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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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Friday, April 30, 2021

Anything Goes/Mood Board Challenge at 613 Avenue Create

Time for another great challenge over at 613 Avenue Create.  The theme as always is Anything Goes and the Optional Twist is a mood Board. 

This is the mood board  for this challenge is



For my card I decided to use the feather from the mood board to inspire that card I made for this challenge.



 I used a set of die cuts for the feathers and a thanks die that I cut out of some foil papers for the card.  I used an embossing an embossing folder of a tree branch for the background. The metal piece is part of a button that I created for an embellishment for the card. 


Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by the projects our talented design team created to inspire you. 

I am entering my card in the following challenges

We Love to Create - Anything Goes
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Mix It Up - Layering
Penny's Challenge - Anything Goes


Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Butterfly Kisses


Time for another great Anything Goes Challenge at Through the Craft Room Door.

Our generous Sponsor this week is 






The prize this week is a $10 voucher for their store.


I have used an digital image called TSF Fairy for my canvas I have made for one of my young family members.


I coloured the little fairy with copics, pencil crayon, white gel pen,  and Pentarts glitter pen on the wings.



I created a scene on my canvas using acrylic paint, die cut flowers, fence, butterflies, different colours of Nuvo and clouds

Closer views





I just love this cute image.  This digital set comes with

 - Drawn and Hand Colored Images
- 6 Black and White Hand Drawn Images 
- 5 Coordinated Sentiments (greetings, sayings)

Check the images out in Jan's store here.

Thank you for stopping by.  Hope you will join us this month.  

Enter your project here

Have a creative week and stay safe.
 
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
    A Bit More Time to Craft - Always Anything Goes
      A Perfect Time To Craft - Always Anything Goes
        Clever Dexter Challenge - Anything Goes

        Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
          World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

          Wednesday, April 14, 2021

          Easter/Spring Challenge at Crafty Gals Corner

          Time for another challenge ay Crafty Gals Corner

          The theme for this challenge is: 

          Easter / Spring

          Our sponsors for this challenge are:
          (in alphabetical order)  




          Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate



          Prize: 3 Digital Stamps

          This is my card I made for this challenge using our sponsor Fred She Said image called Bunneh





          I love this cute image of the Easter Bunny.  To create my card I layered several paper from my stash that I embossed, I coloured the image with my Copics, Wink of Stella, Nuvo Crystal Drops and a white Gel Pen.

          Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to stop by our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. Hope you will join us this month. 

          I am entering this in my card the following challenges

          Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
            A Bit More Time to Craft - Always Anything Goes
              A Perfect Time To Craft - Always Anything Goes
                Clever Dexter Challenge - Anything Goes

                Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
                  World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

                  Friday, April 9, 2021

                  Hello Sunshine

                   Time for another great Anything Goes Challenge at Through the Craft Room Door

                   Our  Sponsor this week is ……….

                                                                Createful Heart

                       The prize this week is ……..

                  2 images from their store

                  I have used Createful Heart's digital image called Friendship Bear.


                  I decided this image would work well for a gate fold card.  



                  I coloured the image with Copics and Panpastels (sky) then I added sparkle to my sun and  die cut clouds in the sky.  s 


                  I added a sentiment to the front of the card.


                  I then added a die cut flower to the inside of the card. 

                  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to pop by our challenge blog to be inspired by our design team. 

                  I am entering this in my card the following challenges

                  Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
                    A Bit More Time to Craft - Always Anything Goes
                      A Perfect Time To Craft - Always Anything Goes
                        Clever Dexter Challenge - Anything Goes

                        Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
                          World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

                          Sunday, April 4, 2021

                          Make it Elegant Challenge

                          Time for another challenge over at A Place to Start and the theme of this challenge is to make it Elegant. The challenge is anything goes - it does not have to be a card.  

                          I decided to make two projects for the challenge, a card and an altered box in the elegant theme.

                          I used this lovely image from Graphics Fairy for my card.  I love this flapper style image.  The dresses in that era are stunning.  


                          The ladies were coloured with copics, pencil crayon, Nuvo, stenciled background with Panpastels, Wink of Stella and a glitter pen.

                          For my second project I decided to alter a tin heart box I had in my stash.

                          This is the box I altered. I purchased several of the boxes at a thrift store several years ago.

                          I am going to use this box I altered for the container I need for a friend's birthday gift.


                          This is my altered box.



                          I have used gems from a dollar store along with a Stamperia mold, die inks and a fabric butterfly from a fabric store.  Once I got my box decorated the wave I wanted I added Pentart gold wax to give the box more elegance and shine. 

                          Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Join in the fun and create an elegant card  and enter it here.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. 

                          I am entering this in my card the following challenges

                          Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
                            A Bit More Time to Craft - Always Anything Goes
                              A Perfect Time To Craft - Always Anything Goes
                                Clever Dexter Challenge - Anything Goes

                                Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
                                  World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

                                  Saturday, April 3, 2021

                                  Anything Goes Challenge with Optinal twist - In the Garden


                                   Time for another great challenge over at 613 Avenue Create. The theme this month is as always, Anything Goes.  Our optional twist this month is In the Garden - Create a Card for Spring.

                                  This is my card I made for this challenge.


                                  I  decided to make a card this month that uses the elements of spring I like the most; flowers, butterflies and bunnies.

                                  I used a combination of flowers purchased and handmade along with Tim Holts Bunny, and a few butterflies dies.  The embossed sentiment is a old rubber stamp from my stash. I also used Nuvo Crystal drops, white gel pen, Dimensional pearls, white acrylic paint, gems and scrapbook papers from my stash. 

                                  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to pop over to 613 Avenue Create to be inspired by our creative design team.  Please  join us in the challenge.  Create your card and enter it here

                                  I am entering this card in the following challenges:

                                    Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
                                      A Bit More Time to Craft - Always Anything Goes
                                        A Perfect Time To Craft - Always Anything Goes
                                          Clever Dexter Challenge - Anything Goes

                                          Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
                                            Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper
                                              World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - Always Anything Goes 

                                                Friday, April 2, 2021

                                                Mixed Media Altered box with Alcohol Ink and Acrylic Paints

                                                Time for another great challenge this month at Creative Artiste this month.
                                                 
                                                Our theme is always
                                                "Anything Mixed Media Goes"

                                                Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your  projects.

                                                I have altered a box for my project this month. 





                                                This is the box I started with, a wooden box I found at a thrift store on holidays.



                                                More Views


                                                I used gesso, a stencil with molding paste, dollar store gems, an assortment of findings and jewelry pieces on the lid of my box.  I coloured the box with alcohol inks and acrylic paints. 








                                                This was a fun project to make.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team.  Hope you will join us this month.


                                                I am entering my project in the following challenges

                                                Mix It Up - Anything Goes - twist no stamping
                                                Love to Craft Blog - Anything Goes
                                                Creative Fingers- Anything Goes
                                                A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes