A Christmas tag.

Hello friends,
We have almost reached the last day of June, and I am pleased to say that I have made my two Christmas cards for the month...only just. OK the one is not a card but a tag...that also counts as I will need a lot of those

I have used a Marianne die, which makes a lovely tag, and the paper is a glossy paper I have had for some years.
The image is called Stanley from Beccy's Place I coloured it with Distress inkpads and I paper pieced the bauble. Cut it out with a smaller die from the same Marianne die set and attached it with a brad.
The sentiment was stamped onto a label from Nellie Snellen and finished off with a gold bow.

Will enter it into the following challenges:
12 Months of Christmas linkup...Anything goes
Beccy's Place...June challenge
ATW challenge...Anything goes
Christmas Card challenge #30 ...Anything goes
Fairytale Stampers #57...Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends...Anything goes
Glitter n Sparkle #143...Sentimental..must have a sentiment
Scrappy Hands #42...Anything goes
Love to Scrap challenge ...No rulz
Not Just Cards #21...Anything goes
Use Your Stuff #200...Anything goes
Craft-Dee Bowz...Anything goes

Have a lovely day and see you again tomorrow with another DT card.

 

Love Ursula

A progressive challenge at DeeDee Designs.

Happy Sunday bloggers,
Have you realised this is the last Sunday in June? so  I am getting this card into the challenge with a few hours to spare.



Deedee's Digis has a progressive challenge running, and if you have joined you get a lovely set of images, some are coloured and also sentiments. Well worth joining.

For this month we had  the set called Diver Daniel.










For my card I used 2 of the precoloured images  ( a great time-saver) and a sentiment.

I used some paper that I made with the shaving cream technique, and thought it sort of looked like water. Matted this onto blue cardstock, and used the same paper with a Memory Box die, to cut some waves.

Added 3 dewdrops

A very simple card, but a bit of fun.

I will enter the following challenges:

Allsorts challenge #317...Blue as the ocean
Send a Smile 4 kids...Animal cards
Frosted Designs...Summertime blues
Simply Papercrafts #7...Anything goes
Sister Act Cards #112...Anything goes
Scrapbooker Phd #24...Summer Fun
DL.ART Linky challenge...Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #189...Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #25...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesday ...Anything goes
Cardz 4 Guys #76...Use a die or punch
Cuttlebug Mania Sentimental journey..add a sentiment
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes

Wishing you all a happy Sunday, enjoy, take care and see you soon.

 

Love Ursula

A 3D Christmas card.

Hello all my blogging friends.
I thought I better get going with the Christmas cards that I need to make for this month, as the days of June are fast coming to an end.


The challenge at The 12 Months of Christmas link up is 'Home for the holidays..vintage theme'

I decided on a 3D picture for my card, and I think it is a little bit vintage.
I am not sure where the picture came from, and also the papers I used were from my stash of bits and pieces. The text paper is the last and I think it might have been Papermania...not sure.

I added a cutout star with a holly brad. I was given a number of these lovely brads a few years ago in a swap and I have used them sparingly.


I followed the sketch fromSweet Sketch Wednesday 2



I will enter this in the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion challenge #267...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #65...cheeky/anything goes
Crafting by Designs...Get ready for Christmas
Craft Gals Corner #25...Anything goes
Mod Squad challenge...Christmas with a twist
Inspiration Destination #39...Anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge #233...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge #234 ...Merry and bright
Simply Papercrafts #7...Anything goes
Crafts Galore Encore ...Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper challenge...Anything goes
Natalie and Amy's challenge #33...Christmas
Paper Creator's Crafts #39...Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge extra...Anything goes
Sisters of  Craft ...Anything goes
Little Miss Muffet challenge #141...Anything goes
DL.ART linky challenge...Anything goes

As the weekend is now only a few hours away, I hope you all have a great one. Enjoy doing what you like and take care. See you soon.

 

Love Ursula

A technique in colour at The Outlawz

Good morning blogging friends,
I do hope you have all had a great start to the week. Today the colour challenge at The Outlawz has a challenge with a bit of a difference. The challenge this week was Ina's choice. She hasn't given us any colours to work with, so you can choose your own, but the twist this week is to use a technique. Ina has decided on the shaving cream technique and if you have never done it, then you have missed out on lots of fun. If you google it, you will find a number of links, but this one is very easy to follow:
 http://stampnboomer.blogspot.com.au/2015/05/project-of-week-at-house-that-stamps.html



Once again our sponsor is Sweet Pea Stamps, and the DT have used different images a variety of images this week. Please come and see what they have to show.


I have used "Unicorn Dreams" and you can find it HERE




For my technique I used just 2 colours of Distress
 re-inkers..chipped sapphire and scattered straw.
I matted my coloured card onto a card that I coloured with Pan Pastels to match the yellow.

The image was coloured with Distress inkpads and matted onto another piece of coloured card.

The sentiment is from Whiff of Joy and I finished it off with some buttons to pick up the flowers in the image.

This is such a fun technique, so I do hope that you will try it and join us this week.

Will enter this in some challenges:
ATW challenge...Anything goes
Come and get it challenge...Animals
Robyn's Fetish challenge #269 ...Must add Buttons
Lacy Sunshine challenge ...Anything goes
That Craft Place...Layers
Fresh Brewed Designs ...Anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge #232...Anything goes
Inspiration Destination #38...Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #188...Anything goes
The Paper Shelter #208...Make it digital
Simon Says challenge... Use your favourite technique
Wonderful Wednesday ...Anything goes
Scrapper's Delights #45...Anything goes
Simply Papercraft #7...Anything goes
Stempelsonne challenge #152...Anything goes
Sister Act Card challenge #111...Anything goes
Chalk N stock challenge ...Anything goes
Crafting with an Attitude #4...Anything goes
DL.ART linky challenge...Anything goes

I am done for today, hope to see you soon, take care.

 

Love Ursula

 

 

Another card for challenge #42 at Creative Craft Cottage

 

Hello everyone,

Here I am again with the 2nd card for this challenge of spots or stripes at Creative Craft Cottage.

This time I am using an image from Rick St dennis called Joannie the flower child and can be found HERE

The DT have all used different images from the sponsor making some really awesome cards, so do pop over and get some inspiration.

For my card I have used a new 'Create a Card' die from Crealies. I had to do a little fix up job, as I had cut my paper incorrectly and it was the last piece I had, "American Girl"



The image was coloured with Distress inkpads and I added Pontura pearl makers for her necklace and a touch of glitter to her earrings and bangles. 

The sentiment on the back is a freebie from A piece of Heart. Sharon has lovely sentiments and is always giving a new freebie, so you need to check in on her blog.

This was a fun card and will look to enter it in the following challenges:
 

Crafty Sentiments Designs...Anything goes.

Papertake Weekly...Oh so pretty

Wonderful Wednesdays...Anything goes

The Paper Shelter #208...Make it digital
Sister Act Card challenge #111...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #64...Anything goes
Melonheadz Friends ...Bright colours
Love to Scrap challenge #56...Anything goes
DL.ART linky challenge...Anything goes
ATW challenge...Anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu...Anything goes
Crafty Calendar challenge...Fancy folds

 

That's it from me for now, will be back in a couple of days. Have a wonderful week, take care.

 

Love Ursula

 

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

Play tic-tac-toe at The Outlawz

Good morning friends and a happy day.
I guess here it is a happy day as we are having another holiday today. In South Africa it is youth day. We commemorate the uprising of the youth in Soweto in 1976, resulting in many protests across the country.

Today is another Colour challenge at The Outlawz and this week Laurian has chosen to play tic-tac-toe, using this colour grid. The twist is to use whatever is printed on the square if you use choose that row.
For my card I have chosen the diagonal row, top right to bottom left with the twist to add lace.


Our sponsor for the month is Sweet Pea Stamps, and the DT have used images from them to create lovely cards for inspiration. Do go and see for yourselves what lovely creations they have come up with.







For my card I have used a kraft cardstock base and matted yellow patterned paper.

The image is 'summer daisies flower pot' and  I coloured it with my usual distress inkpads. Cut it out with a Nellie Snellen MFD and sewed buttons onto the corners. The green cardstock I used is slightly textured.

I used lace for my twist and coloured it with distress inkpads.

Sentiment to finish.

I will enter it in the following challenges:
Crafts Galore Encore...Anything goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper...Anything goes
Paper Creator's Crafts 339...Anything goes
Ladybug Crafts...Use your dies
Sisters of Craft...Anything goes
Crafting from the Heart #64...Anything goes
Craft your Passion challenge #266...Anything goes
Love to Scrap challenge 356...Anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu..Pink team ...Anything goes
The Corrisive challenge #226...Pile it on...entered  a pile of challenges.
Glitter n Sparkle #141...Use a diecut.
Digi Designs challenge...Use diecuts
Frosted Designs...Use Felt, fabric, burlap or lace
Crimbo Crackers #82...Buttons
DL.ART linky challenge...Anything goes
Simply Papercrafts #6...Anything goes
Sister Act Card challenge #110...Anything goes

I hope you all have a wonderful day. We are having friends over for lunch today...celebrating midwinter, even though there are still a few days to go. I know the real winter is still to arrive, but at least the days will soon start to get longer...so enough reason to celebrate.

Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula