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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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Showing posts with label Incy Wincy Designs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Incy Wincy Designs. Show all posts

Monday, April 18, 2016

Little Mermaid


We have a new challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week and the theme is to create your card or project inspired by a song, book or a movie.  I decided to use this cute mermaid image from Sami Stamps for my card.  The Shell Mermaid is part of the ocean collection and can be found here.  The movie I based by my card on is Little Mermaid. I thought the image was perfect for the them.


Sami Stamps

I used a couple of  ocean card stock for the background of my card.  I coloured my image with Copics and added some sliver glitter to the mermaids tail and Pearlx to the shell. To complete my card I added some bling starfish and a sentiment.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Monday, April 4, 2016

Colour Me Wonderful


Use your favourite colour medium is the theme of this weeks challenge at Incy Wincy Designs.  Lacy Sunshine is one of our sponsors this week and I am using their stamp called Eleanor the Artist

I had to think about my favourite medium quite a bit.  It seems to vary from week to week but for sure when colouring digital images I prefer Copic markers.  I love the selection of colours and the easy of shading etc. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Monday, March 21, 2016

3, 2, 1 GO! 3 papers, 2 buttons, 1 ribbon challenge



It is a "3, 2, 1 GO! 3 papers, 2 buttons, 1 ribbon" challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week and I hope you will join us. Create us a card or project using 3 papers, 2 buttons and one ribbon.  For my card I used a digital stamp from PPinky Dolls, one of our sponsors called Cookie with Bunny.   




The paper I used for my 3 pattern papers are from by Momenta.  I coloured my image with Copics and added my ribbon and buttons to complete the card.  Come join us this week at Incy Wincy Designs.  Thank you for stopping by.  



Monday, March 7, 2016

Shades of Green


It is a shades of green challenge at Incy Wincy challenges this week and I have used an image from Kenny K Downloads called  Cool Trucker for my card.  


KennyK-Stamps-BADGE-IRockWITH-aqua

I have used this image a few times for birthday cards for the males in my family.  I coloured the image with my Copics, added some die cut gears and a sentiment from my stash of unmounted rubber stamps. 

Hope you will join our shades of green challenge this week. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  


Monday, February 15, 2016

Personalize It


The theme at Incy Wincy Designs is "Personalize It".   This is my card I made for this challenge.  The image is called Wise Dragon by one of our sponsors Fabrika Fantasy




I personalized my card by making it a birthday card for my 7 year old grandson, River.  I added his name and age to the card. This was perfect image for a little boys birthday.

 I hope you will join us this week at Incy Wincy Designs.  Pop over to their challenge blog to see the creations that the design team have created to inspire you. 

Monday, February 1, 2016

Love is in the Air



Love is in the Air is the them of our challenge at Incy Incy Designs this week.  Polka Doodle is one of our sponsors for this challenge and I have a  used an image called New Love Friends/Twiggy and Toots.  


I just love these owls. They are so adorable.  To create my card I coloured my image with Copics, added some small stars, metal heart, bling, a sentiment then layered then layered the image on some stared punch papers.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Monday, January 18, 2016

Tic Tac Toe Challenge at Incy Wincy Designs


We have a Tic Tac Tow challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week and this is my card.  Here is the Tic Tac Toe board. 

  

My card is made with an image from Bugaboo Digi Stamps, one our sponsors this week.  The image is called Friends don't let Friends Wine Alone


From the Tic Tac Toe board I used the diagonal line Embossing, Red and Die Cut (wine glasses).  The sentiment that I embossed is by Funny Bones. I thought it went well with this the image.   Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us this week.  

Monday, January 4, 2016

White with a Splash of Colour



It is 2016 now and the first challenge of the year from Incy Incy Designs. The theme of the challenge is "white with a splash of colour" and this is the card I made for the challenge using our sponsor A Day for Daisies'  image  called Baby Cherry Blooms. 




The card was very simply made.  I used two different dies in white to make up the card base and  then coloured my image in mainly tones of purple. The sentiment is a stamp you Inkadinkado.  Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a very creative week. 
A  Day for a Dairdaisies.com/stamps/

http://adayfordaisies.com/stamps/flowers-garden/baby-cherry-blossomflowers-garden/baby-cherry-blossom

Monday, December 14, 2015

Eat, Drink and Be Merry


The last challenge of 2015.  We have had a great year at Incy Wincy Designs.  Lots of great sponsor and fabulous participant in our challenges. 

For this challenge the theme is  to make your project related to Christmas and be humorous.  Dr. Digi's House of Stamps is the sponsor of the challenge and it a great source of humorous stamps. 

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

The image I used is called Christmas Chris .  I coloured the image with Copics and a glitter pen.   The background papers are by Bazzilla and I added a sentiment by A Muse Artstamps and some holly to complete the card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a very Happy Holiday, see you in 2016. 

Monday, December 7, 2015

Red and Silver Christmas Challenge at Incy Wincy Designs.


It is a Red and Silver Christmas Challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week. Lacy Sunshine is our sponsor.  

 Lacy Sunshine

The image I used to make my card is called Mistletoe Ornament and can be found here.   I thing that she such a sweet Christmas image.  To make my card I used the following products:

Copic Markers 
Flower Soft (snow)
Fabric Christmas napkin (background for tag)
Ribbon
Glitter 
Silver snowflake piece
Merry Christmas die
Glitter
Ribbon
White Gell pen

Thank you for stopping by. Pop over to the Incy Wincy Challenge blog to see the beautiful cards the restof the design team has created  to inspire you. 






Monday, November 30, 2015

Winter Wonderland

Time for another challenge at Incy Wincy designs this week.  the theme of the challenge is Winter Wonderland.  I chose to use a image from our sponsor this week Stitchy Bear called Flat tire.  
I thought the design was a wonderful winter scene that fit our theme this week.  

Stitcy Bear Dig Outlet

I coloured the image with Copics and then covered the scene with small clear micro bead with a little glitter added.  I loved how it sparkled. The sentiment is by Just-Rite stamps.  Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative day. 

Monday, November 23, 2015

Tic Tac Toe Challenge


Here is my card for the Tic Tac Toe Challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week.   I used the diagonal line of kraft paper, free and Distress to create my Christmas card.   Here is the Tic Tac Toe board for this challenge.


I used an image by Doodle Pantry, our sponsor this week  Holly Stag to make my card. 


What a great image set the Holly Stag is. The set comes with coloured and uncoloured image, sentiments and 4 different Christmas papers to make your card. 

Holly Stag

I used the uncoloured deer  image along with one of their Christmas sentiments.   I also added some snowflakes, pearls and a corner punch.   Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative day. 

Remember to stop by the Incy Wincy Challenge blog to see the projects that the other design team members created to inspire you. 

Monday, November 16, 2015

Critters Small and Large


Incy Wincy Designs this week has a Critters Small and Large themed challenge.   I have used an image from Fabrika Fantasy for my card called young deer. I thought this cute little deer would make a nice Happy Holidays card. Love his happy face.

I used several layers of paper from a Christmas themed paper pack from my stash, coloured the image with Copics, added some grass. and a die cut sentiment by Tim Holtz. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative day. 

Monday, November 9, 2015

Happy Holidays


Winter activities is the theme of Incy Wincy Designs challenge this week and Bugaboo Stamps is the sponsor of the challenge. 

Bugaboo

I chose to use an image from Bugaboo called Little Penguin Winter -Skate.   I think this image is just perfect for a little Christmas card.   I used a stitch die my Lil'inker to make the card base and used a runner stamp by Just Rite stamps for the sentiment.   I coloured my image with Copics and added some glitter for the snow,  

Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative day.  

Monday, November 2, 2015

Always Time for Tea


It is a anything goes challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week.  One of my favourite challenge themes. Rick St. Dennis is our sponsor this week and I made this art jopurnal page with his digital image called The Insane Mad Hatter

Rick St. Dennis

The background of my card was a photo of a Gell Plate print I had previously made.   I coloured my image with my Copics and added a computer generated sentiment and a clock which I had rubber stamped and coloured with Distress Ink. 

Thank you for stopping by.  Check out Rick St.dennis' image on Esty and the other projects created to inspire you on the Incy Wincy Design blog. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Try It On Tuesday -  Lots of Layers 
Altered Eclectics - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Anything Goes
Rhedd's Creative Spirit Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes

Monday, October 26, 2015

Time for a Sketch

Incy Wincy Designs is having a sketch challenge this week. 
This is my card for the sketch.



This is the sketch I was working from.



I made the card with a digital image from one of our sponsor, Sami Stamps.



The image I used is called Bird Beautiful.  Isn't she beautiful?

Hope you will join us this week .  Sketch challenges are fun.  We would like the see how you  interrupt this lovely sketch. Thank you for stopping by. 

Monday, October 19, 2015

On the Road Again


This week at Incy Wincy Challenges "A Random Fan" is one of our sponsors and this is the card I made with their cute image called travel bug.  

A Random Fan

This week we also have a second sponsor, Craft Classes Online, who are also offering a fantastic  prize to one lucky winner. 


To make my card I coloured the image with my Copics, added Diamond Glaze and a little glitter. To put my card together I added a Cricut cut fence, die cut clouds, and words from a scrapbook page. Thank you for stopping by and  have a creative day. 

Monday, October 12, 2015

Personalize your Project - Add a Name


This week at Incy Wincy Designs it is a Personalize your Project - add a name challenge.  This is a great challenge for a card for a birthday or Christmas. Drawn with Character is the sponsor of the challenge and I have used one of their images called Happy Birthday Dino.



I love how cute the image is and I added Jacob's name to the card and gave it to him for his 7th birthday. I think he likes it.  I hope you will join us this week.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  

Monday, October 5, 2015

Thankful for You




It is another challenge this week at Incy Wincy Designs this week and  the theme is Thankful for You.  I made this round card with a pretty dainty image from one of our sponsors, Limited Runs.  The image is called Magnolia


The products I used to make this card are:

Digital image from Limited Runs
Copic markers
White Gelly Roll Pen
Copper Gelly Roll Pen
Circle Stitch die
Pink Doily
Glitter Marker
Sentiment Stamp unknown

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  


Monday, September 28, 2015

Pin Up Girls



It is time for another great challenge at Incy Wincy Challenges. the theme  of this week's challenge is "pin Up girls".  I used a sassy image from Karleigh Sue Digi'd called naughty or nice




I added my image to sa fancy die cut and coloured her with Copic markers and a  glitter pen.   The sentiment was created on my computer.   To complete my card I  added a ribbon and a metal heart.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.