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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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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Emboss Resist Technique



The Inky Fun Stampers is having a card swap this month and this is the card I made for the embossed resist technique swap.  For the background of my card I used a Stampin Up leaf stamp that I embossed in white embossing powder then rubbed on distress ink.  

Next I used a platinum embossing powder on another Stamping Up image and coloured the background of the butterfly with three different colours of distress ink.  To complete my card I then added a friend sentiment by Stampin Up and a ribbon.  

I like the colours of my card especially since I have been making  so many Christmas cards and projects.  

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

Judy

I  am entering my card in the following challenges:

Hiding in my Craft Room -  Anything but Holiday
Pumpkin spice - Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge - W is for Whatever You Wish
Docerela Creations- Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
Party Time Tuesday - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge - Anything Goes

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Winter in Blue and White Challenge at Fitztown



This is my card for this week's Fitztown challenge.  I love the sparkle and colours of this themes card.  I used Fitztown's Fae 16  image for this card and had fun colouring her and adding my paper layers of blue  and white glitter.  Some of the products I used on this card are:
  • snowflakes
  • white glitter paper
  • patterned Christmas paper
  • Copics
  • Pearl Ex
  • Pearls
  • sentiment
Hope you will join us this week for our challenge at Fitztown.  Thank you for stopping to take a look and have a creative day. 

Judy

I would like to enter this card in the following challeng

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Crafty Bloggers Network - (December) Girly
Digi Darla Challenge - FALALALALALALA 'Anything goes'
Digi Makeover Challenge - Anything Goes
Imagination Crafts - (December) Merry Christmas
Ooh La La Creations - Winter Wonderland

Earth Art International - Polar Bear


I made this card for an upcoming card swap that had the theme of polar bears.  I just love this rubber stamp by Sue Coccia or Earth Art International.   I just love them all. The stamp is lovely to colour with Copic markers.  To create the background I cut a couple of layers of card stock that I embossed with a dotted emblssing folder and stamped the background with a set of tree rubber stamps that I had in my stash.  

To complete my card I added flower soft to great a snow effect and give the card more of a winter scene.  

Thank you for stopping to take a look.


Judy


I am entering this card in the following  challenges:


Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Easel Challenge at Fitztown


This is my Thursday DT card for Fitztown's current challenge to create an easel card.

It  was fun making this easel card with this Santa image from the winter collection at Fitztown. I first coloured my image with my Copic Markers and a glitter pen.  I used part of a Christmas present rubber stamp by Hampton Arts  to keep my Santa image standing on my card and then added a couple of sentiments, glittered snowflakes and bling to complete the card.

Remember there is still time to enter the challenge just pop over to the Fitztown challenge blog and enter your card.     

Have a creative day
Judy



Chocolate Coffee Challenge -  Happy Holidays
Craftitude Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas
Digi Haven Challenge – Christmas Cards
Wags n Whiskers Challenge -  Christmas
DRS Design Challenge - Anything Goes



Monday, December 16, 2013

Holly Jolly Blog Hop Continues


Glad you have joined our Holly Jolly Challenge 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 The Stamping Boutique, called Snowman Laundry Line.  The Stamping Boutique has a great line of digital stamps, you can check them out here.  

The Stamping Boutique

I coloured my images with my Copics and then layered the laundry on the card.  I then added some white flower soft for the fallen snow along with some glitter and a red ribbon.  

My letter for this blog hop challenge is "S" .  Remember to collect all of the letters. Check out the Holly Jolly blog to see the list of great prizes. 

I hope you will join the blog hop and good luck to all that play. 


Linda


Holly Jolly Challenge Blog


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 Christmas card challenges.


Judy

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

DRS Design Challenge - Anything Goes
Card Mania - Winter Wonderland

Brown Sugar Challenge - Christmas

Chocolate Coffee Challenge -  Happy Holidays
Craftitude Challenge - Anything Goes Christmas
Digi Haven Challenge – Christmas Cards






Sunday, December 15, 2013

Elf Delivery System



I made this cute Christmas card for my son and thought I would share.  I used a digital image from the cheeky elf collection by Make It Crafty for the card called Elf Delivery System.  I thought it made a great theme for a male Christmas card.   The card was coloured with Copic Markers and the sentiment is a digi by Arty Pants Digital Stamps. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a very creative day. 


Judy

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

CAS on Sunday - Christmas
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes.
Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas.
Little Claire's - Christmas


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