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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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Monday, September 14, 2015

Ribbon and Bow Challenge at Holly Jolly


It is a Ribbon and Bow challenge this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge and I decided to make a gift card holder for this challenge. I used a digital stamp called Open Present from Eureka Stamps for my project. 


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Here is the inside of my gift holder. 



I used the Top Note Bigz Die by Stampin Up to make the gift card holder and then added it to a card front using several different coordinating papers. The image was coloured with Copic Markers and a glitter pen, ribbon and button were added to complete the project.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

No Rubber Stamps Challenge




We have anpther great challenge at Incy Wincy this week .   The challenge is to create a card not using rubber stamps.  I used a digital stamp from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps to make my card.   The image is called Biffo.  I think he makes such a great birthday card.

Doctor Digi

I coloured my image with Copic markers and added some die cut balloons which i doodled on and completed the card with a birthday digital sentiment.  Had fun creating this card. Hope you will pop over to the Incy Wincy Designs blog to see the designs of the other team members have created to inspire you. Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative day.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion -  
Always Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge - boys, boys, boys 
Scrappers Delights  -  Always Anything Goes 
Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes
Creative Artiste Challenge - Anything Goes

Saturday, September 12, 2015

More than one Fold Challenge





I made this card for the more than one fold card challenge at Come and Get It this week.  Our sponsor this week is Di's Digi and they have a great prize for the lucky winner. 



 I decided to get out my watercolour crayons and paper along with a Penny Black rubber stamp to make my joy fold card. 

I added my watercolour crayons directly to my stamp and then misted the stamp. It took me a couple of tries because I was a ittle out of practise using the crayons.  I like the effect.  To complete my card I embossed around my image with some rectangle dies, added a ribbon and a thank you die by  Spellbinder.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Don't forget to stop by our challenge blog to see the beautiful creations the design team has created to inspire you. 

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion -  
Always Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Scrappers Delights  -  Always Anything Goes 
Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes
Creative Artiste Challenge - Anything Goes
Daring Cardmakers - Wonderful Watercolors
Penny Black - Anything Goes

Friday, September 11, 2015

For You


I made this take for this week's challenge at Crafting with Friends.  I used a digital stamp by Moon Flower for my tag called Ashlee Toad Faerie.    The background of my tag is done with Brusho inks.  I love the watery effect it give the tag.  I also used the following products to make my tag.

copic markers
Brushos
glitter
button style letters
fibers

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us this at Crafting with Friends.  


Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Birthday Blog Hop at Not Just Cards


BLOG HOP TIME


Its Not Just Cards

1st Birthday
so to celebrate we are having a challenge and a 
BLOG HOP


If you have come to my blog without doing the hop you can

One lucky person who comments on my blog will win the image I have used. 
Good Luck.


Complete the hop to win lots of wonderful digis along the way

Don't forget to follow me as I will be posting MY winner(s) on my blog next month

Monday, September 7, 2015

September's Blog Challenge at Not Just Cards

This month at Not Just Cards our regular challenge and a very special Blog Hop. Please check our blog  for the Blog Hop. 

Here are my projects for this month's challenge sponsored by 
Alicia Bel.  I love Alicia Bel's images.  They are so cute. 






I had lots of fun creating my cards.  They were such fun images to work with.  I hope you will check out Not Just Cards blog to see the creations that the design team have created to inspire you. 

Please also check out the Blog Hop.  There area a lot of  great sponsors, prizes and projects from the design team. 

For the Birthday Boy

Time for another challenge at Incy Wincy Design Challenges this week.  The theme of the challenge is "For the Boyz" and Drawn with Character is the sponsor this week. The image I used for my card is Birthday Elephant sitting on floor with Cupcake.

Drawn with Character

The products I used for was 

Pattern paper by
Square Stitch Die
Circle Stitch Die
Copic Markers
Green Glitter for the for nails
Sentiment created on the computer

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you check out our challenge blog at Incy Wincy and see the creations of our talented design team.