City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 360 ~ You can do it!

I lived in New York City for 8 years before I moved to Las Vegas, those are some of my happiest time in my life, this trip back to New York, I desperately want to remember and cling to every moment, memory, sound and smell of the city.

We were at central park one morning....

Springtime in Central Park is absolutely magical.....

we took a stroll at Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir....

entered from upper east side and exit upper west side to the apartment we used to lived.

Oh I just missed and loved those days.

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This week at City Crafter Challenge Blog

The theme chosen by Stella is "You can do it"

Check out challenge details HERE!

I used ink pad and the sponging technique for the background...

I tried this many times but this one is my favorite, I think I finally mastered the sponging technique!

Come join in the fun at City Crafter Challenge Blog!

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #359 ~ CASE 4

Hello my friends, we just got home from our NYC-Paris trip, I enjoy traveling but at the same time, I long to be home, especially missing Papi.

Here's a few picture I took in NYC....

On Thursday (April 13), I went to Brooklyn Botanic Garden while DH is at work, I can't believe this is the first time I go there for the fact that I actually lived in NYC for 8 years.

It is Springtime in New York, the cherry blossom though not in full bloom but it is pretty close

One of the item on my bucket list is to go to Japan during April to see cherry blossom, I guess Brooklyn Botanic Garden is pretty good for now!

If you are following City Crafter Challenge Blog, you probably know that we are celebrating our 7th Birthday in April, this week is our final week of CASE ME IF YOU CAN.

Here is a card from Marina for you to CASE

and here is my take....

I hope you could play along with us, we have a prize package sponsored by Marina this week.

Come join in the fun at....

City Crafter Challenge Blog

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #358 ~ CASE 3

Hello all! This is week three of our birthday celebration at City Crafter Challenge Blog, we have a card from Stella. CASE ME IF YOU CAN!

You can pick any element of Stella's card and make one of your own.

I choose to make a balloon card just like hers.

we can't celebrate a birthday without a prize, here's one kindly sponsored by Stella.

All you have to do is to link up your project at City Crafter Challenge Blog, and then leave comments at the following blog list.

City Crafter Challenge Blog

Stella Schenkel

Marina

Kirsty

Ros Crawford

Come on and join in the fun at

City Crafter Challenge Blog

Happy Easter 2017

Just pop in to say...

Happy Easter to all my dear friends!

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I am in New York City this Easter morning, and we will be flying to Paris late this evening, I will be posting on Instagram, so come follow me - https://www.instagram.com/kirsty_vittetoe/

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #357 ~ CASE 2

April is the month where City Crafter Challenge Blog celebrate our 7th birthday. Our traditional challenge on our birthday is CASE ME IF YOU CAN!

This week, we have a card from ROS for you to CASE!

You can pick up any element from the card and make one of your own!

I happened to have a new CAT stamp from Newton's Nook, so I am making a card focusing on CAT too!

 

   

We also have a prize for one lucky winner, here's the prize package sponsored by Ros.

all you have to do is to link your project at City Crafter Challenge Blog, and then hop around to leave comments at the following blog list.

City Crafter Challenge Blog

Ros Crawford

Stella Schenkel

Marina

Kirsty

Come join in the birthday fun at..

City Crafter Challenge Blog

City Crafter Challenge Blog Week #356 ~ CASE 1

I started City Crafter Challenge Blog 7 years ago, can you imaging? Wow, 7! CCCB is 7 this year.

To celebrate our birthday, we are doing the CCCB tradition birthday challenge CASE ME IF YOU CAN!

This week is a card from me.

 

CASE ME IF YOU CAN!!!!

You can use the sketch, the colors, or pick up any elements and then make a card that is entirely yours, just remember to tell us what inspired your creation.

Of course I have to CASE my own....

 I am doing the same background with a different colors combination this time, and I change the focus point from a scribble flower to a butterfly.

Since it is our birthday celebration, we do offered a prize package this week!

Play along with us if you want to win this, we will pick a winner that link up their project as well as leaving comments at the following blogs.

City Crafter Challenge Blog

Kirsty Vittetoe

Ros Crawford

Stella Schenkel

Marina

I hope you come join in the fun at...

City Crafter Challenge Blog

Before I go, thought I would share this with you (and especially for you Greta!)

Garden Notes and a New Card

Surprise! I have a new card this week, LOL!

I know, I haven't been in the craft room much other than my DT duty.

I thought I would link this up with Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge

Products used in this project includes, PapertreyInk, My favorite thing and Creative Time for Me.

and now the garden notes....

back in October when we repaint our patio, the handy man throw out a few pieces of wood from the old patio that cannot be reused, I picked them up and make a little stand for vegetable garden, however, I didn't have much success besides scallions.

I tried growing lemon from seeds, but everytime when it come to this stage....

it dies....

this photo was the first batch, and then the second batch grow a little bigger than the ones in the photo, but die after I transplant them to a bigger pot, maybe I just do not have green thumb, does anyone have tips to share?

probably I should just do the easy stuff and not try to grow vegetable from seeds, like putting this bottom part of the celery after we ate what we want into the soil....

and it just grow like crazy

we cut a few off each time when we need some and it just keep growing.

Well, I would still love to learn how to grow my own vegetable from seeds, please share with me if you have any tips or advice for me, thanks and have a wonderful weekend!