Reminder challenge #85..Have a heart at DS4J

Happy Wednesday everyone.
Not only are we halfway through the week,  but almost halfway through the month as well, and just 2 days to go to Valentine's day, when hearts are called for.

At Digistamps4Joy we have just that...challenge #85..Hearts, which is the choice of Karin and we are halfway through that as well. My card for this challenge is a side step card with hearts, but it isn't a Valentine card, so no red.

 

Here is what I used:

Paper - purple cardstock, DP from
Image - Angel Angie and you can find it  HERE Coloured with Distress inkpads, Twinkling H20's, glitter, Pontura pearl drops. Printed the heart twice and raised it with silicone.
Cut it out with a Nellie Snellen die, inked the edges and added pearls.
The heart border is a Memory box die - Cherish border
The sentiment was computer generated, taken from a book of expressions that I have.

On the Digistamps4Joy blog you will be able to see all the lovely cards made by my fellow teammates and they are stunning, so hop on over and take a look. You do not have to have a DS4J image to play in the challenge, but of course you get an extra chance if you do have one. so please come and share your creative projects with us and lovely  prizes to be one.

Will enter the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations challenge #78...Anything goes/Valentine
Bunny Zoe's Crafts...Hearts/Love
Digi Makeover challenge #127...Hearts
Eureka Stamps challenge #76...Hearts
Love to Scrap challenge #23...Who loves ya baby...Use the word love on your project
Make it Monday...Anything goes
My Craft Creations challenge...Anything goes
Ooh-la-la Creations #149...Use a heart
Papertake Weekly challenge...With a heart
Sweet Stamps challenge #156...Love
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Sunflowerfield Designs challenge Valentine/Hearts

That's all I have for now, just remember to come and show us your project with a heart. Hope to see you back soon. Take care.

Love Ursula

Fabric or Felt

Hello again bloggers,
As I said earlier, I would be back today.
This time my card is for  challenge # 88 at  Let's Craft and Create with the theme Fabric or Felt. The DT have used fabric and felt so cleverly on their projects, so please go and visit for some inspiration.

I was happy with this  theme as I have had some fabric paper in my stash for over a year now, and have been saving it because it just looks so pretty...every heard this before..LOL

The fabric is adhered to a paper backing and is from DCWV, this I matted onto a pink cardstock, that I coloured with Distress ink..aged mahogany.
The dies are from Marianne Design, again just sponged over with distress inks.
Sentiment stamped
Seam binding ribbon ...also fabric
Finished off with lots of pearls.

I will enter the following challenges.
Craft-Dee Bowz...Anything goes with a handmade bow
Love to Create #102...Use Red or Pink
Make it Monday...Anything goes
Ooh-la-la Creations #150...Use a heart
Challenges 4 Everybody #38...Anything goes
Come and Get it challenge...Make it Girly
Eclectic Ellapu challenge...From the heart
Suzy Bee's Bloomin challenge #15...Anything goes
Pumpkin Spice challenge #58...Hearts

Thanks so much for popping in. I love to have you visit and would love you to leave a comment. Have a great week and take care.

Love Ursula

Colour challenge at The Outlawz..choose your colours...

Good morning friends,
Today at  The Outlawz we have another special colour challenge where you get to make some choices.

The photo this week was the choice of Ina. The colour we are required to use is Rose red and 2 colours of your choice, just tell us which they are. You also get to decide the twist, so don't forget to mention what it is.


For my card I used the colours Rose red, green and grey.
The twist is to add metal.

Recipe:
Red cardstock.
DP from a paper bloc 'Back in Time' from Joycrafts. It was very light green so added extra colour with Pan Pastel chalks.

Clock diecut is from Marianne Designs. Cut it from silver foil and coloured it with alcohol inks.

The sentiment was found on the internet, printed and cut with an X-cut die.

Added 3 buttons.

I think it can be a good masculine card as well.

The gorgeous cards made by the DT for inspiration can all be viewed HERE and we would really love it if you came and joined our challenge this week.

I will enter the following challenges:
Suzy Bee's Bloomin challenge #15...Anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody #38...Anything goes
Fairy Tale challenge blog #86...More than 2 colours.
Jo's Scrap Shack #36...Anything goes
Sister Act Card challenge #43...Anything goes
Craftitude challenge #58...Anything goes
Chalk N Stock challenge...Anything goes
Crafty Girls challenge #11...Anything goes
Delightful Sketches...Anything goes
Crafting by Designs...Anything goes
Divas by Design...Diecuts
Inklings and Yarns Linky #43...Anything goes
Rhedd and Rosie challenge #25...Anything goes
Crafty Cardmakers #109...This is a man's world
Make it Monday...Anything goes
Craft Creations...Anything goes

I will be back much later today with another card. Till then have a great day and take care.

Love Ursula

First Christmas card this year.

Happy Friday everyone,
My second posting today as I am trying to catch up with cards that I have finished, but not posted yet.

I decided that I need to get Christmas cards made early this year. I did it a few years ago and it was lovely having a head start when the time came for seriously getting cards made.

Here is my first one, that I did in fact start before Christmas, but with going away mid December, it just never got done. I joined a Christmas card group  Christmas 2014 Club run by Lady Anne at Art and Images by Kim. All you have to do is make 2 cards every month and post them to the group. I just think it is a brilliant idea to get going with my cards.







I used an embossing folder (sorry no name on it) and then coloured the embossed detail with Pan Pastel chalks
Added some Pontura pearl drops to the red berries.

Matted this onto red card.

I cut a slit in the card for the gingham ribbon to go through and added a bow.

The sentiment is from a set of Nellie Snellen.

This was such an easy one to do and will be using this embossing folder a lot more this year.



Entering the following challenges:

Chalk N Stock...Anything goes
Crafty Ribbons challenge #75...Anything goes
Crimbo Crackers challenge #57...Christmas happiness
Paper Crafting Journey...Emboss that
Sister Act Card challenge #43...Anything goes
 Cuttlebug Mania...A touch of red
Papertake Weekly...Anything goes
Make it Monday #177...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #6...Anything goes/use red
Craft Dee Bowz...Anything goes with a handmade bow
Decosses Dynamite Doodles"> 12 days of Christmas ..Feb. linky party

I will be working on my second card next week, so watch out for that one.

Enjoy your weekend and have fun.

Love Ursula

Freebie Friday at Digistamps4Joy

Good morning blogging friends,
I for one am so pleased to see the end of this week...how has your week been? Well to make it a great Friday, you can hop over to the Digistamps4Joy store and pick up this lovely freebie..Be my honey


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You do have to have an account and when you get to the checkout there is nothing to pay...How great is that... do some shopping and spend no money.









This is my card using this image.

 

 

Coloured the image with distress inks and cut out with my new Nellie Snellen MFD, matted onto brown cardstock.

Patterned paper is from CuddlyBuddy...bees. It was a freebie a long time ago, matted onto dark brown cardstock.

Sentiment is a DS4J image which is part of a valentine set and can be found HERE

Finished off with a ribbon bow onto which I stamped some small bees with Stazon ink.

 

There are gorgeous cards made by the DT members for inspiration and you can see these on the Digistamps4Joy blog

 

I will enter the following challenges:

Crafting by Design...Anything goes

Penny's Paper-Crafty challenges #163...Something old and something new (something old...the patterned paper, something new..the Nellie Snellen MFD

Rhedd and Rosies challenge #25...Anything goes.

All Sorts challenge #244...Love is in the air

Paper Creator's Crafts #19...Anything goes

Time 4 Scrap #33...Be Mine

Di's Digi Designs...Love/Valentine

Crafty Girls challenge#11...Anything goes

Crafty Ribbons challenge #75...Anything goes with ribbon

Delightful challenges...Anything goes

 

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. We are having some more cloudy, bit rainy weather. Not quite as hot as what it would normally be...that's great.

 

Thanks for popping in and hope to see you soon. Take care.

 

Love Ursula



The Outlawz colour challenge with Valentine

Good morning friends,
Firstly I would like to welcome my newest followers. I am so happy to have you join my little group and hope I will keep inspiring you to come back often and visit.




Today is another colour challenge at The Outlawz. This week the colour palette and twist was the choice of Roxann and she has challenged us to "make it Valentine" with these gorgeous colours.







This is my card and what I have used.

The image is Pompom love from Digistamps4Joy one of the new releases and you can find it HERE
Coloured with distress inks and added glossy accents to the heart.
The sentiment was a freebie from A Piece of Heart and Happy Valentine was printed on the computer.
Finished off with card candy.

I hope you will pop over to the Colour challenge and see the fantastic cards made by the DT for inspiration. We would love to have you come and join in.

These are the challenges I am entering
Fan-Tastic Tuesday #21...Anything goes
Papertake Weekly...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door ...Anything goes
Lexis Creations...Valentine
Kaboodle Doodle challenge #209...Valentine
Make it Monday #177...Anything goes
Cutie Pie challenge #62...My cutie pie Valentine
Challenges 4 Everybody #38...Anything goes
One Stitch at a Time #198...Anything goes
Kitty Bee Designs #16...Valentine/Love
My Sheri Crafts #126...Valentime

I wish you all a wonderful day and a great week ahead. See you soon.

Love, Ursula

A forest walk with Digistamps4Joy

Good morning everyone,
I hope you are enjoying the weekend, whether it is cold or hot...just enjoy having a free day. It has been a while since I was able to use one of the new release images at Digistamps4Joy  as I wasn't able to do so while on holiday.
The one I have used is Forest background and you will find it HERE
This is my card and I have also used the image Guinea fowl that you will find it HERE

 

I coloured the image with Pan Pastel chalks and Distress inkpads.

Cut a frame with a Marianne die and distressed it slightly with Distress stain.

Just added a sentiment from Whiff of Joy.

 

The DT have made some really gorgeous cards and you can see them all HERE

Will join  in the following challenges:

2 Sisters challenge #173...embossing

Drunken stampers #157...Anything goes

Bloggers challenge ...Embossing

Crafty Catz challenge #216...Anything goes

Delicious Doodles #73...Die cuts or punches

Sister Act card challenge #42...Anything goes

4 Crafty Chicks #179...Anything goes
Crafty Girls challenge #10...Anything goes
Crafting with Dragonflies#18...Anything goes

Thank you for visiting and I hope you will leave me a comment as I do enjoy reading them. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula