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Okanagan, BC, Canada
Welcome to my crafting blog. After retirement, my husband and I moved to a beautiful location in the Okanagan area of British Columbia. I love all paper crafts including mixed media, journaling and cards. I also dabble in papermaking, photography, fibre art, and altered books. I am an active member of several card and mixed media groups and on the design team of several challenge blog. I love the world of blogging, it has opened many doors for me. My favourite quote is by Maya Angelou. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” I hope you join me in my search for my creative side. Thanks for stopping by!

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Monday, December 22, 2014

Motorcycle Santa Gift Card



Merry Christmas everyone.  This is the last challenge at Not Just Cards this year and I have made a gift certificate holder for a guy for Christmas. .   

The cute digi is by Dr. Digi , one of our sponsors this week and is called Harley Santa.   I love their quirky character digital stamps.  I made the gift certificate and the "Just for You" on my computer and the Merry die is by Penny Black. 

Have a wonderful Holiday Season.  Hope you will join us in this final challenge of 2014.  Just create you Christmas project and enter it here. See you in 2015.  

Re-cycled Peanut Butter Jar


This is my last Christmas project for 2014 and I decided to make a gift jar for some peanut cookies for a friend.   I used my stash of left over Christmas scrapbook papers  and Christmas stickers to decorate the jar and added this cute image by Karleigh Sue Digis.  I think he is very sweet looking and his name is  Jingles

Thank you for stopping by .  I hope you will join us at Not Just Cards this week and I will see you back here in 2015.  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you and your families. 

Hippy Christmas



This oversize tag was made for this weeks challenge at Not Just Cards.  The image is called Hippie Christmas and is by The Stamping Boutique, on of our fabulous sponsors.  

I cut my large tag out of Graphic 45 paper with my cricut.  I added my image and coloured it with a glitter pen and my Copic Markers.  The edges with distressed with Distress Inks and I added a couple of christmas images from my stash to complete the tag. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Pop over to the Not Just Cards Challenge Blog and see the projects of the other design team members.   

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

It's a Winter Wonderland



Creative Knockout Challenges has a Winter Wonder Land theme this week and I made this Christmas bag from a digital image from one of our sponsors, Sweet N Sassy Stamps.  The image is called Christmas Carolers.  

I coloured my image with Copic Markers, added some snow, pearls and ribbon to complete the out side of my Christmas bag.  Pop over to Creative Knockouts Challenge blog to see the other designs of the creative team.  Thank you for stopping by.   

Monday, December 15, 2014

Post It Holder


Hello fellow crafters thank you for stopping by.  This is my project for Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges this week.  I have  made a Post It holder using Winter 8 from Fitztown, one of our sponsors this week. 

My images were coloured with Copic Markers and glitter. The Merry Christmas is a die cut by Memory Box. 

I added some silver snowflakes to complete the project by Martha Stewart. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Please pop over the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges blog to see the beautiful projects the other Christmas Elves have created to inspire you. 

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Winter Scene Project - Tealight







This is my inspiration project for the winter scene challenge this week.  I just love the winter snowbirds from Morgan Fitzsimon's winter collection.  You can find the snowbird 1 here and snowbird here. Both images come in both coloured and uncoloured.  

I really had fun making this tea light project.  I found a pattern for the lantern at the Whiff of Joy blog. The blog has a very detailed tutorial for the tea Light holder. 

I got excited when I was colouring my little snowbird.  I used sour apple fun flock for one of the hats and diamond flower soft for the snow and the trim of the other snowbirds hat. I also used red Stickles as a trim on one hat and bow. 

I coloured the images with Copics and a white gell pen.The tree is a Tim Holtz die and , the green panel is a die, and a wooden bead and flower made up the top of the tea light.   

This was a very fun project.  Come join us this week at Fitztown.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Come and Get It's Christmas Challenge



Come and Get It has a Christmas challenge this week.   I chose to use an image from Lacy Sunshine, one of our sponsors called  Lucy Boo's Christmas Package  .  I think she is very cute.  The sentiment is a rubber stamp by A Muse ArtStamps. 

I diecut my layers of paper with my Lil' Inker Design stitch dies, coloured my image with Copic Markers and added snow with Flower Soft.  To complete my card I added my ribbon, sentiment and bling.

Hope you will join us this week.   We have some great prizes from our sponsors. Pop over to our challenge blog to see the great projects from the rest of our design team. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. Merry Christmas everyone.  See you back here in the New Year. 

Monday, December 8, 2014

Christmas Pocket Card



This is my card for this weeks Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.  Lacy Sunshine is one of this weeks sponsors and I used a images called Eleanor/Pickles Caroling

I found this tag pocket directions on the blog of Guri and can be found here.  



I coloured my image with Copic Markers and glitter. The sentiments and snowflake stamp are from my stash of unmounted rubber stamps.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  I hope you will join us this week at  Holly Jolly, just create your project and enter it here.  For inspiration check out our blog and see all of the creative ideas of the design team.  Merry Christmas everyone and a Happy New Year. 


Aurora Wings - Icy Snow Queen



This project was created for the current Not Just Cards anything goes challenge.  This door knob hanger is made with a digital image from the collection of Aurora Wings digital images by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff and is called Icy Snow Queen

I coloured the image with Copic markers and glitter. I added silver blings, glitter and die cut snowflakes .  The pattern for the door hanger can be found here

Hope you will join us this week at Not Just Cards.  Hope over to their challenge blog and see the great projects the design team has designed to inspire you.  

Christmas Tag


 Christmas Holly Sprite in Winter Coat  is the name of the image that I used for this christmas tag that I made for Not Just Cards' challenge this week.  This cute image is by Mitzi who is one of the sponsors for this challenge.  

I coloured the image with my copic markers, glitter and a Gelli pen in traditional colours.  I added some glitter die snowflakes ,  added a die cut sentiment and some bling to complete the tag. 

I hope you will join us this week at Not Just Cards, We would love to see your creations. Remember it is an anything goes challenge.  Just create your project and enter it here

Decorated Christmas Box


I made this Christmas box for this week's challenge at Not Just Card.  All Dressed Up is one of the sponsors and I have used their cute  3 Little Christmas Girls digital stamp on my box.   

front of box



 The supplies I used to decorate the box were:

scrapbook paper from my stash
Copic Markers
Bling and buttons for my stash
Merry Christmas die by Memory Box
Music symbol by Marianne Designs
corner photo punch

Thank you for for stopping by and I hope you will join us this week at Not Just Cards. 

Aurora Wings - Icy Snow Queen



This project was created for the current Not Just Cards anything goes challenge.  This door knob hanger is made with a digital image from the collection of Aurora Wings digital images by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff and is called Icy Snow Queen

I coloured the image with Copic markers and glitter. I added silver blings, glitter and die cut snowflakes .  The pattern for the door hanger can be found here

Hope you will join us this week at Not Just Cards.  Hope over to their challenge blog and see the great projects the design team has designed to inspire you.  

Saturday, December 6, 2014

Christmas Tree Tag


This is my tag for the challenge this week at Come and Get It Challenges.  The image is by Oak Pond Creations, one of our sponsors this week  called 3 Trees.   
I stamped the background to my tag with a script stamp from my stash.  I coloured my image with Copic Markers and then coated the trees with Diamond Distress Glitter and added a metal "believe" sentiment, gold snowflake and gold ribbon. 

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you will join us this week for this Christmas Challenge.   We have some great prizes for you this month.  

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Flourish Challenge at Creative KnockOut


It is a flourishes challenge at Creative Knockouts this week.  Sami  Stamps is the sponsor and they have a very nice prize for one lucky winner. I have used one of Sami's stamps called Candy Cane Elf.

For my flourishes I used a Christmas embossing folder with snow flakes and flourishes. The letters, , banner along with the layered pieces are all die cuts from my stash.  Hope you will join me this week at Creative Knockouts. Thank you for stopping by.  Now I am off to clean my craft room.


Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Joyeux Noel - Christmas Gift Bag



I created this Christmas gift bag using a regular paper lunch bag.   The digital images I used are part of the Christmas Collection of CS Designs.  I think this little angel is so cute.  You can find CS Designs' Christmas collection here.  

I folded my paper bag then layered my angel, doily, snowflakes, winter tree and poinsettias.  The images were coloured with Copic Markers and glitter paint. To complete my bag I added lots of bling, gems and sprayed it with Goose Bumps. I like making Christmas projects with all of their sparkle and shine.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. Remember my favourite quote is by Maya Angelou. “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Always Something Creative - Christmas 
A girl who crafts -  Christmas 
The Craft Garden - CHRISTMAS
The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
Scrap It Girl -“Wrap It Up”


Monday, December 1, 2014

Re-cycle,Re-Purpose, Re-invent - Anything Goes with Recycling








Christmas is coming and I made this Christmas scene in my book case for the holidays and for the Anything Goes challenge (must be recycling) at  Recycle, Re-Purpose and Re-Invent. 
All of the digital images that I used in the Christmas scene are from the Christmas collection of CS Designs and can be found here.  I specially love the angel. 
I used some small white Christmas trees that I used in a previous years project that I sprayed with Elmers glue and sprinkled with green glitter.  I used some blocks of wood from my hubby`s scrap pile for the presents and the large tree sentiment. The wrapping and ribbon are recycled Christmas scraps. 
To complete the scene I added some little blocks and shredded some white plastic bags for the snow.  Hope you enjoy my project.  Pop over to the  Recycle, Re-Purpose and Re-Invent blog to see the creations of the rest of the design team. Hope you will join in. 
Have a great holiday season and we hope to see you back here again in 2015.  
I am entering my project in the following challenges:

Altered Eclectics - Altered Art
Cracked Mirror - Christmas Decorations
Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Celebrate the Season
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Create a Calendar
Robyn`s Fetish -Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap - Always Anything Goes
Ooh La La Creations - Christmas
Through the Purple Haze -  Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes

My Sheri Craft - O Christmas Tree

North Pole Assemblage - Altered Eclectic



I am excited I have been invited to join the design team at Altered Eclectic.  It is an Anything Goes challenge blog with very rules and lots of room for creativity. Your project must be a new and an altered piece .

I thought for this challenge I would do a Christmas themed assemblage since the season is coming up very  quickly. I had this wooden box I picked up from a thrift store that I painted white and added a gold trim to, next I added the feet (wooden door pulls) and a handle on the top (part of a napkin ring).  The background paper is from my stash of Christmas papers.

The sleigh digital image is from Kenny K Downloads and the reindeer  are Tim Holtz  die cuts.  The sleigh is held out with a Wobble Spring.  I added 2 trees and the North Pole sign recycled  from a previous project.  I sprayed the trees with a gold glitter and added a snowflake die trim, bling and cotton batten for the snow to complete the project.

Hope you will join us this time at Altered Eclectric.  Our next challenge is not until February 1st.  Pop over to the challenge blog to see the other wonderful creations created by the design team.

I am entering my project in the following challenges:

Scribble and Scrap - Always Anything Goes
Ooh La La Creations - Christmas
Through the Purple Haze -  Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy - Anything Goes

My Sheri Craft - O Christmas Tree
Recycle, Re-Purpose and Re-Invent - Anything goes
Cracked Mirror - Christmas Decorations
Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Celebrate the Season
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes w/Optional Create a Calendar
Robyn`s Fetish -Anything Goes


Monday, November 24, 2014

Christmas Elves



I am hosting the the challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges this week  and I chose a Christmas Elf Challenge.  Bugaboo is the sponsor this week and I used their cute Elf Pocket for my card. 

I paper pieced my little elf,  I liked the paisley pattern paper of his pocket.   I added some glitter and bling for Christmas sparkle.  

Hope you will join us this week.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. 

Christmas Calendar



This altered clip board was made for this weeks Not Just Cards challenge.   I used a Bugaboo Christmas image called Ava and Deacon Christmas Sign.  Bugaboo is one of our fabulous sponsors this week.  Check out Not Just Cards and see the beautiful work of the design team and the great sponsors and prizes we have.

I coloured my image with Copic Markers and Distress Ink, found a calendar on a google search and added some Christmas bling.  I hope you enjoy the project and will join us this week at Not Just Cards.  






It's a Celebration


This is one of my projects for this weeks Not Just Cards Challenge. I have made a tag with an image from Sassy Studio Designs called Lets Go Sassy. Sassy Studio Designs is one of our sponsors this week. 

The products I used for my tag are:

  • Panpastels
  • Glitter pen
  • Glitter Dots
  • Copic Markers
  • Digital image called Lets Go Sassy
  • String of pearls
  • Bling 
  • Sentiment from my stash 
  • Vellum 
  • Ribbon
  • Stencil by Tammy Laporte

Thank you for stopping to take a look.  Have a creative day.  Remember to stop by Not Just Cards to see the other projects of the design team. 

Fairy Christmas



Thank you for stopping by, this  is one of my projects for Not Just Cards anything goes challenge this week. I thought I would make a Kleenex box cover for Christmas.  I think it would look cute in the bathroom.  I used a digital stamp from Bugaboo one of our sponsors of the challenge, called Fairy Christmas. 



Once I figured out the dimensions of my box I constructed it and covered the box with some very pretty Designer Christmas paper.  I also used the paper on the back panel.  The image was coloured with a gelli pen, glitter and Copic Markers.  I used Tim Holtz's Holly dies for the holly and used glitter on the leaves and berries to give the project some Christmas sparkle. 

Hope you will join in our challenge. Have a creative day. 

Putting Up the Christmas Tree



I this is one of my projects I made for Not Just Cards this week.  The theme is anything goes and I made a post-it holder with a Christmas theme.

To make my Post It holder I purchased a dollar store plastic picture frame which I layed on its side to create my surface for the digital image, pen and the post it.   

The image I used to make my project is a cute image from Robyns Fetish called Putting up the Christmas tree. The mouse and the tree were coloured with Copic Markers and glitter. The image was place inside of the picture stand.  I then added a pen and a die cut to complete the holder. 

Thank you for stopping by. 

Sunday, November 23, 2014

It is a Pink and Silver Christmas


I  am hosting a challenge at Fitztown this week and the theme is a Pink or Silver Christmas.  I have made this tag to go on a gift for a little girl in my life.   I think the image I used from Fitztown's winter collection is just adorable.  She is called Winter 10 and can be purchased here

I used a dark silver glitter paper that I cut out with a Christmas bell diecut and cut my image out with a smaller one from the set. I trimmed the large diecut with pink paper. 

The image was coloured with Copic Markers and a glitter pen.  Once I completed layering the diecuts I added a paper snowflake, snowflake button, pearl, ribbon and a bow.   I think this will look never nice on my little gift. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope your day is full of creativity. 


Saturday, November 22, 2014

Winter Tag


Inside of Tag






This week at Come and Get It Challenges we have a Winter challenge.  Create your card or project
with a winter theme.  I used an image from one of our sponsors, Fitztown to create my tag.  The image is called Winter 9 . 

My tag pattern opens from the top and has a magnet imbedded in the tag to keep it closed. My sentiments are diecuts. To complete the tag I added some bling, ribbon and a snowflake brad. 

Thank you for stopping by tonight and I hope you have a creative day.   Stop by the Come and Get It blog to see the other creations the design Team have created to inspire you and the prizes they are offering to the winners of the challenge. 



Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Bling is the Thing Challenge



I created this card for this week's challenge at Creative Knockouts.  The theme of the challenge this week is "Bling is the Thing", add bling to your card, whether it's stickles or rhinestones or glitter or something like that.

 I have used our sponsor, Crafty Sentiments digital image called Mia Howdy.  I coloured the image with Copic Markers and added some bling to her hat and earrings.  The sentiment is by Doodle Pantry.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 


Saturday, November 15, 2014

Recycle, Re-Purpose and Re-Invent Challenge

It is an anything goes with re-cycling challenge this week at  Recycle, Re-Purpose and Re-Invent Challenges


I was excited to use the material girl's images from CS Designs for the Recycle, Re-Purpose and Re-Invent Challenges. For this assemblage I used this wooden box I found at a garage sale.   I had my husband cut some dividers for. 

I used three different CS Designs' material girl pattern papers to line the walls and floors of the assemblage.  The fabric on the wall behind the scissors is the same fabric in the pinkers. I added several of the yarn and button cards also from the material girl collection along with threads and buttons. 



The pinkers, sewing machine needles, tape and sewing machine bobbins I found at the local thrift store .  The whole package was $2.00 which turned out to be a bargain because I googled the  pattern number on the pinkers and they were made in 1930 and are worth at least $29.00 according to Ebay.



The Singer scissors, old spool, wool and needle were also from my stash of things I may use some day.  To complete the project I added the cute lace dress form from CS Designs

I loved making this project. Hope you will join us this week for the anything goes challenge at  Recycle, Re-Purpose and Re-Invent Challenge

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes
All Crafts Challenge - Anything But a Card
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Get Creative Challenges - Anything Goes + Optional Twist: Stitching 
Love to Create Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Anything Goes
Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Anything Goes


Monday, November 10, 2014

Colour Challenge at Holly Jolly


Meighan, one of the Christmas Elves at Holly Jolly has challenge us to a colour challenge this week.  Here are the colour combos to choose from: 

(a) Red, Green, White
(b) Blue, White, Silver
(c) Red, Gold, Cream
(d) Blue, Brown, Cream
(e) Monochromatic
(f) Pink, Green, Kraft, White

I chose the colours blue, brown and cream for my card.  The image is by Art by Miran and the image is called Holly and Ginger Boys. They are such a cute trio. Thank you for stooping to take a look and have a creative day. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Ribbon Girls Challenge - Christmas
Reasonable Ribbon Challenge  - Winter Holiday & Ribbon
Stamping Sensations - Simply Christmas
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Art by Miran Challenge -  Anything Goes
Jelly Park Challenge - Christmas
My Perfect Life – Christmas cards

Christmas Angels Pocket Tag

This is another one of my projects for the Not Just Cards Challenge this week.  I found this tag pocket directions on the blog of Guri and can be found here.   

The sweet image I used for the front of the pocket is by one of our sponsors this challenge, Rick St. Dennis and is called Best Frenemies
I coloured my image with Copic Markers and glitter. The sentiments and snowflake stamp are from my stash of unmounted rubber stamps.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  I hope you will join us this week at Not Just Cards, just create your project and enter it here.  For inspiration check out our blog and see all of the creative ideas of the design team.  

I am entering this project in the following challenges:
Stamping Sensations - Simply Christmas
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Art by Miran Challenge -  Anything Goes
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow 
Love to Create Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Always Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Always Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Punch or Die (stitch and tag dies)
Whoopsi Daisy - Lots of Layers

Snowman Christmas Bag

I made this Christmas bag out of a brown paper lunch bag for this weeks challenge at Not Just Cards. The image is by  Stampart by Kathryne and is called Snow friends and can be found here

The background was made with a textured embossing folder  and coloured with distressed ink. I punched the star border with a Martha Stewart punch, Sizzex die for the star background and the snowflakes, coloured the image with Copic markers and added lots of glitter. The cord, die cut "Merry Christmas" and bling were added to complete the bag. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  

I am entering this project in the following challenges:
Stamping Sensations - Simply Christmas
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Art by Miran Challenge -  Anything Goes
Jelly Park Challenge - Christmas
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow 
Love to Create Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - Always Anything Goes
The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - Always Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Punch or Die
Whoopsi Daisy - Lots of Layers