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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, April 18, 2016

Use a Die Cut Challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges



Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges has another challenge for you this week.  The challenge is to use a die cut in your project.  I have used for my tag a digital image from one of our great sponsors this week, Dr Digi.  Dr Digi is such a fun digital company and I used this image called Simple Santa

 

I used several die cuts for my tag including the tags, sentiment and trees.  My image was coloured with Copics  and a burlap string was used to complete the tag. 

Come join us this week at Holly Jolly and thank you for stopping by. 


I am entering this tag in the following challenges:


Scrappers Delights  Always Anything Goes
Sweet Stampin tags

A Beautiful Mess -  Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic -  Anything But a Card
Crafting-With-Friends Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Artbymiran Challenge Anything Goes
Brown Sugar – Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Anything goes 

1, 2, 3 Challenge at Crafty Cardmakers


Crafty Cardmakers is having a 1, 2, 3 challenge this week.  The challenge is to create your card or project using one image, 2 designer papers and 3 embellishments. 

Our sponsor this week is Woodware Craft Collection
With a prize of £12.00 to spend at your favourite Woodware Stockist, either in store or on line.


Woodware are a Yorkshire based family owned business, as well as distributing Dreamweaver Stencils and Stampendous Stamps we have a wonderful range of stamps designed for us by Francoise Read and Jane Gill. We also scour the world for new and innovative products for the crafty card maker, and have a great range of punches and tools of the trade, to find stockists in your area or to see the range visit the website www.woodware.co.uk.

My card I have made for a upcoming birthday for a friend. For my card I used 

 an old rubber stamp image from my stash by Inkadinkado
2 - Designer paper is from the All Dressed Up stack by DCWV
3 -  Embellishments - ribbon, sequence, and champagne glass charm

Thank you for stopping by.  Remember to stop by our challenge blog to see the beautiful creations the design team members have created to inspire you.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - (April) Always Anything Goes
Creative Fingers -  Anything Goes

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.  

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Things with Wings Challenge


Things with Wings is the challenge at Come and Get It Challenges this month and I have used this great image from one of our sponsors, SLS Lines. The image is called Owl with Hat and Tie.  

I used some cardboard from my stash for the tag and torn part of the surface, layered some textured craft paper and then rubber on a couple of colours of Inka Gold.  The image was coloured with Copics. 

Things with Wings is one of my favourite challenges.  I hope you will join us this week and Come and Get It Challenges.  

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

Scrappers Delights  Always Anything Goes 
A Beautiful Mess -  Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic -  Anything But a Card
Crafting-With-Friends - Anything Goes
PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft - Anything Goes
Artbymiran Challenge Anything Goes
Brown Sugar – Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Anything goes 


    Wednesday, April 13, 2016

    April's Inspirational Post for SLS Lines


    This is my inspirational post for SLS Lines for April.  I just love this cute house image called Whimsical House and I decided to make a New Home card for a friend.  This cute image can be found in SLS Lines Esty Store here.

    To make this quick card I coloured the image with Copics, PanPastels and a glitter pen. I drew some cloulds in the sky which I coloured with Acrylic paint.  To complete the card I added a stamped bunny, butterfly and a "New Digs" sentiment. 

    Don't for get our current spring time challenge.  Create your project and enter it here.  There is a new challenge on the 20th of every month. 

    Have a creative day.

    Judy

    Sunday, April 10, 2016

    April's New Releases at SLS Lines


    It is time for new releases at SLS Lines for April.  I have used one of the new images this month called Cat Mouse Bike and can be found in the SLS Lines Esty store here.  

    My images was coloured with Copics and cut out and layered on some embossed paper that I sanded to bring out the numbers. I added a sentiment and bling that I thought went well with the image.  

    Pop over to the SLS Challenge blog to see the creations that the design team created with the new images.  Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative day.   


    Saturday, April 9, 2016

    Cute as a Button


    The challenge this week at Come and Get It Challenges is to create a card with bright colours.  I chose to use a cute image by The Paper Shelter from my collection of digital stamps for my card. 

    I love turquoise and blue combination I used for my little dressmaker.  The sentiment was created on the computer.  I add some flowers and a button to complete the card.  

    This weeks challenge is sponsored by Di's Digi
      


    Hope you will join in our challenge.  Pop over to our challenge blog to see the beautiful cards that the design team have created to inspire you.