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

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

Lots of pretty flowers

 Hello friends,

I do hope everyone is keeping well, whether you are still under lockdown conditions or able to get around freely. The main thing is to keep safe and healthy with masks, sanitisers and keeping our distances...looking our for others as well as ourselves.

This month the challenge at Let's Craft and Create has the option of adding flowers. As it is Spring in the northern parts of the world that should be no problem, but even here in South Africa and other southern hemisphere countries,  as it is now autumn there are still lovely flowers to be found....so my card this month has a basketful of flowers to show.

I have used paper from my stash matted onto green cardstock.

The basket is a Marianne Design diecut with ribbon threaded through the slats. 

The flowers and leaves are all punched or diecut with pearls added in the centres.

Happy birthday is also a die cut.

I will enter this into a few challenges.

613 Avenue Create ...April #4 ....Anything goes

Li'l Patch of Crafty Friends  #155 ...Anything goes

The Corrosive challenge April #4 ...Anything goes

The Paper Players #535 ...Springtime flowers

We love to Create #4 Anything goes

Thank you so much for visiting my blog and I love to read your comments.

Take care and see you again soon.

Love Ursula

Creative Craft Cottage challenge #56

Hello friends,
Can you believe that we already well into the second half of January and thus we have a new challenge at Creative Craft Cottage. The theme this time is a real favourite of everyone...Anything goes.

We again have 2 sponsors and I am using an image from Ppinky Dolls called Little Gypsey and you can find it  HERE

The DT have really made amazing cards for inspiration so I urge you to go and see the gorgeous creations.

I have followed the sketch at Cheerful Sketches





This is my card and what I have used,

Paper from a no name paper pad.

Image coloured with Distress inkpads and cut out with a MFD and layered onto another diecut.

The Doily is a Marianne Design die cut with  a glimmer paper and coloured with Distress inkpad.

The fancy strip was cut with a Nellie Snellen die and ribbon threaded through it. A bow was added.

The Sentiment is a freebie and I have lost the link, but will look for it.

Finished off with pearls and gems

Will add this into some challenges:
2 Creative Chicks Showcase #6
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper...Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore...Anything goes
Petal Lu #9 ...Anything goes
Pink and Main #5...Sparkle
Fan-Tastic Tuesday #120 ...Anything goes/make it girly
Lemon Shortbread #7...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Cheerful Sketches...Sketch
Crafting for all Seasons #118...Ribbon and pearls
Double Click challenge #40...Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts #7...Anything goes/elegance
Inspiration Destination#69...Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #218...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesday...Anything goes
Crafting with Friends #12...Anything goes
Creative Fingers #100...Anything goes
PDE Linky Party #106...Anything goes
QKR Stampede #174...Lots of layers
Simply Papercraft#21...Anything goes
Stempelsonne #158...Anything goes
Crimbo Crackers #98...Anything goes
Little Miss Muffet #129...Anything goes
DL.ART Linky challenge...Anything goes
613 Avenue Create #159...Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #26...Anything goes
Aud Sentiments #147...Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #12...Anything goes
Hanna and Friends #240...diecuts
In the Pink #86 ...Bling it on

Thank you so much for visiting and I hope you will leave a comment, I love reading them. Have a great day and see you soon.

Love Ursula

Making an embellishment for DS4J #120

Happy Friday friends,
The weekend is ahead and it looks like some rain is forecast. I must add that for all those that have read about our drought, we are having some rains. Not enough to break the drought, but welcoming rain has fallen in a few parts of the country, so just hope it continues. It is too late for some farmers but at least some of the livestock can be saved.

OK, now onto the challenge for today.
At Digistamps4Joy we are now midway in our latest challenge which is the usual anything goes, but with a twist of adding a handmade embellishment. Desire is our host this month and she always makes lovely embellishments, so do go and see what the DT have created with this theme.

The idea for my card came was taken from Kitty Franken.

This what I used.

Paper is from Milton and Co. Christmas paper pack.

Image is Pie Time and you can find it HERE coloured with Distress inkpads and I added glitter to the cream.

My handmade embellishments are 3 paper candles.

Sentiment is a new stamp I got and the birthday sentiment I put onto a banner to hold the candles.

Finished off with pearls.

Will enter the following challenges:
Cardz for Galz #13...something new ( mysentiment stap)
Craft Rocket challenge #6...Happy anything
Crafting with an Attitude #11...Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #12...Anything goes
In the Pink #85...Anything goes
DL.ART linky challenge...Anything goes
Time Out challenge #47...Birthdays with a twist of sponging (I didn't do the twist)
Creative Moments #84...Anything goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters ...Something old..something new. (old is my paper, new is my sentiment stamps)
Fresh Brewed Designs...Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts #6...Anaything goes/celebration
Inspiration Destination #68...Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #217...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #94...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #294...Anything goes
Crafty Boots challenge Something old, something new (..old is my paper, new in the sentiment stamp)
Eureka Stamps #175...Use something new..the sentiment stamp
Get Creative challenges #30 ...something new (the sentiment stamp)
Not Just Cards #28...Anything goes
Our Crafty Corner #5 ...Anything goes
Where the Heart is #5...Anything goes
Deep Ocean challenge...Something new (sentiment stamp
Inky Chicks #61...Anything goes
Paper Minutes #417...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
A Gem of a challenge #160...Female birthday
Crafty Calendar ...Something new (sentiment stamp)
Crafty Friends #22...Use Something new (sentiment stamp)
Scrapper's Delight #51...Anything goes
613 Avenue Create #158...Anything goes/birthday
Classy Cards and Such  #119...Bright and cheerful
Eclectic Ellapu Cards to Die for (use one or more dies)
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper...Anything goes
Die Cut Divas...NEW..technique, die, stamp colours....  New stamp

Thanks for visiting and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. See you soon till then take care.

Love Ursula

Play tic-tac-toe today at The Outlawz

Good morning friends on this 1st day of December.

I am sure things will be getting quite busy, but I do hope you will find a little time to come and play at the Colour challenge this week as we have a tic-tac-toe for you.



Our DT member Susan is offering a prize of  a $15 gift certificate to the store of your choice, so that is certainly something to play for.


The DT have made lovely cards for inspiration, so please do visit and see what they have to show.

For my card I have used the top row with the twist to add a layer

I used a CB embossing folder, which I inked up and you can see how to do this HERE. Matted this onto lavender cardstock.

Cut a frame with a Leabilities die and layered a second diecut. 

The sentiment was stamped onto an oval scolloped die.

Added some gems for bling.

I will enter the following challenges:

Cards in Envy...Add extra layers

Crafting from the Heart #88...Anything goes

Not Just Cards #26...Anything goes
The Crazy challenge #211...Everything goes
Cuttlebug Mania ...Embossing
Papertake Weekly...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude #9...Anything goes
Aud Sentiments#145...Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #9...Anything goes
Come and Get it challenge ...Anything goes with a sentiment
Crafting with Friends #11...Anything goes
Creative Fingers challenge #98...Anything goes
Fussy and Fancy #153...Words
PDE Linky Party...Anything goes
Simply Papercraft #18...Anything goes
Stempelsonne #155...Anything goes
DL.ART Linky challenge...Anything goes

Have a wonderful day, take care and I will see you later with another DT card.

Love Ursula

Spring season....reminder of challenge at DS4J

Hello bloggers,
We are now halfway into June and it is time to remind you all of the challenge at Digistamps4Joy this month. It is an anything goes challenge with a twist of "Spring Season".  If you need any inspiration, then have a look at the lovely cards made by the DT,

We would like you to use a DS4J image if you can, but it isn't a requirement. You do get a chance in the DT choice for $10 gift voucher if you use a DS4J image.

Now on to my card.

I went with making my own background paper. I have seen  Beccy use it on her cards, and as I have so many small pieces of patterned paper, this is what I decided to so. I matted it onto pink cardstock.

The image is 'daisy bucket' and you can find it HERE. I paper pieced the bucket and printed and coloured a second image of the flowers. Coloured them and raised them on the image. Added a few gems and pearls for the flower centres. Mounted it all onto a Crealies diecut.

Added to banners made from Washi tape.  I need to use this more often...don't have too much of it, but have had it for some time.

Handmade flowers with some leaves and a peel off sentiment to finish.

I followed the sketch of  Noor & Zo but then found I had actually not used any Noor design product, so won't be entering it. Will have to make another card for that.

I will enter it in the following challenges:

Ecelectic Ellapu Pink team...anything goes
Fairytale Stampers #57...Anything goes
Lacy Sunshine, Colour your world...Anything goes
Great Impressions...Anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle#141...Anything goes
That Craft Place...Anything goes
Card Mania challenge #69...Use a metal embellishment.. bead spacers for flower centres
Beccy's Place Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #64...Anything goes
Love to Scrap challenge #56...Anything goes
Stamps & Fun = Creativity...Anything goes
The Paper Girls #82...Happy birthday

Well that's all from me for today. I will be back tomorrow with another DT card, and I wish you all a great day.

 

Love Ursula

Right on track for a Progressive challenge

Happy Friday friends,
It is almost the end of another month, but first I have to get my entry into the progressive challenge at Deedee digis with this card. Using the freebie set 'Right on Track' I made this card for a little guy who will be 3 in a few weeks.

I must say I have become very lazy with Deedee's images, because there are precoloured images in the set and it is so tempting to use these, especially when you are running out of time. So as you can see I have used the birthday set which is only one of the options.

I have kept it very simple and matted the image onto teal card and used a yellow card base.
The sentiment is one from the new Marianne Design set and cut it out with a label die from X-cut.
2 brads to hold it in place. 3 large round dots on right.
Will enter the following challenges:
Deedee Designs...Progressive challenge
Aud Sentiments challenge#128...Anything goes with a sentiment
Simply Papercrafts #1...Anything goes
Seize the Birthday...Anything goes
Inky Impressions #202...Bold and Bright
Whimsy Stamps challenge#81...Use a diecut
Word Art Wednesday #176...Anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams #15...Add some embellishments
Love to Scrap #50...Anything goes
Simply Create Too #82...Anything goes
Sister Act Card challenge #99...Anything goes
Cardz 4 Guyz #63...Transport
Clear it Out challenge...Birthday ..stash..polka dots (not sure if round dots qualify)
Digi Chooseday #12...Lots of layers
Party Time Tuesday #196...Anything goes

That's all from me today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend, doing something that you really enjoy. Have fun, take care.

 

Love Ursula

Colour challenge with a birthday at The Outlawz .

Good morning all,
Well here we are with another colour challenge at The Oulawz. I am privileged to be hosting the challenge this week, and as it is my birthday week I decided on bright colours and a twist of Make it a Birthday. You only need to use 3 of the 5 colours, but just let us know which ones you have used. I think it is a lovely fun challenge and hope to see lots of birthday cards.


Our sponsor for this week is  Sweet Pea Stamps and the DT have all made such amazing card with these images. You need to go and have a look.

This is my card and what I have used. The colours I chose from the palette are red, yellow and aqua

Paper - black with dots from my stash.
Blue is embossed with a CB Embossing folder

Image is Biker boy and coloured with Water colour pencils for a change. Haven't used these in ages and I felt a little unsure with them, but I think it was OK.
Cut it out with a Nellie's die and mounted on red cardstock.

The star border is cut with a Marianne Design Craftable die, and also the piece of the banner at the bottom.











I followed sketch #192 from Deconstructed sketch  for this card.


Will enter the following challenges:

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #86...For a child
Sempelsonne challenge #136...Anything goes
Blogger's challenge ...Happy Birthday
Crafting from the Heart #51...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #253...Anything goes
Love to Scrap challenge #50...Anything goes
Mema's Crafts ...Anything goes
Not Just Cards...Anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu ...Anything goes
Blogger's challenge Happy birthday
Aud Sentiments #127...Use a 2 word sentiment
Hanna and Friends #217...Anything goes
Little Miss Muffet #107...Anything goes
DL.ART Thankful Thursday...March Linky Party
Crafts Galore Encore...Anything goes
Country View challenge...Anything goes
Die Cut Divas..Spring/children
My Craft Creations...Anything goes
The Sisters of Craft...Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs ...Bright colours
Fan-Tastic Tuesday #77...make it square/rectangle
Papertake Weekly...Happy Anything
Party Time Tuesdays #196...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Doodle Pantry challenge #3...Anything digital

Wishing you a wonderful day. For all my Irish friends a very Happy St, Patrick's day. Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

An 18th birthday card

Good morning friends,
I hope you all had a good weekend, doing something you really enjoyed. I would like to welcome Susan my newest follower. Lovely to have you visit here and I hope you will pop in often.

Today I would like to share a card I made for my grandson's birthday last week. He has only been playing piano for a few years and has done so well, and he enjoys his music very much.

 

I edged my card with Pan Pastel and then matted black cardstock. The patterned paper is from a Joy Crafts paper bloc - Dance to the music.

I tore a piece of music paper, antiqued it with Distress ink and distressed the edges.

Put a piece of card through the CB with a birthday embossing folder and inked that with Distress inks.

Cut 2 labels with a Lea'bilities  die and added peel-off numbers that I had coloured black. Tied these to some twine, wrapped round the card and attached a music note charm.

Small brad buttons to finish.

 

Bryan was so thrilled with his card.

 

Will enter it in some challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #3...Anything goes

Crafty Calendar challenge ...Anything goes

A Girl who Crafts...Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper challenge...Anything goes

The Sisters of Craft challenge...Anything goes

Your Scrapbook Place...Anything goes with a twist - A masculine card.

 

With the start of a new week I wish you a very good one. It is still very hoy here with not much rain, so trying not to do too much outside.

 

Take care and see you back tomorrow with a DT card. Have fun.

Love Ursula

Spots or stripes or both?

Hello friends,
Well here I am back again with another DT card. At Let's Craft & Create this month the challenge theme is spots or stripes. The DT have some lovely cards for inspiration, so be sure to hop on over and have a browse.
I chose to go with spots and this is my card.

 

Card recipe:

 

Paper- I decided to make my own, using Pan Pastels and a Dutch Doobadoo stencil.

Image - Blossom circle from Beccy's Place. This is part of the Serenity set, that I was lucky to win  recently. Coloured with Distress inkpads and cut out with a circle die. I put small pearl dots in the centre of the flowers. You can find the image HERE

A corner- Marianne design die and ribbon and pearls to finish.

 

I am entering the following challenges:

 

Beccy's Place...Anything goes

Papertake Weekly challenge ...Anything goes.

 Crafty Sentiments Design challenge ...Anything goes

Card Mania challenge #48...Flowers

Digi Makeover challenge #143...Anything goes

Love to Create challenge #118...Happy birthday

The Crazy challenge ...Bingo - bottom row, pearls, flowers, diecut

 The Crafty Bloggers Network..Bingo - top row across, ,  diecut, ribbon, pearls

 My Craft Creations...Anything goes

Brown Sugar challenge #96...Birthday

 Crafts4Eternity #178 ...Tic-tac-toe

Pattie's Creations challenge #93...Birthdays

 

That's all from me for the moment. I need to get on with some other chores, some interesting and others not. Hope to see you all soon, take care.

 

Love Ursula

 

 

 

 

Colour challenge at The Outlawz.

Good morning blogging friends,
Can you believe that this is the first colour challenge at The Outlawz for June and soon we will be halfway through the year.  We are still having mild weather for winter, but heard a whisper of some cold air moving in by the weekend....not nice, but I guess it had to come sometime. Just hope it will warm up again quickly.


Onto business now. The colour photo and twist.. to add ribbon, was chosen by Roxann this week . They are such pretty soft colours.

Our sponsor for the month of June is Stitchy Bear and the DT will be using various images for their cards..

 
 
 
I invite you to see the lovely cards made by the DT and then come and join in this challenge showing us your project.

This is what I used for my card.

Paper - DP is from my stash and not sure where it is from.

Image - Birthday flower from Stitchy Bear coloured with Pan Pastels and Twinkling H20's added to the little hearts. A combination of pearls and pearl makers added to the centre.
Cut it out with a circle die and matted onto a Marianne Design diecut.

A memory box diecut in the corner, pearls and a bow to finish.





I will enter the following challenges:

Craft-Dee Bowz challenge...Anything goes with a handmade bow
Crafting from the Heart challenge #21...Anything goes
Digi Makeover challenge #143...Anything goes
Love to Create challenge #118...Happy birthday
Use Your Stuff #138...Patterned paper
Crafts Galore challenge...Use a stamp or digi
CCC Digi Creations #2...Use a digi plus a diecut
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper challenge June...Anything goes
Chalk Ah Lot Café"> #61...Anything goes
Ditzie Digi Designs #5...Anything goes
That Craft Place...Ribbon/lace
Robyn's Fetish challenge #214...Anything goes



I hope you all have a wonderful week, and I will be back with some more DT cards the next few days. Take care and see you soon.

 

Love Ursula

Anything goes at Digistamps4Joy

Hi friends and a happy Wednesday to you all,
I think winter has decided to show its face here in my part of the world, as it has been a lot cooler and last night we even had a sprinkling of rain....not sure where that came from...we don't have rain in winter, well not usually.
Well enough about the weather, now about the latest challenge at DS4J. This is a midway reminder for Digistamps4Joy  challenge #92...Anything goes, hosted by Margy the owner and artist.

Please remember you do not have to use a DS4J image on your entry, but of course you will need to use one to win the BIG prize and a digi image or a stamped one is a requirement to enter the challenge.




Now on to my card. I decided to go with a nautical theme this time.


It is a normal square card, but I added a built in stand.



Paper - Dark blue cardstock, with DP on the inside
I cut out the centre with a Nestability die, and then used the same set to cut a frame in white cardstock. I covered the frame with texture paste and then went over it with gold and bronze Pan Pastels.


Image - I used sailboat and anchor and you can find them HERE. I cut the sailboat image out with the same die I used on the front and mounted this onto the inside of the card. Coloured the image with Distress inks, added clouds and a few birds. I embossed the lower part with a CB folder to give the wavy effect and shaded this with Pan Pastels as well.



The anchor was also coloured with distress inks and added some Pan Pastel pewter for a metal look.

Sentiment - Happy Birthday was cut with my new Impression Obsession die.

Twine and a charm to finish.




I hope you will come and join in this easy challenge. Have a look at the DT cards, they are full of inspiration.

Entering these challenges:
Fan-Tastic Tuesday challenge #36...One for the guys
Ladybug Crafts Ink challenge...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Crafty  Boots challenge...Blue and white
Digi Makeover challenge #141...String/ribbon/twine
Love to Scrap challenge #30...Anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle #85...Cards for men
Die Cuttin Divas challenge #166...Happy birthday
Crafting at the Weekend #1...Anything goes
My Time to Craft #248...Outdoor sports
Artistic Inspirations #92...Anything goes..punches or dies
Eureka Stamps challenge #90...Birthdays
Crafting from the Heart #19...Anything goes
Cupcake Inspirations challenge #261...Nautical
Ditzie Digi Designs week 4...Anything goes
A Creative Romance...One for the boys
Craftitude #65...That's Die-licious...use a die
Crafts 4 Eternity #176...To Die for
Crafty Catz challenge #231...Just for sport
QKR Stampede challenge #88...punches or dies
Sister Act Card challenge #57...Anything goes.

Thanks for stopping off here and I would love to read any comments you leave. Have a great week...downhill and take care.

Love Ursula

Circles with colours at The Outlawz

Good morning friends,
I am back after a lovely week in the country with our family, enjoying good company, food, wine and having fun. No internet, limited phone coverage, dark skies with lots of stars at night, lovely sunshine with no clouds during the day...in all a magical week.




So now back to work. This week Roxann chose the lovely inspirational photo  for the colour challenge at The Outlawz. The twist she called for was to use a circle.


For my card I used one of my brand new Dutch Doobadoo stencils that I received for my birthday, ..more about these in a later posting.




Recipe:

Paper ... navy cardstock, matted card with circles made with Dutch Doobadoo stencil ..faded dots and Pan Pastels.

Image... Joy Craft stamp coloured with Pan Pastels cut with a circle die and mounted onto a scalloped navy die.

Sentiment ...stamped onto a Nellie Snellen label.

Ribbon and pearls to finish





The DT at the colour challenge have made some awesome cards for inspiration and this month  of May Mischief our sponsor is Sandi Samples.
We really would love you to come and join us.



I will enter the following challenges:
Craft-dee Bowz challenge...Anything goes with a handmade bow.
Crafting from the Heart #17...Anything goes
Love to Create challenge #114...Say it with flowers
Stamps & Fun = Creativity #201...Birthday
Melonheads Friends... Lots of circles
Dream Valley challenge #81...Anything goes
The Ribbon Girls...Flowers
Crafting at the Weekend #1...Anything goes
Suzy Bees Bloomin challenge #27...Anything goes
Kit and Chowder challenge...Flowers

I wish you all a wonderful day and I will be back tomorrow with some more cards.

Take care, love Ursula

Colour challenge plus a number

Hello friends,
Here is the last  colour challenge for the month of April at The Outlawz. I do hope you are reading this as I have scheduled it because I am away with all my family for a week. Our son and family are visiting from The Netherlands and we have been able to get away with all 3 our boys and their families. It would have been so great if our son and the family from New Zealand could have been here as well, but maybe one day we will have them all together again.

It so happens that our youngest son turns 40 on the 3rd May, so we will be celebrating that as well as all the other birthdays so far this year. The card I made is for Eric who loves  music..plays guitar and sings in the choir at the church. He also used to play a bit of sax.


The colour palette and inspirational photo was my choice, with the twist to add a number. I didn't actually plan this for his card, but it was a perfect choice.


The DT have made some really super cards and I hope you will come and join in the fun this week.



Here is my card and what I have used.









Paper - Kraft cardstock for the card, with red card matted but first I stamped and embossed some music notes onto that. A piece of green put through the CB with a happy birthday folder.  Just a pity the red looks a lot more pink on the photo, and I didn't have time to try and scan it.

Joycrafts die for the music.
The numbers were cut with one of my very first CB alphabet dies.

Added 3 brads, and a charm.



Challenges:
My Craft Creations...Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody #41...Anything goes
Scribble and Scrap Crafts challenge #17...Anything goes
That Craft Place challenge...Anything goes
Aud Sentiments challenge #105...Use a sentiment or a 4
Crafty Girls challenge #17...Anything goes
Milk, Coffee challenge...Use bright colours
Seize the Birthday...Today it's your birthday

I hope you all have a wonderful week, and I will be back at the end of the weekend. Take care

 

Love Ursula

It's April...bring out the balloons

Good morning bloggers and a happy April month to you all,
I am sure all  my Northern Hemisphere friends are enjoying some spring weather, if not yet, I hope it won't be far away. For us in the South, lovely crisp autumn mornings and not excessively hot....I love this season. Seeing the leaves change reminds me that soon the trees will be bare and winter will be here.

Today is another  colour challenge day at The Outlawz. Roxann has chosen this beautiful inspirational photo with the colours and the "April Action" twist ...add balloons.


We are also lucky to have as our sponsor this month PENNY one of our own DT

I do hope you will pop over and see the lovely cards made by the ladies and come and join in the fun bringing your balloon cards to show us.

For my card I used an image that I have had for a number of years...dug it out of the archives. This digi has always been popular for kiddies birthdays.

 

 

My card recipe:

Paper - Patterned paper from a no name paper pad.

Green embossed card.

Image - Priscilla Styles, coloured with distress inks and the balloons with Twinkling H20's

Sentiment - peel offs

Added a balloon button and some bakers twine.

 

Will enter the following challenges.

Crafting from the Heart #12...Anything goes/cute and cuddly

Craftin Dsert Diva'sCrafting up and Linky party #28

My Craft Creations...Anything goes

Ooh-la-la Creations #153...for a child

Use your stuff challenge #129...die cuts

Crafting when we can challenge #66 ...For a child

Robyn's Fetish challenge #205 ...Birthday card for a young child

That Craft Place...Buttons

The Paper Players challenge#189...Tic-tac-toe (I used the top row across...birthday, any punch or die, ribbon or twine)

 One Stitch at a time #206...Anything goes

Dragon fly dreams challenge #3...Up in the air

 Open-minded Crafting Fun challenge #7...Animal Antics

Alphabet challenge...D for diecuts

Cut it up...Anything goes

Pattie's Creations #88...Anything goes

 

I hope you have a super day, and don't get caught in any of those silly pranks. Have fun and take care.

Thanks for visiting.

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

 

 

 

Another gift box

Hi there blogging friends,
Wow I am a little late with this post. Had planned to post it this morning, but had a rather busy day.
Well here I am my 4th week as GD at Gerda Steiner DesignsThe image is one that Gerda chose.."Cute puppy in box" and can be found at Gerda's Doodles, together with some really lovely images drawn by Gerda.

 

 

Here is what I used:

 

Image coloured with distress inks and Twinkling H20's, cut out and mounted onto  an oval diecut.

I printed and cut out an extra bow and mounted that onto the image for extra dimension. I added Glossy Accents to the doggie's nose and eyes.

Papers...the striped is from my stash. The blue cardstock was embossed with a CB folder - numbers. I highlighted the 5 as the birthday boy is turning 5.

Added washi tape, that I have had for a good while but never used, and finished off with 3 buttons.

The sentiment was a freebie.

 

I used the sketch from Sweet sketch Wednesday.I am entering the following challenges:

Dutch-Dare card challenge #231...Animal Antics

Paper crafting Journey...Anything goes

 Baffies-Kreativladen #23... Dog, cat, mouse

Nutcrafters challenge #50...spots/stripes
Pollycraft challenge #5...buttons and bows
The Cutie Pie challenge #51...Anything goes
Digis Darla's challenge #76...Birthday Celebrations
Make it Monday #154...Anything goes
Make my Monday...It's child's play..Child's birthday
 The Crazy challenge #151...Anything goes

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Take care and enjoy the good weather if that is what you are having. See you soon.

Love Ursula