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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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Thursday, February 28, 2013

May the Wings of a Butterfly......



I made this card for an upcoming swap at the Yahoo Group The Rubber Inkers.  I hand have belonged to this group for 10 years they are always a lot of fun.  I thought it was a great time to use the new digital images at Fred, She Said Designs



The card opens up like a small booklet and I added some butterfly quotes along with Fred's beautiful butterflies that I layered.  The butterflies are one of the prettiest digital images that I have come across. I have only used a very small portion of the set making this card and I look forward to doing more designs with the other images in the grouping.





The card was coloured with a glitter pen, Copic markers and edged with distress inks. From Fred's collection I used the Marigolds & Morpho Set (flowers and butterflies) and also the frame inside of the two pages were from another set called Fred's Flowers v6-Daisies with Bracket Borders, which I printed on pattern paper and die cut with a Spellbinder die cut. 

Thank you for stopping by and do something creative for yourself. 


Judy 

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

 
Forever Friends - (February) Animals &/or Butterflies &/or Birds
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Dies/Punches
 

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Time for a Sketch at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges


It is my turn again to chose the challenge this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges and I picked a sketch challenge. This is the challenge sketch.



My card is pretty basic, I used some of my scrap Christmas Paper and die cut it into the shapes of the sketch, added a Just Rite Stamp sentiment, edged design with glitter, added pearls and bling and a ribbon to complete the card. I like the way the sketch pattern paper went together to make the card.  Hope you are having a creative day and that you stop by Holly Jolly and join in the fun.

Judy 

Monday, February 25, 2013

Easter Chick


I have exciting news, I am a quest designer for the next few months for Fred, She Said Designs. I look forward to the next few months of creating cards with the rest of the design team.

I am making Easter cards for my grandchildren right now and thought I would share this card I made using a Fred, She Said Design digital image called Easter Chick. The chick is so sweet in this design.

I used the easel card fold for the card and used the additional flowers from Fred's design to keep the front f the card in place.  I layered several pattern papers and coloured the card with my Copic Markers and a pink glitter pen.  The sentiment from Meljen Designs, I think it is a good compliment to Fred's design. 

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope your day is full of creativity. 


Judy

I would like to enter this car din the following challenges:

Created With Love - Bright and Cheery
Squigglefly - Shaped Cards
Paper Creator's Crafts - Flowery Delight

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Framelit Latch Card






This card fold is called a Framelit Latch Card and I thought the pattern was great for Shell's water play challenge this week at Come and Get It Challenges. This pattern has been around for a long time but it has been awhile since I have used it.  

I used faux sand for the beach pebbles and Diamond Glaze for the water.  I coloured the rest of the image with my Copic Markers.   I like the beach look that the sand and the Diamond Glaze gave the card.  

Show us your water play card at Come and Get this week.  Are you not tired of making snowman and hearts.   I am waiting for spring.  Actually I have run away from the snow and I am sitting in Arizona right now, not quite thje beach but the next best thing. 

Judy

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges
 


 Squigglefly - Shaped Cards
Crafty Catz Challenge – # Dies and Punches


Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Successful Fishing

I created this card for a friend who is an avid fisherman for his birthday.  The digital stanp is by Just InkLined, one of my favourite digital stamp companies. I coloured the image with my Copic Markers and Distress Inks then layered some extra fish to complete the scene.  

I hope he enjoys my card.  Thanks for stopping by today.  

Judy 

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

My Time to Craft - Men Only
My Sheri Crafts  -  Time to go Fishing
Totally Gorjuss -  For the Men

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

It is Bingo Time at Holly Jolly

Julie chose a Bingo for this week's challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.   To play along with us you must chose a line across, diagonally or down and make your card using the three items that you find in that row.



I chose to use a diagonal row; pearls or gems, die cuts or punches and designer paper. 


I used this traditional image of Christmas Bells and Holly from Just Inklined Digital Stamps for my project.  I decided to use a round easel pattern for the card shape and coloured my image with Copic Markers and glitter pens.  I added some coordinating striped designer paper, a two coloured Christmas ribbon, red pearls and three green jingle bells to complete the card.  

Come join us this week at Holly Jolly.  It is never to early to start your Christmas cards.  Need some inspiration, pop over to the Holly Jolly Challenge blog and see what the other Holly Jolly Christmas elves have made this week.

Judy 

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

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge – All Tied Up (use Ribbon)
Winter Wonderland- Most Wonderful Time of the  Year

 



Sunday, February 17, 2013

Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry

Old Olive, Daffodil Delight and Rich Razzleberry, what a great colour combo and these are the colours of the challenge this week at Come and Get It Challenges.


Bugaboo is the sponsor of this challenge and that means for one lucky winner a prize. 


Here is my card for the challenge using Bugaboo's Hummingbird block. 





This was very clean and simple card I just added some colour and a sentiment by Inkadinkado. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  


Judy


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

QKR Stampede Challenge - Anything Goes
Card and Scrap - Use lots of flowers
The Crafting Cafe Challenge - Anything Goes