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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 mix media, journaling and cards. I also dabble in papermaking, photography, fibre art, and altered books. I am an active member of several card and mix 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!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Be Unique - ATC

I have an upcoming ATC swap that I made this ATC for.  The theme of the swap is a "crown".  I found this fun vintage frog digital stamp at Graphic Fairy. The crown I cut out of a strip of crown washi tape by Tim Holtz. The swirl design is also a rubber stamp by Tim Holts.  The stamp I used for the dotted background is called stoneware texture by JRL Designs. The definition is cut out of a old dictionary and I stamped the Be Unique with a set of single alphabet rubber stamps.  

Hope my my swap partner lives my design.  Thank you for stopping by and I hope you find some time to create to day.


Judy

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


Through The Craft Room Door - Alway's Anything Goes
Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
One Stop Craft - Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes
 

It is an Easel Challenge at Holly Jolly



Cindy chose a easel card challenge this week at Holly Jolly.  To create my card  I used an image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Sticky Baby Elf and coloured him with Copic Markers and Glitter pen.

I layered several different layers of pattern paper, added glitter ribbon, a brad and pretty green bow.  I used a tag punch by Stampin Up and sentiment to complete the card.  

Thank you for stopping by and come join us this week at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.

Judy

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Sketch Time at Come and Get It Challenges


Julie has a sketch this week for us at Come and Get It Challenges and here it is:




I used a cute little digi from Fred, She Said Designs for the card sketch, her name is Patience and she is from their angel series. I layered spome pattern paper from my stash then paper pieced her dress to pull the card together.  Please join in the challenge, it is a lot of fun.

Thank you for stopping to take a look and I hope you have a creative day.  


Judy


Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Heard the Buzz , Pollycraft Digital Stamps is Back




Heard the buzz - Pollycraft Digital Stamps is back with all new digital images.  I am using a new images from their collection called Huge Thanks Elephant Stamp and Sentiment

I think this elephant is adorable.  I layered my pattern papers, coloured my image with my Copics and glitter pen. I added some bling, ribbon, pearls and my card was complete.  

Pop over to Pollycraft Digital Stamps and view their new images.  You will not be disappointed. 

Thanks for looking.  

Judy  

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

 Forever Friends - Pastels
Through The Craft Room Door - Alway's Anything Goes
 Forever Friends - Monthly Challenge (May): Anything Goes;
Dutch Dare Card Challenge -  Recipe...1 image, 1 sentiment, 2 pattern papers, 3 embellies



Because You Are Something Special


I made this Honeysuckle card for an upcoming swap.  I think it says spring is here.  I love the light spring colours.  The flower image is by Just Inklined and I added colour with Copic Markers.  

I used several different papers of pattern paper from Martha Stewart which I die cut and layered.  I added a ribon, sentiment and a button and the card is complete.

Thank you for stopping by to take a look. 


Judy

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:
 
Through The Craft Room Door - Alway's Anything Goes
Card Mania - Flowers
Forever Friends - Monthly Challenge (May): Anything Goes;
Forever Friends - Pastels

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Mix Media Birthday Card


I was playing with one of my favourite products tonight, PanPastels.  I made this birthday card for my dear friend Jenny for her birthday.  Hope she likes my card. 

I coloured my background with three different colours of PanPastels  and then created more layers with three different background stamps over top of the areas I coloured.  The next step was to use two different stencils to create texture on the card.  I used this process in different areas of the card.  After my background was complete  add a few torn  strips of the Washi tape from the Tim Holtz collection and a ribbon.  Can you see all the products that I have used on the card?  Here is a close up.



The birthday celebration stamp is by Verses Rubber Stamps.  I have had the stamp in my collection for a very long time. The butterfly is a Cuttlebug die and embossing folder.  After I embossed the butterfly I coloured it with Distress Inks and edge it with a Gold Leaf pen by Krylon.  I only had a strip of white pearls for the spine of the butterfly so I coloured the pearls with the same Distress Ink I used for butterfly.  

Thank you for looking.  Now back to my craft room to clean up.


Judy 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Boot Challenge- Celebration
Through The Craft Room Door Alway's Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft - Lots of Layers
Fashionable Stamping Challenges -  Anything Goes
Our Creative Corner - Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge -Things With Wings


Monday, May 13, 2013

The Season of Joy


Paige had a neat idea for this week's challenge at Holly Jolly Christmas Challenges.  The idea is to create a card using something from the  first letter of your name.  I created my card with the theme of the Season of Joy for this challenge.  J is for Judy and J is for Joy. 

The digital image I used is from Arty Pants Digital Images.  I added a sentiment, a little bit of glitter, coloured with Copics, edged with Distress Inks and added a large Christmas ribbon and my card was complete.  

Thank you for stopping by today.  Hope you will join us at Holly Jolly.  We would like to see your creations.      


Judy

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

Cupcake Craft - Lots of Layers 
Challenges 4 Everybody  - Always Anything Goes 
Lizzy`s and Tamesis Christmas Challenge - Santa Comes 
Jingle Belles Merry & Bright
Crafty Boot Challenge- Celebration