Party Time at DS4J

Good morning and a happy Friday to everyone

Before rushing off on my week away I have something very important to tell you......It is

PARTY TIME

Digistamps4Joy are celebrating 1000 likes on their FB page. We will be having a fantastic party from

Monday 20th April to Friday 24th April - 5 days of fun, getting to know you, and lots of give aways and prizes.

 

Some of the things to look forward to

 

Free digistamps 

Colouring competition

Treasure hunt
and lots more

 

Get your party hats and streamers out for a week of  Fun

 

Here are some of the people joining our party:

 

Nana Vic Digitals

The East Wind

So if you haven't yet joined the DS4J FB group, please do so now, then you will get ALL the latest updates on the party.

See you on the 20th....don't forget.

Love Ursula

Digistamps4Joy challenge...midway remider

Happy Wednesday everyone..
Today we are midway in the Digistamps4Joy challenge "Portrait of a Woman"...In South Africa we celebrated National Women's Day, so we are challenging you to make a papercraft creation that can be quirky,fun, frilly, elegant sophisticated, etc.  IT MUST SHOW HOW BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL A WOMAN IS,  at whatever age.  No witches, vampires, fairies etc.

Here is the card I made:

 

The DP was from Kaisercraft.

I used 2 images from DS4J, On the front ...lace fan..I printed it onto a rose patterned vellum.

 Inside I used..Candle ballerina, coloured her with Distress inks and Twinkling H20's. I cut it out  with an X-cut nesting die and layered it over 2 doilies cut with a Marianne design die.

The message was computer generated and finished off with pearls, flowers and ribbon.

Going to enter the following challenges:

Inspire me Fridays...Anything goes
The Poodles Parlour..Let's see diecuts
Simply Create Too #19...Anything goes
Ribbon Girls Image...Bingo..ribbon,pearls, image
One Stitch at a time challenge #126">...Anything goes
Crafty Catz Weekly challenge #145..Anything goes

Hope you all have a wonderful week and take care. See you back here soon.

Happy Anniversary. at Digistamps4Joy

Happy Wednesday to my blogging friends.
Midweek and almost mid Winter/Summer depending on where you are..and the reaction will probably be Hurrah!!! or OH NO!!!. We have been having some cold days the last week, but still not the cold frosty nights..I am sure they will be here soon.

I would like to say a warm welcome to my new followers....thank you for joining my little family of friends and hope you do find some inspiration on your visits.

Today it is the turn of the B team at Digistamps4Joy to showcase the cards for our new challenge....The theme is ...Happy Anniversary/Vintage.

This is what I came up with

The paper came from a block of Joy Crafts...Blooming Rose

Image is Flower Heart and you can find it Here  I coloured it with a combination of Aquarelle pencils, Distress inks and Twinkling H20's, cut it out with a Nellie Snellen die then mounted on foam tape.

Sentiment is computer generated and cut with an X-cut label.

Finished off with lace, ribbon and pearls, for the vintage look.

The other memebers of the DT have made some really lovely cards for your inspiration, so go and have a look and then show us your creations. The prize is a whopping $10 worth of digis...now that's something to make your creative juices flow. We would of course love you to use a DS4J image, but you can enter even if you don't have one.....So now... what's stopping you???

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Bearly Mine Designs #40..Flowers

Try it on Tuesday..Anything goes

Papertake Weekly..Bingo (Ribbon,free,blooms)

Tammy's Scrappin Corner..Ribbons or Blooms

Make it Monday..Creat,Share,Inspire

That's all from me today, friends. Hope you have a wonderful day, enjoy the rest of the week and take care. See you soon.....

Digistamps4Joy... challenge.#43..Anything but a card for a wedding

Happy Wednesday morning friends,
Today we want to remind you of our challenge at Digistamps4Joy...June bride/Wedding...Anything but a card. Remember you still have a week to enter,  Last week you saw the cards made by team A.
I  decided to go with a gift tag in  a vintage style for this challenge. I used the image..'Freckle faced Bridal Couple', available Here,  coloured with Distress inks, cut out and mounted with 3D foam pads.
The corner die cut and the bell are Marianne Design dies, coloured with Distress inks, added some glitter and pearls and a bow to finish.
The sentiment is a Just Rite stamp.

I hope you will join us this week, You do not have to have a DS4J image, but if you do you will have an extra chance in the draw. The ladies of team B, have made some beautiful projects for your inspiration, so do have a look and come and join us in the challenge.

I have a few challengs to enter this project:
Guylou's Inimitability Tag..you're it
Craft Your Passion #114 Anything goes
Daisy Doodles Creative challenge #61..Here comes the bride
Simon Says Stamp & Show..Anything goes
Paper Crafting Journey..Colour it up

That's my story for today, please let me know you have been. Till next time, take care and have fun.

Time for a cupcake

Good morning friends and a happy Wednesday to all,
Yes I think it is time to relax with a delicious cupcake and tea. Had a busy and frustrating week....computer woes, and classes and orders...won't bore you with details, I think a cupcake is just the right thing.
My card today was made last week, but due to some problems couldn't get it posted till now. It was made for the Duo challenge, if you have requested the template you have to submit a card, and I am getting in just before the deadline.

I used papers from my stash for layering the cupcake.
The image is a one of a number of new images from Digistams4Joy called Cupcake Cindy.   I thought she was so cute and decided to use her here. Coloured with watercolour pencils, cut out and popped us with foam dots.
The teapot is a new die from Joycrafts that I had  just received, and added a little tag.
The sentiment is from a set that I have, don't know the name.

I will be entering some challenges with this card;

Duo challenge
Celebrate the occassion no. 164..Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments..Anything goes
Creative Card Crew 11..Dimension
Party Time Tuesday..Anything goes.
Love to Create...Add a sentiment

That's all from me today. Thanks for visiting and would love to have your comments,
Take care, have fun and see you soon.

DIGISTAMPS4JOY........NEW RELEASES

Happy Sunday to everyone.......
This morning over at http://digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/
 there are about 22 new images being released...and what a variety. There is something for everyone... The card I have to show today is using the image.Chapel Window...and you can find it in the Wedding section

I wanted to keep it very simple. Coloured the image with a combination of distress inks, and twinkling H20's .

I cut an oval into an embossed square and matted this over the image. Finished it off with pearls in the corners.

The sentiment is computer generated.

This image is ideal for many occassions, wedding, 1st Communions, Confirmations, Sympathy

I am entering it in a few challenges

Hot  Shot Crafts Use die cuts

Inspire me Fridays..Anything goes

Aud Sentiments...Any sentiment

Great Impressions..Anything goes

Thanks for popping, have a great weekend and see you soon.

Cute as a Button with New Images at Digistamps4Joy

Happy Wednesday bloggers,
To day is a special challenge  at  Digistamps4Joy..No 42...Cute as a Button..so we ask you  to use a button on your project....all the DT are using newly released images....so I challenge you if you have not yet done so, to go and have a look at all the cards made by my fellow teamies...they are awesome.

For my card I used Winter Wendy and you can find here  HERE. She landed at the right blog as we have had the first really cold weather of the winter this week.
I coloured the image with watercolour pencils, added a little puff paint for the froth on the cocoa and 2 little red popm-poms on her hat. and cut it out mounted on a cuttlebug embossed die cut.
The card was made with an X-cut die and I used all the sizes for the layers using various papers from my stash
The sentiment was computer generated and attached with 2 little heart brads.
Some buttons to finish off, and brushed some ice stickles on to look frosty and cold....not sure they show up too well.

I certainly hope to see some of you taking part in this challenge, and you do not have to have a DS4J image to take part, but you do get an extra chance if you use one. 

I am entering a few challenges:
Sassy Studio Designs ..Use 3 of something..I used 3 buttons
Dutchdare Card Challenges...Shaped cards
Robyn's Fetish Challenge no.108..Anything goes
Creative Card Crew...Dimension
Made especially for youUse 3 of something...3 buttons
The crazy challenge...3D
Make it MondayCreate-share-inspire

Wishing you all a wonderful rest of the week, take care and have fun.

Smiling with Emma

Good morning friends and a happy Saturday,
The weekend kind of crept up and boom just arrived and I think so has winter. We have still had mild weather not even thinking of any heating, just something extra to wear, but I think that is about to change...but it is almost the end of May, so we shouldn't complain.
I made a card to day using one of the newer images Emma from Digistamps4 Joy. There are a number of new images in the shop and tomorrow a whole lot more are being released.....so I think it might be a good idea to have a look at some of the gorgeous designs created by Margy and Jen.
I was asked to make some cards for various occassions  that are not too pricey, so obviously I don't want to spend too much time on them...so this is one of a number that I am showing.

The paper used is from a cardstock bundle Pastels by American Traditional Designs.
The image Emma is coloured with watercolour pencils and cut with a Nestability die,
The flowers are cut with Marianne Design dies mounted with silicone dots and a pearl centre.
Sentiment is from Whiff of Joy, cut with an Xcut lable die and edges inked.
Entering it in the following challenges:
Get Hippity with Ippity No.20... Sketch
Hot Shot Crafts No.8...Use die cuts
Inspire me Fridays No.59...Anything goes
Wishing you all a lovely weekend, having fun and take care. See you soon.

HOT OFF THE PRESS......SALE! SALE!

Good morning everyone I have some super news. Digistamps4Joy are having a sale!!!!

Friday 11th May at 06h00 CAT (Central African Time) to Sunday 13th May 18h00

Digistamps4Joy is offering a 15% Mother's Day discount on any order $5 and over, when you use the following code at checkout.

mom2012

A free digistamp will also be emailed to customers who order $8 or more worth of digis.

Now please make a note of the date...this is a super opportunity to grab some of those new images

Here is the card I made with the free digi that will be available..

I couloured the image with Distress ink pads, cut it out with a Nestability die, punched some small flowers and added them instead of colouring in and added bling to the centres,
The striped  Dp is from a pack of Wilson & Maclagan. The other was a freebie from Jak Heath, who has some lovely papers...and  you can find the link on her blog
Finished it all off with some ribbon and a few pearls

This will be the card for my MIL on Sunday. She will be turning 100 on 18 July, so we are very blessed to still have here with us.

I would like to enter it in a few challenges:
Through the Craftroom DoorMother's Day,
Crafts and Me challenges punches and diecuts
Whacky Wednesday Mother's Day

Hope you like it and don't forget Friday morning...check out the lovely images at Ds4J.

It's almost weekend, so have a good time and take care...See you soon.

New Beginnings...DS4J

NEW BEGINNINGS.....

This post will stay at the top till after the Hop, please scroll down for newer posts



Good morning friends,
Welcome to our NEW BEGINNINGS Blog Hop. You should have arrived from  STARLA in USA  at URSULA  in Roodepoort, South Africa.

Digistamps4Joy is running a Blog Hop from 25 April to 9 May 2012 to introduce you to our NEW blog  We will lead you from the current blog, all the way through the blogs of our amazing DT, to end up at the new blog. Each and every stop on the hop is offering a randomly drawn prize from one of our sponsors.. So come on in, meet our Design Team and have some fun along the way

If you landed on my page first, then carry on down the list, and then from the top again till you are back here at my blog, or else start at the top of the current
 Digistamps4Joy blog, and work your way through to the final stop, our NEW Digistamps4Joy blog. The hop order is indicated on each blog, so you shouldn't "get lost"!!!

Digistamps4Joy (current blog)

JEN

CAROL

CHARLENE
DESIRE

ELENOR

JAN

MARGY

STARLA

URSULA (that's me)
  Digistamps4Joy NEW BLOG  (your next and last stop)

Here is my card I made for this New Beginning Blog Hop

The paper I used is from a pad "Pampered Pets" by Andrea Jayne.

The frame was cut with a Nellie Snellen MFD and the leaves are a Marianne Design die.

The corners were punched with a butterfly punch.

The image is  coloured with Aquarelle pencils and Twinkling H20's, cut out and mounted on foam pads.

All the esges were inked with Distress inkpads.

The sentiment was computer generated and I finished off the card with pearls.

This time I also decorated the inside of the card, using papers from the same pad, and the same dies  and punches.

      The prize I am offering to one lucky visitor, is a $10 GIFT CERTIFICATE from 

GUYLOU'S INIMITABILITY digital store.

Here you can choose some fantastic images to download. I invite you to have a look at the awesome designs that Guylou has on offer.....so please be sure to leave  a comment here on my blog!!!

RULES FOR ENTERING THE RANDOM DRAW.

Please read these carefully, as we would hate you to miss out!!! 

1. Be/become a member of all the design team blogs as well as the NEW DS4J blog , (no need to join the old blog, as it will be closing)

2  Be/become a member of our  NEW Digisstamps4Joy Group on CDAC
http://priscillastyles.ning.com/groups/digistamps-for-joy

3 MUST leave a comment on each blog.

Thank you for visiting my blog and your next stop is the final one at our exciting

 NEW    Digistamps4Joy  blog

The hop will end at 6 am (Central African Time) on Wednesday 9 May, and the full list of winners will be announced on Monday 14 May on the new Digistamps4Joy blog. The DT will also have their own winners posted on their blogs.

Take care and have fun

Celebration!!!

Good morning friends and a happy Wednesday to you all,
Yes.... CELEBRATION ...with bling and glitter..is the theme for this week's challenge  at Digistamps4joy
I decided on a Wedding Celebration for my card           

I made a gatefold card using a shimmer cardstock. It is in fact ivory, but on the photo looks more pinkish and used a Marianne Design die to cut the front edges.

The image is "Freckle faced bride and groom" coloured with aquarelle pencils and used rainbow stickles for the bride's veil and frosted lace for her dress.

The DP on the inside is from Papermania ...Confetti

Again used a MD die for the heart doily on the inside and backed it with a silver shimmer paper, did the same with the bell on the front.

The tag with the message which is computer generated is also a MD die.

The sentiment was stamped onto an X-cut label. Finished off with pearls, an "I love you" charm, ribbon and more glitter.

Please go and have a look at the other "Celebration" cards from the DT members, they are awesome and then we would like you to come and join us in this celebration.

If you don't have a DS4J image you may still enter, but you will get an extra chance if you do use one.

Looking forward to seeing what you can create.

Please be sure to stay in touch, we have some exciting things happening soon, will give you all the info in the next couple of weeks.

I am entering this card in a few challenges

Simon Says Stamps challenge ......use your favouite tool....my Cuttlebug

Make it Monday...Anything goes

Anything goes challenge...Anything goes

Dream Valley challenges...Wedding/Love

Chocolate,Coffee and Cards challenge...Fancy folds

Have a great week everyone and as it is a short one with the Easter holidays...that is just good news.

See you soon, take care and have fun.....

Card or tag

Good morning friends,
Wednesday morning so another challenge from DigiStamps4Joy. This week we are playing "Tic Tac Toe in full colour" So why not hop on over and have a look at the challenge.
For my entry this week I decided on a tag. This one fits over a wine bottle...very easy to make and can be your card at the same time.

Here is what I used.
Paper...gold cardstock, DP...Papermania...Silent Night
Image...DS4J,,,Cchristmas Treee coloured with distress inkpads, added glitter and peeloff gold stars, cut it out and mounted with foam pads.
Sentiment...Do Crafts, embossed with gold
Embellishment...Marianne Creatables Die.

That's my entry so we would like to see what you can do this week. You have 2 weeks to enter so hop on over and have a go. You do not have to have a DS4J image, but it will increase your chances of winning if you do.
That's it from me, take care and have fun.

Exciting news

Good morning friends and a happy Wednesday to you all, midway through the week we are. Well for my wonderful bit of news..... I was stunned a few weeks ago when I had a mail from Jen at Digistamps 4joy asking if I would like to join the DT.......Well of course I would!!, so here I am all exciied with my first DT challenge entry.
This month as you are all aware is Breat Cancer awareness month, so that is the theme of our challenge, and this is my card and what I used:

Paper:  White cardstock, DP...It was a piece and I think it was from Fabscraps... a local supplier.

Image ...Digistamps4joy, Lady with the hat... coloured with distress ink pads, put in a little piece of a feather in the hat and some seed beads for her necklace. Cut with a Nestie, mounted with 3D foam dots.

Sentiment from Digistamps4joy, cut on my Cricut .
Added a brad and a few blings dots.

I hope you like it.

Now please go on over to the Challenge blog and have a look at the other stunning cards by the DT members. Remember you don't have to use a Digistamps4joy image, but we would love it if you do, and you have 2 weeks to enter, so start creating.

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:
Hiding in my craft room ....PINK
Heart Song inspirations....Anything goes
Lexi's Creations...Pink for Boobies
Make it Monday ...Create, share, inspire...Anythinggoes.
The Crazy Challenge...Think Pink

Take care and have fun.

A Fairy Happy Birthday

Good evening friends, Here we are in the middle of another week, in fact over the middle I guess. This card was made for the birthday challenge atThe Outlawz. It called for a card with fairies, angels or butterflies. So here is my entry.

Paper - white cardstock. The DP is from a local stationr PNA, but has no name, just Scrapbooking Paper. I got these double sided papers on a special of R5.95. per sheet, which is under a $ dollar and very good value. Many colours to choose from, so I stocked up. I used a pink for the first matt, and then a green/yellow/pink, which I cut with a Nellie Snellen die and matted over the image.

Image is a digital, and the artist is a very talented South African lady, Jen Leefling from Durban.
I got it from Digistamps4Joy as a freebie.
I have wanted to colour her since I got her and now was my chance.. Used my distress ink pads and some ranger glitter, also Twinkling H20's.

Finished the card with two ribbons, some gems, a butterfly.
The sentiment was stamped and cut out with another Nellie Snellen die.

The inside was decorated with the same DP, and a white die cut again Nellie Snellen, for the message. Finished off with some flourishes in the pink DP. Enjoyed this card.
Hope to be back soon.

A Birthday card

Good morning all. A lovely sunny morning here.... hope it stays that way..... had NO rain yesterday....
I have a number of birthday card to make for family and friends this month.... so here is one of them......not telling who it is for.
I am also entering this one into 2 challenges, both digital and both requiring buttons.
Digital Challenges - anything goes
Digistamps4joy - Buttons

Here is what I did:

Paper - white cardstock, matted DP printed from Funky Hand CD, Bazzil cut with a Nellie Snellen die.

Image - Freebie from Digistamps4joy, printed onto watercolour paper and coloured with distress inkpads

Embellishments. Ribbon from stash, also buttons and flowers. For the sentiment I printed happy birthday and cut out a button with Crealies die. covered it with glossy accents to add to the buttons. Finished off with lots of bling round the frame, as this young lady loves BLING.

Inside - repeated the paper, ribbon and bling, added a Nestie cutout for the message.

I hope she will love it, let me know what you think.
Have a super day, keep warm if it is cold and snowy where you are.