About Me

My photo
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!

Followers

Monday, March 10, 2014

Christmas Treats



Hi, this is my card for the Christmas Treat challenge at  Holly Jolly this week. I love this cute snowman on the cupcake digital image from Limited Run. Check out the Holly Jolly blog to see the prize that one lucky winner will get. 

Once I had my image coloured with my Copic Markers I add some pattern paper, die cut, bling and lots of glitter.  I love sparkle Christmas cards. 

Thank for stopping by and have a very creative day.


Judy

I am entering this card in the following challenges:



Love to Create - Anything Goes
Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes
My Perfect Life  Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge.
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - Anything Digital


Saturday, March 8, 2014

Happy Easter



There is a great challenge at Come and get It Challenges this week, create your project using ribbon and bows.  I decided to create a card with a Easter theme using a digital image from Just Inklined. 

To create my step card I used a Cheery Lynn design die cutter then coloured  the image with Copic Markers.  To complete my card I used  Easter eggs and sentiment digital stamp and added my ribbon.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.


Judy


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Card and Scrap - Use Dies 
Cards Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi stamp
LEJ Designs Challenge -Favorite Die Cuts
The East Wind Challenge -  Use a Digi
Send a Smile for Kids - Easter or Spring


Monday, March 3, 2014

Winter Angel




Hi, this is my card for the challenge this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.  Our sponsor this week is Bugaboo Digital stamps and they have a great prize for one lucky winner.



Items used to make my card are:

  • Card Stock and glitter paper from my stock
  • Digital Stamp: Bugaboo's Winter Fairy 
  • Snowflake punch by Martha Stewart
  • Copic markers
  • Snow White Glitter
  • Pearls 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges. 


Judy

Artistic Inspirations - W, E3 - Anything Goes / Sparkles
Make it Monday - W, papercrafts only - Always Anything Goes
My Craft Creations - 2W, Challenge links on top, occasionally SIR - (Week 1) Always Anything Goes
Through the Purple Haze - W, E3, C10 - Use a Digi
Robyn`s Fetish - W -CHALLENGE # 201- Anything Goes.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Farm Animal Challenge



It is a farm animal challenge at Fitztown this week and this is the card I made for the challenge. 

I used Fitztown's image called Cutie 9.   He is such a cute little pig.  I coloured him with Copic Markers, added a couple of die cuts and then layered the pig with several different designer papers.  To complete the card I added a sentiment, a brad and a button.  All products except the image used on this card were found in my large stash of craft supplies. 

Pop on over to the Fitztown Challenge Blog to see what all the rest of the design team has made for this farm animal challenge.  Come and play along with us. 

Thanks for stopping by.  



Judy


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Robyn`s Fetish - CHALLENGE # 201- Anything Goes.
The Doodle Garden -  Anything Goes
The Hobby House -  Buttons
The East Wind Challenge -  Use a Digi

Garden Tag


I joined in a tags swap this month at Inky Fun Stampers with using a fence or gate on the tag.  I had fun creating my spring garden tag.  To make the tag I used the following product:

  • Tim Holtz large tag die 
  • Gate - cut with Cricut from the Spring Cottage Collection
  • Bird - stamp and punch by Martha Stewart
  • Digital image - poppies by Just Inklined 
  • Coloured with Copic Markers and Distress Inks
  • Ribbon from my stash
  • Pathway - hand drawn  

I hope my partner enjoys my card. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Judy

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Quirky Crafts - The Secret Garden.
That Craft Place - Anything Goes.
The Paper Players -  Thankful for Spring.
Allsorts -  Spring is coming
Hiding in my Craft Room - Spring Colors
Send a Smile for Kids - Easter or Spring
Cards Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi stamp
Kreativeinkauf-challenge - Spring Flowers


  


Saturday, March 1, 2014

It is all About the Flowers


Come and Get It has a flower challenge this week. Fred She Said Designs is one of the sponsor of this challenge. I have lots of Fred`s images in my collection (I was once on their design team).  It is a great place to get flower images.   Here are some side views of the card. 






This was the first time I had used my Sizzix Accordion Flip 3-D Die. It took a little bit to set up my card but the die was very easy to assemble. 

Fred She Said Digital used are

Doodled Floral
http://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.ca/2013/08/doodled-floral-1.html

Doodled Blossom
http://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.ca/2013/07/3-doodled-blossoms.html

Marigolds - Morph Set
http://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.ca/2013/02/marigolds-morpho-sets.html

Bracket
http://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.ca/search?q=+Bracket


The sentiment was from my stash.  


Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us at Come and Get It this week.  


Judy


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

llsorts - Spring is coming
Hiding in my Craft Room - Spring Colors
The Doodle Garden - Anything Goes
Challenges and candies - Spring Around The Corner
Sister Act Card Challenge -Anything Goes
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday -Springtime
Seize The Birthday - Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund - Anything goes





A Button Challenge


Blue Moon Creations Crafting Station has a Get ink Stamp challenge this week using a button or buttons. Create a card or craft project and use a button(s) on it.  This is one of my favorite embellishments.  They come in large range of colour, easy to find and inexpensive to purchase. 

I love this checkers background paper I found in my stash.  The image I used is from Get Inky Stamps and is called  Short Penguin.   For my button i used a regular coat button threaded with white ribbon and layered it on a black banner and a red die cut that is part of the Gold Majesty Circles dies. I think it looks like a medallion on the card. 

The penquin was coloured with Copic Markers and then ribbon and bling were added to the card to complete it. 

Thank you for stopping by. Hop over to the Blue Moon Creations Crafting Station to see what the other design team members have created to inspire you. 


Judy 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

The Doodle Garden - Anything Goes
The Hobby House -Buttons
Tilda's Town – Use your stash
 Cards Galore Encore - Use a stamp or digi stamp
Card and Scrap - Use Dies
The East Wind Challenge - Use a Digi
Simply Create Too -Shop in Your Stash
Crafting Vicky  - 500 followers celebration