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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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Saturday, November 25, 2017

Zeddy's Christmas


Time for another challenge at Come and Get It this week.  The theme of the challenge is Animals and I used an image from our sponsor this week Oddball Art.

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The image is called Zeddy Dressed as Santa.  I think he is so cute.  I think this will be a cute card for one of my nephews for Christmas.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop by our challenge blog to be inspired by the creative works of our design team. 

Saturday, May 27, 2017

Nautical Challenge at Come and get It



Nautical is the theme of the challenge this week at Come and Get It Challenges.  I have made my card with and image from our sponsor Paper Nest Dolls.  The 
cute image is called Life Ring Ellie.


I coloured this cute image with Copic markers and Pencil Crayon and added her to some beach theme paper from my stash.  To complete my card I added some die cut beach elements.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a create week.  Hope you will join this  challenge and pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by the makes of our talented design team.

Saturday, April 15, 2017

It's a Girl Thing



It's a Girl Thing is the theme of this weeks Come and Get It's challenge.  I am using one of our sponsors, Lemon Shortbread images for my art journal page.  The name of the image is  80's Fashion City Girl.


My idea for this art journal page was some papers I had made using CitraSolv and National Geographic pages.    I love the way the CitraSolv alters the images and makes these unusual pages.  I thought these pages I made were ideal for my art journal page. You can find more information about CitraSolv on my Pinterest site here. 

My image was coloured with Copics, pencil crayon and white gelly roll pen. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Remember to stop by our challenge blog to see the inspiring creations of our talented design team member.  Hope you  will join us this week. 

Saturday, April 1, 2017

Easter Challenge


It is time for another fun challenge at Come and Get It Challenges this week and the theme is Easter.   I have used our sponsor , Polkadoodles image called  Tulip, the darling buds.  I think she is beautiful and a great image for this Easter challenge.


I has fun making the card, layering designer papers, colouring image with Copics, Wink of Stella, adding butterfly, gems and a sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to pop by our challenge blog to see the inspiring projects of our talented design team, also remember to stop by Polkadoodles store to see the beautiful images they have, something for everyone. 

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Spring Time Challenge



Time for another great challenge at Come and Get It this week and the them of this challenge is Spring time. Time for Tea is one of our sponsors and they have a great selection of images for spring.  I have used one of their images called Fairy Toadstool.  I think she is so cute.


I coloured my image with Copics, Wink of Stella and Pencil Crayons. I added a fence and some stamped asters to create a spring theme for my card. I added a butterfly, gems and flowers to complete my card.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  



Saturday, April 2, 2016

Tag You're It

I am hosting a Tag, You're It  themed  challenge at Come and Get It Challenges this week. 


Make It Crafty is our sponsor and I have used their image called Anastasia's Grey the Digi Stamp for my tag. 

Make it Crafty

I used the colours of the feathers as my inspiration for my ladies costume which I coloured with Copics, charcoal pencil, and a gell and glitter pens.  I coloured the background with several different acrylic paints .  To complete the tag I added a strip of glitter tape to the bottom of the card.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.   

Saturday, March 26, 2016

In the Garden Challenge


It is a "in the garden challenge" at Come and Get It Challenges this week and I hope your will join us. One of our sponsors this week is Fred, She Said Designs and I have used an image called Corn Flowers  for my card. 

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I coloured my flowers with Copics and doodled some circles with a black and white pens on the background.  I splatters some paint on the background of the flowers and added a piece of my Gell Print as the vase.  I finished the card off with a sentiment by Hero Arts.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

Saturday, December 5, 2015

Christmas Challenge at Come and Get It Challenges


Sassy Studio Design is one of our sponsors this week at Come and Get It's Christmas Challenge.  I have used an image called Hanging the Wreath Sassy.  

I used copics and a glitter pen to colour my image and then added a Christmas flower made up partly of a tim Holtz die and Poinsettia embossing flower and a ribbon flower that I had made. To complete the card I added a Joy die cut.  Hope you will join us this month for our Christmas Challenge at Come and Get It. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Christmas anything goes 
Crafty Calendar - Dec - Let it snow 
Hiding in my Craft Room - Christmas colors 
Scrappers Delights  - Always Anything Goes 
Kitty Bee Designs - Christmas


Saturday, January 3, 2015

Snow Much Fun


Welcome to the first challenge for Come and Get It for 2015.  Come and Get It has some great upcoming challenges brought to you by some of our favorite sponsors.  The theme for this week is Snow Much Fun.

I used an image from Fred, She Said Digital stamps, one of this weeks sponsors called Emma and the Snowball. I made this simple warmest wishes card also using a digital sentiment by Arty Pants and some Martha Stewart silver snowflakes.   Emma was coloured with Copic markers and some texture was added with a white Gelli pen.

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us this week at Come and Get It.  Pop over to their challenge blog to see the other cards the other design team have created to inspire you.

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. 

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.  

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Winter Tag


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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. 



Saturday, November 8, 2014

Lace and Pearls Challenge


Thank you for stopping by today.  Meighan at Come and Get It Challenges this week has a Lace and Pearls challenge and this is my card for the challenge. The Stamping Boutique is the sponsor of this challenge and there is a great prize for the lucky winner.

I used The Stamping Boutique's digital stamp called Audrey the Bride Digital Stamp.  I chose yellow for my wedding accessories and added a yellow flower and embossed background.  I added some vellum , lace, pearls and silver hearts to complete the wedding look of my card.  

I hope you will join us this week at Come and Get It.  Just create your project and add some pearls and lace and enter it here. 

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Recipe Challenge at Come and Get It


Cindy at Come and Get It Challenges has a recipe challenge this week. The card recipe is diecuts, ribbon, bling and designer scrapbook paper. 

Lacy Sunshine is one of the sponsors of the challenge and I used one of their cute images called Rory's Christmas Presents Delivery.  Isn't she cute?  

The supplies I used for this card are:

  • Lacy Sunshine image
  • Ribbon from my stash
  • Copic Markers
  • Brazzill Basic Paper - Worth Remembering
  • Card Creator diecut
  • Bling from my stash

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Creative Fingers:  ATG
Creative Corners:  ATG
Sister Act:  ATG
The Paper Girls:  ATG
Art by Miran Challenge: ATG
Inspiration Destination Challenge : ATG
A Random Fan Challenge : ATG
Party Time Tuesday Challenge: ATG
House of Cards Monthly Challenge: Punches and Dies

Saturday, October 4, 2014

Halloween Challenge




I am hosting the Come and Get It challenge  this week chose a Halloween Challenge.  I love making Halloween cards.  I love the fun of the different images , colours and sentiments.  I used a digital image from our sponsor QKR Stampede for my card called Haunted House.

I printed my image on purple card stock then coloured the windows, mood and clouds to make them stand out then I added a fence and some Halloween findings to complete my card.  Thank you for stopping by.  Come join in the fun this week at Come and Get It.  Just create your project and enter it here.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Hiding in my Craft Room - Halloween Colors!
flower Fields Designs -  Autumn/Halloween!!! 
Brown Sugar – Autumn/ Fall
Sunflower Fields Designs -  Autumn/Halloween!!! 
Wags 'n Whiskers -  Fall Colors

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Blog Hop at Come and Get It - Season Greetings


Glad you have joined our Come and Get It Challenges blog hop. We have such great prizes this month.  Lots of Blog Hop sponsors means lots of great prizes.  

My tag was made with a digital image stamp from Floppy Latte Designs called Ornaments.   Floppy Latte Designs has a great line of digital stamps, you can check them out here.  


Floppy Lattes Digital Designs ::All Digital All The Time

I coloured my images with my Copics and glitter pen then layered the images on two die cuts. To complete my tag I added a ribbon and a sentiment. 

My letter for this blog hop challenge is:

E


Check out the Come and Get It  blog to see the list of great prizes. I hope you will join our blog hop and good luck to all that play. 


Jo


Roberta


At this time I would also like to wish each one of you a Merry Christmas, and all the best in the New Year.  Hope you will join us in 2014 for some great challenges.

Judy

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

DRS Design Challenge - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge - Christmas

Chocolate Coffee Challenge -  Happy Holidays
Craftitude Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas




Saturday, November 30, 2013

Blog Hop All Month Long - Caroling Snowman

Glad you have joined our Come and Get It Challenges blog hop. We have such great prizes this month.  Lots of Blog Hop sponsors means lots of great prizes.  

My card was made with a digital image stamp from one of our sponsors The Stamping Boutique called Caroling Snowman. The Stamping Boutique has a great line of digital stamps, you can check them out here.  


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I coloured my images with my Copics and glitter pen, then covered my entire image with Sookwang tape and glitter beads.  To complete the card I added a couple of snowflake die cuts and a sentiment.

My letter for this blog hop challenge is:


E

Check out the Come and Get It  blog to see the list of great prizes. I hope you will join our blog hop and good luck to all that play. 


Jo


Roberta


At this time I would also like to wish each one of you a Merry Christmas, and all the best in the New Year.  Hope you will join us in 2014 for some great challenges.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle -  Add some glitter n sparkle.
Shopping Our Stash Challenge -  Holiday or Winter - micro beads
Divas By Design Challenge – Use some Red
Crafting by Design Challenge – Christmas/Winter
Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes
Colour Me Creative Challenge -Anything Goes 
Totally Paper Crafts Challenge - Ho Ho Holidays
A Gem of a Challenge - Winter Wonderland
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes