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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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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Christmas Foliage


Here is my card for this weeks challenge at Craftyhazelnut’s Christmas Challenge (#74), Christmas foliage. This lovely digi with the four robins and holly by Just Inklined Digi Stamps. I of saying by Stampin Up. I think the addition of the brad, glitter, and ribbon give the card a festive mood.

I am also entering this card in the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Christmas birds.

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.


Judy

Flowers Through the Window


I have made this simple flower and window card for the Make it Monday Challenge  (#91) .  I used the new Grand Madison Window die for the window frame and a flower rubber stamp called Upsy Daisy that I stamped in dark blue pigment ink and embossed with a sparkling clear embossing powder. I added a couple of butterflies, a ribbon  and the card was completed. 
I am also submitting this card for the Come and Get it Challenges window card challenge.

Judy

Christmas Duck


Inside


Christmas birds are the theme of this week’s challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.  I have used a Christmas duck for his challenge from Penny Black.  I had in my stash some small Christmas file folders by Rusty Pickle and  I decided to use one as the base of my card with a couple of small clips with red dots to hold the card closed. 

I layered Christmas papers, added glitter, a couple of sentiments and some Christmas lights to complete the card. 
Get your Christmas cards done early this year, come join the fun at Holly JollyChristmas Challenges. 
Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.

Judy

Monday, May 28, 2012

It's a Boy

Dynamic Duos this week (#4) theme this week is monochromatic colours and the colours are bashful blue and marina mist. When I think of that colour combo I immediately thought of a card for a baby boy. I found this digi image by Just Ink Lined Digi Stamps called "Baby Line" for this card. I like the cute teddy bear hanging on the line.

Once I had finished completing adding colour to the image I layered papers in the theme colour, a sentiment, pearls and added a ribbon to finish the card.



Judy



Sunday, May 27, 2012

Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Steampunk


 
Before I decided to do this challenge at Fashionable Stamping challenges I did not know what Steampunk was. According to Wikapedia steampunk is "a genre which originated during the 1980s and early 1990s and incorporates elements of science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, horror and speculative fiction. It was a setting where steam power was widely used—whether in an alternate history such as Victorian - era of Britain or Wild West - era of the United States or in a post-apocalyptic time —that incorporates elements of either science fiction or fantasy".

I searched my stash for elements for my collage and came up with this card. It was fun to do, something different and I always love doing collages

Thank you for stopping by today to look at my creations.
Judy

Have a Fantasic Day

The challenge at Come and Get it Challenges this week is a window card.  I chose to use this sweet digi from Pollycraft Digital Images of a little girl swinging in a tree. I thought it was a nice image to do a window card with.
The design of my window card can be found on the Split Coast Stampers website. There are many different types of window cards and I chose this tent style card. 

I coloured my image with my Copic Markers, layered papers and made a few paper flowers in coordinating colours and added them to the card along with a butterfly. 

Thanks for stopping by and come join the fun at Come and Get it Challenges. 
 Judy

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Vintage Collage


This is my second card for Party Time Tuesdays’ Challenge (#69) this week, Vintage or Shabby Chic. I had so much fun with my first card I kept on going.

Collage is one of my favourite styles of cards and works good with Shabby Chic or Vintage looks. So I hauled out my stash of sewing and design rubber stamps and started creating. It was lots of fun. I love the combination of buttons, lace, stamps and papers.


I would also like to enter this card into the Fashionable Stamping Challenges - "Steampunk".


Thank you for stopping by.



Judy