New challenge with a vintage feel

 Hi friends,

The last challenge of this year is up at Let's Craft and Create and it is the usual Anything goes, but with  the option is to have a Vintage feel.

There are some really lovely cards on the challenge blog, so please hop on over and feast your eyes.  Also a lovely gift card prize, so worth coming to join in this challenge with a whole month to post your entries and remember you can enter up to 3 times.

So from me it is another Christmas card as these are very useful at the moment. I have also made a different fold for a change.

I have used 3 different papers all from my "paper collection" and they are a few years old.

The Christmas tree is cut with a Marianne Designs die that has been in my collection for many years.

 I positioned the paper so that the words on the middle section "Star of Wonder" are just in line with the star on the tree. 

Entering the following challenges:

A perfect time to craft  #12-2023 ...Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore  #118 ...Anything goes

 Merry little Christmas #53 ...Anything goes

The Holly and the Ivy Christmas challenge #153 ..Anything Christmas goes

Unicorn challenge #93 ...Christmas

I hope wherever you are in the world you are keeping well and safe. There is so much happening that is not good and I think of those suffering in any way especially at this time of the year.

I hope that you will be able to spend some time with family and friends and that you are keeping warm in the cold climatic areas, and if you are in the Southern regions that the weather is bearable, as we are having some extreme heatwaves and no rain, so not very comfortable.

Take care friends, stay safe and well. Look out for one another and remember to share a smile.

Love..Ursula xxx

Let's Stitch for the new challenge

 Hello makers,

November has crept up on us and there is a new challenge at Let's Craft and Create asking us to do some stitching this month as an option, though anything goes  always  counts.

If you hop on over to the blog you will see some great projects for inspiration, so please go and leave the DT some love and join in the fun this month.  

I decided to start my Christmas cards, so some stitching worked well I used a spirelli idea. The diecut is from one of my sets and used green cotton thread for the design...so easy and a lovely idea. 

The Christmas tree in the centre is a peel-off decorated with small gemstones.

The sentiment is stamped and embossed with gold.

Some more peel-offs to decorate the corners.

I am entering the following challenges:

Gem of a challenge #22 ...Anything goes

Crafty Calendar challenge .. November, Anything goes

Creative Fingers challenge #265 ... Anything goes

Most Magical Time of the year #14 ..Christmas

Creative Inspiration challenge #8 ... Anything goes

I hope you are all well wherever you find yourselves, and that you are enjoying the change of seasons. We are into spring, but have had some rather cold "wintery weather" hopefully we will be back enjoying some spring/summer weather again soon.

Take care, Love,

Ursula

Paper strips instead of ribbon

 Hello crafters,

Can you believe we are in the last quarter of 2023 and the new challenge for September at Let's Craft and Create, as usual is Anything goes, but with an option of adding paper strips instead of ribbon.

If you head over to the Blog, you will see amazing projects for inspiration, so we invite you join us this month.  There is a small prize on offer and you may enter 3 times...so have fun.

Still trying to use up my stash I have a fairly CAS card again this month. 

I coloured my cardstock layer with Pan Pastels, as I seem to be running out of some colours....a good thing I think, and coloured the paper flowers with the same brush.

A few pearls and a peel off sentiment to finish it off.

I will enter the following  challenges:

Crafting Happiness #146 ...Anything goes

A perfect time to Craft   September ...Anything goes

Challenge up your life  #162 ...Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore  #115 ... Anything goes

Creations in Pink #61  ... Anything goes

Pearly Sparkles challenge #88 ..Pink, pearls

The Crafting challenge September ...Anything goes

Thank you for stopping by and hope you are well and safe wherever you are. There have been so many disasters in the world recently and I hope that the rest of this year settles down to a peaceful and enjoyable time for all. Take care.....

Love,  Ursula

Let's use stripes and dots

 Hello everyone,

We are now well into the second half of the year, and I for one am looking forward to some warm weather. I know spring is not too far away here in the Southern Hemisphere but this is the coldest winter we have had for a while and I have now had enough.

Well, as it is a new month, we have a new challenge at Let's Craft and Create As always it is anything goes with an option of using dots and or stripes.  The DT have made some gorgeous projects for inspiration, so head over and feast your eyes.

There is a small prize for the lucky winner and you have a whole month to enter, but don't delay too long.

I have used everything from my scraps box and my stash

I rounded all the corners of the papers and cut  out the teddy image.

The embossing folder is a Cuttlebug folder purchased many years ago and I added a  little charm.

I will enter the following challenges:

My Time to Craft  #513 ...Shades of Blue

The Crafty Addicts  #04 ... Anything goes

A perfect time to craft  #08 ...Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore  #114 ... Anything goes

Pearly Sparkles #87  ...Spots/stripes

Thank you for stopping by, I do appreciate it. Take care and see you again soon.

Love, Ursula

A new challenge with flowers

Happy July to everyone

If you are in warm areas, enjoy. If you are in cold areas..like me..warmer weather will be here soon, I hope.

I am a few days late with my post as the new challenge at Let's Craft and Create started this week. It is always  Anything goes, but this month the option is to add flowers...so pretty.  The design team have made some really stunning projects for inspiration, so please hop on over and leave them some love.

For my contribution I have gone with a CAS card this month, still using my stash.

Embossed a section of card for the top layer and I used a selection of dies and punches to make the flowers from a range of offcut pieces in my stash box.

Just zinged them up a bit with pearls for the centres.

A stamp for the sentiment.

I will enter some challenges.

As you like it July challenge  ,,Favourite plain or patterned papers.

Tic-Tac-Toe challenge #216.  Centre horizontal row..layers, CAS, stamping

Creative Fingers # 258 ...Anything goes

Simply clean and simple challenge ...Anything goes

Ellibelle's corner Crafty Wednesday ..July challenge,  Anything goes

The Crafty Addicts #3 ...Anything goes

Thanks for visiting and I do hope you join in our challenge this month.

Take care and stay safe.

Love,  Ursula

 

Let's Craft and Create April challenge

 Hello makers, 

We are well into the month of April and I am late with my blog for the new challenge at Let's Craft and Create. Technology is fantastic but when things go wrong then we have a problem,  suffice to say my internet is functioning well again so here I am.

The theme as usual is Anything goes, but you have the option of using pink and gray on your projects. If you go over to the challenge post you will see some fantastic ideas from the Design team for inspiration. I do hope you join us, as there is even a small prize up for grabs.

 I have used paper from my stash and it is pink and grey in real life, not blue as on this photo.

The stamp is a Papermania from DoCrafts....a very old one.

I added some pearl dots but they don't seem to show too well.

The sentiment is a die cut.

I will enter it in some challenges.

Thank you for visiting here and hope to see you again soon.

Take care and be safe......Hugs ..... Ursula

All buttoned up this month

 Goodday all crafters.

This month over at Let's Craft and Create we ask you to use buttons on your projects. The challenge is as alway's ...Anything goes, but you have the option to add buttons.

If you need some inspiration, the DT have amazing projects for you to view and of course there is also a small prize at the end, so do come and join us.

My card is a very simple design:

I used a patterned paper, embossed it with a  Craft Concepts folder. Used a sponge and coloured the petals lightly with distress ink. I matted this onto a darker shade of card .

3 buttons were sewn on for the flower centres and added some liquid pearls in a few places.

The sentiment is a peel off.

I will enter the following challenges:

Beyond the Blue  #BB81 ...Blooms

Creative Fingers   #249 ...Anything goes

A perfect time to Craft   Open challenge #3 ..Anything goes

Crafts Galore Encore  #109 ...Anything goes

Creations in Pink  #55 ...Anything goes mainly pink

Love to Craft #73 ...Anything goes

I hope you are all enjoying this time of year wherever you are. Here in the South Africa , we are slowly heading towards autmn ... my favourite time but I know that many places in the Northern Hemisphere are still very much in winter mode, but I am sure Spring can't be too far away.

Take care friends, stay safe.  Until next time

Hugs, 

Ursula

It's black and white at The Outlawz

 Hello friends, 

February is already into the second week and we have a new challenge at The Outlawz .....using black, white and a colour of your choice, with an option of using an animal... The DT have made lovely projects for inspiration, so do pop over and visit.

This is the card I made:    

I used 3 different papers from my stash, cut and matted onto white and black card.

Attached a gingham ribbon with a flower punched from handmade paper, sprayed and shaped. 

My colour of choice was a red gem and a red peeloff sentiment with 3 red pearls.

Will enter the following challenges:

The Paper Funday challenge #50 ...Anything goes

The Unicorn challenge #84 ...birthday

613 Avenue Create February ...Anything goes with option ..use red for anything but a heart

 Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends #199 ...Anything goes

Hope to see some great entries in our challenge. Take care and stay safe.

Love Ursula

Say what!! at let's Craft and Create

 Hello fellow crafters,

We are already into the second month of 2023, and it is time for the next challenge at Let's Craft and Create. As usual it is Anything goes but this month the optional challenge is to "Say What"..use a sentiment.

If you head over to the challenge blog you will see some gorgeous projects made by the Design Team,   for your inspiration and we invite you to join us with your project. You have the whole month to join in and there is even a prize for a lucky crafter.

My card is again using my stash, as I am not purchasing anything until I have made a dent in my supplies, so this is what I have put together.

  

The paper is from a Papermania collection of a number of years back, that I have cut and matted.

The sentiment  is a Stampendous stamp also bought long ago. I stamped it onto a tag cut with a Marianne Design Creatables die.

Attached the cutout with a lovely cupcake brad.

Entering this into the following challenges:

A Gem of a challenge Week 3 ...Anything goes

A Perfect time to Craft Open challenge ...#2-2023

Country View challenges  Chase your dreams ..be sentimental

Crafts Galore Encore #108 ... Anything goes 

Creations in Pink Anything goes ...mainly pink

Papercraft challenges #90 ... Anything goes

I do hope to see you join in this fun challenge.

I wish you all a wonderful month and hope that the winter weather in the Northern hemisphere will soon be over and you will begin to look forward to Spring. Here in the South we are looking forward to a little cooler weather, just more comfortable.

Take care wherever you find yourselves, stay well and safe and remember to share a smile.

See you soon....Love, Ursula

 

 

It's Black and White at Let's Craft and Create

 Hello everyone and a Happy New Year to you all. It seems incredible that we are already well into the first week of 2023. I hope that you had time to relax and enjoy the holiday season in whichever way you celebrate. I also realized that with the summer solstice that has come and gone, our days will start getting shorter and heading to winter which is a scary thought as we have not yet had much summer...we have had plenty of rain and as we are in a summer rainfall area that has been good for the dams. I hope you all have a creative, enjoyable year.

OK now onto the new challenge for January over at Let's Craft and Create which is always Anything goes, but with an optional twist.. Black and White.  The DT have some fabulous cards for inspiration, so do hop on over and see what they have to show. You have a whole month to enter your projects and there is a prize for some lucky participant... 

I have made a very simple card and as I have done for the past 2 years, I am only using from my stash.

I  embossed cardstock with a very old embossing folder and matted it onto black cardstock.'

The flower is handmade. I cut four flowers of different sizes using a Joycrafts Floral Flourishes die.

Sprayed them with water and crinckled them a little when almost dry. Used a brad to hold them together.

Added a gingham ribbon and some pearls

The sentiment is a no name stamp.

I will enter in the following challenges:

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday challenge  ...January ...Anything goes

The Paper Shelter .. Christmas break challenge ...Anything goes

A Perfect Time to Craft ... Open challenge #1

Crafts Galore Encore challenge January 2023 ...Anything goes

Love to Craft challenge #72 ...Anything goes

I do hope you will come and join in this first challenge of 2023.  and I will see you soon.

Love, Ursula

Feeling sketchy at Let's Craft and Create

Talk about being late... this post should have been done a week ago, but you all know that sometimes life happens and things don't go as planned. The latest challenge at Let's Craft and Create started last week and  as usual  the theme is Anything goes with the option of using a sketch for your card.

For my card I used the following all from my stash, and followed the sketch from a challenge of The Outlawz.

Paper and cardstock cut and trimmed with a scalloped edge

The image is from Beccy's Place. I cut it with a nesting die and layered onto a larger diecut.

Added a flower trim and used some of the flowers to scatter around. 

A bow to finish it off.

I will enter the following challenges:

Gem of a Craft challenge ...Week 23...Anything goes

Crafty Calendar challenge ...November challenge ..Anything goes

Creative fingers challenge ...#242 ... Anything goes

Pattie"s Creations Designs ...#200 ...Anything goes.

After a very hot start to Spring we are now having somewhat cooler and very rainy days. The gardens have just sprung to life, but I do hope we get some warm summer weather soon...never happy are we!!

Take care my friends wherever you are in the world and I hope that things go well for you as we enter the last months of the year.

See you soon, love...

Ursula

Tuesday Colour challenge at The Outlawz.

 Hello everyone,

We are into the second half of August and a new challenge at The Outlawz Tuesday colour challenge. 

This time we have chosen  the colours and twist for you to use, so please come along and join in the fun....2 weeks for this challenge.

For the past year or more, I have been trying to use up my stash of card and paper and once again I was able to find something to use for this card.

I have used  green and pink card and the patterned paper also has the chosen colours.

The images are also very old stamps from Papermania and the sentiment is from Hero Arts. Added a touch of colour to the stamped butterfly.

Finished off with ribbon and a bow.

Take care, stay well and be safe. I will be back soon.

Love,   Ursula xxx

New Tuesday colour challenge

 Hello friends,

We start a new chapter at  Tuesday Colour challenge. of The Outlawz.

The theme for this challenge is Tic-tac-toe.

Use any row, either horizontal, vertical or diagonal to create your project.

 

For my card, I have used the vertical row on the right, and this is what I did.

I used the colour of the first square for my first layer of card, using Craft cardstock

The sailing boat was my inspiration from the middle square and I used a Marianne design die, coloured with Pan Pastels

The sky and sea was taken from the last square. ...for the waves I used an embossing folder coloured with Distress inks, the clouds were brushed also with distress inks.

The sentiment I used peel-offs.

If you head over to the challenge blog there are lovely cards from the DT for inspiration. We would love to see what you have to show us .

 Take care and see you all soon,

Love Ursula

Feeling Distressed

 Hello crafters,

We are in the first week of August and here in the South Africa, we are looking forward to Spring which is just around the corner.   This month at Let's Craft and Create we have another Anything Goes challenge, but have an optional theme of "Feeling Distressed" .distressing  paper, etc.

For my card, still using papers from my stash, I distressed the red paper with  tiny hearts scattered all over, appropriate for an  Anniversary card.

The white paper is a piece of handmade that I tore roughly along the edges and attached a piece of old lace rescued from somewhere.

The heart is cut from a very old Cuttlebug die and a small red heart with pearls attached.

A peeloff sentiment was added.

I will enter it in the following challenges:

A Li'l Patch of Crafty friends #186   ...Anything goes

We love to create  ...Anything goes

Elliebelle's Corner August challenge ...Anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door August challenge ...Anything goes

I do hope you will come and join in our fun challenge. The team have made gorgeous projects for inspiration and you even stand a chance of a small prize.   We would love to see what projects you come up with.

Take care, wherever you are. Stay safe and keep wearing a smile.

See you soon,    Love,    Ursula

Penny for your thoughts

 We are now into our 6th month of the year...where has the time gone and we have a new challenge at Let's Craft and Create. As always it is anything goes with an optional theme..."Penny for your thoughts"...just use a sentiment.

The stamped image was gifted to me in a bundle by a friend a year or so ago and I have now used them all. I think it was a Crafty Individuals stamp.  I added a few pearls.

It was matted onto an embossed card.

Finished off with a Bow.

The sentiment is a Hero Arts stamp.

Entering the following challenges:

Gem of a challenge #12 ... Anything goes

Can you handle the pressure ...Embossing with a twist of butterflies

Crafty Calendar ..June challenge ...Anything goes

Sweet Stampin challenge 3 of a kind ...3 butterflies

Alphabet challenge ..E is for embossing....dry embossing

Creative fingers ...Anything goes

I hope you are all doing well and staying healthy. Wherever you are I hope the weather is good to you.

See you soon, 

Love, Ursula

Let's Create and Craft ... new challenge with purple and green

 Hello to everyone,

Welcome to a new challenge at Let's Craft and Create for the month of March. This is my favourite month, being my birthday month, I met my hubby many years ago and got engaged in March (not in the same year) and it is the start of autumn ...a season I love with crisp mornings, warm days and lovely cooler evenings.

This month the challenge is as always,  Anything goes, but with the option of using purple and green...2 great colours. The design team have used these colours in some gorgeous projects for inspiration, so please pop in and leave them some love.  There is also a small prize up for grabs, so please join in the fun and you have the whole month to do so.

I have decided to carry on with my mission of using up my stash and also making CAS cards.

The paper is from an old Joy Crafts paper pad ...Happy Bloc's.

The butterfly is die cut using a Marianne Design die, and stash paper.

The sentiment is a freebie from  Desert Diva

I will enter the following challenges:

Creative fingers challenge #226 ... Anything goes

Crafty Catz #585 ...CAS 

Cards 4 Galz #167 ..Things with wings

Fab n Funky #546 ...Dies or stencils

Little Red Wagon #643 ...Let it be...

I hope that everyone is staying healthy and safe. With the dramatic events taking place in Europe, and the uncertainties and worries in the world,   I can only wish you all peace and love. Look out for one another and remember to smile...

Thanks for visiting and I hope to be back soon.

Love Ursula

New challenge...from the Heart

 Hell o to you all,

Here we are in February,  not sure where January went. There is a new challenge at Let's Craft and Create with the usual Anything goes but the option in this month of Love...From the Heart...so bring out those heart punches, dies, stamps, paper whatever you have.

The DT have made such lovely projects for inspiration, so please pop over and see what they have showcased.  You have the whole month to enter and be in line for a small prize, so please join in the fun.

I still had a piece of paper with hearts on in my collection, so it was put to good use, matting it onto  red card.

The kitties are a Marianne Design die. with added bling on the necks.

The sentiment is an old stamp, cut out and matted onto the red card as well.

A simple design, but one that I can use.

I will enter some challenges:

As you like it challenge ...Fabulous friendships

Moving along with the times ...#139...Love

 Time Out challenge #206...Friend quote

Elliebelle's Wed. challenge ..February challenge ..Hearts or flowers

Word Art Wednesday ...Anything goes

I hope wherever you are, you are keeping healthy and safe. We have seen footage of extreme weather in some parts of the Northern hemisphere, and here in our little corner of the world, our weather has also been strange...Summer has been playing games with us...here for a few days and them missing, but we are happy with the rain that has been falling, even though sometimes we think we have had enough. There are still parts of the country that are suffering drought conditions.

Take care my friends, be safe and keep smiling....see you soon.

Love Ursula

Something new

 Hello friends,

Yes there is something new...2022.  HAPPY NEW YEAR  I hope that everyone is ready for this year so that we can make it a great ONE with positive attitudes and creating lovely things. At Let's Craft and Create this month our challenge has an option of "Something new"...a home, a year, a baby ... anything new.

The team have all created stunning projects with this theme, so please head on over and see what inspiration they have created. You have a whole month to enter and there is even a small prize so start off the year with joining in our challenge.

This year, I am continuing my mission of using up my stash. I like to think I made a small dent in it last year, but there is still a whole lot more to use.

The cardstock is all from my stash and I cut and embossed a piece. The embossing folder is an old Cuttlebug folder. I inked the edges and lightly went over the embossing with a Distress Inkpad.

The embelishments are the last of a selection of baby items. 

I am trying to make cards that would be good for the Charity shop that I support. I like for them to have a selection of popular cards for selling.

I will enter this in the following challenges.

A place to start January ...Anything goes

Crafting happiness  #119 ...Anything goes

Simon Says challenge Monday challenge ...something new

613 Avenue creates January ...Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #173 ...Anything goes

A bit more time to Craft  Dec/Jan ...Anything goes

A perfect time to Craft  #01 ...Anything goes

Crafts Galore   January ...Anything goes

I hope wherever you are in the world you are keeping safe. The weather in many places has been very harsh and severe and I my heart goes out to the people who have to live in such extreme conditions. I hope that you receive the strength to get through this. The health issues that many have to face be it from the pandemic or anything else makes life a challenge for many and I pray that you also receive strength to face these. 

Take care, stay safe and let's hope that this year will see some easing on the challenges that have faced us the past 2 years. 

Thanks for visiting and see you soon.

Love, Ursula

 

Let's Craft and Create with a Vintage Feel

 Hello friends,

I can almost not believe that we are down to our last challenge for 2021...despite all that has happened the year seems to have galloped past. Well let's concentrate on this challenge and not dwell too much on the year to come.  As always the challenge at Let's Craft and Create is anything goes, but this month the optional theme is "Vintage Feel"  The ladies of the team have made beautiful projects for inspiration, so please pop over and leave them some love.

I have once again raided my stash.

The paper is very old and only had some pieces left, but sufficient for this card.

The flowers are cut from a design sheet, also a number of years old.

The sentiment is cut with a Crealies die,

The label is a Joycraft die.

Some lace, ribbon and pearls to finish it all off. 

I will enter some challenges:

A gem of a challenge  #25....  Anything goes 

Allsorts challenge #653 ...Use a die

Crafty Calendar  December ...Christmas

Crafty Hazelnut's challenge #571...Anything goes

Crazy for challenges #613...Christmas flowers

Alphabet challenge ....R is for Red

Aud Sentiments #289 Christmas + sentiment

I do hope where ever you are in the world you will be able to enjoy some good time during this month. Be it on holiday, or at home...with friends, family or on your own...may there be memories in the making.

We have all had challenges and trying times and I am sure that it is not the end of these, but hopefully we will all get through and talk about these in the years to come..

Take care, stay safe and may you all be showered with Blessings and however you celebrate at this time may you enjoy this time.Think of others and just be kind. God Bless xxx

Something with wings

 Hello, Hello,

It has been a while since my last post...all is well here. Spring has arrived and we have had our first rains which were most welcome...the lawn has turned green and everything is lovely and fresh.

This month over at Let's Craft and Create the new challenge has an option of adding something with wings to your project. The DT have all used such great images for inspiration, so please pop in and leave them some love.

I am still on a mission to use up my stash and making simple, no fuss cards. I donate a lot of my cards to a charity for raising funds for their projects and these are what sell best.

I ran a piece of patterned paper through the CB with a butterfly embossing folder.

The butterfly is a Marianne Design die. I used a shiny patterned paper for this and attached it to a square with punched corners.

A peel off sentiment to finish. 

Entering the following challenges:

Crafting Happiness #116...colour challenge .. I used purple

Make my Monday # 158 ...Embossing

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #167 ...Anything goes

A Gem of a challenge #20...Anything goes

Thanks for popping in and take care...See you soon.

Love Ursula