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



Colour challenge @ The Outlawz

Good morning fellow bloggers
Tuesday again, I am sure some of the days just disappear in the week...but anyway it is another colour challenge over at the Outlawz.

 This week it was the turn of 'yours truly' to choose the colours and inspirational picture, so I hope you will all come and join in the fun, with the twist being to use a letter of the alphabet on your card.

Our sponsor this month is  The Stamping Boutique, and the prize is the 3 digis used by the DT this month.


My card was made with a special friend in mind whose birthday was last week and I am pleased she really loved it.



The paper was from a pad with no name that I have, but was just right for this card. The border is a new Memory Box die...dummer border..and I think I'll use it often.
The sentiment was stamped onto an X-cut die, and the 'S' was cut from a cuttlebug die...I was lucky that it could be used as a scroll as well.
I added some bling, gems and pearls for sparkle.

The members of the DT have made gorgeous cards this week so please go and have a look at the ely cards they have made for inspiration, and we would love to have you join in with your creations.

I am going to enter some challenges:
Make it Monday...Anything goes
Eureka Stamps challenge...Anything goes
The crazy challenge blog..Anything goes
Krafty Hands blog...Bling it up
Challenges 4 Everybody...Anything goes

Wishing you all a great week, for any friends in the path or vicinity of tropical storm Isaac... be safe
Take care and see you soon.

New releases at DS4J

Good morning friends,
Hope you are all enjoying a lovely weekend. Our weather is just great and that certainly makes for a lovely day.
Fantastic news at  Digistamps4Joy today.  New releases of a whole new range of images. Country Crafts in South Africa have given permission for their Janel range of stamps to be sold as digital images by DS4J, so please go and have a look for yourselves at the first of these lovely images to be released and some of the designs that  have been used by the DT members.

I have used one of the images, for my card. Now it's not a card one chooses to make, but they are needed from time to time...and I need some this week, so mine is a sympathy card with a lovely image.

 

I have coloured the image with Distress inks, cut out with a Nestability die. matted onto a New Marianne design paper.

Sentiment is from a local stamp company, finished off  with ribbon and pearls.

I will have a lot of use with this image, just changing colours

 

I will enter it in the following challenges:

Digi Doodles challenge...Use pearls

Jackson's Digital Expressions/..Strutt your stuff

One Stitch at a Time">..Use a digi

 

HOT OFF THE PRESS.....DS4J DT CALL

Good evening friends,
Just had word that Digistamps4Joy are looking for 2 new members for the DT. Are you interested???? great DT to work with, lovely digis, but then don't take my word for it...have a look at what is required and decide for youselves.
You will find all the details  HERE
Have a great evening and enjoy the weekend

Happy Friday

Good morning friends,
Yes it is Friday and a really lovely day here in South Africa...the birds are singing, the sun is shining, the Jasmine is sending off beautiful perfume, the fruit trees are blossoming....does that mean Spring is here......maybe!!!

Today I have something other than a card. I was so inspired by the beautiful notepads that my blogging friend Sharon is turning out, and thanks to the idea and inspiration of my friend Jenni, I decided to try my hand at one, and am loving them.

This is a particular favourite, going to a friend who loves baking.

 

I used some pieces of patterned papers that were bright and the image is one of Marianne Design Snoesjes.

The Sentiment is from Just-Rite stamps and finished off with a bow and a spoon charm.

I think I will enter it in the following challenges:

Catch the Bug Bingo challenge ..Bold and bright, pearl, sentiment

Digi Doodles challenge...Pearls

Moving along with the times...Anything but square

Paper Crafting Journey...Anything goes

Pixie Dust Studio challenge...Foodie theme

 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone. Have fun enjoy the good weather if you are lucky to have some and take care. See you soon

 

 

DS4J goes Back to School

Good morning everyone and a happy Wednesday to you all,
Today at Digistamps4Joy the challenge is "Back to School" and it is team B to provide the inspiration, so I have a card for you. In South Africa, we start our school year in January, but I do have grandchildren that are all ready for the new year.

The image that I used is 'satchel'. I printed it out 3 times, once onto DP and cut it out paper pieced it onto the original image, and then coloured the satchel with distress inks, cut it out  and raised it with 3D dots. Cut a banner and wrote the sentiment with a white gel pen to give a blackboard effect.
The background paper is from a pad by Cart-us, and just loved the bright colours.

OK now it is your turn. If you have a look at the  challenge blog, the other members of the team have some awesome cards to show, and their are great prizes to win. You do not have to have a DS4J image to take part, but of course if you do use one, you get extra chances in the draw, and you might even be invited to be a guest designer....

I am entering this in the following challenges;
Scrap-Creations challenge..back to school
Oldie but Goodie challenge..paper piecing...(my DSP is more than 6mnths old).
Lexi's Creations...Back to school
Make it Monday...Anything goes
My Grafico #135"> Back toi school
One stitch at a time #127"> Back to school
Sentimental Sundays #116"> Banners and Pennants
The Stamping Boutique Challenge #47..Banner days

That's all from me today...have a great day, take care, but have fun

Is it Fall already???

Goodday friends,
First;y I would like to welcome some new friends. So glad you have joined and hope you will pop back often and find some inspiration in what I have to show.

Not sure how the weather is in your part of the world, but we are having glorious..almost summer weather. Temp to day is 27deg C. The blossoms are out on the trees and it is a sure sign that spring is just around the corner....but I know only too well we will still have a bit of winter creeping in.

Tuesday at The Outlawz is Colour Challenge day and this week our Inspirational photo and colour palette was chosen by Margaret, with the "Awfully Hot Augsut" twist of adding fall bling to your project.

With fall being very far from our thoughts here in SA, I did manage to put together a card.

I placed my cuttlebug dies together in a square and cut out the leaves, then used this negative matting it onto the red. My ribbon was not quite the gold colur required. Added a punched out sentiment and my bling is a glass leaf bead.  

I suggest you go and have a look at the cards made by the other DT members...they are quite stunning and then join in with your creation. Lovely prizes to be won from our sponsors.

I am going to enter a challenge or two 

KaboodleDoodles challenge #133... Thank you project

The crazy challenge #127...Anything goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show...Anything goes

Delightful Sketches challenge...punches and dies

The Crafty Pad..Dies and Punches

Thanks for popping in, would love to read your comments. Will be back tomorrow and in the meantime have fun and take care.