Happy New Year!

Good morning to all my friends out there! And welcome to my new followers! I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year! I am sorry for not keeping up over the last week....I ended up getting a horrible cough that I am still struggling with BUT do feel that it is better today...just having a little trouble breathing. And Friday was my day to take my monthly medication for osteoporosis....I was diagnosed 2 months ago and the med knocks me on my tail for about 2 days. I do feel much better today SO I hope to be able to post a card for you a little later on in the day today. Thanks for being patient with me and sticking with me! I promise to get back on track! I have to! Thanks for stopping in to check on me!

HUGS,
Vicki

Some New News and a Freebie!

Good morning! Well it is snowing again here in the Illinois Valley! And going to get COLD again! Winter has definitely come! Maybe this weekend I will make a snow angel...Holly from Hogwild About Stamping had asked me one of our first snowstorms for a snow angel...hmmm you might get it Holly! Anywhooo...I know I have been a little slow in getting my cards designed for the blog...with the holidays it has been rough as I am sure it has been for all of you! However, there is another reason I have not been creating as much....I am now a new digital designer for Stamping Boutique!! Tracey has been so kind to take me on as a designer of digital sentiments. Thanks so much Tracey for having me on board! To celebrate my debut, I am offering a freebie here on my blog. Please take it, leave me some love, and enjoy it! Wish me luck on my new venture. Thanks tons for stopping in to see me today...I do appreciate each and everyone of you.

Hugs,

Vicki

Just Because

Good morning! Oh my gosh it is so cold today! I just wanted to stay home in bed this morning but I am up and going. Today's card uses another cute little Audrey image from The Stamping Boutique...isn't she a cutie? Tracey makes these images so easy to color...I was afraid of coloring the hair at first but the shading is just perfect...all you have to do is color! I cut the image out and sat it on an oval nestie. The paper is from a paperstack from DCWV...and I used my new MS Loop punch as well. The sentiment was stamped with a JustRite stamp. If you haven't been to The Stamping Boutique for a while, head on over there to see all the new images released by Tracey and Stef...they are awesome. Well, I am off to work! Have a great day today! Thanks again for stopping by!

HUGS,
Vicki

Love

Well, I am hoping everyone's holiday was wonderful! I am trying to get back into the blogging groove...I received a lot of new crafting items for Christmas that I want to play with but the last 2 days I have been a little off....now my hubby would say I am ALWAYS off LOL! Anywhoooo, my card today was created using a new punch that I received from my sweet friend Stef...it is the Martha Stewart Loop punch set...which contained both the corner punch as well as the border punch. Really cool punch! The image I used on my card is one of The Stamping Boutique's new images called Audrey Saving Her Love...isn't this the most awesome image?I colored her with Copic markers....used a little chalk for the background. Added some brown ribbon....really like brown and pink together. Thanks for stopping by to see me today...I promise to get my rear in gear and come visit you very soon.

HUGS!
Vicki

Merry Christmas

Good morning to all...I am just popping in to wish all of you the best Christmas ever...I love you all for stopping in to see me every day...wishing you health, happiness and joy!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HUGS,
Vicki

Last of my xmas cards!

Hello to all! I am so sorry for not getting back to post for so long. I am so busy as I know all of you are! Sunday afternoon we spent with Stef and her husband...we had a wonderful visit ! This was the first time the hubbies met and they were like old friends at the start! I was amazed at the chatter coming from the living room as Stef and I sat in her craft room! Santa left a package at Stef's for me...it is the MS loopy punch I have been wanting so bad...Love it but haven't played with it yet. Today I finished up making my xmas cards...these are for my children and my grandbabies...the santa one I made 4 of...one for each granbaby...and the other two are for my sons and dear DILs. I found this web site...Twisted Papers...that has all these beautiful, clear crisp vintage images...and they are posting freebies through Christmas day! I can't wait to use some of these for next year's cards. Of course I added some bling, etc to each of the cards. Today, I have last minute food shopping to do and some housecleaning! Thanks so much for stopping in to see me...and I surely will be by to see all of you today...sorry I have not been to see you before now. Whew!! I will be glad when the hustle and bustle is over!

HUGS!

Vicki

Happy Holidays

Good morning! Well one week from today the Jolly Old Man will have been here on his sleigh! Oh gosh and I am not ready for him!!! I am off work all week next week so I will be scrambling to get things done. I hope most of you are better prepared than I am! Well, I do believe this may be my last Christmas card post. And although it doesn't really look Christmasy...it is a Christmas card. This card is a replica of a card I had created some time ago as a Thank You card. I received an order for this card from a friend of mine...she wanted to give it to her supervisor who is a male....so I added Happy Holidays and the small tree (SU stamp) and then glittered it up with a Sakura clear glitter pen and added a ribbon!
I may not be posting for a couple of days so that I can get ready for Christmas...but I will be back by Sunday hopefully. Thanks to all of you for supporting me by visiting me daily and leaving some love! Have a great day!

HUGS!