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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, October 30, 2012

Upright Z Fold Card


It is my turn to chose the theme this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges and I thought it would be fun to do Christmas Trees as the theme.

Looking around Pinterest I came across this Upright Z Fold card that I wanted to try and thought the Christmas tree would work well for this style of card. I stamped my tree rubber stamp in a Tsukineko Essential Glue pad and then on to a piece a suede paper and then coated the tree in Royal Blue glitter.  I stacked my glittered Christmas tree on several paper layers of paper and added some bling and a snowflake to complete the card.
 


Come and join us at Holly Jolly this week. If you need some inspiration check out the other Christmas Elves creations on the Holly Jolly blog. Have a creative day.
 


Judy


Crafty Ann's Challenge – # 77 Christmas



Sunday, October 28, 2012

Queen of Hearts


Shell chose a card sketch this week for the challenge at Come and Get it Challenges
This is her inspiring sketch:


Here is my interpretation of the sketch.
 


I just love this Queen of Hearts digital image by Digi Doodles Stamps. I colored the image with my Copic Markers and glitter pens. I then layered burgundy, black and gray designer papers and added some striped ribbon and pearls to complete the card.

My favorite quote is by Maya Angelou. "You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." Come and join us at Come and Get it Challenges this week.


Judy

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Here Comes Santa


Julie chose a theme of "Here Comes Santa" for this week’s challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges. Bugaboo Stamps is our generous sponsor this week. The top pick will receive 7 digital images from Bugaboo.



For my card this week I chose to use a sketch I was using for a card swap with one of my Yahoo groups. I love the combination of papers, stamps and punches. The Santa Stamp I used was by Kenny K. Downloads and the sentiment is by Stampin Up.

Come join us at Holly Jolly this week, need some inspiration hop over to Holly Jolly and see the creations of the other Christmas Elves.

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.



Judy

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:
Christmas Stamping All Year Round - traditional colours
ABC Christmas Challenges - U for Up to You
Sparkle Forum - Traditional
 

 

Sunday, October 21, 2012

A Scary Halloween



It is time for a Halloween card at Come and Get it Challenges this week and Bugaboo Stamps is the sponsor of this challenge so everyone who enters their card has a chance of winning 7 digi stamps from Bugaboo. 

My card this week is a collage of Halloween papers, tag, spider punches and a spooky rubber stamp. I added some glitter, a brad and some color with my Copic markers and my card was complete.

I hope you all have a great time this Halloween and you show us your Halloween creations by joining us at Come and Get it Challenges this week.

Judy

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

Dream Valley – Halloween

 

Friday, October 19, 2012

Just Another Tag


Happy Camper challenge blog has a tag challenge this week and I decided to make another Christmas Tag, you know that time of the year is coming fast.

I used a digi stamp by Bugaboo for this tag along with a combination of pattern paper, ribbon, pearls, die cut snowflakes and  Christmas tape. My image was coloured with Copic Markers.  This was a fun quick project and now I have one more Christmas tag for the upcoming event. 

Thanks for stopping by today and do something creative for yourself. 

Judy
 I would like to enter this tag also in:
ABC Christmas Challenges - Anything Goes
Just Keep On Creating - Christmas Just Around the Corner

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Inspiration Photo


Isn’t Meighan’s inspirational photo for this weeks challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges beautiful. What stood out for me in the photo was the joy, the old time Christmas scene and the warm colors.

This is my card that I created based on Meighan’s inspirational photo.




 
The rubber stamp is by Cornish Heritage Farms and is from the "Saturday Evening Post " series called Santa’s Lap. I used Distress Inks to color the image and then added the sentiment with one of my alphabet letter set.

If Meighan’s photo inspires you, I hope that you create a card and join us this week at Holly Jolly.

Judy
 

Sunday, October 14, 2012

A Garden Poem




Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, and Old Olive are the colors of this week’s challenge at Come and Get it Challenges. My card was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest awhile ago. Pinterest is my latest place to look for an inspiring ideas.

The stamp I used for this card is a Penny Black stamp called "a garden poem". The sentiment is by Hero Arts. I layered my card stock, added some lines, cord, a button and inked the edges to complete my card.

I hope you will join us this week at Come and Get it Challenges. Be sure to check out the art work of the rest of the design team. They will inspire you as always. Remember my favorite quote by Maya Angelou: "You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."  





Judy

Sunday, October 7, 2012

Glittered Chickadee

 
This week at Come and Get it Challenges it is the hostess choice challenge and the challenge is to use three of the following: purple, green, black, glitter, staples, gems, ribbon, circle and scallops. It is pretty easy to make a card using three of the choices.

I made this cute little chickadee from a die cutting stencil from Dee’s Distinctively.

My card has green, black, glitter, gems and circles on it. I think this card would make a nice tag for a gift or a thank you note.

Now it is your turn to make a card and enter it on our Come and Get it Challenge Blog. While you are there check out on the creations of the other design team members.


Judy

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Winter Wonderland


Paige chose a wonderful theme for this week’s challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges  glitter/bling. Nothing says Christmas Cards to me more than glitter and bling.

I had this sweet snowman and angels image in my collection and thought it would make a great easel card and it had a lot of areas to add glitter and bling to. Once I had my image colored and added my glitter I mounted the image on glitter papers, added glitter paper to the base, a glitter star and a sentiment by Stampin Up.

Do you think my card sparkles enough? Come join us at Holly Jolly this week. Not that long to Christmas now. If you need some inspiration check out the cards the other Christmas elves have made.

Hope you have a creative day you.




Judy