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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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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

613 AVENUE CREATE - FEBRUARY 2025 - ANYTHING GOES W/ OPTIONAL TWIST: LOTS OF LOVE

 Time for another great challenge at 613 Avenue Create

As always the theme of this challenge is Anything Goes and for February
the optional twist, "Lots of Love"

I made this card for my husband for our 35th wedding anniversary. I looked through my mixed media scraps for a background paper that was not traditional for an anniversary wedding card. 

I like to surprise him with something totally different than he was expecting. Along with the mixed media scrap of paper I used

an Italian love poem, love and a heart die cut from my stash, a round paper clip and a bow.


Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join this challenge this month. Just create your project and enter it here. 

Remeber to pop over to 613 Avenue Create to view the  projects of our talented design team.  



Sunday, February 2, 2025

A Place to Start, February 2025 Challenge - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: Things in the Sky

Time for another great Challenge at A Place to Start  and as always the theme is Anything Goes and our optional twist: things in the sky. 

This is the card I made for this challenge. 



The die cut Eiffel tower I used was a die cut from Sizzix and the designer pattern paper is from The Black Currant Stack by DCWV. The air plane rubber stamp is unmounted and maker is unknown. 

I made this card for my hubby for Valentine's day. I had been thinking about our time in Paris when he took me to Paris, so long ago.
Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to see  the beautiful works of our design team. 


I hope you will join us this month. 

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Crafty Gals Corner Challenge #263 - Fill in the Blank - Snowmen

Time for another great challenge at Crafty Gals Corner.  

The theme for this challenge is: 


~ Fill in the Blank - Snow_____ ~
(man, flake, globe, buddy, etc.)

I filled in the blank with snowbears.  


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

Prize ~ 3 Sets of Digis


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Prize ~ $10 Gift Certificate

A note from Rachelle Anne Miller:
I am an artist & designer living in the beautiful Adelaide Hills in South Australia with my husband and three amazing children! I love to create and am especially drawn to all things cute. I've worked on children's books, greeting cards, craft supplies, children's room décor, tech accessories, and more. I love to bring out joy and imagination in my art and create something a little different to inspire and make you smile.


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This is the card I made for the challenge.

Last Minute Manda



I made this easel card to highlight my cute snow bears from Last Minute Mandy. These snow bears are pre-coloured and there are several variations of the snow bears in the group.  

I added circles of glitter paper, a winter wonderland stamp, and a large snowflake. I also used Nuvo clear dimensional, Pentart Frost Effect Paint  and Wink of Stella to give the cards sparkle and Shine. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will back here again soon. 

Monday, January 6, 2025

A Place to Start - JANUARY, 2025 Challenge - ANYTHING GOES w/OPTIONAL TWIST: INCLUDE A BALLOON


Time for another great challenge at A Place to Start and the first challenge of 2025.

The challenge this month is as always anything goes, and the optional twist is to include a balloon in your project.

This is my card I made for this challenge. 


To create this card I used the following products

Rubber stamps
Sentiment - have a FAN-tastic day!
A Muse ArtStamps
Birthday Dinosaur by Whipper Snapper Designs Inc
Designer Pattern Paper from my stash
Ribbon
Nuvo - clear
Glittern stars
Copic Markers
Wink of Stella

Thank you for stopping by. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to see the creations of our talented design team members. 
All the best to you and your family in 2025.


Saturday, January 4, 2025

613 Avenue Create - January 2025 Challenge - Anything Goes /Optional Twist Monotone Magic

 Challenge Twist:  Monotone Magic (create something using shades of one color)

Welcome back to 613 Avenue Create Challenge Blog.

This is the first challenge of 2025, hope you will join us this month.

Our challenge as always is anything goes and the optional twist is Monotone Magic. (create a card using shapes of one colour).

This is my card I created for this January challenge.

My neutral colour I used for this card is a cream colour and the monotone colour is shades of black. 


The die cut bird I used was a die cut from Sizzix and the designer pattern paper is from The Black Currant Stack by DCWV. 

Other products I used for the card were

cream and black ribbon
bird birthday stamp by  A Muse Art Stamps
black gem for the eye

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team members . Hope you will join our challenge this month. All the best to you and your family in 2025.