using Touch Five Markers and watercolour Pencils. I mounted her on some fancy die cut ovals and I've embellished using pre-made flowers with die cut foliage and a few glass beads to help keep the card in place. The background is coloured card that I embossed and coloured with Distress Inks. I'll be adding this card to the  Lemon Shortbread Facebook Group . I'd like to enter this card into the following ch...

Hi. I'm so excited to be posting up my very first Craftin Desert Diva's Design Team card.  For my very first creation I've used a few different digital stamp sets together to create this summer scene on this side stepper card. I've used :- Beach Crab digital stamp set Summer Days digital stamp set Surf Boy digital stamp set This is my card from the side.  This is my card from the front. I coloured using Touch Five Markers, pencils and Distress Inks. Then I've fussy cut everything out and layered them up to create this beach card. I've created this card as inspiration for the Craftin Desert Diva's July Mood Board Facebook Challenge . This is the July Mood Board Challenge image. I'd also like to share with you the Craftin Desert Diva's July New Release Event . Over at the Craftin Desert Diva's Facebook Page. We'd love it if you could find time to pop over and join the fun by 'going' to the ...

Hi! I'm stopping by to share my  Cute As A Button  Inspiration Card for the new  Cute As A Button Blog .  Challenge #36 the theme is Summer Fun. I've used a Cute As A Button image called Dolphin Mermaid . Isn't it so beautiful!! You can find her gorgeous images over at the  Cute As A Button Store . I've coloured the image using using a mixture of Touch Five Markers and watercolour pencils. I've used a patterned background paper. The sentiment is a digital stamp created by  Tracy Wray  from  Crafty Cats 957 Designs Digital  Stamps . I embellished this card using pre-made flower and a handmade bow. I am going to be posting this card on the  Cute As A Button Facebook Group . If you have any Cute As A Button creations to share we'd love to see them there. There is a monthly Progressive Challenge going on over at the Facebook group as well. I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges Inspiration Destinatio...

Hello!! I'd like to share this super cute very girly pink Princess and Dragon castle shaped card. I really did enjoy making this one of a kind card. The images I've used are Sasayaki Glitter Digital Stamps called Princess and Dragoon . Princess is one of the July the first new release images . I've coloured these gorgeous images using a mixture of Touch Five Markers and pencils. As I was colouring I though the Princess needed a dragon and a castle but I didn't have a castle. So I decided to make my own using basic shapes in the Brother Scan N Cut machine. And so I made this three layered castle SVG file including the door and window. I coloured the castle with watered down Acrylic Paint and pencil on the edges to show of the layers more. Then I embossed the top half of the layers. Once I'd stuck them together I added flower Clearly Besotted Stamp die cut. The flowers are coordinating die cuts for the Flower Arrangement Stamp set (which I didn't use....

Hi. I'm here to share my fun interactive inspiration card  Art By Barb Design's May Facebook Progressive Colouring Challenge . This little cutie is this month's free image from a set called Ahoy There he comes as a pack of two a boy and girl version how good is that! If you've not played along before you can receive this adorable image called Ahoy There (the boy only) for FREE on the condition that you join in with us over at  Art By Barb's Facebook Group . We always welcome anyone of any level to play along. This is a colouring challenge so making a project in not required but is appreciated and makes your chances of being top three higher. You may colour with a child and share their makes if you like but this is NOT essential. Please pop over to the group to find all details. This is where you can find more of her beautiful images  Art By Barb Designs  beautiful images. This is my card. This is my card in action. I've coloured this beau...