Colour challenge for the Holidays

Good morning friends
Can you belier, here we are starting the last month of this year, and  probably a busy time for all. I know it will be a crazy few weeks ahead for me as we go on holiday in 2 weeks, and there is just so much to do.

This week over at The Outlawz Roxanne has chosen the palette for theColour challenge  and for the twist has challenged us to make a holiday card or project.  

We have a new sponsor for December Gerda Steiner Designs and Gerda has kindly offered as a prize, the images that the DT are using this month.

 

For my project I decided to make a little gift bag, as I need a few for my  gift card gifts, with a little something edible in there as well. The packet is made from an envelope and this is so easy to make, just using an envelope for the size of gift bag required.

 

 I have used the image Kitten in gift bag and you can find it HERE I coloured it with my usual Distress inkpads, added glitter, pearly paint and some puffy paint for the fur on the hat.

Extra stars and a peel off sentiment, and it was finished in no time.

 

I am entering some challenges with it.
 

 

Just for fun challenge Christmas

613 Avenue Create #48...Anything goes/gift packaging

Anything but a card challenge #30...Anything goes with a holiday twist

Challenges 4 Everybody #34...Anything goes

Glitter n Sparkle challenge #61...Add glitter and sparkle

Dream Valley challenges #71...Anything but a card

One Stitch at a Time #192...Use a digi

Joanna Sheen challenge...Christmas ...make it sparkle

Scribble and Scrap challenge #6...Anything goes

That Craft Place challenge...Stars 

 Craft my Life challenge...Anything goes..no cards
Stamp and Create Dec. challenge...Anything goes
Paper Playtime challenge #24...Anything goes
 2 Sisters challenge #172 ...Anything goes
Stampin for the weekend...Feline Festive
4 Crafty Chicks challenge #170...Anything goes
Crafty Hands challenge#3...Sparkle and bling
 Crafty Girls challenge #7 ...Anything goes
Crimbo-Crackers challenge #55...Anything but a card
 

I hope everyone has a lovely week. We seem to be in for a rainy day, but not too much crafting today as I have baking to do. Enjoy your day, have fun and take care.

 

Love Ursula

Say it with flowers

Happy Wednesday friends,
To day there is a new challenge #84 at  Let's Craft & Create with the theme 'Say it with flowers'.

I am still enjoying my Pan Pastels, so decided to use them again this week.




These are the details of my card.
Designer Paper ...Vintage pad - Marianne design

Image...Hero Arts stamp, coloured with Pan Pastels chalks

Frame...Marianne Creatables.

Sentiment ...Hero Arts

Finished off with ribbon and pearls






Am entering this in the following challenges:


Songbird challenge #28...Die Another Day
Use it Tuesday #68...Anything goes...I have pearls of all colours and usually only use white or cream
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Anonymous Stamps challenge Nov...Anything goes
Paper Playtime challenge #24...Anything goes
4 Krafty Girlz challenge #6...Anything goes
Aud Sentiments challenge #94...Any sentiment
Chalk N Stock...Anything goes with chalk
Melonheadz Friends challenge...Fall colours
Make it Monday challenge #168...Anything goes
Card Mania challenge #34...Autumn colours
613 Avenue Create #47...Create your own challenge
1..image, sentiment patt, paper, 2,..die cut, embossing, 3..liquid pearls(flower centres) 4..pearls, 5..ribbon
Addicted-to- stamps #70...embossing wet or dry
Challenges4 Everybody
#34...Anything goesScribble and Scrap challenge #6...Anything goes

Have a wonderful day and if you preparing for Thanksgiving, hope it all goes well.

Take care,

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

Bags and tags

Happy Friday friends,
This week over at Crafty Catz the challenge #208 is Bags and tags, and the sponsor for this week is Digistamps4Joy. I am lucky to be the GD for this challenge and this is my project.

My bag was made from a sheet of scrapbooking paper ...Paper Reverie by Making Memories. Just loved the gold polka dots.  (I will give details of how to make it at the end of this post)

Image ..I used 2 images 'Misteri's new shoes' and a set 'shoes' There are 4 shoes in the set and these can be found HERE

all were coloured with distress inkpads and I added some shine and bling to the shoes.

Cut the main image with a die cut matted onto black card, and then cut the shoes out with fancy scissors and matted those onto black as well.

The tag is also a diecut from Marianne Designs, matted onto the reverse side of the DP and the sentiment is a DoCrafts stamp.

 

INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE THE BAG   using a sheet of paper 30 x 30cm.

(Sorry I just noticed that I have given all measurements in cm and the scored lines are the dashed lines...no red lines I see) 

I do hope these instructions make sense. Not sure how  to do something like this. If there are any queries please email me.

 

 

 

I am going to enter some challenges with this. 

 

4 Crafty Chicks challenge #169...Anything goes

As you like it challenge #15...What's your favourite..spots or stripes. I just love polka dots, preferably lots of little ones, but to day I have used bigger ones

Cute Card Thursday #296...Anything but a card

 Inspired by Stamping...Use ribbon or crotchet trim

 Delightful Sketches...Anything but a card

Scrapper's Delights challenge #11...Anything goes

 Inklings and Yarns...Linky #37...Anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge #154...Anything goes

Lady Anne's Stamp challenge...Must use a stamp

Brown Sugar challenge #69...Anything goes

 Digitally Sweet challenge #63...Anything goes

 Fan-Tastic Tuesday challenge #10...Make it Fancy

Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes

 

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and get in some crafting time. I think we are in for a fair bit of rainy weather, so just great for spending time in my craft room.

 

Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

Colour challenge at The Outlawz

Good morning friends,
This week we are back to a regular  colour challenge at The Outlawz. Lindsay chose the beautiful inspirational photo and colours with the twist to add burlap or twine.



Our sponsor this month is  QKR Stampede and the DT have used  these lovely images this week. Do hop over and have a look at the gorgeous cards made for your inspiration, and I hope you will come and have a play with us.



I used the image Fall kid for my card.







I tried something new this week and
coloured the image with my Pan Pastel chalks...not too bad for a first time, I think

Paper from a paper pad with no name.

Sentiment..Just Rite stamps

Fence...Marianne Design die

Finished off with hessian (burlap) and 3 buttons.




Going to enter a few challenges:
Card Mania #34...Autumn colours
Craft Your Passion challenge#189...Buttons"
Created with love challenge #67...Anything goes
Lady Anne's challenge #8...More than one layer
Make it Monday #167...Anything goes
Stamps and Fun Creativity #167...Digistamp
Challenges  4 Everybody #33...Anything goes
One Stitch at a Time #190...Anything goes
Scribble and Scrap challenge #5...Anything goes
Ladybug Crafts Nov....Autumn colours
Digi Haven...Fall
Sister Act Card challenge #33...Anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack #26...Anything goes
Chalk N Stock ...Nov Challenge...Anything goes with chalk

I hope you all have a wonderful week. Thinking of all the people all over the world having a rough time with the various natural disasters that have caused destruction.

Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

Hot off the press....DS4J new releases

Good morning friends on a beautiful Sunday morning here in South Africa.

Today there are again some lovely new digi images released at  Digistamps4Joy and if you go to the blog you will be able to see the lovely cards made by some of the DT for your inspiration.

I decided to make a side step card this time. using the image Mini Misteri bearing gifts

 

 

Here is what I used.

 

Image is coloured with Distress inkpads and cut out.

The holly leaf background paper was made by putting a stencil through the cuttlebug and then going over the stencil with distress inks before removing it. I highlighted the berries with a Pontura pearl maker. I did the same with the star using a star stencil.

The printed paper is Christmas cottage by Teresa Collins

The star and Christmas tree are Marianne Design dies

Finished off with a sentiment mounted on a gold and green punch out.

 

Will enter the following challenges.

Hiding in my Craftroom #124...Die Cuts

Digi Designs challenge Girly

Crafty Calender challenge...All things Christmas

Little Claire's Designs challenge #39...Christmas theme

Suzy Bee's Bloomin challenge #3...shaped cards

Totally Gorjuss challenge  #210...3 patterned papers
Crafter's Companion challenge Nov...All things Christmas and winter
Designed to colour #23...Christmas/winter
Doodle Pantry digi challenge #4)...Any digi goes
Flat Friends challenge #14...Christmas cards
 Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas challenge extra Nov. Anything goes
 

That's all from me today. A month from now and we will be somewhere in an aeroplane on our way to New Zealand, so have lots of things to do and DT work to do.

Have a great weekend, take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

DS4J Challenge #80 with stitching

Happy Wednesday morning everyone,
A beautiful fresh, clear skies kind of morning. Had some much needed rain yesterday evening, lucky the hail stayed small and only lasted a very short while. More rain is forecast the next few days...so living in hope.

This week I am very fortunate to be hosting the challenge at Digistamps4Joy. The theme I chose is stitching, and before you all throw your hands up in horror at the thought of needle and thread or hauling out the sewing machine....ANY KIND of stitching is acceptable, even faux stitching. So I really do hope you will ALL come and join in the fun this fortnight.
You don't have to use a DS4J image, but of course if you do you will get an extra chance in the draw,
I hope you will come and join in this challenge and show us your lovely creations...any papercraft projects are welcome with an image, digi or stamped.

The DT have made some wonderful cards for your inspiration and I hope you will pop over and see them.

This is the card I made using the image..corset and frills.

 

 I coloured the image with distress inks and highlighted the stitching on the corset with a glitter pen. You can find it  HERE 

Paper is from a Vintage pad by Marianne Design

The die cut is a Marianne design die, I have had for a little while and not yet used. But I just love it so you will see it more often.

The corner die is from Joy crafts..Noor design.

Sentiment is a freebie from  A Piece of Heart

I machine stitched on 2 corners, but it is lost a little, should have done it all round. I just wished my machine would co-operate and do some zig-zag on my cards.

Finished of with a bow, and pearls.

 

Am entering it in some challenges:

Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes

 Anonymous Stamps challenge Nov....Anything goes

Craft-Dee Bowz...Anything goes with a handmade bow

Artistic Inspirations #67...Use a sentiment

Bunny Zoe's crafts Nov...Shabby chic/vintage

 Paper Makeup Stamps challenge #114...Stitching

Make it Monday #166...Anything goes

Ooh-la-la-Creations...Stitching real or faux

The Crazy challenge #158...Vintage

 Crafting for all Seasons #53...Stitching..real or faux

Whimsey Stamps challenge #65...Anything goes

By Lori Designs challenge #58...Ribbons and Bows

Crafty Creations challenge #248...Dies and Punches

Stampavie and More #198...Diecut embellishments

 Lady Anne's Stamp challenge...Must use a stamp

 Sugar Creek Hollow challenge #73...Anything Vintage

Digi Design challenge Girly

That's me done for today, need to catch up on some housework, all those chores I have been putting off, and then maybe a play with some new stamps I got...will post a card or two.

 

Have a great day, downhill to the weekend now. Take care,

Love Ursula