Last colour challenge for 2014

Hello my friends,
Tuesday morning.. colour challenge at The Outlawz and only one more day of 2014 left. So not much time to do the things that need to be done this year...but I am sure much of it can be carried over for the next year.

I say goodbye to this year with mixed feelings...there were some highs..our lovely holiday in NZ, our Netherlands family visiting and spending time with the family,  moving to our lovely new home after 49 years, and then some really big lows..the sudden death of my BIL while in NZ, the packing up of our home, and various other issues.... but life is about moving on and we welcome this brand spanking new year and look forward to filling the pages with lots of interesting events.

Onto this week's challenge at The Outlawz. This is my card.





I decided on no image to colour this week, but to play with my new Marianne design teddy die.
I also used a MD die for the frame, which I cut with textured cardstock and then sanded the embossing slightly to reveal the second colour.

A ribbon bow

Sentiment is computer generated, cut with a label die and attached to the ribbon with brads.

I used the diagonal row, top right to bottom left and the twist is to use diecuts.
            





I almost forgot to tell you what the challenge is:                       Play tic-tac-toe. Use any of the rows and if a word falls in that row, then use that for your twist.

I do hope you will come and join in the fun for this last challenge of the year.
The DT have made some gorgeous cards for inspiration.


I am entering some challenges:
Card Mania challenge #63...Anything goes
Craft-Dee Bowz...Anything goes
Eureka Stamps challenge #121...Something old..something new (old is the textured cardstock..new my teddie die)
My Creative Moments #2...New somethings...my new teddiebear dies.
Robyn's Fetish challenge #244...Anything goes
That Craft Place...Anything goes

That's it from me for this year. I wish you all the best for a wonderful 2015. May it be filled with everything that is good.

Take care, have fun and see you next year.

Love Ursula



Lovely bells and other images at DS4J

Happy Sunday morning friends.

I do hope everyone is having a relaxing day before the rush of last minute details for Christmas. It is such a gorgeous summer's day here that I am enjoying the beautiful weather, sitting on my patio and relaxing......doing some colouring and cutting and......., but still relaxing.

Today there are a number of gorgeous images at Digistamps4Joy and the one I have used is called 'Bells are ringing'

If you need inspiration have a look at the cards made by our talented DT. You will find them HERE I was too late to put mine there, so am just showing it here.



I decided to make a tag for an anniversary, as I will be needing a few of these shortly.
I cut my tag with a Marianne Design Creatable LR0335, then cut a backing in a darker shade.
The image I coloured with Pan Pastels for a change, adding 3D dots with Pontura and some bling for the flower centres.
A pearl brad to finish it off.


I will enter it into some challenges:
A little bit Crafty...Anything goes, but not Christmas
CCC Digi Creations #15...Digi/Rhinestones or ribbon
The Sisters of Craft...Anything goes
Chalk N Stock ...Anything goes with chalk
Stempelsonne challenge #130...Anything goes
Crafty Creations challenge #278...Something to Die for
Inspiration Destination #12...Anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty challenge #208...Anything goes

Have a wonderful day, a great week...not too stressful and rushed, I hope.

Take care and see your soon.
 

 Love Ursula

Christmas card with a window

Happy Friday morning friends.
It is a coolish rainy day here in my neck of the woods. We have really had some heavy rains over the past few days, with some sunshine, but heavy downpours and small hail that managed to knock all the flowers of my newly planted rosebushes and small annuals. At least the buds on the roses are in tact and hopefully in a week or so they will show off their lovely blooms. We were told that we were going into another 'El Nino' phase, but we have had a heck of a lot of rain the last month, so maybe El Nini is going to come later...I hope not.

Anyway on to my card...another Christmas card. This is the second card from the class last week and the ladies made such gorgeous ones, all using the same products.

 

 It is a centre step card with a window cut into the centre. I saw a card that was made by Sylvia recently, but couldn't find the link to it.

This is what I used:

Paper - red mirror board and patterned paper from Michele R Designs

Marianne Design dies - Door, candles and star banner.

Nellie Snellen - Holly branch
Printed picture - Nellie Snellen

Finished it off with glitter and Pontura pearl maker for the berries.

 

This is a side view, to show how the cutout window slips into the back of the card.
                                                                                                 I will enter  this in some challenges:
                                                                                                The Crafter's Café challenge #94...Christmas/Holiday season                                                                             Crafty Creations challenge #278...Something to die for    Creative Moments challenge #57...Anything goes/winter Inspiration Destination #11...Anything goes
Cuttin and Stampin challenge #3...Christmas

Cuttlebug Mania challenge...Anything Christmas
Holly Jolly Christmas challenge Anything Christmas
Decosse's Dybanite Doodles..Christmas card linkup
 

I hope you all have a great day and with the weekend upon us....a wonderful weekend and stay warm where the cold weather has arrived.

Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

New releases at Digistamps4Joy

 

Good morning friends and a happy Sunday to you all

 

As you can see it is new release day at Digistamps4Joy and there are some beauties again this week. You are able to get them HERE and if it inspiration you need the DT have made some stunning cards using some of these images and they can be seen HERE.

Don't forget that DS4J have a reward points system. For every $10 spent, you get $1 in rewards, so that is a bonus.

 

This is the card I made with the image 'First snow'. Here in South Africa we hardly every get snow and never at Christmas, but I do love seeing it when I travel.

 

 

Here is what I used.

Paper - Winter frost from Michelle R Designs . She has weekly freebies on fb https://www.facebook.com/groups/MicheleRDesign/

Image coloured with distress inkpads and stickles added for the snow. Cut it out with a Marianne Design snow globe die.

Sentiment from the winter frost elements of Michel R Designs.

Used extra snowflakes with added glitter cut with a CB die.

 

Will enter it in these challenges:

 

A Crafty Mess challenge #1...Anything goes

Brown Sugar challenge #120...Anything goes

Jo's Scrap Shack #66...Anything goes

Sister Act Card challenge #83...Anything goes

Creative Corner challenge ...Let it sparkle

The Paper Shelter challenge #182...Snowflakes

Clear it Out Challenge...Use 3 of something...(Snowflakes)

Crafty Sentiments Designs...Anything goes

Party Time Tuesdays #189...Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge...Use patterned paper

 

That's it from me for now, will be back soon till then take care.

Love Ursula

 

 

 

I'm late, I'm late.....

Happy Sunday friends,
I do hope you are all having a great weekend. At least it has warmed up here after the very cold snap that we had this week, and as tomorrow is unofficially the start of spring here in South Africa, it promises to be a lovely day.

I am  late with my card for the Christmas challenge at Digistamps4Joy, just getting in at the ninth hour!
This is a progressive challenge, and if you haven't yet joined, it isn't too late. Just contact Desire and you will receive an image, make your card, post it on the challenge blog, and the following month you will receive the next image. It sure helps to get an early start to your Christmas cards.

This month the image was Santa's helper, and if you didn't join the challenge you can get it at the SHOP

Here is my card and what I used:
Paper: Red cardstock, DP from Scrapsheets - Dear Santa - presents
Stars - gold and white paper block, no name, gold mirror board.- both are Marianne Design dies

Image - Santa's helper coloured with Inktense pencils and distress inkpads. Added texture paste for the fur trim, and a touch of glitter. Ccut out with a Nellie Snellen mfd.

Tartan ribbon and pearls from my stash.

Will be back later to enter some challenges.
Allsorts challenge #274...Early Christmas makes
Crafting at the Weekend...#5...Anything goes
Brown Sugar challenge #109..Anything goes
Christmas Stampin all year long #25...Anything goes
Completely Christmas #27...Anything goes
Jingle Belles ...It's gold outside
Sister Act Card challenge #72...Anything goes
Sweetpea Stampers...Use lots of layers
Creative Corner challenges...Anything goes
Fairytale Stampers #43...Anything goes
My Perfect Life...Festive 48...Anything goes
Scribble and Scrap challenge #26...Anything goes
The Glory of Christmas challenge #41...Bingo (diagonal,top left - bottom right)
Robyn's Fetish challenge #227...Use a digi
Christmas Card Challenge #40...Anything goes

Wishing you all a wonderful week and a great month ahead.

Take care, and see you soon.

Love Ursula

A forgotten card

Hello friends,
Due to our planed move I have been doing a lot of cleaning out. I found a number of recently made cards that I haven't yet shown here on  my blog, so in the next few weeks I will be showing these in betweeen my DT cards. Time is just in such short supply now, that I am not getting many new cards made except for DT work and one class per month, so I was pleased to find a few 'new' ones.

This is a card made for my class last month, which I did enjoy doing, and wanted to use my new Craftable bow die. It worked so well on this card

Card recipe:

Paper -  Pretty Paper Bloc - French roses Marianne Design

Diecuts - Marianne design - Craftables and Creatables

Picture - Vintage sheet, not sure whose it is

Sentiment  - Joycrafts

Lace, pearls from my stash





One of the alternatives was to make your own background paper, so this was the sample I made.

Card Recipe:

I used all the same dies as above, but stamped our own paper using a
'Cover a card' stamp of Impression Obsession and Dusty Concord Distress stamppad, inking all edges with Vintage Photo.














Will be entering a few challenges:
Simon Says challenge...Anything goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday challenge #41...Anything goes
Just Inspirational challenge...Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps challenge #72...Tic-tac-toe (Top right to bottom left), Pearls, diecut,ribbon
Ladybug Crafts challenge ...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Bloggers challenge...Friendship
Crafty Catz challenge #237...Anything goes
Sister Act Card challenge #63...Anything goes
613 Avenue Create...Anything goes with optional pink
One Stitch at a time #218...Anything goes
Scribble and Scrap challenge #21...Anything goes

Wishing you all a great weekend. I heard we are in for some cold weather this weekend and maybe a bit of rain...very unusual, so will wait and see what it will be like. I have another class tomorrow, so will possibly share some cards in the next week or two.

Take care, love Ursula

A birthday train.

Good morning friends,
I hope you are all having a good week. We had a long weekend as yesterday was Youth day here in South Africa, so only really getting the week under way now.




This week in the colour challenge at The Outlawz, I was privileged to choose the inspirational photo, colour palette and twist. This was my choice.


Our sponsor for the month is  Stitchy Bear and some of the DT have used their images. They have all made beautiful cards for your inspiration. I would love you to  have a look, then come and join in this fun challenge.

This is my card and the recipe of what I used:

 

Paper - This was an off cut piece that I matted onto red cardstock.

Image - A new image from Digistamps4Joy and you can find it  HERE  I coloured it with Distress inkpads and cut out with a MFD, inking the edges.

I cut the train using a Marianne Design die and inked the embossing while still in the die.
On the carriages there is place where I will put a name and age, when I give the card.
The puffs of smoke are clouds cut with a Memory box die and I just cut them smaller by hand
3 buttons to finish.

I will enter it in the following challenges:
Cupcake Inspirations #265
Ditzie Designs challenge #6...Anything goes
One Stitch at a Time #217...Button it
Crafting When we Can #71...Use up your scraps.. nothing new
A Little Bit Crafty...Child's play
Craft and Smash...Buttons
Creatalicious challenge #64...Happy birthday
Ladybug Crafts...Something for the boys and use your dies
The Sisters of Craft...Anything goes
Card and Scrap #78...Buttons
Bearly-Mine Designs...One for the boys.
A Creative Romance...Anything goes with the option of Happy Birthday
Crafty Catz challenge #235...Use 2 different dies
Creative Corner challenge...Just for boys
Bunny Zoe's Crafts challenge...Layers
Crafting from the Heart challenge #23...Anything goes
Love to Create challenge #120...Anything goes
Ooh-la-la-Creations challenge #158...Father's Day/Male
Simon Says Stamp challenge...Anything goes
The Crazy challenge #173..For the little ones
The Crafty girls challenge #20...Anything goes
Crafting by Designs challenge ...Happy Birthday
Crafting for all Seasons challenge #129...Don't be square
Decorate to Celebrate #77...For Dad or Birthday
Scrappers-Delight challenge #24...Anything goes with a twist..layer it up
Penny's challenge #181...Anything goes
Cuttlebug Mania challenge ...Transport
Tuesday Throwdown challenge #200...Celebrations...Happy birhday
Try it on Tuesday...One for the boys

That's it for now. I will be back tomorrow with another DT card. Till then, take care.

Love Ursula

Another special colour challenge at The Outlawz

Good morning blogging friends,
Tuesday has come around again with another colour challenge at The Outlawz. Once again it is one of the special challenges,  where you get to make choices.






Ina has chosen the inspirational photo this week and she has chosen the colour turquoise which must be used on your project, the other 2 colours can be any of those in the photo...and you also get to choose your twist. When entering just let us know what colours you have chosen and what your twist is.



I decided to go with a sort of CAS look, and I got this idea from a card I saw on another blog Outside the Box

I have a problem making any CAS cards, as I always feel it needs something else, but this time I stopped here. The colours I chose are dakr blue and medium blue, with the twist to use a stencil.

 

This is what I used:

Background - Doobadoo stencil, with Distress inks..salty ocean, peacock feathers.. I could have made the circle a bit bigger.
Butterfly - Marianne Design Craftables CR1205...added some bling and glitter
Ribbon - stamped the sentiment onto it
Pearls to finish.

I do hope you will pop over and see the lovely cards made by the DT for your inspiration. This month the prize has been donated by Sandie's Samples

Entering the following challenges:

Artistic Inspirations challenge #91...Anything goes with no designer paper
Craft-Dee Bowz...Anything goes with a handmade bow
Crafting from the Heart #18...Anything goes
Crafty Boots challenge ...Blue and white
Imagination Crafts challenge...Things with wings
My Craft Creations...Anything goes
Use your stuff challenge #135...Ribbon/fibre
Perfectly Rustics challenge #22...Bling, bling, sparkle
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody...Anything goes
Dream Valley challenges #81....Anything goes
Crafting at the Weekend...Anything goes
Open-Minded Crafting Fun challenge #10...Use ribbon
Sister Act Card challenge #56...Anything goes

I hope you all have a wonderful week, creating lovely things, or just having some fun.

Thanks for coming to visit and I do love to read your comments.

Take, see you soon.

Love Ursula

Transport challenge #92...Let's Craft and Create

Hello bloggers,
I am back again with my DT card for Let's Craft and Create challenge #92 ...transport. This sure gives a lot of scope as anything that moves can be considered under this title.

Here is what I used:

Paper - Designer paper an unknown make.
Used an embossing folder that I then coloured with Pan Pastels.
Bicycle - Marianne Design die, coloured the tyres and saddle.
Small punched flowers in the basket.
Sentiment - Whiff of Joy.

You have the whole month of May to enter and there is a lovely prize for the winner. The DT have made gorgeous cards for your inspiration, so I do hope you will come and join in.

I will enter some challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs challenge...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Pause, Dream, Enjoy Linky Party #9...Flowers
Card Mania challenge #46...Emboss it
Fairytale Stampers challenge #38...use at least 2 punches
Opus-Gluei challenge #182...Flowers for all
Suzy Bee's Bloomin challenge #27...Anything goes
Crafting at the Weekend #1...Anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack challenge #48...Anything goes
Sister Act Card challenge #55...Anything goes
Die-cut Divas challenge...Use at least 1 embellishment
Flat Friends challenge #20...Dies  or punches
Scrapper"s Delights challenge #22...Anything goes
Hobbybook Designer challenge</a>...Add a sentiment

I have another DT card to share so will be back a bit later.

Love Ursula

Colour challenge with choices at The Outlawz

Good morning friends,
I can hardly believe that it is Tuesday again, where did the weekend go. I guess it was quite a busy one for me so that explains it.

This week the colour challenge at The Outlaws is another one of the special challenges where you get to choose 2 of the colours you want to use and also your own twist. You have to use white plus 2 colours from the photo.


The inspirational photo was Penny's choice.

The sponsor for this month is the lovely Anne Fenton of
Anne's Digital Art and you can see her beautiful images there.

The DT have made lovely cards for your inspiration, so we hope you will join us with your projects, telling us what colours you have used and the twist you have chosen.

For my card I chose to use white, deep coral and green, with the twist to add an animal.

This is what I used.

Paper ... deep coral and DP from a Pretty Papers bloc...Vintage Pastels by Marianne Designs
Image ...   Egg bunny...from  Digistamps4joy .. coloured with Distress stamp pads and cut with an oval die
Die cuts...Frame for image ..Joycrafts Noor design,  leaf branch..Marianne Design.
Sentiment...from Hannelie a blogging friend who has lovely free sentiments. You can find her HERE.

I will enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting from the Heart #9...Anything goes/Favourite colours
The Crafty Bloggers Network...Nature
Love to Create challenge #106...Anything goes
Make it Monday...Anything goes
Through the Purple Haze #32...Anything digital
Delightful sketches challenge...Colour crazy...use colours you would not normally use...corals and peaches are not my favourite colours to use
Little Miss Muffet challenge #80...Anything goes
Pile it on challenge #10...Easter Joys
Corrosive challenges #194...Animals
Fan-Tastic Tuesday challenge #26...Anything goes
Partytime Tuesdays/The Paper Nest challenge #5...Anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door...Anything goes


Have a wonderful day, more rain for us and it was all through the night as well.  Need to launch our boat soon...LOL

Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

It's a birthday card at Digistamps4Joy

Good morning all,
Hopefully it is a good one...it is Wednesday, so that has to be good and it is a new challenge at DS4J, so that has to be very good and it is my Birthday month, so that is even better.

This time I have the honour of hosting  challenge # 87 at Digistamps4Joy, and as I said it happens to be my birthday month, so the theme I have chosen is ..Your creation has to have a birthday sentiment.

For my card this week I have used the image..Umbrella bouquet and you can find it  HERE.  I  Coloured it with Distress inkpads and then brushed pearl acrylic paint very lightly over the umbrella. I wanted a satin kind of look and added frosted lace to the edge. Cut it out and mounted with silicone. 

The fancy edge was cut with a Marianne Design die. It is a new one I only got last week and used it to cut the other edge of the card as well.

The sentiment is from one of my blogging friends Hannelie who lives in Dubai.

Finished off with pearls.

We would love you to enter this challenge.all you have to do is make a card for someone with a birthday sentiment.  If you use a DS4J  image, you will have an extra chance in the draw, but you may enter with any image, digital or a rubber stamp.

 

The DT have made some really lovely cards for inspiration, so please pop over and leave them some love.

 

I will enter these challenges:

Bearly-Mine challenges...One for the girls

Deep Ocean challenge #72...Just for a girl

Papertake Weekly...Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door...Anything goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday #25...Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart #8...Use dies or punches

Craftin Desert Diva's Linky Party #26

Craft Your Passion challenge #203...Birthday Bonanza

Digi Makeover challenge #130...Anything goes

Eureka Stamps challenge #79...Anything goes

Make it Monday challenge #181....Anything goes

My Craft Creations challenge...Anything goes

The Pink Elephant challenge #240...Birthday

Through the Purple Haze #31...Use a digi 

Baffies Kreativladen challenge #28...Anything goes

Crafting By Designs...Anything goes

Crafting with Dragonflies challenge #21...Make a chaped card

 Crafty Creations challenge #258...Happy Birthday

Inklings and yarns...Linky Party #46

 

Have a wonderful week. I hope we will see some sun after 3 days of rain..so unusual for this part of the country. At the moment it is bucketing down and this is the 4th day now. Lucky we are not low down so not much chance of flooding, but I think some parts near here will be having problems with road closures.

 

Take care and see you soon. Thanks for visiting..lovely to have you pop in.

Love Ursula

 

 

 

A forest walk with Digistamps4Joy

Good morning everyone,
I hope you are enjoying the weekend, whether it is cold or hot...just enjoy having a free day. It has been a while since I was able to use one of the new release images at Digistamps4Joy  as I wasn't able to do so while on holiday.
The one I have used is Forest background and you will find it HERE
This is my card and I have also used the image Guinea fowl that you will find it HERE

 

I coloured the image with Pan Pastel chalks and Distress inkpads.

Cut a frame with a Marianne die and distressed it slightly with Distress stain.

Just added a sentiment from Whiff of Joy.

 

The DT have made some really gorgeous cards and you can see them all HERE

Will join  in the following challenges:

2 Sisters challenge #173...embossing

Drunken stampers #157...Anything goes

Bloggers challenge ...Embossing

Crafty Catz challenge #216...Anything goes

Delicious Doodles #73...Die cuts or punches

Sister Act card challenge #42...Anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks #179...Anything goes
Crafty Girls challenge #10...Anything goes
Crafting with Dragonflies#18...Anything goes

Thank you for visiting and I hope you will leave me a comment as I do enjoy reading them. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

Another ' surprise' colour challenge at The Outlawz

Good morning everyone,
Tuesdays do seem to come round very quickly and so it is time for another colour challenge at The Outlawz, the last one for November. This week is another  of our challenges with a difference and it was  Penny who chose the palette and photo this week, with the twist to add a flourish



Yes there are 5 colours shown, but you need to choose only 3 for your card......easy isn't it.

Our sponsor for the month of November has been QKR Stampede and once again several of the DT have used their images.

Please go and have a look at the gorgeous cards made by them for your inspiration

My card was made with the image 'Roses" and I used the colours smooth pink, lovely lavender and gentle white.

I coloured the image with my old faithfulls..Distress inkpads and added a touch of glitter.

Cut and embossed a corner with a Marianne Design Creatable die ..a rose

Mounted the image over a doily cut with a Marainne Design Creatable.

The flourish is also a MD die.

Sentiment is from Whiff of Joy.


I will look at entering some challenges:




Challenges 4 Everybody #34...Anything goes
Come and Get it challenge...Anything goes with a twist..use a digi
Brown Sugar challenge #69...Anything goes
Sister Act Card challenge #34...Anything goes
Delicious Doodles challenge #63...No design paper
Makie it Monday #168...Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations challenge #69...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart challenge #1...Anything goes
Paper Playtime challenge #24...Anything goes
Digitally Sweet challenge #63...Anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks challenge #169...Anything goes
Aud Sentiments challenge #94...Any sentiment

Have a wonderful day and enjoy the week. Take care.

Love Ursula

Happy Friday

Good morning friends,
It is a lovely sunny day with blue skies, but a freezing wind that feels like it has come straight from the South Pole.   BRRRR!!!!.

The message on my card today says it all...that is my wish  for you.
I saw the watercolour technique on a card by Jennifer McGuire and really loved it, so decided to use her idea for my card.

 
 






For my sentiment I used words from various stamps, embossed with white EP, and then did the watercolouring technique.

 The butterfly is from Joy crafts, cut twice. Coloured the bottom one and put some glitter on the top.

The pearls were coloured with  copics. Didn't have green pearls. I don't really colour with them, but they are great for colouring pearls etc.







On the inside I decided to make a pop out flower. I used a Marianne Design Collectable die and cut 6 of the medium flowers. Stamped a design on them, folded and glued together. The flourishes are from Joy crafts









I will enter the following challenges:
Incy Wincy Design challenge...Things with wings
Milk, Coffee challenge...Emboss it.
Crafting by Designs...Anything goes
Inklings and Yarns...Anything goes
Paper Pretties challenge #267...Toung Tied?..Sentiment must be focal point
Rhedd and Rosies challenge #11...Anything goes
LEJ Designs challenge #62...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown #156...Anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles challenge...Any embossed work
Melonheadz Friends challenge...Emboss it
Squigglefly...Emboss me
Daring Cardmakers ..
Paint effectsCreative Fingers challenge...Anything goes
Bloggers challenge...Things with wings

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I will be watching the last days of the Toure de France..the weather is ideal for being snug in front of the TV. Thanks for popping in and hope to see you soon.

take care.

Love Ursula

Digistamps4Joy World Cardmaking Day blog hop

Welcome to our World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop. 

You have arrived at my (Ursula's) blog in Roodepoort,  South Africa.
 

 

Digistamps4Joy is running a Blog Hop from 4 - 9 October 2011 to celebrate World Cardmaking Day on the 6th October . Each stop in our hop is offering a randomly drawn prize by Digistamps4Joy, of the digistamp used on that blog, so with 12 stops along the way you  stand a chance to win 12 different images, if you win on each blog...
So come on in and meet our fabulous Design Team and enjoy the fun

 

If you landed at my blog first, you have come in at the end, so I suggest you start at the top which is the Digistamps4Joy blog and work your way through down to my blog. The hop

 order is listed on each blog, so you shouldn't get lost!

 

Digistamps4Joy

Jen

Amanda

Angela

Berni

Charlene

Desire

Elenor

Margy

Karen

Karin

                                                 Ursula (that's me, this is the last stop)

 

Here is my card I made for the DS4J Blog Hop

 

 

I made a tent style card with an oval cutout in the front. The image 'girl on swing' was coloured with Aquarelle pencils and Twinkling H2O's., then cut out and suspended  at the top of the oval aperture.

The DP I used on the inside is a lovely garden scene from a paper pack...Country Companions.

On the front is a piece from Joycrafts..Happy Bloc's
I used various Marianne Design dies for the leaves, fence and the label for the sentiment which was computer generated.
The small flowers and leaves are all punch outs, finished off with some bling and pearls.

 

This is the DS4J image that you could win on my blog.

 

RULES FOR ENTERING THE RANDOM DRAW

Please read carefully..we do not want you to miss out!

 

1) Be/become a follower of THIS blog.

2) leave a comment here on my blog

 

Now that is easy...don't you agree!!

 

Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you have enjoyed the blog hop.

If you started at the Digistamps4Joy blog, then you have come to the end, if not then you need to start at the beginning...and have fun.

 

The hop will end at 6am (Central African Time) on Tuesday 9 October.

A full list of winners will be announced on Thursday 11 October on the Digistamps4Joy blog.

Each blog will also indicate its own winner on 11 October.

Have fun, love
Ursula

Swinging into the DS4J World Cardmaking Day blog hop

Good morning friends,
At Digistamps4Joy we are having a blog hop to celebrate World Cardmaking Day. This is taking place from 4 - 9 October, and you are invited to join in the fun. All details can be found  HERE.

This is the card that I have made for the hop

 

The image is called Girl on Swing, and you stand a chance to win this and many others if you join in the hop.

I made a tent style card with an oval cutout in the front. The image 'girl on swing' was coloured with Aquarelle pencils and Twinkling H2O's., then cut out and suspended at the top of the oval aperture.

The DP I used on the inside is a lovely garden scene from a paper pack...Country Companions.

On the front is a piece from Joycrafts..Happy Bloc's
I used various Marianne Design dies for the leaves, fence and the label for the sentiment which was computer generated.
The small flowers and leaves are all punch outs, finished off with some bling and pearls.

I will be entering the following challenges:
Paper Pretties Wednesday challenge #226..Flowers
Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT challenge...Bingo (diecuts, pink gems, butterflies)

Papelitos Stamps challenge #4...Flowers

Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes

Simply Create...Linky Party#5

Joanna Sheen challenge...Down in the garden

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day. Hope to see you soon...Take care

Love,

Ursula

New image release at Digistms4Joy

Happy Sunday friends,
I meant to get this posted early, but went to watch my grandaughter at a horse show so here I am now in the afternoon, getting this post done. Today being Sunday it is the usual new image releases at Digistams4Joy and there are, as usual some really great ones. The DT have made awesome cards using some of these new images, so go on over and have a look and then make a choice, so that you could still enter the challenge for this week.

I used the 'garden set', which has so many images, I wasn't too sure just which ones to use, but came up with this in the end.

I used the sun, the hat, watering can and plant, coloured with a selection of distress inks, aquarelle pencils and Twinkling H2O's. The sun and plant I printed onto the paper and the hat and watering can were cut out and mounted with foam pads. I put some texture paste onto the heap of soil around the plant, and coloured some clouds for the background.
The tree and fence are Marianne design dies.
The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy, with some sparkle added.

 

 

I will enter the following challenges:

Digi Designs challenge..Use ior more dies or punches

My heart pieces digital stamp challenge...Anything goes

Paper Crafting Journey...My sentiment...use a sentiment

Shelle'y images challenge blog...Sow us what you got...anything goes

Simply Create #2...Linky party..anything goes

Paper Minutes...No designer paper

Thanks for visiting, enjoy the rest of your weekend. Take care and see you soon,

 

Love..Ursula

 



Tuesday Colour @ The Outlawz...for the men

Good morning friends and a happy Tuesday,
September is upon us and for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere...winter is behind us, especially if you live in the drier parts of the country with no rain since March...everything is dry, dusty and brown. The arrival of spring with new green everywhere and thoughts of rain, even a thunderstorm would be welcome...just a bit of patience I guess.  Now onto my card..

This week the colour inspiration at The Outlawz colour challenge was chosen by Guylou, and the twist is a masculine card.

Our sponsor for the month of September is Inky Impressions
http://www.inkyimpressionsrubberstamps.com/


with the prize being 3 digis of your choice.

Here is my card

I decided to use a Marianne Design die of the sailing boat, cut it out twice and mounted it as a shadow on a die cut. The "waves" were cut with a Crealies die and I brushed the crests of the waves
with white embossing powder. A computer generated sentiment, a button with some string finished off the card.

I invite you to go along and check out the lovely cards made by the members of the DT this week...very inspiring and then come and show us what you have created.

These are the challenges I am entering:
Papertake Weekly challenge...Anything goes
Card Mania challenge">...At the beach/On the sea
Make it Monday...Anything goes
Paper Pretties challenge...Create a square card
Hooked on Crafts challeng...Cards for Men
Challenge 4 Everybody...Anything goes
Dream Valley challenge...Something old, domething new...Old is paper and button, new is Marianne design die- boat
No matter which challenge...Die cuts/punches
A Gem of a challenge">...A boy thing

That's all I have today...take care and have fun
See you later.....Ursula

Let's go shopping.....

Helo friends,
I was meant to post this card earlier, but got caught up with the  Paralympics, watching the swimming. SA had 2 swimmers tonight and got our first gold...Natalie du Toit is a real star.  Now back to the shopping.

I made this card for a challenge at Noor designs challenge The challenge is for a double easel card, with the pattern available from the blog.

The image is a Snoesjes image from Marianne Designs coloured with distress inks,  and I have used a selection of dies from Joy crafts, Nellie Snellen and Marianne Designs. The flower was made with coffee filter papers.

The sentiment is from Docrafts.

Finished off with pearls, seam binding, charms.

 

I am entering the following challenges.

Noor Design challenge...Double easel card

Scrapalicious blog...Anything goes

Simon says Stamps challenge...Anything goes

Perfect Sentiment challenge...Anything goes with a sentiment

LEJ Designs # 18...Anything goes

Party Time Tuesdays...Anything goes

Shopping our Stash # 66...Use your favourite things..I love my die cuts

Use it Tuesday #38...Use that ribbon...I am saving my seam binding..but used it today

 

Well the week is almost over, so enjoy the weekend, take care and have fun.  See you soon