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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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Friday, January 31, 2014

Stamping on Felt Challenge at Get Inky Challenges



I created my "Shoot for the Moon" card for this weeks challenge at Get Inky! Challenge blog.  The theme of the challenge is stamping on felt.  I chose to use two of the rubber stamps from Get Inky Stamps called Whimsical Moon and Stars, you can purchase the stamps here

I have never stamped on felt before so it was a very interesting challenge for me and if you know me I just love challenges.  I stamped my moon on to white felt and then cut out the moon.  The stars were cut with a die cut. I also used a die cut to cut our the background. I love the soft look of the stamping n felt.  To complete the card I added some glitter to the stars, some bling to the sky and my Get Inky Stamps' sentiment.  

Come join us at for this challenge at Get Ink! Challenge.   I hope you have a very creative day. Thank you for stopping by. 


Judy

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Treasured Times Rubber Stamps & Scrapbooking - Anything Goes with Layering
Drunken Stampers - Anything Goes
Paper Creator's Crafts Anything goes
The Hobby House - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz  Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge  Anything Goes

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Valentine Card


I have made this step card with one of Morgan Fitzsimon's new digital images for Valentines day from Fitztown. The image is called  Valentine 3  and can be found here.

The step card was made with a die cut from Cheery Lynn Designs.  To complete the card  I coloured the image with my Copic Markers, added bling , glitter and paper roses.  

Thank you for stopping to take a look at my card.  Hope you have a very creative day.   

Judy

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's -Anything But A Square
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes
Make it Monday -  Always Anything Goes
Perfectly Rustics - Love
Through the Purple Haze - Digi + Die


Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Three Designer Paper Challenge at Fitztown.


This is the card I made for the 3 designer paper challenge this week at Fitztown.  You still have time to enter the challenge.  This is a good challenge to use up some of your scraps of designer paper that you have been hoarding. Just create your card and enter it here

My card was made with one of the teddy bear designs from Fitztown collection of teddy bears created by Morgan Fitzsimons. I just love this teddy bear image.  The teddy bear could be used for Christmas, birthday or any other celebration. 

I used Copics to colour my image and found 3 pattern papers in my stash to make up the background of my card.  I stamped the sentiment from my stash of unmounted stamps on to one of the pattern papers, used a banner die cut to cut it out  and added a button to complete my card.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a creative day.


Judy

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's Anything But A Square
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts  - Use a Digi
Paper Creator's Crafts -Anything goes
Rogue Redhead Designs Paper Piecing
Send a Smile for Kids – Anything goes 4 Kids

Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes

Monday, January 27, 2014

Pocket Card in Silver and Blue




The challenge this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges is to make a card in silver and blue and we have a new sponsor this week, Lacy Sunshine.  I chose to use their digital stamps called  Christmas Boo to make my pocket card. 






The directions for this pocket card can be found here.   In used Copic Markers and a pencil crayon to colour my image. Once I had my had my pocket folded I used white embossed snowflake paper for the inside of the card.  My tag is stamped with a "We wish you a Merry Christmas" stamp from my collection of unmounted stamps. I trimmed my cards with some ribbon and added some snowflakes to complete the card.

Thank you for stopping by.  Hop over to the Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge and see the cards that the design team  has created to inspire you.  


Judy

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes / Fancy Folds
Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas - Shaped Cards
Cutie Pie Challenge -  Cute + Blue
Kaboodle Doodles - Baby, It's Cold Outside
Digi Makeover Challenge - Shades of Blue
Make it Monday - Always Anything Goes
Christmas Card Challenges - Cards...must be Christmas
Paper Creator's Crafts - Anything goes



Sunday, January 26, 2014

Always in Style



I made  this tag for an upcoming tag swap at the Inky Fun Stampers.  I was making a page for my Life Book journal and thought I would make the background of this tag with the made colours. I used my Gelli plate to create the background and added a couple of rubber stamps and some Washi tape for interest. The top is a pre-cut label from a package of scrapbook labels that happened to be the same colour as my project. I thought it made an interesting top to the tag. 

I used one of my mix media Prima doll for the tag and punched my flowers out left over paper from my gelli late prints.  I paper pieced the dress, added a Stampin Up sentiment, ribbon and a couple of buttons.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative days.  


Judy  

I am entering this tag in the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes.
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Tag Along with Us.
The Ribbon Girls -Anything Goes.
Rogue Redhead Designs Paper Piecing
The Hobby House - Ribbons
Bloggers - Make your own background
 All Dressed Up - Anything Goes
Brown Sugar – Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Lets Go Shopping Challenge



Lets go shopping  is the theme of Come and Get It's challenge this week.  I do not know anyone of my girlfriends that does not like going shopping, especially for shoes and purses.  You can never have enough.  

I used a digital image by A Day for Daisies, our sponsor this week called Peacock Clutch.  I really like the design of the purse and thought I had the perfect rubber stamps to accompany it.  



I also used for this card a peacock stamp by Rubber Stampede for the background and a sentimentstamp called Purse-nally by Stampendous.  I love the sentiment, it is so cute. My purse was coloured with Copic Markers and the glitter ribbon is by American Craft. 

Come and join us at Come and Get It this week, just pop over to the challenge blog and see the other cards our design team had made to inspire you. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative week.  

Judy

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Polka Doodle Challenge - Anything Goes/Shop till you Drop
My Sheri Crafts  - Use a Digi
Paper Creator's Crafts - Anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
The Crafting Cafe -Anything Goes
Divas by Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

The Best is Yet to Come


I made this card for a young friend's birthday.  I hope he enjoys it.  The digital image is by Kenny K Downloads and both sentiments are rubber stamps from Stampin Up.  The card was coloured with Copic Markers.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a create day.


Judy

I am entering this card in the  following challenges:

Divas by Design - Anything Goes
Inklings and Yarns - Always Anything Goes
Little Red Wagon - CAS
7 Kids College Fund - Anything goes
LEJ Designs Anything Goes
My Sheri Crafts Use a Digi