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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, August 31, 2015

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas



I made this Christmas gift tag for this weeks Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge's "use a die challenge".  Our sponsor this week is Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and I used their Lonely this Christmas image for the tag. 


I used several different circle dies for my tag, coloured the image with Copic Markers , added a ribbon, sentiment and a metal clip to hang the tag with. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Do not forget to pop over to the Holly Jolly Challenge blog to see the beautiful creations of the rest of the design team. 


Cookie Jar




It is an anything goes challenge at Incy Wincy Designs and our sponsor this week is Scribbles Designs

Scribbles Designs

I used a cute digital image called Bakery for my design.  I used a cut down cereal box for my cookie container and covered the size with cardstock and added my Bakery image that I had colored with Copic Markers.  Once I had my box bottom the way I liked it I made a lid for the box, added some glittered washi tape and a wooden knob that I painted white.  the box is now ready to add some cookies or cakes to for a gift for a friend.  Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 


Saturday, August 29, 2015

Get Well Soon


This week at Come and Get It Challenges it is a Get Well themed challenge. I used this lovely digital image from one of our sponsors, The Stamping Boutique called Princess Jennifer - Sick In Bed

 http://thestampingboutique.com/

To create my card I used the following products:

Stamp by Katie and Company
Stamp by A Muse ArtStamps
Punch - Stampin Up
Punch - EK Punches
Punch - Marth Stewart
Copic Markers
Darcie Embossing folder

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a creative day.  Pop over to the Come and Get It Challenge blog to see the other cards created by the design team to inspire you. 

Monday, August 24, 2015

Happy Birthday Matey






It is another great challenge at Incy Wincy Designs this week. The theme is birthday wishes and our fabulous designer this week is All Dressed Up. I used one of their fabulous children's designs called a  A pirate's life

Grab button for All Dressed Up

I layered the papers, coloured my image with Copic markers and Diamond Glaze. I added a sentiment, anchor and a banner to complete my card.   Hope you will join us this week at Incy Wincy Design. Thank you for stopping by. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations - (Week 2) Anything Goes 
Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Love to Scrap - digi or real stamping - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes
Ooh La La Creations - One for the Boys

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Black and White and Another Colour



We have a great challenge this week at Come and Get It Challenges.  The challenge is to use the colours black and white with one additional colour. I have made my card with our sponsor Time for Tea's unicorn image for my card.  


This was a very simple card to make.  I coloured my image with Copic Markers, layered my paper, added some black and white flowers, brads, and a birthday die cut sentiment. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

Monday, August 17, 2015

Snowflakes and Sparkles


There is another great challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges this month called Snowflakes and Sparkles.   I used a digital image from Stitchy Bear called in the meadow we can build a snowman. 


I coloured my image with Copics and a glitter pen. I added a large snowflake die, glitter and and created my sentiment on the computer.  To complete my card I added some gems for more sparkles. 
Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join in our challenge this week.  

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Little Claire's Designs - Christmas in August
Inspirational Challenge - Melt
Crafty Girls Corner -  Any Holiday
Love to Scrap -  Anything Goes

Tic, Tac, Toe Challenge



It is a Tic Tac Toe challenge this week at Incy Wincy Challenges. Here is the challenge Tic Tack Toe board.


I chose to use the the center line, buttons, bows, free, and flowers for my card.

I used this beautiful digital image from A Day for Daisies for my card. The image is called Summer Breeze .

A Day for Daisies

The products that I used to make my card are

Day for Daisies image
Buttons
Ribbon
Copic Markers
Stampin Up sentiment
Lacey Flower Punch

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart - Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers - Warm Summer Colours
Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
Stamp and Create - One for the Girls
2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes