Let's Craft and Create with a Vintage Feel

 Hello friends,

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

I have once again raided my stash.

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

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

The sentiment is cut with a Crealies die,

The label is a Joycraft die.

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

I will enter some challenges:

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

Allsorts challenge #653 ...Use a die

Crafty Calendar  December ...Christmas

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

Crazy for challenges #613...Christmas flowers

Alphabet challenge ....R is for Red

Aud Sentiments #289 Christmas + sentiment

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

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

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

Creative Craft Cottage #42 spots or stripes

Happy Sunday morning friends,
I do hope you are having a wonderful weekend and if you are celebrating Father's Day, as we are here in South Africa, then I hope it extra special for the men in your life. Both my Dad and Papa, my FIL have left us many years ago, but we still remember them with lots of love.

This is the first of a 2 part blog as we have 2 sponsors for this challenge. 
The first one I am using is The Cutting Café and the theme this fortnight is spots or stripes.
 For my card I have used the "Fun with dress forms" and you can find it HERE. This is a super file. There are cutting files and templates if you do not have a cutting machine. There are so many options to use in this set.

The DT have all created lovely projects using files from our sponsor, so please have a look at the lovely inspirational cards.




I decided to make a side step card.

The background for the card is actually preglued fabric. It comes on a paper backing.

I then used various pieces from my stash and distressed, rubbed, and generally mutilated them to create a vintage look....used distress inks to help with this.

The dress forms I cut out and inked the edges. Cut the dress from patterned polka dot paper.

The shoe is a Marianne Design die, which I inked before taking out of the die.
The sentiment is included in the file. I cut it and printed part onto the dress form and the rest onto a label.

Finished it off with some gauze, lace, a seam binding bow, coloured with distress inkpad, pearls and a beaded pin.

I will enter it in the following challenges:
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards #93...Use Pearls
Left of Centre challenges #83...add ribbon, twine, fibres
Simply Create Too #88...Old, vintage, shabby chic
Simply Papercraft challenge #7...Anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude #4...Anything goes
Seize the Birthday ...Nothing but neutrals
DL.ART linky challenge...Anything goes
Whimsy Stamps Challenge #84...Use ribbon, lace or twine
Inspiration Destination #38...Anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty challenge #231...Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #188...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesday...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Top Tip Tuesday...Cut it out
Crafty Sentiments Designs...Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper...Anything goes
Emerald Fairies challenge #68...Pearls and lace
Paper Creator's Crafts #39...Anything goes
The Sisters of Craft ...Anything goes
Country View challenges...Shabby chic.
That Craft Place...Layers
We Love to Create #13...Anything mixed media
Crafty Calendar challenge ...Fancy folds
Open-Minded challenge #39...Vintage

Enjoy the rest of your week, and if you would like to pop in I will have my second card in the next posting.

Take care and see you soon.

 

Love Ursula

Vintage twist this week at the Outlawz

Good morning blogging friends,
Phew! what a week...moving house is a huge job, but we are now settled in our new home. The craft room is not yet fully organised, but I can find most things.


This week at The Outlawz, being the beginning of a new month  we have a new sponsor for theColour challenge and the lovely inspirational photo and twist was chosen by Laurian, with the twist to make it vintage.

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 Using one of the images from the new sponsor Nice Crane Designs this is the card I came up with.

 

Paper from a paper bloc 'Vintage'. It is a no-name bloc that I bought when in The Netherlands a while back. Distressed some edges and inked with distress inks Antique Linen

Image - is one from a set of precoloured postcards - 'French Postcards'. I needed this as just didn't have much time to do this card and just love this set, so will use it more often. You can find it HERE

Added a birdage diecut. Couldn't lay my hands on my Memory Box dies, but was lucky to find some that I cut a while back.

Added, lace, ribbon and pearls from my stash

Sentiment - peel offs onto a diecut.

 

Will enter the following challenges:

613 Avenue Create #92...Anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle challenge #105...Something with B..bow, birdcage
Crafting at the Weekend #6...Anything goes
Sister Act Card challenge #76...Anything goes
Anything goes with a twist #1...Anything goes
The Crafter's Café challenge #84...Use dies/punches
Crafting by Designs Oct....Anything goes
Crafting with Dragonflies #36...Anything goes
Inspiration Destination #1...Anything goes
The Paper Shelter  #176...Pearls
Crafty Sentiments Designs...Anything goes
Fan-Tastic Tuesday #56...Anything goes with wings
Papertake Weekly...Anything goes
">(Pin)spirational challenge
#125...Any kind of project.

I wish you all a wonderful week, hope  you can do some of the things you enjoy. See you back here soon. Take care.

 

Love Ursula

Midway challenge #88 at DS4J...Vintage

Hello blogging friends!
Another Wednesday has arrived and today I am reminding you all about the challenge #88 at Digistamps4Joy  with the theme ... Vintage.

I have made one of my favourite fold cards, the side step, with the image 
Melissa and it can be found HERE.



This is what I used.

Paper: The paper is from Marianne Designs vintage paper block. One piece I have distressed and torn the edges. All edges have been linked with Distress inks Vintage photo and Victorian velvet.

The image was coloured with Distress inks and cut out with a Marianne Design die.
Lace and a silk ribbon bow with a pearl centre was added.

Words were taken from some vintage paper in my stash.

Flowers and leaves were added, also some pearls

I decided to tuck a tag in behind the image with a sentiment.

 

I do hope you will pop over to the challenge blog and see the wonderful cards, made by the DT for your inspiration and we look forward to seeing your lovely  creations.
There are lovely prizes to be won and you do not have to use a DS4J image, but you get an extra entry in the draw if you do.

I will enter this card into some challenges.

Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Artistic Inspirations #84...Anything goes
Eureka Stamps challenge #82...No square cards
Incy Wincy Designs...Ribbon, lace and pearls
Lexi's Creations...Use your punches and dies
My Craft spot #130...Anything goes
Created with Love challenge # 78...Girly
Melonheadz Friends challenge...Girly
Craft your Passion challenge #206...Mother's Day/for the ladies
My Craft Creations...Anything goes
Fitztown challenge...Dies and punches
Craft-dee Bowz...Anything goes.
Pile it on challenge #12...Pretty hair
Inklings and Yarns ...Inky Linky 49
Stampavie and More #208...For a girl
Word Art Wednesday #125...Anything goes
Allways something creative #71...Anything goes

As we are now at the midway point of the week I wish you a downhill run from here.
Take care and see you back soon.

Love, Ursula

Vintage colour at The Outlawz

Good morning to you all,
Tuesday already and so another Colour challenge at The Outlawz.
This week the colour pallette and inspirational photo was chosen by Penny with the twist...make it vintage.

We also have a new sponsor this month 2 Cute ink with 3 digis for the winner.





Vintage was never my favourite, but I am beginning to enjoy it more.

                                                            For my card this is what I used:                      

Image.. two digis from the  set of DS4J merged and cut with an oval
Paper...Joy crafts paper block
Doily die...Nellie Snellen.
Birds...Memory box and Marianne design
Flourish and flower...Joy crafts
Lace and pearls

The DT have all made lovely cards for your inspiration so go and have a look and then show us  your creation.






These are the challenges I am entering.
ABC Challenges #19...Anything goes
Created with Love #31...Anything goes
Bunny Zoes crafts...Flowers and pearls
Make it Monday # 130...Anything goes
My Grafico crafts #146...Anything goes
Paper playtime #5 Anything goes
Stamp and Create...Fur or feathers
Victorine stamps challenge #54...Anything goes
Paper makeup stamps #78...Take flight
Papertake Weekly challenge...Anything goes with option of Mother's day or special female card

That's all I have today, enjoy the rest of the week. Take care and hope to see you soon.

Love Ursula                       

Specialy for you

Hello friends,
It feels like Monday, but Yippee... it is Wednesday... I guess that's what happens when there are a couple of holidays either side of the weekend.
  
I would like to sat a big hello to me new friends that are following my blog. Thank you for coming..hope you will come back often, and that I can inspire you with some of my creations.

I had a chance yesterday to do some playing ...I had been to  Country Crafts last week and Joan had just got in some new stock..I had a problem...wanted so much.. I came away with a couple of new dies, stamps, and papers...but the paper was mainly for the next set of workshops.  I made the following card just for fun using a couple of the new items.

The DP was Making Meories..Vintage Findings. I had a piece in my stash...just sufficient for this card. I also used some on the inside to finish it off. combined with some plain blue cardstock.

I used a new Creatable die from Marianne Designs LR0214 to cut out and emboss the corner.

The image is  also a new one from Marianne Designs..Vintage ladies. Coloured with Distress inkpads, cut out with a Nellie Snellen MFD and the edges all inked with Vintage photo.

Added lace, a punched out flower...Nellie Snellen floral punches.. some narrow ribbon and pearls to finish it off.

I added a tag with the sentiment. Depending on who the card goes to, I can change the tag.

I  usually  battle with vintage, but this one I think came together quite easily and I enjoyed it.

I will be entering it in the following challenges:

Chocolate Coffee and Cards challenge..Bingo...I used  ..distress, lace, emboss.

Dutch Dare Card challenge...Mother/ special lady

Dream Valley challenges..For a special lady

Addicted to Stamps challenge..Mother's day...Card for a woman.

PapertakeWeekly Anything goes/option with lace

Thanks for looking, would love you to leave a comment.

Take care and see you soon.

Going vintage

Happy Friday morning all. Another week almost done and dusted, and the weekend to look forward to. Yesterday I went and had some therapy.... retail that is....went to our local craft show, met up with a blogging friend Tertia and had a lovely morning. I was very good and got most of what was on my shopping list and only a few extra things, but enjoyed looking and chatting to several friends not seen for a while.
Now to my card. This was made for a new challenge on PCP...All things vintage....Not very good at vintage so decided to give it a go. and this is what I came up with, following the sketch that Lyn gave us.

Used a cream cardstock and matted DP paper by Kaisercraft.. The roses collection. Just loved this paper range, need to see if they have any more at my local supplier.
For the centre panel, 2 strips of lace, again a strip of the same range DP, Cut some flourishes with a Marianne creatables die and the centre "diamond" from summer shimmer card with a Joy cutting and embossing die, just slightly inking the embossed rose on the cut out and stamped a sentiment.

Finished it off with a layered flower, ribbon and some pearls.
Also decorated the inside, with the same paper, a bit of lace, pearls, and cutout with the Nestability ..labels 14....
Was quite happy with it, now for the next one.
Have a wonderful weekend everyone, until next time take care.

I also decorated the