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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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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Women'Girls Having Fun



Great challenge at Come and Get It Challenges this week.  The them of the challenge is Girls/Women \Fun.  I chose a image from Bugaboo Digital Stamps to make my card.  Bugaboo has such a great selection of fun images and this is one of my favourites called Friends don't let Friends wine alone 2.

It was a fun image to colour with my Copic Markers.  I added a little glitter, some texture  pattern card paper and some Diamond Glaze to give the card some interest and texture.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes With a Twist - Female 
Crafting for the Weekend - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers- Anything Goes
Creative Corners - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional CAS



Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Many Thanks


This week at Creative Knockouts is a Thankful Challenge.  We have many reasons to say thanks and challenge is to say thank you with a card.  


My card is made with a digi from Doodle Pantry called Agapanthus Flower and the sentiment is part of the image package.  I think the flowers are very pretty. To complete my card I used layers of coordinating card stock, some pearls and Goosebumps to give the card some texture and shimmer.  


Hope you will join us this week and have a creative day.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Inky Impressions - Flowers & Leaves 
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes
Little Red Wagon - Giving Thanks
Whimsy Inspiration - Anything Goes
A girl who craft - Always ANYTHING GOES
    Creatalicious Challenges - Flower Power

    Saturday, October 4, 2014

    Halloween Challenge




    I am hosting the Come and Get It challenge  this week chose a Halloween Challenge.  I love making Halloween cards.  I love the fun of the different images , colours and sentiments.  I used a digital image from our sponsor QKR Stampede for my card called Haunted House.

    I printed my image on purple card stock then coloured the windows, mood and clouds to make them stand out then I added a fence and some Halloween findings to complete my card.  Thank you for stopping by.  Come join in the fun this week at Come and Get It.  Just create your project and enter it here.

    I am entering my card in the following challenges:

    Hiding in my Craft Room - Halloween Colors!
    flower Fields Designs -  Autumn/Halloween!!! 
    Brown Sugar – Autumn/ Fall
    Sunflower Fields Designs -  Autumn/Halloween!!! 
    Wags 'n Whiskers -  Fall Colors

    Tuesday, September 30, 2014

    Tag It Challenge at Fitztown.

    This is my inspiration tag for the tag challenge this week at Fitztown.  I just love making tags.  I pulled out my gelli plate,dies, paint, fibers, stencils and one of favourite Fitztown image, garden 16.  Here is my tag: 


    The butterflies are part of a set of Morgan Fitzsimons butterfly collection.  There are 6 in the set and you can can purchase them here.  I ran the sheet of gelli print paper that I made through my printer then cut the butterflies out.  I have never printed on top of a gelli print before. I was so happy with the way they turned out that I ran several other pieces of gelli print through the printer in a variety of colours.  Now I have a stock of unique butterflies for other projects.

     I cut out the tag with a Tim Holtz's die and added a piece on the top and bottom to give some interest. The paper was a gelli print that I had made for the project. I used a stencil by Donna Downy  for the flower. To make the flower stand out I outlined it with a black Sharpie. I added some fibers from my stash to complete the card.

    You still have time to join us in the challenge just create your card with a tag or just a tag and enter it here

    I am entering my tag in the following challenges:

    All Crafts Challenge - (Aug/SeptAnything but a Card
    Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
    4 Krafty Girlz Anything Goes
    Brown Sugar –  Anything Goes





    Monday, September 29, 2014

    Anything Goes Challenge at Holly Jolly

    Thank you for stopping by.  My card today is for the Anything Goes Challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.  Bugaboo is one of our sponsors and I have made my card with their Winter Bird Trio digital stamp. 




    I had this pretty tree Christmas paper in my stash so I decided to colour my Christmas bird in non-traditional Christmas colours to coordinate with my paper. 

    I also used a paper ribbon, jute, Diamond Glaze and a Christmas brad to complete my card. Hope you will join in this challenge.  Create a card, tag or Christmas project and enter it here.  Pop  over to the Holly Jolly blog and see the projects created by the rest of the design team. 


    I am entering this card in the following challenges:

    Christmas Card Challenge - Anything Goes
    My Perfect Life - Christmas Cards
    Hiding in my Craft Room - Any Holidays
    Susz Bee's Bloomin Challenge - anything goes with a touch of red
    Completely Christmas Challenge - anything goes
    Winter wonderland Challenge- Layer It Up

    Little Girls Purse


    Hi, I am back with another project that I made for the Not Just Cards challenge.  This week I used an image from Dilly Beans Digi Stamps, one of our sponsors called Brooke.  You can purchase the digi stamp here.

    I used a template for my little purse that I found at Mels Stampz to cut out the basic purse and then made a couple of modifications to the pattern.

    The supplies I used to make the purse were:
    • Pattern paper by Momenta
    • Copic Markers
    • Buttons, card stock, brad from my stash
    • Image by Dilly Beans
    • Memory Box Die - Debutante Frame
    • Flowers - punch
    Thank you for stopping by and have a very creative day.  

    I am entering this project in the following challenges:

    Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
    Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas -  Anything but a Card
    Make My Monday -  Die cuts and/or Punches
    Whoopsi Daisy  - 2 or More Designer Papers


    Welcome Little One




    I made this tag for the Not Just Cards challenge this week.  I used with sweet bad image from Karleigh Sue Digis.  The image is called Baby Shower Cake

    Once  I had coloured my image with Copic Makers I die cutted the image , the tag and the little design and added a ribbon and pearls my tag was complete.   It is ready to add it to a baby gift for an upcoming shower.  

    Thank you for stopping by to take a look.  Pop over to the Not Just Cards challenge blog and see all of the other projects our design team has created to inspire you. 

    I am entering this tag in the following challenges:

    Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
    Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas -  Anything but a Card
    Make My Monday -  Die cuts and/or Punches
    All Crafts Challenge - Anything but a Card
    Craft-Dee BowZ -Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow 
    Make My Monday -  Die cuts and/or Punches