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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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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Flamenco Dancer

Through the Craft Room Door this week we have another fantastic Anything Goes Challenge. 


Our sponsor this week is 



I have used an image called Flamenco image no. 19  
for my card.



Closer look



From my stash I found this designer paper that I loved the colours of and thought it was just right for my card. I coloured the image with Copic Markers then added some musical notes amd stars.

This was afun card to make and I think I will give it to my friend for her birthday. 

Thank you for stopping by. Hope you will join us this months anything goes challenge.  


Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Snow Much Fun Challenge

Time for another great challenge at Crafty Gals Corner this month. 

The theme for this challenge is: 

Snow Much Fun

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

    

Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate
Fred She Said Designs offers a wide variety of digital products with a floral flair and cute characters too - Digi's, Pre-colored images, Papers, Sets, Fred's Flower Kits, and even digital cutting files.  Have some fun with Fred!

* Please use above blurb on your blog for Fred, She Said *


SheepSki Designs
Prize ~ 3 Digital Images


Prize ~ £8 Gift Certificate
(to be used on digital content only)



I made this Upright Z card for this challenge.
Twinkle Lane Designs

I found the pattern for this card fold 0n Stampin Bella Let Us Inpire You.  The site has a very good tutorial and the measurements for the card. 


Some More Views


I used snowflake paper from their paper pack.  I printer two different sizes of paper and used one of them for the base pf the card and the smaller print as my background.  The sentiment is one of the 2 sentiments that come with the image.


I used Pentart Glitter pen on the trees and Pentart Frost Effect Paint for the snow.



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 and see the cute images of our fabulous sponsor.


I would like to enter this card in the following challenges


Digi Choosday Tuesday - ATG

Tayloy Made Cards for U -  ATG

World Art Wednesday - ATG

Sunday, January 2, 2022

A Place to Start - January's Anything Goes Challenge

Welcome back and a Happy 2022 to you all.

We have a new challenge this week at A Place to Start and our theme is as always "Anything Goes".

Our sponsor this week is 

Remember to visit their store to see the great selection of digital stamps and papers.

Remember they have a new challenge every month., visit their challenge blog to be inspired.

 

I made these two cards that follow using our sponsor's images. 

For my first card I used


I just love this bold cute selfie image.  I used some of my mix media paper for the background to the card.  The paper was made using a Gelli print that I made using acrylic paint, stencils, glitter and a black permanent marker.  The image was coloured with Copic Markers, and glitter pens in several colours was used n the background, boots and dress,  It is was a fun card to make. 

Closer look


For my second card I used



I think this image is such a cool lady. I coloured her with Copics and highlighted her hair with a sliver gelly roll pen.  The arrows and bicycle wheels are both die cuts by Tim Holtz. The background paper is from my stash.  

Closer look



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 the card in the following challenges

Saturday, January 1, 2022

613 Avenue Create - January's Anything Goes

 Welcome back and a Happy 2022 to you all.

We have a new challenge this week at 613 Avenue Create and our theme is as always "Anything Goes".

Our sponsor this week is 

Remember to visit their store to see the great selection of digital stamps and papers.

Remember they have a new challenge every month, visit their challenge blog to be inspired.

 

I made these two projects that follow using our sponsor's images. 

For my card I used O'GETTA BUT FIRST COFFEE


For this card I used designer paper from my stash, along with  my copic markers, gold wink of stella and Nuvo.  I had to laugh when I went to the site  and realized that it was coffee cup not tea cup in her hand and I had already found my sentiment for the card. 

Closer look




For my tag I used 

CRAZY PAW: FROGGY




I love this cute image and decided to make a tag with the image.  I coloured the tag with Copics and pencil crayons and then fuzzy cut the image out. I cut the tag out of designer paper with Tim Holtz' big tag die. To the tag I added some die cut butterflies, ribbon, and a sentiment by Stampin Up.  



Closer Look






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 these projects in the following Challenges