About Me

My photo
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!

Followers

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Card Sketch Time



It is card sketch time at Come and Get It Challenges with week and this is my card I created for the challenge.

This is the sketch I used for my card. 


The image I used for my card is by Sami Stamps and is called Little Flower Fairy which I coloured with Copics.   The designer paper I layered my card with  is by DCWV Paper Products. To complete my card I added a flower, trim around the image with Distress Ink and a sentiment. 



Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a creative week. 

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

It's Always Time for Tea


I found these cute digital images by Bloobel Stamps. Lisa the owner and design has a wonderful quirky sense of humour. Check her stamps out on Esty at Bloobel Stamps.   This image is called My Cup of Tea.

My card is mainly coloured with PanPastels and Copics.  I added texture to the card by using a stencil with my Panpastels in the background. The sentiment is computer generated. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a creative day.  

Monday, January 25, 2016

Enjoy a Cup of Christmas Joy



"Frame It" is the challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges this week and I have made this  card using a digital image from Sami Stamps called Hot Cocoa Friends



I thought the image was set off with the frame. I used a die set to create the frame, coloured my image with my Copics, added a sentiment and some pearls to complete the card.  

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  



Card in Silver and Blue


This is my card for this week's challenge at Craft CardMakers.  This challenge theme is punches and/or dies.

I used a stencil and modeling paste for the background of my card then splattered the background with Brusho.  The die cut leaves were run through an embossing folder and then painted with blue and silver paint.  To complete my card  I added some small gems and sequins after I arranged my card. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us this week at Crafty Cardmakers . Please pop over to our challenge blog to view all of the beautiful projects that the design team has created to inspire you. 

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

Crafting from the Heart -  Always Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion -  Always Anything Goes
Our Crafty Corner - Always Anything Goes
Where the HeART is - Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create - Anything goes with twist: No Twist This Week!
Amusing - Shades Of Blue
We Love 2 Create  -  Anything Creative/ Mixed Media Goes
Doodle Pantry Anything Goes
Sparkles Forum Challenges - Monochromatic Blues
Use Your Stuff -  Sequins or Glitter

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Rubber Stamp Challenge



I made this card for my friend's birthday and thought I would enter it in a challenge over at Retro Rubber Challenge blog  RRCB30.  They were having a sketch challenge and this card is my interpretation of the sketch.   

This is the sketch I was work from

RRCB 30


To make my card I added Distress Ink to an acrylic block and stamped it on watercolour paper the added a Italian poem stamp to the water coloured area.  . 

My Italian stamp is from Hero Arts and was made in 2006.  The flower stamp I used was by Stampendous and was made in 2006. The sentiment is a die cut from Tim Holtz and  the flowers were coloured with Distress Inks also. A ribbons was added to complete the card. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. 

Round Things Challenge


The theme of Come and Get It's challenge this week is "round things" .    I decided to make a round easel card for this challenge.  I used a Ppinky Dolls Art image called clown for my card.  I think she is so cute this her button nose. 



For my card I used several different round doilies, pearls, white gell pen, Copics, paper flowers, stencil, and glitter.  

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you will join us this week at Come and Get It

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Just Keep On Crafting -  Anything Goes
Crafty Friends Challenge  - anything goes 
Crafty Catz - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
PDE Linky Party - Anything Goes
Simply Papercraft -  Anything Goes

Let It Snow


I made this card has a winter birthday card for my brother and I thought I would share the card.   To make my card I used the following products:

Tim Holtz blue print stamp
Tim Holtz snowflake die 
Designer paper
Tim Holtz paint dabblers
Modelling paste
Jube
Computer generated sentiment

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a creative day.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes
Anything but Cute Mixed Media Challenge - Ring out the Old, Bring in the New
Artistic Stampers - Anything Goes
Crafter's Cafe- Male Cards
Paper Creator's Crafts - Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes