March progressive challenge

Happy 1st March friends,

I love this month mainly for 2 reasons. It is my birthday month, and we also start feeling the change of seasons as summer fades and we get the lovely autum feel in the air.
I am also pleased that March has arrived, because we will be going to visit our family in New Zealand shortly, where I will celebrate my birthday.



This month at The Outlawz the new progressive challenge is sponsored by Beccy's Place with 3 images. Spring window in colour, black & white and also a sentiment.

The DT have made lovely cards for inspiration using these images.

If you played last month, you will already have received your images, if you would like to join then you need to register and give us your email. If you make a car this month you will receive the new image next month.

For my card I used the precoloured image.

I used  lavendar cardstock and onto that I matted a white card that I embossed with texture paste. I then coloured it with destress inkpads.

Cut the image with an X-cut die .

Added a branch cut with a Marianne die. Used craft cardstock and coloured with distress inkpads.

The sentiment was attached with 3D foam pads.


Will look to enter some challenges.

I wish you all a great week and a wonderful month. Take care.

Love Ursula

For a friend

Hello again friends,

The 1st day of February has been and that was when the new < href="http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/group/freebie-progressive-challenge/forum/topics/progressive-freebie-challenge-february-2017">Progressive challenge
started at The Outlawz. If you have played with us last month you should have received the new image. If you would like to start then you need to join the group and let us have your email to send you the image. As long as you make a card every month with the image you receive you will get the next one....great fun.

The Dt have made some great cards for inspiration.

The image "Friend Flower doodles" has been sponsored by Bugaboo Stamp


For my card I used a patterned paper from Kaiser Crafts.

The image was coloured with Pan Pastels.

Added a few pearls to finish.

I tried to keep it fairly simple..

Will enter it some challenges:

Inspiration Destination #121...Anything goes
Crafty Creations #334...Anything goes
Creative Moments #110...Anything goes
Digi Chooseday  #5...Anything goes


I wish you all a wonderful week. Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

December progressive challenge

Good morning friends,
It is already the 2nd of the month so am a little late posting this. The new Progressive challenge at The Outlawz started yesterday. If you have played with last month you will have received your new image. If this is your first time you need to let us have your email address and you can join in this month. If you make a card with the image you will receive the next month's image free.


This month we thank Sandi for the cute snowman image.

 






I made a side step card, using paper from an old paper bloc and cut a snowflake border die cut out of a blue glossy snowflake paper. Added a few snowlfakes and touched them all with some icicle glitter.

The image was coloured with Distress inkpads, also adding glitter and a few pearl drops. It was cut out with a Nellie's MFD and mounted on a scolloped diecut from the same set.

The sentiment is from a Docrafts Christmas set.


I will enter a few challenges:
Aud Sentiments #169...Anything goes
Cardz for Galz #36...Show a snowman
Craft Rocket challenges #29...Winter time
Moving along with the times #34...Anything goes with Christmas
Crafty Creations #329...Christmas
Inspiration Destination #114 ...Anything goes
Simon Says #33...Anything goes

I hope you all have a great weekend, take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

August Progressive challenge at The Outlawz.

Good morning all,
Well here we are in the 8th month of the year. Definitely looking forward to spring...just around the corner. Well today it is freezing cold..lovely clear skies, but an icy wind blowing from the snowy Drakensburg mountains.

Well a new month brings a new challenge and if you played in last month's progressive challenge, then you will be getting the new image during the course of the day. If you are new to our Progressive challenge then you need to join HERE and let us have your details. If you complete the card and post it then you will get next month's image....so easy.

This month our image was sponsored by SheepSki Designs
and the DT have made such lovely cards using the image "August"from Andrea, so do go and visit them HERE for inspiration










I couloured the image with Distress inkpads and cut it out with a Nellie Snellen MFD. I used one of the set to cut the frame and coloured it with Pan Pastels.

Mounted it onto a green DP matted onto cardstock.

Attached a ribbon and bow with some pearls coloured with my Copics.

The sentiment is from one of my blogging friends Hannelie at Desert Diva She has some freebies on her blog.

I will enter it in some challenges:
Eclectic Ellapu Pink team...floral
One Stitch at a time #267...Anything goes with dies
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #38...Anything goes
613 Avenue Create #187...Anything goes ...  CYOC....sights..flowers
A Bit More Time to Craft #25...Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations #162...Anything goes
Colouring in Scrapland #14...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #323...Anything goes
Crafty Boots...Use a stamp
Craft-Dee Bows ...Anything goes with a handmade bow
Brown Sugar #209...Anything goes
Colour Crazy challenge #18...Anything goes with hand colouring
Jo's Scrap Shack #149...Anything goes
Simply Papercraft #34...Anything goes
Crafting with Friends #26...Anything goes


Wishing you all a great day and I will be back with another card tomorrow. Till then take care.

Love Ursula

July progressive challenge at The Outlawz

Good morning and a happy 1 July.

A new month brings a new progressive challenge at The Outlawz. This month our team leader Laurian has drawn us a lovely image, which I think can be used for many different cards, If you look at the DT cards, there are different ideas for this image.

If you have played in the challenge last month you will be getting this image during the course of the day. If you are new to the challenge just go to the challenge page join up and let us have your email and you will be sent the image. Make a card during the  month and you will get the next image and so it goes on. It is great fun.

This is how I used it.

The paper is from a very old paper pad of Forever friends..the good life.

I have coloured the image with Distress inkpads. My storm clouds went a little too 'stormy', but didn't have time to redo it.

Added some twine...not that great with knots, also a charm and brads to finish.

 


Will enter it in the following challenges:

Crafty Girls Creations #22...Anything goes
Crimbo Crackers #110...Anything goes
Classic Design Team challenge ...Anything goes
Alphabet challenge I for ink it up
Crafting with Friends #24...Anything goes
Creative Fingers #112...Anything goes
Simply Papercrafts #32...Anything goes
Crafting by Designs ...Anything goes
Crafty Creations #318...Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #78...Anything goes
Mod Squad challenge ...Nautical
Wonderful Wednesday ...Anything goes
Inspiration Destination #92...Anything goes

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

Progressive challenge at The Outlawz

Happy 1st June.....
Wow, where is this year disappearing to, soon we will be counting down the days to the end of 2016, but there is still lots to get through before that happens.

We are having such mild weather at the moment. It should be cold now as winter is upon us but the temps are still in the 20s C during the day and the nights have only gone down to 4 or 5 Deg. a few times. I am not complaining, but I think it is going to hit us with a shock soon.

Onto the Progressive Challenge. The new image for this month has been sponsored by Beccy at Beccy's Place

The DT have made lovely cards to inspire you, so do come and join us.

If you joined in the challenge last month then you will be receiving your image today. If you are new to the challenge then you need to go to the challenge page and send your details to us and you will be sent the image. When you post your card your name will be registered to receive the new image next month.

This is the card I made with the lovely image.





The paper was from a Joy crafts paper bloc...Pretty floral papers.

Coloured the image with Distress inks and cut it out raised it with 3D pads.

The sentiment is from a set of images by Beccy...Serenity set and you can find it HERE

Added pearls to finish.


Will enter this in some challenges:


Beccy's Place...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs Gems or pearls
Die Cutting Divas #268...Anything goes with a diecut
Digi Chooseday #22...Think Summer
Pinspirational challenge #66...Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread #16...Anything goes
Crafting by Designs ...Anything goes
Inspiration Destination #88...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesday ...Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #232/233...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #114...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #314...Anything goes
Eureka Stamps #195...Anything goes


I hope you will come and join in with this fun challenge. Have a wonderful day and enjoy your crafting. Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

Progressive challenge for May

Happy Sunday friends,
I can hardly believe that we are doing our May progressive  challenge here at The Outlawz. It seems like yesterday I was getting my April card done.

This month we are sponsored by Ppinky Dolls with the image Fifi and you can find it HERE

If you played with us last month you will be getting this image today. If you are joining in for the first time, then you need to go over to the progressive challenge and send us your email address, when you enter the card using this image, you will automatically be entered to receive the next month's image.



This is what I used for my card.:




Paper  - KaiserCraft - Promenade..matted onto blue cardstock.

Image coloured with Distgress inkpads and some glitter added, cut out with MFD

Sentiment stamped and cut with MFD

Ribbon and pearls to finish.


For my card I followed the sketch #445 from Mojo Monday



I am entering the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations #155...Anything goes
Love to Scrap #76...Anything goes
Ellibelle's Creative Moments #3 Critters & Creatures linky party
Chocolate, Coffe and Cards #108...Circles and squares
Crafting with Friends #19...Anything goes
Creative Fingers #108...Anything goes
PDE Linky Party #121...Anything goes
The Ribbon Girls ...Anything goes
Hiding in my Craftroom #249...Freestyle
Digi Designs ...Pastel colours
Crafty Friends ...All things cute
Aud Sentiments #154...Animal + sentiment
Little Miss Muffet #136...Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #18...Anything goes
Cre8tive Hands Friends #5...Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #69...Anything goes
Fresh Brewed Designs ...Anything goes
Inspiration Destination #83...Anything goes
The Paper Shelter #246...Pearls
Simon Says Wed....Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts #14...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesdays...Anything goes

I wish you all a great week, take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

The Outlawz April Progresseve challenge

Good morning everyone and a happy 1st April to you all. I hope you watch out for those April Fool pranksters and don't get caught.

Well this is no joke, but a new Progressive challenge
at The Outlawz starts today. We have an image from a brand new designer Andrea Norris of Sheepski Designs. She is also on one of the Outlawz Design Teams.
Andrea has given us two versions of her image. One like the one I used and the other has the word "MUM".

The DT have made beautiful creations and if you have played along this month your image will be in your inbox sometime today. If not, you need to join us and let us have your email and you can also play along.







I used my Aquarelle pencils for this. Haven't used them in ages.

The paper is from a Joycarft paper pad ...With love.

Added gems to the flower centres.
Pearls and ribbon with a bow.











Will enter this in some challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #292Crazy egg...Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #17...Anything goes
Cre8tive HandsFriends #3...Anything goes
Crafting by Designs ...Anything goes
The House that Stamps Built...Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts #12...Anything goes/Springtime
Inspiration Destination #79...Anything goes
Simon Says Wed. challenge ...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesdays ...Anything goes
Classic Design Team #1...Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #65...Anything goes
Digi Chooseday #13...Spring colours
Crafty Sentiments Designs...Anything goes
Fairytale challenge #140...Spring
Scrap Creations ...Go green
Lemon Shortbread #12...Anything goes
Retarte #73...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door ...Anything goes
Your Scrapbook Place...Anything goes

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and may this month be a fantastic one. Take care and see you soon. Thanks for visiting my blog, I love having you.

Love Ursula

Progressive challenge at The Outlawz

Hello bloggers,
Welcome to the beautiful month of March. I have a special love for it as it is my birthday month and in the past many lovely things have happened in my life during March.

It is also the start of a new progressive challenge at The Outlawz, and if you played last month your image will be on its way to you shortly. This month we are sponsored by Gerda Steiner Designs, with a lovely image...Bunny with glasses, and the DT have used this image with such amazing cards.


I decided to make a get well card, as these are often needed at short notice.



Paper...From my stash
Image ...coloured with Distress inkpads and I painted a pearl ink onto the glasses
The frame is cut with a Nellie Snellen MFD
The fancy strip is also a Nellie Snellen die.
Sentiment is from Marianne Design and cut with a MFD
Added pearls to finish

 I followed this sketch:  Paper Play Sketch #2

Will enter some challenges

Artistic Inspirations #151...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #101...Anything goes
Craftin Desert Divas  Lots of Layers..linky part week 1
Craft your Passion #301...Anything goes
Melonheadz Friends Include an animal
Ooh-la-la challenges...Add a sentiment
Our Crafty Corner #6...Anything goes
Little Red Wagon #330...Furry Friends
Mod Squad challenge...Animal fun
The Paper Shelter #337...Animal Magic
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #28...Anything goes
Stamping Sensations...Anything goes
Crafting with Friends #15...Anything goes
Creative Fingers #103...Anything goes
PDE Linky Party #102...Anything goes
Simply Papercraft #24...Anything goes
Wags n Whiskers #172...Furry friends

I hope you have a lovely week and for those in the colder Northern area, I am sure spring is not far away.

Take care, thanks for visiting and I will be back later with another DT card.

Love Ursula

Progressive challenge at The Outlawz

Hello friends,

As I am away on holiday just for 8 days, I have scheduled this post and hope all goes well and you get to see it at the right time.

The new progressive challenge at The Outlawz starts today. If you have played before you will know how it works and you should receive your images sometime today. If you have never played you will need to go to the challenge page  send your name to the email address given and you will receive the image. Make your card post it in the correct place and next month you will receive the new image.

One of our DT members, Teresa has kindly drawn this image for us. Teresa regularly gives away some freebies so you need to check out her blog.

I decided not to make a Valentine card, but just one with lots of Love.

The papers I used were a free gift with a magazine  a loooong time ago.

I coloured the image with Distress inkpads and paper pieced the skirt. I also added some frosted lace to the points of the skirt, not sure they show up too well.

The sentiment was one I had in my file of sentiments.

Finished it with lace and some pearls

Hope to see you play along with this challenge. 

Thanks for visiting and take care.

Love Ursula

A new progressive challenge for January 2016

Happy New Year to all my friends,
I hope that this year brings with it an abundance of Joy, good health, happiness and crafting time.

Today starts a new Progressive challenge at The Outlawz. We have had such a gorgeous image from one of our DT members Sandi of Sandi Samples and I am sure you are going to love working with it.

In case you have not played before and would like top join this is how it works. You8 need to join here and send an email with your details, we will let you have this image. You make a card with it and post it on our challenge page. Next month you automatically qualify for the next image. If you have played last month, you  will receive your image today.

I used the sketch from Bugaboo Stamps Stella Says Sketch

Paper from Marianne Design.
Image coloured with Distress inkpads and cut out with a Nellei Snellen MFD.
Decorative die cut using an old CB die threaded ribbon through and added a bow.
Finished with pearls and stamped a sentiment.





Will be entering these challenges:
Catch the Bug sketch challenge
Crafty Creations #305...Anything goes
Crafty Gals Ccorner #52...Anything goes
The House that Stamps Built ...Anything goes
Moo-Mania...Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #216...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesday...Anything goes
Inspiration Destination #66...Anything goes
Creative Card Crew #103...Anything goes
Deep Ocean Challenge #119...Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread #5...Anything goes
Retarte #67...Anything goes
Tuesday Throwdown #274...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #92...Anything goes
Craft-Dee Bowz...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #292...Anything goes
Love to Scrap #68...Anything goes
Beccy's Place ...Anything goes
Creative Ladybird Creations #11...Anything goes
Creative Card Corner...Anything goes
PDE Linky Party #104..Anything goes
Stempelsonne #157...Anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks #279...Anything goes
As you like it...Anything goes
C.R.A.F.T. challenge #344...Anything goes
Crimbo Crackers #97...Anything goes
DL.ART Linky challenge ...Anything goes
2 Creative Chicks Showcase #6...Anything goes
Crafters Cafe challenge #140...Square cards
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper...Anything goes
Creatalicious challenge #82...something old, something new (something new..the image, everything else is old)
Your Scrapbook Place...Anything goes

I thank you for visiting here and would love you to leave a comment. Enjoy this first long weekend of the year and take care. See you soon.

Love Ursula

December Progressive challenge

Here we are friends ...beginning of December,
It just seems like a short while back, that we had Christmas, and now Christmas is just around the corner.

At The Outlawz, there is a new Progressive challenge starting today and this is such a cute image, I am sure you will all want to take part. If you have played last month, you will be getting your new image today. If you missed out then you will be able to purchase the new one and then play again. If you have never played here with us then just go to the challenge post and send us your email adress to receive the image. It is that easy.



Our sponsor this month is All Dressed Up  Stampsand the DT have enjoyed making some projects for inspiration using this image 'Happy Christmas Little Star" which is available HERE


This is what I used on my card.







Paper is from an old paper pack.

I cut the pink paper with a Marianne Design Craftable die .

The image is coloured with Distress inkpads and added glitter.

A bow, charm and beads to finish.


Will enter the following challenges:

Always Playing with Paper #53...Non traditional Christmas card.
Artistic Inspirations #146...Anything goes/twist of Christmas
Bunny Zoe's crafts...Sparkle
Craft-Dee Bows...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #88...Anything goes
Melonheadz Friends ...Use a digi
The Crazy challenge #211...Everything goes
Digital Delights by Louby Lo Use a stamped or digi image
DL.ART Linky challenge...Anything goes
A Snowflakes Promise #11...Christmas/winter
Clear it Out challenge...Holiday/Christmas..stash ..glitter
Inky Chicks#60...Merry Christmas
Lemon Shortbread #3...Anything goes
Papertake Weekly...Anything goes
Retarte #60...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
2 Creative Chicks Showcase #5...Anything goes
Crafty Time...Anything goes
Just keep on Creating...Anything goes
Sisters of Craft...Anything goes
The Scrapbook place...Anything goes
Crafting with Friends #11...Anything goes
Creative Fingers #98...Anything goes
Fairy Tale challenge #131...Christmas without red or green
Colouring Crazy challenge#47/48...Christmas
PDE Linky party #4...Anything goes
Simply Papercraft #18...Anything goes
Stempelsonne #155...Anything goes
Christmas challenge...Add sparkle and bling
12 Months of Christmas linkup...Anything goes

That's it for today. I wish you a happy day and a wonderful week. Take care.

Love, Ursula

November Progressive challenge at The Outlawz

Good morning everyone,

Can it really be November already.. but as they say,  time flies when you are having fun, and I guess I have had lots of fun this year, so......here we are with 2 months left of 2015.

The Progressive challenge at The Outlawz this month has a Halloween image. I do think the image is a little late and as I am not into Halloween anyway, I decided to do a 'Friday 13th"card, as we have one this month.

The image is from SLS Lines called Voodoo King and you can find it here.

If you haven't played before, then just go to the challenge page, join then send us an email with your details and you will receive the image. Make a card, post it in the challenge and you will receive the next month's image. It is as simple as that.


The DT have made great cards using this image, and this is what I have done.

I used Kraft cardstock, matted green and then a patterned paper  from a vintage paper block,

The image is coloured with Distress inkapds, cut out  and put onto a green striped paper that I distressed somewhat.

Added some green mesh, that has been lying around in my drawer, with no idea where to use it. Attached 2 red brads, also been lying in my brad box for years.

Found the image somewhere on the internet.

This is certainly not my favourite type of card, but it had to be done, and will entert some challenges:

The Pencil Case #5...Eeerie colours
Dragon's Lair Design...Halloween
Daring Cardmakers...Non cute Halloween
Left of Centre #102...Halloween
Patti's Creations #115 ...Fall/Halloween
The Stamping Boutique...Halloween

I hope that this new month will bring some fun, even if it is winter where you are. Here we are just getting into the real summer weather,(the past month had had summer temps already) but do hope we get some much needed rain. The drought is getting worse in parts of the country, in places water restrictions have been imposed and the farmers are suffering, so we pray every day for rain to fall.

Have a great weekend and a good week. Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

October Progressive challenge at The Outlawz

Hello Friends on this first day of October.

I can't believe that we are this close to the end of 2015.

Today starts a new Progressive challenge at The Outlawz. The sponsor for this one is Gerda Steiner Designs, and if you didn't join in the previous challenge and would like to continue you can buy this image HERE. If however you would like to join in with this challenge for the first time, then you need to go  HERE, Join the challenge and send an email as directed on the site. You will receive the image and need to complete it before the end of October to receive the next image.  As simple as that, so I hope you would come and join for some fun.

I have used a gingham paper and onto that matted a piece of polka dot paper.

The image 'big load is coloured with Distress inkpads and cut out with a Nellie Snellen MFD. I cut a border as well with this set of dies.
                                                                          I made a little banner and stencilled 'thanks'. In South Africa, we don't celebrate Thanksgiving and it isn't harvest time now, but as I do love pumpkin I would certainly thank anyone that brought me some....maybe not a whole cartload full..LOL

Finished off with some buttons.





Will look to enter the following challenges:"


Inky Impressions #274...Dots and stripes
Double Click Skittles challenge...Let's roll some wheels
The Craft Addicts #2...Spots or stripes
Inspisration Destination #53...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesday...Anything goes
Crafting by Designs...Anything goes
The Sisterhood of CraftersLet's all go to the Pumpkin Patch
Word Art Wednesday...#203...Anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude #8...Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #5...Anything goes
Star Stampz challenge...Add a sentiment
DL.ART Linky challenge ...Anything goes
Papertake Weekly...Take your Pick (product theme..distress inks for colouring)
Die Cutting Divas #235...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #79...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #280...Anything goes
Eureka Stamps #160...Anything goes
Love to Scrap #62...Anything goes
Where the Heart is #1...Add text

I hope you are all having a good week, not long now for the weekend. See you soon.

Love Ursula

September Progressive challenge

Hello friends,
I am a little late posting this, but my card for the DT was done on time. Still having a few PC issues and posting on my blog is a bit of a challenge at the moment.

Over at The Outlawz the new Progressive challenge for September has started and if you played in the previous one, you will have received the image for this month. If you are new to this challenge then just go over and join the group, you will then be sent the image. As long as you continue playing, the next image will be sent yo you every month.





The sponsor this month is Nicrane Designs with one of the images from the Flower Children sheet.

Please go and see the lovely cards made by the DT, using this sweet image.




This is my card and what I used.

I coloured the image with my usual Distress inkpads, and cut it out with a Nellie Snellen MFD.
The paper comes from a Joycrafts Paper bloc...With love.
Added pearls and a peeloff sentiment.

Entering the following challenges:
Crafting from the Heart...#75...Anything goes
Incy Wincy Designs...Anything goes
Doodle Pantry...Ants in your Pants #9...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #277...Anything goes

I hope you like it, and we would love you to come and join in this challenge.

Thanks for visiting and hope to be back soon. Have a great day.

Love Ursula

July progressive challenge at The Outlawz

Happy Wednesday to you all.

A new month, so a new image for the Progressive challenge at The Outlawz. This month Jen has sponsored the image, and we invite you to see what the DT have created with it.
If you haven't yet signed up to play, then just pop over and send us an email so that your image can be forwarded to you. You then have a month to enter, so that you can receive the new image....Great fun and a good way to receive some new images.
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I have once again raided my stash of paper and rather liked the coloured dots and circles.

The image is coloured with Distress inkpads and matted onto a striped paper. Can't see too much of that though.

I used peel offs for the sentiment onto a short banner and some buttons for extra dimension.

Will enter some challenges:
Incy Wincy designs...Colour inspiration
Love to Scrap challenge ...No rulz
Ooh-la-la Creations #183...Happy birthday
The Paper Girls challenge #82...Happy birthday
Cardz 4 Guyz...Something beginning with B..buttons
Kitty Bee Designs #50...Birthday
Simply Papercraft #7...Anything goes
Sister Act Card challenge #112...Anything goes
Creative Corner Challenge...Birthday
The Stamping Boutique...Recipe

That's all from me for the moment. Have a great day and take care.

 

Love Ursula

The Outlawz Progressive challenge ...new month, new image

Hello friends,
A new month so a new image for the progressive challenge at The Outlawz. We are so happy to have an image from Anne's Digital Art  to work with this month.
Please have a look at the cards made by the DT for inspiration.
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If you haven't yet joined this challenge it isn't too late. You need to let us have your email address and then we can let you have the image. As long as you make a card and enter it you will receive the next image.


This is my card, keeping it fairly CAS this time.










Paper - Patterned paper is from 'The country diary of an Edwardian Lady' by Rowena Stott designs. It was a freebie with a magazine a number of years back. Matted onto green cardstock.

Image - Poppies. coloured with distress inkpads, Added some black pontura dots to the centres.

Sentiment - Whiff of Joy

Finished off with a ribbon.



Will be entering these challenges:
Brown Sugar challenge #148...Ribbon & flowers
Hiding in my Craftroom"> #201...Freestyle
Crafty Catz #281...Springtime
Pattie's Creations #110...Use a digi or stamped flower image
Sister Act Card challenge #108...Anything goes
Simply Create Too #86...Keep it simple
A Gem of a challenge #145...Flowers
The Paper Shelter #2025...Flower Power
Tuesday Throwdown #246...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #62...Anything goes
Melonheadz Friends ...Flowers everywhere
Craft-Dee Bowz...Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore...Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper...Anything goes
Sparkles Challenges ,,,,It's Spring
The Sisters of Craft...Anything goes
Petal Lu challenge...Anything goes

I hope you have a wonderful month, enjoy the summer if that is what you are having and hope the winter won't to be too harsh if you are in that region. We have had such mild weather up till now, but the forecast for this week is...winter will be here. Oh well it has to come sometime.

 Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

May progressive challenge

Happy 1st of May
A new month a new freebie at The Outlawz progressive challenge

This month our sponsor is Ppinky Dolls and the image 'Another gift' is the one that the DT were given to use. Such a cute image. If you have already joined the challenge you will be receiving this image, if you would like to join us then you can find us   HERE. Just follow the instructions and you can play as well.

Do pop in and see the lovely cards made by the DT for inspiration. They are truly awesome

This is what I used for my card:

Paper - This paper was a freebie from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles and is called  'Merry Mix'. I matted this onto red card. Punched the corners.

Image was coloured with Distress inpkads and cut out with a Nellie Snellen MFD.

Tied some twine onto the side and punched a tag for the sentiment.

 

These are the challenges I am entering.

 

4 Crafty Chicks #244...Anything goes 

Crafting with an Attitude #2...Anything goes

The House that Stamps Built...Anything goes

Wonderful Wednesday...Anything goes

Inspiration Destination  #31...Anything goes

Simon Says Wednesday challenge...Anything goes

Fan-Tastic Tuesday #83...Anything goes with twine/string

Through the Craftroom Door ...Anything goes

 Crafting from the Heart #57...Anything goes

Craft your Passion challenge #259...Anything goes

Love to Scrap challenge #52...Anything goes

Not just Cards #18...Anything goes

The Pink Elephant #296...Anything goes

12 Months of Christmas linkup...Anything goes

 

We are having a holiday here in South Africa, so this is the second long weekend, but now it is back to normal weeks for a while.

 

Wishing you all a lovely weekend, and if you are lucky enough to have an extra day off, enjoy!!

I will be back soon, take care and thank you for coming to visit.

Love Ursula

April Progressive challenge

Happy Wednesday dear friends.

Yes it is 1st April, but this is no April Fool's joke. We are into the 4th month of our progressive challenge and if you haven't yet joined in you can do so now.
All you need to do is go to The Outlawz, join the progressive challenge
send your email as directed and you will get your free image. As long as you keep taking part in the challenge, you will get the next image.

This month we have the image of a cute little fellow...Freddie.. and he is sponsored by Encino Stamps

The DT have made cards using this image so you can hop on over and see what  they have made  and then hopefully you will be inspired to join in this fun challenge.

This is my card:

 

I have printed my image and then embossed the card with an embossing folder..I think it is a Papermania folder.

 

Coloured everything with Distress inkpads. Punched out small flowers and leaves and glued them onto the embossed flowers. Added a diecut strip of grass, a few butterflies and a little bird.

 

Some glitter and Pontura pearl drops into the flower centres.

Sentiment is Hero Arts.

 

Will enter the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew #84...Handmade flowers

Artistic Inspirations #128..Anything goes with a twist of flowers

Card Mania challenge #67...Flowers

Cards in Envy...Spring is in the air

Crafting from the Heart #53...Anything goes#53...

Craftin Desert Divas...Craft it up Linky party...Anything goes

Craft your Passion #255...Anything goes 

Eureka Stamps #134...More spring

Melonheads Friends ...spring.

Stamp and Create...Is it Spring yet

The Pink Elephant challenge #292...Anything goes

Whoopsi Daisy challenge...Add a sentiment

 Crafting by Designs...Anything goes

Crafting for all Seasons #99...Animal magic

Little Red Wagon #283...Call the vet.

Inspiration Destination #27...Anything goes

Penny's Paper Crafty challenge #221...Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #177...Anything goes

 

Have a great week and don't get caught out with any jokes. Take care and see you soon

 

Love Ursula